A/N : Thank you sooo much for the reviews, I'm so glad people enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it!
After settling on the plan to test if Zoro really cares about me by attempting to make him jealous, it was time to put it into action. We had been docked at the same island for a few days already, as it was taking the log pose a surprising amount of time to settle so it was the perfect opportunity to begin. As I walked out onto deck after preparing some Sushi for lunch, I noticed Zoro was leaning against the edge of the deck engaging himself in a calm nap. My eyes began peeling the deck for Law, and I noticed he was next to Luffy, probably speaking about the alliance - it didn't look to important however, so I approached him.
"Hey Law," I greeted him. "What are you guys up to?" I asked, turning to look at Luffy.
"Just about the whereabouts of Law's crew," Luffy answered with a grin. Suddenly, he grew uninterested in the conversation and raced off mumbling something about finding Usopp.
"Where are your crew?" I asked, leaning against the railing with a soft smile on my glossed lips.
Law's face remained neutral but his eyes held many emotions, "they're waiting for me at an island - we'll be going there after one more stop," he spoke.
I mused, "what are they like?"
Law looked amused at this, "I've got some interesting characters," was all he said. We both looked out at the vast blue ocean for a few moments, and although Law was quite attractive, he was too quiet for my type - I preferred the type of guy you can argue and compete with. My eyes wavered behind us for a brief moment and I noticed Zoro had awoken and was paying quite a bit of attention to Law and I.
"What food do you like?" I asked, needing to know the important information so I could cater specially for him.
He seemed to ponder for a moment, "I like Sushi, Meat," he spoke. "I'm not picky, but I don't like bread." That last comment was a bit out of place, but fair enough.
An idea popped into my head, "what's your favourite type of meat?" I asked, hoping it was something I could get my hands on.
"Sea King meat," he said effortlessly. My grin widened, I happened to have a special stash of extremely rare Sea King meat that I was given at Fishman Island, and this would be the perfect opportunity to cook up a perfect meal just for Law. I gave the surgeon one last sweet smile before I made my way to the kitchen to plan out the special dinner. I know jealousy isn't something to encourage, but Zoro definitely wasn't going to act on his own, and I'm not going to wait around for him.
"Sanji is dinner ready?" Luffy poked his head into the kitchen as I was washing some knifes up.
"Almost, why don't you call everyone in while I set up?" I suggested to him, excited to see what tonight would bring, and more specifically if Zoro would get jealous or not. In a moment everyone had collected in the kitchen and taken their seats, excited to see what I had spent all day in the kitchen preparing.
"Sanji it smells so good in here!" Usopp commented. "What have you been cooking?"
I smirked and brought the insanely large dish of smoked Sea King Meat that was littered with special herbs and spices that I knew would make it extraordinary. I placed it down in the middle of the table, "this is Law's favourite meal, I thought I would make something special to celebrate the alliance between his crew and ours." I said, not bothering to even glance in Zoro's direction as I kept my eyes on Law's.
He grinned, which was something you don't normally see. "This looks so good," he said. I wasn't able to reply as Luffy had already ripped a chuck off and bitten into it, his face gleaming in awe.
"Sanji this is incredible, I think I'm in Meat Heaven!" he spoke while chewing. I smirked, compliments to my cooking always made me swell up in pride.
"He's right Sanji-chan," Nami smiled as she took delicate bites. "This is exquisite."
After thanking her, I took a seat - not my normal one but I squeezed in next to Law and made sure to engage conversation with him at every possible occasion. I could feel Zoro's stare on me as he tried to get my attention, but I refused to even make eye contact. The main course didn't last very long, and soon I had stood up to bring over the special desert I had made. It was a chocolate and caramel cake with pink icing dripping down the sides.
"CAKE?" Luffy practically yelled. "Sanji you're the best!" he continued with drool falling from his mouth. I placed the cake in front of Law and leant over, giving the surgeon a priceless view of my cleavage as I sliced the cake into ten large pieces. Before I could hand out the pieces, I heard a door slam and noticed that our precious swordsman was no longer present. Nami shot me the thumbs up and I grinned, this meant that he really does care - no matter how much he tries to hide it. I was tempted to follow after him, but that would be exactly what he wanted so I stayed and ate my slice of the well-made cake.
The night went quickly, and everyone had soon gone to bed as I stayed in the kitchen and finished up the washing - which there was a lot of. Just as I was finishing up, the door swung open and I turned to see Zoro standing in the doorway, clearly not expecting me to be in here. He said nothing, so I turned around and went back to my washing.
"Why are you still up?" he asked finally.
"There's a lot of washing up since it was such a large and special dinner," I explained calmly and turned to meet his eyes for the first time that night. All he has to do is admit he has feelings for me and all of this will be over.
"Why'd you put so much effort in just for him anyway?" Zoro spoke after a moment.
This was my chance to hit home. "Because he seems like a really nice guy and we had a really sweet talk this morning," I replied with light pink cheeks (courtesy of reminding myself of the steamy make-out session Zoro and I shared.)
Zoro's temper flared at this, as his eyes gleamed red. "You don't even know him," he said. "I think we shouldn't be treating him like this, he's a pirate as well who's to say he won't betray you?" the swordsman's voice grew.
I placed the dish I had just dried into the top cupboard and sighed, "Zoro don't be rude," I said. "He's done nothing to make me think that. Plus he's hot."
"Why do you do that?" he asked, growing more irritated.
"Do what?"
"Flirt seamlessly with every guy without even knowing anything about them!" Zoro replied.
"Do I have any reason not to be flirting with guys?" I asked, throwing him a rope to pull himself out of this situation.
Zoro opened his mouth to respond but didn't get the words out. "Yes,"
I stepped closer to him, "and what might that be?" I asked.
Zoro's face grew red but he couldn't get the words out. "I mean, no!"
This guy was really pissing me off! I was giving him a clear chance to come right out and say it, yet he's refusing to swallow his damn pride. Not wanting to let him waste my time any longer, I stormed past him and headed for the door, slamming it behind me.
"No matter how thickheaded and annoying he is, I still want to be with him," I whined to Nami and Robin who were listening intensively to my recollection from the previous night.
"He's still not admitting it?" Nami asked, tapping her finger on the desk. "Well then, I have one last plan but it's a gutsy one."
"I'm listening."
"You have to take this jealousy to the next level," she replied and held up a skimpy dress which barely covered enough skin to be legal.
"So your grand plan is to dress provocatively?" I raised my eyebrows, not buying that this would work.
She nodded, "this time you're going to tease him. Give him attention, seduce him - anything to get him to admit he's attracted to you."
A/N : A bit of a shorter chapter this time around, but next one will be twice as long and perhaps include some MA content depending on how I feel ;)
