The Life of a Tortured Teenager (One Piece Fanfic)

Chapter 4

Ace's P.O.V.

I was asleep peacefully next to Akari when all of the sudden I felt movement.

It was Akari getting up to leave.

"Don't... leave Akari," I said practically half asleep.

"But I have to," she replied in a sweet tone.

I was pretty upset. I didn't want her to leave. Being with her made me...

Happy.

"You can't leave me!" I tried to shout but couldn't because yet again I was still half asleep.

"Tell you what, Ace, how about you hang out at my house tonight? Does that sound good?" She asked me.

"Okay," I replied, "but can you sti-"

She pressed her finger over my lips.

"Shhhh," she said, "go back to sleep and have sweet dreams Ace."

"Okay Akari," I replied willingly.

She grabbed her things and left.

I never went to sleep after that. No matter how hard I tried to go back to sleep, all I was able to think about was Akari. How funny she is, how kind she is, how beautiful Akari is, I could only think of her.

I never want to let her go. I missed her as soon as she walked out the door.

What is this feeling?

Why have I never felt this way about a girl before?

After about God knows how long, Luffy was up.

"Ace! Where's Akari?" He asked me.

"She left in the middle of the night, I think. All I know is that it was still dark outside," I replied in a sad yet annoyed tone.

"What's wrong?" Luffy asked.

"I don't want to talk about," I told him.

"It's about Akari, isn't it?" Luffy said in an arrogant tone as if he just knew everything.

"Shut up Luffy!" I yelled while being super annoyed now.

"Whatever!" Luffy said and walked back into his room after taking a bunch of food from the fridge with him.

I just didn't feel like discussing it with anyone yet. The only person I would probably discuss this with would be her, but definitely not yet.

I wish she never left my side last night.

Luffy's P.O.V.

To be honest, I'm a little jealous of Ace.

I wish I was the one sleeping next to Akari and not him. That's why I want to know what happened between them.

Ace obviously seems like he has a better connection with her, but we just met Akari. I can always hang out with her or text her.

She just seems different than the other girls. I like that. She is a great person and a great friend.

I don't know what to do.

Akari's P.O.V.

I woke up to see the sun shining through my window. I felt my warm bed pulling me in, telling me to stay in it. I usually listen, but today I wanted to walk around the city a bit.

I haven't really explored at all. It will be like...

AN ADVENTURE!!!

Not really, but I can dream.