Sanji nearly dropped Nick but caught him in time, nearly shoving him against his chest to make sure he had a hold on him. Everyone but Nami was stunned at what she had openly said. Sanji and Chopper exchanged glances and then looked at Nami. How, had she known? They hadn't told anyone about it other than Zoro. And they highly doubted that idiot would have told them if he had the hardest time believing it himself.

Nami met Sanji's gaze, pulling back some of her hair. "Isn't that right Sanji? Maybe you should show them the ultrasound."

Sanji wanted to die, but instead he lightly peeled Nick from where he held him against his chest and handed him to Usopp, who was still confused. The inventor had just assumed that was a joke, so why was Nami taking it so seriously. Robin cleared her throat, looking at Sanji. Franky was eying him down as well.

"Is that true Sanji? You are expecting?" She asked politely.

Sanji cleared his throat. "I… I um… I've got to go." He stuttered again in his nervousness, reaching down for his bag to go, but Chopper just had to open his mouth.

"It's true! Sanji is pregnant!" He said suddenly. Sanji would only get one chance at making it right with everyone and telling them the truth. The cook also desperately needed the support system with Zoro out of the picture. Another opportunity wouldn't come across like this. "He's three months pregnant with twins!"

The trio went silent, then all at the same time couldn't help but repeat, "Twins?"

Chopper furiously nodded his head. "It's true! Sanji show them the ultrasound! I'll show them the article!" Then the doctor looked around him for his bag. When he found it he went to find his secret operation pregnant Sanji binder and pulled it out on the table. He flipped open to the articles, sliding it towards Robin, knowing she would benefit from seeing those most.

Sanji was still shocked, again feeling violated as people looked at him and worse, his stomach. But he complied. He didn't know what Chopper was doing, but if he really wanted to set Sanji up for constant disappointment and betrayal, he was doing a good job of it. He reached down and unzipped his bag's pocket, casually taking the ultrasound out and putting it on the table. Then he braced himself for the comments.

Nami lifted up the ultrasound, unsure what to even say. She had really just been teasing after what she had heard what Zoro had said, never in a million years had she believed it would be true. But this, this was an ultrasound! That's the closest proof someone could get.

Luffy could hardly stand still, jumping out of his seat.

"SUGOI! Sanji's having babies!" He cheered.

Usopp broke out into a nervous sweat, taking the ultrasound from a stunned Nami with the hand not holding the baby and looked at it himself. In the corner it had Sanji's information, it definitely belonged to their cook friend. He glanced over at Chopper who was looking through his binder of articles.

"This is… This is insane." He whispered.

Robin ignored her wide eyed husband to glance over the articles, reading over it quickly and retaining all of its information. After looking at the back of the article and then the front again just to make sure, she smiled looking up.

"Well, it would seem our friend Sanji here is very special." She concluded, lightly plucking the ultrasound from Usopp's hands. "And is definitely expecting twins soon."
Sanji's face was on fire and he was hugging his arms around himself again, trying to hide from their gazes. Even though they hadn't really said rude or mean things yet, or gotten angry, he was still preparing for the worst. He only relaxed though when the hand of his gymnastics teacher rested on his shoulder, comfortingly.

"Congrat's curly dude! This is SUPER news." He grinned.

Sanji was almost shocked to hear it described as such and from someone he actually knew. Usually it had just been labeled as weird. He actually smiled in return. Well if they didn't think it was so bad, maybe he was being a little hard about it. Zoro not being around wasn't the end of the world, even though it really felt like it. He went straight back to normal when a certain moron physically tried to put his head to his abdomen though.

"Luffy! The fuck! Don't touch me!" Sanji snapped, pushing the straw hat kid away.

Luffy just found it more amusing. "But Sanji! I want to hear the twins!"

Sanji turned his face away, trying not to totally kill the kid. "You moron it's still too early for that stuff… Right Chopper?" He looked at the doctor, who was showing more things to Robin.

Chopper smiled, happy to hear Sanji asking any sort of questions at all. Really since the diagnosis the blond had seemingly just accepted his fate. He nodded in response. But then he saw the defeated expression on Luffy at hearing he couldn't, so the mini Doctor stuttered.

"W-well I mean you can't feel them now, but I'm sure within the next month..."
"YOSH!"

Usopp handed Nick back to his father then looked at Sanji.

"Wow... Twins. You know Sanji you're gonna get really-"
"SHUT UP." Sanji stopped him irritably. Yes he knew about that.

The whole scene made Robin feel immensely better. Just moment's ago it had been like Sanji was the stranger sitting in the room, no longer part of the group. Now, after this secret that no doubt had been haunting Sanji day and night had been revealed, it would seem things were turning back to normal. The cook was no longer tense and nervous.

