Sanji whistled as he wait for for Zoro to show up. Zoro had expressed how he felt like a child because Sanji had gone and picked him up every day of the week. So this week Sanji told Zoro that he'll wait for him at the school gate and if he doesn't show up them he's going to get him. Sanji looked down at his watch. There was still time but he still didn't like it. What if Zoro just woke up? Or he's barely leaving the house right now?

The blonde knew he's acting like a very worried mother but after what happened with Brandon at school, he feels like he's aloud this. He looks up to see some other students walking in to school, most giving him some stares. Nothing unusual. He and Zoro are always getting stared at, even if Zoro doesn't like it. He then looked over to the spot that Zoro will be coming from, where his house is, but still nothing. He started to get more anxious as time went by. Minutes past as he stood there.

From the corner of his eye he saw someone running up to him. He turned and saw it was Zoro. He smiled and sighed with relief, all that anxiety just disappeared seeing the other man in front of him. But he should have expected the green haired man to come from a random direction, he got turned around, that's why he's here so late. Sanji looked at a watch and saw that only a minute had passed since the last time he checked. Wow, he was really worried. "I'm here no need to look so worried." Zoro says as they walk onto the school grounds together. Sanji just smiled.

"Couldn't help it." Sanji goes to Zoro's shoe locker first. "So are you joining gym today?" He asks.

"I think. I did the work they gave me over the weekend. I should be caught up now." Zoro says switching his shoes.

"You did miss a lot of school though." Sanji says back. Zoro closed his shoe locker and follows Sanji to his. "Though all we're doing is running today." Sanji says as he changes his shoes. "You did bring your lunch right?"

"Yeah." Zoro says. Sanji closes his shoe locker and they walk to class together.

"Hey do you mind if I cook dinner again? I want to retry making the ramen. I found a book over the weekend that had some tips, I want to try it."

"Sure. I have work today though." Zoro says.

"That's fine. We could go shopping after I pick you up from work." Sanji says.

Without a second thought or look they walked past the other straw hats. They hadn't talk to Sanji since they apologized. The next step was to apologize to Zoro himself but they were finding it hard to. He was never alone, always with Sanji and after a day they realized he was avoiding them. It hurt but they knew they somewhat deserved it. They weren't the friends they claimed to be.

They knew with the way this was going they were going to need help.

Sanji looked up after he finished his last stretch to see Zoro at his desk working. He had some more work to do and needed to stay during gym again. He had done that all last week. Sanji was a little disappointed but after gym is lunch so he can't complain too much.

"All right. Everyone get on the starting line." Their gym teacher says. Sanji joins the others on the line. They all got ready to start running the four laps around the track. "Start!" He shouts and they all took off running. Sanji went into a sprint, or light jog not wanting to waste his energy so early. He was just starting his second lap when he saw someone from the corner of his eye coming up next to him. At first he didn't think anything of it, there were some people trying to get done early so they can goof off on the grass when they finish, he thought this person would pass him but they stayed right next to him. He turned his head to see it is Chopper.

They made eye contact and the young boy asked, "we need your help Sanji, we are trying to talk to Zoro to apologize but he's avoiding us." Sanji lets out a laugh.

"Is he now?" Sanji asks.

"He has been ignoring us when we call for him and once it seemed like he would jump out the third floor window if it meant he didn't have to talk to us. Luckily, a teacher called on him and he went to talk to him." Chopper recalls. Luffy and him were ready to jump at Zoro to stop him from doing it but it didn't come to that.

"I don't know what you want me to do," Sanji sighs, "I told you all that I'm not going to get in your way of Zoro but I'm also not helping."

"Please, Sanji? We are getting really desperate." Chopper pleaded. Sanji just shrugs.

"I told you all I'm not interfering. Zoro is rightfully traumatized and I'm not going to do anything that will make him upset or relive the events he's already been through." Sanji informs.

"Is there really no way to convince you?" Chopper asks, he sounded desperate.

"Nope." Sanji answers instantly. He sees the frown the younger male gives to the ground. "I'm sure you will be able to with the seven of you. You'll all be able to get to him eventually." Sanji says. That's not what they want to hear.

Chopper slowed down more, coming to just walking forward. They had tried everything they could think of, nothing worked and they haven't gotten the chance to talk to Zoro. How long will this take?

Sanji smiles as he stopped and looked at the window Zoro sat at, he was finished running and is now taking a break. Zoro was looking down at his desk and working. Look at him working so hard. Zoro looked up, turning away from the window assumingly to a teacher and said something that Sanji couldn't hear. Then he saw Zoro nod his head and let out a sigh. Then Zoro noticed someone looking at him out the window. It was Sanji. Sanji waved at him and Zoro, sheepishly raised his hand and waved back. Sanji smiled, then he pointed to himself, made a heart next, lastly pointed back at Zoro. Sanji let out a laugh as he saw Zoro blush and turn his head away. Zoro is so cute when he gets embarrassed.

Sanji calmed down as he saw Zoro do something on his desk. Bashfully Zoro turned to Sanji but didn't make eye contact with him as he held up a piece of paper with 'I love you 2' written on it, with the love substituted with a heart. Sanji beamed at that.

He's so glad that he walked into Zoro having sex that one time. Awkward to remember now but if he didn't he wouldn't be in love with Zoro right now.