Wow, I managed to write something!

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

And it's my first Ben/Shanks, too. Go me! Even though the drabble's pretty silly ^__^

Title: Heir
Pairing: Ben/Shanks
Rating: PG
Word Count: 298
Topic: Kids






There were a surprising number of one-armed-man jokes, and by his third week as an amputee, Shanks had made them all. Only at night, with Ben the solitary witness, did the indomitable grin wane wistful...But Shanks regretted nothing, and Ben was resignedly getting there as well. It was inevitable, really. If Shanks wasn't the kind of man who could give a limb to rescue a friend, he wouldn't be a great explorer and pirate lord in the first place, and he wouldn't be the man Ben shared his life and dreams with.

"Luffy will do it," Shanks said out of the blue, as if following Ben's thoughts. His words were for his first mate alone, too low to be overheard over the bustle of ship's duties around them. "That kid will sail all the way to Raftel for us. If we can't make it that far, our heir will..."

"Spiritual successor," Ben corrected out of academic habit. "Heir usually implies blood ties."

At those words, Shanks looked perturbed, even troubled. Freewheeling Red Haired Shanks...troubled? "Ben...I thought you knew."

"Knew what?" Ben asked around his forgotten cigarette, perplexed and a bit alarmed.

"That Luffy is-...Isn't it obvious? He's eight, born a year after we hooked up, and he's clearly inherited my handsome features and guts, as well as your dark coloring and doggedness - don't you get it, man? He's the lovechild I bore in secret and put up for adoption to avoid the dangers- shit, Ben, you okay?"

Ben was not okay.

Once Shanks and Yassop helped him hork up the cigarette, three things were immediately established. One, his chortling nakama were going to develop collective amnesia about this, or else. Two, Shanks was never going to make that joke again, ever. Three, Ben was switching to pipes...

Comments

[fenm.livejournal.com]

LOL! Poor Ben...

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Poor Ben indeed, but Shanks is gonna be very nice to him tonight...

[irrelevant.livejournal.com]

Poor, poor Ben...

But that's so Shanks. *rolls eyes*

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

The guy can drag Mihawk Dracule into a drunken party, he obviously has no limits.

[silver-trident.livejournal.com]

XDD! Loved it. I think it's so funny because you can just see it happening. Silly Shanks.
Nice style, as usual, and loved that line implying their relationship, "and he wouldn't be the man Ben shared his life and dreams with". D'aww!

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can let a little romance slip through with this pairing, I find ^_^

[formative.livejournal.com]

Omg, that was hilarious! Thank you for making me snort coffee through my nose. Haven't done that in a while. XD

Great work!

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

At your service! Always ready for your coffee-nose needs!

[harmonde.livejournal.com]

Bwah ha ha ha!!!!!!! Oh Shanks, how you make me laugh. XD

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Ben enjoys Shanks' antics too. Most of the time...Glad you liked it!

[beanchan.livejournal.com]

Oh LAWD!

Seriously though, thye first time I saw Shanks I thought he was Luffy's father (this was before I had even begun reading the manga)

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

So did I, I assumed this would be revealed in the series. He looks more like Shanks than he does Dragon ^^;

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Indeedy!

[travellyr.livejournal.com]

*SNORK*
Yeah, I'll say Ben deserves backrubs. And footrubs... and quiet time... better hope he doesn't bite through that pipe, too. XD

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Shanks is gonna give him all of that, everything except for the quiet time. He might bite through the pipe too, but hopefully won't hork down the pieces...

[travellyr.livejournal.com]

Hopefully. X3

At this point I'd say Ben would have to make an unholy pact with some ancient god (...of the Caribbean?) to get quiet time.

[saiyako.livejournal.com]

Heh, I thought Shanks was Luffy's father as soon as I saw him, and never doubted it up to the end of Enies Lobby... It's the perfect joke for him to come up with and the way you tell it is awesome. XD

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

So did I. Considering Luffy looks more like Shanks IMO than Dragon, I wonder if Luffy's mom didn't get tired of revolutiaries at some point...Glad you liked Shanks' sense of humour! Ben didn't ^_^

[saiyako.livejournal.com]

Oh, maybe she did... XD

It's kinda odd, about Dragon, actually... I mean, Ace, Luffy and Garp (and Roger as well, even though we don't know yet where he fits in), all show some physical resemblance to each other, and Dragon not only doesn't look like any of them, but from the little we've seen of him, he doesn't act like any of them, either! Even Blackbeard acts more like them...

I still say Shanks is a D, and we just haven't been told his full name yet.

[nike-victory.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Shanks isn't related to their mom. It would explain his worry about Ace and Luffy if he were their uncle or something.

[dark-kaomi.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Cigarettes are not useful for breathing. And the though of Shanks giving birth is scary.

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

'the though of Shanks giving birth is scary.'

True, thus the cigarette inhalation. At least with a pipe, there'll be a bit of an airway left.

[inornate.livejournal.com]

OMG! OMG!! OMG!!!

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

And OMG ^__^

[inornate.livejournal.com]

I was speechless:) But yeah, OMG! He would make such a great mother

[dethorats]

'Hork' is a marvelous verb! XD Shanks is a trial and a half, no doubt.

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Let's just say, I wasn't surprised to see that streak of gray in Ben's hair...Then again, Shanks is worth it ^_^ We all love that crazy pirate.

Funnier than getting stuck in a chimney.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, okay, usually I'm not one for slashy stuff, but this is just so funny and so Shanks I could totally see it happening. This is Shanks, all right. You nailed him. Great job! I laughed all over the place.

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. Oh boy. Poor Ben. XD

[macabreromansu.livejournal.com]

Ben/Shanks ♥ Never enough to go around. But this is totally him XD;;

And I think at times, Luffy does look a little like Dragon. When he's really pissed maybe.