Yawning, I stumbled my way into the galley and stomped around as quietly as I could pulling out a packet of hot chocolate and put the kettle of water on the stove. I needed caffeine. It was my turn to do the Midnight to Dawn watch. Usopp had just woken me up minutes ago, but he had instantly crashed into his hammock as soon as he knew I was awake.

I didn't blame him.

I whipped the kettle off the stove as soon as it started to whistle hoping I hadn't woken anyone with the obnoxious noise. I held my breath for several beats listening to the sound of my nakama snoring loudly. They were still asleep, good. I poured the hot water over the chocolate powder and mixed it lethargically as I turned to go up to the bird's nest.

Only to nearly have a heart attack as I faced a bare, blonde haired chest.

"Good god, Sanji. Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I asked as I took a step back barely managing to avoid jumping and spilling my hot chocolate all over me.

"Sorry Hikari-hime. I thought Luffy was sneaking in the kitchen again."

"Why didn't you just check and see if he was in his hammock then?" I asked exasperatedly.

Sanji shrugged his bare shoulders and I was distracted for a second before reminding myself he chain smoked and I didn't like smokers.

I glared at him.

"How can I make it up to you?" he asked a charming smile spreading over his face. He looked much more charming than usual. Probably because he was shirtless and he didn't have a cigarette in his mouth.

"Chocolate chip pancakes, and hashbrowns." I answered instantly.

He stared at me for a second blinking slowly, before registering what I had said. "Of course, Hikari-hime!" He cooed eagerly.

I rolled my eyes. I had asked him to stop calling me Hikari-chan then he goes and calls me Hikari-hime. At least he wasn't after me as much as he was Nami. I think Nami was his kind of girl, one that actually flirts back. Don't get me wrong, Sanji's extremely attractive, but the smoking and sexism sort of turns me off.

"Alright. I'm going up for my watch. You should go back to bed or you'll sleep in tomorrow and I won't get my pancakes and hashbrowns." I ordered.

"Yes, Hikari-hime!" Sanji cooed as he quickly marched back to his room.

I smiled indulgently as I took a sip of my hot chocolate on my way to the bird's nest. It took me a few minutes of careful maneuvering to make it to the nest with my hot chocolate intact and I plopped down and took to scanning the darkness. The moon was nearly full so it was easier to see than it would've been if it was a new moon. I had gotten a shift on a new moon a while ago and I had been straining to even see the ocean let alone anything on it.

I spent the rest of the night sipping on the hot chocolate and scanning the ocean's surface looking for anything we needed to worry about.

I saw Sanji get up to work in the galley and figured it was nearly dawn. Sanji always had breakfast ready by dawn, which coincidentally was when Luffy got up to eat. Everyone else learned to wake early due to Luffy's rubber stomach. Sanji didn't really care all that much about the guys and if they missed a meal because they slept in then they missed a meal. I always noticed Sanji made an especially big lunch if someone missed breakfast though.

Zoro was up at dawn and started his normal routine. I still gaped in awe no matter how many times I saw him swing around his huge weights like they weighed no more than a sword.

I felt my eyes droop so I carefully climbed down from the bird's nest and slipped into the galley. I sat in my usual seat and laid my head down on my crossed arms.

Sanji would wake me when the food was done. I was confident in that.