TheDarkestShinobi: I'm a ZoLu fan, so there are subtle hints I couldn't help but this is a Sanlu because I was looking for them and only found a few good ones… I hope mine could be one of them,..

Anyway I think this couple is cute but not as sexy or hot as ZoLu or ZoSan tho ZoLu is my fave

(I will update my other stories as soon as I get inspiration again, it comes and goes and I dun wanna give you messed up chapters just to give you something)

Anyway I'm rambling, read the story

Story start

"He's in love with you cook san."

Sanji took the cigarette out of his mouth and looked towards the archelogist in mild shock, mostly because he didn't believe her. He exhaled the deadly toxin and turned back to the sea, smiling she leaned on the railing besides him. He brought the cigarette back to his mouth and closed his eyes sighing, there was no way some Guy on the ship liked him, but he already knew that she wouldn't lie to him, or joke about something this serious.

"Who?" Sanji asked though he really didn't want to know, who could love him other than the beautiful Nami swan? If only he wasn't such an undeserving fool. Nami swan was the epitome of female beauty as was Robin chwan but Robin, though he would also spoil her, had Franky, and was a good 10 years older than him, though she didn't show it. He was so lucky to be surrounded by-

"Captian san, cook san"

Sanji's thoughts were cut off as she said that. Robin chwan wouldn't joke about that and she always knew what was going on though no one knew how she did, so if she told him that the captian loved him, he most likely did. Sanji didn't miss a beat though.

"Heh, of course he does, he loves all his nakama." That was true enough, Luffy was so kindhearted with one big enough for everyone. He was happy go lucky and always there. The captian, that's how you would describe him, the glue that held them all there, together.

"Not like he likes you." Normally Sanji's eye would've turned into a heart and he'd swoon over how wise she was, to notice something that he didn't but he stayed leaning forward on the railing looking out into the sea. He found he didn't want to smoke at the moment so he flicked his cigarette into the sea and turned to his side. She turned to him as well and smiled,

"Watch him, cook san, you'll see"

Sanji decided that it was a bad thing that he couldn't prove her wrong and that watching Luffy could prove hazardous to one's health. Sanji looked onto the lower deck to see Luffy chasing Usopp and Chopper around while loudly exclaming that he would catch them soon. Sanji's eyes lingered on Luffy, how would that rubber brained idiot know what love was and if he felt it? Sanji then stood up striaght, what wouldn't the captain know? One thing Luffy always had was a simplicity for feelings and an intensity in them, fierce loyalty and determination, yet comforting like when Nami swan was sick and Vivi chan in trouble. Sanji frowned realizing that while the captain was an idiot about most things he was a genius when it came to feelings.

"Baka!" Sanji's hand grabbed the front of the railing and his leg swung over ready to jump to Nami swan's side and beat up the bakaka ($$hole) who dared to make her angry when he seen that it was Luffy. Normally that wouldn't be a surprise and he'd yell at the captain and stand by his love Nami. But he stopped as Robin's words replayed in his mind.

"Watch him cook san, you'll see"

He stopped and froze mid jump. He swung his leg down and leaned over the railing to see Nami holding a crushed orange in her hand. Sanji noted that it still looked edible and only Nami would be upset over an orange of that state. It didn't matter, everything should be perfect for Nami swan.

"Honest Nami, the wind blew it over here and I stepped on it while playing" Luffy said with that 'I'm sorry but get me for the right crime' attitude. Nami turned to Usopp who was cowering behind Luffy and Chopper who was standing behin Luffy clutching his leg fearfully.

"Is that really what happened?"

"Hai" Usopp said as he looked up to the navigator. His head next to Luffy's waist above his hand, the other on the other side of his captain's waist. Chopper was on the other side holding on to his captain's leg shivering.

"Well this is a waste of food! You need to be more careful!"
"It's not so bad Nami" Luffy pouted and she twitched.
"It's still good, just a little squashed"

Sanji took a closer look at the orange and noted that it was perfectly fine, perfectly edible, until Nami threw it off the ship. He twitched, that's a waste of food. Sanji frowned, the ever beautiful Nami swan should've known someone like Luffy would've eaten it.

