Title: Desperation
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece nor do I make any money from this.
Pairings: SanjixOC, SanjixZoro, RobinxFranky maybe more ^.^
Summary: An encounter with a mystery woman puts Sanji on the path of self loathing and desperation to end his own life. Can Zoro and the crew help Sanji before it becomes too late? Or will the Mugiwara crew have to find themselves a new cook? Set after the Enies Lobby arc.
Warnings: First time fanfic, bad spelling & grammar, language, Yaoi (boy on boy love) as well as some straight couple nookieish stuff, and a whole bunch of other shit I cant think of at the moment, also gunna be a lot of erm … emotional drama to the point of suicidal attempts.
A/N's: For anyone that does not like my warnings don't read I guess …it's not like am not forcing you to.
As well to the suicidal stuff I wish not to offend anyone and I do not promote it in real life. It's a selfish act that should never cross anyone's mind as life is a very precious gift no matter if your religious or not. Should you ever feel such a way talk to someone as soon as you can, family, friends, teachers, or even hotlines and make sure you get the help you need to over come those feelings and become a stronger person for it.
I only enjoy suicidal stuff in stories aka fantasy and purely for the drama of the plot. Maybe I'm a little twisted but I make sure there is a thick line between my real life and fantasy one. Please make sure you do the same, suicide is not meant to be idolized. No matter who you are you matter and you affect more lives then you even know. Don't dare to think to remove such a wonderful gift as yourself from this world so we can't have the pleasure of knowing you.
Ok lecture over sorry if that was long winded just wanted to make sure we had understanding on that sensitive topic. The rest of my author notes from now on will go at the bottom. Yay for bottomness xD
Hope you enjoy the story and please feel free to leave comments just be gentle I bruise easily heh.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 1 / Fangirl
The Thousand Sunny had come to dock at a lovely spring island on the Grand Line. They had already been there for about two days now and still had about a week till the log pose set so the crew where allowing themselves to indulge a bit. Though a 24 hour watch was placed on there idiot captain due to the Marine training base on the other side of the island. Luckily not many of the marines came to town but with bounties on all of there heads now they had to be careful and not draw attention to themselves. So there ship was not at the harbor but a ways down the beach hidden in a cove out of sight. So far all had been well but with this crew who knew what could happen.
Franky and Usopp where on guard duty of the ship today as well working on some crazy new project together while Nami and Robin where of course off shopping taken advantage of the many lovely shops the town had to offer. Making sure Luffy didn't do anything stupid had fallen to Chopper today but Nami and insisted Zoro follow along with the pair just to be safe. Zoro had refused wanting to train but with Nami threatening to increase his debt the poor swordsman had no choice but do as asked.
The reason why Zoro found himself sitting across a table from the flirty baka-cook was thanks to Luffy's and Chopper's stomachs. When the group had reached town and were about to split up and go there own ways in groups the cook had announced to the sea witch that he would go back to the café they where at before to get the recipe of the cake she liked or something along those lines. The mention of food and it been sweet food at that had drawn in Luffy and Chopper like a moth to a flame. Luffy had insisted they join Sanji on this very important mission.
Zoro now ground his teeth as more foolish dribble poured out of the cook's mouth to the female baker that owned the café.
"Oh to be blessed by such a gift as this by such beauty of a goddess as yourself makes my heart swell as if it will burst right out of my chest!" Sanji swooned holding the paper with the cake recipe to his chest with one hand as his other hand held to the hand of a very distressed looking female baker.
"We can only hope it does just that." Mumbled the annoyed swordsman as he rolled his eyes and looked away.
Sanji's head snapped around to glare at Zoro, "You say something Marimo?"
A simple "Nope." Was Zoro's return reply into his glass of some fruity health shake.
As Sanji was distracted the female baker was able to pull her hand free and put both hands behind her back so when Sanji's attention did return to her he could not grab it again. "It really is my pleasure please do enjoy the rest of your meal.. I must get back to the kitchen now." And she quickly hurried off as Sanji called after her. "Thank you once again sweet goddess of my heart!"
The captain who had been stuffing his face till then sat back in his chair and slapped a hand on his not overly sized bloated stomach. "Ah that was good!"
