Modern AU

Ages are swapped

Warning: Mpreg

Mihawk-21

Zoro-43

Perona-45

Notes: Hope you enjoy it!

Mihawk stares at the pregnancy test in his hands with disbelief. He runs his fingers through his hair and heavily sighs. How is he going to tell Zoro that's he pregnant? "Fuck." He whispers. They had only been together for three years. Are they even ready for a baby? Mihawk paces around the bathroom, unsure of what to do with the news, when he hears the front door open.

"Mihawk, I'm home!" He hears Zoro shout. Mihawk throws away the test, washes his hands, and leaves the bathroom. "Hey." Mihawk greets as he hugs Zoro and kisses him on the cheek. "How's was work?" He asks as they head towards the kitchen. "Boring, but at least Perona keeps it entertaining." He replies.

"Are you still throwing up?" Zoro asks as he leans against the counter. Mihawk sighs. "Yes." He admits with a sigh. "Maybe we should go to the hospital to see what's wrong?" Mihawk bites his lip, wondering if he should tell him. Zoro observes Mihawk's quiet behavior and walks toward him. "Hey, you okay?" He asks as he puts his hands on his shoulders.

"I-I'll be right back. I need to show you something." Mihawk quickly says as he rushes towards the bathroom. He comes back a few seconds later and swallows the fear of rejection. "Uh." He opens his mouth and then closes it. Instead, he shoves the test in Zoro's hands and looks down in fear.

Zoro gives him a confused and worried look. He looks at the object Mihawk shoved in his hands and blinks. It's a pregnancy test. He flips it over, and his eyes widen as he sees two lines staring at him. "M-Mihawk." He begins and looks at Mihawk, who is crying." Hey." He says softly. "What's wrong?" He asks as he puts his hands on his shoulders. "P-please don't leave me!" Mihawk cries.

Zoro frowns."Mihawk, I am not going to leave you. You're pregnant. I'm happy that we are having a baby." Zoro says as he lifts Mihawk's face. "I love you too much to leave you." He smiles as he hugs Mihawk. Mihawk sniffles and snuggles into Zoro. "I love you." He whispers.

4 months

Floating in the pool, Zoro and Mihawk discuss the colors for the nursery."So what colors should we paint the nursery?" Zoro asks. "Green and gold." Mihawk answers."Green and gold?" Zoro questions the two color choices. "It's like our eye color." He points out. Mihawk nods as he puts a hand on his belly. "Yeah, and maybe some black as well." He adds, making Zoro chuckle.

"We could paint some bumblebees or something on the walls," Zoro suggests. Mihawk laughs. "We're both terrible at painting. I bet Perona would love to help us out." He says. He gasps as he feels a slight movement and touches his stomach. "You okay?" Zoro asks worriedly. He nods and smiles at Zoro. "I felt the baby move." He says and grabs Zoro's hand, placing it on his belly. Zoro frowns as he removes his hand.

"I didn't feel anything." He pouts. Mihawk hums. "I guess it's too early for you to feel." Zoro crosses his arms. "I want to feel the baby move." Mihawk chuckles as he pats Zoro's shoulder. "You will soon." He says. Zoro smiles and leans forward to kiss him on the abdomen."I can't wait to meet our baby." Mihawk smiles. "Me too."

"Look who's here!" A voice shouts, causing the two men to jump. "Perona?" Zoro looks up. "Why are you here?" He asks. "I haven't been here for a while, and you've been acting strangely. I want to know what's going on." She says as she puts a hand on her hip and glares at them.

Mihawk gives Zoro a look. "She doesn't know?" Zoro rubs the back of his neck. "I wanted to make sure you were comfortable telling our friends." He says with a blush. "I'm fine, with her knowing. I honestly thought you would have told her already." He says with a chuckle.

"Tell me what?" Perona asks as she walks on the patio. "Um..." Mihawk trails off. "We need your help. Are you good with painting a nursery?" Zoro asks. "A nursery? For what?" She asks with confusion. Her eyes flicker from Mihawk to Zoro, then back to Mihawk when she notices something off with him. Her eyes widen once she realizes why.

"Holy shit! You two are having a baby!" She screams excitedly. "Omg, yes, I would love to help you paint the nursery!" Both men laugh as she jumps up and down. She quickly takes off her sandals and enters the pool. "So, have you felt anything?" She asks.

Yes, just a few minutes ago. Well, I did. It's too early for you two to feel anything yet." Mihawk informs her. She frowns and then quickly perks up as she eyes Mihawk's belly. "Can I touch?" She asks as her hand hovers his belly."Sure." Perona squeals as she puts a hand on his abdomen. "I am so going to spoil your kid." She grins.

7 months

Mihawk groans as he hears knocking and gets up from the couch. Walking to the door, he opens it and freezes. "Shanks?" Mihawk says as he looks at the young teenager. "What are you doing here? Don't you have school?" Mihawk asks. "Nope. School got canceled, and I wanted to see you since it's been a while." Shanks answers with a grin.

