Convincing

When the cook finally came back from his shift, he'd gone to the shower without saying a word. After he finished, Zoro stopped him from going to sleep, even though it was very late and he looked so exhausted.

"Wait, cook I need to talk to you before you going to sleep."

"Mm..What is it?" he asked with no will, almost falling asleep on him.

"Luffy come, he invited us to a party next week and I said yes," he said quickly and Sanji nodded tiredly and went to their bed. Well that had gone better from what Zoro had expected. But after five minutes, Sanji came back, shouting.

"What did you say asshole marimo?!"

Okay, maybe it hadn't gone so well like he hoped it. But he wasn't going to back down, even if Sanji wouldn't take it well. He was more determined than the cook, so he could handle him. If it was to help the cook's health, Zoro was ready to suffer anything, even if he was furious.

Sanji came at him with angry glare, ready to kick his face in.

"What did you do behind my back, without even asking me first?! Do you even care what I think, you self concentrated bastard?! Or you think you can just agree to anything cause my opinion means shit?! Answer asshole!" Sanji yelled. It seemed he had finally lost it, and Zoro knew he had to think fast or it was going to end up badly, very badly! He didn't wanted it to end badly, he just wanted to help Sanji.

"That's not it, damn cook! It's not…" he tried to say, but the words didn't come, damn it! Why couldn't he speak properly when he needed to! Sanji sand his first kick at him

"Not it you say?! Then what the fuck is it then?! You know we don't have time for this, you know I don't have any mood for a shitty party because I need to work the next day and the next! But you've just gone and agreed anyway cause you felt like it, you asshole! I hate you so much, I could kill you shitty marimo!"

Zoro felt his anger rising. Damn it if he got angry and fought him now, he would not be able to explain himself to Sanji. And if he didn't explain anything, the cook would get the wrong idea and might end up leaving him. No, he couldn't get angry now! He would control his anger, even if it killed him, and he would convince the cook to come with him! With this determination, Zoro clenched a painful fist and braced himself to the kick that come.

Before Sanji could shout anything more, Zoro shoved him to the wall forcefully and determinedly, kissing him hard until he could not breathe anymore. He held down the struggling cook's hands and feet so he wouldn't be able to attack or move. But he did bite him on the shoulder, making Zoro hiss from the pain, but it wasn't too bad for Zoro. He had had worse from the cook before.

"Let go of me shitty marimo! Now! or I swear to god I…"

"Can't you just shut up shitty cook?!" Zoro yelled at him and glared straight into his blue eyes that glared at him back.

"I'm trying to say it… I'm fucking trying here, but you keep shouting your bullshit at me without listening, so shut up!" Zoro growled and Sanji just glared at him. He hoped he hadn't messed up because he really wanted to explain himself.

After that, they were silent for a long hour, Zoro saying what he wanted to say and took a few long and deep breaths. It was hard for him, because Sanji was so important and precious to him, he really didn't want to lose him over some stupid shit he did.

"I…just wanted a day off, for you and for me. I wanted to spend some time with you!"

Sanji was stunned, but Zoro continued since he had already started with this

"We never do anything anymore, even not fighting. I know the debt is too much, but I want us again. Even if we end up with nothing! even if it's just for one shitty day!"

Zoro wanted to continue, but Sanji lowered his head. His eyes seem tired again and sad. Why was he sad? Did Zoro do something bad again? Shit, Zoro really was bad with this kind of thing. He he'd known it all along, but now it was too obvious.

The cook lost his balance and started to fall to the floor. Zoro was lucky he could still grab him and managed to hold his body before he could fall to the floor, and made him sit instead. He looked like he was going to break down at any minute, and Zoro was so afraid of that happening.

"I'm tired…." he whispered, and Zoro tried to read his face.

"I can't do this anymore, Zoro. I want to go home"

"It's fine, I don't care if you stop now." Zoro wanted to embrace him but Sanji stopped him with his arm.

"But I do care! I don't want you to lose anything Zoro! Damn shitty marimo, don't you get that?! I do care about this shit!" he said and bit his lower lip, which made Zoro's heart beat hard in his chest.

This guy was really…he could never win against this guy in his life, could he?! While he was thinking about his health, the idiot was thinking about his debt, damn him! Maybe that was why he was so afraid to lose him every fucking day.

"I want…to give you…this…so when I gone you..." He was shaking with tears. He really needed to sleep, that idiot! So Zoro brought him slowly to his chest and rose up, taking him to their bedroom and lying down with him.

"It's fine shitty cook, we almost have the amount we need. Go to sleep."

Zoro pulled him close to his chest so his tears wet his shirt. Sanji sniffled and hugged him back. His body was still a little shaken up, but, slowly, he calmed down and relaxed against Zoro's body.

"What about the party?" he asked with a hoarse voice and Zoro kissed his head.

"We'll manage, even if we don't work for one day. It will be fine cook."

Sanji sniffled for the last time and fell asleep after a minute with Zoro following soon after him.

TBC