Nami turned away and walked back to her normal spot to make more maps in the shade. Sanji watched as Luffy turned to Usopp and Chopper and stuck his tongue out running from them.

"You're it, haha"

"Haha, I, the Famous Thunder foot Usopp will catch you before you can blink" Chopper's eyes sparkled,
"Really?"
"Of course..." Sanji turned away and walked into the kitchen, he pulled out two cups and a tray of ice, it was a hot day and he was sure that the ladies could use some refreshments.

Sanji started on the drinks and he moved out of habit, his mind was on Luffy, he loved his captain, he wasn't in love with his captain. Sure, he'd follow him to the ends of the Earth and fight alongside him against anyone, but so would that Marimo, and Usopp, and anyone really.

Now that he thought about it, it would make sense for Zoro and Luffy to be in love, they've always been together and put each others dream before their own, they can speak to each other without words and have never acually fought, not to his knowlegde at least. Zoro would go to the ends of the Earth for Luffy, and Luffy would do the same for Zoro.

Luffy played around with Usopp all the time, chopper and Luffy would sit and listen to Usopp's stories, though they knew he was lying. Luffy and Usopp fought when they left the going merry behind and Usopp left them, even so Luffy accepted Usopp back after a simple 'I'm sorry' even after Zoro said to let him go.

But then Usopp had Kaya

When Luffy was taken prisoner and was set to be excuted no one tried harder to get him back then the moss head, but even so, the marimo had firm belief that the captain would be alright. Zoro was the perfect example of a first mate, just a shitty example of a person. Even so the care, love he witnessed between them, he was jealous of it. The first time he seen them Luffy had put a buggar in Zoro's drink, and the shitty swordsman shoved it down the captain's throat. Not ten minutes later Zoro's fighting Hawk eyes Milhawk and Luffy's gripping the rail like he's fighting too.

Another couple of minutes and Luffy lunges after Hawk eyes and is about to fight him. Before they do Zoro lifts his sword and makes a promise, a promise to be the best in the world, because anything else would disappoint the captian. Sanji didn't understand why, but that was enough for Luffy. That's when Sanji first believed Luffy was something else, something special. Someone who could defenitely become Pirate king, especially if he had someone like Zoro. Someone that dedicated and loyal to him, Luffy's First Mate.

Luffy should be in love with Zoro, not him.

Sanji frowned, the last thing he wanted to do was let his captain down and hurt him, but he just didn't love his captain back. Sanji, he was sure, was in love with Nami swan, that's why he doted on her hand and foot. He also doted on Robin chwan, he sighed and decided he needed another cigarette.

"Nami swan, a cool drink on this hot day"
"Thanks Sanji" Nami said in a 'I'm mad but not at you' tone and Sanji twirled away with his tray and a heart in his eye. He stoppeds twirling and flicked his hair up lowering the tray to the small table.

"Robin chwan, a lovely refreshment for you on a hot day like today" She smiled politely and took the drink
"Thank you cook san"
"Ah to be thanked by the ever beautiful Robin chwan, oh I could die happy now" Robin smiled politely once again.

"Supa!" Sanji turned to see Franky talking to Luffy while pointing his arm/gun to the sea
"Wow!" Luffy was sitting but was bouncing in his seat.
"Baka senchou" Sanji muttered with a small laugh.
"Hai cook san, but none of us would have it any other way."
"Heh, your right."
"Suke!" Luffy jumped up and ran to the deck of the ship, he stopped and sat on the napping swordsman, Sanji almost smiled, he knew it.
"Eh, Zoro! Wake up and play with me!"
"Go away..." Zoro muttered
"But Zoro..." Zoro opened his eyes and Sanji could see there wasn't a trace of sleepiness in them. The shitty swordsman knew the captain was coming.
"But..." he arched an eyebrow up playfully.
"I wanna play!"
"Play what?"
"Umm... hide and go seek"
"Ok, you hide, I'll seek" Luffy grinned and ran off, Zoro closed his eyes and Sanji smiled, Zoro's going back to sleep, though he frowned, Luffy will be hiding for a while.
"Eh, least he won't bother me for food."

