Thanks to the brilliant Maybelady for going through this chapter and helipng me out. It's always nice having someone who believes in you and supports you as well as giving you such harsh constructive criticism :'( *sob. Anyways thanks to the reviewers and readers, yeah no one has been favouriting lately -no of course I'm not begging for favouriters. I mean it is up to you *sob sob. MOVING ON! Hope you enjoy this and TheMasterSushi13, you're amazing :) had to just put it out there. Onto the story:

Nami looked at the horizon with a smile on her face. It had been three days since they had gathered their supplies as well as new clothes for her. It had been awfully quiet and peaceful without Luffy shouting around in excitement. The tranquillity was slowly growing on her. She watched as a healthy and happy Luffy walked her way with Zoro, who was supporting Shanks. Nami face palmed. Luffy had already forgotten their promise to each other. She turned round to see if anyone was going to comment on this, but they were all pre-occupied. Robin and Mihawk were sitting in their usual spot, reading their books without saying a word or sharing a glance. This had become an everyday norm really. Usopp was watering the garden near them and Chopper was not far off. He was gladly grounding more medicine for Shanks' treatment. Franky was fixing up one of the failed mechanics on his body, Brook watching him with interest.

Everyone stopped what they were doing when they heard the conversation between Luffy and Zoro.

"Yes. You're so good at it as well. Where did you learn how to do that?" Luffy grinned.

Zoro helped Shanks sit down comfortably before turning to face Luffy, "I used to practice on many things. Pillows, frankly it was the look on your face that told me you needed it. I thought I would break you at first, since you're so scrawny, but then remembered you were rubber so I did not have to think twice with each thrust I made."

Chopper felt a chill run through his body as he and Usopp both gawked at the two of them with wide eyes.

"It was uncomfortable having Shanks watch the whole thing," Luffy frowned, "he was laughing too. SANJI FOOD!"

"Oi, be careful when you eat again," Zoro said in a rather stern voice, "I don't want to repeat the Heimlich maneuver on you again if you choke."

There was a sigh of relief from almost everyone as Luffy got ready to rocket himself through the kitchen door, but as if on cue, Sanji walked towards them with it.

Mihawk closed his book.

Though he never said, he always enjoyed the cook's meals. He had never eaten anything quite like the food Sanji made. He was certainly going to miss it once he had left. When Sanji placed the plate of hot food in front of him, he could not help the greedy smile appearing on his face. It would not leave to the point that he had to cover his mouth with the napkin in a rather gentleman-like manner. He wanted to maintain his persona as enigmatic and aloof.

"This," Sanji said as he placed a plate in front of Zoro, "is for you."

Sanji watched as Luffy's hand stretch and grab the plate before throwing the contents down his mouth.

"NO! Luffy, don't eat that!" Sanji yelled as everyone turned to both Luffy and Sanji. Sanji watched as Luffy chewed the food and once he swallowed he made a face, "Sanji, this food doesn't taste as nice as all the other food you make."

He burped and walked away as Sanji looked at the glaring Zoro. He had certainly stooped a new low. Zoro stopped glaring when he felt Shanks' hand touch his thigh. Angry that his plan to feed Zoro his worst food ever had been a failure, he walked away and once again barricaded himself in the kitchen like he had been doing since his conversation with Zoro.

"Something is wrong with Sanji," Luffy commented as he roamed around, searching for more food to steal, "he has been giving me too many snacks ever since I woke up. He has also stopped smoking."

Everyone gasped. Luffy was right. Sanji was not smoking any more and not many ever recalled him ever leaving the kitchen except to go take a shower or use the bathroom. Robin looked at the kitchen door from were she sat and frowned. She then looked at Zoro who seemed to be having an argument with Shanks. She had not listened in on them for a while. Who would have known a few days without doing so meant missing out valuable information. An ear bloomed under the table where Shanks and Zoro were.

"Look I know you're not one to apologize first and I understand that," Shanks told Zoro, "hell Mihawk never apologized for anything he ever did and I put up with it because I knew I was not perfect either and he was able to look past that. But this is completely different. Mihawk and I were not in a crew together so whether we hated each other or not did not matter, but you two are. For Luffy's sake, try to work out your differences. You may continue to hate each other for all I care, but you should talk and make sure that if an enemy appears, you will both be able to put your emotions and feelings aside."

"I have nothing to talk to him about," Zoro growled as he ate from Shanks' plate.

"Don't be stubborn," Shanks said, trying to remain calm and collected, "you are mostly on the wrong. Out of curiousity you read his private thoughts, made him know you had read them. He confessed his love and you acted like a dick. He told you he was hurting and you just added to it. Can you seriously look me in the eye and tell me you really have nothing to talk to him about?"

Zoro got up and ran his hand through his hair, "I'm not going to put up with this."

With that he walked away as Robin looked with utter shock. No Sanji! It was too early for you to confess your feelings. And you were so close to having him. You could have waited after Shanks had left. Only then could you have...

She got up and left for her room. Hearing what had happened had taken her appetite to eat and will to read. She had wanted Sanji and Zoro to be together. The trials and tribulations they faced together as a crew would have strengthened their relationship as lovers. It had been a dream of hers to watch the tow of them together.

