First Date 1/2

(A/N)

Just so you all know, I will be splitting each day of your 3 day date into two parts.

Why, you ask?

Because I felt like it.

Enjoy~

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Monday.

You woke up and the first thing you see is your calendar marked on Monday. Frowning sleepily, you glance at the desk beside you and turn off the buzzing alarm clock. You groan, muttering something about how Mondays suck, and trudged your way to the vacant bathroom.

Koala slept soundly in her bed with her hair wet and her clothes on. She must have woken up earlier and took a shower but fell asleep again.

You took off your clothes and frowned upon noticing the bandages on your hands. Oh...Right... You mutter to yourself inwardly and sigh as you decided to leave them on. The shower handle squeaked as your turned it on. Warm water rained down on your face and you began to soak your hair.

"I wonder if Ace is okay..." You mumble dejectedly. A familiar voice yawned and you smile a bit. "Hey Azazel."

The voice smirks at you and sighed. "I see you're a sight for sore eyes." He rumbles thoughtfully.

After everyone had left to their own rooms yesterday, you couldn't fall asleep and ended up talking to Aze in your head, slowly crying yourself into a deep and troubled slumber. No matter how much he assures you that it wasn't your fault that Ace got into trouble, you wouldn't stop crying.

So he came into your dreams last night. You didn't want to admit it but seeing him again was the best solace for you at the moment. Aze suddenly chuckles, making you jump in surprise and bring you back from your thoughts. "(Name)?" Aze snickers.

"Y-Yeah?"

"You know that you already had three shampoos, right?"

You stop washing your hair and frown. "Oh."

Washing the suds from your hair and body, you dry yourself off with a towel and carefully removed the wet bandages, silently walking to your closet. Koala was still asleep on her bed. You closed the closet door behind you and flicked on the light. From the top of the pile was your (favorite band) shirt and you picked it up, smiling to yourself at the memory.

"Shouldn't you be wearing something...prettier?" Aze suddenly speaks up. You frown, facing the ceiling since you couldn't actually see his face.

"What do you mean?" You inquire, slowly putting down the shirt and looking for something that Aze would see as "prettier".

"Well it's just that you dressed up rather nicely for that square-nosed guy..." He pauses and trails off. You could feel him frown from inside your head.

"Yeah, so?" You sigh at the embarrassing memory of that kiss.

You could feel Aze frowning deeper, almost scowling at you with an unimpressed look. "Did you seriously forget what today is?"

His voice sounded really annoyed for some reason. You thought for a bit and shake your head. "It's Monday, right?" You answer bluntly. You could hear a smacking sound, which means Aze probably gave himself a hard facepalm.

"You are unbelievable." He grumbles. You were starting to get annoyed by his attitude and scoff at him. Not only did you now hate Mondays but Aze was making things more complicated for you to like them. "What is with you today, Aze?" You huff, putting on a white blouse and black leggings. You took the pink pearl necklace from the hook at the back of the closet door and draped it over your head.

"(Name), you seriously can't be that forgetful." He says with an irritated tone. You tilt your head to the side with a confused look. Did you forget something? Was today a holiday or something?

Aze groaned. You could actually almost see him pulling his hair out. What were you forgetting?

"YOU AGREED TO GO ON A DATE TODAY, YOU MORON!!!" He shouts in frustration, making his voice ring inside your head like a noisy microphone. You blinked, trying to remember when you agreed to such a thing AGAIN, and gasp as the memory of two days ago flashed into your mind.

"OH MY GOSH!!!" You scream, running out of the closet and waking Koala up by slapping her on the shoulder repeatedly, completely forgetting that your hands were currently not bandaged and was very vulnerable to touch. "Koa wake up! Wake up OW wake up wake up okay OWW THAT STINGS I need you please wake up oh my gawwwd!!"

Aze sighed at your stupidity and faded off, leaving you with a pissed off and half-awake Koala.



Shanks' voice spoke happily through the school speakers as he greeted everyone with a loud good morning. Students were bustling around with trays of food and boxes of ingredients, hurrying to the stands as people from different villages, towns, and cities came for the annual academy festival.

You awed at the number of people gathering into a crowd outside. A stage was set up and Shanks was prancing around with a big goofy grin on his face. Mihawk was beside him with a bored expression which slowly turned into embarrassment after seeing Shanks dancing to the music Brook had put on.

You noticed some people were actual monsters and some of them had wings. "This realm is so crazy..." You breathe, seeing Franky with a large yellow man. Or at least you thought it was a man but he looked more like a fish than a man.

"Oi, (Name), over here!" Luffy called out to you from Sanji's cafe. He was sitting in one of the chairs dressed in a red hoodie and baggy jeans, his signature straw hat perched on top of his head. You gave him a smile and wave.

