Chapter 1
Crusoe POV
Pin Pon. Pin Pon.
I ran faster down the hallway, tripping over my shoes and hitching my backpack higher on my shoulders. First day of school and I was late. Again. As usual.
I slammed the sliding door to the classroom open.
"Late. Again."
I gulped. Smoker Sensei was leaning over his desk with his regular cigar in his mouth. He roughly swiped a red check next to my name.
"You haven't changed from last year." He growled, looking up at me. I stood there, afraid to say anything, because it was most likely going to be used against me. "Well, what're you doing! Quit standing there like a dumbass and sit down!"
I bowed quickly and rushed into the rows of desks, hearing the soft rustles of giggles and laughs. I slid into my seat by Tashigi, or as I called her, Glasses Girl. She was Smoker's favorite. He always picked on her for being clumsy, but I could tell he liked her. I didn't mind her. I gave her inside information on the gangs while she let me cheat off of her in tests. While Smoker was explaining some shit about how his class was going to work and some other stuff about useless chemistry, I began dozing off.
This school, Grand Line's Academy for Troubled Students was a school for, like they say, troubled students. This was a school made up of gangs. For example, I was part of the Straw Hat Gang. Our leader was actually a really stupid kid named Monkey D. Luffy. But I loved him like a brother. The most dominate gang was the Whitebeard Gang. The Phoenix, Marco, a senior, was first in command. They called him a Phoenix because every time he got knocked down in a fight, he'd get back up and fight twice as hard, just like a Phoenix. Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's brother and also a senior, was second in command. Their leader, Whitebeard, was actually an old man who controlled dozens of mafias. They were the most powerful gang on the block.
There was also another school, Marineford Gakuen, where the top notch students go to, that was a rival with Grand Line Academy. Anything we did, they frowned upon it. Anything they did, we tried to screw up. We hated each other, Blaze especially. Our old friend, Koga, rejected our invitation to go with us to Grand Line, instead, going where his father, Kōchō Sensei Akainu was employed, which was Marineford Gakuen. We always got into fights with Marineford, and somebody always got hurt. It was a messed up relationship we had, Marineford and us.
"Roronoa!" Smoker's short bark woke me. "Quit yer snoring!"
Zoro, the moss headed guy from B11 yawned and ignored Smoker. I smirked. Zoro was also part of the Straw Hat Gang with me as well. This was supposed to be a weapon free school, but somehow, Zoro passed through protocol with his three, customary swords he carried at his side. I guess you couldn't bring bazookas or something cuz Franky got held back once. Franky was a builder. He was also part of our gang. He had somehow smuggled a rocket launcher under his large chest, but Kōchō Sensei Iceburg had caught him.
"Oi, Marimo!" A blonde guy with a curly eyebrow said. "Wake up!"
"What'd you tell me?" Zoro growled.
The blonde guy, Sanji, another member of the gang, put his face close to Zoro's. "Watch yourself, Lost Marimo."
"Ahn?!" Zoro looked like he was about to stand up and draw his sword, but I whipped my leg onto the hilt and shook my head. Zoro gave me a look and slumped back down into his chair.
"Since you so, responsibly broke up that fight," Smoker drawled. "Whats the answer to question 10, Crusoe-san?"
I panicked and looked at my blank sheet of paper. What is Reverse Osmosis? Tashigi nudged me with her elbow.
"Osmosis is a special case of diffusion in which the molecules are water and the concentration gradient occurs across a semipermeable membrane." I said, with absolute confidence. "Reverse osmosis occurs when the water is moved across the membrane against the concentration gradient, from lower concentration to higher concentration."
"Very good, Tashigi." Smoker turned around and wrote an equation on the board. "Exactly."
Tashigi and I flushed with embarrassment. I gave her an apologetic look which she just pushed her glasses up her nose and smiled slightly at me.
"Now go and finish this piece of shit I'm giving you for homework." Smoker rapped his meter stick on the wall. "Read in the the textbook P.11-12. The questions are on P.13. You can do it in groups. Work!"
A flash of baby blue hair appeared by my desk and I raised my eyes to a grinning Vivi.
"Let's work together." She said, excitedly.
I smiled. "Alright."
