The Words I Love You

After School

Sanji stopped at sat down on the bleachers, tired and sweaty. It's the last week of school before winter break, they have done their tests and it's down time now. For PE, the class finally is able to go inside the gym, rather than out in the cold. It sucks that he and Zoro were put in different groups but not for long. After Zoro's three on three basketball game he can join the blonde in sitting at the bleachers for a long while before the next activity

Sanji sat down after getting a drink of water, he watched Zoro and the two random teammates run back and forth. Zoro looked determine to get the game over with. The marimo still felt intolerable in the presence of the others. It was confusing for him, those who gave him presents and those who helped in the bullying. He's grateful for the sorry gifts but he can never forget the bullying.

Sanji smiled as he watch Zoro. The man trying so hard. Ever since their date Sanji doesn't know if it's just him or not but he felt closer to Zoro than before. He didn't know dates can be so fun doing nothing but just being together. He wanted to do something again, different but he waited to do anything with Zoro already knowing it'll be fun.

"Just go over and take him." Sanji hears to his right knocking him out of his fantasy. He looks and sees it's the girls. Ever since he's dated Zoro their interactions have been different. He actually treats them like friends, talks to them like normal people. He doesn't act like a fool and acts like he's a slave to them.

"What?" Sanji asks, curious and confused on what they are talking about.

"You look like you were undressing Zoro with your eyes." Nami explains, sitting next to him, Robin going to sit on the other side. Sanji covers his eyes while his face burns red. He seems to do that a lot, Elliot always calls him out on it with a smile. The blonde swears he doesn't do it on purpose.

"Am not." the blonde argues, not wanting to admit it to them. How could he not with that figure Zoro has, and he's seen his boyfriends body, naked, so he knows what he looks like. He doesn't need his imagination for that. That and along the knowledge of where Zoro has his piercings what's there not to dream about? Nami and Robin just smile, he's so smitten by Zoro. The blonde was never like this before.

"If you say so." Nami says letting it go. "Are you and Zoro going to do something special for Christmas?"

"It's Choppers birthday remember." Robin adds.

"I've got something in mind, for Chopper. I haven't talked to Zoro yet. Are you guys doing something?" he asks to be polite and keep the conversation going.

"Nojiko is coming home but I heard she's been busy so maybe we'll just leave her to rest and recharge." Nami says happy to see her sister again after so long away at college.

"I'll either be at the library or the university my mom works at, maybe converse with some of her coworkers there." Robin says, smiling. Sometimes she doesn't see her mom but she still enjoys the company of the others there.

"Sounds fun." Sanji smiles, not knowing what else to say, they all both look happy. Sanji waves his hand at Zoro who finished his game. He walks up to the blonde with a smile and his water bottle in hand. Nami moves over to let him sit with his boyfriend.

"Did you get something for Choppers birthday yet Zoro?" Nami asks.

Zoro nods, "I already bought it, and gave it to him." Zoro says, getting comfortable next to Sanji.

"What? Already, we were waiting till the party for him. You are coming right?" Nami asks very shocked about him already giving Chopper his present.

Zoro shakes his head, "I'm going on a family trip during the winter break." Zoro says taking a drink from his water bottle.

"How long will you be gone?" Sanji asks. He wanted to do something with his boyfriend unlike with what happened during Thanksgiving break. Sanji thought he could make it up this break.

Zoro shrugs, "I don't know. My dad planned everything. Even my siblings don't know what we are doing." Zoro says. Sanji frowns. His dad planned it so there is no going back.

"You're dad is scary." Nami says remembering the look his father gave them. Zoro and Sanji nod, he is scary. "How about we do something after school." Nami suggest, they haven't been able to hang out with him and the blonde in so long, now Zoro is going on a family trip. The time they have together is getting shorter and shorter.

"I know a place to go to." Sanji says.

"Then after school we are following Sanji." Nami says.

***

After school they all gathered together after changing their shoes and followed Sanji. No one had a clue to where the blonde is taking them but even if they asked Sanji stayed quiet. It wasn't until they got close to the building did Zoro know. He is shocked because he didn't think Sanji would bring them there.

Sanji stops in front of the building with a smile on his face. "Here we are." Sanji gestures. Zoro blushes, besides Sanji no one knows about this place. He's never told anyone about this place. He doesn't mind but it's embarrassing.

"I've never been here before." Usopp says.

"Yeah what is it?" Chopper wonders.

"Let's go inside."' Sanji leads taking Zoro's hand, walking towards the front door. A voice stops them.

"Zoro?" the voice sounded shocked but sad. Zoro freezes, he knew that voice, he remembered that voice, he does not like the voice or the person it belongs to. Zoro squeezes Sanji's hand then pulls him forward into the building ignoring him. "Zoro." he says again, this time sounding offended. "Zoro wait!" he shouts after them but Zoro continues to walk forward.

"Welcome, may I take your things?" A woman asks, who is actually wearing a uniform.

Sanji and Zoro hand their coats and school bag over. The others did too. They were shocked about Zoro ignoring the purple haired man.

"Zoro who was that?" Chopper kindly asks.

"No one." Zoro answers with a frown.

"Doesn't look like no one." Robin points out, seeing the man obviously upset.

"Some one I use to trust and now I don't." Zoro says then leaves. Sanji stares at the man's back. He can guess what that means.

"Woah! This place is huge!" Luffy shouts. Sanji saw how busy it is, almost full of people.

"It's an arcade." Brook points out. They all go their separate ways, Sanji goes to find Zoro. He found Zoro playing a bloody game.

"Feeling better?" Sanji asks as Zoro tears a monster in game apart.

"I never thought is see him again." Zoro says.

"It's bound to happen, and we are in a very popular area for students like us. Don't think about it, we came here to have fun so let's have fun." Sanji says.

"Sanji where'd you found this place? They have games I haven't seen in a long time." Usopp says.

"Or games I have never seen before." Chopper smile walking next to the long nose.

Sanji just smiles. With the way Zoro blushed he's either embarrassed about his friends knowing or he's remembering their date. Either way Zoro is cute blushing so much.