3/31/2013 - This is a birthday present for a friend who is a huge One Piece. Happy Birthday, my dear friend. The fic's short and completely different then I originally planned. My inspiration and motivation in writing has been in the dump lately ==

"KORA! YOU DAMN BRATS! COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!"

Two boys came rushing out of the principal's office, knocking off several students along the way. Some of those students yelled at the two boys to watch where they're going.

"Hurry, Luffy! That damn principal is catching up!" Ace called behind him excitedly, holding a statue.

"Ahahahaha! This is so fun!" Luffy laughed as he ran closely behind Ace.

"Ace! Luffy! Bring back that school heirloom! The One Piece is NOT a toy!" Sengoku, the Principal of Pirate Academy yelled at the two boys.

"Suck it old man! You're not getting this back from us!" Ace yelled back. "Come on Luffy!

"Ahaha! You got it, Ace!" Luffy laughed happily as he and Ace ran pass Smoker who raised an eyebrow.

"Yo, brats. No running in the halls. How many times I have to tell you that? Don't you boys ever listen?" Smoker scolded at the boys.

"NOPE!" Ace and Luffy shouted behind them at Smoker in unison.

Smoker sighs. If these two boys are running like that only means they're up to their usual mischief to piss off the principal again. Ace and Luffy never give up, do they?

"Smoker! Why didn't you stop those damn brats?" Sengoku pants heavily, completely out of breath. "Dammit. I'm getting too old to catch up those damn mischievous brats."

Smoker shrugs. "I'm just a PE teacher. Since when the students ever listen to us teachers? They're all from pirate families. They don't listen well to authorities."

Sengoku furrows his eyebrows. "When I retired from the Marines, I didn't exactly signed up for this. I accepted the position of principal because I thought I can help mold the new generation of good people not some rickety pirate kids."

"You can always quit this job and go back to your quiet retired life," Smoker grunted.

Sengoku grumbles. "Such troublesome place this is... These brats are going to be the end of me."

"You're telling me," Smoker said in agreement. "Something new is always going on here."

Some time later at a different building of the school, both Ace and Luffy are panting in an empty room, sweating profusely.

"I t-think we lost that damn old man," Ace gasped, catching up his breath. "He better give up trying to catch up to us."

"Hehe. They're not going to find us here," Luffy grinned widely, holding the school heirloom. "I'm going to be King of the Pirates with this."

"You mean 'we,' Luffy?" Ace eyed Luffy. "We did promised each other we both become King of the Pirates."

"Oh, right. Sorry Ace," Luffy chuckles, grinning like an idiot.

"Man. You're always so happy-go-lucky. I envy you for that sometimes," Luffy smiles at that comment.

"Thanks Ace!" Ace smiles back at Luffy.

Both Ace and Luffy starts bursting out laughing again. It's just another day for them at Pirate Academy with each mischievous act grander than the last. Always getting into trouble as if it became a daily part of their school life.