"Last stop, Grand Line Boarding School." The driver called out to the only passenger on the bus. The kid was sitting in the very back and had been staring out the window the entire drive. The driver thought this was one of the strangest students he had delivered to this school, and that was a huge feat, since the school was crawling with weirdos.

"Hey, kid. This is your stop." The driver was getting impatient, he had more important things to do.

Slowly, the kid turned their head and acknowledged the driver's words. They grabbed their luggage and made way towards the exit of the vehicle. Spring was beginning to warm up and lead into summer, however, the newest student was dressed in a large hoodie and baggy sweat pants. Many would question the person's sanity.

Turning back towards the driver who was still seated in his seat, the student waved at them to say good bye and walked towards their destination. The school was located deep in the forests near a mountain. There was a trail that led towards the campus from the nearest bus stop. It was surrounded by trees and it practically shielded the path from the sun. The student walked with their belongings and their earbuds in, not caring about the heat or the long trail. They were just trying to get to school and hoped to live a peaceful school life there.

They stopped at that thought, and uttered a small chuckle. Grand Line Boarding School was no place for a peaceful time. It was known everywhere for all it's unruly students and fights. They only came here because it was ignored by the government and that was all they needed.

After a long time, the hooded student saw the entrance to the school. It was a tall, iron gate with the school emblem on it. It resembled a jolly roger with waves curling around it. The student went up to the gate and saw a person sitting in an office next to the gate, they guest it was the gatekeeper or something.

"Oi kid! This isn't a place to loiter around!" The man, Crocus, said to the kid that was just standing there. The student saw how the man's hair fanned out from the top and he was wearing a pair of glasses and wore a pair of shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. Crocus took note of the student as well, the kid seemed like the type that wouldn't last long in the school. He bet that they'd be transferring out in less than a week. He did question their clothing choices, seemed a bit odd in this type of weather.

They walked up to his window and pulled out their registration forms. Crocus read them and let them in. He was caught off guard by some of the information. Regardless, he opened the gates for the new student to get to school.

"Word of advice kid, don't get caught up into too much trouble here." Crocus said.

The kid nodded their thanks and walked on. The campus wasn't very far from the gate so they saw the buildings soon. The school was bigger than a normal college campus size, that was excluding the fields and other facilities. The main color scheme was primarily white and light blue, like the ocean and the sea foam. Everything looked fairly normal, but looks could be deceiving. According to the note they were suppose to go to the auditorium when they got there. They looked at the map was given in the mail and made way to their location. The auditorium was larger than most, probably to hold all the students.

Someone was standing at the entrance and when the person, a man, waved at the student and went up to met them.

"Welcome to your new school!" The man had red hair and three scars along his left eye. "I'm Shanks, I'm one of the staff members of the school. Nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand for a handshake. The student complied and shook it to be polite.

"Now that introductions are finished, let me guide you to where we need to go next!" Before the student knew it, they were being ushered to the back of the auditorium and into the back entrance. They felt themselves ushered through hallways and more ways until the person let go of them and left. When their eyes adjusted to the sudden darkness, they saw that they were behind a curtain. Their first thought was that they were going to get caught in a stupid prank, but before they could find the exit a voice called out.

"Settle down brats!" The new student recognized the voice and it belonged to the man from before, Shanks. "As you know, transfer students are rare so please treat the new student nicely!"

Suddenly, the curtain was rising and then a spotlight flashed over them. They slightly winced at the bright light. They then faced a sea of faces, her soon to be schoolmates, staring back at them with curiosity.

"Please, come and tell us your name!" Shanks came up to them and handed them a mike. They cautiously took it, but made no effort to speak into it. An awkward silence formed and was then followed by a shouts.

"Come on! Don't be shy!"

"Get this over with!"

"Take off your hoodie!"

"Don't keep us waiting all day!"

Shanks looked at the student and was a little worried at how they would react, he was about to say never mind when the student reacted.

The shouts quieted down, all intent on seeing what would happen next. The first thing they did was pull out their earbuds, and then they took off their hood. After that, gasps aroused.

