Author's Note: I've twisted some things round to make a normal modern-day setting. Well, I say 'normal'… -_-''
Chapter 1: School for…delinquents?
Nami didn't find herself standing outside the dilapidated sight of the One Piece Academy by choice.
She dug her manicured nails deep into the strap of her school bag.
Arlong had called her a day ago.
"You will enroll in my school." He had said and Nami had heard the smile in his voice. "That is all."
Click! Phone down. End of conversation.
Just a little more money. She thought. I don't need much now before I can buy back Cocoyashi House- the legacy that Bellemere-san left me and Nojiko.
She looked up at the school with new strength.
It may be a truly sorry sight with all the glass windows broken, ledges falling off and discarded pipes and metal scrap in the dusty courtyard, but so what?
So it was a little run-down, what did that really…?
There was a crash and she looked up just in time to see a desk flying out of a window and toward the ground, closely accompanied by a person.
Or maybe she couldn't do this.
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"Nami Mikan?"
"Yes."
"You're in Class 1PC."
Nami nodded and walked down the filthy hall leading away from reception. Rubbish littered every corner and there were spots of something stained everywhere. Something red.
On the wall someone had scrawled:
I will be the Delinquent King!
What the hell…?
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One Piece Academy only had three classes: 1PC, CP9 and MHQ.
They were roughly divided up by age, but it barely mattered.
The teaching standard was terrible in all three of them, but no one did anything about it because school inspectors were way too terrified to visit.
The elusive Headmaster- Mr Shanks- hadn't been seen in years and it was left up to the Vice Head and teacher of MHQ- Mr Sengoku- to run things.
Students fought daily. Gangs had been formed.
There were three gangs in particular that divided out into little sub-gangs of their own.
First, the 'Marines', as they called themselves. They had a strict code of honor toward whoever ran their section of the gang and they honed their skills religiously.
Next came the 'World Government' or WGs as everyone called them. They always dressed smartly in dark suits and ties and declared war and the right to pick on anyone they chose in the name of 'justice'.
And lastly, the 'Pirates'. They weren't known for their training and their uniforms were sloppy and unkempt. They were renowned for their raucous parties and for taking down anyone who so much as looked funny at a member of their gang. Their 'nakama'.
Apart from these three large groups that dominated the school, there were the people who went it alone. Sometimes in small groups, sometimes solo. The 'Rebels'.
Despite not being a strong collective force, they were not messed with easily and they were known for clashing with the WGs almost daily.
One Piece Academy was considered the worst school in the country.
So Nami was more than cautious when she opened her classroom door…
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CRASH!
Oh God. Nami thought as she fell. I've been shot.
But she hadn't.
A slim, yet muscular guy with a shock of jet-black hair and tanned skin had just rammed into her from the front and sent her catapulting backwards into the hall.
"Oi, Luffy!" Someone yelled. "Be careful! You hit someone!" A long-nosed guy with curly hair ran to the doorway. "Ah, we're really sorry, miss!"
Nami struggled upright. "What the hell?" She demanded.
"Ah, sorry, sorry!" The guy called 'Luffy' currently clambering off of her didn't look very sorry. He had a huge grin on his face. "My bad!"
Nami got even more pissed off just looking at his carefree face.
"You're damn right it's your bad!" She snapped.
Luffy's smile vanished and he quailed under her furious expression. "I-I'm really sorry!" He amended with more sincerity, obviously terrified.
"Huh." Nami slung her bag back on her shoulder. "Fine then."
"She's scary." Whispered the long-nosed guy and Luffy nodded violently.
"Shut up!" Nami spat, sending them reeling back again.
"Ah, you must be the new girl."
Nami turned to see who had addressed her. She blinked twice. "A raccoon?"
"I'm a reindeer!" The raccoon/reindeer yelled, before composing himself and continuing. "I'm Dr Chopper. I'm 1PC's teacher and I double as the school doctor."
"Oh." Nami said.
