Fallen Skies

Pairing: Zosan

Disclaimer: All One Piece characters Belong to Oda

Bonney and Perona were sleeping in a room with Kumashi; Zoro had dragged Sanji into one of the girl's rooms. Apparently both girls had fallen asleep on his bed. From the pink walls, bed and carpet Sanji could conclude this was Perona's room.

The moment Zoro hit the bed; he was out like a light. Sanji was sleepy himself, but he needed a few answers, so pushing aside his fears of getting caught, Sanji stood up slowly, trying not to wake the sleeping Marimo. He tiptoed out of Perona's room, making sure to stay as silent as possible.

He went to the room the girls were sleeping in; Zoro had said something about them staying in his room for the night. Sanji pushed open the ajar door, making sure not to wake the two sleeping girls. Once inside Sanji started looking around, trying his best not to look at the two sleeping figures in the bed, he would not disrespect Zoro's sisters.

It took a few minutes, however Sanji barely found anything. It wasn't till he opened the closet that he saw something that caught his eye. Taking the material which was at the end of the closet Sanji felt like he's seen it before, it was a red sash. He didn't know why it seemed so familiar, the red sash looked old but well-kept.

Not being able to figure out where he had seen it before, the blonde placed the material back to its rightful place before going to the door and exiting the room.

Sanji cursed himself when he almost tripped over Zoro's carelessly discarded boots, having forgotten the Marimo had taken them off at the top of the stairs. He stayed still for a minute, trying to hear if he woke any of the sleeping residences. Not hearing anyone up, the blonde continued in his search. He never notices how noisy he could be when wanting to be quiet, even his light footsteps sounded like loud thuds.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs Sanji had two decisions; go to the living room or kitchen. Not knowing if the choice was because he was a chef, or if something was driving him, the cook went to the kitchen.

Of course he felt awful wandering around Zoro's house, but he needed to find something. He just hopes he doesn't get caught. Zoro, Bonney or Perona wasn't the problem, it was Mihawk. That man could be frightening sometimes.

Entering the kitchen the blonde went to the cabinets first. He didn't find anything out of hand there, just lots of can food and Ramen. He shook his head before closing them. Looking up at the fridge he was able to see something on top.

Edging closer Sanji went on his tippy toes to try to get it, but sadly all his fingers did was push whatever it was back more. "Shit." He cursed under his breath. This has to be Zoro's, he's the tallest one in this house and could reach easily. Hearing an unknown sound Sanji stayed perfectly still, waiting to see if it was one of the occupants of the house.

After waiting a few minutes and seeing it was a false alarm, the blonde leaned up again, more determined than last time. Placing a hand on the top of the fridge to pull himself closer Sanji was able to grab whatever it was. "Yes!" He praised himself in his head.

Sadly his victory was cut short when he felt the fridge tilt because of his added weight. Sanji held on to the fridge as it tumbled on top of him-producing a loud bang. Well, if they weren't awake then, they were now.

He tried to push the heavy block of steal off him, but it was just too heavy. Sanji had to close his eyes when the light turned on and stung his eyes. "Sanji?" He could already feel his face heat up from embarrassment.

The blonde recognized the voice, Zoro, but couldn't see him with the fridge on him. "Take him out Zoro!" Sanji heard Perona horrid squeal. Feeling the extra weight slowly lift off him, the blonde started sliding form under the fridge, fully knowing he had to give an explanation on why he was under their fridge.

Sanji didn't notice but there was a lot of stuff all over the floor, apparently they used the top of the fridge as storage.

"You ok Sanji-kun?" Perona asked her big eyes on the blonde. She really did seem truly worried. Sanji felt the light blush on his cheeks grow darker.

At least Mihawk and Bonney weren't here. "Yeah, just came down for a midnight snack. Don't know what happened."

"You need to be careful cook." Zoro commented while still positioning the fridge where it belonged.

"Wow Zoro, you're really strong." Sanji found himself saying.

Before Zoro could say something, Perona grabbed one of Zoro's biceps and started petting it like it was a cat. "Zoro doesn't have muscles just for show."

Sanji smiled a Perona, before looking at Zoro who was looking down at Perona as if she was a cockroach."Thanks Zoro."

"But what were you doing?" Perona asked, now hugging Zoro's arm. "Trying to climb the fridge to look for a snack?"

"Eh! No." Sanji looked at the attacking fridge. "The door was stuck. I might have pulled it too hard and it just fell on me."

"Does it really matter?" Zoro asked, scratching behind his head. "Can we just go to sleep?" He turned to Sanji. "Only if you still want to eat something?"

"No! A killer fridge is enough for one night. Let's go to bed." Slipping the round item he still didn't get a good glimpse of into his pocket, Sanji led the way back upstairs, Zoro behind him as Perona turned off the lights.

The blonde just hoped whatever he got, gives him an answer. He'll have to check it when he got back to his apartment. Hopefully it wasn't something too important.

/

"You misplaced it again?" Mihawk roared early in the morning, his anger directed to his youngest child.

"I didn't misplace it!" Zoro defended, slouched in the dining chair a frown on his lips. "It was where I always put it."

