A/N: Hello! No reviews yet :( Oh well, I'll wait. :) Here's the second chap.
Disclaimer: I only own Akane and any other OCs that may come :)
Chapter 2:
The next day Zoro sat far away from Akane and her group of friends. They all knew why but they still felt as if he would be perfect for the crew.
"Hey Akane! Go ahead and talk to him!" Usopp ordered.
"Ah? Right now?!" She looked surprised. Wasn't it too early to talk to him? He might still be mad… at whatever.
"Yeah, yeah! Good idea Usopp!" Luffy agreed. "Do it before Sanji and Nami get here!"
"Okay Sanji I can understand but why Nami?" Akane questioned, confused.
" 'Cause you saw just how pissed off she was yesterday! Though she was like that in the beginning she joined our crew and hates it if anyone calls our group 'dirty murdering thieves'!"
"But we pretty much are what he said, except for the murdering…" Akane pouted.
"…"
"Oh well just get going!" Luffy now whined while the girl sighed.
"Fine!" She got up from her seat slamming her hands loudly on her desk- from the corner of her eye she could see Zoro flinch. Smirking the girl walked up to him and sat in the desk in front of his, not caring who sat there at the moment.
"Hey Zoro."
"Whaddya want woman?!" He glared at her with hatred. He felt betrayed for some reason. Akane didn't tell him that she was a pirate- it pissed him off.
"You know perfectly well." She answered, twisting her hair around her finger once again.
"Tch." Zoro got up, shoved his hands in his pocket and walked off leaving the class while Akane just stared after.
"Guess it isn't going to be that easy…" She sighed and shrugged towards her friends who sunk in their seats in disappointment.
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Zoro walked in the hallways not really knowing where the hell he was going. Though he did know he was going to skip class today- there was no way he was going to go in class right now. He would've hurt someone if he did.
"Hey Roronoa Zoro!" A feminine voice called him and he turned around expecting someone from Akane's group- but he was wrong.
"Who the hell are you?" He snapped staring at a girl with brunette hair tied in pig tails; she was in between two other girls who looked like they could be triplets. They all giggled and walked way too close for Zoro's comfort.
"I'm Amaya, this is Azusa, and that's Ayaka" She explained to Zoro smartly who glared even more at the annoying girls.
"Too much A's in this school…" The green head thought, "What the hell do you want?"
"So we heard that you were asked to join…. Monkey D. Luffy's crew?" Amaya questioned, ignoring Zoro's question.
"So what of it?" He asked, annoyed. "I'm not going to join them if that's what you're thinking."
"Really?! That's great!" The three exclaimed happily while he looked at them confused.
"Great?" He repeated.
"Yeah! Those people are awful you know! Making unnecessary fights, being so loud and annoying, and on top of that there's three girls in the crew! I mean who heard of girls in a pirate crew these days?! They're all sluts!" The 'leader' of the triplets giggled making the other two do the same. Somehow, this pissed off Zoro.
"I don't know what the hell you want, but leave me alone." He stated and was about to walk away when one of the triplets grabbed his wrist.
"Wait!" Azusa exclaimed. "Don't you want to join our group?!"
"Ah?!" Zoro looked at them surprised as he forcibly moved away his arm.
"This school has their own groups if you didn't know. And if you're not in one you're a total loner! Even loners gather together to make their own group, so you'll be completely alone! And someone like you isn't worth to be wasted." Ayaka joined.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Zoro snapped, now annoyed. They're talking about Akane and her friends being sluts, but what about these stupid girls?!
"Oh c'mon Zoro-chan!"
"Z-Zoro chan?!" He repeated, shocked. Did they just call him '-chan'?!
"Yeah! This is your new nickname!"
"I'm not going to be a part of your group! Just leave me alone and don't call me that!" He demanded and was about to walk away once again but was stopped by the statement Amaya made:
"You better not be thinking of joining those whores! You don't know what the hell they've been through! Pitiful DOGS they are!"
This caused Zoro to clench his teeth and fists. Just who the hell were they to be talking about people like that? He turned around and glared at the three, though only Ayaka and Azusa flinched. A smile filled upon Amaya's face.
"You know I saw you all friendly with Akane yesterday-that whore. You don't know who the hell she is, do you?" Zoro stood quietly at Amaya- he was interested at what this girl was playing at. "Zoro-chan, have you heard of the famous pirate, 'Red-Haired Shanks'?" The green haired man stared with his eyes wide at the three girls who all had confident smiles on their faces.
"Red Haired Shanks?" He repeated. "What the hell does he have to do wi-"
"That's Akane's father." The girl interrupted him causing Zoro to gasp. "Though not by blood, this is the pitiful part…"
"What the hell are you saying?" Zoro almost growled.
