Doragon no Yōsei (Dragon's Fairy)
by Kaline Reine
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of the characters/settings. This is just a fanfiction story. I don't own any of the OC's in this, they belong to my friend, Mugiwara Luffia. The only exception is Shiori, she's mine.
WARNINGS: This story contains (or may contain) graphic adult content and language, explicit sex scenes, possible violence, gore, cursing, adult themes, etc. I do not censor my writing, but I do my best to warn people about the subject matter and potential subject matter. So if you don't like that kind of thing or can't handle it, then I suggest not reading this story. You have been warned. Also, I know this doesn't follow canon but it doesn't have to, that's why it's a fanfic. And this one is AU, so it has very little to do with canon. xD
This is written for Mugiwara Luffia as a commission. The pairing is Dragon!Sabo x Fairy!Alesha (her lovely OC). Hope you like it! ;D
Chapter 2:
"Oh my... To what do I owe the pleasure?" Sabo made a grand gesture of formally bowing to her.
Alesha felt herself blush a bit... She wasn't sure what she'd expected, but part of her was semi-afraid he might ignore her. She didn't how to react.
"Hi Sabo." She stated, flatly.
"Heyyyy sexy lady!" Ace said, being even more blunt than his friend had.
"Hi cutie..." Even Luffy joined in on the flirting, only to be slapped in the face by Ace's tail.
Alesha brushed past them and walked into the room to find that the whole class was staring at her. Some of the other girls even looked jealous. She scanned the room, hoping to find Shiori amongst them, but she wasn't there. She tried to quietly find an empty desk and sit down.
The Dragon Brothers were among the last ones in, clamoring in together at the last minute. To her horror, Sabo sat right behind her. She had hoped someone else would take that seat, but no one did. She tried not to be too self-conscious, but found it difficult. When a dreamy blonde dragon is sitting only a few feet away from you, that's not an easy thing to do. Alesha froze, and faced the front, trying in vain to pay attention.
The teacher had been there the whole time, but he was very quiet. She noticed he was younger than most of the other teachers here. He had a somewhat sleepy look in his eyes, and he sported a blonde plume of hair just on the top of his head. He began to stand up and she saw that he was dressed in a purple jacket and blue jeans.
'Finally, someone dressed somewhat normally!' She thought, with a light chuckle.
"What's so funny, Alesha-chan?"
"Oh, err... It's nothing." She tried to get him to be quiet.
"Didn't sound like nothing," Sabo casually remarked, from behind her. "What is it that has you so giggly?"
"I told you, it's nothing!" Alesha hissed, urging him to keep quiet.
"You two back there," The teacher's stern voice warned. "Keep it down. Or better yet, why don't you share whatever is so very interesting with the rest of the class, hmm?"
"Why don't you keep out of matters that don't concern you?" Ace's voice was also laced with a certain kind of warning.
Their teacher stood from his desk. His shoulders sprang ablaze, glaring yellow and a crystalline blue... There was a bright flash of light in the shape of an enormous bird, and he was gone. The entirety of the class could only stare, wide-eyed with wonder.
The man had crossed the room in a matter of mere seconds. "I fail to see how it concerns you either, dragon breath."
'Why do they have a Phoenix teaching English?' Alesha wondered, catching on to what manner of creature he was right away. 'Only at this school... Wow.'
The freckled dragon growled at him, narrowing his eyes dangerously. "Yeah? Are those fighting words?"
"You bet your sweet ass they are!"
Alesha's cocoa eyes were wide now. She was actually starting to get a little scared, because this fight was taking place in the aisle right beside her. The last thing she wanted was to get caught in the middle of a fight between a phoenix and a dragon.
"Psst..." A comforting hand found it's way to her shoulder. Sabo latched onto her from behind. And then he was whispering in her ear. "I'll keep you safe..."
A shiver ran up her spine the moment he did that. She was trying her best to ignore their petty fight. She wasn't about to take sides. She felt it was probably a bad idea to anger the dragon, but she didn't want to go against her teacher either. She had to make a good first impression...
