A/N: Not going to make it a habit to post so many chapters in such a short period of time but I just want to set up the bases of this story.

Have come up with a posting sched for all my works so you can go to my profile to see it. YAY DISCIPLINE!

Okay now...enjoy ;)

Ch 3 - LC-2B

"OY! Cogan Reia! Show yourself!" Luffy cried as he flung open the door to room LC-2B and stood with his hands on his hips. Beside him, a very embarassed Nami had her fists clenched at her side and her cheeks were a little red. This was not how she wanted to present herself to the upper classmen and she was perplexed on how she ended up navigating Luffy through the school again. The boy's secret power was clearly the ability to get his way somehow. She was never going to underestimate it again.

They were met with the stony silence of the second year students of the Lottery Class. Every pair of eyes scanned Luffy from head to toe sizing him up. Every pair, that is, except a seated individual with her head hidden behind the thickest book Nami had ever seen. She sat at the farthest end of the room and in the back corner, closest to the window.

"Cogan Reia!" Luffy shouted again, "Where are you?!"

The textbook slowly lowered, revealing a girl with brightly red hair that was tied into a neat braid down her back. Her meadow green eyes blinked back at the Straw Hat and Nami, who was surprised to see that despite being a girl, she was wearing a boy's uniform.

"I'm right here, Monkey D. Luffy," the girl said softly and calmly, "There's no need to shout."

Luffy marched towards her but was stopped midway by a tattooed hand that shot out to block his way. There was a circular symbol tattooed in the back of the hand with the letters DEATH inked on his fingers.

"Don't just come barging in here, Straw Hat-ya," the owner of the hand said coolly with his feet resting on his desk and his fluffy white and black spotted hat tilted over his eyes, "This is not your classroom."

The girl shut her book and got up to her feet. "No need to start unnecessary trouble, Trafalgar D. Water Law. I'll just talk to him outside."

"Why the hell are you calling me by my full name, Rei-ya?!" Law asked, his head lifting up so he could shoot an exasperated look at her.

"Monkey D. Luffy called me by mine so I thought that was what was socially acceptable now," she said, ignoring the snickers and eyerolls from her fellow classmates.

This girl is weird, Nami thought with a sweatdrop.

"Shishishishi," Luffy laughed but in a light hearted manner, "I'll call you whatever you want me to call. You can call me Luffy. I'm going to be-"

"The King of Pirates," the girl replied, "I know. My uncle already told me about you and people call me Rei."

"Uncle?" Luffy asked with a tilt of his head.

The girl pointed at his signature accessory. "You're wearing his hat."

Luffy's eyes widened with excitement. "Shanks! Shanks is your uncle?!"

Rei nodded while she quickly walked past Luffy and out the door. "Yes. Now let's talk outside as not to bother Trafalgar D. Water Law."

"Again," Law huffed, "You don't need to call me by my-"

"Okay. I'll see you around, Tra-guy!" Luffy laughed as he followed Rei out the door, not catching the thunderous look that came over Law's face and the stifled laughter from a boy in a penguin hat that sat behind Law.

Law's eyes caught Nami's and he glared at her. Nami took a nervous step back and was about to bolt out of there when suddenly, something extremely random happened that took her completely off guard.

"Mellorine! There's a new mellorine!"

"Eh?" Nami gasped as a blonde tornado came whirling to her. Without warning, she found her hand being held by a guy kneeling down in front of her with a rose between his teeth.

"Oh! I would go through the depths of hell just to be able to spend more moments like this with you. Please, tell me your name, beautiful lady!" he swooned.

"What?!" Nami found her voice and she snatched her hand away from him. She regained her confidence when she realized he had not even an ounce of hostility in him, "I'm Nami, a First Year."

"Oh! Nami-swan!" the blonde cried as he got up to his feet and did a proper bow with one hand behind his back and the other crossing his chest, "I am your humble servant, Sanji."

Nami's eyes flashed and a smirk set on her lips. "My servant, huh? It's very nice to meet you, Sanji-kun!"

Rei walked with her spine straight as an arrow with her chin held high and her hands clasped behind her back. She walked down to a quiet part of the hall and then turned sharply to face Luffy. "So what can I help you with?"

