Title: Of Dreams and Desires
Pairings: Smoker x Ace, Sanji x Zoro, and other side pairings
Ratings: T - NC-17
Chapter: 17 of ?
Summary: Rest and Relaxation…
Disclaimer: I do not make any profit from this story; all props go to Eiichiro Oda.
Author Note: *Peeks out from around corner* First Yuri scene, let me know what you guys think.
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Roronoa Zoro

Zoro shifted on the soft bed, snuggling deeper into the pillow before going still again. He laid there for a moment before shooting up right, looking around frantically. After defeating Crocodile and his Baroque agents, the Straw Hats collapsed from exhaustion in the middle of an alley. That's where Zoro expected to be when he woke again, yet here he was, back in the palace. Roronoa looked to his left, noticing his crew was in beds similar to his and he lifted a hand, running it through his hair, before he tried to get out of bed. His muscles clenched protested and he stilled his movements, deciding not to move for a while. Zoro laid back in the bed and looked at the ceiling in thought, almost drifting back to sleep when the door to their room opened, pulling him from his meditative state.

Vivi poked her head through the door, looking around the room and when blue eyes met green, she smiled. "Mr. Bushido, you're awake."

Zoro nodded, sitting up in his bed once again and he tried to speak, but no words would come out. His brows furrowed in confusion and Vivi chuckled. "You've been asleep for three days; I'm sure some water will fix that problem."

The princess walked over to a table and poured some water in a cup before handing it to Zoro. He graciously accepted the glass and gulped it down, sighing as he felt the cool water sooth his rusty pharynx. He cleared his throat before he spoke again, "How'd we get here?"

Vivi moved to check on the other occupants in the room. "After none of you showed up at the palace, I asked Igaram to search for you. He found you passed out still in the alley we left you in and requested some soldiers to carry you guys here. We patched up your wounds."

Zoro looked down at the bandages on his chest then back to his crewmates. "Has no one woken since?"

She shook her head and placed a hand on Chopper's head causing the reindeer to stir and crack open his heavy eyelids. "Vivi?"

Zoro walked over to the princess's side and sat on the bed next to Chopper. "How you feeling, kid?"

Chopper groaned and sat up, rubbing his hoof through his fur. "Oddly refreshed."

Vivi laughed and Zoro chuckled at the childish antics.

The door opened once again and a man stuck his head through the crack. "Princess, I'm here to make more salves for the patients."

Hearing the medical term, Chopper's ear twitched and he looked at the doctor. "Can I study you?"

The man looked taken back by the request but nodded his head as he began to set up his equipment on the desk. Chopper hopped out of bed but stumbled into Zoro's leg, causing the green haired teen to have to catch their doctor. "Take it easy, Chopper."

Tony smiled at Zoro and nodded before pulling away from him and making his way towards the palace's doctor. Seeing Chopper was alright, Zoro limped his way back to his bed and sat down, eyeing his crewmates when he felt a dip in the bed next to him.

"Are you ok, Mr. Bushido?"

Zoro grunted at the nickname Vivi'd given him. "I'm alright. It's good that everyone else is ok as well."

His eyes traveled to their cook who was mumbling in his sleep, hand resting on his stomach, snoring softly. Zoro shook his head and picked up a cloth that was lying on his bed rail and threw it at Sanji. It landed right on the cook's face and the snores from him ceased.

Vivi gasped and slapped Zoro's arm. "You shouldn't wake him up."

Zoro shrugged his shoulders. "If I'm up, everyone has to be up."

Sanji's hand slowly moved from his stomach to the cloth on his face, keeping his hand on it for a moment before pulling the piece of fabric off. He had every intention of throwing it at Zoro, but he still felt a little weak, so he ended up tossing the cloth onto Usopp's nose. Every time the long nosed man snored, the cloth fluttered before settling again.

Vivi laughed and Zoro smirked. "You missed, Shitty Cook."

"Fuck off, Marimo."

Sanji rolled to his side and glared at Zoro, then noticing Vivi, he shot out of bed and danced to her side. "Ah, my beautiful Vivi-chan! I'm happy to see you are faring well!"

