Let's head into the future. Two years later.
The years had passed quickly. Luffy, now nineteen, still lead their small crew of seven across the Grand Line. Zoro, now twenty-one, was becoming ever closer to being the best swordsman in the world. Nami's map of the world grew larger after every trip. Sanji's dream of seeing All Blue was still fresh in his mind. He could never forget his dream. No one could. Usopp had become braver, and stronger. And Chopper? Well Chopper had become a famed doctor on the Grand Line. Everyone was impressed at his skills and how he helped even the smallest, and the least worthy of people. People almost called him a God send! And Robin? While Robin was the same as ever. Calm and collected and constantly looking for new books.
Anyways! This story continues off shore of a small town where their ship was anchored. Akira, now two years old, and growing fast, ran clumsily around the deck, chasing the small reindeer doctor and giggling. He looked a lot like Luffy with his black hair and eyes but his skin was tough, and dark, like Zoro's. Everyone knew that when he grew up that Akira was, more likely, going to end up like Luffy. Carefree but strong. As the years dragged on it was amazing to see Zoro's transformation. The man who was usually pretty emotionless was constantly laughing as he watched as his son took his first steps and as he learned to eat on his own. The entire crew enjoyed it.
"Daddy!" Akira giggled, running past Luffy. "Daddy!" Luffy threw his arms out and swooped the small boy up and brought him back to his chest. "Daddy it's a reindeer!" He giggled again, clapping his hands.
"Mm. But he's not just a reindeer! He's a bakamono!" He tickled his sons stomach with one hand. He screamed and laughed as he wriggled to get out of the mans arms.
"I'm not a monster!" Chopper cried as he caught his breath. "I'm a doctor! A doctor! Oi Luffy, are you listening to me?!" He screeched when he looked up to notice he was being ignored. "Luffy!" He screamed, waving his arms wildly.
"Uh? Did you say something Chopper?" Luffy asked, setting Akira back on the ground where he immediately ran over to Nami who sat reading the newspaper.
"Never mind!" Chopper muttered, plopping down next to the mast.
"Nami-obasan, up up!" Nami looked down and laughed. Akira held his arms out to her with an expectant look on his face. In one movement she moved him from the deck to her lap and then resumed reading. "Nami-obasan, what are you reading about?"
"Well Akira, why don't you tell me?" The woman was constantly pushing him. She refused to let him turn out like his idiot father's. She held the paper steadily in front of her and waited as patiently as possible for him to begin.
Carefully, and with much difficulty, Akira started reading. Suddenly he stopped and looked at Nami with a concerned look on his face. "Nami-obasan, what city are we in?"
Nami gave him a look that said, what are you talking about? "Well Akira we're in Island Name Here. Why?"
The boy swallowed a lump in his throat. "There's another pirate here! He's worth the same as daddy!" Tears appeared in his eyes. Nami's eyes widened. But she didn't have to worry too much. Depending on which father the boy meant...
"Akira, which daddy? The green haired daddy or the daddy made of rubber?" She took his small shoulders tightly.
He sniffled and stammered, "Green haired daddy!" The boy burst into tears. An instant later Zoro was there plucking him out of her lap. Roughly, but in a gentle way, he quieted him until he quit crying.
"Nami!" He growled. "What did you do?"
She stood while shaking in fury. Why was she always getting blamed? "I haven't done anything, haho!"
Akira's little fists grabbed the front of Zoro's shirt as he sobbed, "Daddy, there's a pirate here who's worth the same as you!" Zoro stroked his hair with a grin on his face. That was incredible. What luck. They hadn't had a good fight in a long while and he was itching for one. Luffy suddenly appeared next to Zoro with a confused look on his face.
"Uh? Eh? What's going on?" He asked, clearly confused.
Nami sighed. "Apparently there's a pirate here who is supposedly worth the same amount as Zoro. What shall we do, sencho?" Luffy grinned as wide as his mouth would allow.
"Oi! Minna! We're going into town for a little while!" He screamed, laughing. Akira's little eyes stared at him in disbelief. Was his father serious? No way they could beat someone like that! What if he, like Luffy, had eaten a devils fruit? "Akira, don't worry." Luffy laughed. "It'll be your first time in a big city right? Tanoshinde!" Ruffling his hair he added, "And we're strong! Don't you remember hearing us tell you about beating one of the seven most powerful pirates in the world who was worth more than three times what I was at the time? And how we defeated a self-proclaimed righteous asshole of a God?"
"Luffy!" Nami scolded him, pinching his cheek. "Don't use such crude words around him. He's only two for God's sake."
"Gomenasai." Luffy apologized. Akira laughed. His dad sounded funny when Nami pinched him. "Anyway, let's go!" Luffy was the first to jump off. When he landed he zipped his arms back to the deck and as carefully as he could, brought Akira down. He squealed at the speed. He still wasn't use to being dragged around like that. Many times his other dad told him how Luffy was constantly getting in trouble and how he was always getting rammed into the mast, and the deck, and once or twice, into the railing of their old ship, Merry. "Zoro, hayaku!"
