Finally finished this chapter and OMG I did't expect the end to take that tun but I'm really liking how it turned out! Hope you guys enjoy reading! Can't wait to hear what you think!

Chapter 35

Sanji could hear the sound of people quietly talking. He could smell the faint scent of food, it didn't smell as good as his food, but he could tell someone put a lot of work into it. Just by the smell of it he could tell they used all the right seasonings and he wondered if he was dreaming. No way could this be what his older brother was attempting to make before he fell asleep… unless of course Cosette ended up taking over….

He slowly opened his eyes to find someone standing in front of him with a bowl of food in their hand.

"Good you are awake. Eat." They said stretching their arm out for him to take the bowl.

"N-Niji…. What…?"

"Chicken noodle soup. I hear it's one of the best things to eat when you're sick."

"I'm not sick."

"Last we checked it, your temperature was over a hundred. You're sick. Now shut up and eat," Ichiji said.

Sanji looked up to see Ichiji eating at the table along with Yonji.

"The others aren't back yet?" Sanji asked as he sat up and took the soup from Niji.

"They'll be another hour or so," Cosette replied. "I didn't really feel like walking around anymore so I decided to come back early."

"Good thing you did. Niji would have ended up cutting or burning himself if you didn't."

Ichiji and Yonji laughed.

"Shut up, Sanji! So I was holding the knife wrong, big deal."

"It is a big deal," Sanji said taking a bite of the soup. His eyes widened in complete shock. Of course Cosette took over, there was absolutely no way in hell Niji cooked this! It wasn't his or Zeff's cooking, that was for sure… but for this to have been made by someone who has never so much as glanced at an ingredient, that was impossible! It took Sanji years to get his cooking at even this level! And even more to get to the level he's at now, and even then he's got more years ahead of him until he's at Zeff's level of cooking!

"Something wrong with it?" Niji asked and Sanji realized he hadn't moved an inch sense he put the spoon in his mouth.

"N-no…. it's just…."

"What?"

"Cosette took over, right?"

"I did not. Niji-sama cooked it himself."

"You helped with most of it," Niji said not looking at her as he tried to hide how red his face just turned at the tone of appraisal in her voice.

Cosette turned to Sanji. "All I did was correct how he was holding the knife and show him which measuring utensils to use on which ingredients and minor stuff like that."

"Well, Niji, I'm actually impressed. For your first time this is actually good. You're going to hate yourself when your enhancements come back…. Cosette-Chan… you might want to stop talking… I think you've broke him or something," Sanji chuckle.

"I'll break you!" Niji said swinging a punch at Sanji.

"Wait, Niji!"

"What?!" Niji paused mid-punch.

"Sparks!"

"Sparks?" Ichiji repeated. "His electricity is back?"

"Barely! But there's definitely some coming from his hand…. It could just be his raid suit though."

"He's right…. How'd I not realize I was using it? I mean it's really weak compared to what it's supposed to be but still I should have known," Niji said examining his hand.

"My sparks aren't back yet," Ichiji said trying to use his own enhancements.

"Nor my strength," Yonji said trying to lift the table with one hand. "That's not fair. Why's his coming back already and not ours?"

"Maybe it's because he has the most enhancements…?" Sanji suggested.

"What are you talking about?" Yonji said.

"You've got your strength, exoskeleton, no emotions, and incapability to disobey Judge's orders. Ichiji has is sparks, which cause his explosions, exoskeleton, no emotion, and incapability to disobey Judge's orders. Reiju has her poison, exoskeleton and incapability to disobey Judge's orders. All I have is my fire. Niji, however, has his electricity, exoskeleton, no emotions, incapability to disobey Judge's orders and… his speed. Okay yeah all of you is genetically faster the ordinary humans but Niji was genetically modified to be the fastest with his stealth."

"Maybe…. It does make sense," Ichiji agreed.

"I would of thought that Stealth would have been one of the first things to come back though, not my electricity."

Sanji shook his head. "Does Stealth not work along with your electricity? Thus your electricity would have to come back before Stealth does otherwise you wouldn't even know you can use."

"That's true too," Ichiji agreed once again.

"For someone who hates science, you sure know a lot about how our enhancements work," Niji said skeptically.

"I did live in Germa for eight years…. Believe it or not I paid attention during our science lessons and when Judge talking about your enhancements."

"You mean when you weren't playing with turtles?" Yonji said point his spoon at Sanji.

"Shut up. Not my fault animals were the only things that liked me back then."

"Don't know why, seeing as to how you like to cook them," Yonji said.

"Chopper's an animal….I haven't cooked him."

"Yet," Ichiji added. "Did you not threaten to turn him into venusian stew?"

"I was joking…. I might have meant it when we first met him…. then we realized he was a talking transforming reindeer… which was a deal sealer for Luffy deciding to make him a member of the crew."

"So then what weird thing did you do that was a deal sealer for making you a member?" Niji asked.

"I don't know…. Wait… I did get into a fight with a Marine that day…. but then again I don't think they had gotten to the Baratia yet…. Maybe it was feeding that Pirate everyone else wanted to kick out…. What was his name again… Right… Gin…. Wonder if he survived that poison gas…." he thought out loud.

"You got into a fight with a Marine, why?" Yonji asked.

"He threw his food on the floor…. What else was I supposed to do?" Sanji shrugged as if that was the only option in the matter.

"Soooo you just go around beating up anyone who wastes food…?" Ichiji asked.

"Did he not go after me when I~" Niji trilled off when he turned around and saw Cosette sitting there. The memory off her terrified face when he threw that plate at her flashed through his mind. An unfamiliar feeling began to take over him. The tightening in his chest and small lump in his throat made him feel sick.

"Niji…?" Sanji said, his voice filled with concern. "You okay?"

Niji lifted his goggles up and wiped something wet from his eye. He stared at his hand, unsure as to what was going on.

"Aaaaw, big border is cwying," Sanji said childishly, but yet… he wasn't teasing him either, a faint smile on his face. He stood up and walked over to him. "Come here."

"You're feeling better," Yonji said seeing Sanji was walking better then he had an hour ago.

"I think I just needed a bit more sleep, is all," he said before turning back to Niji. "Take these off before they get stained," he said pulling Niji's goggles down so they hung around his neck.

"W-why won't it stop…?" Niji muttered.

"It will. Eventually."

"I d-don't like it."

"I know. What are you upset about?"

"N-Nothing!"

"Don't lie! Just looking at Cosette didn't make you cry…. Then again I guess her beauty is enough to make any man cry…." he said turning to smile at her, which caused her whole face to turn a bright red. "But seriously, what's wrong?"

"I was angry with you! So why the hell did I take it out on her?!"

"You're talking about the plate incident…. You had no emotions… you didn't care what happened to her…. Now you do."

"I was such a damn asshole about it!" He said closing his eyes and trying to wipe away the tears.

"Hey now! I'm the only one aloud to call you that," Sanji said trying to cheer him up a bit.

"N-Niji-sama…."

"I-i don't u-understand how s-she could e-even c-consider f-forgiving me…. D-damn it! W-why c-can't I s-stop s-stuttering?!"

"Because you need to try to calm down….. Mmm?"

Sanji hadn't noticed Cosette get up and walk over until she was standing right next to him. She reached up and placed her hands on the back of his neck before pulling him down so he was closer to her height. She stood on her toes and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.

His eyes flew open when she softly said, "I forgive you, Niji-sama." She realized what she had done and quickly let go. She bowed and said, "Forgive me! I am merely a servant! I should not have~!"

She gasped when Niji wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her off the ground. "Stop apologizing so much, Cosette."

"N-Niji-sama..?!"