Doflamingo gives a party to officially inaugurate the Donquixote Company in the town. You and your friends are invited and the celebration turns even more interesting than you'd have already hoped.
When Corazon called you to ask for your help during the next week a part of you thought that the man was exaggerating a little, and that the situation wasn't that bad.
You were mistaken.
Corazon wasn't exaggerating in the least, because it seemed that everyone had decided to wait until the last day to order their Halloween costumes, and the fact that Corazon's shop was one of the most famous costumes shop in the town because of the high quality and the good prices of its products caused an overloading of orders, requests and visits, all of them obviously asking to have a costume ready for the night of October 31st.
In fact, you received so many orders during the weekend that the website collapsed, causing you to spend a really stressful day in which you practically barked at anyone who dared to knock at the office to bother you while you worked on fixing it.
You even shouted at Doflamingo when he called you that night to ask if everything was right, since it had been some days since the last time you saw each other, and fortunately Doflamingo was way more patient than people had made you believe he was (or at least, he was with the people he cared about) and while you cursed and insulted everyone indiscriminately he just listened to you while humming, agreeing with all the barbarities you were saying and that eventually included to kill Corazon for being so kind and accepting all the requests instead of rejecting some.
After venting, you felt way better and it was your turn to convince Doflamingo that he didn't need to look for the people who were asking for costumes to suggest them not to do so. After several minutes of negotiation you managed to dissuade him, but still when you went to the shop the next day you found Jora, Baby 5, Lao G, Dellinger and Sugar already there, helping Corazon, Bartolomeo and Cavendish with everything because Doflamingo had told them to do so.
Thanks to their help, you eventually managed to fulfill all the requests just in time, so when the last order was sent and the last group of teenagers abandoned the shop dressed up and with happy smiles on their faces, everyone was about to cry out of happiness and relief. The Donquixote members abandoned the shop after you all assured them that they had done more than enough, so at the end the ones who remain in the shop were Corazon, Bartolomeo, Cavendish and you.
"Fucking finally", Bartolomeo exclaims from the floor where he is lying, "Cora-senpai, you know I'm not a greedy man, but I really hope to get an extra this month"
"Don't worry, I'm not going to give you an extra but to pay all of you double", Corazon says immediately while leaning against the counter next to you, "I'm so sorry. I honestly wasn't expecting this to be so chaotic. I don't remember to be that busy last year"
"That's because the website was still in process", Cavendish comments, sitting on a chair next to where Bartolomeo is sprawled, "but since it began to work properly the requests had multiplied considerably"
"Sooo in other words, this hellish week has been (y/n)'s fault"
You are so tired that you only snort back at Bartolomeo when hearing his comment, instead of searching for a proper reply.
"I'm sorry", Corazon repeats again, looking really guilty, "from now on I'll make sure to limit the number of costumes that we make on celebrations dates such as these"
"That won't work", you say with a resigned smile, "because I'm sure that the moment someone enters the shop practically begging you to make him a costume you'll ignore the limitation"
Corazon is about to protest but when seeing Cavendish and Bartolomeo nodding in agreement he exhales a sigh.
"Yeah, I know that I should be stricter", Corazon scratches the back of his head and smile at you apologetically, "probably I should learn from Doffy. I'm sure he would have managed this situation way better than me"
You roll your eyes before elbowing Corazon in his ribs.
"Don't be silly. It wouldn't be bad that you were a little less kind from time to time, but that's part of your charm"
Corazon's eyes snap opened while blushing, and you just realize then that it's probably the first time that you complement the man in such a natural way. Well, maybe if you had been brave enough in the past and had told him this, you would be with a different Donquixote right now, you think with amusement, even if now you couldn't possibly picture yourself with anyone but Doflamingo.
"Wow, (y/n) doesn't have enough with his scary boyfriend: she flirts with Cora-senpai too"
"I'm not flirting, I'm just saying the truth!", your protest even if it's obvious that Bartolomeo is just teasing you again, "and my boyfriend is not scary, he is just…a little intense"
Corazon laughs when hearing you use his same words when describing his brother. He waits for Bartolomeo and Cavendish to be a little far away from you two before speaking.
"By the way, because of these horrible days I haven't had time to tell you this but…", Corazon's tone suddenly turns incredibly grateful, "…thank you for supporting Doffy even after knowing about his…well, our past. I know that most part of the people would be scared after learning what he did, but you didn't. And I know that my brother can be very sparing with words, but when he told me that you had understood his motives it was evident how much it had meant for him"
You stare at Corazon in disbelief before exhaling a surprised nervous laugh, since you weren't expecting that Corazon told you all that.
"W-Well, thanks for telling me", you say with an embarrassed but happy smile.
Yes, you think to yourself, Doflamingo could be a little sparing with words, but definitely he wasn't with acts. The way he pinned against your wardrobe to wildly kiss you had proved that. And okaaay maybe you better stop thinking about it if you didn't want to blush without apparent motive.
After helping Corazon to re-organize the shop you finally go home. You drop into the living-room sofa the moment you enter, and Rebecca sees you so exhausted she decides to have dinner with you in the sofa so that don't have to move to the table.
