The line between love and empathy

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Sanji's POV:

   Sanji was sitting next to Zoro. The swordsman looked like he was in deep though. Thee cook tried to catch his attention but it was kinda difficult when you are a ghost. Or probably he couldn't hear him again? Sanji shook his head to remove this thoughts, stood up and head toward the kitchen. From the day his soul leaved his body, when when cook was bored or wanted time to think, he was sitting in the kitchen, where nobody was entering expect the girls. When he entered the room he saw Luffy and Robin sitting on the table with a cup of tea. 'What are they doing?' Sanji though and sat next to Robin. "Ah, Robin-cwan! I'm so confused—" the cook was interrupted by Luffy.

   "I wanted to distract him." That Captain said. Sanji looked at him. 'Is he talking about Zoro?'

   "And you kissed him?" When Robin mentioned this word Sanji's heart throbbed. Why was he here?' This is a serious private talk. I'm not supposed to be here.' But the cook could feel something bothering him. After looking at Luffy he felt anger. Anger for doing this to Zoro. He never thought about having problem with Luffy, with his best friend.

   "Do you love him?" The girl asked again. 'This is the moment of truth.' Sanji thought.

   "I... He... Zoro is my best friend, my first crew member, he is the person that a trust the most." Luffy bit his lips. "After doing this I started to feel a cold wind in my back. I have the felling that someone is watching me. I feel... great hearted toward me."

   "Great hearted huh? I don't want to hate you, but... You and Zoro... You did this and... and want me not to get... j-jealous?" Sanji said quietly. This fucking jealousy ripped his whole existence.

      "You saw it right?" Luffy said.

      "What?" Robin asked but Sanji saw in her eyes that she knew what was Luffy talking about.

   "Zoro is in love with him, right?" After the Strawhat Captain said this the time stopped. So many thoughts passed trough Sanji's head that it made her ache. 'Zoro love him? Him? Who? Me? It couldn't be Luffy right? Then? Then... Zoro—'

   Then he heard a quiet steps in front of the door and saw the swordsman passing outside the room. Was he going to the infirmary? "I'm just messing him more up. I'm alfull." Luffy said quietly.

   "You know... " Robin start. "Shared love is not always happy. But sometimes is better to spit out your soul to someone even if they don't share your empathy. You did nothing wrong..."

   'Yeah he did nothing wrong, but he did enough to hurt me... Just his empathy and love makes me jealous, makes me ... want to hit him!' Sanji felt his nails stabbing into his palm and he felt something wet. When he opened it there was blood. 'What the heck? I can bleed?'

   After a while Luffy stood and said. "I want to see Sanji."

   Then Sanji realised that Zoro was there and ran toward the infirmary. When he entered he saw Zoro's burried face in his body chest mumbling something. The cook sat next him and hugged him from behind. Zoro let out a low sound. "Oh Sanji, why?"

   Sanji's heart was beating like crazy when the words he wanted to say the most left his mouth. "I like you, Zoro."

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