A/N : Woo okay so I've decided not to write explicit sex scenes, I'll just briefly skip over them :) . Anyways, please review if you are enjoying the story. I might make a Zoro POV soon, what are you guy's thoughts on that? Noww... we are getting into a unique arc/plot so get keen for some Angst followed by some fluff and please bare with me as I'm not very good with making up my own arcs .
And thank you for 2.7k reads !
My eyes creaked open as a glaring light irritated my eyes. The window in the girls room must not have been shut last night, and so I reluctantly pushed myself up to close it. There was no way I was going to fall back asleep so I tip-toed my way out of the room and leaned against the side of the railing to have my first smoke of the day. The sun had only just come up, and I could already see a large island in the distance. After taking a puff I made my way over to the front of the ship and picked up Usopp's binoculars, using them to gaze at the island. My breath caught when I noticed there were three Marine warships docked right at the front of the island. Thinking quickly, I rushed back into the girls room and shook Nami.
"We're approaching the island but there are Marine Warships at the dock," I yelled, waking her up instantaneously. She shot out of bed and wrapped one of the Arabasta robes around her.
"Can you go wake up the boys for me?" she asked, trying to wake herself up before stepping out. I nodded and made my way across the deck, lowering myself into the boys cabin. I flipped the light switch on and off again a few times, and the groans I heard signalled to me that they were waking up.
"Get up!" I said, my voice quite loud. "We're arriving at the island but there are a bunch of Warships so get the hell up already!"
The boys stirred more and soon Luffy had bounded up onto deck wide awake while the others were still scratching their heads. The rest of the boys including Law soon followed our bouncy captain, and Zoro was the last to make his way towards the ladder. He was tugging his coat over his arms and I walked up to him with a soft smile.
"Good morning to you too," I stated and leaned in to peck his lips. Zoro looked a bit surprised at this, I think partly because he was half awake and the other part because he was not used to or expecting that type of affection. He grunted in response and we both climbed up the ladder, I went first and made sure the sleepy swordsman got a nice view of my ass, perhaps that would wake him up more.
"Clima Tact, Smoke Screen!" Nami called out as we re-grouped with the rest of the crew. Franky and Brook were both steering the Sunny east as we tried to evade the Warships. Nami waved her weapon and dark clouds appeared above us, resulting in a thick coat of fog to form around the ship. Usopp, Luffy and Chopper were all in awe at Nami's new weapons. Slowly but surely, the Sunny sailed east as we avoided the Warships and were soon docked at the other side of the island, the ship resting against a white-sand beach. Franky brought the anchor down and we all sat in front of Nami as she explained how this was going to pan out.
"Since this is a dangerous island," she began. "Usopp, Luffy, Zoro, Law, Brook and I will be the scouters. We'll go onto land and see what's up with the island. The rest of you stay on the Sunny and wait for us to return. If we find out it's safe, we can all go and explore," Nami stated.
"But I want to go explore too!" Chopper whined as he rubbed his paws together sadly.
I bent down and ruffled up his hair, "I want to go too, but we don't know what kind of enemies are at this island; and our main priority is staying safe, isn't it?" I replied to the disappointed reindeer.
"I'm coming down with my dangerous island disease!" this time it was Usopp who spoke, his voice wavering in fear. So much for becoming braver over the past two years.
"Usopp stop whining," Franky said. "Sanji swapped with you last time, so now you aren't getting out of this." I nodded to show my agreement with this statement. Nami didn't allow for anymore chit-chatter, and she turned to me.
"Sanji do you think you could pack us some food so this one does complain the entire time?" she asked and ruffled Luffy's raven locks. He shot me a cheeky grin and I nodded.
"Of course," I replied and headed into the kitchen as the rest of them began to discuss the plan. As I pondered over what to pack for them, I settled on Rice Balls and Sushi, because I knew Zoro liked those two foods. I also shoved a few pieces of well-done meat for Luffy to snack on. The sushi took awhile to prepare, and I emerged half an hour later with a small care package for the scouts.
"Can I have some now?" Luffy asked excitedly as he peered into the bag. Nami swatted his head as Brook helped her off the side of the ship and onto the beach. Luffy and Usopp raced onto the sand and shouted excitedly at the thought of adventure as Law turned and nodded in my direction before he headed off behind Nami, Luffy and Usopp. Before I could smile at them, I felt a rough pair of arms wrap around my waist protectively for a split second, but Zoro soon released me in fear of someone noticing how friendly we were being. I shot him a cute wink as he hopped off the side of the Sunny, his three swords dangling at his side as he strode away with a pink tinge on his cheeks. He was never going to get used to me showing him affection.
The group had been gone for a good couple of hours, and the rest of us were lounging on the Sunny. Robin and I had chatted about Zoro for awhile before we decided to sunbathe - one of my newfound favourite activities. Franky was busying himself with checking our cola-output or something, and Chopper was off cooking up some herbs he had picked from the previous island.
"So you two are together then?" she asked, ceasing my thoughts.
"I don't think he knows the meaning of that. But he's quite possessive, I doubt he'd want to share me with anyone if that's what you mean," I mused. It was true, I can't imagine the swordsman propositioning to be my 'boyfriend.' She nodded at this, and I was about to speak up when my Observation Haki picked up on a unfamiliar presence to the right of us ladies. I shot up from where I had been lying on my chest and dodged an incoming black fist. I immediately recognised it had been haki-coated.
