It's been a day since they left the sea restaurant the Baratie to find Nami and get her back.

Luffy was laying on the front of the ship, straw hat resting over his face while he napped, Yosaku and Sanji sat lazily on the main deck, the former looked sea sick, and Lambo laid drowsily on top of the cabin, laying on his belly, arms cross just right in front of his nose, blinking lazily as he resisted the urge to sleep. Bags were trying to make themself known under Lambo's eyes.

He didn't sleep well that night. For some reason, Vongola decided to sneak up on him while he slept.

Lambo shivered at even the thought of the nightmare. He doesn't remember what happened in the nightmare, just that it had to do something with his famiglia. But even though he couldn't remember, Lambo can still feel fear at the very thought of what the nightmare held. As if he still knew, but didn't want to, so he blocked it out.

It could be what's actually happening, could be just Lambo trying to distract himself.

Since the nightmare, Lambo's been too scared to go back to sleep. Even now, with the perfect day, the lazy water, the boat trying to rock him to sleep, and the seagulls flying up above tried to sing their own lullaby. But Lambo refused.

The only happy thing today, in Lambo's opinion, was the fact he got to take off the sling, despite the fact it did it's work well and his arm is no longer sore, it usually heals after a couple more days when Lambo does it, it does not change the fact that Lambo abhors the stupid thing with all his might.

Much to Luffy and Sanji's amusement.

Lambo lifted his head at the sound Luffy yawning loudly as he stretched. Sitting up happily after a good nap.

"This weather's perfect~!", Luffy declared.

The younger teen just grumbled grumpily. Another stupid thing that is making it harder for him to stay awake.

With a giggle, Luffy slid down his perched and leaped back on to the deck, running to the back of the boat, shading his eyes as he looks back with a grin.

His cheerfulness and energy are aggravating on Lambo's fraying nerves. The young guardian stuffing his head in his arms with a groan as he ignored his Captain.

"You should really get some more sleep you know.", Sanji's voice caught Lambo's attention, "I know you had nightmare, but if you want to be of any help, you should rest some more. It won't come back. Not on a nice day like this."

Lambo stare at Sanji for a moment before narrowing his eyes stubbornly with a pout. He rested his chin on his arms pointedly, looking away from Sanji.

"No."

God, he sounded like a petulant child. If it weren't for how tired he was, Lambo would've apologized or something.

It's really not helping his mood with Luffy literally bouncing all over the boat, wondering which way the Grand Line is.

"Would you sit down?", Sanji called out, annoyed by their captain's antics as much as Lambo is, "Geez you bug me."

Welcome to the club.

"Oh, sorry.", Luffy says unbothered by Sanji's tone, "I'm just excited we've finally got a cook on board. Now we just need Nami. Then nothing stands between us and the Grand Line!"

Lambo groaned at Luffy's optimism. Knowing their luck, many things will end up standing between them and the Grand Line.

"Nami~.", Sanji sighs weirdly, blushing brightly and... and... AND HOW THE HELL IS HE SMOKING HEARTS RIGHT NOW!?

"I could just sit around all day and think about how beautiful she is."

"Please don't if you have that expression when you think about her.", Lambo groaned, meaning every word, his grumpiness having no sway in his misery this time.

But Sanji ignored him.

"I can't wait till I get to see her again~.", Sanji said, well, Lambo would call it dreamily, but it's too weird for that to be the right word.

Or is too creepy a better way to explain it?

Luffy finally sits down, energy seemingly spent, for now at least.

"So, are we getting close to where Nami is?", Luffy asks eagerly, "You know, the island?"

Yosaku slapped his knee hard, Lambo briefly wondered if it's turn red or bruise from the force he used.

"You are way too naïve and way too young! Don't You Get It!?", Yosaku shouts, sounding panicked in scared, "Don't You Realize That Every Second That Passes Brings Us Closer To The Infamous Arlong!?"

Maybe he wasn't seasick, maybe it was just dread that made it look like he was seasick.

