Kiza: hello everyone! This is actually a story request from aelmer6, so here you are honey, I hope its everything to your liking and you enjoy it!
Summary: Portgas 'Fire Fist' D. Ace, had always believed that he hated everyone in the world other than his brothers, and crew. Btu that changed when he had met his little brother in Alebasta and met Luffy's Chef; Blackleg Sanji. But, when the blond is kidnapped and sold into the slave trade, he now has to do everything in his power to save the blond from the hands of the celestial Dragons that have done nothing more but cause pain to those around the world.
"Damn it Ace! How many times do I have to tell you not to sleep under the table!?" Sanji scolds as he pulls the D out of the kitchen by his ear, causing his crew members to turn and watch the scene unfold before them. Ace was a good few inches taller than him, so it looked funny from Luffy's point of view that his older brother was hunched over as he was being dragged out. Once releasing the older male's ear he crosses his arms over his chest and glares at the logia type devil fruit eater.
"Sorry, I like it in there." Sanji then rises his eyebrow in confusion.
"Under the table?" he asks, the dark haired male nods. "Why? Pray tell?" Ace then smiles at the blond.
"Because I love watching you cook." Sanji then blushes a dark red. That had been the first time that anyone had told him that they enjoyed watching him. He couldn't see the slightest hint that all of this could have been a joke or a lie, so instead, he tucks a piece of his hair behind his ear and looks away. Ace noticing this smiles. "It's true I swear! You move so gracefully around the kitchen as if it was first nature to you like breathing. It's amazing how you handle kitchen knives and all of that. Oh and the smell of the foods you cook! I swear sometimes I see you close your eyes and just move. It's as if your body knows what to grab for the dish that you need. Sanji you truly are an amazing person in the kitchen and out in the battle filed."
Hearing that now defiantly had the blond blushing. He hangs his head slightly so that his bangs would hide his smile and the blush that refused to now leave his face. That was the nicest this anyone has ever said to him in his life. In all honestly, he was left speechless. He didn't know what to say to the logia type, so he sighs and rubs the back of his neck.
"O-Oh…well…I guess…you can stay there." Sanji explains, hearing that Ace smiles and hugs the blond tightly, shocking the chef slightly.
"I knew you loved me too much to kick me out." With that the D walks away and back into the kitchen leaving the chef stunned along with the rest of the crew other than Luffy.
"He really likes you Sanji! Ace normally hates everyone!" hearing that the blond turns to look at his captain along with the others.
"W-what do you mean?" he asks, Luffy then sighs.
"Ace doesn't like people. That's how he is. But after seeing that, I know for a fact that he likes you! Hell, I'm even willing to put all the meat in the world that he likes you! I mean he wouldn't say nice things like that to someone if he didn't like them." Luffy explains. The blond didn't know what to make of that information. He had heard that Ace had a hard life, but he didn't know that Ace was practically a hater of humanity. Because, in all honesty, after losing the going Merry, and getting the thousand Sunny the logia type seemed to get along with everyone on the crew which had extended to one new member; 'Humming bird' Brook.
"Well we didn't know that." Zoro states, Luffy turns to smile at his first mate and nods. "So you're telling us that if he even goes out of his way to be here and complement the shit-cook means he actually likes us or just him?"
"Mostly Sanji, but you guys too." With that the captain then runs off to the ship's figure head. Sanji then shakes his head.
"Don't get to close to him cook." Zoro explains, causing the blond to look at him with shock. "He's from the whitebeard pirates. He is bound to be our enemy one day…so don't get close to him. You'll only end up hurt or disappointed." Sanji then frowns and nods as he turns to head back to the kitchen.
Then he hears what sounds like someone shooting a gun he could then hear Nami calling out his name frantically.
"SANJI!" Nami calls out with shock as a bullet by what she could see had struck his eye, and thus causing Zoro to force the blond to the ground and pulls out his swords looking for the attackers. Growling he spots several ships surround Sunny. He could tell theses weren't regular pirates, no way. Because if they were they would have already boarded their ship and start a fight but that wasn't the case. He then hears someone stop next to him, looking up he could see Ace kneeling down next to Sanji; who was covering his bleeding face with his hand. Zoro then nods knowing that the chef was in good hands so long as Ace stayed close, getting up he runs over and jumps on the railing of the ship and glares at the people who had snipped their chef.
"Hey, Sanji you okay?" Ace asks, the blond really couldn't hear him, there was a ringing in his ears. So he shakes his head, but he refused to look up at the man. Moving his head hurt too much and he could tell the pain in his eye that was covered by his bangs wasn't normal. Growling Ace looks up and gets a shocked look, those where slave trade ships. He didn't think that they would be this deep into the Grand Line. That's why they had shot Sanji. They wanted to take him into the trade.
