The car ride isn't long, just an hour and a half but it's quiet and it's only been ten minutes. Ah but they did forget to do something. "Hi, my name is Zoro, that's Megumi and that's Sanji." Zoro introduces. The girl waves at them. Zoro gives her a smile. Can't help but feel a little sorry for them. For their parents to leave them at school and then to get in a car of a complete stranger. They must be nervous. Which Zoro understands.
"Hi, I'm Megumi. That's my mommy," she points to Zoro, "and that's my daddy." She points to Sanji. The boy looks really surprised and the girl doesn't seem to care. Then a stomachs starts to growl. Zoro and Sanji blink before Zoro looks behind him.
"Megumi, how are you hungry? We had a big breakfast." Zoro asks. She just shakes her head looking just as surprised.
"That wasn't me." She says before looking at the two kids besides her. Zoro does too.
"Are one of you hungry?" Zoro asks. The girl shakes her head.
"I-I am." The boy raises his hand. Zoro gives him a soft smile. Didn't want to seem mean. If this kid was there before them, who knows if he had breakfast yet. Sanji frowned. If he knew he would have packed something, didn't want a kid to be hungry. Zoro reaches forward to his backpack and rummages through it before pulling out a small bento box. Zoro hands it over to the boy who opens it. They are all hit with the smell of eggs, sausages, and small sandwiches. Megumi looks over and starts to drool. It looks amazing. "Thank you." The boy says before diving in.
"Mommy can I have one?" Megumi asks.
"No, you already had breakfast and we don't want to over feed you. Eating when you're not hungry is bad." Sanji says. Megumi sits back, not entirely upset. She really is not hungry but looking at it kind of makes her think she is.
"Can I have one." The girl asks. Zoro nod and pulls out one for her.
As they eat the adults start a quiet conversation. "When did you have time to make that?" Sanji asks in a low tone.
"I couldn't sleep last night. I made sure everything was ready for today but still couldn't sleep so I cooked." Zoro says. Sanji just smiles. To think Zoro cooked to get sleepy. That didn't really sound like Zoro, it did sound like him though.
The rest of the ride is more comfortable. Megumi and the girl, Sarah, talked a lot. The boy, Harry, just sat there quietly. He did give his opinion her and there throughout the talk but he mostly kept to himself. He had an eye on Sanji and Zoro the whole time. When they made it all three became excited. Sanji and Zoro unpacked with the three children's help and that's when they realized something, they don't have Sarah and Harry's swimsuit and beach towel. What are they doing to do?
They set up their spot, Sanji put the beach umbrella, set down two beach chairs while Zoro put down their bags. That's when they learned who they set up next to, Ruby and Mary. They said their hellos and Sanjj introduced himself to their husbands. Mary then pulled them to the side to discuss about the two girls she drove over, she didn't get their bags and doesn't know what to do. Sanji and Zoro look at each other then at her telling her that they don't know either.
"Zoro! Mary!" Said people turn to see the teacher. "I'm glad I found you. I forgot to tell you both about the kids bags that their parents left for them." She says. That was easy. Sanji and Zoro go and collect them while Mary watches all of them.
When Sanji and Zoro show up again, Zoro puts sunscreen on all of them then ask if they needed to change. Sarah shakes her head, she has her swim suit underneath. Sanji takes his loafer off and feels the sand. Megumi follows. Sarah is next. Zoro takes Harry to change. He waits for him to change, outside the changing room.
Harry came out looking like he was about to cry. Zoro bent down to see if he's ok. "What's wrong?" Zoro picks him up and moves out the way. He sniffles.
"I want mommy," he says. Zoro cringes to himself. He has no idea what to do, he knows how to handle Megumi but not a random kid he met a few hours ago.
"Mommy will be here soon." He tries to reassure the kid.
"But I want mommy now."
"Sorry but crying about it isn't going to make it happen faster." Harry slows down his crying.
"Waaa it's Harry the cry baby!" They turn to see a small boy with spiky blond hair pointing at them, Harry actually.
"I-I'm not a cry baby." He says. Zoro bents down to the new kid.
"Do you know why he's crying?" Zoro asks. The boy shakes his head. "Then why are you making fun of him?"
"Because he's always crying." The boy says as a matter of factly.
"Well maybe he's crying because something is making him sad. If I pinch you would you cry?" He asks.
"No. I'm not a cry baby."
"Ok then," Zoro reaches forward and pinches the boy. Not hard, just enough to make him tear up. The boy tears up and rubs the spot. Zoro does the same to Harry but softer. "Who's the cry baby now?" The boys tears get bigger. "He cries for a reason. And it might not make you cry but it hurts him." Zoro says walking off.
"Thank you." Harry says after a while of silence.
"Its Ok. Just have fun ok. I'm sure your mom is sad she can't be here with you too." Zoro says. He nods with a smile.
When they join the others they see Megumi and the other girls talking. All showing off their swimsuits. Zoro stands next to Sanji watching them, Harry still in his arms. Sanji's curly brow twitches as the sight of this little kids wrapping his arm tight around Zoro's neck. He can't believe he's jealous over a kid but in his defence this is a random kid. He would never get jealous of Megumi for the same thing but this is different. One this kid's not theirs, two, this kid is getting too close. So he did the most immature thing, he gave Zoro a quick kiss on the lips. Acting smug after. Zoro was surprised but didn't mind it.
"Oh, Nami called. She said she's running late." Sanji adds.
"Luffy?" Zoro asks. Sanji nods.
