Kiss

She propped herself on her elbows as she watched the sky get further and further away from them. They were the ones moving though, towards the bottom, to their next destination.

Ryugu Kingdom was what she and the crew had decided on before their separation on the Sabaody Archipelago due to Kuma. This was before the ordeal at Impel Down and Marine Ford. Whats done was done though, and while those events still pained her, seeing her crew after two years of separation felt amazing.

They all changed so much.

Luffyko lifted herself up and turned look at her crew, everybody was just as enthralled by the ocean as she was. Well, Zoro was asleep.

Zoro...

Over the two years he changed a lot, maybe the most but she chalked that up to her personal bias. It's not as if she didn't notice Usopp becoming a man or Franky becoming more of a super awesome robot. But Zoro, something about him made her stomach feel strange, she felt this two years ago too, but it seemed to have increased ten fold. She wasn't hungry, because when she was shoveling meat into her mouth during lunch, all it took was one look from Zoro and she felt sick to her stomach.

But in a good way.

If that could ever make sense.

"Are you ok Captain?"

Luffyko blinked. Zoro asked her if she was ok? Did she space out.

"Ehh Hahaha, I am!" She brushed of his question with her wide smile. When she looked around she noticed that the rest of the crew had headed into the ship, probably to talk about all they did over the last two years. While she wanted to listen to their stories, she really didn't feel like telling hers at this point in time.

Though, she knew they'd be sensitive about it.

"Do you want to go inside?"

"Naw, I think I'll spend some more time out here. Zoro, you can go if you want."

Instead of answering her, he gazed at her. How had he lost his other eye? Luffyko didn't want to pry.

In the next instant, she found herself pressed up against him in a tight embrace.

"I missed you," he leaned down and whispered into her ear.

"I missed Zoro too!" She felt her heart speed up and her stomach knot.

He pulled away a minute later, still close enough that their chests touched. When he began to lean down towards her, she couldn't explain the feeling she had that made her raise herself on the tips of her toes.

Zoro pressed his lips to hers softly and waited for a response. Frozen at first, Luffyko felt her heart beating so fast that her chest could explode, but she tilted her head to the side allowing the kiss to deepen.

Zoro was holding her flush against his body, she didn't want him to let go and in turn she lifted her arms until they were on his shoulder, she sifted her fingers through his hair instinctively.

"OI SHITTY MARIMO!"

They pulled away. The rest of the crew were watching them. Sanji looked just as red as them now, though out of rage.

But, Sanji was always mad at Zoro.

Luffyko's hand reached for Zoro's, their fingers entwined.

She was glad to see the Thousand Sunny and the Strawhats again.

And she was glad to have Zoro with her too.