Zoro yawned as he woke up to find himself laying on Shanks' bandaged chest. He quickly got off and stretched his arms out. Shanks moved to the other side of the bed as Zoro got out of bed and looked out the window. It was night already. He could not believe that he had fallen asleep since the time he had argued with Shanks. Their very first ever argument and it was all the cook's fault. He sat down as he thought about how he felt about the whole situation. He had many mixed emotions. He did not know what to think about everything that had happened. Sanji loved him, but he had never looked at Sanji in that way.

Then what way do I look at him? What is he to me? A crewmate? No, his much more than that. I would say a friend? No. So much more? He is like a brother? We are always fighting, but deep inside we care for each other. I could never bear the thought of losing him. But I do not love him in that way. Or do I? No...I don't. I love Shanks and he loves me. Or likes me a lot. Enough to call me his lover anyways. All this thinking is just too much for me, a barrel or two of sake will do the trick.

He left the bedroom and walked to the basement to find that there were only barrels of cola. He wondered where they could be and ended up wandering into the kitchen. He found the table filled with food as Sanji was cooking and Luffy eating away whilst snoring in between. Sanji froze at the sound of the door closing as he turned round to find Zoro in his night wear. His top tight, almost making him look bare. He could see the outline of his chest, causing his mind to think thoughts he had long provoked. He looked away and politely asked him to leave. He was not in the mood.

"No," Zoro replied as he walked closer to Sanji. Luffy heard Zoro's voice and woke up from his deep sleep. Before he could say anything, he noticed the tension between the two, so continued eating without drawing attention to himself. He looked to the side and saw Robin's ear on the table. He tilted his head to the side and raised an eyebrow. What was her ear doing in the kitchen? He could not care nonetheless, the food was too nice. When he noticed that Zoro was walking his way, he closed his eyes and continued on eating.

"Please," Sanji repeated, "just leave."

We need to talk," Zoro said as he pulled the chair beside Luffy and sat down, "I just want to apologize for my insensitive behaviour towards your...feelings. I was shocked and did not know how to react to the situation."

A plate shattered as Sanji swung round to look at Zoro, "Sorry? Fucking sorry? Don't make me laugh. You think your shitty sorry will heal these fucking wounds you gave me with that unrefined tongue of yours. Huh? Will that sorry rock me to sleep at night? Hell it won't fucking change the fact that this happened. So take your sorry ass elsewhere and go spew that shitty nonsense to someone who cares! You do not fucking understand anythi-"

"THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO BUT YOU WON'T GIVE ME A CHANCE!" Zoro shouted as he banged his fist on the table. He stopped and thought of what Shanks had told him earlier and calmed down, "I like you and this friendship, or whatever this is. The past happened and there is nothing I can do about it. I hurt you and I'm sorry. I did what I did and said what I said, I've apologized so let's move past it."

"Get to the point," Sanji said as he fried the onions, his tone changing into a rather sarcastic one as he asked, "what exactly are you trying to say? You want us to go back to holding hands and watching as the sun sets!?"

Zoro gritted his teeth together. Every morsel in his body was aching to beat the shit out of him, but he had to be patient and atone for his wrong doing, "something like that. Let's work past this and remain friends. If not for you, then for Luffy's sake."

There was a moment of silence. Luffy was listening to everything they were saying but could not process a word they were saying, letting on grasp the seriousness of the situation.

Sanji sighed as he placed some more servings of food in front of Luffy was clearing away the others, "for Luffy."

"So no more late nights cooking food, right?" Zoro asked as Luffy's eyes opened.

"No! I can't have that!" Luffy blurted, "I want to eat my food all night."

Sanji and Zoro froze, realising that Luffy had heard everything. When he continued talking about the food they realised that he did not care much for what they had been discussing earlier. Zoro sighed. This was the second time Luffy had caught him out, but not even understood the situation. It was best this way anyways.

"I'm glad you are friends again," Luffy said as he took a big bite of the meat, "Zoro you should kiss Sanji to show him that you are best friends again."

Sanji turned red and looked away as his heart thumped really hard.

"No that won't be necessary," Zoro replied knowing that he had gotten away with it the first time a little too easily. He had hoped Luffy would never bring it up, but he had.

"Sanji, Zoro always kisses people when they ask him too," Luffy announced proudly, "ask him. He kissed me too."

Sanji looked at Zoro and Zoro glared back at him, "well I guess since he kissed you, it wouldn't hurt."

He had a rather smug look on his face as he asked Zoro for a kiss. Luffy nudged him and beckoned him to go and do it. After thinking about it long and hard, he walked towards Sanji.

"No! No! Zoro! You did it all wrong," Luffy said as he continued eating, "kiss him like you kissed me. Remember it was long and you stuck your tongue into my mouth too. How will he know you are close if you don't kiss him properly? I'm sure his going to like it like Shanks did."

"Shanks?" Sanji asked as Zoro grabbed him by the waist and pulled him closer, kissing him in a way that would hopefully make him forget what Luffy had said.

He certainly had a big mouth. Sanji melted in his arms as he remembered the times they had almost kissed. The time when they were hit by the Noro Noro Beam and the time that he had pretended to be dreaming about Nami, trying to get an accidental kiss from him. It had been a fail when he noticed that he had been awake and had had to pretend being angry at him. Slowly he placed his hands on Zoro as well, whilst Luffy clapped his hands thinking that kissing was something close friends did.

Shanks stood outside the kitchen door with one hand on the handle. He could not believe what he was seeing...

Sorry TheMasterSushi13, the cliffhanger couldn't be helped.