I am here again! :D So in this chapter there will be some of this ZoSan pairing but remember that this fic is not yaoi so do not get your hopes up! :D
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Week went by and Chopper ran Sanji some basic tests.
"It looks like you are going to make a full recovery, but you can't stress yourself too much yet. If you do, you might end up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Get it?"
"Yeah, I got it, doctor Chopper" Sanji said, delighted to get his bandages off after a long wait. He stood up and asked Chopper if he could go to the kitchen and do his job as their chef.
"Well, I can't see why you couldn't do it but please be careful and if it starts to hurt or feel weird, tell me immediately." Sanji just nodded because he didn't want to fight their little doctor.
Sanji went to the kitchen and saw Zoro stealing sake as usual.
"Zoro! What do you think you are doing here?"
"Oh, I thought I could take a bottle of saké with me if it is okay to you."
" *sigh*...our crew is full of idiots..."
"What did you say?! Then aren't you one too?!"
"Looking for a fight, Marimo?!"
"Bring it on, Mr Nosebleed!"
They looked at each other but then they realised Chopper would probably kill them both if the started a fight now.
"Could you just wait until dinner okay? I will be done soon enough!"
"Did Chopper gave you his approval?" Zoro asked curiously.
"Yeah", Sanji answered and went to the fridge, opening the door slowly and then suddenly started to gasp for air."WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY FRIDGE?!"
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Sanji soon found out Usopp and Nami had been in charge of making food while he was recovering. Of course he wouldn't blame a lady so Usopp was guilty in his eyes.
"Usopp! You will pay for this!" Sanji shouted,"We are short of supply because you didn't pay attention to what we have and how much!"
"Yeah Usopp! You will pay for this!" Luffy ranted too.
"YOU ATE MOST OF THE FOOD LUFFY SO DON'T BLAME ME!" Usopp yelled trying to stick up for himself. Sanji kicked them both. Chopper shouted at Sanji because he had kicked them even though he wasn't fully healed yet.
"Sanji! You are not allowed to fight yet! Doctor's orders!" Sanji just glared at Chopper.
"Okay, but at any rate we need to get more supplies from the next island okay? Meantime I just have to try to manage..."
Sanji went back to kitchen, feeling really desperate.
I am out of the kitchen couple of days and they only waste food! How is our crew going to survive?!
But Sanji didn't have a choice so he tried to make a proper meal for everyone. First he took the ingredients and chopped vegetables.
Everyone were happy to see their chef back to work. Dinner was delicious as always. But well, there was much of ruckus too. Luffy speaking while he had mouth full of food and everyone trying to eat before Luffy would steal their food.
"LUFFY! BEHAVE YOURSELF OR YOU WON'T GET FOOD AT ALL ANYMORE!"
"AAH?! SANJI, DON'T BE SO CRUEL!" Luffy shouted but decided to behave. For a while at least.
After the meal, it was up to Sanji to clean up the mess in the kitchen and wash the dishes. He didn't feel like getting any help since he felt perfectly fine and he really needed to do something to get his mind of things.
Zoro sneaked into the kitchen slowly after everyone else expect their chef had left the kitchen. The blond didn't seem to have noticed him so the green-haired man decided to sneak on the unknowing victim.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Zoro whispered to the blond's ear and pressed his body against Sanji's back. The chef was now stuck between the sink and an idiot.
"Don't scare me like that, you idiotic moss-head!" Sanji cursed but he didn't stop working. "Besides, why did you have to sneak on me like that?! It's damn creepy!"
"Oh really?" Zoro teased with an evil smirk on his face. "But don't try to avoid my question," Zoro reminded the blond that he had asked something and Sanji hid his face behind his bangs. It didn't look like he was going to answer so Zoro bit his neck hard, making a gasp escape Sanji's mouth.
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" Sanji cursed while he covered the part of his skin the idiot had bitten on.
"Answer my question or I will do that again, I swear," Zoro threatened confidently.
"Oh, I am so scared! You wouldn't dare to attack an injured person would you?" Sanji teased but soon noticed he was wrong when the swordsman bit him again. "OKAY OKAY STOP IT!" Sanji shouted while rubbing his neck.
There was a moment of silence when neither of them moved a bit or said anything. Both of them stood perfectly still, Zoro waiting for Sanji's answer and Sanji thinking of what to say.
"Why do you have to be like this?!" Sanji asked. "And why you had to bite me?! Chopper will definitely see these bite marks when he checks on me!"
"Well, if that's the only way to get your attention..." Zoro grumbled under his breath. "So...?"
