One Piece Drabbles and Ficlets
I decided to post all my One Piece-themed drabbles and ficlets here. As time passes, I will keep on posting more.
Any warnings/parings will be given. So please enjoy and comment =)
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Title: The smell of North Blue
Word count: 300
Warning: None, Sanji-centric
This island's streets were busy. There were people chattering, children squealing with joy.
Sanji liked walking down these loud and overloaded roads, because he could let his mind wander.
It differed from the Sunny.
Not that this ship was quiet, mind you, but it was private here. No one knew him. Hundreds of people passing by and he was just one of them.
As he reached the booths that came in view, a smell suddenly reached his nose. A familiar one, he couldn't recognize immediately. It reminded him of a lullaby he heard years ago, a long lost memory.
Turning around, he saw and old wrinkled lady beaming at him with pure warmness. Sanji returned the smile and saw the different spices neatly piled up on the table in front of him.
There were a lot of spices he frequently used, some he read of in books. As he stuck his nose in the one he just smelled with the wave of the wind, he felt awestruck. Old pictures of frozen landscapes ran through his head, reminiscence of empty streets and frightened, hiding people.
"It's called the 'Smell of North Blue'," the madam said, offering him a tooth-gapped grin. "You can use it for different kind of desserts, for example. Not everyone likes it, but it sure gives and extraordinary touch to all kind of pastries."
Sanji noticed the honesty in her words, she was not just trying to sell her offerings to strangers.
With the rest of change he had left from buying food for the crew, he took a small amount with him.
Wondering what treats he would make for Nami and Robin - and maybe the other shitty bastards, too - he decided that memories surely can be rewritten. Bad things can always turn into something better.