Chopper agreed with many head shakes of yes. "You can now make it right Sanji?" the little reindeer seemed so hopeful his eyes holding a shine to them as his tongue came out to lick his lips from the last remains of the cake.
"Of course." Sanji replied picking up his tea cup and taking a sip before adding. "Though I might experiment with it and see if I can improve on it."
Zoro sneered at the blonde. "Am sure the baker would just love to hear you say that."
"Che." Sanji's one visible blue eye held like cold icy flames to Zoro. "Taking the old and improving on it and trying new things is the way things are done."
"That's still saying its not as good as it can be." Smirked Zoro.
"Let me try and put this in a way even your muscle-head can understand. A recipe is like a body. What you put in it changes it making it stronger or weaker. Just because it's the best does not mean there can't be improvements on it and worked on to try and become better." Lectured the cook.
Irritated the cook had a point he simply gave a shrug of his shoulders and looked away again not at all willing to own up to it.
"Sugoi! You really think you can make it better Sanji?" Chopper asked almost in a sugar coma from the mere thought of something better then the cake he had just had.
Luffy simply laughed "Of course he can. Sanji is the best cook it's why I had him come on my ship."
Zoro caught the faint blush on Sanji's cheeks from the complement and that just irked him even more. "Whatever. Luffy you ready to go yet?"
"Sure am just gunna go to the bathroom first." And with that he was up and off.
Chopper got up as well. "I think I will go to. I think I drank too much milk." And he was off hurrying after Luffy.
Thus the cook and the swordsman now sat alone in silence waiting for the two to return. At that moment a young woman approached the table tentatively. She was pretty with an hourglass build wearing a white knit poncho that hung off one of her peach cream shoulders showing the thin black tank top strap off she wore under. At first Zoro was not even sure if she was wearing anything else due to the black shorts she wore where so small they nearly showed the rounds of her rear. Her hair was a rich brown that looked to have once been in a bun but was now starting to slip out making some of the long brown locks cascade over her covered shoulder. As well on her head sat a pair of thick black rimed glasses and her feet only covered in simple wooden sandals. On one of her arms she carried a huge purse like bag. Really what did a woman need with a bag that big for? Maybe weapons?
Zoro frowned at the woman as she spoke up. "Huh … excuse me?" her voice was soft and unsure of itself as her grey eyes landed solely on the cook.
Of course with hearts in his eyes the idiot-cook swept up one of the girl's hands and shift from his seat to the floor to go down on one knee all at once. "Of course my heavenly beauty! Please but speak your desire and I will do everything within my power to see it met."
"Oh my this is so embarrassing…huh…" The girl's hand held to Sanji's but Zoro did not noticing it and merely snickered, teasing out an unwanted reply from the cook of, "I'd say."
The cook spared a moment's glare to the green haired man but was all eyes once again on her as the girl pulled back her hand to reach in her bag speaking once more to try and explain herself. "Well you see…I happened to over hear your friends calling you Sanji…and I was just wondering if…" she pulled out a brown piece of paper and opened it up to show a Wanted bounty poster of the awful drawing of the cook. "If you happened to be this Sanji?" she finished.
Zoro and Sanji both froze at the question Then Sanji was standing and Zoro was placing his hand to one of his three swords. The girl kept her head turned to the cook but seemed to be watching Zoro from the corner of her eye as well. "Oh am not going to turn you in or anything, oh gosh no!" she tried to assure and reached back into her bag. This time it was Zoro's turn to leave his seat. If she was pulling out a weapon that baka-cook would be of no use, her being a female and all. Yet to both there surprise however the girl pulled out a sketch pad and opened it to show some very well done sketches of the cook.
The stupid cook swooned once more. "Ah what talent as well as beauty you have!" The girl laughed. "Oh thank you so much. So you are…him right? You're that Sanji?" she asked stepping closer to the cook. Sanji rubbed the back of his neck looking uneasy on if he should answer or not but then the girl spoke up once again. "I just know it has to be you. You have no idea on how much of a fan I am of yours!" Her hand slipping once more into that crazy bag of hers. Zoro was still on edge however there was something about this girl he didn't trust.
"You are so amazing. I have never been one to approve of pirates but you… you just make it seem so classy and honorable, from the way you dress to your cooking and of course incredible noble honor of protecting." She poured on the flattery thickly.
