Before I start here, I want to actually give a huge thanks to xMissAnimeLOVERx for leaving an absolutely amazing review. You really made my day there, thank you so much for that.

Anyway, this is it, the last chapter. I know I said it wouldn't be up this soon, but I kinda underestimated myself and was able to write this a lot quicker that I thought I could. Kind of sad to finish the story but it had to happen eventually. Massive thanks to everyone who has read, supported and reviewed this story. Without you, I wouldn't be doing this.

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Robin smiled as she casually strolled through the park, making a short detour on the way to school. She figured it was the last day of school, nobody would care if she was late. With all that had gone on recently, she hadn't really had the chance to go out and just relax. Around her, the park and gardens were in full bloom, with patches of brightly coloured flowers dotted around her. Robin kneeled down and gently plucked one out, lifting it to her nose and breathing in.

"I've missed this..." she smiled, before glancing at her watch and putting the flower down, heading of in the direction of school.

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Despite being a bit later that usual, Robin still arrived on time, with Luffy still to come of course. With Zoro sleeping soundly in the back corner as usual, Robin sat next to Nami who spent most of the time gossiping with her.

"And I heard Law-" Nami excitedly began, Robin casually tuning her out.

Jimbei, filling in for Mr Shanks who had a meeting, glanced at the clock on his desk. Just as he was about to mark Luffy as late, said boy burst in, panting heavily.

"I-I'm here," he gasped, collapsing onto the nearby table.

"What happened?" Sanji worriedly asked. Luffy glanced at him, still panting. After a couple of seconds of silence, he spoke.

"I overslept."

There was silence for a second before Luffy suffered a boot to the face. "Why the hell did you build up tension for that?!" Sanji growled. Luffy, whining in pain on the floor, didn't answer.

The rest of form progressed rather uneventfully, with everyone just talking about life, the summer, stuff like that.

Eventually the bell rang, and everyone slowly got up. "Hey Luffy!" Jimbei called, "Can you and Nami stay afterwards. There's something I want to talk to you two about."

Nami glanced at Luffy, who just shrugged. The two sat down on the desk directly in front of Jimbei. When everyone else had gone, Jimbei began to talk.

"I'm sure you two remember Arlong, right?" he asked, looking away from the two. Luffy gasped, and looked at Nami who had tensed and was staring at the ground.

"I'm sorry but... There's something I've been keeping from you two. Arlong and I grew up together. We were like brothers. After I came and graduated from this school, he followed me here. It's my fault he came here and hurt you two."

"Nami..." Luffy gently called, stroking her hair. She didn't say anything.

"I'm truly sorry..." Jimbei sincerely said. Suddenly Nami's head popped up.

She was smiling, "What are you apologising for? It's not like you could have done anything about it. Plus, What's the point in crying over it, what's done is done. Besides," she smiled at Luffy, "If he didn't hurt me, Luffy wouldn't have been able to save me. It's because of that we're together now."

Jimbei grinned. Luffy laughed, "That's Nami for you. Mean 90% of the time. Really nice the other 20%!"

This earned him a big punch from Nami, "You should spend more time working on your math and less time insulting me." she irritably said.

Luffy weakly nodded, "U-Understood."

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First period was pretty standard for the most part. Luffy, Nami, Zoro and Robin had English, which was a reasonably dull lesson, occasionally lit up by Luffy and Mr Smoker's exchanges.

"Excuse me, Smokey?" Luffy threw his hand up, impatiently waving it. Mr Smoker ignored him.

"Smokey! Smooookey!" Luffy kept calling, a vein now starting to pop on Mr Smoker's forehead.

"Smokey! Smokey! Smokey!" Luffy kept calling regularly. Eventually Nami lost patience and put her hand up.

"Mr Smoker sir," she said in her most polite, almost cute voice. Mr Smoker sighed, as much as he hated Luffy, Nami was one of his best pupils, and it wouldn't be fair to ignore her.

"Yes Nami?"

"Luffy wants you," she said, with a cheeky smile. Mr Smoker groaned as he leaned back in his chair.

"Straw Hat?"

"What are you doing over the summer?" Luffy grinned. Mr Smoker glared at him.

