Chapter 4

Luffy awoke early that morning, thinking that Nami might start poking her again if she did not. She didn't like being poked in the morning.

She stretched and slipped out from under the comfortable warmth of the blankets, placing her feet on the ground. As she stood up and looked at the room that surrounded her, she still felt the displeasure that she had been forced to sleep there.

As she walked out the door towards the outside of the ship, she thought of how she wouldn't let Nami make her do that tonight. She would be sleeping in her hammock once again, just like she normally would! Luffy really couldn't see any reason why she needed to be in the girls room, so she would refuse to stay.

As she walked out into the open, she felt the cool breeze that the ocean provided, and saw the beautiful colors that the sun cast upon the clouds as it was slowly rising in the sky. The salty air refreshed Luffy, and made her hungry… Oh wait, that wasn't what made her hungry, she was just always hungry.

"Oh hello Luffy!" She heard the blonde cook's voice from the crow's nest, "You're up early!"

She watched him as he leaped down, landing perfectly on his two feet, a smile upon his face. The one eye that his hair didn't cover up looked bright and happy to be seeing Luffy.

Luffy was about to speak, asking him for food of course, but he started talking first.

"Come to the kitchen with me! I'll make a nice breakfast, just for you!"

Sanji put his hand on her shoulder and walked her into the room where he was able to create his delicious meals. He pulled a chair out for her and Luffy sat down slowly, her eyes watching Sanji suspiciously.

This was weird. Sanji offering her food before she even started bothering him for some. Definitely weird. But then again, this wouldn't be the first weird thing to happen to Luffy I the past few days...

Luffy didn't usually sit in silence when waiting for her food to be prepared. She didn't really have anything to say because she wasn't compelled to complain, assuming that Sanji was cooking the fastest and best he could.

She started feeling a bit awkward for some reason just sitting there, so she tried her hand at starting a conversation.

"Sooooooooo…" She let the so keep going for a while, trying to think of something to talk about as she said it.

But Sanji had just finished the food and turned around with a plate full of warm food. Now there was no reason to talk as Luffy stuffed the food into her mouth, gulping down all of it in less than a minute.

"Is there anything else you would like Luffy? Other than more food of course. I need to make sure there is enough for the others to eat as well." Sanji stared at her expectantly.

"Umm… Well if you're not gonna give me more food, what is there to do for me Sanji?" She sat there puzzled.

He was the cook, and all he ever really did for her was cook. (Well ya he helps in battles but I'm not really talking about that…)

"I could set out a nice chair you can lay in outside. I know the perfect place where the sun will lay its rays on the deck of the ship when it is high enough in the sky! And you can just sit back and relax!" He offered this option to Luffy as if he would have done it anytime for her.

She stared at him. She stared at him for about three minutes with that expressionless face. Sanji realized it might be taking a while to get his offer through that thick skull of hers.

Then all of a sudden, she leaped out of her chair, grinning as if someone had just told her she had become King of the Pirates, and vigorously nodded her head up and down.

"Yes, yes, yes, you should totally do that for me Sanji!" She yelled.

Sanji nodded his head and walked out to get the chair. He was trying to hide the fact he was overjoyed that Luffy had reacted so excitedly to the fact that Sanji would do this simple task for her. But he had sort of forgotten that he wouldn't normally do this, since Luffy was usually a boy...

She trotted after Sanji happily, giggling all the while. He quickly grabbed a comfortable chair and sat it down for her.

"You can sit now you want, but the sun won't reach it for about twenty minutes."

"I don't mind!" Luffy said quickly as she plopped herself down on the chair, giggling some more.

"Ok then, I'm going to go back to the kitchen to make breakfast for the others. If you need me just call me. Enjoy yourself!"

She listened to his steps fading away into the room that you could still smell from the outside. Luffy settled down into the chair a little more, trying to get as comfortable as she could. She soon was snoozing away

…

The rest of the crew was getting up, ready to eat something and start their day.

Nami had woken up, wondering where Luffy was. She swore that if she had snuck out in the night back to the boys, she would make her regret it.

She was surprised to find her sleeping in a chair, in a spot where the sun shined warmly. She new that this only happened because Sanji had set it up for her, Luffy probably wouldn't have thought of doing something like that on his own.

She walked up to the peacefully sleeping pirate captain. She stared at her face, it had a nice tranquil expression upon it. Then she started poking her face.

