I.

"The snow's really piling up this time, isn't it?" Conis' eyes lit up as they traced the softly falling snow. "I'll go shovel it!"

"Let it pile for a little longer, it's almost an hour for us to open anyway. We'll leave the tough work to Jim," Sanji winked.

"Ok!" Conis giggled and leaned on the glass wall once more, her breath fogging up the panel.

"So how's everything with Raki?"

She hiccupped and turned into a turnip. Sanji laughed.

"It's great, thanks to you, " she mumbled.

"Heh," Sanji continued polishing the coffee cups. "I was just the messenger."

"But if you hadnt been there then Enel-" her voice cracked.

"I shouldn't have brought it up, I'm sorry," Sanji said, dismayed.

Conis chuckled and wiped her tears. "Tears of happiness, don't mind me."

Sanji let out a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry!" she continued brightly. "Now's the time for payback! I'm rooting for you!"

"For me?"

"Mr. Zoro is a nice man! And so handsome too! You look so good together!"

He stared at her, then looked down at the coffee cup he was polishing. His distorted reflection stared back at him.

"It really is that obvious, isn't it?" He murmured, more to himself, than to Conis.

II.

"Wanna go to the beach?"

"The beach?" Sanji laughed. "Who goes to the beach in winter?"

"We'll go." Zoro replied cheerfully.

"And what will we do there?"

"See the sea in winter."

Sanji laughed again. Zoro could be so much like a child sometimes. "You really sound like you wanna go. Determined hmm."

"I'm always determined."

"Is that so~" Sanji switched the phone to his other ear, sandwiching it between his ear and shoulder and picking up a knife. "When do you want to go?"

"Saturday. I'll be the picking you up this time."

"Fine by me. Don't get lost~" Sanji sing-songed, and smiled at Zoro's grumbling.

"See you then!"

Now, to calm his racing heartbeat.