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Sanji smirks over his victory as he cooks. It had been his 35th win against another one of those grandmasters in the island, or his saying - hell -. The battle was hard, it gave him a few bruises but he won. It was worth every recipe he gets.
Like any other times, he gets to cook the new recipe the night after it was gotten. The okamas loved his cooking so let him be in his world before trying to shove him again in a dress. Still, even while cooking he never lets his guard down, you never know when an enemy strikes after all. So he listens to them talk while the pan sizzles on the food he cooks.
"Hey hey, have you heard about Suzie-chan from the other town?"
"She's getting famous these days y'know, practicing her moves everyday."
"I would love to see her soon!"
"Me too!"
Laughs echoed across the table as he finishes his dishes for the group. He balances it on a tray and goes to the table. "Here you go, don't be afraid to ask for seconds." He says to the group of queers chattering.
Lots of 'thank you's' and compliments were thrown at him before munching on the food they were given.
"Mm!! Can't believe I to eat Sanji-kyun's food again!!"
"Yeah right! I could eat his food forever as long as I live!!"
"I want others to eat these too!"
"Shut up and just eat!" Sanji shouts as he lays down more of the food he cooked, pretending he didn't like the cheers thrown his way. Of course, none listened to him since this was a free country.
"The flavor is amazing! It fills my body with energy!"
"I feel like I can run around the country after eating this dish!"
"If I could, I'd love to give some to those practicing ballet kenpo! But it's to amazing!! I'd finish it before I could!!"
His hand stopped momentarily before setting the last dish. One of the okamas noticed and asked him what's wrong. "Eh? Oh! Uh, nothing just eat your food." He answers the question. He felt like he knew or heard that term somewhere, he just couldn't place it in. "Mn? My, my. You seem intrigued when we mentioned 'ballet kenpo' darling. Are you interested?" The queer said loud enough for the entire table to hear. An asshole indeed.
"Oh my! Do you want to Sanji-kyun?! I can teach you for free if only you wear this sweet dress I have for you!!"
"No! I'll teach you instead! This dress I have looks better on you!!"
"I want to see you in ballet shoes.~"
"NO! IT'S NOT THAT!!" Sanji broke their train of thoughts "I just thought I heard it from somewhere. Stop assuming stuff." He told them. But still he knew he'd heard that somewhere. His on his chin, ignoring the stares and thinking hard to where did he hear it to stop them from asking stupid questions further. Where was it? When was it? Who was it?
"Ah! Bon-chan." Plopping his fist on his palm, finally remembering where he heard it. "I heard that from someone named Bon Clay, bragging about his skills. But that's all, nothing more or less of it." He explained, but the people staring at him kept staring and... shaking?
"Y-y-you're not ta-talking about B-Bon Clay-chan, a-are you?!" One of them asked hands shivering on the table. He noticed the others were doing the same too, as if holding back their tears for something.
"You deaf or something? I just said that. He's a weird ballerina guy who made friends with my captain and saved us one time, mumbling about his power to copy people and his shitty.. Okama.. way..." He looks back to the queers, visibly crying at the moment.
"Oh." He mumbled
"Uwaahh!! Bon-chan!"
"Sanji-kyun! Is he okay? Is he eating well? Is he living okay?"
"I haven't heard anything from him for YEARS!! Uwaahh!! I'm glad he's okay!!"
"I want to see him now!! Do you know where he might be!?"
"He has devil fruit abilities now?! I didn't know about that!"
He was annoyed by the cries but he let them be. After all, it's normal for a person to worry for a lost friend. Who knew he actually fought a queer before this he went to this hellhole. "Come to think of it." He spoke through the cries "Why would that guy leave this island?" He asked the snotty 'bastards' at the moment.
"My, he didn't tell you guys?" One spoke up, sniffing occasionally "Bon-chan had a dream of seeing Ivan-sama when he knew about him!! He wouldn't go a day without mentioning and admiring Ivan-sama!!" He gleefully explained.
"He'd go like 'Ivan-sama is a miracle worker and a queen! Of course he's amazing! I'd love to meet him someday!!'"
"He was also one of the best dancers in this country!! Oh how lovely he was in his younger days!!" Another continued.
"He told us on how one day, he'll be strong enough to face the rough waves of the ocean, and to meet his idol."
"We told him that the ocean was dangerous, especially when unexpected things happen out of nowhere, even if he sailed without a flag. Still he insisted to leave."
"He trained nearly everyday, and when he decided he was strong enough, he left."
Sanji listened to their tones, they definitely were sad the day he left, and now proud that he was mentioned.
"So?! Is he okay? He hasn't been imprisoned or something isn't he?" They worriedly asked.
"He got caught by the Navy."
"Ehhhh?!!" The shout echoed loud enough to have the birds flying. Sanji covered his ears yet he still heard them shout.
"THEN HE'S NOT OKAY!!"
"OHNOOHNOOHNOOHNOOHNO!!!"
"WHAT DO WE DO?!!"
"IS HE A PIRATE NOW?!!"
The group panicked while shoving food down their throats. First time Sanji saw them eat not so elegantly.
"Vyou guys need not vworry about Bon-boy." A rough voice perked out the kitchen door. Revealing the revolutionary, Ivankov.
"Bon-boy is alright I can assure vyou that candies, after all he met me!! HEEHAW!!" He said before striking a pose in the room.
"Ivan-sama!!" All guests in the room squealed at his entrance.
"And since I'm on a very good mood now." The room darkens and all light focused on him "I'll tell vyou all that I've known about Bon-boy when he met me!! HEEHAW!!" He shouted, striking another pose.
"Kyaa! Ivan-sama you're so thoughtful!!"
Sanji would've left this moment, since they're all distracted by the queen's story. But he wanted to cook a bit more while listening to his stories, it's quite rare he actually gets some time alone while being with people in this island. Might as well cherish it for a while.
"A dream about finding a miracle eh? Sounds like me."