It's All About (the) Corazon

A/N: FINALLY. A HAPPY CHAPTER. PLEASE ENJOY.

Day Four: Nagi Nagi no Mi/Soundless Human
Warnings: slight ooc?

Rocinante didn't care what everyone else said – okay, maybe that wasn't exactly true – about his devil fruit powers, he thought it was pretty damn cool. Being able to silence himself and anything he touches? Hell to the yeah that was cool! He could scare people by sneaking up on them, he could blow up things without making a sound, he fart and no one would know it was him, there were unlimited possibilities for his devil fruit! But, alas, not everyone had the same mindset as the young Donquixote.

Another thing it was good at was making sure he didn't accidentally speak while he was around Doffy and the other family members. There were a few times he almost answered a question that was thrown at him but his Nagi Nagi no Mi held through to the end, stealing his voice and forcing him to write down his answer on paper.

Since Rocinante wasn't all that close to the other executives he spent a lot of his time outside away from the base. He also tended to keep his distance from the scrap yard, seeing as that's where Law stayed most of the time he wasn't studying or training, because he didn't want a repeat of the last time he sat reading the newspaper unaware. Getting stabbed near the heart hadn't been fun. At all.

He found himself approaching a tree so he could relieve himself from the sun by sitting under the shady branches. But as he drew closer to the tree, he noticed the quiet, calm chirps of several birds began to turn more frantic and sharp. He raised an eyebrow up at the branches, were the birds in a scuffle over finding a mate or defending their territory? He shrugged it off though, only caring about getting out the sun's hot rays. It probably didn't help the was still wearing his feather coat and long-sleeved shirt. He made a mental note to go change into something cooler later.

He managed to take two steps into the tree's shade when it happened.

The birds began to dive-bomb at him.

He instantly tried to defend himself, swatting at them in a desperate attempt to make them leave. It didn't work, however, and only seemed to aggravate them even more. Had it been two or three birds it wouldn't have been a problem, but it was a whole family of birds. The twelve, small black birds continuously pecked and screeched and scratched at him. As he tried to defend himself (which was practically useless at this point) he scanned his brain for why the birds had suddenly thought attacking him was a wonderful pastime. Then it hit him. He was still wearing his feathery coat.

The birds thought of him as an intruder, a predator to either steal their eggs or territory.

He tried to call for help for his brother but his Nagi Nagi no Mi was still activated, making his calls unheard and unvoiced.

It was times like this that made him curse his powers.

Several minutes later, however, Doflamingo finally found Rocinante. He couldn't help but watch in awe as his brother tripped and then lit himself on fire, all the while trying to fight off the family of birds. With a flick of his wrist, all the birds suddenly went still; struggling with all their might against the loose strings that held them in place while crying out for help.

Walking over to his brother who seemed to be gasping for air, Doflamingo raised an eyebrow as he stood over Rocinante. "You alright?"

Rocinante suddenly wanted to do nothing more than cry.

A/N: FINALLY. I thought I was going to be writing nothing but tragedies for Corazon Week, but yay! Not this time! :D Hope it was alright, hehe! Have a good day everyone! :D

Your shy ice elemental,
~»roo the psycho«