"Urasai!" Zoro jumped from the ship and landed a few feet from Luffy. Nami, then Usopp, then Sanji and Robin followed.
From the deck Chopper called, "I'll guard the ship this time!" Everyone waved their approval and set off. Once further into town Akira jumped out of Luffy's arms to walk beside him. Zoro took his hand to make sure he didn't get lost. After wandering for a bit he started to whimper slightly. Zoro looked down and gasped.
Akira had stopped suddenly and was staring at the ground, his face red. "Oi, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?" Zoro asked, crouching down beside him.
Snot dribbled out of his nose and tears crawled their way down his cheeks. His face was beet red in shame. "I..... I.... I had an accident!" He cried, throwing his head back. Zoro glanced a little further down and noticed a small dark circle in the crotch of his sons pants. It took all he had not to explode. That was part of being a dad. Understanding when your two year older suddenly wet themselves. "I'm sorry daddy... I didn't mean to!" He whimpered, attempting to wipe the tears out of his eyes.
Luffy stood there and stared. In his head he wondered how Zoro was going to react. Normally Zoro was the first to explode, although he was never violent. Basically meaning he never hit Akira, no matter what he had done. He merely scolded him and set him to his bedroom. (When they'd gotten a new ship, they'd made sure they got separate bedrooms for Akira, and Zoro and Luffy.)
Calmly Zoro placed his hand on Akira's head and sighed and irritated, but still calm, sigh. "It's alright. Why didn't you say you had to go to the bathroom?" Akira shrugged his shoulder as he tried to suck the snot back into his nose. "Well, whatever. Oi, Usopp?" He called, standing again. "Do you have any extra clothes with you?"
Usopp nodded and dug through his bag until he found a pair of pants and a new pair of undies for the toddler. He tossed them to Zoro. Catching them Zoro grabbed Akira's hand and led him towards a restaurant. Lazily Luffy followed behind, distracted by food every so often. Once at the restaurant Zoro demanded, "Oi, barkeeper, where's your bathroom?" The man behind the counter pointed with his thumb towards the back and watched as the green haired man took the small boy back there.
Once out of ear shot he asked Nami, "Was that a kid that guy was dragging around with him?" Nami nodded as she ordered herself a soda. "Isn't that Roronoa Zoro, the man worth sixty million belli?" Again Nami nodded. "So the pirates have gotten into kidnapping now, eh?" He laughed loudly as he cleaned out a cup he had in his hand. "Or we're in a new age of pedophiles."
Luffy slammed his hand on the counter. "Don't go saying things you know nothing about!" He growled. Slowly he sank onto the bar stool. "Akira is his legitimate son."
The barkeeper looked at him with a skeptical look and laughed even louder. "Yeah? And how do you know, huh?"
Nami swirled her drink and smiled. "Akira is THEIR son." His eyes shot open and he nearly dropped the glass. "He's two years old. His full name is Akira D. Roronoa Luffy."
Stuttering the guy looked from Nami to Luffy and back again, "You don't mean to say you're... You're.... YOU'RE MUGIWARA LUFFY?!" Nami grinned and set her drink down. "S-s-s-sorry. I didn't know! I can't repay you but eat and drink as much as you want for free!" Those words made Luffy's face lighten up immediately. Anything food related sent him into near ecstasy.
"That's better, barkeep." Robin appeared suddenly, taking a seat next to Luffy. A few of her hands were already setting to making coffee. "I'll take a bowl of soup, if you would please."
"Niku niku niku!" Luffy pounded his fists on the counter. His mouth hung open and drool slid down his face. "I want meat!" Nami hit him over the head with her hand before calmly ordering the same thing as Robin. Sanji appeared now, too, and sat next to Robin. The cook didn't order anything. Instead he sat there and lit a cigarette, while complaining that Robin and Nami were eating something other than his cooking. Usopp calmly approached the counter but didn't sit and didn't order anything. If something started he'd be sure to make a quick escape, even if he had grown stronger. There was still no demon inside him like there was inside Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji. (And maybe Nami and Robin.)
A few minutes later Zoro reappeared, caring Akira in one hand and his clothes in the other. He chucked them at Usopp and ordered him to bring the stuff back to the ship. "Oi. Barkeep, I want sake." He demanded, sitting opposite Luffy, and placing Akira on his lap. "And get him juice of some sort. He doesn't care what." Startled at the sudden order he stumbled backwards and set to work getting what the man had ordered.
Nami, as she ate her soup, mentioned, as though it wasn't out of the ordinary, "We need to pick up some supplies here. Especially for Akira. He's only got three pairs of clothes and we don't do laundry all that often so he has to wear the same clothes like, weeks at a time. It's gross. He stinks sometimes. And we're running out of food for the ship. Sanji, you need to go out shopping for both food and spices, and pick up any medicine or any medical supplies that Chopper might need. As for you Robin, since you're constantly reading, would you be kind enough to pick Chopper up some new medical books? He goes through those like picture books!"