"Yeah, well I'll take you on any time, old man!" Ace glared at him, also standing up. The legs of the desk scraped across the floor, making a grating sound.
Alesha winced. Sabo held her tighter. She sort of wished he'd let go, but it was also comforting, in a way. She noticed he wasn't touching her anywhere bad, just holding her.
"You wanna go? Wanna take this outside?" The phoenix challenged him.
Ace raised an eyebrow. "Maybe I do."
There was a moment of silence. Marco reached out with his arm and turned his palm sideways. Ace grasped it with his own hand. The two did some kind of weird, bizarre handshake. It was in that moment that Alesha realized the two were actually friends. This whole time it had been a ruse.
"Hahaha, what's up man?"
"Never thought you'd get my class this year, you worthless little shit." The teacher spoke to him in such a casual way. "You'll fail for sure!"
"Yeah, yeah..." Ace responded with a laugh, sitting back down.
"Fooled you..." Came the whisper from behind her. He'd obviously known all along.
Ace had been casting sideways glances at them the whole time. It was like he knew what Sabo was up to as well, but didn't want to make it obvious. Alesha was only grateful that he'd taken the focus off of her, attracting everyone's attention by distracting their teacher.
The phoenix returned to the front of the room, running a hand through his blonde locks. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am known as Marco Phoenix. You can call me Mr. Phoenix or you can just call me Marco. I don't give a damn. But one thing is clear: You will respect me. Is that understood?"
A lot of the students were rolling their eyes now. They'd just seen the whole display between him and another student. It was going to be kind of difficult to respect someone who took such a casual attitude toward their students, whether they knew them or not. But no one wanted to suffer his wrath either. Phoenixes could be quite volatile when truly angered.
Somewhere in the class, a boy raised his hand. Alesha just watched the scene unfold.
"Yes?" The man pointed to him. "You have a question?"
"Why should we respect you when that guy didn't have to?"
"Ace is a close personal friend," He explained. "But don't think that means I'll go easy on him. He'll get just the same strict treatment as all of you. Possibly even worse. And if he does that again, I just might have to send him to the Dean's office." He gave the dragon a pointed look.
The boy didn't respond after that. Marco began to drone on, teaching his class as normal after that. Alesha sat back, relaxing a little now that Sabo had retreated. She wondered if Sabo had meant what he'd said when he had offered to protect her...
The rest of class didn't go too badly. To her surprise, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy actually paid a reasonable amount of attention. She noticed that every now and then Luffy would look at her and smile. She didn't get what he was playing at. They listened to Marco talk about how he ran his English class. He actually called roll, making sure everyone was in attendance. He proceeded to explain the material they would cover this semester. He gave everyone a quiz to see what they knew about English so far. He claimed it would help him be able to teach them better if he knew where each student needed the most help.
Sabo hadn't bothered her anymore. To her surprise, he was busy doing his work for the remainder of English class. Just before the bell rang, she took out her schedule to check it again. She could sense him leaning over her shoulder.
'Why does he keep invading my space like that?' She wondered.
"Looks like we have next class together," He said, just as the bell rang. "Would you let me walk you there?"
She noticed that he had said 'let me' and not 'like me to'. That indicated that he really wanted to walk with her. He was afraid she'd say no... He was leaving it up to her, entirely optional. Well, they did have the same destination, so it made sense.
"Sure." The fairy smiled charmingly at him.
Before he'd even gotten up from her desk, he was already picking up her belongings. He had her backpack slung over one arm and her books in the other. He had it all under control before she could even stop him.
"Shall we?"
She just nodded, going along with it. "You're taking Music too?"
"Yeah. I've always had an interest in music. It's one of the finer things in life," His eyes raked up and down her form, as he said this. "Don't you agree?"
"Of course."
Alesha pretended not to notice his strange gaze. They turned down a corner in the hall. She saw Ace and Luffy heading in the other direction.
