"Saaaaaaannnnnnjjjjjiiiiiii!"

"No."

"Saaaaaaannnnnnjjjjjiiiiiii!"

"Damn it Luffy! Fine. Whatever. We'll all go to a fancy restaurant tonight, just be quiet." This last statement is accompanied by a light slap to Luffy's head before Sanji turns away. He leaves the captain where he's standing, walking away towards the galley. Those on the deck around him hear him muttering to himself as he stomped back over to his kitchen. Small mutterings of Shit captain, all that trouble and big meal for nothing, could be heard from the put-out cook. Zoro snorts softly, amused by the interaction and Sanji's clear annoyance. Luffy had been begging Sanji to give up making dinner tonight in place of them all going to a restaurant together. The island that they were currently pulling in to the harbor of is -according to Robin- very well known for its many five star restaurants. Of course Luffy is all over the idea because 1. Food 2. Really good food 3. Spending time with everyone together (as though everyday wasn't spent cooped up on the same ship together) and 4. Food. Sanji is always adamant about being the crews chef and making most of their meals, all if he had his way. As such he was fairly against the idea, having already planned a large banquet for the night as it was there first time docking in about a week. He'd been rather into his preparations and had protested loudly the second Luffy had declared the idea. But Luffy's incessant pleading and the thought of Robin and Nami in fancy dining clothes eventually wore him down.

"Yahoo!" Came Luffy's victory shout not seconds later. "Everyone! We're going to eat at a fancy place tonight!" Usopp and Chopper quickly joined the cheers, leaving Nami to hit them all over the heads. Be quieter you're drawing attention to us!

Zoro didn't really care about the prospect of eating at a famous place. Love cook's shit food or some million dollar plate didn't really matter to him as long as he ate. He closed his eyes again and let the bickering of his crewmates fade into background noise.

It didn't take long for them to dock at the harbor and almost lose crew mates to the lure of the town. From the ship they could see several large and fairly luxurious looking buildings that they could only assume were the famous eateries, their glow catching the eye of even Zoro, who looked on with a detached sort of interest. Luffy had even been one foot off the ship before Nami grabbed the back of his shirt and threw him back on the deck by the others.

"Ok listen up!" She yelled, commanding everyone's attention on her rather than the new island after waiting for Luffy to stop bouncing. "Before any of you fools leave we need to set a time to meet back up so we can go to the restaurant together." She turned abruptly in his direction and glared directly at Zoro. "Preferably earlier than our reservation because I get the feeling some of us will be late."

"Why'd you look at me when you said that."

"Because you don't have the best track record of being on time what with your lack of sense of direction and all."

"Oi-"

"Pick a time already I want to explore!" Luffy's impatient shout cuts off the jab Zoro was about to aim at Nami and refocuses their attention on their original goal. Sanji takes a moment to slip a cigarette out of his coat and light it, taking a slow drag before speaking.

"I called one of the more popular places here while we were docking, The Fantaisie, and got us a rather expensive reservation for 7." He steals a quick glance at Nami. "So I'm thinking we meet up at 6:40 back at the ship, it's close to an 8 minute walk to the restaurant from here." He shrugs and Nami sighs and returns it.

"6:40 sounds fine to me. Hear that everyone! Meet back here at 6:40 or you owe me a 100,000 beri late fee!"

"Yahoo!" Not two seconds after she finished talking Luffy was over the side and on the ground running towards the town. Knowing that Luffy probably hadn't listened to word she said, Nami sighs in defeat before turning to face Zoro.

"You. Go with him." Zoro is about to protest that he was on Luffy duty the past two days (although that was due to the fact that Luffy's energy levels steadily increase the longer he's stuck on the ship and they'd been sailing on the Sunny for over a week. The crew found out fairly fast that their regular methods of distracting him didn't work as well after that period of time, with of course the exception of Zoro, who seemed to be able to reign him in no matter their sailing time.) before he stops and reconsiders. He thinks back to Sanji's nervous face when he mentioned the expensive reservation and decided it's worth it to keep her in a decent mood until she can see the bill later tonight, so he leaps off the ship to follow his captain without protest, save for a quick glare that was returned with a tongue stuck out in his direction. Shaking his head, he sets off after his excited captain.

