You are still thinking about how to ask Doflamingo about his past when the man comes back from his trip. The subject comes up in a little different way that you'd have preferred.
When you come back to the office the whole Family practically assaults you to ask about the reunion with Smoker. You calm them down and tell them the same that you have told Jora: that the inspector had just tried to convince you that you shouldn't work in the company.
You don't mention though what Smoker had commented about Doflamingo's father. After all you were going to ask Doflamingo directly about it, or well, that was theoretically the plan if you managed to summon up the determination to do it because you had the feeling that Doflamingo's past was going to be striking to say the least, and you couldn't help to be a little afraid of what your reaction was going to be when learning about it.
At the end the Family decides to wait until Doflamingo's return to tell him about the inspector's visit. After all, calling Doflamingo to talk about Smoker would just serve to make the man angry and he had already a busy week. You don't say anything but you feared that when Doflamingo learnt that Smoker had tried to put you against him, his reaction wasn't going to be very good either way.
You don't have more news of Doflamingo until two days later, when the man calls you in the middle of the afternoon while you were re-designing certain elements of the costume shop's web.
"Hey", you greet with surprise, "thought you had a reunion at this hour"
Doflamingo chuckles and speaks in a lower tone than usual, as if he was making sure than anyone was listening to his conversation.
"And I am, but I had to ask you something and I've got out for a moment. Are you going tomorrow morning to the University?"
You blink surprised.
"Yes, I have a presentation in the morning and I will be at University until 1 p.m. or so"
"Fufufu~. Perfect then"
Your confusion grows even more but the man keeps talking before you can ask why he had stopped a probably important reunion to ask you that.
"I have to come back inside. Sorry for bothering you while working for my little brother"
"Oh, don't worry", you adopt a teasing tone, "I'll just tell that this time you've been the one in stealing my time in the shop"
Doflamingo chuckles when recognizing those words.
"So my brother dares to betray me by telling you about our private conversations"
"Oh, yes, you don't know how sneaky Corazon is in reality"
Doflamingo laughs because definitely 'sneaky' couldn't be a more unsuitable word to describe the younger Donquixote. As it he had been summoned, the door of the office opens at that moment and Corazon enters.
"Oh, are you talking to Doffy? Tell him I say hello", your eyes open wide and Corazon answers you unasked question with an amused smile, "your expression changes totally when talking to him. It's evident how in love you are"
"C-Corazon!", you exclaim bright red, hoping that Doflamingo hadn't heard him, but when you hear the man laugh you know that it's too late.
"Mmm, is that so, young lady?"
You blush even more when hearing Doflamingo's utterly satisfied tone.
"D-didn't you have to come back to your reunion?!"
Your sulking tone just causes Doflamingo to laugh burst out laughing.
"Actually I should. See you soon, (y/n). Can't wait to see your that loving expression of yours~"
You sigh with resignation and when you hang up your idiot boyfriend is still laughing teasingly at you. You 'glare' at Corazon, who immediately raises his hands in a defensive posture.
"Hey, I've just stated a fact. It's Doffy the one who has laughed"
"Yeah, yeah, say what you want, but don't blame me when I use a ridiculous photo of you as the new background of the website"
Corazon laughs when hearing your threat, that doesn't sound as effective as you'd like because you are indeed smiling at well.
"By the way (y/n), I know that I'm probably asking much from you but do you think that you could go see Law before going home? It seems that he has a problem with his computer and he needs to solve it with certain urgency. He has asked me to tell you that he will pay you for the troub-"
"Oh, please, tell him that he is an idiot and that I don't plan to accept any money", you see Corazon about to protest but you don't let him, "and if he insists, I swear that the next background of the website will be you with the word 'weakling' written on your beautiful forehead"
It's Corazon's turn to 'glare' at you while you smile at him charmingly.
"Now I know why you and Doffy make such a good couple: you are as manipulative as him"
Your smile only widens when hearing Corazon. Probably you shouldn't feel flattered for being called 'manipulative' but you nevertheless do.
After finishing working in the shop you do as Corazon has asked you and make a stop in Law's clinic. Apparently, his computer had gone crazy and didn't let him consult the list of patients for the next week. After some moments of checking his computer you discover that there is a virus on it. You spend a little more time goggling on the Internet to know how to fix it and after a couple of failed attempts you eventually manage to eliminate the virus.
"Okay, I think it's done", you announce with a satisfied smile, "try to accede your files again"
You stand up from the chair to allow Law to sit down again, since he has been standing behind you with his arms crossed seeing how you worked. The man spends some minutes checking everything and when he lets out a relieved sigh you know that everything is fixed.
"Thanks a lot, (y/n)-ya. You've saved my life"
You chuckle when hearing Law's sincere grateful tone.
"No, doc, you're the one who saves lives. I just fix broken computers"
Law rolls his eyes with a smile when hearing your bad joke before looking at you with hesitation.
"Are you sure that I don't have to pay you?"
You shake your head.
"Nope. Or well, you can, but I don't know if Corazon has told you what I'll do in that case"
Law chuckles.
"Yes, he has. Although you must know that I have several photos of Cora-san that are way more ridiculous than the one you have suggested"
You smile mischievously.
