Not All Who Are Lost Are Forgotten

A storm was coming. Unforgivable waves kept rocking that tattered ship back and forth. Strikes of lightening lit up the dark sky. This sudden change in pace left the Captain in a foul mood. It was far past midnight and no one returned to the ship yet. If something didn't go wrong yet, it was bound to happen any minute now. They had a strict schedule commitment. If they didn't find the girl this time, they could lose her for good.

"Did they find her yet?"

"Patience, young master. Patience."

Donquixote Doflamingo let out a low growl. There were no answers coming from his den den mushi. They should have answered his calls hours ago.

"I should have gone with them."

"There would have been trouble if you went, young master."

"I doubt it," huffed the feather wearing Captain.

"How many times must we go over this? It's in the cards."

Doflamingo could help but let out another irritated growl.

"Maybe that was just a miscalculation on your part."

The older woman just sighed and shook her head at the stubborn pirate.

"I said it once and I will say it again, you are not the one that will find her, young master."

Doflamingo kicked a bottle off his ship and into the rocking waves. As much as he value these women's predictions, they were really getting on his nerves. His plans were always being opposed by these card readings. Doflamingo wanted things to happen a certain way, yet nothing seemed to be in his favor.

"The cards state—"

"I remember what the cards state, Cara," interrupted Doflamingo, kicking another bottle into the ocean.

"Then all we can do is wait and watch it unfold, young master. You remember what happened last time."

Of course Doflamingo remembered. It happened ten years ago, yet it felt like it happened just yesterday. The girl was supposed to be recovered ten years ago, but there was a loose thread in his plans. Cara blamed Doflamingo for the lost. He went against the cards predictions and they never found the child. The whole mission was chaos. There was a risk they would never find the child once that window of opportunity disappeared. Yet here they were ten years later and a certain set of cards were aligned once again. It was a sign of hope and they had to act fast. But Doflamingo had to stay at bay this time. All this waiting was killing him. He had waited enough already.

The rain was now pouring hard from the dark sky. The waves and wind taunted the tired ship. It had suffered an attack once they reached this small East Blue island. Doflamingo couldn't believe his eyes once he noticed what was attacking his ship. It was fishmen! And this wasn't just one or two fishmen, it was a whole group of them. It puzzled the Captain how such a large group of fishmen would end up in East Blue. As random as it was, it didn't stop Doflamingo from fishing them out of the ocean and tying them up with is Devil Fruit powers. Battered and bruised, the fishmen laid unconscious in their cages. Doflamingo would sell them to the action houses later and use the money to repair his faithful ship. That is if this ship survived this shaking storm. The blonde-haired Captain sat on the ship ledge and tried his best to wait for his crewmates to return. And right when Doflamingo thought all was lost, there was a flicker in the distance. The rain spots on his sunglasses made it difficult for him to make out the figure coming towards his ship. He held his breath. Could it be?

"Vergo," yelled out Doflamingo, waving at the man rowing a small boat towards the ship. "Did you find the girl?"

Vergo jumped up onto the ship and tried to brush the raindrops off his coat. Doflamingo shook his head in embarrassment. Vergo actions were always hopeless. One would think there would be no point in brushing raindrops off a coat in a storm, but not when it came to Vergo. When he had his heart set on something he went for it, no matter how foolish it looked.

"Vergo! Where is the girl?"

Vergo looked up to his Captain but continued brushing off his coat.

"Huh?"

"The girl! Where is the girl, Vergo?"

"I thought I wasn't the one to find her?" explained Vergo.

Doflamingo was about to hiss at his comrade when the old woman interrupted the little feud.

"He is correct, young master. Vergo is not the one that will find her."

There was still one more crewmate uncounted for, the one that would finally put an end to all this waiting. The one destined to find the lost card to his kingdom.

"Did he find her?" asked Doflamingo.

Vergo gave his Captain a firm nod. As much as Doflamingo wanted to let out a breath of relief, he couldn't. Until they returned to the ship, nothing was won yet.

"Well where the hell is he?"

"The brat was right behind me. I have no idea where he went."

Doflamingo tried his den den mushi once again and received no answer.

"I swear if he messes this up, I'm going to kill him."

