At this time of night there was only ever one thing he could keep his eye on. He would often feel himself being lulled to sleep with the warm breeze of the ocean air. His cheeks would be heated from the alcohol, and a part of him wished he wasn't always so drunk because in these moments, more than anything, he wished he was sober enough to memorize your face.

He would watch closely as you swayed gently with the two other female crew members as Brook played another slow song for you on his violin. He normally ignored requests from everyone else, but when you looked at him with those big eyes even he couldn't ignore your soft spoken request. There were a few times Zoro thought of murdering Brook for allowing himself to swoon over your actions, but he had a feeling Luffy would be more than just a little upset with him.

You would often glance over at him, probably to check and see if he was actually watching you, then turn away when your eyes met. He found himself palming his lap uncomfortably as he noticed the light blush splayed across your cheeks, after all this time you would still blush simply from looking at him. He wasn't sure what he did to deserve a woman like you, but he thanked every god he could think of every night when you crawled into bed with him.

"Fair and beautiful princess, is there anything this humble servant could acquire for you tonight?" Sanji ran circles around you with those big hearts in his eyes, and the annoyance in Zoro rose, but his drunken self could only manage a, "tch." He downed another large sip of his sake and slammed it against the ground. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand as Sanji's shit eating grin grew wider with every second. Zoro groaned in annoyance when he heard Sanji scream out your name in that high pitched squeal.

"Some water would be nice, Sanji." You gave a soft smile and watched as Sanji spun around most of the ship before running his way back into the kitchen. Zoro would have to strangle the perverted chef later, his girl was off limits and Sanji seemed to really push the line with Zoro on that.

Less than ten seconds later Sanji emerged from the kitchen with a cold glass of water. The condensation dripped down the side from the hot night air, and Zoro watched closely as Sanji knelt on one knee to hand it to you. You took it off his black tray and thanked him as you turned towards Zoro. There was a split second before Zoro realized you were walking over to him, and he shot up from his laxed position immediately in order to properly talk to you.

"Oh, you'll even sit up for me? I'm honored." You sat down next to him and held out the glass of water. He raised an eyebrow and you just tilted your head with a sweet smile. "You've been drinking an awful lot. I don't want you to get dehydrated."

He stayed silent as he eyed the glass of water. He crossed his arms and slowly let his eye fall closed. He held out his hand slowly and you gently set it down making sure he had a firm grip before releasing it entirely. He downed it in one large gulp and wiped his mouth with his hand again. When he opened his eye you were staring with a light pink blush spreading across your cheeks.

"Have you been drinking?" He asked, skeptical from the look you were giving him.

"Oh! No, it's not that '" you trailed off, and he didn't feel the need to pry. He stood up slowly, stretching all his limbs one at a time, and then moved to take the glass back to the kitchen.

"Make sure the shitty cook doesn't steal my sake, alright?" He didn't wait for a response as he walked towards the kitchen.

It took him all of thirty seconds to rinse the glass and walk back outside, but that's all the time Sanji needed to glue himself to your side again. Now that the water had sobered him up a little, Zoro's annoyance boiled into anger. He walked down the steps to where you and Sanji were sitting. He loomed over the two of you as Sanji failed to recognize his presence, he was much too invested with his pathetic attempts at flirting.

Zoro knew you weren't interested in Sanji romantically, sometimes you were barely interested in even being friends with the perverted cook, but that didn't stop him from trying. You were also too nice to him for Zoro's liking. You were in no way a fragile girl, something Zoro had always admired about you, so he knew you could tell Sanji to fuck right off it you really wanted to. Instead, you always humored him and let him talk to you as much as he desired, which unfortunately for both you and Zoro, was too much.

When your eyes looked up and saw that he returned your smile turned brighter than the sun itself. His heart stopped for a few seconds, and he gripped his chest to check and see that it was in fact still beating. You looked back down at Sanji and your smile immediately softened into something that was more content than anything that showed genuine happiness. Zoro could hardly find a reason to be jealous of anyone when he knew he was the only one who saw that look from you, but his annoyance often won over when people were overly persistent with you right in front of him.

"Oi, cook, beat it." He pointed back to the kitchen over his shoulder, and Sanji turned around with the same annoyed expression on his face.

"Haaaah? What was that, marimo?" Sanji stood up to meet Zoro's eye. Sanji stepped closer and let out a snicker as Zoro let his anger show on his face. "Oh? Is someone jealous? Don't worry! It won't hurt that bad whenever I steal her from you! Well,

probably

." Zoro immediately swung at Sanji and the cook blocked it just as fast. The two went back and forth as they argued, and you let out a sigh as you finally stood up to join the two.