"Who's there?" I yelled, making Franky and Chopper rush out. My attacker took a physical form and a large yet somewhat lanky man soon stood in front of me.
"Black Leg Sanji?" the attacker asked. "Or should I say, Sweetheart Sanji?" he continued with a snide voice as he threw a wanted poster of me. I caught it with my fist and looked upon a new photo of me that must have been taken in Punk Hazard by one of G5 as well as the new name tag I had recieved. My hair was ruffled and there was a splurge of purple gas behind me as I seemed to be running. Although it wasn't a half bad photo, I looked pretty confident and sexy.
"Who are you?" Robin demanded from beside me in a cool tone. Chopper and Franky also looked to be on edge as we all waited for the mystery man's response. I took the brief moment to overlook him once more - he seemed somewhat familiar. The man had short black hair that fell into a side part and resembled a emo style. But I was most drawn to the black ink that was tattooed onto his bare chest which was visible under his un-buttoned blue shirt.
"I'm torn that you don't remember me, Sanji," he said and began to walk closer. "Nevertheless, I'm sure you wouldn't have forgotten my captain, Yasha."
At the sound of that name, millions of memories I had tried to repress came flooding back in. I immediately recognised who the man standing in front of me was, and my mind went into over-drive as I lunged myself at him, raising my right leg as he blocked it seamlessly with another haki-coated fist. I continued lunging at him in different angles, but it was no use. He was a lot stronger than I recall him being. I could vaguely hear Robin and Chopper shouting from behind me, but before I could back up to re-group with them, the man spoke again.
"Our ship is docked in a cave two miles north-west of here. Be there at 11pm sharp or you know what card we will play against you," he growled lowly so that no one else could hear. Then, he sent a hard fist into my stomach which sent me flying back and crashing into the railing next to Chopper, Robin and Franky. I wiped blood from the corners of my mouth and shot back up, but he had already gone.
"Who was that?" Robin asked, her normally calm voice seemed worried.
More blood dripped out of my nose and mouth as I recovered from the forceful punch, "he'-"
"GUYS!" Luffy's cheery voice rang out and interrupted me. "We got tons of food!"
The five that had gone exploring soon made their way onto deck, and Usopp went into panic mode as soon as he saw me, still sprawled against the railing of the ship, which itself had been dented by the sheer force at which I was punched into it.
"What happened?" he yelled. "I thought staying on the ship would have been much safer than going into that spooky town!"
I glanced over at Zoro briefly, his eyes were scanning me - probably making sure I had no other wounds. A hand was in front of me, and I noticed it was Luffy as he helped me to my feet. He looked mad.
"Sanji what happened?" he asked, his voice sounding like it did when he was really angry.
"Some random guy came onto our ship and just started attacking Sanji!" Chopper said angrily, and Franky nodded.
Although Robin was not convinced, "you two were talking - do you know him from somewhere?" she asked, tapping her nail against her chin.
My breath hitched, do I tell them the truth and risk it? "No I didn't know him, I don't know what he wanted," I said blankly, hoping no-one saw through my blatant lie. Luffy shrugged it off after mumbling about how much of an ass-hole the guy was.
"Don't worry about cooking, we bought pre-cooked meals from the town!" Nami said, trying to make me feel better I suppose. Luffy cheered and the rest of the crew made their way into the kitchen after Law & Chopper assured them that my wounds were not serious, as it was just a punch. I leaned against the railing with a large frown, my lips quivering as tears threatened to leak from my eyes.
"Get out of here, boy!" a cruel voice said and I felt a kick to my stomach. "You have no business with us, we only have business with that moron Zeff. We're pirates, get in our way and we will kill you."
My short figure quivered at the sight of guns and swords, but I stood my ground. "Zeff saved my life I won't let you get to him!" I yelled, my breath shaky as more of the Baratie waiters fell, wounded from the sudden pirate attack on our small restaurant.
"You're a kid, what the hell are you going to do about it?" the same voice asked, and this time he moved closer - his tall, demeaning figure standing over my fallen one.
"I-I'll give you whatever you want, just don't hurt him!" I yelled, feeling tears finally creep out of my eyes and fall onto my bruised cheeks.
The man's eyes gleamed red at this, and he knelt down so that he was at eye-level. "Very well, give your life up instead of his then. But not now, I want to allow you to live and suffer through knowing that you are going to die. When you are enjoying life the most, that is when we will find you and torture you before finally leaving you to die. After all, that is what Zeff deserves," the man said. "Also, if you ever tell anyone about this little deal, I will kill them too."
After that, he turned to leave. My dreary eyes fell upon the black pirate flag he wore as a cape - the skull and crossbones wore a silver crown.
"SANJI!"
My eyes widened, I didn't realise I had been spacing out. Before turning around I wiped my eyes clear of tears and swirled around to meet Zoro's harsh gaze. "What's up?" I asked as casually as I could muster.
He raised an eyebrow, "I don't buy it," he said.
Crap, he was seeing through me. "Don't buy what?"
The Marimo leaned in closer, studying my probably red eyes. "What did he say and why was he attacking you?" Zoro asked in a demanding tone. He's not very comforting, is he.
I threw my hands in my pockets and pulled out a cigarette and my favourite gold-plated lighter. I stuck the ciggy between my teeth and lit the end of it up, taking a drag as Zoro continued to stare me down. "He didn't say anything!" I assured him. "I would tell you if he did." It felt bad lying to Zoro, but I couldn't tell anyone...especially not him.