The mission finally starts, with more complications that you had initially assumed.
"Alright, next one: state who you are the motive of your visit"
You smile charmingly at the woman that was sitting behind the reception of Baroque Works, praying for thousandth time that the fake teeth that you were wearing didn't dare to fall while you speak.
"I am Miss White Day and I have come to apply for the position of secretary for Mr. Crocodile"
The receptionist, a red-haired woman that reminded you to a rather fat mole, doesn't look surprised in the least when hearing you absolutely ridiculous alias, although maybe the fact that 'Mrs. Merry Christmas' could be read in the woman's identification had something to do with her lack of reaction. Apparently, the same way that some of Donquixote members had adopted card's suit names, the members of Baroque Works had adopted names of holidays.
"Alright, in that case fill this questionnaire with your personal data and wait in that room until being called"
You take the pen that the woman offers you and begin to answer the questions, making sure not to write down your real data.
"Is there any other applicants besides me?"
Your question causes the woman to laugh in a rather strident voice.
"You will see for yourself", she simply says.
You return the filled paper to the woman before walking to the indicated room, focusing on not to trip with the extra-large heels that you were wearing. You manage to reach your destination safely (attracting more than one look of the employees that rounded around, you notice), and when you enter the room you are about to exhale a curse when seeing that there were at least ten more young women dressed really similar to you sitting in the chairs, waiting patiently for their turn.
"Oh, damn. There are more people than we thought…", you hear Viola say from the mini spy earpiece that you were wearing at that moment, and that allowed all the members of the Donquixote Family not just to hear all what you heard but also to give you instructions. Also, your pasta glasses had a mini-camera hidden so that the rest could also see everything.
"Easy everyone. There is no reason to panic yet", Monets says with a calm tone while you took one of the few empty seats of the room, "Diamante, Trebol and Pica have made sure to create an impeccable fake curriculum for Miss White Day, so I'm sure that Crocodile will choose (y/n) over the rest"
"Tsk, with the way (y/n) is dressing that bastard will choose her without paying any attention to her curriculum"
You hear Monet and Viola sigh and you yourself has to suppress doing the same when hearing Doflamingo's obvious displeased comment. At the end, despite Doflamingo's protests and attempts of dressing you in a way that he considered 'acceptable', he had been forced to accept the consensual decision of the family of dressing you as a more-sexy-than-he-would-like secretary.
"Youn-G master, everyone, I think we should keep the conversations to a minimum not to distract Miss (y/n)"
You thank internally Lao G's intervention because the man was right: having the entire family talking just in your ear was really distracting, although you had to admit that it was also nice to know that you weren't alone.
The truth was that you had been barely able to sleep that night, so that morning Corazon had had to put an extra effort to remove the bags under your eyes with make-up, besides working in disguising yourself.
And yes, it was true that when Bartolomeo and Cavendish had arrived at the shop when you were already dressed up, for some seconds they hadn't even recognized you, and that you were sure that the disguise was perfect because Corazon had been in charge of it, but now that the mission was about to start for real you couldn't help to think about all the things that could go wrong: maybe Crocodile identified immediately, maybe Crocodile didn't identify your but you ruined the interview and he didn't hire you, maybe you managed to get the job but you weren't able to upload the virus, maybe…
"(y/n), you're way too tense", you are about to jump in your seat when Doflamingo suddenly speaks, "I may not approve in the least the way you dress for that bastard, but you are prepared to carry out this mission or otherwise you wouldn't be there right now, so relax young lady. I don't want you to be that nervous around anyone else than me"
You suppress the urge to smile stupidly in the air. Doflamingo's ability to read you completely even when he wasn't there to see you didn't stop amazing you. You feel yourself calming down when hearing his particular way of comforting you, and nod briefly with your head to tell him that you had heard him.
Feeling way more relaxed, you spend the next minutes glancing absentmindedly at one of the magazines while mentally going through the plan. The first step was, obviously, to get the job. The second step was to gain Crocodile's trust so that you could enter his office with more or less freedom. And last, the third step was to upload the virus. At the end, instead of using an USB to infect Baroque Works system, Monet had managed to configure a mobile in a way that when you approached it to a computer, it automatically allowed her to access that computer as if she was physically there, reducing that way the possibilities of something going wrong. Oh, and the most important thing: you had to do all that in two days at most, to make sure that you destroyed the information before Crocodile met with-
"Inspector Smoker, please, wait in that room. I will inform Crocodile of you presence"
Your eyes open wide in horror when hearing Mrs. Merry Christmas speak at the other side of the waiting room.