"Oh, really? Then I've thought about it better: you don't have to pay me anything but in exchange for my services you have to show me a ridiculous photo of Corazon"
You have said it as a joke but to your surprise Law thinks to himself for a moment before extracting his mobile.
"Alright, but you better not say that I've shown you this"
You nod eagerly.
"Don't worry, I won't say a thin-"
Your mouth falls opened when seeing the photo of a four-years old blonde boy whose hair covered all his forehead and eyes. He was facing the camera with his mouth, chin and nose covered in red lipstick, a guilty-scared expression on his face as if he had been caught red-handed.
"Oh my god, is that Corazon when he is little?!", you exclaim covering your mouth with a hand, almost drooling.
"Yes", Law says with a smile, "apparently this is the first time that he borrowed his mother's lipstick to put it on him. I think that this photo is really cute but when I said that Cora-san blushed and said that he was ridiculous"
"What?! But he is adorable in this photo!", suddenly an idea comes to your mind, "oh god, I have to get pictures of Doffy when he is little. I wonder if he already wore glasses all the time"
Law chuckles.
"I wouldn't mind to see more photos of Cora-san either", Law's tone becomes serious, "but it seems that they don't have much photos of their childhood. What happened with their father has surely something to do with it"
Your heart misses a beat when hearing Law.
Again, Doflamingo and Corazon's father was mentioned, and for the way Law's expression has darkened it seemed that you were right when guessing that whatever that had happened in the past with the Donquixote Brothers and that involved their father wasn't good.
"Do…do you know anything about Corazon and Doflamingo's past?"
Law looks at you with surprise.
"Oh, so you don't know anything? I thought you'd do, since you know Cora-san for longer than me"
'Nope, I was busy enough trying to hide my feelings for him so I didn't dare to ask him too much about his past', you think to yourself.
"No, I don't", you try to formulate your next question with a casual tone but you know that your tension is horribly noticeable, "so did something happen with his father?"
Even if it doesn't take Law much to answer, you realize that he is carefully choosing his words, as if he was making sure to answer without lying but without saying all the truth.
"Cora-san just told me that his mother died when Doflamingo and he were little, and that his father followed her not much time later, but that's all"
Law holds your now inquisitive gaze but doesn't add anything more. You are tempted to press him but somehow you know that the doctor wasn't going to tell you anything more. You suppress a sigh. Well, it seemed that your only option was to ask Doflamingo about it, so you better get prepared to bring up the subject when the man came back.
After saying goodbye to Law you go home directly. You arrive a little later than usual so when you enter the apartment Rebecca was about to finish preparing dinner.
"You are late", Rebecca reproaches you playfully when you stick your head in the kitchen to say hello.
"It's been Law's fault. His computer had gone crazy"
"Hehe, I bet that it wasn't worse than when mine broke"
"Of course not. I'm still wondering what the hell you did to have 15 different viruses"
"It's a natural talent of mine"
You exhale a resigned sigh while grabbing some plates and glasses to begin to set the table.
"Oh, I almost forget", you look with confusion at Rebecca hurriedly approach the entrance and return some seconds later with a relatively big envelope on her hands, "this has arrived this afternoon. It's for you"
"For me?", you frown while taking the envelope, "but I'm not expecting anything. And this doesn't even have a sender"
"Yes, I know it's weird", Rebecca suddenly gets pale, "wait, it hadn't occurred to me before but you don't think it's a bomb or something, right?!", you throw a 'really?' skeptic look at the girl that causes her to pout, "w-what? I remind you that you are now dating a hot gangster that will probably have a lot of enemies, and I'm sure those enemies will attack his beloved first!"
"Becca, if this was a bomb the envelope wouldn't be so thin. It would have more protrusions and wouldn't be as well closed as it is"
"Oh, excuse me: I didn't know that you were an envelope-bomb expert"
"And I don't, but the other day Gladius gave a talk about bombs in the company and I assisted, and those were some things that he commented"
Rebecca hums to herself more relieved while you open the envelope. Fortunately, it wasn't a bomb what was inside but several papers. However, when you extract the first paper and the first thing you see is the words "CRIMINAL REPORT" in capital letters together with a photography of a younger Doflamingo, your blood begins to boil and you practically throw the envelope on the table with a rude gesture.
"H-Hey, watch out!", Rebecca exclaims grabbing in time a glass that has been about to fall because of your emphatic movement, "(y/n), are you okay? What is inside?"
"You can see it yourself"
Rebecca hesitates at first but when you don't say anything she takes the papers.
"A criminal report?", Rebecca's eyes open wide while looking at you with confusion, "but who…?"
"Oh, I know who", you snap with irritation, "I guess that inspector Smoker has decided to completely ignore what I told him about leaving me alone and has decided to send me this to convince me that Doflamingo can't be trusted"
Rebecca nods to herself before taking a quick glance at the rest of the pages.
"It seems that he has sent you the whole report. Now we know why the letter had no sender. I don't think it's legal that you have such information. The inspector Smoker has to be really worried about you to have sent you this"
"Well, I can gladly suggest him a place where he can introduce his concern"
"(y/n)…"
You cross your arms and huff with frustration, ignoring Rebecca light scolding tone. Yeah, you knew that probably Smoker was thinking about your well being when sending you this. The man had really seemed worried about you the other day, but still who the hell did he think he was? You have already told him the other day that you were perfectly fine in the company, so why did he have to keep trying to make you believe that Doflamingo was a bad guy? You weren't an idiot, obviously you knew that Doflamingo wasn't a saint, and it didn't surprise you that much that he had a criminal report, but it infuriated you that Smoker tried to put you against him.
