"Kitten! Kitten baby where are you?!" Doflamingo's panicked voice made me jerk upright and caused my head to spin. I moaned as I clutched my stomach, grimacing as it flopped against my already sore ribs. "KITTEN ANSWER ME!"
"SHUT UP BIRDBRAIN!" I bellowed back, cringing as it rattled what was left inside my head. Already my forehead began to pound as I slowly eased myself back under the covers. I shivered as the chilly air made its way into my sheets, robbing my sweaty skin from the heat it so dearly clung to. I groaned in protest to nobody in particular as I pushed my face forcefully into the covers. Closing my eyes I let loose a sigh.
"KITTEN?!" A loud bang and I jumped as I jerked my head around to stare back at him in shock. The bright lights from the candles in the hall made me moan in pain though so I just rolled back over and tried to ignore the idiot who just broke down a door. "Kitten?! You okay? How many fingers? Are you hot?"
"O-oi..."
"Why are you wearing so many blankets?! You're gonna die! If not from seeing my face for so long then sheer heat and suffocation!"
"Hey, what's going on?!" Oh great, Pedona woke up.
"I never should have let you leave! Now look, you're practically dead!"
"You're stupidity is too far from intelligence to even grasp. Leave this island or I shall remove you by my own means." Mihawk's snarling voice caused us all to still and Doflamingo to stiffen. Slowly turning I saw Mihawk glowering in the doorway, wearing nothing but a pair of pants and clearly beyond angry. "Your wretched noise has not only disturbed my sleep you idiotic bird but you've woken her up as well. She needs sleep and your presence denies her of it. BEGONE!"
"She's going to die!" Don wailed throwing his fluffy hands in the air. "She's will be deceased! Stone dead! Demised! Passed on! No more! Ceased to be![1]
"She isn't going to die. Its a mere cold. Now get out of her bed."
"It isn't like we haven't shared a bed before ya know..." Don pouted. I cringed as I hid under the covers, I could feel disapproval flames just oozing from Mihawk's stiff pose. Don apparently felt as well as he went still and promptly tried to back track. "Not sex! We just shared a bed... I didn't know who she was so I figured it was a safer idea to keep her under my watch rather than the buffoons I hired."
"So you slept beside a strange woman? Aren't you intelligent." Mihawk snarked as he glared foully at the fluffy man. "The answer is still no. Leave."
"Aw, come on Hawkeye!" Don complained. I felt a weight on the edge of my bed and I internally groaned. Only one man had that large and yet that boney of a behind. "We're not gonna do anything. She's sick!"
"GET OUT!" Mihawk roared as slammed his fist into the side of the wall. I shrieked a little in fright and the weight on my bed vanished as I heard quick scuffled steps leaping quick out my door and into the room which Mihawk had pointed. Fuming Mihawk reached down and plucked the door from the ground and shoved it vaguely back in place before following the idiot and shouting at him. The door muffled it mostly but I could still hear Mihawks rage as he verbally lashed the idiot.
"It never gets old with Dofly..." I mumbled as I rolled over and pushed my head deep into the bosom of the pillow. I fell asleep before long, my nose filling with the scent of rain and the soft patter of the start of a storm. I settled as I slept, my mind drifting peacefully into a realm where only I wandered.
"Okay, this is getting old." I growled as I looked around the place with a scowl. My eyes fell on the creep in front of me. "What do ya want?"
"You're not dead, are you?" came the soft response as he stared up at me with cold blue eyes. His pale face twitched as he frowned at me, his eyes narrowing in thought.
"No I'm not. I guess your plan failed then, huh?" I snarled as I crouched down to stare at him in the eye. He hummed quietly in response though the confused look never quite left his face. I snorted at him before looking around. Again I was on a table with funny symbols on the tablecloth. Again, the drapes were drawn and the candles were lit in an eerie way. Again I stared at the eyes of the man who 'called' me and found I was equally disgusted as the first time. "Why did you do that?"
"Hm? You think I did it?" Now he growled as he glared at me sharply. "What would I accomplish if I sent you world jumping? Besides, I would never hurt Tyme like that. She's still devastated about your disappearance."
"Wait, it wasn't you?" I gaped at him as he stared shocked at me. "Then who?!"
"I don't know but I'll sure as damned find out. I won't let them get away with it."
"I didn't know you cared that much."
"Not for you of course, but Tyme is just as effected as you." He answered with a shrug. "Whoever hurts her, deals with me."
"Ouch."
"Would you rather I lie? I could work on one if it makes you feel better about yourself." He glanced up at me with a raised eyebrow though the mischief glinted in his eyes.
"No, tell the truth. I'd prefer that." I sighed as I shook my head in surrender. "After all, that probably the only reason I believe you now."
"Why, because I'm too lazy to lie?"
"How is lazy got anything to do with it?"
"First you have to come up with the lie, then you have to make your lie believable. Then after that you have to tell a bunch of people so they believe your lie and also so that if the other person asks about it then all the fools you lied to will tell them what you said. Then you have to remember what lie you told who and make sure they don't mix with other lies, plus remembering what you actually lied is handy for later dates. So all in all, I skip the whole process and simply be bluntly truthful. Causes just as much drama of course but at least you only do one step instead of ten or so." [2]
"Touche."
