While working in Doflamingo's company you receive an unexpected visit that causes you to almost have a breakdown. Doflamingo's reaction causes a little change in the way you look at him.
You awake the next morning quite later than you would have liked because you haven't heard the alarm clock, that has sounded more than two hours ago. You stand up from the bed and when you look at yourself in the mirror you know that no matter how many times you wash your face Rebecca is probably going to notice that something is wrong.
Nevertheless, you put yourself all the presentable you can and get out your room. You hear the TV sounding in the living room and when you climb down the stairs you see Rebecca in the sofa. Unfortunately, you don't have time to put a more or less convincing I-am-completely-ok face because at that moment Rebecca turns towards your direction while talking.
"It was time already, marmot! What happens? Last night you went out partying too muc-", Rebecca's big eyes open wide when looking at you, "hey, (y/n), are you okay?"
As it usually happens when someone asks you if you are okay when you are feeling like shit, you are about to begin to cry at that precise moment. However, you manage to push back the tears that are been about to appear again and exhale a self-mocking laugh before approaching the sofa, from where Rebecca is watching you with concern.
"Yeah, I'm great", you say nonchalantly, extracting your mobile, "I'm just surprised with myself for what a good Casanova I am"
You select the image that Corazon sent you the other day and shows it to Rebecca. The girl opens her eyes even if more if possible when seeing it, and after exhaling a soft sigh she looks at you with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry, (y/n)"
Damn it, you are about to cry at that moment when hearing her apologize like that because you have expected a completely different reaction.
"Come on, Becca, this is the moment when you say: 'You deserve it for being an idiot masochist that helps you crush to be with someone else', or something like that-ouch!"
You rub your arm in the place where Rebecca has just hit you.
"Yes, I think that you are a masochist, and that you should have tried to date Corazon instead of helping him be with that stupid doctor, but that doesn't mean that I'm happy for seeing you sad"
You chuckle when seeing Rebecca frown at you with a cute pouting expression on her face.
"I know that you aren't that cruel", you flop into the sofa and lean your head against the cushions while sighing, "but I deserve to be mocked at. It's ridiculous that I'm feeling all depressed when I myself decided to help Corazon"
Rebecca smiles at you and patted your thigh with affection.
"Yes, you are an idiot, but even if I don't like to admit it you did the correct thing and acted like a really good friend for Corazon"
You snort.
"Yeah, although now I regret a little having been such a good friend"
"Well, you can always forget Corazon and go after his brother instead"
"Becca…"
"Sorry, it has been a little inopportune joke, but I don't like when you are sad!"
You can't help to laugh when hearing Rebecca's last comment.
"Look, if you like Doflamingo that much I can tell you where he lives. Maybe you want to pay him a visit"
As you were expecting, Rebecca's mouth falls opened when hearing your casual answer.
"W-Wait a moment, how do you know where he lives?!"
Even if you know that you are going to eventually regret to have told Rebecca everything, at that moment the only thing you wanted was to stop talking about Corazon, even if that meant that you were going to talk about Doflamingo instead.
"So he lives in a manor?!", Rebecca exclaims after you explained her your adventure to accompany Baby 5 to her home.
"Yep, and a rather nice one. I think his whole entrance is bigger than our whole apartment"
"Unbelievable", Rebecca mutters to herself before looking at you curiously, "by the way, do you know if he is married?"
You don't know why but Rebecca's question makes you to feel a little uncomfortable. It honestly hadn't cross your mind that Doflamingo was married, but now that Rebecca mentioned it, it could be more than probable. After all even if you didn't like to admit it what Rebecca said the other day was true: the man was clever, rich and wasn't half bad…
Okay, let's be honest, Doflamingo was hot. He was a bastard, but he was a very hot bastard. And all those attributes mixed with the fact that the man was already on his forties made rather plausible that he was married. Or that at least he had a girlfriend. And wait a moment, now that you remembered those two kids, Dellinger and Sugar, that were treating Doflamingo with such familiarity…what if Doflamingo was their father?! Although the kids didn't look alike at all. Well, Dellinger was blonde, and Sugar maybe had inherited the hair from her mother. Or maybe they were from different mothers. And then that meant that Doflamingo was divorced? Or worse, maybe he was a widower?!
