Sanji obviously is the first one awake. He went down back to the car to get the rest of the things they left. He got stopped multiple times by neighbors as to what's going on. He became a robot explaining over and over again the same sentence of 'a friend and I hooked up one night and we got a child out of it,' not everyone reacted the same way, sadly, but most people congratulated him on becoming a father. Sanji smiled each time they said congratulations. They even asked small basic questions about her and he happily told them about her. He had to get her other plushies and the clothes she wore the day before and discarded to change into her outfit.
Once he finished he put them in Megumi's room to see she is still asleep. He lays the plushies by her other stuffed animals and puts her clothes in the hamper. He lets her sleep. Next he goes into Zoro's room. He sees Zoro still sleeping. He wants to talk to Zoro about his feeling. He needs to get it out.
Sanji goes to the kitchen to start breakfast to get the day started. They have a lot of things to do today. He needs to make Megumi's cake and dinner for her birthday party with everyone.
Soon Zoro is awake and walks out his room in the clothes he wore the day before. He rubs his eye with his hand. He sees Sanji there cooking, not an unusual sight, but he doesn't see Megumi and he's at home, when did they get back? "Megumi still asleep?" Zoro asks. He goes to sit on a chair at the dining table. Sanji looks behind him then forward.
"Yeah. We got home late last night. She seemed to really enjoy it. You were out. Didn't stir once as I carried you." Sanji grabs a cup and pours some water for Zoro to drink. Sanji sets the cup in front of him.
"Thanks." Zoro says with a slight rose tint on his cheeks.
"No need to thank me. Of course I'd carry the person I love to their bed." Sanji says with a smile as he walks back to the stove. He grabs the spatula and pauses. His whole face turns as red as a tomato. He just blurted it out and that was embarrassing but he hoped Zoro got it but it is Zoro. He might not have understand that he ment in a romantic way. He's already said it so minus well go the whole way. He takes a deep breath and turns around. Zoro didn't seem phased by it at all, he was right. As Zoro put the cup down from taking a zip from it Sanji continues, "I love you romantically." Sanji's face stayed red as Zoro stared like an owl.
"You me-" Zoro starts but gets drowned out by Megumi.
"IT'S MORNING!" Megumi runs out of her room, down the hallway and hops in her seat at the table. Looks like he and Zoro will need to put a pin in that for now. Zoro smiles looking at Megumi. Because Sanji didn't put her hair up to sleep her hair is messy and pointing everywhere. Zoro reaches over to smooth it over, try to calm it down and make it not look like she was electrocuted.
"Excited for today?" Zoro asks as Sanji carries on with making breakfast.
"Yes! I can't wait for Luffy to come over and play. Usopp will come too right?" She asks. Zoro smiles.
"Everyone is coming over. Luffy, Nami, Brook, Usopp, Kaya, Franky, Robin, Chopper, Ace, and Sabo. Will all be here around..." Zoro stops to think. "What time did we tell them to come over?" Zoro look at Sanji.
"We told them to come at least after lunch but knowing Luffy he'll come at Lunch to eat."
"We have a couple of hours to get ready then." Zoro says. Good thing too, he really wants to take a shower and he thinks they all need one. Zoro continues to drink his water, even getting up to pour some more for Megumi.
When Sanji finishes he set the table and they all dig it. For some reason it felt like they haven't eaten in forever. They ate way more than they usual did.
With their stomachs full and satisfied they all lay back on their chair. Letting out a happy sigh. "That was good. Thanks daddy." Megumi says smiling.
Zoro nods moving, "come on Megumi let's take a shower to get ready." Zoro stands up and extends his hand. Megumi hop off the chair and grabs his hand. He walks them to the bathroom. They take a shower, as Sanji cleans the kitchen to start on the cake he has planned for her birthday party.
Sanji walks to the bathroom to see what might be good for lunch and dinner. As he reaches for the door the door opens wide revealing Megumi with her hair up decorated with fake flowers. She runs into him with a smile on her face. She looks up at him with a smile. "Hi daddy."
"Why are you in such a rush?" He asks. He sees that she has an undershirt and shorts on.
"I'm going to wear the dress you bought me. I haven't gotten the chance to wear it." She says rushing behind Sanji to get to her room. Sanji's gaze follows her.
"She's happy." Sanji says.
"Excited is more like it. She's been wanting to to wear that dress since you bought it but there hasn't been the perfect occasion for her to put it on." Sanji looks back at Zoro who is in a towel and his hair is down. He looks different, he looked sexy with his hair slick back but with his hair down he looks kind of adorable. Sanji could look at him all day. And that body. He really wants to touch and li- "did you want something cook?" Zoro asks scooting past Sanji whose drooling at the doorway.
Sanji wipes the drool off his chin and the small drop of blood from his nose then follows Zoro to his room. "Well I was going to ask what she wanted for lunch and what should I make for diner." Sanji saw as Zoro walked into the closet and came out with some clothes in his hand. He then rummaged through his drawers for underwear. Sanji watches as Zoro drops the towel exposing his bare ass, Sanji's eyes pop out of his sockets, quickly, he turns around. Giving him privacy. "So what do you think I should make?"
"Well why are you asking me? Ask her."
"Well I wanted to know what you want too." Sanji takes a peak to see Zoro putting on his shirt, already having his pants on. He sees the muscles on his back, how they ripple as he moves. Zoro thinks about it for a second.