You two eat comfortably while watching a rather bad action movie that was on TV, but after eating you decide that you could live without knowing the ending of the movie and go to your room to rest, although not without sending a brief message to Doflamingo first.
[I'm going to bed already. See you tomorrow 3 :)]
As you were expecting, Doflamingo answers almost immediately.
[Tomorrow come to my office first thing in the morning. There is something that I'd like to thoroughly discuss with you~]
When reading the last sentence you blush intensely, because somehow those words make you picture yourself and Doflamingo doing something that wasn't precisely to have a thorough discussion but something quite different (although as much thorough, you hoped).
Oh god, could it really be that with that last sentence Doflamingo really meant what you thought he meant? Because let's be honest, if Corazon hadn't interrupted you two a week ago it was more than probable that you and Doflamingo would have ended…
You shake your head. Damn, hadn't you learnt anything or what? You should know already that it was a bad idea to let your hopes up after reading just a more than ambiguous message. For now the only thing you knew was that Doflamingo wanted to discuss something with you, that was all, and it was stupid to assume that Doflamingo wanted to somehow continue what you had left unfinished, so for now the only thing you could do was to sleep, have a good rest and tomorrow would be another day.
However, despite your resolve you have several dreams in which Doflamingo and you were using his office desk for a purpose that wasn't exactly the one the table was designed for, and that caused you to wake up in the middle of the night feeling way hotter than you should since you were already in November.
The next morning you arrive at the Company feeling stupidly nervous, and that feeling just increases when Jora announces you that Doflamingo is already in his office.
Obviously, the long elevator ride doesn't help either, so by when you are finally in front of Doflamingo's door you are almost sweating and your heart is dancing quite hysterically inside your chest.
You take a deep breath, trying to calm down, but since you are pretty sure that you are going to be nervous no matter what you do you decide to stop wasting unnecessary time and knock at the door with more rudeness that you'd have liked.
"Come in"
When hearing Doflamingo answer with a completely normal tone you manage to relax a little before entering. For once, Doflamingo isn't sitting in his desk but in front of it, apparently putting some papers in order while giving his back to you. That powerful back on which you have dreamt to dig your nails that same night while Doflamingo…ARGH, for goodness sake, what was wrong with you?!
You can't help to mutter a soft curse, insulting yourself for your stupid perverted thoughts, and that sound is enough to make Doflamingo turn around to face you. He was wearing his usual suit but since he hadn't any programmed reunions he wasn't wearing nor his jacket neither his necktie, just a pink silky shirt instead with the first button loose, and you gulp because Doflamingo was even sexier than usual wearing that attire that was formal and casual at the same time.
"Oh, you've come earlier than usual", Doflamingo leaves the papers over the desk and approaches you with a smirk in his face, "what's wrong, (y/n)? Couldn't you wait more to see m-"
You interrupt Doflamingo's teasing comment by standing on your tiptoes, enclosing your arms around his neck and kissing him. He exhales a grunt mix surprise and satisfaction before kissing you back, his arms passing to surround your waist tightly.
"Mmm, I'll take it as a yes"
You exhale a little embarrassed laugh when hearing Doflamingo's extremely pleased tone.
"Well, you were the one who told me yesterday to be here early, so that's what I've done"
Doflamingo chuckles before nodding.
"You are right"
Doflamingo leads you to one of the couches of the room to sit down, and you are about to smile because before being together Doflamingo would have probably asked you to sit in the chair in front on his desk, not just next to him as if you were equals.
"Well, since my little brother has kidnapped you for almost a week there are some things that you don't know yet, and one of them is…", Doflamingo's grin accentuates, "…that this weekend we are going to officially inaugurate the company"
Your mouth falls opened.
"What? So soon?! But Diamante and Pica were always saying that you still had a lot to do before leaving everything settled"
"Yes, we still have to work on leaving some deals completely tied up, but I'm positive that we can do that between today and tomorrow"
You nod before smiling widely.
"Well, that's great then. But just one question: when you say 'official inauguration' that means 'super big party'?"
Doflamingo chuckles when hearing your choice of words.
"Yes, that's exactly that it means. It will be held this Saturday in the company and the most important clients will assist. In fact, and this is the second thing I wanted to warn you about, I plan to officially introduce you to them as my girlfriend"
Your eyes open wide while blushing.
"O-Oh, okay", you exhale a nervous laugh, "although you better give me some quick rules of proper etiquette because I have no idea about how to act in a gala party"
Doflamingo bursts out laughing.
"My dear (y/n), I can assure you that you don't need to learn anything. One of the advantages of being in the Family is that no rules applies for them, and if someone dares to criticize a member for it, I'll be sure to take action on the matter"
You offer Doflamingo a relieved smile.
"Alright. However since it's a rather important party I'll still go shopping with Rebecca to look something presentable to wear"
"Oh, now that you mention that…", you are surprised when Doflamingo extracts a golden credit card from his pocket and offers it to you, "…this is for you to use"
You look at the card and at Doflamingo alternatively before half-closing your eyes with suspicion.
"Wait a minute, how much money are you giving me?"
"Just the necessary so that you can buy something of your liking for the party"
"Okay, and how much is 'just the necessary'?"
