Updated. The final chapter of the day and back to the regular story.
Hawk spends the week training with Rayleigh while they wait for Mihawk. And how with Mihawk react to Hawk and Jess' new relationship?
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Hawk Story: One Piece
Chapter 7
The past six days were more like torture than training. Everyday Hawk got up at the crack of dawn just so Rayleigh could beat him up. In reality, Rayleigh was unlocking his Haki.
"Oi Rayleigh, I'm sick of this! I've let you beat me up for six days and I don't feel anything!" Hawk shouted angrily.
"That's because the pain I've inflected has overwhelmed the feeling of Haki." Rayleigh said, then taking a drink from his flask.
"What do you mean?" He asked in confusion
"Punch me as hard as you can and then you'll see." Rayleigh answered with a grin, slipping his flask into his back pocket.
"Okay, but it'll be no different than the other punches." He charged in at full speed and thrust all his power into one punch. Rayleigh caught the punch, same as he always did, but this time Rayleigh was push back a couple feet. "Whoa, you're right."
"Don't doubt the Dark King." He smirked.
"Hawk! Father is back and he wants to see us!" Jess called from the 'Rip Off Bar'.
"Okay, be right there!"
"Before you go, remember it takes a few years to completely master the Conqueror's Haki. Your sword training should make up for basic Haki training." Rayleigh told him.
"Awesome. Thank you, Rayleigh." Hawk said heading for the 'Rip Off Bar'.
Mihawk was waiting outside with the same scowl he always had. "What took you so long?" Mihawk asked.
"Rayleigh was explaining my Haki abilities." Hawk answered.
"That's a valid excuse. So I heard you two are a couple now, is that true?" He asked.
Jess blushed. "Yep we're a couple." Hawk said with a grin.
"How can you be so calm saying that?" Jess asked, still blushing.
"Because it makes me happy."
"Then I'm setting ground rules. One, you can't be lovey in front of me. Two, you will not sleep in the same room. And three, slacking off in training will end in you two breaking up." Mihawk said.
"Hey, you can't control whether we break up." Hawk said.
"Then you can leave my crew." Mihawk told him.
"Hawk relax. Don't worry Father, we won't slack off." Jess said.
"Good. Now the other thing we need to talk about is your swords. If you are going to be part of my crew you need swords that show it." He told them. "Hawk I know you use two sword style, but I want you to learn one sword style with this." Mihawk reached into a sack and pulled a katana size version of the Kokuto Yoru.
"Oh awesome, is this really for me?" Hawk asked, looking over his new sword.
"Yes. Jess I've got one for you too." Mihawk said, handing her a similar sword. The only difference was the blade was a crimson red.
"Wow this sword is incredible." Jess said.
"They are heavier than your other swords so it will take time to get used to. Once we reach an island in the New World we begin the next step of your training." Mihawk told them.
"Yes sensei." They said in unison
"Oh, Hawk your brother is the captain of the Eclipse Pirates right?" Mihawk asked. Hawk nodded. "Well his crew all has wanted posters." He said handing him the newspaper.
Hawk read through the paper. "200 million beri!"
"What did he do?" Jess asked.
"He defeated the Devil Pirates. Their captain was one of the Shichibukai." Hawk said, not taking his eyes the paper
"I was quite surprised when I heard the news. Dante was one of the best swordsmen in the world and he had one of the rarest swords as well. But that sword now belongs to your brother." Mihawk said.
"What about the rest of the crew?" Jess asked.
"The three that fought against the Devil Pirates have 125 million beri bounties and the others have 45 million beri bounties." Hawk said.
"Wow that's impressive." Jess said.
"It's impressive yes, but it gives me more work to do." Mihawk said.
"Why is that?" Hawk asked.
"Because now I have to help pick a new Shichibukai. That's where we're headed next. We're going to Marineford for the meeting, so we have to skip Fishman Island." Mihawk explained.
"What? But Fishman Island sounded so cool." Hawk whined.
"Don't worry, the person from Fishman Island that I want you to meet will be at the meeting." Mihawk said.
"Well I guess going to one of these meetings will be kind of interesting." Jess said, trying to make Hawk less bummed.
"It will be, but you two will be sitting outside." Mihawk said, crushing any hope they had of having a good time. "This meeting is for the Shichibukai, not their crews."