"So what are you going to do?", Rebecca inquires with a cautious tone, "I mean, are you going to read the report?"
You look at the pages that Rebecca is sustaining in her hands. It was really probable that all the questions that were rounding your head could be solved if you read it, so you would be lying if you said that you didn't feel an horrible curiosity about what was said in that report.
However, you feel that reading it would be as if you were spying on Doflamingo, and you didn't want to do that, even if nervousness invaded you every time that you picture yourself asking Doflamingo about his past.
"No. I prefer to ask Doflamingo before reading anything"
Rebecca nods and returns the pages to you.
"Well, what we can say is that Doflamingo was rather hot on his twenties as well"
You can't help to laugh when hearing Rebecca's comment. As always, she knew exactly what to say to make you feel better.
After having dinner Rebecca remains awake a little more but you decide to go early to bed. You leave Doflamingo's report on your desk, next to Smoker's personal card, and enter the bed determined not to waste any second by thinking about those stupid papers.
"Yes, Finally it's over! At last we won't have to see that idiot teacher's face anymore!"
"Sssh! Koala, don't speak so loud! The man could still hear you!"
"Vivi is right. Besides, what you've said is sexual harassment"
"No, Kalifa, it isn't!"
You suppress a smile while Koala, Vivi and Kalifa, your Master classmates, keep with their animated talk. You have met the three girls this course, meaning that you just know them for less than two months, and even if you four couldn't be more different you worked surprisingly well together, although maybe the fact that you were used to work with people with clashing personalities had helped as well.
"Okay, we have to celebrate this", Koala says with a wide smile, "what about going to grab something to eat?"
"Fine by me", Vivi says while Kalifa adjusts her glasses and nods, "what about you, (y/n)? You come with us as well, right?"
"I'd like to", you say with an apologetic smile, "but if I don't go home already I won't be in time for work"
Koala huffs while crossing her arms.
"You always put the work as an excuse! Could it be…", the girl points at you with an accusing finger, "…that you are meeting someone else without telling us? Maybe with a secret boyfriend?"
"Koala, you are obsessed with boyfriends"
"No, Vivi, she is obsessed with her boyfriend", Kalifa corrects the blue-haired girl.
"I-I'm not! Is it that bad that I like to talk about my lovely Sabo from time to time?"
"From time to time?", Kalifa repeats in a tone that is clearly sarcastic.
You suppress a sigh and look at your wristwatch. Damn, at this rate you were really going to be late.
You are about to announce that you had to get going when at that moment a black limousine stops just in front of the University gates, which causes your three friends to stop quarrelling and your heart to miss a beat.
Wait. That limousine was too familiar…
At that moment the back door of the car opens, and this time your heart literally stops briefly when Doflamingo gets out of the limousine to lean casually against it after adjusting his suit jacket with a fluent movement.
You are forced to gulp to wet a little your completely dry throat, confusion and happiness invading you at the same time, because what the hell was Doflamingo doing here?! Has he really come to pick you up at the University in a limousine?! It was as if you were in a shojo-manga in which the rich boy goes visit the not-as-rich girl, with the difference that Doflamingo runs rings around the usual shojo-manga heros. Oh god, you had to make an effort not to smile like an idiot right now.
"Oh, my", you are surprised when Kalifa gulps and adjusts her glasses again a little shakily, "I wouldn't certainly mind to be sexually harassed for that kind of man"
"K-Kalifa, don't say such things!", Vivi exclaims bright red before clearing her throat fixing her eyes on Doflamingo, "although it's true that he is quite handsome"
"You have Sabo, Koala. You have Sabo", Koala begins to repeat to herself like a prayer, "you have Sabo and you definitely shouldn't think that about anyone else than him"
A wave of pride invades you when knowing that the man for whom your three friends are drooling right is your boyfriend. You look towards Doflamingo again and realize that the man has finally noticed you, since a smirk wider than usual was adorning his face.
You suppress a smile. This was going to be funny.
"Well, see you the next week", you say your friends while using your best casual tone, "I shouldn't make my boyfriend wait more"
Your friends' reactions don't disappoint you, since the three of them almost break their neck while staring at you.
"WHAT?!", Koala looks at Doflamingo and you alternatively several times, "that man…you…your boyfriend?!"
"Koala, breath", Vivi orders Koala before looking at you with widen eyes, "but since when?!"
"Oh god, I've confessed to want to be sexually harassed by my friend's boyfriend", Kalifa mutters in a mortified tone, "this will be the end of our friendship"
You can't help to laugh when hearing your friend's comments.
"Sorry, I'll tell you everything later but right now I really need to go"
"Yes", Koala exclaims after finally recovering when you have already begun to walk towards the University gates, "you better tell us everything or I won't be your friend anymore!"
You chuckle while waving your hand goodbye. You feel people staring at you with surprise while you approach Doflamingo, but even if you feel a little nervous for being attracting so many glances you walk with confidence, your smile widening on its own the closer you get to Doflamingo.
