Hi here we are at Chapter 1 I hope you like it. Reviews are greatly appreciated it.

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I leaned against the railing of the Merry-Go, as I watched the waves crash against the side of the ship. I was the only one a wake at dawn not to my surprise though. I am the chef of this here ship. I better start getting ready to cook before a certain Captain and Swordsman complain that they are hungry and they want their food now! I swear those two could eat all the fish in the sea and still whine that they are hungry.

"I guess it's time to start." I tell the ship. Not expecting an answer I turn on my heels and make my way to the kitchen below deck.

I grab the food from the cabinets and start working my magic. I prepare eggs, pancakes, french toast, and some meat and fish for our Captain. I didn't want a repeat of the day before when he went running around the ship yelling he wanted meat. And I thought that Nami might strangle him when he went around the ship for the tenth time. Ah, the lovely Nami! What a precious flower. And Vivi another delicate beauty. They both captured my heart. (But what woman hasn't?)

I can hear the other crew members starting to wake up. I finish setting the table and wait for everybody to come and eat. To my surprise the first one through the door is Zolo. He takes a seat near the head of the table and looks at me with blood shot eyes.

"Mornin, Zolo man I hate to tell you this, but you look like hell." I take the seat opposite of him. I never serve breakfast until everybody is awake and at the table.

"Ugh, I know. Usopp kept me up all night with his snoring, usually I can block it out, but last night was bad." He shakes his head and lays his head on the table.

"Tell ya what I'll make an exception this once and give you breakfast right now." I grab a plate and start piling food on.

Zolo looks up from his temporary hand pillow and gives me a confused look, but that's all wiped away as soon as I put the food in front of him.

"Thanks Sanji," He smiles brightly at the food and then at me.

I lean against the cabinet and lite a cigarette. "Your welcome, but don't think this is going to happen again."

"Wouldn't dream of it." Zolo said with a mouth full of food.

By the time everybody arrives Zolo's already on his second plate. Man can he put it away or what?

"Aw, Sanji why did Zolo get to start eating first? Luffy asks in a whiney voice.

I look to our Captain and I can see that he has already caught up to the Swordsman. "No particular reason and you took a while to get up so I just served the food." I shrugged. I turned to Nami and Vivi who had chosen pancakes with some fruits. "Is there anything I can get you two ladies?" My eyes are heart shaped from seeing them.

"Sanji could you get me some more orange juice please?" Nami asked while batting her eyelashes. I nearly fell over.

"Of course my Lovely Nami." She smiles and my heart nearly pounds out of my chest. I turn to Vivi.

"No thank you Sanji, I am fine and breakfast is wonderful as always." She smile up at me and once again my heart pounds against my chest.

"Sanji could you get me some more of the fish?" Usopp asks.

"No, you can get it, it's right behind you." I hand Nami her juice and she thanks me.

"Aw, why not?" Usopp whines, "You got Nami her juice."

"That's because... well... she's Nami and she's the farthest from the counter where everything is." I could tell no one really believed my reasoning.

I sat across from Zolo who was on his third helping. It seemed like him and Luffy were seeing how much they could eat and who would win. Although I'm not surprised. It seems like they do that quite often. I look up to see Zolo eyeing me. I lock gaze's with him. "Did you want some more?" I ask raising my visible eyebrow.

"No, I was wondering why your not eating this morning."

"Yeah, Sanji why aren't you eating right now?" Chopper asks right beside me.

"Oh, I was just going to grab something in a little bit." I reply. I guess the whole morning is kind of off today. "But I'll have something right now." I get some food and eat.

By the time I am done eating everybody us already putting their dishes away. I am the only one left except Zolo. That's kinda weird, by this time he's usually in the look out nest taking a nap.

"Don't tell my you want more?" I tease bringing our eyes to meet. He smiles.

"No, but I thought I would help out with the dishes just this once. Don't think it's going to happen again."

I stare at him a bit dumbfounded, but I recover quickly. "Wouldn't dream of it." I start the water and start washing the dishes. "You can dry."

"Okay."

We work in silence, but a comfortable one. We finish in no time. "Thanks for your help man."

"No problem, but now it's time for me to go lookout."

"You mean take a nap."

"Hey I actually do lookout, it's just sometimes I fall asleep."

