Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda. I make nothing from writing this.

Summary: He knew he'd said something wrong when Zoro stormed out instead of punching him. [Implied ZoSan, AU]

Inspirational Song: 'Once' by Rascal Flatts.

Once

Part Two – Zoro

"I don't even know why I'm still with you, stupid marimo."

He was caught off guard when those words left Sanji's mouth, in a voice that sounded like he meant it. He had wanted to punch the bastard cook, but the sudden wetness on his cheeks made him turn away and storm out of the apartment before Sanji could see just how much the words had hurt him

Sanji had basically just ripped the floor out from under him.

~*~

"You have one new voicemail message."

-BEEP-

"H-Hey, it's me. Um, where are you? It's-It's been three weeks and I'm starting to worry. Call me back so I know you're okay. I…"

"End of message."

Zoro hung up the phone, tossing it next to him on Luffy's bed. H didn't feel like talking to Sanji just yet, not until the blonde apologized. He knew in his heart of hearts that Sanji hadn't meant what he said, but he needed to hear the blonde say it.

Until then, he wasn't going to call the bastard back.

~*~

"You have one new voicemail message."

-BEEP-

"It's me again. Did you get lost or something? Just fucking come home already."

"End of message."

Zoro scowled as he put his phone away, eyebrows furrowed. Did the cook really think he was lost? He was only two floors above their apartment. He could find his way in a place he's lived in for six years.

The swordsman held down the one on his phone, waiting for his voicemail to pick up again. He went to his settings, opting to change his message for Sanji's benefit.

"If this is Sanji, fuck you, stupid, fucking, shit cook." Zoro growled, shutting his phone and shoving it back into his pants' pocket.

Dammit, he missed that curly eyebrow bastard.

~*~

His phone started to ring at the same moment Luffy yelled in outrage at losing to him in their game for the third time. He ignored the sound, waiting for it to stop ringing so he could listen to the cook's message. When no distinctive chime indicated he had a message, he pulled his phone out and held down the one key.

"Shit cook, I know you keep calling, so stop it. I'm not coming home so you can forget it. And this shitty phone is going in the trash as soon as I get done with this message. Fucker."

Zoro put his phone down, ignoring Luffy's concerned look. The raven needed to mind his own business.

~*~

"You have one new voicemail message."

-BEEP-

"You asshole, do you know how much I paid for that?"

"End of message."

Zoro snorted as he hung up the phone, Luffy still watching him like a hawk.

"He misses you, Zoro." Luffy said quietly, turning back to the show he was watching on TV. The green haired man simply grunted before going into the bedroom, collapsing onto the bed. He missed the shitty cook so much; it was getting to three months since he saw the idiot. Maybe it was time to-

Zoro jumped when his phone started to ring again, and he was almost tempted to answer it. He just let it ring like the other times, watching Sanji's name flash across the screen. When it stopped, he changed his voicemail again.

"I couldn't throw the phone away. Nami yelled at me, the bitch. You have to stop. It's over, Sanji." The swordsman hung up, letting his phone fall to the floor.

~*~

"You have one new voicemail message.:

-BEEP-

"Y-You know, I see you everywhere! It's been three months, shit-shit swordsman! And, hey, I'll say when it's fucking over. I really miss you, Zoro. I- I wish you would come home. Your pillow doesn't even smell like you anymore. I had to wash it, you know, 'cause I spilled rum on it. Ha ha, bet you didn't think I'd ever drink that disgusting shit."

"End of message."

Zoro blinked as the message cut off, worried about the loud crash he heard in the background. Sanji sounded extremely drunk, and off of run of all things. At least the cook admitted to missing him, and that was a start. He'd go home tomorrow, though. Tonight, Ace was coming to visit.

~*~

The next morning found Zoro outside of their apartment door, searching his pocket for the keys. Before he'd left Luffy's, the raven had said, "Go get him, Zoro."

Oh, Zoro was going to get him, all right.

Zoro opened the door, catching Sanji on the floor with his cell phone pressed to his ear.

"Shit." Sanji moaned, putting his phone on the floor, getting up and finally noticing him standing there. The cook looked like shit. His face was scruffy, shirt stained in multiple plates, and he wasn't wearing any pants. Zoro sighed as he closed the door behind him, tossing his cell phone onto the couch with a frown.

"You're a mess, cook." The swordsman grunted, coming closer to the stunned blonde, holding out his hand. Sanji threw himself at Zoro, grabbing fistfuls of his hair and pressing their mouths together harshly.

"I love you, shitty marimo. Please don't say it's over. I didn't mean what I said. You just make me so fucking angry sometimes." The cook babbled drunkenly, silence by the fingers tilting his chin up.

"I thin you need a shower, Aho." Zoro smirked, pulling Sanji in the direction of the bathroom, quickly stripping his clothes off. "And just do you don't get the wrong idea, I only came back to get my phone charger."

Sanji snorted, "You're a shitty liar, Zoro."

"Fuck, I know."

~Owari~

Just a little something extra, my inspiration:

Should've been much further than this by now

A little bit more gone

A little less twisted around

Should've been better, you'd think

But I'm not

I'm still stuck

I'm still here

In this rut

Looking back on everything that we had

Holding on to words that we can't take back

What am I to do with the past

When it's all that I have

And I can't get you back

Now I wait by the phone

In the dark

Drunk on hold

I'm so lost

I'm so low

And I just want you to know

Everywhere that I go

I'm reminded of us

Where we've been

All we've done

And all the love that we shared

Once

Oh, once

I remember you saying I was the one

And nothing could change that

But you were wrong

It's funny how life turns on a dime

Now we don't even talk

I just stare at these walls

And I wait by the phone

In the dark

Drunk on hold

I'm so lost

I'm so low

And I just want you to know

Everywhere that I go

I'm reminded of us

Where we've been

All we've done

And all the love that we shared

Once

You made the world feel so right

Once

You were my morning, noon, and night

Why'd we slip away?

Why did it all change?

How will I ever be the same?

Now I wait by the phone

In the dark

Drunk on hold

I'm so lost

I'm so low

And I just want you to know

Everywhere that I go

I'm reminded of us

Where we've been

All we've done

And all the love that we shared

Now I wait by the phone

In the dark

Drunk on hold

I'm so lost

I'm so low

And I just want you to know

Everywhere that I go

I'm reminded of us

Where we've been

All we've done

And all the love that we shared

Should've been much further than this by now

A little bit more gone

A little less twisted around