When the cherry blossoms fall to the ground...
And the scent of perfume fills the air...
The air sparkles with a new life and light...
As the gates of Whole Cake Academy open for the day...


Charlotte Linlin was not one to pass out.

She was the calm and collected school president! Ruling the school with her sweet, yet firm disciplinary skills, she always had to keep a cool head. Something about this boy, this Monkey D. Luffy, made her inside want to crawl out and burst. Perhaps it was the way he stood up to her stare that could usually bring an entire squad of cheerleaders down on the ground by the sheer pressure alone.

The pink haired girl groaned as she leaned upwards, the sun stinging her eyes a bit. Where the heck was she anyways? The white bedding and soft plush blanket made her believe that she was at the nurse's office. Rubbing her forehead, which now had a roll of bandages around it, she turned to see the black haired boy chatting with some other girl. The blonde haired girl was now laughing at something he said, causing a big grin to appear on his face.

"Seriously? Did he really do that?" The girl asked, tears streaming down her face.

"Yup, Usopp managed to not only piss off Mr. Nolan, but was sent to detention for lying about being the one who wrote the graffiti around school. Told the others at detention that he got in by beating up the toughest guy in school." Luffy said, shaking his head. "Almost miss going to the same school as him and the other guys, but this all-female academy ain't so bad. Especially since I got to meet the amazing Kaya that Usopp keeps telling me about. I thought you were fake since he tells so many stories."

Now she recognized that girl. Kaya was a student who took the nursing route and spent countless hours training in the school's infirmary under the watchful eye of Doctor Kureha, the school's doctor. The young girl was a sickly thing when she first arrived here, passing out during physical education class to the point that she was banned from going. Hence why she spent most of her time in the infirmary and decided to take a nursing route instead of the various other options.

"Oh! Class president Linlin-san!" Kaya finally noticed the female staring at them with a weird look in her eyes. "You're finally awake! Luffy told me you passed out in front of him when you were about to take him on a tour. Just so happened that I bumped into him and lead him towards the infirmary to get you checked up. Don't worry, you just got a minor bruise from falling."

Linlin cleared her throat and smiled sweetly. "Thank you so very much Kaya! I feel so much better thanks to you."

Luffy rolled his eyes. "You can cut the sweet crap cause it doesn't work on some people."

DIE! Linlin thought, sending a glare towards the strawhat boy. "I'm just being polite that's all."

Kaya stood up, sensing tensions rising in the eyes of both Luffy and Linlin. "Um...if I may interject, why don't you two head to lunch together? You missed most of your classes by staying here President and you need to eat something."

Linlin crossed her arms, looking away from Luffy. "Who said anything about me being hungry? I'm fine, I need to finish this stupid tour and get this bonehead's schedule done so he can be out of my-"

RRRRRrrrrrrr...

Blushing, she turned back around to see the smug face on Luffy. "I suppose we could go to lunch."


The school dining hall, a place where you can get the most fanciest of foods from cultures all around the world. Due to the funding they received from the All-Blue Lunch Cooperation, the girls get the most deliciously fresh produce and meat to satisfy even the hungriest of females. All the tables are cleaned and sanitized before they enter to ensure the eating conditions are pristine. You form two lines, one for drinks and desserts and the other for your main course. When selecting a place to sit, one must remember what club or similarities you have with your fellow female before dining with them.

After all, meeting new people requires like minds.


"Wow, you are just going to eat all that cake?"

Luffy watched with a look of surprise as he held his lunch tray in the drink and dessert line. Linlin had not even gone down the main courses and instead to opt for just five plates worth of devil's food cake, two plates of carrot cake, and a giant slice of confetti cake. The woman who manned the line just gave her a smile and shrugged at the boy.

"You get used to it, she always grabs the most of my sweets." The brunette woman gave a smile towards him. "Welcome to Whole Cake Academy, I'm Pudding. I make the cakes and cookies and any other item that's sweet here. I also run a bakery downtown as well."

"Hey I recognize you, Sanji talks about your bakery a lot." Luffy said, giving her a smile. "He says you make the most divine donuts."

Pudding grimaced at the name of the pervy boy who frequently ventured into her bakery. "So I've been told, I do see that one daily. It's like he waits for me to open up." Handing Luffy a cupcake, she smiled and winked. "This one's on the house, you look like you could use something sweet today."

"Thank you, you're too kind." Luffy said, genuinely happy to have another female smile at him today. Being around the class president was draining any positive vibes he had coming into school that day.

