Can you be my Senpai?
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Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or its characters. This right belongs to author and Illustrator, Eiichiro Oda.
Warnings: My first fanfiction so sorry if it sucks. Rated T. Will probably include OOC-ness, some cursing and yaoi (boy x boy love) don't like, don't read.
Pairing: BartoLu (Bartolomeo x Luffy) and maybe others
Summary: Bartolomeo had always lived a boring, ritualistic life at New-World High and he hated it. He didn't have many friends, and honestly didn't want any. But when a straw hat wearing kid enters the school, Bartolomeo finds himself being pulled into this boy's hectic life.
A/N: Okay so, I was browsing, right? And I realized there was only like, 20 fanfictions with Bartolomeo, and since he's such an awesome character, I decided to write up my own fic, starring, you guessed it, Bartolomeo! XD So yeah, this is my first fanfic. Constructive criticism is always accepted, just please try not to be too harsh? XD Thanks guys, and I hope you enjoy.
PS: Planning on making this a multi chapter story, so I'll apologize now for any late updates! ^^;
Chapter 1: Another Ordinary Year.
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If there was one thing that Bartolomeo really hated, it was school. There were students and teachers and people at every turn, constant gossip about people he couldn't give less of a shit about even if he tried. And worst of all; people trying to tell him what to do and what to say. Luckily for him, the students were smart enough to leave him be; only after he beat the snot out of a few of them once or twice. The teachers didn't avoid him as much, since it was technically their obligation to teach him the necessities for a bright future (even if most of them did do a shitty job at it, in his opinion). All in all, this school year wasn't going to be any different than the others. Hopefully this would be his last year at New-World High School.
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"Oi, Luffy!" A deep masculine voice called from behind the door, "hurry your ass up, or we'll be late!" The owner of the voice sighed in frustration as he swept a hand through spikey green locks, unconsciously adjusting the school uniform tie around his neck.
"Okay, okay Zoro!" Came the reply as the door swung open suddenly, revealing a short raven haired male with large eyes and a too bright grin which faded quickly upon realizing something was amiss.
"Ah! My hat," The boy yelped, racing back into the house to retrieve the aforementioned hat. Zoro sighed loudly again and shook his head at his friend's forgetfulness; at this rate, they'd definitely be late for their first day, not to mention that they still had to find the damn place. And with Zoro leading the way, they'd probably just make it till the final bell.
After a few seconds more, the raven haired man came running back, old, battered straw hat settled comfortably on the boy's head. Despite the hat's obvious age, it was what pulled the boy's whole image together, and made him look even more flattering than before. "Yosh! Zoro, let's go!" The young boy, Luffy, exclaimed enthusiastically, large toothy grin stretched on his face.
"Off to a new adventure!" The boy laughed loudly, gaining weird looks from people who loitered in the halls and causing Zoro to shake his head fondly at his friend as he jogged in order to catch up.
"I'm coming."
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The school halls were buzzing with loud voices and obnoxious laughter, everyone oh so happy to be reunited with their friends after a long two month summer break. Some people were new, Bartolomeo noted with uncaring red eyes. He was, for lack of a better word, exhausted, and definitely didn't want to deal with these people and their drama so early in the morning (after having gone to bed at two o'clock that morning, his feelings were understandable).
The students were currently gathered in the school's auditorium; a large, spacey room equipped with over three hundred seats and a stage – it also happened to be where lunches were held.
They did this every year, and it got dull pretty fast after going through it so many times. The whole thing was basically just to welcome new students and to go over the rules and regulations for the year. Pretty dumb, considering no one actually followed these rules.
Bartolomeo huffed in boredom as he leaned back in his chair, sticking his index finger in his nostril and picked around as others around him grumbled and glared at him in disgust. Bartolomeo laughed, flicking a booger onto the floor and returning to just staring blankly at the sea of students in the room.
"Attention, students!"
Up on the auditorium stage was the school's principle, Sakazuki Akainu, a strict man that seemed to find joy in punishing troublesome students. He was extremely tall, and muscular, he looked more like a marine officer than a high school principle, especially with that barely concealed tattoo. Bartolomeo hated that man, which was saying something, since he usually just wouldn't give a shit, but there was something about Akainu that just didn't sit right.
"First of all, I'd like to welcome all of our new students and faculty. It's an honor to have you all here." He sounded anything but sincere, really. "This year, we have decided to add a few new rules, so pay attention…" Bartolomeo snorted at this and dug into his pants pocket, fishing out his used phone to occupy himself for the next hour. Though before he was able to even turn it on, the sound of a door being slammed open was heard echoing throughout the room as two men literally leaped in through the doorway right as the bell rung.
"Finally! We made it!" One of the men said. He was tall and fit with spiky marimo hair and tan skin, and – was that a scar over his left eye? Bartolomeo cocked his head in faint curiosity; I wonder how he got that.
"Why'd they have to make the school so damn confusing?!"
The other man laughed in response – his laugh was funny on its own, a sort of 'shishishi' noise, that wasn't exactly attractive but endearing in its own way. This other man was considerably shorter than the first with healthy skin, large obsidian eyes, and a happy-go-lucky grin, and yes, that was definitely a scar under his left eye. Not to mention that battered straw hat he had, that seemed like it was made especially for him.
"Shishi, nah, Zoro, you're just terrible with directions!"
Bartolomeo snorted at that comment and watched as the other man – Zoro? – flushed in embarrassment or anger, Bartolomeo didn't really know, but it was amusing all the same.
"Oi, you lil' fu—"
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Principle Sakazuki, who had been watching the whole ordeal, along with the rest of the people in the room, loudly cleared his throat into the microphone, causing a loud, high pitched ringing to sound through the speakers. When the noise subsided, the students couldn't help but flinch at the harsh glare the principle had aiming at the crowd, and silence once again followed—
"Who the hell do you think you are?! Causing such a ruckus while I'm speaking up here! Completely disrespectful." Principal Sakazuki all but snarled into the microphone, completely unamused by the students' apparent tomfoolery.
The shorter of the two newcomers, the one with the straw hat, apparently didn't notice the danger he was in at the moment, or maybe he just didn't care, because he just grinned wider, if that was even possible, and raised a fist in the air. "The name's Luffy, and I'm going to become the world's greatest fighter!" Luffy exclaimed confidently, like the powers of the Gods were on his side.
Bartolomeo just stared wide eyed, completely flabbergasted by the scene.
At that moment, he could've sworn he saw lightning strike behind the Straw Hatter. He faintly noticed that the principal was ranting about something and that the students around him were chattering either excitably or in disbelief about the two strange new students while the green haired man was smirking like a freaking sadist and the straw hat guy – Luffy – was laughing that weird laugh. I'm looking forward to this year. Bartolomeo found himself thinking, eyes practically bulging out of his skull as the light seemed to glow ten times brighter in the room.
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A/N: Hey again! (: So, I'm not really sure how many chapters this is going to be, but school is starting up again soon so I may not be able to update again in a few days. But I intend to complete this! xD Anyway, hope you enjoyed this first chapter. Please review and give me feedback ^-^; Thanks guys! See yah soon I guess.
Edited: 10/03/2015