"I can't wait to get to Archaeology class!" Luffy beamed. "I've heard that teacher, Ms. Nico, is hot!"
"Hehe... Yeah. She is." Ace agreed, walking with him. He turned and gave Sabo a thumbs up before anyone else could see. "She's an angel..."
"Yeah, probably a naughty angel..." The one with the short black hair chuckled, as they walked away.
Sabo proudly carried Alesha's stuff all the way. She felt like it was such a classic High School move. They were in College and it felt somewhat silly for him to be doing this. But he was a cute guy, and he was being nice to her, so who was she to argue? Besides, it could be beneficial to have a strong dragon looking out for her. She'd heard that College could be a brutal place. Maybe this way, it wouldn't be so bad. At least no one was messing with her too much.
They made it to class, and took their seats. Of course he sat right next to her. They made it before most of the other students. This room was set up differently than the others. Chairs were arranged on large steps, some higher than others. He chose the middle row for them, placing her stuff down next to his chair.
'That's awfully presumptuous...'
She sat down anyway. She didn't know what to expect from this school anymore. Everything was so unusual here... But it did feel nice to be around her own kind, sort of. She wasn't surprised that she hadn't seen any other fairies here yet. There weren't many left in the world.
"I really like those little brown ears on your hat," Sabo commented, still staring at her. "They're so cute and fluffy and they really contrast nicely with your own lovely pointed ears. You're so cute!"
All she could do was blush, and utter a barely coherent "Thank you..." in response.
It wasn't like her to be so shy, but he seemed to be having that effect on her. She'd never liked her own ears much, but she was fond of her hat. She tried to relax, but found it difficult. The way he kept looking at her was making her more and more nervous.
Just before class started, a neko boy sat down on the other side of Alesha. He didn't say anything, but he did cast a friendly smile in her direction, and also Sabo's. In his case, it wasn't returned, however.
Alesha smiled back politely, noticing that he wore a rusty orange eye patch over his left eye. His cat-like ears, one blue and the other red, sat forward on his head, showing that he was paying attention. He paused to groom himself for a moment, running a hand smoothly through his short blonde hair, accentuating the blue streaks that were embedded within it. He wore a lot of crosses, and even had a few tattooed on his neck, in matching colors. She vaguely wondered if he was religious in some way...
He seemed to be checking her out too. She scooted her chair a little closer to Sabo's. She was getting a little bit of a creepy vibe from him, at first. But he didn't say anything, he just turned his attention to the front of the room.
"After you," A voice came from near the entrance at the side of the large room. "Dear brother..."
A pair of foxes were trying to enter the classroom. They looked a little older than most of the students. Alesha took one look at them, and immediately knew they were teachers. It was in the way they carried themselves, their expressions, and their over all demeanor. They were identical and looked like they could only be twins. Each had the same brown hair, the same blue eyes, and each wore the same cocky grin.
Each of them had dark gray X's on the back of their silvery ears. Their tails were long and bushy, and they had fox legs instead of a normal human's. They were adorable! Many of the girls in the class stared at them. Kitsune weren't too rare these days, but they certainly were popular. It didn't help that these two were shirtless.
"Go on." One of them gestured to the door, waiting for the other to enter after they'd already run into each other several times.
"No, you go ahead. I insist!" The others' voice echoed off the walls. He ran a hand up and down his brother's back, finally moving downward to cup his ass.
'Did he really just-'
"Hello class!" The second one entered the room, while the first blushed furiously and stood just behind him. "We're your music teachers. Looks like we've got a fairly large class this time."
"Not as large as some things..." The other muttered.
"Well anyway," He shot his brother a glare. "I'm Hikaru-san, and this is my brother, Kaoru-san. We don't tolerate any nonsense in our classes."
"But don't get us wrong," Kaoru added. "We're all for having fun too!"
Hikaru proceeded to place a briefcase on top of a double-length desk at the front of the room. He un-clicked the clasps on the top and opened it. He began sorting through a stack of papers.