Vivi blushed but before she could reply, Nami threw one of her bracelets at Sanji's head. "Hush it, Sanji. Trying to get my beauty sleep."

Sanji stumbled out some apologies while Zoro shook his head. "Trust me, Nami, there aren't enough hours in the day."

With wild bed hair, Nami jumped up and stormed over to Zoro. "What was that?!"

Zoro grinned at the challenge. "You heard me, Wench."

Sanji hit Zoro on the top of his head with the heel of his foot. "Watch how you speak to the ladies."

The impending fight between the two was halted as Usopp woke with a start, flaying his arms in the air for a moment before coming to his senses. He pulled the cloth off his nose and looked around the room, soon spotting his crew and he tilted his head in confusion. "Where are we?" he asked.

Vivi chuckled, standing from her spot on the bed and smoothing out the wrinkles in her outfit before making her way to the door. "You're in the medical bay of our palace. You guys should get dressed. I'll see if I can get some food prepared for you."

Just as she was about to leave the room, a loud growl turned everyone's attention to Luffy and the rubber boy twitched once in his sleep before he woke up and mumbled, "I heard someone say food?"

Chopper, who was now grinding herbs for the doctor, shook his head and chuckled. "Well that's one way to wake Luffy."

Vivi laughed once more at her friends' antics before she left the room.

The Straw Hat Pirates all busied themselves by taking off their bandages and looking at their wounds. After Chopper had applied the salve to all the injuries that needed it, the members put their clothes on and waited for the return of Vivi. A few minutes into their waiting, the door opened to reveal a woman with blond curly hair.

Zoro squinted his eyes before turning to Sanji, who was looking in the mirror fixing his tie. "Is… is that Igaram in women's clothes?"

Sanji raised an eyebrow at Zoro before he turned to look at the woman who was talking to the palace doctor and his lips turned downward. "There're just some images you can't burn out of your head."

Zoro's laughter pulled the woman's attention causing her to smile at the individuals in the room. "I'm happy to see you all are doing well, Vivi said you might be hungry. I have Maidy setting up the dining room now. Dinner should be served shortly."

Luffy cocked his head to the side and raised his hand.

The woman looked at him. "Yes Luffy?"

Without missing a beat, he replied, "Igaram, you cross dressin' again?"

Nami and Usopp decked Luffy in the back of the head, causing him to fall face-first into the floor. "You don't ask questions like that!" they yelled.

Luffy groaned and rubbed the knot forming in the back of his head. "What? It's a serious question."

The large woman laughed. "It's quite alright. My husband and I are often mistaken for one another. My name is Terracotta. I am the Royal Head Chef and it is I who will be preparing your dinner tonight."

Zoro's eye twitched. "A couple can only look so much alike!"

Sanji shoved Zoro's shoulder before addressing Terracotta. "It'll be an honor for us to dine to your food tonight and if you would accept it, I would like to offer my help. I know how crazy Luffy's appetite can be."

Terracotta shook her head in denial. "Thank you for the offer Mr. Chef, but you are my guest. I won't be beaten by his stomach."

Luffy laughed. "That's a deal! Winner gets bragging rights!"

Terracotta nodded her head and left with the purpose of starting dinner.

Zoro went to his swords and, with cleaning supplies in hand, started to polish off his weapons. He observed his nakama with a small smile on his lips, pride bursting inside of him. This was their first time taking on something this big and for them to come out victorious gave him high hopes. Totally lost in his thoughts, Zoro didn't notice a certain blond watching his movements.

Sanji walked to the window and opened it before lighting his smoke and taking a deep drag. Something had changed in Zoro, but he couldn't figure out what exactly it was. Whatever it was though, it gave this aura around the swordsman and it aroused Sanji greatly. Not that he would ever speak on it, that is. He would have approached the brute but Terracotta's appearance in the room to gather them for dinner stopped any advances.

Zoro wasn't daft. He'd noticed the heated stare of the cook, but he needed to figure out how to approach this situation he'd found himself in with Sanji. Zoro shook his head. After dinner.

