let's be friends

you turn the corner and see your favorite person leaning with his arms crossed on the banister. you can't help but admire how handsome he looks bathed in the moonlight. "excuse me? is the space next to you taken?" he turns his head to the side and playfully rolls his eyes. "yeah, for the incredibly cheesy girl who thinks i want to roleplay for free." you chuckle and take the space beside him. "you're no fun."

"yeah, yeah. what else is new?" he says nonchalantly, before his eyes trails from your face down to your form. "you look good princess. really good." you rest your head on his shoulder and stare out into the backyard of the estate. even under the moonlight you can make out the hedge maze with a ridiculous water fountain made of gold in the center, an olympic sized pool, a tennis and basketball court, and a stable for doflamingo's horses. "thanks baby, but if anyone looks good, it's you." you hear him scoff before placing an arm around your waist and pulling you closer. "don't you start." he chastises.

you let out a sigh. "i can't even speak my truth. i can't believe i'm being silenced right now. what did i do to deserve this?" you huff, a giggle escaping your lips at the unbothered expression on his face. you hear footsteps coming towards your direction so you quickly move away from each other. you see one of the servers making their way towards you with a tray of champagne. they offer you both a glass before walking off.

"can i propose a toast?" you turn towards him, waiting for him to respond. you notice the slight nod of his head so you take it as a sign to continue. you slightly raise your glass towards him, "to us, may we always find our way back to each other, no matter where we are or what's going on in our lives, may we never stray away from each other again." you watch as he clinks his glass against yours. "i'll toast to that." a smile forms on your face as you look up at him, taking a sip of your champagne, the butterflies running amok in your stomach seeing this gorgeous man before you, standing under the moonlight and wanting you, and only you.

you watch on in complete adoration as he downs the whole glass and slams it onto the table. he looks over at you in confusion, wondering why you aren't drinking yours, before you follow his lead and down the whole thing in one go. "that's my girl." you can hear all the love he has for you in the way that he says it. placing the glass down on the table, you smile up at him before you're practically throwing yourself at him, wrapping your arms around his waist. "we should probably get back soon, i have a feeling that dumb chef will come looking for me. his annoy zoro alarm is probably going off right now." he mumbles into your hair as he pulls you closer to him.

as if right on cue, you hear a gasp behind you. you immediately unwrap yourselves from each other and pull away, turning to see who it could be. your heart immediately calms when you see sanji. "amazing, it's as if you summoned him z." he rolls his eyes and gently shoves you towards the doors. "that means it's your cue to go back. we've been gone too long." your eyes lock for a few seconds before you're nodding your head and making your way back into the party, smiling at sanji as you walk past the blonde male.

my bad y'all. i'm still getting used to being back. i didn't realize this post wasn't scheduled. lol.

also thank you to all your kind comments. i forgot my password for my replies account so i gotta fix that lol.

i am just so soft for them okay?! i needed them to have more alone time together lol.

and leave it to sanji to ruin the moment!! but also we love him for standing up for ace!!

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one by one you watch as your friends all get up to head into their tents. you look over at zoro who's sitting in a chair and you already know what he has in mind. once you're sure all your friends are settled and you can hear the soft snores coming from their tents, you stand up and pick up the chair you're sitting in. he watches as you approach, a smirk on his lips as he watches you plop your chair down beside him, a smile on your face.

"you sure you don't want to take a nap?" he questions as he looks out into the water. "nope. that would mean less time spent with you." he can't help the smile that forms on his lips at your response. a few minutes go by as you both take in the serene scene in front of you. your friends having retreated into their tents for their naps allowed for you to better enjoy your surroundings. the sounds of birds chirping in the trees and the sound of flowing water help to put you in a more relaxed mood.

"what should we give nami to thank her for making our sleeping arrangements possible?" he says, breaking the silence. you let out a chuckle and shake your head. "i just know that sanji didn't forget our tent. but i just don't understand how she made it happen." you mumble to yourself making sure to keep your voice down. "she threw it away when we stopped at the rest stop to get some food." he replies so matter of factly. you turn in your seat to get a better look at him. "i'm sorry, she did WHAT?!" you whisper yell. "that tent was expensive! and so cute!" you whine thinking about how much the tent had cost and how they didn't sell that style anymore.

he snorts and rolls his eyes. "it was expensive back then. but we all make good money now. it's just a tent princess, i'll buy you another one, an even bigger and better one." you sigh and shake your head. "it's not that z! you know it just means a lot to me. a lot of good times were spent in that tent. and it was still very functional!" he chuckles and pulls your chair closer to him, a hand reaching out to take one of yours. "i know princess. you're a very sentimental person. i'm sorry that you didn't get to enjoy it one more time before it got tossed but nami obviously wanted to help us out. and i can't be mad at her for that."

