Thanks to the people who 'favourited', reviewed and read. Means a lot :) Hope you enjoy. Italics on conversations shows that the people are not in the room. Because I did not update yesterday, might do a second chapter later today. The story is now coming to a close, few more chapters left. I know :'( I'm sad too. Constructive criticism is more than welcome. Tell me what you think.

A week had passed by and Shanks was not getting any better. Nami was paying him more visits than usual, trying to get him to leave all the treasure he had when he died to her. Luffy made Brook play songs for Shanks all the time, but remained clueless regarding Shanks' condition -alongside Franky and Ussop. Chopper was worried. Though he had said a miracle was needed, he never stopped searching for a way to cure him. He had spent his nights, doing numerous experiments to see if there was a way he could heal Shanks. Zoro was the worst. He had stopped eating as well as sleeping. All he did now was sit by Shanks' side like a zombie, looking over him as he slept.

After treating his wound, Chopper left the room. Sanji walked in with a tray filled with food for both Zoro and Shanks. No matter the amount of times Zoro had refused to eat, Sanji had not stopped trying to get him to eat. He cared for Zoro, despite having such a hard time expressing his love most of the time. Zoro had lost a lot of weight over the past few days. Enough was enough.

"I don't know what's going on through your mind Zoro," Sanji said. Zoro lifted his head up at hearing Sanji say his name. He rarely called him by his name, but when he did, it was when he wanted to talk seriously.

Sanji pulled out a packet of cigarettes, "you always do this. You never care about the feelings of the people around you. Like that time at thriller bark. Now this. How do you think Luffy will feel when he walks in to find a dying Shanks and a half-dead Zoro? Don't you think it's already hard enough for him having Shanks on this ship. Now he is going to die and Shanks' blood will be on his hands. Shortly after, you will follow him. I know I'm not one to talk. I tend to worry a lot when Robin and Nami and y-"

He blushed and cleared his throat, realising what he was about to say, "I worry when the girls are sick but for their sake I try to remain strong so do the same for Shanks. Please eat something."

"I can't eat," Zoro said as he held his face in his hand, "I feel partially responsible for him being here. Maybe if I had stayed on the island for a while longer, then this may not have happened."

Zoro felt a cold hand touch him as Shanks turned to face him. With some help from Sanji, Shanks was able to sit up. Sanji placed the tray of food on Shanks' lap and left at Shanks' request.

"Sit by my side," Shanks said as Zoro obeyed. Shanks scooped the contents in the plate into the spoon and smiled at Zoro, "I'll tell you everything. In turn, you eat. Now say ah for me."

"I can feed myself!"

"No...really? I never would have guessed," Shanks smiled, "I feed you and tell you everything or you can just feed yourself and."

"And?"

"Nothing. I'll remain silent."

Zoro growled as he let Shanks feed him.

"Oh Zoro-san, look you made a mess," Shanks said as he left the spoon in the plate and coaxed Zoro's face to come closer to him, "let me clean that up for you."

Zoro felt Shanks' tongue licking the food of his lips before sliding into his mouth. Before the kiss deepened, Shanks moved his head away and smiled, "you know how Sanji gets when food is wasted."

Disappointed, Zoro got up, "I can't read you. I never understand what is going on through your mind. You are constantly teasing me, but never go through with anything. Why? Does she pop up in your head each time you are cheating on her?"

"There is no her," Shanks laughed, "Makino is just a good friend of mine. I was never with her to begin with. Mihawk was a little too high maintenance for me and clingy for my liking. He gets lonely on that island of his and he rarely grows attached to anyone. I just so happened to be one of the unlucky people he was able to stand. I used Makino as an excuse. In the end I told him the truth and he just could not stand it."

His facial expression changed, "I'm a man of my word. I would never cheat nor break a promise. I was completely faithful to Mihawk to the bitter end. Men who cheat are less than scum in my eyes."

Zoro watched as Shanks got another spoonful of the food and told him to open his mouth.

"See Zoro-san," he continued, "I like you a lot, but you have just gone through a break up -meaning you are in a vulnerable place right now. I don't stop doing what I do to you because of Makino, but because I feel guilty. Each time I make a move on you, I feel like I am taking advantage of your situation. I don't want to take advantage of you. Mihawk already put you through a lot."

"You can't decide that," Zoro said, "what if...what if I want you to take advantage of me? I-I really don't care."

Shanks laughed at Zoro who looked at him with a rather annoyed and at the same time confused look on his face, "are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"Y-yes. Maybe. I don't mind doing...stuff with you."

He smiled at Zoro. He certainly was an interesting guy. Fascinated and intrigued, Shanks stroked his stubble, "cute."

Zoro looked to the side, thinking over what he had just said, "I haven't slept or eaten in a while. I really didn't mean. What I'm trying to say is-"

"Do you have anything you wish to do before you die?"

Shanks laughed so loudly, that everyone in the ship stopped what they were doing to look at the room.

"I'm glad Zoro and Shanks are getting along well," Luffy smiled as he lay on the ground, "I wonder what their laughing about."

"Yohohoho," Brook laughed as he got up, a cup of tea in his hand, "I wonder.."

Franky was whistling as he created another super invention, "sounds like everyone up there is having a lot of fun."

"At this rate, Zoro will be getting all the treasure! I need to get in there," Nami got up, but was stopped by Sanji.

"Shanks asked that the both of them be left alone for a while," Sanji told her, placing a fruit salad in front of her, "this was made with love. Hope you love it Nami-swaan! Robin-chwaan!"

Sanji stopped as he saw Robin's face rather serious. Her mind was elsewhere. He waved his hand in front of her eyes, "Robin-chwaan?"

"Oh," she said as she accepted the fruit salad, "thank you cook."

"I need to move somewhere more quiet," Robin told herself as she picked up the fruit salad and left, "so Mihawk and Zoro were in a relationship, and so was Shanks and Mihawk. Now Zoro and Shanks. Though he tries to hide it, Sanji also has a thing for Zoro, but Zoro is completely oblivious to this. I always knew something was wrong with him when I met him. He is too much of a gentleman. No one ever understands that he is passionate about women to hide his guilty pleasure. Hm, the next few days are going to be crazy. It's only a matter of time Sanji walks in on those two."

"It's good that Shanks is laughing like this," Chopper smiled to himself as he continued grinding the treatment for Shanks' wound, "especially in his condition."

"Are you willing to make it happen?" Shanks asked and Zoro nodded.

"If I can," Zoro replied.

"Well then," Shanks whispered as he bit his bottom lip, "see, I do have one wish. How about we fuck in every spot on this ship?"

"I-I...well, I did promise to comply if I was able to grant your wish," Zoro said as his cheeks turned red, "but will you be okay? I mean, you are infected and-"

"I am fine," Shanks smiled, "and I'm sure you learned a thing or two from Mihawk. I won't be doing anything. I will be in your hands, completely. You will be the seme. I will submit to you. That, Zoro-san is my last wish. Now eat something. It's going to be a long night."

Zoro swallowed hard.

"Oh, am I interrupting something?" Sanji asked as he held two cups of fruit salad in his hands, "I thought that you might need some food."

"No," Zoro replied as he took the cup from Sanji, "I was just leaving."

Sanji looked at Zoro, surprised. He was eating again. What had the two of them talking about. He picked up the tray and saw an ear on the side of the Chopper's book. He took a draw of his cigarette and exhaled into the air. So Robin knew something...