Hey there! Pample is back, with another story for you reading pleasure! I warn now, there will be angst and there will be Yaoi. If you don't like don't read. Otherwise I hope you enjoy it. :D

I disclaim now, I have no ownership on One Piece or anything thereof affiliated.

Prologue

"Kanpai!"

People who walked past the large, suburban home could hear the joyous celebrations inside with slight envy. They would wrap themselves up in their coats as a shelter against the autumn chill and dream about what was happening within that warm house.

The celebrating house couldn't care less about the outside would at that moment, they were too busy congratulating the home's owners.

"For Robin and Franky, on their anniversary!"

A lanky boy, with a straw hat perched on his head, led the toast for his friends. His name was Monkey D. Luffy, and he sat at the head of a very full round table. Glass in one hand, a chicken bone in the other, Luffy was munching away mid-toast, forgetting that leading the toast was quite an important thing to do. This didn't go down well with the redhead at on his left, who smacked him over the head sharply.

"Idiot! Don't be so disgusting!"

Shaking her head she stood, ignoring Luffy's muffled 'Sorry Nami' and clearing her throat.

"They deserve a proper toast. So…" Her finger tapped her chin as she thought of something to say, "Here's to Franky and Robin, on their second wedding anniversary. A toast to many more!"

Luffy had cheered before Nami had even finished, other glasses rising up to meet his. Eleven glasses met in the centre of the table, making clinking sounds over the toasts.

Some liquid spilled from Luffy's overzealous glass over the plate of a curly haired, long nosed man sitting three seats down on Luffy's right.

"Gah! My food, Luffy!"

The long nose of Usopp Soge was pointed straight at Luffy, a look of disgust on his face as champagne pooled on his plate. He was soothed by a petite blonde cooing at him.

"Don't worry about it Usopp, it was just your finished plate. Sanji won't mind." She patted her hand reassuringly over Usopp's, causing him to turn to her almost thankful, though a little bit uncertain.

"Do you think so Kaya? You won't let him get mad will you? 'Cause Sanji can get really scary but he'd listen to you seen as you're a woman and you know what he's like…"

Usopp trailed on in a nervous ramble, and his girlfriend Kaya Merry just kept patting and nodding reassuringly. Opposite from the nervous couple, a large blue haired man roared with laughter, his hand also being held by the dark haired amused woman sitting between himself and feisty redhead, before she let go and got up gracefully, clearing the empty dishes.

"We all know what Sanji's like with women, Bro! I always wonder, if he always gets that pissed towards men, how the hell does he act with Zoro?"

Everyone at the table chuckled, and the green haired man sitting next to Luffy paused from gulping down his drink to glare at the blue haired man. The table fell quiet expectantly, before Zoro gave a smug grin.

"You want to see how we act in private? And I thought Brooke was the voyeur."

Brooke, A tall man with a huge afro, burst out laughing and nodded in agreement, clapping Franky over the shoulder as he sat next to him. Zoro grinned and continued.

"I can make the cook smile plenty Franky, and do plenty more than that-"

His comments were silenced when a foot connected with the top of his head. Zoro's face hit the table as Sanji, smartly dressed in an impeccable black suit, sat in the vacant seat next to him and distributed deserts amongst the hungry guests.

"Stop boasting, Marimo. Unless you want me telling everyone what you're like in private."

The room laughed again, and Robin moved her hand off Franky's to pick up her neglected glass.

"I will always remember Ace's last birthday party. I would never have anticipated someone as stoic as yourself to be so…expressive, Zoro-san."

Everyone roared with laughter as Zoro picked up his drink to hide his embarrassed flush, and Sanji grinned at him around his own flushed cheeks. From next to Brooke, the freckled Ace shouted indignantly.

"What the hell were you DOING at my birthday party!"

Sanji chuckled apologetically at the enraged man.

"Sorry Ace, I had a bit too much to drink and Zoro had been away all week…and your room was free…" He turned to the Dark haired woman, weeping, "I'm sorry you had to hear it Robin-chwan."

Ace flustered, at a loss for words and looking as equally as embarrassed as Zoro, and Robin took the opportunity to answer.

"Not a problem Sanji-san It was very enlightening."

"In MY ROOM?!"

Ace found his voice, and likewise Zoro found his to answer back.

"Well we don't know how sanitary Luffy's is, and besides, it's not like it's never been used that way before."

Ace overlooked the barely hidden suggestion, too distracted with the fact his friends defiled his bedroom a few months ago.

"You live upstairs! You could've just gone back there!"

"And leave a party? How impolite."

Sanji shrugged nonchalantly, desperately trying to hide his grin. Zoro was busying himself explaining to Luffy what exactly was wrong with his room, to avoid his friend's amusing tirade. Sanji was better at apologising than he anyway.

"I'm sorry Ace, we didn't know it would bother you. Besides, it was a long time ago now."

"…I'm so sleeping on the sofa tonight."

The small boy next to Ace looked up at the traumatised man, and mention meekly.

"If you'd like Ace, I can get you some sterile blankets and cleaning products from the hospital, if you wanted to clean it."

Tony Tony Chopper, the miniature brown haired boy began listing all the ways he knew to sterilize a room, which Ace listened to with surprisingly rapt attention. While Ace feverishly took notes, Luffy tried to make Zoro see there was nothing wrong with storing meat under your bed for when you're hungry, Kaya tried to soothe Ussop so he wouldn't think Zoro and Sanji had done anything in their home, Brooke and Franky howled with laughter, and Sanji and Nami shook their heads, Nico Robin sat quietly and wondered if any of their anniversaries will pass calmly.

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Why must all my stories have a prologue? I just wanted a nice way to show all the characters interacting and having fun doing what strawhats do best, partying :P