Last Chapter! Where's Dalia? You'll see! Enjoy!
Written by Soren Shinigami. I do not own One Piece. Soren and Shadow are my characters, Dalia is made by TLOAmrs!
A new love and crewmate
Sanji POV
Chapter 9: Does a broken heart have a cure?
It was a week after the incident with Catherine. I was crushed. I could not protect myself from a lady and I felt completely useless. I knew the girls tried to help me find someone but they never expected this. I don't blame them. They even apologized to me but all I said was that it was fine and gave them fake smiles to hide my hurt feelings. I don't blame my girls, just Catherine. We finally stopped at a town to get more food since Luffy ate it all again as a "midnight snack". I sighed. I would go into town to buy a new supply on my own. I was used to carrying all the groceries. I was the first to jump off and to head off to the shops. I looked at my list. First were… carrots. Second… meat, of course. Third… fresh sugar. Fourth… bump. Bump? I looked up from my list and my groceries and I saw a huge bundle of food being carried by one person. "Excuze me" said the muffled voice. "You need help sir?" I asked. "Yez pleaze my boat is on the third dock." said the voice. I decided to help since I had nothing better to do and I needed to clear my head a bit. Away from the crowd in the market. I carried some of his stuff but I still wasn't able to see his face. The sir led me to a small boat. One that would be used as life boats. But this one was bigger and had a small shack on it. I placed his stuff near the boat on the dock and he did the same…or her? I looked at what I would consider to be the most beautiful woman ever. She had long golden hair, shining brighter than Catherine and her eyes were much bluer than Catherine's. Her face was smooth and silky. Her hands were small, clean and soft. It was almost like a cook's hands. She wore a skirt and a blouse. Almost like a uniform. She looked into my eye and I looked into her crystal blue eyes. They were bewitching and at once, the pain I felt from Catherine seemed to disappear. My chest swelled with something stronger than ever and I blushed. What do I say? What do I do? Despite all the things I say to other ladies, I lost my tongue and could not say a thing. "Hi" I said. She responded back, "Hi." I soon pulled out a rose to give her. She took it and held it close to her chest. We stood looking at each other, not sure what to do next. I asked her name, "Dalia" she said, her voice was music to my ears. She asked mine and I replied. She then asked if I was THE Blackleg Sanji from the Straw-hat Pirates and I nodded. She didn't seem fazed by talking to a most wanted pirate but she wanted to meet the rest of us. I finished my shopping with her, talking, laughing and holding hands. When I finished, I returned. Luffy loved her immediately along with the rest of the crew. She was just a lost traveler who used to be a cook from a famous restaurant until it was attacked by Marines. She worked as a pirate cook in an island that was attacked when pirates and Marines fought after the Great War two years ago. She survived by escaping on a life boat. She was lost lonely and in hiding from the Marines since they were looking for the pirates who had escaped. Luffy invited her to join us and she agreed. She needed a home and friends. And to make things better, she was truly in love with me! ME! I held her close to me as we set out. We now had double our food thanks to my supplies and hers. I just know it won't last to see next week. I sighed and started to work on my next grocery list with Dalia-chwan.