"Why are you wearing a guy uniform?" Luffy asked immediately.

If Rei was caught off guard by the question, she did not show it. "It covers me better," she replied, "And I find the girl's uniform too restricting in terms of movement."

"Oh," Luffy said with an understanding nod. The girl uniforms did look very uncomfortable. It looked to tight around the waist. What would happen if they had a big meal?!

"Is that all you came to talk to me about?" Rei asked.

"Oh! No!" Luffy shouted as he pumped his fist in the air, "I need you to help get Zoro-"

"No," Rei said automatically.

"Why not?" Luffy demanded, "You haven't heard the whole thing yet!"

"I do not deal with people of his kind."

"Green haired people?" Luffy asked.

"Bounty hunters."

"Huh?"

"You haven't heard about the bounty system in our school?" Rei asked and Luffy frowned.

"I think Ace might have mentioned it...but…" he started to say. His brow furrowed and he tried to think really hard.

"I'll explain," Rei said and alleviated Luffy from the hassle of brainwork, "There's an unspoken system that the administration has established here. Every Pirate has a bounty placed on them. If a student can get that Pirate to withdraw from school voluntarily, the school board would pay you a monetary reward depending on how high the bounty is for that Pirate. First Year Pirates automatically get a starting bounty of 1000 bellis and it'll only increase with the longer you stay here and the amount of trouble you cause. You all are also fresh meat and easy targets so not many First Years last to see their Second Year."

"Eh?" Luffy asked and Rei took a moment to try to explain it in a more concise manner.

"The school will pay you to get rid of Pirates," she finally said and Luffy's eyes widened, "That's why these next two weeks at school is considered the Hunting Season of the term. There are students who like to profit from this."

"Wait. Are you saying Zoro-"

Rei nodded. "He's beaten fellow classmates to the point that they could not return to school to finish the term and he's collected the money for it," she said with disdain, "I do not like the type who betray their own."

"Eh, but Zoro seems like an okay guy," Luffy replied as he crossed his arms over his chest and thought about the green haired swordsman, "I'm sure he must have his reasons. Maybe those guys deserved to have their asses kicked."

"There is not a good enough reason for betrayal," Rei said curtly, "I'm sorry, Luffy. I would gladly help you in any way that I can. It just can't involve Roronoa Zoro."

"Tch, like I would want to get involved with a Know It All like you," came a growl and they turned to see the green haired swordsman walking down the hall, "Don't flatter yourself. I don't need your help."

"I'm guessing your talk with Smoker Sensei didn't go well since I don't see you with your usual weapons," Rei stated but then she tilted her head to the side, "Or did you spend this entire time trying to find your way back to class?"

Zoro's jaw clenched even tighter and Rei nodded at his reaction. "The latter, I see," she said as she returned to the room.

Zoro glared at Luffy, who was frowning back at him. "What?!" Zoro demanded.

"Oy! Do you want to fight in that tournament or not?!" Luffy asked, "Why the hell won't you ask Rei to help you, Zoro?!"

Zoro pointed at the opened door of LC-2B. "Are you kidding me?! What part of 'That Know It All wants nothing to do with me' do you not get?! God, get a clue, Luffy," he growled and stormed towards the classroom just as the bell started to ring, "And stick your nose in someone else's business."

"But you're part of my crew!" Luffy shouted as Zoro disappeared into the room, brushing past Nami, who hurriedly grabbed Luffy so they wouldn't be late for class.

"NO, I'M NOT!" the swordsman roared back as he sat himself in the back corner, in the direct opposite side of the classroom from Rei. He glared at any of his classmates that dared to look his way. Everyone averted their gaze when their eyes met his except for one pair in the front of the room, who blatantly looked back at him like he was a petulant child. Zoro's scowl deepened, "Oh, don't even start with me, Curly Brow."

The blonde shot up to his feet. "You wanna have a go, marimo? I dare you to try me!"

Zoro leapt up and from his seat, Law rolled his eyes. "Everytime with these idiots," he muttered.

"Yohohohohohoho! Your meal must have been very energizing today," sang out their homeroom teacher's voice as the classroom door slid open and their teacher stepped in. He was a walking, talking skeleton. He had eaten the Revive Revive Fruit and was brought back to life when he died over 50 years ago ago. He wore circular sunglasses over his eyes and instead of a tie, he had on a blue cravat.