"Now I understand why you called me yesterday to ask me that", you say when you are still a couple of meters away from the man.
"Fufufu~. I thought it would be a nice surprise"
"Oh, and it has been", now you are just in front of Doflamingo, "but you are a show off, you know? Almost everyone is looking at us right now"
Doflamingo hums to himself before enclosing his arms around your waist to kiss your passionately, causing the people around to let out surprised murmurs.
"Well, now everyone is looking at us"
You exhale a breathless chuckle, your cheeks bright red because of the kiss and because Doflamingo was definitely right.
"Great, but now we better go before rumors about me being with rich gangster begin to spread"
Doflamingo opens the limousine door for you so that you enter. You say hello to Lao-G while taking your seat and the man greets you back with a nod.
"Where are we G-oin-G now, Youn-G Master?", Lao-G asks once Doflamingo enters the car and closes the door.
"I told Jora to make a reservation in the Celestial Restaurant", Doflamingo extends his arms over the back seats, "but maybe (y/n) wants to go home first"
"Yes, please, I would like to leave my laptop there", you look at Doflamingo with curiosity, "do you have a business meal or something?"
Doflamingo looks at you with amusement.
"Yes, with you"
It takes you an embarrassing amount of time to understand that Doflamingo has just invited to have lunch.
"O-Oh", you exhale an ashamed laugh, "okay. Then it's better if I warn Becca that I'm not eating home or she will kill me"
"Don't worry, I asked Viola to warn her that you'd be out"
You hum to yourself before adopting a teasing tone.
"So you were assuming that I was going to say yes?"
"Obviously"
Doflamingo's definitive answer makes you begin to laugh. You are tempted to kiss the man again but the fact that Lao G was present makes you think about it twice.
"Coward"
You look at Doflamingo surprised.
"What?"
Doflamingo offers you a teasing grin.
"We are already together but you still don't dare to give the first step? You are a coward, (y/n)"
You half-close your eyes at Doflamingo while blushing. You don't know how the hell he had noticed what you have planned to do when he wasn't even looking at you, but it didn't matter. And you know that Doflamingo is just mocking you, and that he is saying that on purpose to make you react, but you still decide to fall in his play, so with a rude movement you crawl in his lap and after securing your hands on his shoulders you snap a hard kiss on his lips.
Doflamingo was obviously expecting your reaction but that doesn't stop him from groaning softly when your tongue manages to sneak inside his mouth. He lets you lead the kiss for some moments but eventually his dominant nature makes him take full control of it, and you happily let him do.
"Fu fu fu~. How predictable, (y/n)"
"Shut up", you snap with a smile, removing the man's glasses and setting them aside to look at his amused eyes before kissing the man again.
At that moment a sound similar to a car window being lifted invades the limousine. You turn your head and see that Lao-G has just activated the inner black panel that isolates the chauffer from the back seats.
"Thank you, Lao-G", Doflamingo says while you can't help to blush a little because your provoked impulsive action has caused Lao-G to do that.
"A pleasure, Youn-G Master", Lao-G sees from behind the panel, "I thou-G-ht that you and (y/n) would appreciate some privacy. I can also turn the music on if you want to set a more romantic mood"
You are going to reject that suggestion with embarrassment but at that moment Doflamingo grabs your chin to make you face him again and licks at the side of your neck hungrily, making you whine while trembling.
"It's not necessary, but make sure to drive with calm", you suppress in time another whine when Doflamingo bites your earlobe frustratingly slow, "I want to enjoy the ride as much as I can"
You don't hear Lao-G's completely imperturbable 'Leave it to me, Youn-G Master' because Doflamingo sucks at your skin at that moment before kissing you again fiercely, so you just put your efforts in kissing back with fervor while suppressing the urge to moan every time that Doflamingo's skillful tongue reaches a sensitive spot inside your mouth.
For once, you really regret that the University was so close from your apartment.
Even if Lao-G obeys Doflamingo and drives all the slow he can, in less than ten minutes you have reached your destination. Lao-G parks the car just in front of your apartment and open the door of the car to allow Doflamingo and you to get out of it.
Doflamingo looks as composed as always but your state gives loud hints about what you've been doing during the travel, since your cheeks were suspiciously red and your breathing way more labored than usual.
"Well, here we are", you say after clearing your throat while extracting the keys, "do you want to enter?"
"Yes, I do. I'd like to see why you' prefer living here instead of in my mansion"
You roll your eyes with a patient smile while opening the door
"I haven't said that, but I haven't talked to Rebecca about it yet"
"Mmm, are you sure?", since the elevator wasn't too big and Doflamingo was, you find yourself rather caged between Doflamingo's body and the elevator's wall, not that you minded too much, "because Viola told me that Rebecca has commented that she wouldn't mind at all to move on with us"
"God, it's impossible to talk without you knowing", you exclaim with a little exasperated tone, "and just so you know we have talked about it but not seriously"
"Fufufu~. Well, I don't plan to pressure you but I also know that you have to renew your rental agreement by the end of the year, so I hope to have your positive answer by then, young lady"
You exhale a resigned sigh that causes Doflamingo to snicker. At that moment the elevator reaches your floor so you both step out towards your apartment door.