No, it couldn't be. You had surely heard it wrong. There was no way that there was already a complication when you had barely begun the mission.
However, your hopes are crushed when the door opens and inspector Smoker enters the waiting room looking as irritated as usual.
Well. Shit.
"What the hell is that man doing there?!", Baby 5 exclaims, "Viola, why is he there?! You told us that it was going to take him more time to visit Crocodile again!"
"Baby 5, shouting at me is not going to solve anything, okay?! I don't know why he is here either: with all the fake leads that I gave him, it should have taken him way more time to arrange another reunion!"
"Ladies, ladies, I think you should calm down before-"
"SHUT UP, SENOR PINK!"
While you focus on ignoring the girls taking their frustration on poor Senor Pink, you keep your face down not to establish eye contact with the inspector, while praying that he chose the most far away seat of the room.
Obviously, your prayers aren't listened and after quickly scanning the room Smoker takes the seat that is just next to you. He says a low polite 'Good morning' that you answer with a soft hum while continuing staring at your magazine with your heart beating way faster than normal.
"Okay, (y/n), there is no reason to panic yet either", Monet says again, "in the remote case Smoker talks to you, remember that you are wearing a costume. There is no way that he recognizes you".
"Lao-G, go with Machvise and Gladius near Baroque Works. I want to be prepared in case something ends going wrong"
You gulp softly, throwing a side glance towards Smoker to see that he was just leaning against the back of the chair with his arms crossed, completely lost in his thoughts. Well, at least the inspector wasn't the kind of man that initiated pointless conversations or chit-chats, so as long as you kept a low profile until being called he wouldn't pay any attention to you.
You swift a little in your seat, giving your back partly to Smoker to remove all the possibilities of the man looking at your face. However, just when you have just adopted that safer position the door of the room opens and Mrs. Merry Christmas appears once again.
"Miss White Day?"
Oh god, yes. Some god had heard you!
"Yes?", you say immediately, standing up from your seat to walk towards the woman, but at that moment Mrs. Merry Christmas raises her hand.
"Wait, it's not your turn yet: I just want you to confirm me what you have written here"
You really wanted strangle Mrs. Merry Christmas at that moment for letting your hopes up like that. You force yourself to be super polite while answering the woman's annoying question. Apparently your writing was too small and she could barely read it, so after writing all your information again you return to your seat.
As you were fearing, the woman's interruption had caused almost all the people in the room to look at you with curiosity, and inspector Smoker's was also among those people.
Okay, there isn't any motive to panic yet, you think to yourself while sitting again, purposely avoiding to look at the inspector. It was completely normal that people looked at you when you are called in a waiting room, it was just human nature, so that didn't mean that Smoker was suspecting you or anything and…
"Excuse me, Miss White Day…"
Your heart almost reaches your mouth when Smoker speaks to you, forcing you to look at him if you didn't want to be extremely rude.
"Yes?", you say, making sure to soften your voice a little, and when your now (e/c) eyes meet the inspector's you feel cold sweat invading you when realizing that Smoker wasn't just looking at you: he was clearly scrutinizing you.
"Maybe I'm mistaken but…could we have met somewhere else?"
You suppress the urge to gulp to show a confused expression instead, feeling perfectly the tension of the Family listening at the other side of the line.
"Mmm I don't think so", you adopt again a charming smile full of fake teeth that, you hoped, would convince the inspector that he had never seen you, "I think I would remember an attractive man like you in case of having met him before"
When Smoker raises a skeptic eyebrow you note yourself a win, because somehow you knew that the inspector wasn't the kind of man to fall for that. In fact, you were pretty sure that the inspector was the kind of man that would ignore that kind of women, so with a little of luck he would ignore you from now on.
You think that you have managed to shoo Smoker away because the man averts his eyes for a moment but then he looks at you again before speaking with a mocking impressive voice.
"Well, I didn't know that Doflamingo allowed his women to speak in such a way to other men"
Smoker's sudden sentence catches you so completely off of guard that an angry frown appears on your face before you remember that Miss White Day didn't know Doflamingo, and that therefore it had no sense at all that Miss White Day reacted that way when being referred in such an offending way, and when seeing the triumphant lopsided smile that the inspector offers you, you realize that your cover has been completely exposed.
