Sorry about the short chapters and lack of review responses. This chapter will also have no review responses. FORGIVE ME! I promise next chapter will be much longer! PROMISE!


The fork paused half way to her mouth, the mashed potatoes slowly dripping off between its tongs. For a moment it had felt as if her heart had stopped. Her eyes slowly drifted to the table the young man had come from. One fellow wearing a straw hat was shoveling food into his mouth. A second fellow with three swords was sleeping. The third was a woman with black hair; she was calmly drinking some tea and reading a book. The fourth was the young man up at the counter. He leaned casually on the counter top, cigarette held loosely in between his teeth. He was speaking in low tones to the waitress at the counter, as if he didn't want anyone to hear what he was saying. But she was close enough to hear. And she had heard him asking about Nami.

She squeezed her hand tightly around the fork. What could these guys want with Nami? When Nami had first come to this village about six months ago, she had mentioned something about a past she would rather forget and people she would rather never see again. Once again the woman looked to the crew. Perhaps these were those people. The woman knew she had to warn Nami. Pushing aside her tray, she walked to the counter to pay, brushing pass the blonde on her way. For a brief moment, they locked eyes. He smirked at her, her heart rushed. Definitely, she decided, she had to protect Nami from these people.

"Mmmphpft hmmmpth mmhhppff?" (Translation: What were you doing up there Sanji.) Luffy mumbled, food falling out of his mouth. Despite the fact that he should be used to this, Sanji still looked at his captain with disgust.

"Nothing, just getting some information from that lovely girl." For good measure, he threw a wink at the waitress, he had just spoken with. A smug smile skirted his lips. Casually he sat there drinking his tea. They had been right, she was here.

Flashback

He leaned casually against the glass pane of the pay den den mushi booth. He blew a kiss to a couple of young girls, which sent them into giggles and blushes. He smirked to himself and took a puff of his cigarette. C'mon pick up. He began to tap his foot impatiently after the fifth ring. Frustrated, he was about to slam the receiver down, when he heard.

"Hello" the familiar voice wafted through the snail like contraption's mouth. Sanji breathed a sigh of relief. He may have only known these guys for only a short while. But he knew there were good guys, stupid, but good guys.

"Nice to see you got my message. Yosaku. Johnny."

End Flashback


Really I am sorry about the two short chapters.