RT_Strawhat_Ninja: so, everyone is actually 16 and sophomores here. Everyone is in their pre-timeskip form.

Also, this chapter is an early release for my good friend, my home girl, Miss_Otaku_Princess because she's doing so well in school and I'm super proud of her and she deserves the reward.

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"God, you two, can't you save that for when you go home? You don't need to fuck here at school!" Sanji said at lunch that Monday, scowling at Ki and Zoro as they made out. Ki was sitting in Zoro's lap and Zoro had his arms locked around her waist, much like the position Aisuru had walked in on Shanks and Makino in on Saturday night.

"Why?" Zoro growled at Sanji.

"Because the rest of the school doesn't need to see it!" Sanji snapped back.

"Let them see. That way all the perverted bastards in this school can remember she's mine." Zoro said.

"Guys, come on! No fighting up here! And Sanji's right, Zoro. You shouldn't do that here at school." Said Kaya, Usopp's girlfriend who had finally returned from being sick. She had pale blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes. She was very sweet and told Aisuru she looked cute.

Aisuru wore the dress that Nami had bought for her and a pair of black leggings and a simple pair of ankle boots.

Nami was currently putting a little braid in Aisuru's short hair as Aisuru giggled at her friends.

"Anyways, where did you say you came from, Aisuru?" Kaya asked Aisuru.

"I was actually born here, but my parents divorced when I was seven and my mom moved me out to West Blue with her." Aisuru said.

"Why did you move back?" Kaya asked. Ki looked at Aisuru rom the corner of her eyes, still sitting on Zoro's lap.

"Oh... my Mom's husband went to jail and my social worker didn't think my mother was qualified to take care of me since mom doesn't have a job. So I was put in my dad's custody." Aisuru said, avoiding the real reason of why she was there.

"Do you ever miss it? The West Blue?" Usopp asked.

"Not really. I didn't have any friends over there, and my mom was never home anyways, so I was always lonely. I really like being back here with my dad." She said.

"All done! Ta-daa!" Nami said, releasing Aisuru's hair. Everyone looked at how Nami styled her friend's hair.

Ki whistled.

"Ah~ My Nami has such skilled hands!"  Sanji said. Kaya smiled at the style.

"Wow, Ai-chan. You look cute." Luffy said, staring at Aisuru. Luffy had decided to call Aisuru "Ai-chan" because he liked making nicknames from what Ki explained to Aisuru.

Aisuru felt her cheeks heat up at the compliment.

"Th-thanks, Luffy." She said and smiled at him. Luffy grinned at her. Luffy was reclining on his back, watching the clouds. But he had torn his gaze away to look at Aisuru when Kaya brought up her past.

Kaya and Aisuru traded places so Nami could put a braid in Kaya's hair. Aisuru sat between Zoro and Luffy and ate her lunch. Aisuru watched when Zoro grabbed a bit of Ki's lunch and raised it to her lips. Ki rolled her eyes and let Zoro feed her.

"So, hey, Ki?" Zoro asked. Everyone looked over at Zoro, shocked by the insecurity in his voice. From what Aisuru had gathered, Zoro was a confident person, always sure of himself, so hearing him sound so nervous surprised everyone.

"Yeah, babe?" She asked.

"Will you go to the homecoming dance with me?" He asked, a faint blush rising to his cheeks. Ki blinked at him in surprise.

"Well, of course." She said. Zoro expelled a breath of relief.

"Well, I guess you should have come dress shopping with Aisuru and I on Saturday, huh, Ki~?" Nami sang.

"Ah, shut up." She grumbled and buried her face in Zoro's neck.

"Awwww." Kaya and Aisuru cooed.

"All of ya." Ki said. The three girls giggled at their tomboy friend. The bell rang and Aisuru got up.

