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"Oh uhm"
Nami looked up and down on him, a mixture of shock and amazement. Luffy crossed his arms beside her confused as well as they cocked both of their heads to the left.
Zoro held both of his swords as he dragged himself off the lake, drenched from head to toe breathing heavily. His shirt clung into his figure, but what is noticable is the blue outerend suit he was wearing, only one person wears suits.
Nami then noticed Sanji behind Zoro smoking. His face was covered, looking to the side, silent. Zoro looked up to Nami oddly calm despite the changes in his body.
Too calm.
Zoro yawned, sheathing his sword as he got up. He looked at the navigator, the silence was confusing. Nami eyebrows furrowed in concern. It kinda freaked Zoro out.
"Oi, what's going on?"
"I should be asking that!", Nami stomped her feet, snapping at him,,, or her? Uh him?
"Whoah Zoro you turned into a girl!", Luffy looked at zoro sparkling.
"Wait a girl? How did you turn into a girl?", He twisted his neck and turned until his face was upside down.
Nami was about to combust. Sanji then got up into the land, still looking away.
"Oh Sanji! Do you care explaining what the hell happened to this idiot?"
"Oi."
Luffy, "Oh your voice is pretty squeaky"
"I'm not squeaky", high-pitched.
A pause. Before Luffy laughs in his voice
"HAHAHA ZORO YOU'RE SQUEAKY WAHAHAHA"
"OI YOU STOP LAUGHING-!", the voice was still in a higher pitch.
It only made the monkey's laughter louder. Zoro decided to close his eyes in embarassment as Luffy laughter echoes, his face is burning.
Sanji said to Nami, "I don't know, he suddenly transformed in the middle of the fight", he brushed his hair in frustration.
Nami, "Where is the perpetrator now?"
"Beat his ass, but he couldn't change him back. He says it'll wear off by itself.. Don't know how long.."
Nami raised her eyebrow, well mainly at his dishelved attire. Usually even after battle he tries to fix his look but this time his back is hunched and his other hand is running through his hair frantically, smoke in another. She took a glance at Zoro strangling Luffy, making note of his figure. Then she looked back at Sanji who is still not looking at her.
"Sanji are you alright?", Nami approached him.
And stopped when she noticed.
Sanji was a mess.
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Chopper was crying.
"Sanji don't die Sanji!! Doctor help him!"
Nami, "You're the doctor Chopper!"
"Ah right."
Sanji was lightheaded, dizzy, nosebleeds in all direction. It looked like he just got stabbed somewhere.
Zoro stood by the door to the infirmary, crossing his arms.
Robin and Franky approached from behind.
"Oh, Ussop was not lying about you changing into a woman"
Zoro frowned.
"Wow Suupeerrr", Franky took off his glasses.
Franky, "HEY, how did this happen?"
Zoro, "I just got caught off guard thats all"
He sighed, "I was so focused on fighting, I didn't even noticed I changed"
Zoro looked down at his chest.
"..."
He lets out an exasperated sigh.
"NE, how does it feel being a girl?"
"Heavy, I guess"
Franky stares a little.
"I mean those are pretty big badonkers! Suuppeerr-!"
"Badonkers?", Robin questions.
"You know", Franky made a gesture to his chest. Robin lets out an ah. Stares at Zoro, and nodded.
"Hey. Stop checking me out you guys"
"It would be better if you change your outfit. You're soaked wet, Mr. swordsman... Or maybe I should call you Ms. swordswoman" , Robin thinking pose.
"Don't consider it."
Robin was unphazed, "You could borrow my clothes for now"
"I have my own"
"But you don't have the support", she points to her chest.
Zoro looked at her for a while, then groans.
"Just the support"
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They both walked in the girl's quarters. Zoro stood there while Robin rummaged towards a shopping bag.
"Good thing we bought some new clothes last island. You can use this for a while", Robin then pauses and look.
"Hm maybe green should be better", she rummages again.