"Zoro, I'm feeling a little lightheaded." When your hand gently touched his arm he immediately froze, his full attention now on you.

"Do you need me to get Chopper?" He replied without missing a beat.

"Stupid, marimo." Sanji mumbled as he lit a cigarette.

"Oi, what was that?" Zoro snapped back at him, but you tugging on his arm drew his attention back to you.

"Would you lay down with me for a bit?" The blush from earlier had returned, and now you were having a hard time meeting his gaze. He blinked in surprise for a moment before straightening himself back up from his fight with the perverted cook. He didn't say anything, just held out his hand, and you smiled happily as you grabbed it and let him lead you back to Chopper's infirmary.

"Oi, Chopper. We're borrowing one of your beds for a bit." Zoro yelled out as he opened the door and guided you inside. He left the lights turned off, and as soon as you were settled on the bed he locked the door behind him.

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"Zoro?" You asked as you looked at your boyfriend. "Are you just going to stand there all night?" You giggled softly as he realized how long he had been frozen in place and rushed to your side.

"You sure do like listening to him talk, huh?" You could tell he was still annoyed, and his flustered expression made your heart skip a beat.

"I just tune him out after a while. Are you feeling jealous? That's pretty odd for you." You giggled again knowing you were skating on thin ice trying to tease him.

"Not jealous, just '" he trailed off and you felt yourself smiling again. He didn't need to finish his sentence for you to know exactly what he meant. You pulled him down onto the bed next to you, and ran your hand down the side of his face. You memorized every detail, even the slight heat that came off of his drunken cheeks. He laid next to you and you could see him struggling to stay awake.

"I love you, Zoro." You whispered as his soft snores filled the quiet room. The only two noises being Brook's music and his steady breathing as he fell into a deeper sleep. You pulled the blanket over him as you slowly stood up from the bed. "Get some rest." You spoke as you left the room, knowing full well he wouldn't hear you.

You sat with Franky as Brook played a slower song on his violin. You were leaning against the large cyborg, dozing off as the melody played softly in front of you. A loud bang startled you and within seconds you were fully awake again. Franky turned his head to glance over at the source of the noise, but upon discovering it wasn't of any real concern he turned back around. You rubbed your eyes before turning your head around to look for yourself.

Zoro and Sanji were in each other's faces, no real surprise there, and there was tension as if the two were about to break into a fight. You slowly walked over to the pair, pushing against Zoro's chest whenever you were close enough, and the whatever argument held their attention was immediately forgotten upon seeing you.

"Zoro," you rubbed your right eye with the palm of your hand. He held his breath as he watched every movement like a hawk. When you stayed silent he let out a long sigh. He grabbed you by your wrist and pulled you behind him as he headed back into the ship's infirmary.

"I hate it." He mumbled to himself. "Perverted sea imp." Zoro's insults were getting more

creative

to say the least. His chest was puffed up and it was clear he was still annoyed from the interaction with Sanji. You knew teasing him at a time like this was always a bad idea, but you couldn't help messing with your boyfriend.

"Is someone jealous again?" You giggled. Zoro's sharp gaze turned to you, and you felt all his attention completely on you in that moment. It made your knees go weak, and you found yourself holding your breath as he stepped closer to you.

"I don't like it when he looks at you." His honesty was something you always admired about him, but it made your heart flutter in an unfair way leaving you unable to come up with any kind of retort. "I want to smash his dumb face in, show him who you really belong to." He pulled you close against him. You gasped and your hands automatically went up to rest on his chest.

"And who is it I belong to?" You bit on your lower lip, you were really pushing it with him. His hand traveled down and he slapped your ass before grabbing onto it and squeezing.

"Do I need to remind you?" He leaned down and bit your neck. You were caught off guard and he took the opportunity to push you down onto one of the cots in the infirmary.

"Wait, Zoro!" You pushed against his chest, but that encouraged him to push himself closer against you. "What about the door?" You turned your head before he could kiss you.

"I'm pretty sure I locked it."

"Pretty sure!?"

"No one will bother us. If they do it's not my problem." Before you could say anything else he grabbed your chin in his hand and turned your head so he could kiss you. The second your lips touched you forgot about everything else around you. You could only see Zoro, and he could only see you.

He made quick work of both of your clothes, and you giggled softly as you kissed him again. He was always so impatient about things like this.

He gently ran his thumb over your bottom lip before pressing it into your mouth. You sucked on his thumb as you looked up at him with hooded eyes. A shiver ran down the swordsman's spine as he closed his eye at the feeling. You felt his hard cock pressing against your inner thigh, and a deep blush spread across your cheeks.

