Yes I know that this chapter is very late, but I have an excuse I had big assignments to do for school over the weekend Sorry. Anyway I hope you like the chapter, and remember to review!!

I DO NOT OWN ONE PIECE

Charity stared at the cold walls of the cell that surrounded her. She knew that Doflamingo would be there to save her within a matter of days. He was not stupid so she knew that he would not get caught. The thing that made her wonder was the fact that he would even want to save her at all. She had cost him so much and got him into a lot of trouble. If it wasn't for her, then he would still be sitting with his crew in the bar, getting himself drunk and not worrying about jail break outs. It made her wonder why he would go to so much effort just to free her. But then again she was sure that if Bronto had gotten himself locked up, then Doflamingo would come to the rescue. Yet Charity could still not help feeling slightly guilty that she would be to blame if Doflamingo got locked up by the Marines, despite the fact that he ran that risk every single day that he ventured out on the sea. Shaking her head slightly to clear her fuzzy thoughts, Charity thought back to what Bronto had told her. She smiled at the thought that Felicity was now part of Doflamingo's crew. She had to admit she worried about her sister, and the influence that Doflamingo would have on her, since Charity and felicity had been brought up in completely different lifestyles even though they were sisters.

Whereas Felicity was kept at home and raised to be a "Proper lady", Charity was out roaming the streets and robbing the local merchants. Her father had taught her how to be street wise when he had come to visit her regularly when she was a child. He had taught her many useful skills: How to pick locks, how to fight with daggers, how to pick pockets, how to escape in any situation and many other things. When he had stopped visiting, Charity had still roamed the streets hoping to find that maybe he was playing some silly joke on her, and would pop out of one of the stalls carrying bags of goodies. He never did and she never saw him again.

Charity had been angry at her mother when she had agreed to marry Cain. She had seen her mother as a traitor to her father, and the reason that he no longer visited. She would spend weeks at a time on the streets after Cain had moved in, and he didn't seem to care. After she had failed to conform to his way of living he had given her the could shoulder and deemed her to be a bad egg. She had found other things to occupy her mind, and had soon found herself interested in boys. She had been sixteen when she had taken on her first lover, but the affair had not lasted long, since she had her heart broken when she found that his affections did not extend outside the bedroom. After the first affair she had found it easy to get the things she wanted, all as she had to do was give up her body for a night.

One man that had come into her life had proclaimed that he loved her and had taught her how to fight. She had greedily taken his knowledge and had nearly let herself believe that he would be different. He had not been, and once he had become bored of her small hometown he had left her alone once again. After that she had taken to talking with the pirates that frequented the bars. This was not missed by Cain, but Charity chose to ignore his spying, and instead had learnt everything she could about the different types of fighting.

There would always be one boy however that stuck in her mind. She could no longer remember what he had looked like, but she remembered that he had been handsome. He had not asked her for her body, but instead for friendship as his crew stayed in town. He had talked to her about his huge dreams of sailing the world, and becoming famous. He had often sparred with her, and when it was time for him to leave, she had been so upset that she had cried for the whole day. Three days after he and his crew had left, their broken ship and torn bodies had washed up on the shore. Charity could have told herself that he was not dead, and maybe she would have believed it, if she had not seen his body. His eyes dull and unseeing, and his eyes filled with terror.

Without the authorities knowing, Charity had taken his body and buried it. She had been in mourning for a whole year after the incident because despite herself she had fallen in love with the man who had asked nothing of her, yet had given her so much. He had often promised that he would come and take her away from the island, but she knew that was impossible since now he was in an eternal sleep.

When Charity had finally stopped mourning the death of her friend it was to begin mourning for her mother. During her first mourning period, Charity had turned to her mother, and confessed her love. Her mother had been understanding and they had grown close, so her death had been a real shock to Charity. That was why she had taken her mother's advice and decided to make a new life, and in some ways she had.

She had joined Doflamingo's ship, and learned to love the crew as well as the sea. Even though he had a hard time expressing his feelings, and often came over harsh, Charity knew that Doflamingo cared and she knew that she had fallen in love with him. Of course she would never tell him that, it was always better if he didn't know. Besides how would he benefit from knowing? It would just make things aboard the ship uncomfortable. And that was something that Charity could not live with, and besides that Doflamingo would just taunt her and make ridiculous comments about her weak heart.

'Let me in now!'

