TheDarkestShinobi: One step forward and two steps back, funny how life works that way

Chapter Start:

Luffy watched his head drop with dismay. He never meant to make the blond's life difficult. But how? Luffy pursed his lip. He always ate the food, this wasn't new. Sanji had been acting really weird lately.

"How" Luffy swallowed as Sanji's head lifted to look at him "am I being difficult?"

"You" Sanji's voice died after he couldn't come up with something. So he turned and took a few steps running his hand through his hair. Luffy watched him with focused eyes.

"You," he tried again and turned to the captain, "always eat my food." He flung his arms outward. "You don't think that makes me angry?"

"You're lying to me." Luffy responded with finality and Sanji flinched back at being caught so easily. Sanji looked away guiltily before looking back but didn't offer any explanation. Luffy waited for one and Sanji wondered if he could tell him he knew. No. Not even under captains orders. Luffy hated lying and he could see his captain's face change. He knew Luffy would never look to him like an enemy but Luffy was angry with him now. What if Robin had been wrong all this time and he had been making stuff up in his head to support her theory?

"What secret are you keeping from me?" He demanded.

"Nothing, nothing," Sanji used his hands to gesture placating. He opened his mouth to give some excuse but he couldn't lie to Luffy.

"Don't lie!" He took a step forward

"Hey! Hey!" Sanji tried to divert.

"Sanji!" Luffy growled out and the Sanji lifted a finger to shake at him.

"Listen here you shitty captain, you know I would never keep anything away from you!"

"You are now." They were an arm's length apart now. Robin must have been lying to him.

"It's more complicated than that!" There was nothing there.

"What could be more-" Luffy stopped himself as his eyes grew wide. His anger left him in a breath depriving him of breath. Sanji wouldn't meet his eyes.

"You know." He realized with an emotion the other couldn't decipher. Sanji's eyes lowered and he let out a breath, so much for that theory.

"Of course I know," Luffy wasn't placated for long.

"and you did nothing" Luffy's voice was a mix of dark and angry and Sanji wasn't comfortable with it. He did nothing to deserve that tone from their carefree captain. Luffy's feelings and Robin's mouth put him here. He locked eyes with the captain.

"What was I supposed to say?" He grabbed Luffy's shoulders and shook him looking for answers to questions he wasn't sure of. Luffy didn't stop him.

"Huh?!" but Luffy offered him no answers.

"What am I supposed to do?" He doesn't know how it happened, but Luffy's eyes dropped to his lips and Sanji crashed them together.

It was passion. Luffy's arms bent so easily under his tight grip and despite being rubber his lips were soft and smooth. And strong. They kissed him back with more force each time.

Kissed.

Him.

Back.

Sanji shoved Luffy away so hard he hit the wall behind him. Luffy watched Sanji with red cheeks and a wide smile but concerned eyes. That determined face slowly shifted into worry for his nakama. Sanji panted and ran his hand through his hair while heaving. He shook his head and refused to move his eyes from the floor.

"Sanji?" Luff tenderly called. Sanji looked up, his eyes wide and frantic. He looked around the room quickly before shaking his head and sprinting out. Luffy slid down the wall and placed his head in his hands. He tried to let it go, he thought he did. Sanji wasn't interested. He felt his lips throb.

That was confusing.

.-.

"Yes! Yes! YES!" Sanji groaned as he finished before falling to the unoccupied side of the bed. He took a few deep breaths as the brunette next to him sighed in pleasure and placed a hand on his chest.

He avoided the captain for a while; he took to going to sleep late and waking up extra early. He didn't venture into the kitchen to see if he was stealing food. Every time he looked at him that kiss rushed to his memories. That fight.

There were a small series of islands close by that Nami hadn't expected. Luffy demanded to see them anyway and Nami would never miss an opportunity to add to her map. Sanji had gone to the brothel and left after not finding the right girl. He never had a preference before, something was wrong with him to not consider a girl good enough. To discriminate based on her hair or body type. It wasn't like him.

He placed a hand over the hand on his chest and squeezed remembering how he got here.

He had gone up to a cliff face and sat alone. He could occasionally spot a crewmember going about their business but was thankful for the solitude for a bit.

"Hello," He dipped a knee and turned to see a girl, well built, short. He nodded his head in greeting and her eyes widened.

"You're a pirate." He smirked.

"They call me Black leg."

He thought the shock would turn to fear. Most of the girls who wanted him never realized how wanted he was. The girls who knew ran. There were a couple who wanted the big bad pirate, but that wasn't the usual. Her eyes narrowed in curiosity before trailing her eyes over him. He stood, towering over her small frame. If she wasn't so developed he would question her age. "Sanji." She finally said and at his nod her eyes filled with desire.

"How long you staying?"

"Not long at all, Marines and all."

"Perfect."

He let her seduce him, it was easy. He learned her body as his lips learned her taste. Of the girls that wanted the pirate they wanted to be taken by the big bad pirate, blindfolded, spanked, talked dirty to. She wanted him, to take him and he let her. He molded her hips as she conquered him and when she was done he conquered her.

Sanji turned his head to see her eyes staring at him. He smiled and she yawned.

"How long now?"

"I have to leave now." He sat up and she stretched and nodded. He watched him leave with a smirk. It's time the Straw Hats met the Fire Birds.