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Sanji could feel the steady rhytmn of the waves crashing against the side of the Going Merry - a rather welcoming feeling.
For most of the day the sky had been looking rather gloomy, much to the dismay of his crewmates.
He himself though, hadn't minded as much, as it meant that most of his companions would stay inside their cabins, where there was less posibility for them to cause trouble.
Which was something they had been dealing with a lot recently.
Therefore it wasn't often that Sanji allowed himself a moment of peace, or generally a moment to himself.
But right now, at the crack of dawn, while the sun was slowly coming up on the horizon and a freshly lit cigarette dangling in his hand, he remembers a time where he would do nothing but long to see something as breathtaking as this.
It was right after his father, that vicious bastard, had abandoned him in that cell, the weight of the cage almost unbearable as he tried to angle his head towards the small opening on the wall.
All he was able to see though, was a small tiny stream of light seeking in through the cracks.
He sighed, as he flung the remaining bit of his cigarette into the water, a sense of melancholy overcoming him as he stared straight into the water below him.
"What's got you looking so glum?", he jerked his head the formerly empty spot beside him in surprise, his wide eyes meeting with Robin's green ones.
"How long have you been sitting here?", he wonders, although he knows the answer won't be in any way satisfactory to him.
"A bit, long enough to watch you smoke almost half a pack in a row.", she countered, a small smile visible on her face.
Sanji sighs once again, though he isn't entirely if it was in annoyance or defeat.
Curse that woman and her perceptiveness!
"I was just reminiscing, nothing to worry your pretty head about."
And with that, he put his half empty pack of cigarettes back in his pocket, ready to stand up and walk back into the kitchen, it was almost lunch time after all.
"You know, when i was a girl, i used to sit at the shore all the time, staring into the horizon for hours on end."
Her words took him by surprise, it wasn't often that Robin shared stories of her past with them, let alone him.
"It was probably the only time i was happy, after everything that happened."
To say he was stunned, would be a definite understatement. Sanji couldn't quite believe the words coming out of her mouth, or rather the fact that she would be so willing to share such an important piece of information with him.
"Why would you tell me that?", he whispered, disbelieve evident in his voice.
Robin chuckled slightly, her expression showing nothing but amusement at his confusion.
"I just figured you could need it."
And with that, she stood up, leaving Sanji standing on the deck, the sun finally coming through the clouds and the booming voices of his friends roaring in the near distance.