"Well, it's not on the fridge; medications can't grow legs and walk away. I just got it not too long ago; this is the second one you lost!" He scowled walking up and down. " That's the reason I told you not to carry them with you!" Mihawk fumed, brushing anything that was on the kitchen counter in a futile attempt on finding what his son had missed place.

Leaning over to whisper into her younger brother's ear, Perona asked, "You think it got lost when Sanji pulled the fridge down?"

"Sanji pulled the fridge down" Bonney asked, seeming to appear from nowhere and now was next to Zoro, the opposite side Perona.

"You think it got lost then?"

"Yeah, you always put them there, it must have gotten lost last night."

Zoro hit his palm, "So it must be on the kitchen floor."

Mihawk turned around with a sharp eye. "You better find it before tonight." With that the raven haired man walked away closing his bedroom door behind him.

/

Pulling out his trusty laptop Sanji sat down on his bed, coffee in hand. It was early in the morning, but he didn't mind, he was going to find out what was going on.

Waiting for his computer to turn on, the blonde picked up the pills he found on the killer fridge. "Benzodiazepine..." he said to himself. He never heard of it. Taking the laptop that was on his lap, Sanji opened Google and typed in the name the label had. Scanning through the pages Sanji was able to read that the pills where are primarily used for anxiety, and panic attack, but what also caught his attention was the pills could also be used for alcohol withdrawal.

Some of the side effects Sanji read were stomach upset, extreme drowsiness, blurred vision, headache, confusion, depression, impaired coordination est. The only one he could relate was the sleepy and drowsy. The guy could sleep a day away if not awoken, not to mention he is always taking naps throughout the day and is as lazy as a sloth.

Looking at the pills again, it was no doubts Zoro's, considering his name was written over the label. "So Zoro is using this for either anxiety or to withdraw from alcohol." Knowing how much the Marimo loved his alcohol he doubts he was using it for that. But then there was the chance that he was being forced to take it.

The blonde sighed. He still didn't get any answers he was looking for. Maybe he should just ask Zoro upfront. They were dating for a little more than 6 months. If only he could somehow, maybe bring up the subject without making it so obvious. Any clues at this point could help. Or better yet, he could ask Bonney, who promised him she would tell him. Anything, just to start unwrapping the mystery behind his green hair lover.

Thinking it over again, Sanji scratched both Bonney and Perona out. He didn't want to say this since they were girls, but they were no help. He would have to sneak in today when they are out or sleeping and find out more about Zoro. But first he would have to get this back to Zoro. He didn't know how important it might be.

/

Sanji waited outside Mihawk's house feeling like a stalker. He needed to get in, put the pills back, and then see if he could check for any other clues.

It was around 11 that all the lights turned off, signalling for the blonde in his car to step out into the cold night and try to get in. Sanji stepped out his car, pulling his coat closer to himself; the cold was biting at his skin.

Sanji reach the house in a matter of minutes. He went around the front, looking for a good window to enter through until he saw the kitchen window wide open almost inviting him in. Placing both hands on the window, Sanji pulled his body up, carefully placing his feet in the sink that was right above the window, before gracefully and silently jumping down to meet the floor.

First things first.

The blonde reached into his pocket and pulled out the pills he stole (Borrowed) and placed them over the fridge where he found them last night, Sanji glared at the fridge. "Now, to look around." Taking out a small light, the blonde started his investigation, deciding to leave his rivalry with the fridge pass for tonight.

He was at least ten minute into his search inside the kitchen when he finally found something of good use in the back drawers. Sanji looked into the drawer shocked to see how many pills were in it. There were at least 10 in all.

"Antidepressant..." Sanji read the first one he picked up. Placing it down he took another one. Sanji didn't recognize the name; he cursed himself for leaving his cell phone in the car, he could have looked up the names in his phone. Before Sanji could pick up the next pill he heard some footsteps descending the stairs.

Shit!

Closing the drawer quickly, but as quietly as possible the blonde frantically looked for an exit. Not seeing one he could get out of quick enough, since the person's footsteps could be hard right around the corner, the blonde opened one of the bottom cabinets, sat backwards, slid in and shut the door, stuffing his long legs inside where they were touching his chin.

The steps entered the kitchen as the person turned on the light. Whoever it was, it wasn't Perona or Kumashi, the steps were too heavy and a set of two, leaving Zoro or Mihawk as the only other suspects. He just hoped with all his will that it was the green headed moss on the other side of the cabinet.

"Stupid boy always losing his pills even when I tell him to leave them home" Sanji bit his tongue when he heard a voice that was not Zoro's but no doubt his father's.

The blonde could hear the man on the other side open the fridge, most likely to get a drink of water. He hoped Mihawk won't open the cabinet he was in. He was trespassing and could get in trouble, the man can call the police with every right and he would be sleeping in jail tonight.

Sanji closed his eyes, willing himself to stay as silent and unmoving as possible. The kitchen was silent and any noise could alert the unsuspecting father. Moving to push himself deeper into the cabinet, he heard something in his pocket shift giving off a small sound. He quickly stilled, breath hitched.