Doflamingo says a disproportionate number with a completely casual tone that causes your eyes to snap open.
"B-But are you crazy? I could buy a whole shop with that money!"
"If you go to a normal shop probably yes, but I've left already arranged that you go to this shop to buy what you need", Doflamingo offers you a second card with the direction of the shop and his signature on it, "give this to the owner and she will help you in all you need"
"Doffy, this is one of the most expensive shops in the town"
"(y/n), the best part of being rich is being able to spend your money the way you want, and right now I want to spend it in you. In fact, you must know that I've told the owner to inform me in case you don't spend at least half of the money than I'm giving you, so you better use this card to your heart content"
You exhale a sigh before accepting the card with a smile.
"Well, I guess this is better than letting you choose my clothing. Last time it was a disaster"
Doflamingo chuckles when hearing your ironic comment.
"At that time I just wanted to see how you were going to react. Although, as I already told you then", Doflamingo grabs you chin between his fingers and approaches his face to you, "I wouldn't mind to see you dressed like that in private"
You gulp when hearing Doflamingo's seductive tone. Your eyes deviate to Doflamingo's tempting lips, seriously considering the idea of crawling into the man's lap in this precise moment to kiss him hard, because you had the feeling that in case of following that rather primal impulse there was a high possibility of you two using that couch where you were sitting in a quite a different way.
However, just when you are about to lean forward a couple of knocks sound at the door, destroying rather effectively the undeniable sexual tension that had settled between you two.
"Yes?", Doflamingo asks without bothering to hide his impatience.
"Doffy, sorry to bother you, but the client has just answered. He asks if we can reunite with him in half-an-hour"
Doflamingo sighs with annoyance when hearing Diamante, and even if you feel a little frustrated you were as well in not being the only one in feeling that way.
"Alright, begin to prepare everything to contact him", Doflamingo directs his next words to you, "I have to go. I'm going to be pretty busy these two days so the next time I see you would be in the super big party"
You laugh when Doflamingo borrows your previous words.
"Okay. And don't worry about the card: I'll make sure to pick the most expensive dress in the shop if that makes you happy"
Doflamingo chuckles when you use a purposely obliging tone and kisses you before leaving towards the meeting room. You come back to your office but before entering you send a quick message to Rebecca.
[Becca, are you free tomorrow to go shopping? I need your help to choose a dress ^^U]
You smile when your mobile sounds less two seconds later. You don't need to read the message to know what Rebecca's answer is.
If Rebecca was already happy because, for once, you wanted to go shopping voluntarily, when you told her the name of the shop where you were going to go and the money that you were obliged to spend, the girl almost faints.
In fact, when you arrive Rebecca was still squeaking in such a way that you had to convince the owner of the shop that there was nothing wrong with your hyperventilating friend.
"Becca, please, calm down", you hiss while several rich-looking people stare at you two with curiosity, probably wondering why two completely normal-looking girls were in such a place, "for goodness sake, we are just going to buy a dress!"
"We are just going to buy a dress? Oh, (y/n), you don't understand!", Rebecca signals with a wide gesture the gigantic shop of multiple floors with her eyes bright, "this is the shop where every fashion lover dreams to go one day! Here we can find the worldwide labels of highest quality! Just the most important, famous and horribly rich people are able to buy in such a place and WE are here now!", Rebecca shakes you with force, "damn, don't you see how damn lucky you are, you silly?!"
"I-I get it, I get it!", you manage to stop Rebecca for keeping shaking you, "I understand this is a really good place…"
"Good place?! That isn't enough to describe it!"
"...but until now my main criteria when choosing a clothing is to pay attention if it's comfortable in the first place and pretty in the second. You know that I don't have any fashion sense at all. And for that reason", you solemnly place a hand over Rebecca's shoulder, "you are here"
Rebecca rolls her eyes with patience but she is smiling when talking next.
"Seriously, (y/n), I should be the one in being with Doflamingo. I would be able to appreciate his gifts more"
"Hah! Sorry, but he is taken already and I don't plan to let him go"
Rebecca laughs when hearing your vehement answer.
"Okay then, now that I've calmed down more or less let's begin. We have a loooot to do", Rebecca begins to walk rapidly while enumerating with her fingers, "We are going to see every dress that they have on stock but begin to think what color you would like to wear. And once we have that we'll search the shoes, the accessories, the make-up…"
"W-Wait, all of that?!", you say, barely able to follow Rebecca, who was almost flying between the numerous shop corridors, "I thought that buying a dress would be more than enough. After all I already have shoes and you can always lend me some of your accessories"
Rebecca looks at you with a patient expression.
"Well, fortunately I am here to tell you how mistaken you are. Obviously, the choice of the dress is crucial if you want to be stunning for the party, since it's the first thing that people will notice when looking at you, but it's not the only thing: the complements that you wear are as much important, maybe even more, and they must fit perfectly with the dress or they will be horribly off. Oh, and I know what you answer is going to be, but if you'd let me…", Rebecca smiles knowingly, "…I would be able to dress you in a way that would make your dear Doffy have difficulties in keeping his hands off you"
This time, instead of the huff or the sulking reply that Rebecca was expecting, she only obtains a loud gulp from you.
