He almost missed the first approach. The first glimpse of a new island was a rare and precious thing, in Sanji's mind, since it meant that anything could happen. No matter how many new islands they approached, the moment before they landed was his favourite. It was just so full of potential.

"Sanji! You're going to miss it!" Nami called from the deck. She'd never let him forget one after he'd told her about his quirk.

"Coming, Nami-swan!" he chirped, hooking a towel over his shoulder.

There was always a hundred things to think about when the Thousand Sunny made landfall. Sanji had to check the larder, check the pantry, check the icebox, check whether or not Luffy and Chopper had eaten all his crystalized sugar and meat as a midnight snack, check that Usopp hadn't gotten into his spice cabinet again and used it for "inspiration", and whether he'd packed all the lunches that had been requested, and how Franky's cola stores were holding up - it was a lot. Plus, this time they were paying a courtesy call to the Amazon Isle of women, so Sanji had to make sure that he had the correct currency from Nami, and that he'd prepared the proper snack to accompany the tribute that Luffy was going to bring...

Even with all the things crowding his brain right at that moment, he noticed the large group of women on the shore, watching the Pirate King's ship approach. He started to grin lasciviously at the whole bunch. Nami did not miss his pervy reaction, but sharp eyed as she was, she also saw the wave of swooning that rippled over the beach when Sanji appeared on deck. She scowled

"Sanji-kun?" she called. When Sanji looked at her distractedly, Nami crooked a finger at him. "Come here."

"Nami-san, I have to -"

"This will only take a second!"

"But Nami-san-"

"Mou!" She grabbed the lapels of his jacket and hauled him closer to her. He only had an instant to wonder what the heck she was doing, and wow she had pretty eyes and pretty lips, but -

Okay, what was she doing?!

"Carry on." She smiled brilliantly at him. Sanji could only gape at her as she turned towards the shore and smirked at the large group of now disappointed would-be fangirls. Wonderingly, almost reverently, he touched his tingling lips, which were the only proof that Nami the catburgler had stolen his first kiss