The writing fate

It was a good day for Sanji travel to the Brown Kingdom to meet his hairy friend Chopper, who was very young kid. The first he had heard about him was from Nami, since he had saved her when she was sick one time. Nami knew a lot of people but didn't tell much about them to Sanji. Sanji didn't ask either. Sanji liked to pretend he didn't like Chopper only to drop compliments and watch him dance in happiness and saying he didn't like it you jerk. That always was fun.

Other than that, Sanji like the kid very much. He also had special abilities to turn his form to a deer. Since Sanji knew Chopper knows every corner of the kingdom, he always met with him so he could guide him to wherever he needed to go, whether it was for shopping or just helping some random people.

That day wasn't different, and he found Chopper waiting for him in the street close to the kingdom entrance to greet him. Sanji greeted him back, and together, they walked to where Sanji needed to go. Chopper was a very naïve and pure kid, and he liked him very much. But there were a lot of things Chopper didn't tell him, and he didn't ask him. He could have asked, but he figured Chopper would tell him if he wanted to, Chopper told him a lot of things that Sanji didn't ask about.

They kept walking until they finished the paved street and turned to the woods that laid across the kingdom's border. It was a very wild place with trees, long grass, and wild plants everywhere. Chopper like this place and knew it very well, which was good for what Sanji needs.

"You better sit on my back. It's very hard to walk here."

"You sure? I can walk in that grass if I need too" Sanji asked him, and Chopper nodded.

"It will be faster and more convenient that way. They said it was urgent right?" Sanji noded to Chopper and looked ahead.

"If it wasn't so urgent, I would search for their home by myself but…"

"It's fine Sanji, just get on. We have a long way to go until we get there" Sanji nodded with a smile and thanked Chopper for his help.

The people that sent him a letter, wrote to him that they don't have any food left or any medicines. Their only son was sick and hungry, so they asked for a little beri. Sanji had cooked for them a full meal that will last them at least a month, so they should be fine until they needed Sanji again. And Chopper was the best doctor he had ever met, so it should be fine as long they get there in time.

In no time, when they reached their destination the sun was full and bright in the sky, and the wind blew through Sanji's blond hair and his blue shiny cloak that rested on one of his shoulders and covered one of his arms, his short was clean white blue with buttons that match to Sanji eyes and look good on his body. His pants were long and shiny too, short and tight on his long legs.

They stopped a little before the house Sanji was called to, and he came down from Chopper's back to put down his bag, taking out some simpler clothes than what he wore.

Chopper watched him getting undressed and putting the simple common clothes on with curious looks.

"Sanji, why are you changing your clothes?"

Sanji looked back and smiled, taking one cigarette to his mouth.

"It's better this way Chopper. They don't need to know who I am, after all. My real clothes are too much revealing."

"But…" Chopper tried, but Sanji stop him with his hand.

"It's fine, let's go."

When they knocked on the door, an old women opened up and was glad to see them. Immediately she invited them in, and Chopper got to his job, Sanji put his bag down and gave her the food he had made. The old woman thanked him so many times he could not help but smile. After that they arranged the food together and went outside of the house to wait for Chopper to finish.

"May I ask, young man, what is your name? I will never forget your kindness."

Sanji blew out some smoke and nodded.

"It's nothing, I just can't stand by when someone has no food, so anytime you need more I will bring it to you. And it's Sanji"

"Oh, Sanji-san…you not from around here, are you, young man?"

Sanji looked away and blow out more smoke.

"Yes, well…I visit all kind of places"

"Is that so…then you should skip the East Kingdom. I've heard of some very bad things happening there right now," the women said and hunched her shoulders.

"I've heard some rumors too. I wonder what is going on there…in the Red Kingdom," Sanji said with wonder and looked at the blue sky, the wind playing with his hair, and both of them fell into a deep silence.

"I wouldn't go there if I were you." With that being said, she turned back to the house to check on her son.

Sanji stayed there, smoking his favorite cigarette and waiting for Chopper to come out. After some time, Chopper did come out and sighed with relief in his face.

"How it was?" Sanji asked causally, knowing the answer already. Chopper smiled his big happy smile.

"He will be up on his feet by tomorrow, strong and healthy!"

"Good job." Sanji patted his shoulder. He was in his human form that was a little bigger and still hairy, and Chopper laughed happily.

"Can you stay with me today? We could celebrate"

"Ahh…sorry Chopper, I can't.."

"Why?" Chopper lowered his head a little, Sanji knew he was disappointed.