Before Sanji left he seen the swordsman open his eyes with a predatory gleam and get up
"Ready or not, here I come" Sanji took out that cigarette and lit it, feeling the nicotine make his nerves relax. He walked into the kitchen and put everything away with speed and precision. He had made enough of the drink and poured an extra cup in case any of the ladies wanted more. He set in down gently on the first shelf in the fridge.

Now to start drying the washed dishes, he grimaced to himself and set out to work, it really wasn't too bad, at least it was quiet and he could think about his sencho. He took another puff

His head snapped up when he heard the door slam.
"Oi" He turned annoyed as he was drying a cup with a dish towel,
"ssh" Luffy whispered and ran over to the cook.
"H-hey what are yo-" Luffy pressed his finger to Sanji's lip and turned quickly pressing himself into the cook. Sanji was utterly shocked; he was too shocked to move.

The kitchen door opened again,
"Oi, shitty cook, see the captain" Sanji now remembered that they were playing hide and seek, though Luffy picked a unique place to hide.
"No, moss head, hear anyone asking for food"
"Just askin, Geeze, I'm getting some booze." Zoro walked over to the fridge and Sanji felt Luffy move to his side. Sanji shivered as Luffy unintentionally grinded against him before flattening enough to be hidden from the swordsman's view.

Zoro walked out of the kitchen and opened the door looking back to Sanji and the perfectly hidden Luffy.
"By the way, I found you sencho" Luffy poofed up from out of nowhere and ran up to the swordsman,
"How'd you know?"
"Sanji doesn't have boshi" Zoro pointed at the hat then poked Luffy on the forehead.
"Mou..." Luffy pouted adorably and Sanji felt a pang of jealousy, how come he never had a relationship like that? He couldn't have it with Luffy or family or even the beautiful Nami swan.
"Now can I sleep?"
"Fine..." Luffy turned away, clearly not as happy as he was before. Sanji looked at the drink on the table and shook his head, it was for Nami swan.

He heard the door close and put the now dried cup back on the shelf.
"Sanji, I'm bored" Sanji almost dropped the cup in shock, he turned and seen Luffy sitting on a chair rocking back and forth. Sanji thought he left, he was so quiet.
"And..."
"I dunno" Luffy looked at the ceiling and stayed silent for a while. Sanji awkwardly sat down on the other side of the table.
"Nami's mad at me" Sanji exhaled the smoke from his mouth and looked to the captain,
"For what" Luffy shrugged
"I stepped on an orange," Luffy's eyes widened and he held his hands out in front of him waving them.
"It wasn't that bad and I would've eaten it!"
"I know" Luffy sputtered and then suddenly stopped. Sanji held the cigarette away from his lips and looked at Luffy who was looking at him curiously.

"What?" Luffy said as he stopped moving all together, Sanji said nothing but stood and turned to the sink. Luffy sat still for a full minute, not moving and Sanji set the new record, by over a minute.
"I know"
"That Nami yelled at me"
"Yes"
"That I made Nami angry" Sanji moved the plates in the sink
"I know"
"Wait"

Sanji waited before turning to look at the flustered captain.

"You're not mad at me" Luffy said unsurely pointing at himself. Sanji smiled and shook his head no while taking another puff of his cigarette. Sanji put on the water and started to wash the dishes.

"Need any help"
"No," Sanji felt Luffy frown and then pout.
"Go outside and play"
"But Sanji... Zoro's sleeping, Usopp and Chopper are busy, Robin and Franky are locked in the basement and Nami's mad at me"
"Alright so sit down and be bored"
"Ok"

Sanji had successfully washed one cup before he heard the other boy moan.
"Sanji..." Sanji's eyebrow twitched and he turned around.
"What"
"I'm bored..."
"So go take a nap with the shitty swordsman or something..."

