Luffy ran down the school hall and bumped into his friend, Usopp.

"Oh, hey Luffy! We were just talking about the new transfer student coming into our class!" Usopp exclaimed.

"I know! I heard that he's very interesting!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah, and cute too!" Nami giggled as she stood next to Usopp.

The bell rang and they walked into the classroom and took a seat. Luffy didn't know why he was so excited for someone new. Maybe they could be friends. Their teacher, Robin, walked into the classroom with a textbook in her arms. Luffy's eyes widened as he saw a skinny boy follow after her. He had short, green hair and his hands were shoved into the pockets of his black pants. He looked pretty bored. All the girls in the classroom squealed.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet out new student, Zoro." Robin smiled.

"HI, ZORO!" Everyone exclaimed at once.

Then, they started fighting over who said his name first. Luffy grinned at Zoro, who didn't have any expression on his face.

"Zoro, you may sit next to Luffy." Robin pointed at Luffy.

Luffy looked at the empty seat next to him and snickered at the jealous students. Zoro walked over to him and sat down. Soon, the class ended and Nami gave Zoro a teasing look.

"Hey, Zoro. Do you perhaps have a girlfriend?" She asked.

Zoro looked up at her from his desk and stood up calmly.

"No."

And he left without looking back. Luffy ran after him. He followed him out of the school and frowned.

"Hey, Zoro!" He shouted.

Zoro stopped walking and turned his head. "What?"

"Shouldn't you be heading towards your next class?" Luffy asked.

"I...can't. Bye..." Zoro murmured as he walked away again.

"Why?" Luffy asked.

But Zoro was already gone. Luffy tilted his head in confusion and walked back into the school. For the rest of the time, he thought only about Zoro as he heard everyone asking where he went. After school, he walked home with Ace, his older brother.

"Hey, Luffy! I heard there was a new transfer student. And people told me he was hot!" Ace laughed.

"Yeah..." Luffy said, obviously not listening.

"Oi, Luffy. Are you alright?" Ace frowned.

Luffy snapped out of his thoughts and grinned. "Yeah, of course!"

Then, he started running faster and faster. "Race you to the park!" He laughed.

Ace smirked behind him and ran. "Aw, come one Luffy! You know I always win at this!" He shouted at Luffy, who was a few feet in front of him.

Luffy halted to a stop as he reached the empty park. Well, not exactly empty. Standing in the middle of the soccer field was Zoro. He was gazing at the sky, probably thinking about something. His hair rustled in the light breeze.

"Who's that?" Ace asked.

Luffy stared at Zoro and didn't answer Ace's question. Then, he froze as Zoro spotted him and his brother staring at him.

"He's hot." Ace whispered.

"Shut up Ace!" Luffy said.

Zoro walked away from them and this kind of bothered Luffy. He noticed that Zoro's face seemed very sleepy and mesmerized, as if he was under a spell.

"Well, that was weird." Ace frowned. The sun set as Luffy and his brother walked back home in silence. The only thing in Luffy's mind was Zoro.

.o0O0o.

The next morning, Luffy approached his school just in time for the bell to ring.

"Hey, Luffy! Good morning!" Usopp grinned.

"Uh? Good morning." Luffy yawned.

"What's up with you? Anyways, guess what?"

"What?"

"I heard that Robin is going to pair us up randomly for this project."

"So?" Luffy raised an eyebrow.

"The project is a get-to-know project! You learn more about your partner, but it's not actually a project."

"That doesn't sound so exciting." Luffy snorted.

"But what if you get Zoro?"

Usopp had a slight blush on his face. Luffy blushed as well and just walked into the classroom. They sat down on their seats. Luffy noticed that Zoro wasn't here yet, but the bell already rang.

"Where's Zoro?" Nami asked Luffy.

"I don't know."

Luffy remembered seeing Zoro at the park yesterday. Why was he there? Robin entered the classroom and smiled.

"Today, we have a project. A get-to-know project. I'll explain it." And Robin, indeed explained it.

Zoro still wasn't there. Luffy started to worry. He really wanted to know Zoro a bit more. Suddenly, the door opened and Zoro walked in with a tired expression. The girls squealed again.

"Mr. Roronoa, you are late." Robin narrowed her eyes.

"Oh, um. Sorry." Zoro said as he sat down next to Luffy.

Luffy's heart started beating faster.

"Let's start." Robin said.

She brought out a box full of small slips of paper inside. Everyone was whispering to each other that they wanted to pair up with Zoro.

"I wonder who I get?" Vivi sighed.

"I want to be with Nami-swan." Sanji exclaimed with eyes as hearts.

"Vivi and Usopp." Robin called out.

The two looked at each other and shrugged.

"Sanji and Perona."

Sanji smiled lovingly at the pink haired girl.

"Luffy and Zoro."

Luffy sat up straight and glanced at Zoro. He looked back.

Everyone complained. "Awwww!"

Well, this is going to work out well, Luffy thought.

I hope you liked it~ Working on next chapter...