Sanji was smothered as soon as he stepped into the apartment.
"Sanji the pies! Take them out now!"
"STOP drooling on my hair Luffy!"
From somewhere inside a man's high-pitched wailing floated towards them, followed by a woman's laughter. A crash and some yelling. Zoro blinked, a polite half-smile on his face. Not even thirty seconds and already he'd got an idea of what to expect.
"Ah! Sanji's new friend!" Finally the dark haired boy realised that he was there too, and turned towards him, still clinging on to Sanji.
"Zoro," Zoro extended a hand.
"Yo! I'm Luffy!" He beamed and shook hands. Zoro's eyebrows rose imperceptibly. For all his goofiness, the kid's grip was firm. Not bad.
They moved to the hall, where a game of cards was underway. As he stepped in Zoro could feel all eyes on him, silently appraising.
"Guys this is Zoro," Sanji began then turned to Zoro and started pointing to everyone. "So you already know Nami and Luffy, that's Usopp, Franky, Robin, Chopper, Vivi, and Brook." Hey's and Hi's went round.
"Are you good with names?" Chopper asked Zoro.
"Not quite," Zoro smiled. "It'll take some time to remember all your names, I'm afraid."
"Pssh," Ussop made a face. "Look at you acting all formal and shizz."
Zoro laughed along with them. The mood lightened. So Usopp was the ice breaker, he mentally noted.
The guy with the almost comically huge biceps and a mohawk pushed a bean bag towards him, and he plopped down on it right away, while Sanji went into the kitchen.
"So what are we doing today?" Nami asked, putting away the cards and looking around.
"Movie!", The girl's name was Vivi, if he remembered right.
" I concur," the beautiful raven haired woman smiled.
"Anyone objections?" Usopp asked. "None. So which movie?"
"Kung Fu!" Luffy and Chopper yelled in unison.
Nami rolled her eyes. "Zoro?"
"Action's good."
"Kung Fu for me too!" Sanji's laughter rang out from the kitchen.
A mixed bunch, Zoro thought. Sunshine and wind, weak and strong, some with nothing at all. Usually the same types flocked together, but the people in the room, despite being varied, seemed to get along just fine. Interesting.
"Yohoho, it's been a while since I saw an action movie. Truly nostalgic. Mr. Zoro, do you know what I like the most about action movies?" The man with the afro (Brook, was it?) asked.
"What?" Zoro's tone was politely inquisitive.
"The Babes, Mr. Zoro! And their underwe-"
A slipper shot from Nami silenced him. Zoro didn't know how to react.
"Don't mind him," she continued nonchalantly. "Here, choose a movie for us."
Just then Sanji stepped out of the kitchen with a tray of some divine-smelling meat pies, making all of them stop and moan in unison. Zoro had to bite his lower lip to stop himself from joining them.
"Food!" Luffy pounced on Sanji, only to get a foot planted squarely on his face.
"Ladies first, idiot."
Finally the tray made its way to Zoro, with only two pies left. He eagerly picked one up, and sank his teeth into it. This time, he couldn't hold back the moan of satisfaction. In a flash he realized what he'd done, and frantically looked to where Sanji had been standing. Sure enough, he was there, waiting for the tray. Fuck.
The smirk on Sanji's face told him that at Sanji's wasn't going to let him live this down, ever. But instead of rubbing it in then and there, Sanji simply said, "Move."
Zoro stared, unable to stop chewing.
"I said move, Marimo."
"M-Marimo?" He finally found his voice, through a mouthful of pie.
"Yup. Don't hog all the space"
"Where?"
"The bag's for two. Try shifting."
Zoro scowled, but did as he was told. Miraculously, space appeared on the bag.
Sanji's plopped down beside him and took the tray, lifting the last piece and taking a small bite, chewing slowly and letting the flavours seep through. "Not bad," he nodded.
Nami coughed. "Sanji, Zoro wants more."
Sanji turned to look at Zoro, with a slight, worried frown. "We've run out, though. Damn, should've told me sooner, I'd have given this to you."
"It's not the pie he's hungry for, Sanji." Nami added innocently.
Laughter and whistles ensued. Sanji blushed a deep scarlet, muttering something about it being a load of nonsense. Zoro, on the other hand, didn't know he was capable of feeling embarrassment of this kind.
"So you were choosing a movie for us, Zoro," Vivi gently interrupted the teasing.
"One Piece Gold sounds good," Zoro shuffled through the list on Nami's phone, the blush still in place. "Anyone's seen it before?"
No one had, so Nami set about searching for it on her Jetflix account. "Just so you know, the remote's gonna stay with me, I've had enough of y'all misplacing it everything you come over!"
"Yes ma'am!"
II.
The doorbell rang halfway through the movie. A collective groan went up.
Nami paused the movie. "So who's gonna get the door?"
"I'll go." Vivi got up from the floor and dusted her jeans.
"Huh, just let him stand outside, he'll leave eventually." Usopp grumbled.
"What if it's a lady?" Sanji interrupted.
" Of course you'd be worried about that," Usopp flipped him off and earned a kick in return, prompting laughter from the others.
Just then, Vivi re-entered, looking shaken. All heads turned towards her, and the mood immediately changed.
"Sanji, it's Pudding."