"I really want to stay but if I do, Usopp going to get all the blame for my disappearance again. You know how it is…"

Chopper nodded, but he still looked sad. The kid really wanted to spend more time with him. Sanji wanted it too, but it was a little problematic since they both lived in two different kingdoms. Oh well, he would come again, he was sure of that.

"No need to worry, I'll come to visit very soon." Sanji assured him, and Chopper only smiled a small smile

"When you come to visit again, I'll make you food, and you can sleep in my house." He sounded happier now, and Sanji smiled back at him.

"I will, and I'll bring Nami and Usopp! We could have a sleepover party." Chopper bounced a little and screamed excitedly.

"Yeah! That would be awesome!" Sanji giggled and waved at him when he started to go back.

"Then I'll see you soon."

Before Sanji could walk off farther, Chopper called out to him again.

"Sanji! Wait…want a ride? I can bring you home quicker." Sanji looked over his shoulder and saw the look on Chopper's face. Damn, he could not say no now.

"Okay, thanks Chopper."

"It's nothing" Chopper changed back to his deer form and came to Sanji, and together they went back to Sanji's palace and said goodbye.

When Sanji finally got in, he was welcomed by a screaming Usopp running to him in a panic.

"Sanji, where were you?! I've been searching for you for hours!" he wailed and fell down to sit on the ground, gasping like crazy.

"Calm down will you?! I'm here now, so chill out. I just went to meet Chopper for a while. It was nice. We should visit his kingdom again," he said with a calm smile.

Usopp got up and held his shoulders like he said the worst thing in the world.

"You went to the Brown Kingdom?! You know how dangerous the people are there! If your mother found out about this, she would kill you! Well, not kill you but punish you for sure."

"Yes, yes, yes, I know her, and I know how she is. But seriously, you can't expect me to stay here all my life. I'm sure you would never want that too." Sanji tried to reason with him since he knew he was a little bit of the cowered type of guy.

"No, safe is good! You should just listen to her, or she really will hurt you with her crazy punishments." He shook just from the thought, and Sanji rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Stop being so dramatic, Usopp. It's not that bad. And it helps me keep in shape."

"You're not serious are you?! How is sending a giant warrior to kick your ass 'not so bad'?! How can you still be so calm after that?! And defend her no less. You're crazy!" Usopp pointed at him with his finger, shaking like a leaf.

"Will you stop screaming and pointing at me?! It's not very polite."

"Fuck being polite, I'm serious, Sanji! Don't make her angrier than she already is."

"Yeah, yeah, I got it. What did you need me for anyway?" Sanji said and took out a cigarette and brought it to his mouth, trying to change the subject.

"Oh right, I almost forget. The fortune teller was looking for you. She said she had something very important to tell you, so you have to come see her."

Sanji raised an eyebrow. What the fuck was with that?

"You mean the fortune teller of my father? What would she want from me? I never ask for my fortune."

"No idea, man, but she was very serious."

In the time that had passed, his father the king sank deeper and deeper into superstitions and curses that he was afraid of. So he always asked his private and most trusted fortune teller what to do before he did something because he believed that if he did, he wouldn't do something bad or be cursed. It was ridiculous in Sanji eyes, but that was his problem not Sanji's.

"It's stupid." Sanji sighed

"Just go see what she wants. It's not like you're the one paying for it anyway," Usopp said and started to stroll the garden with Sanji.

"But I have very important things to do. Where is Nami-san?" Sanji ask excitedly, and Usopp sent him the "are you stupid?" kind of look.

"Wow, that's a very important thing to do" he said, full of sarcasm.

"Shut up, she's amazing!"

Usopp sighed deeply and showed him where Nami sat in front of a small table in the garden, drawing her usual maps she liked so much.

Sanji ran and sat next to her, putting his head on his hands and just watching her drawing in silence.

After a while, she raised her face to him and asked, "How was it? Your trip."

"It was good. Chopper was so happy to see me. You should have come too." But she already gone back to her drawing, not looking at him at all.

"That's nice, I wish I could. But I have to finish this map."

Sanji hummed and stared at her with a silent smile. Sanji liked watching her working. She was like a god to him.

"Sanji! The fortune teller!" Usopp nagged him, and Sanji raised up with a pissed off look.

"Fine, fine! I'm going!"

With that, Sanji dragged himself to the fortune teller's private room, which was kind of creepy to Sanji's taste. With a shrug, he knocked on her door. She immediately opened it for him with an inviting face.

"Please come in, Prince. I was waiting for you," she said, but for some odd reason, she gave him the creeps. He shrugged it off and kissed her hand politely, taking her invitation to come inside and sit on the chair next round table with crystal ball resting on it. The table also had a dark purple tablecloth that shimmered in her dark room that only had two candles for light.