"A-Actually...", you start talking with an hesitant tone but at the end you decide to go for it, although blushing in the process, "…that's exactly what I want"
If you were in a child cartoon, Rebecca's jaw would have hit the floor for sure, and certainly you couldn't blame the girl for her reaction.
"WHAT?!"
"Sssh, not so loud! The whole shop is going to hear you!"
"S-Sorry, but I wasn't expecting that at all! Last time I suggested you to take the next step with Doflamingo you just blushed and changed the subject, so what's made you change your mind?"
You clear your throat a little awkwardly before talking.
"Okay, you are going to kill me for not telling you before: remember when Doffy invited me to have lunch?"
"Yes, that's the day when he told you about his past in your room", Rebecca's mouth falls opened even more, "Wait…a…minute, are your telling me that while you were there you already-"
"No, we haven't done anything yet", you interrupt Rebecca, preventing her from finishing the sentence, "Corazon called him when things were beginning to…umh…get interesting, but I'm pretty sure that if he hadn't interrupted us we would…umh…you know…"
"(y/n), you are 24 already, I think you can say that without blushing"
"Argh, FINE: we would have had sex, happy?"
"Yep, although we still have to work on the blushing part"
You roll your eyes but you are fighting not to smile when Rebecca begins to laugh.
"You are so cute when being embarrassed", Rebecca says pinching your cheek with affection, "okay then, now that we know that you want to sleep with Doflamingo some things have changed"
"Becca, I beg you, lower your voice!"
"Sooo when choosing the dress we have to make sure that it is sexy but also elegant. Oh, and we should totally add 'sexy underwear' to the list of things we have to buy, because sorry, (y/n), but the panties that you usually wear aren't good enough"
"Becca…"
"Oh, so you prefer to wear the dress without underwear? I think that's a little risky but depending on how things go in the party it can come in handy"
"Becca!"
"For goodness sake, you're going to wear my name out! Oh, and don't forget that we have to stop in the pharmacy after this. After all I don't think you want a little Doflamingo in your life just yet, it's too soon for that"
You exhale a patient sigh while Rebecca keeps talking non-stop. It promised to be a rather long (although amusing) afternoon.
"Ma'am, we have arrived"
You have to suppress a smile when the taxi driver speaks to you with an extremely polite tone, because you were pretty sure that if you were dressed as usual, the man would have only told you how much it was with a way more normal tone.
You extract with difficulty your purse from your extremely beautiful but horribly small new handbag (you have literally sweated to put your most important things inside) and pay the driver. You are about to open the door to get out the car but the man insists in getting out to open your door for you. You thank him with a smile and he inclines briefly his head before coming back to his car. Well, you could surely get used to be treated like this, although you could perfectly pass without the two hours of getting ready for the inauguration party.
You see several well dressed people entering the company, so it seemed that you have arrived just in time. You walk carefully inside the building (the shoes you wear are also new and you hadn't tamed them yet) and the moment you enter you see Jora greeting everyone while indicating the way to the elevator.
"Ma'am, sir, welcome, thank you for coming. Sir, we are really pleased that you are he-", suddenly Jora notices you and she immediately stops greeting one of the guests to talk to you, "oh, dear, you are fabulous! Well, of course a little more of color would be better, but still you are beautiful"
You exhale an embarrassed laugh when Jora circles around you while humming in approbation. The woman's enthusiastic reaction causes everyone to focus on you as well, causing you to blush slightly because of the attention.
"Thank you, Jora", you say when the woman is again standing in front of you, "is everyone here already?"
"Yes, almost everyone but Lao-G, Machvise, Gladius and the Young Master"
Your eyes open wide.
"What? Doffy isn't here yet?"
"He needed to go to a last minute reunion, for that reason he couldn't send Lao-G to take you, but he hoped to be here soon"
After talking to Jora a little more you finally ride the elevator up to the gigantic terrace that was on the roof, where the cocktail was going to take place. Despite you were in a fifty floor and the terrace was completely glazed, the temperature of the place was just perfect. It didn't look as if it was already November at all, and in fact the moment you enter you remove the coat that you were wearing and leave it in the cloakroom that had been disposed just in the entrance of the terrace.
You observe with nervousness the crowd that was gathered there already and decide to immediately search for any familiar faces, since the last thing you wanted was that a perfect stranger began to talk to you forcing you to listen with a polite fake smile. Fortunately, someone up there seems to listen to your prayers and in less than a minute you see Baby 5 and Buffalo in one of the tables, so you walk the fastest you can (without tripping) towards them.
"Hey", you greet in your usual way when you are near them, and just then you realize that Baby 5 is staring with heart-shaped eyes at some point in one of the opposite tables, "umh…Baby 5?"
"Let her be", Buffalo says with a resigned tone, "she has just found a new crush"
"Really? Who?", you ask with curiosity.
"You see that man with brown hair and sideburns? The one who is beside that gigantic old man with long white moustache? That one"
You half-close your eyes to see the man batter, and now that you are paying more attention you notice that he is throwing awkward side glances at Baby 5, as if he was a little uncomfortable under the girl's intense gaze.
"But do they know each other at least?"