R.Z

After a boisterous supper, Igaram and King Cobra directed the rowdy bunch to the royal bath.

"Vivi, you can show Nami to the female side of the bath. We will be on the other side."

"Of course, Father." Vivi took Nami's hand and lead her away from the group and the pair walked through a hallway before they entered a room.

"You'll take your clothes off in here. The towels are on the rack over there."

Nami nodded at Vivi and proceeded to remove her attire. The steam from the baths was already causing her to sweat, leaving a shine on her skin that mingled with the condensation. She pulled her hair off her neck and placed it in a bun on top of her head, grabbing a towel from the rack Vivi pointed to earlier. Fully prepared to go into the bath, Nami turned to Vivi to catch her wrapping her towel around her naked body and pulling her hair in a bun identical to Nami's.

Nami licked her lips before clearing her throat. "The baths are through this door?"

Vivi smiled and held her hand out in gesture for Nami to walk ahead of her. "Yes. Please, this way."

The girls made their way into the baths, settling into the heated water then Nami removed her towel, swimming over to the water that was falling from the mouth of one of the statues. Vivi watched the orange haired woman throw her head back and groan. Hesitantly, Vivi removed her towel and followed Nami's steps.

Feeling someone beside her, Nami opened her eyes and looked at the princess. "Can you wash my back, Vivi?"

She couldn't tell if Vivi was blushing or if her face heating was from the steam of the baths, but the woman agreed no less and the pair swam back to the edge of the bath. Nami got out of the water and found a bath stool to sit on. She grabbed a few more towels before she sat down and waited for Vivi. Once again, Vivi hesitated before she got out the water and wrapped a new towel around her body, soon sitting behind Nami. She lathered the cloth and began to wash the navigator's back. It was silent for a while and the girls could hear the excitement coming from the men's bath.

"There, all done Nami," Vivi said.

"Excellent. I'll wash your back now."

The women switched positions and Vivi faltered before turning to drop her towel. She tensed as Nami placed the washcloth on her back and Nami click her tongue. "You're so tense. What's eating at you?"

Nami massaged her back and Vivi let out a low groan. "Nothing, just a little tired is all."

The orange haired woman hummed before washing the soapsuds off her friend's back. "Come on, let's soak in the water again."

Vivi followed the older woman back to the bath and they removed their towels before settling into the water. The silence was comfortable–at least, for Nami it was. Vivi continued to shift in her seat as if she couldn't get comfortable.

Nami turned to look at the princess. "Do you need me to help you relax?"

Vivi 'eep'ed' before she looked at Nami. "I'm sorry?"

Nami sighed and closed the distance between them. "Close your eyes and try to relax."

There was a moment of dithering on Vivi's part before she closed her eyes and sank deeper into the water. Nami brushed some hair from Vivi's forehead then traced a path down the side of her face and stopped at her collarbone. Vivi shivered at the touch and, taking the opportunity, Nami gave a small kiss to her neck, pulling a gasp from the younger woman. "Nami-san?"

Nami placed a finger to her lips. "Just let me take care of you."

The princess nodded and Nami returned to Vivi's neck, nibbling on it all the while moving her hand down to cup her breast. She squeezed it and rubbed her erect nipple between her fingers making Vivi jerk at the sensation, moaning Nami's name.

Grinning, Nami gave one last suck to her neck before she traveled her tongue down Vivi's chest to her other unoccupied breast and took the nipple into her mouth, sucking on it lightly. Vivi lifted her hand from the water and placed it on Nami's arm, moaning.

"Try not to be too loud, I would hate for someone to walk in."

Vivi nodded and put her other hand to her mouth to muffle her groans. Nami smiled and returned to sucking at her breast. The hand that was fiddling with her nipple traveled south beneath the water and she stroked course blue hair before she rubbed slow circles on Vivi's clit.

Vivi convulsed as she began to grind her hips into Nami's fingers. "Nami, please." She muffled around her hand.

