The music was loud, the light was dim, alcohol was flooding and the food was pretty decent. Usopp and Franky had transformed their living room in a setting similar to a club: They had extended the bar and set up a dance floor. Zoro had to admit that it looked rather cool, even better than the "Arabasta". But that didn't change that his mood was still foul. He stood at said bar with Ace, Lucci and Kidd and observed the party.

It was already around midnight and it would be an understatement if he'd say that they were a little drunk. Everybody was pretty much intoxicated by now. Huge clouds of smoke were obfuscating the room, since Sanji had been chain smoking, Eisberg was sucking on a cigar and even Usopp and Franky had their fill in joints and smokes. In addition to that a huge hookah added to the huge cloud of smoke.

Currently one of Sanji's friends, if he remembered the name right – Law - was smoking the hookah and looked throughout relaxed. Law had black hair, a couple tattoos and piercings and sported a sly smile that never left his face. He was chatting with little Chopper, who seemed really interested in Law. He didn't know why, though. Chopper was a nice kid, didn't smoke or did drugs, he rarely drank a beer. But Zoro knew exactly that there wasn't only hookah tobacco in the water pipe. He tried to keep an eye on Chopper, but Chopper was seventeen by now and he knew he was capable of making his own decisions. And even if Chopper would join Law smoking, it wasn't his place to interfere. He wasn't Chopper's parent. In some countries the drinking age was sixteen. So yeah, he shouldn't worry, he told himself.

Next to Law and Chopper sat Khoza, who talked intensely to a blue haired girl with a pretty face. They both seemed really engaged with each other. He couldn't remember the name of the girl, though, but she looked like she admired every single word that left Khoza's mouth. He probably talked about socialism again…

Franky talked to a mature looking woman with black hair, Robin was her name. He was surprised that this Robin actually had the patience to sit there and listen to Franky talking nonsense, mainly about ships, guns and SUPER! But she looked kind of amused, as if she would silently laugh about him or the situation or the whole Galleya-Company. Yeah, she definitely was like he imagined Sanji's friends: A snob who thought she was something better than the Galleya workers. But Franky seemed oblivious to her and apparently enjoyed all the attention he got from her.

Suddenly Robin whipped her head around and stared at him with her piercing blue eyes – downright creepy; but she turned her head back to Franky and no one noticed her being all creepy to Zoro. He shuddered. It was almost like Robin knew it when somebody thought negative things about her.

Sanji sat on the couch with Usopp's twin, Kaku, the man Lucci had been so intrigued with back at the "Ring". He talked to Kaku in a low voice and their noses almost touched. Zoro growled. He didn't like Sanji being close to other men – especially not if those men were old friends of him.

Right next to Kaku sat Usopp himself (Zoro swore both their noses were the same length, so long it was almost physically not explainable why a nose would be so long). Usopp chatted with a pretty blonde girl; he forgot her name, too, and what? Did he see right? Did Usopp just really place a little kiss on her lips? It had to be blamed on the alcohol. Usopp was usually way too uncomfortable around girls, he blushed all too easy and his looks weren't the best – at least in Zoro's humble opinion, but the girl giggled and leaned even closer to receive another kiss.

Nami and Luffy were dancing on the dance floor and their cheeks were both red, probably from the alcohol and the intimate closeness of their bodies. They were dancing a slow blues, snuggled into each other necks. Damn, he was happy for those two. They really seemed to be good for each other, as if they were both compensating the others bad traits.

Kalifa and Eisberg were the other couple on the dance floor, dancing as slow as Luffy and Nami, totally not with the rhythm of the fast and bassy music.

Everybody made the impression that they were having a great time. Everybody except Ace, Lucci, Kidd, and himself. There were all sulking around the bar, pouring one drink after another.

"I fucking hate snobs." Kidd declared. All of them were nodding. Kidd poured himself another drink and gulped it down. Zoro did the same. They weren't shitfaced – yet.