I nod my head and wave goodbye. I finish cleaning up the kitchen so it can be ready for lunch. I make my way to the deck where sure enough is a napping Zolo in the lookout nest. I roll my eyes and I try to find Nami or Vivi. I find Vivi first.

"Vivi my darling is there anything I can help you with?" I ask smiling brightly.

"Oh, Sanji could you help me patch up the flag? It has a giant hole from a canon that was shot at us by Captain Saltine."

"Yes of course. What do you need me to do?"

"Can you hold it up, while I make some minor adjustments."

"Sure my Vivi."

I grabbed the top part of the flag. There was a hole right in the middle of the straw hat. Vivi sewed vigorously and patched the hole up in twenty minutes. I looked around the deck and spotted Nami looking at the map navigating us to our next destination. I stared at Nami for a few seconds and then turned my head to see Usopp and Chopper working on scrubbing the deck. Usopp and Chopper had their butts in the air while running up and down the deck with cleaning rags. The wood was shining where they had already cleaned. It seemed like everybody was helping clean up and repair the ship after the attack of Captain Saltine and his crew. Everybody except Zolo who was still sleeping up in the crow's nest. The green haired man snorted lightly in his sleep. I take on last look around the ship and I notice Luffy is in front of Vivi and me.

"The flag looks great you guys. You can barely see the hole in the hat." Luffy tugs down lightly on his straw hat to make sure it stays securely on his head.

"Thank you Luffy. I couldn't have done it without Sanji though." Vivi smiles at me and I feel the flutter of my heart.

"No need to thank me I just held up the flag that was it."

"Oh, Sanji don't be silly you really did help out a great deal."

"Hey Sanji when's lunch?" Luffy asked while holding his stomach. "I am hungry again."

I give Luffy a surprised look. "You're already hungry?" My cigarette is almost falling out of my mouth.

Luffy gives a big grin, "Well yeah of course. I was doing some stretching since breakfast and I worked up an appetite."

"I guess I could start a little early today." I set the flag down and I make my to the stairs that lead below deck. Man today is a little weird at least time wise.

"Um, Sanji you might want to be careful walking along this part of the deck it's still kind of slip..." but before Chopper could finish his sentence I slip and start sliding around.

"What the hell?!" I scream. I flip onto my hands to see if I can try and kick my way to the dry part of the deck. That idea proves to be a bad one. My hands are moving in opposite directions. I am almost to the stairs, but before I fall down the stairs a pair of strong arms wrap around my waist and swing me up right. And I notice I am being held bridal style by non other than Zolo. I look up at him and he has a worried look on his face unlike some people who are laughing and to my surprise Nami is one of those people. I feel a pain in my chest from seeing this.

"Hey Sanji are you okay?" Zolo asks while stepping lightly over the freshly waxed wood.

"I am fine. Could you please put me down?" I asked a little irritated.

"Okay, but be careful."

"Don't worry I can take care of myself Swordsman."

"Whoa! Man I was just trying to help." Zolo got a little heated from my snappish tone.

"I am sorry man it's just..." I can't tell him about Nami.

"It's just what?" Zolo quirks and eyebrow and leans all his weight on his right leg.

"It's just I could have handled that myself, but thank you anyway. I really appreciate it." I lower my head in apology.

"I know you can handle something like that, but it took me by surprise and I just acted on instinct. That's all."

I never thought that Zolo would try and have me from something like slipping on a waxed floor. I guess I never ever would have thought that he would wash dishes with me either. I wonder what's gotten into Zolo? I shrug it off. Like I've said before this whole day is weird. Zolo take's one last glance at me to make sure that I am okay, would be my guess. I smile at him to prove I am fine. After that whole ordeal I sit down on a bench next to the stairs that lead below deck. This time I take my steps carefully. I grab a cigarette and light it. I let the soothing smoke wrap around my lungs and then exhale to release the smoke and tension from my body, I look up to find Vive and Nami making their way to me. I glance at Nami and I still can't believe she laughed at me. I mean I know's it's not like my life was endanger, but still did she have to laugh where I could hear and see her?

"Oh, Sanji are you okay?" Vivi looks at me worriedly.

"Yeah I am fine thanks to Zolo."

"Sanji I am so sorry for laughing. I wasn't laughing at you I swear on all my berries."