"No, but the man had had the bad luck of spilling some water on the table and when Baby 5 had helped him to dry it he has said: 'Thanks for your help'. You can guess what's happened afterwards"
You chuckle when Buffalo exhales a sigh while seeing Baby 5 waving her hand amorously towards the poor man, who didn't know where to look anymore.
"Oh, don't tell that she has fallen in love again"
You turn around when hearing that familiar sweat voice and see Viola standing there holding hands with Sugar.
"Yep, she has", Buffalo answers, "this time with the grandson of Chinjao"
"With Sai? Well, it's way better than her previous 'boyfriends'"
"(y/n)", you are surprised when Sugar suddenly speaks to you, "have you seen that idiot Dellinger?"
Your eyes open wide in fear when noticing that the girl is carrying her usual basket of grapes as full as usual. Okaay, you better remember not to get close to Dellinger too much to avoid your dress to get stained with grape juice.
"N-No, I haven't", you ask nervously even if you are saying the truth.
"Sugar, sweetie, what have you promised me before?", Viola says with a light reproachful tone, causing Sugar to puff her cheeks while pouting.
"That I'd wait to be home to throw grapes at the stupid Delly"
"Exactly. Good girl"
You smile when Viola pets the girl's head while she keeps sulking. You are about to ironically praise Viola's educational method to deal with the kids when you suddenly pinpoint certain brunette man standing alone next to one of the tables and looking almost as uncomfortable as Baby 5's new crush.
"Alright, I'm going for a while", you announce, "there is someone I want to say hello"
"Oh, I see", Viola says with amusement, looking towards Law, who now has his arms crossed in front of him clearly announcing the world that he didn't want to be bothered, "we'll be here for now, making sure that Baby 5 doesn't stalk too much at that poor man. And by the way", Viola whisper her next sentence so that you are the only one in hearing it, "I'm sure that Doffy will be speechless when seeing you"
You blush when Viola says that sincerely, really hoping that she was right. The four hours that Rebecca and you spent on the shop yesterday had to be of use, although you had to admit that even if you two ended extremely tired you had a lot of fun.
You thank Viola with a smile that she returns before walking towards the doctor, and he is so focused in not standing out too much that you can approach him without him to notice.
"Hey, doc!"
You greet him with a cheery tone while placing your hand over the man's shoulder, and you aren't disappointed by Law's reaction because he exhales a shocked brief shout before cursing.
"Damn, (y/n)-ya, do you want to kill me?", Law says with a breathless tone while you bend over to laugh to your heart content.
"Sorry", you say between laughs despite the man is glaring at you, "you were so distracted that I've been unable to resist"
Law huffs but when he talks next he is smiling with relief.
"I forgive you because you've just rescued me. Not like the idiot Cora-san, that has abandoned me here"
"Yes, I was wondering, where is he?", you say, finally taking a canapé while Law refills his glass.
"Yes, but just two minutes after arriving here he has stained his shirt and has gone to the bathroom to try to fix it. It's been ten minutes since then, I'm about to go to see if he is alright"
"Well, maybe the stain was just an excuse and Corazon is waiting for you there"
Law begins to laugh when hearing your casual comment.
"It's Cora-san we are talking about, (y/n)-ya. He is way too innocent to come up with such an idea, believe me"
"Maybe, but your Donquixote is not that innocent if he has done that to you", you say casually pointing at a certain mark that is adorning the side of Trafalgar's neck and that causes the man to blush just lightly before smiling.
"I've said that he is innocent, not that he doesn't learn fast"
You laugh when hearing Law's answer.
"And what about your Donquixote?", Trafalgar inquires with a smile, "I haven't seen him around here"
"He isn't here yet, duty calls", you answer, taking another canapé from the table, "but Jora has told me that it shouldn't take him so much to arrive"
Law nods to himself.
"Cora-san told me that you have learnt about his past, and…", Law's tone turns a little guilty, "…I think I should apologize because when you asked me if I knew about it, I lied"
"Don't worry about it", you say with a smile that causes Law to relax again, "it was better to ask Doffy directly"
Law's smile turns suddenly amused.
"Yes, Cora-san told me that the talk went well, although Doflamingo almost killed him later for having called while you were…talking"
It's your time to blush.
"Okay, I'll let that pass because I've teased you before with Corazon"
Law laughs when hearing your obliging tone before his eyes fix on a point behind you.
"Well, it seemed that your boyfriend has just arrived"
When hearing Law's comment you rapidly turn around, and your heart skips a beat when seeing Doflamingo steps out of the elevator, followed by Gladius and Machvise. However, you just manage to catch a glimpse of Doflamingo before a whole crowd of people approach the man to greet him and probably to fawn over him a little. It seemed that you had to wait a little before being able to speak to Doflamingo.
You bite your bottom lip with impatience, watching Doflamingo on the distance while he deals with his associates. Since he is practically surrounded he hasn't noticed you yet, but for the brief way he is greeting everyone he was going to do it really soon, and for that reason an inevitable nervousness settles in your stomach because yes, a lot of people had told you how beautiful you were, but you hadn't noticed until now how badly you wanted Doflamingo to tell you that as well.