"(y/n)?"
You insult yourself when seeing that you have been lost in thoughts about Doflamingo for several seconds. Why the hell have you been wasting your time wondering about Doflamingo's private life?!
"N-No, I don't know and I certainly don't care", you stand up from the sofa brusquely, hoping not having gotten red, "I'm going to prepare breakfast, do you want something?"
Since you are purposely avoiding looking at Rebecca, you fail to see the amused smile on your friend's face.
The rest of the Sunday passes rather calmly. During the morning you help Rebecca fix her broken computer. Another virus had gotten in because the girl had forgotten to turn the antivirus on again. By when you manage to fix it, it was lunch time so you help Rebecca to prepare a quick though sane (the girl forced you to eat healthy…) meal. After that you take a rather long nap before spending the rest of the afternoon locked in your room with your computer. For once, you are grateful to have some homework to do because that way you keep your mind busy and avoid thinking about Corazon.
However, during dinner the subject inevitably comes up again when Rebecca asks you if you were going to the costume shop the next day. You immediately get pale just thinking about the idea of meeting Corazon so soon. Luckily, Rebecca comes to the rescue when suggesting to ask Corazon to change the next week schedule, so that you went on Monday to Doflamingo's company instead of going to the shop. That way you would have an extra day to really assimilate that Corazon was with Trafalgar, since it was rather probable that the next day Corazon told you about his date (since you yourself had said that you wanted to hear the details, stupid you!) and you weren't sure if you would be able to keep an acceptable poker face.
A little nervously, you contact Corazon. You push back the momentary pain that assaults your chest when realizing that he has a picture of Law and him as his personal profile and sends him a message asking for the change, using again the University as an excuse.
You spend the next hour biting your nails until Corazon answers your message saying that of course there isn't any problem with the change.
"Thank goodness", you exhale in relief, quickly answering back, "thanks a lot, Becca. You've saved my life"
"Wait", Rebecca says when you are about to turn the mobile off, "shouldn't you warn Doflamingo too?"
You gulp when Rebecca asks you that. Yes, she was right, the most correct thing would be to warn Doflamingo as well, but you honestly didn't want to call him, nor to text him either, because somehow you knew that he was going to ask the reason for the sudden change, and you were sure that in that case he wasn't going to buy your excuse.
"I'll text Corazon so that he tells him", you eventually decide.
At first Corazon tells you that probably it's better if you tell Doflamingo directly but you make up the excuse that probably it was too late to contact him and insist, so eventually the man agrees in telling his brother.
"Okay, done", a yawn escapes your mouth at that moment, "I'm going to bed already"
"Yes, me too", Rebecca surprises you with a hug, "cheer up. And if you feel suddenly all depressed feel free to knock at my door"
You chuckle and nod before going to your room. You spend five more minutes in the computer revising that you have finished everything for the next day before putting your pajama on and entering the bed.
You have just turned the lights off and have closed your eyes to try get some sleep when suddenly your mobile begins to sound. You incorporate startled in the bed and turns the lights on again. You have forgotten your mobile on your desk so in an attack of laziness you try to reach him without abandoning the bed, causing you to almost fall from it but hey, that was more worthy that having to touch the cold floor barefoot (because yeah, your sleepers were somehow at the other side of the room).
When you finally have your mobile in hand you hope that the call was some kind of propaganda so that you could tell the person who was calling you at such hours a couple of things to.
However, when seeing the name that was written on the screen your bad mood is immediately replaced by a little of apprehension.
Why was Doflamingo calling you at such hours?
For a tiny moment, you consider the possibility of ignoring the call. However, when picturing the reaction that the man would have the next day you immediately classifies that idea as a complete suicide and decide to answer, feeling your heart beating in your own ears.
"Yes?", you say, your voice sounding tinier that you have expected.
"Good night, (y/n). Hope not having woken you up"
Doflamingo is as polite as always, but something in his tone that you don't manage to identify causes the hair on the back of your neck to stand at once.
"N-No, I was about to go to bed", you clear your throat before continuing, "so what I can do for you?"
"Well, Corazon has just told me that you have told him to tell me that tomorrow you were going to work in the company, and I was just wondering, (y/n), is there a particular motive for which you haven't told me directly when you already have my number?"