"Some of us are..." He muttered, sounding slightly annoyed.
"So hello everyone!" Kaoru clapped his hands together, gaining everyone's attention. His silver tail with a matching black X etched across it twitched excitedly behind him. "This is music class and it should be fun! Let's talk about... Your interests in music! What brings you here today? Just state your name and tell us why you decided to take this class."
Everyone went in order, as he pointed to each of his new students. Everyone told their various stories. It gave them all an opportunity to express themselves and get to know each other. It finally came to the third row, where they were sitting. The neko boy stood up, going first since there was no one else sitting beside him.
"I'm Alex. I am simply here to enjoy the..." He cast a glance down at the pink winged girl beside him. Apparently something about her had caught his interest. "Finer things in life. One such thing being music."
That was weird, considering Sabo had said something similar earlier. The neko sat down, waiting for her to go next. She got to her feet, waiting a moment before she spoke. All eyes were on her.
"My name is Alesha... I'm a fairy, and we're sort of known for our music," Alesha explained, trying to disguise the nervousness in her voice with a light laugh. "Although many of my kind have died out, I'd like to keep our culture alive."
Sabo stood up next, as she sat down. "The name's Sabo. I'm here because I've got nothing better to do. None of the other classes interested me much."
He sat back down. The person next to him went next, and the trend continued until everyone had gone. The nicer teacher listened intently to each of the students, while the more uptight one just did paperwork. It looked like he was marking off a roll call sheet while they introduced themselves. Clever. At least he was paying some kind of attention.
The entire class consisted of Kaoru discussing things and just talking with the students. Hikaru was more strict, he seemed not to like talking that much. At one point, they'd also discussed their own tastes in music. Hikaru revealed that his favorite kind of music was classical. Alesha had to suppress a giggle when he said that. She felt it suited him so well... Kaoru had said that he preferred more modern music, like pop and rock, so he was generally able to relate to the majority of their students more.
It was amazing how polar opposite the two were. Usually twins were more in sync. Alesha couldn't help but feel a bit weird about the way they acted together though... They disagreed on a lot of things, to the point where they could almost never agree, so their arguments got quite heated, to say the least. Every time either of them got close to the other, she noticed the way their hands would touch each other all over, right in front of the entire class. It was like they had no shame at all! Not that she minded it, but it would have been nice to keep those things behind closed doors, at least a little...
'Wow... If Shiori were here, she would be mortified...'
This went on for the remainder of class. No one was assigned anything and class was dismissed the minute the bell rang.
"So... That was certainly... interesting." The young neko to her right let out a laugh. His yellow tail twitched, the bottom of it curling around one leg of his chair. His voice was high pitched and sort of raspy. "What class do you guys have next?"
"Um..." Alesha checked her schedule. "Looks like I've got lunch next period. What about you, Sabo?"
"Same here. Since we're both going to the same place, should we go together?"
"I guess so." She offered him a small smile.
'Anything to get away from this creep...' She thought. Right now, Alesha was glad for the company. If Sabo weren't here, she would have a much harder time getting rid of him.
The rest of the class was leaving, and the room was clearing out. Everyone filed into the hallways, scrambling to get to their various destinations. Alesha put on her backpack and got ready to do the same. She noticed Sabo had already picked up her books. The fact that he was still insisting on doing that struck her as very sweet.
"Hold on doll," Alex grinned at her, leaning in close and putting an arm around her. "I was gonna ask if maybe you'd like some company. I could walk you there, show you where the cafeteria is? What do you say?"
"No thanks... I've got to go."
She brushed him off, moving past him and going down the steps. Sabo followed her out the door, giving a low growl to the boy who had touched her. Sometimes it paid having a dragon on her side. He certainly was good for keeping the creeps away.
When she entered the cafeteria, Alesha started to feel kind of awkward already. What would people think if they saw them together? Deciding it didn't really matter, but she should be careful anyway, she went to take her books from him.