"What's up with you, Ace? Usually you're the first in the center of the party – why are you at the bar, being all grumpy?" Zoro wanted to know. It was nothing unusual that Lucci, Kidd and him silently drank at the bar at their parties, but usually Ace loved their parties.

"Shit, Zoro, why can't I be grumpy? You three can be grumpy and mad all the time!"

"No shit, Ace, what's eating you?"

"You need somebody to beat someone up?"

"Thanks for the offer, Kidd, but I am still able to defend myself, thank you very much."

"Damn, Ace, did your lighter break or what?"

"Fine. I'll tell you, so you'd stop bitching – but I have one condition: If I tell you my story, you all will tell me your stories, because you are grumpier than ever. There's a reason why we are all sulking at the bar right now."

"We are NOT sulking!"

"Yeah, right. So you wanna hear my pathetic story, or what?"

They all nodded. Shit, Zoro noticed now that Kidd and Lucci looked worse than usual, as Ace had just pointed it out. Well, he guessed that he looked like shit, too. He hated that Sanji was all over the girls, and that he was so close with Law and Kaku. The jealousy ate him up and he was even more angered about the fact that he was experiencing jealously in the first place.

Ace sighed and started his story: "You probably all know the rumors about some tie with me and some police officer."

"Kinda."

"Yeah, so there is this one officer… Let me start my pathetic story from the beginning… So this one night I'm on my way back from the "Ring" and I caught a glimpse of a member of the Blackbeards. They were getting into a car and I couldn't miss the opportunity, so I followed them. They must've noticed me, I guess my bike isn't really inconspicuous, so we started racing and I was so close – "

Ace showed with his finger how close he supposedly was – "And then this son of a bitch police car joins the race. I lost track of the Blackbeards and I got pulled over by the cop. I was so mad, I was about to shoot the cop right in the head, didn't do it, though, since I got yelled at by Eisberg a couple nights ago because I'd pulled a similar stunt. So I let the cop live, he should be really thankful…"

"So that was how you met your police officer?"

"Pretty much. His name was Smoker, fucking weird ass name, told him that after he introduced himself, got punched in the face for my remark – and I was like this: 'Hey, Smokie, how do we solve this mess?' And he was like, with his voice all raspy and smoky: 'Damn brat, you were like twice the speed limit-' And I was like: 'Dude, really? Only twice?' … I kinda ended up giving him a nice and deep blow job, I mean it was dark out and I always wanted to blow an officer instead of getting arrested, it was kinda a classy fantasy of mine… Well, we actually met again, a couple days later, similar situation, I had been speeding, maybe on purpose in the same area and around the same time I had been caught the other night… This time we fucked and I gave him my number… In the beginning we would see each other twice a month, always in a cheap hotel or even in his car in a dark alley… I mean he was good, really good, never had such a good fuck… After a while we actually started meeting at his house, he would invite me over and our quick fucks became two or three hour sessions of intense love making… Some time passed like this and we even started eating dinner together and we would actually talk after the sex… We would cuddle, I mean, shit, I do not fucking cuddle, but with him it was different…Than I would actually stay the night over at his house, we woke up together… He made me breakfast… Yeah…" Ace looked really heartbroken.

"That doesn't sound pathetic at all-"

"Yeah, shit, I'm not finished yet. So I guess he knew my name and he knew I liked to play with fire, so I thought he knew I was the legendary Firefist, but hey, apparently not. He found out, though. He was screaming and shouting and shit, like: 'I can't fucking believe you are a dealer! What the fuck, Ace?' He was so grossed out by me being a part of the Galleya-Company, I mean, I knew he had some issues with some of the undergrounders, I mean he has his reasons to be a police officer, but I didn't think that this would affect our relationship… So he had this huge fit when he found out that I'm Firefist… Apparently he is the head of the arson investigation department and he was kinda looking for me his whole career long… He screamed: 'You should be fucking grateful that I'm not arresting you on the spot!' And then he kicked me out of his house, literally."

"Literally?"

"Yeah, check this bruise out!" Ace turned around and lifted his shirt. Zoro could clearly make out the shoe sized bruise on Ace's back.

