Megumi sat on a chair next to Zeff staring at him. She gave him a pout, her cheeks puffed up. She wanted an answer. "Why did you kick me out grandpa? Am I not helping? Did I do something bad?" She asks now worried.

"No, baby lettuce, it's just you were to distracting. To adorable to keep my eyes off." Zeff says patting her head. They both turn to see Sanji laughing his ass off.

"A grumpy old man like you can't handle your adorable granddaughter." Sanji says laughing more.

"Then I will try not to distract you." Megumi says determined to help make this feast. She was told that her father and grandfathers friends will be coming. Of course she wants to help make the food, she has to make a good first impression. Zeff stared at his adorable granddaughter. She is always adorable with the way she would sing as she helped peel the onions, or how she was mashing the potatoes as she sang, stopping here and there as she concentrated on mashing the potatoes. The face she gave as she tried to concentrate, with her tongue sticking out a little was to adorable he couldn't help but stare and he almost ended up burning the gravy. But he also could tell her no.

"You can help." He says giving in.

"Yay!" Megum shouted in victory. Megumi went to get her cooking clothes, an apron and a chefs hat. Sanji just walked in with a grin.

"Getting soft old man?" He asks getting started on his portion of the meal.

"I don't need to explain myself to you." Zeff gruff with a frown. How he treats his granddaughter is his business.


Zoro and Sanji sat out in front of the restaurant wearing their winter coats. It was starting to get really cold, the sky was littered with dark clouds. They wouldn't be surprised if it started to snow. They were waiting out in front of the restaurant for Patty and Carne, along with some other chefs that Sanji grew up with.

"So where are we going to be eating?" Zoro basks stuffing his hands in his warm pockets. Sanji doing the same thing.

"Just in the restaurant. Once the others are coming, we're going to set up the big thanksgiving table." Sanji explains as he looks up and down the empty street. Zoro just smiles. "You seem happy." Sanji points out as he lights a cigarette, the action a habit, plus he won't be able to when he goes inside to cook.

Zoro nods, "I am, but it's mostly seeing Megumi having so much fun. If you didn't say anything we would have just been lazing around watching tv or something." Zoro says, bringing his hands out to breath on them, hoping that would get them warm. Zoro watches as his hands are grabbed, he looks up at Sanji as he grip tighter in his hold.

"I'm glad you came." Sanji says with a seriousness the other man didn't expect. "To be able to do this means a lot to me. Plus, I really enjoyed our date." Sanji says getting closer to Zoro. Zoro smiles.

"I did too. I didn't know if I could tell you that, or show you that place." Zoro says.

"I'm glad you did." Sanji says connecting lips with Zoro.

Zoro moaned into the kiss, loving the way Sanji's lips felt against his own. Sanji smiled at the sound. To think the demon Zoro could make that sound, and he's making Zoro sound like that. That thought made Sanji feel pride. The blonde wrap his arm around the other man's waist and pulled him closer, getting Zoro to stand up. Zoro gasped at the sudden action, didn't think that the cook would do that. He also didn't think the kiss would last as long as it has. Sanji taking the opportunity, deepens the kiss inserting his tongue, showing Zoro his skills. Zoro moans again and Sanji drinks it up, this wasn't like any of the other kisses they've done. This was more intense but loving at the same time.

"Ahem." Sanji and Zoro stop and turn their head to the person that clears their throat. It would seem they had gathered a crows, thought small but still a crowd. And it wasn't just any crowd it was a crowd of people that they were waiting for.

"Patty, Carne, and everyone else." Sanji says smiling letting Zoro go, the marimo doing the same. "It's been a while." He adds, it has been a while. He's been at the All Blue restaurant while they work in the Baratie. Zoro blushed madly. He's not use to showing affection outside, in the public. He forgot he was outside for a second, well more than a second.

Zoro gives them a toothy grin. How does he introduce himself now? "It's been a while Zoro." Patty says. Zoro nods.

"It has." Zoro answers.

