This is my first story! I'm so excited! :D I hope you guys will like it!
DISCLAIMER: all of the wonderful characters in this story belong to Oda-sensei, not me!
The wind gently tugged at the leaves on the trees around them. A young boy stood on the side of the sidewalk, his raven-colored hair moving as the wind flowed by him. He gripped onto the straw hat he held in his hands tighter. "Luffy!" a voice called from behind him.
Luffy turned around to see his two brothers getting in the car. One of his brother's had already got into the passenger's seat and closed the door firmly behind him. Luffy looked up to see his eldest brother smiling at him from where he stood at the entrance to the driver's seat. He had curly blonde hair and wore a blue shirt, a black jacket with long sleeves and a long collar, along with pale jeans. His brother walked over to him and placed a comforting hand on Luffy's shoulder. "Are you ready to go, Luffy?"
"I... I'm not sure, Sabo..."
"Don't worry!" Sabo said, "It'll be fine. You'll meet lots of new people, Luffy. The place where we're going is said to have the best education for you and us. Besides, Ace needs this. He's a dope already... As his brothers, we've got to look out for him!"
Luffy sighed and looked away, "I... I suppose so..."
Sabo frowned softly. "Look, I know that you're nervous, Luffy. But, I'm telling you: you don't have to be! I know that things might not have gone so great at this town, but it's time to let go of the past. This is a new town, a new house, a new life. It doesn't have to be as bad as you think it'll be. Besides, you'll always have your big brothers with you, Luffy. There's no need to look so down!"
"Yeah... Yeah, you're right," Luffy said. He looked over at Sabo and replied with a nod, "I'm ready."
Sabo smiled at his little brother, "Good! I knew you'd say that! Now, come on, if we head out now, we'll probably be able to get there by the afternoon!"
Luffy nodded. Following Sabo, he got into Ace's new, red car that cost more than a regular car-or any car in general-should cost. Sabo sat down and looked over at Ace. "How about you, Ace? Are you ready?"
Ace blinked his eyes open and tilted his head down. He sighed and scratched his chin. Ace had ebony colored hair with freckles dotting his face. He wore a dark red shirt that had a small picture of a flame on the front. On top of his shirt he wore a black leather jacket with black jeans, a watch chain hanging out of his pocket. "Meh... I suppose." He stopped and looked at Sabo. "Can I sleep on the way there?"
"You'll have to wake up to eat, you know."
"Oh, yeah! Yeah, I know! I'd do that either way."
"Then, sure. Do whatever the heck you want..." Sabo sighed impatiently as Ace cheered, falling fast asleep almost instantly. "Next stop: Grand Line City!"
"Finally~! We've arrived~!" Ace cheered. He sprang from the car and tumbled onto the lawn. "It feels so nice to get out of that cramped car! I felt like I was becoming claustrophobic...!"
"Ace, now isn't the time to lay on the grass, you know!" Sabo called out to the teenager that was stretched out on the lawn. "We've got boxes to take out of the trunk. They're heavy, so we might need some help getting them into the house." Sabo looked over at Luffy. He was standing in front of the house, looking it over. "Luffy?" Sabo called out. Luffy looked at him, suddenly seeing the keys being thrown at him. He caught them and looked up at Sabo. "You would mind opening up the house for us?"
"All right," Luffy nodded. He walked up to the door and turned the lock. Luffy heard the click and he opened the door, stepping into the house.
The house was large and spacious. There was nothing whatsoever on the any of the walls, save for the red wallpaper. Ace and Sabo walked in with a huge television in their hands. "Wow...!" Ace gasped, "It's so big!" Suddenly, Ace let go of the television, leaving Sabo struggling to keep a good grip on it. "I could get used to this place! What about you, Little Bro?" Ace asked as he looked at Luffy.
Luffy didn't respond.
"Little Bro?" Ace repeated. He waved a hand in front of Luffy's face. "Hellooo~? Is anyone in there~?"
"Ace...!" Sabo called out, "You moron...! Help me...!"
"Luffy~!"
"Ace...!"
"Luffy~!"
"Oh, for crying out loud, Ace! Listen to me, you idiot! Help your older brother when he's trying to hold a TV!" Sabo snapped at the top of his lungs. Ace jumped and ran over to Sabo's side, quickly supporting the other end of the television. They set the television down on a coffee table at the back of the room.
Finally, the boxes were unpacked. The house had three rooms down below: the living room, the kitchen, and the dining room. The open entrance to the kitchen was directly to one's left when they entered the house. When a person walked into the house, they were already standing in the living room. If one were to walk directly forward through the living room, they would come upon the open entrance to the dining room.
The kitchen was large with black tiles on the wall and a brown floor. The sink, oven, and microwave was silver, and the cupboards were made of brown wood. The dining room had a small chandelier hanging in the center of the room. Below the chandelier was a long, brown dining table. The wallpaper was a deep red and there were green, potted plants on the corners of the room. Looking straight ahead, there was a long window with white curtains. At the very back right side of the dining room was a white door that led into the backyard.
If one were to stand at the entrance to the kitchen and walk in, to their right at the very corner of the back of the room was a white door that led to a pathway to the backyard. On the doorway's left was a staircase. Going up the staircase, one would enter a small hallway that was about two feet long. On the right of the hallway was a white door that led to a balcony that sat in the very center of the house. Going to the bottom of the short hallway and turning to one's left, there was another white door that led to a large room which Luffy had claimed. Standing still at the bottom of the short hallway, if one were to turn to their right, there would be a much longer hallway where there was a door to the bathroom, then a door to Ace's room, and then a door to Sabo's room on the end.
Luffy walked up the stairs and entered in his room. He looked at the red walls, then at the desk area that was to his right. In front of him was a bed that lay under a long window with white curtains gently flowing in the breeze that was let in through the open window. Luffy walked over to the window and closed it.
As he walked up to the window, he looked up to see the night sky. "I see... Unpacking everything took all day, huh?"
Suddenly, a light flipped on in the room in the house across from him. In the room stood a tall, young man around Luffy's age. He wore a white shirt, a black jacket, and baggy, camouflage pants. He had three, golden earrings on his left ear. His hair color was an oddly bright color of green. The green-haired man looked up at Luffy. Luffy smiled softly and waved at his new neighbor.
The green-haired man frowned and walked over to the window. He grabbed the stick to close the blinds. Before he turned it, he waved back at him. Luffy watched as the image of his neighbor disappeared when he closed the blinds.
Luffy sighed and fell back onto his bed. He sighed and looked at his hand. It was different every since the accident. Even though the accident had been such a long time ago, he never stopped wishing to become normal again.
Sighing again, he stood up and got in his pajamas. He fell back onto his bed again. Luffy took off his treasured straw hat and set it down on the table next to his bed. Luffy turned off the light and laid back. He stared up at the ceiling for a while. "Maybe this feeling will go away once I get used to it here?" Luffy asked himself. "Well, Luffy, there's no way to find out until you try to do that..."
With that, Luffy turned onto his side, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Well? How was it? I'm going to write more soon. I'm not able to write during the week, so chapters will only be posted during the weekends. (Sorry!)
I'm having so fun with this book~! Oh, by the way: there's NO Yaoi in here! Just in case you were wondering, you know? But, I'm all for Luffy x Nami! And sometimes Franky x Robin... And we all know that Sanji x Viola is real! ;D You can tell me which one of those you'd like to see!
If this is confusing in any way, I'm sorry. I've got a MAJOR headache. I don't know why... maybe it's because I've been staring at a white screen for too long... Hmm... I don't know.
But, yeah! I hope you guys liked it! I can't wait to write more! :)