"I will not allow any slacking in my class Roronoa," the teacher paused, catching the, close to slumbering, green-haired teen at the back of the group before continuing with the introduction of his class, "As I was saying, this class is all about combat, but any 'unnecessary' fighting will be dealt with." Benn finished, putting out his cigarette butt out while staring down the swordsman. Roza sighed to herself; she was getting impatient, along with every other student in this class. Killer and Zoro were the only two faces she could put a name to, but most gave off a feel of…strength. She wanted this class to start already, she could feel the eyes of the 'hidden' captains up in the viewing box and she wanted to get the show on the road. After a quick survey of the room the girl had noticed that, along with her, there was only one other red uniformed student and three other 'whites'. All of the others already were honourably showing off their black clothes…along with their crew patches. The boy in the back started mumbling, scratching the back of his head. "All sparing will be planned, by me, before proceeding. All students can request a fight, but it's up to the opponent to accept or decline. Remember, the captains might be watching at any time." The greying man added, looking all the freebies in the eye.
Advanced Fighting/Strength, the 'top' of the classes in the school, got most of the attention from the captains, usually to see how the strongest members of their crews were pairing against others, since freebies didn't usually get into the level. Leadership was the first class on every Captain's schedule; it was basically the time to let the captains view the other students at their best while hidden behind a one-way window. "Those who aren't fighting may watch or train; no one can stop a fight but me and there is no 'helping'. Any one who breaks any of these rules will answer to me after school is finished for 'detention'. Understood?" the teacher asked. With a couple nods and answers Benn sighed, pulling out a type of gadget from his pant pocket. With a touch of a button the large screen on the back wall lit up, blinking as if it was waiting for something. "Who wants to go first?"
"Wow! Is this like a movie theatre?" Luffy asked, jumping around excitedly as he entered a luxurious room. There were many, black, comfy chairs set up in the area all positioned so each seat would have a good look out the huge, tinted window. The other captains gave the Straw Hat a questionable glance, all of them except for the select few who had already met the hyper active teen. "No, this is the viewing centre, one of many." The secretary sighed, already used to his questions from the ten minutes of 'class' time with him. Why was she stuck with the job of showing the captains around to all the rooms?
"Hey, are they going to fight? Oh, there's Zoro!" Luffy smiled, pounding his fist on the window to capture his first mate's attention. "Oi, stop it. Their not supposed to know we're here Baka." Ace chuckled, hitting his younger brother across the head. The rubber man glared up at the Fire user before turning back to look down into the class room below them. "This is the Advanced Fighting/Strength viewing room; there are five freebies this time." The woman continued, informing the 'sane' part of her group. "Look, those girls are going to fight!" Luffy yelled, stealing the attention of the 'class' away from the secretary once again. Ace looked down as well as the rest of the captains, trying to see who was going to fight. Two girls were facing each other, one in a white uniform and the other in a red. They looked as if to be yelling at each other, from the expressions on their face's and the movement of their mouths. 'My neighbour…' the boy thought, recognising the red, uniformed girl. The woman flicked a switch at the end of the window, suddenly filling the room with noise. "Just because you have a Devil Fruit power you think you can beat me?" the girl in the white shrieked. She had short, pixie cut, ginger hair, brown eyes and a small body frame. "No, I know I can beat you without using my power." Roza chuckled, shaking her head slowly at the girl. The action made the teen in the white flame up, cheeks red.
A circular perimeter of other students surrounded the pair, giving them a large, empty space around them. Benn Beckman, the current teacher of the class, stepped forward pointing at a large screen on the wall. "Each fight will be documented under your name, giving you a percentage of wins against loses." He informed the two girls, breaking up their little 'spat'. After typing in something on his gadget, two names popped up on the screen, reading 'Ko Bagu VS. Roza Sparks'. The Captain's room fell silent, each mind slowly processing the name they had just read. "Now this just got interesting." Law mumbled, taking a seat close to the window. He placed both elbows on his knees and clasped his hands together in front of his face, watching intently. "Um, we still have more rooms to show…" the secretary tried to intervene, but against all her wishes, each captain slowly found a spot to watch the first fight of the school year. The room filled with the nine Supernovas and two other Captains. "Why?" Luffy asked, plopping down beside the tattooed teenager. Without breaking his concentration on the situation below him the captain answered, "Don't you know that last name?" The rubber man tilted his head, and then turned to get help from his brother. "What's so special about 'Bagu'?" Luffy asked bluntly. "'Sparks' not 'Bagu' and it's an ancient name, the family has many strong people within it. They have their own island and the family has some sort of treaty with the Navy, so it's weird to see a Spark in a pirate school." Ace mumbled, too applaud by the fact that a Spark was living beside him.
"But which one's the 'Spark'?" Bonney asked, throwing her legs over the arm of the chair, not caring where her feet were positioned. Buggy got a boot in the face and glared at the female, pushing the foot away while mumbling something about respect. "Well obviously the one in the white, only the head of that family is allowed a Devil Fruit right? Doesn't the family have a bunch of fruits saved up for that person to choose?" Scratchmen asked, smiling down at the fight, wanting to see the out come. "Well, I guess we get to see a historic family name against a Devil Fruit." Urouge smirked, eyeing the girl in the white; he could really use some new, strong crew mates. "But…then why is her face pale?" Luffy wondered out loud, picking his nose.
