Chapter 7
Sanji was sleeping on Nami's shoulder at the foot of the bed. She still had her arm around the cook and Chopper was still in his lap. The navigator's head was now resting on the blond's. Robin and Carrot slept on the bed. Luffy and Usopp managed to fall asleep in the two chairs. Zoro slept on the floor against the wall, arms behind his head and three swords next to him. Brook laid on the couch, Franky in the corner of the room along the wall. Law was on the floor, using Kikoku as a pillow.
The crew was startled awake by a loud crashing sound. They looked to the doors to see Yonji standing in the doorway.
"Really? We provide all of you with rooms and this is where you chose to sleep."
"Go away," Sanji told him, burying his face in Nami's hair.
"Sanji, get changed. We're heading to the main castle for dinner with Dad. You better be looking like a Germa Prince with in ten minutes."
"I said, go away!" He said into Nami's hair.
An evil grin appeared on his face, "Why don't you make me?"
"I think he told you to 'go away'," Luffy chimed in. "I suggest you do as he asked."
"How dare you talk to a Royal that way!"
"I'll talk to whoever I want however I want. I don't like you so get lost before I make you."
"Tch, I suggest that you keep that pirate under control, Sanji."
"Hate to break it to you… well, not really… but there is no controlling Luffy, he does what he wants," Sanji replied getting to his feet. "Not to mention, last time I checked, he's the captain, not me."
"Last time I checked, you're a Royal, not him… Royalty~"
"Serves no one. Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever… Luckily for me and my captain, I am not a Royal. Now if you want me to change into something else, I suggest you go away."
Yonji left the room glaring at Sanji.
A male servant walked in after the youngest brother left. He had a tape measure slung around his neck. "Sanji-sama, Niji-sama, se~"
"You've got to be kidding me! No! Absolutely not! Leave now! I can change me own clothes! And stop with the 'sama' crap!"
"But, Sanji-sama~"
"I'LL KICK YOU!"
"A-as you wish," The man finally said and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Sanji placed a hand to his forehead and sighed, "Basterds… Hmm?" He turned to Luffy and Usopp, who were toppled over in laughter, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO LAUGHING AT!"
"They actually sent someone to~"
"YOU TWO WANT KICKED?! MERIMO!" He turned to the sound of Zoro laughing. Much to his surprise, Law was chuckling into his hand. "Law! You guys find this amusing! I tell you my darkest secrets and this is what I get!"
"You know, Black Leg, you're probably the only person in the world that can intimidate someone by threatening to kick them."
"Zeff…?" Sanji cocked an eyebrow at the surgeon.
"Okay, the only Pirate that can intimidate someone by threatening to kick them."
"Zeff is… well, was a Pirate."
"Red Foot Zeff is still alive? Last I knew he practically dropped off the face of the Earth."
"Yup, lived with him for eleven years. Where did you think I learned how to fight?"
"The nicknames give it away," Robin said.
"Well, guess I should see what kind of ridiculous outfit they're expecting me to wear," Sanji said walking to the closet.
"Are you really going to listen to him, Sanji-kun?"
"Well, Nami-san, it's either that or find out what they'll do if I don't. I'd rather at least try to avoid conflict, if at all possible," he answered as he opened the door but didn't turn to it until he was done talking.
He stared at the content of the oversized walk in closet, not surprised but irritated… The closet was practically empty of clothes. There were shelves on the wall that typically would have held shoes. All the racks were almost empty aside from a few outfit. One of which was covered with a garment bag. He noticed a note was taped to the bag. He took it between his fingers. It read, 'wear this or suffer electrification -Niji'.
"Bastard." He unzipped the bag, got one glimpse of the outfit before zipping it up again and leaving the closet. "Forget it. I'll go in this," he said leaning against the wall and crossing his arms. "I'd rather get electrocuted. Wouldn't be the first time."
"I figured you'd say that. So I thought I'd stop by to give you a little encouragement."
Sanji turned to Niji as blue electricity passed him and hit the wall, just barely missing his face.
"Was that encouragement enough or should I use Henry Needle?" The older brother grinned his evil grin.
Sanji sighed before turning back to the closet.
"That's what I thought."
Sanji came back out moments later, arms crossed and a cigarette in his mouth. The crew stared at what the cook was now wearing. None of them could figure out what was wrong with it. To them it looked very Sanji-like, a white button up dress shirt and black dress pants. That was until they noticed the single shoulder, yellow cape with a black number three, over his left shoulder.
"That's better… Now if only you didn't look like… you," Niji said.
"Tch," Sanji said looking away from his older brother.
"I'd tread carefully if I were you," Niji said turning to leaving the room. He turned back to Sanji, "Head to the main castle after your friends get cleaned up. You remember where to go, right? Dad wants us there in fifteen minutes."
"Bastar," Sanji muttered after Niji finally left. He turned to the others, "each room should have their own bathroom, you guys can get a shower and whatever there. Law, if you want you can use the one in here. Carrot-chan, I'm sure Nami-san and Robin-chan won't mind if you use one of theirs."
"You can use the one in mine, Carrot. I had a shower this morning on the Sunny."
"Thank you, Nami."
Everyone left the room, except for Law and Nami. Sanji stood in the doorway as his friends went to the room with the sign that had their names on it.
"Hey, Moss Head, where are you going? Your room is right here," Sanji said pointing to a door to the left of the hallway.
"Shut up, Curly-brows! Who said that's where I was going? Maybe I was going for a walk?"
"Do you really think that I am going to let you, of all people, go for a walk in a castle, without someone to keep an eye on you? Especially when we only have less than fifteen minutes to get ready and get to the main castle before dinner. Yeah, I don't think so!"
Sanji led the Straw Hats to the main castle, glaring at his surroundings the whole way.
"It sucks these guys are the enemy," Luffy said. "This place is really cool. And your brothers look really cool too."
"Speaking of how cool they look. Sanji, what's up with your bros' outfit, they were wearing back at the island?" Franky asked.
"Would you stop calling them my brothers?"
"You were calling them your brothers earlier," Law pointed out.
"I was using the term extremely loosely. It was quicker than saying each of their names everytime I said something about them… If you are talking about their raid suits, they are scientifically advanced suits that are designed to further enhance their abilities. As you seen back at the island, they also allow them to fly."
"So cool! I want one!" Said a starry-eyed Luffy.
"You of all people don't need one. And if one of those things ever come aboard the Sunny, I'll be looking for the All Blue by myself."
"You wouldn't do that."
"No, I wouldn't leave Nami-san and Robin-chan like that. But I will throw it to the bottom of the ocean."
They walked in silence for a few minutes, until Sanji stopped out of nowhere, causing Luffy to run into him. He turned to an area that looked like a garden.
"Sanji-kun? Is something wrong?"
He didn't answer, but walked to the garden. He stood in front of two headstones. Crouching down so he was eye level with them, he reached out and traced the letters on the first stone.
"Your mom's grave?" Nami asked placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah," the cook replied in a tone that could barely be heard.
"Then that one is…?"
"Mine…? Apparently," he said standing back up and turning back to the main castle. "Well, guess we should get this over with."
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