Rumor has it that he was once in a famous musical group but no one could remember the name. They also didn't know how he actually died. If they mentioned any of those two things, he would just laugh and say, "Yohohoho! That was in a previous life! It's not important now!"

He walked in and to everyone's surprise, he brought in with him a new girl with shoulder length amber hair and faded green eyes. She had on her head an aviator's helmet and goggles. What was puzzling about this girl was the fact that she wore a tool belt over her school uniform with an assortment of tools dangling from it. She had scars and scratches all along her legs and arms that weren't covered by her uniform.

"I'd like to introduce everyone to a new student! This is Mizu Nana."

"Whoahhhh! Another new mellorine! God has been so kind to me today!" Curly Brow shouted. Suddenly he was at the front of the class, down on one knee, and holding her hand, "You are an angel descended from heaven and I will worship you forever."

"I might vomit," Zoro stated, "Room that trash can over to me, Law."

"Get it yourself, Roronoa-ya."

Nana threw her head back and laughed. "I certainly didn't expect to meet Prince Charming in this class."

"Check out the scars! And what's with the get up?" a second year in the middle of the class scoffed. He had spiky red hair and his own set of goggles perched on his head.

"You're one to talk, Rooster Head," the new girl quipped without hesitation as she shot him a condescending look.

"What did you say?!" he growled back as he stood up from his desk.

"Calm down, Eustass-ya," Law stated from his desk, "You've been called worse."

The new girl's expression did not waver but her eyes moved to Law. "And who said I needed you to come to my defense, Panda Eyes?"

Law's face darkened. "Oy, Mizu-ya, you better watch-'

Without warning, Nana turned on her heels, grabbed a piece of chalk and wrote "Your Face" on the blackboard. Then she turned to face the class again. With a grin fixed on her face, she took the hammer out from her tool belt and smashed it against the center of her writing. It shattered and broke into many pieces revealing a crack in the wall behind it as well.

"My name is Mizu Nana," the girl said, "I'm the number one employee at the Galley La Company! Any more questions?"

"Galley La?" Rei asked without looking up from her textbook, "That's the shipping conglomerate, right?"

Nana nodded. "Yep! We do everything from shipping and delivering to ship and motor vehicle maintenance, construction, and demolition," she said and then she shot a pointed look at Law and Kidd, "For you fucking morons, it means I break and build things for a living."

"Ah...the board," her teacher said with a lot less alarm than a person in his position should have.

Nana grinned and pulled out a smart phone. "Oy, it's me. Yah. Can you tell Paulie or Tilestone to bring a fresh blackboard to school? I gotta replace a broken one," she said loudly into it and then she grimaced at whatever was said at the other end of the call, "Why are you automatically assuming it's something I did?"

But it was you, the rest of the class thought with a sweat drop.

"Just get it over here by the time class ends," Nana snapped.

There was another pause.

"I don't know? 2pm?" she said to the phone.

"Ano, school ends at 3:30pm, Nana-san...and it's already 1pm now," Brook pointed out but Nana wasn't listening.

"You want me to what?!" Nana demanded and then she let out a heavy sigh. "Fine."

She shut off her phone and she turned to to the teacher, "Sorry for the mess, Sensei," she said begrudgingly, "And sorry for coming in this late. I missed this morning's class because I was busy finishing up with one of the cars and don't worry about the wall. It'll be replaced before tomorrow."

"That's quite alright, Nana-san. Just make sure you're on time from now on and please, call me Brook Sensei," the afro man said with a kind smile.

Nana grinned and slapped him hard on the back, "You're pretty cool, Brook! Now where should I sit?"

"Eh? You forgot the Sensei part," Brook corrected but his voice was drowned out by one of his students from the back of the room.

"The only empty desk available that has a chair that can still withstand the weight of a person is next to me," Rei called out with her nose still stuck in her textbook, "So it would only be logical that you sat here."

"Nana-channnn," Sanji cried, waving his hand high up in the air, "You can come sit next to me!"