Zoro stood there crossing his arms, noticing the fullbody mirror. He looked short, smaller and lankier, his clothes and pants looked way too big on him. All of his muscles he worked hard for are mostly gone but his body is still well toned.
He felt complicated, like his guts churning in his stomach. He thought of Kuina... No ... Not now. It's disgraceful how he could think such thing.
He looked at the mirror again. Then flexed his arms.
Haha at least i still got my muscles even in this body. He can still train more to get what he lost, to the hell with limits.
Robin then turned back to see Zoro flexing himself on the mirror and giggles. She laid down a white shirt, black pants like he used to wear and...
"Bikini?"
Nico Robin thought for a while.
"I gave you Nami's pair-"
Zoro cuts in, "Don't she's going to add it to my debt-
She continues, "But i'm not sure if it fits your size"
"Hmm could you take your shirt off? Mr. swordsman."
"So Mr. swordsman it is huh?", he took his shirt off like its natural.
"I could change it if you want, ... Zoro-chan"
Zoro shruddered and ran away to the corner like a cat.
Robin giggled.
"Don't. Don't call me that."
"Come here now I need to put this on you"
"I can put it myself"
"Oh go ahead"
Zoro snatched the bra from Robin's hand then placed the bra cup on his chest and lets it go.
"? Why's it not sticking?"
Robin facepalmed lovingly. She then crossed her arm into an X formation and arms appeared from Zoro's body putting the straps in place and clasped the back.
Zoro stood there for a while.
"Its a little tight"
"? Oh really?", Robin thinks.
"Maybe we should measure your chest size, do you mind?", she took the tape from the dressing drawer.
Zoro nodded.
"110 cm... That's bigger than mine..."
"No wonder it's so heavy, does your back always hurt like thisM"
"Yeah, hm maybe we should buy some new bras for you. Are you confortable wearing them at the moment?"
"No."
"If you don't your back will hurt more though"
"Ugh, can I just bind them with bandages?"
"It can be dangerous if you don't know how to bind properly. Especially your size, knowing you. You would bind them as tightly as possible as if it were a wound. They're not, Mr. swordsman."
"Tch."
Robin then walked behind Zoro, unclapsed and clapsed it again.
"I clasped on the very end, it should be better"
"Still quite tight... But it's fine thanks, Robin"
"Your welcome. I'll leave the room for you to change"
Zoro then stripped most of his clothing then he pauses at his boxers.
...
Damn his dick is gone.
Would have been very dysphoric but he's Zoro he doesn't really care. But he felt his face flush thinking to see something else, instead of, well, what he expected.
He doesn't even want to stare at it so he stripped quickly without looking too much.
But then he realized. He was given panties.
Zoro face flushed, on top of his embarassment. He felt really naked and exposed right now. He needs to put it on quickly before anyone sees him like this but...
But...
He picks it up
And stuck both his leg into the same hole.
? Why is it too small.
Oh its the wrong hole.
...
Why is it so small?
Zoro can feel his face growing hotter by the minute, giving up he decided to put on his shirt first before the panties.
Can he just skip the panties all together?
Ugh.
Anyways he did just that.
It felt embarassing but Zoro is an expert at gaslighting himself. He will just erase his memory and pretend he has underwear on.
He then glanced at the blue suit on the floor. His face wearing a complicated expression.
Zoro then put on his harumaki, bandana and his swords as he went out.
He then looked back at the suit and decided to take it with him.
As soon he got out, Brook appeared from the 2nd floor of the ship went down and approached Zoro.
"Zoro-san!"
"May I see your panties?"
Zoro pauses for a while and looks at him in disdain. Don't know if it's fact that he's not wearing anything underneath but he punched Brook down the floor and walked away.
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Whoa his head is ringing.
"Sanji! Sanji! Are you with us?"
"Oohh an angel... No it was an ogre..."
His head hurt more when he thinks of it.
"Nami could you get him some water?"
