Roommates

Flood of Memories

Sanji looked at Zoro's hand before he sighed and took his hand. Zoro hummed pulling Sanji along the forest as they knocked into tree branches and into bushes. Zoro stopped and cupped a hand over Sanji's eyes leading him into a clearing.

"Hopefully you'll remember something." Zoro said.

He removed his hand and Sanji blinked adjusting to the light, his eyes grew wide as he looked at the pond with a beautiful cherry blossom tree grown on a hill in the middle of the pond. Sanji smiled looking around at the beautiful sight.

"This is amazing! How did you find this place?" Sanji asked.

Zoro shrugged, "You should know."

His smile faded as Zoro stood beside him crossing his arms, his jaw clenched his grey eye welded up with a small tear.

"Zoro, what happened here?" Sanji asked.

He wiped away his tear turning away refolding his arms. Sanji stood in front of him, his eyes widened as Zoro's eye was welded up in tears. Sanji embraced him, Zoro didn't hesitate hugging him back burying his head on Sanji's crook of his neck. He gave shaky breaths against Sanji's neck, his hand stroked through the blonde locks.

"Zoro what is this place?" Sanji asked.

Zoro swallowed cupping Sanji's cheeks and kissed his forehead. He pulled back looking into the pool of blue eyes filling with worry.

"This is the place where I told you I loved you for the first time." Zoro breathed.

Sanji blinked, "You loved me?"

He sighed resting his head on Sanji's forehead, "No, I still love you. And I won't give up until you remember me."

Sanji smiled softly as he clutched onto the back of Zoro's shirt. They didn't go one day without trying to get Sanji's memories back. But. Zoro was starting to run out of ideas.

"So what's your next idea?"
Sanji asked looking at Zoro.

Sanji's hands placed next to Zoro's head as he rested back on the couch. Zoro looked up to him and sighed.

"I don't know. I ran out of ideas."

Sanji's smile faded as Zoro looked up at him sadly.

"You still don't remember anything?" Zoro asked.

Sanji shook his head, Zoro sighed sitting up and covered his face in his hands. Sanji walked over to him and sat next to him.

"B-but hey we still have time. Just another month." Sanji said.

"Can I ask of something?" Zoro whimpered.

"Anything."

Zoro picked his head up and turned to Sanji with a tear forming in his eye.

"Can I kiss you?" Zoro asked.

Sanji sighed but nodded, Zoro cupped his cheek and kissed him softly. He pulled back and smiled wide.

"You wanna watch a movie?" Zoro asked.

Sanji blinked, "Movie? Um. Alright."

Zoro chuckled getting up and picking up the first scary movie they watched together. Zoro sat down kicking his feet up as Sanji curled up with a pillow. The many howls and screams of the movie scared Sanji. Zoro kept his eye on Sanji as he bit into the pillow like he saw this movie for the first time. Zoro found it cute that he was just as scared as the first time they saw it. Almost an identical match, but this time Zoro sat farther away. He scooted a bit closer before doing the wrap around your shoulder yawn stretch. Sanji squealed as Zoro touched his shoulder and buried his head in his pillow.

"It's okay, I won't let anything hurt you." Zoro said.

Sanji peaked up at him, "Thank you."

Zoro felt that Sanji was starting to fall in love with him again. But. As the third month was on the brink.

"Zoro, I don't want you to waste your time trying to get my memory back. It's not gonna come back. I'd rather forget you then you keep trying over something that won't come back." Sanji said.

Zoro was about to argue back but he agreed with him. He nodded and started to pack up his things. All the memories with him and Sanji packed away into boxes while he moved back in with Luffy and his brothers. Not that they would mind having him back. But. They still felt bad for him. As each box was moved out of the apartment the place grew darker and grew dim. Sanji soon sat alone in his apartment clutching his blonde hair.

"Why did this happen to me?" Sanji sobbed.

On the other side of town, Zoro sat slumped against his old bed crying. He sobbed silently looking at the forgotten engagement ring. Zoro's heart ached as Sanji's words pained him. His mind rewinding through all the memories with Sanji. He rested on his arms spinning the ring around his fingers. His mind kept going back to Sanji, and how he was probably better off without him now. Or how happy he is without him in his life anymore. Zoro wiped his eye before crawling into bed. He set the ring on the nightstand before turning out the light.