"Nami couldn't stop looking at Arlong's picture when she saw it. And it wasn't a normal kind of stare. It was something different about the way she was staring. Something focused.", Yosaku explains, sounding a weird mix of awe and bafflement, "I'm telling you, Nami is planning on taking down Arlong and then collecting the twenty million berri bounty. For all we know, while we just sit here, she's already making her way through his compound."

Luffy yawns again as he stretches, stretching his arms up in the air.

"That's nice.", Luffy says casually, "Let's eat."

"Sounds good.", Sanji agrees, just as casually.

Lambo wanted to mess with Yosaku a little, so he piped in with the same bright cheery tone, "I'm down."

Yosaku just screams mournfully, very panicked, at how unaffected the two were acting of the name Arlong.

"Don't Tell Me You Guy's Are So Clueless That You've Actually Never Heard Of The Evil Arlong!?", Yosaku shrieks.

"Uh, no.", Sanji tells him irritably, glaring at the bounty hunter for being called clueless, "So who is he?"

"Yeah.", Luffy asks.

"A Fishman.", Lambo answers, bringing everyone's attention up to him, "I was never allowed in the meetings Vongolia would hold, but there was this one, with one of his informants, something about Arlong staying on an island. He planned to stay there for a while, if not a permanent residence. But I was caught before I could hear anymore."

"Well... that's something at least.", Yosaku grumbled before slouching over in total disbelief.

Suddenly a loud whistle blowed loudly in the air, Lambo's heart practically leaped out of his chest.

"Listen up boys!", Yosaku shouts like he's some sort of drill sergeant, "Time for your educational lecture on the shark that is Arlong! As Lambo has said, Arlong is a Fishman who used to destroy everything in his path up and down the Grand Line."

"Fishman?", Sanji asks, not getting a chance to do so before because of Yosaku.

"That's cool. I don't think I've met one of those before.", Luffy states nonchalantly.

"From the little I've heard, Fishman come from the Grand Line and usually stay there.", Lambo comments helpfully from his perch.

"I've heard that the females on Fishman Island are some of the most beautiful creatures in the world to behold.", Sanji says 'dreamily, his smoke turned to hearts again and so did his one visible eye.

"Fishman sounds weird.", Luffy pipes up, a blue marker and sketchpad in hand, a wide mischievous smile on his face.

He turns his pad around to show a poorly drawn fish with tentacles and legs.

"Does it look like this?"

Luffy looked so confused and sounded so serious, Lambo couldn't help but laugh, Sanji laughed with him, pointing at the ridiculous drawing.

Yosaku didn't find it all that amusing though.

"Argh! Can't You Focus For One Minute Please!?", Yosaku shouts angrily with sharp teeth before quickly calming down and sitting in front of the trio of pirates.

Lambo leaped down, sitting across from Sanji, to spare Yosaku the trouble of trying to face all of them and to not make the poor man's heart give out from all of the anger and irritation the bounty hunter has recently been experiencing.

"Alright, I'll start from the very beginning.", Yosaku announces, "The reason they call the Grand Line a pirate graveyard in the first place is because of Arlong and the other two powers like him that rule over it."

"Who're the other powers?", Lambo asks curiously with a tilt of his head.

"The first of the powers is known as the Seven War Lords of the Sea.", Yosaku tells them dramatically.

"Seven War Lords?", Luffy repeats thoughtfully.

"The Seven War Lords are pirates authorized by the government.", Yosaku explains despondently.

"Seriously?", Sanji asks in disbelief, "Why would any pirate of the sea want government approval?"

"For protection.", Yosaku answers simply, "The government looks the other way in exchange for a cut of their treasure and they're allowed to exist. Course as pirates, they're just government dogs. But they didn't get to where they are by being weak. These guys are powerful. The man who defeated Zoro is one of these War Lords, his name is Hawk-Eye Mihawk."

"That's so cool!", Luffy exclaims, looking shocked and awed as he claps the bottom of his feet together excitedly, "I can't wait to meet all seven of these guys! They sound Awesooome~!"