You let out a long sigh while hearing the members of the Family curse and insult the inspector to their heart content. Damn, you really hated yourself right now. How damn stupid you have been, falling into such an obvious provocation.
"How the hell have you known that it was me?", you ask with a defeated tone, knowing that it was useless to pretend not being you, not after showing such an incriminatory reaction.
"Your eyes", Smoker says simply without stopping looking at you, "you may have changed the color, but the stubborn determination that they show is difficult to hide, Miss (y/n)"
Against your will, you feel a little impressed when hearing Smoker's explanation. Definitely, the Family had underestimated this man's abilities.
"I should have killed this pest the first time he got in my way", you shiver because Doflamingo has sounded scarily serious, "(y/n), we are aborting the mission"
Even if Doflamingo's tone didn't leave space to disobedience, you weren't prepared to abandon the mission. Yes, it was true that you weren't counting with Smoker's intervention at all, and that you had complicated everything even more by reacting in such a stupid way, but you didn't want to give up, not yet, because you have just had an idea.
Therefore, you begin to tap rhythmically with your finger over your knee, diverting your eyes towards your hand so that the Family could see the gestura because that was the signal that you and the Family had established to say that the mission kept going, since talking was out of the question if you didn't want to look like a mad woman that talked aloud to herself.
"Young lady, haven't you listened to me? I've said that the mission is ove-"
"Alright, inspector Smoker, I have a proposal for you", you know that you were going to pay later for having ignored Doflamingo like that, "a proposal that will benefit both of us"
Smoker snorts, his gaze turning harsh.
"Sorry Miss, but I'm not interested in the least in collaborating with a member of the Donquixote Family to-"
"I'm not a member of a Donquixote Family anymore"
You don't know who it's more surprised when hearing your cutting sentence: if the Family, for the gasps that they exhale, or Smoker, for the way his eyes snap open.
"And so just you know", you hope that your resentful tone is credible enough, "I'm not 'Doflamingo's woman' anymore: that asshole pushed me away the moment I stopped entertaining him, so you can laugh now and say that 'I told you' with ease, inspector"
You are seriously proud of yourself when you manage to make your voice tremble at the end. You avert your eyes to the side while sighing, pretending to be calming yourself. You were really afraid that your wounded woman act hadn't worked, but when after some seconds you look back at Smoker and see the completely honest concerned expression that he is showing, you know that he has fallen for your act completely. Damn, that man was too nice for his own good.
"I'm not going to laugh at you, miss", Smoker says with such an understanding tone that you can't help to feel a little guilty for being tricking the inspector in such a way, "but believe me: cutting ties with that man is the best thing you could have done"
You exhale a trembling laugh.
"Yes, I have learnt that by the bad way", you say adopting a sad smile, "so do you want to listen to my proposal now?"
This time Smoker nods and you begin to talk. Or better said: to lie.
While feeling the members of the Donquixote Family holding their breath, you tell the inspector that since Doflamingo had treated you so badly you had decided to take revenge by going to one of his more powerful competitors to send information about Doflamingo, and that you had used a disguise because you were afraid that Doflamingo had spies infiltrated in Crocodile's company.
Smoker listens to you with attention, almost without interrupting you, and when you add with a trembling voice that you hoped to ruin that bastard's life Smoker pats your back softly, trying to comfort you.
"Don't worry, miss: I can assure you that that man will obtain what he deserves", he assures you with a determined tone, "I can't tell you all the details but I'm here to make him pay for all he had done, so it's not necessary for you to take any risks. Simply go home, rest, and keep with your routine without thinking about that bastard anymore"
You sob noisily and nod.
"By the way, inspector, can you do me a last favor?", you extract your mobile from your pocket, "could you please give me your phone number? I would feel better knowing that I can contact you in case that bastard tries to do something to me"
Your heart skips a beat when Smoker seems to hesitate, but eventually he nods.
"Yes, of course"
The inspector extracts his mobile and begins to tell you his phone number. You pretend to be saving it in your contacts agenda but actually you make the most of those brief seconds to write a note on your phone directed to the Family, and especially to Monet, who laughs mischievously after reading it.
"Alright, leave that to me"
Just when Smoker has told you the last digit, the door of the waiting room opens and Mrs. Merry Christmas appears. That had been close!
