Sanji blinked. He had no idea what time it was, but it was about one in the morning by his closest estimate. He had been up all night thinking about him being the crush of Zoro, but he had hardly any evidence to back it up, and he was staying up all night thinking about evidence.

Well, they did kiss while aboard Foxy's ship two years ago after all… Nami, Luffy and Usopp ran off after Foxy while they were stuck being slow. They were floating towards each other, and their faces were centimeters away from each other. His heart was racing and cheeks were red as tomatoes, and…

It happened.

Their lips touched, and Sanji felt like fainting. Once the beam's effects wore off, they had agreed to never talk about it. They were living in denial.

But… When they got onto the ship after the "Incident" Zoro had avoided eye contact as much as possible, and when they went to sleep that night, Sanji woke up in the middle of the night feeling someone's eyes on him. Zoro was the person who slept the closest to him, so he was his first guess. But… What would Zoro be up doing that late? Also, when he looked at him, he was snoring like a hibernating bear.

He needed answers.

Sanji sat up in his bunk, and blinked, blocking out the noise of the snoring that came from beside him. All this thinking was making his head hurt, and he had a feeling that he'll stay up for the entire night thinking about this.

Maybe he should ask Zoro…

No, he shouldn't.

Not until he is 100% sure.

Sanji laid back down, and stared at the bunk on top of him.

Slowly, he fell into a dreamless sleep.

Six hours later…

"No… No… NonononononononononoNO!"

Sanji woke up with a jolt. He nearly jumped out of his skin, and was more than fully awake.

"What? What happened?" He shouted, surprise hidden deep in his voice. He only saw Zoro in his bunk, looking like he was having a nightmare. His face was wet with sweat, and was panting like a dog. Luffy hopped off his bunk, and went over to Zoro, asking him what's wrong with utter concern in his voice. Zoro just ignored him and continued screaming pleas so loud that they had to cover their ears.

Seconds later, the door flung open, and Chopper came charging into the room like a reindeer bison.

"ZORO! WHAT HAPPENED?" The reindeer shouted.

Zoro's eye snapped open with no warning, and he sat bolt upright, almost as if he was pushed. His panting didn't slow down, and he was still dripping wet with sweat. Sanji saw a red eye for a second.

"Woah, you alright there?" Sanji said once Zoro was awake. Zoro didn't respond, and kept on panting.

'It… It was… A dream?' He panted.

"Well duh."

Zoro fell back down onto his bunk, letting out a sigh of relief.

"What was it about? If it's enough for you to get nightmares, then it must be scary as heck!" Chopper exclaimed.

'It… Was nothing.' He said before closing his eyes. Sanji just stared, and thought nothing of it.

Seconds passed when he made a sudden realization.

People who snore don't dream.

He had kept that in mind ever since he was ten years old, Zeff had told him that If you don't have a dream, WAKE UP.

Whenever Sanji snored, Zeff would wake him up by a painful leg to the face.

It always woke him up.

Who wouldn't?

Which was why Sanji started to sleep on his side.

Unless he was drunk.

Then he sleeps the exact way Zoro does.

Sanji got out of his bunk, and stumbled over to the kitchens.

He had a crew to cook for.

Five hours later…

"NO! NONONONO NO!" Zoro screamed in pain.

'Aww, what's wrong? Wittle Zowy having a wittle boo-boo?' The voice from two days ago said.

"SHUT UP! I-IT DOESN'T HURT!" He screamed, but an even painful surge of pain echoed through his veins.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS? JUST LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW AND STARING AT HIM SAYING THAT HE'S HANDSOME AND PERFECT IN EVERYWAY POSSIBLE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU TO PULL ON MY HEARTSTRINGS? I NEED THOSE TO LOVE!"

'Class A's don't deserve love.' The voice said between clenched teeth, anger surging through it.

'We don't even love, That's Class E's job. Last time I checked, you don't have pink eyes."

"SHUT. UP!"

'Do you want to be an E? Do ya? DO YA?'

"I DON'T!"

'THEN WHY DO YOU STILL SAY THAT?'

''I DON'T CARE IF SANJI DIES! IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN CARE IF I'M THE ONE WHO KILLS HIM! BUT I STILL LOVE HIM! IS THERE A WORD FOR THAT? HATE THEM BUT LOVE THEM?''

'Oh, so you Love-Hate him.'

''EXACALLY!''

"Heh. Still counts as Wrath though, I can see your mind, and I see absolutely no lies in that statement."

'THERE! NOW CAN YOU PLEASE STOP PULLING ON MY HEARTSTRINGS?'

Seconds passed, and Zoro sprawled out onto the floor once the pain stopped.

"D… Did you cut one of them?"

'No, I just pulled it so hard that you couldn't breathe.'

"G… Good thing." Zoro paused before starting panting again.

'I'm hungry.'

"Same. I wonder what Sanji-kun's making for Lunch now."

The moment Zoro climbed down the ladder, he saw an all too familiar shade of yellow.

"Oh, You're coming down now, I was just about to climb up there and kick your Mosshead ass down." Sanji smirked

'Huh. What're we having for lunch?' Zoro shouted from the top of the ladder. Sanji looked like a literal insect down there.

"Octopus. Luffy's eating everything, so you'd better hurry up!"

'Got it, got it.'

Nine hours later…

"Ugh, what does that Ero-cook want? It's almost time for bed!" Zoro groaned as he found a note saying for him to meet up in the kitchen at nine o'clock, signing off with –Sanji

Zoro was personally looking forward to both talking to him and slashing him into sashimis.

