(One Piece) Book of Oneshots and Such

Subtle Hints

(Zolu) Sanji and Nami both start to notice that the first mate and captain seem to be a little..clingy

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"So.. am I the only one seeing that?" Whispering under his breath, Sanji leaned in close and tried hard to not blush, catching the soft fragrance of Nami's hair.

Keeping her brown eyes glued to the sight, Nami leaned back to him slowly, still not exactly sure of what she was witnessing herself.

"I'm not sure.. are you seeing what I'm seeing? 'Cause I'm seeing.. well.." squinting her eyes, she frowned, still seeing that the answer was eluding her.

What the two were gawking at, was the first mate and their captain.

Only something didn't seem exactly.. right with what they thought was a completely platonic moment between the two.

Zoro was a very stoic man, but anyone could easily point out the grin poking free from it's stitches.. it was indeed a sight for sore eyes, and the way he allowed Luffy to be so close in his self-proclaimed 'kill range' for such a prolonged time was actually a pretty scarce occurrence.

At first, it just looked like another instant where the captain would rarely ease Zoro out of his thorny shell, something that everyone has seen once or twice.

But Sanji accidentally made the mistake of watching them a little more closely than he usually would have.. and now he couldn't stop stalking them.

He could've sworn he saw Luffy kiss the man's scarred eye throughout their 'cuddling', and then things got intense.

After watching them like a hawk, the blonde would almost catch hints of kisses being shared, nearly swear he saw a stray hand go somewhere less than innocent, it nearly drove him crazy.

Then Nami noticed the way he was observing them, and soon the navigator was brought into his obsession for confirmation.

"There" the cook hissed excitedly.

"Did you see that? A kiss- I swore I saw a kiss!" Nami blinked at the two of them, but ultimately frowned.

"I- I didn't see anything.." Sanji deflated at being shut down by a lady.

"Damn, I bet that stupid marimo is doing that on purpose.." glowering in anger, the cook nearly blew a gasket swearing he saw the first mate glance at him smugly, knowingly.

Now he had to know.

"Sanji, I don't think watching them will ever change anything-" Nami froze as she glanced at the two.

Right in that moment, both she and Sanji blanched white like sheets at the sight.

"Hey guys, what's up?" In that moment Usopp walked to their side, looking slightly confused and concerned, "guys..?"

Glancing in the direction they were facing, he smirked seeing Luffy cuddling Zoro into his chest almost giddily, with his big trademark grin plastered on his face.

The first mate was seemingly trying to enjoy a mug of beer he had in his fist, but didn't look as irritated since he had a smile himself, obviously pointed back at the captain.

As the sniper quirked his head in confusion, he was the only one not noticing the subtle blush on the two men's cheeks.