"FINE!" Sanji cursed and swallowed his pride for a while. "I, for once, beat you in a fight and I don't want to look weak straight after my victory is that clear?!" he explained and Zoro nodded silently against the blond's neck, apparently pleased by the answer.
"Glad you forgot your pride for a while, Ero-cook," Zoro grinned.
"Fuck you, moss head," Sanji hissed.
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The day went by and Sanji started to feel something wasn't quite right. Well, something else than his relationship with the swordsman. Not like he was hurting or anything, but he got a hunch that something was going to happen. But he thought it might have been just his imagination and he let it slide. He was feeling rather tired because he just finished cleaning their kitchen. He went outside and enjoyed the calm wind.
Damn, I need a smoke. Sanji cursed and took his cigarettes out of his pocket.
He heard the sound of weights being lift from the crow's nest. It was probably Zoro training there. Nami was looking at the log stick and steering their ship. Robin was reading a book at Sunny's deck and Luffy was sitting on top of Lion-chan's head. Everything felt pretty normal but something was off. Maybe he should mention it to their captain? Or maybe not. Luffy would just worry. Well, if Luffy or Zoro hadn't noticed anything then maybe it really was his imagination.
But somehow Sanji knew he was wrong.
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Luffy noticed something was off. He used haki to check their surroundings but he felt nothing out of ordinary. He thought it was rather weird so he went up to the crow's nest and disturbed Zoro's training.
"Hey, Zoro, have you sensed anything?" He asked carefully.
"No? Why, is there something wrong?"
"I don't know. I just have the feeling."
They were silent for a moment.
"Why not ask our Ero-cook? His kenbunshoku haki is probably stronger than ours." Zoro suggested. He didn't feel like praising the cook but they needed to know if something was off. Luffy thought about it for a second.
"Yosh! I will go and find Sanji!"
Sanji saw Luffy going to the crow's nest and he wondered if something was wrong. Soon Luffy appeared next to him.
"Hey, Sanji, have you sensed anything? I have the feeling something is off." Sanji stared back at their captain. Maybe he had been right?
"Well, I thought something was certainly off but I couldn't say anything for sure." Sanji stated his suspicions and Luffy looked over to horizon,"Why do you ask?"
"I thought I sensed something too only couple of minutes ago but Zoro hadn't sensed anything at all. Maybe we should be on our guards."
"Yeah, maybe that would be wise. Should we warn everyone that something might happen?" Sanji suggested and looked serious.
"Yosh! You tell everyone! And Sanji, if there is a fight try not to exceed your limits okay?Captain orders!" Luffy insisted. Sanji knew he couldn't fight properly yet but he should at least try to stay out of trouble. If the situation would turn upside-down then he wouldn't hesitate to take action.
"I try my best!" Sanji promised and went to look for everyone.
Sanji's search ended up short when their ship started to shake.
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"What's going on?!" Chopper shouted when he rushed out of the infirmary.
"AN ENEMY ATTACK!" Luffy yelled. It was a pure miracle how not even a minute ago everyone was so laid-back and now they were ready to fight.
The only problem was that they saw not even a single enemy, expect Sanji. Sanji saw those very same enemies he had trouble dealing with standing above them.
"ABOVE!" He shouted to let everyone know enemies location. Everyone looked up and saw their enemies.
"Well well, finally we catched up with you! It would have been a shame to lose to someone with 77 million bounty you know!" The devil fruit user laughed and disappeared only to appear next to Sanji a second later,"But I won't lose again!" he stated and hit Sanji's ribs with his full power and sent him flying. Sanji gasped painfully and tried to catch his breath. He used sky walk to get higher out of the enemy reach.
Chopper is not gonna like this! Probably four or more of his ribs had broken.
Luffy and Zoro started to attack the enemies with the highest bounties. Others were fighting the weaker enemies and supporting Luffy and Zoro when they had time. Sanji just stood there on the air and kept watch if he would be needed. He would rush to someone's rescue if needed.
But Zoro and Luffy had trouble keeping their own in a battle. They were struggling to cover themselves from attacks. Suddenly Sanji realised one enemy with high bounty was nowhere to be seen.
Damn, do I have to look for him? He though for a second and rushed in the battlefield.
"Hey Marimo! Have you seen that one fat enemy with bounty?" Sanji shouted and trying to kick enemies at the same time.
"No!" Zoro answered. They both knew it would be a problem if the enemy would just appear out of nowhere!
They got their answer when Sanji felt a powerful kick hitting his back.
Shit!
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