"You're so beautiful." You looked up to see his eye was open, looking down at you in a way that always made your stomach for somersaults. "It almost makes me feel bad for what I'm about to do." His hand trailed down your stomach and stopped on your right hip. You shuddered at the feeling, and it didn't go unnoticed by the man above you.

In the blink of an eye you were flipped over and Zoro had you sitting in his lap. You looked down at him, your brain struggling to keep up with the sudden motion, and let out a soft whine when he rubbed his cock against your entrance.

Without any warning he pushed inside of you with an agonizingly slow pace. You felt every single inch as he moved you at his pace. Your hands grabbed onto his shoulders and your nails dug in until they left marks. He bottomed out and exhaled a shaky breath. You whined when he didn't move beyond that, and he let out a soft chuckle upon seeing your desperation.

"I told you that I would show you who you belonged to," he wrapped your legs around his waist and pulled you tight against his body. "So, until you can admit it, you're going to sit here on my cock and I won't move a single inch until then." A gentle kiss pressed to the side of your head was a startling contrast to the man's teasing words. "Although, I don't mind you being my little cock slut, writhing in desperation while you drool for me." He pressed his thumb between your lips again. "You'd like that, wouldn't you? Desperate little thing." You nodded your head frantically, any embarrassment you would normally feel went right out the window. All you could think about was Zoro and how badly you wanted him to move.

"Zoro, please," you begged pathetically around his finger. He hummed as if in thought before pressing his thumb further into your mouth.

"You know what you have to say, baby girl. Just tell me what I want to hear and I'll give you anything you want." You tried to grind down on him, but his free hand held your hip with an iron grip. He gave an annoyed "tsk" in response to the action. He slid his thumb free from your mouth before hitting your ass. "You know what I want." He purred into your ear.

You whined as you were unable to move. Zoro was stubborn to the core so you knew you wouldn't be able to convince him to do anything unless he wanted to. He sat back with a smug grin on his face as he drank in your body impaled on his thick cock. You finally leaned forward and pressed a kiss against his lips.

"Okay, okay, I belong to you." You whispered softly. Your cheeks were a bright red and you hoped that was enough for Zoro to have mercy on you. When he still didn't move you whined as you desperately tried to grind against him. "Zoro, please. I want you so bad. I need you to move. Please, please, please! Want your cock so bad!

Please!"

You knew you had to resemble a tomato right now, but with the room being so dim you wondered if Zoro was able to see it at all. If he was he never said anything.

He placed a kiss to your forehead before pulling out almost entirely just to slam back into you. You moaned loudly and your toes curled at the feeling. When your head tilted back from the pleasure Zoro took the opportunity to lean forward and suck on the exposed skin until he left several dark marks.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" He teased. You let the comment go ignored in favor of focusing on the immense pleasure the man was able to give you. He had your body trained to his touch, and you were helpless when it came to anything he wanted to do to you.

The steady rhythm of his thrusts had your head spinning. He pulled you close against him for another kiss before reaching down to rub his thumb against your clit. The stimulation quickly became too much and it was only a matter of seconds before you were cumming on his cock. The feeling of you tightening around him was enough to throw him over the edge as he quickly followed you with his own orgasm. His hot cum filling you pushed you into a second, but milder orgasm.

When you came back down from your high Zoro was looking up at you with that same heart wrenching smile. He didn't need to say anything, that look alone let you know exactly how he felt.

You found yourself giggling softly and he raised an eyebrow at your sudden outburst.

"I'm just happy, I can't help but laugh. Smiling just wasn't enough." This took the man by surprise, something you rarely managed to do, but his face eventually softened into a warm smile and he chuckled himself along with you. "I love you, Zoro." You knew this time he would actually hear you, and if you called him on the red that painted his cheeks he would deny it. He responded with an annoyed "tsk" and you kissed his forehead gently.

"Greedy brat." He mumbled with no real venom. You laughed and wondered how you were ever so lucky to find a man like him.

Sanji lit a cigarette and took a long drag as he stared up at the stars in the night sky. Usopp had gotten pretty banged up from an impromptu wrestling match with Luffy, and for whatever reason he was sent to retrieve the bandages to patch up the idiot sniper.

He exhaled deeply before taking another drag.

"Damn idiot, forgot to lock the door again." He blew a smoke ring before pushing himself up off of the wall he was previously leaning on. "Well, I guess I can let it slide this time." He put his hands in his pockets as he walked back over to join the others.