What's Not To Love

Chapter 27

Zoro opened his eyes and stared at the wall. It had been a while since he had slept so nicely and he contemplated if he should even get out of bed. Rolling over, he stretched his arms, filling the room with cracks , before glancing at the ceiling. He lifted his body and yawned as he made his way to the crib.

Zoro's arms froze mid-stretch above his head as he looked into the empty crib. He glanced around the room quickly and saw nothing out of place. A throbbing started in his temple and his heart rate sped up more than it ever had in battle. He rushed out of the room and down the hall fast, almost bumping into Chopper and the girls.

"Hey, Zoro," Nami said as she saw him approaching. The reddening color on his face made her glance at the other two people in the hall.

When Zoro was close enough, he grabbed Nami by the shoulders and bent his head down to take a breath. Looking back up at the orange haired teen, he spoke. "Have you seen the twins?"

All three shipmates went from a frightened gaze to one of confusion and concern.

"What do you mean?" Chopper asked, quickly. "That babies are missing,"

"Missing?" Zoro repeated the word and felt the room spinning. He could feel himself sweating and an itchy feeling started under his skin. "Missing..."

Nami glared at Chopper before letting out a dry laugh. "No Zoro," She glanced at Robin to back her up. "I'm sure they're okay,"

"I agree," Robin added, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Perhaps, one of the other members took them for breakfast. It is noon."

Zoro's head spun quickly to her. "What?"

Nami touched Zoro's hands and brought them to his sides. "Yeah, you slept in. Didn't you look at the time?"

Zoro brought his hands to his face and tried to calm down. It was lunch time and he couldn't find the twins. "You guys aren't helping," he mumbled.

He dropped his hands and looked his shipmates. "I'm checking the deck,"

Zoro pushed past the group and made his way upstairs, not waiting for a response.

On the deck, Luffy was on the grass playing with the twins with Sanji not too far away. Hearing heavy footsteps from the lower deck, they glanced over and saw Zoro.

"Zoro!!!" Luffy said, spreading his arms out to greet his second mate. "You're up,"

A gust of air flew past Luffy who remained in the same positioned. The other crew members, including the group that trailed behind him, watched in shock at how fast Zoro got to the twins. Luffy was the first to overcome his shock as he turned to Zoro and threw an arm over his shoulder.

"Must've enjoyed your sleep," he said with a laugh, before poking him. "Sleepy head,"

Zoro ignored the rubber man and checked every inch of the twins and examines every toy they had near them. He even went as far as looking in their mouths. Everyone watched amazed at how meticulous Zoro was in his check. When he felt that his babies were okay, he looked around the deck, silently asking who was responsible for this.

"Sorry,"

Zoro turned towards the voice and watched as the blonde man not too far picked up one of the twins toys that had been thrown. "

"I thought you needed the sleep. You looked so peaceful when I checked in." Sanji said, looking at how uncomfortable the green haired man grew. "Ah, but you missed two meals. Come to the gallery so I can whip something up for you."

Sanji waved at the girls who nodded at his silent request to watch the twins. As they began moving towards them, Sanji took Zoro's hand and pulled him towards the gallery, though the other man was putting up quite the fight.

"Hey," Zoro tried to get away from Sanji but was surprised at how strong his hold was. "Give me a sec will ya,"

"No can do Moss head," Sanji said as he got to the gallery door. "Food comes first since you've determined that the kids are fine,"

Once in the gallery, Zoro quieted down, though he kept looking towards the door as Sanji made him food. Sanji kept glancing back at the swordsman before speaking.

"I left a note by the bed," He started, turning back to the stove. "I was going to wake you and let you know, but you looked so peaceful,"

Zoro stared at the Cooks back and grunted in response. He was mad, yes, but the fact that he actually slept great was preventing him from outright attacking Sanji. He leaned on his fist and looked at the wall. Well, he did get more time with the kids, he thought.

Taking a plate out of the dish rack, Sanji plated Zoro's food. Taking a peak at the Swordsman, he saw that his attention was elsewhere. His head dropped and he let out a sigh as he reached for a box he had hidden in the bottom draws. Turning around, he held the plate in front of him with the box behind him as he walked towards Zoro. Upon arriving in front of the green haired man, he cleared his throat to get his attention before putting the mixture of food in front of him.

Zoro glanced at the plate and waited a moment before picking up a fork. As he was eating, he sensed that Sanji hadn't moved and with a mouth full of food looked up at him. Sanji was staring at the ceiling behind Zoro, shifting from one foot to the other with his hand behind his back. His chewing slowed as he watched Sanji do that for a few minutes.

"What are you doing?" he asked, causing Sanji to look at him quickly.

"Huh?" Sanji swallowed hard and looked off to the side. "I-er- how's the food? Good I hope?"

Zoro cocked his head to the side and held back a smile at the weird scene. "It's good."

Scratching behind his head, Sanji chuckled nervously. "Ha, good. Good."

Zoro looked back at his plate and ate some more, thinking that Sanji would leave. When he didn't, he swallowed the food in his mouth and stared at the nervous man again. His eyes trailed down the body to his waist and he leaned to the side of the table to try and look behind his back.

"What are you hiding?" He asked.

Sanji jumped slightly and looked at Zoro. "Huh?" He followed Zoro's gaze to the thing behind his back. Looking back up, he quickly put it on the table in front of Zoro. "Here,"

Sanji dropped the box in front of Zoro and Zoro's eyes followed it as it was dropped on the table. His head shot up as he heard Sanji rushing out the kitchen with drinks. In the background, he heard Sanji call the members for drinks but he didn't compliment the girls like usual which made Zoro smile. Looking back at the box, Zoro dropped his fork and reached for the top, curious as to why Sanji was freaking out so much over it.