Zoro sat quietly at his little table alone, listening to the music that seemed to make the chattering around a part of it. It was nice, the chatter and the people all around.

He didn't like being part of a crowd, but he enjoyed watching. Just observing what people would do. Someone slid into the seat next to him.

He ignored them. He swore if another drunk girl tried to hit on him he would leave. He was pretty sure he was giving off his 'I'm here alone and I came here to be alone' vibe.

"Do you always drink alone?"

Matt.

"Don't see a reason to drink with anyone else." he said pointedly.

"It's more fun isn't it?"

"No."

"Harsh, that cut deep. If I bought you a drink would you think about drinking with me?"

Zoro sighed exasperatedly, "Listen, I already told you, I don't want to-"

"I know, I know! I meant as a friend." Matt suddenly cut him off, giving him a hopeful smile.

Zoro sighed again and rubbed his forehead to ease the headache that was beginning to form, why couldn't he just drink alone?

"Fine. But don't expect anything more." he said, giving in. He didn't want to be a complete asshole when he was the one being so unreasonable.

Matt smiled charmingly, not that he thought it was charming, that's just what most people would describe it as, charming. Zoro just nodded at him and stared off into the crowd again. He caught a glimpse of the band through the bodies and thought they looked familiar before his vision was blocked by more people.

Matt came over then with two drinks handing one to him. Zoro downed the rest of the glass he was holding and accepted it, taking a large gulp. It burned his throat as it went down and he hummed his pleasure quietly into the glass.

"I thought you might like one of the stronger ones." Matt smiled again and Zoro hummed in agreement as he gulped down more.

He glanced at his cellphone, nine. Not really that late but he didn't plan to stay out late anyways.

"Its getting a bit late, thanks for the drink I guess, but I should get going." Zoro said standing.

"Its still really early, at least finish your drink!" Matt said, standing as well.

"No, I really should...uh..." Zoro trailed off as the lights started to get brighter and his legs gave out beneath him.

Matt quickly caught him, "Are you alright?"

"What? Oh, yeah..." Zoro blinked a few more times and the lights he was staring up at looked so dazzling. He looked around and everything looked so much brighter, the music seemed louder and everyone moved by a bit slower than they were a few moments before.

"I don't think you are...can you drive like this?" Matt asked as Zoro was still looking around.

"Drive? Why?" he asked distractedly.

"Maybe I should just bring you home with me..."

Zoro didn't answer, didn't even really register what he said. He felt like he was floating even though Matt was holding him up. The music began to fade and Zoro frowned, he liked the music.

"Zoro?" someone called off to the side.

"Hmm?"

"Zoro, are you all right?"

"Uh-huh." he replied to the urgent voice calling to him, finding the bright lights from a cellphone someone was holing as they waved their hand around much more interesting.

"I think he drank to much or something." Matt said, "I was going to bring him home..."

"Really?" the other voice asked.

"Well I don't know where Zoro lives, but I was going to bring him to my place. Right Zoro?"

"Matt's place? The big building with the annoyingly huge parking lot? I got lost there you know, trying to find my car." Zoro said, not really paying attention to what was happening.

"I think it would be better if he went home. Zoro, is it all right if I call Nami?"

"Nami?" He said somewhat excitedly, looking at the other person for the first time. "Brook!" he grinned up at him "Were you playing? You should go back to doing that, I liked the music."

Brook laughed his overly loud laugh, "Thank you Zoro! But I got worried when you fell, how about we step outside?"

"Okay." Zoro tried to walk up to Brook and nearly fell again before Matt caught him and supported his weight. "My legs feel funny." he muttered, looking down at them.

"We'll help you, so lets just go outside alright?" Brook said, his voice becoming a bit more serious.

Zoro nodded and allowed Brook and Matt help him to the parking lot. They set him down on the curb, Matt sitting next to him and holing him with a hand around his waist, rubbing at it softly. It felt weird, like Matt wasn't really touching him, but it still felt nice.

Zoro leaned into his touch as he watched the white and red lights of cars go by. Brook walked away a bit and got out a cellphone.

"Why don't you just come to my place, I mean I feel bad bothering your roommates." he said into Zoro's ear.

"But I told Nami I wouldn't be out late." Zoro mumbled in argument, he didn't break promises!

"I think she would understand if you aren't feeling...normal."

"She did say she was going out all night and to be back whenever I want." he mumbled, remembering earlier that night.

"So it should be fine right? You wanna come over right?" Matt whispered in his ear, his hand creeping from his hip towards the inside of his thigh. Zoro shivered when Matt pressed his hand down harder.

"O-okay." Zoro breathed, looking into his eyes, such a pretty color.

"Why don't we tell your friend you don't want to bother you roommates?" Matt suggested, leaning a bit closer to Zoro's face.

Zoro nodded and looked at Brook, "I remembered Nami's busy, I can just go with Matt."

"Yohohoho, but someones already coming to pick you up." he said, snapping his phone shut.

"Really? Nami's coming just for me? Shes really nice sometimes. She can be bitchy and greedy, but shes really nice huh?" Zoro smiled happily at Matt, already forgetting about what Matt had said.

"Hmm." Matt replied.

Zoro smiled at him and started asking Brook to play some music.

AN: oh no, what is wrong with our precious Zoro! oh yeah, I'm posting all these chapters together because they all really fit and i think its best presented together, cliff hangers can be frustrating and i would probably disappoint you all with a crappy chapter following a cliff hanger :/