Chapter 19

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The sun was high in the sky, and the weather was perfect for a beach afternoon. Seeing that Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Zoro jumped into their swimsuits and headed to the beach. Nami stayed in the house while Sanji had disappeared for the day. When they woke up, breakfast was prepared as usual, but the cook wasn't nearby. Nami told them he had to leave for some affairs for tomorrow's big event. They knew Sanji was bu  sy with preparations, and since he had already spent a lot of time with them, they weren't worried and understood perfectly. They were hopeful that the grand opening of Sanji restaurant would be successful.

Zoro was in a very good mood. After the day he spent yesterday, it couldn't have been any other way. He couldn't lie, and deep down, he was looking forward to seeing the blond again. He hoped they could talk again and learn to know each other a little more. Zoro smiled at all the stupid nicknames they had called each other yesterday.

"Hey, Usopp looked! We did a castle!" Chopper called his brother, pointing to 4 towers and 4 sand walls.

"Not bad, Chopper. And this is my castle!" He pointed to a beautiful castle that was bigger than him, with different types of towers and different floors. The castle was incredible. Chopper and Luffy stared at it with stars in their eyes.

"Wow, you're so cool, Usopp!" Chopper exclaimed.

"That's all it took for King Usopp to live in." Usopp proudly replied.

"Well, if one day we live in a castle like that, call me King Usopp!" Which made Zoro laughed, knowing that it was a perfect illusion.

"Well, it's not very different from where we currently stayed." Chopper told, which made Zoro frowned.

"Guys, you know that it's only temporary, in a little more than one week, we will go back to our old life, in our little flat. So don't get your hopes high." Zoro explained them, wanting to make things clear.

"Why can we stay with Sanji and Nami?" Luffy whined, "I love Sanji cooking."

"Yeah, me too, I want to stay with them." Chopper repeated.

"You know that's impossible, guys." Zoro said, a little confused. He didn't think that the boys would be that attached to them that quickly. He never thought about the goodbyes. In ten days, they will be taking their lives back. Well, not Zoro, he will still be Sanji's puppy. Sanji would not ask him to leave. At least he didn't think so.

"I loved our flat because it's ours, and that's where most of Usopp's big adventures take place." Usopp reported.

"Yeah, our flat is so cool!" Luffy replied with his point high.

"And we will again sleep all in the same room." Chopper said, not liking to have a room for himself at night.

Zoro breathed again. He didn't have to worry about them. They are adjusting very well, and they love their old flat.

"Guys, come on, we are going to create some Olympics game!" Luffy suggested and started running, followed by Usopp and Chopper.

Zoro gazed at them, smiling. He lay back on the sand, ready for an afternoon nap. He closed his eyes, his sunglasses protecting him from the glare.

"The least we can say is that they have a lot of energy. You don't have to be bored with them." Zoro sighed. Who dared to interrupt his nap?

He stood up, letting his frustration at being disturbed show, and looked at the person who had disturbed him. He had never seen him before. Standing in front of him was a very muscular man with tousled red hair. Zoro examined him. He was wearing sunglasses that prevented him from knowing the colour of his eyes. He was wearing a red shirt at the bottom and was bare-chested, which showed off his torso to best advantage. Zoro could say he was an attractive man.

"Who are you?" Zoro asked, not understanding what the man wanted from him.

"My name is Kid, I was watching you with the three boys, are these your brothers?" Zoro only nodded, not wanting to start a conversation about his personal life with a stranger.

"And your name is?" Kid asked with a charming grin.

"Zoro."

"Nice to meet you, Zoro." Kid replied, still with his charming smile on, and reached out to shake Zoro's hand, which Zoro did.

"Nice to meet you, too. May I help you with something?" Zoro asked out of the blue, only wanting to get back to his nap.

"Well, I have some bottles of the best regional alcohol, but I didn't have anybody to drink it with. So, I thought maybe we could share it?" Kid explained. Zoro only heard the word alcohol. He loved to drink some, and it was quite a long time since he didn't drink a good bottle. He couldn't decline the offer.

With no response from Zoro, Kid took this as a yes and sat down next to Zoro, very, very close to Zoro. He handed him the bottle, and Zoro took two big gulps before handing it back to him, and Kid did the same.

"So, what is a beautiful green bird like you doing here?" Kid asked to make a little of the conversation while flirting with Zoro at the same time.

"I'm on some holiday and you?" Zoro lied.

"It's my honeymoon." Kid answered, but Zoro was shocked. It was his honeymoon, and there he was flirting with a perfect stranger rather than being with his spouse. Zoro shook his head, not liking this kind of behaviour. Marriage was still a sacred moment for him, even if he suspected it would never happen to him.

"And where is the bride?" Zoro asked to make the man react and make him understand that he should be with her.

"Well, I lost the bride!" Kid only shrugged.

"What?" Zoro asked, shocked. Who was this guy?

"He was next to me on the beach and went to. I don't know where. Surely, he is hitting on another guy, just like me." Kid laughed and moved a little closer to Zoro.

"I don't think so! I'm sure he is desperately looking for you. Why would he be flirting with another one? He just married you. It's not logical." Zoro denied all, which made Kid laugh even more.

"You don't know Law. He likes whatever moves. And it's OK, we have been a couple for more than five years, you know." Kid replied with a smile.

"Well, I don't think he is cheating on you. And you shouldn't either." Zoro only responded, taking another sip of the bottle, which was now almost empty. Kid laughed loudly again.

"We aren't cheating. We are an open couple, which said we can have sex with anybody as long as we have no feelings for others, there are no problems." Kid explained as he brushed his finger against Zoro's arm.

"Oh!" Zoro only replied, a little ashamed of doing a scene when he didn't even know the man.

"So, are you willing to come with me for the night?" Kid blurted out; Zoro looked at him surprised. He was flirting with him, but he didn't think the man would ask him to spend the night together.

"No, sorry." Zoro only shrugged, and Kid laughed loudly again. It was rare he got rejected, but this man didn't take one second to think about it.

"Well, let's drink to this rejection." Kid exclaimed, grabbing a third bottle. He opened it and drank. He didn't seem at all sad about what had just happened.

"ZORO!!" Chopper came running toward him, panicking. "Please help!!"

Zoro stood up instantly, seeing the tearful look on Chopper's face.

"Chopper, what's going on?" Zoro asked, panicking too.

"It's... Luffy ... and... Usopp!" Chopper in tears said with difficulty.

"What about them? Where are they?" Zoro scanned the beach, not seeing them.

"Their buoys exploded. They are drowning." Chopper explained, and Zoro didn't wait a second and started to run.

Hey, hey!

Problems are coming, be ready... The next few chapters will be hard...
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