The Greatest Swordswoman

The Balcony

He felt a presence through his Haki that he hadn't felt in quite a long time. Zoro. Zoro was here.

Sanji stared at the door in front of him, where his mother was waiting. He knew he should ignore the presence he felt. It might not even be anything at all. He could be mistaken. And his mother didn't like it when he was late. Even if it were Zoro, what could he expect? He couldn't return to his crew-mates. He couldn't abandon his mother. Seeing them would only make things more difficult.

But.

Sanji turned quickly away from the door and headed down the hall. The presence he felt was below him, so she was probably on one of the lower floors. He was going to see her one more time. He was going to explain everything. He was going to give them closure so that they could move on without guilt. He was going to explain that he was here of his own will.

When he made it to the first floor he paused. Zoro's presence was still below him. The only thing below this floor was the dungeons. Starting to panic, he took off in a run towards the door that led down to his childhood hell. As he turned a corner at the end of the hall, he ran into a wall of flesh. He stumbled back, but tried to shove the person away. He was blocked by a strong arm that shoved him backwards. Finally taking notice of him, Sanji looked at his older brother, Ichiji.

"Get out of my way." Sanji demanded, grabbing at his brother's shirt to try and shove him away. Ichiji jumped back out of his reach, however.

"I wondered when you'd realize she was here. A bit slow, eh brother? I've already tasted her." Ichiji taunted. "She's feisty isn't she? Just my type. I've got some ideas for her..."

"You bastard, what the hell did you do to her!?" Sanji yelled, enraged. He swung his foot at his brother, who caught it easily.

"Don't worry, she won't need her arms for what I have planned." The red-haired Vinsmoke laughed.

"What... what do you mean?" Sanji questioned, fear raising up in him.

"It's a secret." The man then struck Sanji in the stomach, causing the cook to crash backwards into the wall.

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Luffy and Usopp looked up in awe as their carriage brought them towards the Vinsmoke castle.

"Whoa... Sanji's family is loaded..." Usopp said, his jaw slack.

"I bet the kitchen is huge... do you think we can get some grub while we're here? I'm starving." Luffy complained.

"Probably. We can search when we arrive... or maybe they'll take us straight there. They seem to think we're part of the family already. Our infiltration is a success! But I'm not sure what happened to Tra-guy. Maybe they are taking him in a different carriage?"

"He'll be fine."

"I still have his sword."

"Ohhh can I see it?"

"Sure. Its so long and heavy... here, you hold onto it for a while." Luffy gladly took the sword from Usopp and slung it over his shoulder as they arrived at the castle and one of the guards opened the carriage door for them.

One of Luffy's apple breasts had slid down his shirt towards his stomach. Usopp reached over and down his shirt, pulling it back up, to the odd looks of the guards. He noticed their expressions.

"It's okay... we're married." Usopp explained, wrapping his arm around Luffy's shoulders, right as Luffy also tried to explain by saying: "He's my brother." Usopp laughed nervously.