Robin nodded and smiled. "He certainly is a smart reindeer."
"He's a reindeer HUMAN," Luffy reminded her as he dug into a huge plate of meat. "Of course he's going to be smart."
"Just because he's a reindeer human doesn't make him smart." Nami replied. "For example, you're human and you're a complete moron."
Luffy swallowed and glared at her even if he did know she was right. "He's still a reindeer human." He argued under his breath.
Rolling her eyes she continued, "Back to Akira, Luffy, you and Zoro will go buy his things. We've still got some gold that we got at the last island that we need to cash in so Usopp and I will go do that. Unless he's too chicken." Usopp stared at her for a minute and then sighed in defeat. She was right. He was chicken.
"I'll go!" He declared. His entire body shook. He still couldn't forget being on Water 7 where not only did he lose two hundred million once, but twice. They'd quickly forgiven him and had come to his rescue but that didn't change the fact that at the time he'd been as helpful as a rock or a lump on a log.
Zoro chugged the glass of sake the barkeeper had set in front of him silently. Everyone could tell he was irritated but was trying hard not to suddenly go ape-shit. Soon they all started finishing up. Robin was the first to go. She thanked the man behind the counter and strutted out of the bar. Sanji and Usopp went next. While waiting for Nami, Usopp told her he was going to go get more supplies for his weapons. Nami and the other two stayed in the bar.
After five drinks Zoro seemed to have settled down. The muscles that had been tense in his arm and face loosened immensely and he was joking around with Akira again. Suddenly a shadow over came him, big enough to cover nearly all three spots the pirates occupied. They turned around and came face to face with the pirate who had been in the paper. Now, many pirates were ugly. Stereotypical ugly. But this pirate went beyond that. His nose was out of place and crooked. When he opened his mouth his teeth were black with tar and many of them were missing. The beard on his face was tangled and matted. It looked like a birds nest gone wrong. His head was bald and he smelled of liquor and bad body odor. The pirates stomach was round and jiggly. With every breath he took they could see it shake. It was like just standing was a lot of work. A few men lingered behind him, smiling.
"Oi, what's this?" He asked with a voice that sounded like gravel was in his voice box. "Aren't you Roronoa Zoro? The pirate worth sixty million belli?" Zoro continued to drink calmly, ignoring him. The pirate put the sharp edge of his blade on his shoulder. "Oi! I'm talking to you. Ain't ya gonna listen?"
"Nope." He finished his latest glass and muttered, "Barkeep! Another one!" Scared out of his wits the poor man quickly filled the mug and then high tailed it out of there. Zoro resumed drinking. Akira moved from Zoro's lap to the seat that was in between Luffy and him.
"Oh?" The pirate reached out with a dirt crusted hand. "What's this? A boy?" He began laughing. "It's a boy! Men it looks like this shit head has a soft spot for kids. So mommy," he mocked, "who's the father?" His laughter shook the walls but just as he was about to grab the boy by the hair his hand was stopped by two fingers.
Luffy, who had been sitting there silently the entire time, flung his hand out and caught the pirate by the pinky. Zoro's hand zipped out too and had grabbed his thumb. Together they turned to him with anger in their eyes and screamed, "Don't you dare touch my son!" Zoro and Luffy pushed the fingers back until they heard a snapping sound. Reeling backwards the man let out an ear piercing scream.
Finally after righting himself he started laughing again. "Your son? Your son as in yours and his?" He stared at Zoro as he laughed. Even laughing made his breath travel through out the room. It was almost like smelling some sort of poisonous gas. "That's hilarious. Absolutely hilarious! So Roronoa Zoro, you're telling me, that a man worth the same as me, has a boyfriend and a son?"
Zoro's stare turned to ice. "What of it?"
His response made the entire room ring with the laughter of this new pirate and his crew. "This will be one for the books. But winning this fight won't get me any glory. Who cares if I defeat a pansy of a swordsman?" Luffy was glaring now too. There were many things people could do and say to his crew but this wasn't on the list. Making fun of not only his first mate, but his lover and child too, sent him off the edge.
He stood and raised his fist. "You come in here thinking you're so damn full of yourself. You come in here ruining a good meal with my friends and my family. You come in here smelling like you just came out of a sewer, and you have the guts to say that to the best swordsman in the world? You're an insult to this world. You've insulted my family, my friends, and my crew. If you want to live, I suggest you beat it."
The statement made the men erupt in more laughter. Their captain got close to his face and breathed, "What are you gonna do about it you little faggot?" That one word made Luffy explode. While the captain laughed, Luffy began winding his arm up.
Finally one of the crew noticed and his eyes grew wide. "O-o-oi captain. I don't think it's such a good idea to be here."