"Nah, don't worry about it Nami."

"You're not mad at me?"

"How could I be you're the Lovely Nami," I manage to say, but I could feel a tightening in my chest.

Nami doesn't look convinced with my words, but she let's it go. Nami and Vivi sit next to me on the bench for a while. It's silent, but a comfortable silence. I notice it's not as comfortable as it was with Zolo though. It must be because I was in the kitchen one of my elements. I look around the ship again and I discover Zolo is back in the look out nest sleeping again. What a big surprise! Usopp and Chopper put up barrels to show where they waxed. At least I know where I can step now. Now that I think about it I guess I can see how some one could find the humor in some one slipping, but that doesn't mean it hurts any less when it comes from some one that you like.

"Hey you guys I am going to go start lunch." I announce to Vivi and Nami. They seemed kind of startled from the silence being broken,

"Do you need any help?" Vivi asks while standing up and adjusting her pony tail that's holding up her pretty blue hair.

"Yeah, we can help with anything you want." Nami adds.

"No thank you ladies, but I am willing to take any requests."

"Oh, how about some steaks." Luffy yells while using his gum gum rocket to land in front of us.

"I asked the girls for their requests not you, but if it's okay with them I don't see why not."

"That's fine with me. How about you Nami?" We all turn to Nami,. Patiently waiting her answer. Well at least some of us are. Not unlike some certain rubber people that can't sit still for a minute.

"Yeah that's fine and we wont have another episode of yesterday." Nami and Vivi leave on the opposite direction leaving me alone with Luffy.

Luffy leans in and whispers to me. "I thought she was going to kill me yesterday. Good thing she seems to be in a better mood today." I start laughing because it's true. I mean don't get me wrong I think Nami is an angel, but sometimes even I am afraid of what she might do especially when it comes to her money.

Luffy and me share a good laugh then I check with the other crew members if the menu is alright with them.

"Hey Usopp, Chopper steaks alright with you?" I lean my back against the sail mast.

"Yeah that sounds good." Usopp answers.

"Sanji do you mind if I just have a salad with some fruit? I am not big on meat." Chopper fidgets nervously with his hat.

"Of course. I should have known about the whole meat thing."

"Really? Thank you Sanji." Chopper gives me a big smile and reverts back to his old self.

"Any time Chopper."

I look up at the look out nest to see a slightly awake Zolo, but he's looking the other way. I take in his appearance. His green hair is a little ruffled, it seems to fit his character. I climb up the ladder that leads to the swordsman.

"Yo, Zolo you up for some steaks for lunch?"

"That's fine with me." Zolo turns toward me. Our eyes meet and I seem to get lost in the depth's of his unwavering gaze.

"Hey Sanji you okay?"

"Wha..." I know my intelligence makes me gasp.

"I was asking why you didn't just yell at me about lunch instead of making your way all the way up here."

"Oh, it was just I asked everybody else. I thought I should come up here. And I didn't want to wake you if you were taking a nap."

To my astonishment Zolo started laughing. It was a wonderful sound and I found myself wanting to hear him do it more often. I joined in on the laughter.

"Hey I told you I just fall asleep, I don't take naps."

I roll my eyes, but Zolo gives me a big grin.

"Well I better start on lunch," I start climbing down the ladder, but I am hindered by a strong hand that grasps mine.

"Wait you should relax for a while." Zolo's face has gone serious. I look into his eyes again and I try my hardest not to get lost in them again. I notice there is almost pleading in his eyes.

"Sure if you don't mind my company," I climb into the nest.

"Of course I don't mind why would I ask you to stay." Zolo gave me a small smile. And I was taken aback when I felt my heart skip a little beat. What the hell my heart skipped because of Zolo?! Zolo?!

"Hey Sanji you have got to stop spacing out. Here," Zolo grabbed my wrist and we sat back to back.

I felt myself reveling in the warmth of his back. We stayed quiet for a while, but I didn't mind. I felt surprisingly more comfortable with Zolo in this silence than I did with Nami and Vivi. I felt my eyes start to droop, from the warmth surrounding me and the peaceful quiet. No wonder Zolo always falls asleep up here it so relaxing.

Yay! Chapter 1 is done

Chapter 2 will be posted soon