Chapter Four

That Monday at school Eri and the girls were discussing their weekends when Tenma brought up Sanji.

"So how was it?" She giggled.

Eri explained the whole evening to them while they walked to school.

"Wow that's amazing, he really changed didn't he." Tenma said approvingly.

"But doesn't he work at a coffee shop or something?" Mikoto frowned.

"What do you mean?" Eri turned to Mikoto, an anxious look on her face.

"Come to think of it, he does, and his parents aren't very rich either." Akira pointed out.

Eri just stared at them both, mouth hanging; she really didn't know what to say. They had to be lying because how could Sanji possibly afford anything at her favourite restaurant if that was true?

She decided to confront Sanji about it when she next saw him, and that time soon came.

At lunch she saw him behind the gym in a corner secretly smoking where no teachers could see him.

"Hey Sanji..." She approached him cautiously, he looked up; his eyes dull until he noticed who was addressing him.

"Hello Eri-swan!" He exclaimed goofily.

"Eh, well, I have something to ask you." Eri said. She then told him what her friends had said and asked if it was true, and to her disbelief, he confirmed it.

"Bu-but how could you afford-"

"I've been saving up." He said casually, looking deep into her eyes, she could tell that he was dead serious.

Eri was stunned, her face full of unconceivable shock.

"It's true," He continued, "I have been saving up for you Eri since we first met..." he waited for a response but when he didn't get one he continued. "I knew you were different, something about you shined above the rest of the ladies I met, and." He suddenly got to his knees, a bright lovey-dovey smile on his face, his hands clapped together as though he were about to pray. "I really want you to be my girlfriend, pleassseeeeee Eri-swan?!"

Eri stood still, she really didn't know what to say.

Sanji stayed there on his knees, until a teacher came and interrupted them.

"Hey Sanji!" The teacher called, "What you doing smoking?" Sanji looked down and noticed that his cigarette was still clamped between his fingers.

He stood up quickly and gave the teacher a stifle glare. "Yeah, yeah I'll get rid of it shitty-teacher." He grumbled to himself. Sanji then walked over to a bin, put out his cigarette where the teacher could see and then threw it in.

"There's a good lad." The teacher said approvingly and then walked away. Sanji was still staring at him, his glare never leaving his eyes.

"Um, Sanji-kun." Eri tugged on his jacket.

"Hmm?" He turned; the glare was still slightly in his eyes but once his sight met Eri's face he mellowed. "What is it Eri-swan?" He clasped her hand gently, and sat on one knee.

"Um, well, I was thinking..."

"Yes, my sweet?"

"I-I..." She sighed, it was hard to get out what she wanted to say. "I will be y-your g-girlfriend." She blushed.

Sanji sat there, dazed; he looked like he was off in a distant land, a land where an impossible dream just came true.

"E-eh... R-r... REALLYYYYY?!" His face beamed, a smile brighter than anything Eri had ever seen almost consumed his face. His body then started rippling as he skipped around her.

Eri watched him, feeling uncertain, but then smiled and thought. 'I guess this is just the way he is... his so energetic all of a sudden.'

Well that was the last chapter, I hope this story was good and I would like to read some reviews from you guys on it please.
I could write more chapters on top of these though if this story gets really popular :) But that's your choice.