Chapter 1: Who are you?
Steam rose up past blonde locks as Sanji worked on the sixth meal since the Baratie opened that afternoon. Soon, people would start flooding in. Sanji liked the peaceful time before rush-hour where he could enjoy cooking at his own pace. He loved the quietness of the kitchen where it was just him, his thoughts, and his creations. It gave him a feeling of nostalgia.
"Oi, Sanji, the order almost done?" Patty questioned, popping his head into the kitchen. "Yeah, I'll be out in a minute." The blonde answered, bringing the hot pan over a plate.
Sanji locked the doors to the Baratie behind hi as he left. It had been a busy night and he was ready for a good night's sleep. The drive home went by in a haze. He unlocked the door to his small apartment and flipped the lights on. It was quiet as usual, which always made him feel oddly uncomfortable which he couldn't quite explain. Sometimes he got that strange feeling that something was out of place in his life. This feeling hadn't always been there though. It had started a few months ago. Of coarse, he just dismissed the feeling. His father, Zeff, said it was normal. Sanji was a young adult, ust getting started in life after all.
After a shower Sanji put on some shorts and slipped into bed. It didn't take hi long to fall into a peaceful slumber...
Sanji woke to the sound of the waves rocking the Thousand Sunny. His eyes shot open and he bolted up in his small bed. Wait... Thousand Sunny? He looked around the boy's cabin and saw the crew of the ship sleeping in their own beds. Where the crap was he? Oh yeah, the Sunny but where was that? He knew this place but he had no idea how! As if out of habit, he made his way to the kitchen, which for the record he had no problem locating, as if he had done it a million times before.
Soon, the crew came to the kitchen. Sanji already had breakfast on the table of coarse. Though he didn't really know why. The crew seemed to find this normal though. They all greeted him and settled down to start their rowdy meal. Someone was missing... Sanji went out to the deck and headed for the crow's nest without a second thought. Inside, he found a green haired swordsman sleeping on the couch. The man seemed to sense his presence and opened his eyes. His dark gaze landed on Sanji, making the cook shudder for reasons beyond him. "What do you want cook?" Something about that deep, uncaring voice irritated the cook. "It's breakfast time Marimo." He replied dryly.
"So?"
"So come eat breakfast idiot." With that, Sanji walked out and headed to the kitchen once again. The cook smirked when the swordsman seemed to follow him. For some reason he felt like he had won something by getting the other man to come to his meal.
Everyone ate their breakfast and left after thanking Sanji. The Marimo stayed behindto help clean up, which Sanji got the feeling he didn't do often. He sat the dishes in the sink beside Sanji silently. The cook started washing the dishes as the Marimo dried them. Neither said a word. Finally, the swordsman broke the silence. "Oi, cook."
"Yeah?"
There was a few seconds of silence as the other man seemed to be trying to find what to say. "You didn't go crazy over the girls today..." He said awkwardly. "Huh?" What did he mean by that? Was that something he usually did? He did have to admit, though, those girls were beautiful! Still, somewhere deep down he knew he understood what the swordsman was trying to say but something was keeping him from accessing it. "I guess it's just weird... The only time you never swoon over them like an idiot is when something is wrong." The man was starting to feel uncomfortable under the cook's quizzical gaze. Finally, Sanji spoke. "I know it sounds weird but... I don't even think I know your name...
The last thing Sanji saw was the other man's eyes widen in a mix of shock, confusion, and horror before he woke up...
Woah... well sorry its so short. I had written this down on paper first so it looked like I had more :P I've had writer's block for about a year now and then this idea suddenly hit me! So Sanji's had his first dream but for some reason it doesn't feel like the first dream... or a dream for that matter. Will he revisit this pirate dream land again? Hmmm... guess you'll have to keep reading :D