Zoro stormed into the kitchens, and Sanji was already seated at the table, crossed legs and looking up at him with a serious look on his face.

He obviously has something very serious to talk about.

"Glad you made it." He said, uncrossing his legs, and gesturing to the seat opposite him. "Come sit down."

'What is it?' Zoro grumbled.

'I don't have a good feeling about this…' The voice said in Zoro's mind.

"Zoro…" Sanji began. "I have some questions."

'Go on…'

"What're these class A's and Class E's?"

Zoro froze.

'How… How… How do you know?'

"Thing is…" Sanji began.

"Darn mosshead, Why is he always late for lunch?" Sanji grumbled as he drummed his fingers against the table while staring intensely at the door, as if an okama was standing behind it.

"I'll kick his ass down." Sanji groaned as he burst out the doors, and scrambled up the rope ladder like any other day on Momoiro island.

Just before Sanji opened the door, His heart stopped.

Voices were in the crows nest.

"NO! NONONONO NO!" Zoro's voice screamed. It sounded like he was in pain.

'Aww, what's wrong? Wittle Zowy having a wittle boo-boo?' It was that voice from two days ago.

"SHUT UP! I-IT DOESN'T HURT!" He screamed, but even louder screams and a crash echoing through the nest followed his scream. Sanji cringed, but stayed there out of curiosity.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS? JUST LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW AND STARING AT HIM SAYING THAT HE'S HANDSOME AND PERFECT IN EVERYWAY POSSIBLE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU TO PULL ON MY HEARTSTRINGS? I NEED THOSE TO LOVE!"

'Class A's don't deserve love.' The voice said between clenched teeth, anger surging through it.

'We don't even love, That's Class E's job. Last time I checked, you don't have pink eyes."

"SHUT. UP!"

'Do you want to be an E? Do ya? DO YA?'

"I DON'T!"

'THEN WHY DO YOU STILL SAY THAT?'

''I DON'T CARE IF SANJI DIES! IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN CARE IF I'M THE ONE WHO KILLS HIM!''

Sanji froze, and his cigarette fell to the grass.

So he was the one Zoro liked.

Also, what are Class A's and Class E's?

And… Did Zoro just say his name?

He liked it.

Sanji shook his head, thinking: "No, nonono, I'm not thinking properly, Nami-swan and Robin-chwan are the ones I love. But I sure do hope that he says my name like that more often.'

''BUT I STILL LOVE HIM!''

Sanji felt like letting go and falling towards the grass like a stone.

''IS THERE A WORD FOR THAT? HATE THEM BUT LOVE THEM?''

'Oh, so you Love-Hate him.'

''EXACALLY!''

"Heh. Still counts as Wrath though, I can see your mind, and I see absolutely no lies in that statement."

'THERE! NOW CAN YOU PLEASE STOP PULLING ON MY HEARTSTRINGS?'

Seconds passed, and Sanji heard Zoro collapsing onto the floor, panting.

"D… Did you cut one of them?"

'No, I just pulled it so hard that you couldn't breathe.'

"G… Good thing." Zoro paused before starting panting again.

'I'm hungry.'

"Same. I wonder what Sanji-kun's making for Lunch now."

Upon hearing his cue, Sanji immediately scrambled down the ladder, and just casually started climbing slowly up the ladder.

Did… Zoro just call me…

Sanji-Kun?

"Oh, You're coming down now, I was just about to climb up there and kick your Mosshead ass down." Sanji lied.

'Huh. What're we having for lunch?' Zoro shouted from the top of the ladder. He looked like a literal insect up there.

"Octopus. Luffy's eating everything, so you'd better hurry up!"

'Got it, got it.'

When Zoro got lower down the ladder, Sanji noticed how much sweat drenched his body.

He looked like someone just poured a bucket of ice-cold water on top of him while he was taking a hot shower.

Zoro walked ahead of Sanji, but Sanji just shrugged it off as him being a dick.

Much to his surprise, Zoro opened the door for Sanji.

The room fell into silence.

'Woah, Jeez Zoro, how hard did you train?' Usopp gasped once he saw the dripping wet Zoro.

"Very." He lied.

Everyone believed him.

Everyone but Sanji.

He knew the truth.

"I know you like me."

'Zoro was speechless as a look of horror shot through his face like a hurricane. His face was pale as the moon, unlike his usual tan.

"Zoro?"

'You've committed a horrible crime.' Zoro whimpered as his eyes swelled up slightly.

'You've sinned.'

"What do you mean I've sinned?"

All of a sudden, without warning, Zoro's left eye shot open.

Sanji stared.

He thought that eye was gouged out.

And… What the actual heck?

Why is this eye… Demonic?

The white part of the eye is now black, and the eye color was pure red. Just like this morning.

"Zoro… Your eye… It's…"

'I know.' He whispered.

Black surrounded Sanji's vision, and he rubbed his eyes. The black didn't slow down when they were drawing towards the center, and Sanji's heart raced with panic. Zoro started to disappear.

Just when the last bit of the dining room faded out, Zoro appeared in front of him. He was standing there, looking at his shoes. It was as if they were in a black room.

SLAP.

Sanji's heart stopped once he felt something slap onto his wrist. It was a red string, and it hurt like a whip.

SMEK.

Another one grabbed his other elbow.

Sanji just stared into thin air as countless red strings slapped themselves onto Sanji's body.

The last thing Sanji remembered before passing out was a sharp pain slapping onto his neck.

And Zoro mouthing the words:

"I'm sorry."