The three began to laugh- this reminded Zoro of witches. "You see, that bitch was abandoned when she was like 5! Her own parents didn't want anything to do with her and left her on the streets- all beaten up to a pulp! She was a half-dead dog when Shanks felt bad for her and picked her off the streets! How stupid! He should've just le-" Amaya scoffed but was interrupted by a slam on a locker behind her; she flinched to see Luffy standing right behind her- glaring with cold eyes at the three.
"L-Luffy…" One of the triplets choked out, nervously.
"What the hell are you saying?!" He spat out. This made Zoro even more surprised. Was this the exact same kid who was acting like a kid yesterday wanting him to join his stupid crew?
"Wh-What? Isn't it true?!" Amaya was brave enough to speak out while her 'sisters' looked at her with disbelief. Luffy's stare became colder as he walked towards them, a hat that Zoro hadn't seen before covering his face.
"You bastard…" Luffy muttered as he brought up his fist. "DON'T SAY THAT ABOUT MY BEST FRIEND!" He demanded as his hand stretched and hit the wall right next to Amaya's face- barely missing it by a hair. She gulped and tears went through her face, she was terrified. The three then ran away as quickly as they could and Zoro stared in disbelief.
"D-Did his hand just s-stretch!? The fuck is up with this place?! Did he eat a devil fruit?!" Zoro watched in horror- Devil Fruits were even rarer than pirates, people with these abilities were even more feared.
"What else did those bastards say about Akane?" Luffy demanded to Zoro.
"Nothing else." He managed to speak out.
"Really?" Luffy sighed and then sat down on the floor criss-crossed. "I really want to beat those girls up but Akane won't let me…" He practically pouted. Zoro was surprised at his sudden change of mood.
"The hell is up with you guys?" He blurted out. "You're pirates! Why the hell do you care what anyone says about someone else in your crew?!"
"Ah? That's a stupid question! Akane is my best friend! And so are the rest of my crewmembers!" Luffy grinned like nothing happened a few seconds ago. "Besides, I've known Akane since I was little and I know she's not a whore! She's far from that!" He laughed a childish laugh that was contagious enough for Zoro to smirk a bit. "Y'know, not all pirates are the same!" Luffy pointed out suddenly gaining the green-head's attention.
"I noticed…" He admitted.
"Well!" Luffy exclaimed as he got up, dusting his clothes. "The offer for you to join the crew is still up! Come whenever you want!" He grinned and then walked off leaving a deep impression on Zoro.
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"Heeey Luffy!" Akane jumped on the back of her captain who was walking home.
"Oh Akane!" He grinned back at her surprised.
"I heard about what you did!" She chuckled. "Thanks!"
"What I did? Oh right! Wait, how'd you know?"
"Robin told me she saw it all!"
"No surprise there! Robin's everywhere even when she just comes back!" Luffy laughed.
"You're right about that!" Akane giggled and as they walked she put her arm across her best friends shoulder. "Let's go home and I'll ask Makino to cook you an even bigger lunch!"
"Ah really?! Yay!" Luffy cheered. Luffy had been staying with Akane, Makino and Shanks for 10 years now. His older brother Ace had been coming and going to who knows where so he rarely saw him and his only blood-related relative that he actually knew was his grandpa who was a Marine so he rarely saw him as well.
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As the two were about to reach home Luffy saw someone familiar a few blocks away from their own house. "Hey is that Zoro?" He questioned aloud while Akane also saw the familiar green hair.
"It probably is! There's no one else I know who has green hair!" She agreed.
"Cool! OI ZOOOOROOOOO!" Luffy shouted loud enough for people inside their houses a mile away could hear. The green-haired man jumped and turned around, sweat-dropping. He knew this voice and seeing Luffy jumping up and down waving at him made it even clearer. Zoro didn't know why he stepped forward and decided to go towards him though, he still hated Pirates but something about Luffy made him curious.
"Do you live here?!" Luffy asked excitedly while Zoro hesitantly nodded.
"Somewhere around here…." He muttered loud enough for Akane to hear.
"What? You're lost?" She laughed; Zoro jumped when he saw the girl there.
"What're you doing here?" He snapped shocked.
"Whaddya mean by that?" She grinned and wrapped her arm around Luffy's shoulder once again. "We live here!"
"…..AH?!" He shouted surprised, backing up a little.
"What? Is something wrong?" Luffy tilted his head in confusion.
"D-Don't tell me… y-you two-!" He stuttered, his face turning red at the same time. Luffy and Akane stared at him blankly but then the teenage girl began to laugh in realization.