"That was your question?"

Luffy nodded.

"None of your business," Mr Smoker shortly answered, turning back to the book he was reading.

"Ooh! Smokey!" Luffy waved his hand again.

Mr Smokey closed his book with a loud thud. "That's it. Since you seem to want to talk so much, why don't you read out your essay to the class."

Luffy stared at him blankly. He nervously glanced at Nami, who sighed, and slyly pushed her essay over to Luffy. Luffy smiled and confidently stood up, making his way to the front of the classroom. He grinned at Mr Smoker before he read out Nami's essay, occasionally mispronouncing longer words. At the end, Zoro and Law clapped, before they were silenced by a glare from Mr Smoker.

"I don't believe for a second that you wrote that," Mr Smoker harshly growled, before returning to his book. Luffy grinned as he made his way back to his seat.

He had won this round.

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After break, it was Maths, but when Robin arrived at their Maths class, she was surprised to see Mr Mihawk and Law leaving the classroom. Mr Mihawk was carrying a couple of boxes balanced awkwardly on each other, and Law behind him was towing along a large sack. Robin stared at them in confusion.

"Um... What are you two doing?"

"Going out to the sports pitches," Law answered. Robin still looked confused.

"Did no one tell you?" Mr Mihawk asked.

"Tell me what?"

Mr Mihawk and Law looked at each other. "Figures, of course Straw hat would forget to tell you..." Law smirked.

"Can't rely on that Shanks for anything..." Mr Mihawk muttered.

"Whats going on?" Robin asked, seriously confused at this point.

Mr Mihawk and Law continued on their way, stopping when Robin didn't follow. "Come on, we'll show you. You're in for a real treat," Law smiled. Robin still confused, hesitantly nodded and followed the two.

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"What is this?" Robin asked, her eyes wide. All around her, teachers were setting up stalls, with some students helping out too. In the middle was a big stage, in which lots of music equipment was being set up.

"It's the Summer Festival," Law explained, "On the last day of school, instead of being stuck in a classroom, we do this. For first period, the grounds-keeping staff and a few students set up the stage and stuff like that, and then for the rest of the day, we just hang out here. "

"There are lots of stalls and even some athletic events," Mr Mihawk continued.

"Oh, and there's a concert at the end too," Law added.

"Robin!" Someone called from behind them. They turned around to see Zoro running towards them, panting heavily when he reached them. "Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you!"

"What? No one told me about this! How was I supposed to know?"

Zoro paused and thought. "You're right. I didn't tell you." He scratched his head and sheepishly grinned, "Sorry."

Robin rolled her eyes but smiled when Zoro offered her his hand. "Come on," Zoro smirked, "There's something I want to show you."

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"This was what you wanted to show me?" Robin turned to Zoro, her arms crossed.

Zoro grinned, "Of course! Everyone wants to see if Luffy can retain his chilli-eating title!"

Nami then walked over to the two, muttering something about how her boyfriend was a pig. It was then that the announcer and the one in charge of the event, Mr Shanks, spoke through his microphone.

"Welcome all to the 2012 Grand Line High School Chilli Eating contest!" Everyone sarcastically cheered, as if it was a real sporting event.

"At one end, we have the defending Champion, the living Legend, Monkey. D. Luffy!" Everyone cheered again, with Luffy smiling widely and waving.

"It appears there is only one brave enough to challenge Luffy this year. Everyone, put your hands together for the challenger, Jewelry Bonney!"

"You again," Luffy narrowed his eyes as Bonney made her way to the table where Luffy was sitting.

"I won't lose again," She said in a determined voice, a challenging look on her face.

"Go Bonney!" Kid cheered.

"Luffy!" Usopp and Chopper cheered in response.

It was then that Sanji made his way over to the table, 2 covered dishes balanced on either hand. Mr Shanks then took the microphone again, "It appears that our resident chef, Sanji, has arrived with the chillies!"

Sanji put the dishes down in front of Luffy and Bonney. "Be careful you two," he warned, "These ones are even hotter than last year. I've put 20 in each dish just in case. You'll be lucky to reach 5." Bonney gulped, whilst Luffy just smiled even wider.