Nami nodded and went to the kitchen.
"Sanji stay with me can you lean yourself on the bed?", Sanji gave him a knowing look and Chopper helped him reposistion himself.
"You've never looked this bad before Sanji who did this to you", Chopper started crying while tending to him. Sanji only patted him in response.
Sanji choked a response,"I don't know.. I don't know as well", he held his head thinking. No it can't be theres no way that mosshead made him bleed this much. As if he was a woman.
As if he was a woman.
As if he was a woman.
A woman.
Sanji pulled his hair, Goddammit what kind of hell is this.
"Chopper here's the water", Chopper grabbed it and urged Sanji to drink it. Sanji took it with his back hunched, still completating his life.
What should he say? That he bled to marimo? Are you serious? No he would rather die than say that. There's no way, why is he reacting like this? It's too extreme.
Sanji thought about Zoro in his original body and went back to how he currently is now. Sanji face became even redder and nosebleed started to trickle down his nose.
"Wah! Sanji stop thinking! You're going to die from anemia!", Chopper sobbed even louder.
Nami looked at him with concern.
"The only time Sanji is like this is when he's with ladies"
Oh. Wait. That must be it.
Nami thinks. She recalled how Zoro looked like. His pants were too large on him, dropping, and his chest... His chest was see through. If it were not of the suit Sanji gave him Zoro would have flashed everyone.
Ah ha that's why.
Nami almost felt sorry for Sanji.
Sanji, "I'm fine Chopper, I just needed some time too"
Zoro barged in the room, "Hey how's the cook?"
Sanji froze.
Zoro was there in all his glory in his usual attire. Why was he glowing? His hair at the back was buzzcut short but the front side of his hair had strands long enough to cover the sides. It made him looks quite cute.
Everyone was looking at his expression. Eyes glimmering, shy like a schoolboy. It almost looked cute if he wasn't bleeding all over.
Sanji only got embarassed and skittishly hid his face in his knees.
"You look god, Marimo..."
Zoro, "Hah?", he didn't catch that but Sanji's weird antics made him shudder a little, if he was being honest he's getting embarassed too.
Zoro,"Hey what's with that attitude", his neck is starting to get redder.
Sanji, "Damn, couldn't leave me alone can you now"
Zoro, "Hah says the guy who's a bleeding mess. If you're left alone you would die, curly"
Sanji was ticked off and looked up in his stuptor, "Oh so now you're starting a figh-"
Sanji was heated up but as soon he looked at Zoro. He deflated and hugged his legs again.
Zoro only raised his eyebrows and his two braincells started connecting the dots. He grins like the devil.
"Oh right you're weak to women aren't you?"
"Fuck off", Sanji hid his face but his ear were a shade red.
Zoro laughed in the way he usually does, but the voice that comes out is a voice that he's unfamiliar with. He pauses.
"Oh that felt weird"
Nami, "It seems like your voice is also changed by the transformation"
"Okay, Miss obvious"
Sanji shot up, "Marimo! don't talk to Nami that way....", and deflated as soon as soon he sees marimo.
Sanji heart is spirraling inside, it feels like its being shaken in the cage and its running around trying to escape.
"DAMMIT YOU'RE JUST MARIMO. YOU- YOU!", Sanji points at Zoro who titled his head to the left before he realized something.
Zoro smiles, "Oh don't tell me you're attracted to me"
For a while Sanji eyes widened like a kid being caught, it was almost endearing to watch. Nami smirked while Chopper looked at the too in confusion.
Sanji wants to die on the spot right away.
"I'm not"
"You are shithead"
"I'm not"
"It's pretty obvious"
"I'm NOT!", now it was Sanji's turn with a high squeal. Very unmanly like.
Zoro sat on the end bed with his legs crossed.
"Are you now?"
Sanji doesn't even look at him because he knows he would die if he does.
This sucks! This sucks a lot! It's just Marimo why is he reacting like this? Robin, Nami save me!