Sometimes tells Lambo that Luffy will be doing more than meeting. He can already see the potential exhausting battles in the futre once they do run into one of these War Lords again.

Lambo shutters as he remembers all that blood that covered Zoro, and how still he was when they first retrieved him from the water after is fight with Hawk-Eye Mihawk. He just hopes that when they do meet them, and knowing Luffy and their luck, they will, it will hopefully be in the more distant future.

"Yeah, well the first among the War Lords, which is the first you should know about, is Jimbei, Captain of the Fishmen.", Yosaku says curtly, looking horrified, not sharing Luffy's excitement, "He is dangerous like no one you've ever known. Easily causing as much havoc and destruction around the Grand Line as Arlong."

Luffy was back to scribbling in his sketchbook, eyes hidden under the brim of his hat, and a wide smile on his face. Lambo couldn't help but roll his eyes good naturally, seeing where this was going once again.

He flips the book around to show a literally fish standing up with arms and legs.

"No Luffy, I don't think so.", Lambo snorted, wondering if Luffy's childish antics know no bounds.

"That looks just like the last one but standing up.", Sanji snarked.

Yosaku didn't seem to take note of their interaction, only to continue on fearfully, "Arlong has taken control over twenty towns since coming to the East Blue. His strength easily surpasses anyone you've encountered, including that of Don Creed's. He's devastating."

"So why do you think Nami would go up against this guy all by herself, huh?", Sanji asks.

"I told you already.", Yosaku said impatiently, "She wants to collect the bounty on his head."

"I don't think that's it.", Lambo pipes in, looking up are the seagulls flying through the sky unseeingly, a thoughtful expression on his face, "I mean, she is the smartest and, most importantly, the smartest person out of all of us. There is no way she'd be running into this head first without at least a plan. But I doubt it, if anything, I think we're missing something. We don't see the whole picture."

Yosaku looked unsure, but nodded all the same, "Maybe..."

"Oh, wouldn't it be great if Nami was a mermaid~?", Sanji asks in that weird 'dreamy' voice again, "I'd give anything to see that."

Lambo can actually see Sanji's image as he dreamed of Nami as a mermaid. But the moment was ruined by none other than Luffy.

"She'd look like this.", Luffy said seriously, showing the sketchpad of his previous drawing, only with some not so flattering hair added on.

"Tear. That. Thing. Up. Or Die!", Sanji shouts with sharp teeth.

"What is with you and girls?", Lambo asks the cook incredulously, truly not understanding Sanji's infatuation with the opposite gender.

Sanji leaned forward, placing his hand heavily on Lambo's shoulder, as if to signify the importance of his next words.

"Listen to me Lambo, women must always be cherished. Every one of them are beautiful in their own way and must be treated as the perfect creatures they are, understand?"

Lambo nodded his head vigorously, not wanting to hear the rant, or face the chef's wrath, if he were to disagree or show the confusion, that he still felt, in any way.

Somehow, Sanji seemed to see this, despite Lambo's best efforts to hide his confusion. But he only leaned back with a calm knowing smile.

"Don't worry, you'll understand soon enough. When you do, I will teach you everything on how to treat a lady as she deserves!", Sanji said, voice calm at first before rising in his passion.

"I'll hold you to that.", Lambo sweat drop, no real meaning in his words.

"Have either of you morons heard a single word I've said to you!", Yosaku shouts in exasperation, standing up in his frustration.

"Sure.", Luffy says assuredly.

Lambo highly doubts that. Or at the very least, he doesn't understand the gravity Yosaku is trying to show.

"Badass Fishmen. Some guy stronger than some other guy. We get it."

Such poetry Captain.

Yosaku sighs as he sits back down, "No you don't get it. You've never had to face a Fishman."

"Well, uh, we will when we get there, so, uh, don't worry about.", Luffy tells the bounty hunter, unsure on how else to reassure the poor guy.