You gulp. Okay, now you identify that 'something' in Doflamingo's tone: it was definitely irritation, although you still couldn't guess what you have done to put the man in that state.
"Last night you did the same with Lao G when asking him to transmit me your thanks and I decided to let it pass, but I'm beginning to get a little tired of you using messengers to speak to me. So what's the problem, (y/n)? And please, spare me the excuse that you are scared of me because you didn't hesitate in shouting at me on the phone when I sent you that gorgeous uniform"
You close your eyes. Shit, for that reason Corazon has recommended you to contact Doflamingo directly, and now that you think about it with calm the way you have acted, asking other people to carry your messages, had been clearly disrespectful. Even if it hadn't been your intention, and even if surely Doflamingo knew that it hadn't been your intention, it was as if you were telling the man that he wasn't worth of your time, and considering how prideful Doflamingo was, that had been certainly a big mistake.
Well, now you have just one option if you didn't want to screw it up even more.
"Yes, there is a motive, at least for having used Corazon as a messenger tonight", you take a deep breath before continuing. Crap, being forced to always say the truth with Doflamingo was horrible, "I just felt that you were going to ask me about the change. And since I don't want to tell you the reason I would have been forced to lie. And in that case you would have surely noticed my lie and probably that would have been way worse"
There is a little tense pause before Doflamingo speaks again.
"Well, you could have simply said that you didn't want to tell me"
Even if it wasn't your intention, you let escape a skeptic snort.
"Yes, as if you'd have been satisfied with that answer"
You snap a hand against your mouth. Oh crap, you have answered with sarcasm to Doflamingo when the man was just irritated at you, how idiot you were?!
However, again it seemed that you were worrying too much because Doflamingo simply chuckles as an answer.
"Touché", surprisingly, the irritation was gone from Doflamingo's tone, "so what's happened, (y/n)? Have you suddenly discovered that working for me is way better and you don't want to work for Corazon anymore?"
You gulp and try to answer as ambiguously as possible.
"I…I simply prefer not seeing Corazon tomorrow", you eventually say, hoping that your answer was enough. 'Please don't ask why. Don't ask wh-"
"Why?"
You bite your bottom lip with force, frustration invading you when realizing that you didn't have any other option than telling Doflamingo the truth.
"Because...because he…"
You stop talking. Crap, why was your voice faltering so suddenly?! If Doflamingo notices it he'll surely make the most of that opportunity to mock at you and…
…And then suddenly Doflamingo exhales a patient sigh at the other side of the line.
"Alright, (y/n). You don't have to tell me"
Your eyes open wide when hearing Doflamingo.
"Hah?", you say very cleverly.
"I honestly planned to make you to speak, as a punishment for having been using messengers to contact me, but after seeing how much you are struggling to answer I have changed my mind. I don't like to push the family too far from its limits"
You exhale a long relieved sigh. You'd never have imagined that you were going to feel so happy for being part of the Donquixote family.
"Thank you", you say sincerely, "and I'm sorry about the messengers stuff. It won't happen again, I promise"
Doflamingo hums appreciatively.
"You should try to be that compliant more often, (y/n). It makes you be sexier"
Despite Doflamingo is obviously mocking you, the comment catches you off guard and makes a nice blush appear on your cheeks.
"Well, sorry to disappoint you but I'm perfectly fine not being sexy at all, thank you"
Your outraged comment causes Doflamingo to burst out laughing.
"You never disappoint me with your reactions, (y/n). Have a nice rest"
You answer with a simple 'Good night' before hanging up. You settle your hand against your cheek, feeling it warm. Definitely you should get used to Doflamingo's teasing once and for all, it wasn't normal that it affected you that much.
After turning (again) the lights off you finally close your eyes, decided to push all the thoughts about both Donquixote brothers aside to try to get some sleep.
When you go to the company the next day Baby 5 has incorporated to the job again and is sitting in a desk with her head between her hands.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Despite you have asked the question with a normal tone of voice Baby 5 raises her head to shush at you. There were light bags under her eyes and she was extremely pale.
"She hasn't recovered from the Saturday yet", Buffalo clarifies you before purposely raising his voice, "RIGHT, BABY 5?!"