Sanji cowered away. He's on the verge of tears, he's so frustrated so confused as to why he acts like this. Nami is looking at him. Oh god Nami is here looking at him like this.
Zoro was taken aback from the tears and sat up. Looking at Nami for a signal. Nami just shrugged.
Sanji felt like his pride is shattered. He couldn't take it. No he shouldn't cry in front of a woman.
He shouldn't cry.
Chopper tugs on Sanji, "Are you alright Sanji?"
He's crying but not the kind of sad tears, it was mad tears.
Zoro became silent. When they banter, Zoro always made jabs at his gentleman attitude. He only frowned, why the hell is he crying? Where did this came from? He only grew frustrated.
All this because he changed into a girl? Thats stupid.
"Oi. Why are you crying?"
Sanji only stayed silent, he should have bantered that claim and usual and shrug it off. But something was odd with him today.
Zoro only grew mad with his silence, "Tch. Can you even look at me?! You're a man why are you crying?"
"Shut up man you can't feel my frustration when I look at you! You're marimo but you're a lady! How am I supposed to act with you?"
Zoro grabbed his collar and Sanji was forced to look at him. His face crying but anger is also visible in his face.
Sanji grabbed Zoro by the collar as well in rage but freezes when he realized he just grabbed a woman. He felt miserable. He just broke his own code he stubbornly held on.
Sanji immediately releases him in fear, "Ah.. No no-"
Zoro, "I don't know what the hell is making you act this way but I just want to make it clear. I am Zoro and nothing will ever change that."
"You know I can't do that! You know I can NEVER do that", his hot tears only grew in frustration. He dug his claws into his palm of his head. It is almost comedic to look at.
"You! Ugh", Zoro glanced at Nami for a second.
Zoro, "Could you go out for a second? Let me have a chat with him"
Nami obviously didn't agree with that.
Zoro, "Please. Just trust me"
Nami loosened herself at those words.
Nami, "Fine", she glanced at Sanji.
"Just don't make it worse you hear me?", anyone that knows Nami knows it's a threat. But Zoro lets it go and nodded, he understands her feelings.
"Let's go, Chopper", Chopper looked worried looking at Zoro. Zoro nodded back at him and he nodded back. Before he reaching for Nami's hand and closing the door behind them.
As soon as they're gone, Sanji sat down in silence with his head on his hands as Zoro stared at him. It wasn't too loud, there was a sound of choking sobs. Zoro only stayed with him silently sitting the bed on the side.
"... You know just treat me however you like, whatever you feel is fitting"
"If it makes you feel better"
There was no response from Sanji. Zoro just lets him be. Sanji has always been an emotional man, wearing his hearts on his sleeves because that is just how it is. And Zoro knows this. He's not going to berate him for the way he decided to express himself.
But he feels like it is just stupid to let people to take advantage of him. When he's just vunerable as this.
"I won't hold you for that, you're always soft with women...", how does he say this? Moreover, with that stubborn code of his.
"That's just how you are, there's nothing wrong with that"
Sanji sniffles, gradually decreasing as he wiped his tears.
Zoro smiles at him unknowingly. Sanji looked at him.
Sanji, "... Yeah i'll probably still treat you as Marimo. Without the fighting and kicking"
Zoro crosses his arms, "Same goes for me as well, then it's a truce for now"
Sanji sniffles, then looks at his chest.
"Can I touch them?"
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There was a loud beating heard from inside.
Everyone was chilling on the docks. The trio, Usopp, Luffy, Chopper sitting on the side fishing. Everyone else sat down in the shade while brook is playing music.
Nami, "I hope they're doing fine", she sighed, Robin smiled at her.
The door to the infirmary opened, everyone looked the source. Zoro appeared first, his face stoic as ever while Sanji stood beside him with a huge lump on his face and tissues stuffed in his nose.
