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Buzz Buzz
I reached for my alarm clock, trying to shut it off, it was too early right now was the thought that pop in to my head. I was about to go back to sleep when something jump on my bed and attacked my face. "Alright Lily I'm getting up" I said sleepiest looking at my white and blonde Tibetan spaniel. I finally crowed out of bead and made my way down the hall. Tiger Lily her full name, sleeps with me in my room but I have to close the door so she won't wonder around the house at night. We made our way to the stairs Lily started jumping on my leg wanting to be picked up, so I picked up my lazy dog walked down the stairs to the first floor of our town house. I dropped Tiger Lily on the couch, and then walked in to the kitchen I need something to wake me up.
I saw my dad sitting at the table "you're up early". Mihawk was known to sleep until noon so to find him up is rare. He looked up from the paper "I have to run a few errands this morning" I took a seat across from him with a bowl of cereal. "I nosiest that you and –"
"Serena why do you insist dumping your dog on me while I'm sleeping" Shanks said while carrying, Lily at arm's length, to the back door to put her out.
Shanks is an old friend of Mihawk and is known to crash on our couch some nights. Shanks own a bar called the 'Red Dragon' so he works long hours at night. He owns a house but he says that our home is closer. So we lock the door at night so he won't sleep over, but he seems to still find a way in.
"I didn't know you were there" I told him taking a bit of my cereal. "I though you locked the door?"
"I did, you two must forgot to lock it back" Mihawk said turning a page in the newspaper. I couldn't reminder if we did or didn't but Shanks is the only one who going to break in here.
"So Serena I'm surprised to see you up. What you got to do today?" Shanks asked taking a set at the table.
"I start school today"
"Oh, where you going?"
"She going to our old school, All Blue, it was the only one that would take her"
I glared at my father "Ha ha you could have let me do school online that would have so much better for me."
Mihawk put down the paper and look at me "you wouldn't do the work; you would spend all your time at your studio. Now get ready or you'll be late."
I brook eye contact with him; the only thing I could say was 'fine'. He was right if I didn't have to school I would spend my whole day painting. So I put my bowl in the sink and made my way up the stairs.
My sister and I have to share a bathroom; I knew that Layla would be sleeping in so I had the bathroom all to myself. After I brushed my teeth I looked at my hair, it had a natural wave to it, and some of the curls fell so I turned on the curling iron to fix them. While that was heating up, I went to my room, it was smaller than my last room but if left cozy it had a light green color on the walls the color went with the pale yellow and gray floral bedspread. I have a vanity with all my jewelry and a few photos, a small books case with a few book about the different types of flowers, and my room face's the street so I have a bay window with a window seat. I mostly use it as a desk, and above it are a few hanging glass flower pots that hold some air plants of mine. I sat down on the bench and turn on my computer I want to import the photos I took last night, form my camera, on to my phone, so I could determine what photos I wanted to paint.
Finally redoing my hair, spraying some hair spray to make sure it would hold all day, and adding yellow bow. I ventured back in to my room to find my new school uniform hanging on my closet door. It was a simple white button down blouse and a black skirt. Looking into my full length mirror, I really hate this uniform, there is not style to it and it covers half my tattoo on my arm. I took a step closer towards the mirror and nosiest that I could see my bra. So took off the top, open my closet to find a white camisole. Once I found one I caught a glimpse of the many scars that were on my back. Ten of then were visible and some were like ghost, they came and went. I turned around and scooped my hair over my shoulder to see them all; they cover my whole back, some were long like the one goes from my shoulder blade and goes to my lower back, some were short that crossed over each other. I hated them. I reached around to feel them, I haven't looked at them for a couple of months now; as I stared at them all those memories came flooding back in to my mind. No one knew I had them; I always tried to hide them from the world. "No I can't have a pity party now", I said to myself in the mirror wiping away some tires "if I keep them hidden I'll be safe. He can't find me if their hidden".
Looking at the time I finished getting dress, and pulled myself together and I hurried around my room grabbing my sketchbook and some other things putting them in my canvas backpack. The last thing I grabbed before heading down stairs was a black pump heels.
