The request

He wasn't sure how much time he slept, but when he woke up he found himself in his big bed in his big room and took little breaths. The nightmare was over: he was alive and at home. The only thing he was worried about was what happened to the old man. Would he see him again?

So many maids gathered around in his room and brought him so much food until he could not look at it. He needed time to be able to eat properly and so his stomach could digest as it should. Sanji still barely could comprehend where he was or what happened: it happened so fast, and it scared him to think about it.

Also he wished the annoying doctors, ten of them, would stop give instructions in his ears at the same time and just shut up and leave! Damn with them and their stupid instructions, he only needed peace and quiet. Can't they get that?! Sanji shut his ears and covered his whole body and head ,so he won't have to look at them.

The door opened, and he heard footsteps in his room of high heels toward his bed. His blanket flew away from his body, and there sat his mom, eyes wet with tears and miserable. Her face was so pale too. Sanji never seen her so miserable before, and it make him feel bad. She come to his side quickly and took him into big hug gently, softly, and cried on his back.

Slowly Sanji hugged her back, trying to comfort his panicked mom. She really did worry about him after all, which made him a little happy. If only, she wouldn't say this lines over and over again

"I'm sorry, my little baby, I'm so sorry!...I'm sorry I didn't save you…" she said with a choked voice.

Now Sanji felt even worse. Did she have to feel so bad about it? He was here and fine after all. Can't she just smile and be happy to see him? He didn't know what to do or say to make her happy, so he stroked her back gently.

"I'm fine mom, really. I'm okay now, don't cry...I'm fine"

But no matter how many times he said those words or hugged her, she kept crying and apologizing to him. Sanji felt even worse about himself. He made her miserable, and he wanted to make her happy, but he didn't know how to do it.

After a long time, when her crying still didn't stop, the maids took her with a little force from Sanji's room and tried to comfort her with words. Sanji still could hear her crying from the hallway, which made his heart ache. Why did he have to bring so much pain to his mom? He hugged his knees and put his face on them. He really felt lost now, and he didn't know what to do with himself.

One of the maids smiled at him and raised his head.

"Hi, don't worry about her. That's just the way she can deal with it," she said and smiled at him brightly.

Sanji hesitated but said in the end, "I made her sad. I didn't mean too."

The maid laughed and patted his head. She made him lie down again on the bed and covered him to the end of his neck, giving him some more water to drink before she turned off the light.

"It's fine. everything will be fine now…but Prince Sanji, can I ask you something?"

Sanji look at her serious eyes with his sleepy face. He wasn't sure what it was, but she seemed different to him in a way he could not put in words. She looked worried, by what he wasn't sure.

"What is it?" he asked tiredly.

"Don't ever get corrupted like everyone around you. No matter what, please stay pure and kind like you are now." Her voice was so soft he could barely hear it, like a small whisper. He didn't know the meaning of it. So he only nodded and fell into a deep sleep. It felt so good to sleep in his warm and comfy bed again.

TBC