Chopper eyes bulged and rushed to Sanji to check on him, "WAHHHH ZORO WHAT DID YOU DO HE'S A PATIENT"
Zoro, "Sorry Chopper I got carried away. He started saying stupid things"
Sanji shoved up in Zoro's face, "HEY I'M A PATIENT!"
Zoro shoved back to his face now their foreheads are touching, their face heating up, "MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T SAY SOMETHING STUPID I WOULDN'T HIT YOU"
Weirdly enough despite the transformation they're still at the same height.
Nami somehow felt relaxed that they went back to normal.
Ussop chimed in from the railings, "Ooh you did change, Zoro! This is the first time I saw you"
Zoro pulled back, "A (yes in jp dub), don't know how long this lasts"
Sanji, "The guy says it could be up to a week"
"A WEEK?", now its Zoro's eyes that bulged. Then he pauses sweating.
"Could be more"
"Where is that bastard, I need to see him", Zoro was about to walk out of the deck before he realized they were in the ocean.
"... Sorry we had to go, the marines were after us", Nami sighed.
"... Damn, this is your fault!", Zoro turned to Sanji.
"HOW THE HELL IS THIS MY FAULT?'
"LOOK IF YOU DIDN'T BLEED TO DEATH, I WOULD'VE SMACKED HIM MORE"
"I WAS THE ONE WHO SMACKED HIM AND GOT THAT INFORMATION OUT FOR YOU, EXCUSE YOU!"
"OH AND YOU FORGOT THE CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO CHANGE ME BACK!", Zoro points to himself.
"IT WAS A HORMONE SHOT, A DRUG THEY HAVE. THEY COULDN'T CHANGE YOU BACK! In any case they said."
"THEY SAID! HOW CAN YOU TRUST THE WORDS OF A PIRATE!"
"YOU'RE A PIRATE, MARIMO!", Sanji pulled back sighed and lit up a smoke.
He puffs.
"In anycase he said that the drug was from a devil fruit"
"A devil fruit?", Franky chimed in.
Sanji nodded, "It's a drug called horu horu no mi. It's unlikely that we will find the owner anytime soon"
Brook, "A fruit that changes gender huh? YOHOHOHOHO~"
Sanji, "In anycase our best bet is to wait until the devil powers wears of by itself"
Zoro, "Fine by me. I can take it"
Everyone stares at him and Zoro looks at them weirdly.
Zoro, "What?"
Nami, "I'm a little worried..."
Robin raises her hand, "I have a question"
"If you're in a womans body, does this mean your power has diminished?"
Zoro eyes shot up at that.
Robin, "You saw how your body looked in the mirror, and I must say you have lost lots of muscles"
Zoro looked at his palms and clenches.
"A, It's quite annoying"
Luffy held his hat and smiled. He flunged up from the railing. Everyone looked at their captain held their breath and stood still as he landed right infront of zoro with his signature pose.
He stood up and hit his fist.
"Why don't you fight me then?"
Zoro smirked and unsheath his swords.
"Aye cap"
Everyone smiled at them, Sanji still blowing smoke in the air as he looked at Zoro.
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They cleared out the way and the deck now owns to them both.
Zoro and Luffy stood on opposing side. Luffy waiting for Zoro to make the first move.
Zoro is using three swords and he held the pose. He swings his swords to test them out. Before charging straight at luffy. They clashed held on par, Luffy smiling as he went out.
Thing is with Luffy he doesn't hold back so he's the perfect dummy to test out his strength. Zoro dodges and pars his punches with his swords. First he noticed was the pangs on his wrist, seemed weaker and when he moves and jumps his center of gravity seems to have changed. So he was seen stumbling about.
Luffy seems to notice this and stopped his move and Zoro catches his breath.
"Eh na, I think you're still good"
Zoro pants looking at Luffy who doesn't seems tired in the bit slightest although a little bit messy.
"Yeah thanks, I think i see where the problem is now", He looked at his wrist. Should he switch to two or one sword style for now?
"This body is less durable than I hoped but I still can make it work. I just need to get used to it,", he pants.
