N/A: This one was hard because originally I had planned to make it Sanji not Zoro, but I guess this turned out pretty nice too.

Expression

Those two round magnificent orbs, they were always filled with a warm inexpressible light. A light that was both innocent and wise at the same time. Now they were on him, gazing and studying. They bore into him like metal screws. Even though he was suppose to be sleeping he could still feel them, watching and waiting. Reading every inch of his body and marveling at the way he laid there in a distorted heap. Tension built up in his muscle and He couldn't take the agonizing feeling of his soul being gazed at.

"Luffy?" Zoro finally asked as he opened an eye. Luffy was lying on his stomach with his hand underneath his palms, watching Zoro sleep with the greatest amount of interest. He wouldn't get a wink of sleep if the rubber captain continued to watch him like that.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" Luffy asked as he gave Zoro a wide and stunning smile. The smile one that Zoro was so accustomed to, the one that Zoro secretly cherished.

"Do you need something?" Zoro asked gruffly staring sleepily at Luffy, letting the annoyance seep into his voice. The sooner he could get Luffy to leave him alone the sooner he could go back to sleep.

The smile quickly left Luffy's face and surprisingly the young captain looked nervous. Luffy bit his lip and thought for a moment. "Well…there was…no never mind…" The young captain quickly looked away from Zoro's gaze as he adjusted his position until he was sitting upright.

Luffy was acting strange. It seemed like there was something that was actually bothering Luffy. And for the first time the loudmouthed captain seemed to have something he couldn't say. "Luffy you can you can tell me anything." Zoro exclaimed solemnly as he sat straight and stared at his captain uneasily. He had always thought of Luffy as the kind of person that expressed himself freely to the point where it was almost nauseating.

Luffy just shook his head and continued to avoid Zoro's apprehensive gaze.

There had to be something wrong. This was the first time that Zoro could remember that Luffy was having difficulty conveying whatever was on his mind. Zoro hastily moved to where the rubber boy was and placed a kind hand on his shoulder. "Er…If you have a problem or something you can tell me…"

"How do you tell someone you like them?" Luffy blurted before he could stop himself.

Zoro's expression of concern was quickly replaced with dumbstruck confusion. "Well…I really don't know about these kinds of things…" He removed his hand from Luffy's shoulder and straightened his body. "Why don't you go ask, Sanji? Or maybe even Nami." Zoro had seen that Luffy had a problem but this was the very last thing that Zoro expected. And what the hell did he know about expressing feelings?

Luffy stared wide-eyed at Zoro. "But I don't want to ask Sanji. I want to ask you…"

Besides being extremely passive, another trait that Zoro had admired so much in Luffy was his consistency. The swordsman knew that if he didn't answer Luffy would just push and insist until they both would have gone mad. Zoro sighed and decided to give in. "Well…err…If you I liked somebody telling them is good but…err…I'd show them that I liked them too." Zoro explained uncomfortably.

Luffy nodded his head vigorously. He listened attentively absorbed in Zoro's every word.

Zoro was definitely not the person to ask about love. Zoro could feel his face starting to turn red in embarrassment. Zoro bit his lip and stared awkwardly at the black haired boy. He had to get away before he made a complete fool out of himself. "Well…that's it…I think I'm going to…uh…get a something to drink…" Zoro quickly got up to leave.

Zoro stopped and his eyes grew wide in shock before he could fully understand what was happening. There where two arms wrapped around his stomach and a warm body pressed against his back. "Zoro…" Luffy whispered as he warmly embraced the swordsman. "I really like you."