Zoro lay next to Megumi, all showered and dressed after the day at the beach. "Did you have fun?" Zoro asks laying next to her on his arm. Megumi nods then looks over at his face with a bright smile but rather tired at the same time.

"I want to go again."

"I think we will one day." Zoro says kissing her on the head. He asks her a little more about what she liked, what was fun, what she didn't like and what could have made it more fun.

But over all she enjoyed the experience. It wasn't her first time on the beach but it was the first she could remember.

Zoro leaves her to sleep and goes in the living room to sit down on the couch while Sanji does something in the kitchen. He knows he's not doing the dishes because they went to Robins and Franky's for dinner. Robin wanting to get some pregnancy stories and advice from Zoro.

Zoro gets up and goes to the kitchen. "What are you doing cook?" Zoro asks to see Sanji writing things down on a piece of paper.

"I'm just making a shopping list. I do this every week to make sure I have ingredients that I'll need for the meals I plan to make during the week." Zoro just nods. He didn't know the cook does that. He is usual in bed by now too. "Megumi is starting thanksgiving week soon right?"

"Yup, after this week she's off." Zoro says.

"Then when do you want to go on a date?" He asks.

"A date? Like an actual date?"

"Yes, like an actual date. We'll plan something special. We'll drop Megumi off or we can have someone babysit. It'll be us together alone." Sanji says getting closer to Zoro. Holding his hip close to his own. Zoro's hands going around Sanji's neck.

"Sounds good. What do you want to do?" Zoro asks with a smile. Excited to be going on his first date.

With Sanji no less.


Zoro just stands there breathing in and breathing out. He looks down at his clothes for the fifth time. He then walks back and forth a couple times, nervous about what's to come.

"Zoro you look fine," Nami says with a smile. With the clothes she bought him for his birthday he has a whole new load of outfits to wear and she chose his date outfit, a white polo shirt that hug snug against his torso, black jeans that also hug snug against his figure, a red belt holding it up, he wore some nice shoes that was also given to him, with a watch and a dark green lightweight windbreaker.

"You look really pretty mommy." Megumi says with a smile Zoro blushed a little but gave her a smile.

"Thanks." Zoro says but he was still nervous.

"Why are you nervous? You and Sanji live together, you both should know more than enough about each other." Nami says.

Zoro nods, "this is my first date. I don't know what to expect." Zoro says. Nami goes to pat his back.

"This date should be for you and Sanji to have fun." Nami smiles, then leans in to whisper, "have adult fun, by yourselves. With nothing to worry about." She steps back and gives him a reassuring smile. "Don't think to much, go and have fun." Nami says.

Zoro nods as he takes his phone out. "Sanji should be here soon." Zoro goes and gives Megumi a hug and kiss then heads out to wait for Sanji.

They had talked about it. They had a whole week to plan it. They had decided on Friday night. It was Megumi's last day of school till the end of Thanksgiving break. They thought it would be better for Megumi, so they weren't the only ones out having fun. Nami was the only one available for the night which worked out because Zoro knew that Nami would make the night fun for Megumi. Sanji had taken the lead and planned what they were doing so it's a surprise for Zoro on where they are going.

They also planned to have another date later in the week, for that one Megumi would be staying with Zeff.

Zoro felt his phone vibrate. He checked to see that Sanji had texted him that he's outside. Zoro pocketed his phone and walked out the lobby.

Sanji parked right in front of the front double sliding doors. He opened the passenger side door and slides on. Zoro buckles himself in. He looks over at Sanji to see him smiling. "what?" Zoro asks.

"Just excited for our date." Sanji says getting out of parking and onto the street.

"What do you have planned?" Zoro asks, curious on what his plan is. "Or is it a secret?" Zoro adds.

"I won't tell you where but first we're going to eat. How about Megumi?"

