LFW

Okay, I'm just gonna go right into the story right now. (btw, I'm typing this in the middle of my Comp I class right now, which I really shouldn't be doing, but I had some inspiration for the next chappie so I have to type it before I forget!)(Oh yes, and I have UPDATED!! WOOT!!)

Last time:

"Yeah, Sanji! He did his best!" Now Nami was pissed at Sanji as well, "By the way, I was the one who set off the trap! It was my own fault my ankle got broken! Not Luffy's!" Sanji could tell he was beaten, and turned around, preparing himself to apologize to Luffy, only to realize he wasn't there.

"Huh? Where'd Luffy go?" Ussop asked to no one in particular.

The entire crew had been looking for hours, but could not find any sign of their lost captain anywhere. They had searched all through the surrounding forest and ruins, but there was still no trace of him. Sanji was beginning to feel quite guilty about what he had said to Luffy. Eventually, he decided to take a walk. He had to think about what he would say to Luffy when --if-- they found him. Normally he would yell at him for walking off to do who knows what? But this time was different. He hadn't gone off just because he'd seen something interesting or wanted to have an adventure, he'd gone off because Sanji had been a jerk to him. What else could it have been? Luffy didn't just disappear quietly like that. Any other day, he would have been shouting out in excitement after seeing something unique to the Grand Line and dashing after it.

A funny thought struck Sanji. With his great curiosity, Luffy would have made a great scientist; If only he had been born with an attention span longer than five minutes.

Sanji's train of thought was broken as he realized that he was back in town. Maybe Luffy had come back to town? That would explain why there was no trace of him in the woods.

Sanji began remembering all that Luffy had done for him as he trudged through the town----When Luffy had taken him onto his ship, the time on Thriller Bark when he had fought to get back all of their shadows, and how he'd always had been the one to cheer up the crew whenever there was any tension.

Sanji had begun to wallow in self pity. How had he managed to yell at Luffy so much? He easily realized that he had definitely gone overboard with his "finger pointing". (As I like to call it) Sighing, Sanji really needed to find him quickly. If he didn't, he was going to be in big trouble with Nami tomorrow. Ruling out that Luffy would be at the ship because of Fiona, Sanji proceeded to check all of the shops.

-------Next day------

"Sanji, you idiot!" Chopper was wailing at Sanji as he trudged back into Glasio's home, without a Luffy anywhere to be found. "He's still not back!!" Chopper hadn't been able to sleep all night, worried about his dear captain. "Why'd you have to yell at him like that?" Chopper was beginning to have tears in his eyes. Luffy was not just a captain to him, he was his best friend. It hurt to know your best friend had been hurt.

"I know Chopper." Sanji's voice was barely a whisper; he was tired from searching all night and was still feeling very guilty for what he had said to their captain. It had not just been an attack on Luffy's feelings; it was an attack on his pride as a captain. Sanji knew he had no right to say that to poor Luffy.

Tension in the camp was high, as those present tried not to stare at the defeated cook as he shuffled in. The only one who didn't was Robin.

"Where's Luffy?" She spent no time in asking the question that everyone wanted an answer to.

"I couldn't find him." Sanji was hoping she wouldn't question him further.

"Where did you look?"

"I checked in the forests, the beaches, even the town; but I still couldn't find him."

"Did you check the ship?"

"No. Why would he go there? Fiona would find him easily out there."

"But she wouldn't expect him to go there since she still thinks he's running away from her. Not you."

"But why would he run away from me?"

"Because he thinks he failed you."

"But, --" Sanji was becoming confused. Just what was Robin trying to get at?

"Sanji," Robin started, "You have learned little about our captain in all the time you have known him Sanji. He took your words seriously. You should know by now that he always puts his nakama first, and when they question it, he starts to doubt himself. I know he'll start thinking, 'Did I do my best to protect them? Did I screw up?"Robin pause as she glanced at Sanji's stricken face. "You should know this by now. I don't know what he may have done for you when he wanted you to join, but I know that he would risk his life for each and every one of us. I know he did that for me when I was captured by the CP9. Think about that." Robin stalked off back to her temporary room as Sanji stood there in shock. It seemed as if a large breath was let out as Sanji disappeared into his own temporary room to catch up on his sleep.

------To be continued------

Okay, I will most likely be putting up the next chapter in the next few days. I was just going to have it be one big chapter that had both Sanji and Luffy's experiences for this, but it would have been too long for my tastes. (Or in other words, I wouldn't have been able to type it in one class.) So the next chapter will be about Luffy. And maybe a surprise appearance of Fiona?! Please review for me, 'kay?