DISCLAIMER: I do not One Piece! Though, I wish I did. :c This is my first fic, criticism is welcome.
CHAPTER ONE: PARTNERS
The strident buzzing of the bell had informed all students that it was time to shift classrooms. Numerous doors had flown open, allowing a wave of students to come crashing into the hallways of Grand Line High. The hallways that seemed to stretch on forever were flooded by anxious students, attempting to make it into their designated classrooms before the tardy bell would ring. Students with the fear of detention or that had to attend a class that was on the other side of school rushed. Whilst other students that had their next classroom located nearby or simply did not care, walked at a moderate pace. One specific male walking in the sea of students with the name, Trafalgar Law on his head, was one of those "not caring" students.
As the other pupils surrounding him pushed and ran, he was walking at a leisure pace, as if he had all the time in the world. With both upper extremities shoved into the pouches of his jeans, he continued his walk along the hall. His next class was Anatomy, one of the only classes he had interest in and did incredibly well. Being at the top of the grade chart had given him benefits, the teacher favored him amongst the rest of his students and he was able to evade small punishments such as tardiness. Not only that, but he was aware of his teacher's kindhearted nature and very much took advantage of it.
Just a moment ago the hallways were filled countless students, but as of now, it was roughly empty. Leaving Law as the only student that roamed the halls. He scrutinized the area as he trotted along, confirming that he was indeed the only one who had not entered a classroom. This however, did not effect his speed, for he continued to walk at the same leisured pace. Soon enough, his traveling came into an end as his figure was now in front of a door. He withdrew a hand from his pocket and placed it on the silver metallic knob. Slender fingers coiled around the cold object, giving it a twist to allow him entrance into the room blocked by the door. The tanned skin male walked in, pulling the knob along with him to close the door.
The sound of the door opening and closing attracted the attention of many students, including the superior who was in charge of teaching the subject. Law ignored the eyes that were glued onto his figure and casted his eyes to meet the murky brown hues of Mr. Tsukimi. He dipped his head apologetically before he began to speak. "Sorry I'm late. I had to stay back and talk things over with Mr. Kuzan. There was an error concerning missing assignments." He lied through his teeth.
A sigh left Mr. Tsukimi's lips as he gave a nod of his own, informing Law that he understood his situation and that it will be overlooked. As the late arriving student scanned around the room for an unoccupied seat, his examination was soon interrupted by the frail voice of his teacher. "Oh, Law. I assigned lab partners. Everyone should be sitting next to their partners. Now, let me see who your's is…" The elder had lowered his gaze, letting it fall upon a spiral notebook marked with various names. "Ahhh, your partner is Nico Robin. Robin, would you kindly raise your hand so that you could make it easier for Law to find you?" Doing as she was instructed to do, a slender arm was raised into the air. Trafalgar instantly caught the sight of it and made his way to the empty seat adjacent to her's, planting his body on the chair and dropping his bag on the floor next to him.
Without shifting his face away from the front of the class, he took a quick glance at the female by rolling his irises to the side. "Nico Robin, huh?" He stated, his tone as calm as the ocean. He was aware of her existence in the classroom. Although he never took the time to have a complete conversation with her. But there were times were he had to exchange a couple of words to her, when he needed to hand out papers or had to collect them. Small things such as that. His ears were soon filled by the sweet tone of her soft laughter. "Correct and you are, Trafalgar Law?" She inquired. He felt her eyes resting on him, so he gave a nod, notifying her that her assumption was right. "Nice excuse by the way, very believable." Robin added. Law couldn't help but allow a tiny grin to settle upon his lips.
"You could tell that I lied?" He pivoted his neck, now making eye contact with her.
"Not really. My eyes just happened to catch you in the halls. And at the rate you were walking, one would be this late to class." She retorted, adding a smile to of her own to display upon her visage. "You know, Anatomy never really interested me. Until now."
The grin that Law had kept on his lips grew slightly wider due to her words. "I believe it just became more interesting for me."