Water Bottle

[naye]

Title: Water Bottle
Rating: G
Media: fic
Pairing/Characters: Sanji & Zoro
Word Count: 281
Prompt: Shade/Shadow
Notes: Hello~! New to this comm, old fan of One Piece. You guys posting here are quite literally irresistibly inspiring! ♥


Even the swordsman's natural grace has been worn down to a single-minded need to keep forging on ahead. And Sanji is stubbornly determined not to lose to him.

The very next dune nearly causes him to break that vow - the treacherous footing is no worse than on the last hundred, but the steep angle tricks him into shifting his weight too soon. Only a half-leap back saves him from tumbling to the bottom.

It would have been less effort to just roll down, he thinks with some chagrin as he blinks stinging sweat from his eyes, and wobbles unsteadily.

"Oi." Zoro's voice is flat, and his sunburned skin clashes horribly with his green hair. Sanji should laugh at it, but he hates to open his mouth - a little more of the desert fills it every time he does.

"Oi!" Ah. That is less flat. There is a glare aimed at him, too.

"You coming, cook?"

Sanji glares back. "I'm scouting," he croaks with great dignity.

"And?"

"There's a lot of sand," Sanji reports.

"You don't say."

"And no shade."

Zoro doesn't roll his eyes. "There will be. On the Merry."

"Yeah," Sanji agrees.

"Here." Zoro thrusts something at him - Sanji has a leg half-raised before he realizes it's not a sword. A water bottle? Sanji blinks at it.

"I thought we were out?"

Zoro shrugs. "Almost."

Sanji's spine stiffens.

"I don't need --"

Zoro thrusts it at him again.

"No."

Zoro swears. "Don't make me say it."

Sanji has no idea what the idiot swordsman is getting at, and it makes his head spin. "Huh? Say what?"

Zoro's jaw clenches. "Drink. I'm not carrying your skinny ass back to the Merry."

"I'm not--"

"Because I don't know where it is."

Sanji drinks.

Comments

[vio55.livejournal.com]

XD This was cute, especially the ending.

Thanks for sharing, and welcome to the comm~

[naye]

Thank you! ♥ I do admit that the whole thing was just an excuse to set up the ending...

[kakairupowns.livejournal.com]

I really liked this. :D It's very IC for these two, and I especially liked Zoro at the end. XD

Oh, and welcome!!

[naye]

Awww! Thank you! I really do enjoy poking fun at Zoro's amazing POWERS OF LOST. *g*

[kakairupowns.livejournal.com]

Heh, they are pretty amazing, aren't they? XD Absolutely EPIC. He'd probably get lost even if he could see the ship. ;)

<3

[naye]

I can't decide what my favorite direction fail moment is... Possibly "north" meaning up, but the time in Thriller Bark where he gets lost following everyone up the stairs is so, so special! (Chopper doesn't have a medicine for stupid. XD)

[kakairupowns.livejournal.com]

I love the time in Skypeia too. XD The bird is right there, following him around, and he still can't figure it out. :D North meaning "up" is fantastic, and the staircase moment is definitely top three! ;D

Oh! When he makes it to the roof by destroying the building, and when Sanji shows up he asks, "Did you get lost?" XD Sanji's reaction is superb. :D

God I love this show.
<3

[eiliem.livejournal.com]

^_____________________^

&hearts

Oh those two. Hahaha

And Zoro is so self-conscious about his direction!fail!!

"Don't make me say it."

Oh Zoro, you have your adorable moments too. (they're just buried under more blood than your body should actually hold)

Moar fic? *nudge nudge* XD

[naye]

Zoro's direction fail is so epic! ♥

More fic would be good, yes! I shall do my best! \o/

[printfogey.livejournal.com]

Excellent stuff. Wonderful closing line, too.

...goodness, this prompt's entries are going to be hard to judge...

[naye]

Thank you! ♥

(I totally wrote the whole thing just for the finish line. Because Zoro's direction fail is funny!)

Good luck with the judging! I don't envy your position at all.

[snarkydame.livejournal.com]

*SQUEEEEE* You're writing! And it's so them.

[naye]

Squee makes me happy, you know. ♥ And I am! Mostly because other people are being incredibly inspiring. ♥

So, so glad you liked this! \o/

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee! aww! Of course they need each other (Zoro feeding - well, watering - the cook is a nice switch! ^^)

[naye]

Awwwwww, you liked! Thank you! ♥ (Yeah, Sanji needs someone to feed him every once in a while.)

[arcielfreeder.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! XD

That made me laugh out loud-- (oh it's still midnight and everybody's sleeping) *^o^*

Zoro lines at the end hits the mark! XD (still--doesn't stop laughing)

[naye]

Whee! I'm really glad it had that effect on you - though maybe everyone else is not so happy? XD

I wrote the whole thing as a setup for that last line, so I'm quite thrilled to know it amuses you to that degree! ♥

[arcielfreeder.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Everytime I remember it, I can't help but laugh. *giggles*

The idea is so wonderful and amusing! I just can't help but love it! XD

[crashtestskater.livejournal.com]

very cute, thanks

[dandywonderous.livejournal.com]

Haha, the last lines made me laugh!!!
Awesome. XD