When October first came around Sanji and Megumi were all into the Halloween spirit. Sanji, because it was one of his favorite holidays and Megumi because it would be her first year actually celebrating. Zoro did at the pleasure club so it wasn't that big a deal. He always dressed up and got many customers but that's it. He was always working that night so he could never celebrate with Megumi properly. Zoro couldn't help but smile as Sanji and Megumi decorated the apartment with spooky stuff. Or how Sanji took them to pick a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch. While at the pumpkin patch they saw everyone there. The three brothers, Nami and Vivi, Robin and Franky, and Usopp and Kaya. They all talked and decided that they would all go to one place and carve them.

It was decided that it would be Franky and Robin's place. They have a big enough house to space everyone. Sanji would have hosted it but knowing they they will be with dangerous object it was better to be safe than sorry so Franky and Robin's it is.

Sanji, Zoro and Megumi stood in front of the door with their pumpkins in their hands. Sanji smiled at Zoro's and Megumi's expression that are exactly the same. They are both mesmerized with how big it is. Their house is a mansion or castle. It is huge. The way they described it they made it seem like a two story house with a small back yard but seeing this, it's like they own the whole block. What did they do for a living?

"This is where they live?" Zoro asks. Sanji chuckles at his response.

"Yeah, they do." Sanji reaches over and rings the bell with a smile.

"I'm guessing Franky designed and built it." Zoro says looking at Sanji. Sanji, still smiling, looks over at Zoro and nods.

"Yes, of course. You know him. He likes to make things himself." Sanji says. They wait a few more seconds before the door is opened by Robin. She smiles at them and invites them in. As Robin walked them in Zoro and Megumi look around the further they go in.

"You guys are the first ones here." Robin says.

"Mommy can you hold my pumpkin?" Megumi asks as she lifts, with great difficulty her pumpkin.

"Sure." Zoro says moving his pumpkin so he it won't fall. He holds his hand out to hold Megumi's pumpkin. It takes a while but he got her pumpkin and moved to a comfortable position. Megumi watches for a while to see if Zoro had it and once she knew her pumpkin is safe she ran ahead of them to run around the place. "Be careful!" Zoro yells. Yeah this place is big but still be careful.

"Ok!" Megumi shouts from somewhere. Sanji and Zoro heard Robin chuckle. She shows them to a big dining area that's close to a big sliding door that leads to their backyard. And what a backyard it is. He could see the green of the small grass field they have and they have a huge pool and a whole area for lounging outside under a sunroof.

The table is covered with a plastic sheets, she got some tools laid out and some paper towels for the seeds. They put their pumpkins in a spot that seemed good enough as Robin put her's and Franky's pumpkin in a spot too. Sanji and Zoro then started to help Robin set up the rest.

"Where's Franky?" Sanji asks having been in silence for a while.

"Is he busy?" Zoro wonders.

"Oh no, he just at the grill grilling some stakes for us. Megumi can have stakes right?"

"Yeah she can but is has to be well done. All kids can get sick if it's not cooked all the way through. They don't have as great of an amine system as adults." Zoro says. Sanji listens very carefully. He usually cooked childlike things for them, he should talk to Zoro more about what's ok to cook and what's not.

The doorbell rings and it echoes throughout the mansion. "Looks like they're all here."

"Everyone?" Zoro asks.

"Yes." Robin says putting her phone down.

"I'll get Megumi." Zoro says going in a random direction.

"I'll tell Franky to make some well-done steaks for Megumi." Sanji says.

"Then I'll let everyone in." Robin says. Sanji walks out and goes to Franky. Robin goes to the front gate to open the door and Zoro is lost.

"Megumi." He calls her name for what seem like the millionth time. He couldn't find her or hear her. He knows she's safe. No way Robin and Franky would have a weird and dangerous mansion. They are responsible enough, at least Robin is. She keeps Franky in line, some times. That's what makes them a good couple. "Megumi." He says again as he heads up a random set of stairs. Zoro pauses halfway through. He could hear in the distance the pitter patter of Megumi and something else. He walks up slowly. "Megumi," he says again. "Megu-" Zoro starts but as he reaches the last few steps he sees a group of dogs heading towards him at top speed with Megumi running behind them with a big smile on her face.

When the dogs are close enough they leap into the air and push Zoro back. All in a flash, Zoro's staring straight at some dogs and Megumi and the next thing he knows he is looking at the high ceiling and is weightless.

