Sanji set down a drink in front of Robin, everyone lay around the deck. All for the same reason. Robin took the cup and gave Sanji a smile, which he returned but his mind is preoccupied.

He had used almost all of the things on his list but one. The last thing he was waiting for is really special. He was hoping that Zoro would have started talking to him by then but Zoro still hasn't talked to anyone besides Chopper and Luffy. So that would be his last once Zoro does talk to him again. Just doesn't know when that will be.

Now, though, it's time to up his game. At first he thought it would be embarrassing but it's not really.

They all look up at the crows nest when they heard shouting and a door slamming shut. Nami came down huffing. "I can't believe him." Nami mutters under her breath. She slammed into her chair and slumps down, clearly upset.

"I'm guessing the talk didn't go well." Robin says.

"He actually played my own tricks against me." Nami frowns at the drink Sanji handed to her.

"I wonder where he learned those tricks." Robin says sarcastically. Sanji grinned. Nami frowned at Robin.

"I thought our friendship would mean something." Nami says.

"I'm sure it did especially after we all stopped acting like his friend when he got turned back into a man." Sanji says out loud as he takes the empty plates off the table. He looks around as he noticed the silence around him. "Oh, did I say that out loud?" Sanji asks. They continue to be quiet. That seemed to make them think.

Sanji excuses himself and goes back into the kitchen. He cleans the plates and gets dinner ready, setting aside the ingredients he needs for Zoro's dinner.

It had been rather silent since he let slip what he was thinking. Everyone sat in their seat in silence. Not talking, only looking down at the table in shame. What Sanji assumes is in shame. Chopper came trotting around into the kitchen. Sanji bend down to his level. "What you said really hurt them Sanji." The little reindeer whispers.

"I didn't mean to say it outloud it just happened. Plus, they needed a wake up call. I got mine." Sanji whispers back. Chopper nods and trots back to his seat.

Zoro walks in as Sanji is setting the table. He goes to his seat eyeing the others. They sat unnaturally still besides Chopper and Luffy. "Zoro. I was going to tell you that you don't have to wear the bandage on your forehead anymore."

"Really?" Zoro says a little to happy about it. Chopper nods and Zoro wastes no time in taking it off. Zoro sat there a little happier.

Sanji sets the table down. Serves the ladies. Everyone stares at him as he twirls and dances to Zoro. "For my one and only." He says kneeling down next to Zoro. The swordsman squints his eye before just accepting the plate of food. That made Sanji smile.

After that it got easier. Slowly but surely Zoro looked at him, talked to him and acknowledged that he was there. Sanji started from the top of the list again but this time with more success. Even the others joined, as their own way to apologize. Zoro started smiling again.

And the best part Zoro started eating solids again. With that Sanji made a plan. He asked everyone if they wouldn't mind sitting in the aquarium for dinner that day. They all agreed, they knew how Sanji felt about Zoro. He was making it painfully honest. It was a way for them to help get those two back together.

Zoro walked in to the galley expecting to see the others not to see an empty table. He sat down as he watched Sanji cook. It was smelling really good. Zoro took a deep breath in. Everyone is missing out.

Sanji worked around the kitchen like he usually does then he sets the table for two. "What about the others?" Zoro asks.

"Don't worry, I already sent their plates down." Sanji says with a smile.

Zoro waits a little longer before a plate is set down in front of him. Zoro stares at it for a while before he looks up at Sanji a little shocked. His heart beating fast. Can't believe Sanji actually did it. "Everything stew!" Zoro says.

"Yeah, I found the recipe a long time ago but couldn't find the right time to make it. I have been waiting for you to eat solids again. This was the last thing on my list to make it up to you. All the pain I put you through. Zoro I'm so-" Sanji is cut off by Zoro pulling his face into a kiss. A deep passionate one. The cook has no idea how much this mean to Zoro. He didn't forget. Zoro lets go of Sanji and sits down, a blush grazing his cheeks. He just did that. "I hope that mean you forgive me?" Sanji says. Zoro nods.

"But if you ever do that again, if I ever get turned into something else like a... a... cat then don't expect a third chance."

"You mean?" Sanji looks at Zoro hopeful.

"Yeah." Zoro gives Sanji a smile.

With that they enjoy their meal. With dessert. After Zoro helps Sanji clean all the dishes. Sanji joins Zoro in the crows nest to talk.

"I think you'd be cute." Sanji says staring at Zoro training from the couch. Zoro stops what he's doing and looks at Sanji.

"What?" Zoro asks.

"Like you said before, if you were to turn into a cat I think you would be cute. You act like one anyways. You eat, sleep, and bask in the sun. Like a cat." Sanji says. Zoro grabs the towel and wipes the sweat off his face and sits next to Sanji.

"I think you would look cute too." Zoro says. Sanji smiles.

"Really?" Sanji says.

"Yeah, ducks are cute." Zoro says. He starts laughing at the face Sanji makes.

"Why am I duck? How about a fox or tiger. Oh a lion." Sanji says.

"What wrong with a duck?" Zoro asks. He grins as he gets closer to Sanji. "Oh, but cats like to..." Zoro gets close to Sanji's ear, "eat duck." Zoro bites Sanji's ear. Sanji backs away covering his ear with a deep red blush Zoro has ever seen. Zoro starts laughing again.

"You're playing with me?" Sanji asks, but already knows the answer. It's not that he didn't like Zoro teasing him but he just is not prepared for this. Everyone is still awake and they've talked about this before. Their first time will be private, and in a hotel with just them two. The only thing they haven't talked about is the date.