A/N: Hints of Nami liking Luffy in that chapter. Just ignore it if you don't like them^^ Pardon the OOCness at some points. I had some issues with grammar here, please correct me since I'm no native speaker and want to get better ;)

The final decision

It was indeed Luffy.

Luffy, who hadn't found anything to eat but instead heard a noise that made him cringe: He heard the coughs of a certain someone, followed by a curse only his precious cook was able to spurt out so dreadfully. And there was one thing in his life that was much more important than food. Just one. And that was his crew. Each and every one he held so dearly, who was his most treasured fortune on earth. He couldn't tolerate when even the slightest thing with one of his mates was wrong.
He rushed through the kitchen, his hunger long forgotten, and crashed through the door that led to the aquarium hall. There he was, collapsed on the wooden floor, the fresh blood sliding down the glass wall.

"SANJI!" was all the captain could shout before he hurried to the blondes side and knelt down to see if he'd wake up. He had always thought Sanji's addiction could grow life threatening over time, and now, this time could really be there. He took note of the gleaming cig on his cooks face's side. That was what popped the vein. The hunger he had felt in his stomach earlier vanished without a trace and gave way to something the boy knew all too good: rage. The same one he felt when he rescued Nami, the same one that made his blood boil when facing Enel, the feeling that made him see red when opposing the CP9. Sleeping was not even an option anymore.

With one word, or, one shout of fury, everyone was present, their works abandoned and forgotten. They knew that voice. Everyone had heard it at least once for his or her very own sake, seen the determination in the strawhat's eyes. But because of what they saw now they were perplexed nonetheless: An unconscious blond man lying on deck, his tie and the shirt full of blood. And the idiot captain standing behind him to face his mates, hat darkening his eyes and his arms crossed.

As one could imagine, the questions were all the same and all at the same time. But they stopped at once, because Luffy shot his head up and yelled: "Chopper! Take him to the med room and treat him. Now! The others, stay here and listen closely."
Everyone did immediately as ordered. But everyone bombarded the young man with questions.
"Luffy! What's wrong with Sanji-kun?"
"Did cook-san get attacked?"
"Luffyyy! There's no way it's serious, right?"
"My heart is all pitter-patter because of this event... Although I don't have a heart to be pitter-patter! Yohohoho..."
"Is there a culprit, Luffy? This is not super!"
Only Zoro remained quiet. There was just no way he'd embarrass himself by stating he was really worried. The crew really didn't have to know that the first mate had had a crush on the love cook for quite some time now. He clenched his fists and bit his lip, only to prevent him from saying stuff like "I hope he'll be fine!".

But even so, he worried. He worried so much it almost burst his heart. Oh yes, he had loved the blond for a long time, watching him in secret and purposely picking fights with him only to see different expressions on that adorable face. He loved it when the cook was following his job, preparing meals that were so awesome one would barely swallow them to keep the flavour from slowly disappearing. The swordsman would sometimes sit at the table, watching the lean figure performing wonders in the kitchen. He then would always pretend to be hungry and yell at the cook to hurry up, but that was clearly not the real reason. He couldn't have anyone to find out about this, because, well... It was way to embarrassing, and in addition, they were both men. And the love cook... would probably just be grossed out. Because obviously, he was a total lady's man. Just watching him hopping around with that stupid face and going on and off about "Nami-swan" and "Robin-chwan" made his blood boil with jealousy.