Baby 5 whines pitifully and grabs the first thing that she was on the table (that resulted to be a stapler) and throws it towards Buffalo's head. He avoids it with ease so you deduce that the man was used to Baby 5 throwing things at him.
"I feel so ill", Baby 5 exhales a long sigh before looking at you, "(y/n), right? Doffy told me that you had taken me home. Thank you"
You smile and shake your head.
"Don't mention it", you make sure to speak in a low voice not to bother her and sit in front of your desk, "Buffalo and I finished the other day the checking of the clients database. Now we were going to begin classify the different clients' deals, do you think you can give us a hand with that?"
"She can", Buffalo answers for her with a devious smile, "otherwise I'll tell Doffy that she is slacking off aga-"
Buffalo doesn't end the sentence because again he has to dodge the pencil that this time Baby 5 has thrown at him with an obvious murderous intent. You smile to yourself. No matter where you work at the end you always have to deal with coworkers that wanted to kill each other. And speaking of that you had to remember to ask Bartolomeo how the night had been with Cavendish. After all they both had looked surprisingly comfortable with each other when you left them.
After convincing Baby 5 that she could wait to go home to kill Buffalo, you three finally divide the work. Despite her headache Baby works as efficiently as Buffalo, even more efficiently, so in just an hour you three have managed to categorize all the clients' deals.
You are about to begin the next task when suddenly the phone in your desk begins to sound. You blink twice, surprised, before taking the call.
"Yes?"
It was Jora.
"(y/n), you have received a visit. Please, can you come to the reception desk?"
Before you can ask anything Jora hangs up, leaving you with a surprised expression on your face. You excuse yourself and get out of the room towards the elevator, frowning with confusion. Who could have come to visit you? Rebecca is the first person that comes to your mind but she was in class at this hour so it was little probable that it was her, but if it wasn't her you honestly didn't know who could be.
In a couple of minutes you are in the entrance again. You step out of the elevator and approach the reception desk as Jora has told you.
And then, you freeze in place when seeing Corazon and Trafalgar there, waiting for you with while carrying a giant cage of chocolates.
"What are you doing here?"
You realize that your shocked comment has sounded extremely rude but you couldn't help it. You definitely haven't expected to see Corazon that day, and much less Trafalgar.
"See, Cora? I've told you that it wasn't a good idea to see her now. She is busy for sure", Trafalgar offers you an apologetic look but you barely catches what he says next, since all your attention has gone to the familiar way he has called Corazon, "I've told him that it was better to wait until tomorrow but he hasn't listened to me"
"Nope, I haven't", you feel your heart begin to hammer on your chest when Corazon approaches you with an affectionate smile on his gentle face, "I know that Law is right and that I'm probably interfering in your job right now but since the Saturday I've been wanting to do this"
Even if when the man encloses his arms around you tightly you were expecting it more or less, you can feel a lump forming on your throat. The other times when Corazon has hugged you, you had feet extremely happy. But now, when knowing that that was the greatest gesture of affection that you'd ever receive from him, you couldn't help to feel sad.
"I already told you on the message but I had to tell you in person", Corazon continued, "thank you, (y/n). If it hadn't for you, I would still be trying to summon up the courage to ask the doctor out"
"Oi, I have a name, you know? Or should I call you 'shopkeeper' from now on?"
Corazon chuckles when hearing Law's ironic comment. You feel the lump on your throat getting tighter when seeing the playful teasing between those two. However, you manage to swallow discretely and after putting your best smile you separate from Corazon.
"You don't have to thank me", you say nonchalantly, looking at Trafalgar "besides, since he was the one who eventually confessed I'm sure my help wasn't that necessary"
"Yes, it was", Trafalgar intervened, looking at Corazon with patience, "if you hadn't forced this idiot to go dinner with me I don't know when I would have had the opportunity to ask him out"
'Oh, so at the end it was everything because of me. Great', you think weakly.
"So this is for you", at that moment Trafalgar practically snaps in your hands the giant cage of chocolates, "to thank you for all your help"
Trafalgar clears his throat and averts his eyes from you, a light blush adorning his cheeks, and if you weren't using all your efforts in keeping a normal expression you would have considered the doctor's reaction extremely cute.