"I should go find my friends," Sabo gently placed them in her arms. "Do you have someone to sit with? If not, you can always join us. I'm sure they won't mind." Despite his smile, he seemed sort of nervous.
"Thanks, but that's okay..." She said, already spotting Shiori's silvery hair among the crowd. She'd recognize that blue sweater anywhere. And it looked like Devon was with her. "I see some of my friends too."
"Alright. See you later?"
She walked away, without answering him. She wasn't about to make any sort of commitment so easily. There were a lot of people here and she didn't need anyone talking about her this soon. That already happened enough, as it was. The fairy got so excited to see her friends that she couldn't resist fluttering over to them, her wings lifting her temporarily off the ground.
Sabo was glad she hadn't looked back to see him practically swoon, slumping against the wall for a moment. She was amazing... He went off in the direction he'd seen Luffy go. They'd already agreed to meet up outside on the patio, before.
"Hey Alesha!" Devon waved her over. "What's up?"
"Not much... I just got done with Music class. It was sort of boring, but at least they didn't make us do anything. Our teacher just talked the whole time, he would not shut up!"
"S-sounds like you had an easy day so far, at least with the t-teachers," Shiori said, already sitting at the table. She didn't have any lunch in front of her, only the same book she'd been reading in their dorm earlier. She must have gone back to get it, at some point. "Mine were k-kind of mean sometimes..."
"Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear that. A few of mine weren't so great either. Just the last one was easygoing, I guess."
She decided not to mention the way that he couldn't keep his hands off his uptight brother. That part was definitely too much information... She started digging through her bag to get out the money she'd put away for today's lunch.
"Sucks to be you. All my classes were a breeze!" Devon laughed, but stopped when both girls glared at him. "What? I'm only kidding... That's just how College is. The best strategy is not to take it too seriously."
"It's not like we d-didn't know this when we s-signed up, right?" Shiori nodded, fidgeting with her hair.
"What's wrong, Alesha?" Devon asked her, noticing her worried look.
"I can't find the money I had in my bag!" She squeaked, angrily. "I know I put it in here to buy lunch today, but it's not here... I had ten dollars!"
Her mind flashed back to when that neko guy, Alex, had put his arm around her. She could have sworn he'd been touching her back, but she did have her backpack on... She sighed, slinking down hopelessly into her chair.
"Aww..." Devon pouted. "It's on me today. Here." He fished around in his pocket and handed her a five dollar bill.
"No, I can't accept that. Thank you, but... I guess I'll just wait until after all my classes are over. I can grab something to eat afterward. I'm not that hungry anyway."
"Well, if you're sure... I'll go get in line, because I need to eat."
The young fairy girl sat down next to her friend, watching the demon doll leave. She would have found that neko guy and confronted him about stealing from her, but she didn't have any proof. And she didn't know where he'd gone off to anyway. She fished through her bag and found her schedule planner. Every student was assigned one when they arrived. She worked on copying down her schedule for easier access, or in case she lost it.
"Hey..." Shiori gently nudged her. "I think you h-have a stalker, Alesha-chan..."
She gestured toward one of the columns at the edge of the area where the tables were. There were about eight of them bordering the room. A blonde guy stood leaning against one casually, watching them. It was Sabo. He was staring at her, his eyes piercing and unyielding. But when she openly turned her head toward him, he looked away. Alesha felt her cheeks begin to burn.
"I... That's not... Well, he's just a friend!" She blurted.
"For now," Devon smirked, returning and sitting down to eat his lunch. "What'd I miss?"
"Just that g-guy... He's watching her." Shiori showed him. "We met him when we f-first entered the school. His name is Sabo."
He laughed it off. "That's pretty cool... You got an admirer already! Good job, Alesha..."
"Shut up!" She tried very hard not to respond to their teasing.
It wasn't long before lunch was over. Like clockwork, all of the other students began heading toward their classes. Alesha was surprised they'd had any sort of lunch break at all. It looked like she had these classes four days a week, with three days off to study, do homework, and hopefully relax a little.