"Ehh?!" He grunted, turning to look at him. "You scared of getting beat by pansies?" The crewmen shook his head but his eyes were still fearful. For his life and the life of his friends and fellow crew members.
"Sencho," Luffy cracked his neck, "is a title reserved for the captain of ship. All that I see in front of me is a lug of fat that is bound to end up in hell sooner or later. I'll just help move your death along a little faster."
The poor man gulped as he stared at Luffy. "Sencho, THAT PIRATE IS STRAWHAT LUFFY!" Before the captain could respond to the statement it was too late. Far too late.
"Gomu gomu no... Bazooka!" His hands shot out flat palmed and hit the man directly in the stomach. They sunk about three inches into the fat before it finally sent him flying. Because the guy was so heavy though he managed to land about three hundred feet away, breathing heavily, but standing. "Nani?" Luffy cried.
Nami stared in shock. The only evidence that Luffy had even hit the guy was a small dent in his stomach that was slowly returning to its original shape. "Do you not know who I am brat? I am Captain Hagaki. I've been on the sea for six months and my bounty is already double what yours was to begin with. And your swordsman is a joke! He didn't get a bounty until two in half, three years ago!" He laughed as his body heaved for more air. "Can't you tell the obvious difference in our power?"
Luffy's eyes grew smaller and he started to laugh. "Is that so Hagaki-sencho? What did you do to get that bounty, eh? The government is growing soft if they give someone like you a bounty that high. My first bounty? I got that bounty with three people aboard my ship. Actually it was a boat, sencho. Care to tell me how many you have on your ship?" There was a glint of evil in his eyes. "I've defeated Gods, and shichibukai okay? I've defeated the CP9 assassins that belonged to the government and you dare say we're a joke?" Luffy's knuckles cracked again. "In three months I defeated Arlong, Buggy the Clown, and countless other monstrosities that had bounties on their heads."
Hagaki's eyes widened more and more as he listened. Not only did he oppose the government but he won against them. This once seventeen year old boy destroyed a large underground operation unit and defeated a God. No one had ever told him this. Defeating a shichibukai was a little sketchy seeing as the government kept saying Smoker, whoever that was, beat his ass. "Usotsuki. Who would believe a pirate?" He bluffed, closing his mouth and forcing his eyes back into his skull.
Luffy shrugged. "Never said you had to believe me. Now I'm giving you a choice. You can take your own ugly ass and kick it out of here yourself or I can do it for you. Trust me. You won't want me to do it for you." Hagaki laughed yet again, even louder and more obnoxiously than before.
He reapproached the bar. The entire building shook. "I'd love to see you try." He smirked, baring all of his rotten and missing teeth. "I'll destroy you and your little gang." The closer he got, the more riled up Luffy became. His breathing hastened and his entire body seemed to twitch in anticipation. Zoro stood by with one hand on Akira's shoulder, and the other on the handle of his swords. He was prepared to attack at any time.
"Mister let me tell you that I kicked a lot of ass while caring Akira. It's proof that he's here that I've never been stupid enough to get so badly injured in a fight that I'd risk losing another life. Get it through your fat skull. You're about to get your ass whooped into next week!" Luffy retorted.
The guy smirked. And then Luffy was flying. His small body was flung into the wall behind the counter. The wood splintered and then shattered. Luffy fell a few feet away. When he looked up Hagaki was already coming at him again. "I don't care if you are a devil fruit user. I'll still kick your ass." Quickly Luffy covered his chest as he was blown away again. Before he got too far he grabbed onto a pole and swung himself around.
"Gomu gomu no... Gattling gun!" The older pirate tried to block himself but was set flying again as Luffy's fists continued raining down on him. When Luffy finally pulled his fists back the pirate was laying on his back, breathing rapidly. His stomach had been nearly flattened by the fists. Luffy walked up to him and put his foot on the mans stomach and then pressed until his foot could sink no further. "The government really has grown soft if they're giving a man like you a bounty like Zoro's." The pirate didn't respond. There was still a smile on his face although he wasn't moving and was on his back. Instead, as he caught his breath, he'd been working on restoring his stomach. Soon, without Luffy noticing, his foot had been ensnared by the stomach fat.
"Heh heh heh. You shitty pirate. Don't think you've won just cause I'm on my back." Hagaki took a deep shuddering breath, bring Luffy further into his stomach, and then released it. The release of pressure sent Luffy flying through the roof and then into the sky, almost high enough to where he couldn't be seen. He sat up, laughing. "And now it's your turn, faggy pirate swordsman."
Zoro's grip tightened around his swords handle. Luffy wasn't go to be happy he took his fight but he was currently sky high. The fight needed to be finished quickly and hopefully with the least amount of damage possible."Oi, Nami. Take Akira out of here. If he get's hurt Luffy will kill me." Nami nodded and grabbed Akira.
As he struggled he cried, "Daddy! No! Nami-obasan take me back! Daddy!" Akira's frustrated cries only made Hagaki double in laughter. Nami struggled to hold on to the child but managed to get away. His tiny cries could be heard faintly as Nami ran.