"Damn, this sucks."

"Yeah, shit, I guess."

"So, I figure you really like Smoker?" Zoro asked.

"You know, I always thought that I would be a happy single forever, you know, just fucking around, blowing shit up, playing with fire for the rest of my life, protecting Luffy with all I got… But I guess I fell in love with Smoker."

"Does he know?"

"What?"

"That you're in love with him."

"No, are you insane? I would never ever tell him this! This started as a casual fuck-buddy-relationship, and he made it pretty clear in the beginning that he was just using me for sex. So no motherfucking way that I'm going to tell him that I fell in love with him. You know, that's actually the pathetic part about it - I always knew this couldn't go on as it did, I knew he or I would end this sooner or later, and I still fell in fucking love!"

"Shit, this is pathetic." Kidd said.

"Yeah. So don't give me shit that I'm trying to drown myself in booze right now. I have to get over him."

"When did he kick you out of his house?"

"Last night after the raid. I thought I'd come over really quick, thought I could take a shower at his place, so I didn't even bother changing my clothes… I left them on the bathroom floor… He picked them up, immediately became suspicious about the bloodstains, my matches fell out of my hoodie and I had to answer some questions… I trusted him so I told him about the raid, he asked more questions-"

"You didn't tell him anything important?" Lucci asked on alert that maybe last night Ace blew off all their covers.

"Nah, Lucci, I ain't stupid, neither mentioned names nor places, but Smoker added one and one and he came to the conclusion that I'm the legendary Firefist, the man that is responsible for many sleepless nights, pun intended."

"Shit, Ace, I'm sorry. That sucks." Zoro said.

"Yeah, Zoro's right. What are you going to do now?" Kidd asked.

"Don't know yet. Maybe set something on fire, preferably his car, fire always helps to improve my mood." Ace laughed bitterly. "But shit happens, he didn't arrest me, that's the bright side. So now it's your time, Lucci, Kidd, Zoro? You all wore the same expression as you do now when I accidently set your bikes on fire."

"Motherfucker." Kidd just said and looked at Lucci, who usually wasn't the one who showed his emotions like he did tonight.

Lucci nodded and turned his head: "See the fucker with the long nose?"

"Usopp? What's up with Usopp? Did he blow something up?"

Lucci just shot Ace a death glare. "No, you dumb shit, square-nose of course. Remember when we saw him at the 'Ring'?"

"Yeah, that bitch could fight."

"Hey, didn't he use the same technique as you did?" Zoro asked.

"He did. It was exactly the same technique, but I was still the better fighter. I won the fight and I guess if I look back now it was a mistake to fight him, since he got curious about my fighting style, too."

"So did you meet him again?"

"Yeah, pretty much. He works for the government."

"Fuck."

"Motherfucking bitch."

"Should I set his car on fire?"

"He actually works for the same department I supposedly work for, but I never had much contact with my colleagues, I'm just not the type that chats over a cup of coffee. And in addition to that I hardly show up there anymore since I'm supposed to be an undercover agent. Of course the Galleya-Company would become suspicious if I'd visit my department on a regular basis."

"So Square-nose is an underground agent, just like you?"

"Yeah. And this is why this situation is so shitty. If he's friends with Nami and Sanji, and if he's going to visit this place more often, I mean, shit, even this one visit right here right now might be enough for him…"

"Enough for what?"

"Well, Kalifa and I have been feeding the government a whole bunch of information about the Galleya-Company, but none of it was actually real. So there is a whole bunch of fake information out there. Square-nose might find out that we didn't do our jobs properly, or worse, he might even blow our cover or discover that we work now for the other side of the law. He is a serious danger to our position, hell, he is a ticking bomb for the whole company."

"Fuck."

"Motherfucker!"

"I can still set his car on fire."

"Ace, that won't help."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I only see one solution: To get rid of him - permanently."

"Sanji and Nami will get suspicious if their friend disappears."

"We could say it was an accident due to his job, and it wouldn't even be a lie."

"Do Eisberg and Shanks know about this?"