"Alright I'm going" I said hurrying down the stairs to the front door. I heard two goodbyes as I opened the door. Then I hear my sister sprinting down the stairs "Wait I have to say good bye"
"You could have done that from the top of the stairs" Layla gave me a looking saying 'don't back talk me'.
"Anyway I just wanted to say have a good day and try to make some friends." I just looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "Really when did you become my mother?"
"How are you going to make friends if you have an attitude?"
"You know maybe I don't want to make friends" I replied grabbing a few magazines from the front table.
"Why"
I walked out onto the stoop and took a breath, "I told you and dad that after I graduate that I'm leaving the city, so I don't need to make friends if I'm going to leave this city."
"Oh that's right I forgot that for some unknown reason you hate Grand Line City. But let me tell you this Serena you're not the only one that has a problem with things here. And unlike you, we stay and deal with it instead of running away."
I tried to hold back the words but my mind replaying those awful memories. Layla had no idea the shit I when through and could not understand. I took a step towards her and the words I was fighting back came out, "Oh so you want me to deal with my problems the same way you did with drugs and alcohol."
Layla was shocked that I actually said that. She turned around and left without saying a word just slamming the door in my face.
We seem to be getting in to arguments a lot more since I moved back in. We use to fight but not as bad as we do now Mihawk is happy if we can go a week without fighting. Most of the arguments where about why I left the city, or about how I'm not as outgoing as I was before I ran away. But I crossed the line bring up my sister demons; I look up to her because she was able to beat them, while I'm still haunted by mine. I knew when I get back I'll make it up to her.
As I pulled up to All Blue High I got my first look at the school. It was a large brick, four store building in the middle of new building and in front of the school was a statue of a whale. I looked at my class list and I forgot I had gym, I reach into the back seat to grab some cloths and a pair of shoes and stuffed them into my backpack. The back seat of the car is another closet to us. I made my way up the steps into the school, the school had spacious hallways what were painted a light blue, had large windows and had lockers on one side of the hallway. I had a ten minutes before class started so I headed to the fourth floor to where my locker was, all the seniors lockers were all together, to drop off my gym cloths. Back on the second floor I was looking for class room 240, but looking at the classroom numbers they weren't in order, there was room 217 next to room 230. I pulled out my phone and decided to text Perona since we had some of the same classes.
'I'm lost at room 203'.
'alright do down that hall then take a right u come to another stair case that near 3 hallways take the one on the left then another right and it's the last one room on the right'
I follow the directions I got to the stair case; I looked down to see where to go next when I got knock down by someone.
"Oww, Shit" I said to myself sitting up.
"Did you say something?" asked the person that ran into me.
"Uh… no" looking at the person, who turned out to be a cute guy. He had short light green hair and three piercing in one ear.
"Oh let me help you up" the green hair cutie help out his hand, I took his hand. "I'm sorry I didn't see you there."
"It's fine" I brushed off my skirt, I look around for my phone. It had slide a little way. I went grab it and the hot guy handed to me "Thanks …"
"Zoro"
"Thank you Zoro. Serena. I better get going" he nodded and I had down the hallway. I hope I have a few classes with him. I made my way to room 240 with time to spare. I spotted Perona right away she was talking to some girl with long light blue hair. She had her hair down, she was sporting the uniform but with a few rocker touches: her black diamond crown necklace, her red boots and you could see her pink bat tattoo on her arm. I took the empty desk in front her.
As I sat down I let out a sigh, "Long morning"
"You could say that"
"What happened?"
"Got into a fight with Layla"
"About what?"
"The usual"
"Well you two need to get along. Any way Serena this is Vivi, she is a friend of mine"
"Hi"
"Hey"
At that some time I saw that the hot guy, Zoro, had enter the room. He look my way and came over.
"It seems we have the same class together" he said taking the seat next to me.
"Yes it does and maybe next time we can walk to class together." He nodded before turning to talk to someone else.
"I didn't know that you knew Zoro" said Perona.
"Yea he kinda ran into me in the hallway" they looked at me like 'really' "What it's the true and his is kinda hot" Perona gave me an awful glare.
"So what classes do you have Serena?" Vivi asked giggling at us.