He then glared at his present seat mate, who was a chubby boy with a cherub like face and a polar bear hat on his head. "Oy! Get the hell out of here and give Nana-chan your seat, Bepo!"

Bepo hung his head in shame. "Sorry, I am in your way."

"Oy, Bepo!" Law called from his desk, "Don't apologize if you haven't done anything wrong!"

"Sorry, Law," he said.

Nana snorted and patted Bepo on the back as she walked past him. "Don't worry about it. Don't wanna cause any trouble on my first day."

"You already did," Law said.

Without looking his way, Nana flipped him the bird which made Kidd laugh. Nana turned and shot a wink at the blonde with the curly eyebrows. "If you wanna get to know me, here's where you can reach me," she said and whipped out a business card with MIZU NANA, GALLEY LA COMPANY printed in huge black letters.

"Ah! I got her number!" Sanji sighed as he clutched the card tightly to his chest, revealing that the back was a punch card.

"Psh, you got a discount to maintain a car you don't even own," scoffed a girl with long pink hair, a piercing just below her eyes, and a brimless green cap on her head. She sat directly behind Bepo and was within viewing distance of the card.

"Bonney-chan, don't worry. I still care about you too!" Sanji sang out and the girl scowled.

"I don't care about you at all!" she snapped, "All you are is my food delivery boy."

Nana ignored all of this and she plopped herself down next to Rei. Her eyes fell on the thick book that Rei was holding, Criminal Law Volume 2: Court of Appeals. "Oh good, you're a nerd," Nana said as she leaned back in her chair and made herself comfortable, "That makes things easier for me."

Rei tilted her head at Nana and blinked back at her. "You can't cheat off of my test paper," she stated and Nana grinned back.

"Ha! You caught on pretty quick," Nana said, "Why not? Now that we're seat mates, we gotta help each other out, don't we?"

That seemed to take Rei aback and she contemplated the mechanic's words. "Is there a social protocol to people who happen to sit next to each other?" she asked.

Nana looked curiously at the girl. Social protocol? Is she one of those socially awkward nerds?

She folded her arms across her chest and shrugged. "Of course there is," she said, playing it off as it was a common knowledge, "Like how you can borrow eggs and sugar from your neighbors."

"I did read about that understanding between people who live in close proximity to one another... so I guess it makes sense," Rei said slowly, "Being that I'm the only person next to you, then that sort of makes us comrades in some way but...what's in it for me?"

"Huh?"

"You said we had to help each other out so how would you help me?"

Huh...This nerd might be socially clueless but she's not an idiot, Nana thought with a frown. "Do you own a car?" she asked.

"No."

"Does your family?"

"No."

"No other modes of transportation?"

"No."

Nana's frown deepened. She didn't want it to come to this but she also didn't want to study. But then she remembered what was at stake if she were to flunk or drop out of this school. I have to do it, she thought and she took in a deep breath. "Do you want a car?"

Rei blinked back at her. "You're going to give me a car?"

Nana nodded. "I found this old car that I've been refurbishing on for years. It's almost done and even though I found it in a junkyard, I promise you that-"

"Done," Rei said automatically, cutting off Nana's sales pitch.

It took Nana by surprise. She must be either really trusting or in dire need of a car, Nana thought to herself. Then she flashed Rei a grin. "Alright. If you let me copy off of your test, I'll give you a car."

"Ano, Nana-san, Rei-san," their gentle teacher advised from the front of the room, "Maybe you shouldn't talk about cheating that loudly. You wouldn't want to break the rules, would you?"

Rei blinked back at her teacher. "It would only be breaking the rules if we get caught, yes?"

"In...a...way...I guess," Brook said with a sweat dropped down his head, "But now I know to keep an extra watch on you two. Ah! But I have no eyes. Yohohohoho!"

Nana nodded approvingly at Rei and she smiled at her. "What's your name?"

"Cogan Reia," Rei said, "But people prefer to call me Rei."

"Well, what do you prefer?" Nana asked.

"I don't really care," Rei replied, "A name is just a name."

"Well then, Nerdy Rei," Nana said and put her hand out in front of her, "Do we have a deal?"

Rei solemnly took her hand and gave it a firm shake. "Deal."

A grin spread over Nana's face. "Pleasure doing business with you."

