Author's Note: Okay, so… I couldn't help myself, lawl! I started watching Kimi ni Todoke again and reading it, and it totally gave me this intense urge to write a One Piece high school fic! X( You know, I'm not particularly a fan of OP HS fics, but strangely, I still got the urge to write one, and so here we are. I'm still writing The Light's Darkness though, so don't worry. I will be writing both. :P Anyways, on the topic of Kimi ni Todoke, this fic is similar to that, so expect it, I guess. xD You know what else is weird? I heard 2 Madonna songs, nearly back to back which I had all my songs on shuffle, so it was kind of odd, but the other odd thing was that they actually inspired me. O.o I know, right? Weird… Anyways, I'm using them to inspire this fic. xD In case you're curious, the two songs are Beautiful Stranger and Isla Bonita. xD Beautiful Stranger has more relevance as far as how the fic will go. Listen to them, if you like. :)

Also, just to let you guys know, this is a made up place and made up high school with some Japanese customs and some of my own. So, like in Japan, high school is 10th, 11th and 12th grade. I'm not sure about how their semesters work, and so I'm using the American one, where the school year ends at summer break and begins in the fall again. I'm also using the ranking, another thing I'm not sure about in Japan, of America, where 10th graders are sophomores, 11th juniors and 12th seniors. Also, it always seems as if high schools in Japan are nicer, which I hear their education is awesome, instead of the crap we have here in America, lol! So, I'm using the niceness from Japan on that aspect. xD Anyways, I won't keep you any longer! Enjoy! :D

P.S. Okay, I lied a little. I'm going to keep you a bit longer. I just wanted to say, this fic title is a part of the lyrics from Beautiful Stranger. :) It just sounded sexy. X)

Devil in Disguise

Chapter 1

Nami walked with her two friends since junior high, Vivi and Robin as they made their way to their first day back to high school after the summer break, the three of them chatting nearly at once with smiles on their faces. All around them other students walked, stealing glances at the three beautiful girls. It was their second year back, and already they were so popular and admired by most of the students. Only one more year left, and then it was off to college.

"Ah, mesdemoiselles!"

"Sanji," Nami said and smiled to the blonde boy who bowed elegantly to them.

"Good morning, Sanji," Vivi said, smiling at him brightly with a wave of her hand.

"Good morning," Robin greeted with a kind smile.

"Good morning, mesdemoiselles," Sanji said into his bow before standing straight with his smile. "How were your summer breaks?"

"Very nice! We did a lot of shopping!" Vivi said, her bright smile going even brighter.

"Ah, that sounds very exciting! I wish I could see you all in your day to day clothes. I bet you would look very lovely indeed, but I still love the way you all look in your uniforms!" the boy said, and there may very well have been hearts within his eyes for how he gazed at them.

Nami laughed softly and said, "My summer break was nice, though I didn't sleep in that much. It was nice having time to help my family with the orchard."

"When we weren't hanging out, I was mostly reading and studying," Robin said with a soft chuckle.

"Aah, that sounds so lovely!" Sanji said, smiling gently to them, and then he motioned his arm for them to continue on as he walked beside them.

"What did you do, Sanji?" Vivi asked, looking up at him as they walked.

"Hmm," Sanji smiled in thought and said, "I was in training."

"Did you learn anything new?" Robin asked as she looked over Nami to smile at him.

"I did indeed, mademoiselle, but mostly learning to perfect dishes I already know," Sanji replied and smiled to her in return.

"We need to come by the restaurant," Vivi said with a nod.

"Maybe after school," Nami said and chuckled to Vivi.

"That would be lovely," Robin agreed as she faced forward again.

"Ah, it would be my honor if I could server you, mesdemoiselles!" Sanji said, looking very pleased.

"Then that's what we'll do," Nami said and huffed in some amusement to his eagerness.

Robin looked about at all the new faces curiously and smiled. "So many new first year students."

"Yeah, there are-Ah," Nami started, but watched in the distance as a rather short boy with black hair accidently bumped into one of the junior soccer players; one in particular. "Oh, that won't go well. Furu's a cocky asshole."

Just as she said, Furu grabbed the boy's arm and yanked him back. "What the hell you think you're doing, squirt?" he said, heard even from the distance they were at. However, the boy merely stared up at him blankly with rather large eyes, though he held no real expression.

"Walking," the boy said plainly, as if it was obvious.

Pressing a hand to the boy's chest, Furu forced him back and slammed him up against a concrete wall. "You trying to be smart with me, shrimp?"

"Oh no, that poor boy, Furu could hurt him," Vivi said, looking concerned for the kid.

The boy looked confused, but unaffected from being slammed up against a wall. "Smart?" he asked, his head tilting to the side.

Furu's friends grabbed the boy's arms as Furu pulled back his fist and punch the kid right in his stomach. The boy doubled over and began to cough as he dropped to his knees, but the friends kept a hold of his arms. Furu then grabbed the boy's hair and punched him across the face. With a gasp, Nami reacted without thinking.

"Ah, mademoiselle!" Sanji cried and reached out to stop her, but she had moved too quickly.