"Swords are all about technique anyways"
Sanji, "Says the guy that exercises daily"
Zoro, "You wanna go?"
Luffy, "But Zoro is still Zoro. He still can pack a punch hehe"
Luffy looks at the big sea creature that died as soon Ussop pulled it up. A big big slash was cut through it. Ussop gives a thumbs up.
"Sanji cook it!!!"
"Yeah yeah"
And so they ate. They laughed and cheered like nothing happened. Zoro happily munching riceballs. Sanji is acting weird as usual doting on Nami and Robin until he decided to move to Zoro and place more food on his plate.
"These food are good for ladies, eat up"
Zoro gives a pointed look.
"Look i'm just doing this according to your diet riceballs are not nutritous enough
"But you made them aren't they nutritious?"
"That- Sigh* it's just riceballs"
"It's enough for me", He muches on looking like a hamster.
Sanji stared, "Just do me a favour and eat up"
"I don't like greens"
"You- i'm not giving you booze", he walks away.
Zoro slammed on the table, "Hey!"
Sanji was gone by then to the kitchen so Zoro could only sit down and look at his plate. At least there is fish, theres salmon and miso. He likes miso. This is just normal food what diet?
Ussop looks at him and Franky talked, "Hey I want to ask, does it feels weird in a woman's body?"
Zoro looked up his mouth munching and rice and fish, "I guess so, but it's nothing much. Do I looked uncanny?"
"Franky, "Well not really. I'd say you're quite pretty"
Zoro choked on his food.
Ussop, "Whoah oi oi, but I agree with Franky"
Zoro grabbed his miso soup and drank it all. He sighs, he doesn't even have the urge to get mad anymore. He has seen himself on the mirror with softer features and slanted eyes.
Nami teasingly, "I'd say so too, if we try make up on you. You could more of a princess"
Zoro, "Don't put make up on me you witch"
Zoro swears he could he horns growing out of her head. He's a man through and through.
Ussop, "Well though it feels a bit weird looking at you at first. But you still acted the same throughout everything. I don't see you differently"
Everyone nodded. Brook continued to play the violin while Chopper and Luffy claps to the beat.
Differently huh?
Zoro glanced at Sanji smoking in the kitchen.
Nami, "Ohh I can't wait to try dresses on you~!"
Zoro, "WITCH DON'T YOU DARE!"
Nami, "Oh ho do you want me to bring up your debt? Lets say this if you wear a dress i'll decrease it by 5000 berries each time you wear one"
Zoro thinks. That's not bad actually.
Robin chuckled, "Oh Nami, I think we might need to buy Zoro new clothes for the time being?"
Nami, "Hm don't we have our own clothes?"
Robin, "No, it's for the badonkers"
Nami confused, "The what?"
Franky, "Y'know the boing boing"
Nami raises her eyebrow, "Oh I suppose his size is smaller"
Robin, "Bigger actually"
Ussop glanced a little.
Nami paused for a while and looked at Zoro.
Nami, "Hehh??"
Ussop, "I have no idea why this discussion turned into this"
Nami, "Wait really? Zoro could you stand up?"
Zoro, "What? I'm eating"
"Stand up now!"
"Tch", Zoro stood up begrudgingly, still eating.
Everyone stared at him.
Franky, "Whoa wait you're right"
Robin, "I measured it was 110cm"
Nami gasped, "That is bigger than mine?"
Robin, "Bigger than mine too"
"Hey why are you giving out my information", Zoro is starting to feel annoyed.
Ussop lays in the table," Hey I don't know if we should be having this discussion", for some reason he is the only person that is embarrased about his friend's measurements.
Nami, "Nothing is wrong with it! It's just, Zoro!"
Ussop couldn't refute that, "True...", he yawned.
"Oh that reminds me where is he going to sleep?"
Everyone looked alarmed at that. Zoro kept on munching while listening onto the conversation.