"I warn you that Rebecca and I aren't the tidiest people in the world", you say while opening the door, feeling suddenly a little nervous when the realization of Doflamingo being in your home sinks in you.
"Don't worry. You just saw the entrance of my manor, and that has nothing to do with the state of the Family's private quarters, believe me"
You chuckle relieved while finally opening the door, and you are surprised when seeing that Becca wasn't at home. You leave the keys on the little plate that is over the entrance's little table and then you see a note that belonged to Becca. You would recognize her perfect handwriting anywhere:
'Since you eat outside I'll do the same. If you do dirty stuff in the apartment, please, make sure that it is in your room ;)'
"Has she left a note?"
You blush intensely and almost crush the note in your hand when hearing Doflamingo's question.
"Y-Yeah, Becca has written me saying that she will eat outside", you say a little hurriedly while hiding the note in your pocket.
"Oh, so right now we are alone?", you gulp when Doflamingo embraces your from behind, "well, I can always cancel the restaurant reservation if you prefer to stay here a little longer"
You bite your bottom lip not to moan when Doflamingo nips the shell of your ear. Doflamingo's proposal sounded really tempting, because the make-out session in the limousine had been extremely brief for your liking…
…Buuut at that moment your stomach had to ruin the moment by growling embarrassingly loudly.
There is a brief silence and then Doflamingo speaks with a purposely imperturbable voice.
"Or we could follow the plan since it seems that someone is a little hungry"
You cover your eyes with embarrassment and Doflamingo laughs at your reaction.
"Don't blush, dear. It's not something to be embarrassed about. Although maybe Lao-G is now wondering what that sound has been…"
"Doffy…"
Doflamingo snickers when hearing the plea in your voice.
"Love when you call me that", he purrs in your ear, making you smile against your will.
You reluctantly separate from Doflamingo and lead him to your bedroom. You make sure to subtly kick a couple of clothes that were on the floor to hide them under the bed just when Doflamingo enters, and you realize then how damn small your room is because Doflamingo could cover it with two long steps.
"Welcome to my humble abode", you say with a grandiloquent ironic tone while signaling the room with a wide movement, "I'd tell you to put yourself comfortable but I'm afraid there aren't many places to sit down"
Doflamingo chuckles while you turn your back to him to leave your bag on your bed. You begin to extract the laptop and some of your folders while Doflamingo curiously inspect the room.
"It's not that bad. Although I think that Baby 5's wardrobe is a little bigger than this room"
"Ha ha ha", you say while thinking about a proper reply, and you have just found it when you suddenly feel Doflamingo stay still in the room, an unexpected tension surrounding him suddenly.
"(y/n)…can I ask you something?"
Your heart miss a beat when Doflamingo speaks, because his voice, though calm, carried a rather difficult to misinterpret hint of anger on it, the mocking from his previous comments completely vanished.
You turn around with confusion and nervousness to face the man and you get pale when seeing Doflamingo, deathly serious, sustaining between his index and middle finger Smoker's card, while carrying in the other hand his criminal report.
Shit.
Shit, you were a complete idiot. Doflamingo's surprise visit had made you forget not just to ask him about his past but also to forget that those things were in your desk. Oh crap, you better fix this right now before Doflamingo's menacing aura grew even more.
"Okay, this is not what it seems to be"
In your hurry for answering you realize that you couldn't have chosen worse words, because your comment just makes you look incredibly guilty, and in fact a cold sweat invades you when Doflamingo clenches his jaw, causing his teeth to grit.
"Are you sure?", oh crap, he was angry. He was really angry. Probably angrier than you had ever seen him be, "because what it seems is that, behind my back, you have called inspector Smoker to gather information about me"
"No no no no, it's not like that", you interrupt him, forcing yourself to hold his gaze. You haven't done anything wrong, so you shouldn't feel scared right now. Although shit, it was difficult: sometimes you forgot that even if Doflamingo was a really lovely boyfriend he kept being intimidating and dangerous as hell, "I didn't ask Smoker for that report…"
"Smoker? What a familiar way to talk about him"
"I didn't ask inspector Smoker for that report", you correct yourself when hearing Doflamingo's voice getting even more annoyed and begin to talk rapidly, praying not to make any other mistake, "the thing is that he came to the company this Tuesday because he wanted to see me to convince me not to work there because you were a bad guy, and I told him to leave me alone because I liked to work in the company but still he told me that he had information about you that would make me change my mind and gave me his card even if I haven't asked, and of course I didn't listened to him and I didn't call him either but then yesterday he sent me your report even if I hadn't asked for it but I promise I haven't even read it!"
You take a deep breath, since you have explained everything without taking air. You look at Doflamingo and are relieved to see that his stance is a little less tense than before, even if his expression keeps being serious.
"But if Smoker came to the company why no one warned me about it?"
"Because the Family thought that calling you just to mention the inspector would only make you angry, and you were busy enough with your reunions", you answer without hesitation, "besides, since the man just came to warn me but didn't perform any kind of inspection they thought it was better to tell you about it when you came back"
Doflamingo doesn't say anything. He simply opens the report and begins to read the pages, causing your nervousness to grow even more.