"W-Wow, thanks", you open the cage and force yourself to eat one of the chocolates despite you didn't have the least appetite, "they are delicious! I'll try not to eat them all today"
Corazon smiles happily and turns to look teasingly at Trafalgar.
"Told you that she was going to like this more than the flowers"
Trafalgar rolls his eyes with patience, which causes Corazon to laugh and to enclose his arms around the doctor's shoulders to give him a conciliatory kiss on the temple.
And that's the moment you decide to disappear from here because you can feel your eyes suspiciously itchy.
"Well, I think I should go back to job before your brother finds out that I'm slacking off"
"Oh, sure", Corazon smiles at you apologetically, "sorry for having appeared suddenly like this"
"It's okay", you make such a rude dismissive gesture with your hand that the box of chocolates almost fall into the floor, "I always have time when chocolate is involved"
Corazon chuckles and surprises you by grasping your arm with affection, the mere contact causing your heart to miss a beat.
"See you tomorrow, (y/n)"
You nod and after dedicating them your less strained smile you wave your hand goodbye and turn around towards the elevator again. You ride the elevator up until the floor where you are working but instead of going towards your workplace you make a stop in the restroom. You enter in one of the stalls, rudely put the bolt and sit over the toiler tape with the chocolate box over your knees.
You take a deep breath, trying to forcibly remove the lump that has settled in your throat, but at that moment the image of Corazon tenderly kissing Law appears on your mind and before realizing it you are crying. Thank goodness that you weren't a fan of wearing too much make-up because otherwise you would have to spend quite a time fixing the mess that your tears were causing.
At some point you hear the door of the restroom open so you hurriedly place a hand over your mouth to hide your sobs. The steps stop momentarily but when after some seconds you hear a stall door open you deduce that the other person hasn't heard you. Nevertheless, you wait for the other person to finish her business and to leave the restroom before abandoning your stall.
You look at yourself in the mirror. Your eyes and nose are extremely red, and washing your face only puts them worse, so you decide to spend some minutes calming down, thing that was difficult because every time that your thoughts wander about Corazon and Trafalgar you feel like crying again. Shit, seeing them together had been harder than you had expected. You really hope to get used to it soon.
Five minutes later you finally leave the bathroom. You are afraid that Buffalo and Baby 5 asked you about your tardiness but when you enter the room both of them were working extremely concentrated, and don't even avert their faces from their screen to look at you.
That allows you to calm down definitely and like that the rest of the afternoon passes by rather quickly.
"Well, it's done", Buffalo exclaims stretching his arms when the last deal has been categorized, "I hope this new form of keeping the information is worth it"
You nod with confidence.
"Yes, it is", you stand up from your chair, "It's a little tedious to do but it facilitates a lot the posterior searches, believe me"
You are about to say goodbye to them to go home when suddenly Baby 5 speaks.
"Wait, (y/n). Doffy wants to see you"
You raise your eyebrows surprised.
"Now?", Baby 5 nods, "why?"
Baby 5 shrugs.
"Beats me"
You suspect that the girl knows more than she is telling you because her expression has turned a little guilty. However since it was late already and you were desiring to go home to lie in the bed and forget about everything you decide not to press the girl and go to Doflamingo's office, hoping that the man was brief.
You stop in front of the door and knock a couple of times.
"Come in", you hear him say, and enter.
Doflamingo was behind his desk, looking absentmindedly a paper that he was sustaining in his hand and that he leaves in the table when you enter.
Doflamingo looks at you and you are surprised when seeing that, for once, the man isn't smiling at all. Indeed, he was deathly serious, which causes you to gulp with anxiety.
"Take a seat, (y/n)"
When hearing the command you immediately obey. You sit down in front of Doflamingo's desk, your hands crossed over your knees.
"I'll be direct, and I hope that you are the same when answering", Doflamingo crosses his hands over the table, "why where you crying in the restroom?"
Your heart momentarily stops.
"What?", you eventually say with a tiny voice, still assimilating what Doflamingo has asked you.
"Baby 5", Doflamingo leans back against his chair and crosses his legs, leaning his hands over his lap, "she has told me that she has heard someone cry in the restroom. And considering that the only women that are working in this floor are her and you, that can only mean that it was you the one who was crying"
You gulp and avert your eyes, your hands clenching over your knees.
