"No way in hell shit-cook. You can forget it."
"C'mon, I'll love you forever?"

Zoro stopped short on the retort he had planned as the blond said that, for some reason it made him tingle all over; he shook his head grumbling.

"I said no dammit. Can you really see me doing something like that?"
"Well...no, but still please? Nami and Luffy are a team so I can't ask her other wise I wouldn't even bother with a muscle head like you."
"What was that?"
"You heard me idiot!"

Silence rang through the room as Zoro glared at the chef, who in turn glared back, finally he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose consenting to the horror that was sure to come of this night.

"Alright fine, but I swear to go Sanji, you tell anyone about this, I'll kill you."
"Yeah yeah yeah, I got it. Just go get ready will ya?"
"Fine..."

Zoro retreated into his room to see the small garment bag sitting on his bed, walking over to it he opened it and looked at the clothes inside with disgust, a look on his face as if they were about to leap out and bite him on the ass.

"Must I wear this?"
"It's part of the job, stop bitching like a little girl and just put it on will you?"
"I don't think it'll fit!"
"Shut up and do it! You already agreed!"

Zoro covered his eyes with his hand and sighed, stripping down he pulled out the top, it was a horrific green, bright and hideous with red and white stripes along the sleeves, the pants were much the same and the shoes...oh gods above must hate him...the shoes were that same, eye burning, green; and pointy, with...should he even dare to admit to it? Bells on the toes of them. Once finished dressing he looked at himself in the mirror and frowned.

"How in the hell did that shit cook convince me to dress as an Elf again?"

Sanji bounced into the room dressed much the same as the larger man, only looking much more fit for the part and not so much like a child molester, Zoro blanched as Sanji placed a pointed hat on his head that had attached, pointy ears. The blond stood on tip toe and looked at his room mate from over his broad shoulder and snickered.

"You look like a fool."
"And whose grand idea was it to use me of all people as a fucking elf? What about Luffy?"
"Out with Ace and Ussop."
"Chopper?"
"Extra classes."
"Robin? Franky?"
"Robin is sleeping and can you really see Franky making a better elf than you?"

An image of his large, blue haired friend in the outfit he was currently wearing flashed through his mind making him shiver.

"I see your point...so how long do I have to do this for?"
"Just a few hours, all you have to do is smile and wave at the kids in line waiting to see Santa okay?"
"I'm not a smiley person Sanji, you know this."
"Yeah yeah, I know moss for brains, I know. But you think you can make an exception this one time? It makes us money. You know that green stuff that buys your green head food?"
"I got it toothpick. Let's just go already so we can get this done and over with alright?"

Sanji snorted with laughter as the large man began to walk away and very quickly and quietly pulled out a small digital camera and took a picture just as Zoro turned around. With a peal of laughter Sanji fled the room, the swordsman hot on his heels with every intent to get his hands on the camera.


okay I know it's short but the idea just popped into my head for a quick side chapter. I'm currently working on the Christmas chapter which is most likely going to be the longest one yet but I will most likely be putting in side chapters like this up until that point in the story. Hope it tickles your funny bone.