TMATP (Zosan) Sequel

Chapter 1

Hey guys. I'm back and ready with chapter 1. Enjoy

Third person POV
It was early. The sun hasn't even appeared on the horizon

The Sunny was on the sea. It was swaying gently. The peaceful swooshing of the waves and cawing of the birds. The deck was empty and quiet. The crew were all sleeping. The gentle snores emitting from the boy's room

In the depths of the Sunny, below deck there is one straw hat who is still up. He is usually up this early but this time was for a different reason

Sobs, if you listen close enough, could be heard in the bathroom of the first mate cabin. Crouched down by the sink was Sanji. His arms were wrapped around his knees, his head hidden behind his knees

You could see his body trembling and bear his sobs, muffled by his knees. He has been in this position for about three hours or so

He got up on shaky legs. They had fallen asleep an hour ago. He used the wall as leverage and went to the sink. He didn't need to look in the mirror he already knew what he must have looked like but he did anyway

He had eye bags, they were dark which contrasted with his pale skin. His eyes were red, as it should be after all that crying. His cheeks were stained in tears. He was way more pale than usual, he could be compared to a ghost. Eyes droopy from clear lack of sleep, even his hair colour seems dull. Sanji sighed then went to the bottom cabinet. He moved a bunch of things around and at the very back pulled out concealer. By now he was used to this

Ever since the Fear-Fear fruit was used on him he'd been having nightmares. After going through that ability and seeing 'them' a part of himself that he thought he had locked away in the deepest part of his mind was opened. His dreams were filled with the tortures he went through in his past. The beatings, the metal helmet, the bars, the laughing, the screaming; his screaming. This gets him up, panting and sweating like he had ran a marathon

This has been happening for a while, he can't even keep track of how long. But one thing was for sure he can't tell the crew, especially Zoro

He keeps it all in and goes through the same routine. Sleep for like 2 hours, wake up scared and freaking out, quietly make his way to the bathroom, lock the door, crumble to the floor, cry his eyes out, relive the trauma in his mind, cry some more, stay in the same position until it's time for the crew to wake, prepare breakfast, act like everything is normal and suffer in silence. Not a healthy routine people would agree on but it was better than worrying his crew, well that was what he thought

Getting sick of looking at his reflection in the mirror, he quickly applied the concealer, looked himself over, practiced one of his fake smiles he's grown accustomed to giving then looked himself over again. The concealer covered the eye bags completely. His skin was a little pale but it wasn't that much that he would get called out for it. He wasn't at his best but he would be able to pull it off. He took one more look at his reflection, sighed then unlocked the door and left He quietly made his way across the room in order not to wake Zoro up (Btw Sanji was already dressed, just so you know)

Once he stepped foot on the top deck he was met with a cool morning breeze and the gently swooshing of the waves. A moment of peace in his conflicted mind. He takes in a deep breath and enjoys it. He went to the kitchen to begin breakfast, the sun was already about to make its appearance

The kitchen was his safe haven, a place where he felt comfortable and all his stress slowly subsides. Yet it did little to relieve the turmoil bubbling in his mind

Just the thought of 'them'. He felt his heart rate quicken. He quickly tried to calm himself down. He can't have a panic attack again. Yeah AGAIN

He managed to calm down and then began breakfast. He wasn't even smiling while he was cooking. He was lost in his own world, unresponsive to his surroundings. He was then brought back to reality when oil squirt off the pan and landed on his hand

"Shit"

He jerked his hand away, soothing where he got burnt. He sighed then turned off the stove. He stared frustrated at his sorry excuse for eggs. They were burnt. He slapped himself a few times

"Come on focus"

With new determination, he managed to prepare a decent breakfast. It wasn't his best, far from it, but it will have to do. All that was left was the coffee, which he was about to serve. The door burst open revealing their rubber captain

"SANJI FOOD!!"

Sanji flinched slightly at the loud tone so early in the morning. His head ached but he recovered quickly in order for the crew not to notice. The rest of the filed in soon after their captain. They all seated and began to dine. Sanji stood leaning on the counter

"Fwanji fwhy warrent chu fweting?" (Sanji why aren't you eating?) Luffy asked with a mouth full of food

Usually this is the part where Sanji kicks or lectures him on manners  but he couldn't find it in him to to that. Instead he put on a smile and answered

"I already ate"

Well it wasn't a lie.He wasn't going to throw away the ruined eggs. It wasn't satisfying but still it's a meal none the less

"Okay"

At the corner of his eye he could see Zoro giving him a worried look

He refused to meet his gaze 'cause he knew he would reveal everything. His gazes was focused on the floor suddenly finding the wooden boards interesting. If Zoro found at he was as good as death

His head started aching and spinning. He closed his eyes shut. Lightheadedness has become a norm to him, mostly due to lack of sleep. His hand rose to clutch his head. This one was worse than all the others

"Um Sanji are you okay"

Sanji slowly opened his eyes. It was a little foggy but he could make out the worried expressions on their faces. He was about to brush off their worry when suddenly his knees buckled and he felt himself falling

The last thing he heard was someone mentioning his name then everything went black

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How was it? Comment and vote if you want. Updates may or may not be slow it depends. Anyway I just realized how much I enjoy making Sanji suffer, I'm kinda scared but it's probably nothing. Trying to write chapter 2

Bye~