【ICING ON THE CAKE】
music - my kind of woman

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"SANJI, HELP ME! I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!"

Y/N whined as she tried to put the icing on the cake that she baked with Sanji's help... Or to be more precise, Sanji did all the work and Y/N stood beside him, pretending to be involved in the process.

"You said you wanted to do it yourself. I ain't gonna help you~" He teased the female while sitting on the opposite side of the counter. He rested his right elbow on the slab and cupped his right cheek while looking at Y/N with a soft smile. Y/N knitted her brows together and gave him a pout "Please..." But her attempt to act cute in order to get Sanji to help her failed.

After spending so much time together and flirting with each other, he was now immune to Y/N's cute acts. Well, the case isn't the same with Nami and Robin. He still acts like a dork in front of them but with Y/N... He doesn't lose his senses or act like a simp.

Y/N picked up the bench scraper and started smoothing out the surface of the cake which was covered with white icing. "That area isn't smooth" Sanji pointed out and Y/N shot a glare at him "I am doing it! Don't tell me what needs to be done if you are not going to help me."

Sanji couldn't help but chuckle and continued to point out the flaws in Y/N's task. "Ah! It's done!!" She cheered and looked at Sanji with excitement in her eyes "Now, let's do the decoration!!"

During the process of making the cake, Y/N seemed to be really happy and Sanji couldn't help but wonder about the reason behind her happiness. "You look really happy. May I know the reason behind it?" He asked and Y/N shook her head sideways indicating a 'no'

"Oh come on! I haven't seen you cook before. And then suddenly you ask me to help you make a cake. And after doing all the work, you refuse to tell me the reason. Y/N, I didn't expect this from you!! I am hurt!!" Sanji cried out dramatically which made the female laugh. "I'll tell you if you help me with the decoration!!"

"At your service m'lady" He bowed and walked over to the other side to help her with the task.

Sanji picked up the piping bag and filled it halfway with yellow frosting, tied it from behind and inserted the piping top before handing it to Y/N. "I'll watch and you do it." He said and she refused to take the bag. "I don't trust myself with this. You do it."

"Y/N, I trust you. You'll decorate it better than me."

"No!! My hands are really shaky, I'll ruin everything."

Sanji sighed and held Y/N's hand, brought it up to his lips and kissed her knuckles "Hands as delicate and beautiful as yours can't possibly ruin anything. The cake will turn out beautiful." He said and looked at her directly in the eyes which made Y/N stiffen up her muscles and have her heart thud against her chest at a faster rate.

He gently placed the bag in her hand and stood behind her, pressing his chest against her back while grabbing her hand in order to guide her. His breath slowly blew against her neck which made Y/N nervous and feel butterflies.

She always liked Sanji and not in a way that friends do. And everyone on the ship including Sanji was aware of it. She would flirt with him and confess her feelings multiple times and Sanji would start blushing and stop speaking.

Y/N always wanted to know his answer. Nami and Robin always told her that Sanji felt the same way because of his behaviour being drastically different towards her when compared to other ladies. But she wanted Sanji to clearly tell her about his feelings.

"Y/N..." He said softly which sent a tingling sensation down the female's spine. "See... I told you it would turn out beautiful."

Y/N looked at the cake and was amazed to see the beautiful creation before her eyes. She didn't even realise when the decoration was done. She took some frosting on her finger from the bag and tasted it to check if it was sweet enough. This should've been done before decorating the cake but... It's Sanji who prepared it so there was no doubting.

"You should've tasted it before putting it on the cake," Sanji said and rested his head in the crook of her neck which took Y/N aback. "Sanji...?" She spoke up. She had never been this close to him and it was making her nervous. Not that she minded the physical touch but it was really odd for him to do it. "Hm?"

"Wha- What are you doing." She asked as she felt herself getting flustered. Sanji turned her around and trapped her between his arms against the counter while staring at her with a soft look on his face.

"You look cute..." He said and Y/N started screaming internally. "You should cook with me more often. Or you can just sit in front of me while I do the cooking. I just... wanna look at your beautiful face all the time."

Y/N was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say or how to act. She made the cake for Sanji with Sanji's help. It was all Nami's and Robin's plan in order to get the two closer to each other. Nami even suggested her to write 'I love you' on the cake and then give it to Sanji but Y/N thought that it would make things awkward so she just ended up doing everything with Sanji's help. There was no one on the ship, just the two of them... But at that moment, Y/N wished that someone would've been around because things were getting a little too overwhelming for her.

Sanji's brow slightly shot up when he noticed the yellow frosting on the corner of Y/N's lips. He brought his hand up her face and wiped the frosting with his thumb "Ah- you sure are cute..." He said and licked it off his thumb which left Y/N dumbfounded.

Her heart was beating faster, her legs were feeling weak at the knees and maintaining eye contact with Sanji was making her feel butterflies. The heat between the two was driving her crazy. She would occasionally look at his lips and back at his eyes.

She just wanted to kiss him...

"Y/N... I am sorry but I kind of eavesdropped on you while you were talking to Nami and Robin. I was just passing by and I heard my name so I stopped to listen to your conversation. I am happy you actually made the cake." He chuckled and Y/N couldn't help but gasp upon realising that he knew everything from the start.

"Do you have anything you wanna say to me?" He asked with a smile, knowing exactly what she wanted to say and he also had his reply with him. He didn't want to have her at the edge any longer.

"Ah- I do have something I want to say but I think you already know about it..."

"But I still want to hear it from you."

Y/N felt her face heating up as she stared at her feet and Sanji lifted her face "Look at me."

"I love you!!" She confessed and the smile on his face widened as his cheeks turned into a soft shade of pink. "I love you too"

"YAY!!!!" A sudden cheer was heard which made the two flinch and look at the entrance of the kitchen only to see Luffy with a wide smile on his face. "YOU DUMBASS!!" Nami shouted and smacked Luffy's head, knocking him out on the floor.

Nami flared with anger as everyone proceeded to reveal themselves. Robin chuckled and clapped her hands as she gave the new couple a soft smile "I am happy for you two."

"Yohohoho, I should play a song for you two to mark the beginning of your new start with each other," Brook said and took out his violin.

"You better take care of her, curly brows."

"I was waiting for you two to kiss. But Luffy had to ruin everything!!" Nami cried as fake tears came out of her eyes.

Luffy rubbed the back of his head and laughed "IT'S PARTY TIME!! THANKS FOR THE CAKE!!" He said and Nami hit him again. "THAT CAKE IS NOT FOR YOU!!"

Y/N and Sanji laughed together and walked towards their friends with the cake "It's alright Nami, all of us can enjoy the cake!!"

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I hope you enjoyed it <3