"They should be eating by now, I cooked before getting ready. She seemed really happy to have Nami babysit her though she was hoping Luffy would." Sanji nods, glad to hear that Megumi is eating something Zoro made. He has nothing against Nami but since living with Zoro and Megumi he's been very picky on what he makes for her or what she eats and he doesn't want Nami to feed her something unhealthy.

"What about after we eat? How long are we going to be out? I told Nami you planned it."

"We shouldn't be out that late. But we'll see." Sanji says. Zoro nods and lets Sanji drive. The blonde smiling the whole time. He was really excited about this date. Zoro didn't know much about dating, he had nothing to compare it to either.

He was nervous but couldn't help the excited feeling he was having. It was finally him and Sanji alone, and yes they do get alone time but not a lot. It's always been those ten or twenty minutes of them being alone while Sanji drops him off at work or the shortest twenty minutes in his life after putting Megumi to sleep. Right now there was nothing really stopping them, no Megumi to interrupt them. And he had experienced something similar to this when they went out Halloween night. He loves Megumi, she will always and forever be his daughter and number one but he would like the freedom, the alone time for anything. He couldn't think of anyone to better spent this time with than Sanji.

Zoro looked up when he noticed Sanji turning the car. Zoro smiled, admittedly shocked at where Sanji had driven them too. "Vinsmoke Sanji, I didn't know." Zoro says looking at the blonde. Zoro looked back out the window as Sanji joined the line of a drive through. "Eating at a fast food restaurant." Zoro looks at Sanji still stocked that this is where he took them. He was expecting a fancy restaurant.

"Don't you remember? We use to all come here after our school clubs to hang out with each other more. Plus, I thought it would be better than a fancy restaurant." Zoro smiles at Sanji.

"I remember. Wow." Zoro pauses for a second. "It's been four, five years since we graduated." Zoro says, how time had gone by so fast. "It feels like it's been so long but it hasn't really been that long."

"Yeah, and the year is almost over." Sanji says as they drive forward. Zoro sat silently as Sanji ordered their food before continue down the drive through.

"I can't believe it's only been a year, so much happened." Zoro says out loud. From meeting Sanji and the others again to moving in with Sanji then to getting a new job and now dating Sanji. Who would have thought that so much could happen in a year? For Sanji it was also almost as unbelievable. Sanji had found Zoro, found his daughter, learned that Zeff had known all along, his daughter and Zoro moved in with him, celebrated his daughters birthday, gotten to know Zoro and is now dating said man.

"And it's not fully over yet. Let's see what happens?" Sanji adds. Zoro nods, he's right. It's still only November, who knows what could happen from here to New Years.

Sanji pays and thanks the worker as he drives off. Zoro already digging into the fries.

"What part of high school do you miss?" Zoro ask with a mouth full of fries.

"If I had to miss anything it would be the mindlessness of it all. Not having to worry about a lot, just going to school with my friends, having fun, beating the crap out of assholes, going to our school clubs, just hanging out or helping at the restaurant. Not having to worry about the adult life." Sanji says driving with a long full gaze of those days with them. How hard it is now to spent time with his friends. Where everyday is filled with work, work, work, work, work at the restaurant, which he loves, he did choose to do that but he misses the fact that he can just skip out for a day and hang out with Luffy and his silly antics. Sanji opened his mouth then closed it.

He was about to ask Zoro the same thing. But Zoro probably didn't really miss anything from high school. It must have been hard for him at the orphanage. He never really seemed fond of that place. So far all they've heard are sad stories. "Yeah, the mindlessness was nice but now I have Megumi. So I don't know if I miss it anymore." Zoro answers. Sanji grinned as he parked so they could eat. Sanji smiled when he remembered the first time he, and the others, meet Megumi. He also has Megumi, and wouldn't trade her for anything.


"Now where are we going?" Zoro asks as he is getting dragged by Sanji into a very big building. They had just finished eating and thrown the bags away, cleaning the car of garbage.

"You'll see. I love coming here." Sanji grins as they go through the doors. "It's been a very long time since I was last here." Sanji says with a smile, happy to come here with Zoro.

