In a small town lived a young man named Sanji who works at a small famous restaurant named Tales of the Sea. There he would listen to customers stories, flirt with women, and feed anyone who was hungry. He made lots of money but he puts most of it aside so he can see his old man Zeff during holidays and special events.

Sanji is at his home cooking meals upon meals late in the night. He is usually asleep around this time of night but he didn't feel like sleeping. For some reason everytime he goes to sleep he dreams of something very unusual, something he would never think of when he was awake. The dreams have been going on for over week and Sanji is still unsure why he has them.

He recalls the first time he had the dream and in his dream he sees a garden with beautiful flowers, a river, and a man with moss color hair from a distant swinging dumbbells around. He can hardly see his face, but he does notice three earrings in his left ear along with his three swords that are resting on a bench.

"Who is this man? I wouldn't have mind if it was a pretty lady, but a guy?!"

Sanji complains as he tries to walk closer to get a better look at the man.

As he walks closer that man stops and puts the dumbbells down. Sanji stops a few steps away from him as the man puts the dumbbells down and Sanji wonders why he stopped. The man then looks in Sanji's direction giving him a better view of his face. Then Sanji sees the scar over his chest and his left man then starts to speak but Sanji can't hear him speaking. As the man is done speaking he smirks devilishly.

Sanji growing confused says "I'm sorry I couldn't hear you could you please say it again." There is no reply from the man instead the man just walks towards Sanji without saying another word.

The man's eyes grow a crimson color and he reaches for Sanji. Sanji's body starts to grow in fear and he didn't know why. If he really needed to he could fight, but his body was frozen right where he was. As he tries to move his body the man got closer. Sanji closes his eyes tight shut and as the man nearly touches him he awakes from his dream covered in a cold sweat.

"Just want the hell was he gonna do to me." Sanji says as he pants. "Why was I so afraid in the first place." he says. That was the first time he ever dreamed of something like that.

Back to the present Sanji remembers the dreams he had the following days and he also remembers how his heart would beat so fast as the man would get closer to him. Sanji tries to figure out what the man says but he never could figure out what he says. Sanji also has this feeling like he met the man before but just couldn't tell where from.

Sanji tried to figure out his dream and where he met that man before but everything just made his head hurt. Just as he was done mixing a finale ingredient for his double daring chocolate cake he hears a knock at the door.

*Knock Knock*

"Sanji open up I'm hungry. Want MEAAAT!" Says a whining voice trying to break down Sanji's door with his load and hard knocks

"Yes I'm coming just give me a minute." he says "It's late why would Luffy be here." he says as he walks to the door to open it.

He goes and opens the door and there he sees his friends holding wine bottles in their hands. Sanji is confused and asks. "What are you guys doing here so late at night."

"It's not late at night It's the middle of the day, can't you see the sun?" says Usopp.

"Yeah Sanji don't you remember a few months ago we didn't celebrate Robin's birthday because she was away. It was you who picked this day since she came back to celebrate it." says Nami

It had completely slipped Sanji's mind and now that he gets a better look the sun is out. Did he really stay up all night thinking about his dream and of that man.

"I smell food give me meat." Luffy says

"Now that Luffy mentions it I do smell a lot of food." says Brook

"Give me food I'm hungry. Since it's already made I won't have to wait to eat." Luffy declares.

Luffy makes his way past Sanji into the house there he finds lots of food enough to feed him and his friends. Maybe mostly him.

"Wow this is like a SUPER feast. Where you having a party of one." says Franky making his way to the cola on the bar near the kitchen.

Sanji welcomes everyone in his home and starts to reheat more food that he has cooked in the middle of the night.

"Everyone enjoy the food and let's have a great birthday for lovely miss Robin." Sanji says as he hands Robin a beautiful red rose he got the day before from one of his beautiful lady customers.

"Oh thank you Mr. cook, but are you sure you're up to this, you look tired." Robin says while taking the rose from him. "If you don't get sleep you might leave the house really tired and get hit by a car. Your body would be ripped apart and blood and guts would be everywhere." she says while giving off a smile

"That's just creepy Robin can't you see I'm eating, I guess some people never change." says Usopp with a face full of food sitting next to Luffy.

"Sanji you should really get some sleep it's not good for your health to stay up for long periods of time." says Chopper sitting on Sanji's lap taking his temperature..

"Sanji will be fine; something like sleep can't keep him down Shi shi shi." says Luffy as he devours more food from the table.

"Luffy's right I'll be fine. After the party I'll make sure to get some rest. I just couldn't wait to see Nami-Swan and Robin-Chwan that's all." Sanji says with a nervous laughter.

They all agree to let it slip and to continue on with the party. They eat, drink, dance, and play a bunch of games late in the hours of night. Once it hit midnight Nami, Robin, Brook, and Franky head home saying their goodbyes to the ones that stayed behind.

"Wow such a fun party I'm so pooped." says Usopp rubbing his belly and laying on the floor.

"Sanji let's have a sleep over just the four of us." Chopper says with sparkles in his eyes. "Just like old times on the sunny." he says while pushing his two fingers together looking shy.

