Whew! I've managed to squeeze in a little writing break today and finished this one. I'm insanely proud of it too. I hope you enjoy!

Title: Dinner and a Show

Theme: #08- Keys

Claim: SanjixUsopp

Words: 384

Rating: Borderline M?

Warnings: Boyxboy, implied sexual themes, this takes place in an AU setting. It's a little side shot to the original series of shorts I have where Sanji and Usopp are living in an apartment next to Brook. You can imagine the interesting predicaments. xD

Disclaimer(s): I don't own One Piece.

The banging noises in the hallway were a little misplaced in Brook's opinion, as he honestly expected them on the other side of his bedroom wall. He was thoroughly shocked when something slammed against the outside wall just beside his apartment door. The noise was followed by a chain of curses muffled by kisses, clueing Brook in on who was making the ruckus.

Chuckling under his breath, because who is he to tell his neighbors to stop their actions, Brook turned back to preparing dinner. He was wondering if he could go next door and join the couple for dinner, but it was obvious he wouldn't be getting anything from them tonight.

By now, the noises were softer, but he could still here them. He laughed as he pressed his ear to his own door and heard them fumbling with their keys. There was a loud curse when metal hit wooden floors. A hushed scolding quickly covered the curse and a smaller bang. One of them was getting too excited and couldn't open the apartment; it made Brook laugh even harder.

The noises kept going for a few seconds, apparently the frustrated one was more than ready to forget about the keys and keep going, but the other person refused and tried to reach for the keys. Brook wanted to go out and help them, but he could only imagine they would get upset or embarrassed.

A pause in the racket made Brook curious. He quietly opened the door just a crack to peek outside. Sure enough, the couple next door was outside their apartment, the smaller one with dark hair trying to put the key in the lock despite trembling hands. Usopp was his name, Brook had to know by now, and he gasped when the other man with him whispered in his ear. If the key wasn't hanging in the door knob, it would have fallen to the floor again. But the blond behind him, Sanji, reached forward and opened the door before picking Usopp up and running inside. The door slammed and echoed through the hallway, the noises from before faint from the other side of Brook's bathroom.

Brook laughed as he closed the door, deciding he would watch a movie with dinner to cover the noises in the other apartment.