A/N : Thank you so much to the people who reviewed, it really motivated me to continue writing this!
Enjoy the second chapter of /Into You/, and see you back at the end~
Mihawk woke up to the lingering scent of alcohol and sex, in an unknown bed and his face burried in red hair. His brows furrowed on half-close eyes as he slowly remembered what happened the last night. He grunted at the redhead's snores but couldn't help his lips curving upwards. A soft groan hinted that Shanks was waking up as well and he hid his smile, regaining his composure.
After all, he wasn't going soft on his rival, was he ?
Shanks frowned and mumbled, his headache just getting worse when he tried to open his eyes. His mouth felt dry, and his back was somehow really warm and comfortable. A familiar chuckle ringed in his ear.
''Hungover again, I see.''
''...Hawky ? What are you doing here ?''
''Don't call me that and are you serious.''
A soaring pain on the lower part of his back as he shifted his body to face Mihawk reminded Shanks of the last night and he smirked.
''Aaah, now I remember yes.'' He passed his hand through his hair, vainly trying to tidy it up a little. ''You slept with me.'' he said matter-of-factly with a huge grin, pointing the other man. Mihawk arched an eyebrow, deciding that trying to talk with Shanks first thing in the morning was no good, not that he thought it'd go well anyway, especially with him being hungover.
Shanks sat up on the bed, not bothering about the blanket not covering his crotch. He whinced, his ass hurt a lot. ''Next time I'm gonna be on top...'' he mumbled, checking the clock hanging over the door. ''And eleven is /waaay/ too early to wake up, Hawky.'' Mihawk ignored the last comment and gazed at Shanks with curiosity. ''So there will be a next time.''
Shanks' eyes widened and his head jerked towards Mihawk, ''Well uh, I mean...'' he searched for his words, frowning a little. ''Not that we... would be engaged romantically, like...'' He sighed. ''If you want to sleep with me again then yeah I guess. After all I don't think you regularly get a good time so... it works for both of us.''
Mihawk stared silently. Was it a good idea to start this kind of thing with Shanks ? After all, the man was known for his parties, his sleeping around habits and his overall careless attitude. Shanks and him were complete opposites even in ranks, the only thing that united them being their swordsmanship and even then Mihawk wouldn't say it counted anymore. Would this become their new reason to meet, their only interest in seeking the other's company ?
''You mean we'd be ''friends with benefits''. '' He muttered, not really asking for he knew the answer, yet wanting to hear it from Shanks and still half hesitating about the whole thing. The redhead smirked. ''That's one way to put it, yeah.'' feeling the golden glare on him yet again, the smirk turned to a grin. ''Don't worry Hawky, I'm not into weird stuff and I don't have any illness.'' Mihawk grunted and rolled his eyes, turning his back on Shanks.
Shanks fell back on the bed with a sigh, he really didn't want to get up. His head hurt like hell... and his ass too. Footsteps resonated from the ceiling, he recognised Lucky Roux from the loud sound and swore internally. He covered himself a little and cuddled himself against Mihawk's back, reversing their positions upon waking up. He passed his arm around the Shichibukai's waist, not really hugging him. Mihawk didn't complain. He found he did not /really/ mind sharing this kind of relationship with Shanks.
They stayed in silence for a while, Shanks almost falling asleep before Mihawk spoke softly, almost in a whisper. ''Why don't you want a lover ?''
Shanks' eyes widened in surprise and he lifted his torso a little to watch Mihawk's face. ''I also don't recall you ever having one.'' Mihawk finished his thought and turned on his back, staring at Shanks. The redhead sighed.
''I guess I just don't believe a pirate can have a healthy relationship. Especially since I'm a Yonkou.'' he shrugged. ''Anyway, I don't really care about it, I'm satisfied with just having fuck friends or one night stands. Man or woman, I probably won't see them ever again anyway.''
Mihawk said nothing more, turning his body to face the wall once again. He grabbed Shanks' only hand, placing his fingers between Shanks' carefully. The redhead didn't move, nor said anything. Mihawk didn't understand him, he was against romantic engagements but stayed in bed with him like this. Mihawk had never seriously been with anyone, so he thought he might be wrong, but wouldn't someone like Shanks leave first thing in the morning -or in this case, hurry Mihawk to go away- after having sex with someone? Instead, Shanks was hugging him from behind, resting his head against his neck.
He sighed and decided not to worry about it for now, after all he didn't especially mind it. It felt nice, for once, to be with someone so why would he care.
They fell asleep holding each other, neither noticing until Mihawk opened his eyes and saw that it was past one p.m.. He groaned, pushed off Shank's arm and the blanket, leaning off the bed to reach for his underwear. He was supposed to chase Shanks, not to spend the night by his side. If the government found out, it would be a pain in the ass so he'd better get off the island soon.
He heard incoherent mumbling but was too busy searching for his pants to care. Behind him, Shanks was enjoying the view, grinning at the nude Shichibukai looking for his discarded clothes around the cabin. It wasn't an easy task ; Shanks had a -surprisingly- very messy cabin, his own clothes already covering a big part of the floor. Mihawk cussed under his breath, finding everything but his pants.
He unwillingly settled for raiding Shanks' wardrobe. They were about the same size anyway. He was still angry, these pants were his favorite. Shanks arched an eyebrow as the raven pulled out black pants out of the wardrobe. He grinned, Mihawk was still completely nude.
''Has anyone ever told you you've got a fine ass ?'' he said innocently. Mihawk tilted his head back and shot him a cold glare. ''Hey, it's a compliment !''