"Is it really? How so?" Rei asked, blinking her eyes at Nana.

Nana smirked and she shook her head. "It's an expression, Nerd. Let it go."

"Oh. Okay."

The students heard the roaring of what sounded like a parade of tanks about two minutes before the school bang rang, indicating the end of class. The entire school pressed their noses against the front facing windows to see what the commotion was about.

Fifteen cargo trucks came pulling up at the front of the gate and a couple of men jumped out from the truck in the front. Nana grinned and pushed up the window she was looking out from. She grabbed a megaphone that was hanging from her tool belt and put it to her lips. "Paulie! Tank! Up here!" she called, "Second Floor! Room LC-2B!"

"Wait, you called them here?!" Jewelry Bonney shouted exasperatedly at the girl, "Who the hell are those guys?!"

"AHHHHHHH! Nana-san!" an enormously muscular man with an incredibly thick white beard that contrasted heavily with his short black hair yelled back. His voice was naturally louder than Nana's amplified one, "You didn't tell Iceberg-san what size so we brought all the ones we had in storage!"

"Whoops! My bad," Nana said with a grin as she shot a quick look at the front wall, "Give me a 2.5 by 1.2 and make it one of those magnetic ones."

"What the hell is going on here?!"

Every student in LC-2B, save Nana and Rei, who was calmly packing up her bag and getting ready to leave, turned to see Akainu standing on the doorway with a scowl on his lips. Brook quickly rushed to him. "Ano, Sakazuki Sensei, you see we accidentally broke the board and it looks like Nana-san is going to replace it right now."

Akainu's eyes narrowed at Nana, who was busy waving to the men downstairs, and she must've felt the attention on her because she stiffened and slowly turned to him. "Am I in trouble?" she asked bluntly.

"You're disrupting the peace," Akainu said, "And you will address me as 'sir'!"

"Ah," Nana said, "Well, I'm just trying to fix the blackboard. Is that alright with you, sir? It'll be up in 5 minutes, sir. I'll even fix the dent in the wall for the school, free of charge, sir."

Before Akainu could reply, Nana turned her head slightly towards the open window and lifted her megaphone again. "Oy! Paulie! Give me a bucket of spackle, a can of white paint, and some sandpaper while you're at it, would ya?"

There was three seconds of silence and then Tilestone roared out their reply. "AH! Paulie said we are not your personal delivery service."

"Don't be a little bitch and just fucking do it! I thought you wanted me to do well in school!" Nana roared, making her audience's eyes widen and shoot a nervous look at Akainu.

Nana, however, did not seem nervous in the slightest. "Is that okay with you, sir?" she asked with a bright smile.

"State your name," Akainu said sternly.

"Mizu Nana, mechanic for the Galley La company," Nana replied and with a flick of her wrist she held out her business card between two fingers, "...sir…"

"Mizu...Nana," Akainu said slowly, not even bothering to take the card, and his eyes narrowed, "Ah. The Noble student that insisted on being part of the Lottery Class."

"The what?!" her fellow classmates gasped.

"I had my reasons," Nana said with a shrug. Then she tilted her head to the side to listen to something off into the distance and a smile spread over her face, "Speak of the devil!"

"OWWWW! NANA-BRAT! IS THAT SUPER YOU?!"

Franky came rushing into the room with Luffy pulling a very reluctant Usopp behind him. The First Year teacher didn't even realize that he had almost knocked Akainu over in his haste to get to Nana.

"Oy! What the hell are you doing here, Nana-brat?"

To everyone's surprise, Nana dropped her megaphone and charged at Franky, sacking him right in the gut as she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and slamming him against the wall. How he managed to stay on his feet was a tribute to Franky's strength. He stiffened and looked down at the girl, who was clinging so tightly to him that he could feel the slight tremor in her arms.

"Don't tell me you're here...for me…" Franky said softly as he raised his sunglasses to look down at her.

"Now it all makes sense," Akainu said and drawing the attention back to him.

Nana reluctantly withdrew her hold around Franky's waist and turned to face the rest of the class, positioning herself so that she stood in front of the teacher, as if guarding him. Seeing Franky was a harsh reminder to Nana on why she was here.