There was a moment of silence before Sanji got up with a grunt, adjusting his tie once he was back on his feet. Time for a topic change.

"Guess I'll get lunch started.", the chef says cheerfully.

At the prospect of food, Luffy grinned broadly, already unable to wait for the delicious food Sanji was sure to cook for the trio.

"Bout time! Let's eat!"

"Can't wait.", Lambo agrees, smiling gratefully to the young man.

"What? Food?", Yosaku sputtered, unable to wrap his head around the topic change.

"What are you in the mood for?", Sanji asks.

"I want meat right off the bone!", Luffy exclaims predictably.

"I want sautéed bean sprouts!", Yosaku asked just as excitedly, already next on his feet next to Luffy.

Sanji looked down at Lambo, who was shifting a little nervously, calm content smile not even wavering.

"What about you kid? What do you want?", Sanji urged, having some idea to the cause of Lambo's nervousness.

From the little he heard; kid hardly got a choice on anything in his life. And not in a good way either.

Lambo bit his lip and flexed his fingers for a moment before looking up to Sanji hopefully.

"Any chance I can get some Mac n' Cheese?"

Sanji nodded, his grin growing, and Lambo couldn't help the wide grin that took over his face in turn. Internally dancing at the prospect of some good ol' Mac n' Cheese.

"Okay! Leave it to me!", Sanji says brightly as he walks to the entrance of the cabin, grabbing a pan and ladle on his way, "This won't take long. Meat, Bean Sprouts, and Mac n' Cheese? No problem."

He disappeared inside, while Luffy stood there, eyes on the cabin's door grinning happily at their new crew mate.

"Man, having a cook is the best!", Luffy states proudly, "Huh? Huh?"

"It sure is!", Yosaku exclaimed sliding over to peer inside.

Lambo chuckled, unable to hide how happy he was to have a cook a part of the crew as well, nodding in agreement.

"Bring me Meat! Lot's of Meat!", Luffy sang.

"Mac n' Cheese~! Mac n' Cheese!", Lambo sung as well, shoulders shaking with his laughter as he swung his head side to side rhythmically to the imaginary beat.

"Sprouts~! I want Bean Sprouts! Bean Sprouts~!", Yosaku shouts/sang.

His voice echoed across the sea, followed closely behind by Lambo's laughter at the absurdity and childishness of it all.

...

Reborn pushed open the entrance double doors, his presence screaming for attention, which he immediately got as the entire restaurant seemingly froze at the sight of him.

He didn't smile, didn't move, didn't twitch.

The Hitman's eyes scanned over every single person in the entire bar, eyes lingering pointedly at each Chef they made contact with. Seemingly satisfied for now, Reborn slowly walked towards an empty table, making sure to take his sweet time as he did so.

The entire atmosphere in the room felt heavy from his mere presence. It was like everyone were too scared to breath around him. It wouldn't be all that surprising if that were the truth. It is clear that they all know who he is, and it is very obvious that they all know what he is capable of.

Reborn sat languidly in his seat and waited patiently for someone to come take his order. He could hear the chefs whispering among themselves, Reborn took in amusement as they all seemed to be arguing over who would go to his table, or if they should tell their Boss. Reborn hoped for the latter.

He could already see plainly that the stupid cow wasn't here. But he can already tell from how recent the damage outside looked, the reasoning behind the small amount of customers inside the sea faring restaurant, Reborn had just missed him.

Reborn's getting closer. It won't be long now until he finally catches the stupid cow.

Lucky for the Hitman, the chefs did go and get their boss. He knew from the clanking sound of previously known as the pirate captain Red-foot Zeff. Though kinda contrary now that he's missing said foot.

"What do you want?"

Reborn looked up, his piercing eyes just visible from beneath the brim of his hat as he stared Zeff down, the pirate cook stood strong in front of Reborn, his arms crossed and his expression stoic, closed off. Causing Reborn to be unable to predict what Zeff was thinking. Making his fish for information just that much harder.

