A/N: Okey dokey, I'm pretty that the 565 people who have been reading Bloodless Snow are going to pissed at me for saying this, but I got to let it go. I got to delete it completely. Mainly because I haven't updated it in so long, and I just have no inspiration to write a Luffy/OC story that involves the OC being a girl. Because, in all of the One Piece episodes that I have see so far from the very first story arc of the series up to the Fishman Island Arc, Luffy has never, and I do mean never displayed any interaction with girls the same way that the others have done. Luffy has always either displayed asexual behavior or displayed more attention to male characters in a way that seemed that he was gay rather than straight.

With that in mind, I'm going to write another Luffy/OC, this one, that involves Luffy being in a romantic relationship with a male OC. Also, this will also be an mpreg with Luffy being the uke, or the guy who will carry and give birth to their children. Now, I know this is going to upset and piss off a lot of people since I'm saying this, but honestly, I can NOT in any way view Luffy paired up with a girl unless it's a girl similar in personality to either Zoro or Robin. Even I did write something like that, it won't last very long before I scrap that one too.

This OC will be modeled almost entirely after the Elsword character Ciel in his 'Royal Guard' job class because honestly he looks cool and I prefer that look on him than his 'Dreadlord' and 'Demonio' job classes. I will make Ciel Robin's younger brother, Merlen (pronounced the same way as Merlin), but he will still be 26 and keep his powers, looks (his clothes are slightly modified to be simpler in appearance), and skill set in this story. If you want to see how he looks overall, look up 'elsword luciel royal guard' in Google and it should pop up. Or, whenever, I finish it, go to my profile to look at the drawing that I did of him.

I deeply apologize to the 565 people who have read Bloodless Snow as well as the extremely long Author's Note, but I felt like that I needed to clarify this before any of you PM me asking where the hell did Bloodless Snow went and if it's still available to read.

Anyways, hope you all enjoy reading the introduction to Blackbird! :D

Introduction

It was quite a tragedy seeing the Mera-Mera no mi get into the hands of Donquixote Doflamingo almost two years after 'Fire Fist' Ace's death. Who knows just what the man had in mind for this fruit?

"Is he here?"

The man's slippery yet deceivably sugary sweet voice reached the ears of his most trusted crew members. They all exchanged glances with each other and looked on curiously at the small blush on Dellinger's face causing some eyebrows to raise at it.

"Yes, sir captain. He's just waiting on you to call him in."

"Mm, I see. Tell me, why exactly are you blushing Dellinger?"

"O-oh it's nothing sir. J-just that he's … very handsome. Yea, that's it."

"Ho oh! Little Delly's got a crush! Is he that handsome?"

If at all possible, the young half-fishman blushed even more than he was already confirming, and answering, Jora's question. They laughed at the expense of the young boy, Jora and Doflamingo the hardest of the bunch, while he scowled at them.

"You won't be laughing so much once you see him for yourself!"

"Well, alright then. Send him in."

Some of the lackey's who looked on in both confusion and amusement opened the door to reveal the silhouette of a tall, lean and slender man with what looked like a large cross-shaped firearm on his back while two rifles were strapped to his hips. Once he walked into the light with clicks of his boots, the entire Donquixote family ensemble either had blushes, raised eyebrows or wide eyes conveying their shock, surprise and racing heartbeats.

This 6' 2" tall man was very, very handsome. Pale ivory skin that glowed in the light, blue hair that was royal blue towards the tips and faded into a midnight blue towards the roots framing his face with it parted to the left side of his face, broad shoulders that tapered to a muscular upper body, trim waist and very slightly curved hips followed by long lean legs. His facial features, however, was what caught the attention of most of the people in the room: strong, full yet angular features, prominent cheekbones, an upturned nose, small yet thin lips, long pointed ears, and his eyes. Sharp and seductive colored in royal blue that faded into a light sky blue with a four-point star shaped pupil rimmed with long, thick midnight lashes. He was a sight to see.

"Fuffuffu, are you Blackbird?"

"And you must be Doflamingo. What business do you have with me?"

His voice was a deep baritone full of maturity and cool mannerisms that sent shivers up and down everyone's spine for various reasons known to them. Doflamingo chuckled at the forwardness of the mercenary/hitman. His smile got wider than it already was as he gazed at the shorter, but still very tall, man in front of him.

"Well, you see Blackbird, I have recently acquired the infamous Mera-Mera no mi and I would like to know if you would provide some assistance in guarding it for me."

"… You called me here to guard a devil fruit? Sorry, but uh, I only guard high-standing individuals like nobles and royalty. Not devil fruits. Find yourself another bodyguard willing to do something as easy as that."

Doflamingo couldn't help with how his usually wide smile faltered or how many times his eyes blinked owlishly behind his winged sunglasses. "The nerve and gall of this fool. Fuffuffu, at least he's entertaining."

"Oh? Well then, I'm pretty sure that a legendary hitman such as yourself wouldn't having two jobs at the same time, now would you?"

Just as 'Blackbird' was about to exit the room, he stopped and hummed in thought before turning back around slightly to face the large 10-foot-tall giant in front of him.

"I'm listening."

"Fuffuffu. Knowing that Portgas D. Ace is the deceased owner of the Mera-Mera no mi, 'Strawhat' Luffy will be on his way here to retrieve it from my possession. In addition to safekeeping the Mera-Mera no mi, you are to also get rid of 'Strawhat' Luffy if he tries to come here and take it."

'Blackbird' silently sucked on his teeth at this new predicament and looked at the larger man with narrowed, suspicious eyes.

"How much are you willing to pay me?"

"Fuffuffu, 'Strawhat''s bounty of course. 400,000,000 beris in total."

'Blackbird''s eyebrows raised to show his amazement, but that was the only indicator for it. A long whistle escaped his mouth before nodding.

"400,000,000? Alright, I'll do. However, I got rules and conditions that I … request that you abide by."

Doflamingo's smiled widened in amusement and satisfaction before he chuckled and nodded.

"Alright then. Name 'em."

"First: I want free lodging and food during my stay in Dressrosa. Everything else, I'll buy myself. Second: Do not wake me up at ungodly hours in the morning. I will shoot first and ask questions later. Last, but definitely not least, number three: Do not, by any means necessary, send a female messenger to my door. I have nothing against them as a whole, but past trauma prevents me from getting along with them. Did any of that not compute with any of you?"

The seriousness in his eyes made every one of them shook their heads thus answering the mercenary. Even Dellinger had to because he was second thinking what he thought of the man earlier. Jora was just about to swoon over how artistically appealing and magnificent the male looked all cold and serious the way that he was. Which would only receive a look of disgust and confusion from the dark bluenette male if she did.

Doflamingo spread out his arms as if presenting with a grand project of his that would win over the hearts of all those who had come to see it. In a way, he was doing just that as he presented Dressrosa to the newcomer.

"Welcome to Dressrosa, the land of passion, 'Blackbird'."