"Look, I swear that I'm telling the truth", you insist, "and I know it's difficult to believe because I should have told you all this the moment I've seen you this morning, but then you have arrived in such a damn fashion way and I completely forgot about it"
"I believe you", Doflamingo says, still not looking at you, "you are and awful liar after all, so I'd know if you weren't saying the truth"
You are so relieved when hearing Doflamingo's words that you dare to joke.
"Don't worry, I'll eventually learn how to lie so that not even you can notice it"
You note yourself a win when Doflamingo chuckles after hearing your answer. At least it seemed that he wasn't angry anymore, but his expression while reading the report was still a little tense.
"So Smoker sent you this to convince you that I'm a bad guy. And you say you haven't read it?"
You shake your head.
"No", you hesitate but at the end decide to speak. It was now or never after all, "although he commented something about your father"
Doflamingo's stance doesn't change but you see him grabbing the report with a little more of force.
"I see", Doflamingo glances over the report for several more seconds before suddenly approaching you, and your eyes open wide when he offers it to you "all yours"
You blink, your expression dumbfounded.
"W-What?"
"Despite how much I hate inspector Smoker it seems that he knows how to do his job, since this report contains a nice quantity of info about me that not many people is aware of", Doflamingo grins, "are you sure you don't want to read it? You'll learn everything you need to know about the infamous Donquixote Doflamingo"
You look alternatively at the report and Doflamingo, but at the end you shake your head again.
"I still prefer to hear it directly from my infamous boyfriend's lips"
An expression of surprise adorns briefly Doflamingo's face before the man bursts out laughing.
"You are truly unique, young lady. Although I warn you that what you are going to discover can be too much to handle"
You gulp but your expression is defiant while talking next.
"Try me"
Doflamingo observes you during some seconds before smirking, apparently satisfied with your reaction.
"Alright. Before you have mentioned something about my father, right? Do you know anything about him?"
"Well, the other day when I went to see Law he commented something", you adopt a cautious tone, "he told me that your mother had died when you were little, and that your father had died not much time later"
Doflamingo nods to himself.
"Yes, my mother died when I was 8 and Corazon was 6 because of an illness. And yes, my father died just two years later. However, Trafalgar forgot to mention a little detail. And that detail is…", Doflamingo's expression turns serious again, "…that I killed him"
A silence falls in the room when Doflamingo said those last three words. You just look at him without reacting, assimilating what you have heard.
"You killed him", you repeat, in part expecting that Doflamingo retracted from his words, but he doesn't do that, "b-but at that moment you were just 10 years old. How…?", you think your question better. No, you didn't care about the how, "I mean, why?"
There is a brief pause before Doflamingo begins to speak with a rather calm tone.
"When Corazon and I were little, my father became the owner of a big company in Mariejois, a city in the north of France. He had inherited it from his father, an ambitious man with a great vision of future, a man who knew perfectly that the business world is an eat or be eaten world where no one can expect to succeed if you are not willing to destroy your competitors, no matter how weak or strong they are"
Doflamingo's expression turns disdainful when talking next.
"Soon, it became evident that my father didn't have what it took to live in such a world. He wasn't able to make the most of his competitor's weaknesses, and he was trustful to the point of being pathetic. Because of his ineptitude and his excess of trust in people that he should have crushed, the company which my grandfather has invested his life in went bankrupt, and we lost everything. My mother became ill and we couldn't even pay a doctor to take care of her, so she died in front of Corazon and me, without being able to do anything to prevent it"
You feel a lump forming in your throat while listening to the story but Doflamingo keeps talking in a still calm tone.
"From then on Corazon and I were in charge of bringing home something to eat, since my father was busy trying to establish business that kept failing thanks to his ineptitude. During that time, I met the Executives. At that time they were just a small organization. They saw potential in me and I joined them, and thanks to them we managed to survive during the next two years. However, one day my father had a great idea. He tried to make a deal with the leader of a Mafia that had been a former acquaintance of my grandfather, but what my father didn't know was that that man bore a grudge against my grandfather because of a past deal in which my grandfather had tricked him. So, when this man came home to supposedly visit my father, he wasn't alone"
You gulp when Doflamingo's tone changes, pure hate dripping from every one of his words.
"That man brought his whole entourage with him. He tied Corazon, my father and me in our own house and made sure to call every person that had suffered because of our grandfather so that they could take revenge on us, and during a whole night all that people discarded their anger on us. Corazon, whose body was really weak when he was a kid, still has marks in his body because of that day. After that, I swore that I would never let everyone step on me ever again. And what did my father do?", Doflamingo almost spat the next words, "he just cried. He cried and apologized for being such a bad father, but in spite of all what had happened he didn't have the least intention to fight to get Corazon and me out of the shit he himself had put us through. And that's when…", Doflamingo's tone become dangerously calm again, "…I killed him. Because of his weakness, my mother died, and Corazon and I were about to die as well. He was just dragging us behind, and I wasn't going to tolerate that anymore"
You bite your trembling bottom lip, trying to push back the tears that have been threatening to come out since Doflamingo mentioned how they had been lynched when they were just little kids that hadn't done anything to deserve it.