"Not yet. I told Kalifa to not do anything; Square-nose is my concern. I will keep an eye on him."

"He is a professional agent, and if he is almost as good as you are, it'll be pretty hard to keep an eye on him."

"I got my ways."

"How?" Ace voiced his curiosity.

"Well, after the fight at the 'Ring' Square-nose might've revealed some interest in me."

"Interest?"

"Man, Ace, Square-nose wanted to fuck Lucci, or, well, more likely, that Lucci would fuck Square-nose." Kidd made clear.

"So, did you do him?"

"Not yet."

"So you'll keep an eye on him due to faking romantic interest?"

"Damn, Lucci, you'll watch him, fuck him, assassinate him – that's pretty hardcore, even for you."

"I'm not exactly happy about the situation. But if he blows our cover, they'll need to check all the information they got from us – and that would be pretty damn bad. Also Mihawk's cover would be blown, since he assigned us to this job, and with Mihawk's cover blown it's not only the Galleya-Company who is endangered, it's the whole fucking underground. Mihawk's trail leads directly to Shanks, Eisberg and recently to you, Zoro. So yeah, if he blows our cover, we're fucked. So what do you say; is it worth to spare his life and get this whole mess in exchange? This mess would claim way more lifes than this one simple assassination."

"But he looks so innocent!" Ace complained.

"He is Usopp's twin."

"Well, shit, maybe you can turn him around like we did with you and Kalifa." Zoro suggested.

"Look, what happened to Kalifa and me, what do you think are the chances that a professional agent with deep beliefs in justice will get turned around by a pretty violent underground organization?"

"But you are on our side now!"

"To our defense – neither Kalifa nor I had really deep beliefs in governmental justice. We just like to kill. It never mattered to me for whom I was supposed to kill. I fight for this side because I don't have paperwork to do and there are no consequences if I might kill a little more violent than a usual agent. I also have more freedom and the sparring partners are way better, so yeah, those are the reasons I'm on this side."

"But Kalifa-"

"Kalifa is on this side of the law because she enjoys fucking with Eisberg."

"So, why can't we turn Square-nose around?"

"I checked his file. It said that he has exemplary beliefs in governmental justice. He is a model agent. No turning around, I guess."

"Fuck."

"Motherfucker."

"I can still set his car on fire –"

Ace got hit in the head by three angry fists.

"So I guess you should keep on watching him." Kidd suggested.

"I already do."

They all poured themselves another drink. Damn, Zoro thought, he was lucky that Sanji was a simple cook and not a government agent, but why the fuck had he to be friends with Square-nose?

"So, Kidd, what is your reason why you are all grumpy and shit?" Ace asked, oblivious to the three nasty bruises that emerged on his face.

Kidd grunted: "See the black-haired man over there? The one with the sly smile who's talking to Chopper?"

"Yeah, his name is Law, right?"

"Yeah, shit, motherfucking Trafalgar Law."

"You know him?"

"Yeah, I do, well; I thought I'd know him."

"Should I set his car on fire – haha, I was just kidding!"

Kidd ignored Ace. "I met him at the 'Arabasta'. I thought he was just another man looking for a quick fuck. I liked his body, I liked his face, and all I wanted was a quick and uncomplicated fuck. That was a couple weeks ago. He actually approached me; he took me upstairs in one the bedrooms, so I assumed he was a prostitute. I didn't really mind, as long as the fuck was good and rough."

"Was it?"

"Yeah. He was fine. I paid him the usual fee for half an hour and even added an extra twenty. Felt generous that night. I thought it was an onetime thing, but shit, the next few times I've been at the 'Arabasta' I tried to fuck these other guys, but shit, it wasn't as good as it had been with him, so I kinda stopped fucking around and just fucked with Law. I paid him each single time, I actually felt some compassion towards him, I mean, I thought he was a prostitute and all. So each time I've been at the 'Arabasta' I only fucked with him. I became monogamous for a prostitute – that is pathetic. I actually changed my schedule so I'd be always on the same nights in the 'Arabasta', since I remembered the nights when Law had been working, only Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays. Those were the nights I'd be at the 'Arabasta', searching for him. I basically spent most of my money on him."

