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Chapter 13

Sanji returned from the Baratie and tossed his keys and wallet in the bowl by the door. He then went in search of Zoro. He had already made plans to meet with the guys tomorrow to pick up what he needed for part one of taking down the Vinsmokes. He just needed to sell his story to Zoro now.

He wandered around a bit not wanting to rush to it. He saw Zoro out on the balcony doing push ups. His tan skin glistening in the sunlight as his muscles rippled with the movement. Sanji really wanted to run his hands over the man's back his tongue would be even nicer but he shook his head he couldn't be distracted. He straightened his shirt, put on a bright smile and strode out to the balcony. "Hey Marimo."

On a down press Zoro said "Hey Curly."

Sanji sat down cross legged in Zoro's line of sight. "I have good news."

Zoro paused with his hands outstretched. "Oh yeah and what is that?"

"We got a call from an investor. They want to talk about funding a second location. You know me and the old man talked about having a second more accessible to everyone place. Somewhere that would be more family friendly." Sanji said lying through his teeth meanwhile keeping his bright smile in place.

Zoro sat back with a frown on his face. Sure he had heard them briefly talk about it but never seriously. It was always one of those "maybe one of these days if I feel like it" kind of things. Not to mention he knew that restaurant made a lot of money and if they really wanted to they easily could open another location. Furthermore and most importantly Zeff and Sanji would never allow another person to have a say in how there place was ran. "Really?" That came out a bit more sarcastic than planned.

Sanji huffed. He knew Zoro wasn't stupid the man was quite smart just his planning and navigational skills were close to nonexistent. "Yes ass. Now I know what you're thinking. That we don't need an investor but it would be nice." Sanji saw the quirk of Zoro's eyebrow. "The meeting will be to talk about the terms of the contract. The old man already made it clear he would only accept if they remained silent in the running of the business and they already said yes. It's worth it to hear them out."

Zoro had to admit it sounded like they thought this through. "Okay I guess. When is the meeting?"

Sanji looked sheepish. "In a few days in Las Angeles."

"What?" Zoro was surprised. Not another out of the blue trip.

Sanji flinched at the loud tone. He knew he was pushing it with the man. "And I have to leave tomorrow because the old man wants me and a few others to drive out there."

Zoro stood towering over him. "What?"

Sanji was tired in the morning as he packed his bag. They had been up part of the night arguing followed by loud angry make up sex. Neither had much sleep. Zoro was in the shower as Sanji packed. When he was done he went in the kitchen to see what they had. He was a bit upset that the cupboards and refrigerator were emptier than when he left for work yesterday. He guessed it was a Luffy raid. Maybe even all three brothers raided his kitchen. He would just have to do what he could and see if the old man would deliver or just suck it up and accept that Zoro went his whole life before they met eating whatever he damn well pleased. For a moment he thought Zoro might appreciate being able to eat like he used to then he thought the man would see the error of his previous ways and be more thankful. A dull pain settled that if he kept up having to leave at the spur of the moment his Marimo wouldn't be eating his food let alone enjoying anything else they do together again. Zoro was bound to reach his breaking point.

After kissing and saying goodbye to the man he loved Sanji left. He stopped by to talk to Zeff then went on his way. He took the rail to the laundromat went through the door, slid the panel, down the steps and waited for the door to open. When it did he was a bit surprised. Kidd jumped on him right away. "I know this isn't for a job. What do you have planned? I haven't had fun in a long time you know you need a partner in this." When Sanji didn't respond Kidd continued. "Come on! Killer wants to come too."

Sanji pushed Kidd away. "You're right. And when I work I only do it alone but this may actually be a good idea."

Kidd gave a maniacal grin. "Yes! I haven't blown shit up in a long time."

"Wait wait." Sanji threw his hands up. He looked around the room. Law lounged on a chair but he could see the tension in the man's frame. Why was he tense? Sanji mussed did Law want to go too? Did he want Kidd and Killer to stay? Or did he know Sanji would agree and he was just worried for them? Killer was obvious in his thoughts. A smile to match Kidd's was visible under his golden hair. His hands tensed around his scythes. He clearly couldn't wait to get out there and inflict damage.

Sanji walked over with his laptop and opened it on the desk. "Let me show you the plan first." He explained and showed on maps the places he had planned on bombing then he showed a picture of Tesoro and his casino. He explained how he wanted to get the man to drain the Vinsmoke's accounts. "Just so you know this is like declaring war against them. We have to cover ourselves head to toe. We can't use names. We can't use our usual weapons. We have to leave anything that could ID us behind. My fingerprints were burned off years ago if you haven't done that always wear gloves even in the car."

They all looked at him seriously. "Our fingerprints were taken off years ago as well. At one point we even had ourselves declared dead. We don't exist" Law explained.

Killer sat his scythes down. "We're with you."

The trio had found a grey Toyota Camry. It was one of the most popular cars on the market in their most popular color. They had multiple license plates for it and currently had an Illinois plate on it. After a few hours of packing weapons, explosives, and proper clothes they were ready to go. Sanji had explained his plan in full while they worked. The car was loaded out behind the laundromat with all the illegal weapons completely hidden.

Law stood with his arms crossed as he looked at Kidd, Killer and Sanji. As much as Sanji felt like an outsider to them at times he felt like one of them now. Law gave him the same gaze as the others. It was concerned and partially annoyed. "You wear your vest at all fucking times do you hear me?" Law asked in a harsh tone. They nodded and said yes. "If I have to dig a bullet out of somewhere that should have been covered by your vest I will make you feel all of it. If you die I will drag your ass back from the dead just to kick it. Do I make myself clear?"

Kidd laughed. "Yes dear."