It takes the crowd that is surrendering Doflamingo a couple of minutes to dissipate, and you hold your breath when you see him discretely looking around, as if he was searching for something.
After some seconds that look like hours, Doflamingo finally turns towards your direction and you feel your heart miss a beat when seeing the man clearly facing you. At first you aren't completely sure if he is really looking at you, the glasses that he is wearing prevent you from doing that, but when you clearly see how his mouth hangs slightly opened for a brief second before recovering his neutral expression and how he subtly licks his bottom lip in a really familiar exciting way, you deduce that yes, Doflamingo is looking at you and he is definitely liking what he is seeing, and god if you don't feel the happiest girl of the world at this moment because of it.
"Well, I think that certain someone is going to appreciate having you for himself", Law says with a casual tone while offering you a knowing smile, "so I'll look for another talkative partner. Enjoy the rest of the party, (y/n)-ya. Although I dare to assume that you'll enjoy the after party even more"
You half-close your eyes at the doctor but he simply winks at you playfully before elegantly taking his leave, leaving you with a hint of a smile in your lips before your attention is focused exclusively on the blonde man that is now approaching with a smirk on his face that causes you to feel nervous and excited at the same time with every step he takes towards you.
In some seconds Doflamingo is just in front of you. For a moment you expect him to kiss you passionately in front of everyone as he had done a couple of times in the past, but this time he doesn't do so. He just stays in front of you, contemplating you, and even if he had his glasses on you could perfectly feel the way his eyes were literally undressing you, as if he wanted to eat you right then and there, and damn, you also wanted that badly, but right now the tension that has just thickly settled between you two was too overwhelming, which causes you to talk a little nervously.
"What, cat got your tongue?"
Fortunately your comment causes Doflamingo to laugh and you can feel yourself relaxing although just a little, since the tension was still there, surrounding you both.
"Not exactly a cat", Doflamingo replies with amusement, "I am glad to see that you have made good use of the card I gave you"
"Yes, Rebecca made sure I did", you say before smiling, "so I hope you like how unfairly I've spent your money"
Doflamingo chuckles.
"First of all, you haven't 'unfairly' used any money, since from now on what's mine is yours. And second…"
Your heart skips a beat for a moment when Doflamingo leans forward, thinking for a moment that he was going to kiss you, but instead of doing that he whispers his next words in your ear.
"If we didn't have to spend some time speaking with all these boring people, I would be glad to privately show you how much I love what you are wearing now"
You feel your body heat up even if Doflamingo doesn't do anything but talking. Damn, you really wanted to kiss him and to be kissed by him, but for the way Doflamingo smirks while incorporating again it seemed that he was in a teasing mood and that you'd have to wait for that, which was a little frustrating even if the way you were flirting right now was rather pleasant as well.
"So what do you think about the super big party?", Doflamingo inquires incorporating again and taking a glass of wine from the table, "do you think you could get used to assist to this kind of events more often?"
"Well, as long as the food is this good and I'm not the one in charge of the socialization yes, I could"
Doflamingo chuckles when hearing your answer while you take your third canapé. Definitely they tasted awesome, even if you didn't recognize very well the ingredients they had.
"I see though that you don't dare to try adults drink yet"
You half-close your eyes at Doflamingo while he takes a sip of his drink with a smirk.
"Very well", you accept the unsaid challenge by taking a glass of red wine and drinking a little. You manage to keep your face imperturbable for almost two seconds before making a grimace, "nope"
Doflamingo bursts out laughing when you hurriedly return the glass to the table again while rapidly taking another canapé to remove the taste of the liquid from your mouth, and your idiotic boyfriend just laughs even more when you exhale a relieved sigh while the new flavor invades your mouth replacing the previous one.
"Alright, next time that we prepare a party I'll tell Jora to consult you first to include your favorite drinks"
"Sorry, your girlfriend isn't the most refined woman in the world", you say with an embarrassed smile, and your heart skip a beat when Doflamingo suddenly encloses an arm around your waist.
"Maybe you are right, but I wouldn't want her in any other way"
You blush when Doflamingo kisses your temple naturally, causing several people to begin to murmur while looking at you both with their eyes open wide.
"People is staring at us"
"I know"
"Shouldn't you tell them that I am your girlfriend so that they stop murmuring?"
"Yes, I should, but it's funny seeing them gossiping without daring to ask"
You chuckle when hearing Doflamingo because you had to admit that he was right, and even if it was childish you felt incredibly well by seeing the looks of jealousy that several women were throwing at you at this moment.
"Here you are at last! There are so many people that I feared not to see you tonight"
Suddenly, Corazon appears next to you with a wide smile. He was also wearing a black suit just like his brother although with a white light pink shirt that had a gigantic stain on its front.
"Oh god, I think you shouldn't have tried to clean it", you say, feeling pity for the poor shirt.
"Yeah, Law has told me that too", Corazon says while looking behind, and you realize at that moment that Law is somewhat hiding behind Corazon's back, looking more than a little embarrassed, and you believed to know the reason for it.
"Hi, doc", you say with a teasing smile, "I wasn't expecting seeing you after leaving in such an awesome way"
"Shut up, Corazon has insisted in talking to you two"
You burst out laughing when hearing Law's sulking answer while the Donquixote brothers look at you two slightly confused.