"And go!" Mr Shanks' voice boomed, everyone cheering. Bonney hesitantly reached towards one of the chillies and carefully put it in her mouth.

Her eyes went wide. "Ma... Ma Mouf! Ma Mouf ith on fiya!" She exclaimed, covering it. "Ah, Ah Can't ea any more!"

Suddenly there was a wide cheer. She looked to Luffy, "N-No way..."

"And it appears that Luffy has already finished all 20 of his chillies, and is even taking some of Bonney's! I think we have a winner here!" Mr Shanks announced. Sanji lifted Luffy's arm up in the air in victory, whilst Bonney just looked on in shock.

"What... is he?"

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"Wish me luck," Zoro grinned, kissing Robin on the cheek.

"Good luck," Robin smiled. Suddenly, feedback was heard from the loudspeaker in the middle of the grounds.

"Good Afternoon all," Principal Akainu's voice began, "It is time for the main sporting event of the day. The Grand Line High School half Marathon will begin shortly. Can all competitors please make their way to the starting point." According to Zoro, the Grand Line High School Half Marathon, exactly 13.1 miles, stretched across the School ground, into Alabasta Park, then briefly into the Town centre before finishing back at the school. Most people, including Luffy, Zoro and Sanji, were sponsored, with the money they raised going to a charity chosen by the teacher and the student council. Whilst most did it for a laugh, the best runners competed closely at the front, with the winner receiving a trophy at the Summer concert later on. That, and the pride of officially being the best runner in the school.

Zoro made his way to the start, one of the favourites to win, quickly finding Luffy and Sanji, who were also contenders for first place. "Oy Love cook, lets settle who's better here. I'm not happy with what happened on Sports Day."

Sanji smirked, "You read my mind. No excuses Moss-head, this is it."

"Sanji" someone called. Sanji turned around to see Hancock smiling. "Good luck Babe, make me proud," she smiled, kissing Sanji firmly on the lips. She pulled away and walked off, waving once before joining Nami, who was looking for the best position to see the start. Sanji's eyes turned to hearts, before he put on a determined look. He was really fired up for this.

"Straw hat!" Kid called, making his way to Luffy, with Law next to him. "What happened on Sports day was a fluke. This one's the real deal, got that?"

"I won't lose a third time," Law smirked.

Luffy grinned, "No way. I'm gonna win again."

It was then that a loud whistle was blown as Vice Principal Aokiji walked out in front of the runners. He glanced at Vice Principal Kizaru, who raised the starting board high.

"On your marks. Get set. GO!" He shouted, Vice Principal Kizaru clapping the board hard as the runners set off, the usual suspects sprinting off into the lead. Robin watched Zoro, who was in the leading pack, until the runners disappeared from sight, before making her way to Nami and Hancock, who from their vantage position could still see a few of the runners.

She raised an eyebrow at the sight of the two gossiping together, they had been arch-enemies before. "hey," she greeted, sitting down next to two.

They both greeted her, and continued to gossip, with them occasionally asking for Robin's input, with Robin just giving them short answers, not really paying attention to what they were saying. In the distance, she could see Zoro and Sanji in joint 4th desperately trying to get ahead of the other. Luffy was in the front, freely sprinting forward, a large grin on his face, whilst Law and Kid trailed slightly behind, both gritting their teeth, trying to catch up with Luffy. Franky and Brook were on the music stage now, showing an excited Chopper the equipment and explaining to him how it worked. Usopp and Kaya were at one of the stalls, with Usopp trying to win a shooting game, trying to win Kaya a large stuffed bear. Mr Shanks and Mr Mihawk were at one of the other stalls, Mr Mihawk trying, but failing, to catch some rubber ducks in a small swimming pool, with Mr Shanks laughing at his reaction to this, calling the game 'flawed'.

Robin smiled warmly. "This school... is perfect."

"What was that Robin?" Nami asked.

"Nothing," Robin answered, as she continued to admire the scene around her.

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It had been just over an hour since the half marathon had begun, and news was coming through that the leading pack were nearly at the school now.

"There!" Nami excitedly jumped up, pointing to the school gates where Luffy, Law, Kid, Zoro and Sanji had just entered. Luffy, Law and Kid were slightly in front of Zoro and Sanji, but everyone was still very close. It was literally neck in neck.

