Wonder | Sanji

16

you deserve to be loved and chosen -
not almost loved, or almost chosen 

"I'm not saying it's good that the Marines are on our tail," Luffy started, continuing whatever conversation they had been in the middle of while Finn was in the restroom. "But we showed them that they can't just roll over us. This crew, our crew, can handle anything." He tapped the table.

Finn didn't care to catch onto whatever it was they were talking about. As much as she'd grown to care for Luffy, her mind was still reeling. She still had barely managed to calm down from her little breakdown, not to mention the way she could feel Sanji's eyes on her when he was standing at the table.

She brushed it off as judgment, assuming he was just judging her for how clumsy she was. Not to mention she could barely get a sentence out when he spoke to her, only causing more embarrassment for herself.

"Who the hell is Monkey D. Luffy?!" An angry voice bellowed throughout the dining area. 

Finn's eyes snapped to Zoro, who had already been looking at her. He didn't seem bothered by the angry voice yelling out for Luffy but his gaze was more set on her hand, causing her to hide it underneath her leg despite the pain she felt as she put the weight on it.

She then looked to Luffy to gather his reaction. He didn't seem bothered either, and in fact, raised his glass of milk toward the air. "Here!" He exclaimed, leaning out of the booth slightly to look at where the voice came from.

The man who walked in their direction wore the biggest chef's hat Finn had ever seen. Granted, she hadn't seen many - let alone knew a proper chef considering Kaya's ended up being a fake - but it still caused pointless questions to run through her mind.

One of them being... how the heck does he manage to move around a busy kitchen wearing a hat like that? Isn't it heavy? Does it fall off? What if there's some fans that hit it just right at a specific angle-

"You seem to be confused about the rules of the house," The angry man bellowed, bringing Finn out of her thoughts. "The Baratie doesn't offer credit. You eat, you pay." He finished as he approached the table, looking between the group.

Luffy sipped at his milk as the man talked, the same carefree look on his face that was almost always there. It was rare to see Luffy without a smile, which was usually contagious it seemed.

Even Zoro, who frowned just as much as Finn - if not more - seemed to smile when Luffy was around.

Finn wished she could be that carefree.

"I think you're confused," Luffy spoke as he sat his milk down on the table. "The meal has already been paid for. I just haven't given you the money yet."

As soon as the words left Luffy's mouth, Finn's face twisted. No matter how carefree and optimistic Luffy was, there was no way his positive personality was going to get him out of this.

Getting away from Buggy and Kuro was one thing. Saving Finn from her parents when they kidnapped her was another. Somehow managing to fight off the Marines was marvelous given the odds. But this? Going to a restaurant and eating enormous amounts of food and expecting a credit? That was something you just couldn't get away with, no matter who you were.

"Yeah, and how's that?" The man asked, seeming to entertain Luffy even if his face didn't show it.

"You can add it to my treasure tab." Luffy simply responded. 

Finn sunk into her seat. Usopp seemed just as uncomfortable as her if not more. Zoro and Nami seemed indifferent, already used to Luffy and his shenanigans at this point. Nami seemed more irritated than Zoro, but the both of them seemed to just want the whole ordeal to be done and over with so they could get out of there.