Not that he minded, usually would relish in a challenge such as this, but Reborn is in a hurry. If he wants to catch the stupid cow, and soon, then he needs to get their heading from Zeff as soon as possible. They have days until the banquet.

He's running out of time.

"Blunt as ever, Zeff." Reborn says coolly, "Nice to see you too."

"What do you want?", Zeff repeated, also not in a mood for pleasantries.

Fine by him.

"One of the Decimo's Guardians is missing.", Reborn informed the chef, sliding the stupid cows picture across the table, Zeff picked it up, staring at it intently.

The closest thing that Reborn got as a reaction to the picture Zeff held was a raised bushy brow. Which mean to many different things, such as surprise, recognition, curiosity, and etc. Nothing for Reborn to go on, but he continued to push.

"The Decimo sent me out to find him and bring him back. Specifically, in time for the Gala that the Vongola is hosting this year. It is very important in the mafia, it's to represent the peace and our gratitude to our allies. But every single one of the Guardians needs to be there.", Reborn explained as he leaned back, a show of being relaxed, while Zeff on the other hand continued to stare at the picture before eyeing Reborn critically before handing the picture over to the other chefs crowded behind him, all wanting to know what's going on.

Reborn heard some gasps in whispers, the chefs weren't as quiet and closed off as Zeff is. Which is perfect, it told Reborn that the stupid cow had, indeed, been here. Most likely had something to do with the destruction outside. Usually, he'd assume the pirate crew that the stupid cow had join tried to make trouble, but from the places he's visited and stopped at thus far, says differently. It's not the crew's usual M.O.

He has to tread carefully.

"This Gala is important you say? So why is your Guardian gone so close to the date of the party?", Zeff questioned, a hint of mischievous smugness twinkling in his eyes that Reborn did not appreciate.

"The Decimo noticed that he seemed off, thought it a good idea to send him off on vacation.", Reborn answered curtly, "Apparently that was the wrong choice as the stupid cow had obviously snapped and went AWOL. Thus me being sent out to drag him back."

Unfortunately for Reborn, that was the wrong thing to say for the chefs, aside from Zeff, exploded with outrage and protested loudly. Lead by two cooks that stood out the most.

"Who Do You Think You Are!?", Patty shouts.

"Yeah!"

"He's Just a Kid!", Carne exclaims, "Looks No Older Then Sixteen!"

"You'd think the World's Greatest Hitman would think more of himself to not have talk like that about some kid!"

"Do You People Even Know What Your Talking About!?"

Much more were shouted, including insults that Reborn easily brushed off without a word, making no move to silence the raging cooks. Zeff did it for him, turning to the chefs with a sharp look that instantly silenced them all.

Zeff turned back to Reborn, eyes narrowing dangerously, mouth set in a stern frown, as he stared down at the Hitman, who looked like he could hardly be bothered.

"I'm guessing you're here for information on where they're going now?", it was said as a statement rather than a question.

"You'd guess correctly.", Reborn agreed with a nod.

He can't show how much of a hurry he truly is in, otherwise they'd all try to drag everything all out for as long as they can.

"The boy was a part of a small crew, his captain damaged my restaurant so they stayed so he could work out his debt.", Zeff told the Hitman bluntly, "Things happened, they helped chased off an army of pirates, one of their crewmembers left, and they followed after, bringing my Sou Chef with them. The Straw Hat managed to convinced the stubborn brat to go with after a while."

"You mind telling me where they're going?"

"No."

Reborn narrowed his eyes, he really didn't have the time for this, while Zeff returned the Hitman's displeased stare unflinching. Not even intimidated in the slightest.

"Your Sou Chef must be something if he joined a crew with a Guardian.", Reborn tries a new tactic, not meaning the words in the way he implied them.

Yeah, something stupid, maybe even pathetic. He wonders again who would be stupid enough to want the stupid cow on their crew? Much less join a crew with the stupid cow apart of it?

Flashes of the people who praised the group went through Reborn's head, but he was swift to push it away, successfully ignoring them and the doubts and worries they brought with them.

