Neighbors

Holiday Travels

Zoro and Sanji were in the living room.

"Left." Sanji said.

Zoro tilted the tree to the right.

"Other way!"

He tilted the tree left, straightening it out. Sanji stepped back into the dinning room looking at it from different angles.

"It looks great, right there will do." Sanji said.

Zoro tightened the screws to the tree keeping it in place before backing up and dusting off the pine needles. Sanji came in with a box of lights an ordainments. He set them down before wrapping his arms around Zoro's waist.

"Wow, you did such a great job. My strong officer." Sanji hummed.

Zoro turned to him and smirked, "Do I get a treat?"

"You want to be rewarded? I guess you deserve it what you want?"

Zoro pulled him off and took him to the dinning room. Hanging above them was a mistletoe. Sanji chuckled cupping his cheeks and kissed him tenderly. Zoro wrapped his arms around Sanji pulling him deeper into the kiss.

"Dad! Zoro! I'm home!" Loulee called.

They parted as Loulee gasped at the tree. Sanji turned to her as her eyes lit up to the tall tree. Zoro wrapped his arms around Sanji's waist and rested his head on his shoulder. Sanji hummed wrapping his arms over Zoro's

"Do you like it, I was thinking maybe we can decorate it tonight." Sanji said.

Loulee smiled and turned to them, "Are you serious?!"

"I wouldn't lie to you. But only when you finish your homework."

She nodded going upstairs, Zoro took Sanji's hand looking at the ring.

"Have you taken it off recently?" Zoro asked.

"Only to cook and, wash my hands why?" Sanji asked.

Zoro pulled it off and put it in Sanji's hand.

"I put a little reminder inside."

Sanji brought his ring closer, inside was engrave.

'Put me back on.'

Sanji snickered, "Oh some reminder."

"Shut up and put it back on."

Sanji sighed putting the ring back on. Zoro's phone started to ring earning there attention. He pulled out his phone and pressed it to his ear.

"Chief here." Zoro spoke.

There was a soft murmuring on the other side of the line. Sanji left to tend to the ginger bread cookies and took a batch out of the oven before adding another. He put them out on a plate to let them cool. Loulee came down a moment later smelling the delicious smell of ginger. She poked her head into the kitchen.

"Dad, can I help decorate?" Loulee asked.

"Of course."

"Cook, can we talk a moment?" Zoro asked.

Sanji perked up to Zoro, he avoided eye contact and rubbed the back of his neck. Loulee looked up to Sanji worried.

"Why don't you go try one, then tell me how you like them." Sanji said plucking a cookie from the plate.

She gasped taking the cookie and going upstairs. She stood against the wall in the hallway peering at Zoro and her father going to the couch. Zoro took Sanji's hands and sighed.