Okay, so the last few days I've had this idea for a One Piece fanfiction involving them playing in bands, and since the idea never left my mind I figured I might as well write it.
Btw, I apologise if the summary is bad, I'm not really good at doing them.
And also, this is my first fanfiction ever, so I would appreciate it if you guys would leave me a review so I can make this story better.
"That was a great show guys. The crowd loved you." A woman with long, orange hair greeted them when they got off stage. The woman was wearing a pair of blue, tight low-rider jeans, a white, long sleeved shirt and a pair of black high-heels.
"Thanks Nami." Ace, who had the lead vocals in the band, smiled at their manager. They had just finished playing a gig she had gotten them a few weeks before at a club. Nami left to go and talk with the clubs owner and he looked at the rest of the members of the band.
The bassist, Zoro, and the guitarist, Sanji, were arguing about something. Brook, who played the piano, was asking some of the female workers if he could see their underwear and getting hit because of it. His brother Luffy, who played drums, was throwing himself over a table with food.
Ace used the towel he had hanging around his neck to wipe away the sweat in his face and on his upper body, as he was not wearing a shirt.
They had been getting many gigs lately at clubs in the Grand Line. The Grand Line area had some of the most popular clubs and venues and all the bands that was going somewhere played there.
After a little while, Nami came back and told them they had to leave. Their equipment had already been loaded into the black van outside that carried the band's name on the sides, "The Straw Hats".
Nami pretty much had to drag Luffy with her to the van to get him to stop eating. While Nami dragged Luffy to the van, Zoro and Brook got into the backseat and Sanji got behind the wheel. He had gotten the shortest straw this time and had to drive.
"You guys can just go back first; I'm heading to Shakky's." Ace said as Luffy jumped into the backseat with Zoro and Brook and Nami was about to get into the passenger seat.
"Then we'll see you later Ace." Nami waved her hand a little in goodbye as she got into the passenger seat and they drove off.
Ace waited until he couldn't see the van any more before he started walking down the street. From the club they played at, it should take him around five minutes to get to Shakky's rip-off bar. He often went there after they played a show in Grand Line to get a drink. The owner, Shakky, used to play in a band a long time ago, and she always gave Ace good advice when it came to music.
After around five minutes, he was walking over to the bar inside Shakky's and sat down on one of the bar stools. There were a lot of people there today and most of them were standing close to the stage. It looked like they were waiting for a band to perform.
"There is a band playing tonight." Ace almost fell of the stool as the unexpected sound had caught him off guard. He turned his head and looked at a woman with short, black hair smoking a cigarette.
"Shakky." Ace looked at the woman while she placed a bottle of beer in front of him. "You surprised me." He took the beer bottle and started drinking. The woman smiled at him taking a drag from her cigarette.
"Did the gig go well?" Ace smiled at the woman and nodded before he started to tell her about how, after they had finished their set list, the crowd wanted more and they played three more songs. Shakky was listening and when Ace finished telling about their gig, she asked some questions about what songs they had played.
Screaming coming from the direction of the stage drew their attention to the stage, where the band had come out and were getting ready to play.
Ace's jaw almost dropped to the floor when he saw the band. That was The Phoenix, one of the most popular, unsigned bands at the moment. He had never seen them play before, and he hadn't really listened to them either but everyone that used to hang out in Grand Line knew who they were.
He watched as the band introduced themselves and started playing. If he didn't remember wrong from what Nami once told him about the band, the lead singers name was Izo, the guitarist's name was Haru-something and the drummer's name was something starting with a T. The bassist's name he couldn't remember anything about, not that his brain really worked right now.
Ace was staring at the bassist. His blonde hair and muscular build, that was easily shown since the purple jacket he was wearing was open and he was not wearing a shirt underneath. His droopy eyes fitted perfect along with his smile.
Ace kept staring at the bassists during the whole show while drinking. After the band had left the stage and the crew had started removing the band's equipment from the stage, he paid Shakky and went home
Ace woke up the next morning by someone calling his phone. It had been almost 3am by the time he finally got home, and he was exhausted. He had been really exhausted the last couple of weeks because of things being busy with the band and his part-time job as a waiter.
