Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece.

Sanji dropped a cardboard box and sat on the cream carpet floor. "That's the last one." he muttered under his breath. He watched the moving men bring in the last furniture and they also took a rest.

Sanji was a 22 year old college graduate who decided to leave his hometown and moved into a nice 9 story apartment in the middle of a busy city. The apartment he was renting had an average rent with 2 bedrooms, a living, dining, kitchen, and a bathroom. He was lucky enough to get the apartment when the clerk told him that one room was recently vacant. His room was on the 8th floor so it also included a wide balcony and a great view of the city.

Sanji handed each of the moving men a tip for helping. They all tipped their hats and left the room. Sanji closed the door behind them and turned to the pile of boxes. "Now...to sort this out..." Sanji kneed next to one of the boxes and cut it open.

After he put away the last light in the living room, he stood in the middle and smiled. He was finally finished cleaning his whole apartment. Sanji sat on the blue velvet couch with the can of beer in his hand and reached for the remote.

A high pitched ring echoed through the halls. Sanji let go of the remote and lowered his shoulders. "Wonder who that would be..." Sanji took his beer and trudged toward the front door. He opened it and there stood a man with a bowl of soba (Japanese gray noodles).

The man was few inches taller than Sanji with vibrant red wavy hair. He had a black mustache and deep black eyes. His left sleeve was loose and limped on the side. He had claw-like scars over his right eye and his smile shined back to Sanji. "Good afternoon, new neighbor!" The red haired man handed him the bowl of soba. Sanji received it and blinked, "Neighbor? You are my next door neighbor!"

"Yeah, room 205. My name is Shanks."

"Sanji." Shanks walked into the room without Sanji's permission and admired it at first sight. "Your room looks just like mine."

"Of course, it's an apartment."

Shanks grinned at Sanji, "Hey, come to my room! I have wine; let's celebrate you moving into our house!" He took Sanji by the hand and led him out.

The room layout did look alike so Sanji had to laugh too. The furniture in the room seems more antique and rich. The huge windows at the farthest part of the room were neatly covered in thick red violet curtains. The floor had certain different kinds of elegant rugs laid perfectly between the couch and the coffee table. Some freshly watered plants were placed on top of drawers and counter tops and brought in a nice relaxing feeling. The room had a sweet scent in the air-mixed with roses and lavender. Sanji really liked the room, it had his taste.

Shanks placed two bottles of wine on the clear coffee table and bid Sanji to sit down. Sanji took a sip from the elegant cup and smacked his lips. "It's good! What year is it!"

"It's...1864. It's good huh!" Sanji nodded and Shanks poured another fill, "I always wanted a neighbor who likes to drink. All of the people before you didn't like to drink so I was disappointed. My son doesn't like to drink either so-"

"You have a son?" Sanji looked at Shanks empty left arm and reddened in embarrassment.

Shanks laughed, "No, it's not my true son...I adopted him." with his right hand he lifted the left sleeve, "I lost this arm from saving my son form a car accident. Good thing it only cost this."

"You must love your child a lot."

"I do. My son should be coming home soon. He likes to play in the park with his friends." Shanks glanced over to the old grandfather clock. "Hn, it might take a while...well, yeah. My son loves people. He gets along with people very quickly. You and he can be best friend and neighbor."

"Uh-huh."

"I'm home!" A cheerful loud voice boomed into the living room.

"That's him." Shanks excused himself and left the room. Few seconds later, Shanks came back with a little child following after him.

The kid was around the age of a high school student. His hair was jet black and flew in all directions. He had a scar under his left eye and looked as if he did it on purpose. The most significant thing that made Sanji spit out his wine was that this child had black dog ears and a black bushy tail.

Sanji rushed up to the kid and softly pinched his ear. "It's real."

"Of course it's real, he's part dog!" Shanks bellowed. He placed a hand on top of the young kid and both exchanged smiles, "He's name is Luffy, my son."

"W-what is he!"

"He? He is a bakeinu."

"A what?"

"A type of sex pet. No, I don't have sex with him, that's gross. He helps me with everything; just like a real son. But, what sex pets are usually kept for is to have sex with them. Rumor says that they are really good at it."

Sanji's face turned crimson. "Um...how did you get him?"

"You want one?" Shanks saw Sanji's pink face turn pinker and he laughed, "Well, it's 3 blocks away from here, turn left on Yellow Sub Road, and you'll find two alleys: Sun Alley and Dark Alley. Don't go to the Sun Alley, that side had real pets. Take the Dark Alley and find the shop with the blue roof. That's where I bought him." Shanks walked to the cupboard and drew out a card. He handed it to Sanji, "This is a special discount card for the pet shop. Only V.I.P. members are allowed to get this. I get one because I'm the owner of the whole damn Dark Alley."

"Thanks..." Sanji placed the card in his pocket, "Um...what kinds of sex pets are there besides...bakeinus?"

Shanks sat down on a leather sofa and Luffy cuddled up in his lap. "There are sex cats, sex bunnies, sex birds, and sex ferrets. Dogs are very loyal and fun to be with, cats are very pretty and sneaky at the same time, birds can take you places in the air, and ferrets are shy but lovable. Bird types are the most popular pets and the ferrets are the most expensive.

"There's also another category, a Normal sex pet and a Failure. Normal, like Luffy here, can do all of the things and their physical features are beautiful."

"Failure? What the heck are Failures!"

"Well let me explain! Failures are pets that can be very very very ugly. I seen many of those. Faces and body full of acne, an extra limb or any body part, abnormal skin color, bad breath no matter what treatment you do, disgusting voice, flabby skin, dried up lips, few or no teeth, and other stuff I don't really want to add. Another Failure can-"

Sanji quickly waved a hand, "It's okay, I don't want to hear it! I don't think I'm going to buy a Failure anyway. Thanks for the card." Sanji shook Shanks' hand and headed toward the door. Luffy called, "Are you going to get one of my friends to live next door?"

Sanji stopped and patted Luffy's head, "Yeah. You're not going to be lonely anymore." and he whispered in a lower voice, "Neither will I." He took a bow and left the room. The dog happily waved back.

To Be Continued