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It happened again. Sanji promised himself he wouldn't do it anymore. But now he's standing here, lit cigarette in his mouth, both his hands inside his jacket pockets, searching for some warmth. It was a cold evening. The sunny docked on a random island Sanji couldn't remember the name of it and honestly, he didn't care. The only thing that matters is his angel.
It all started when his love first stumbled in the baratie. He wanted to apologize for a big hole in the ceiling, but Sanji couldn't care less about the ceiling at that time the only thing that Sanji knew at in time was that he fell in love at first sight. He's beautiful, Sanji thought, he looked like he came straight out of heaven. A beautiful angel that lost his way to earth, his way to him. His smile was the most perfect smile he had ever seen. His skin looked so soft and smooth like it waited just to be kissed by him. His black hair matched those beautiful, innocent deep brown chocolate eyes and his voice is the most perfect melody he'd ever heard. Sanji was just staring at him with a dazed look on his face. The cigarette that was once in his mouth was now laying on the ground long forgotten. Sanji had never felt this way about anyone before. Sure, he loved women and fell in love with at least a dozen, but this was different. It felt like he had a reason to live again, a reason to fight again, a reason to love. He knew at that moment he wouldn't let that boy go. NEVER!!! He was so happy when his angel asked him to join his crew. It's still one of Sanjis most cheered memories. Sanji swore to himself that day that he would protect his angel with his life. But Sanji wasn't happy to hear that there were other members on the crew. At first Sanji hated them, he didn't care about Nami, sure she's a lady and not a bad looking one at that, but she was nothing compared to his Luffy. Usopp wasn't any better than Nami. He's just a lying coward, hiding behind his angel when it was about the get messy and Zoro was the worse one of them all. He was always a little bit too close to his angel and he always wanted to play the knight in shining armour, Sanji hated it. He always thought that nobody of them ever deserved to be by his side. That Sanji was the only one worthy.
But now the situation is a little bit different... Over the years Sanji noticed that the other crew members weren't that bad sure he would still kill them if they tried anything with his Luffy. They aren't interested in a romantic relationship with his Luffy (Sanji still doubts Zoro) and that there willing to protect him too and even when Sanji doesn't like to admit it, they began to grow on him but not as much as his Luffy of course. At the time Sanji joined the crew, however Sanji tried to deny those feelings. He couldn't possibly fall in love with a man. Let alone Luffy. Sanji knew he wasn't gay, hell he was a womanizer. Every time he saw one, he immediately had fallen in love, but never that hard as he did with Luffy. But denying his feelings was getting harder and harder and one day he couldn't hold it back anymore. He remembered it like it was yesterday when he confessed to him. It was hard for his angel to understand the difference between the love he has for family and friends and the romantic love but over some hard explaining his Luffy eventually got it and his reaction, oh god his reaction was the cutest. His Luffy was all blushy and shy, he was playing with his fingers, and he avoided eye contact. His beloved straw hat was hiding his face a little bit and he shifted from side to side. Sanji knew he needed to be serious about this confessing but seeing his love so messy just from a small confession made him chuckle it was really the most perfect moment of his life, but it was going to get even better because the next words his love stuttered was an acceptation, an acceptation to his feelings in that moment Sanji was the happiest man alive.
But that was also the moment Sanjis dark urges came. At first Sanji could deny them. It was always a small voice at the back of his head screaming at him things like: Luffy is mine! keep Luffy safe! Stay with Luffy! Keep Luffy somewhere safe! Luffy is too cute! Luffy is mine! The others don't deserve Luffy! Keep Luffy safe! Luffy is mine! Other people are staring at my Luffy! Luffy is too beautiful! Luffy needs to be locked up somewhere safe! Luffy is so cute! Keep Luffy safe! Luffy is to innocent to understand intentions of other people! Luffy is mine! KEEP LUFFY SAFE! Luffy is mine! They're looking at my Luffy! LUFFY IS MINE!
Then it happened. They were shopping supplies together and checking out an island, when Sanji didn't look for two seconds. He was staring at a fish that he wanted to buy, he was about to ask Luffy something when his eyes widen. They were standing in the middle of a market, it was very crowded, when he saw that a hand was inappropriately touching his love. Luffy had an innocent look on his face, he didn't know what was wrong. He probably thought that the man behind him was checking out his pants or maybe was putting something in his back pocket. But Sanji knew what wrong was and, in that moment, he couldn't deny those urges. The only thing that he saw was red and with on swift kick the man was on the other side of the market, but Sanji didn't stop there, no he kicked him bloody not only using his legs but also his hands. He's willing to let his hands get dirty when it keeps his Luffy safe. Luffy had to stop him eventually because his beating created a chaos on the market and that alarmed the marines. Sanji knew he'd messed up. Not only had he disappointed Luffy by beating a random man bloody, no he also put his angel in danger. That could never happen again.
But now he is standing here cigarette in his mouth another corpse under his bloody shoes. His love is still on the ship, probably playing with Usopp and Chopper or waiting for him in the kitchen. Sanji made sure his angel wouldn't see the mess he created. He doesn't deserve to see such a disgusting sight. Earlier that day, Sanji saw how a man was trying to flirt with his Luffy, but Luffy was too oblivious to understand so the men didn't come far, and Sanji also sent him a death glare that would let anyone piss their pants. Sanji knew in that moment that he would kill this men. He knows that this isn't right, and he knows that he has to stop but he can't deny those urges anymore. In some kind of way, he even agrees with those urges. Those filthy pigs laid their dirty eyes on his Luffy, on his love, on HIS ANGEL. They tried to destroy Luffys innocents! THEY TRIED TO TAKE LUFFY AWAY FROM HIM!!! NO! Sanji would never let those disgusting people take him! NO! NEVER!
And when he has to break his own promise and has to get his hands and legs get dirty so be it!! As long as he gets to sleep beside Luffy for another night he doesn't care who he has to beat up, who he has to kill. He will do anything for Luffy, anything for his angel.
That reminds him he has to get that blood of his clothes. It's time to make dinner for his love and with that Sanji makes his way back to the ship, where his hungry lover is waiting for him.