A/N: Hey there! thanks for coming to see my story, and if you've already seen it, welcome back! Here's chapter two, in a much quicker time than expected!
Will Work for Mellorine
Chapter Two: Never Lay a Hand on Her
I don't own One Piece
Several days had passed since the two's last encounter. Sanji wasn't partial to eat out every day, since he enjoyed cooking and trying new recopies. Only on the occasion when the chef didn't feel like cooking would he go out to eat.
There was also little money to spend for finer dining. Since he was eighteen, Sanji had lived alone in a small apartment, saving up as much money as he could. His dream was to open his own café. It seemed small, and beneath his cooking skills to only serve coffee and pastries, but it was the opportunity to make something his own.
One day, however, Sanji found himself preparing for another evening out to the steak house. He had company this time, a couple of friends who came to visit occasionally.
When Sanji arrived at à Base de Viande Toulous, His friends where already seated. The waiter led Sanji to the table and offered him a menu.
"Hey Usopp, Luffy," Sanji smiled, taking the menu and only giving it a small glance, before he set it aside.
"It's been awhile Sanji," Usopp stated, looking over his menu.
"Too long, you haven't cooked us anything for awhile. Will you give me any leftovers you made or something?" Luffy begged.
Sanji laughed, "I'll make you something before you go back home." Luffy grinned thankfully, and his mouth began to water at the thought of Sanji's cooking.
While the other two decided on what they wanted to eat, Sanji stared around the room. Remembering the last time he had been here, his eyes floated to the kitchen window once again. Nami wasn't there.
Sanji looked around for her, and found her bussing a table at the other side of the restaurant. He felt as if his heart melted. The nametag on her apron was hard to see, but after squinting his eyes, Sanji could read her name.
"Nami," Sanji sighed.
"What was that?" Luffy asked.
"Err… nothing," Sanji replied. Luffy shrugged and returned to staring at the pictures of food on the menu.
Nami had filled the black tub up with dishes and returned to the kitchen. Sanji continued to look on in admiration as she performed her daily tasks.
Nami tried to set the tub down on the counter top near the large sink, but a plate of food that was waiting to be finished was sitting there. She scooted it over in a strange manor. As if she was pushing a land mine, she inched it to the left of her. Once in the clear she set the tub down.
Sanji furrowed his eye brow at the puzzling way she moved the dish. He thought maybe it was on fine china, or it was actually hers for lunch.
As Sanji continued to watch Nami, she began cleaning the dishes. She treated the dishes with respect, but she wasn't overly cautious about them.
Once they were all clean and set in a dish rack to dry, Nami refilled the tub with clean water. She picked up a soap bottle that was nearly empty. Squeezing the bottle did her no good, so Nami tried to shake it. The soap came out unexpectedly. It flew from the bottle and landed on the counter, the floor, but worst of all, in the dish that was next to her.
Sanji became tense. He thought that Nami might have to go hungry for lunch, or maybe pay for the food. Nami looked around frantically and tried to hide the dish. But the head chef came after her, in a very angry stance.
Sanji stood from his seat.
"Oi Sanji, are you okay?" Usopp asked.
He approached Nami, and looked at the soapy fruit tart she was holding. Outraged, the man slapped her across the cheek.
Sanji fumed with anger. He quickly walked to the kitchen doors, ignoring the warning of other waiters, and the "Employees Only" sign on the doors. When he entered, the other chefs didn't give much thought to him. Sanji wore a suit after all, he looked a bit like a waiter.
Nami stood with an intense expression, her hand over the red hand print on her cheek. Her boss was verbally abusing her. Sanji couldn't believe the words he was hearing.
"You little bitch! That was perfectly good food you screwed up! This is coming out of your pay!" The rat-faced man screamed. He continued on and on with his harsh chastisement. Nami looked like she wanted to beat him, until he was dead, but she remained still.
Sanji came up behind the man and kicked him the back, hard enough to send him into a wall, but not hard enough to satisfy his anger. Several waiters and chefs rushed to their boss was alive.
"What are you doing?" Nami yelled.
"What do you mean? I was teaching that shitty man a lesson! He should never lay a hand on a lady," Sanji bellowed.
Nami glowered at him. "Do you want to get me fired? I have to keep this job."
"Why would you? I'm sure you can find a better job than this," Sanji said, still seething.
Nami paused a bit, "You don't understand." She noticed that the head chef was starting to get back up. "You need to leave, now!" She ordered, shoving Sanji out of the kitchen.
Sanji didn't deny what his beloved wished, but the last thing he wanted to do was leave Nami alone with these creeps.
"Sanji, what happened?" Usopp asked. Luffy was stuffing his face with fresh baked bread.
Sanji didn't say anything. He stormed out of the restaurant and lit a cigarette to try to calm himself down.
Usopp followed, dragging Luffy behind him and away from the table.
"Sanji, did something happen? You look red," Usopp pointed out. It was true, Sanji was red with anger. He got a good kick on the bastard, but he doesn't deserve to breath for what he did.
Sanji took a long drag from the cigarette and exhaled slowly, "It's nothing, how about we just go somewhere else for now?"
"Sure," Usopp answered slowly.
Both Luffy and Usopp had to walk quickly to keep up with Sanji's frustrated pace. Sanji was unaware of his fast walk. He was busy planning to return to the restaurant everyday, no matter how much it cost him. Nami was in danger, and he needed to keep the shit-heads away from her.
A/N: Now the plot is really starting to take off. I hope you liked it! Reviews are appreciated! Critics are appreciated even more!