"'Daddy, daddy!'" He hooted, slapping his knee in laughter. "What a sight! What a joke!" Zoro shook in his fury. There were many things that could be said or done to him, but like Luffy, no one was allowed to talk shit about his crew, or family, except him. Especially not their son.
"Santoryuu." He placed a sword in his mouth and then took his third sword in his other hand. There was no fooling around right now. "One Hundred Pound hou!" Instantly Hagaki was sent flying yet again. But this time there was no recovery. Hagaki lay on the ground twitching as buckets of blood poured out of him. His crew ran to his side, crying out in strained voices. Zoro sheathed his swords and strutted out of the shop. "Oi, Luffy! How long are you gonna stay up there?" He called. Not even a second later Luffy was by his side and taking his hand. Being on top of the shop had given him a good vantage point. Later he'd yell at Zoro for taking his fight.
When they got back to the ship Akira was holding onto the railings, whimpering. Tears clouded his vision but as soon as the two of them were close enough to see he got onto the railing and jumped with all his might. He barely reached Luffy's outstretched arms. Once there he clung to his father's shirt and cried. Luffy held him close and Zoro patted him on top of the head, trying to quiet him. "Daddy... Daddy... Daddy I was so scared!" He wailed, clinging even harder.
"Scared?" Luffy gave him a confused look. "Scared of what?"
"Kozo, you should know by now Luffy can't die. He's too stupid to and me? Well I'm just special." Zoro laughed, tousling his hair. Sniffing Akira managed to laugh at the same time. "So did everyone get all the supplies we needed?" He asked, setting Akira down. Nami shook her head.
"You two still need to get Akira clothes. I refuse to let my God son run around a filthy pig." Nami tossed a wad of money at them. "Try and be back in a couple of hours. I'm going to send Sanji with you just to make sure you don't get lost between there and here, okay?" Zoro muttered something under his breath about not being trusted but Luffy smiled. "Oi! Sanji-kun!"
"Hai, Nami-swan?!" Sanji appeared immediately from the kitchen with hearts in his eyes.
"Do me a favor will you? I can't trust these two not to get lost while shopping. Will you go with them?" Reluctantly Sanji nodded. "Oh, and make sure Luffy doesn't start buying food with that money. Every last cent is to be spend on Akira's clothes." Again Sanji nodded. He jumped off the railing of the ship, landing neatly by Zoro's side.
"Akira you stay here, okay?" Luffy crouched beside him, smiling. "We can't risk hurting you."
Akira nodded and stumbled back to the ship. Robin used he arms to help him back up. With that the three boys left. As they walked through town, Luffy and Zoro walked a little ahead of Sanji, hand in hand. Sanji couldn't help but stare. Didn't they care that people were looking at them and whispering to each other? At one shop he ventured to ask, "Don't you two care that people are staring at you?"
"Nope." Luffy replied, picking up a small vest that looked about Akira's size. It was almost exact replica of his own red vest.
Zoro shrugged. Sure when they first did this his hand twitched whenever he heard someone talking about them but now it was like he was deaf to their comments. Some time, awhile later a couple, a man and women, came up to them, and asked, "Aren't you two the one's who are worth like, one hundred sixty million belli?" Zoro eyed then and nodded whilst his boyfriend smiled. The girl looked shocked. The man looked impressed but was eying their hands. "Are you guys like, dating or something?"
"Aria!" The man scolded, tugging her lightly. "Don't ask them something like that!" The girl looked shocked at her mistake and quickly apologized.
Of course Luffy didn't notice as he announced proudly, "Yup! And we have a kid. A boy." This time it was Zoro who tugged him while Sanji stood back, shocked. Admitting that in public? Even that was impressive. Although he was definitely someone who just couldn't lie.
The girl, Aria, was smiling in her shock. "Wow!" She breathed. "That's great. Could I maybe get an autograph or somethin'?" She held out a paper and pen. Of course the captain signed it without a second thought but Zoro hesitated. Their relationship was going to travel the world if Luffy didn't shut his trap. There were already eight or nine complete islands that knew about it. He probably thought what's a few more? Sighing Zoro signed it too and handed it back. Finally Aria noticed Sanji standing in the background smoking. Letting go of her boyfriends hand she wandered over to him. "Um, excuse me. Are you part of the mugiwara kaizoku too?" Sanji nodded. When he breathed out his smoke came out as a heart. It was taking all his self control not to drool over the young lady. Aria's smile widened more. "Wait! I know who you are! You're Sanji, right? The cook!" Stars danced in her eyes. "Could I please get your autograph, too?"
This made Sanji lose it. He got onto one knee and took her frail hand in his own as he said, "Of course, mademoiselle. Anything for a pretty lady." Gently he placed a kiss on top of her hand. Zoro rolled his eyes. Stupid cook. The boyfriend stood by with steam spewing from his ears. If he didn't hurry, Sanji was going to get his ass kicked. Luckily Sanji signed the paper with flourish and than handed it back, kissing her hand one more time. Aria floated away in a state of complete happiness.