"Indeed. Well, I'll let you go but I need one more answer if you aren't minding."
"What's that?"
"Where are you? What world and who with, that sort of thing."
"In the world of One Piece and I currently am sleeping at Mihawks but I normally stay with Doflamingo. On good terms with three quarters the Warlords plus Garp but currently am having disagreements with one warlords and an army of prissy princesses." I explained with a shrug. He blinked at me for a moment or two before a grin started spreading across his face.
"Oh beware those pretty princesses. On that note though, I must warn you. Do not eat anything that could bind you to that world. Devil Fruits, Power Pills, any long term effecting foods. If you do I won't be able to bring you back. For now though, I've got some researching to do."
"Wait, I can eat normal food though right?"
"Yes, just nothing that physically changes you. Nice outfit by the way."
"Warlord shopping trip. I'll do my best, and Jarred?"
"Hm?"
"Take care of my sister."
I jerked with a gasp as a pair of lips left my mouth. I coughed as I struggled against the weight that pinned my hips, fighting against whatever pervert had their hands on my chest. Around me there was panicked shrieks, angry shouts and some pink blob. Spotting it I ceased my struggling and let out a sigh, waiting for my vision to straighten out and for my body to relax.
"SCREW YOU! I'M FUCKING STAYING HERE!" Don's voice shouted hard in my ear as the blob paced anxiously back and forth. "SHE JUST FUCKING DIED!"
"SHE ALMOST DIED!" There was Perona. "SHE ALMOST DIED! WHATS GOING ON?"
"SILENCE THE BOTH OF YOU!" Ah, Mihawk. I glanced up at Mihawk's golden glowing eyes. I gave him a weak smile. "Comment ca-va?"
"Everytime you speak french I want to kick a chicken." I informed him with a wink. He chuckled softly. "What happened? Did I actually die again?"
"Pretty close Kitten. Your heart didn't want to restart." He informed me as he brushed my bang from my face. I saw his eyebrow twitch as my vision straightened, his lip tightening as he scowled. "The bloody fool thought a kiss would wake you up like those old fairytales though I've got to say, it worked."
"Ew..." I spat out sideways, sticking out my tongue as I scrunched up my nose. "Why does he taste like grapes?"
"He got into my wine." Came the crusty response.
"Yuck, he's got no sense of taste."
"I'm still here kitten." Doflamingo grumbled as he came to a stop beside me. He peered down at me through his sunglasses. "What happened? Do you remember anything?"
"I saw a white light and my grandma waving at me from the otherside. She and I actually had a pretty good chat." I shrugged. I couldn't tell them about Jarred or my life on the otherside. They would never believe me. So, I made it up and coated it with sarcasm that they couldn't miss. Then at least I was dodging the question but still sounding relatively sane. "She's a pretty good chatter though, could barely pull away."
"Sarcasm isn't your greatest asset." Mihawk stated flatly. I shrugged, not even trying to cover up my sheepish smile. I was too tired and once more I felt like I got kicked in the chest by a mule. He let out a sigh as he climbed off me and back to the floor, shaking his head as he grumbled about something. He walked towards the now shattered door with a disproving frown at Don. Doflamingo however had his eyes turned to me.
"Move over bed hog." Don grunted as he jumped over me and landed delicately on his feet on the bed beside me. "We're sharing a bed."
"M'kay." I grunted shifting sideways. He shrugged his way out of the jacket before throwing it gently over the covers. Mihawk let out an irritated but exhausted sigh as he gave Don the stink eye.
"Doflamingo." Mihawk growled warningly as he crossed his arms and bared his teeth. "We've had this discussion already!"
"Shut it Hawkeye. I'm not leaving her alone." Don snapped back as he wiggled his way into my covers. I grunted a little when his icy toes came into contact with my sweaty calf. He grunted in apology as he rolled on his side so he faced the door and a clearly ticked Mihawk. He glared back. "You can stand there all night but I'm not moving. Not after that."
"Alright, keep your pants on and you can stay there." Mihawk sighed as he rubbed his temple. "Seeing how the door is now unusable if you tried we could quite easily hear you. Also, if you get sick I refuse to take care of you."
"Not going to." Don grunted as he buried his head deep in the other cover. I chuckled as I backed up until our backs touched, my lips curling up in a lazy smile. He must have noticed because his back began to shake in a chuckle. I grunted at him and he quieted. Glancing over his shoulder he rubbed his back against mine and whispered. "Night Kitten, stay alive till daylight."
"Night Featherbrains, no molting on the bed."
Next chapter is up for you! XD Thanks to Innocents Law`s threats I have continued writing. Thanks Rejas for your constant chucklings and for everybody else who reads this. This in now easily my more popular Fanfiction I've written and obviously that's because every single one of ya took the time to read it. Thanks!
[1] Monty Python - The dead Parrot. XD I couldn`t stop laughing through it.
[2]Me- This is a saying I tell people a lot. If they bring me into their conversation and we start talking about lying I usually will say this or something to this degree. It never fails to make a person think.