Sanji noted that Luffy's smile returned as he patted boshi and ran out the door,
"Oi! Zoro!" Sanji smiled, and got back to the dishes, putting out the used cigarette.

Luffy bounded over to the swordsman and sat on his waist, straddling him. He, with his right index, pushed up his hat and leaned over Zoro, who twitched. Luffy smiled and leaned over until their noses were touching.

"Zoro..." Luffy said lowly and Zoro's eyes twitched.
"Hey Zoro..." Luffy said a little louder and shifted his weight making Zoro groan.
"Ney, Zoro, are you okay?" Zoro's eyes opened and looked straight into his captain's.
"What do you want?"
"To sleep with you"
"What?" Zoro heard him the first time but needed some clarification.
"I'm bored, Sanji said to do something, well to take a nap with-oh!"

Zoro had turned and Luffy fell off of him onto the rough surface of the boat.
"Zoro!" Zoro turned to the sky smiling
"Sencho... look at the sky"

Luffy looked into the sky and seen the blue skies and white clouds he had stared at for hours at a time. Zoro had put his hands under his head as a pillow and Luffy snuggled against him.
"Ney Zoro, you're soft like a pillow"
"Like hell I am"

Luffy felt the hard wood of the deck a second time as Zoro knocked Luffy off of him.
"You're a meanie"
"Oh, really, I didn't know that" Zoro yawned and in the next instant was asleep. Luffy grinned happily and ran onto Sunny's head; he sat down and looked to the sea ahead.

"Ney, Sunny, Sanji wasn't mad at me today, and I got Nami mad, and I don't know why." Luffy whispered to the lion on the mast not really expecting a response back.
"Maybe Sanji doesn't hate me as much as I thought..." He smiled and turned to the sound of high heels against the wood.
"Hi Robin"
"Hello captain san" Luffy turned back to the sea and Robin leaned on the railing next to him.
"Food!" As if a gun had fired Luffy flew back and up the stairs.
"Meji!" Luffy yelled happily and went into the kitchen.

Sanji twitched as Luffy barged into his kitchen like a barbarian. However Luffy looked at him and sheepishly grinned, and for some reason, his foot didn't connect with the side of his head to kick him out of the kitchen.

"Sit down" Sanji placed a plate of food down and carefully arranged the drink spoon and fork, and then he set another doing the same thing. Luffy was staring at the food and doing his best to be civil.
"Ohiyo Sanji kun"
"Nami swan, you have gifted me to allow me to hear your gifted voice" Sanji seen Nami smile and slip into her seat, and turned to see Luffy sitting still, with a look on his face Sanji had never seen before.

Luffy was jealous.

Sanji grimaced as he turned around and picked up another two plates to set them on the table.

Robin was right.

He was in trouble, because as much as he admired the quality, he realized the danger of it now, the captain always got what he wanted. Sanji nodded to Zoro and Usopp as they walked in and said a hearty Good morning to Robin. He got the last and biggest plate for the captain and placed it in front of him. With a very grateful glace the captain dove into his meal.

Luffy loved food, anyone who knew him could tell you that, but he loved Sanji's cooking the best, something about the spice that he used on the fish, or the way he minced the cheese and melted it into the bread, or maybe that the veggies were put into the meat as an attempted to get him to eat healthier. Luffy grinned as he ate another mouthful, Sanji's cooking was defenetly the best and Luffy couldn't wait until they found All Blue and Sanji cooked the best fish in the world, the thought made him shiver and he swallowed the mass of food on his plate.

"So Good, More Sanji!" Luffy held out his plate and Sanji smiled despite himself.
"Wait till the Ladies are done!" This time, his foot connected to the side of Luffy's head.

Chapter end: TDS: so how was it let me know!! Triple R Review Revise and Request, especially if it's ZoLu,

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