Vivi wasn't part of any gang, but she was close to ours. Her father, Cobra, was the wealthy owner of the Alabasta Casino. I liked Cobra. He was a good man, not power hungry, and always concerned about his employees and his daughter. His adopted daughter, Robin, was part of the gang, and Blaze, my older brother's girlfriend.
"I know you're not going to do any work though." Vivi was already done with the first half of the page. "I know you're daydreaming about Nami-san, and I know you hate school work. Like Mr. Bushido there." She nodded towards the napping Zoro.
I blushed. Nami was my girlfriend. I don't know why she would care to go out with a person like me, but I was glad she did. Nami was my world, my one love. I'd give anything for her.
"Speaking of Nami-san," Vivi handed me her work to copy. "Whats up with Livia-san? Is she still switching between different boys?"
I sighed. "I have no idea."
Livia, the second oldest, was, for lack of a better word, a slut. She would bounce between boys and use them like her toys. Not that they minded. As long as they got their hands on Livia, they were satisfied. She was considered the most beautiful on campus along with Boa Hancock, and the two of them would always get into heated fights about who was more beautiful. Currently, Livia was bouncing around three men, Eustass "Captain" Kidd of the Kidd Gang, Trafalger Law of the Heart Gang, and our own Sanji.
"Vivi-chwan! Would you like any assistance?" Sanji crooned. I forgot to mention he was also weak with women.
"Ah, no, I'm fine, thanks." Vivi smiled.
I finished copying down the last sentence onto my own sheet just as the bell rang.
"Get your asses outta here!" Smoker yelled.
We all filed out the door -I had to punch Zoro awake- and walked amongst the crowd of students. I tried to catch a glimpse of that short, orange hair that I loved, but I didn't see it. I softly sighed. We had texted over the summer and I knew I had the next class with her, so I guess it was alright.
"Bye, Vivi!" I jogged down the stairs.
"Bye!" She waved.
I would not be late to this class. It was Geography, one of Nami's favorites. I walked calmly through the door, checking my watch to see if I was late. Nope. Two minutes early. I sat in a desk and waited for Nami, looking around the room to see who was in the class. The idiot, Bellamy was in here with that stupid tongue he stuck out to imitate the drug dealer, his role model, Doflamingo. Jewelry Bonney was in here, leader of the Bonney Gang. Blaze had helped her out of a tight spot once if I remembered correctly. The tarot card guy, Hawkins was here too. So was X Drake, formerly of Marineford Gakuen. We added the "X", just to show that he was formerly one of them. And then she came.
"Nami." I grinned.
She smiled and leapt onto my lap, crashing her lips on mine. We broke apart, a thin trail of saliva connecting our lips.
"Mmm, Mikan." I grinned. She flushed bright pink and kissed me again.
"I missed you." She whispered.
She sat into the seat next to mine, her knee touching my leg once the sound of the sliding door rang in the classroom. The class hushed immediately as the new Geography teacher walked in. I heard the sound of light pink heels, saw a black and white floral printed skirt, and a tucked in light pink shirt. She started writing her name on the board.
"Konichiwa." She turned around, her shoulder length brown hair flipping over her shoulders. My breath caught in my throat. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Our new Sensei smiled gently. "My name is Kagura Sensei. I hope to have a great year with you all."
The guys were drooling over her and the girls were open mouthed. Kagura Sensei smiled slightly and shuffled her papers. "We'll be starting class now."
The class felt like a breeze. We had the work handed to us, and Kagura Sensei's hand brushed mine. It felt like a static shock as her hand barely touched mine. Kagura Sensei glanced at me, and quickly looked away. Did I imagine it, or were her cheeks pinker than they had been? My heart started to race on it's own accord. I shook my head. What was I thinking? I had Nami, and Kagura Sensei was my...Sensei...That was just wrong.
All of a sudden lunch bell rang and kids started piling out the door.
"Cobalt-san, can you stay behind for a little?" Kagura Sensei called me back.
"Uh, yeah." I stopped in the doorway. "Go ahead, Nami." She nodded and walked down the hallway.
"What'd you need me for?" I grinned at Kagura Sensei.
Sensei just walked around me, looking me up and down.
"You may go." She dismissed me.
"Ok-ay." I walked into the hallway. What was that for?
A/N: Gakuen= School
Kōchō Sensei= Principal
Sensei= Teacher