It isn't a long fall but it did hurt like hell. Zoro grimaced through the initial pain and his eyes started to focus again after a while. The four dogs sat or held him down as they lick his face. "Mommy!" Megumi shouts. She held onto the guard rail as she run down the stair. She didn't really run. She took one step at a time but she did it quickly.

"Zoro! Are you ok?" Sanji asks running up to him. He kneels down to help Zoro at least sit up.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Zoro says dusting himself off a little. The dogs, that Zoro now has a better view of now, are golden retrievers. Zoro looks up to see Megumi trying really hard to rush down the stairs. He smiles at her, her face so concentrated on getting down the stairs safely just like he taught her.

Zoro feels cold air hit his side. He look over to see Sanji lifting his shirt a little. Zoro pulls his shirt down with one hand while the other pushes Sanji's face away. "Hey stop pushing." Sanji says trying to use one hand to keep Zoro close and the other to lift his shirt.

"Then let go pervert cook." Zoro gets a slight blush on his cheeks and his eyebrow are furrow down in a frown. Sanji slide behind Zoro and tries again to lift his shirt.

"I'm just checking to see if you are injured." Sanji announces.

"I'm not." Zoro says. Sanji takes a hold of Zoro's wrist and lifts it up.

"How can you be sure?" Sanji says sliding his hand under his shirt to lift it up.

"Because I feel fine." Zoro says kicking Sanji on the leg lightly.

"You never know until you really know and check so let me check." Sanji has gotten Zoro's shirt up to show a lot.

"Ahem." Both look up to see Robin and the others looking at them. Vivi and Kaya blushing like crazy.

"I made it!" Megumi shouts excitedly and proudly.

"How long-?" Sanji ask but doesn't finish.

"Have we been here?" Nami finished with one of her devilish smiles. "The whole time. From before Zoro falling to now."

"Why don't we carve some pumpkin?" Robins ask, mostly to Megumi than anyone else. "Plus I'm sure Franky is done with the steaks." She adds. Sanji lets go of Zoro. Zoro takes Megumi's hand and follows Robin.

Nami slides next to Sanji. She elbows him and when he looks over he sees her devil and mischievous smile. He felt a chill run down his spine. "I bet you had an alternative motive for wanting to take his shirt off." She whispered. His whole face turn as red as a tomato. He shook his head uncontrollably.

"No. I really was checking."

"Oh please. With abbs like those who wouldn't. I could only imagine what the rest of his body looks like but I bet you have." She teases. She laughs as she sees his face go to his natural color only to go back to red at her last comment.

"Nami, stop teasing him." Vivi calls. Her cheeks still a little red. She's never seen such well defined muscles before.

Once they all reach the table they see Franky setting up the table with steaks. He looks up to see everyone there. "SUPPER! Everyone's here so let's eat first." He says.

"Meat!" Luffy shouts being the first one to sit down and have a plate with steaks on it.

While everyone sit down Robin goes and grabs the vegetables and sides. It's like a thanksgiving feast.

"This is a lot of food. I thought we were just carving pumpkins." Zoro says. Sanji sets down a plate in front of Megumi. It has one small steak, some smashed potatoes with carrots and broccoli.

"With us being the host today, Franky felt a little competitive." Robin say setting down her plate. She had decided to sit with the only parents of the group.

"With What?" Sanji asks setting down Zoro's plate and his own down too.

"With you and how amazing Megumi's party was." She sits down.

"I don't see the need to compete with a child's birthday party." Sanji says.

"Hey Megumi!" Nami shouts from across the table. The pumpkin all in the way for getting a good view.

"Yes!" She calls back.

"Do you have a Halloween costume picked out yet? Halloween is in two weeks?" She asks.

"Yes mommy and daddy got mine a long time ago. I'm going to a Princess Pirate." She says happily.

"A what?" She asks confused. What kind of combination is that.

"It's a kid show they watch." Vivi answers.

"Oh, I see. What about you Sanji? Zoro?"

"I'm going with something different this year. I was always a vampire but this year I'm going to a superhero from one of Megumi's movies."

"What about you Zoro?" Kaya asks. Zoro looks up from watching Megumi eat. She couldn't stab her fork into the broccoli so it always slip and hit her face where she just grab it and eat it.

"I'm not dressing up." Zoro says.

"Oh why not?" Kaya asks.

"Don't need to." Zoro answers.

"What do you mean?" Nami asks.

"Yeah, isn't this Megumi's first official Halloween?" Sanji asks.

"What!?" Chopper yells shocked. "Her first?"