Last night had not really been that much better considering he had argued with Shakky for about fifteen minutes about how much he was going to pay. He had only been drinking three bottles of beer, knowing Shakky he had been counting, but she tried to make him pay for six bottles. Shakky was a friend, but Ace knew that she would never hesitate trying to make someone pay for more than they had been drinking, and she usually succeeded.
When he finally left the bar and had started walking home the rain had started pouring down, and since he didn't have enough money on him for a taxi, he had no choice but to walk through the rain. When he finally got back, he took a shower and went to bed, falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Looking at the time, he saw that that was around seven-eight hours ago. Sighing, Ace picked up the phone with a sleepy: "Hello?"
"Ace, are you still sleeping?" He sat up when he recognized Nami's voice. He heard some noises in the background before Nami spoke again. "Forget it, just hurry up and get ready. We will be at your place to pick you up in ten minutes.
"Pick me up?" Ace was confused; he couldn't remember anything happening today. He heard Nami sigh in the other end.
"I should have known you would forget." It was quiet for a moment. "We are going to the Red Line club to talk to the owners and see if they think you guys are good enough to play at the band event in two days on Friday." Shit. Ace had completely forgotten.
"I'll be ready by the time you guys get her." Ace said and hung up before rushing out of bed to find some clothes. He put on the same black knee-length shorts he was wearing yesterday and threw on a yellow t-shirt before walking out of his bedroom.
When he got to the kitchen and opened the fridge, he found it empty. Silently swearing, he made a mental note to go by the supermarket today.
Still hungry, Ace made his way to the bedroom and picked up his phone that he had just thrown on the bed after hanging up on Nami. He put his phone in his back pocket and walked to the front door. He put on his black boots and grabbed his keys before he walked out of his apartment and locked the door.
When he came out of his apartment, he could see the band's van pulling up and stopping. Feeling a little guilty he forgot, he hurried into the backseat where Sanji, Luffy and Brook was already sitting, Sanji sitting in the back of the van. Zoro was in the passenger seat and Nami was driving. As soon as he was in the van and the car door closed Nami stepped on the gas.
It took them almost one and a half hour to reach Red Line club. The club was popular and well known for having shows including several bands once a month, and only the best got to play there. There were two people that owned the Red Line club, Shanks and Whitebeard.
The only reason they had gotten the chance to prove that they were good enough to play there, was because Luffy knew Shanks. Ace had met him on a few occasions before, but he had never really had the chance to talk to the man.
Luffy jumped out of the car and ran inside as soon as it had stopped outside of the Red Line club. Zoro took his bass, Sanji took his guitar, Brook took his keyboard out of the van, and the five standing there walked into the club.
Once inside they could see Luffy standing in front of a man with red hair, three scars over his left eye and a missing left arm. Ace recognized him as Shanks.
Nami walked up to the man standing there with Luffy and introduced first herself and then Ace, Sanji, Zoro and Brook.
Nami and Shanks started talking a little bit about what was going to happen. Ace was paying attention at first but then his eyes caught something else. By the bar five people were talking together, he recognized all five of them. The oldest of them, a man with a white crescent-shaped mustache was Edward Newgate, best known as Whitebeard, one of the owners of the Red Line club.
The other four he had, for the first time, seen perform live just last night; it was the members of The Phoenix.
"Ace." Nami's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he looked at her. Knowing she had his attention, she continued. "You guys have five minutes and then you will play one of your songs. The drum kit is already there and Sanji, Zoro and Brook is getting ready. Go join them on stage and get ready yourself." Ace just nodded before he walked over to the stage and jumped up.
The five minutes went by fast and they were currently talking about what song to play. They decided to play "Make You King".
As soon as Luffy joined them on stage, Shanks told them to just start when they were ready. Luffy got behind the drum kit, Brook was standing ready with his fingers lingering on the tangents of his keyboard, Zoro was ready with his bass and Sanji was ready with his guitar.
Ace nodded to Luffy and he hit his drumsticks together, first two times and then four times, and then they started playing.
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