Zoro wasn't exactly paying attention to the crew's conversation as they kept on blabbering about that blond kid. Nami seemed to bevery interested into what secrets lie between the old geezer and the kid. Of course, Zoro was interested too, but not exactly what Nami was looking into. No, he was interested in that blonde kid, nothing more, nothing less. Just that kid with the unusual swirly brow, though he shouldn't talk since, well, he had green hair. Which is very odd in a lot of people's eyes.

"Oi, you guys can't eat without me!" A loud screech was heard above Zoro. the moss head swordsman didn't have to look up to see who it was though.

"Haha, Luffy I heard you had to work here for a whole year! May we change our flag?!" Mimicked Usopp as Luffy started to shout at him with rage. Zoro just snickered but as for Nami, she laughed loudly. Everyone in the restaurant seemed to be staring at them. This gave Zoro an uneasy feeling. He grabbed his katana to calm his nerves. After the laughter died out, the crew started to talk about the blonde kid again. While Nami began to make theories and explained them to the crew, Luffy was laughing.

"Whats so funny?!" Questioned Nami. Luffy opened his mouth and began to speak.

"Your talking about that blonde guy, with the strange eyebrow, aren't you! Man, that guys so cool! I'm getting him to join my crew since hes a cook and all but have you seen his cute fox tails and ears! They are soooo COOL! And he's funny too!" The crew went dead silent. They took a moment to register what their idiot captain just said.

"Wait, wait, wait.. did you just say FOX ears and tails?" Exclaimed a very shocked navigator. Luffy nodded. Usopp and Nami just stared at Luffy with disbelief, but Zoro, he just stared at his captain with his usual facial expression. Thats when Luffy laughed his usual laugh.

"Shishishi, your faces are just hilarious!" Luffy said between giggles. Nami shot Luffy a death glare.

"This is serious! Did you really just say.."he had fox ears and tails", and like tails, as in multiple!" shouted Nami. Luffy stuck up three fingers.

"He has three." Usopp fainted.

...

Sanji sat on top of his unfixed bed. He dug his face into his knees feeling quite down. Was he just a burden to Zeff? Should he just leave? No, of course the old geezer wouldn't think of him that way. But then, why does he want Sanji to leave.

"You don't understand! Go live your dreams and leave this place, before its too late,"

It was right there, in his own words why he wanted Sanji to leave.

No, HE doesn't understand, Sanji thought. He doesn't understand how he feels about the old geezer. He was a fatherly figure to him and also was one of the first to accept him as he was. A freak most kids would call him. A monster most adults called him. A thing most people will say. A brat Zeff would say. The fox smirked, but then quickly frowned again. He couldn't just leave Zeff for all he has done for him. He gave him so much and what did Sanji gave him, a missing leg. Even to this day, Sanji felt guilty about the leg, but, the old man could still give him a beaten using his peg leg.

Sanji opened a pack of cigarettes and took one out. "

In a time of anxiety, smoke it all away" Sanji said to himself. He then poked around in his pocket for the lighter. Nothing was in there. Maybe his other one? He checked that one too. Nothing. Crap, did he leave it downstairs! Even if he did, where? Maybe he left it by that cute girl, or maybe in the kitchen. Dang, where did he last leave it?! Sanji jumped off his bed and rushed downstairs. What he saw was unexpected.

...

His name was Don Krieg, the king of the East Blue. The man who scares others just by taking a glance at him. If that didn't terrify you, then maybe his fleet would. Don krieg was said to command many fleets of ships, full galleons. Also not to mention that Don Krieg was a ruthless killer. Someone you can not trust at all. A man who would not hesitate to kill his own nakama. Now he was on his hands, kissing the ground, begging the cooks.

Sanji didn't know what to say. He heard this man only thought for himself. But nowthere he was, begging for food and right by his side stood Gin, the man who's life was saved by the one and only sous chef. The blond couldn't take much more of this, this man was practically nothing but bone. Sanji started off to the kitchen, picking up his lost lighter off the chick's table and lit his cigarette. Time to get to work

It did not take long for the swirly browed cook to whip up something. He was practically out the door right when he just entered it. A bunch of angry cooks stood in the way of Sanji and his masterpiece dish.

"Move it," Growled Sanji. The cooks felt shivers run down their spines. They backed off, making a path for Sanji to walk through. The only noise heard was the clicking of Sanji's black shoes. When he finally got in front of the starving pirate, he bent down, and placed the delicious food in front of him.

"Sanji," whispered Gin as he watched his captain dig in. Krieg didn't even use the fork provided for him, he just ate with his hands. As expected from a pirate.

"Thank you," Mumbled the pirate in between mouthfuls. Sanji gave off a little smirk. And just like that, the plate was empty, completely clean from any crumbs. Don Krieg slowly rose in front of Sanji. He was quite the tall man compared to Sanji. Thats when Sanji's fox instincts sensed danger. Before the blond could react, he was punched strongly in the stomach. He flew back as a little blood trickled out of his mouth. A loud crash was heard as the fox crashed into a table.

"Now, I would like to have food served to my starving crew, oh and water too! And if you don't..." Krieg lifted up his arm to reveal a gun barrel.

"You will all die."