She was dreading her next class. It was Gym... Sabo seemed to have disappeared and she didn't see him anywhere. She tried not to think about him too much, but every now and then he would drift back into her mind. Shiori walked with her, since they were in that class together. Alesha had already heard many rumors going around that the Gym teacher at this school was a jerk. She was dreading this class already, and it kind of sucked that she had to exercise a lot right after her lunch period, especially since she hadn't eaten today. It helped that Devon was also coming with them though. They'd gotten lucky in getting to take this class together.
The Gym coach turned out to be a real prick. He was constantly saying condescending things to everyone. And he'd never even bothered to introduce himself, although he did have a name tag that said 'Mr. DonQuixote'. He had a flamboyant attitude, and he wore a large feathery jacket, even though it was scorching out. He was not ashamed to wear pink either. And he had these obnoxiously bright red glasses in a weird shape. Their gold rims sat across the bridge of his nose, obscuring his face from view. It was impossible to tell where he was looking. The guy was really creepy.
He made everyone do squats and pushups right away. Then he proceeded to go over class rules and his usual procedures. He also mentioned that there would be Gym Uniforms issued and passed out order forms so they could get the right sizes for everyone. This was all followed up by a strict workout regimen.
"And that's just to give you little maggots a small taste of what's coming! For my class... I will bring the pain! And you will learn how to deal with it! We're gonna whip those flabby bodies into shape!" The bell rang before he could properly finish his rant. "Dismissed!"
Adjusting his glasses, the man turned and went into his office, uncaring of what the College students thought of him. Alesha knew that Shiori was frightened the entire time. She would fair okay through all of this, but she'd taken it upon herself to help her new friend at every turn. She would have to protect her, since she was weak and not very athletic.
"You okay?" She asked the Valkyrie, who was still panting from exhaustion.
"Yeah, I'm fine... I'm just g-glad it's over."
"I know, right?" Alesha sighed. "I can already tell I'm going to hate this class."
Devon also added his two cents. "I can't believe they're making us do this every day! What a pain!"
They'd kept the boys and girls separated for most of the class, but now he'd been able to catch up with them. The only good thing was that they hadn't had to change clothes in the locker room yet. She knew that would be a whole new level of embarrassment for poor Shiori...
The three of them were getting to go their separate ways, when Devon caught a glimpse of the two girls' schedules.
"Well, how about that..." The evil doll grinned. "Looks like we're going to the next class together too."
"R-really?" Shiori seemed happy about that. Something told Alesha that her new roommate was having a lot more trouble when they weren't around.
"That's awesome!" The fairy gushed, also pleased with the outcome. "Looks like we've got History class. And then we can go home! Well, not home, but back to our dorms, at least."
The others nodded, following her down the broad hallways that ran the length of the school. In silent agreement, they traveled together until they came to a group of girls that were blocking their way.
The first one was very clearly some type of naga. She had a forked tongue and a long scaled snake's tail where her legs should be. Her long black hair flowed all around her, and she wore a very low cut top, showing off her enormous breasts. Her haunting cerulean eyes looked down on anyone who dared to get in her way. She was clearly a cheerleader, as she held the school's cheerleading uniform in one hand, and a set of red and black pompoms in the other.
The two on either side of her were not nagas. There was a green-haired harpy, complete with wings and bird-like legs. She sported a T-shirt with the word 'Happy' printed on it. A broad smile adorned her face. The other appeared to be a neko like Alex at first, but upon closer inspection, she was clearly a panther hybrid. Her slit eyes, long wavey black hair, smooth skin, and large rounded black ears were what gave it away. Her tail was large and bushy, with small dark spots that could barely be seen scattered throughout. The rest of her appeared human. It was very disorienting. Each of them also held the same outfit and brightly colored pompoms.
"Oooh! New girls!" The harpy noticed them first. The others stopped talking and paused to inspect Alesha and Shiori. "Don't they just wook pwecious?"