She took off running towards them and grabbed a hold of Furu's arm before he could hit the boy again. "Furu, stop!" she cried and looked down at the boy to see if he was okay.

The moment she spoke, the boy's head snapped up, and his dark eyes looked directly into her brown ones. Sucking in her breath, she felt caught by the intensity in his gaze and it was as if she could not look away. Her heart leapt into her chest before pounding. There was something there, something just on the surface that she just could not understand. It felt as if something inside was crumbling, leaving her feeling vulnerable. She felt… defenseless… What was this?

"What're you doing, Nami?" Furu asked, ripping his arm from her grasp. "Don't interfere! This is between me and the twerp!"

"S-Stop," she finally whispered, and whether or not she was speaking to Furu or to the boy who held her gaze; no one was really sure. However, she managed to finally blink a few times and tore her gaze away to frown up at Furu. "It was an accident. Just leave him alone."

Furu threw back his head with laughter before looking down at the boy who had lowered his head. "You see this? A girl came to your rescue! How pathetic is that?"

"Knock it off, Furu!" Nami said, shoving him away. "I said leave him alone!"

"This little prick didn't watch where he was going! He needs to be taught a lesson!" Furu said, but then he suddenly turned, looking to all the students who had paused to watch the scene unfold. "You listen to me, you assholes!" he started and then pointed to the boy still on his knees with his head lowered, his messy hair hiding his eyes. "No one else is to ever come to this little punk's rescue! If I see any of you little shits talking to this piece of shit, you're going to get the same treatment!"

The students quickly gasped and kept moving on in their fear of Furu and his friends. They definitely did not want to get caught up with this obvious sophomore kid. It was not as if anyone knew him.

"Wha - What?" Nami whispered and looked down at the boy, but blinked. His eye looked as if it had twitched, and he even raised his head a bit, revealing his displeasure of what Furu just said. There was not an ounce of concern or even fear on his face. Instead, the boy looked annoyed. His eyes then lifted to look up at her, and it was almost clear that he was blaming her for this.

"You hear me, you little shit?" Furu asked and smacked the back of the boy's head. "Unless you want to cause trouble for anyone, you better stay away from them."

The boy grunted, but he said nothing in reply to Furu.

"Furu, leave him alon-"

"You stay out of this, Nami! I'd hate to treat you badly, baby,"Furu said, giving her cheek a caress.

With a gasp, Nami instantly stepped back and turned her head away from him. "Don't touch me!"

"No? Why don't you go out with me? You won't regret it," Furu said, grabbing her and pulling her into him.

"Leave me alone!" she said and shoved him away.

"Mademoiselle," Sanji called and instantly came forward with a deep frown.

"Who the hell do you think you are, Sanji, you shit?" Furu said, scowling at Sanji who gently took Nami's arm to pull her away from Furu.

"Come, mademoiselle," Sanji said without replying to Furu.

With a disgusted shudder, Nami allowed Sanji to escort her away, and both Robin and Vivi hurried to walk past with them.

"Yeah, you better get out of here, if you know what's best!" Furu called before turning back to the boy and shoving his foot into him to knock him over. "Piece of shit nobody. I'll be seeing you later. Don't you dare think this is the end of it," he said and then finally continued on with his friends. Moving past Nami's line of sight, Furu winked at her as he and his friends hurried to get to the school.

Nami glared at Furu's back, but then glanced over her shoulder at the boy now left all alone as the other students hurried past him. She watched as he picked himself back up, casually dusted himself off, picked up his backpack and then turned to lock eyes with her.

Nami took in a breath and held it, feeling the intensity of his gaze, even from that distance. There was something off about that boy, but she could not put her finger on it. She had never met anyone with such an intense gaze, and even despite the blankness of his expression, his eyes spoke volumes. What was more surprising was that, even as she grew further away, she could still tell… He was unhappy with her, but there was more, so much more she could not put her finger on.

If she was honest with herself, she would admit that he frightened her a little… which was weird. Why would he frighten her? He was so small compared to all the other male students. She knew nothing about that boy. Maybe she should ask around and see if anyone knew him from his junior high – Why would she do that?

Giving her head a shake, she quickly turned away with flushed cheeks, especially realizing she had still been looking at him over her shoulder as Sanji guided her towards the school, and he in turn had been looking back at her. How strange… She did not even know that boy's name, and already she felt weird things; alarming things – things she did not care to explore.

She could still feel his eyes on her…

Were they? Somehow she knew they were. He was walking behind her and had still been looking back at her before she turned back around again. A chill ran down her spine, causing her to shudder. Why did she get the sense of danger coming from that boy? It was ridiculous to think that, but…

That boy… he was the devil in disguise.

To Be Continued…

Author's Note: Hahaha! Sorry… I found it funny… It is funny… and hot… definitely hot… By the way, the song Beautiful Stranger, there is a part at between 2:35 and 2:42 where Madonna sings, "I looked into your eyes, and my world came tumblin' down. You're the devil in disguise..." and with her singing that, I imagined Luffy looking right up at Nami with those intense eyes of his, and I got the shudders. *u*So yes, that part where he first looks up at her was my image from that part of the song. xD And of course, Devil in Disguise. ;) Stay tuned for the next chapter! :D