Cain's voice roared through the cell, and Charity could barely hear the reply of the guard. She wondered how long it would take for him to gain entrance to her. He had such a great impact on the Marines, and he was the leader of her capture: a wanted criminal and member of Doflamingo's crew, one of the most feared men on the sea.

'THAT LITTLE BITCH WILL PAY FOR THE KIDNAP OF MY DAUGHTER!'

'Sir we have been instructed that the criminal is to remain in her cell without any human contact. She is extremely dangerous!'

'I HAVE DEALT WITH WORSE DANGERS THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW, NOW MOVE ASIDE!'

Cain's voice was like thunder and a shiver coursed through Charity's body. He blamed her for the kidnap of Felicity, when really his daughter was having a good time aboard the pirate ship. It was probably a load off her shoulders. Straining her ears, Charity tried to pick up the tell tail sign of footsteps, but there was an odd ringing in her ears. Soon after the conversation that she had overheard, her cell door was slammed open and she was temporarily blinded. Once her eyes had adjusted to the sudden change in light, Charity gazed upon the figure that she knew so well. She was shocked to see that he was barely a former shadow of himself; Cain had newly grown stubble on his chin, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair a mess and his clothes were still torn and bloodstained. Usually he was perfectly groomed, and it unnerved her to see him in such disarray.

'Where is my daughter?' Cain's voice was cold and cutting. 'I know that you are hiding the whereabouts of your stupid little lover.'

'Well he can't be that stupid if he has outsmarted you can he? Though then again that's not a very hard thing to do now is it?'

Cain's eyes glared at her, and for a moment he looked as though he was about to say something. But at the last minute he thought better of it and instead held up a bat that he had strapped to his back. A feral grin spread over his features and he brought the bat down hard to hit her in the stomach and send her flying. Charity knew that he would no longer talk to her as he brought the bat down hard again and again, hitting her with all of his strength. She soon found herself biting through her lip as she fought of the pain and the dreadful urge to scream and cry.

Turning onto her back she watched as the bat came flying through the air towards her once again, and screwed her eyes shut, waiting for the pain. Nothing happened however and when she opened her eyes, it was to see Doflamingo holding back Cain's arm. He grinned at her and chuckled, pushing her step father into the wall. She couldn't believe her eyes, and at first thought that she had been beaten so hard that her mind was playing tricks on her. But she changed her mind when Doflamingo stepped forward, kneeled next to her, and touched her on the neck to find a pulse.

'What are you doing here pirate scum?!' Cain yelled in fury. 'Come to turn yourself in after your dishonorable trading agreement?'

'You wish!' Doflamingo managed to say through his rambuncous chuckles. 'As if I would come in here to get captured, I have come here to save my crew member.'

Charity stared at Doflamingo, trying to figure out weather he was telling the truth or not. She could not make sense of his appearance. He had taken no precaution, and had not been refused entry by the guards as Cain had. Of course he could have taken control of them so that they couldn't do anything about him, but they still would have been able to call out.

'Is that so? Come to take your stupid whore of a lover? Do you know what she used to do when she was younger?'

Doflamingo grinned and a spark came into his eye. 'She gave her body to young men so that they would teach her to fight. I already know this, she was on the fantasy list of all pirates my age.'

Charity felt herself go red. She had not thought that she would have been well known, she had only done it to get what she wanted no matter how much it had hurt her. Then again it had been mostly a pleasurable trade for both her and her partner, it was just an added bonus that she got to learn to become a skilled fighter in the process.

'I would like to think that it is because she is a slut, but I happen to know that she was not like that when she was younger. So I think that I will blame you for it.' Doflamingo grinned at Cain, who's face had turned red with anger.

'I tried to school that stupid bitch and she instead chose to steal and play with daggers. She was such a bad influence to my Flicky!'

'Well your "Flicky" is having the time of her life on the sea. Of course I haven't let her have alcohol yet.'

'That's mature.' Charity said rolling her eyes. She could only begin to imagine what Doflamingo had let her actually do, and none of them would be as tame as drinking the intoxicating drink.

'I was waiting for you to give the OK.' Doflamingo pouted, making Charity shake her head slightly, a small smile etched to her lips.

'It doesn't matter now anyway, because the two of you are not leaving this cell and I will hunt down your crew, and find my little angel!'

