A/N: I noticed that the timing in last chapter was not coherent. So I had edited it and re-post. Sorry for the mistake. I tried to minimize it…. ^_^

Chapter 4: Under his Bed

Somewhow she managed to climb all the way to his window. It was locked, but she picked it with a bobby pin in her pocket. Climbing in, she carefully landed on the floor, walking as silent as she could. 'I guess I really AM a thief, hehe.' She mused to herself.

"I should have installed an alarm on the window, seeing that it had always attracted strangers to enter my room." Doflamingo suddenly appeared before her. Nami swore she did not feel his presence at all, otherwise she would not enter. Yet.

"Don't startled me like that, okay?"

"You broke into my room and now you're telling me not to startle you? What nonsense is this?" He smirked, folding his arms to his chest.

"Sorry. I just need to clarify something with you. I'll take my leave after this."

"What is it?"

"I don't know what pranks you're trying to do, but what the hell is this?" She took her clothes that were returned by him previously.

"What?" He looked slightly puzzled.

"THIS..!" She showed him the red threads that were sewn and hanging all over the clothes hems. The loose threads were tangled with each other and were too messy for her not to notice. Doflamingo was astounded to find it. Truthfully he did not notice it last night or else, he would not bring it to her.

"Baby..!" The furious man stormed out of the room to find Baby Five, assuming that it was her doing.

"Hey! I haven't finished yet." Nami yelled but he was already outside. A few minutes later he came back, dragging the poor girl inside his room.

"Explain this!" He ordered her.

"Explain? That's a red thread. Haven't you seen one before?" Baby Five grinned. Her eyes went back and forth from her young master and Nami. She giggled seing them slowly getting the hang of it.

"Why did you sew it on her clothes?" Her young master was furious.

"Oh, you've never heard of the red thread of fate? Want me to tell you both?" Baby Five giggled again.

"NO!" Both of them shouted at the girl. Of course they had heard about it at least once. It was a legend. Those who were bound by the thread were deemed to be soulmates. But they were not.

"No outing and no new clothes for you this month, Baby. If Sugar or Monet helps you, they will receive the same punishment. Got it?" The young master threatened her.

"I just want to help you." Baby Five pouted and stomped her feet, making her way out of the room, sulking. "Stupid young master!"

"Make it two months!" Doflamingo yelled at her, teasingly. Baby Five screamed and rushed into the room again, throwing punches all over her young master's body, while Nami was left speechless.

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"I take it that I don't have to send you back to your ship, right?"Doflamingo asked her while escorting her to the dock.

"Yeah, I have Mini Merry with me and the crew were anchored not too far from here. Luffy said he gave me time until dusk to return to the ship."

"Are you hungry? Want to have something for dinner, perhaps?" He asked, hoping that she would agree to a dinner or at least a light meal before she went back to her ship.

"Thanks, but no. They'll wait for me for dinner." There it was, his hopes shattering like a glass. He forced a smile.

"Do you like it there?"

"I guess so. It feels like home." Nami answered, quite hesitant but her smile was genuine.

"Good for you then." He wanted to chat for a longer time but they had arrived at the dock.

"That's my Mini Merry. See you again, Doffy."

"Hey, take this with you." He gave her the badly sewn clothes.

"I don't wanna wear hideous clothes like that. Throw them away." She climbed on the Mini Merry and turned to face Doflamingo. "See you again."

The blond guy watched as she headed back to the Sunny on the sea. The clothes were tight in his grip. He wondered whether to throw or to keep them with him, but in the end he chose to keep it as a memento from her.

Memento. What the hell was he thinking?! What memento? Why should he keep her damn clothes? Those guys might think he was a pervert if they found the clothes with him. No, it was a great risk to be keeping them with him. He should throw the clothes away. Yes, he should.

He walked to a garbage can at the nearby pavement. Opening the lid, he paused before quickly tossing the clothes in it. Walking away in a fast pace, suddenly he gritted his teeth. His fist was buckled. And then, as if he was battling with his inner self, he reversed his walk.

"Damn. They better not find out about this!" he muttered to himself before he took the clothes back. What was happening to him? It seemed to him that he had lost his mind. What the-

..o0o..

Nami surreptitiously sneaked into her room, but she bumped into Luffy on her way. The captain was usually cheerful, but upon seeing Nami, his face turned into a stern expression.

"So you have settled things with him? Can we set sail now?" He was a happy-go-lucky person and never was a serious one, but he knew something was happening between his navigator and that certain warlord.

"Yes, I have." Nami replied shortly. Her captain nodded and left her without saying anything more.

Luffy went to the deck and told the crewmates to set sail. In an instant the crewmates got into their respective position and started to set sail. Zoro pulled the anchor while Sanji, Chopper and Brook unfold the sails. Meanwhile, Robin was resting on her chair, reading her book. She saw Nami going to her room but chose not to disturb her. Perhaps Nami needed her time to be alone.

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In his room, Doflamingo put Nami's clothes in a bag and shoved it under his bed. That was the only place less likely to be checked by his underlings. Baby Five was always the one who would clean his room, but he bet she would not be checking under the bed. Well, it was quite dusty, so it seemed like she did not include it in her cleaning list. The other place was well cleaned by the way.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

The transponder snail rang. He answered lazily. After what it seemed like a silent conversation between him and the caller, the call ended. He did not spoke a word to the caller, but the caller seemed to have said something that piqued his interest. He smiled.

"Baby!" He shouted at the top of his lung. The girl came rushing into the room, puzzled.

"We're going to Sabaody."

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A/N: I don't really like Doflamingo's executives (except Baby Five of course!)… So you'll probably see less of them as the story continues.