"Hahahaha. No way. You're lying cook."

"I'm not. Let me finish. So I didn't know which pot was the soup in. So I used the one on the left not even thinking about the soap bubbles in the water. The customer wanted her food so bad that I just gave that to her. Seconds later she's coughing up a storm saying how terrible the soup was. I thought my dad was mad at me because he sent me to my room. I mean I was just a child. But he came up with some ice cream telling me everything was ok."

"Wow. Didn't know you could be a bad cook."

"I was learning so be quiet." Sanji couldn't help but snicker.

"Ahhhh we're here. Who's hungry because I am." Sanji asked and everybody said me.

"Sanji... there are people here." He pulled Sanji close to him not wanting him to get hurt. "Show yourselves."

They did. Zoro's rescue team came out from hiding.

"Zoro.... is that you?" Robin usually call Zoro by his name but only when she is worried. Before she can even try to touch him, Sanji put his guard up and blocked anyone from touching Zoro.

"Why are you trespassing on my territory?" Sanji glared at each of them.

"We are here to take our prince back." Kidd says.

"No way. Zoro is--"

"Move Sanji."

"But Zoro-"

"Move Sanji." Sanji moved out the way crossing his arms and annoyed.

"Before you speak... I already know it's you. Everything adds up. You need to come home so we can fix you. We can have every women you have met kiss you until you find the one. Maybe that women might be the one for you."

"Kiss Robin as well." Ace added on.

"Shut up!!!!" Franky said. Everyone started snickering except Sanji and his friends.

"Anyway. We will find a way to change you back. Come home. We miss you. I miss you." Robin finished. Sanji was fuming but trying not to show it. He didn't want Zoro to leave. He didn't want any women kissing Zoro either.

"What took you so long to find me and notice I wasn't a beast?" Zoro couldn't help but smile and Robin knows that smile best. "Also how do you know I have to kiss some girl to change me back?"

" I mean it happens in a lot of stories where a kiss always changes the lover back." Luffy said.

"Of course Luffy." Zoro and his friends laughed.

Sanji couldn't take it anymore. He started walking away. Zoro noticed and stop laughing making the others slow down as well.

"Cook where are you going?"

"I'm going into the house to cook for my best friends and I. "

"Well what about me?"

Sanji stopped and looked at him straight in the face.

"You're leaving aren't you. You're gonna go back home to your five star meal and your luxury home where every one does everything for you so you can be lazy all day. Have fun. It was nice having you but I guess this is where we part ways. Usopp, Chopper, come on."

"But Sanji-" Chopper said.

"Come on!!!"

They both ran close to him and the three walked into the house.

"Ouch. Well let's go Zoro. We have to get you backed to normal." Kidd said trying to drag Zoro to the carriage.

"Wait I just can't leave like this. Why doesn't he come with me?"

"Why don't you have your goodbyes with him before we go?" Robin suggested. Zoro walked up to the house Sanji is in.

"Sanji come out!We need to talk!"

"There is nothing to talk about. Why are you still here?!"

"I refuse to end our friendship!"

"Zoro seems very concerned about you Sanji. Why don't you stop cutting the potatoes and talk to him. You know it can't end like this. You have feelings for him Sanji." That made Sanji stop. Usopp had a point.

"Maybe if I tell him my feelings, he might want to stay with me." Sanji put the knife on the table making Usopp sigh in relief. Sanji stepped outside. "We can talk."

They went for a walk leaving the others behind. It was just total silence. They both were thinking about what to say to the other.

"I-" Sanji started.
"Hey-" Zoro interrupted.

"You go first." Sanji insisted
"Nah its okay. You go first." Zoro said after. After that was silence all over again.

"Zoro.... Do you miss your home?"

"I do. But I don't want to leave either. I had a lot of fun here with you and the others. Why don't you and the others come back with me and maybe things will be different. Nobody making fun of you and destroying your home when you're gone. You wouldn't have to do anything because the sevarnts will to your will. I'll-"

"No Zoro. I don't know if I see myself living that life. I always did everything on my own without no one's help. You don't need others doing everything for you. If you have so much fun with us, why can't you stay then?" Sanji couldn't look at him trying not to show his emotional state.
"But you can't can you. You have to go back and save this kingdom from turmoil. You staying here won't make you the best Swordsman because you need to change back into being a human being."

"But-"

"Let me finish Zoro." Sanji turned around not caring in the world if he's crying in front of Zoro. "You have to make this kingdom great again and you cannot let your people down. Don't say anything else and just go. Go become human again and get married to a beautiful woman and have many marimo babies. You have a future ahead of you and I have no place in that future. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. I knew this day would come when you have to leave; crying into your arms that night wasn't my intent. It was meant to be a secret so you wouldn't try and stay. We will miss you and I know you will too but once your back to being you all over again, we will be forgotten in your mind. Good Bye Zoro. I wish you well "

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"If they can't find Zoro or uncover this mystery... Perona might have to rule this kingdom. Even though I know she doesn't want to." Mihawk said to Shanks alone in his room.

"You really think she would agree?"

"She has no choice."