Chapter 55

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Sanji arrived from the kitchen, with multiple large pots full of popcorn in his arms. Chopper was sat with Zoro on the sofa, while Usopp was in a single armchair as Nami. Finally, the three brothers were on the floor stuck together. Sanji gave the sweet popcorn to Chopper, Sabo and Luffy while Nami, Usopp and Ace had salted popcorn. Sanji sat next to Zoro, who had kept a seat next to him, while he was preparing the snacks. He put the pot of salted popcorn he had left between himself and Zoro.

"What are we watching?" Sanji finally asked the cactus head, who was already eating from the pot. They have decided that tonight will be a movie night at home. Zoro shrugged but pointed to the three brothers.

"No, Ace, we won't watch a horror movie, there are kids in the room." Sabo quarrelled.

"Just admit that you are afraid to watch the movie." Ace replied.

"Not at all, but we won't watch it."

"It's been 10 minutes that they are arguing." Zoro whispered to Sanji, who laughed, looking at the two brothers.

Ace and Sabo continued to bicker until they came to blows. They pulled at each other's hair, trying to hit each other. Ace raised his point ready to hit Sabo, but Sabo narrowly avoided it. Luffy, who was admiring the various possible films, didn't see the blow coming. He didn't have time to avoid it before Ace's point had already landed on him.

"Ace! What the hell? It hurts!" Luffy whined in pain, putting his hands on the appearing bump. But Ace didn't pay attention to him. His target was Sabo, and he couldn't miss a second time. Luffy watched his brothers, who weren't paying attention to him. His head was still hurting.

With tears in his eyes, he turned to the only person who could help him.

"Daddy Zoro! Ace hit me." Luffy cried as he moved closer to the sofa.

"Who are you calling Daddy? I'm not that old!" Zoro took offence as the others tried to hold back their laughter.

"Daddy, please look, it hurt right there." Luffy showed him where Ace hit him, a violet bump already appearing. He wasn't listening to what Zoro was saying. He had only one idea in mind.

Zoro sighed but looked at Luffy. Putting his hand on his head, he removed the few hairs that had fallen from Luffy's face, so that he could examine the wound. It wasn't very serious, but Luffy wasn't the type to complain, which worried Zoro a little. The lump was a funny colour, but there was no visible blood, it was nothing. Zoro relaxed.

"I'm going to put some ointment on it, and it will go better." Zoro said, and Luffy nodded with a big smile. Zoro left the room and came back after 10 minutes, even if the first-aid kit was in the next room. He had probably got lost on the way. He went back to Chopper and Sanji on the sofa, Luffy was still with them chatting happily. He wasn't suffering a lot, Zoro thought.

He sat back on the sofa and Luffy put his hand on his lap, like a little hurt puppy.

Zoro unscrewed the cap, put some cream on his fingers, and massaged Luffy's forehead over his bump. Luffy expressed his well-being with little noises of pleasure. Despite his strong appearance, Zoro could be tender and gentle, especially for Luffy, Chopper and Usopp.

"Is it better?" Zoro asked, finishing massaging Luffy's bump.

Luffy nodded with a big and innocent smile. "Yeah, thanks Zoro! But could I have more popcorn I don't have anymore?" And Zoro finally understood all the acting Luffy made. All that for food, he should have thought about it before going to take the cream.

"What? You have already eaten all I gave you?!" Sanji joined the conversation. He couldn't get used to Luffy's appetite. But didn't wait for a response and went toward the kitchen to give Luffy another bowl. Fortunately, he had planned more than enough food for the evening.

"Chopper, Usopp, what do you want to watch?" Zoro asked, seeing the two brothers were still fighting. He wanted to sit down peacefully and not have to think about anything anymore.

"People at my school talk about a new Disney that they watch and love." Chopper said, blushing, not liking to have to give his opinion. "I don't know the name of the movie, but it's the story of a boy in Mexico who lives with a family who had forgotten to play music. But the young boy dreamed of being a professional guitarist, so he tried to convince his family to live for his dream."

"I heard about it too. I think its name is Coco. They said it was a fantastic film. I would have loved to watch some horror movie, but I think for Chopper it's best to look at Coco." Usopp lied, trying to hide the fact that he was also afraid of it.

"Coco it is then." Zoro put the movie on the television and Sanji came back at the same time with two pots of popcorn for Luffy. The straw hat boy happily went back to sit with his brothers, taking advantage of their presence. The two had finally stopped fighting when they saw the film started. Silence finally fell over the big house. Everyone was concentrating on the images on the TV. Sanji returned to sit next to Zoro. He picked up the pot of popcorn, separating him from his man, and drew him into his arms. Zoro blushed at this new position in front of the others. Sanji had his arm around Zoro's shoulders, who had his face against the cook's chest. He was so comfortable; it was like a soft cocoon. It was the paradise he always looked for. All these years, he never imagined, he would find that peace in him, that happiness. They still had some work to do for everything to be better. But he knew together they would try to be better, they would survive all the new problems they would encounter.

Sanji looked at his man and couldn't control the smile that appeared when he saw his red cheeks. He laid a soft kiss on one of them, which made Zoro blush even more. He would have never guessed that this cactus head, will change him for a better man. Zoro had turned his whole world upside down, but not once did he regret it. He was thankful that he had the opportunity to cross their path.

"You know what?" Sanji whispered in Zoro's ear. Zoro looked at him with questioning eyes.

"I always thought, I would be the daddy of our couple. Not you. Daddy Zoro." Sanji smirked playfully and once again Zoro blushed highly, hitting softly Sanji on the arm.

"Don't say things like that." Zoro complained, perfectly understanding the meaning behind Sanji's words.

"Why not?" Sanji playfully replied.

"I don't like it."

"And what if I tell you, I love you." Sanji continued. Zoro's heart accelerated immediately. He looked at Sanji who was smiling fondly at him. Everyone who was paying attention could see how much love there was between the two. But putting words on it, made it even more concrete. Zoro smiled because now, in Sanji's arms, feeling at peace like he never felt in his life, he knew the truth.

"Then, I would reply, I love you too." Zoro played with Sanji's long fingers, intertwining their fingers together. Sanji stopped breathing. He said it because he felt like saying these three words to this man. He'd been waiting too long to say it to him. But not once he thought about Zoro replying to it. He always thought it was too early, and he was willing to wait for Zoro to feel ready. But it seemed that the green-haired man surprised him one more time.

Sanji pressed his lips tenderly to his man's.

"I love you." He repeated once more.

"I love you too." Zoro replied smiling.


Hey,

A little sap chapter like we all love!

Do you like the dynamics between the characters?

I tried to be as accurate as possible to the anime.

Leave a comment and a heart it made my day!

Amaya, 🫶

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