you pout but nod your head. "i know. she really is helping us out. it's nice being able to have someone else know about our secret. i just hate lying to the rest of our friends but i just want to keep this between us for as long as we can. i guess i can't be too upset with her." you mumble as you try to remind yourself that she didn't do it with the intention of upsetting you.

you spend some time just talking to each other, enjoying the time you have alone surrounded by nature. "do you think we're moving too fast, baby?" you question as you shift your gaze from the lake in front of you to the gorgeous man beside you. you watch as he moves his eyes from looking at the mountains in the distance before landing on you. "and why do you think we're moving too fast, princess?" he questions, an eyebrow raised. you shrug, before letting out a deep breath. "i don't know. should we really be sleeping in the same tent together? isn't that too intimate?" you shift in your seat while waiting for his response.

"you literally spent the night at my place. wouldn't you say that's more intimate?" he points out. "no! a tent is more cramped. plus it gets really cold at night so we have to cuddle to stay warm!" you retort. he chuckles, shaking his head at seeing how worked up you're getting at the thought. "i don't think we're moving too fast, but if you think we are, i'm content with pumping the brakes princess. we can take it as slow as you want." you can't help but smile, thinking about how he always listened to your concerns and made sure to try and put you at ease.

you shake your head in response. "no...you're right. we're going at a pace that's good for us. time might have passed but it feels like not much has changed between us." he takes a sip of his beer before letting out a grunt, acknowledging what you'd said. "and that's why it feels so easy when we're together. why it feels like no time has passed since we'd broken up, at the core of it all, we're still the same dumb kids that fell in love with each other all those years ago."

you can't help but grin while hearing him voice what you'd been thinking. "don't let sanji hear you, he'd never let you live down how soft you are right now." you can't help but tease him. "i'd much rather chew glass before i let that idiot hear me." he stands up and extends a hand out to you. "what is it?" you question as you place your hand in his and he helps you out of your seat.

"let me be soft one more time before they all wake up." you look at him confused but let him lead you down to the water, watching as the sun slowly sets. zoro finds a place to prop up his phone, quickly setting it on a timer before turning to you and scooping you up into his arms. "z!" you can't help but shriek being caught off guard at the sudden action. "i see a lot of couples taking pictures like this, i wanted one for myself too."

"you really are soft." you say with a smile before looking out at the sunset, extending your hand into the air as the timer quickly counts down. "only for you princess." you hear him mutter under his breath and you can't help the butterflies in your belly. he finally sets you down and you both settle onto the sand as you quietly watch the sun set together, making sure to commit every detail to memory for you to look back on many years from now.

are they just not the cutest?? literally they make me so soft.

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"mmm, is it already time for you to leave?" he mumbles as he turns his head to face you. "yeah, come on. you need to get caught saying goodbye to me." you say as you motion for him to follow you. he groans before trailing behind you towards the front door. "are you sure you don't want me to drop you off? i seem like a shitty boyfriend making you find your way home after spending the night." he stifles a yawn as he steps into his slides. you shake your head as you slip on your shoes.

"whitebeard has one of the company drivers waiting for me across the street. you just have to walk me to the car and give me a hug and kiss." he yawns again before holding the door open for you. "alright, let's get this over with."

he shuts the door behind him before throwing an arm around your shoulder. "let's never do this again." he says as he pulls you closer, wanting to keep warm in the cold early morning. "it might not be in the contract anymore, but unfortunately, you don't get to decide that." you reach up and give his hand a pat.

as you approach the car, ace turns to face you. "text me when you get home shorty." you nod your head, looking over ace's shoulder and noticing the photographer across the street with their camera pointed towards you. you move to play your part, wrapping your arms around ace's neck, pulling him towards you and pressing a kiss to the corner of his mouth. you pull away after a few seconds, a smile on your lips.

"trying so hard not to gag." he teases and you can't help but roll your eyes. "i could say the same thing, your morning breath is rank." you joke before pulling away. "oh shut up." he rolls his eyes before holding the door open for you and helping you in. "i'll see you later." you nod and signal for the driver to go. once the driver pulls away you let out a sigh of relief. the only thought in your mind being that hopefully zoro doesn't feel hurt when he sees those pictures.

luffy is doing his best to play his part lmao.

poor sanji just wants love lol

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