"Ice skating?" Zoro asks, as they wait in line to get some skates. Zoro turned from the people on the rink to Sanji. Zoro not knowing this places existed.

"Yeah, Zeff use to take me here when I was younger, but us coming here was starting to get sparse when the restaurant got more popular, then I started to come here by myself. I stopped when I met Luffy but after we graduated I would come here when I had my free time." Sanji explains.

"Maybe we should bring Megumi here one day." Zoro suggest. "I'm sure she'd like it." Zoro adds.

"We should." Sanji says. Then it's silent for a while, before Zoro breaks it.

"Cook." Sanji looks at Zoro who had his head turned away. Zoro looks at Sanji, a little embarrassed. "I don't know how to skate." Zoro says.

"Really? Never went ice skating?" Zoro shakes his head. "Never went skating?" Again Zoro shakes his head. "Then I'll teach you." Zoro lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding or why.


Zoro fell into the arms of Sanji for what seemed like the millionth time. "I don't think I'm getting it." Zoro says.

"You need to work on your balance." Sanji points out, Zoro looks up at him.

"I have worked on my balance." Zoro says. Sanji grinned.

"Not that sort of balance. This is different than your ninja training. Balance on the shoes. Here I'll hold you." Sanji says helping Zoro on his feet again. Sanji found it cute how hard Zoro was trying at this. He wasn't expecting much since it's not going to be their only time coming here but he found it adorable that Zoro was trying so hard.

When Zoro had found his balance, and a steady motion without the marimo staring at his feet they skated around with the crowd as they held hands. Zoro's face went from determined to calm to smiling which made Sanji smiled in return. Sanji was glad he came here with Zoro.

Which got him thinking. "Zoro, is there anything that you've always wanted to do?" Sanji asks. Zoro looks up to think about it for a second.

"I can't think of one." Zoro says. Sanji looks at him a little shocked.

"There is no place you wanted to go when you were little. During high school."

"No-" Zoro pauses, there is a place he's wanted to go too but he gave up on ever going a long time ago. "There is one." Zoro looks down at the ice floor. He felt Sanji looking at him expectantly. "I've always wanted to go back home." Sanji looks at him a little confused. Surely he didn't mean the orphanage.

"You mean the orphanage?" Sanji asks. Zoro looks at him shocked.

"Well, I'd like to visit. There's someone I want to thank but no I mean my homeland. You know I wasn't born here. I would like to visit Wano. I want to see it." Zoro explains.

Sanji nods. From what Zoro has told him, he doesn't have a lot of memories before the plane crash and after is all blurred with clear flashbacks of certain people and happy memories but nothing other than that.


"Here." Sanji say handing Zoro a warm crape, chocolate and white chocolate with banana and strawberry with cream. Zoro takes it with a smile, it warming his hands.

"Thanks." Zoro smiles before he takes a bite. Sanji smiles as he takes his own, a kiwi and strawberry with cream. Sanji starts walking with Zoro tailing next to him.

"It always shocks me with how much you could eat sweet things." Sanji says taking a bite out his own crepe then looking over to watch Zoro eating his own with as much gusto you would see Luffy eating meat.

"Well now I have a small sweet tooth." Zoro says taking another bite with a blissful look on his face. "I've never been in this park before." Zoro says looking around.

"This is another favorite place of mine. The Baratie is close by. When Zeff first adopted me we had a fight." Sanji looks over at Zoro face and laughs. "I know, we almost always fight but this was the first time we fought. I ran here and hid. He came looking for me. We fought, feeling were let out. That was the first of many verbal fights."

Zoro smiles as he finished his crepe. It was nice to get to know Sanji more. Plus it was giving him ideas on what to do for his turn on planning on their date. Sanji was showing places important to him, he should do the same.

They walked around talking about anything and nothing in that park, it becoming a favorite place for Zoro too.

He had never had this much fun, just him and Sanji. He was glad to have meet the cook again, and the others. Halloween night was fun but this was a little bit better.