A/N: I'm sorry Guest. Zeff can't be his teacher. He already has a role in the future chapters.

And I'm trying to lengthen all my chapters and that's why it's taking me some time(Not that much. Just give me at least 3 days after the 5 reviews XD) to update. But I can't seem to be able to write at least past 2500 words. I'll do better next time.


Daisy, Roxanne and Paula were not as mean and the bully types as Sanji had thought of them to be at first. They were in fact quite nice and friendly. Nevertheless, the other students still preferred to avoid them because they were pretty weird, well, at least in their own way.

Caimie, his neighbour, was also somewhat a strange girl but he had immediately taken a liking to her when the latter had first come to make conversation with him. That girl liked to talk and it was easy to chat about almost everything with her.

It felt nice to have friends, though Sanji had quite some bitter memories about them when he was in his previous school. Those snobs and rich brats. He didn't really want to bring back his memories of them and for that reason, he shook his head to rid his mind of them or at least, bury them deep down in a corner until he eventually forgot.

"Sanji!"

The blond looked at the one sitting next to his left.

"What is it?"

"Look who's there already!"

Sanji looked to where Caimie was pointing towards. It was at the door and there stood Zoro, all fidgety and eyes averted. It could be seen that he was quite uncomfortable at being stared at and of course, embarrassed to have an audience when he had come to fetch the blond.

"It's Zoro!" shouted Roxanne.

"Sanji! Zoro is here for you!" said Paula with a hint of tease in her voice.

"Aww… So sweet of him!" Daisy batted her eyes at the green haired as she leaned against her hands with her fingers entwined near her cheek.

Sanji blushed and the same went for Zoro. The blond took his lunchbox and went to meet with the green haired.

"H-hey!" spluttered Zoro when he approached him.

"Hi Zoro."

"Let's go."

"To the back again?"

"Yeah."

Sanji took the lead this time; he did not want to go into circles again and on top of that, in his own school. Zoro had quite a problem of finding his way. He had a serious problem with his sense of direction and he did not seem to have notice it. It was also not a surprise if they took longer time to reach school every morning. But Zoro made sure to set out early as school was- according to him -far from his house. Yet, even if Sanji did feel frustrated, he would not say anything even if they passed by the same streets at least four times before finally reaching school. Sanji was just simply content with the walk and time they had together each morning.

Both boys reached the back in no time. Sanji breathed in a deep of the cool and clean air of the outside. Their shoes crunched in the grass as they walked. Behind the school, there was a big oak tree standing straight in all his lush glory. Its branches were long and the lower ones were quite near to the ground, almost having the form of benches and were easily accessible to the two children.

Zoro gave Sanji his lunchbox to hold onto as he proceeded to climb up the big oak tree - his territory like he had said to Sanji a few days ago. Once he was up, he took both his lunchbox and Sanji's from the latter and carefully placed them on one of the tree branches. Sanji took hold of Zoro's extended hand and with a foot firmly planted into the dent of the tree trunk, he pulled himself up with almost no effort.

"hah..." he let out a sigh after making himself comfortable beside Zoro.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling their hair. Sanji's bangs tickled his face a little and Sanji brought up his hand to rub at it before smoothing back his bangs carefully to his left, covering one of his blue eyes.

"Why do you do that?" asked Zoro as he watched him.

"Why do I do what?" Sanji raised his only visible eyebrow slightly.

"Your hair…umm…covering that part…I mean…your left eye…"

"Oh."

Sanji averted his eyes and debated within himself whether if it was a wise decision to tell him.

Of course I can tell him! It's Zoro.

"Because…" he lifted his bangs, "of this."

Zoro blinked two times and his mouth formed an 0 in understanding. Sanji's other eyebrow swirled in the same direction as the right one instead of in the opposite direction to form a symmetry.

"Your eyebrows are indeed really weird…" the words escaped from his lips.

Sanji's eyebrows bumped into a scowl and he punched him in his shoulder. Zoro suddenly got an idea and cried out.

