Zoro, Megumi and friends all gathered around Sanji and his portable grill as it got closer to lunch, and the cook seemed to be finishing with the food. The smell is hypnotizing and was calling people from all over the beach thinking it's a vendor on the beach but when they see the family atmosphere around the cook the random people realize that this was for them, sadly. It smelled so good. Other's from the school were also watching the large group. The food is the main reason but also for the antics they saw. They all acted like it was a party. People were laughing and smiling, there was always something going on, it was like they've all known each other their whole lives.
"His food is delicious." Mary tells her husband John.
"It's doesn't really make a good comparison to mom's awful cooking, anything is better." Says Sean to his father Oscar.
"Hey!" She shouts from her seat on the blanket, she simultaneously feed Steven and Jj at the same time, balancing Steven in her arms as she fed Jj, trying to get him to hold the spoon himself.
"That doesn't really sell it, anything is better." Oscar says as he and his son talk about this with serious expressions. She gave both of them glares.
"It's as good as what Zoro cooks for Megumi." Sapphire says to her two older sisters.
"Sanjii, Food!" Luffy badgers again and again. Sanji raised his leg and brought it down on Luffy's head as he tried to steal some of the last uncooked chicken he has yet to cook for the chicken sandwiches he planned.
"I said wait! I'm almost done! If you can't be patient then you can buy something somewhere else." Sanji gave Luffy a stern glare. That shut him up instantly, how could he not, this was not only free food but it was also made by a renowned, top chef. It's like saying no to a free meal made by the hands of Gordon Ramsey. Sanji gave out a 'humph' as he saw Luffy calm down.
As he finished with the last chicken Luffy's stomach growled. Everyone in at least a five meter radius heard it, but there was a couple more growls that weren't the straw hat's man's. Everyone started to laugh. Those whose stomach growled couldn't help it, the food smelled amazing and half the taste is in the smell, so they say, so they've already half tasted what it'll taste like.
"Order up!" Sanji shouts getting the groups attentions. "Kids first!" Shouted at Luffy who frowned. He was the one that asked the most. Megumi, Sarah, Kiki, Sapphire, Henry, Sean and the two girls who came with Kiki are the first in line, then the others of Ruby and Oscars family stood behind them, last is Luffy. Megumi, Sarah, Kiki, Sapphire and Henry dig in as soon as they sit. Megumi, Sarah and Henry sat next to Zoro. Kiki went with her mom and father with the two girls. Sapphire and Sean went to their mom and father, who stared at both his kids' plate like a starved man. Sapphires older sisters and brother (Pearl, Amy, and Jerry) sat with their parents looking down at their plate that Sanji had made them. It looked nothing like what their parents made. First, it was pretty making it look as delicious as it smells and second it doesn't look burnt, under cooked, or so bad that it doesn't look like it belongs on the Earth. The three looked at Sapphire and Sean as they dug into their plate. They were a little nervous, like a poor person going to their rich friends mansion. How do you act? What should you talk like? It felt like that situation. As soon as Luffy sat down, Sanji gave a plate to Ruby, to busy with her two youngest. Then he started to serve the others. It was a good thing to serve Luffy before the other adults, that way he's distracted.
As the group sat and ate, those who took a bite of Sanji's food at this moment made a symphony of moan of delight. It tasted like heaven. This was the food of the gods. It was like having an orgasm on your tongue, it was so good. As he came to the last bits of his plate he couldn't help but cry and chant over and over again at how sorry he is to his kids. They were born to two people who were as good around the kitchen as Zoro is to directions.
The strawhat's and co. couldn't help but laugh at his apology. "Don't worry about it mister, he's a professional chef." Nami says eating her plate.
"You shouldn't feel the need to compare yourself to someone whose been trained." Vivi says.
"No one's food can compare to a professional." Kaya adds, to help the poor father.
"He's been cooking since he could walk," Zoro says smiling, how could he not, that's his boyfriends they're talking about. Made him feel proud. Nami looked at Zoro with a smile.
She whispered under her breath, "Show off." Vivi elbowed her softly with a chuckle. She knew about their relationship, Nami told her as they waited for their food.
"Grandpa Zeff taught him." Megumi says, not really to help but more to tell a fact and she said it so proudly. Then she went back to eating. Sarah and Henry asked her about Zeff. As she spoke of him she said everything proudly. Sarah and Henry seemed at awe with how she spoke of him. Zoro couldn't not record what was happening so he took out his camera from his backpack. He started recording her and he did so to the others as they all smiled. They had thought he complete stopped recording her. Sanji saw this as he made a second batch for Luffy mostly but when Ruby's family, husband included, saw they got excited, his heart started to race. He didn't know Zoro brought his camera, didn't know Zoro still had it, or where he kept it.
When Megumi finally stopped boasting about her grandfather the marimo asked her, "are you having fun?" She turn with a grin, showing off her white teeth and a few crumbs on her cheek.
"Yup." She says with a nod. The smile reaching her eyes. Zoro pans the camera to Sarah who gave a wave, and Henry who also gave a wave to the camera but more shyly than Sarah. The camera then starts to go to everyone, no one looked at the camera as they talked to each other but it made for good b-roll.
He stopped the camera finally at Sanji as he stood there cooking for everyone. The cook looked up and saw Zoro pointing the camera at him. He smiled, not for the camera but at Zoro, who returned it.
