So a friend challenged me to make Mihawk good. Therefore from this moment onwards, I will turn him into the most loveable character, after being a little more evil. I know, you must be thinking that he has no redemption. I kind of agree. His been hurting Zoro's feelings since the first book, but I assure...you are going to love him. Well, only the people who are rooting for a certain someone. Also been receiving some plot help from Maybelady to make it as plausible as possible, so yeah, some of the credit goes to her lol :) Hope you enjoy what I have in store for you guys. Thank you for the long reviews TheMasterSushi13 and Kostka :) I really didn't mind x

Mihawk had forcibly covered Shanks' mouth and tied him down with help from Zoro. It had not stopped Shanks from struggling to free himself. Shanks watched as Mihawk got up from the floor and wore his clothes. The room was filled with his distinctive scent and that of sex. Zoro remained on the floor, his eyes not meeting Shanks'. As he struggled to get up, he heard a chuckle from Mihawk, forcing him to face him.

"That was fun, we should do it again," Mihawk grinned as he threw the medicine at Zoro. Relieved and happy, Zoro caught the bottle and opened to check inside. He had gone through all that for Shanks. Now he could have a speedy recovery.

"It's empty!" Zoro was far from amused, "why is it empty?"

Mihawk picked up his sword and looked up at Zoro, "watch your tone when you speak to me Roronoa. If you recall correctly, I never promised to comply. I implied that I would, but never said I actually would."

He looked at Shanks, who was unable to talk to him, "it's shocking how you are still alive and well. You must certainly thank the ship's doctor for his treatment. You should be long dead by now."

He walked out as Zoro let out a scream of frustration. He ran towards his swords, picked them up and followed behind Mihawk, "I WILL KILL YOU!"

He placed a sword in his mouth and Mihawk did not even turn back to pay him the attention he deserved. He continued walking, unfazed by Zoro's reaction.

"SANTORYU-" Zoro shouted as his head got hit hard by a punch he knew too well.

With razor sharp teeth, Nami bellowed, "IDIOT!"

If it wasn't for the crew mates staring at him, he would have cut off her head -the annoying witch.

Luffy frowned. He was growing uneasy. Something was fishy. He had played the fool like always, but he knew that there was something going on between Zoro, Shanks and Mihawk, but he did not know what. He spotted Robin looking at him and began to laugh.

"Usopp you're so funny," he said as he hit him on the back, "do an impression of Smoky now!"

"What are you doing?" Chopper asked as he was preparing more treatment for Shanks.

"Impressions of Marine officers, do you want to join in?" Luffy laughed as he looked up to find that Robin was not looking his way any more. He looked up towards the crow's nest. Shanks was in there. He had to find a way to go talk to him without anyone knowing.

"No, it's okay," Chopper replied, "but I will watch."

"I'll do Aokiji," Usopp said as Robin's eyes narrowed. Even hearing the sound of his name caused the adrenaline to rush through her veins.

"Shouldn't you be with Red hair-san?" Brook asked as he appeared out of nowhere. Zoro got up and ran towards the crow's nest. He had forgotten that he had left him tied down.

The run was tiresome. He did not know that the crow's nest was so far away. He could have sworn when he looked up, it had been right next to him, yet he had passed through the ship's basement just to get to it. He walked in to find Shanks shaking. Quickly, he untied him and removed the cloth covering his mouth.

"I'm sorry," Zoro apologized as he held Shanks in his arms, "I did what I did because-"

Shanks gestured Zoro to remain silent. He opened his mouth to speak, but he began to cough wildly. Blood splattered all over the floor as he covered his mouth. He continued shaking as his eyes threatened to roll to the back of his head. Zoro became more alarmed, wondering what to do.

"I need to take you to Chopper! Don't die on me Shanks!" Zoro begged as he prepared to carry Shanks away. He was growing colder by the second, blood still pouring down his mouth, "Shanks? CHOPPER!"

"Zoro-san," Shanks whispered as his bloody hand touched Zoro's face, a smile on his face, "it's alright. I guess this just means that my time has come. I really enjoyed my time spent with you. There is nothing Chopper can do now. I feel my life slowly draining away."

"Don't say that," Zoro said. Shanks' face had grown pale and his skin was growing cold. Zoro could tell that he was now fighting to live, without enough strength to do so.

His arms remained wrapped around Shanks, "Tell Luffy that I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was not able to live up to our promise. All I had to do was wait for him to become the Pirate King, yet I cannot do that simple task. When Benn comes, tell him that he should do what I told him to do if this were to happen. He will know what I mean. Everything seems to be turning white now."

He let out a weak laugh.

"Shanks.."

"Your little orange haired navigator. Tell her that all my treasure is at-" he coughed once more as his eyes were closed. Zoro tried opening them, but all he could see was white. Alarmed, he carried Shanks down to the deck were everyone was. Luffy's attention was caught when he heard the bawling Zoro.

"Zoro, what's wrong with Shanks?" Luffy asked as he walked towards him, "oi! Zoro! Answer me!?"

Robin's hand flew to her mouth as she looked away. Mihawk frowned as he pulled out the bottle of medicine and looked at it, a tear dropping onto the bottle, "I was too late."

His hand squeezed it as he wiped them away and walked away from everyone. He needed to be alone. He could have prevented it, but he hadn't.

Chopper ran towards Shanks and searched for a pulse. Luffy watched as Chopper burst into tears and cried out, "HE HAS NO PULSE!"