I pulled out my schedule, "Ok after English I have history, gym, biology, algebra, and fine arts." I looked at them "I'm going to need help finding them"
"Don't worry Serena we'll help you. There's Nami" Vivi waved to a short hair ginger I nosiest that she was also had a half covered up a tattoo.
"I'm sorry I'm late I had to pick up Luffy and he was running late"
"How bad was it?" Vivi asked as Nami took the seat in front of her.
"Well when I got there he was in his underwear eating breakfast."
"Nami how could you like that glutton" Perona said.
"Shut it Perona you have no room to talk you like that helpless swordsman" Nami snapped back.
"She's not the only one who likes Zoro" Nami looked at Vivi "Serena likes him too"
"Who's Serena" asked Nami
"I'm Serena and all I said that he was hot"
"Oh" Nami had a grin on her face "I'm Nami by the way"
Right then the teacher walked in, she was slim and had dark blue curly hair. "Alright class lesion up I'm Miss Paula let's get started by taking role."
As we made our way up to the fourth floor Perona pointed someone out to me "You see him" she whisper to me pointing at a tall blonde teacher, he was very nice to look at. I just hope I don't have him for a teacher I wouldn't learn anything.
"Yea what about him"
"He is a total creep so stay away"
"What's so creep about a teacher?"
"He's not a teacher he's a student"
"What" looking back at him talking to a dark hair boy, "then why is he wearing a suit?"
Perona shrugged her shoulders, "Hey Serena" Perona and I turned around seeing Zoro trying to catch up to us.
"Hey Zoro" I said smiling at him, a little shade of pink appeared on his checks.
"So what class to do have next?" I could tell he seem a little nervous.
"C'mon Zoro she is just a girl you can at least talk like you got some since" Perona said to him as he chases up to us.
"Perona be nice" I said playfully to her. She just said 'whatever' and joined Vivi and Nami.
"So you know Perona?"
"Yea, we're best friends"
"So what class so you have next?"
"History then Gym, you?"
"Same"
Zoro walked in silence for a while, I wanted to break up the awkwardness, "I heard that you're a swordsman is that true?"
"Yea I'm the captain of the kendo club"
"That's really cool, so you do the high school tournaments or do you branch out and do others?"
"Right now I'm sticking to the high school tournaments. What about you?"
"Me a swordsman" I laugh at the thought, my father would love it if I was, but I'm more drawn to guns instead of swords.
"But it seems like you known a little bit about it"
"Yea well my dad's a swordsman so that how I know so much"
"Is your dad any good?"
"Oh yea everyone he enters he wins"
We reached the fourth floor and caught up with Perona and the others. I nosiest that the blonde who Perona told me about, was talking to Nami. I asked Vivi why we are waiting outside; she said that there is a class finishing up. "My dearest Nami-swan I miss your so much during the summer" the blonde said adoring Nami.
Nami looked around to see if she could get him to talk to someone else. She looked at me with a grin, "Sanji you haven't met Serena"
He looked at me I almost thought that his eye had turned into a heart. He was good looking thou he parted his hair so that you could see one eye and he had a curly eyebrow. "Who might you be? Such a stunning angel sent from heaven to be with me" he said gliding towards me. I could feel his eyes checking me out, his eyes stopped on my chest and his kind of had a noise bleed, I had my shirt unbutton just low enough that my breast could be seen. I felt a little exploded with him looking at me like that, so I took a step back. As I step back Zoro step forward, "Serena's new here so how about stop bothering her like you do with all the other girls, curly brow".
Sanji did a complete one eighty, he went from a love-struck fool to serious. "Oh great I get to spend another year with you, damn moss head."
Tensions were raising the classroom finally opened up. Some made a b-line into the classroom while others stayed. I saw a zombie penguin backpack head into the room, so I followed. I took a seat next to Perona. "Told you he was a creep"
I wouldn't say that maybe a little forward with the girls. He kinds reminds me of my sister, maybe a little. "Anybody else I should know about?"
"Um let me think," Perona looked around the room "him" she said pointing to a guy in the back of the room. Theo he didn't have his fur coat I still recognized big red. Sitting next to him was a very interesting looking guy, he had long blonde hair, longer that anybody I knew, his bangs covered his face. "So what do I need to know about Big Red?"
"Well his name is Eustass Kidd, he's a jerk, gets into a lot of fights, and has a really bad temper."
