Hideaway

Sanji awoke the following morning. He snuck out of Zoro's bear grasp and replaced himself with a pillow. Then got himself dressed before he headed out of the room. He darted out of the hall and out of the inn. Outside Loulee was holding a green and yellow flower. She smiled holding it up to him.

"These are for you and Zoro." She said.

"How kind." Sanji smiled.

He scooped her up as he took her to the hill. Sanji sat lacing a crown made of flowers before placing it on Loulee's head. She smiled patting it.

"Loulee, there's something I have to tell you." Sanji said.

"What is it?" She smiled.

He looked to his hands before back to Loulee. Her eyes filled with excitement and wonder. She searched for an answer in Sanji's sad blue.

"I'm leaving."

Zoro yawned heading up the hill. As Sanji sniffled looking to the flowers Loulee gave him. A tiny slap mark was across his face. While Loulee's place was gone. Zoro sighed kneeling before Sanji and embraced him.

"I know. I know." Zoro hushed.

"Let's just go. I don't want to be here anymore." Sanji sobbed.

Zoro and Sanji got up. They glanced to the forest before back to the ship. Where they boarded with supplies. Sanji went up to the kitchen to cry some more as Zoro stayed on the deck. Nami and Robin were kind of worried about him.

"Zoro, what did you do?" Nami huffed.

"Sanji grew attached to a little girl." Zoro said, "Since she's a little girl, she's too young to be a pirate."

"Poor Sanji. Come on Robin let's see if we can cheer him up."

Nami and Robin went up to the kitchen to cheer up Sanji. Zoro crossed his arms as he turned to the hill. He saw a figure standing on top of the hill. He sighed as he waved to her. But she turned away and headed down the hill.

"Loulee, you knew we couldn't take you." Zoro sighed.

He turned away as they began to sail off. Zoro then headed to the kitchen to check on Sanji. He looked into the window to see Sanji and the girls chatting. Sanji laughed a little before wiping away his tears. He glanced to Zoro and smiled before back to the girls.

"Is lunch ready yet?" Luffy asked.

Zoro turned to Luffy on his toes trying to peek into the kitchen.

"Wha. oh no. Sanji's not doing so well. So lunch will be late." Zoro said.

Luffy frowned, "What, why not? Did you make him cry? Do I have to beat you up?"

"No. Not me." Zoro sighed.

He took Luffy away from the door before he explained the story to him. Luffy would nod like he was paying attention. But everything was going in one ear and out the other. Zoro soon realized it when Luffy just kept nodding even when he wasn't talking.

"You're not even listening." Zoro asked.

"What! Of course I was listening." Luffy said.

"Oh really, then what did I just say?"

"That I wasn't listening."

"No before that."

"I don't know, I wasn't listening."

Zoro sighed rubbing his face, now how was he going to explain it to Luffy? Zoro lit up with an idea before placing a hand to Luffy's shoulder.

"Okay Luffy I'm going to explain it that is simple to you." Zoro said.