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The Marry. A glorious boat on a glorious morning. The crew had ventured following the navigator's Namis strict directions toward the grand line however with Captain Luffy's insatiable hunger, and their lack of supplies, they found themselves desperately needing to find the nearest island to restock on all the necessities. It was the cook, Vinsmoke Sanji, who brought it up first, noticing even his basic spices like saffron and time were nearly out.
“Come on guys! I can’t work like this.” The cook crossed his arms looking at the crew standing before him. “I’m a chef. Not a cook. I need exotic spices, I need thick meat!” The swordsman smirked and stepped forward looking at the blond with a shit-eating grin.
“A true chef would be able to use what we have and make something delicious. But I guess you're still too novice to create something out of nothing.” Sanji looked like he was ready to kick him smack in the head but instead took a deep breath and smiled.
“Just because I CAN doesn't mean I will. This is an insult to chefs all over.” He turned and grabbed something out of the cupboard. “Tomorrow we need supplies. Tonight we eat shit food,” and that was that. Nami found the nearest island and set a course. Thankfully it wasn’t too far off their path and would only take a day or so to get back on course.
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“Ok, Crew!” The boy, like the captain, shoots up from the bottom of the deck eager to go and explore. “It’s time to get some food! Nami, Zoro you two go and find other supplies that we need to stock up on. Me and Usopp are going to find a restaurant and Sanji! Go get anything that would make for the most delicious meal you can make!” With begrudged sighs, Nami and Zoro took to the left of the docs while Sanji started right. From what they could tell this was a small agricultural town. Not too famous but hopefully would have enough trades going through that the blond could find at least mediocre ingredients.
The sounds and smells were quite pleasant. There were ample spices, and surprisingly enough a very decently sized meat market not too far from the docs. Walking up and down the stalls the tall chef lit up a cigarette and perused for only the best. Just when he was about to buy a deliciously veiny slab of steak there was a loud thud that came from what looked like a tavern at the end of the market. “Can I shop in peace? Why is it everywhere we go that something goes wrong?” As he started toward the commotion he saw a girl fly out of the front window and land with a bang right on the dirt path.
“Geez take a fucking joke, Arnold!” The girl got up and brushed herself off then threw up a very obscene gesture to a man who was standing crossed arms with a look of pure hatred on his face.
“This is the last time girl! I swear if I catch you in here again I’ll kill you myself!” She simply smiled and blew a kiss as he turned and slammed the door closed.
“Shows over everyone! Go back to your boring ass lives!” She dusted off her pants some more before starting towards the direction Sanji was still standing. As she approached she noticed him staring and paused for a moment. “What?”
“Nothing.” He smirked. “I’ve just never seen such a beautiful lady use such crass words.” He bowed and held out his hand hoping to kiss hers.
“Ha. Ok, lover boy.” She lifted his chin with two fingers to look up at her. She then leaned down so close he could feel her breath on his lips. “It was nice talking to you but I’ve got places to be.” The woman dropped his head and brushed past him without a second thought, continuing down the path before disappearing into the bustling crowd. Sanji found himself dumbfounded and couldn't help but stare as her hips slightly side in an almost seductive way.
“Did you see that!” Sanji jumped as a loud boy crept up behind him.
“Geez Captain don’t do that!” He turned to look at the boy and the sharpshooter as they both peered down to see if they could find that mysterious girl in the crowd. “And ya I saw it. I think everyone in the whole village saw her- it. Saw it.” His cheeks were still tinged pink from the flirtatious smile that she gave him as she held his head in her hand.
Usopp was the first to catch on. “Oooo I think Sanji has a crush!” He poked at Luffy jokingly as he mocked a kissing face towards the cook. Luffy started to laugh loudly along with him when a bright redhead and a green-haired ogre appeared behind them from the crowd.
“Who was that?” Nami spoke as she and Zoro approached with bags of various trinkets and supplies.
“I’m not sure.” He was still completely dumbfounded and at a loss for words. He had flirted with plenty of women but most just rolled their eyes or threatened him. But her. She countered him, she smirked at him, and she touched his face. And he still felt a buzz of heat on his chin from where her fingers had been. “But I want to find out.”
“She was hot,” Zoro said plainly, breaking Sanji out of his trance. Nami made a disgusted noise and rolled her eyes while Luffy pulled out a giant chicken leg from a bag he was carrying.
“I wonder if she wants to join a pirate crew.” he took a huge bite out of the leg and started down the path towards where the woman had disappeared. “Let’s find out!” Usopp followed close behind as the rest of the crew started to reluctantly follow as well.
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Eventually, the crew found themselves on a dirt road leading into a deeper part of a forest. It was getting darker and Nami made it abundantly clear that they should start heading back, but once the captain made his mind up it was hard to change.
“So. What do we think this girl's deal is,” Usopp spoke, picking up pace to keep up with Luffy and for some reason Sanji who seemed just as willing to find her as Luffy had been. “I think she’s a mermaid who got stranded here and is forced to sell drugs. That bartender kicked her out for trying to sell in his pub! I think I heard him say something like that when he threw her out!”
“Oh can it Captain Tall Tails,” Zoro spoke before falling back to chat with Nami who was still constantly looking at the sun to see what time it was.
“I did!” The sharpshooter huffed and looked at Luffy who was smiling and still eating that chicken leg.
“I honestly don’t know. But I want to find out.” He smirked and looked over at the chef who had spaced out and wasn’t even paying attention to the conversation. “And I don’t think I'm the only one.” He nudged him and wiggled his eyebrows.