Nami felt the same way too, as she watched Sanji nearly kill the two boys in the corner of her eye and their gym teacher pulling him off, baby in hand. It made her want to smile, after not seeing Sanji for so long, and when she had he was nothing but silent and distant. However though, even if she was happy for Sanji and felt bad just the same, because high school pregnancies weren't easy either gender, she couldn't help but remember about Zoro telling them first and how he thought of it as some joke.

Zoro was obviously the father, but if Sanji had shown him this, how could the Neanderthal not have believed him? Was he that dim? Unless... Zoro never really specified that he was the supposed father of the baby, merely just said that Sanji thought he was pregnant. Sanji didn't look like someone who would cheat, but the possibility would still be there. She took a deep breath. She knew she would regret asking this and knew that it might come back to bite her, but she just felt the need to ask.

"They're Zoro's aren't they?" She looked over to study Sanji's face.

The cook's heart seemed to stop and he almost lost his footing. The one obvious thing he hadn't even thought of them asking and they had to ask it. Why Nami-swan?! He clenched his jaw painfully tight. Just thinking about Zoro made him want to cry. But he couldn't cry. Not in front of the guys and the lovely ladies! He was kind of in a corner now, he couldn't exactly ignore it after the question of the hour had been asked.

Chopper's eyes widened. Just staring at Sanji after that question had been asked, watching his face pale, he could tell his hormones were just itching to release. But what could he say? He could answer for him so that Sanji didn't have to say anything but that didn't seem like it was gonna work. Sanji's blue eye was getting glassy.

Robin lifted her eyebrow a bit. Just like her other friends, she knew of the blond and Marimo's relationship, even if it had been denied and any mention of it shot down. They weren't dim.

"Have you told him yet?" She pondered.

Sanji's lip began to quiver, just remembering both encounters with Zoro and trying to tell him. Of course he tried telling him about his children, it was one of the first things he did. And now he had to just be reminded of that rejection after feeling slightly better. He wiped at his eye, regretfully finding what he didn't want to see. Tears.

Nami sat back in her chair, instantly feeling guilty. Was Sanji crying? She'd never seen Sanji shed a tear before or even look close to it! What made him have that reaction? Was it hormones or... Maybe because he and Zoro were fighting? She wasn't the only one that wished that hadn't been asked. Luffy's smile faded, and he furrowed his brows, looking at the ultrasound that was back laying on the table. Usopp, next to him, sighed.

So then Zoro wasn't listening to Sanji. He probably pushed it off as a joke, got mad at him. No wonder Sanji had been so upset lately. Robin averted her eye's down. Sanji looked up towards the ceiling, stabbing at his palms with his fingers.

"He..." He started, nearly choking on his words. He ran his hand through his hair again, still fighting back the feeling. "He won't listen to me. Doesn't believe me."
He couldn't repress it anymore. The tears started streaming. He dropped his hand, having it settle around his waist lightly as he tried not to feel sick at the very memories. It changed the atmosphere in the whole room. Even baby Nick picked up on it, slightly crying until Franky cooed him down.

Robin pressed her lips tightly together. "That explains why he came to see me earlier." She whispered. She had been curious to why he hadn't waited to come with him, or ignored all her questions about how Sanji was doing. If they had been fighting, like she was now assuming, no wonder he tried avoiding. She couldn't help but feel for Sanji. Had she not had Franky when she first found out about Nick...?

Sanji felt so humiliated. Not only did he feel exposed but he was a mess, unable to control his emotions. He was pregnant with his lover's twins, getting bigger each day as their father refused to believe in their existence. Suddenly he felt arms around him. He glanced up, the tears slowly stopping from his eyes, confused. He could only see black hair as Luffy tightened his grip around Sanji's arms and shoulders.

"Sanji." He said, his head resting by the blondes. "Things will get better. Everything will be alright. I promise."

Sanji gritted his teeth again. "Dammit, Luffy." He choked in reply. He honestly hoped that he'd be right about it though.

Luffy pulled away, giving another small smile then turning back to the others. His happiness and confidence were contagious. He adjusted his hat and handed Sanji back his ultrasound.

"Twins Sanji. Twins." He said cheerfully.

Sanji took the image, nodding and glancing back down at it. "Yeah." He started. "My twins."

Nami crossed her arms, trying to think of what to say. Did she apologize for bringing it up? But things did seem to work themselves out. The atmosphere changed again, the guys talking normally after that had been covered. Sanji smiled again, which relieved Nami as she watched him hesitantly stick out his finger and jump back in surprise when Nick grabbed and squeezed it tightly.

Everything had gone back to normal again, a usual occurrence when anything was wrong. Tense one moment, perfectly fine the next. At least it seemed Sanji hadn't been totally traumatized now. When it became time to go, because it was getting late into the afternoon, the crew were picking their bags up. They all said their goodbyes to Robin, welcoming her back to school and then said their goodbyes to Franky and Nick.