"So Law is a prostitute?"

"Never thought that Nami and Sanji would have a prostitute in their circle of friends."

"That's the point. Law isn't a hooker. He is a doctor, actually a surgeon. That's what Nami and Sanji told me after I asked them."

"That explains why our sweet little Chopper is so interested in him."

"Yeah. They've been talking 'bout medical crap since Chopper found out that he's a surgeon."

"Shit, and Chopper actually talking to him confirms that he has at least some deeper medical knowledge."

"Yeah. So he is a real doctor and just fucks around at night?"

"That's what I'm thinking. And I spent tons of money on that little shit! I even stopped fucking around!"

"Sucks, dude."

"Do you think Nami and Sanji know 'bout his nightly activities?"

"Nah, don't think so. This is the only reason why I didn't kill him yet. I plan on blackmailing him. I mean, he fooled me all along, probably thought that scum like us undergrounders isn't worth the real background, you can just fuck with them if you disguise your true self or shit… Well, now I know who his friends are, I bet through Chopper I can even find out where he works… That's a pretty awesome base for some blackmailing… I will pay it back to him…"

"Don't you think you overreact? I mean you just assumed he was a hooker and you paid him and he probably just went along with it…"

"You don't know what really went down in those hours we spent above the 'Arabasta', and I ain't telling you. Just put it like this: He deserves whatever shit he's going to get from me."

"Damn, Kidd, he got under your skin."

"Motherfucker, he did. Did you see his slightly scared look when he realized that I'm one of the new nakama of Sanji and Nami? It was fucking hilarious. But the fucker pulled his shit together real quick. Just watch him for a few seconds."

They all turned around and stared at Law's back. Law must've noticed the four intense stares on his back and turned his head. For a short moment Zoro thought he had a hounded and scared look in his eyes, but then he frowned and turned his head back to Chopper who didn't notice their intense stare-encounter at all.

"Damn, he knows."

"Yeah, the fucker better watches his back."

"Shit, what did he do to you?"

"I'd like to not share the details of our relationship." Kidd said in a gravely voice.

They all nodded, even Ace. Apparently Kidd really had some serious problems with Law. Ace looked pointedly at him: "So, Zoro, you're the last one of us who didn't spill."

"Yeah, but I guess my reasons to be more grumpy than usual are pretty lame compared to yours."

"Doesn't matter, spill." Ace demanded.

"Fine. You know how everybody thinks Sanji and I are a great couple?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, we are not."

"What? You aren't great?"

"We aren't even a couple."

"Oh."

"Yeah, oh. He keeps on insisting that he isn't even gay, and he likes to tell me this like any other minute." Zoro knew he was exaggerating, but screw this shit, he was fucking mad at Sanji right now, that damn hypocrite. Also he kept on watching Sanji from the corners of his eyes, and Sanji was still talking to Square-nose – he was actually kinda relieved now that he knew that Square-nose wasn't going to live any longer. Lucci would take care of that matter. Damn, he was fucking jealous of that square nosed fucker.

"So, I really want Sanji and it's not a fucking secret, not even for Sanji himself. But I know him for like five days total and we're already living together, but I don't know how long that'll last, though. But I like living with him, but I guess he doesn't… I mean, fuck, we sleep in the same bed and all, and he comes up and fucking cuddles…But then I'm scared that he acts like this because Zeff meant a lot to him and he was murdered, so I guess he feels insecure and shit and just uses me for some weird kind of solace…"

"Damn, that's twisted. But you guys do it, right?"

"No. That's part of the problem. I didn't fuck someone since I first laid my eyes on Sanji and that was over a month ago."

"But I heard you this morning…"

"Well, I gave him head this morning… He is just so damn confusing! I hate it how he is all over the girls, I think it's fucking gross, but then I would probably punch him if he would act like this towards me…He is a great sparring partner, though, you've seen him fight…"

"You got it bad, Zoro."