Zoro, "I'll sleep on the boys bunk like usual?"
He looked at Nami and Robin, "While I look like this i'm still a man so, I don't want you guys to be uncomfortable with it", he took another bite and munched.
Nami and Robin exchanged looks.
Nami, "I think were fine if it's you, Zoro"
Robin nods as well.
Nami moves forwards and gestures a whisper, "If you need help with your ladies needs, tell us okay? And don't you dare deny them"
"Mhm", munches.
Robin, "How about you guys? Are you okay with that?", she looks at the guys of the group.
Chopper looked back, "Its fine! It's just Zoro!"
Usopp laughs, "I guess we all have the same answer"
Luffy and Brook also smiled at them, the former laughing.
Ussop, "Though the only person who might have problem with that...", he turned to Sanji cleaning the dishes. Reminds me has he eaten?
Nami, "Hm yeah thats true"
They both stared at the person humming in his own world.
Zoro, "It'll be fine, I'm usually up in the crows nest and I nap everywhere"
Wow what a confirmation.
Nami, "Hm I guess we could make a makeshift room for you up there. You spend lots of time up there too"
Zoro,"Oh? Well I guess thats fine then"
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Everyone then parted their ways going to bed one by one.
Zoro stayed up on the crow's nest till the next day, definitely did not napped and just woke up.
The only person this early i probably the cook. He didn't bother to check...
But just in case he looked down and there's a blonde guy entering the kitchen.
Zoro wonders if he should approach him considering how he looked like at the moment.
He looked to the side at his futon. He took off the bra Robin has given him earlier. It was killing him.
The girls also gave him a set of pjs and other clothes he can wear as well so that is neat. But it is not like he showers to changes clothes every now and then.
He thinks for a while before he slid down.
Tip toeing at the door and there he was
Admmitedly he didn't really think much about it and barged in.
Sanji startled looked back to see Zoro and they stared for a while. Zoro thinks he stopped working cause it's been a minutes since he froze.
Maybe it was a bad idea. Damn it why is this guy making such a big deal of things? He's the only person in the group unable to get over it.
Zoro sighed, "Well sorry for bothering", he turned around and walked out the door.
Normally Zoro would enter the room in full force and Sanji would start yelling at him, and Zoro would yell back. Like well that is their routine.
Zoro liked it, he'll never admit it to the other man but he enjoyed their fights and the fiery burning passion he could feel from the other man. But now that man is scared of making a move, unsure what to do. Like he is some sort of stranger he doesn't recognize.
Zoro hated it.
He can never understand these types of people bound by the concepts of genders. What is so important about it to the point you had to die for it?
Kuina.
Zoro stopped in his tracks in the middle of the deck.
Zoro hated her, he'll never admit it. He hated her for making herself so small, when he knows how strong she is. He felt frustated, tired, betrayed by the one who would be forever. She said those words that she would be no better than a man. Why wouldn't she? Why would she say that? Zoro never gets it. He was too frustrated and he never wanted to understand why a pheonix decides to locks themselves in a cage because they believed they couldn't fly.
(He had always believed in her why wouldn't she take it?)
And Sanji.
Sanji was the same. Wouldn't kick a woman even if he'll die. He doesn't understand this idea of concept why someone has to be cherished so dearly because of the gender (On the pretext a man is valued for his strength as a is woman for her beauty) but not the soul.
Zoro has always looked into their eyes.
(Their soul)
And he always found something beautiful and ugly.
And that was it.
Zoro held Wado and clenched it.
There is no use thinking, I need booze. He's feeling numb again.
He walked back into the dining room not caring Sanji was there.
Sanji jumped again when the door barged open.
He walked up to the cabinet where the sake are stored and popped one open and drank it.
I wonder if I will be drunk faster in this body?
Sanji stared dumbfoundedly, eyes widening.
Sanji, "HEY I SAID NO BOOZE!"
Zoro, "Ugh so what about it?", oh thats warm. Is this content alcohol lesser? It kinda felt weaker.