Did he hear me? The blonde swallowed thickly. Didn't Zoro say something about Mihawk being good at swords or something like that? Why do I have to remember this now!?

The feet on the other side of the kitchen stopped moving for only a few seconds before they started making their way to where Sanji was hiding.

I'm going to die! Damn this wasn't the way I imagined my death.

The feet stopped right in front of the cabinet, Sanji could see the shadow of the person's legs through the crack. He closed his eyes, willing his heart to stop pounding, so he could hear what was happening on the other side of the door.

Sanji clenched his fist when he heard the squeak of a cabinet door open. And this is how I die…

"Here's the roach spray."

Opening his eyes the intruder was able to see the cabinet door still shut tight. Mihawks feet were close, but not in front of him, meaning the father opened the cabinet right next to him.

It took several more minutes, but eventually the light went out and it was dark again. The blonde waited silently as the retreating steps disappeared, and even though he could no longer hear them, he stayed seated where he was, waiting to be on the safe side.

Sanji opened the cabinet door slowly and crawled out relieved to still be alive. Putting his hand in his pocket Sanji took out some pills. "When did I? -Oh!" Sanji remembered when he grabbed it and was going to reach for another when he heard Mihawk wake up. I must have stuffed it into my pocket…"

Sanji opened the cabinet the other pills were in and placed it back, with that the blonde went through the same window he entered.

Mihawk smirked from his bed, reading his late night book. That blonde boy is really something.

/

"Zoro, what the hell happen to your face?"

Zoro looked at his older sister Perona, cheeks full of the breakfast she tried to make. "I got in a fight with Saga yesterday."

"You what?" Perona almost screamed. Going to the freezer, she took out some ice to then wrap it in a towel. "Here press this on it; it might help with the swelling."

Zoro grabbed the cold cloth, pressing it gently to his jaw line where Saga got a good shot at him. Saga didn't come out unscathed either; the silver hair would have to nurse a black and blue eye this week. But now sitting here, he regretted fighting with Saga.

"You two never fought physically what happen?" She asked, sitting down while taking the makeshift ice pack from Zoro and pressing it to his face herself, feeling she could do a better job.

"It's nothing. It was something really stupid."

He had confronted Saga, asking him why he lied to him and Sanji. The argument escalated till they ended up physically fighting. If it wasn't for Ace who was there, it could have gotten worse.

Perona shook her head side to side. Boys are so uncute, she concluded"Dad has to leave for three days because of work. I was thinking maybe you can stay by Sanji?" She started a new conversation.

Zoro looked at Perona, eyes wide. "You're letting me stay with Sanji?" he asked a smile starting to form on his face. "Where are you going?" His question sounding suspicious.

"I'm going with him!"

"Wait! You're going with him?" Zoro paused, his mouth in a thin line as he thought. "You want something, don't you? You never want to go with Mihawk."

"You do know me well. There is this cute store right next to where he's staying, so I thought why not go? It's only three days and plus Kumashi will be with me."

"You're going with the bear?"

"Yup!" Perona's voice coming out loud, "Ah, but don't tell Bonney. She'll want you to stay with her instead. Or make me stay home

"Let me talk to Sanji."

Perona nodded.

"You know the pills were on the fridge the whole time?" Zoro asked while chuckling, stuffing another spoon full of Perona's mystery breakfast.

Perona averted her eyes from Zoro to look at the top of her fridge, they're sitting on it were the pills. "How did we miss it? Someone must have put it back."

Zoro just shrugged. "At least I have Mihawk off my ass." Seeing Perona's worried gaze he added. "I already took some, so stop with the look."

"Phew, good, I thought I would have to go to desperate measures and do 'the eyes' for you to take them."

"I'm going to talk to Sanji and see what he says." Taking his ice pack with him the green hair teen left Perona.

/

Two weeks later Zoro found himself entering Sanji's apartment, bags in hand. "Oi cook. Where are you?"

"Over here my directionless Marimo." Came a voice from somewhere inside the room. Zoro placed down the bags he carried from his house to Sanji's. "Sanji, where are you?"

"In my room."

Around two minutes later Zoro was inside the blonde's room. "What took you so long Marimo? Don't tell me you got lost in my apartment?'

Blushing Zoro looked away from the blonde who was laying out the bed sheets, his eyes landing on the curtains. A blue.Was Sanji trying to make me see color?Zoro looked down at the blue scarf around his neck, the one he rarely took off-only when needed to- like bathing (which he contemplated going in with it) exercising (didn't want to ruin it or make it smell weird) and sleeping.

Turning around Sanji stepped back so Zoro could see the bed. "Golden yellow?" Zoro looked at the bed, his eyes on Sanji and the soft bed behind him. Zoro looked away a blush forming on his cheeks. Spreading his arms out in a hugging gesture Zoro approached Sanji smile on his face.

Sanji smiled as he too opened his arms for a nice warm hug. Wrapping his arms around air Sanji's eye snapped open again. "Zoro?" Turning around the blonde laughed at Zoro, as the Marimo laid flat on his stomach, his arms almost reaching both sides of the bed as he hugged it.

"Thanks Sanji… for everything.

Till next time!R&R