"ISLAND!" A voice woke Sanji up. "ISLAND UP AHEAD!"

Island? Finally, they were out of meat. Pretty usual if you had a captain who ate everything in sight.

Sanji sat up in his bunk, and rubbed his eyes. He was still tired, but he had to wake up.

He dragged his feet across the wooden floor, and squinted as he got exposed to the rising sunlight. Nami was right, there was an Island on the horizon. Sanji wondered if the food there would be good, and maybe he could get a recipe from them. The island itself was filled with shops and possibly filled to the brim with lovely ladies.

"Oh, look, It's an island, hooray." A voice came from behind him.

Great.

It's that Shitty green haired swordsman he always hated.

"Don't we have enough food already?" Zoro asked.

'Luffy ate it all.' Sanji grumbled.

Sanji heard Zoro whisper something inaudible, but Sanji knew it wasn't directed at him.

'What?'

"What what?"

'What did you just say?'

"Nothing."

'Don't lie.'

"Ugh, fine. I was saying that Luffy's one big eater." Zoro grumbled.

'Alright…' Sanji thought. He wasn't sure why he'd hide something like that from him. The whole entire crew knew that Luffy was a big eater.

Something was off.

And Sanji didn't like it.

Zoro mumbled something else.

'IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, SPIT IT OUT!' Sanji shouted.

"I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!" Zoro shouted back before turning on his heel and walking off.

'Stupid darn Mosshead.' Sanji grumbled as he turned back to the island.

Not even a minute passed before Sanji heard a scream.

It wasn't Nami's scream.

It wasn't Robin's scream.

Despite the fact that it wasn't any of their screams, he knew who's scream it was.

Zoro's scream.

'MOSSHEAD!' Sanji screamed as he sprinted over to the source of the sound. 'WHAT HAPPENED?'

Zoro was crouched on the ground, hands on his head, and looking like he would rip all his hair out any second. He looked like he was in exuviating pain, and the look on his face confirmed it.

'Mosshead?'

Zoro looked up at the chef, but didn't say anything.

Sanji could see a hint of hellish evil inside his eye. It was red, unlike his usual tranquil black, and he swore that they were glowing.

'Are you alright? Your eye is… red…'

"Nothing." The tone of his voice was filled to the brim with pain. "It's… Nothing."

'You don't look like it…' A voice said from nearby.

It was the fluffy reindeer doctor of the crew: Tony Tony Chopper.

"Chopper, I said it was nothing." Zoro grumbled, voice still in pain. Chopper didn't listen and put his hoof on Zoro's forehead.

'I think it's a headache, I recommend you lie down. '

"No, It's fine. I swear."

'You don't look like it.'

"I SAID IT'S FINE!"

Chopper and Sanji flinched, and Zoro's eye flashed red for a second.

"The pain's gone now, you don't have to worry about me." Zoro said, standing up and rubbing his head. He looked at Sanji one last time before turning the corner.

'Why…' Sanji thought.

'How…'

'How the heck was his eyes red?'

Half an hour later…

Sanji stepped foot onto the island, and looked around. The island was coated with shops, and only a small fraction of buildings were actual houses. He thought that the rest of the houses were built on top of the shops, and his thoughts were proven when he saw a middle aged blond man cooking inside a window on the second layer of the house.

'Great! This place looks nice!' Nami smiled, ginger hair matching the sun behind her.

'Hey Robin! Wanna go shoping?'

'Sure.' Robin agreed and they set off.

'Luffy and I'll go get some more supplies, we'll meet back at the boat in a hour.' Usopp said as he adjusted his sunhat.

'I'll come too!' Chopper added as he set off with Usopp and Luffy.

Seconds later, Franky caught sight of something he found interesting.

'All drinks 50% off, COLA, HERE I COME!' He shouted before rushing over to a nearby grocery store. Brook turned back to the ship, and thought for a second.

'Well, I think I'll stay on the ship.' He said before walking over.

'Yeah, well, I'll come too. I'm actually pretty tired, to be honest.' Zoro yawned, and followed the Undead Skeleton.

This left Sanji in front of the ship, and wondered where to go. He could go buy some groceries with Franky, but Sanji decided otherwise.

'Excuse me sir,' He tapped the shoulder of a nearby passerby.

'Where's the bookstore?'

Ten minutes later…

"This must be the place. Sanji thought when he approached a building with a gigantic poster on the front reading: "BOOKS" In a bronze font. He opened the glass door, and the bell rung an oddly satisfying jingle once he walked in.

The young woman at the desk looked up from her book that she was reading, and smiled, Green eyes glistening in the light in the shop like polished emeralds.

'Good morning sir, need anything?' She asked, fidgeting with her velvet braid that hung over her shoulder. Like he did with any other woman he saw, he fell in love.

"Well, did a lovely lady like you have breakfast today? It's early in the morning, and you're working, what kind of monster made someone like you work something as hard as this?" Sanji flirted, and the woman giggled.

'I own the store; I decided to work this early. And yes, I did have breakfast.' She smiled.

"Enough talking, do you have a book on body language?" Sanji smiled.

'Actually, yes, I do. Follow me.' She said as she walked over deeper into the shop, Sanji following. They turned a few corners, until they reached a shelf that read: "Psychology"

She skimmed her eyes over the array of books, until she reached a certain one, and took it out. It was an two-inch thick blue hardcover that had a picture of a man and the words: "Body language" printed in silver on the front. A little sticker was stuck on the corner, showing it cost seven beli.

'There you go sir, have a flip through it if you want.' The bookstore owner smiled, and Sanji took it, whispering a warm "Thank you."

The book was heavier than Sanji thought, but to him, it wasn't much of a problem. He was one of the strongest fighters in the crew, after all.

A smile reached from ear to ear once he found what he was looking for.

SIGNS OF AFFECTION….. 89

"Yes, this'll do." He smiled, and he followed her back to the front desk.

'Seven beli please.' She smiled, and Sanji gave her a ten-beli bill.

"Keep the change." He said as he took the book, and gave a farewell smile to the bookstore owner before exiting the store.

"Now…" He thought. "Zoro did say that he liked a guy…"

A smile reached from ear to ear.

"I'm gonna find out who."

An hour later…

Sanji rested the book in his lap at the dining table, with Zoro sitting opposite him, single dark eye focusing on the plate of pancakes that the cook of the ship made.

He looked at the book, and read the first thing on the page.

For girls: If a guy likes you, it'll be easy to tell. Before I begin, I'll note to you, this applies to guys as well. First of all, check how he's acting around you.

Notice his eyes. If they dilate, he's crushing on you.

Dilation is a brain response that occurs when you like, and are attracted to something. This is a definite yes.

Sanji glanced up at Zoro, and said: "There's a spider on your shoulder."

Zoro looked over at his shoulder, and just stared at it, then back at Sanji.

His pupils expanded.

'There isn't any spider…" He growled.

'Well there was.'

"Besides, even if there was, I wouldn't get scared. Unlike you."

'Shut up.'

Sanji looked back at the book, and one paragraph caught his eye.

Men tend to act braver and stronger when they're around somebody they like, for the sole purpose of impressing them. Check their body language, if they're acting brave when they see a spider or a corpse when they're around you, they tend to act brave to impress you. This is human nature.

Sanji froze.

'Am… Am I the one… that he… Likes?' He thought.

'Nah, It won't be.'

'Right?