"Here we go again" Roza muttered as the room fell silent as her name came to light. All the students were ogling her, very few with fear and the other, large proportion, saw her as a feat. How much more reputation would they receive if they could say they defeated a Spark, especially one with a Fruit power? "I-I…" Ko muttered, taking a step away from the other girl. What had she been thinking? When Benn had asked who had wanted to go first she immediately offered herself, and when asked to choose an opponent? Of course the tiny girl picked the red uniform. Roza had been giving off a feel that Ko took as 'being better then everyone else' and she couldn't stand it. She had wanted to put the red uniformed female in her place, but now…now the thought scared her.
"You're what? Gunna' chicken out now because you heard my fucking name?" Roza spat enraged. She had a dream of making a reputation for herself, not hiding behind her family. The black-haired girl wanted to earn her respect, not have it given to her on a silver platter. "I give up; I'm not feeling so well." Ko mumbled, hanging her head in shame. "Go to the nurse's office then." Benn sighed, watching as the small girl ran out of the building. He typed in something on his gadget and the word 'win' flashed over Roza's name, giving her a current percentage of a hundred. "Fuck that." She glared, punching the wall as she turned to go to the weight room. For the rest of the class, the girl stayed in the training section. Working everything from her legs, arms, abdominal, ect. Not stopping until the burn turned into numbness, and by then class was over. Another fight had been scheduled, but Roza didn't have the heart to watch it. Her name still had a hold of her, even here of all places. At her old dojo no one would spare with her, either because they knew they were going to lose or they didn't want to upset the family by beating a member. So she spent most of her time by herself, training until someone would have the courage to fight her, and even then they expected so much of her, but not from her actual skill level…no, they expected strength from the blood running threw her veins.
"Well that was no fun…" Luffy pouted, watching the black-haired girl stomp her way into another room. He was excited to watch the fight, not to see some girl give up and give the other an automatic win. "Well what is to be expected?" Law asked, smirking. The way this girl had gotten angry amused him; she seemed to have a lot of buttons for him to push, but was it going to be like another Kuki? Was he going to get bored half way threw? No, her personality was entirely different compared to the blonde's. "Still, you shouldn't run from a fight, disrespectful bitch." Bonney added ripping a chunk out of the pizza she had received from the 'staff'. All the captains were pampered and taken care of during their first class. "I'd like to see her in an actual fight though…she's probably here because she was disowned…having a Devil Fruit and all…the Sparks haven't had a family 'head' since that whole situation with the late Pirate King." Drake muttered to the group, recalling information from when he was in the navy. The room fell silent; each member wishing the other girl hadn't backed out. "Oh, another fight!" Luffy screamed out, hoping up and down in his seat. Stealing the room's attention once again, Ace sighed and ruffled his little brother's hair; some people never change…as well as their attention spans.
"How was your first class?" Kuki asked, placing her head against Zoro's chest. It was lunch, and all of the Straw Hat's were getting together at the tree they were at yesterday, so far only three had made it. "Hm, nothing special…" he mumbled, both eyes closed, resting. "What do you mean? I was watching it; there was a fight and everything. I like this school!" Luffy laughed, cutting in on the conversation. Zoro opened an eye and looked at his captain, not remembering ever seeing him. "A fight?" the tiny girl asked. "It's a combat class, the spares are planned." The swordsman explained, shifting into a more comfortable position. He pulled his girlfriend under his arm and sighed, wanting to sleep. "Kuki-tan, I have delicious food from my class for you!" Sanji swooned, running over carefully with a lunch basket in his hand while the other was franticly waving. He handed the girl a plate, the aroma too much for the rubber man to resist. With his mouth watering, Luffy stared down Kuki's lunch. "Thank you Sanji-kun." The girl smiled, making the cook swoon even more. "Anything for you my goddess!" the blonde yelled, grabbing Kuki's hand and placing it in between his. "Stop it, you bastard!" Zoro said angrily, hitting the cook. "What do you wanna fight about it, marimo-head?" and with that the two started at each other. Luffy made a move on the food, trying to sneak. Seeing this Kuki, who was ignoring Zoro's and Sanji's normal routine, smiled.
"You can have it, I'm not hungry." The girl laughed handing the boy her plate. In seconds it was gone, as if it vanished. "At least you could say thank-you!" the cook yelled, hitting his captain, "That wasn't even meant for you! If it wasn't for Kuki-tan's generous heart you would have no lunch!" Zoro sheathed his sword, which was out from his little 'spat' with Sanji, and sat back down, realising that the argument was over…or at the very least, forgotten. With a huff he pulled Kuki back over to him. Luffy paid no notice to the cook and looked down the path, seeing the other two female crew members walking towards them. "Hey, are you listening to- Nami-swan, Robin-chwan!" Sanji yelled, running down the path to swoon over the girls when he noticed their frames in the distance. "So…have you seen any freebies you like Luffy?" the girl asked, trying to start a new conversation. The captain paused, in thought, "Oh ya, there's this one girl! Everyone in the captain's room said she was really strong!" he explained, his eyes twinkling with excitement. "Please don't tell me you're talking about that Roza Sparks." Zoro sighed, remembering all the fuss his class was making about that red uniformed girl, "Just because she's from a 'strong' family doesn't mean she's any good. I'd like to fight her one day, just to see how 'powerful' she really is."