They walk around town for a few hours having docked around 3:30. Luffy seems to find each individual food stand -which Zoro thinks are all almost identical- absolutely entertaining and stops at pretty much every one. Normally he'd be annoyed, but seeing Luffy's excited expression and feeling his smaller hand in his as Luffy pulls him along to show him the different foods that interest him the most, makes Zoro smile a little and forget his complaints. It's about twenty minutes away from their meeting time when Luffy's excited dashing around comes to a stop abruptly, surprising Zoro and making him crash into Luffy's back. They both go down in a heap of limbs, rolling a couple feet across the pavement before they calm down enough to detangle themselves. As soon as his limbs are free, and before Zoro can help him up, Luffy shoots to his feet, head turning and eyes blown wide. Confused Zoro is about to ask what made him come to such a sudden stop before he turned in the direction Luffy was facing and was thoroughly distracted. In front of the two of them stood a massive building, covered in windows that gave glimpses of the gold walls and sparkling chandeliers inside. Above the gilded double doors of the building that sat above the red carpeted steps leading up to the structure (how did they maintain carpet outside?) was a giant sign, golden letters sparkling in the sun. The Fantaisie. That was the restaurant Sanji had mentioned earlier wasn't it? Zoro wasn't exactly known for having the best memory but he was pretty sure that was it. He let out a low whistle, still taking in the grandeur of the building.

"That place'll give the witch a heart attack." Luffy didn't respond. Zoro frowned. Sure the building was impressive but it wasn't that impressive, not on a level high enough to make Luffy incapable of speech. Adding to that Luffy's expression wasn't his usual for admiring the things he found amazing. There were no stars in his eyes as he looked at the building, only what seemed like… confusion? He couldn't really read the expression on his captains face as he stared at the building in front of them. Wait, when Zoro looked closer he saw Luffy wasn't staring at the building at all, but rather a man who was traveling up the crimson steps. There weren't many defining features other than a top hat that Zoro could make out before he disappeared into the golden doors, tails of his coat swishing as he turned to slide through the gap, and was out of sight.

"Luffy….?" He begins, unsure what to ask. Seemingly shaken out of his reverie Luffy turned to face Zoro, shaking his head as if to clear it.

"I-It's nothing. I just thought… I just thought I saw…" He shakes his head again. "Aah! I'm hungry! Let's go back to the ship Zoro!"

Zoro frowns, half because Luffy has done nothing but eat since they got to the town and half because of the lingering uneasiness he felt when he saw Luffy pause. Who could he have possibly thought he had seen to make him stop like that? He looked as though he had seen a ghost...no, nope. He was not going there. Zoro gives his head a quick shake similar to the few Luffy had just done and sets off into the crowd after his captain. Together they wove through the merchants and islanders and made their way back to the Sunny.

Back at the restaurant a man hides in the shadows of an overly decorated hallway. Honestly with all the nooks and crannies to hide in they should have better security, what with the vast amount of money they've got funding the place. It was fortunate though, for the shadowed man who waited, watching the empty corridor. Suddenly he tensed, and not seconds later an employee opened a door further down, the opening shedding golden light into the shadows, illuminating a shape of the door on the gold floor. The employee steps out and turns, closing the door behind him. As he walks closer to the man in the shadows it's clear he's leaving for the night, coat in his arms, and a cigarette in his hands, waiting for when he reaches the night air. The employee does not notice the person lurking behind the velvet curtains framing the ornately framed painting in the hall. There's no time to react before there's a sudden flash and a metal pipe is connecting with his skull. He begins to fall to the floor and his attacker catches him, easing him to the ground so as not to make unnecessary noise. One the unconscious worker is on the ground, the man with the pipe assesses his victim. The man on the floor was wearing black pants and dress shoes, with a long sleeved white shirt and a black button up vest over the top, complete with a small black bow tie around his neck. The man grins and tips his hat down over his eyes. A waiter. Perfect. He casts a quick glance at the clock, noting the time -6:40- and considers the unconscious man on the floor in front of him for a moment, before dragging him into the supply closet next to him. Ignoring the den den mushi that begins to ring from with in his pocket he lets go of the waiter, turns, and closes the door, leaving the hallway empty of people once again.