The bell rang and many of the students who were watching the fight filled in. Zoro and Sanji sat on different sides of the room. Zoro took a seat behind me. "So Zoro did you and Sanji get busted?"
"No we just got into a shouting contest"
"So I take it that you two don't get along" I said turning around to talk to Zoro.
"No we hang with the same group but we just get on each other's nerves" I could relate to that, thinking about my fight with my sister this morning.
History class was quiet boring I'm not a fan of it. I kind of checked out thinking about other things while doodling in my notebook, that didn't catch the teachers name but I did get the TA's name, Nico Robin. She was cool but has an odd smile. It seemed like she knew everything about you and wasn't going to tell just keep it to herself. After history I went to my locker which was on the same floor to grab my gym cloths. The gym was on the first floor, the gym was modern and spacious. We head to the locker rooms.
"Who's this new gym teacher?" Nami asked as we sat down our gym bags on a bench.
"The only thing I know it that his name is Coach Foxy" Perona answered.
"What kind of name is Foxy? That would be a hard name to live up to." I said changing into my gym cloths, it was a yellow tank tap with a flower and the words 'Flower Power' and navy blue shopies shorts. I'm glad that I decided to wear a camisole so that changing would be easier; whenever I change in front of people I always make sure that my back is facing a wall or something. I always get self-conscious when I change in front of people, I just don't want them to see my scars. "I see you borrowed some clothes from Layla" Perona said looking at me.
"How could you tell" I said jokingly. The top's neck line was cut to show more cleavage and the shorts where rolled up some.
I walked over to the large mirror where other girls are fixing their hair. Vivi joined me while I cheek to make sure my hair was still in place. She was putting her long sky blue hair into a pony tail.
"You know Serena it would be easier to just pull it back" she said as I was making sure ever thing looked good.
"Yea I know but I don't want my hair to crease, I worked so hard to get right"
Vivi giggling at my reason, "You must care a lot about your looks."
I could see where she was coming from many people think that I'm superficial, "I was taught to never leave the house without looking presentable" my mom taught us that. "And well cause my dad's, he's…" it's always a little hard to explain to people about Mihawk and his work, "he's kinda has a reputation in Grand Line City".
"I know what you mean my dad is a congressman and I have to look nice around important people" she said as we made our way back into the gym. Everybody was sitting on the bleachers waiting for Coach Foxy. Vivi and I climbed up to where Nami and Perona setting behind them were Zoro, Sanji, and three others. One of them hoped up and greeted us, "You're that girl from last night." It took me a moment to figure out what he was talking about. I looked at him and saw a little scar under his eye and I reminder, "Yea, you had the straw hat"
"I'm Monkey D Luffy" he said as we took our seats, I sat next to Perona and he sat behind us.
"Serena" I said sitting at an angle so I could see him.
"Let's be friends" Luffy said, I was quiet shocked by it. That never happens to me, but it kind of reminded me of Ace. When I first met Ace he would not leave me alone wanted to know everything, it got old really fast. A whistle blew meaning the coach was here; I nodded to Luffy who seemed happy and face the teacher. I hold back laugh because Coach Foxy was not foxy at all. He was a short fat little man; he had suspenders holding up his shorts, he had a long nosie and his hair was styled to look like ears. "Lesion up you little brats, after I call your name you'll come up here and wait until I blow my whistle and you'll run laps." Perona and I got the giggles when he started talking. Perona leaned over and whisper to me "I don't think that he can call us little when we're all taller than him". The coach started calling out names people slowly got up, since he was going by last names I didn't have to wait long. Coach Foxy was calling the roll then he stopped. Perona said to me "Your up next" I nodded, I'm used to people acting shocked when they see that name.
"Ah Dra…Drac"
"It's pronounced Dracule" I said to him as I got up and hoped down the bleachers I could hear classmates whispering. I don't have a problem with people knowing who's daughter I am, it was something that I'm used to.
As the coach continued to call out names as a thought popped into my head. If straw hat and big red are here I wonder if guy in the furry hat is here too. I would like to meet him, the picture turned out good. Glancing over the people in the stands trying to find him that I didn't nosiest that Eustass Kidd came up until he spoke, "Never would have thought that a babe like you would be part of the mafia"
I turned my attention to Eustass, "never call me babe and does it bother you that I have a tie to the mob?" I asked with a playful smile.
