Chapter 20
Sanji woke up the next morning to find, not Chopper, this time, but Nami sleeping, curled up, at the foot of his bed.
He got up as carefully as he could, as to not wake his beautiful angel.
"You guys worry to much," he sighed as he picked her up and moved her so she could lay with her head on the pillow. He then when to change his clothes and headed for the kitchen to make breakfast.
"Good morning, Sanji-sama."
"Good morning, Cosett-chan. Care if I take over breakfast? I sort of promised Luffy I'd do the cooking today."
"Of course. But are you sure you want do all the cooking?"
"Yup."
"By yourself?"
"Yup."
"You're sure?"
"Yes," Sanji chuckled.
"What the hell are you doing, Sanji?" Ichiji asked as he and the rest of the Vinsmokes walked into the dinning hall.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm setting the tables," he answered as he sat the last plate of food on the table.
"SAAAAAANNNNNJIIIIIII! FOOOOOOOOOOD!" Luffy hollered, rocketing into the room and tackling the blond.
"GET THE HELL OFF OF ME, YOU RUBBERY FREAK!" Sanji yelled throwing Luffy to the floor.
"Sorry," Luffy laughed.
"You don't look sorry," Sanji said glaring at him.
"That's way I'm sorry."
"You're a real pain. You know that right?"
Instead of answering, Luffy just grinned his hug contagious grine.
"I thought I told you to say out of the kitchen!" Judge frowned.
"Judge. Sanji breakfast looks and smells wonderful."
"Thanks, Mom. I assure you it will be nothing short of heaven," Sanji smiled.
"I'm sure it will," she smiled.
"You didn't make anything that takes bread, did you?"
"No, Tra-guy, I didn't," Sanji chuckled.
"You better not have. Or I might have to cut you to pieces."
"I don't fed anyone anything they don't like. If I did then they would just waist it. Anyone who wastes food in front of me will get the ass kicked. You should know that by now, Law."
"Even Nami and Robin?" Zoro asked with a blank expression.
"OF COURSE NOT! I'd kill myself before I'd kick a woman…. Especially when said women are Nami-swan and Robin-chan!"
"D-did you just call him 'Tra-guy'?" Yonji blinked.
At that, all of the Straw Hats pointed to their Captain, their eyes not leaving Sanji's younger brother.
"Luffy started it," they said much like a siblings blaming each other from a fight after their parents walked in to the room to scold them.
"But, Bro, that was a super late reaction," Franky added.
"He's Tra-guy. Sanji's Sanji," Luffy began. He then pointed to each of Sanji's brothers, "You're Sanji Red, You're Sanji Blue, and You're Sanji Green. Oh and She's Sanji~"
"IF YOU ADD PINK TO THE END OF THAT I'LL KICK YOUR ASS! AND DON'T EVER ASSOCIATE MY NAME WITH THEM THREE AGAIN!"
"I was just going to say Sanji's sister…. Sheesh, you don't need to be so grumpy."
"WE ARE NOT ANSWERING TO THOSE NAMES!"
"I think I can live with being called 'Sanji's sister'... I can think of worse things to be called."
"Ichiji, Niji, Sanji, Yonji, and Reiju. The five of you are to remain here after breakfast."
"Is this about what we discussed yesterday?" Niji asked eagerly.
"Yes, Niji, it is."
"Awesome!" Yonji said as he and Niji high-fived.
"It's finished!" Said a familiar, unwelcomed, voice, as it entered the dining hall. "Aaaagh! Black Leg! Where is my heart!"
"As if I'd tell you!" Sanii said turning to the evil scientist who was carrying some sort of large rocket like structure. "Get lost Caesar! Nobody wants you here! ….Well those bastards might…. But the rest of us don't!"
"Caesar, what do you need?"
"Ah, Judge, Your Majesty! I have completed that bomb you have requested. It is ready to be sent to the East Blue."
"Good. Have one of the soldiers take it to the ship I had prepared for the bomb's transport."
"Yes, King Judge. Right away."
"I won't let you!" Sanji said running after Caesar to kick him to the ground.
He slid to a halt when a beeping sound began to come from the wristlets.
"One more step and you lose you precious hands."
Sanji stood there, frozen, as he waited for the beeping to stop. The sound seemed to get louder as the seconds slowly ticked by.
"You will not touch that bomb. You will not go near Caesar. If you want that man to remain safe, you will do as you are told and stay here after breakfast. I have… something for you to do."
"What's the matter, Black Leg? Where'd all your fight go? Or was all that talk about crushing my heart all bark and no bite? You no threats only work when you back them up with action," Caesar laughed as gas slithered from the bottom of Caesar's coat and formed a circle around Sanji.
"Caesar, you jerk! You people need to stop fighting dirty! Sanji's not some toy you can treat however you please~" Luffy cut himself off when Reiju secret slipped him a piece of paper. His eyes went wide with excitement. Sanji could only guess what the note said, but the odds of him being wrong were little to none, Reiju had found where the keys were hidden.
After that, Luffy seemed to ignore the presents of the Vinsmokes, well aside from Sanji, Sora, and Reiju.
After breakfast, Luffy said something about playing hide-and-seek before he, Usopp, Chopper, and Carrot ran out the door, poking their heads back in long enough to convince the others to come play. This consisted of Usopp calling Zoro a chicken who was afraid of losing.
"What'd you say!" He hollered before running after them. He slid to a halt before reaching the doors, turned around, grabbed Law be the collar of his coat, who gasped in surprise. "If I have to play so do you!" Zoro said dragging Law to the doors.
"HOW THE HELL OLD ARE YOU PEOPLE!" Law yelled, his face turning a deep red.
The other Straw Hats chuckled as they followed behind. Nami stopped for a moment to shoot Sanji a concerned glance.
"Nami-san, don't worry so much. Worry causes wrinkles…. I don't want your beautiful face to get even one wrinkle before your ninety, especially if it's over me," Sanji said, hoping she would laugh, but his efforts failed.
Instead, she gave him a half hearted smile and turned to follow the others.
"Niji, your the fastest," Judge began after everyone had left the dining hall.
"Already on it. Stealth!"
"Sanji."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming," he replied reluctantly following his siblings and Judge out the doors.
Judge gestured for them to wait outside the dining hall, which made Sanji slightly confused and rather concerned.
Waiting was pointless however because Niji had returned not even a second after the doors slammed shut behind them.
"What was the point of leaving the dining hall if we were just going to come back in here?" Sanji asked as Ichiji Opened the doors back up.
"The room overlapping the dining hall can't be entered on less we're out of the dining hall before the switch is turned on. Why else do you think your friends didn't see us when we were in here yesterday?" Yonji explained as they crossed the threshold.
"What I want to know is why are we coming in here in the first place?" Niji asked. "If we're putting Operation Conquer the North Blue to action…. Shouldn't we be heading to different kingdoms and taking out their Royal families?"
"True, Niji…. However…, there is something we must do first…." Judge answered walking over to the odd machine in the far corner of the room. "You were wondering about this machine yesterday. Weren't you? Well, now's the time for it to concern you."