"I don't care much but add some rice balls to lunch and for dinner, something easy to eat and move around so maybe hamburgers." Zoro says and Sanji could hear him drooling at that. Sanji smiles.
"Hamburgers?" Sanji asks. His curly brow raised. "Isn't that Franky's thing?"
"Yeah but..." Zoro shakes his head with a smile, "if you don't want to make them just choose what Megumi wants."
"I don't mind making hamburgers. But why do you want hamburgers?" Sanji turns to see Zoro hanging up his towel. "You don't need to say, I'm just wondering." Sanji rubs the back of his neck.
"When I was pregnant with Megumi I got a craving for hamburgers. I really wanted something greasy, something with a lot of fat, but I also wanted something spicy too. So I went looking and found a place. I ate so many, they were extremely good. I haven't had one since." Zoro seemed to be very fond of these hamburgers and Sanji wanted to give them to him but spicy hamburger. He doesn't know any recipe for that only spicy chicken sandwiches. Maybe he can ask the restaurant owner for the recipe but what restaurant was it?
"What place did you buy it from?" Sanji got the mostly distant but loving grin from Zoro.
"I got it from the Baratie." Zoro smiles. Sanji looks at him like a deer in the head light which causes Zoro to chuckle.
"What? But we don't serve hamburgers." Sanji says thinking out loud.
"I know." Sanji looks up at Zoro as he continues, "after he helped me we talked. I tried to leave so I could find a burger but he stopped me and said he could make whatever I wanted. And he did. He didnt make all of it but he made some of the ones I ate." Zoro and Sanji exit the room to go into Megumi's. They find her trying to zip the zipper on her back. Zoro goes to help her.
"Megumi what would you like to eat for lunch?" Sanji asks. She look down to think then looks up with a smile.
"I want mommy to make chicken milks." She turns to Zoro.
"Chicken milks?"
"Melts, its melts not milks." Zoro stands up having finished making sure her hair wasn't too messed up. "I don't mind cooking."
"Then I can make the rice balls." Sanji adds.
Since it wasn't lunch yet Megumi watched 'The Pirate Princess' while Zoro cleaned the apartment a little for the guests and Sanji finished with the cake.
As Sanji expected right at lunch Luffy came knocking on the door, with out his brothers. Luffy was shocked because Sanji answered the door and Zoro was cooking, being so use to the opposite happening. The thought left as fast as it came. Luffy sat at the table with Megumi waiting for food to be served. Since Luffy was there Zoro had to open a second can of chicken.
After lunch was eaten Luffy hung out with Megumi until more guest arrived.
They didnt start showing until 3:30 p.m. Luffy and Megumi seemed to be feeding each other energy. For Sanji and Zoro it was like having two kids now and both were as energetic as each other. Zoro thanked the universe for not giving him twins.
The first to arrive after Luffy is Nami. She came in with a wrapped box. Sanji is surprised because he was there with everyone when Zoro was asked what Megumi would like as presents and Zoro told them they didn't need to bring any. After Nami is Usopp and Kaya who also brought a gift. Then is Chopper, again, another present is given. Ace, Sabo and Brook come in next, all with a gift. Last is Franky and Robin. Everyone came with a gift.
The apartment was full of his friends as they all talked to each other and had fun with Megumi. They all ate appetizers while Sanji got ready on dinner for everyone.
"Where is Zoro?" Nami asks, Robin joins them, also curious.
"He got a call from his old training officer. It's about enrolling back into the police training course."
"But he's been gone for awhile." Robin says. That's saying something considering she was one of the last ones to arrive.
"Well he was put on break for four almost five years. Of course they want to talk to him." Nami and Robin nod. He makes a good point. They're probably making sure he hasn't gotten into much trouble. Nami and Robin look at each other and the look didn't go unnoticed by Sanji. He knew what they remembered, the whole break in incident is most likely what they are going to ask questions about.
They let it go as Sanji served them juice. He got questioning looks from both woman and told them that they don't have alcohol. Sanji doesn't even have wine anymore, only for cooking.
"The hells that!" Zoro shouts coming down the hallway. They all turn to what he's looking at, they all look at the pile of birthday presents.
"Mommy they brought presents. For me." Megumi jumps into Zoro's arms. He lifts her up to rest her on his hip.
"I can see that." Zoro glares at everyone. He sets Megumi down and she runs off to join the ASL brothers. When he sees she's entertained he looks at everyone. "I told you guys you didn't have to."
"We wanted to. This is our first time celebrating a child's birthday party. What were you planning on us doing just talking and eating."
"Yes!" Zoro says between grit teeth.
"You can't turn time back now Zoro. Let it go. The presents are already bought and Megumi's already seen them." Sanji says.
"Fine." Zoro sits at the table.
"With that settled, Zoro you look different with your hair down." Robin says sitting down next to Zoro.
"Right, I almost didn't recognize you." Nami sits across from Zoro.
"I usually just brush my hair back but today, while showering with Megumi she asked if I can keep it down since I never do. I don't really care so I just let it down." Zoro reaches for random strands of hair on his forehead.
"You have a soft spot with her don't you." Nami says grinning.
"She asked, she also brushed my hair because I always do her hair." Zoro explains still playing with the hair covering his forehead.