"Could that have been any more disturbing, shitty cook?" Zoro asked, scowling.
Sanji scowled back. "What about you two? You just admitted to another island that you're gay!"
Zoro let out a throaty growl. "I'm not gay you bastard!"
He lit another cigarette. "Oh no? You just had a baby with the captain of your ship, who I might also mention is also a man, and are holding hands showing the rest of the world?" Zoro's hand twitched but he didn't pull away like he might have before. He had to show the world that he really, really didn't care. (Even though in the back of his mind he cared a whole hell of a lot what people thought of him.)
"So what if I had a baby? It's further than you've ever gotten with a woman." Zoro sneered. "And so what if I have a male lover who is the captain of one of the most powerful pirate ships in the world?" Sanji just stared at him with a cigarette between his lips. "Come on Luffy. Let's finish up. Sanji, we're through with this conversation." With that finishing statement Zoro stalked away pulling Luffy behind him.
As he went Luffy called back to Sanji, "I want dinner, Sanji!"
Sanji rolled his eyes. "Fine! Don't get lost on the way back to the ship sencho... Marimo!" The cook turned and headed back towards their waiting ship. Luffy and Zoro weren't interrupted again. They finished their shopping within the hour and were back at the ship within an hour and a half. At dinner Sanji and Zoro avoided eye contact and late into the evening they avoided each other. Finally some time around eleven, when Zoro was alone in the crow's nest, Sanji crawled up next to him and sat on the rim. The two of them sat there quietly for a few minutes before Sanji spoke. "I'm sorry."
Zoro opened an eye and stared. Closing it again he asked, "For what?"
Sanji sighed in an agitated way. "You're really going to make me say it?"
Zoro shrugged. "No. But what's the point of apologizing if the person who is being apologized to doesn't know what they're apologizing for?"
Agreeing with him was going to kill his pride but he did anyway. "I'm apologizing you shitty swordsman for what I said about you and Luffy earlier. I didn't mean it. Most of it anyway."
"A half-assed apology? How fitting for a half-assed cook." Zoro muttered before he too apologized, "I didn't mean what I said about the girls. Even if you are a pervert that no girl would ever want." Again, grudgingly, Sanji agreed. This man had a point when he wanted to. He could be smart.
Laughing slightly Sanji muttered, "What's it like kissing another man?" The question shocked Zoro. It made him sit up and stare at the cook who was staring at the sky. When he looked down he was smiling. A gentle breeze blew through his hair, combing it to one side. With his hair and the look on his face it made Zoro's thing twitch a little. No. No way am I attracted to this bastard. I'm straight. Mostly. Luffy is a complete and total exception! There's an exception to every rule and he's it!
"D-dunno." He stammered. "Like kissing a flat-chested girl I suppose." This made Sanji go into a fit of laughter. He didn't know that Zoro had ever kissed a girl. "What?" Zoro demanded. "I've kissed others besides Luffy you moron!"
"Of course." He laughed, holding his stomach. "But I just can't picture you kissing a girl. The two images just don't click." This sent him even further into his fit of laughter. When he finally settled down he'd decided he wanted to try something. If it was the swordsman he could forgive himself. It had almost happened before. Happening once couldn't kill him, right? "Hey, marimo. Can I ask a favor of you?" Zoro looked up at him and frowned. A favor for the cook?
"Depends on what kind of favor?"
"Well," smoke curled in front of his face, "the truth is that I've never kissed a man before. Ever. It's always been natural for me to chase after skirts."
It was Zoro's turn to laugh, though not like Sanji. It was more of a snickering chuckle. "You want to kiss a man to try it? Or more you want to kiss me to try it?" Blushing slightly Sanji nodded. "Why didn't you ask Usopp or someone else like that?"
"How could I?! You've kissed another man so you know what it's like!" Zoro's cock throbbed again as he picture Sanji kissing him. Was he really attracted to Sanji? How could his body betray Luffy like that? More quietly he whispered, "And you're the only one that I can really... Not trust but..." Sighing Zoro got up.
He placed a finger under Sanji's chin and muttered, "Lift your chin up, moron. I'm only doing this once for your sake. After this you can't call me marimo any more, ya hear?"
"Not a chance." Sanji spat just as Zoro's lips came over his own. To his surprise Zoro's lips were soft but rough at the same time. The only difference between kissing him, and the girls he'd kissed before, was that Zoro didn't have breasts. Well and you know. Other manly parts. Their lips parted and Sanji could hardly breathe. "You were right marimo. It is just like kissing a flat chested girl." Zoro punched him and sat down again. The cook stared at him for a minute before he grumbled something about being too violent as he climbed down the ladder.