"After that, I contacted the Executives and offered Corazon to come with me, but at that moment he just resented me for having killed our father", Doflamingo continues, the hate already gone from his voice, "the Executives knew an honest man that indeed had been trying to catch them during all that time and that would gladly take good care of Corazon, so we left him in front of that man's door before running away from Mariejoie. From then on, the Executives and I gradually recruited more people for the organization, and it began to grow. Eight years or so later we had established a rather prosperous business so we decided that it was time to stop working in the shadows. It was around that time when Corazon contacted me again. Apparently, he had been looking for me almost all that time to tell me that he didn't resent me anymore, but that he had discovered what he wanted to dedicate his life to the exciting costume world and that unfortunately he couldn't join me", despite everything, Doflamingo manages to adopt a joking tone when mentioning that, "some years later we expanded our business to Spider Miles, and our popularity grew even more. Then, we expanded to Dressrosa. And now…", Doflamingo smirks, "…you know where we are"
When Doflamingo finishes speaking a heavy silence falls in the room.
You don't dare to say anything immediately, afraid of not finding your own voice after hearing such a story, so after some seconds it's Doflamingo the one who speaks once again.
"So? Anything else you would like to know?", Doflamingo asks as if he had just been talking about the weather, but you could still detect some tension on him, so he wasn't as relaxed as he wanted to make you believe.
You sob and shake your head.
"I think I know more than enough", you dare to show a trembling smile, "and I don't think that that stupid report has so many details as you've said"
Doflamingo exhales a short chuckle.
"Probably not", Doflamingo's expression turns serious once again, "however, I want you to read it, just to make sure that you completely understand who I am, and who the Family you have joined is. I know that you are clever, young lady, and that when you decided to be with me you already knew that I am not an ordinary man, but you have to be sure that you are able to support me and the family from now after knowing our origins and our way of living. Because in case you are thinking that I can eventually change and become an honorable man such as Corazon, you must know I won't"
You gulp. What Doflamingo was telling you was clear. You were getting yourself in a complicated world by joining the family and by being with him. A world that, as Doflamingo has already commented, was about eating or being eaten, and even if until now you hadn't faced any situation like that, it was more than probable than you'd eventually face it for being with Doflamingo.
So basically, the question was: were you ready to support Doflamingo as his girlfriend, as a member of his Family, when the time came, even if supporting him meant to go against the law?
Well, the answer was simply enough.
"Doffy, I spent a whole night helping you and the Family to hide a whole data base of corrupt clients, and at that time we weren't even together yet", you smile at him ironically, "don't you think it's evident that I will support you? It's true that I've never been into the business world, and that until now I just preferred to have a pacific life, but…", you can't help to blush because of what you are going to say next, "…I don't mind to have a less pacific life if I'm with you. And about this report, I'll read it if that's what you want, but I don't think that my opinion will change no matter what I read. The only reason I wanted to know about your past is because Smok…inspector Smoker told me that something had happened with your father that proved that you didn't care about your family, but that's not true. You just wanted a proper life for you and Corazon, and, as hard as it can sound, I don't know if you could have achieved that with your father around, so I'm not going to be the one who judges you for what you did. So…", you cross your arms and raise your chin with a defiant expression, "…sorry, Doffy, but if you wanted to make me break up with you for this, your plan hasn't worked"
After you talk another silence falls, even thicker than the previous time.
You make sure not to avert your eyes from Doflamingo's face, even if your heart is beating like crazy while waiting for Doflamingo's reaction.
Finally, after several seconds that seem like hours, Doflamingo lets out a deep breath, leaves the report on the desk and extracts his mobile from his pocket.
"Lao-G? It's me"
You gulp when hearing Doflamingo's voice sounded unexpectedly thick. Wait, was he angry again?! Hasn't he liked your answer?!
"Yes, Youn-G Master?"
You begin to think furiously, trying to guess if there was something terribly wrong in what you've said, but then Doflamingo removes his glasses to leave them on the table, and your heart stops for a moment when seeing his brown eyes shining with a light that is not anger at all but something entirely different.
"Please, tell Jora to delay the restaurant reservation"
You have barely time to hear Lao-G answer with a polite 'Yes, Youn-G Master' before Doflamingo suddenly pines you against your wardrobe to capture your mouth in a violent open-mouthed kiss. Your stomach curls in pleasure when his tongue invades your cavity with dominance, not even waiting for permission. Okay, you were mistaken: it seemed that Doflamingo has liked your answer, and if the way he was mind-blowing kissing you counted as indication, he has liked it a lot.
You enclose your arms around Doflamingo's neck while kissing back the best you can. Doflamingo's hands travel from your hips to the back of your thighs to lift you up so that your faces are at the same level. You hook your legs around his waist and whine when Doflamingo presses his body against yours while keeping kissing you with abandon. You blush when feeling something hard pressing against your own lower half, hinting that you weren't the only one feeling more and more excited.
After some moments Doflamingo stops the kiss, allowing you to practically gasp for air, but you lose it again when Doflamingo bites the side of your neck in your most sensitive spot while beginning to grind his hips against you. The undulating movement makes Doflamingo's hardness begin to press against your core, causing you to moan again while automatically beginning to rock back against Doflamingo, craving more of that friction.
Doflamingo grunts when realizing that you are pushing against him and tries to kiss you again. However, you decide to pay him back for his teasing on your neck and dives forward to capture one of Doflamingo's decorated earlobes in your mouth. Having friends with earrings had allowed you to learn that pierced skin was especially sensitive, so you decide to make use of that knowledge.