"She never celebrated Halloween before?" Brook asks.

"Why?" Usopp asks.

"I was always working that night so I couldn't take her out."

"You worked on Halloween?"

"Yup. They made me dress up. Now that I don't have to I won't." Zoro says.

"How about if I pick it out. Your costume." Nami says. She just had a good idea on how to find Zoro's size. This is it.

Zoro and Nami go into a staring contest before he looks away. "I won't stop you." Zoro says.

"Anything you want to go as?" She asks.

"I don't care. My old boss was the one that picked out the costumes."

After that they continue to talk. The dogs got close to Megumi and wouldn't leave her side as she sat there eating. Soon enough she pushed her plate away and hopped off the chair.

"I'm done. I'm going to go play with the dogs." She told them as she ran to the door. Zoro turns from talking to Robin and Sanji.

"Megumi get back here, now." Zoro said. Everyone quiet down as they look at Zoro. He's never been so strict with her before. Or at least they've never seen it. But it was weird. She didn't do anything wrong not from what they saw.

Megumi quietly saunter back. Sanji also stared curiously at Zoro. "Yes."

"Sit down." Zoro says as sternly as before. He wasn't upset or anything, if he was he didn't show it. She climbed the chair and sat. What shocked everyone including Megumi is when Zoro scoops her up and pulls her into his lap. He starts touching her forehead with the back of his hand, touching her ear and each touch he did she would shiver and squirm. "Thought so." Zoro said. But before anyone could ask he continued. "I think it's time to go." Zoro said and Megumi started to tear up.

"I don't want to go." She said sniffles.

"Well to bad. You have a fever and we're going home."

"But the dogs, pumpkin carving?" She ask. Tears falling down. He stands up and looks at Sanji who nods and stands up too.

"Well it was fun." Sanji says. They watch as Zoro and Sanji walk away. Chopper chases after them after a while.

"Wait! Let me check her." Chopper shouted. They all followed after Chopper to see Zoro and Sanji stopped in front of the door. Zoro let Chopper check her. He did the same as Zoro.

"How did you know?" Chopper asks.

"She didn't finish her food. She was eating slowly and she looked a little flushed." Zoro said.

"Well your right. She was so happy most kids are sluggish and quiet."

"She usually is." Zoro says.

"Before summer she got sick. She wasn't that energized." Sanji says.

"She seems to have gotten better. Usually she gets sick earlier and it's worst." Zoro says

"Then I guess you better go home." Chopper says. Zoro nods.

"What about your pumpkins?" Usopp asks.

"We'll do it another day." Sanji says. With that they leave.

Her fevor didn't go down as fast as it usually did. They called Chopper in and he said her fever hasn't gone up it's still the same as when they left. At this point it's her mind, her willpower. So Sanji and Zoro did their best to cheer her up but nothing worked. Zoro soon started to freak out until Sanji got a call from Usopp. Everyone heard from Chopper that she hasn't been able to carve her pumpkin yet because she's still sick so they are all coming over.

The others couldn't carve their pumpkins knowing Megumi was in bed sick. That is why they made a big thing about carving their pumpkin. It was because of her. They wanted to spend time with her. Plus Halloween was coming in close.

Zoro told Megumi and she almost instantly got healed.

When the day came Zoro gave her a mask so she doesn't get anyone else sick. He carried her to take her where everything was set up. Usopp carved her pumpkin how she wanted. It turned out amazing but that was no surprise to anyone but Megumi.

She continue to sit on his lap while they watch everyone. She really like her pumpkin. "Mommy, I want a dog." Zoro continue to carve his pumpkin, not surprised by her question.

"You either get a baby brother or dog, choose one." Zoro says a blush on his cheeks because it's not like he can give her a brother anytime soon. He wasn't planning on so that's out. Plus he really doesn't want to get a dog, he doesn't know if Sanji is ok with that.

He knew everyone is staring at him especially when Megumi gasped. "Thats cheating." She pouted. Zoro laughed. Sanji snickered in the background. "I want both," she says. That should keep her from asking again, at least until she comes to a decision on which on she wants more. "Sorry for being mean." She says. When they had gotten home she called Zoro names and was not easy. He knew she was just upset about leaving early.

"Its ok. I know you can get mad easily like your father." Zoro says patting her head and kissing her forehead.

"How is that like me!? If anything its like you!" Sanji shouts at Zoro frowning with a blush on his cheeks.

"See." Zoro says. Megumi smiles and Zoro smiles back. Best sick day ever.