"He is.", Zeff answered tersely, body tensing more as he spoke.

Ah, so that's it. Reborn may have found his ticket in.

"Y'know, it may not seem like it, but that crew is incredibly lucky that I was the one sent out to fetch the s-Guardian.", Reborn speaks lightly with a lower undertone hidden in his voice that spoke as a warning and danger, "If it weren't for the Gala, the Decimo would have sent the rest of his Guardians to go and fetch him, obliterating anything, anything, and anyone in their path to get the boy back. I wouldn't be surprised if I failed, because I didn't get the information that I needed, that the Decimo would indeed do just that."

Reborn's eyes black eyes darkened as they stared deep into Zeff's very being, the older man ignoring the urge to jump at the Hitman and into a fight.

His voice turned dark as Reborn continued, "I know the basics of what that crew has accomplished thus far, but we both know that none of them stand a chance against the full might of the Vongola's Guardians. For their sake, if not the boy's, I'd tell me where I would go to find them."

Zeff's hands clenched into tight fists as he glared at Reborn, hearing the clear threat, but knew he couldn't take the chance.

Besides, knowing Straw Hat, they'd go chasing after him in a heartbeat. Hell, he wouldn't be that surprised if they managed to storm the Vongola mansion and take Lambo back from there

So, with an amused huff of laughter, Zeff told him.

Reborn gave the chef's a predatory grin as he tipped his hat and left. The Restaurant was finally able to breathe again, the customers went back to chatting as they continued on with their meals.

"Boss! Why'd you tell him!?", Patty exclaims in confusion.

Carne agreed, looking just as flabbergasted, "There's no stopping him from taking that kid now!"

Zeff chuckled, causing all the chefs to murmur and share confused looks.

"Are you all blind?", Zeff asked, his voice filled with amusement.

"Huh?", all the chefs said dumbly.

Zeff turned to them, a confident mischievous smile on his lips, "Do you morons even know Sanji? Straw Hat? That crew?"

The chefs all shared blank looks with one another before they all wore matching grins like Zeff. It wasn't long before roaring laughter could be heard from outside the restaurant.

Yes, they knew them, of course they did. That crew is the most stubborn bunch any of them have ever met, a perfect crew for Sanji. They left to help one of their own, who had left and stole their ship. Nothing on Earth could stop them from going after and taking back a crewmate who would be taken unwillingly.

Laughter grew even louder as they all thought of it.

Vongola had no idea what they were getting themselves into. And every single one of the cooks from the Baratie found that to be absolutely, positively, crazily Hilarious.

...

Lambo's mouth watered as the delicious aroma could be smelled clear as day from the kitchen, even with the door closed, the amazing smells could not be hidden.

Luffy was staring, literally drooling through the porthole window, watching Sanji cook, standing still for once in his life.

"Aw yeah...", Luffy says breathlessly, unable to take his eyes away from the window, "Looks great..."

"Let me see.", demanded Yosaku, shoving Luffy some so he could see as well.

Lambo rolled his eyes, not gonna lie, he wants to see too, but he wasn't going to the same porthole window with Luffy and Yosaku. Not like he could if he wanted to, no way the three of them could watch through that tiny window together.

"Idiots.", Lambo muttered fondly to himself as he walked passed Luffy and Yosaku, and stood in front of the identical porthole window located right next to the one the two idiots were currently sharing.

The young teen looked through the window just in time to see Sanji finish up stirring in a big pot before dumping out the cheesiest Mac 'n Cheese Lambo has ever seen in his entire life. Lambo no longer blamed Luffy's current position, for he himself was currently drooling as he watched Sanji finish up the last-minute touches on their meal.

Sanji dusted his hands before resting his hands on his hips proudly.

"Looks like he's done.", Lambo says, grinning, barely able to hide the excitement that still shone in his voice.

"Yay~!", shouts Luffy and Yosaku simultaneously as they both scrambled to the door, "Food. Food. Food. Food. Food."