"Lucky for you baby I don't have a problem with it, so how about we go on a date or something else?"
I knew what he was trying to do, "I'm not interest in you sorry"
Killer walked up laughing "you're not afraid to speak your mind, Dracule"
"No I'm not" I said crossing my arms. Killer was standing close to me and I could see what Killer was hiding under his wild bangs were brown eyes and they were looking at something. "What are you looking at Killer?"
"Your tattoo I seen it before but it's been a long time ago"
As the students join at the starting line I was still looking for the cute guy with the hat, but no luck. But it seem that everybody that I meant already seem to avoid me. I asked Perona what was going one, she said that they don't want to be around someone from the mob. "Well who cares we put up with this kinda stuff in middle school."
"It doesn't matter once we're older and we're running the city."
Coach Foxy blew the whistle and we start our laps. "Um Perona I wanted to talk to you about that." She looked at me we were just slightly jogging. "I don't think I'm going to be in the city after graduation."
She came to a complete stop, "What!"
"I don't think I can run the city with you." Me and Perona meet in middle school and found out that we were both heirs and we made a pack that when we were older that we would run this city, because it's our born right.
"Well I might just have to find the other heir and get them to run the city with you." I could tell she was hurt but she was playing it off as if was nothing
"Have you ever thought that you could run the city by yourself?" I asked trying to play along.
"Hey you two start running" Coach Foxy yelled at us and we started walking "That's not running."
We just rolled out eyes, I wasn't going to be bossed by a short fat man. "Well I don't really want to run the city by myself I need someone there."
"So you need someone to boss around, like you uncle?"
"No, maybe but Serena I need you to be there."
"Why?"
"Dud you're a bitch but when you're really mad you can be ruthless. And I need you as an ally instead of an enemy"
"Oh Perona I'm touched" I said before giggling at our odd friendship
After we ran our laps, we were told to do stretches and then we could go to the weight room or stay and play a game. Most of the guys headed to the weight room, the girls decided to lounge around the gym. Perona and I were hanging out on the mats talking and reading the magazines I brought, there was an article about Boa Hancock and I was glued to it. She was my idol for as long as I could remember. I had an idea about what if I stayed in the city I might be able work with her. Nami and the others have been avoiding us; Perona said that they are just intimidated by our families. Now we're being shunned but that's not new, many of the younger family members have to live in the shadow of the mafia. That's how Perona and I became friend, we when to the same middle school. Now in high school and nothing has changed and that was find with us.
"Ok I'll see if I can stay and help rule the city." I said resting my head on my arms.
"Really?" she looked at me hopefully, and I nodded. I don't know how I could but I might think of something down the line.
Then out of nowhere a load shrill laugh echoed through the gym. "Come on I want to show you something" she said getting up.
"What is it" I said following her lead.
"Porche, she is a total bitch loves to pick on girls that she thinks is beneath her." We weren't the only ones going to see what was going on; when we got closer I could see that Porche was yelling a Vivi. Vivi must have said something wrong because Porche pushed Vivi to the floor, Porche took a step towards Vivi. "If you do somehow leave this" Perona pointed to the other bluenette with the noise in the air "is what is going to run the city."
I looked at her and the scene, "It is quite sad" I replied loudly.
Porche turn to see who call her "Well it looks like Dracule has something to say. Do you want to join in since your family does this sort of thing?"
"Well not really my family gain power in this city by using force and not by words like you seem to be doing, it's really pathetic just like you acting like a big shot when you have no real power. I don't see why people put up with a slut like you."
Porche was angry by my comment I could see it in her face. I was about to help Vivi put when Porche slapped me across the face. I couldn't believe this little slut had the nerve to slap me; I looked at her she had a smug look on her face. I clinched my hand into a fist, before I could think I punched her right in the face. She took a few steps back covering her face but I saw blood dripping from her hand, and I knew I got her right in that pointed noise of hers.
"Miss Dracule the office now" Coach Foxy yelled from the door to the weight room. He must have seen the whole thing.
Thank you for reading.
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