Although he had acted so calm next to Zoro, Sanji was really a flurry of emotions. Not only had his head reacted but the thing that laid beneath layers of clothes did too. Was he really attracted to guys' as well as ladies? There was only one way to find out. There were only two people to experiment with on the ship but it would have to do. Hastily he went off to find Luffy. He of course found Luffy on top of Merry's head.
"Oi Luffy!" The captain turned to him. "Can I talk to you for a second?" Confused Luffy slid down to stand in front of Sanji. Suddenly more embarrassed than he'd ever been before Sanji murmured, "Can I ask you a favor?"
Luffy cocked his head to the side. "Huh? I can't understand you Sanji."
"Luffy, will you kiss me?" The cook asked as his face turned from white to pink to flat out red. Luffy smiled. It was no surprise that the captain, so carefree, took Sanji's face in his hands and pulled him forward until their lips touched. Again there was a sensation that he'd never felt before. His entire body tingled in anticipation. It expected more. His lower half throbbed. Their lips pulled apart and Luffy smiled.
"That's what you wanted right?" His smile made Sanji smile sheepishly too. Stupid captain.
"Thanks." Now that he'd kissed Luffy he wasn't satisfied. He had only experimented with boys who had been with other boys. He needed one more test subject. One who had probably never kissed another person in their lifetime. With a new worry in his head he slouched away.
Usopp was in his workshop coming up with new inventions when Sanji knocked at the door. "Come in!" He called without looking away from his work. Hesitantly he entered. Usopp sat at his work bench with different things piled to the ceiling. It was a mess. "What is it Sanji?" He asked, finally turning around.
"I'm doing an experiment and I need your help." Sanji's hand shook as he lit yet another one. Could he really go through with it? For the sake of his sanity, and his sexuality, he had to.
"Sure." Usopp was about to stand up but was pushed roughly back into his seat. "Sanji?"
"There's no need to get up. Forgive me for this Usopp." He muttered before diving in. Their lips met and Usopp squirmed under him but he persevered. This time there was no tingling in his body. None at all. It was the feeling anyone would get from kissing a rock. (Unless they had some weird rock fetish.) Thankful Sanji pulled away and wiped his lips. "Thanks Usopp. You were a great help!" He waved and walked out of the cramped feeling space.
"A-any time?" Usopp fell backwards off his bench. What the hell was that all about? And God damn it Sanji! You stole my first kiss you bastard! After a few seconds his final thought sunk in. AHHHHHHHHHHH! MY FIRST KISS WAS WITH A MAN?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SHIP?!
Now completely satisfied Sanji went back to his room to contemplate what he'd felt when he had kissed both Zoro and Luffy. Perhaps it had been because they had both kissed other guys before and it was the way you were supposed to react but that reason seemed wrong. Seeing as Usopp had never kissed someone before both of them should have reacted somehow but neither of them did. In fact Usopp seemed completely shocked. Sanji's body didn't react either. In fact his brain was telling him that it was annoyed. It was telling him he should be kissing Robin, or Nami, or any of the other gorgeous ladies they'd met along their travels. Which was surprising because his brain didn't tell him any of this when he kissed the other two. It made him grab his hair in frustration and confusion. Some how he'd figure every thing out.
Even later that night, or early morning, which ever you prefer, Zoro laid in bed with Luffy and stared at the ceiling. Sanji was still on his mind and so was their secret kiss. He was debating on whether or not to tell Luffy. Even though the kid was usually nonchalant about these things this one thing might make him seriously pissed. He rolled over and stared at Luffy's back. It was better to tell him now then later when he might find out from someone else. "Luffy I have to tell you something."
"Can't it wait til morning?" He mumbled, rolling over.
He sighed. "No."
"Hurry up and tell me then. I'm tired." Luffy yawned.
"I kissed Sanji."
"Is that so? Well I kissed him too. And Usopp did too." Luffy muttered sleepily, opening his eyes. Zoro gave him an almost unbelieving look. Here he was worrying about getting Luffy pissed and the dumbass had done the exact same thing? What the hell was wrong with the picture? "Does it bother you?"
"A little." He admitted, sitting up on one elbow. Luffy did the same and stared at him.
"Zoro, the only one I will ever want is you okay? I'm not worried about you kissing other people because I believe that no matter what happens you'll always love me, just as much as I love you." Luffy reached out and touched Zoro's cheek with his fingertips. The simple touch sent shivers through his entire body. Then Luffy reached over and kissed Zoro's lips, taking him by surprise. But he kissed back.
Luffy laid back down taking Zoro's lips, and face, with him. His hands held Zoro's face to his own as the older man moved over to sit straddle style on top him. He could feel a hand on his stomach, rough and gentle as always. When their lips parted Zoro only took the time to tell him one thing: "Luffy, I'll always love you even if in the end it does kill me, either because of embarrassment or because I softened too much."