The mysterious student had jet black hair with tips of white on the end of two pigtails. A streak of white along their bangs stood out. Their skin was pale and translucent like a pearl. An eye patch covered their left eye, but their right eye was a shining grey with flakes of silver. Their face was perfectly shaped and beautiful with even cheekbones, soft cheeks, and red lips. They brought the mike to their lips and spoke in a beautiful yet strong voice.

"My name is Alice Grimoire." The student, Alice, handed the mike back to Shanks, who was paralyzed like the rest of the audience but quickly gained composure.

"Well... so yes, this is Alice!" He said to bring everyone's attention back. "Now, would Miss Alice please give a demonstration of your gift?"

Inside, she smirked at that, a 'gift' or a 'power', that was what everyone had in their society, a special ability they were all born with. Most of the students here caused trouble using their power. Hers was more like a curse, but she decided a little wouldn't hurt to get this over with. She pulled her hood back up and then showed her open palm, shards of light came together and were beginning to form something. Everyone was completely captured by what was being formed, some were off their seats to get a view.

After the lights faded, all that was left was a solid steel ball. Some were disappointed at how that was just it until Alice threw it high into the air. Suddenly, more lights gathered around her left hand and a scythe was formed. This caught everyone's interest, wondering what she was going to do. She waited until the ball was in the position she needed.

When it was in place, faster than most people could see, she sliced the ball into fine pieces that sprinkled down on the crowd. Everything was still silent and Alice took this as her chance to escape. She pulled her hood back on, grabbed her things after her weapon dissolved and ran off the stage. She was going to get to her dorm before she had to answer more questions and do something embarrassing again. She knew where she had to go, she just wanted to get away from all the attention.

"What do you think, Kidd?" A blonde student with a blue and white striped hockey mask was sitting with a group of other students in the very back near the door.

"She's definitely interesting, and her power would be an advantage for us." The red head with the goggles said. Eustass Kidd was one of the most powerful students on campus and had built a fierce reputation. Kidd thought the new girl was strong, and he respected those with strength. Though her having such a nice face was a bonus. He caught sight of another student, one with a black spotted white hat, staring after the girl.

So, Trafalgar has an interest in her as well, this will make things interesting.

"Hmmnn..." Trafalgar Law was murmuring to himself as he noticed the girl, Alice Grimoire, retreat from the stage.

"Captain, are you interested in that girl?" Trafalgar's friend Bepo, a large student that reminded everyone of a polar bear, asked. They and two others were sitting in seats at the back of the auditorium.

"I am too. I mean, a girl that beautiful is definitely worthy of my attention." Their friend, Shachi, a red head with his floppy hat replied. He was lost in thought at how pretty the girl was.

"She's pretty strong too." Penguin, another friend added. On his head was a black hat that resembled a penguin and had his name on it.

"True. Though we still don't know everything yet about her." Law stated. He turned and noticed Eustass Kiss staring at him, and he greeted the red head with his middle finger and a smirk. Law had a feeling Kidd was getting curious about the girl as well, so that meant he had to move fast if he wanted her.

"Did you see that!" Luffy cried. "She cut that piece of steel into pieces!"

"Yeah, her blade skills are good, I'd like a chance to spar with her." His friend, Zoro, a green haired student replied.

"Forget that! Did you see how pretty she was?!" Sanji, a blonde with a swirly eyebrow, had hearts in his eyes.

"She's definitely a mystery." Robin, a mature looking girl said.

"Her fashion choices are pretty bad, what a waste." the girl sitting next to Robin said. She had orange hair and her name was Nami.

"I'm a little scared though..." a smaller boy said, his skin was a warm brown color and he had a hat with antlers attached on them.

"Don't be silly Chopper! I'm sure she's not stronger than the mighty Captain Usopp!" In truth, Usopp's knees were shaking in fear.

"I've decided!" Luffy said.

"What?" All of them, excluding Robin, were getting worried. Whenever Luffy decided to do something, it never ended well.

"She's gonna be a part of my crew!"