You lick around Doflamingo's golden earring, nipping with purposely care the soft flesh there, and the reaction is almost immediate: a low grunt that goes directly to your core escapes from Doflamingo's mouth. His hands grab now your thighs with almost bruising force and you smirk with satisfaction and arousal when feeling Doflamingo's clothed member twitch against you. Doflamingo counterattacks immediately by diverting his hands from your thighs to your hips again. You shiver when they slip under your shirt, touching direct skin, the warmth of Doflamingo's hands on you leaving your body tingling.
Doflamingo attacks then your abused neck again, the smirk that until now was adorning your face passing to adorn his. You bite your bottom lip with want, anticipation invading you when Doflamingo hands keep ascending along your sides until stopping just under your chest. Oh god, it seemed that Rebecca was going to win that stupid bet because if things kept escalating-
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Suddenly, a sound invades the room, causing Doflamingo and you to stop momentarily.
"Is that your phone?", you ask, more breathless that you'd like to sound.
"Yes", Doflamingo extracts his mobile while keeping sustaining you as if you didn't weight anything at all, "it's just Corazon. He can wait then"
You exhale a soft chuckle when Doflamingo hangs up before gladly accepting Doflamingo's new kiss.
However, just when you have started again...
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Doflamingo curses during the kiss and rudely answers the phone with an annoyed tone.
"Corazon, you better be dying right now"
Despite you were also regretting the interruption you are about to laugh when hearing Doflammingo's threatening words, and you can't help to chuckle when you hear Corazon answer with a completely unbothered tone.
"Sorry, Doffy, but I have kind of an emergency right now in the shop and I'd really need (y/n) to come here as soon as possible"
Doflamingo's frown accentuates.
"But today (y/n) had to work for-"
"Yes, for you, I know, but I really need her here. The next week is Halloween already and I'm already overflowing with petitions of costumes so it would be great if she could work here this week and the next. I promise that the next two weeks she will be all yours so please, can you tell her to come here today? I've called her but she isn't answering her phone"
Doflamingo exhales a long sigh before looking at you, silently asking you if you agreed to that. You offer him an apologetic smile and nods, causing Doflamingo to sigh again with resignation.
"She can tell you herself"
"What? Are you together no-?", Corazon's confused tone turns mortified, "oh damn, I've interrupted something right?"
"Oh, great! For once it's not been me"
"Sshh! Barto, don't talk too loud when Corazon-san is on the phone!"
"Cavendish, you are shouting, probably the others are hearing you as well!"
You begin to laugh when Doflamingo rolls his eyes. You tap softly as his shoulder and reluctantly the he allows you to step on the floor again while giving you the mobile. You talk to Corazon, who immediately begins to apologize, and after convincing him that he hadn't done anything wrong (Doflamingo grunts in disapproval when you say that) you agree to go to the shop that afternoon.
"Okay, I'll be there at 15.30"
"16.30. The less he can do is letting us eat in peace"
"Doffy…"
"16.30"
At the end, you agree to work at the shop at 16.00 after eating with Doflamingo, but before going the restaurant you ask Doflamingo to make a quick stop in the Police Department. This time, Doflamingo remains in the limousine with Lao-G while you enter the building.
You walk with decision through the corridors while keeping a certain envelope tightly grabbed in one hand. You read the plates of the different offices until you stop in one with the name 'Smoker' written on it.
You knock a couple of times and it's the inspector the one who personally opens the door.
"Miss (y/n)?", the man says with surprise when seeing you standing there, "what can I do for yo-"
Without saying anything you snap the report on the man's chest, your expression completely serious.
"I'm here to return this to you"
Smoker puffs his two cigars before grabbing the report.
"Did you read it?"
"No, I didn't need to", you answer coldly, "I asked Doflamingo directly and he told me everything I need to know, so I'd appreciate that, from now on, you stop trying to turn me against my boyfriend because it will be useless. Good afternoon, inspector"
You spun around and walk down the corridor with you head held high, not giving the inspector any opportunity to say anything more than a frustrated curse.
You abandon the building, knowing that not just Smoker but probably other policemen as well are probably observing the limousine that is parked just in front of the Police Department, but you simply walk with determination towards the car and enter to take a seat next to Doflamingo, who is waiting inside with a smirk on his face.
"How has it gone?"
You put the belt on.
"Good. I've just told him that he shouldn't waste his time in putting me against my boyfriend"
Doflamingo bursts out laughing when hearing your answer.
"Well said", Doflamingo holds your hand over the car seats, "although you know that by saying that Smoker will go after you as well from now on"
You smile, look at Doflamingo and adopt a purposely defiant tone before talking next.
"Let him come"
Doflamingo laughs once again and leans forward to kiss you while Lao-G finally starts the car to carry you two to that promised meal.
Yeah, you knew that you have just declared war to the inspector Smoker, but you also knew Doflamingo and the Family would be there to support you in case of something happened, and that knowledge was enough to make your nervousness go away.
Weeeell, now (y/n) is a complete criminal :D
And well, just in case it has not been hinted enough in this chapter, the rate of the fic will grow veeery soon, so be prepared for it :)