Zoro smiled as he watch Sanji and Megumi finish decorating the apartment in Christmas decoration, or winter decoration. Zoro sat on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate. It was the start of December and it was already getting cold. To celebrate the start of winter they were decorating the apartment. Zoro wasn't really good at that stuff so he let them do it, plus he knew they enjoyed it doing it from Halloween and decorated the Thanksgiving table. They had been decorating almost all day, at least from when Megumi came back from school. They were going to watch a movie that Zoro rented because Megumi wanted to see it but they didn't get the chance to so they were going to watch it at home. A Christmas movie, with hot chocolate, cookies and brownies as snacks.

The movie was set, Zoro just needed to play it but it seems Megumi and the cook were getting too into their decorating. "No daddy. It looks better right here." Megumi says putting a small snowman figure next to figure of a snow woman. "It's sym-sym..." Megumi stops and looks at Zoro for help on the word.

"Symmetrical." Zoro helps taking a drink from his cup of warm hot chocolate. Megumi nods and looks at Sanji who was looking at the coffee table they were decorating.

"I guess it does look symmetrical." Sanji says.

"Good. With that done can we start the movie?" Zoro asks both of them. They were already behind by an hour and a half. He knew that Megumi would be going to sleep a little later tonight.

"Okay." Megumi says sitting next to Zoro.

"That was the last of it." Sanji says says sitting next to Megumi, the opposite of Zoro. "What movie are we watching?" the blonde asks as he reaches for his own cup of hot chocolate and his plate of cookies.

"The Grinch." Zoro and Megumi answer at the same time. Megumi's face focuses on the tv screen and Zoro pressing play.

"The new one?" Sanji says remembering Megumi asking if they could go watch it at the theaters.

"Yeah that one." Zoro says. "With Benedict Cumberbatch." Zoro says.

"You know an actors name?" Sanji says shocked. Zoro blushes.

"I pay attention sometimes." Zoro glares at the blonde but it didn't seem at all threatening with that blush on his face.

"Yeah right. Just like how you know Chris Hemsworth because you "pay attention"." Sanji says. He knew the real reason Zoro knew that name. Celebrity crush. The one of many Zoro has. It's always a shock to see Zoro fangirling at his crushes. Who so far have all been strong and buff men. Zoro's blush just gets deeper. "So what it is this time?" Sanji asks looking at Zoro's face that was turned away as they go through the previews. Megumi ignored them, having been confused on what they were talking about and focused on the previews to other movies.

"Th-the accent." Zoro says silently. Sanji just nods.

"You seem to have a thing for that." Sanji says a little jealous.

"And you have thing for woman with big breasts." Zoro mutters. Sanji caught it though and it was his turn to blush. Sanji meet Zoro's glare with a glare of his own. Honestly, Sanji thought he was hiding it. Not that he knew why, Zoro doesn't seem to be hiding it even though he was very embarrassed about it.

"It's starting." Megumi says in a whisper. She was smiling with excitement. It was a tie this time, so they turned to look at the tv screen to watch the movie.


The movie was good. It was funny but a little sad. Sanji, though, wasn't use to sitting down and watching kid movies. There's nothing wrong with the movie he thought it was very simple. He never really watched movies like these as a kid either but Megumi seemed to really like it. The movie making her really want a dog but she had the choice of either a brother or dog and she couldn't choose one over the either.

"All right time to go to sleep." Zoro announced as he stands up then gathers the cups and plates.

"I want daddy to tuck me in." She says as she pulls on Sanji's shirt.

"Okay. I'll clean the dishes." Zoro tells Sanji. The blonde grabs Megumi's hand and walks her to her room. Sanji waits for her to put on her pajamas then tucks her in, making sure she's warm. When she's in bed he pats her head and kisses her forehead.

"Good night." He says with a smile.

"Good night." She says as she watches him reach over to turn off her lamp on her bedside table. "Daddy?"

"Yeah." The blonde says as he looks over at her, his finger on the button to turn the lamp off.

"Does... does mommy hate... Christmas?" She whispers. Sanji stared shocked at her.

"I don't think he does but why would you think that?" He asks getting closer to her. Her face showing her worry.

"The Grinch didn't like Christmas because he was alone when he was my age, mommy was alone too, so does he hate Christmas? Last year we didn't celebrate Christmas." She says.

Sanji didn't know how to answer. He can't answer for Zoro. Maybe the marimo does hate Christmas. He wouldn't know. "Do you want to celebrate Christmas?" Sanji asks. Megumi looks away to think. Then she shrugs her shoulders.

"Everyone in my class is talking about Christmas, and their gifts. I don't know what to say." Megumi says.

"Then tell them how lucky you are. You don't have to wait for Christmas to get what you want do you?" He asks. She shakes her head, Zoro has always brought her what she wants right there or they wait a few days until he can. "See? You are lucky. Plus this year is going to be different. I don't know what we're going to do but it's not going to be like last year." Sanji says.

"Okay." She says with a nod of her head. Sanji smiles at her, leans over and gives her another kiss then turns the light off. Sanji leaves the door cracked open before leaving to see Zoro putting the dishwasher to wash.

Sanji walk up to him, takes a breath and asks the question, "do you hate Christmas?"

Zoro pauses and looks up at him. "What?"

"Do you hate Christmas?" He asks again. Zoro gave a very disgruntled face. Oh god, he hates Christmas. He's like a real life Grinch, his hair color isn't helping. "Holy shit, You hate Christmas." Sanji says a little shocked. Zoro rolls his eyes.

"Don't go calling me the Grinch." Zoro frowns at the blonde, said blonde flinched because that's what he was thinking. "And you've got it wrong. I don't hate Christmas."

"Really? Because Megumi just asked me if you did just now." Sanji says.

"She did?" He says closing the dishwasher and turning it on.

"Yes. So you don't hate Christmas?" Sanji raises his curly brow at the green haired man. Zoro made that face again, a sour face with a little sadness. Zoro sighs.

"Not really." Zoro says.

"Not really? So then what is it?" Sanji asks.

"Ugg." Zoro groans. "If I tell you you are going to get depressed and feel sorry for me." Zoro says.

"I won't, at least I'll try." Sanji says as an afterthought.

"Fine let me at least get into my pajamas." Zoro says walking away.