"Waah wahhh wooow-" He faked losing balance from where he was seated on the branch.

"Watch out!"Sanji shouted, panicked and grabbed onto his shirt firmly.

"Hehe." Zoro chuckled and Sanji's eyes widened slightly in realization.

"Tch. Meanie." He let go of his shirt, lips pouted.

"Your mother does not have weird eyebrows. You got that from your father?" asked Zoro.

On hearing about his father, Sanji stiffened and it did not go unnoticed by the green haired but the latter kept quiet about it and quietly waited for his response.

"No, he doesn't."

"Then how?" Zoro was now curious.

"Umm, mama said that it is probably from her mama. She has the same eyebrows as me too. Mama's eyebrows are slightly curled at the end. You can't really see it though."

"Oh…Did you get tease because of it in the past?"

"You can't imagine how much!"

"But they are still pretty weird though."

Sanji's eyebrows bumped together again in an angry frown but he was not that quite angry at the green haired.

"Hey, I'm sorry, okay?"

"It's not like it's your fault anyway."

"You hate it?"

"Yeah, I did in the past."

"Why not anymore?"

"You are pretty curious today, Zoro." Sanji frowned.

"…"

"Stop making that face! I'll tell you, jeez."

Zoro smiled.

"Well, I don't hate it now. I used to hate it very much as because of them, I did not really have any friends before. The children here are nice. Or maybe they haven't notice my other eyebrow yet... Still it's a part of me, so..." Sanji raised and lowered his shoulders. "It's just out of habit that I cover it now." Sanji locked eyes with Zoro. "The reason I don't hate it is because of you too."

"Me?" Zoro asked, surprised.

"You did not make fun of me nor called me weird names."

"Well, you did make fun of my hair though and it was also the very first thing you ever said when we met!"

"Hahahahaha," Sanji couldn't help but laughed out loud, clutching at his sides. "Yeah, I pretty did that...um...do you hate your hair color?"

"Nah, I don't. And I do not care what people think of me. I…do not have any people to call friends. And I am pretty fine with it…except…you…" Zoro mumbled.

"What did you say?"

"I don't want to say it!"

"Nooo I want to hear you say it!" Sanji pressed on.

"Okay fine! You are my first friend!"

"Hehe. Now, I feel kinda special!"

Zoro blushed slightly.

"I feel that you are though."

Now it was Sanji's time to blush. "Really?" he grinned.

"Yeah. Let's be best friends forever, okay?"

"Yeah! Best friends forever!" Sanji repeated while beaming.


#Later on#

"Did you get everything?"

"Yes, I did not forget anything!"

"Good, let's go."

"Oh wait! I forgot to give back Caimie's pencil!"

"Tch. Just give her tomorrow."

"Nooooo~" With that, Sanji took off running towards the green haired girl.

"Tch." Zoro just stood there broodingly.

And he said we are best friends. There he is, looking all happy with that-that-that Caimie-girl!

Zoro watched him talk to her and finally waved her goodbye. He approached him and took hold of his hand. Glaring here and there at a few students as they walked passed them. A few of them were probably the blond's classmates as they told him goodbyes.

"Good bye, Sanji."

"…See you tomorrow."

"…Later Sanji."

"…Bye bye." One winked and Zoro glared even harder at him.

Tch. That's why I didn't want him to come to school. He catches people's attention way too much. A bunch of weirdos we got here…

"Just stay close to me, okay?"

Zoro felt somewhat possessive.

"Okay?" Sanji cocked his head to one side. What's gotten into him? Zoro's strange…

They soon got out of the school compound and Sanji mentally prepared himself for another round of walking into circles. After turning a few corners, Zoro felt himself be pulled back by the hand he was using to hold Sanji's.

On hearing him gasped, Zoro paused and turned to look what was the matter. He saw all the blood drained from the blond's already pale looking face. His lips were trembling and he was quivering all over.

"What is it?"

"No…no…no…" Sanji's eyes were widened in fear as he shook his head from side to side slowly.