"Yes dear." Killer mimicked.

Sanji grinned. "Yes mom." Then he dodged away from Law and went for the door.

The drive to Las Vegas was long. Along the way they found two buildings the Vinsmokes owned and blew them up. They were empty and wouldn't be missed nor really even be noticed by Judge. Still it was a small victory and a good diversion to the constant monotony of driving cross county.

The bright lights of Vegas lit up the desert as they approached it. Finding Tesoro's casino was relatively easy as it was on the strip. The main road of Las Vegas' entertainment area was known as the strip. It was filled with tall casinos with hotels. Each had a motif and would put on shows outside to draw visitors in. Some also had rides visible such as the Stratosphere that had gravity defying rides such as a roller coaster that hung over the edge of the building 109 stories high or a ride that extended over the building that spun and faced the rider to the streets

Killer parked the car in an alley off the main road and the three got out. All their personal belonging were left in the trunk. Each was dressed in a three piece suit with black pants, different colored dress shirts, simple vests and black jackets. The bullet proof vest were under the dress shirts and they had holsters over their shoulders under their jackets. After taking stock of their looks they also added hats to hide their hair. Sanji put the gloves Kidd made for him in his pocket while the others had plain black gloves in theirs.

Walking out of the alley confident and smug looking like a bunch of high rollers out for the night they blended in to the crowd and made their way to Tesoro's Casino.

Navigating their way through the loud busy casino was easy. No one paid them any attention. The only thing that slowed them down was a girl who fell and her purse spilled. Sanji watched and fought with himself to help her. Once they had acted against Tesoro all the camera footage would be reviewed and scrutinized. If anyone thought he could be involved his nakama would be put at risk.

Finding Tesoro's office had been easy. Knocking out the guards and binding them was also easy. Hiding in Tesoro's office waiting for the man to come in was difficult as none of them did staying still well. Sanji had tried the man's computer first to see if he could steal the money on his own but was met with too many security measures. Killer tried but quickly gave up as technology was never his thing. Kidd didn't bother trying as he would probably break it out of aggravation.

A few hours later Gil Tesoro strolled into his office complaining loudly about the lack of guards. Once he sat down at his plush chair behind him desk from out of the shadows three men stepped in front of him. Each wore a black suit with ski masks covering all their features except their eyes. He wasn't prepared for that. He was afraid of what they planned. He wasn't a fighter. He used other people for that and controlled people through intimidation. Now he knew what happened to the guards.

Sanji stepped forward. He had made sure his mask covered his eyebrows as anyone would know he was a Vinsmoke based off those alone. He tried to change his voice too just in case. "We know who you are. We know you work for the Vinsmokes. We also know you have been stealing from them." He saw the pants shitting expression of Tesoro's face. "Don't worry they don't know about it yet but we do and we plan on taking full use of that." They each pulled a 9mm with a silencer from a holster. "I'm going to make this simple. I want you to drain the Vinsmoke's bank accounts and move that money to one of our accounts. You can keep a portion for yourself so you can disappear. If you don't help us I can guarantee we can make your suffering last for weeks before we kill you."

Sanji could feel Kidd and Killer's gaze on him. They had never seen this side of him. His assassin side. His cold malicious murderous side that he kept locked down only to be brought out for a job. "So what do you say?"

Tesoro spluttered and tried to form words finally he found his tongue and made it work. "Judge will kill me if I do that! He'll probably send that devil of a son Sanji after me! I can't go out like that. So… hell no I won't do it!"

Sanji laughed cold and low. So that was the rumors about him. He had heard a few. That he was Judge's runt and would do anything asked of him. That he would torture and skin people alive. That he would eat their flesh. Wow he thought Judge was a good hype man. None of it was true. Yes he would follow Judge's orders but only to protect his loved ones. "You shouldn't worry about the people that are not here. We are. And we are not leaving until we get what we want. Judge will soon find out about you stealing from him and then he's coming after you anyway. At least this way you have a chance to run and hide."

Tesoro's face twisted as he thought. He knew the men in his office were right. They were there now and apparently had no qualms about torturing then killing him. He supposed he could play along then off himself quickly and as painlessly as possible. But he thought again he hadn't been through all he had to bend to another's will. He was a survivor. He'll live no matter the cost. "Fine. But I get 35%."

Sanji waved his gun. "Try again. I was thinking 15%."

"25."

"20."

Tesoro stuck out his hand. "Deal."

Sanji shook on it. He really didn't care how much the man got as long as Judge and his stupid brothers didn't have it.

Tesoro logged on and accessed the accounts. "Transfer it all to one of yours then I'll tell you what to do." Sanji said. Tesoro did as told. "Ok move over." Tesoro stood and walked over by the window away from Kidd and Killer. Sanji put in a flash drive that ran a program Law put together. It transferred all the money except for 20% to bit coins then moved it around 20 different deep web accounts until it finally got to Law. There Law would change it back to dollars and send it to various charities keeping a portion for them. Once the program was done Sanji stood removing the flash drive. "Thanks."

Once the three men left Tesoro immediately went to work grabbing what he would need. He knew even if he told Judge he was forced to steal the money he wouldn't accept that excuse. No matter what his life was forfeit as far as Judge was concerned. He would grab his wife and go.

The trio walked back to the car taking multiple twist and turns through the roads making sure no one followed them. Sanji was a bit surprised by how quiet Kidd was. Killer was a bit quiet normally. "If you have something to say then say it." Sanji said.

"Fuck." Kidd said. "Remind me not to get on your bad side. Not bad though you really had him freaked out."

Killer grinned. "That was cool."

Sanji smiled. His friends weren't scared or disgusted by him. "Alright let's blow some shit up."