"No of course not! This boy and me?! No way! He's my best friend and nothing else! He just stays with us since he's pretty much homeless!" She chuckled.
"What was he talking about?" Luffy questioned Akane, he was too dense.
"Nothing Luffy! You wouldn't understand!"
"Is 'at so?" He grinned and then left the conversation, walking inside the house.
"He really has a short attention span…." Zoro commented, scratching the back of his head while Akane nodded her head in agreement.
"Hey seeing you acting like this… did you join the crew?" She suddenly asked when they were left alone. Zoro turned his head and shook his head firmly.
"No way."
"Ehh~ too bad. Hey! You wanna join us for dinner?" She asked randomly.
"Ah? Is that okay?"
"Yeah sure, why not? You'll have to eat quickly and carefully though. Luffy might try to take your food!" She warned and walked inside her house, Zoro slowly following behind.
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"Hey Makino!" Akane called out to her foster mother who was in the kitchen cooking food.
"Oh, you're home Akane? Where's Luffy?"
"Didn't he come inside a while ago?" She questioned, taking off her shoes.
"Hm he must be in his room then. Come on here before he gets here. I cooked a lot today! Shanks is coming back!" She smiled sweetly.
"EH?! Really?! Shanks is coming back?! Yay! It's been 2 years!" Akane cheered and raised her arms and then she hit Zoro on the face with her hand. "Ah, sorry Zoro." She chuckled.
"Oh, who's that?" Makino questioned, tilting her head now noticing the guest.
"This is Zoro. He's a new student from our school. Apparantly he's lost so I invited him for dinner before he goes home."
"Oh I see. Well it's good that I made plenty of dinner tonight!" Makino smiled once again and motioned the two to come and sit down. Zoro nodded his head with a grunt: this was just too awkward. He sat down and began eating slowly, not wanting to take too much or too less.
"My, you're acting like you're at your girlfriend's house!" Akane's foster mother pointed out, chuckling. "Make yourself at home!" This statement made Zoro blush- it did feel like he was at his 'girlfriends' house, but at the same time with Luffy here that just ruined the feeling.
"MESHI!" Luffy exclaimed as he ran towards the table and stretched his arm once again, reaching for any meat in sight.
"Oi Luffy! That's mine!" Akane argued, taking back her food while Luffy laughed.
"Zoro-kun, you better eat quickly or Luffy might take your food!" Makino giggled as she saw Luffy and Akane fighting over their own food. The green-head nodded instantly and grabbed what he could eat- he hadn't eaten good food like this in forever.
"Hey Luffy!" Akane muttered in between her mouthfuls. Zoro made a disgusted face at this- the girls' he's seen didn't ever act like this. "Did ya know Shanks is coming back today?!"
"REALLY!? That's even better!" Luffy cheered like Akane had done a while ago. "Zoro! You can meet him! He's really cool!" The captain grinned.
Zoro wasn't sure if he should be excited or wary. He still didn't like pirates, but somewhere he had a feeling if Shanks was like Akane and Luffy he wouldn't hate all Pirates…. Just maybe.
Suddenly a loud slam made everyone jump. "IT'S SHANKS!" Luffy and Akane exclaimed and immediately got up from their seats- even Luffy forgot about his food for this strange man! They ran towards the door and shouted, "SHANKS!" Unfamiliar laughter could be heard through Zoro's ears.
"Wow you guys sure grew up! Especially Akane!" The voice exclaimed.
"Shanks what'd you bring me?!" Luffy questioned, ignoring the statement.
"Yeah me too!" Akane joined excitedly while the man laughed.
"That's all you care about?" He patted the two kids' heads. "I'll show you later! First of all, where's my lovely Makino~" He questioned rhetorically as he swayed into the kitchen and hugged Makino tightly.
Zoro coughed awkwardly- he really felt awkward and like he wasn't needed right now. Maybe he should just leave? Though at the same time he got a good look at the man- he had red hair that went to his shoulders and a slight beard on his tan face.
"Makino~" He swooned.
"Yes, yes, Shanks!" Makino chuckled and broke off the hug. "It's nice to see you too!" Shanks smirked and then noticed Zoro at the table- the pirate's jaw dropped as he turned his head to Makino.
"W-Wait Makino! Don't tell me! This is our-"
"NO it's not!" The older woman embarrassingly slapped Shanks in the head. "This is Luffy's and Akane's friend, Zoro. Zoro, this is my husband, and Akane's foster father, Shanks." She introduced them.
"Oh I see." Shanks grinned relieved. "Nice 'ta meetcha Zolo!"
"It's Zoro!" The green-head snapped. No surprise…he was exactly like Luffy.
To be continued~ how was it? Good? Bad? :O Pretty long though huh? Haha please review! :D