The school doctor? That must be a busy job in a school like this…
"Morning, Chopper-sensei!" Luffy grinned.
"Good morning Luffy, Usopp." Chopper nodded. "Everyone here?"
Nami was surprised to see that there weren't many people in Class 1PC.
She took the empty seat by the window and looked around rather desolately.
Usopp seemed to sense her confusion.
"The first years don't last long here." He sighed. "There's not many of us left."
Nami winced. "Oh…really?"
Jesus.
"In fact, I'm only still here because I joined Luffy's gang." Usopp pointed at Luffy who was currently talking animatedly to a girl with short green hair who sat on the other side of the classroom. It was then that Nami noticed he wore a straw hat. How weird.
"That idiot has a gang?" She raised an eyebrow.
"A Pirate gang." Usopp nodded. "And yes, he's an idiot. But he's strong."
It was true, Luffy was skinny and slight enough to seem weak, but Nami could see his six pack through his half-open school shirt and those twig-like arms looked wiry and unbreakable.
She looked away.
She hated gangs and gang members and wasn't about to join one.
"Roll call!" Chopper-sensei said. "Luffy!"
"Yo!" Luffy called.
"Usopp!"
"Yeah!" Usopp raised his hand.
"Caimie!"
"Yup!" The girl with short green hair smiled.
"Apis!"
A small girl with flaxen plaits raised her hand. "Present!"
"Coby!"
The guy in the seat behind Nami jumped to his feet, making her jump. "Here, sir!" He saluted.
Another weirdo. She thought wryly.
"Helmeppo!"
"Here." Groaned a guy from the back.
"Jewelry Bonney!"
A pink-haired girl, who had been ravenously devouring pizza since Nami had come in, managed between mouthfuls: "Mm-here-mm."
"Gimmie some!" Luffy went for the pizza and got kicked across the room for his trouble.
"Kaya!"
There was a silence.
"She…came down with a fever last night." Usopp said and his eyes clouded with worry.
"Who's Kaya?" Nami asked him. "Your friend?"
"His girlfriend." Bonney guffawed.
"So cute!" Caimie cooed.
"Shut up!" Usopp went red.
At that moment, the door was kicked open by a guy with blue hair and the reddest nose Nami had ever seen.
"And Buggy," Chopper-sensei closed the registration book. "Including our new girl- Nami- that's everyone."
"You're late, Buggy-chin!" Caimie wagged her finger at him.
"Yeah, I know!" Buggy slammed down onto his seat. He looked over at Nami. "Who's the new hot stuff?"
Nami twitched.
"I wouldn't, man," Usopp warned him. "She's scarier than she looks."
Nami slapped him upside the head.
"Well," Chopper-sensei said. "Let's get on with today's class. I thought we'd begin by checking through our Chemistry homework, before moving on to-"
"Luffy!" The door was kicked in because people apparently couldn't use handles and there stood a tall man with short green hair and three earrings. Nami stared at the things attached to his belt. Were those…swords?
"Yo, Zoro. What's up?" Luffy grinned.
"Zoro, we're starting class!" Chopper wailed.
Zoro ignored him completely. "It's CP9 vs MHQ, wanna join?" He had a rakish grin.
"No!" Squeaked Usopp.
"Hell yeah!" Luffy jumped up. He grinned at Nami. "Let's go!"
"Huh?" Nami stared at him. "Why me?"
"Cuz I think you're cool. C'mon!"
One moment Nami was seated and the next she was hanging in mid-air as Luffy grabbed hold of her waist.
"Let's go, Usopp!" He beamed.
"B-but! Luffy!"
"Luffy!" Chopper seconded helplessly.
"Yay!" Luffy cried. "Another adventure!"
"Help me!" Nami screamed.
I want out of this freaking school! She thought as she was torn from the classroom.
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To Be Continued…
Next Chapter: I Will Be The Delinquent King!
Nami meets the rest of Luffy's crazy gang and two guys who might just be falling for her.
