Chapter Three
Eri was casually eating lunch with the girls when Sanji sat with them; he greeted her with the usual 'Hello my sweet' and then offered her some food he had cooked the night before.
She accepted and when she tried it he was then being flooded with compliments. Sanji insisted that the other ladies try some too, and when they did he got the same excited response.
"Wow you are a really good cook Sanji!" Tenma squeaked. "Oh Eri! I wonder what kind of cook he will be when you get married." She then winked cheekily in Eri's direction.
Her reward was a huge smack to the head.
"Shut up you twit!" Eri hissed, flames of fury licking around her figure.
Sanji went all soppy eyed. "You're so cute when you're angry Eri-swan!" He was then glared at.
"Keep up with the flattery and you will see just how "cute" I can be!" She threatened.
But he didn't seem bothered by what she said at all. He was still staring at her with an infatuated grin, love hearts swimming around him.
"Humph." She sighed, "Never mind."
"Interesting." Akira quietly commented.
That Saturday Sanji took Eri out to her favourite restaurant; he was wearing a nice fancy suit and tie. He looked like a delectable gentleman.
Eri was wearing her favourite white dress that fell to the knee; it was a simple but expensive dress. She didn't want to look to fancy in case he got the wrong idea, but it had to be a dress that she felt comfortable in at least, so this one was perfect.
He acted just as a gentleman should, Sanji greeted the men at the front door, insisted on pulling her chair out and pushing it in for her himself instead of letting the assistants do it. And their conversation wasn't half as boring as she thought it would be.
He hung on her every word and made an appoint to allow her to talk about herself more rather then make her listen to him babble on.
"And so that's how it happened." Eri finished, a content grin on her face. "Oh, by the way-"
"Hmm?"
"Are you sure you can afford this place Sanji? I never knew you were rich."
"Of course I can my sweet, anything for you!" He said enthusiastically.
"Oh, ok, as long as you are sure." Eri may have been avoiding a date with him for quite some time, but she didn't want him to become broke because of her.
He payed the check at the end of the night and took her home.
"I had a fun time, thank you Sanji." She grinned at him. It really was a fun time and not quite what she had expected.
Sanji held her hand when she went to walk into the mansion and kissed it.
"You're welcome." He said a gleam in his eye.
Eri gasped.
He gave her one last glance and then danced lovingly down the walk way singing a love song that he had just created.
Eri closed the door, content with the date and wondered if she would ever want another?