A silence falls in the room and you expect that Doflamingo keeps pressing you. However the man remains silent, simply looking at you, which just causes the growing tension in the room become more and more unbearable until you eventually can't stand it and speak.
"Yes, it was me", you admit in defeat, not daring to look at Doflamingo but guessing that he was expecting a proper explanation, "Corazon has come today with his new boyfriend to thank me for my help for putting them together. And…", you exhale an empty laugh and gulp, trying with all your efforts that your voice doesn't sound embarrassingly trembling, "…it seems that seeing them together is harder than I thought. At the end my plan of avoiding Corazon today hasn't been as successful as I thought"
You try to end your sentence with irony but your voice fails you at the end, ruining the effect. You rudely remove a tear that had appeared on the corner of your eye and gulp again, still not looking at Doflamingo.
A new tense silence falls in the room. You were expecting that Doflamingo made some kind of mocking comment. Indeed, you were prepared for it. However, the man surprises you by grabbing the phone of his desk and dialing a number without giving any kind of explanation.
You finally look at Doflamingo and feel a little taken aback when seeing the angry expression on the man's face. In fact, even a vein was lightly popping in his forehead.
"Jora? It's me. Please, make sure to take note of this: the next time that my dear brother comes here accompanied by his boyfriend, make sure to bring that man to me"
You frown confused. Bringing Trafalgar to him? Why did Doflamingo want…?
"Oh, and make sure to buy more of that plastic for the ground. I don't want that the blood stains the furniture"
Your eyes open impossibly wide when hearing Doflamingo's scary words.
"W-Wait, plastic? B-Blood? What are you saying?"
Doflamingo leans briefly the phone against his shoulder to talk to you.
"Don't worry, I won't kill him. I'll just give him a little lesson so that he thinks it twice before coming here to bother you"
Your mouth opens wide, matching your eyes. Oh damn, oh damn, Doflamingo wasn't joking, he was really talking about beating Trafalgar up!
"Wait", you say hurriedly, extending a hand towards Doflamingo when seeing that the man was going to speak on the phone as well, "wait, don't do that"
Doflamingo looks at you scarily serious.
"(y/n), I told you that I don't forgive people that harm my family, and that man has made you cry, so I'm going to make him pay for it"
Despite the absolutely crazy situation, you find yourself blushing when seeing Doflamingo disposed to go that far for you. And yes, you knew that probably the fact that the man was ready to beat someone just because he (indirectly) has made you cry was more than a little disturbing, but instead of feeling that way you were feeling unexpectedly…happy.
"Wait", this time you lean over the desk and settle your hand over Doflamingo's arm in an attempt of stopping him from talking to Jora, "really, you don't need to do this. Besides, it's not Trafalgar's fault that I was crying…"
"If that Trafalgar wasn't going out with Corazon you wouldn't have cried, so yes, it's his fault"
You are about to exhale an exasperated laugh when hearing Doflamingo's sounded but somewhat childish logic. God, the man was surely stubborn.
"Yes, you're probably right, but you can't punish the man for going out with Corazon", you try to reason, but Doflamingo was still grabbing the phone so you insist, "look, thanks for wanting to do it in my behalf but it's not necessary. So please, promise me that you aren't going to beat the man up. Besides, doing that would surely make Corazon hate you and I don't want that"
Doflamingo lets out a long sigh but after some seconds he speaks again with a little reluctant tone.
"Jora, forget what I've said. Apparently (y/n) is a saint that can't stand that someone receives his deserved punishment"
This time you can't possibly prevent a laugh.
"Well, sorry if I feel that beating a man whose only fault is going out with your brother is a little extreme"
Your ironic comment causes Doflamingo to relax his posture a little, his characteristic smile coming back to his face.
"I am a little extreme with things related to the family, (y/n). You better not forget it"
You roll your eyes but your smile was still in your face.
"Don't worry, I won't"
You realize then that your hand is grabbing Doflamingo's arm so you rapidly release him. The gesture doesn't go unnoticed by Doflamingo, whose grin accentuates for a brief moment while finally hanging up.
"Well, since you don't let me help you with this matter we have finished here. However, I would like you to answer me something"
For the first time since you knew Doflamingo, you nod without hesitation. Doflamingo leans his chin over his hand and look at your with curiosity.