After paying for his meat filled lunch, Luffy gazed around the cafeteria looking for Linlin. When he saw her giving him the stink eye from the table where all the officers sat, he thought to find another table to eat lunch with instead of dealing with her bratty attitude. Making his way to the back of the cafeteria near the large windows, he sat down and ate his lunch in solitude. He could hear the whispers of all the girls nearby, some wondering what he was doing at their school while others wondering if he was single. He never got this much attention at his old school unless there was somebody who wanted to pick a fight with him.

The sound of a slamming lunch tray snapped him out of his thoughts. His eyes turned upwards as a slim, curvaceous young woman, with long light pink hair and brown eyes plopped down in front of him. She wore the standard uniform, however, a large brown coat covered her arms and a green hat rested on her head. She had an anti-eyebrow below her right eye and bright red lipstick on her lips. Luffy saw that her tray was packed with mostly pizza slices that the cheese oozed off the side like a waterfall. Without saying a word, she started wolfing down each slice, causing a sloppy mess to erupt in front of him.

"Um...hey?" Luffy waved at her, getting thoroughly disgusted at her lack of table manners. "Could you mind not flickering all that cheese over here? It's getting on some of my meat."

Swallowing, the girl gave him a lazy look before speaking. "Excuse me, sometimes I tend to enjoy my food to the point that it disgusts people. At least you were courteous enough to ask me to stop." Propping her head on her head, she gave him a look. "What's a boy like you doing at an all-girls academy? Some of the girls said that you lied to get your way in or that you bribed somebody. What's your real motive?"

Luffy took a giant chunk out of his turkey leg, surprising the girl. "I just got invited to join here for a semester, that's all. I went to the all-boys school a few blocks away before coming here." Scrunching his face, a thought passed by his mind before he pointed at her. "Wait a minute...you're one of those Worst Generation members! I saw you at the meeting last week eating large tub of ice cream!"

Worst Generation was a club down at the local recreation center where students from different backgrounds would go and train themselves for the real world. It was part learning, and equal part fight club. Luffy and some of his friends frequent there and were official card carrying club members.

"So you did recognize me Luffy. Nice to see your brain still works after that fight you had with Kid last week. I'm Bonney, a second year here and I love eating." She gestured at her pile of pizza. "Which I was enjoying until I got kicked from the table I usually sit at. So I came over here to chat with you."

"Not going to lie, but it's nice to see a familiar face around here. Most of these girls are judging me without even knowing me. I wanted to make new friends here like I did at the old school, but no one wants to get to know me. Except for maybe Kaya, but I know her boyfriend."

Bonney shrugged. "Well I know you and I can help you gain more friends before the end of the week." Taking another large bite of pizza, she smirked at him. "You need to get some allies on your side if you ever think of beating the class president at her own game. Word on the street is that she's trying to get you kicked out before the semester is over for some reason."

This made Luffy frown. He knew that the sweet president was a bitter person deep down, but trying to get rid of him sounded like she really disliked him. Bonney was right, if he wanted to survive this place, he was going to need some allies and friends.

Polishing off his last bite, he stared at Bonney with a pleading look. "I could use your help in getting the girls to at least talk to me. For that to happen, I'm going to need you to tell me how this school works! Linlin-chan hates my guts and she doesn't need to say it for me to know."

The bell sounded as the students transitioned to their next classes, dumping their trays and taking their bags with them. Luffy saw Linlin-san walking over to where he was with her arms crossed and a look that could kill him if it could. Bonney glanced over her shoulder and whistled.

"You weren't kidding, she really doesn't like you." Scribbling on a napkin, she handed it to Luffy. "Meet me after school at the rec center and I'll tell you how the school hierarchy works. And don't tell that Zoro friend of yours anything about what we discuss. I really don't like him." Brushing crumbs from her lap, she gave him a salute before scooching past the angry Class President.

Luffy stood up and grabbed his tray. "Shall we continue the tour then or lack thereof."

Linlin grabbed him by the tie and started walking out. "This time, we are having no distractions! I'm taking you around the school whether you like it or not!"

All Luffy could do was follow as she nearly choked him.


"A boy entering our school? How interesting..."

The sound of shuffling papers and books were heard inside the school library as a young female third year was seen reading the files of the newest transfer student. Nami was also there, sitting at a long table with the other girl as she went through the budget.

"Uh huh, his name is Luffy and I'm pretty sure I've met him before. Don't know if he noticed me or something." Nami said, blushing at the prospect of speaking with the new boy. "Something just doesn't add up though about his transfer. He came out of nowhere and not only that, but Linlin wants him expelled so that no other boy can attend here. He doesn't seem like a bad guy though."

The female leaned forward, sipping a cup of coffee before smiling mischievously. "Then I guess some investigating is in order. We'll see what this boy is capable of."


I thought the only thing to love was sweets and sugar, but maybe I can love something else for a change.

I believed that the only way to happiness was through money, but you changed my point of view.