"Inspector Smoker, Mr. Crocodile will receive you now"
You feel your heart become crazy in your chest when Smoker stands up, ready to follow the old woman.
"See you, Miss (y/n). And don't hesitate in contacting me if something happens"
You answer Smoker with a nod, following the inspector with your eyes until he abandons the room. You count until ten, giving the man time to go meet with Crocodile. After that you also stand up from your seat and exit the waiting room.
"Great job (y/n)!", you hear Baby 5 exclaim just in your ear before the members of the Family hush her not to shout that much.
"Young lady, by behaving in such a despicable way you're making me fall for you even harder"
You have to suppress the urge to smile when realizing that Doflamingo totally meant what he said.
"Well, we still have to see if this plan is going to work", you ask between gritted teeth, approaching the drink vending machine that was closer to Mr. Crocodile office, "Monet, did you manage to do it?"
"Of course. Be prepared, Miss White Day: everything should begin in three…"
You select your favorite drink…
"…two…"
You hear the 'clank' sound that the drink makes when it falls…
"…one…"
You take your chosen drink and take a long sip, trying to wet your dry throat…
"Now!"
At exactly the same time that Monet says that word, the door of the chief's office opens and Crocodile exists from it rather violently. He was wearing his black hair combed backwards, a cigar between his teeth and a black suit, and even if he was shorter than Doflamingo (1,87 meters), the scar that crossed his face from one side to the other, his left prosthetic hand permanently covered in a black glove, and his muscular complexity gave him a rather intimidating appearance (although Doflamingo still won, of course).
"Mrs. Merry Christmas, I want Paula here right now""
Even if Crocodile's voice was calmed, the way his right hand was turned into a fist over the counter showed how angry the man really was.
"Right now?", the woman says confused, "but sir, Paula is in a reunion right now with that client and-"
Crocodile hits the reception counter with his fist, causing the decorations that were over it to tremble violently.
"I don't care where she is: I think someone has just tried to sneak in my computer and I need Paula right now"
"B-But she is at the other side of the city! There is no way that she can be here soon and-"
…and it was your moment to shine.
"Umh…excuse me?"
You have to raise your voice a little so that Crocodile and Mrs. Merry Christmas pay you attention. As you were expecting, Crocodile looks at you with an expression mix impatience and annoyance, as if he was about to say you to fuck off, but it doesn't go unnoticed by you the way he briefly scans you from head to toe, stopping in your cleavage not too much to be considered a creep but just enough to convince you that he definitely liked your disguise.
"Miss, I wouldn't mind to chat with you later but in case you haven't noticed I'm a little busy right now", Crocodile says with an impatient tone, so you make sure to look acceptably nervous when talking next (not that you had to pretend much at this moment, anyway).
"I-I understand", you say, making also sure to speak with a softer voice, "but I couldn't help to hear about that hacking attempt and I've thought that maybe you could require my help: I am a computer engineering and I know that, in this kind of situation, the more you wait the worse the hacking can turn out, and since security systems is my main topic I think I could solve your problem"
Crocodile changes the cigar from one side to the other inside his mouth, looking at you with curiosity this time.
"And who are you exactly?"
You are about to answer but Mrs. Merry Christmas surprises you by talking. Apparently, the woman wanted to avoid a fight with her boss and was going to make the most of your offer to try to avoid a conflict.
"She is Miss White Day", she says with a high-pitched voice, "she has come to apply for the position of secretary and according to her curriculum she has been working with…"
The woman rapidly reads aloud the parts of the curriculum that had been completely made up by the Executives plus Senor Pink, and you confirm that the men were experts in falsifying that kind of documents because Crocodile was clearly buying everything that was written on the report.
"Very well, Miss White Day", Crocodile says after some seconds, "I take up your offer, but if you disappoint me…", Crocodile points at you with his cigar, "…you will lose more than the possibility of working for me, understood?"
You nod trying not to look too confident before finally following the man inside his office. Smoker is sitting in one of the chairs situated in front of Crocodile's desk, and when hearing the door open he turns his face to look towards the sound. You can see an expression of confusion appearing in his face but you avert your eyes quickly, avoiding as much eye contact as possible.
"Very well, Miss White Day: do your job"
Crocodile makes a wide gesture with his left fake hand towards his personal computer, allowing you to sit down on his chair.
