"Hmmm.."
Zoro stared at the intersection in front of him. He looked left and then right. Sighing, Zoro willed himself to look behind him. Zoro sucked in a breath and tried to calm down. He was on the road of the shopping district just 30 minutes ago but now, all he saw was trees. And to make things worse, he had been walking around for the past 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get back.
"Stupid trees." Zoro said as he took the right path. "They just keep moving."
Looking down in the stroller, Zoro made a face at the babies. He's been keeping his temper down by making them laugh and it was actually working. Dai even tried to make the face back while Kai tried to reach out for him. The scene just made Zoro chuckle before he focused back on the pathway.
"Looks like you're having fun."
Stopping instantly, Zoro looked around. He didn't see anyone but he knew he heard someone speak. Glancing at his hip, Zoro cursed under his breath. He stole a glance at the babies before speeding up his pace down the path. He didn't have his swords and the babies were now in danger. As Zoro approached the end of the path, he felt a chill go down his spine. They were definitely being watched.
"No need to be scared." The voice spoke.
Zoro halted once again and looked at the forest again. as he searched for forms of life, he stole glances at the babies. They didn't look too happy with the seriousness that was now present on Zoro's face. He tried smiling at them, but he knew that it came out more like a grimace. While Zoro's eyes searched behind him, he noticed silence take up the forest. Hoping that the danger was gone, Zoro brought his eyes forward and gripped the stroller hard.
"Hi Zoro."
Zoro gritted his eyes at the man in front of him but stayed calm.
"Enel."
Zoro pushed past the man who called himself a god. Out of all the people that could have been messing with him, it had to be the idiot with the long ear lobes and privacy invading problems.
"I do not have privacy invading problems." Enel said to Zoro while he walked beside him.
'I should just think. I mean who needs to talk when he listens to your thoughts anyway, right,' Zoro thought.
"I would actually appreciate talking more." Enel said with a small frown. "I actually have to use energy to listen to your thoughts."
Zoro stayed quiet and kept walking. another intersection came up and he decided to turn right again instead of taking the left or straight path. As he began to turn, however, Enel stopped him. Zoro glared back at him and opened his mouth to yell but Enel spoke first.
"If we take the straight path, we'll get to Luffy quicker."
Zoro stared at him before walking forward. Of course this path was the fastest to get to Luffy, he knew that. All he wanted to do was take a slightly longer path to enjoy his walk with the kids.
Enel glanced at Zoro and made a face at him. He then looked at the stroller and tried to glance inside. "Are those the babies?"
"Yeah." Zoro replied after he glanced at them quickly.
Enel rolled his eyes at the quick and short response. "What's their names?" Enel pushed on.
After a brief silence, Zoro said " Daichi and Kairi."
"Uhuh." Enel stared at the babies and realized that he could remember who their father was suppose to be. "Last name?"
Enel watched Zoro's face and was shocked at the expression he saw but he tried to focus on the words that he was saying instead.
"It's Blackleg. Daichi and Kairi Blackleg."
Zoro pushed past a stunned Enel. The look on his face was one of pure heartbreak and fatigue. Enel repeated the last name over and over in his head before it clicked.
"Sanji Blackleg."
Looking towards a retreating Zoro, Enel whispered to himself. "Looks like you managed to break the great swordsman ."
With that, he caught up to Zoro. It was better to get him to Luffy before he got lost again.
"You're….no...wha..?!"
Izzy backed up until her back hit a wall. She stared at the man in front of her with disbelieving eyes. It was impossible. They had sex the night before, granted she did got him drunk to do it but it still happened. A gay man wouldn't have sex with a girl, right? You can't be straight and in love with someone gay without being gay, right?
Sanji stared at Izzy before looking at the girls. hey were still angry but they looked sad, too. "You understand that this wasn't my plan right? I wasn't trying to hurt him?"
Nami and Robin looked at Sanji with conflicting thoughts. Nothing changed the fact that he was with Izzy last night and today. And that doesn't give him a reason to kiss her either.
Sanji continued speaking once he saw the look in their eyes. "What am I supposed to do?"
Robin went to respond to Sanji but Izzy cut her off.
"How long have you known?"
Sanji stared at the female across from him. She looked angry and had tear streaks on her face. The girls saw the way she looked and felt a little bad for her. But it was an extremely little feeling they felt.
"How long did you know that you were gay for?" She spoke with an edge to her voice.
"I'm not-"
"Well, Whatever you are, how long have you known?" Izzy hissed. She no longer cared about the details but that fact just couldn't be overlooked.
Sanji stared at Izzy before looking at the ground. "It started...maybe….around 8 months ago?"
Though Sanji seemed unsure about his answer, Izzy still got angry. "I can't believe this."
Walking around the room quickly, Izzy collected the few items that she had in the room. The bigger objects she left for later. She would have her father send someone for them. She felt eyes on her the entire time and tried to contain her anger. There was no way she was sleeping in this room after hearing that he was gay, or in love with a gay person, or whatever he wanted to fucking be. All she knew was that she didn't want to be apart of it.
Sanji watched Izzy silently, contemplating what to say to her. He didn't mean for this to happen.
Izzy approached the door and without a glance behind her. A moment later and she was gone.
Sanji let out a sigh and flopped back on the bed. What am I going to do? He's not going to talk to me, Izzy is pissed and then there's dad. Sanji continued to think but stopped when Robin began talking.
"Sanji," Robin said looking at the far away wall. She paused before putting all her attention on Sanji. "as angry as I am with you, I know that you can't be that stupid."
"Agreed." Nami said. "So, What's going on?"
Sanji opened his mouth to speak but Robin stopped him quickly.
"And Sanji, Please tell the truth. From your reaction, your father plays a part so don't leave anything out."
Taking a deep breath in, Sanji calmed himself. He got up from the bed and moved towards the windowsill, where he decided he would sit for the conversation. Though he felt the girl's eyes on him, Sanji took to looking out the window as he got out a cigarette and lighting it. Letting the smoke out, Sanji turned his gaze towards the girls. They had gotten comfortable on the bed and waited for him. After taking another pull of the cigarette, Sanji started.
"Let's see." He said looking at the ceiling for a moment. "I guess I should start by saying that my father isn't my real father."