Zoro refilled his glass. He knew he got it bad. All his thoughts circled around Sanji, he couldn't wait for this party to be over, he wanted Sanji in his bed again, he wanted Sanji draped all over his body, he wanted to repeat the actions from this morning and even go farther – and he wanted Sanji not only for this night, or for the next night, he wanted him for the next years…

"This is retarded." He mumbled.

"Yeah, fuck, we all got our shit to deal with."

"Hand me that bottle, Zoro." Ace demanded and Zoro obeyed. They all sat at the bar in silence, lost in their own thoughts. That was when Shanks came over, obviously shitfaced.

"Zoro! Ace, bro! Rob! Kiddo! Why are you all making such sad faces? Come on, have some fun!"

"Can someone shut the one armed weirdo up?" Kidd growled.

Lucci grabbed Shanks arm and dragged him to Eisberg.

Ace got up from his barstool and declared: "I guess I'm now drunk enough!"

"What for?" Zoro asked.

"To go back to Smoker, of course."

"I thought he kicked you out of his house."

"Yeah, but he didn't arrest me. That means even if I'm his nemesis that he feels something for me. Who am I to let him go? I always get what I want. I want him – and he obviously wants me, too. He doesn't know it, though. So I'll have to show him."

"Good luck, call me if we need to post your bail, if you didn't work it out."

"Yeah, thanks Zoro. Take care."

Ace waved Lucci and Kidd and made it to the door.

"What's he doing?" Lucci asked as he came back from dropping of Shanks.

"Going back to Smoker."

"Fuck. He really likes him, does he?"

"Yeah."

They all drowned their drinks as they watched Ace leaving.

Sanji was having a great time.

He actually enjoyed this party a lot. It was nice seeing all his friends again and they all seemed to fit in pretty well with the Galleya workers. He could tell that Nami felt the same way as he did. She was smiling and laughing a lot, she was holding hands with Luffy and she seemed to glow in the dim light of the living room. Sanji was really happy for her.

"So, I guess it's pretty awesome that the Galleya workers allowed you your revenge, don't you think?" Kaku said.

Sanji snapped his attention back to Kaku. He had told Kaku basically the whole story; how the green haired fighter from the "Ring" had been the anonymous man he gave head, and how he'd met him again after Zeff had died.

"Yeah, it's all because of Zoro. You know, I told him everything about Zeff and he just listened… And then he made me the probably the best gift I ever received: He served me Krieg's head on a platter – well, technically Luffy served it… But it had been Zoro's initiative. I guess I owe him."

"That's all? You just owe him? No feelings at all?"

"Feelings? Kaku! He's a man!"

"Sanji, seriously, get over the 'I'm straight' position. You can't divide the world in gay and straight – it's the same with good and bad. There is always grey out there, hell, there are thousands different shades of grey! It's the same with sexuality. You can think you find guys attractive, but then there is still the possibility that you might fall for a girl. Love isn't about your gender, it's about your heart."

"You just sounded very cheesy."

"I probably did, but that doesn't change that I'm still right. Zoro might be the one for you. Stop caring about gender. That makes you actually pretty single-minded."

"Shit, Kaku, I don't even know why Zoro's so special to me. He just happened to be there in the right moment."

"Don't you believe in fate?"

"I…oh…I don't really…"

"Listen, Sanji. Zeff is fucking dead and you fucking loved that man. You've been devastated when you heard the news, right? You've been out of your mind crazy! But now, after three whole days after his death you're here with me, laughing, smiling, all happy! I'm not saying you should be crying right now over the loss of Zeff, but I just want to say that there is a pretty good reason why you're not crying right now."

"Oh." Kaku was right, he guessed. Shit, he would never forget Zeff, but with Zoro and all the others his death didn't feel as painful as it did in the very beginning. Without Zoro he would've probably killed himself over the loss, shit, he didn't know what he would've done. What did Zoro really mean to him?

Sanji couldn't really think about it now, not with this much alcohol in his blood – still, he needed another drink.