"Hey, Luffy." You greet and sit next to him. "Did you receive word of Ace?" You added in a whisper, allowing only Luffy to hear.

The rubber boy grins at you, making you relax knowing that his smile was a good sign, and he pats your head. "Don't worry. Law explained everything to that Doffy guy and he'll only be getting detention. He'll be with me until the festival is over."

You breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness...

"What about Kid and the others?" You ask, silently hoping that they're alright. Hey, even if Kid did try to kill you a few times, the beating Ace gave him seemed punishment enough.

Your smile drops as Luffy frowns a bit, scratching his head and looking away from you. That can't be good. Knowing that Luffy is a terrible liar, you wait for him to either speak up or shut up.

"Well, that's...the bad news..." Luffy looks around, purposely averting his gaze from yours as he uneasily shifts in his seat. You lean in toward him, urging him to continue. "The burns on them are pretty bad. They won't be coming to classes for a while." He mutters guiltily.

"Oh, okay," You murmur, barely loud enough for him to hear you. Luffy glances worriedly at your guilt-ridden expression and automatically feels bad about telling you this. He stands up with a big smile on his face. "But don't worry (Name)! Chopper says Law is gonna be helping them get better! Doctor Kureha is one of the best doctors and Law says he's an awesome surgeon!"

The rubber boy laughs heartily, attempting to ease the gloomy atmosphere. You smile up at him and stood up, hugging him and giving a quick peck on his cheek. "Alright."

Luffy grins cheerfully at your now worried free face. "Shishishi! Now let's go find Sabo and the others!" He grabs and pulls you by the hand, leading you into the crowd of people.

You admired the colorful decorations that were strung high above everyone's heads and sniffed at the smell of food nearby. Luffy's stomach growled and his mouth watered as he pulled you into a full stop in front of Usopp's food stand. You greet the long nosed teen with a smile. "Good morning!"

Usopp looks up from his cooking and spots you and a drooling Luffy. "Heya (Name)! Aren't you supposed to be with Sabo?" He inquires, gazing at the hand that held yours. You blush upon noticing his questioning stare.

"Those look yummy, Usopp! Gimme some!" Luffy screamed in delight. His eyes inspecting every dish that he was cooking and completely ignoring the line beside him. Behind the stand were three young boys around the age of eight, a man with white hair, along with a familiar pale blonde.

"Kaya?" You guess. She turns her attention away from the dish and beams at you. "Hello (Name)! Care to buy one?" She holds up a delicious looking dish of fish cutlets.

You were about to say no until you saw Luffy pouting at Usopp. He was arguing how he didn't have money with him at the moment because he blew his allowance buying snacks from Water 7 and that since he was his friend he should get his food for free.

You felt pity for the rubber boy as Usopp hit Luffy on the head screaming, "THAT'S NOT HOW FRIENDSHIP WORKS!"

Kaya laughs nervously at the two. You take out your wallet and fish out some Beri, handing them to Kaya. "I'll take one of everything then." You smile.

She nods to the white haired man whom she called Merry while the three boys served the other waiting customers.

Kaya hands you then food in a plastic bag and flashes you a pleasant smile. "Come again~!"

You nod cheerfully and handed the food to Luffy using your free hand, since he was still holding the other one. "For me?" He asks, pointing at himself in disbelief. You nodded and he flashed you a huge grin that stretched his cheeks so wide it was almost impossible.

Then again, he's made of rubber.

You strolled around with Luffy for a while as you searched for Sabo. You never talked about a meeting place so you were pretty much on your own. Literally. Luffy was no help at all in finding the group because his face was stuffed with food. He kept on wandering off to other stalls, unintentionally pulling you along since he never did let go of your hand.

You wondered why and decided to ask him, "Luffy, if you want to go explore then why not let go of my hand?"

He frowns, eyes widening, and shakes his head side to side rapidly. "Sabo told me that if I find you then I wouldn't let you get lost." He confesses candidly. You gasp and felt your heartbeat quicken.

"S-Sabo said that?" You inquire, cheeks tinge with pink.

"Yeah, something like that." A voice huffs into your ear, making you tense. A pair of strong arms hugged you from behind and you could already tell who it was without needing to see his face. You felt yourself smirk as the familiar relaxing scent filled your lungs.

"Where have you been? I've searched everywhere for you." Sabo chuckles, nuzzling into your neck and nipping it softly.

A giggle escapes your lips and you push his face away gently with your free hand. "It's not my fault. Luffy kept running off—" You turn your head to where Luffy was and found out that he was already gone. You frown as the sudden realization hits you. If he's no longer here then who is— Your eyes trail down to your other hand.

Sabo narrows his eyes and smirks, intertwining his fingers with yours. "I'm going to enjoy every second spending it with you, (Name)..."

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