"Mizu Nana," Akainu said, "For the next three weeks, you will be going to the library after school for Study Hours. This is for disrupting the peace, vulgar language, and bringing in unauthorized guests onto campus property. Consider this a freebie punishment before the Three Break System is implemented. And you will be on bathroom cleaning duty two weeks after your study time is complete."

"All bathrooms?" Nana asked with a wrinkle in her nose, "Even the Nobles?"

"Ow! Nana-brat, shouldn't you ask about gender and not about the different classes?" Franky commented.

"Do you have a problem with the Nobles?" Akainu asked.

Nana shrugged. "Not particularly. Just wondering if those kids even know how to wipe their own ass."

"That is a legitimate concern," Rei suddenly added calmly from her desk as she slipped her arms through the straps of her schoolbag, "Most of the Nobles grew up with attendants, butlers, and maids. Interesting...I never thought about it before. Quite an observation, Mizu Nana."

Nana tilted her head curiously at Rei but a grin came over her face. "Thanks, Nerd."

"Now if there's nothing you need from me, Brook Sensei," Rei said with a curt bow towards the skeleton, "I will be taking my leave. See you tomorrow, Brook Sensei."

"Ah! Yes," Brook said and he bowed back, "See you tomorrow, Rei-san! And don't forget to read chapters-"

"I already finished the book," Rei replied and briskly walked out of the room, giving Akainu a polite nod as she passed.

Akainu did not know what to react to first. The racket and commotion that was happening outside, the girl who was causing such a ruckus, or even the girl who seemed to be oblivious to it all. To his surprise, the decision was soon made for him.

A denim clad man with shoulder length blonde hair came barging in with two buckets in hand and a cigar between his lips. He dropped the buckets on the floor. They landed with a heavy thud. Without missing a beat he went over to Nana and forced her whole head and upper body down into a 90 degree bow. He bowed along with her.

"Apologies on the disturbance," he growled, "Nana has a lot to learn when it comes to discipline. On behalf of her guardian and the entire Galley La company, I sincerely apologize. Nana! Apologize! NOW!"

Nana said nothing and he pushed her head down even more. "NANA!"

And then he whispered something to her that made her suck in a breath like he had just punched her in the gut. Her fists clenched as they pressed against her thigh. "Sorry, sir," she muttered under her breath.

"It's fine," Akainu said, "I already gave her her punishment. Just make sure this doesn't happen again, Mizu Nana."

"She will," the man said as Akainu started to head for the door, "Mizu Nana, let me show you where you'll be spending the next three weeks."

Nana's head lowered and she looked down at the floor. "Fix the wall, Paulie, and then just go home," she said as she walked out, "Just tell Icy that I stayed behind for Study Hours."

At the mention of Study Hours. Luffy's eyes snapped to the swordsman. "AH! I forgot why I came up here! Zoro! Did you convince Rei to tutor you yet?!"

"What the hell? You still haven't given up on that?!" Zoro cried.

Luffy frowned and looked over at Usopp. "Maybe we'll ask Chopper then. It's better than nothing."

"Fine, let's go down to the infirmary. He might still be there," Usopp said, still not quite sure why Luffy insisted he come.

"Ow! If you guys are going there, I might as well come too," Franky shouted, "It's a Big Bro's job to make sure his Little Bro are super okay!"

"You're a teacher. You're not a Bro anymore!" Paulie snapped at Franky while he walked over to open up the bucket of spackle, "Stop acting like you're still the head of the Franky Family!"

"I am still the head of the Franky Family," Franky replied with a grin. Then he lifted up his sunglasses so Paulie could see that there was nothing humorous in his eyes, "And just because me and Bakaberg are cool now, doesn't mean I'm cool with the rest of Galley La so super better watch your words."

With that he dropped his sunglasses back down to his nose and headed for the door, grabbing Luffy and Usopp by the waist and carrying them out with them as if they weighed nothing. "Brook Bro! You should dismiss your class now. The day is over," Franky called over his shoulder.

"Oh yes! Thank you, Franky Sensei!" Brook said and he clapped his hands, "Alright, everyone. Class Dismissed! Have a wonderful day and I'll see you all tomorrow!"

A/N: Yes, I made Bepo human. No minks in this universe. Sorry ;(