Sorry for the wait. Chapter three everyone!
Just a warning. This is a shitty chapter. Full of fluff and other shitty things.
"What the hell?! Who are you? Answer me you shitty coward!" Zoro frowned as he heard his husband shouting while talking to someone on the phone. "FUCK YOU! Don't you dare pull this some kind of prank on me again or I'll hunt your ass down and beat the hell out of you!" Sanji yelled before ending the call. Zoro stood in front of him for a second before the other man finally noticed him.
"Chill cook. Who were you talking to?" Zoro asked him.
"Nothing. It must be a prank call or something." Sanji responded as he put his phone in his pocket and fished a cigarette.
"What did the bastard say?" Zoro asked, raising one of his eyebrows.
Sanji blew out a cloud of smoke over his head before answering. "Nothing."
The green haired man did not say anything. He knew something was off. He knew that the call was bothering his husband. But he also knew that it was better to wait for the other man to say it than to pester him about it.
Few minutes passed before Sanji finished his second cigarette and silently started to walk over to where Zoro's bike was. The other man just followed him without saying anything; hands on his pockets while forming hypotheses inside his head.
Sanji stopped in front of Zoro's Kawasaki Ninja 300 and putting his calm face on before facing the other man.
"Why are you still standing there marimo? Your bike will not drive on its own."
Zoro instantly noticed his husband's fake mood but he did not bother to mention it. "In a hurry cook?" He said as he took the cook's helmet from the customised compartment of the bike.
"Fuck off." The other man retorted as he took his dark blue helmet from his husband.
It was almost dark and Sanji didn't even have a single clue where Zoro was bringing him. When the swordsman told him that he would pick him up, he thought that they'd be going home and not off to some shitty place. They had been travelling for almost half an hour and he couldn't help but be lured by his curiosity.
"Where are we going marimo?" Sanji finally asked through his helmet as they zipped fast the dark and unfamiliar road. The number of the buildings they passed decreased and was replaced by towering trees. The cook smiled to himself as he thought about at the possibility that the swordsman was once again lost. "Oh, don't tell me that we're fucking lost." He said just to tease his husband.
"No, we're not and I am pretty sure where we are headed to." The green haired man replied as a smug grin spread on his face. He did not know if the blonde would be happy with what he was up to, but he knew that the other man was a romantic at heart, so he was kinda positive about it. When the darkness finally engulf the whole place, everything would be perfect.
"That's kinda hard to believe tho and I've got tons of history books to prove that. Remember the first week when we m-." Even before the blonde could finish what he was saying, his husband cut him off.
"Yes. I do remember and I will always will, yah satisfied now?" He replied as he turned right towards the hidden garden, earning a hearty laugh from the blonde.
Sanji stopped laughing when his husband pulled over the vicinity which held one of his most precious memories. He then looked over at his husband and couldn't help but smile at the memory that was playing on his head at that moment. The place was a bit dark, but it was too familiar that even if Sanji walked in with a blindfold, he would still be able to wander around the area without bumping to anything. He could clearly see in his mind the oak tree, the old wooden bench under it, and even the pond near it.
At that moment, Zoro knew exactly what had been playing on Sanji's mind. That was the day when they both agreed to build their own family; the day when Zoro proposed to Sanji. Yeah. Zoro was not the romantic type of guy, but for his love, he would do anything, even if it cost his life.
"Oh. Wow. I remember this place, but why are we here Zoro?" The cook asked as he slowly walked under the tree and stood near the bench.
Zoro walked towards the other man framing the other man's hip with his calloused hands. "This is my real surprise for you." As Zoro finished his sentence the whole place lightened up exposing the real beauty of the garden.
The blonde gasped, not being able to stop the grin that was creeping on his face as he turned around to cup the face of his husband. "Never thought that you are a romantic."
"Only with you." The green haired man said as he pulled his husband close to press his lips on the other man's lips. The kiss was slow, passionate, and hot. Tongues met not wanting to dominate each other but just tasting and exploring each mouth. A soft moan escaped from Sanji's mouth as Zoro's hand started wandering under his top. And out of pure reflex, the cook's hand raked through the other's hair, effectively changing their angle to further deepen the kiss. The exchange lasted a little longer and when it finally ended Sanji hugged his husband tight and whispered to his ear. "Thank you Zoro. Thank you for everything, for being there for me even when I am being an ass to you, for loving me and our kids." He hugged his husband tighter as his vision got blurry. "I love you Zoro, always remember that."
"I know that." Zoro said, feeling an ache in his heart as it threatened him to explode with so much love for his Sanji and for his family. "Sanji, did I ever tell you how much I think that I do not deserve you or any of this, how insecure I am when I am with you. I am not good enough for you, but every single day, you make me feel that I do, make me feel how important I am to you," The green haired man could not stop his mouth from saying everything that came out his mouth, he had been always like this whenever they were celebrating this day; maybe Sanji was getting tired of his monologue, but all he wanted was for the other man to know what he was feeling. "and I thank every god out there for giving you to me."