"Mr. Crocodile, what is this woman doing here?", Smoker asks with a too casual tone then, still looking at you.
"Doing me a favor, inspector. You don't have to worry about her: I'll be with you again in a second"
You can feel the two men's eyes fixed on you, but you just focus on your task in hand: that was to pretend not to know what exactly was going on Crocodile's computer and give the impression that you were working hard to fix it.
"So?", Crocodile asks after just a minute, sounding clearly impatient, "can you fix it?"
"Yes, I think so", you say, typing some commands that actually weren't doing anything, "as you have said someone has tried to access your computer, probably with the intention of stealing some information of your company, but fortunately the person who has done this seemed to be in a rush because he (or she) had left some traces and-"
"Miss, in English"
You suppress the urge of rolling your eyes when Crocodile interrupts you rudely, remembering that Miss White Day was a rather impressionable woman that wouldn't react with annoyance.
"O-Oh, sorry", you clear your throat, "what I wanted to say is that in order to access the system in such a way, the one who has done this has to be in this same building or the hacking would have been impossible to do"
There is a brief moment of silence in which you almost can hear your own heart because now the moment of truth was coming.
"Inside the building?", Crocodile repeats, "where?"
"W-Well, that's more difficult to know", you say with a rather convincing apologetic tone, "I'm almost 100% sure that the hacker has needed to use some kind of controllable device (a mobile, for example) in order to access, but that´s all", you pretend to think for a moment before your eyes open wide, as if an idea had come to your mind, "although if you can tell me when the hacking has begun maybe we can deduce who is the one at fault"
Another moment of silence falls in the room, this time charged with tension. You suppress the urge to gulp, trying to look as calmed as possible while Crocodile turns to look at Smoker, his black eyes shining in a dangerous way.
"Inspector Smoker can you show me your mobile, please?"
The moment Crocodile spells those words aloud, the door of the office opens and a tall, muscular black man with very short hair enters, and for his firm stand you deduce that that man was Crocodile's bodyguard.
Smoker looks at the newcomer briefly, not looking impressed at all, before reluctantly extracting his mobile from his pocket.
"Mr. Crocodile, I don't know what kind of problems you are having but I can assure you that I'm not the one you're looking fo-"
Before Smoker can finish his sentence or check his phone, the black man approaches the inspector with a rather impressive speed and takes his mobile from him, offering it to Crocodile.
"Thank you, Mr. Zero"
Crocodile observes the device briefly, and although a smirk spreads in his face the anger in his eyes was even more noticeable.
"Well well, Inspector Smoker", Crocodile shows the device to Smoker, whose impassible expression turns in one of horror when seeing the interminable lines of unintelligible code that were appearing in the screen of his device, "I think I have found the hacker. What's wrong: you didn't have enough with the information I was going to give you and you wanted to steal mine as well?"
The moment you hear those words leaving Crocodile's mouth, you can barely suppress a relieved sigh.
It worked.
Your plan has worked.
However, you weren't out of danger yet, because at that moment Smoker's horrified expression turns into an understanding one and you feel a shiver traverse down your spine when the man glares at you, indicating you that now he knew it.
Okay, maybe he didn't know all the details: maybe he didn't know that you had asked Monet to hack his mobile by using yours in the waiting room, allowing her to control the inspector's mobile from then on; and probably he didn't know either that the virus that Monet had uploaded in Crocodile's computer was completely inoffensive and the only thing had done was to activate the system alarms, with the only intention of putting the blame on him; but what the inspector surely knew was that you had laid a trap on him, so now you had to get yourself prepared for what was going to come next, that would be Smoker discovering your true identity.
That was going to imply that you would be forced to abandon your disguise, and that you would have to convince Crocodile that you weren't Doflamingo's girlfriend anymore, that you had just left him (or even better, having ran away from him) and that you had come to Crocodile so that he helped you to seek revenge out of the man, and that therefore you didn't have anything to do with the hacking. This part of the plan was risky as hell, but it was the only way.
"Well, inspector, do you have something to say in your defense?"
You are so busy thinking about the story that you are going to tell Crocodile that you almost fail to notice the silence that has fallen after the man talked. You look at Smoker, waiting for his accusation, but then you realize that the inspector is hesitating, as if he was just having an internal debate. You suppress in time looking at him surprise. Why wasn't he saying anything?