"I'm getting another drink, you want one, too?" He asked.

"Nah, thanks, I still wanna be able to drive."

"Come on, you can stay the night, I'm sure they won't mind."

"I'll see, but thanks."

Sanji went over to the bar where Zoro, Kidd and Lucci were hanging out. He frowned. Everybody was having fun except those three. They were just standing at the bar, drinking and talking with serious expressions on their faces. He wondered why Zoro was in such a bad mood, he looked fucking gorgeous in his D&G suit! He looked like an exotic model with his green hair and the three golden earrings dangling from one ear.

"Hey." He said.

Zoro, Lucci and Kidd just grunted. Very manly. He helped himself to a large drink and he might've nudged Zoro's arm in the process of snatching the bottle of rum. He refilled his glass and brushed with his shoe accidently against Zoro's leg. He didn't know what it was, but he really felt the urge to be close to Zoro, to feel any part of Zoro's body on his.

Why didn't Zoro say anything to acknowledge his presence? Damn, he wanted Zoro's eyes all over his body… Why wasn't Zoro giving him any attention? He knew it was his slightly drunk brain which thought those things, but he couldn't help it. He wanted to be close to Zoro – now.

"I'm outside for a smoke break, care to join me?" He whispered in Zoro's ear. Finally he got a reaction from him.

"Whatever."

Zoro followed him outside and he lit a cigarette. Damn, he needed the nicotine right now. He let the smoke caress his lungs and he felt his beating heart calm down.

"What do you want?" Zoro grunted.

"What's wrong? You're all grumpy and shit, hanging in that dark corner with Kidd and Lucci, you're not fun at all…"

"I don't wanna be fun."

Sanji didn't know what to say, hell, he even didn't know why he wanted Zoro out here with him, and Zoro seemed in a bad mood… Maybe he should try some subtle flirting, yeah, his alcohol and smoke clouded brain considered this a pretty awesome idea.

"Zoro – I'm cold."

"Then go back inside."

"I don't wanna."

Zoro just shrugged. Damn him.

"Warm me up!" Ok, maybe this wasn't the most subtle approach…

"Fine. Come here." Zoro said and opened his arms so that Sanji could cuddle into his muscular body.

"I like how you smell." He murmured into Zoro's broad chest.

"With all that cigarette smoke I'm surprised you're able to smell at all."

"I'm just trying to flirt with you, you thick-skulled marimo!"

"Hey, where does the marimo come from, shitty cook?"

"Usopp told me – and what the fuck? My food is fucking awesome! I bet it's the best food you've ever tasted in your entire life, you third-class swordsman!"

"You wanna fight, curly-brow?"

"Shithead!"

"Bring it on!"

Sanji spat his cigarette on the pavement and raised his leg, ready to fight. This fucker was fucking disturbing! He tried to be nice to him, just once, and the fucker reacted all unreasonable. He deserved a nice kick in the head, maybe he would act less retarded after a throughout beating. Yeah, violence was the solution to pretty much everything.

"What are you waiting for, bastard marimo? Afraid that-" He couldn't finish his insult because Zoro attacked with all his power and threw some pretty nasty punches at him. He blocked them with his raised leg and started a counter attack.

Shit, he felt slightly dizzy after he delivered some pretty awesome kicks right into Zoro's gut, that must be the rum…Shit, he really felt sick now… Damn… Fuck that fucking marimo…

Those were the last thoughts he thought when he felt the liquor coming back up, fuck, drinking too much and all out fighting against Zoro didn't go well together – he pretty much puked all over Zoro's boots.

Damn, this is embarrassing… He thought the best solution to this ugly mess was that he'd fake that he passed out. So that was what he did, he closed his eyes and let his body go limp; he still paid attention where he landed, though, right in Zoro's arms.

Ok, this chapter was basically a pretty nice preview to the content of my next stories xD They will all take place in this universe, and I'm planning on a LuffyxNami story, LuccixKaku, KiddxLaw and SmokerXAce... I'm not sure about the length of those... we'll see :)