Eventually not just Corazon and Law but also other members of the family join you as well. Trebol approaches you to say hello but almost immediately he begins to eat the canapés of the table. Fortunately, Pica and Diamante manage to rescue a couple of trays before Trebol leaves the table practically empty of food.
You also talk to Senor Pink, or better said Senor Pink one-sided flirts with you even if Doflamingo hasn't released you in any moment, although the man didn't look bothered in the least by that since he was already more than used to Senor Pink's flirting incontinence. You just manage to speak briefly to Viola though, because the poor woman had enough trying to prevent Sugar from practicing her grape-throwing skills not just with Dellinger but also with all the guests of the party that she didn't like.
At some point Jora finally joins the party as well after having welcomed all the guests, and she talks briefly to Doflamingo to announce him that the truly important associates have just arrived.
"Alright, (y/n), I think we can't delay your introduction to society any longer", Doflamingo says jokingly, "are you up to a little more of socialization?"
You chuckle and nod.
"Yes, I am. Although give me just a moment"
Doflamingo looks at you with curiosity while you open your handbag. You feel your hands trembling just lightly for what you are about to do but you manage to extract a couple of sunglasses and put them on with an acceptable level of casualness.
You look at Doflamingo through them, fearing a little his reaction, but you have to suppress a smirk when seeing the way Doflamingo's mouth falls lightly opened once again.
"Oh, in case you are wondering yes, these are the glasses that you gave me, although with some modifications in the design", with a purposely slow movement you grab one of the legs of the glasses and lowers them down to look at Doflamingo directly over the lenses, "can I wear them while meeting your associates?"
You are proud of yourself when you manage to say all that without barely blushing and with a tone that is acceptably seductive for a newbie like you. You would be lying if you'd say that you hadn't practiced that sentence several times in front of the mirror, as lame as that probably sounded, but the only thing that mattered now was if it was going to have in Doflamingo the effect that you hoped I'd have.
For a moment, Doflamingo doesn't say anything. He just looks at you, in silence, but then he exhales a long sigh while talking with a voice that was just a little lower than usual.
"Oh yes, my dear (y/n). Of course you can"
You feel your hopes sinking a little because even if it was evident that Doflamingo had liked the sight of you with sunglasses you had expected a better reaction, one similar to the way Doflamingo had reacted when seeing you in that dress. But hey, you couldn't force the man to react the way you wanted, so after getting over your disappointment you accept Doflamingo's arm and accompany him to meet his associates. After all, it was time for them to meet Donquixote Doflamingo's girlfriend.
The rest hour and half is a little tedious, since you are introduced to almost a hundred of people that you were probably going to forget that same night. Also, after the introductions are done a journalist that was around there asked to take some pictures of Doflamingo and the Family, so you spent another twenty minutes being blinded by flashes and with your smile almost frozen because of the multiple pictures of multiple angles that the man took of everyone.
Also, the man asked to take a picture just of Doflamingo and you. Obviously, everyone was staring without any dissimulation at you two while the photograph worked, but even if you felt a little embarrassed because you weren't used to attract so many attention the fact that Doflamingo was just there with you helped you not to feel too overwhelmed, so after several attempts the man managed to take a rather good picture of Doflamingo and you facing to the camera, Doflamingo's arm around your waist and your hand grabbing the one Doflamingo's had settled on your hip.
When the socialization was finally over already, you came back with the family to finally be able to relax. However, since it was already rather late and the food and the drinks were about to run out, Jora thanked everyone for their assistance and kindly asked them to begin to abandon the terrace.
Jora left indications to the hired cleaners and waiters so that they left the terrace clean and the whole Family, Corazon, Law and you finally called it a night as well.
"Nice party, Doffy", Corazon commented in the ride down the elevator, "Law says that there was too much bread but apart from that it was perfect"
"Cora-san!", Law exclaims, blushing lightly, but Doflamingo just chuckles when hearing his brother's comment.
"(y/n) can't stand the wine, your doctor can't stand the bread", Doflamingo's tone becomes teasing, "youngers these days are too delicate"
Law and you interchange a patient glance while the Donquixote brothers laugh at you two.
When you are finally out the building you immediately put your coat on, since the night has turned a little colder. You rub your arms over your clothing, trying to get them warmer, but you don't do it for much time because almost immediately Doflamingo encloses your arms around you from behind, effectively warming you in no time.
"Well, we better go before someone freezes out here", Corazon says with an amused smile when seeing you tremble lightly between Doflamingo's arms, "(y/n), do you want Law and me to accompany you home? My apartment is in that direction"
You feel your heart begin to beat with nervousness while considering what to answer. A part of you had expected that things with Doflamingo turned out in a way that caused both of you to end in his manor. In fact that night Rebecca had told you that she assumed that you were going to sleep over, but you couldn't say that aloud!
"Don't worry, little brother. I'll take care of that"
You gulp because Doflamingo's question and tone couldn't be more ambiguous. Did that mean that you were going home or that you were going to the manor? You didn't know!
