Menu (written for sasorikatana; pairing is Luffy/Nami; prompt is "tangerines"; no spoilers)
As Captain, he enjoyed certain privileges. Like delivering ultimatums.
On Monday, Sanji wanted to make North Blue Toast for breakfast: thick, stale-hard slices of bread dipped in egg whites and fried in a skillet. North Blue Toast was very delicious and a rare treat for a crew who did not usually tolerate leftovers. But Luffy said No, let's have toast with that tangerine jam you made. So they did.
On Tuesday they had juicy cuts of roast duck swimming in a spicy tangerine noodle soup, garnished with beansprouts, parsley, and twirls of tangerine peel.
On Wednesday they had mousse layered through with graham crackers and tangerines, deliciously chilled against the sudden heat of a nearby summer island.
On Thursday Franky and Zoro threatened to mutiny against the continuous onslaught of citrus, but Sanji quelled their rebellious mutterings with flank steaks marinated in rich tangerine sauce and grilled with bell peppers.
On Friday they had huge slabs of dark chocolate flavored with tangerine zest; Chopper loved it so much he hung onto a square gamely with his teeth even as a cyclone raked the sides of Thousand Sunny. After the storm passed the reindeer begged for more chocolate as a reward and Sanji was on the edge of giving in until Robin made some passing comment about root canals.
On Saturday they had tangerines, just tangerines. The refrigerator was out of meat and the storeroom was out of potatoes and the larder was out of flour. Sanji made a preemptive strike against the rebels, who had recruited Usopp and Chopper into their ranks, by pointing out the shape of an island along the horizon. Eat tangerines tonight and meat tomorrow, he threatened, or nothing tonight and nothing ever again. The rebels made a retreat to the sleeping quarters, famished but cowed.
On Sunday Nami finally relented and did what Luffy had proposed on Monday: she kissed him in the enclosed crow's nest as they approached the island. Luffy was surprised to find her so slim. He was surprised that his hand could wrap halfway around her waist, and that she was short enough that he had to bend down to meet her lips. He was surprised that she did not taste like the tangerines they'd been eating all week. She tasted like herself - and really that was who she was - Nami the girl from Cocoyashi; the thief who suggested a ridiculous union in East Blue; his navigator.
Don't you ever think you can pull rank with me again, she said, and he had just enough time to say OK before she kissed him again, and he suddenly understood that Nami could never taste like tangerines but how ever after the taste of tangerines would be of maps and ink and wind and salt water and earth and wood and dust from the road and blood from the knife and old musty rooms and tears and laughter and Nami.
On Monday they sailed away from the island with their stores replenished. Sanji revealed the bread he'd been saving for the past week. He wanted to make North Blue Toast again and this time Luffy let him.
--End--
notes: OK for serious, I think I have the order of this fic backwards, but I'm still trying to figure out how to right it without losing the overall feeling of the fic. The idea of Luffy being involved with anyone kind of makes me go "Noooooo!" but if it's Nami (or Zoro) it's almost OK. I am convinced that those three share an Ultra Special Connection beyond the Special Connection Luffy has with everyone in general. Anyway this one turned out pretty cute; the driving force was clearly the food XD