Luffy snickered and kissed him again. Zoro began to kiss along his neck and collar bone. His hand that had originally been on Luffy's stomach now sat on his thigh. One thumb rubbed circles on the inside near his crotch. One hand it seemed was always so near. But then again, Luffy's body couldn't help but respond when something like a hand roamed so near it. Especially Zoro's hand. As they continued, Luffy began to ponder something. After a few minutes, a few moans later, he stated, "I think we should let Sanji have sex with one of us." Zoro nearly toppled over. He stared into Luffy's eyes which even after all these years were still full of innocence. One could never tell how much he'd done in his short life.
"What are you talking about, Luffy? He's a skirt chaser not a trouser chaser!" Zoro argued as his lips turned into a frown. "And there you go using that word again! It is definitely not a word that should be coming out of your mouth!"
Luffy frowned now too. "But Zoro!" He sat up a little. "How can he ever be at rest about who he likes if he doesn't try something? Are you going to leave him wondering for the rest of his life?"
Zoro sighed. "That shitty cook can do whatever he wants. If he wants to brood in misery forever he can." The comment made Luffy's scowl deepen more. Of course Zoro wasn't just arguing because he thought that Sanji wouldn't want it. He was arguing because he was afraid of what might happen if they did do it.
"Fine. If you want it to be that way I won't touch you until you do something about," Luffy threatened, crossing his arms over his chest. Every muscle in Zoro's body tightened at the thought. The longest they'd gone without doing anything to each other was two weeks and that was right before Akira was born. Luffy had just been too bitchy. Trust someone if they ever tell you you don't want to be around a pregnant woman. Their mood swings are a bitch.
Regretfully Zoro muttered, "Fine. Tomorrow." Satisfied Luffy uncrossed his arms and pulled Zoro down to rest on top of him. Their arousal's made them both shake.
"Do you promise?"
"I promise."
"Then please, do something about it." Luffy gave him a devilishly childish grin. Zoro was happy to oblige. He leaned and kissed his lover on the lips as he started to grind, pushing his body back and forth to create friction. Both of them moaned quietly. There was no need to wake the rest of the crew.
Zoro pulled Luffy's pants off after five or six minutes. They were going to mix it up a little. Usually Zoro received a 'blow job' but tonight he was going to try something different. His tongue slid down the younger mans chest until his mouth rested right above the throbbing, seeping, crown. All the captain could do was stare. Two fingers were stuck in his mouth and he sucked on them, biting them with his teeth, gently of course, and getting them completely soaked. Finally they were pulled out.
"Turn on your side." Zoro ordered. He did so. His erection stood straight out, making him blush slightly. Zoro's teeth grazed the top of his cock. It made him go rigid. What in the hell was happening. The two fingers that had been shoved in his mouth waited patiently near his entrance point. "This might hurt a bit." Zoro muttered as he plunged one finger in and then another. After all those years Luffy still squirmed and let out a small moan of discomfort as his body was once again invaded. But that wasn't what surprised him the most. Not only was Zoro inside him but his mouth had taken hold of his erect cock too. Another hand was pressed against his stomach, teasing his nipples. All of the things going on sent Luffy into a frenzy of moans. It hurt and yet he didn't want Zoro to stop. He could feel his hot breath again him. Every pore on his body sweated as it tried to keep up with Zoro. Soon it came to a grinding halt. All at once his fingers pulled out and his hand stopped and his mouth pulled away. Without realizing it Luffy had come a little. Zoro licked his lips and swallowed. Now he was ready. "I'm gonna go dry tonight so prepare yourself." Zoro turned Luffy on his back again and lifted his legs over his shoulder. Properly positioned now he pushed himself inside. Luffy's moan was almost loud enough to shatter Zoro's eardrums. He hoped that no one had woken up because of it. You moron! He thought as he began to thrust.
Luffy's breath came ragged as he moaned. Sex had always been more work than actual work and he always wondered why. Then he would think, I'm screwing the most violent swordsman on Earth. That's why. That one thought made him feel like a complete idiot for wondering in the first place. Zoro's thrusts became faster and came with more vigor. Luffy's body naturally rocked into his. A little blood trickled down his ass but he hardly noticed it. (Since it had been the first time they'd ever gone dry.)
Finally both of their bodies clenched as they came. Before he could stop it Zoro came inside Luffy and Luffy came all over his chest. When both had finished Zoro collapsed on top of Luffy. Just being around this man made him feel exhausted. "You are a true work out you know that?"
"Eh heh heh heh." He giggled. "Just remember Zoro. Tomorrow."
"Urasai na, Luffy and go to sleep."
"Aye aye sir." Luffy sighed and just as he was about to fall into unconsciousness he murmured, "Zoro, I love you."
"I love you too, baka."
And with those last parting words they drifted to sleep."
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Welcome back, minna-san! I'm sorry for the long update wait, and I also apologize for the incredibly long chapter. It was unplanned! And it looks as though it might end up being more than three chapters. Gomenasai! I wait for your reviews! -Demon Vampire (Originally Ichigos Strawberry)