Law: 17-18

Ace: 14

Sabo: 14

Luffy: Now 11

Bepo: Young


Chapter 12: Luffy's 11th birthday! A Precious Present from Shanks!

It was Luffy's 11th birthday.

Which meant that after a few years, Luffy would finally gain Oyaji's mark like his brothers.

Luffy followed Izo into a room, much like his brothers had. He wanted his mark where Ace's was.

He had already told Izo this.

The boy with a straw hat soon left Izo's room, the Okama not even going to try explaining to Luffy how to take care of his new tattoo, trusting the boy's brothers to do it. The boy was happily humming a song, before asking to go to the deck. Izo didn't see a problem with this, knowing that the others would've been working on Luffy's birthday party.

Thanking his Okama brother, given that every Whitebeard Pirate were sworn siblings with their crew, Luffy skipped to the deck, and proceeded to glomp Law, who was closest to him.

"Hey, Luffy." Law greeted, taking his eleven-year-old youngest brother off him and to the ground.

"When's Shanks coming?" Luffy asked. Shanks and the rest of the Red Haired pirates always came to the Moby Dick to celebrate their little Anchor's birthday.

"Soon. Bepo and Thatch are keeping an eye out for him. He DID say he'd bring a friend, though. Be patient, Little Rubber." Law said. Luffy had begged him to make a nickname other than the one Shanks called him, 'Anchor'. Luffy was 'Little Rubber'. Sabo was 'Top Hat'. Law himself had been nicknamed 'Surgeon', Ace 'Fire Boy', and Bepo 'Polar'.

Thatch had deemed them their codenames on missions, for some reason.

"Soon is too long!" Luffy pouted. Law chuckled, "Wanna go train with me til they get here? Your Pistol is getting stronger!"

After Luffy's enthusiastic nodding, Law and Luffy began to train on-deck.


After a hour of training, the Red Force was in sight, causing Luffy to quickly Rocket, it was the only thing he could do correctly, to where Shanks would be boarding.

"Ah! There's my little Anchor! You wanna meet my friend?" Shanks said as he and Benn literally jumped over to the Moby Dick. Lucky Roo and Yasopp were taking a plank.

"Yosh!" Luffy cheered.

"Hey! Hawkeye! Come out and meet the Anchor!" Shanks yelled out. Luffy watched as a man with a big sword, weird gold eyes, and a serious face rivalling that of the Pineapple, perhaps even exceeding it!

"Hawkeye?" Luffy asked.

"That's his nickname. 'Hawkeye' Dracule Mihawk, the strongest swordsman in the world." Shanks informed his little anchor.

"Uncle Hawky!(1)"

"Uncle… Hawky…?" Shanks blinked.

"Uh huh! Since Shanks is like my dad, though my dad is Oyaji, that means that Shanks' friend is my uncle! Like Yasopp is! Benn's like my aunt cause he's always nagging Shanks and Lucky Roo is a-"(1)

"Just an uncle!" Lucky Roo called out.

"Uncle Lucky Roo!" Luffy then cheered. Benn was looking at the eleven-year-old like he was crazy.

… And given Luffy, he probably is.

Luffy then proceeded to drag both Shanks and Mihawk into the Galley, where the party would be held.

Mihawk didn't seem too fazed, only simply instructed Luffy to stop calling him 'Uncle Hawky'.

Of which Luffy refused, making Mihawk sigh.


The party itself was pretty cool. Luffy got a lot of presents, such as a Hercules Beetle model from Law and a cool necklace from Shanks!

It had a bunch of Jolly Rogers on it, such as Shank's, Oyaji's and Roger's itself as charms.

Ace wanted to burn Roger's one, but Shanks had stopped that from happening, saying that Roger had given it to him, and that he was giving it to Luffy because their bond reminded him of his bond he once had with his Captain, all those years ago.

Luffy had loved every present he had been given, because they were presents from family.

Mihawk had even gotten him something, after much annoyance from Shanks. It was a simple little charm for his necklace, one of Mihawk's sword. Law had to put it onto the necklace, though. Luffy's fingers had gotten knotted in the boy's attempt to.

Eventually, Shanks and Mihawk had to leave. They couldn't stay on the Moby Dick forever, lest the Marines think the three of them were trying to form an alliance or something. Luffy hugged Benn, Lucky Roo, Yasopp, and Shanks goodbye, and after a long struggle was able to hug Mihawk goodbye.

Law then dragged the boy away from the stronger men before Luffy strangled them with tight rubbery hugs.

The five brothers, the Commanders, and Oyaji himself watched as Mihawk's raft, wrestled from the hands of Akagami, and the Red Force left.

-LeBadassMihawk-

Hmmm… Monkey D Luffy?

That boy… only at eleven…

He has the most dangerous power on the seas.

He can turn anyone he meets into an ally…

Uncle Hawky, eh? I'll humor the boy…

It wasn't because Mihawk had gained a soft spot for the eleven year old rubber boy.

No.

Not at all.


(1): Inspired by ScarletteSorceress's story, The Greatest Treasure.

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