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(I like improving my work and will take advice. If anything needs to be corrected or cleared up you can tell me.)

This is an Modern AU and has various pairings.

Warnings: eventual boyXboy

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters. They belong to Oda.

Introduction 1:

Urgh
Why do they make me do things like this? Just because I'm next in line to take over the company. I don't want all of this pushed on me. I want to live my own life; not have to do this for their benefit. My parents don't even care about me.

Normal POV

A young man sweeps his hand into his short golden locks. He sighs as he closes a book about business.

'At least they agreed on something I wanted to do on one condition.' He thought. That condition being he still had to have tutors.

His mood brightened up on that thought.

"I get to go to high school." He smiled. Despite entering in the last year he could attend, being 17, he was happy.

'I never got to hang around kids my age. Well there were those play dates when I was young and the occasional meetings with other businessman's' kids. They were all snotty and rude, so it wasn't enjoyable.'

'I want to make real friends.'

"Maybe even find someone I really like…Maybe love?' 'I guess I never really thought about that.'

'I don't meet much people; that I actually like hanging out with.'

He had made small ventures outside the estate on his own. He saw kids playing with their friends and even their parents. He always enjoyed going out, but he would have to make them short, for he had tutor sessions. They would have told them of his absence. Then my parents would have to keep a guard with me.

I never got caught, but I stopped going out when I got older. I had more tutors keeping me from going and having to join in some of my father's meetings.

He frowned when he heard someone coming to his room. He opened the book at any page, trying to look busy.

"Young Master."

It was one of the many butlers they had at the estate.

"Yes?" He was slightly annoyed with being called "young master constantly.

"Your parents wish to speak to you."

He arrived at his father's study room, where his he and father and his mother would usually speak in private.

"Son, we have great news to tell you."

He inwardly shuddered knowing that the "great news" isn't so great news to him.

"What is the great news, Father?" Oh how hard it is for him to call him that.

His mother spoke up and said "We have arranged a marriage for you with this fine girl. Her family owns a very large company." She gave a really large creepy smile.

He could not believe his ears. His parents actually arranged a marriage for him. He thought of all the things they have done this is one of the worse.

He finally snapped.

"NO!"

They looked at him shocked.

He had finally had it with their constant control over his life. He didn't care if they thought he was trash just because he didn't marry a rich girl. That was it.

"No, you cannot and will not control who I marry. I will marry someone who I love. Not some stranger!"

They already pushed so many things on him.

"Sabo!" His dad angrily retaliated. "You do not yell at your parents. This decision was made and is final!"

He glared at his father because of his outlandish banter. 'You don't need to marry the rich.'

"You will marry her by the time your 18."

Sabo was about to talk back but was beat to it with

"Or you cannot go to that high school you talked about."

He kept quiet and decided to give for now. Turning and storming away deciding to think of a plan later on.

He slammed his door and locked it.

He couldn't believe it. He had to do something. He could not marry someone and heck he felt like it would be to soon even.

He came back to some thoughts he had for awhile.

'Why don't I just-'

"Run away."

Sabo POV

Okay. Think this through. There is so much to account for. I need a place to stay, a job to pay for my food and housing and somehow hide from my parents.

I could get an apartment. Hmm. I'll just take some money to pay off rent until I can find a job.

I'll need to get away from my parents so I'll have to go quite a ways from here.

This should work out.

I finalized the plan in my head so this should all work out.

I get up from my desk to start packing my things such as my books and clothes. I didn't pack much clothes seeing as I don't want to stick out wearing expensive clothing.

Man how great it will feel not being all proper and being stuck in stiff restricting clothes.

I guess it's great that I have an allowance so I can use that to pay the rent. They are so ridiculous giving me all this money for an allowance. What do they expect me to use this for; buying a ship?

I should have left ages ago. Now I have to sneak pass the guards.

Normal POV
After sneaking out of the house he ran till he arrived a few blocks or acres down in this case.

He opened up a paper he folded up earlier. He printed out a map to where he wanted to go.

"Foosha City."

Sorry for the short introduction. It'll get longer after the first couple of chapters.

Thank you for reading.