After Corazon and Law say goodbye to everyone, Lao-G appears with a gigantic limousine for 14 people. However, since Pica, Gladius and Trebol weren't precisely small some arrangements are necessary so that all of you can fit inside, so Viola sits with Sugar in her lap and you between Doflamingo's legs.
"This brings memories"
You turn your head back to smile at Doflamingo when he comments that with a joking tone, since he was obviously referring to the 'dare' you had to do at the party. You are about to answer that at that time he was a damn bully for teasing you so much but the family wasn't precisely quiet so you decide that answering while shouting wasn't the best option and decide to lean against the man's chest, holding hands while Doflamingo absentmindedly looks outside the window.
Even if the trip lasts barely fifteen seconds, it's enough time so that you began to doze off against Doflamingo's comfortable body. Fortunately, you arrive at your destination just before falling asleep, and the moment you see the outline of Doflamingo's manor you tense up automatically, nervousness settling in your stomach because the moment of knowing what you were going to do was imminent, although considering how things seemed to have cooled off between Doflamingo and you through the night, you assume that the night was really over and that you were going to eventually sleep home.
"Okay, children, time to sleep. And I don't want to hear any complains", Viola says while Sugar and Dellinger automatically start protesting.
"I think I'm going to have something to eat before sleeping"
"Good idea, Pica", Diamante agrees, "thanks to Trebol I feel like I haven't eaten anything"
"Behehehe! It's your fault for being so slow in picking up food"
One by one the members of the Donqixote Family begin to step out the car until just Doflamingo and you remain inside. When that happens, you make the gesture of taking one of the numerous seats that are now empty but you are surprised when Doflamingo stops you from doing so.
"Young Master, I'm going to verify the wheels for a moment if you excuse me"
You frown with confusion when Lao-G steps out the car as well, closing the door of the chauffer in the process.
"And does he need us to be here while he verifies tha-?"
You are interrupted midsentence when without warning Doflamingo grabs your chin with one hand and forces you to turn your head towards him to deposit a long hard kiss in your mouth, his tongue sneaking between your surprised parted lips to taste you with almost violence, causing your stomach to clench in painful desire.
Oh god, yes, you think while kissing back with enthusiasm, your eyes closing on their own to enjoy Doflamingo's lips against yours. You have been wanting to be kissed like that all during all the night.
"You are really cruel, (y/n)"
Doflamingo purrs that sentence before his lips trail lower along your jaw to land in your neck, the tickling sensation causing you to grab Doflamingo's legs on either side of your body with force.
"First, you try to seduce me dressing like this, and not being happy enough with that then you tempt me even more while wearing my glasses in public", Doflamingo's voice lowers an octave, his tone now full of barely contained hunger, "do you ever know how much I've had to hold back?"
Your mouth half-opens in a gasp when Doflamingo sucks at your neck viciously, probably leaving a mark. Okay, you've been horribly wrong. Things between Doflamingo and you hadn't cooled off in the least, he had just been restraining himself until now, and god if that knowledge didn't make you feel even more aroused.
Doflamingo's hands begin to ascend through your legs with calculated slowness and you almost dig your nails on Doflamingo's legs when realizing where his hands were going.
"Wait", you exhale, settling your own hands over Doflamingo's ones, preventing him from keeping advancing.
Doflamingo stops abusing your neck and chuckles low in his throat.
"My dear, I think we've waited more than enough. Or are you really going to tell me…", Doflamingo sensually licks your earlobe before whispering his next words in a throaty tone that causes your core itself to twitch, "…that you don't want more than this?"
You bite your bottom lip when Doflamingo keeps his hands still but begins to rotate his thumbs over your inner thighs, his fingers ending way too close to your lower half without actually touching, causing all your body to be in a frustrating though exciting tension.
Damn it. Of course you wanted this.
No, it was as he had said: you craved more than this.
"So?", Doflamingo asks casually against your ear, "what is your answer, (y/n)?"
Despite you feel all your body in fire you can't help to smile when recognizing those words. They were the same Doflamingo had used when coaxing you to finally accept your feelings for him, so it was really appropriate that he used them again in this situation. Therefore, it did make sense that you'd give the same answer, so with a soft moan you turn your head and attack Doflamingo's mouth heatedly, making sure to put all your passion into the kiss.
You feel deep satisfaction when your action causes Doflamingo to grunt lowly in the back of his throat, that sound reverberating in your own mouth. Doflamingo's hands bury in your thighs while kissing you back, the kiss growing in intensity and need in a matter of seconds.
After some moments of wild kissing you are forced to stop to gather some air. A shiver travels down your spine when Doflamingo licks slowly his lips before speaking with a tone filled with a lust that he doesn't bother to hide.
"Fufufu~. Perfect answer, young lady"
Your heart is practically about to leave your chest by then but you return the smirk that Doflamingo is offering you, and that carries a lot of promises that make you shudder again.
You were wrong before. The night wasn't close to be over. And you couldn't possibly feel more excited for what it was about to come.
I know, I've left the chapter in the best part (*evil laugh*), but I promise that the next chapter will be out sooner than usual (I hope to have it ready in a week at most) aaand that you will finally have your sexy time with Doffy, this time without any annoying interruptions :P