I really need to remember I have this account and get to actually typing these out and uploading them rather then having them sit around on various pieces of paper. Anyway more to come soon :(
Fish
A bright sunny day on the Merry. Luffy cheered from the rail. "HA! Pink and yellow- 12 inches. I beat you Shion." He held up his catch the fish wriggled.
"Well it's definitely brighter then my green and pink one but it looks more like 10 inches to me." Shion's smirked.
Luffy took her fish holding it up. "Not true... see 12 inches 1 inch longer then yours."
Shion reached over and lowered the hand that was holding her fish up so it matched the same height as the other one. "10 inches, 1 inch shorter."
Luffy cocked his head at her. "I'm going to get something to measure with." He ran off greeting Sanji as passed where the cook was serving Robin a drink.
"It'll still be shorter!" Shion yelled after him but he was already gone into Nami's map room. She shook her head and sat back down on the rail to recast her line. Nami was going to be really pissed if he made a mess in there
Sanji smiled around the smoking stick in his mouth as he made his was from Robin to the rail. "Nice catch." He said eyeing up the two fish in the basket.
"Think you can do something with them. They look kinda bony."
Sanji chuckled, putting down his tray to inspect the catch. "Shion-love when will you remember I can do anything with food?"
Shion's head snapped up at the pet name. Sanji had never called her by a pet name before. The cook showed no reaction to the slip as he continued to study the two fish. Shion could almost see his mind running through the possibilities. The purple haired woman ducked her head to hide her blush. It had been a silly name, with no more meaning to it then the ones he gave the other women. But it made her heart flutter for some reason.
Sanji was watching her out of the corner of his eye studying her almost as much as he did the fish in front of him. He really thought she'd call him on the use on of pet name. That she didn't had sort of surprised him... was she blushing?! No way! That was so cute! He knew Shion was not a woman of many forward emotions so any of the small glimpses like this that Sanji got he found fascinating. He didn't watch her as often as the other girls but if this was the sort of reaction she had to something as silly as a pet name... well he was going to have to watch her more closely. Damn he should have done that ages ago.
They stood in silence for a bit until Luffy returned. Then they had an argument over which fish belonged to who when it was discovered the Shion's was bigger.
"They do like to argue." Robin laughed watching them
"It's keeps them amused and Luffy out of trouble." Sanji pointed out. "Hey you two! When you're done bring those to the galley."
"Sure thing Sanji." Luffy said before going back to his argument.
Sanji chuckled and went back to his kitchen. He knew just what to do with the catch of the day.
Shion entered a while later with the basket.
"So who won?" Sanji asked
"Nami." There was no hiding the amusement in her tone. "Luffy made a disaster of the Map room and is making him clean it up."
Sanji laughed. "well put them in the freezer. I still have a lot of prep to do before I'm ready for them."
"What are you doing with them?" Shion asked as she tucked them away in the freezer. She liked it when the cook laughed, he had a nice one.
Sanji snubbed his cigarette. "That is going to be a surprise."
"If you were anyone but part of this crew I'd be concerned about that."
He laughed again. "Nice to see you're lightening up then."
"I am not that bad." Shion defended.
"Yes, you are." Sanji teased leaning in closer to her. "Shion-love you are too serious." He grinned as her cheeks went red again. "And you have a really cute blush." he pushed the boundry again.
Mismatched blue and purple eyes glared at him though it lacked any real heat. "I do not."
Sanji chuckled again. "Yes you do."
Shion knew she blushed deeper at that one. "I... I should go so you can work." she made for the door cursing the heat in her face.
Sanji watched her go still smiling. Again she let him push a boundary he didn't think she'd let him cross. He wondered how many more she'd allow him to pass before those walls of hers slammed up and the ice covered the flames again.