"Ugg, Nami! I woke up early and came out here specifically so you wouldn't do that to me!" Luffy said, quite annoyed that her cool dream had just been interrupted.

"Ya, well you wanna eat breakfast right? I think Sanji has it ready."

"Sanji made me breakfast earlier… But I can definitely eat some more!" She bounced out of the chair and sprinted for the kitchen at this wonderful idea.

Nami shook her head and ran after her, not wanting to be left with nothing to eat for herself.

As soon as she came in she heard Luffy complaining to Sanji, "But I'm hungry Sanji! Please, just a little food..?"

"I already fed you Luffy."

His eyes were closed, obviously trying to not look at the girl, not wanting to give in just because of her expert puppy-dog eyes. But Sanji made the mistake of letting them slip open just a teensy bit, and he gave in.

"Fine Luffy… Just a little food."

Nami didn't like this for some reason, and as soon as everyone had sat down, she questioned him.

"Sanji, how many things are you going to do for Luffy just because he is a really cute girl now?"

Luffy gasped, "Wait, that's why he was doing those things for me?!"

She sighed, "Well ya, it's sorta the way he always treats girls… Which I don't mind for myself of course, but you used to be a boy, so it should be different for you."

Luffy hadn't even been listening to the second half of what she said, he was too busy thinking of what Sanji would do for her. Would he do anything? Probably not, but she wanted to find out anyway.

She started with something simple.

"Sanji, would you give me one of zoro's swords?"

Sanji didn't understand why Luffy would want one of that idiot's swords, but he still did it.

"OI!" Zoro yelled as Sanji pulled one of his prized swords out of its sheath and laid it on the table in front of Luffy.

Zoro had jumped up from his seat and looked quite angry.

Luffy smiled as she took the sword and carefully handed it back to Zoro, "Don't worry, I didn't want to keep it, just wanted Sanji to get it for me."

He took back his sword, placing it back where it belonged. Now everyone's face had a question upon it as they stared at Luffy, all except for Nami and Sanji. Now she was just angrier, seeing that Luffy was trying to test what Sanji would do.

"Don't just do whatever he tells you to do Sanji! What about following what I say to do? If you want to stay on my good side, then don't let our stupid captain take advantage of you!" She growled at the cook.

"Of course Nami my Sweet!"

"Hey Sanji, will you go get Chopper and put him on my head?"

"Sure Luff-"

Nami had leaped up as he had started towards Chopper and tripped him. She was really mad now.

"I thought you said you weren't gonna do what he told you to!"

"But Nami, I can't help it! He's so pretty!"

"Are you saying he is prettier than me!?"

"No… yes… uh, no of course not!" He said, starting to confuse himself.

"Oh come on Nami we're just having some fun!" Luffy giggled as she watched Sanji getting pounded by Nami's fury, glad it wasn't her own self in his place for once.

That didn't last long, as she then turned around to her and screamed in his face, "Shut up Luffy, just shut up and don't do this anymore or I'll make you pay me more beri than your own bounty is worth!"

Robin calmly asked Nami "I don't understand the problem here Nami. Sanji is just treating Luffy the same way he treats me and you."

"Yeah but he is Luffy! He doesn't deserve the kind of treatment a real girl deserves!"

Luffy tilted her head at this. Girls deserved some kinda special treatment? She didn't understand it.

Oh well, Luffy wanted to continue making Sanji do things, completely forgetting the threat Nami had given her.

"Sanji, can you go put a pillow on the front of the Going Merry for me to sit on?"

Nami decided she wouldn't be able to even beat it into Luffy with her fists not to do this, so she just headed back to her room, still bubbling with anger.

…

After a morning of making Sanji do whatever she wanted, (Whether that was things she actually wanted or things she thought were funny) she was satisfied. This way of doing things was so much more relaxing, it was as if she was on some sort of vacation.

Usopp stared at her at her in partial jealousy, (Because for the rest of Luffy's situation, he would want to be in his shoes) "Why do you get all this… You were the same gender as me only a few days ago…"

"I dunno Usopp, because Sanji is just being nice?"

"Yeah but only to you idiot! I deserve what you're ur getting much more, for I am the great Captain Usopp, brave warrior of the seas! Why just the other night, I defended the Going Merry from a huge, dangerous, human eating bird! You all were just sleeping away, as I courageously risked my life!"

"Really Usopp?! Wow that's awesome!" Luffy bounced, "Tell me what happened, did you die?!"

"Umm no… But I almost did! you see it had these huge teeth that could rip through any material…"