When they exited the classroom, leaving the couple behind, they were making their way to the parking lot. Nami decided to try her plan of making it up to Sanji for bringing up probably the worst thing she could. She rushed ahead, tapping on his shoulder to get him to stop before they got to the doors.

Sanji was a little surprised but he stopped turning to Nami. His cheeks were still red from earlier, and although things had been settled with his friends and they knew and supported him, he couldn't help but still feel awkward standing there in front of his beloved Nami-swan. To swoon or not to swoon. He decided not to.

"Yes Nami-swan?" He asked kindly.

Nami smiled, worry still on her features. "Sanji-kun. I'd like to make it up to you for what happened in there… You know Vivi right? She was in our class last year? She's holding a party for the whole class and I'm helping her spread the word."

Sanji nodded. Yeah he remembered sweet Vivi-chan and her beautiful blue hair. She was so sweet and beautiful. But a party though? He wasn't sure he should really even be bothering with that kind of stuff anymore. It might have been something he would have done a few months earlier, but certainly not now. If that's what Nami was getting at and she was inviting him.

"You should come. You don't have to drink of course." She was sure to send the wary Chopper a glance about that since he was waiting a few paces away for Sanji. "Everyone would probably love to see you."

"I will see if I can-"
"Sanji-kun." She said, narrowing her eyes.

"Alright Nami-swan. I'll come." Sanji smiled. "We can talk about it tomorrow, yeah?"

"Thank you Sanji-kun!" Nami smiled, walking past him to the door. She gave a wave. "See you tomorrow~ Take care of those babies!"

Sanji watched her go, a lighter feeling in his chest. His hair on his back lifted again though as he felt the doctor-like chills from Chopper. He turned to look at him, holding his bag a little tighter.

"What?" He said, beginning to walk out. "I promise I won't drink Chopper."

The party actually was a nice change of scenery for Sanji. It had been a couple days since his friends found out about his condition, but almost immediately after finding out they hadn't changed. They still treated him the same as ever, to which he was thankful. Which made hanging out with them at Vivi's party an extra treat for the cook who seemed to have been only trapped in his own body lately.

A lot of their other acquaintances were there too, considering it was their whole class invited and lots decided to attend. Usually, at these gatherings Sanji would have found himself mingling around with the ladies, doing what he was born to do, swoon. But for his own reasons he opted not to, hanging around with the guys, drinking water while they watched some of their classmates get shitfaced. The usual teenage party.

He watched as his friends, Luffy, Usopp and even Chopper, danced among other people on the floor in the most humiliating ways possible. At least they were laughing and having fun and none of them had opted for the alcohol. Sanji was thankful for that. He was taking his time, being a wall flower until there was a tap at his shoulder. He turned around, smiling immediately at seeing his old friend.

"Vivi!" He exclaimed over the loud music. "It's good to see you!"
Vivi smiled, happy to see her friend again after not seeing him for a while. She had heard some things, but still knew they couldn't have been true. Sanji looked happy and fine.

"Sanji-kun! I'm so glad you could make it!" She greeted.

Sanji, feeling the playboy rushing through his veins, gently took her hand and kissed it. "Of course Vivi-chan~! I will never miss a party of yours."
Vivi giggled at the gesture, then her smile sort of faded. "See I knew you were fine! Everyone's been saying you've been out of it after you and Zoro broke up."

Sanji's eyes widened a bit. Had he heard that right? He furrowed his brow, unable to hear the pounding of his heart over the music. "Broke up?" He repeated. That... Had been news to him.

Vivi nodded. "Yeah! And now Zoro's with Perona!" She gestured with her head to the next room over, through the entry way.

Sanji's stomach sank. There was Zoro, he also was at the party, throwing back another drink while a girl with abnormally and obnoxiously pink hair wrapped herself around his arm, talking to him nonstop. When Zoro brought down his glass though, his eyes met Sanji's, and the cook wanted to run. Zoro, had left him? First he thought he was crazy and now this? He looked painfully back at Vivi who seemingly just realized what she had said in her drunken state. She tried putting a hand on Sanji to get him to stay.

"Oh no Sanji, I'm sorry I didn't-"
Sanji took her hand lightly, meeting her eyes. "It's fine Vivi-chan. I'm just going out to get some air." He lied, leaving her and heading straight for the door.

Zoro crumpled his cup in his hand, shoving the girl who was clinging to him off. He headed towards the cook, only to scowl and see him walk off. Instead he turned to Vivi.

"Oi, where's that bastard going?" He snarled.

Vivi looked up at him a moment, blinking a few times. "He… He said he was going outside to get some air I think..." She explained as he began to follow the blonde. "Wait, Zoro! Maybe you've had too much to drink..." She had begun to say, bringing her hand to her head. Man she was getting really dizzy now. She laughed, finding her way to the couch. She was sure whatever their problem was they would figure it out.