"See you guys later." Aisuru said and went to her class. Zoro, Ki, Sanji, Nami and Luffy all had free period after lunch, but Aisuru, Usopp and Kaya all had classes on different floors, Aisuru's being on the ground floor. Biology with Mr. Donquixote. Mr. Donquixote was a funny man that was rather clumsy, but that made class more interesting with him. He was really a friendly man.

"Well, hello." Aisuru heard as she reached the floor. Standing directly in front of her was a tall kid, obviously a senior, with messy red hair.

"O-oh. Excuse me." She said softly. She tried to step around him, but he merely stepped in front of her.

"O-oh. S-sorry." She said.

"Well, aren't you a cutie?" He said with a sickening grin.

"P-please. I have to get to class." She said.

"Aww, why go to a boring class when you can ditch with me?" He asked. Aisuru took a step back from the boy.

"P-please." She said.

"Eustass Kidd." The boy introduced himself, grabbing her chin and waiting for her to introduce herself. Aisuru swollowed hard, stepping back and her back meeting the wall. Kidd put his free hand on the wall next to her.

"Daddy, help me!" Aisuru called out with her mind.

"Let her go, Kidd." A solid voice came. Kidd scowled at the sound. Aisuru blinked and there was a shorter girl between her and Kidd.

"She clearly doesn't like that, so back off." The girl said. Kidd glared down at the girl.

"Aka. What the hell do you want?" He snapped.

"Get your ass out of here and leave the girl alone. She obviously doesn't like the way you were fronting on her." The girl said. Kidd scowled.

"I was just asking her to homecoming." He said. The girl turned her head slightly to Aisuru.

"No." Aisuru said softly.

"There ya go. She said no. Now get lost before Law shows up." She said.

"You think I'm scared of Law?!" Kidd sneered.

"After last time, you should be." She said. Kidd growled and leaned forward. By now, a small group had formed around the three. The girl raised her foot and placed it firmly to Kidd's chest, despite being 5'2"

"You have until the count of five." She said. Kidd growled.

"One." Students behind Kidd tensed up.

"Two." The hall grew silent, waiting to see if Kidd would step back or not.

"Three." The students directly behind Kidd began to scatter.

"Four." Aisuru swollowed hard. Kidd glared down at the girl.

"Five." She said. Students cleared the way.

"I said. Step. Back!" The girl straightened her leg and Aisuru watched with wide eyes as Kidd went flying back towards a boy with messy black hair and tan skin. The boy reached out and caught Kidd. Kidd glared up at the boy and the boy returned the harsh glare with his own menacing one.

"Ai-chan!" Luffy's voice called out. He ran up with Sanji and Nami not far behind him.

"She's part of you're group, eh?" The girl asked.

"Take better care of your crew, Luffy-ya." The boy said.

"Alright, that's enough! Get to class, all of you." Mr. Donquixote said from the doorway of his classroom.

"Aka, Law, I'm letting you off with a warning this time." He said and walked back in to class as the halls cleared out.

"You okay?" The girl asked, turning to look at Aisuru. Aisuru's heart jumped, seeing the girl's full appearence now. She had long, braided purple hair and lightly tanned skin. Her eyes were a shocking silver with a small bit of amber laced in them. She wore glasses, but it only added to how beautiful she is.

Aisuru nodded. The girl smiled at her.

"My name is Aka, by the way." She said.

"Aisuru." Aisuru replied softly.

"Luffy-ya. Take better care of your crew. I won't step in next time." The boy said. Aka rolled her eyes.

"Bitchpants McCrabby over there is my boyfriend, Law. And don't listen to him. If we see you getting picked on, we'll definately step up. You may be part of Luffy's crew, but you're our friend now, too." She said. Nami ran forward and pulled Aisuru in to a hug.

"Are you okay? Eustasshole didn't hurt you, did he?" Nami asked. Aisuru shook her head as she watched Aka and Law leave. Law's arm slung over Aka's shoulder with her arm around his waist and her hand on his butt.

"I'm okay." She said.