Sanji blinked a few times scoffing and turning to the rest of the group. “I have no idea what you are talking about.” He took a lighter out of his blazer pocket and lit a cigarette putting his hands back in his pockets. “I’m only here because you said you wanted to follow her Captain. No other reason.” It was Nami's turn to scoff now. “What. Do you have something to say?”
“As a matter of fact, yes.” She sped up so that she was facing Sanji and walking backward. “You Mr. Flirts with anything and everything that breathes, but never gets laid, only following the captain's lead? Come on.” She rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. “You want to find her as much as Luffy.”
“Look, is it so bad that I like to treat women like queens? And besides, I just want to make sure that that lovely lady is ok all by herself out here.”
“From what I heard she’s doing just fine.” She turned back around and continued with the rest of the crew down the path until they found what looked like a small house. Shed? No. More like a hut. It was tiny and handmade. There was smoke coming out from the top and a soft warm glow from a fire through the opening of what looked like a door.
“I think we found our mystery girl,” Luffy proclaimed as he ran full speed to the light, Sanji hot on his heels.
Nami hesitated. “Wait you guys this seems off-”
Before she could elaborate further a trap went off catching all of them except her in a large net. “What the” A figure emerged from the hut rubbing their eyes and looking up at the swinging net. She then looked down at the lone girl standing shaking her head and staring at the boys. When Nami saw the girl standing there she immediately took the defensive position. Ready for a right. “Don’t come any further,” she said, “I promise you’ll regret it.” The girl didn’t look amused.
“Hey, I'm not the one who set off a trap designed for stupid animals,” Nami smirked and looked up.
“Well, it looks like it caught its designated targets.” That earned a laugh from the stranger before she took out a knife and cut clean through a rope next to her, sending the bag of men tumbling to the ground. “Hey, losers. Maybe wait next time before you run to someone's house.” Nami turned back toward the girl and held out her hand. “I'm Nami Bellmere. These idiots are Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, Zoro Roronoa, and Vinsmoke Sanji.” She extended her hand for the girl to shake.“And your name is?”
“Y/N,” she said plainly. “Y/N, L/N” She reached out and took Nami's hand to shake. “It’s a pleasure to meet you. As they each got up one by one she and Nami laughed to themselves while they brushed off the last of the dirt.
“I am Captain Monkey D. Luffy. Although Nami already told you. And this is my pirate crew!” She then let out a real laugh from the back of her throat almost crying at his comment. Then she stopped.
“Oh. Wait, you're serious.” She looked much more dumbfounded as she came to terms with what he had just said. “YOU’RE the Monkey D. Luffy? The pirate with 10,000,000 dollars on his head? Who took down the Fish-Man Pirate Arlong???” He only smiled and placed his hands on his fist.
“Oh so you've heard of me!” he looked victorious as she raised one eyebrow and took in the rest of the crew, stopping when her eyes landed on a familiar blond staring directly at her. She walked past who she now knew was Luffy right up to him. He wasn’t that tall, roughly 5’10, but she still had to look up.
“Oh hey. I remember you.” She looked up at him with a mischievous smile on her lips as her eyes raked him over. “Loverboy.” Her voice sounded like silk in his ears as she spoke to him. “So. Your name is Sanji huh?” He nodded. “I think I prefer a lover boy” He tried his best to remain composure and simply kept that cool and collected face he always wore when talking to a pretty girl.
“Well, you can call me anything you want, little girl. As long as I get to hear it behind closed doors you can scream my name as loud as you want.” Just when he thought he won she changed her face to what could only be described as puppy dog eyes and pouted.
“Oh, how cute. You think I would be the one screaming.” She smiled and returned to Nami's side. “It’s nice to meet you boys. But can one of you explain what you're doing ruining a trap that took me nearly thirty minutes to set up?” She huffed and tapped her foot on the ground.
“I'm so sorry about them, I tried to tell them to leave you alone but our Captain,” she then whispered loudly “and our chef, just had to meet you after that scene at the bar.” A small blush crept across her face barely noticeable in the dim fire light.
“Oh. Ha. That.” She suddenly looked very awkward and began to fidget with the hem of her shirt. “Ya, I'm sorry you all had to see that. Arnold can be a bit of an ass sometimes but he sells the best mead in the whole village.” She rubbed the back of her neck and gave half a smile.
Usopp finally spoke. “What did you do to get him so worked up?” She turned away from them and contemplated for a moment before finally deciding to tell them.
“Well, it’s not all that interesting.” She turned back around and began to tell them about the pub. She used to date the owner of the bar until she got bored of him and broke his heart. She went to the Arnold’s simply to get some drinks, but she ended up getting a little drunk and flirting with a guy there who was apparently his best friend. One thing led to another and that's how she ended up on her ass outside on a dirt road.
Sanji pushed to the front. “Oh, you poor thing. A girl like you should be handled with care. No matter how naughty she may be.” He picked up her hand and placed a gentle kiss. She then leaned down and whispered in his ear so that only he could hear,
“Oh trust me. You have no idea just how naughty I could be.” A chill ran down his spine and even in the dark, you could tell that his face was as red as the tomatoes he used to make his homemade pizza sauce.
Zoro was the first to notice. “What the hell did she just say to you man?”
“Nothing. Don’t worry about it.” He lit another cigarette and walked back to the back.
“Well. Now that that’s settled,” Luffy said, crossing over to Y/N, “Want to join my crew?”