"But that will be super boring. Can't we at least stay on the ship, there's more to do." Hawk said.
"That's not going to happen." Mihawk said harshly.
"Why not?" Hawk asked.
"I don't want you two being alone." Mihawk said. "Plus this will be a good chance for me to show that I don't need a big crew to make it in the New World. Now come on we need to go."
"What about Rayleigh and Shaky?" Jess asked.
"Hurry up and say your goodbyes." Mihawk told them.
They went and said goodbye, but before they left Rayleigh pulled Hawk aside to talk. "Now remember kid it will take another year or so of hard training to master Haki. I know Mihawk will put you through some pretty harsh training, so come back in a year or so and I'll teach you how to use the Conqueror's Haki. Plus whatever Mihawk doesn't. Now go have fun and work hard, because lord knows I won't." Rayleigh said with a chuckle.
"Sounds good I'll see you then." Hawk said. They shook hands and then Hawk left with his crew.
They made their way to their new ship. Mihawk walked up to the ship and took out his sword. "It's sad that Rayleigh's work has to go to waste." He stabbed the bubble causing it to pop. "Hurry up I don't want to be late." He ordered. They jumped on quickly and dropped the sails. The new ship was interesting. They deck wasn't very big but it was big enough to fit a picnic table. It was just too bad they did not have one. A large chair sat at the front of the boat for Mihawk to sit in. And at the back of the boat were two cabins. One room had two beds and the other had one. Rayleigh had intended for Mihawk to have the one-bedroom cabin, but Mihawk made Hawk bunk with him and made Jess take the single. On top of the cabins was the sail with the Mihawk Pirate symbol on it.
It didn't take long before they got to Marineford. Mihawk jumped off the boat and signaled for the other two to do the same. They sighed and jumped down. They walk to the front entrance where a marine stopped them. "Excuse me, but before you enter you must surrender you weapons." The marine said.
"We will not." Mihawk declared.
The marine raised his rifle. "Then I will be forced to out you under arrest." The marine said.
At that moment, another marine ran out and whispered something into the ear of the first marine. He lowered his weapon. "I-I'm very sorry Mihawk sir. Please walk this way." The marine said. They followed the marine down a series of hallways until they were in front of a large door. "You are the first to arrive. So please wait patiently inside." The marine said.
Mihawk led them inside and they sat at a very large round table. "Sensei where are we going after this?" Hawk asked.
"We are headed to Steel Island. It's an island in the New World inhabited by swordsman. We are going there to train. It will be very difficult even for me, because I will be challenged for the spot of greatest swordsman." Mihawk explained.
"Cool." Hawk said not paying attention. He was busy looking around the meeting room. The large door opened and a large man with a bible entered. He gave Mihawk a nod then took his seat. "Who's that?" Hawk whispered.
"Bartholomew Kuma, the former revolutionary. He's the only Shichibukai without a crew." Mihawk answered.
"Wow, he must be strong."
The door opened again and two Fishman walked. "Juracule, it's a pleasure to see you again." The larger of the two Fishman greeted.
"The pleasure is mine, Jinbei." Mihawk said back, standing and shacking Jinbei's hand.
"I'd like to introduce Arlong." Mihawk went to shake his hand, but Arlong turned away. "My apologizes, Arlong doesn't trust humans."
"We've done terrible things to your people, I don't blame him. I too would like to introduce my First Mate and my daughter." Mihawk said.
"Wait, I'm your First Mate?" Hawk asked excitedly.
"Yes. Now greet Jinbei properly." Mihawk ordered.
Hawk reached out and shuck Jinbei's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you sir." Hawk greeted with a grin. This was the first Fishman he had met so he was pretty excited.
"Nice to meet you Lad." Jinbei said back.
"And this is my daughter." Mihawk introduced.
"Nice to meet you sir." Jess greeted.
"It's always a pleasure to meet such a lovely young lady." Jinbei said back. Jess smiled at his sincerity.
The large door opened again and three more individuals entered. A large creepy, pale man. A man equally as creepy man with long hair and glasses. And a man with a tiger nose. "Hawk-Eye, Jinbei do you know if they delivered Dante's body here? I'd like to get my hands on it." The large creepy man asked.
"Gecko Moria you are a disgusting being." Jimbei said.
"No I'm a scientist." Moria said.