"If you are in love with Corazon, why have you exactly helped him to be with that Trafalgar?"
You smile with resignation.
"My best friend asked me the same", you think about what to say but you discover that it's going to sound a little idiot no matter how you answer, "I just felt that it was the correct thing to do. Besides, if Corazon hasn't liked me in two years I think it's safe to assume he'll never do, since he fell in love with Trafalgar after meeting him just once. Sooo after assuming that, I preferred to act with dignity and stay by Corazon's side as a friend"
Doflamingo raises an eyebrow skeptically.
"Young lady, a 'friend' doesn't cry when seeing another friend with another, so I think that there is a big leak on your reasoning"
You exhale an embarrassed laugh.
"Yeah, well, I'm still working on the 'I-am-just-a-friend' part"
Doflamingo exhales a chuckle.
"Well, in any case it seems that this incident has helped to lower your wary attitude when speaking with me, so I guess I'll have to thank Trafalgar to that"
You realize at that moment that Doflamingo is completely right. During the whole conversation you haven't felt threatened or uncomfortable even once. You have even tell Doflamingo about your feelings for Corazon without even hesitating. Oh god, that was bad, you should hate the man, not become more friendly with him, but why the hell weren't you more worried about that change?!
"By the way, what is Trafalgar whole name?"
You come back to reality when hearing Doflamingo's too casual question. You are about to answer but at the last moment you stop.
"Oh, no, no no. I'm not telling you. If you his the whole name you may discover where that man lives and can go there to kill him"
Doflamingo bursts out laughing when hearing your prompt answer.
"I had to try it", Doflamingo said with a fake defeated tone, "but don't worry, (y/n), if you don't want me to punish him I won't. I'm a man of word"
You nod, satisfied, and stand up.
"Well, I should get going or my roommate is going to worry"
"Yes, I have entertained you enough", Doflamingo stands up as well. You are never going to stop feeling impressed for his height, "do you want me to ask Lao G to take you home?"
"No, thank you, I'm really close", Doflamingo accompanies you to the door and opens it. You are about to get out but at the last second you turn towards the man, "umh… can I make you a question?"
Doflamingo nods with a smirk.
"Since you have answered mine yes, of course"
You gulp before finally speaking.
"I've been wondering for a while…how did you discover that I was in love with Corazon? I mean, among my friends just my roommate knows about it"
Doflamingo chuckles before leaning towards you until his mouth is next to your ear to whisper the answer. The feathery contact of his lips moving against your skin makes you to shiver.
"It was easy, young lady. There is a tick(1) that you seem to have when there is someone that you like around"
And then, your eyes snap opened when Doflamingo mentions that tick that you thought nobody knew about. You look at Doflamingo with stupor.
"How did you realize it?"
Doflamingo chuckles with amusement before incorporating.
"I always pay special attention when something interests me. Although in this case", Doflamingo leans his arm against the wall, casually leaning a little over you, "I should say 'someone'"
You gulp, feeling your cheeks redden in an instant and your heart begin to beat crazily. It was not the first time that Doflamingo acted seductively to tease you, but it was the first time that you just didn't feel bothered by it but just the damn contrary.
"O-Oh, okay", you clear your throat, "I-I'll make sure to control that tick when Corazon is around"
Doflamingo hums approvingly.
"Yes, you should. Although maybe I'm mistaken about that tick of yours"
You know that you shouldn't answer but you still do.
"Why?"
Doflamingo's grin widens.
"Because you have done that same tick a couple of times while talking with me this afternoon, young lady"
You open and close your mouth a couple of times, not knowing what to say, and for once Doflamingo seems to have mercy on you because he simply say.
"Good afternoon, (y/n). See you on Wednesday"
After hurriedly saying Doflamingo goodbye you abandon the office and runs towards the elevator, where you lean your back against it, your breathing labored and you heart crazy.
Shit. The Donquixote Brothers were going to be the death of you one day
(1) I haven't described a particular tick because I think that every person have different nervous ticks when someone that he likes is around. In my case, for example, I begin to play with the rings in my hands like crazy :D
Well, if seems that you don't hate Doffy that much anymore :DD
Next chapter: Corazon ask you help to prepare the birthday of certain person :)