That was why he hated to be close to her or her room: anything about her was just creepy. Even for a ladies' man like Sanji, who really likes to go after ladies.

The fortune teller sits opposite him and looks straight in his eyes, smiling a little.

"So..I guess you wondering why I called you here, Prince," she said with a tone that got on Sanji nerves, but he didn't show it and instead smiled politely in return.

"I did wonder what is it you need to tell me, my sweet lady… yes" Sanji said smoothly and leaned back against the chair. Fine, he would listen to what she wanted to say, but it wouldn't mean he'd really believe it.

"I know very well you will not believe me, my skeptical prince, but the vision I saw was about you. And I think you should listen to it before you go on your way. Of course, this entirely depends on you. I am only the messenger."

Sanji raised one eyebrow and sighed. She really knew how to do this shit, didn't she? No wonder his father completely fell for her nonsense: she knew how to talk.

But Sanji never was one to believe too much in superstition. He did like and believe in God and some fairy tales and legends about people that were just born to be together for the rest of their life, the so called the "soulmates". Yes, he liked that idea very much since he was a romantic kind of guy himself, but he didn't believe all the crap he heard. In particular, not superstition that was based on fear.

Only here, he didn't have any choice in the matter now did he? So he just gave in and came closer to the table, staring at her crystal ball without will.

"I'll listen to what you have to say, my flower. Please speak."

"I know you love romance and the idea of the "one and only" kind of things, but remember this, my dear prince: not everything always ends well. Some things are better to end very badly, and yet here you have some beautiful things in this world."

Sanji merely nodded. He didn't know what else to say to this or how to react. It must be some crazy dark future she had seen of him and just didn't want to tell him straight away, not that he would believe it anyway. She continued on with her words.

"I did see you meet your one and only person made for you, but…"

Sanji's head immediately jumped to these words. It was what he always dreamed about to meet his one and only person that was born only for him, and he was born only for this person. Sanji was caught by her words immediately: he just could not help it.

"When will it be? Is it a girl or a guy? How she look like? Is she pretty or kind? What did you see?!" Sanji asked without stop. He was just so excited, and he really wanted to know all about this person. He hoped it was a girl and a kind one. He really like girls. And he'd be more than happy to spend his rest of his life with a kind and beautiful girl.

The fortune teller raised her hand to stop him, and he shut his mouth. He really was curious, but he had to be patient.

"I could not see their gender clearly nor their face. It was too vague to say any real details about who or what they are…but I can tell you something else. Something you might not like to hear. So my dear prince, do you still want to hear it?" She smiled and put her chain on her hands, waiting for his answer. She really enjoyed it, Sanji assumed, but at this point he didn't really care. He wanted to know anything that he could about this person, even if he might not like it or regret to know. Sanji raised his face to her and sent her a confidence and stubborn look.

"I'm ready" He said, and she caressed her shiny crystal ball that glowed for no reason.

"Very well then, when the time comes for you to meet your only and true love to be, you will lose things that are dear to your heart. No matter what you do, you will not get them back."

Sanji's heart stopped in that moment, that was just…too cruel. Why does it have to happen like this?! Was God punishing him for some reason?! He could not breathe right, and he just stared at her for a long time with wide eyes. This kind of future he really didn't want to know! But now he knew, so what now?! Should he just run and not meet his true love…what the hell…Sanji covered his face with his hands. He didn't know what to do in that moment or what to believe. It was too cruel to believe in it, but then again he knew for a long time that the world just hated him, so he wasn't surprised.

"Oh my dear prince, don't be so sad. Some things just meant to be, but now that you know how it would end maybe you could change it."

Sanji moved his hands away and looked at her again, hoping she was right and that he could change some it.

"You…think I could change it?"

"Only time can tell. Not everyone can. Just remember your lucky color is green. Always follow it no matter what happens."

"What the hell…you mean grass? I should follow grass?" Sanji was confused out of his mind, how the hell could he follow the color green anyway?! And the woman laughed at him hysterically.

"This…is not funny, you know." He didn't know how to take her laughing at him - an insult or was it a good thing? He really didn't know anymore.

"I'm sure you will understand someday, Just prepare yourself well. That what I wanted to tell you: you may go now, my dear prince."

She concluded and rose up from her chair, covering her crystal ball with piece of cloth and escorting Sanji to the door. Sanji was still a little confused but didn't resist going out of the room.

But after he finally was out from it, he collapsed to the floor. How could he ever be prepared for something like this? What should he do now? He felt hopeless and weak and too tired to do anything. That day was the worst day in his life, and he only wanted to be buried again in the earth and never come back again.

TBC