"My, My. Didn't think that I hit him, but I guess I did." The sniper explains as he too was standing on the railing of his own ship, Ace growls as he watches Luffy stand next to Zoro. "Look, all we want is Blondie there. He get us a real pretty penny." Hearing that Nami stairs at the man with disgust, how can another human being talk about another like that as if they were an item to just be sold? But not like it mattered, by the looks Zoro and Luffy where giving that man, there was no way they were going to get close to Sanji. Suddenly she sees a burst of flame being to consume one of the ships.
She turns around and sees Ace openly glaring at the slave traders and flames coming from his hands. Rushing over she kneels down next to Sanji. She had to get the blond inside, but it looked like as if he wasn't going to move from his spot.
"W-Wait your…your Second division commander of the whitebeard pirates! 'Fire Fist' Ace!" one of the other slave traders explains, causing the rest of his men on the remaining ships to stare at him with shock and fear, smirking Ace then cracks his knuckles. Smirking, Nami slowly helps Sanji to his feet and looks at Ace.
"Ace, I'm taking Sanji-kun to Chopper." She then sees the older pirate nod to her letting the navigator know that he had heard her. "Come on Sanji-Kun, we have to get you checked out." Nodding, Sanji then allows the younger pirate to lead him below deck.
"I don't take kindly to Slave traders. Much less those who attack my friends." Ace explains, causing the salve traders to get a scared look. Noticing this Luffy then looks up at Zoro and nods. Next thing Ace and the slave traders knew, one of the remaining ships was suddenly cut in half. "Nice shot Swordsman." Ace says as he then lets more fire appear on the last two ships allowing them and all of the member's burn. Nodding they walk away from the railing and head below deck to check on their chef.
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"Hold still Sanji! I know it hurts but-"Chopper was cut off the sound of the door opening, turning around he sees Luffy, Ace and Zoro rush in. "Can you guys please wait outside!? You know you can't be in here when I'm working!"
"It's okay Chopper. It's just a graze." Sanji explains with a small smile, blood trickling down the left side of his face. Ace couldn't help but frown. The blood looked like as if it was coming from his actual left eye. And that worried him, looking down he could see his brother's doctor glaring at them, waiting for the small group to leave. Sighing Ace nods.
"Okay, sorry Chopper." Nodding the group leaves the room, turning back to the blond Chopper then jumps on the counter and moves the blond's hair out of his eye lowing him to see the damage that the bullet caused, he couldn't tell whether or not it did hit his eye seeing it was covered in blood and he had it closed.
"Sanji, can you even open your eye?" the blond sighs.
"No, it hurts if I even try…" he says in a low tone, hearing that Chopper gets a concerned look. But doesn't say anything and continues to clean the blood off of the chef's face. Both males remained quiet, not really wanting to say anything, Sanji then feels Chopper move away and begin to look through the draws and cabinets until he finds what he was looking for and walks back over to him.
"Okay, I'm going to have to open your eye for you, so I can put this in it alright?" Sanji then merely stares at him, silently asking him what it was exactly was he going to put in his eye. Of course he knew that they were eye drops, but what kind? "It's an antibiotic. To clean out any kind of wound you might have gotten. But it's going to burn." Sanji couldn't help but frown, he really didn't like the idea of forcing his eye open and pouring a burning liquid into his eye. But he sighs and allows the reindeer open his eye and put two drops of the eye drops into his eye, once he pulls away and closes his eyes tightly, hissing in pain. "Sorry, sorry!" Chopper says dabbing his eye lightly, then eh reaches over and wraps gauze around his left eye. "We will leave this on for a few days. Hopefully your eye is okay once we take it off." Sanji nods and sighs as he lays down, he felt tired and he wanted sleep. "I'll let you sleep for now Sanji. Don't worry about Lunch. I'm sure Usopp can make use some sandwiches." He explains pulling the thin blanket over the blond. Quietly he walks out of the room and into the galley where he is met with the rest of the crew in there all with cups of coffee, tea and in Zoro's case, Booze.
"How is he? Is he alright?" Luffy asks with nervousness. Chopper smiles.
"From what I can see right now, he's okay. But I can't tell how bad his eye is. I have to wait a few days until I can examine him." Chopper explains to them, he could hear several sighs of relief, he walks over and pulls himself up on a chair and Robin smiles placing a cup of juice down in front of him. "He's sleeping right now so don't worry. But I have a question, who were those people?" everyone then turns to look at Ace who was leaning against the counter.
"Slave traders." Hearing that Chopper and the others get a shocked look. "What? They do exist. They just normally stay in the blues. I didn't think they would come this far into the Grand Line." Ace explains sighing he runs his hand through his hair.
But all of this was weird to him, why only go after Sanji and not everyone on the ship? Wouldn't that make more sense? But, the man had even told them that the only person he wanted was Sanji. Growling he walks out of the kitchen and to the infirmary to check on his cook. He could hear Chopper and a few of the others asking him where he was going. He had to- no. he WANTED to be by Sanji's side when the blond woke up and he NEEDED to know if had talked to anyone strange on the last few islands they were on if he could remember.
He had a bad feeling that Sanji, was no longer safe. Not like he used to be anyway.