"Can I come in?" Shanks asks. "Sure," Mihawk replies. He steps to the side, allowing the red hair teenager to enter. "You've gotten tall."Mihawk points out as he remembers the boy shorter. Shanks chuckles. "Yeah. I see you have changed as well." He says as he eyes Mihawk's belly. "That didn't take long. You two only been together for three years." He teases. Mihawk rolls his eyes.

He sits down on the couch and notices something off with Shanks's shirt. "What's wrong with your sleeve?" He asks Shanks. "Uh? Oh, this? Umm..." Shanks trails off and looks sheepish. "I uh did something stupid?" Shanks grins. "Stupid? Shanks, what did you do?" Mihawk asks as he crosses his arms and narrows his eyes.

Shanks sighs and wiggles his arms. Mihawk's eyes widen as the sleeve falls, revealing nothing underneath. "Shanks," Mihawk whispers and stands up from the couch. "What happened?" He asks as he grabs the loose sleeve. "I uh, cut my arm off," Shanks tells him. "You cut your arm off." Mihawk sighs and closes his eyes. "How...?" He questions.

Shanks gives him a sheepish smile. "At least Luffy was there. He rushed me to the hospital." He says. "Uh, anyway, can we talk about something else?" Shanks asks. Mihawk sighs and nods his head. They sit down on the couch. "Can I feel?" He asks, earning him a nod. He places his hand on Mihawk's swollen belly and smiles as he feels a kick. "That's awesome!"

"How far along are you?" He asks as he removes his hand. "7 months. We're keeping the gender a surprise." Mihawk replies. Shanks grins. "Hopefully, you won't end up with twins." He jokes. Mihawk rolls his eyes. "I doubt it." He says as he rests a hand on his belly. "I bet Zoro is going insane since you're going to have a baby," Shanks speaks as he leans against the couch.

"Mmmm, not really. He's very excited. So are his friends and Perona. Do you want to see the nursery?" He asks. Shanks's eyes light up, and a smile forms on his face."Yes! he says with excitement. Mihawk smiles and gets up from the couch, handing Shanks a hand and pulling him from the sofa.

The pair walks through the hall and stops at the door with a sign. Mihawk opens the door, and both step inside the room. Shanks smiles as he observes the room eyeing the bumblebees and ladybugs on the wall. "This is so cute!" Shanks exclaims. "Who painted the walls?" He asks as looking at Mihawk. "Perona did. She did an amazing job. Surprised us with the ladybugs." He answers with a soft smile.

"When are you going to tell the others?" Shanks asks as they head out of the room. "A get-together party. We have already sent out the invitations. Yours should have already been sent to your house." Mihawk answers. Shanks grins."Yeah, I got the invitation a few days ago. It's why I wanted to see you." Shanks admits." Mihawk looks at him and smiles. He reaches forwards and ruffles Shanks's hair.

9 months

Mihawk weakly smiles as he holds his newborn daughter in his hands. "So tiny." He whispers, afraid to scare her. Zoro smiles beside him as he looks at his daughter. "You did amazing." He says as he kisses Mihawk on the temple. "So what shall her name be?" Zoro asks. Mihawk softly hums as he thinks of a name.

"Valerie." He says after a few minutes of silence. "Valerie," Zoro repeats and smiles as he likes how the name rolls off his tongue. "I like it. Welcome to the world, Valerie. " He says as he looks down at her. Just as Mihawk is about to speak, Valerie opens her eyes. Both men's eyes widen in surprise.

"Oh wow," Mihawk says in awe as he looks at her heterochromia eyes. "She had both our eyes color," Zoro says and chuckles. "I didn't think that would happen." Mihawk smiles. A knock interrupts them making them look to see Perona standing with a smile on her face."Sorry got tired of waiting. Can I see?" She asks. "Of course," Mihawk says.

Perona's smile widens as she takes a few steps toward the bed and leans forward. Her eyes widen as she sees black and gold eyes. "That's awesome." She states. "Want to hold her?" Mihawk asks. "What's her name?" Perona asks as she holds out her arms as Mihawk gently gives Valerie to Perona."Valerie." Zoro answers.

Perona smiles as she looks down at Valrie. "Hello, Valerie. I'm Aunt Perona. I am so gonna spoil you." Perona says, making the two chuckle. "Seems like we did good on the nursery with the bumblebees." Zoro points out with a smile. Suddenly the room erupts with crying, causing Perona to panic. "Here." She hands Zoro Valerie. He glances at Mihawk but finds him asleep. After he lets out a sigh, he walks to the table and picks up a bottle of milk.

Soon they were discharged and heading home. "Aw, home sweet home," Zoro says as he opens the door for Mihawk. They move to the nursery and smile at the bumblebees and ladybugs on the wall. Mihawk yawns as he leans into Zoro. He wraps his arms around them and pulls them close to him. "I love you," Zoro says as he looks at Mihawk. "I love you too. Mihawk replies. And we love you too, Valerie."

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