You're kidding…Right?
A/N:
Shambles: Ciaossu! thanks for reading You're kidding Right? Now the disclaimer!*prods Law*
Law:... One Piece is in no way Shamble's, it belongs to Oda... *walks away*
Shambles: Thanks Law... Now on with the story!
"Your kidding…Right?" Thoughts or whispers
"Your kidding…Right?" Speech
Hi! My name is Aria Steed I'm seventeen, (Ex-) Vice-president of the Eastglade (NorthSea) anime club, take (well took) weapons training along with lion dancing, is a total anime nerd (Love One Piece... not anymore, it's better in real life), and am the neighbor to a sadistic, insomniac teen who has a pet( he's a friend) polar bear. Wait…that last part seems just a little odd, don't you think?
Aria's P.o.v
It was a fine cold winter afternoon in the little North Blue island Vancouver BC, after taking my simple Jett mountain bike out for a after-lunch ride; I duly noticed that the quaint, some what old styled bungalow that was our neighboring dwelling; had a rather annoyingly large and noisy moving truck parked outside with all manner of crates and boxes stacked in haphazard piles in and around the general vicinity.
"Well, seems that we got a new neighbor, hope that they last longer than the old ones…"
"Hey, your our neighbor right?" A smooth baritone voice interrupted my musing, looking toward the source of the distraction I came to face with a slim and wiry teen about my age with a dark skin tone, and storm grey eyes.
"My name is Trafalgar Law, a pleasure to make your acquaintance; and you are?"
"Whoa. This guy's got the same name as my favorite anime character!" Of course I didn't voice that thought, really I don't think strangers appreciate it when a person they just met compares them to a fictional character.
"The name's Aria Steed, and I hope that you'll like the neighborhood… Are you going to attend one of the schools here?" Finding out this seemed normal for a high school student right? Besides he seemed really interesting, he was quiet yet seemed to exhume this aura of control around him.
" Just like Law in the anime…what's going on here?"
"We'll see I seem to have forgotten for now." And with that, he just sauntered off with a halfhearted wave and a smirk that just looked it belonged on his face.
*At Night *
Laying there on my bed I mentally cursed that I didn't try harder to figure out more about the enigmatic new neighbor of mine.
" At least I got his name, Trafalgar Law…what a interesting guy. Does he like anime or something he looks just like Law!"
Done with my reflection on the conversation that took place today I silently reviewed the schedule for tomorrow.
" Anime club meeting, classes, s*** science test, lion dancing…"
Next morning was a pretty regular routine, wake up around six forty-five, brush teeth, get dressed, eat breakfast, and walk to school at around seven thirty The meeting for our anime club ran along schedule, but I was really surprised that no one mentioned for our fundraiser we were dressing up as One Piece characters…(It was a idea to gather more funds since we're responsible for our own clubs finances.)
After that classes started up at around quarter to nine. Making my way to homeroom I heard a snippet of gossip off of a couple of the drama club members.
" Hey! Did you notice the new transfer student?"
" I know right? Totally eye candy right there!"
"Really? I personally don't see anything in him, he's just a student like us you know…"
Rolling my eyes I reach the classroom door and made my way to my window seat desk, cracked open a volume of Kuro Hana (Came up with this on the spot...sorry if actually real) manga and waited for the homeroom teacher to walk in.
In her rather nasally voice she quickly asked us to quiet down "Class if you would be so kind to pay attention, I would like to introduce the new transfer student to Northsea High."
" Northsea? Is the teacher starting to crack already? We're only into the first semester of school." However it seemed that no one noticed or corrected the blatant mistake.
" Please welcome Trafalgar Law to our class, Law why don't you say something about yourself?"
" Hello, My name is Trafalgar Law, I enjoy studying biology and Stormy weather." Girls twittered like rabid songbirds as his voice flowed around the room, probably thinking some new eye candy just registered at our school.
…Shock…then a mild trickle of annoyance, why didn't the guy just tell me he was going to Northsea high?
" Wait, why am I referring to Eastglade as Northsea? Well then again, why is MY life the one that gets messed up?"
Walking by my desk on his way to his seat a quiet sentence reached my ears, so soft I nearly dismissed the sound.
"I'm a little hurt you don't remember Aria-ya, has it really been so long?"
*Later After School*
During my lion dance session I just felt a little… off while we were practicing I felt light headed and weak. At home I just collapsed on top of my bed and was soon sucked into a myriad of vivid dreams… or were they memories? I couldn't tell the difference.
-12 years ago-
I was young, around the age of five my best friend in the whole world at the time; Trafalgar Law, were playing in some of the cold snow drifts that built up in the long winter months there in the North Blue.
"Hey Law! Look at these huge icicles!"
He of course was scowling at the dull grey clouds until a lopsided snowball smacked into his face, groaning he sent a childish glare in the girl's general direction before stooping to vent his revenge with a snowball back at her.
" Would you knock it off Aria-ya? We were supposed to sneak out to feed Bepo some fish we stole from the fisherman then head to school…"
" But Law you should have better reflexes if your gonna be the Heart Pirates' captain!"
I dreamed, remembered that this used to be a common occurrence and that we never thought that it would end so suddenly.
A door slamming shut.
Sailing to another island.
Growing up and becoming "normal".
Forgetting our promise to sail the seas, free as the wind.
Losing my best friends in mere days.
*Present Time*
Gasping I woke up and the input of how One Piece was real and my forgotten past with Law was too much for my poor, ragged mind to comprehend at the time.
"Damn… Was all that real? I …I remember being with Law as a kid, playing and planning for the future. Was my life up 'til now just a facade And then why was One Piece a manga and anime? And why is Law in the anime... I can't really remember the story anymore though. Dammit I have to fix this mess, one thing I'm aware of now is that the Heart pirates WILL sail and conquer the grand line." I suddenly think of how Law said that he was hurt I had forgotten about our childhood...
"Uwah! I have to go talk to Law tomorrow and tell him I remember!"
I quickly planned to tell him in the morning as we walked to school and make amends for forgetting, hoping Law could help me out with this dilemma.
Hi! Thanks for reading YKR till the end of the first chapter! Sorry, but the story line is going to be a little dull as Aria tries to figure what in the name Gold Rogers is going on... I promise that the later chapters will be better, writing quality and story line! Also please review, I want to know if anyone likes the story.
P.S: I know that this chapter is as weird as a green skinny hippo, the plot will make more sense in the next chapter.
~Domo Arigato~