Word: Sustenance – means of
sustaining life, nourishment
Pairing: Luffy x Sanji
Rating: T
Necessity
Luffy lay stretched across the lion's head of Sunny as the gulls flew overhead. The lion's head was his spot on the ship, the one place that he could always go to and no one would bother him unless he wanted them to. There were several reasons why this was the captain's preferred spot. He enjoyed the thrill of being perched so precariously over the deadly ocean, he enjoyed the fact that is was most definitely not designed as a seat, he liked watching the ocean disappearing under the helm. There were many reasons he loved this spot but perhaps his favourite was that it was an excellent vantage point to see the activity happening on deck.
He saw the blond cook waltz out of the galley with a tray of drinks. Two perfectly made smoothies, one for each of his "precious angels". They were poured into the cup in a swirl of colour and topped with a cute little umbrella. Luffy's mouth watered at the sight of it but knew better than to try and take one. The cook was flirty and love-struck as usual, batting his eyes and bowing low. Luffy chuckled lightly from his spot on the lion's head. He loved watching Sanji. He loved the way he moved, the way he spoke and the way that in spite of everything he continued to dote faithfully on the women.
Sanji was his sustenance. Without the blond cook Luffy most certainly would not survive. It wasn't just the cooking however, contrary to what most people thought he saw more than just food when he saw the chain-smoking blond. Sure the cook provided nourishment in the form of meat and meals but he provided so much more than that. Luffy figured if he absolutely had to and there was no other option he could go on without food for awhile and while he'd prefer not to he could make himself something. Going on without Sanji was a different thing.
Luffy fed off of the love the cook radiated, was nourished by sweet touches and whispered words. When the cook finished with the girls and sashayed back to the galley, empty tray in hand Luffy slid off of his seat. Stretching out he walked across the deck to the door Sanji had just disappeared through. When he got inside Sanji had his back turned to the door, busy cleaning up the dishes he had used to make the drinks. Luffy walked up behind him and snaked an arm around the thin waist. He pressed his face into Sanji's back between the smooth lines of his shoulder blades.
"Thank you" he muffled into the clean shirt.
Sanji turned around in the boy's grasp to place a soft kiss to the equally soft lips. Sanji tasted like cigarettes and mangoes today and Luffy greedily took the flavour in. When he pulled back Sanji smiled at him before pushing him off with a muttered complaint about letting him get his work done. Luffy just grinned and bounded over to the table where his very own smoothie sat waiting.