I growled, waking up with a headache, after yet another sleepless night. Man, I need some sort of medication for this, gonna have to ask Chopper about it. Zorro come running into my room, feet thumping against the hardwood floor, "SANJI!" He yelled, only about a yard away. I pulled the covers over my nose, as you know, I only sleep in my boxers. "What the fuck!" My eyes widened in alarm as Zorro standing before me in his usual nighttime outfit. I yawned, sending morning breath his way. His nose twitched a bit, but he didn't say anything, "Nami says to make breakfast, or she'll cut your ears off as you sleep." He snickered. I leapt out of bed, delivering a hard kick to his shin, but not hard enough to break bone, before sprinting to the kitchen, still a mess. Nami and Usopp, the only ones in the kitchen. There I stood before them, hair ruffled, a bent cigarette in my mouth, blue silky boxers against my thin legs. Usopp chuckled and Nami blushed. I just shook my head, shuffling over to the grill to make breakfast.

According to Nami, she had to keep on waking me up so I didn't burn my hair to a crisp, which I suppose was a good thing. We set Zorro out on the porch of the deck, so we didn't have to watch his 'graceful' eating habits.

Shortly after breakfast, (after I was fully dressed), I joined Zorro out on the deck, looking out at the ocean, the sun glistening on the water, "Beautiful, isn't it?" Zorro yawned, looking up at me, "Yep…" We kept eye contact for a moment before I kissed him. It was slightly awkward, but he kissed back lightly, before pulling back, "Uh…" He scampered off to the crew quarters, as I tried to stifle a laugh.

Later that day, I was dancing on the deck, when suddenly Zorro came up behind me, wrapping his strong arms around my thin waist, his muscles against my silk pinstripe shirt. When he bent to kiss my neck, I teased him by twisting out of his grasp. This game went on for a few minutes, before he caught me and….

((HA! Cliffhanger….Have ta keep readin', 'eh?

-Hugs and kisses to new fans

and old,

Aoni