"Let's go in. We still haven't set up the table yet." Sanji says, he grabs Zoro's hand and walks them all inside the restaurant.

"Mommy! Your phone is ringing!" Megumi yells from where ever she was at.

"Whose picture do you see?" Zoro asks going towards her voice. Sanji smiles.

"Who was that?" Carne asks.

"That's-"

"Sanji's boyfriend and their daughter." A random chef answers, interrupting Sanji. Carne looks at Sanji shocked. He then looks at Patty who just nods.

"I didn't know you were a father. You didn't say anything." He says. Sanji just continued to walk forward as they gossiped behind him. Just retelling the story told to them. They all paused as they walked into the kitchen to Megumi singing and dancing on the chair next to Zeff, who was showing a very uncharacteristic smile.

Carne and the others couldn't believe it. Zeff never smiles. They've seen him smile once but it never looked that heartfelt. "Where's the marimo?" Sanji asks.

"Mommy's talking to big brother Ace." Megumi answers.

"Everyone's here old man." Sanji says. He then turns to Megumi and picks her up carefully. "Come one let's set up outside." He says. She nods as she wraps her arms around his neck.

Zeff looks at the others staring as Sanji tries to get his way through. "Well, are you going to just stand there? Get to work." He orders. Yup, still the same grumpy old man.

Zoro walks down a few minutes later to see a lot of people in the kitchen. Zoro just smiles as he continues his way on finding Sanji. He finds Sanji and Megumi decorating the giant table. Zoro sits down and watches them. It was amazing seeing them like this, Zoro had felt sorry for Megumi, thinking she would never be able to see her father. He thought she was going to spend her whole life without knowing him. He's glad that's not the case.

Sanji looks up to see Zoro staring at them with a smile. "What did Ace want?" Sanji asks. Zoro gets up and walks closer now that he was spotted.

"He and his boyfriend just broke up. With nowhere to go he asked if he could show up and our place but I told him he weren't there so he's coming here instead."

"What about Luffy and Sabo?"

"He doesn't want to disturb them."

Sanji just nods at him. All three helping with decorated the table and setting it up.


The three of them, Megumi, Zoro and Sanji stared as Ace cried in his seat. He had just gotten here. Dinner was starting to be served so they were waiting for that and Ace was sitting in a random seat and started to cry about the breakup.

Sanji and Zoro couldn't fully understand what happened but they understood enough to say that Ace's boyfriend, or ex, chose his family rather than him. It seemed that the boyfriend hasn't talked to his family about Ace so they were shocked. They then got into a big fight and broke up. That's as much as they got from the incoherent babbling from Ace.

Megumi went up and starting patting Ace's head in comfort. That seemed to help him a little. What really made him feel better was the smell and sight of food coming out of the kitchen.

When everything was finally set and dinner was ready to be served. Zeff said two words, "let's eat," and they started to eat. Sanji, Zoro and Megumi were, give or take, use to how the ASL brothers ate but not everyone else. There were some that got their food stolen.

But as to be expected the food was all gone. Everything was gone, no left overs, just how Sanji and Zeff like it. Soon the music was playing and some people were dancing. To be funny Ace had asked Zoro to dance, the marimo nervously and bashfully accepted. Sanji was next, he didn't think the marimo would want to dance. Seeing Ace and her father dancing with Zoro Megumi shouted she was next.

It was a lot more exciting than normal and that's what made it better.

Zoro and Zeff sat at the table watching the others. They were playing charades or pictionary. Once of the two.

"You seem to be doing better." Zeff gruffs as he cuts into the desserts, his homemade pumpkin pie. He tops it off with some whip cream. Zoro goes into the apple pie adding a small scoop of vanilla ice cream,

"I am doing better. I've got a good part time job, I'm going back to my police officer training, I don't have so much to worry about anymore. I know Megumi is also doing better. I think she was just as worried as I was. I think it was taking a toll on her mental state." Zoro says.

"You seem happier too." Zeff says taking a bite out of the piece of pie he cut himself.

"I am." Zoro say smiling, he too taking a bite out of his pie.