Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece.

Theme - X me "The one with zoroxshanks is just stuck in my head, maybe you could give us another drabble showing the mihawkxzoro fatherxson relation a bit more? It was just so nice to see how much mihawk cared :')"

Requested By: maybelady

Characters: Mihawk and Zoro; ShanksxZoro

Warning: This might be M rated.

Today, the Kuraigana Cafe was filled with businessmen and couples. Red haired entrepreneur Shanks occupied one of the tables and was talking to Mihawk's son, Zoro. Chattering voices concealed what their discussion, so Mihawk couldn't eavesdrop. He was worried about his son. Although Shanks was his childhood friend, he was a man. And men only thought about sex.

When Mihawk closed the shop and the two cleaned up the tables, he saw that Zoro looked happy, eager for something. Maybe it had something to do with Shanks; that idea bothered Mihawk.

"What are you smiling about?" Mihawk asked.

Zoro peered up from his scrubbing and smiled, "Shanks made a new game and I get to be his first tester."

"Hm, how nice-"

"But, he has it all setup at his house, so can I go?"

"Wait."

Mihawk suddenly reached for the wall phone and spun his finger around the dial.

Two rings and Shanks answered.

"Hello?"

"It's me, Mihawk."

"Oh! Good evening Mihawk!"

"Did you invite Zoro over to your house?"

"Yeah, I created a new game console, so I want him to test it."

"Will you swear to me that you are not going to do anything to him?"

Shanks was laughing, "My god Mihawk, you're overprotected! Do you think I will hurt your son?" The laughter gradually died down, and a cough came after, "I'm assuming you do since you're not answering. I swear Mihawk that I won't put a finger in him."

"I hope you meant 'lay a finger on him'."

"I thought I said that." There was a light chuckle, "I'll keep good care of him."

Mihawk let out a snort and hung up the phone. Then, he sauntered over to the counter top and beckoned his son.

"Zoro, come here."

Zoro walked over and watched his father pull out a large, golden cross from his shirt.

The Dracule Family believed in a different religion, so Zoro wondered why his father carried a cross. Now he knew after witnessing the cross's hidden mechanism. The top of the cross was removable, and a short blade poked out.

"I'll lend you this when you go to Shanks'. If he does something to you, unsheathe it and stab him right here." Mihawk gestured the chest area, "When it's inside, try not to angle it, or it will cause serious damage. If he does die, however, we will discuss on how to dispose the body."

He sheathed the knife and noticed how blue Zoro's face became.

"...or you can stab him in the privates, so he would never touch you in that way."

"Dad," Zoro swallowed, "I thought you two were friends..."

"Blood is thicker than water, Zoro." Mihawk placed the cross onto Zoro's hand, "I'm being safe."