DONE!!

Vivi: Great! Let's see it!

Hold your horses! I have some things to say first!

Vivi: Like what?

Like to grab a small pillow or a stuff animal that you can put your face in and muffle your squeals on. Because I do believe I'm did and over load on this one. It's not easy doing a very good cute scene you know. And the first part is from Luffy's POV!

Vivi: Really!?

You better believe it!

Vivi: There's a- (has mouth covered)

Don't ruin it!

Vivi: Sorry…

It's cool… Now on with the fic! Enjoy!

Chapter 36: Innocent Accident

Luffy's POV

It has been two days since the 'Test from Hell' and Zoro was still unconscious.

I had been by his side most of the time, drawing stick figures with the room desk's paper, sleeping either on the spare bed or next to the other, and making faces while telling jokes or saying for the other to get up. But when none of those worked, I would go around the hotel to find someone to play with me, only to be denied.

"This stinks!" I called out when I came into Zoro's assigned room. "Everyone is suddenly busy with something!" I pouted. "I went up to Usopp and Kaya, but they said that they were going to Seaport for whale watching. So, I went to Chopper, but he's doing a lecture for future medics. Then I went to Ace and he has a date! I couldn't believe it!" I sighed.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm really glad he found someone he likes. But when I asked about the person, he just blows me off! He was really rude!" I hummed while I pouted. "When I went to find Robin and Franky, I run into Brooke who told me that they were going on a date! Did you know that? I noticed that those two seemed to like each other, but they were never open about it, so I didn't say anything. And Brooke had an invite to some musicians' guild. He's been waiting for that moment so I went to find Nami. But I heard from Johnny that he saw her and Vivi go out for bridal stuff for Vivi's wedding. So I looked for Sanji and I heard from Yosaku that he saw him and Kohzu go out for groom stuff." I sighed again.

"Then I asked Johnny and Yosaku if they would like to play a game, but they said they had to go back home. And my family is busy with a lot of other things so I don't bother them." I looked at Zoro, who was still out cold with the stiff bandages on his chest. "And you're still asleep…"

I got up and went over to his bed, before I sat on the edge. I looked at his calm face, and it looked like he was… vulnerable… I lifted his hand and petted his green hair. 'His hair is soft…' I thought, slightly surprised. 'It was spiky the first time I touched it…'

I then felt like I was grabbed around my waist, moved, and landed on my side facing his bandaged chest. I realized that his arm was around my waist. I face must've looked like a cherry as I thought about how I was going to get out of this. But then abandoned that thought when he seemed to cuddle me close, as if I had become some big teddy bear or something.

Normally I would've found this funny, but I just seemed to blush more when I could feel the rhythmic breathing on me.

I didn't know what to do. I tried to move, only to have the hold on me get tighter. I sighed and relaxed in his hold on me. I then heard the heart beat where my ear was pressed against on his chest. 'Nice heart beat…' I thought when I felt a hand go up and rested at the back of my head.

For some reason, I didn't mind being held so close. Ace does it all the time when I was a kid. But that's when I was scared or had a bad dream. This is something different… I don't know how to put it, but being held by Zoro had the same safe feeling my brother has, but it also felt slightly different too. It was… nice… really nice… That's all I know about it.

I smiled, knowing I was safe, and draped an arm over his waist and whispered: "Sweet dreams." Before falling asleep.

Normal POV: An Hour Later

Luffy woke up in a slight daze and, if it's even possible, looked dumber than he would usually led people to believe. But when he remembered why he was in Zoro's room, he realized that he's on top of the other; one arm draped across his back and the other arm on the side of the older teen's body.

"Zoro?" He said as he poked at the other's head. "Zoro…?" A groan was his response.

Zoro opened one lazy eye and looked completely lost.

"You're up!" He chirped.

"L… Luffy?" He said with a huge yawn. "How long was I out?"

"Two days…"

"That long?"

"You were pretty whipped."

"Shut up…" He sighed then noticed that the other was on him. "Luffy… Why are you on top of me?"

"Not my fault, you grabbed me in your sleep and wouldn't let me go."

"I did?"

Luffy nodded. "Yeah…" He sighed. "Though I have absolutely nothing to do, instead of talking to myself."

"What are the others doing?"

Luffy took a deep breath before explaining everything in one go. When he was done, he took another deep breath

"So you decided to stick around a comatose person and talk to yourself?"

"Yup…" He said as he traced random circles with his finger on the other's bandaged chest. "But it wasn't all that bad."

Zoro felt a little awkward when he felt the other's finger trace random doodles, but dismissed it as a boredom habit and listened.

"I had time to think of things…"

"Like?"

"Like what I'm gonna do when I do have to take over…"

"That's pretty deep."

He shrugged. "Yeah… But everyone is starting to change." He looked a little put out. "Change is something we all experience, and I'm okay with it, really… It's just…"

"You don't want the bonds you have with people to change, correct?"

"Bingo!" He stopped doodling and rested his head on top of his arms, which was crossed on top of the other's chest. "You know…" He looked at the other in the eye. "It's been only three weeks since we known each other, but out of everyone, you seem to get me."

Zoro blinked at this confession. "Has it been three weeks?"

Luffy nodded.

"Huh…"

"What?"

"Just didn't seem that long." He said as he unconsciously rubbed the small area of the other's back. "Must be because you made it bearable…"

"Bearable?"

Zoro nodded. "I could be scrubbing someone's toilet by now if I wasn't introduced to you."

Luffy laughed. "Yeah!" He stopped laughing when he remembered something. "Oh! Zoro! So you know, Mihawk usually leaves after the tests."

"I figured."

Luffy got up to stand and look at the other with a mad expression. "BAKA!!" He called. "You could've got yourself killed! Do you have any idea what you were doing?! I mean…! What were you thinking!?"

Zoro rolled his eyes, took a deep breath, and manage to push himself up and sat upward, with the headboard of the bed to support him. "Sorry Luffy…" He started out. "But I would rather die than just simply admit defeat." He could see the other may look angry, but he could also tell the other understood his reasons; he just wanted to hear it from him.

"Just don't scare me like that again, okay? You really had me worried…"

Zoro mentioned him to come over and sit next to him, which he did, and petted the other's head. "Sorry about that… I didn't mean too…"

Luffy smiled. "I know!"

"And thank you…"

He blinked. "For what?"

"For allowing me to be who I am without questioning me."

Luffy blushed as he felt the other's hand cupped the side of his face.

Both were in a stilled silence as they looked at each other.

Luffy started to move and lean foreword a little, as if getting a better look at the other and stayed just a few inches away. He could feel his face warming up and his heart beating a little quickly, as well as an odd feeling in the pit of his stomach. His mind was at a blank… so was the other before him as the mentioned older teen went foreword and closed his eyes as lips touched. He blinked, but closed his eyes as he slightly pressed foreword.

It was only when they parted was when their minds functioned and both looked shocked tremendously.

"I'm sorry!" Both said as they backed and looked away.

Luffy looked at the wall while Zoro looked at the curtains that still closed the balcony doors.

"Uhm…" Zoro started to say, but didn't know what else to say.

"I should find Chopper so he can look at you."

"Okay…"

Luffy walked out of the room and closed the door. He leaned back against the door and stared at his feet. He lifted his hand to his lips and looked confused.

Meanwhile, Zoro hadn't moved since they backed away and he also looked just as lost as the other.

Did anyone faint?

Vivi: (fainted sometime ago)

Okay… I hoped you like this chapter, and I'll see you next time. Right now I have to recuperate for a bit. R&R!