Letting go of her breast with one last nibble to the nipple, Nami removed Vivi's hand from her lips and kissed her deeply. Their tongues danced in each other's mouths as Nami entered her with one finger. Vivi groaned into the kiss and began to ride the older woman's finger. The water around them rippled as Nami pleased the sand princess. She placed two more fingers into the willing body before she broke their kiss, looking down at Vivi's passion riddled face asking, "Do you want more?"

Vivi blue eyes gazed at Nami and a moment of boldness overcame her as she leaned forward and kissed the pirate, allowing her hands to travel over the older woman's body. Nami moaned softly when Vivi grabbed her breast and with some vigor, she thrusted her fingers in Vivi, causing the blue haired woman to gasp.

Not one to fall behind, Vivi inserted two fingers into Nami, causing her rhythm to falter as she leaned her head on Vivi's shoulder. The two women continued their ministrations, grinding and humping each other, begging softly for completion. Vivi was the first to come, her womanhood clenching around slim fingers and Nami followed suit quickly after. With one last kiss, Nami removed herself from Vivi and leaned back against the bath, soaking her body.

After regaining her breath, Vivi spoke, "Thank you, Nami, for everything."

Nami smiled at the princess. "Anytime, Vivi."

R.Z

Meanwhile, in the men's bath, Luffy and Usopp ran to the falling water, spreading their legs in a crouch and clasped their hands together as if in prayer. "Look, Zoro, we're meditating!"

Zoro rolled his eyes at the pair. "That's what you call meditating?"

They laughed and continued to play in the water. Zoro felt a tug on his towel and looked down at Chopper. "I want to play in the water too, Zoro."

"You can, after you get your back washed."

Zoro set to washing Chopper as Sanji turned to King Cobra. "Hey, so where are the women around here?"

The swordsman shook his head. "Perv."

"They're right this way," King Cobra said as he stood and began to stroll towards the wall that separated the baths.

"Sir, you cannot be serious!" Igaram protested but began walking right beside Cobra over to the wall.

Cobra climbed the partition as he spoke, "These men saved our country. If they want to see women, they can see women."

By now, everyone was gathered on the wall to peek over the edge and Zoro shook his head, following over to see what was beyond the wall. Luffy's laugh resonated throughout the washroom. "Oooo, their bath looks better than ours!"

"Baka, it's the same bath," Sanji's said before waving his hands in the air. "Oi, Nami-san, Vivi-chan, both you ladies look wonderful!"

Nami's eyebrow twitched before she stood up and faced the men hanging on the wall. "It'll be 100,000 beli each," she said and pulled off her towel, giving the men a full view of her naked figure. "Happiness Punch," Nami said as she posed, winking over her shoulder at Vivi.

With bloody noses, the men fell from the wall in content, listening to the girl's laughter. Recovering and cleaning up from their excitement, the pirates and royal men settled back in the bath and King Cobra, who was standing near the towel rack, approached the pirates before he dropped to his knees and bowed fully, his forehead touching the wet floor. "I would like to thank you for saving my country."

Zoro raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Are you sure it's ok for you to bow to us?"

"He is right, Sire," Igaram agreed wholeheartedly. "A king should not bow his head to anyone."

With his head still pressed to the floor, Nefertari responded, "Power is something worn over clothing but this is a bath, Igaram, and there is no such thing as a naked king," he stayed bowed for a moment before he lifted his head to look at the pirates. "As a father and as a man who lives on this land, I wish to express my deepest gratitude."

Luffy laughed and slapped Usopp on the back. "Ah, old man! Don't worry about it! I wanted to beat up that Crocodile for my own reasons."

Nefertari smiled and stood. "Well, this old man can only stand to be in the steams of the baths for so long. When you all are ready, your rooms have been prepared. I hope you rest well tonight."

Moments after King Cobra left, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates slowly began to file out of the bathing area and soon the only ones left were the swordsman and the cook. Sanji reached over, pulling out the cigarette package he'd brought in with him, taking a smoke, and lighting it before he settled into the water again. Zoro, whose head was leaning back against the edge of the bath, watched the blond from over the bridge of his nose.