"You're not the scientist, he is." Mihawk said pointing the other creepy person.
"I give them life, he just fixes the bodies." Moria said.
"I, Dr. Hogback, do more than fix bodies, I create art." Dr. Hogback said.
"You create abominations." Jinbei said harshly.
"Hehe I love it when you all fight." Said a man wearing pink sunglasses. He appeared seeming out of nowhere.
"Doflamingo, you are just as despicable as Moria." Jimbei said. "At least Mihawk has integrity."
"You mean the man who let his family die?" Doflamingo said with a smile.
Mihawk got right up in his face. "If you ever mention my family again, I will kill you." Doflamingo just chuckled as he took his seat.
The door opened once again, this time Fleet-Admiral Sengoku entered. "Everyone take a seat and all First Mates must wait outside." Sengoku said taking a seat.
Hawk, Jess and the rest of the crews went outside and waited. "Now we had two candidates to discuss, but one has turned down our offer." Sengoku said.
"Who turned down the offer?" Jimbei asked.
"Fire-Fist Ace." Sengoku answered.
"What a fool." Doflamingo said.
"We have also offered Crocodile the position. Note that we are looking for another person to fill the seventh position. If there are any suggestions, we will look into them." Sengoku said.
"Didn't Crocodile lose to Whitebeard?" Doflamingo asked.
"Yes, but he has been to the New World and survived it." Sengoku said.
"What has he been up to lately?" Mihawk asked.
"He's been of the radar for a while now. So we can only assume it's something bad." Sengoku said.
"Then he should not be allowed to become a Shichibukai." Jinbei said.
"No then we should make him one. Otherwise he'll terrorize the sea." Sengoku said back.
"I think it's a good idea. The badder the better." Doflamingo said.
"We need a member and he's the only candidate, so I say yes to him becoming a Shichibukai." Kuma said.
"I also agree, but this time if he dies I get his corpse." Moria said.
"I say no to him becoming one of us. If he's anything like Doflamingo he could be destroying hundreds even thousands of lives." Mihawk said.
"Doflamingo does a service for the nobles and gets pirates off the seas with what he does." Sengoku said.
"What he does is immoral and shouldn't be tolerated." Jinbei said.
"We are not here about Doflamingo, we are here about Crocodile." Kuma said.
"Thank you Kuma. So we have two nos' and three yes'. Crocodile will become the next Shichibukai." Sengoku declared. "Now does anyone have a candidate for the seventh spot?"
"I elect Wander E. Tai." Mihawk said.
"Out of the question. He killed one of the Shichibukai so he's clearly against us." Sengoku said.
"Yeah and besides, what has he done? He's really not much of a pirate." Doflamingo said.
"I don't think such a young man should be labeled a dog of the World Government." Jinbei said.
"It's decided then. Are there any other candidates?" Sengoku asked. Everyone shook their heads. "Okay then you will get a call on whether he accepts or not. If he doesn't, there will be another meeting. You will also get a call if we have a new candidate. You are dismissed." Sengoku said.
Everyone got up and left. "Let's go." Mihawk said. They stood up quickly and followed him out. "Hawk I tried to make your brother a Shichibukai."
"Really, what happened?" Hawk asked.
"They rejected the idea." Mihawk answered.
"Then they're stupid. Someone who kills a Shichibukai and fights 'Golden Lion' Shiki deserves to be a Shichibukai." Hawk said.
Mihawk spun around. "What did you just say? He fought 'Golden Lion' Shiki?" He asked in disbelief
"Yeah, but he lost." Hawk answered nonchalantly.
"When did this happen?"
"Around the time we met. I had a working den-den mushi at the time and he called me after he lost." Hawk explained. "What's the big deal?"
"Next to the Revolutionary Dragon, Shiki is the most wanted man in the world. The Government played it off like he died, but they're still looking for him." Mihawk said.
"So this is a big deal?" Hawk asked.
"You really don't pay attention to anything do you?" Jess sighed.
"I pay attention to you." Hawk said back, causing her to blush.
"What did I say about the boyfriend girlfriend crap in front of me?" Mihawk said.
"Sorry Sensei." Hawk said.
"Next time you hear about a pirate like Shiki tell me right away." Mihawk told him.
"Okie dokie." Hawk smiled. Mihawk just shook his head and started walking.