At that moment, Smoker takes a deep breath and finally stops glaring at you to look at Crocodile.
"I repeat that I don't have anything to do with thi-"
Before Smoker can be prepared for it Crocodile raises his right hand and punches the inspector in the face with such force that the man gives a couple of steps backwards.
"Alright inspector, in case this wasn't clear enough…", Crocodile approaches the inspector, who simply rubs his jaw while keeping his eyes locked in the man, "…the deal is off. Mr. Zero will accompany you to the exit and, if I were you, I wouldn't visit this place ever again"
Smoker doesn't say anything. He just removes a drop of blood that had appeared in the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and after dedicating you a harsh glare he allows Mr. Zero to accompany him out of the room.
You are still assuming that Smoker has just covered for you when Crocodile presses a small button that was on his desk that causes Mrs. Merry Christmas to appear in the room.
"Yes, Mr. Crocodile?"
"Mrs. Merry Christmas, please, go to the waiting room and tell the other candidates to go home", your eyes open wide in astonishment when Crocodile takes your hand into his right one and approaches your palm to his mouth in an obvious seductive way, his black eyes shining with a mix of admiration and something else that Doflamingo wasn't going to like one bit, "I have just decided who my new secretary is going to be"
This time, while hearing the loud exclamations and approvals of the family and Doflamingo's irritated 'Bastard, don't you dare to ogle my girlfriend that way' just in your ear, you don't have to fake the wide smile that also spreads on your face.
After signing all the necessary papers that determined that you were Crocodile's new secretary, Mrs. Merry Christmas shows you your new workplace (that was the room situated exactly next to Crocodile's office) and you immediately begin to work by beginning to organize the reunions that Crocodile had the next week.
You aren't able to talk freely to the Family until you leave Baroque Works, later that afternoon. All the members congratulate you for the job, and even if Doflamingo was still annoyed for the way Crocodile had flirted with you, he admits that your way of 'removing Smoker out of the equation' had been perfect.
Now, the bad news were that, in order to assure that your disguise wasn't going to be discovered, the Family had decided that it was better if you didn't go around Donquixote Company until the mission was over, which meant that you couldn't see Doflamingo either until then.
Also, now that you didn't need to go against the clock because Smoker weren't a threat anymore, Monet decided to spend another week improving the virus, since when using Smoker's device she had seen that Baroque Work's security was better than she had imagined and therefore she wanted to be sure that the virus was going to work.
Of course, Doflamingo wasn't happy in the least to hear that you were going to work for Crocodile for more time than you had initially planned. However, after listening to Monet's sounded arguments, he had to admit that it would be a pity to ruin the mission because of his more than obvious jealousy.
After Doflamingo accepted the new plan, you sent a quick message to Kalifa, Koala and Vivi saying that you were going to miss the next classes due to job (it wasn't a lie in fact) and finally went home. Rebecca was already there and the moment she saw you she bombarded you with questions without even waiting for you to remove that annoying wig and fake teeth. You answer all of her questions (which took you almost a whole hour) and when Rebecca suggests that you should eat dinner outside to celebrate the successful start of the mission you agree, although before there was something that you definitely needed to know.
"So you want to talk to inspector Smoker"
"Yes", you say, making sure to look confident while answering to a female officer whose age had to be really similar to yours.
"And why exactly do you want to talk to him?"
"Umh…", you exhale a nervous laugh while the female officer looks at you with suspicion, "…it's kind of a private matter, you know? But as I've said it's really, really urgent so please, would you allow me to talk to him?"
The female officer half-closes even more but eventually she agrees to take you towards Smoker's office, which apparently had changed location since the last time you had visited the police.
You stand behind the woman when she knocks at the door, and you feel nervousness invading you when you hear Smoker's voice at the other side of the door, finally realizing that doing this visit had probably been a really bad idea.
"Yes, Tashigi?"
"Inspector Smoker", the female officer that responded to the name of Tashigi opens the door a little and slips just her head inside, "I'm sorry to bother you but there is a woman that wants to talk to you. She says it is really urgent"
"A woman?", Tashigi opens more the door and when Smoker sees you, his expression turns immediately in one of anger, "out"
When hearing him practically spat that word you think once again that definitely visiting the man to whom you have set a trap wasn't the best idea ever, but now that you were there you didn't plan to come back empty handed.
