Title: Where Sanji Angsts and Luffy Consoles
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Pairing: Zoro x Sanji
Topic: Mistakes
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters. One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichiro-sensei. This is a non-profit fanfiction written by a fan, for the enjoyment of other fans.
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It was strange coming from Luffy. He would have expected it from Nami-san or Robin-chan, or even Usopp or Chopper, but not from Luffy, and certainly not in such a serious tone.
"Everyone makes mistakes." Luffy's expression was unusually solemn as he sat down beside Sanji, not forgetting the meat that he had entered the galley for - since the cook hadn't stopped him.
Sanji exhaled a stream of smoke, his head remained lowered, palm pressed against his forehead, elbow resting on the table.
"I went overboard this time."
Usually they were able to put aside all personal feelings before the fight, whether they had been hurling insults at, or fucking, each other; before enemies, they were neither rivals nor mutually consenting sex partners... only nakama.
But Sanji had let residual bitterness from one of their increasingly common though meaningless spats about 'love' seep in that morning. The result wasn't pleasant. Chopper had spent the morning treating the shitty marimo's wounds. And now, even as the sun was setting, the marimo was still unconscious. Damn, he didn't think it would be that bad.
"If you didn't mean it to be that way, you shouldn't blame yourself."
Sanji lifted his head at that, staring wide-eyed at Luffy.
"You can make up for it at dinner."
"Eh?"
Sanji's right eyebrow twitched.
Luffy stared back, and then laughed. "Everyone will forgive you for lunch if you make a good dinner, Sanji." He stopped laughing and asked solemnly, "So when's dinner?"
Sanji calmly stood up, snatched the remaining gnawed meat from Luffy's mouth and sent him flying out of the galley.
In the lingering silence, Sanji brushed his hands on his pants, then walked to the refrigerator. It was enough moping around; as the Captain had reminded him, there was still dinner to cook.
Date written: 12 February 2006
Date edited: 13 February 2006
A second ficlet that doesn't quite make it as a drabble, but also inspired by this week's topic on Mistakes: Royal Oyster Pearl Necklace
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Pairing: Zoro x Sanji
Topic: Mistakes
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters. One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichiro-sensei. This is a non-profit fanfiction written by a fan, for the enjoyment of other fans.
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It was strange coming from Luffy. He would have expected it from Nami-san or Robin-chan, or even Usopp or Chopper, but not from Luffy, and certainly not in such a serious tone.
"Everyone makes mistakes." Luffy's expression was unusually solemn as he sat down beside Sanji, not forgetting the meat that he had entered the galley for - since the cook hadn't stopped him.
Sanji exhaled a stream of smoke, his head remained lowered, palm pressed against his forehead, elbow resting on the table.
"I went overboard this time."
Usually they were able to put aside all personal feelings before the fight, whether they had been hurling insults at, or fucking, each other; before enemies, they were neither rivals nor mutually consenting sex partners... only nakama.
But Sanji had let residual bitterness from one of their increasingly common though meaningless spats about 'love' seep in that morning. The result wasn't pleasant. Chopper had spent the morning treating the shitty marimo's wounds. And now, even as the sun was setting, the marimo was still unconscious. Damn, he didn't think it would be that bad.
"If you didn't mean it to be that way, you shouldn't blame yourself."
Sanji lifted his head at that, staring wide-eyed at Luffy.
"You can make up for it at dinner."
"Eh?"
Sanji's right eyebrow twitched.
Luffy stared back, and then laughed. "Everyone will forgive you for lunch if you make a good dinner, Sanji." He stopped laughing and asked solemnly, "So when's dinner?"
Sanji calmly stood up, snatched the remaining gnawed meat from Luffy's mouth and sent him flying out of the galley.
In the lingering silence, Sanji brushed his hands on his pants, then walked to the refrigerator. It was enough moping around; as the Captain had reminded him, there was still dinner to cook.
Date written: 12 February 2006
Date edited: 13 February 2006
A second ficlet that doesn't quite make it as a drabble, but also inspired by this week's topic on Mistakes: Royal Oyster Pearl Necklace
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Date: 2006-02-14 02:37 am (UTC)But I didn't really get whats happened to Zoro...
did Sanji kick him?Please forgive my stupidity.
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Date: 2006-03-02 06:29 am (UTC)Nah, it's not you. I was re-reading this and realise that it didn't make as much sense as I had thought it would. (I chopped off some necessary words in my attempt to make it shorter. ._.)
To clarify:
"Usually they were able to put aside all personal feelings before the fight, whether they had been hurling insults at, or fucking, each other; before enemies, they were neither rivals nor mutually consenting sex partners... only nakama."
In this sentence, the "fight" was intended to refer to fights with external enemies - marines, other pirates etc.
In the line that follows,
But Sanji had let residual bitterness from one of their increasingly common though meaningless spats about 'love' seep in that morning.
The bitterness 'seep(ed) in' during a fight (with outside enemies, as referred to previously) which took place that morning. Said bitterness made Sanji purposely uncooperative with Zoro (well, more uncooperative than usual?), not giving warnings when he could (my mistake with taking out mention about this part >_>; ), which directly led to Zoro getting injured. And that's why Chopper was treating Zoro all morning.
I acknowledge that it was very poorly phrased in the drabble. ><; A fic writer shouldn't have to explain the imagined situation like this. It could have been worded better. (I'm not sure if the plot idea is worth it... might try re-writing it without the word limit another time...)
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Date: 2006-02-14 09:56 am (UTC)Heh.
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Date: 2006-02-14 08:05 pm (UTC)