Sanji stood in front of Zoro's door waiting for the man to get out of the house so they can get to school. He knows he told Zoro he won't pick him up anymore but after not seeing him for a whole week, he's doing it again. The break is over and winter has come. Meaning they got their winter coats on and winter break is coming soon. Sanji stepped aside to let Zoro out of his house. Zoro turns around to lock the door, then looks at the blonde. Sanji smiles at Zoro with his big dark green coat, with a big hood lined with fur. Sanji loved that he is able to see Zoro in person again. The past two day, after meeting Zoro for lunch at his father's company building, they haven't been able to see each other only talking to each other on the phone or texting.

Sanji and Zoro walk side by side, ready to start a new day of school, of their last year in high school. "Roronoa, you don't have your lunch!" They both stop halfway past Zoro's house, pausing in their steps. Zoro quickly turns around while Sanji slowly turns to see.

"I told you dad! That Sanji made us lunch today!" Zoro answers. Sanji stopped and stared at the man known as Dracule Mihawk. He wore an apron over sweats and a shirt. Every single time he's seen the vampire like man he's been in an all black suit with a red handkerchief in his breast pocket and a maroon with black stripe tie. It's like seeing a teacher out in the wild. It is extremely weird to see.

Sanji saw Mihawk staring at him, squinting at the blonde. "Have fun at school!" He says waving bye.

"I will." Zoro answers, his father closes the door. Sanji looks at Zoro.

"That was weird, seeing your dad." Sanji answers.

"He's just wants to make sure I'm fine, and going to school." Zoro answers.

"At least he cares. It's sweet but he still scares me."

"Me too." Zoro answers and they both burst into laughter.

They made their way to school laughing and goofing off, Sanji glad to be able to see Zoro again. With winter break around the corner who knew if he would be able to see the man. So he wants to spent as much time together as they can. Sanji followed Zoro to his locker, after the man changed his shoes it became his turn. They then went to class not caring about the looks they got in return from the other students they past in the hallway. Even when they got to class they entered from the back, the blonde setting his messenger bag down on his desk as he walked past it since it was right there. The blonde followed his marimo to his desk sitting against the window, Zoro sat down setting his backpack down so Sanji could sit on top and they could talk as he sat in the chair.

Both didn't move or stop about what they are talking about when Luffy and the rest came in. They took a pause to watch the two talk. Day after day the two look like they are getting closer. They are worried about not fixing their broken friendship with winter break on the horizon. It may be tough but they will do it.

Nami pulls Luffy closer giving him a glare, a warning to listen to her lead, she whispers into his ear, "remember what I said." Luffy looks straight into her eyes. He gives her a nod then walks to his desk, along with the others.

"Morning." he greets to both the blonde and the green haired man with a smile. Then he sits in his desk.

"Morning." Nami does the same, with a smile as she too sat at her desk. Those two are the only ones to greet them since their desks are next to them.

Zoro just gave a nod then continued his talk with his boyfriend, both not knowing the ears of the monkey boy and orange haired girl listening. Sanji went back to his desk when the bell rang.

Class went by very smooth, no one got followed, bothered, or annoyed. Sanji felt relieved seeing Zoro being left alone. They are finally leaving him alone, but he knew they haven't given up not that easily at least, good because he doesn't want them to, he'd hate them if they did.

Ever since he's been back to school nothing truly bad has happened, beside what happened with his desk and looker, nothing like that has happened again. Zoro's glad but now he's nervous again. He's been able to avoid this but it seems not forever, he's back in gym.

He forgot about the class, he also didn't think he'd be back in class so early. Since he was catching up with work he just assumed he'd be doing that the rest of the year but with Thanksgiving break he was able to catch up and now there is no reason to skip the class to work.

Sanji gave him a smile, he knew it's going to fine but he also knew Zoro was hurt enough to not trust easily. It's easy to not trust anything or anyone but hard to trust anything or anyone. "It'll be fine. I'm here." he tells the man dragging him to the men's locker room. He'll just have to reassure the man as many times as it takes. Sanji walks into the locker first, shielding Zoro from the eyes of their peers. Good for them, the lockers were change, Sengoku was worried that someone might have tampered with his gym locker so they checked it, just in case, and when they saw that nothing was touched Sengoku decided to just move it in case, next to Sanji's. Because of that the blonde stood in between Zoro and some of the others. Sadly with how the room is designed he couldn't stand in between Zoro and everyone. This will just have to do.

The blonde started to change as soon as he got to his locker but as he changed he stayed aware of his boyfriend, now the man didn't move for a solid minute before he started to move. Sanji looked at the man changing from the corner of his eyes. He did something that had him frowning slightly Sanji looked around to make sure no one is staring at his boyfriend, specially with his belly ring on. Sanji keeps forgetting he has that thing. Lucky for him no one but him is looking.

Because Zoro took his time to change and he stayed with the man the whole time, they are the last one's out on the field with their classmates. They joined the class holding hands. The fangirls squealing to themselves. Sanji knew they are going to get stared at, Zoro very happy to have a hand to hold.

The gym teacher momentarily distracting everyone by telling them to partner up and stretch. Didn't take much thinking to know the blonde and marimo are going to partner up. Sanji distant themselves from the class, not going to far, close enough to be able to hear some of them. Most of them complaining about their muscles being stretched. Sanji and Zoro stretched in silence, the blonde could feel the slight tremble in Zoro's hands.

Hopefully whatever sport or activity they are going to do after stretching will calm him, get his mind to think about something else.