A/N: Hey everybody! This is my first fanfic so please let me know how I did. thank you all for reading and i hope you enjoy!

Spoiler Warining! This contains references to episodes that were released this year(2018). If you are not caught up, be prepared for spoilers

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters or content. The story however is mine.

Ch.1

It was a beautiful late winter morning on the Thousand Sunny. Although it was March, since the Strawhat crew was sailing in waters of the Grand Line, where the climate changes all the time for many various reasons, it was actually a warm and sunny morning. Yet on this beautiful morning there was almost no wind at all, so Nami, the ship's navigator decided that the crew should just relax for the day and wait until they got wind the next day. After everyone had initially woke up, they all, in their own way, prepared themselves for the day, and made their way to the kitchen. Today Sanji had made large Belgian waffles, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, and laid out fruits, syrup, various jams and whipped cream. Luffy, of course, began chowing down before he had even reached his seat, while the others sat down, took their food and began eating. While Luffy was stretching his arms across the table every so often to grab more food, the others began socializing to begin their mornings. Chopper began talking with Robin and Nami about a new herb that he had discovered on the last island they visited. Franky and Usopp were discussing ideas for new upgrades they could make to the Sunny. Zoro and Brook were having a light conversation about sword wielding techniques, since both of them were always open to improvement. And Jinbe was laughing and talking with Luffy as Luffy kept attempting to steal food from Usopp. After they had finished breakfast, they all left the dining room and went their separate ways to get started on the peaceful day they had ahead of them. Nami went to her room to change out of her morning clothes (which consisted of a pink silk button down shirt and solid black pajama pants that covered her actual pajama bottoms, which which consisted of just a pair of panties). She looked through her wardrobe and decided to wear her red top that was half white, half orange with a stitch going through it pattern on the right breast, and an orange fill with red stars, that match the color of the straps, on the left breast. To match with this, she put on a pair of very short jean shorts with red stitches. She remembered the last time she had worn this top, which was back on Punk Hazard, and laughed as she remembered Sanji's reaction when the two of them had switched bodies.

(Nami PoV)

'Wait a minute. Sanji wasn't at breakfast this morning. And he didn't say good morning to Robin or I. In fact, now that I think about it, aside from when he was bringing out the food, I didn't see him at all. I wonder if he's okay.'

I quickly put my hair in a ponytail, and hurried back over to the kitchen, and there I see the cook. His face is in his arms that are crossed on the table. When he heard the door open, he lifted his head up as quickly as he could. I close the door behind me, and lean against the door, but leave the lights off out of respect for him.

"Oh, Nami-swan, it's you. Did you need something?"

'He's not fawning over me like usual. He almost didn't even seem to care in the slightest that it's me. He always cares when it's me...'

"Sanji, are you alright?"

"Of course Nami-swan. After all how could I not be? You're here with me." His words were more like himself but his heart clearly wasn't in them,. And his smile was so forced that it almost painful to look at. It wasn't anything like the normal smiles he gave her.

"How come you weren't at the table to eat breakfast with us this morning?"

"Oh, well, I, um... I ate in the kitchen because I was still waiting on something for the table to be ready to be served but I didn't want any of it myself." Now I was worried and a bit hurt as well. Sanji had never lied to me before. Not once. And he was clearly doing so now, but I didn't know why. I looked over at the kitchen just after he said this, and saw one of the dining room chairs, facing the wall, in the part of the kitchen that can't be seen from the dining room itself. Another thing that I noticed was that none of the dishes were done, they were all just sitting in the sink. He always does the dishes right away to ensure that no plates get stained or ruined. When I turned back to him, I noticed one last thing that confirmed all of my suspicions. He didn't even have a cigarette in his mouth.

"Sanji... Are you okay?" He looked a little nervous when I asked this.

"But of course Nami-swan, why wouldn't I be?"

"Well for starters because you ate alone, rather than with all of us. You haven't done the dishes yet, which is always the first thing you do after meals. You don't even have a cigarette out, much less lit. And you're sitting in here, in the dark, with your head on the table, looking about as depressed as I've ever seen you." He frowned when I finished and I got scared that I had just made his mood worse. "I apologize Nami-swan, but today's just not a good day for me. If you want, I could whip up something special for you and deliver it to your room later."

'As sad as it is to see him like this, it is kind of cute to see him still care so much without any perverted intentions.'

"No Sanji, that's not why I'm here. I'm here because I'm worried about you." I saw his expression light up ever so slightly, then go back to how he had been before. "I appreciate the concern Nami-swan, but you shouldn't worry about me. I'll be fine. You should go and enjoy this beautiful day." Being unable to bear seeing him like this anymore, I walked over to him, wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into a hug. And while it's not something I would normally do, I even pulled his head into my chest since I know he loves it so much. "I know you're not okay. I'm not leaving." I closed my eyes and just held him, and suddenly I felt his arms around my waist, holding me back. "Thank you Nami-swan. Thank you so much." I held him in my arms, against my chest for a few minutes, before he finally pulled away. His eyes and cheeks were red from crying. He pulled out a handkerchief, and dried his eyes and cheeks. 'What could be so bad that it made Sanji cry like that?'

"Are you feeling better now?"

"Yea, a lot better. Sorry about that Nami-swan."

"Don't apologize. But would you mind telling me what the problem is? I hate seeing you this upset."

"Well, um, you see... Today's my... Birthday..." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Sanji's birthday? Why would he be in here crying about it rather than enjoying it with everyone else? It didn't make any sense to me, but I made sure to be careful what I said all the same.

"Your birthday? Well why does your birthday make you so upset?" I watched as he turned away and shook his head as he said, "I can't tell you."

"What?" He would always tell me everything, even the most trivial things imaginable. "Why not?"

"Because, I swore never to say... in exchange for my freedom..." I let out a gasp when I heard this one and I could feel the color drain from my face. "Freedom... Freedom from who?" There was a long pause. Sanji took a deep breath and said, "My father." Needless to say, I was in complete shock when I heard this. 'What does he mean by freedom from his father?'

"I understand this all a shock." He said, interrupting my thoughts. "But I turned away from him and that life a long time ago. It's just that today brings back painful memories is all. I'll be fine tomorrow."

"No way."

Sanji looked a bit taken back by what I had just said. "Um, what was that Nami-swan?"

"I'm not just leaving you so that you can be miserable and alone. Even if it wasn't your birthday, I couldn't do that. Not to you." 'Uh oh, maybe I said a bit too much with that one.' But thankfully I hadn't. I had said just enough to make him smile, even if it was only a little. "Thank you Nami-swan. I truly don't deserve you."

"Thats true, but that's not why we're here right now. I wanna know more about what's upsetting you."

"Well, as I said before, today's my birthday... I don't really know where to begin to be honest."

"Well, did something happen on your birthday?"

"Yea, I was born..."

"Sanji. Please don't talk like that."

He chuckled softly, "Thank you for your kind words Nami-swan, but you don't understand what I mean. I suppose the place to start would be my home in the North Blue."

A/N:

Chapter 1 out of 2, maybe 3?

I'm not sure how long I'm gonna make this story but its not gonna be terribly long. Let me know what you think of my story, constructive criticism is always accepted. Until next time!