The one in the center clasped her hands together in delight. "Hello there girlsss! How would you like to try out for the cheerleading squad?" This was followed by a fresh batch of giggles from all of the girls.
"What? U-us?" Shiori blinked in confusion, looking around to make sure they were the ones being addressed.
"Sure, why not?" The panther grinned, showing off her sharp teeth from between red stained lips.
"Alvida," The naga warned her. "Be quiet and let me talk to them, will you? Honessstly..." She rolled her blue eyes and looked down at them, using her snake body to help her rise much higher than anyone else possibly could. She placed one hand upon her hip. "My name is Hancock, but everyone just callssss me Boa. We'd just love to see you there, ahaha! You two just may have what it takessss!"
"I'm n-not sure if cheerleading is for me. It's j-just really not my thing." Shiori began to shrink away, sidling closer to Devon. Anything was better than being in the presence of these monsters.
"Is that sssso?" She learned in closely, her golden serpent earrings gleaming in the light. "You're a Valkyrie, yesss?"
The shy albino girl could only nod, as she stared into her piercing eyes. The woman's gaze was so haunting, she couldn't look away... Alesha grabbed her arm, snapping her out of it.
"Leave her out of this. She doesn't want to do it. I might actually show up though... Maybe it'll be fun."
"Tryouts are next Friday, after classes are over, in the Gym..." The cheeky harpy smirked, her amber bird-like eyes blinking at them, as she batted her lashes. "Hope to see you there!"
"Ahah... Later!" The serpent girl turned away, retreating into an adjoining hallway with her friends. It seemed she had nothing else to say.
Alesha felt they'd spoken to her in a somewhat condescending way. Shiori hadn't picked up on it though. Or if she did, she was ignoring it. The three cheerleaders were walking away, giggling and whispering amongst themselves. At first she thought maybe they were laughing at her... But maybe they were just giggling about random stuff, the way that some girls always did.
"Wow..." Devon commented. "They sure seemed full of themselves."
"Ya think?" The fairy raised an eyebrow. It was obvious they were snobs.
"You should go show them your stuff! I'm sure your wings could make you really agile, and you are always smiling and being really cheerful... You'd be a natural at cheerleading! You should show them who's boss."
"Yeah, but I somehow doubt it would really sink in with them. Any lessons would probably just go way over their heads."
"You're r-right..." Shiori added.
"I still say you should go for it. You never know." He continued to encourage her.
"I might. I mean, it might even be sort of fun. We'll see..."
She waved a hand dismissively, as they entered their final class of the day. The teacher was already seated at his desk. He had his legs crisscrossed and propped up on it, showing off his black boots. He wore a white ruffled shirt and black pants, with a red sash around his waist. She wanted to laugh when she realized that the guy looked the spitting image of a classical Pirate.
He had shoulder-length red hair and he bore three straight, narrow scars on his face, all across his left eye. A dark cloak covered his left arm from view, while his right arm rested on an empty bottle of rum. He didn't speak a single word as the rest of his students filed in, slowly filling nearly every last seat.
"Hi there," Sabo sat at the desk across from her. "Fancy meeting you here!"
'Crap! That's right!' She thought, suddenly alarmed. 'He did say we had History class together...'
Alesha was completely unprepared to run into him again. Especially with all of their friends around. She noticed that Ace and Luffy were with him too.
"Hey Sabo..." She tried to play it off, as if she weren't just caught completely off guard.
"You're lucky, you know... Not everyone gets Shanks as their History teacher. Everyone seems to want him though."
"Really? I got put in this class by random chance, I didn't even ask for him."
"Wow! Double lucky!" He chuckled.
"Good afternoon class," The teacher spoke, still not bothering to stand up from his desk. "As some of you may know, this is History class. Welcome. I'll be teaching you lovelies this semester. You can just call me Shanks. I don't do well with formalities, alright?"
A girl near the front raised her hand, but was ignored. Luffy also raised his.
"Yeah? You have a question?"
