Watching the family

Request from Miranda: How about a one shot where whitebeard actually survived the war and got to see the children and got to live and watch how they grow up? Thanks, can't wait ;)

Whitebeard chuckled watching the children ran across the deck of the Moby Dick, "Edward," the boys mother warned them as she stepped closer towel out in hand and dived at the younger boy catching him in a hug.

Whitebeard thought he wasn't going to leave the war, not when Teach reared his ugly head. He watched the mother and son laugh at the tumble they just experienced. Though Teach was still at large his family was safe and to Whitebeard that was more important than anything in the world.

"Grandpa..." A soft voice came next to him and he looked down seeing Umiko was standing next to him, the three year old was looking up at him wide eyed.

"What is it my dear?" He asked from his seat glancing back at the mother and son who was now wrapped tightly in a towel and being marched back down to the bathroom.

She lifted her arms up and made a grabbing motion with her hands, he had watched her do this with Marco and Ace many times as he gently picked the girl up and rested her on his knee.

"Thank you Grandpa," She grinned widely at him.

"It is always a pleasure my dear," He chuckled at her watching her look out in the beautiful blue jewel they called an ocean.

"Grandpa..." Umiko started, "One day... I want to be a pirate... Just like Mummy."

Whitebeard looked at his granddaughter seeing much of her mother in her, bright and curious about the world. The daughter is just the same, wanting to know everything about the world.

"Well my dear I know you can be whatever you want to be," Whitebeard grinned.

"Really Grandpa?"Umiko asked large grin across her face.

"Of course," He chuckled.

"Thank you Grandpa," She smiled leaning up and kissing him on the cheek, before jumping down and running off to see her brother.

Whitebeard smiled thinking of it all the last nine years of his life took a large turn, when a certain celestial dragon turned up on his ship. But now he was a grandfather of two, both children just like their three parents, smart, beautiful, handsome. He was proud of the two new members of his family, knowing they will grow into fine marines.

Later on that day as Whitebeard walked through the Moby Dick licensing to his children's snores as he passed his grandchildrens room, he gently opened the door and smiled softly realising Megumi hadn't moved from Umiko's bed after she had finished their bedtime stories and was curled up in bed with both children.

He stepped into the room moving over towards the trio and pulled the covers up to cover them from the cold nights air and Megumi moaned softly turning her head, her eyes slowly opened blinking a few times, "Pops…?" She questioned yawning going to sit up but her Captain placed a hand on her shoulder pushing her back down.

"Sssh… Go to sleep my dear you deserve it," He smiled kissing her temple.

"Night Pops…" She whispered as she drifted off to sleep.

AN: Whitebeard is the perfect grandfather, I was already hinting I was going to kill him by calling their son Edward so sorry for being cruel… MWHAHAHAH… (coughs up a lung) I'm glad you like my work, it always make me happy seeing reviews and requests honestly.

Scarlet.