Teacher!Shanks x Student!Reader x Ace. {One Piece AU}

Hangover At School.

Finishing up on your breakfast, your eyes land on the red-haired male before you, he was still eating his, seemingly enjoying it too. His words still flooding your mind.

If there was no school today, we'd be in his bed right now...His hands would be all over me and his mouth claiming every part of my body...

 You prop your elbows up on the table, resting your head on your knuckles as you avert your gaze, your eyes drifting around the room and landing on a framed photograph of him with a dark-haired male. Looks like it was taken in a bar.

"Hey, Shanks..."

"Huh?" 

"Who's that guy? In the photo over there?" You curiously murmur, your finger pointing over to the photograph, a smile spreading across your face as you observe Shanks' face in the picture. He looks so happy and really drunk. Shanks tilts his head slightly, his eyes following yours, a grin etching itself into his features as they land on the framed photo.

"Ah, that! That's my best buddy, his name is Ben." Shanks beams, his eyes drifting back to you. "Ben Beckman. Man, I can tell you some stories about him. Why? You like him or something?" The male chuckles teasingly as your face scrunches up.

"Uh...he's not...bad looking or anything, but what caught my eye was how cheerful you look, it's pretty cute~" Shanks lets out a light chuckle as he finally finishes his food. Standing from his seat and picking up the plates, putting them in the dishwasher.

"He's a riot to hang out with! Your clothes should be dry by now, get dressed, [f/n]. I'll drive you to school." He murmurs, the contagious smile still sitting on his soft lips.

"You do realize that will look suspicious to people close by, right? When I step out of your car?"

The redhead gives a small shrug of his shoulders as he checks his phone. "Let 'em talk, I'll just say I saw you on the way to school and due to you having difficulties recently, I decided to give you a lift the rest of the way. They'll let it slide because it's a student's safety I'm thinking about. Besides, they can't prove otherwise~" He hums, his eyes squinting slightly at the screen before him. "Huh? I got a voicemail..." Once Shanks taps the screen, Mr. Donquixote's voice echoes throughout the room. 

"You almost scratched my car when overtaking me yesterday, red-hair. Pull that again and my darling brother won't be the only person I run over this week, fufufufu~" 

Your eyes widen at the message, a devilish giggle leaves your lips as you witness Shanks' jaw drops, his eyebrows knitting together and the shock plastered all over his adorable face.

"He makes out he cares so much about his car, yet he's happy to run his brother over with it?" Shanks murmurs, confusion deep in his tone as he shakes his head.

"Wait, he ran Mr. Corazon over on purpose?"

"Hm? Yeah, he always does it when he sees Rosinante walking out in the middle of the car park to remind him of the dangers of not looking before crossing." EH?! 

How does he say that so casually?!

"SURELY THERE'S MORE HUMANE WAYS OF TEACHING HIM LESSONS THAN THAT!" You yell out, a sharp throb in your head causing you to whimper, your hand coming up to your temple massaging it gently. "Okay, that was stupid..." 

"H-Hey, are you okay?" Shanks rushes to your side, pulling you into a gentle hug, his hand stroking your hair softly. Wow, he's fast. "You know, you could stay here for the day? I'll be back after school." 

"No, it's fine. Just a headache, right? It'll go away eventually."

"That a girl, [f/n]."

Once Shanks releases you from his warm embrace, you decide to get dressed. Once ready, you follow Shanks out of the door, waiting for the elevator. Anxiety starting to set in your stomach as possible outcomes spiral in your mind.

"What if Mr. Corazon and Law are in there?" You nervously ask, eyes gazing up at Shanks. The redhead smiling confidently as he wraps an arm around your waist, pulling you into him.

"Relax~ They leave much earlier than this, Corazon has to check up on the school's medical supplies everyday before class starts. And Law helps him." The information eases your nerves slightly. More so when the elevator arrives and it's completely empty. 

"Told ya, [f/n]. Nothing to worry about~"

Once outside, Shanks pulls away from you, making his way over to the drivers door of his car. An adorable, childish grin across his face. "Hey, [f/n]! Wanna bet on what rumors we'll hear today?"

Somehow this man manages to make something that you once got so upset about, into something funny. You're actually excited to hear rumors today instead of dreading them! 

He truly is something else. 

"Hm...Okay, I bet...They'll saay...you and Boa are a couple!" You chuckle out, his face recoiling at your words as he gets into the car, you following in suit, sitting yourself in the passengers seat.

"Ew...I bet they'll say...You and Ace are a couple~" Shanks grins excitedly, holding his hand out to you, awaiting a shake. 

"Heh, you're on. Loser has to...hug Mr. Donquixote." You voice with a giggle as Shanks flinches, however before he can protest, you shake his hand. The bet now set in stone.

"There's no way in hell I'm losing now, [f/n]." He chuckles, putting his belt on and pulling out ready for school. You silently wonder if he acts as Ace does when losing a bet. Ace gets rather pouty and humiliated. Your heart flutters as the thought of Shanks being the same. 

CUTE!

Each time Shanks went over a speed bump, no matter how small it was, it would always feel like your brain was bouncing around in your skull, making your headache worse.

"You sure you wanna go to school today?" Shanks murmurs as he stops at a traffic light, his eyes filling with concern as he glances over at you.

"Of course I do, you're just afraid you'll lose the bet~" You tease, a smirk tugging on your lips as you hear Shanks scoff. 

"You'll wish you took the day off when you have to hug Doflamingo." He retorts, a competitive grin taking over his face, causing a shiver to run up your spine.

Yep, he's definitely going to act like Ace when he loses.

Once you pull up at school, you reach for the door handle, only for your hand to be stopped by Shanks' in the process. "You don't have to be so casual yet, [f/n]. No one can see through these windows." He murmurs, his hand coming up to your chin, tilting your head toward his as he leans in close to your lips, his stubble just about brushing against your chin and your hands coming up to his bright hair, caressing it softly. 

"So rules are that we're not allowed to spread the rumor ourselves. We have to just hope the rest of the students are using their imaginations today." His lips peck yours softly, you could feel him smiling against your mouth in the process. "Also, loser has to hug Doflamingo in front of the winner, alright?" 

You still couldn't quite fathom your Geography teachers first name. Doflamingo. He even wears a flamingo feathered coat! A truly strange man...

"Deal." You smirk, leaning in slightly, kissing Shanks' lips passionately, his tongue running across your lip. However you teasingly pull away. "See you in English~" You grin, reaching for the handle once again.

"Tease. Have a good day, [f/n]." He sighs, as you exit the car, a grin plastered on your face, refusing to waver at all. 

You notice a few people glance over at you as you close the car door, Shanks grabbing a few files from the backseat before exiting the other side. You notice the sexy male subtly lick his lips as he makes his way to the double doors leading into school. 

Does he even care if we get caught?