Title: A Starving Boy Named Fluffy

Characters/Pairing(s): Luffy, Sanji

(Pre/Post) Time Skip: Pre Time Skip; Before Thousand Sunny

Luffy groaned and stretched. It was morning again, and a peaceful one on the Going Merry. He reached up next to his pillow for his straw hat when something hard was placed in between his hand and his hat, startling him. He opened his eyes and saw Sanji staring down at him.

"Sanji?"

Luffy was about to get up when Sanji suddenly sat on his stomach, preventing him from getting up.

"Sanji? Nani-"

"Calm down. I'm about to read you a bedtime story."

"But it's already mornin-"

"Shhh. Relax, and pay attention."

Luffy could feel his stomach grumble, but it was hardly audible due to Sanji's rear. Sanji placed the book on his lap and turned to the first page. It was rather big for a simple bedtime story. He cleared his throat as he prepared himself.

"Sanji, I'm hung-"

"ONCE UPON A TIME..." Sanji raised his voice to stop his captain from speaking any further. "There was a starving young boy named Fluffy..."

Luffy squirmed under him, but Sanji wouldn't budge. He then reached for his straw hat, but Sanji stepped on the back of his hand with his heel. If Luffy got his straw hat, he'd just inflate and knock Sanji off of him and take off. He wouldn't leave unless he had his prized possession on his head.

"Stop resisting and pay attention. Now, where was I…"

Luffy groaned and pulled his blanket up just beneath his eyes.

"One night, Fluffy was having a nice sweet dream about meat."

Luffy's head shot out of the blanket at the sound of 'meat.' Sanji smirked. Now he's got his attention.

"His dream was a land filled with meat and nothing but meat. Meat tree. Meat houses. Meat everything."

Luffy licked his lips at the thought of a meat island. This was definitely making him hungry.

"Is that a picture book? I wanna see!" Luffy reached up to grab the book, but Sanji quickly held him down with his foot.

"Easy, easy, and no there aren't any pictures. That's why I'm reading this to you."

Sanji didn't want Luffy to see that this was actually one of Chopper's old medical books. Obviosuly, the story was made up, but Luffy didn't need to know that.

"Fluffy's dream made him sooo hungry, that he sneaked off to the kitchen for a quick snack, but Fluffy didn't realize that Yoji, Fluffy's cook, has been watching him the whole time. Now, Yoji hates it when Fluffy sneaks off to the kitchen and steal all the food for himself. He's always let him off with a warning, but the last time Fluffy went to get food, he raided the whole kitchen until there was nothing left.

"This time, Yoji was prepared. He secretly waited in the kitchen, in the dark, for Fluffy's arrival where he will plunge at him and CUT HIS STOMACH OPEN!" Sanji raised his voice at his final statement. He smirked.

"After that night, Fluffy was never heard of again. Yoji disappeared and remained hidden. Some say Fluffy died for his sins, some say it was an accident. Some say he's still alive today, haunting every kitchen for any other thieves out there ready to steal some food when no one's looking. No one knows where he might to this day. So, watch out, unless you want to end up like Fluffy."

Sanji shut the book with complete satisfaction. The fact that Luffy hasn't said a word means everything, or at least some of it, must've gotten through his head. A quick lesson taught for people as dumb as Luffy.

"What do you think, Luffy?"

Sanji looked down and saw his captain asleep. A snot bubble stuck out of his nose as he snored soundly. Even after all that, nothing. Not caring what happens afterwards, Sanji slammed the book onto Luffy's face.

"YOU DUMBASS!"

You guys should know who Sanji was indicating in his little story. xP

Yoji actually means four o'clock, where as Sanji means three o'clock.