"Why are you dressed like a Pirate?" The young dragon eagerly awaited the answer, with a bright smile lighting his innocent features. The girl put her hand down right away. Apparently she had been about to ask the same thing.
"Ah yes, a good question..." The redhead laughed, placing the rum bottle on his desk with a loud thud. He then addressed the rest of the class. "Many of you are probably wondering why I'm dressed like Pirate. Well, the answer is-"
"It's because you are one, right?" The same boy with the dark disheveled hair grinned. "Come on, you can tell us!"
"Now don't get too excited, alright?" He chuckled. "It's because we're studying the Great Pirate Era during History this semester!"
'What a fun teacher!' Alesha's face lit up. She couldn't stop the smile that had formed there. He really was a charming person. 'At least he's keeping his class interesting, and chill...'
He went over to the board, where he'd written out some random facts. Then he asked everyone to copy them down. After that, he erased the board and began asking everyone random questions. He claimed this would help him get to know everyone better as individuals. Shanks seemed like a nice man.
Alesha found that the time in his class just flew by, even with the others around. She'd been on edge ever since she'd realized that Sabo and his friends also had this class with her. But having Shiori and Devon there as well seemed to help balance things out. Every now and then, she would catch him glancing at her, out of the corner of her eye. She wondered what he might be thinking.
She felt a little disturbed when she noticed a certain red and blue neko boy sitting near the front of the room. She and her friends had chosen a quiet back corner to hide away in. She'd noticed that Alex seemed to crave the spotlight. She really hoped he hadn't been the one who'd stolen the money from her, but she had a sneaking suspicion that he had... But then again, Sabo had also had access to her backpack many times throughout the day. She was sure others probably had too. But something about that blonde cat boy just creeped her out. She wasn't sure what it was. Something just didn't sit right in this whole scenario...
Before she knew it, the bell was ringing, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Have a nice day, everyone!" Shanks waved a hearty goodbye to his students. "And don't forget about your homework! Haha!"
He'd given them the assignment of having fun for the rest of the night. It was hardly what could be considered homework. But she had a feeling that he might not be so lenient for the remainder of the semester. He seemed to take his work seriously, while trying to keep it fun.
Since the room was overflowing with students, this time she waited for them to clear out before getting up. Her friends seemed to pick up on her cue, staying behind as well. To her dismay, she also noticed that the Dragon brothers had the same idea. She waited for them to leave too, but they were just as stubborn.
"So Alesha..." The suave blonde turned to her, having finally gathered up his courage. "Do you maybe wanna do something later? Grab some dinner, go some place, just hang out together?"
She saw Ace and Luffy chuckling about something. They seemed to be spurring their friend on, but it was pretty clear that they also found the situation amusing. Alesha kind of wished he hadn't said that in front of everyone. Devon was watching her reaction with interest too.
"Sorry, but I'm exhausted after my first day here. To be honest, all I want to do is go back to my dorm and collapse." She hesitated for a moment, adjusting her hat to make sure it wasn't coming off. "Maybe some other time, okay?"
"Maybe..." He smiled politely, though he was clearly disappointed.
"What about you, Shiori?" Ace had to add. "Want to hang out with the guys for a bit?" He waggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Alesha was about to go off on him. She stood up. "Leave her alone! There's no way she'd have any interest in that, so back o-"
"Oh calm down," He cut her off. "We'll be sure to show your friend a good time."
"N-no way..." Shiori's face was the brightest shade of red Alesha had ever seen someone's face be. "I'm just g-going back with Alesha... I'll probably read for the r-rest of the night or something. Bye..."
She left the room with Devon, before anyone could stop her. Alesha shot Ace a death glare, before chasing after her. Her hair hung in her face, hiding her expression like a silken porcelain mask.
Ace sat back in his seat, trying to be nonchalant. "Damn... Can't blame a guy for trying."
"Ehh... Just one thing guys..." Shanks suddenly remarked, from his desk at the front of the room. They'd forgotten about him. The group of dragons looked at him to see what he wanted. "Get your sorry asses out of my classroom already!"