Love Potion

It started on a warm day, in the middle of a town on a small island. The Merry Go had docked to stock up on supplies when Luffy had bolted into the town with a cry of 'MEAT!' Nami had then volunteered Zolo for the job of going to find the boy.

Zolo had sniggered and replied with a few dirty curses which, of course, meant he got a kick in the gut that sent him off the side of the ship.

Zolo had then spat out sand as he cursed and grouched his way into the town. Finding Luffy in a nearby restaurant, Zolo had no idea what was about to happen.

"Luffy, you know you can't just run off like that. You're gonna get lost again." Zolo sighed, now sitting in the chair beside Luffy at the table. Obviously, he had found the captain at the closest restaurant and was now waiting for the younger boy to finish.

Luffy gulped down the food he had been chewing, his cheeks returning to their normal size again.

"Aw Zolo. I'll always find my way back, you know that." Luffy replied before ripping into his food again. Zolo, who had been feeling hungry, now looked on in distaste as Luffy inhaled his food. A waitress wandered over and placed two bottles of root beer in front of the two men.

"Compliments from some person who wandered in before." she said. Luffy immediately dived on it, ripping the top off and drinking down the contents in one gulp. He paused a moment, licking his lips, face contorted in thought and then he shrugged and continued with his food.

Zolo, not willing to forgo a free drink, picked it up and drank it. The root beer tasted a little flat but it was alright he supposed and he finished it.

Over the other side of the room, Nami, Sanji and Usopp cracked up as they saw Luffy and Zolo drink the drinks.

"Now the fun begins." Nami muttered.

"Aren't you glad the great Usopp came up with this plan?" Usopp praised himself. Sanji whacked him up the back of the head.

"It was the beautiful Nami who thought this up, not you." he hissed. Usopp looked slightly offended but he shrugged it off as they watched the captain and first mate interact.

Zolo paused and looked over at Luffy, who had stopped eating to look at his swordsman. Zolo was suddenly noticing how wide Luffy's eyes were and how close the boy was to him.

Luffy was noticing his swordsman's hair, the greenness of it and the softness of how it swayed with each slight movement Zolo made. Totally forgetting his food, Luffy reached out a hand to gently brush over the top of Zolo's hair. The older pirate smiled and stood.

"You wanna go for a walk?" Zolo asked. Luffy looked at his food and then smiled, getting up as well.

"Sure." he replied and the two walked out, seemingly unaware that they were being followed. Walking together, the two couldn't take their eyes off of each other.

"Your eyes are so big." Zolo said as they walked. Luffy ducked his head down, hiding them under his hat. "In a good way." the swordsman hurriedly said. The captain looked up with a bright smile.

"Thanks." the younger man replied. Zolo smiled in return. They left the busy streets of the town and began walking down a quiet dirt road. Luffy's hand found Zolo's and their fingers intertwined.

"Zolo, you have really strong hands." Luffy said looking up at his new found love. Zolo shrugged.

"Fighting with swords will do that." he replied.

"Not to mention all the training you do." Luffy put in. Zolo smirked and nodded. Luffy paused a moment to look up at the sky. Zolo stopped as well.

"Look at the clouds Zolo. They're so fluffy today." the captain said. Zolo looked up and nodded again.

"Yeah." then he looked down at the smaller boy again. Luffy turned to smile up at the older man. Zolo turned and gently placed a hand around Luffy's waist. Pulling his captain closer, he bent down slowly and kissed the younger boy's lips.

The hand around Luffy's waist tightened, pulling the straw hat fully against the swordsman's body. Luffy's arms came up to wrap around the back of Zolo's neck.

Nami, Sanji and Usopp, hiding behind the bushes, all gasped softly as Zolo bent down and kissed their captain.

"Wow. That potion works so well, it was worth the money we paid." Usopp said softly. Nami slammed a hand over his mouth.

"Shut up or Zolo will hear you." she hissed. Usopp nodded.

Zolo pulled away, his eyes still closed as he savoured the taste of his captain's lips. Luffy smiled and rested his head on the swordsman's chest.

"Should we tell them?" he whispered. Zolo smirked and gave a slight nod.

"Gee, Nami, Sanji and Usopp would be very surprised to know I kissed you Luffy." Zolo said loudly, and sarcastically. Luffy snorted.

"Yeah they would Zolo." Luffy replied. There was a rustle and the two turned towards the bushes that lined the side of the road. "Come out." Luffy called. There was another short rustle and then Nami stood up from behind the bushes, followed by Sanji, his hands in his pocket and an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

Usopp was last, shaking slightly as he appeared. Luffy let his first mate go and smiled at them.

"You should know better than that." Zolo mocked, his arm still around Luffy's waist. "I saw you guys sneak in and I swear if you had been any louder while we were walking I would have been able to find you in the dark." Luffy chuckled at this.

"So, you didn't actually drink the drinks?" Sanji asked. Zolo snorted.

"I saw you fawning over the waitress before pointing at us. Of course I didn't drink it. Luffy didn't drink it either."

"But, how did you know not to drink it?" Nami asked, annoyed that her trick had failed. Zolo chuckled and looked to Luffy who grinned widely.

"I heard you guys talking a love potion for me and Zolo, before I left." Luffy crowed, leaning against the swordsman, who didn't seem to notice, or didn't care.

"That was your fault Usopp!" Nami and Sanji both growled, looking to the marksman. Luffy and Zolo chuckled.

"But, you guys kissed and everything!" Usopp cried, ignoring the two who were currently glaring at him. Luffy grinned and Zolo's arm tightened convulsively around Luffy's waist.

"Yeah, well, we've been together for a while." Zolo muttered, blushing ever so slightly. Luffy nodded.

"Yup, we just kept it a big secret from you all. What did you think we did during all those trips to town on every island we landed on for the past month?"

"Ate?" Sanji asked. Luffy pouted.

"Yeah, but we were spending time together you shitty cook." Zolo said. Sanji glared and Luffy poked his tongue out, looking so adorably cute the other three just couldn't stay mad at him.

"So you ruined all my fun." Nami said with a smile. "But, oh well, I can charge you for a waste of my time now pay up!"

"Ah, Nami is so wonderful when she is demanding money." Sanji cooed. Zolo frowned.

"Get stuffed." he replied. Sanji frowned but before he could start anything, Luffy had leaped up onto Zolo's shoulders and the swordsman had turned and began walking away, the two howling with laughter.

"Outwitted by a fool and his lover." Sanji muttered as he lit his cigarette.

"Which is which?" Usopp asked, resting a finger on his chin in thought. Sanji shrugged.

"Doesn't matter, they're interchangeable." he replied and the two snorted with laughter.

"Next time, we trick Luffy and Chopper." Nami said and then smiled.

End

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