This is my first One Piece fic so….yeah….. No flames please!! Oh, and the title Amour Voles means Love Stolen in French.
Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to the fabulous Eiichiro Oda!
Warning: This contains light yaoi boyxboy kissing in later chapters, so be warned! It also has swearing!
Now to the story!
It was a quiet day on the Going Merry, which was pretty odd considering the people who lived on the ship. There was usually the sound of boisterous laughter coming from the captain and the sounds accompanying that were a mix of shouts and merriment from the sharpshooter and the doctor. There was also supposed to be sounds of a fight between the cook and the swordsman and the clang of metal against boots. Then there would be the sound of punches landing on their heads via the navigator while the archaeologist looked on in amusement.
But not today. The mood on the ship (which was usually light and airy) had turned dark and somber. Today, the crew was missing a member. A very crucial member to their survival on the dangerous sea known as the Grand Line. They were missing the one who helped them stay alive not through medical treatment, but through nourishment. Yes, they were missing their cook, Sanji.
Just three hours ago, said cook had been taken from them by a mysterious devil-fruit user.
~~~**Flashback!**~~~
Sanji was tired. He had woken up at around three o'clock and couldn't fall back asleep. Giving up on falling back into the sweet bliss of sleep, he got up and walked to the place he would feel the most comfortable in.
As he passed the crow's nest, Usopp (who was on watch) went into 'Alert Mode' and looked out onto the deck to see who was there this time of morning. He relaxed as he saw the familiar outline of the lanky cook.
Confused, he called out, "Oi, Sanji, what're you doing this early in the morning?"
Sanji looked up at the sharpshooter and replied, "I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, so I figured I might as well plan out what today's meals are going to be."
Usopp nodded, "Okay. I, the brave Captain Usopp, will make sure that no evil befalls the ship while you are.... Hey, where're you going!?"
Sanji strolled away at this point and opened the door to his precious workplace, his kitchen. He sat down at the table with a piece of paper and a pencil as he carefully planned out what was for breakfast, lunch, Nami-swan's and Robin-chwan's snack, and dinner.
After he was done planning all of this out, two hours had passed. He knew the others would wake in an hour or so, so he relaxed for a bit. His thoughts eventually wandered to the green-haired swordsman. He had been having some strange feelings for the moss-head lately and he had figured out a day or two ago what these feelings were.
He…ugh he didn't want to admit it…he was in love with the shit-head. He couldn't believe it, he was as straight as a one-way road going down a straight path! 'Well,' he thought, 'that one-way road must have a curve somewhere…' because every time he happened to even glance at Zoro he would get butterflies in his stomach and would have to turn away to hide the rising blush. There was no point in denying the obvious attraction he felt, so he accepted it. He would still cater to the whims of his lovely ladies of course, but the love he expressed for them wouldn't be as real as it had been.
Then Sanji contemplated telling Zoro his feelings. What would it be like to express love to a person who was male? Would it be the same as expressing love to a female?
Sanji began to wonder, 'What if he doesn't like me back? What if he rejects me? I've felt heartbreak before, but it's usually with some random girl I see. This would be different. I have to see him every day.'
Suddenly, the door to the galley opened to reveal the moss-head himself. 'Well, speak of the devil.' Sanji thought as he looked up at his nakama. "What're you doing, Marimo?" He asked.
"I came for my morning sake, shitty cook. You should know that by now." Zoro replied with his usual gruff tone. Indeed he should have known that, but there had been other thoughts invading his mind.
Sanji sat at his place at the table in silence. Zoro walked over to the storage area and pulled out a bottle of sake. He was about to walk out the door when a small voice interrupted, "Zoro? Could you come here for a second?"
Thinking he should just walk away, Zoro went against his better judgment (and in shock about the ero-cook calling him Zoro) and sat down across from the blonde cook. Noticing how shy the other was acting and the redness in his cheeks, Zoro spoke up first, "What do you want?"
Sanji jumped at the swordsman's sudden, demanding words, "Uhh….if I were to tell you that……I….that I….-"
He never got to finish that sentence, for the cries of "Pirates, pirates everybody!" coming from the crow's nest grabbed their attention immediately. They dashed out to the deck as the others sleepily began to run out to see the cause of Ussop's distress signal.
Indeed there was a pirate ship headed towards them, the Straw Hat crew, not knowing if these other pirates were friendly, waited for the other ship to venture closer with their guard up. It was still dark out and it was hard to see very clearly so they could only vaguely point out the outlines of those on the other ship. When the ship got close enough Luffy called out, "Oi!! Are you guys gonna attack us?"
No answer was given. Luffy got into his battle stance. Everyone else got into their respective battle positions also. They waited. And waited. And waited some more.
Zoro, getting annoyed at the waiting (and having his…..interesting….conversation with Sanji cut short) turned to his captain with a look that clearly said 'Well? Should we attack them?'
Luffy saw his look and nodded, but their attack was never carried out because suddenly a man who appeared to be in his mid-twenties seemed to materialize on the bow of the Going Merry where the lamb's head was. The Straw Hats turned sharply towards the intruder, each one getting more and more prepared for an early morning battle. The man was about 6 feet and 3 inches tall, wearing a gold button-up shirt that was tucked neatly into his black pants and nice dress shoes. He had straight black hair that stopped at about his jaw line and had deep green eyes that seemed to pierce through your soul.
He gazed over the crew ever silent. His eyes stopped when they reached the cook. There was a brief flash and suddenly this mysterious man was right behind Sanji! Sanji's eyes widened as he brought his leg up to kick the man but he was too fast for him. In one swift blow he hit Sanji on the head, effectively knocking him out. The blonde cook fell forward as the man grabbed him under his stomach and in another lightning-quick flash was back on his own ship.
The Strawhats, on the other hand, were completely baffled as to what in the Grand Line just happened. All they saw was the man appear behind Sanji, knock him out, and disappear again. After a minute or so, they all moved when Luffy shouted, "After that ship!"
~~~**Flashback End**~~~
Zoro suddenly stood up startling the others who had been thinking about Sanji also. Zoro looked at them and said, "Let's get him back."
Damn idiot better be okay. I want to hear what he had to say. He was being awfully shy. Maybe he finally returns my feelings for him....
End of chapter one!!! Please review! Reviews are love! If I don't get reviews Sanji will never be rescued!!!