"We should get ready to leave," Sanji said.

Zoro snorted. "Why is it when we're alone, you always try to find a way to avoid being with me?"

Sanji pulled a drag from his smoke. "I do not."

"You can't lie to me."

The cook eyed the swordsman. "I just don't want to be in the same area as you for too long."

Zoro closed his eyes. "Why? Afraid of me?"

Sanji laughed. "You wish. I could kick your ass in my sleep."

"So you're afraid of what I'll do then." Zoro hummed.

The blond looked at him curiously. "What you'll do? You'll do nothing."

"Don't get too confident in yourself, Ero-Cook. You wouldn't be able to handle the move I'd make."

Irritated by the cockiness of his first mate, Sanji waded over to where he sat and leaned in close to him. "Oh? And what move can I not handle? I've watched you fight; I know all your moves."

Zoro opened his eyes to look at Sanji before he smiled. "No, you don't."

Just as Sanji was about to protest, Zoro leaned forward and gave a chaste kiss on the corner of his mouth brushing his nose across the other's cheek. He leaned back and chuckled at the look on Sanji's face. "See, you don't know all my moves."

With that Zoro exited the baths and dried himself off before donning his clothes and going back to their room.

R.Z

Zoro opened the door to the room and sat on his bed next to Luffy. "What's the word, Captain?"

Luffy ran a finger under his nose. "We should leave first thing in the morning."

"Perhaps after breakfast?" Came Sanji's reply, who was leaning against the door frame.

Zoro looked at the chef, giving him a once over and smirking before he addressed Usopp, "Gather everything and make sure we're set to leave in the morning."

"But not until after breakfast!"

A mushi ringing paused any further conversation as Nami pulled the snail from her pocket. "Who is this?"

Luffy snatched the snail from Nami. "Who's calling?!"

The unmistakable voice of Mr. 2 blasted from the speakers. "Ow! I just wanted to let you guys know, I'm moving your ship."

"The fuck? Why are you moving our ship?"

Mr. 2 laughed at Nami's question. "A naval blockade has been set up. If you guys want to leave the island, you should leave now."

With a click the snail went back to sleep.

Luffy looked at his crew and nodded his head. "We leave tonight."

The crew busied themselves with gathering their belongings when the door opened and Vivi stepped through it. "You're leaving now?"

Nami looked at Vivi and smiled. "It would be best, yes."

"Gather your belongings and follow me then, I'll show you to our Elite Duck Force. They can get you across the desert and back to the ship before day breaks."

Quickly, the Straw Hat Pirates gathered their items and left the room. They followed Vivi to the stables where their rides were waiting for them. They loaded the ducks, mounted them, and with one last look to Vivi, the pirates… no, her new friends road off towards the desert.

Conversation spread throughout the crew as they talked about their battles and what new skills they learned while fighting their enemy. It was Usopp who noticed Nami was a little melancholy. "Oi, Nami, are you ok?"

That question pulled the attention of the crew and Sanji pulled his duck closer to Nami's to pat her on the back. "I can sympathize with your mood, Nami. Leaving Vivi behind… but if you dwell on it, it'll only be bad for you. You gotta keep your chin up."

Nami sighed and hunched her shoulders. "I'm just willingly giving up that 1,000,000,000 beli Vivi promised."

Zoro slapped his face; Luffy laughed; Chopper shook his head; and poor Usopp fell off his duck.

"So you're upset about the damn money?!"

"Uhh, guys, Usopp fell off." Chopper looked behind worried.

Zoro sped up his duck and looked over his shoulder. "Stop being so deceiving, Nami."

Nami waved her hand in front of her face. "Pft, I'm not worried about Vivi."

"Guys! Usopp fell off his duck!"

Nami looked back and laughed. "So? That's his problem. Get your ass off the ground and catch up, Usopp!"

Usopp twitched a couple of times before he jumped up to chase after his duck, shouting for the others to wait.

Whew, I hope you all enjoyed. Let me hear your thoughts. Stay tune for the next chapter: Portgas D. Ace - Huredhiel