Luffy's voice got him out of his thought.
"Yeah, we have a culprit. If you can even say it like that. You must all have a clue, don't you?" Then he threw something little on the ground for all to see. It was the cigarette Sanji had been smoking only minutes ago.
No one was surprised. They all knew of Sanji's problems, even if he wouldn't admit them.
"So, the time's come now… Well, as a chain smoker, that's unavoidable…", Robin spoke out the thoughts of her crewmates.
"Luffy, calm down…", Nami stated "he'll be fine, Chopper's the doctor who could heal me too, right? But, we need to help Sanji-kun. What do you think we should do now, captain?"
"Chopper's an awesome doctor, so we'll leave Sanji to him. The main problem is the load of cigarettes he has to keep them somewhere...", Luffy thought aloud.
"By the time when Sanji wakes up, which will supposedly be tomorrow around lunchtime, I don't want to see a single cigarette on the Sunny. Turn every piece of meat upside down, search every single room, go rummage through Sanji's belongings and check out his clothes while he's unconscious. That's my final decision. Everyone search the areas I assign you to!
I myself will look in the kitchen and the dining room…Nami! You'll look –"
"Wait a second, Luffy! You'll look in the kitchen? My ass, the only thing you'd look for is food! I will do the kitchen!"
"Okay...", Luffy pouted. That was the main reason he wanted to look there, why did that Nami have to find out! "Then I'll look in the dorms..."
"No way!"
Nami wore a cute little blush on her face while shouting that. Just Luffy was startled. "Why?", he demanded as he got closer to his navigator. Robin giggled.
"Well, captain-san, maybe she's hiding some veeery personal secrets in the girls' room... But it's okay, I will look through those rooms, so calm down, Nami"
Luffy started to frown. This whole search thing wouldn't be any fun if he couldn't look where he wanted to... Sure, it was for Sanji, but looking for his drug was like playing hide-and-seek!
Nami sighed.
"Fine... I guess I'll tell everyone where to look! For me the kitchen plus dining room. Robin will take the dorms. Luffy, you can search the aquarium and the bar there. But-" a stern look was shot at the black haired boy "-don't you dare diving in the tank and trying to eat fish! I forbid everyone to rescue you, so you'll die. Franky, could you search the Soldier Dock? You know it best. Usopp, you'll rummage through the workshops, okay? And Brook will take the bathhouse and the library. Naturally, Zoro, you'll search your gym. I guess that's about it…"
"Finished?", Luffy asked. After receiving a nod from Nami, he gave his command: "Okay now, that's it! Everyone, turn EVERYTHING around. I don't want the slightest bit of tobacco on my ship by tomorrow morning! We can make a competition who'll find the most cigs in his area. Ready. Set. G-"
"Wait, Luffy! We still haven't decided on who'll do the sick room and Sanji himself!", Robin interrupted gently.
"For the sick room, Chopper could do that. He's busy with treating cook-san right now, but I think he wouldn't like if we look through his stuff... As for cook-san…", the archaeologist now grinned devilish: "Why don't we let Zoro do it?"

The one mentioned was dumbstruck.
"Wha... Why me?" Zoro tried his best to sound annoyed and not to think about feeling the blond up. Wait, what? Feeling him up? Oh shit, he couldn't think about that now! Just imagining the cook spread out below him made him blush furiously.
Nobody noticed, since they thought it was the usual "Who's better"-fight reason. Nobody but Robin.
Her grin grew even more evil than it had before when she reasoned: "The gym is pretty small, and so far, you have the least work. Just do it, Mr. Swordsman"
That brought her a death glare, but she seemed unaffected. Only for the swordman's ears, she added: "You'll definitely like it…"
"All set now, Luffy."
"Okay then! Let's find those damn cigs. Ready. Set. GO!"

A/N: Phew, now. Since I'm pretty absorbed with this story, I'm not doing much more than writing when I'm at my laptop. I'm even abandoning the mangas I'm currently reading (wanna know? Beast Master, Dengeki Daisy and Private Prince, to read on ) and I'm not drawing anything either (although I'd need so much practice.). Even so, I want to finish till the end of the week, bcs starting at Monday, I won't have my Laptop for a month. TT_TT

Anyways, I hope you like the chapter. I had to really study the Sunny for it... Also, please pardon the OOCness. I wanted to picture our little idiot Luffy in a more serious way, like the times he's really angry in the manga. But I don't think I got him quite right... Comments? :3