Sanji snatched it from Zoro's hand. His face is red, eyes glistening with his brows furrowed.
Zoro raises his eyebrows at that and tilted his head lower too take a closer looks at him.
"So?"
Sanji was about to say something but nothing came out.
Zoro just stared at him like that, eyes almost rolling. His lips pushed to the side annoyed.
But honestly he kinda liked the expression the cook is making right now. For the past hour he has seen the cook frantically running about, being an emotional mess and vunerable to him and his eyes only.
He really liked that. Zoro really liked that.
Zoro snagged the bottle in his hand and placed it down on the counter. He looked at him, some with concern. But there was something, something happening
And they stared at each other like that. The sunglight passes through coloring the cook's face in a beautiful shade.
It felt warm in Zoro's chest, his stomach as well. He wondered if it is the alcohol kicking about.
His breath felt heavy, by the second. His eyes are being blinded by the lights. He moves so slightly so he could see his face.
His pores, the strands of his golden hair as it was falling, the beautiful cherry blossom sovering his face in the shade of red and I dont know but his eyes has changed into a gentle look Zoro craved for.
Zoro kissed him.
He pulled his tie around his neck and kissed him.
Sanji eyes widened in shock his hands up in the air.
Being kissed so tenderly.
By Zoro.
Zoro didnt know what he was doing. He imagined Sanji kissing him back after the surprise, they would moan with wet sounds of lips smacking and parting. Holding him kissing him with the same greed, pinning him into the wall as Zoro shruddered and moaned. He would hold the golden locks in his fingered and he closed the space between them closer. Feeling him and his body ah oh.
He didn't know what was going on with him.
It just felt right, the tension, his expression. His face just wanted him to hold him so tenderly. To know that he's loved and can be loved. But why? Zoro doesnt know.
Until he snapped.
Sanji was frozen in the middle of it.
And Zoro recognized that look.
Fear.
It suddenly came crashing down on him.
Zoro pulled back looking at Sanji eyed widened as well.
Did he kissed him back?
What was he doing?
Why did he kiss him?
Zoro didn't know how to explain himself.
He's scared, he doesn't know how to explain himself.
Sanji was not there mentally.
"Cook?", it didn't came as firm as Zoro wanted.
Finally, Sanji's eyes flickered away from Zoro. And Zoro didn't know how to handle it so he grabbed his booze and just downed it all.
He's scared.
He doesn't know what to say but he must.
They stood here.
Sanji, "What's your play?"
Zoro had his bottle on his lips pausing at his voice.
He didn't respond and chugged his drink again.
Sanji was burning, with something he doesn't know. He stared at Zoro intensely.
And well Zoro, he just covered his lips with the bottle. Bottle tilted downwards and he stopped drinking but the rim of the bottle still stayed on his lips. He didn't dare speak. Looking downwards in fear of Sanji.
Zoro, "... Nothing"
There was a pause between them.
Sanji who was clenching his fist then relessed it.
They stood there in front of each other, Sanji blocking the sun while Zoro stayed in his shade.
Zoro finally looked up to see Sanji face.. Looking distant. It looked like a smile reserved for his customers, not the kinda expression that was ever directed at Zoro. He knows how he smiles and this was not the one he loved.
Zoro didn't know what to make of this but he can feel his heart breaking.
Zoro didn't know what to say.
Sanji, "That's fine."
Zoro could only hide himself. He doesnt want to run but there was nothing he can do. He doesnt know how to approach this situation.
Sanji then placed his palm on the counter, pulling the plate filled with riceballs he made earlier. He then pulled another bowl to him filled with warm rice and he shaped it into a firm ball.
Added a nori sheet and he was done.
He nudged the plate to Zoro.
Sanji, "Here's your breakfast", before he walked out of the dining room. Sound of a light, then a smoke, then he walked and walked and walked to the end.
Zoro stared blankly. He's not sure what is going on.