"Come on Luffy!" Nami cheered. They entered the sports fields, nearly at the finish, trying desperately to edge in front of each other now.

"And the winner is..." Mr Akainu began, watching the scene in front of him. At the sight of the winner crossing the line, he groaned, "Luffy."

In joint second, just behind Luffy, were Kid and Law, the tiny difference between them not worth calculating. Zoro vs Sanji ended in, you guessed it, a draw too, with both insisting to Robin and Hancock respectably that they had won. By the time the excitement had died down and the other competitors had made it back to school, it was around 3 pm. Everyone was lying around lazily on the embankments surrounding the sports pitches, with the marathon competitors, especially the serious ones, having taken a shower in the school swimming pools to cool down and get clean.

Suddenly, Franky's voice boomed on the loudspeaker, "It is time. For the SUPEEERRRR SUMMER CONCERT!"

"Lets go," Zoro smirked, taking Robin's hand and pulling her towards the stage. When they got there, they made their way to where Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Hancock, Usopp, Kaya and Chopper were standing, fairly close to the stage. Franky made his way onto the stage, a large cheer accompanying him.

"Everyone, put your hands together..." Franky began, "For SOUL KING!"

"Soul King?" Robin turned to Zoro, who smirked.

"Watch."

The stage went Dark, and lit up as a man slowly swaggered onto the stage, he looked up, "Yohohohoho! Soul King is here!"

"Brook?" Robin exclaimed shocked.

Zoro nodded, "Brook's pretty much the best musician in school. He can play anything."

"Go SOUL KING!" Luffy cheered, his trophy tucked under one arm, his other arm around Nami. Robin looked around as everyone cheered, Zoro lifting Chopper up on his shoulders. Luffy and Nami were jumping up and down in excitement. Sanji and Hancock passionately kissed each other.

All around Robin, people were cheering, genuinely having the time of their lives. Robin smiled. For the first time, she lost all her inhibitions and cheered with them, shocking the others at first, but they all smiled and joined in with her as Brook played the set of his life, with even the Stoic Mr Mihawk applauding heartily at the end.

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"School's out!" Luffy punched the air, as he stepped past the school gates, now officially out of school. It was about 5 pm now, with school ending about an hour later than usual.

"We should celebrate," Nami smiled, turning to the others.

Everyone nodded excitedly, it had been a while since the 9 of them had just hung out.

"Luffy's?" Sanji suggested. Everyone nodded, with Luffy grinning widely.

"Awesome, let's go!"

Luffy sprinted ahead, as hyper as ever, with Nami, who was holding his hand, being pulled along. Chopper was excitedly describing a herb of some sort to Sanji and Usopp. Franky and Brook were talking about Franky becoming Brook's manager and the possibility of future gigs.

Robin stopped, smiling at the familiar sight. When she had first came here all those months ago, she would have never thought in her wildest dreams that she could meet 8 people, so weird and wonderful, that she would grow to love as much as she did. She had finally found her friends. Zoro, who had been walking with her, stopped and looked at her in confusion. When she ignored him, he prompted her.

"Go on, what is it?"

"Nothing," Robin said, smiling slightly as she shook her head. Zoro was about to ask again, but decided against it, instead holding his hand out to Robin.

"Ready?"

"Ready."

And that's a wrap! Wow, such an amazing feeling to finish such a long story.

Once again, thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, favourited or put this story on alert. I love that buzz you get when you wake up, check your story, and see you've got a new review or new favourite or alert. Without your support, I couldn't do this. Recently, you guys have genuinely been amazing. Some of your reviews have really made my days.

In terms of the summer sequel I promised you guys, I'm gonna need a little bit of time to collect my thoughts, and mould them into a good plot. If you don't see anything in the next few weeks, don't worry, I'll still be planning it. Still kind of undecided if I want the gang to visit a real place, a place that I've created myself or maybe a place from the actual One Piece anime. Either way, still have some decisions to make, but I'm really looking forward to the coming months.

So, thank you all very much if you're reading this, and can we get a massive response for the final chapter?