A/N: Mihawk? Nah... Zeff? Nah nah nah... It's still too soon for their entrance.

You will have to read to find out hehe


Pushing himself away from his desk, his chair screeched at the friction with the floor. He leaned back and let himself sunk in deeper in his fluffy pillows which he had put behind his back.

"Ouch. My back!" He sighed. How many hours had he been sitting sorting out his paperwork? He simply disliked them. How come the pile of it does not seem to decrease but instead piling up more and more? He seriously needed to find an assistant. The sooner the better.

He got up and stretched his arms upwards and backwards, popping his joints back into place. He cracked his neck and placing both of his hands on his waist; he rolled them until he was satisfied.

"Geez, my body is so stiff." He complained.

Walking over to the large window, he pushed them open and was rewarded with a gentle breeze. He sighed in contentment and relaxed.

Buru Buru Buru…Buru Buru Buru…

The dark haired man sighed again and turned to reach out to his Den Den Mushi.

"Hello?"

"It's me."

Seriously?! It's me? ME? Doesn't he know how to speak into a phone?!

"Who's ME?" he asked, even though he knew very well who was speaking.

He heard a sigh. "It's me, Mihawk."

"Oooh!" Jinbe faked his surprise, almost too dramatically. "Yes? What is it?"

"I lost track of him."

"What?! YOU! Lost track of him?!" Jinbe raised his voice, shocked. This is bad.

"I did."

"…" Unbelievable…

"The children are in danger. Sophia too."

"Yeah, I've realized."

"Keep an eye on them, okay?"

"Of course."

"Well then."

With that said, the line was cut. Jinbe blinked and stared off into space. But what could he do. Dracule Mihawk was simply incorrigible. Being one of the people who knew him for so long, Dracule Mihawk was still as unsociable as ever. If not for his son… Well, Jinbe would not be expecting any call from him either. Hell would freeze over if he did, that's for sure.

The sound of laughing and running outside brought him back from his reverie.

Oh, it's time already.

He walked over to his window, a ritual which he did twice or thrice every day to witness what he called, a beautiful painting of his cute, lively and cheerful children gathered in the yard. This time of the day, they were making their way out of the school compound.

Jinbe would never get tired of watching them playing together. He watched them run about until they bid goodbyes to their friends and parted ways.

From where he stood, a green color caught his attention. He grinned and chuckled to himself.

Stubborn kid just like his dad!

He watched them as the green haired pulled along another child with him. Jinbe recognized him to be Sanji immediately, without any effort.

Those two are simply inseparable.

Luckily, this town did not have any other tall building apart from his institution. There, in front of him, was stretched out rows of similar looking houses. Was that a reason why the green haired always go round in circles before reaching school? Jinbe chuckled to himself as every single day he could watch the boy make his way to school and back.

Nah. He can't be that dumb!

Jinbe was about to go back to his work when he noticed a suspicious man on the road where the two children was heading towards. He squinted his eyes but that man was too far away for him to see clearly.

He yanked open one of his drawer and snatched up his binoculars that he always kept inside of it. For what use? Well, it was better left unsaid.

He adjusted his binoculars and his breath caught in his throat.

"That can't be!"

Through his binoculars, his eyes then traveled to the two children who had now broken into a fast run.

"Good decision! Great thing, he remembered his face!"

Jinbe threw his binoculars on his desk, picked up his coat and dashed out.

"Hope that I make it in time!"

Huff…Huff… "Oh my God!" Jinbe panted with his hands on his knees. "I should start exercising again. Being cooped up in between four walls sure is taking a toll on my body!...Where the hell did they run off too?!" He looked around, deciding which way to go.

Right or left?

"LET GO OF HIM!" Jinbe heard a shout. He strained his ears again and heard a yelp in pain.

"Right!" he exclaimed.

Soon, the trio came into view. Jinbe slowed down his pace and straightened himself, breathing in and out evenly to calm down his breathing. He couldn't let them see him looking all tired just because of a run! He was a black belt in Karate, goddammit!

Jinbe sucked in a deep breath and called out his name. "Don Krieg."

The said man froze and his eyes widened ever so slightly.

"I didn't know you have fallen so low as to fight with two children."

Jinbe's eyes bored into his face. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Sanji paused in his attempts to free himself and his eyes were searching around until they finally landed on him.

"Zoro, you can let him go now." Jinbe said to the green haired who was firmly latched onto Krieg's arm. A small smile crept onto his face which grew wider when Zoro surprised him by his next move: a good kick in his aggressor's groin. Krieg cried out in pain and the blond was released.

Zoro helped him up and they both ran to him.

"Jinbe!" Zoro shouted happily.

"Kid, go home with Sanji. I'll catch you up later." A hint of hesitation flashed in the green haired's eyes. "Just go!"

"Euh…Right! Let's go, Sanji!" Zoro pulled him.

"Wait!"

"What is it?" Zoro eyes wandered over his body, looking for any serious injuries. Sanji looked around on the floor and spotted what he was looking for. But he gritted his teeth when he saw that it was found way too close to their aggressor. Nevertheless, he ran to it anyway.

"SANJI!" Zoro shouted.

"Tch." Jinbe clicked his tongue at his reckless action. In the blink of an eye, he materialized behind Krieg, catching the latter in a headlock.

"GO HOME! I'LL DEAL WITH HIM!" Jinbe shouted.

"What were you thinking?!" Zoro shouted at the blond while they ran.

"Your wooden sword…I had to get it!"

"You stupid!" Zoro bonked him on his head when he noticed his broken bamboo stick held firmly against his chest.

"It hurts! You Marimo!" Sanji cried out, tears in the corner of his eyes.

Zoro's heart clenched.

"…rry…" he muttered before adding a loud, "Dumbass!"