"He will come and he will have the girl. The cards state—"

"Enough, Cara! I told you already I remembered what the cards said."

That didn't stop old Cara. The old woman had enough of her stubborn masters complaints. If he would just listen to predictions there was no reason to fuss. Right when the woman was about to speak up once again, there was a thud coming from the back of the ship. The three ran towards the noise and feared the worst. Did lightening hit the ship? Was their ship sinking?

When Doflamingo approached the rear of the ship he held his breath. He couldn't believe his luck. They had finally arrived.

"Law!" yelled Doflamingo. "Do you have the girl?"

The hood of Law's cloak covered his face. He was kneeling down and covering a small figure with his coat. He could feel the small figure shaking in his arms. It made him feel sick. He couldn't believe he went with the plan. It didn't feel right. He tried calming the child down, but there was no use. She was scared and distressed and there was little he could do about it. Law let out a low curse. He was once in her shoes and now he was handing this girl over to the very man that made his life a living hell.

"Law! Do you have the girl?"

Looking up, his grey eyes met those damned devilish sunglasses. Law made a gesture towards the figure hidden underneath his coat. Doflamingo didn't plan to wait any longer. Kneeling down, he removed the cover off the small figure. The girl had short orange hair and a little green sundress on. The Captain smiled and reached out for the girl. She gasped and hid under Law's coat once more. Doflamingo let out a small chuckle.

"No need to be scared, little one," cooed Doflamingo, pulling the coat off the girl once again. "I won't hurt you."

Nami hugged Law's legs and looked up to the strange birdman. He didn't look scary, but he looked really weird. And she didn't like the way he smiling at her.

"Come here, little one. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Nami shook her head 'no' and held onto Law's legs tighter. Law couldn't blame the poor girl. What child wants to run into the arms of that maniac?

Doflamingo let out an embarrassing huff as he tried to pull the girl off Law's legs. Cara was quick to come between her master and the child.

"Give her time, young master."

"She's had plenty of time!"

"Now, now, young master. Remember the cards."

Doflamingo let out a small growl as he released the girl and stood upright. Law took this opportunity to lift the girl up into his arms and head towards the main cabin.

"I'm going to check if she has any injuries," announced Law, shielding the girl from the pouring rain. "Cara, prepare a warm bath and a new set of clothes. The girl is chilled to the bone."

Cara gave him a confirming nod and looked up once again at her master. Her cards were correct. The predictions were coming true. As much as Doflamingo dreaded hearing it from her, Cara couldn't help but test her reading once again. Pulling out her cards, she laid them down onto the wet deck of the ship. One card. Two cards. Three cards. Four cards. There was no mistake. They were aligned perfectly. Cara smile and nodded in delight. Doflamingo just let out an annoyed snarl and headed towards the main cabin.

"Your heart will bring you your queen, young master."

BAM! New fic time! You know what I just realized? There are no Doflamingo/Nami fics on this site! I'm not necessarily a big fan of the ship…but I am a fan of crack! So I'm going for it! Anyways, Dressrosa is getting me in the mood for some Doflamingo pairings… so of course I'm going to pair him up with Nami.

Now before I get bashed, this is not pedo!Doflamingo or pedo!Law fic! They will be no romance until a timeskip and Nami gets older. So please don't get the impression that Doflamingo is totally in love with child Nami in this chapter… because he's not! He's just happy he finally found her (his queen)! Now as Nami gets older, you'll see things happening. Alright?! Glad we got the awkward conversation out of the way.

And just in case you were wonder about the ages: Nami (10), Law (16), and Doflamingo (31). And the island? Yes, that was Cocoyahi. Was this after Arlong took over the island? Yup. Is Arlong and his crew still alive? You'll have to find out next time :3

And a little timeline reminder: 10 years ago (from the current timeline in the manga) Doflamingo became the King of Dressrosa, as well as Arlong taking over Cocoyahi. So those two big events happened at the same time in the manga, I'm just making them collide in this AU.

I hope you enjoyed what I've cooked up so far. Get ready for some romance, adventure, and a whole lotta drama!

Thanks for reading! Review when you get the chance! Would love to hear your feedback!