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Title: Above and beyond the call of idiocy
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sanji/Zoro
A/N: Prompted from Sybile - the self-sacrificing idiot with H/C

"Idiot." The bandage around his upper arm was tightened considerably before another one was started around his ribs. "Moron." He wasn't so sure he could breathe properly anymore. "Stupid, brainless, imbecilic idiot." He was wondering why he wasn't being subjected to Chopper's tirade instead. "Asshole." Another bandage around his head and he winced when his hair was pulled. "Do you enjoy this shit?" Well he did like things a little rough. "Do you enjoy making everyone worry?" Well... "Do you want Luffy to freak out because one day you don't come back and then he hears about a shitty bastard who finally managed to get himself killed?" He kept his face blank even if he did want to pout like a child. He was stronger than that. His ear was grabbed and twisted. "Are you listening, shit-head?" He looked into angry blue and actually flinched.

They stared at each other, Zoro unwilling to back down. Sanji was more intent and Zoro was the first to look away. Apparently it was the moment the blond had been waiting for. His chin was held in a bruising grip and his gaze was forced up.

"Don't." Zoro opened his mouth to respond. "Don't die. Don't get hurt." He was a pirate. It was going to happen. "Don't do stupid things that will make the others worry. Don't make me worry."

The grip softened and Sanji cradled his cheek. Even as their lips met, chaste and unhurried, the hand at his waistband seemed to be in a rush. His hands settled on Sanji's waist and dragged him closer, ignoring the pain emanating from his body. The kiss deepened. He felt his lip split again and there was the taste of blood on his tongue. Fingers in his hair tugged him closer and he could feel Sanji's pulse thumping against his palms.

Wetness touched his cheeks and he jerked back. His eyes widened for a moment, taking in the tears running freely down the cook's face. He wrapped his arms around the other man and held him tight. He smiled a little, content in the silence that surrounded them and slightly amused that he was the one doing the comforting.