'Too bad for you that you have no authority to arrest me old man.' Doflamingo chuckled and stood up. He then pulled an official looking piece of paper from a pocket inside his jacket and held it up, before reading it aloud. 'Doflamingo is hereby excused of any criminal activity. He must turn down his position as Captain and take the new one of Shichibukai. In exchange for this agreement we have allowed him to take the female prisoner Charity as they are formal lovers. Signed WG.'

Charity's eyes widened and then filled with tears once Doflamingo had read the document. Mustering her strength she threw herself on him and hugged him around the neck before pressing her lips hard to his own. When they pulled apart Doflamingo looked down at her with a satisfied smirk gracing his features. Charity couldn't help but to be happy, Doflamingo had once confided in her that he would never join the World Government even if he was paid to. It touched her that he would join his enemy just so he could free her from prison and a trail that would condemn her to death.

Cain stood still, not moving. He stared at Doflamingo his face white, but he did not say anything else. Taking this as a dismissal, Doflamingo lifted Charity bridal style into his arms. She had used all of her remaining energy to jump on him, so she was relieved to be able to just lean on him and use his strength to carry on through the grey stone halls of the prison.

'Thanks.' Charity's voice was barely a whisper but she knew that he had heard her. He smiled and quickened his pace, and the two of them were soon emerging into the bright light of sunshine.

Breathing in, Charity felt that the air was a lot cleaner near the surface than what it had been when she was locked in the cell. She had not thought that she would ever see the world again, but somehow she still did not regret her actions. She had been brave and she would have made her mother proud, so if she had the choice, she would do the same thing over again just so she knew that her crew was safe.

Charity saw the ship come into view, and her heart beat painfully in her chest. She had not thought that she would ever miss it, but before she knew it, the boat had become a home. Doflamingo carried her on deck, and when she made her appearance the whole crew, including Laelia, cheered for the return of their crew mate and Captain. Doflamingo however did not let them see her for long as he whisked her away to the infirmary where she was greeted by the ships doctor to be examined.

The doctor said that she was quite lucky she had reacted the way she had by curling into a ball. Most of the blows had hit her back and only the damage of torn skin had been made.

'The tears will pain you for a while, so I will put you on pain killers. I would also like you to come back everyday and night, so that I can treat your wounds and prevent infection and scarring.' The doctor smiled at her and handed Charity a glass of water and two pills.

Doflamingo had left her alone to be examined, but as the doctor also took her leave Charity wished that she had someone to talk to. As if answering her prayers the door opened, and for a minute Charity thought that it would be Doflamingo. She was mistaken as, holding a bundle of flowers, Felicity walked over to her bedside. Felicity's eyes were filled with unshed tears and explanations, but before Charity could open her mouth to speak, Felicity had put the flowers down and hugged her around the neck.

'My father, I knew that he was rotten, but I didn't think that he would ever harm you so! I heard all about the abuse that you received from his hand because I have been missing, I'm so sorry!'

'That's alright Flick, don't worry about it. So how did you get yourself aboard this ship?'

'I asked Mr Doflamingo to take me with him. They had not left the town, and he made it look like a kidnapping. But he won't let me do much, like fight. Whenever we were attacked he would lock me downstairs saying that he rather not be skinned alive by you.'

'And he was very wise for making that choice.' Charity said lowly as she saw Doflamingo materialize from the infirmary door. 'Fighting is not the glorious thing that it is perceived as.'

'Yeah I know, I would probably faint at the sight of blood.' Felicity rolled her eyes. 'I just want you to know that I am stronger than you seem to think.'

'I know that.' Charity smiled and tried to stifle a yawn, suddenly feeling very tired.

'I think that it's time Charity was left alone.' Doflamingo said to Felicity, who had not noticed his presence.

There was still a slither of fear in Felicity of the Pirate Captain before her, and it showed as she saluted him, hugged Charity one last time, and scuttled from the room. Leaving Doflamingo and Charity alone.

'You should get some rest.' Doflamingo said, as he turned to follow Felicity.

Charity felt fear fill her at the thought of being alone and waking to find everything was just a stupid dream, so she called out to him. When he turned around with an expectant look on his face her voice froze for a moment, but then she could continue.

'Will you stay with me?'

Charity's voice came out so softly that she was scared he might not have heard. Doflamingo chuckled however and laid in the bed beside her, his strong arms keeping her safe from the terrors that threatened to consume her through sleep.

A/N: There you go, I hope you liked it. Please review!! Next chapter is Chapter 11: Havoc