"You're such a sappy, emotional, and a romantic swordsman." The blonde said as he pressed a kiss on the other man's lips. "I like that."
The two of them spent a little more time at the garden just sitting on the bench, Sanji's head on Zoro's shoulder as they threaded their hands together, remembering everything they've been through. The time when they met, the constant bickering and cussing, the first day when they've been together, and even when they got married. All those problems they resolved and the happy days they cherished, all of those were important for them.
Everything was fine, perfect even, not until Sanji brought up the sore topic that he himself did not even want to talk about but he had to. Especially since it concerned their family. "Zoro," The green haired man noticed how the pleasant and almost perfect atmosphere suddenly became heavy, gloomy, and almost dark. He looked at his husband waiting for him to continue, as if he was waiting for a storm to hit him, hit him face on. "about the call earlier." Sanji took a deep breath, wishing to calm himself for him to be able to deliver what he was going to say next clearly. "That shitty bastard said that one of us, one of our family, either you, me, or our kids will be in grave danger." The blonde said softly almost inaudible as he looked straight into his husband's eyes.
Zoro couldn't find a word to respond. He knew that his husband was scared and he hated himself for not knowing what to say to make his better half feel better. Due to lack of words to say, Zoro just tightened his hold on the other man's hand.
"That bastard did not even tell me why, so I thought it was just a prank call, but then, he called me by my name, he even mentioned our children, and- and you" The blonde sighed before he talked again. "All that bastard told me was that if anything happens, you'll be the one to blame and that it is your fault why such things will happen. I don't understand it, simply because I don't believe with that bastard and I know that you won't do us any harm. So, tell me Zoro, what's going on?"
Once again, Zoro thought that his heart was quiet too big for his own ribcage to hold. His heart was thumping, almost finding its way out of his chest. Sanji did not lose his trust in him and there was no way that Zoro should never let that happen.
"Sanji," Zoro started in a whisper as he took both of Sanji's hands and tightened his grip. "did I ever mention anything about the Smile Factory or me selling off the dojo?" Sanji could not understand where this was going but he still shook his head as a silent answer. "Well, the owner of the Smile Factory wants to buy the dojo. They have been bugging me for months and it gets worse and worse as time goes by. Earlier this day, the owner himself, Don Quixote Doflamingo showed up at the dojo asking me about selling the dojo off to him." Before the green haired man continue, he looked at his husband and felt a bit better as he stared at those blue eyes, waiting for him to continue as his partner gave him a light squeeze. Zoro smiled before he continued, though there was no humour in it. "Of course, I said no. I will not sell that dojo, never." His husband was not saying anything, he just nodded to show that he was listening, that he was there for his better half. "Then, he started asking me, asking me about us, about our family. I thought that that was it, but then..."
Zoro's voice faltered, not wanting to continue as he felt a surge of anger hit him. He was angry at himself, angry at himself for not seeing the entire situation. He should have just agreed with that offer. He should have- why was he so fucking selfish? Why did he not think about his family first?! His vision started to get dark, almost pitch black. Fuck. It was all his fault. That shitty bastard was right. If anything bad happened, he would be the one to blame. His stupidity and his selfishness.
"Zoro? Love? You still with me?" Sanji's soft voice pulled him from the darkness that was starting to eat him up. Sanji cupped his face with both of his hands, forcing him to look at those deep blue orbs. Zoro felt angrier at himself. This person in front of him was his strength, his life, his everything and now because of his stupidity, he put the other man in a dangerous situation. What would he do if something bad actually happened to Sanji and their children? "Zoro."
Sanji was getting worried. He did not like to see his ever strong, brave, and calm swordsman to be like this, to be like a wild animal who was scared to step out of his jungle. After a few seconds, his husband's golden eyes met his. He knew what was running in the other man's head and he was not gonna let him blame himself for this shit. It was not his fault, he should know that. Sanji understood why his husband did not want to sell that dojo to some rich fucker, he knew how important that place was to Zoro. "It's not your fault."
Zoro felt his whole body trembled. He did not want to be like this, to be this weak. Not now. This was not the time for him to show weakness, not when Sanji was desperately pulling him out of the dark. Shit Zoro! Pull yourself together! You're Roronoa FUCKING Zoro! You are not a weakling! But he could not help it, not when everything was pointing at him. Shit. It was really all his fault.
"S-anji, I'm sorry." The swordsman said. His words almost inaudible, but his mere appearance spoke volumes. "It's all my fault."
"No, Zoro. I told you that none of this was your fault." Sanji said as he wiped Zoro's unwanted tears away. Heck. He did not even feel those tears as they made their out his eyes. "We'll find our way out of this, no one will get harmed." Sanji said as he hugged his husband once again. "Everything will be alright. Everything will be fine. Trust me."
TBC
Did I ever tell you guys that this was a song fic? (I guess not) Brace yourselves 'cause it is. Look for the song with the same title and you'll know what will happen from here.
B.T.W. Have you seen the new OP chap?! Sanji's back! Gods! I missed him.
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