Zoro thought he was gunna be sick but Sanji of course was eating it up. "My dear you are far to kind to me, am humbled before you my angel." He cooed in return. Zoro only opened Luffy and Chopper returned soon so they could leave before his ears started to bleed.
"I was wondering …Can I have your autograph?" she pulled a pen from her bag and held the Wanted poster up as well with her sketch book under it so there would be something solid to write on.
A pained face came over the cook as he was forced to once again look at that wanted picture but he seemed to suck it up and took the offerings calmly replying. "Of course my angel." It was at that moment Luffy and Chopper returned.
"What's going on Zoro?" Luffy questioned
"Seems ero-cook here has himself a fangirl." Zoro replied bored like as the woman in question blushed looking over to Luffy and Chopper.
"Here you go M'lady" Sanji smiled handing her back her things which drew the woman's attention back to him. "Oh thank you so much Sanji-sama!" she purred and leaned in to kiss the cook's cheek her lips lingering there for a moment before she pulled back.
Sanji was now so red faced he was almost glowing. "Please think n-nothing of it my dear." He sputtered.
The woman tucked her things away and then took one of Sanji's hands. "There is just one more thing I was hoping you could do for me…having now seen you up and close…I was wondering if you would be willing to model for me for one of my paintings?" She raised the cook's hand up and let her lower lip drag teasingly over the side of his thumb then trailed over his finger tips to stop on his middle finger. "Your hands are truly art that I just must capture… having hands such as these….its just …sinful." She purred then kissed the tip of his middle finger.
Sanji was now wiggling in place like a shook up jello mold with hearts in his eyes and blood dripping from his nose that seemed to sizzle and evaporate away from the high temperature of his glowing heated face. "Of course anything you wish!" he cooed.
"Eh? Sanji you ok?" Luffy questioned
On the question Chopper also became worried. "Oh no Sanji you look feverish maybe you should return to the ship?"
Sanji waved his free hand at them. "Am fine fine…" and he didn't even bother to look at them as he did it this, eyes only for the female of course. Zoro sulked now as he watched it all play out. "Please my dear might I be graced with knowing your name?" Sanji pleaded.
She blushed dropping his hand. "Oh of course how rude of me. Am Sophia Morin. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." She bowed formally.
Chopper tilted his head. "Humm that name seems familiar for some reason."
"Really Chopper? Do you know her?" Luffy asked as Zoro once again got that nagging feeling something was wrong here.
"Oh well I am an artist maybe you have seen my seen some of my work and know me by that?" She quickly offered up. Sophia gave a bit of a nervous laugh and then turned to Sanji once more. "If you're free now …we could go back to my hotel room and …work on art." She tempted and like putty in her hands he nodded. "Of course my whole day is free just for you my fair beauty!" Sanji offered.
"Awww Sanji you where gunna show us that great –…" but Luffy was cut off there by Sanji "Sorry tomorrow or something …see ya you losers later!" and with that he escorted the woman out of the café fawning all over her foolishly.
"Baka-cook … tch." Zoro scoffed. Chopper seeming to notice Zoro's bad mood and tugged on his arm. "Zoro are you worried about Sanji? That woman seemed a bit fishy." Chopper questioned seeming worried himself thus gaining the attention of there captain. "Eh? She was a fish woman?! Really?!"
"No Luffy!" Chopper yelled at the foolish rubber-man then calmed down again looking to the doors Sanji and the woman had left from. "It's just… something didn't seem right…don't you think Zoro?" he asked again.
Zoro rolled his shoulders his eyes still on the doors as well and had been ever since the pair had pasted threw them. "Che…baka-cook can take care himself." He tried to sound confident in that statement but it was hard.
"Yeah… but it was a woman." Chopper pushed, yet Zoro didn't need the push he was already thinking that from the start but it was not like he could go running after to the stupid fool and lock him away in a tower or something. No matter how much he wanted to right now.
Luffy scratched his head. "Well Chopper did say her name sounded familiar and if she is all famous and stuff drawing things maybe others know about her. I bet Robin would know about her! She always knows about everything." He laughed seeming not to have a worry with in him.
Chopper and Zoro both now looked at there captain shocked, he had actually offered up a helpful bit of advice.
After paying for there tab the trio went off to hunt down Robin and look for clues on Sanji's mystery woman so they could put there worries to rest.