A/N: ZareEraz here! My best bud HeartQueenVivaldi requested a ZoroxLuffy fic and this is what I came up with. We'll be following Zoro and Luffy and the rest of the crew as they go on their adventures, so there'll be about one chapter per island that they visit. And I'm warning you up front that I'll be updating this as HQV and I watch One Piece (me for a second time - yes, I know I'm crazy) so depending on the story arc there will probably be huge breaks in between updates...but I hope the wait will be worth it! My goals for this fic is that we get to see how Luffy and Zoro's relationship changes as time goes on, so there will be innocent moments and fluff, along with some painful emotions and worry on both sides. But I wish that this be an enjoyable story for everyone who reads it. And don't forget to let me know what you think and I'm open to suggstions in my PM box! Happy reading! :3

Chapter 1: Captain and First Mate

"Hey! Zoro!" Luffy shouted, running around to the other side of their little ship as the sun started to set.

"Yeah? What is it?" The swordsman answered, turning to look at his new captain. They really made a strange crew and all, just the two of them on this tiny boat. But it could be worse, he supposed. He could still be tied up at the Marine base just waiting to die and thinking that he was going to live if he lasted the month. And if he managed that, where would he be now? Hunting new prey or just wandering around on that island until a ship passed his way onto some place that was hopefully better? Or he'd be dead. But he wasn't any of those things now. He was a pirate and he was stuck with an idiot for a captain.

"Hey, Zoro! I brought the booze!" Luffy zoomed around the corner, holding a bottle of beer and two mugs, a huge smile on his face. "Let's drink to a new crewmember!"

"Idiot," Zoro rolled his eyes at his new captain. "I'm your only crewmember."

"So…you don't want to drink?" The boy asked, his smile dropping off his face. Zoro reached out and grabbed the bottle and one of the mugs, smirking.

"I never said that." He purred, pouring himself a mug.

"Great! Shi shi shi!" Luffy laughed and thrust out his mug in front of him. "Fill 'er up!"

"Aye, aye, captain." Zoro did as he was told and filled up the rubber boy's cup before putting the bottle down. They raised their glasses to the dimming sky, smiles on their faces for whatever adventure lay ahead.

"To my first crewmember, Zoro!" Luffy shouted as loud as he could, his grin widening.

"And to my idiot captain." Zoro shouted back before downing his drink. Luffy started to drink his before he realized his first mate had insulted him.

"I'm not an idiot!" Luffy snapped back.

"Yes you are." Zoro replied, wiping his mouth as he finished his first of many glasses.

"No, I'm not! You're the idiot!" Luffy retorted, his face screwing up in a good-natured anger.

"No, you are!" Zoro shot back. "Who goes looking for a crew before they even have a ship that's bigger than a dinghy?"

"This boat is bigger than a dinghy!"

"Not by much." Zoro chuckled.

"Just you wait! Someday we're going to find an awesome boat that waaaaaay cool and has a lot of sails and a huge fridge and we'll go to the Grand Line on it! It'll also have a cool figurehead and a huge mast and it'll be great!" Luffy went on and on about their cool new ship that they were going to have someday when they found it somewhere, and Zoro let him chatter on and on as the sun dipped below the sea. Luffy fell asleep quickly after a few mugs of alcohol, and he conveniently fell asleep on top of Zoro's legs once they'd sat down, but as long as the swordsman could reach the half full bottle of beer, he was content right where he was.

He looked down at the young man passed out with his head in his lap and chuckled to himself, wondering how the hell he'd let this kid drag him into some crazy scheme to be King of the Pirates. But it was nice, nice to be included in someone else's dreams (no matter how insane they were) while he was searching for his own. It was something that he'd done long ago with a girl who died too soon, but even if their situations were similar, all Zoro could say was that Luffy looked like he could get into a lot more trouble than Kuina. Anything his captain did was sure to be an adventure, he could already tell that much even though they'd only known each other for a short time.

And he'd be along for the ride. What had he gotten himself into?

A/N: And there you go! This one was short and sweet for ya and full of fluff so I hope you liked it! See you all later! :3