"Yeah let's have a sleepover sounds like fun." Luffy says jumping up and down.

"I don't mind but I'm not making more food." says Sanji.

"Boo boo I want more meat." Luffy whines.

"No way I'm too tired anyways. Let's stay up for a little while longer then head to bed I'll get the beds ready." says Sanji

They stay up a little longer and as they headed for bed Chopper grabs Sanji by his sleeve gently. "Sanji can I sleep with you." Chopper asks while looking a little shy "I want to make sure you get some sleep so is it alright." he asks while looking worried for Sanji.

"Sure I don't mind at all, I'll even sing a lullaby for you." Sanji says.

They all get in bed and Sanji sings them a lullaby. It's an old one, he heard the old man singing it while he was cooking. A song about following your dreams no matter the cost.

He sings the song full of hope and love and once he's done Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper are fast asleep. He feels like a big brother to them and he smiles. He starts to drift into sleep and once he is asleep he has the same dream, but somehow it's different from before.

There he sees the man once again in his dreams. The air feels different somehow almost as if it were to wrap you in itself. Sanji looks at the man sitting on the bench in the garden looking at the sky. The man then faces towards Sanji smiling but somehow looked like he was about to cry. Sanji walks closer to the man and says. "Why are you alway appearing before me in my dreams."

The man stood up and faced Sanji. He had a gentle look in his eyes. He looks deeply into Sanji's eyes and he starts to speak.

"Stay with me please." says the man. "Don't leave my side." he says with sadness in his voice.

Sanji finally heard his voice. His voice was a deep rough tone with a hint of sweetness to it. Sanji blushed and before he could say anything back he awoke.

"That was unusual why did I blush." said Sanji as he looked over to where Chopper was sleeping.

He then hears Luffy's stomach growl for more food. He moves Chopper to one side of the bed and then heads for the kitchen to make breakfast.

As he's cooking he thinks about what that man said. "Stay with him? I don't even know him why would I stay with him?" Sanji says.

Once everyone woke up they had the marvelous breakfast Sanji made and chatted with one another.

"It's about time we head on home now Luffy and I have patrol." says Usopp as he sits up ready to go.

"I also have to help Doctrine and Law with patients." Chopper says finishing his last bite of food.

"Yeah I better go check in the restaurant and see how things are going. Those guys wouldn't be able to survive without me." Sanji says with a smirk.

They all head out to their jobs saying goodbye to each other. As Sanji was walking to his restaurant he felt uneasy. The air had a familiar feel about it. He paid no mind to it until he got to the restaurant. There he saw a familiar face, the very man that would always appear in his dreams.

Sanji looks shocked and mumbles to himself. "Am I dreaming? Is this for real, why would he be here?"

He walks past the man without looking his way and as he did the words he heard him spoke repeated in his mind again and again. "Stay with me." Sanji walked into the kitchen and peeked out the window sneaking glances at the man. Then the man calls over a waiter and Sanji tries to listen in on what they're saying. The waiter then bows and walks over to Sanji looking surprised.

As the waiter got closer to sanji he says "That man over there is asking to meet with you after work." Sanji is confused and says "I don't know him why should I even have to take the time…" Sanji stops as the words from the man repeated. "Fine I'll talk to him after work maybe he needs a job." Sanji says while giving a heavy sigh.

It's after work and Sanji and the man are alone in the whole restaurant. "So you wanted to see me." Sanji says while trying to hide his nervousness. "You haven't changed much cook." the man whispers.

"I'm sorry what was that." says Sanji. "Oh it's nothing just remembering the past that is all." says the man. "My name is Roronoa Zoro and I come from a far away kingdom." he says Sanji then lights up a smoke and says "A kingdom? Judging from your clothes and katanas you're from an asian country."

"You could say that. I'm the king of my country and came here for a visit." Zoro says while taking a drink out of the bottled wine. "I've come here to take you away with me and have you become my bride." Zoro then stands up and then grabs the cook by the arm nearly snapping it in two.

"Hey let go!" Sanji yells in anger and in fear. "Bride? But you're a guy I want to marry Nami-san not you." Sanji tries to pull away and then suddenly his body gets weak. He then turns his eyes to Zoro where he sees his eyes turn a crimson color just like in his dream. He stops resisting and feels his body becoming lighter.

Sanji then starts to drift off into slumber. He can no longer fight and he can no longer stand. As he starts to fall asleep he hears Zoro's voice.

"Forgive me but I can't let you go, not again."

Sanji is out cold and so Zoro calls for a car. He puts Sanji in the back laying him down. Zoro then gets in the front passenger side. "Where to now My Lord." Says the driver. "We're going back home." Zoro says while looking back at Sanji.

The car starts and drives off in the night. The next morning everyone was in a panic. Sanji was missing and Luffy and Usopp were the first there at the restaurant. Luffy was angry and shouting. Chopper and Nami were crying. Brook and Franky were trying to calm down Luffy. Robin and Usopp are trying to comfort Chopper and Nami while trying to figure out what happened.

There were signs of struggle but when Usopp tried to look at the videos of the cameras of the restaurant the video became static so no help there. All they could do is hope that Sanji is alive and alright.