Mihawk ignored him and dressed himself up. He definitely hated Shanks' pants, they were way too loose for his taste. He grunted, passing his arms through his coats' sleeves and turned on his feet to go fetch his hat, left on the ground next to the door.
''You're leaving so soon ?'' Shanks pouted. He was hoping his rival would stay a bit longer, which wasn't usually what he wanted after sleeping with a ''friend''. He remembered a certain face...No, he definitely didn't want them to stay afterwards.
''We are still enemies to the eyes of the government, and I should be chasing idiotic rookie pirates right now.'' Mihawk sighed. ''It's not like I want to go, but...'' he stopped in his tracks. He...didn't want to leave ? He pushed the thought to the back of his head, he really didn't feel like pondering about stuff like that. ''I have no choice.''
The thought kept coming back.
''Well then'' Shanks passed his hand through his hair, slicking it back uselessly as it returned to it's messy state. ''I guess I'll see you sometime. We're pretty good at chasing each other anyway !'' He smiled.
Mihawk gave a small smirk in response to his and opened the door, hurrying out before some other weird thought came to his mind. Shanks stared at the now closed door, puzzled. He didn't hallucinate Mihawk saying he wanted to stay, did he ? He shrugged, this wasn't very important at the moment. His crew also planned on leaving this island soon, he had other things to worry about than his feelings for Mihawk. Not that he had feelings for him anyway.
He stretched, sighing as he looked through the room. He really needed to clean this up... someday. He sighed and got off the bed, picking random pants and a shirt and heading to his private bathroom, cursing about his headache.
~ Two Weeks Later ~
The Red Force was sailing peacefully in the sunset, following their log pose to an unknown island. The crew was full-on party mode, happy that the sea had been calm for the last few days. Their captain was watching the setting sun quitely, his body resting against the railing and a bottle of rum held loosely in his hand. He was hoping it wouldn't suddenly turn into a storm, as it was prone to do on the Grand Line. Beckmann was resting at his side, a lit cigarette between his lips and his back facing the horizon.
Shanks' thoughts were wandering off restlessly, mostly revolving around his worries of a storm and his hopes of seeing Luffy soon. That would be great. He wanted to tell the teen how proud he was, though he wouldn't say it like this, it would make the boy even more annoying. His smile grew at the thought.
Beckmann started humming a song Shanks knew but couldn't quite remember the words, so he just hummed along happily. tapping his foot to the rythm.
It took some time before he noticed the small black dot that was slowly coming in their ship's direction. He nudged his elbow in Beckmann's side and pointed the horizon with his chin. His first mate nodded in acknowledgement. The black flag of the other ship indicated they were pirates, and even if they knew most of them wouldn't directly attack the Yonkou and his crew they could never be sure, knowing how many idiots were roaming around Grand Line.
Shanks pulled a spyglass out of the red sash circling his hips -who knew what else he kept there- to identify the ship and couldn't help laughing hysterically when he recognized the flag.
Ben arched an eyebrow at his chuckling captain. ''No problem, he shouldn't attack us... '' He shrugged, ''...aaand if he's stupid enough to try that he won't be trouble to deal with.'' he handed the object to his first mate, who looked through it for a few seconds, just enough for a smile to tug at his lips. ''Now that should be fun. You goin' to sleep with him too ?''
He meant it as a joke but the angry look he received made him mutter a very quiet ''sorry''. Seeing Shanks this angry against him or any of his crewmates was a first, and Beckmann distanced himself from his captain. Shanks sighed and tried to regain his composure, flashing an apologetic smile at his first mate. ''Don't ever say this again. There will never be anything between him and me.'' the order was clear, and Shanks quickly came back to his normal self. Beckmann sighed in relief.
Shanks pushed himself away from the railing, lifted the half-full bottle to his lips and emptied it in one sip, slightly grimacing at the strong taste. If he and the weirdos that served as his crewmates were coming, he did /not/ want to be sober. Not that he was anyway. He handed the empty bottle to his first mate. ''How long has it been ?'' no matter how long, it wasn't quite enough for his taste.
Beckmann shrugged, his voice still quiet ''I don't know, ten years ? Maybe more, we hadn't met Luffy yet.''
''Man, I feel old.''
''I'm surprised he made it back to the Grand Line.''
Most of his crew had noticed the ship and were getting ready to fight. Beckmann left Shanks' side to talk to them, noticing his captain's concerned look but deciding it would be best not to bother him anymore.
Shanks sighed, it was indeed strange for the man to come back. He probably found a treasure map or something, Shanks didn't care anyway. He just hoped he woudn't cause trouble. A slight frown obscured his face as the ship grew closer. The last time he saw the captain hadn't exactly been... happy. Not pretty either, they had both come out of this bloodied and bruised all over. They would probably have ended up killing each other if Rayleigh hadn't interfered.
He waited silently until the ship sailed next to his. It's captain was visible from at least a mile with his bright orange coat, and his obnoxious laughter could be heard clearly anywhere on Shanks' ship, causing eyes rolling and unimpressed looks in his crew.
''BWAHAHA ! Make way for East Blue's greatest pirate, the mighty captain Buggy !''
A/N : This is way shorter than the first chapter, I'm very sorry. It was also kind off difficult to write without rushing things, but I think it came out okay in the end. And Buggy is here at last :D I hope I'll be able to write him correctly~
So thank you for reading and the third chapter of /Into You/ should come out soon ! 3