Not even a second later, the door swung open, slamming into the two over-excited buffoons.

"Hey, let's set up the table out here.", Sanji pauses and looks down to see Luffy and Yosaku tangled together in a crumpled heap.

"What are you two doing?", Sanji deadpans.

"You hit us with the door!", Yosaku complains.

"Well help me set up the table out on deck.", Sanji orders all three of them, looking and Lambo pointedly as he spoke before grinning widely, "It's chow time."

Luffy didn't need much persuasion, leaping out of the body tangled mess and practically setting everything up all by himself by the time the rest of the group joined to help. Thanks to the Straw Hat Captain, it wasn't long later until they were all sitting together on a nicely set table.

The food placed out and ready to eat.

Luffy grabbed a large plate of fried rice and ate it all in one bite! Yosaku, on the other hand, was happily eating his bean sprouts with his chop sticks.

"Yummy!", he exclaims happily as he took another bite, "Thank you!"

"I don't care about you guys.", Sanji says unaffected as he swirled the glass of wine he poured himself, "I'm just practicing for the night I get to make dinner for Nami and myself."

Lambo was barely paying attention to three to think of a dry comment, to busy staring at the bowl of Mac n' Cheese that was made just for him. It looked even better than when Lambo was watching Sanji cook it in the kitchen, with small squares of what Lambo can only assume to be tomato bits along with the smell of new seasoning he's never smelt on any Mac n' Cheese before.

Sanji didn't just make Lambo Mac n' Cheese, he made him super fancy Mac n' Cheese! The poor teen was a little scared to try and eat it.

Said cook couldn't help but chuckle at Lambo's awestruck stare towards what, he deemed, a simple dish. Small bit of drool hanging from his mouth. Sanji grabbed Lambo's spoon a smacked him lightly on the hit with it, snapping the teen from his reverie.

"It tastes better than it looks.", Sanji teased as he handed Lambo his spoon, "Better eat up before it gets cold."

Lambo didn't need telling twice. The moment the cheesy goodness hit his tongue, he melted on the spot with delightful hum.

"This is delicious!", he couldn't help exclaim with his mouth full, "Thanks for the meal!"

All Sanji did was shake his hide with a smile, taking another sip of his wine while ruffling Lambo's hair. Lambo just batted him away and went back to eagerly eating his food.

"I hope we can get Nami to join the crew again.", Yosaku said with a smile, "She's the best."

"Yeah, of course we will.", Luffy said, voice and words muffled because of the large meat bone in his mouth, "She is our Navigator."

"And the only one to keep us in line.", Lambo chimes in with mirth before scooping another heaping mouthful of Mac n' Cheese into his mouth.

Luffy went to grab the lass big piece of meat, only for Yosaku to snatch it off the plate in the last second.

"Hey! That's mine!", Luffy protested.

"You ate the last one.", Yosaku countered, "I get to have on for myself."

How old are they again?

"But I ordered the meat!?", Luffy pointed out heatedly.

"I don't care! It's mine!"

"Over my dead body!"

"You have to catch me first."

Soon it came to Luffy chasing Yosaku around the small ship for the last piece of meat.

"My point right here.", Lambo sighs exasperatedly, but unable to hide his amused smile, "By this point those two would be down on the ground with large bumps on their heads, curtsey of Nami."

Sanji just shrugs as if to silently 'what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it?' and began to reveal his wine, the ship shaking from the two boys running and shouting.

After not even a second later, Sanji stopped pouring and shouted with sharp teeth at the two.

"You fools are going to make me spill my wine!", he calmed down before muttering tiredly, "Honestly, I don't know why I bother with giving them good things."

Lambo shook his head with a smile, now eating his food much mow slowly than earlier, trying to take his time and savor it for as long as he was able.

"Did you expect anything more?", Lambo asked with an amused smile.

His answer was a tired sigh from the exasperated cook, Lambo couldn't help but chuckle.

No one noticing the large shape swimming right beneath them in the water.