"Look, inspector", you begin with a conciliatory voice that just makes Smoker look even angrier, "I know that you probably don't want to see me right now but-"
"Are you deaf, miss?", Smoker stands up with such vehemence that his chair almost falls into the floor, "I've said out. I don't want anything to do with the likes of you. Tashigi, accompany this woman to the exit"
Tashigi tries to grab your arm to make you leave the room but you avoid her grip and walk towards Smoker until being just in front of his desk, causing the man to almost destroy the cigars that he has in his mouth with the way he grits his teeth.
"Miss, I consider myself a rather patient man but you are really testing my limits right now"
"Why?", you ask simply instead, not feeling too threatened for the inspector's words, because one of the advantages of having Doflamingo as a boyfriend was that once you managed to survive his intimidating stance, there was little that could impress you again, "why haven't you said anything about me before? I want to know it"
You were speaking rather abstractly on purpose, since that female officer was still in the room. Smoker stares at you so harshly that you think for a moment that the man was going to take the matter in his hands and kick you out of the office himself. However, at the end he just sighs briefly before speaking.
"Tashigi, leave us alone for a moment", even if the woman looked extremely curious and confused, she nods briefly before leaving, closing the door behind her, "and don't try to eavesdrop"
You hear the woman outside curse before her step fade rapidly, and if you weren't surrounded by that rather heavy tension you would have probably laughed at the patient tone that Smoker had used on his subordinate.
"I haven't said anything because despite their obvious rivalry, Crocodile and your dear boyfriend behave really similarly when someone opposes to them", Smoker answers with a tone that clearly reveals his aversion for the two men, "and if Crocodile had discovered your relation with Doflamingo, maybe he would have tried to go after you, and that's something I didn't want to weigh in my conscience even if you probably deserve it"
You can't help to gulp when hearing the inspector's words. It was true that, one way or another, you would have ended ruining Smoker and Crocodile's deal, but the fact that the inspector had helped you even after having laid that trap on him made you feel rather guilty.
"And now, since I've already answered your question I would like to continue with my job, which has just multiplied thanks to you"
The inspector sits down again in his chair, focusing on his papers again to clearly hint that he wanted you out of here.
"I'm sorry"
The words escape you mouth before even thinking, and you certainly can't blame Smoker when he raises his brown eyes towards you and snorts with skepticism.
"Miss, spare me your apologies. Just keep out of my way because it has finally become crystal clear for me that you are a faithful member of the Donquixote family, and that therefore you can't be trusted, so this has been the last time I cover for you"
Being called a faithful Donquixote member makes you happy, but you can't help to think that it was a pity that you couldn't get along with the inspector, because he was a really nice man, a man who was able to put someone else's wellbeing before his career or professional interests.
However, it was precisely that impeccable righteousness what caused Smoker to go after Doflamingo restlessly, and consequently that meant that you would be always in opposite sides, even if you couldn't help to admire a little the inspector's stubbornness of keeping trying to go after Doflamingo without giving up, despite how useless that act was.
"Okay", you eventually say. You are about to leave the office but you can't help to add something else, "but when I've said sorry, I really meant it. And also…", you offer the inspector a sincere smile, "…thank you for having covered for me. I really owe you one, a big one, so if at some point you need help with something feel free to ask me and I'll help you, as long as what you ask doesn't go against Doffy because, as you've said, I'm a faithful member of his Family"
One of Smoker's cigars slip from his mouth when this one hangs opened in disbelief after hearing your completely honest words. Fortunately, he manages to catch it in the air before it lands over his desk, making a mess in his paperwork.
"Tsk, damn weird woman", Smoker mutters to himself before practically snarling his next words at you, "just get out of my sight already and take care of yourself, understood?"
Even if Smoker kept being angry, his words clearly lacked actual biting, so there was no way that you couldn't add something to that.
"Careful, inspector. You shouldn't worry about a Donquixote Member"
When seeing the way Smoker half-close his eyes at you threateningly you disappear out his office with a cheery 'bye', and you can't help to show a small smile when the inspector curses once again a resigned 'damn weird woman' just before you close the door behind you.
At the end, working as Crocodile's secretary was way more tiring than you had initially expected. You didn't just have to organize his reunions, but you also had to attend his clients, personally and by phone, and of course you had to behave politely and with a smile even if some clients were clearly asking to be insulted.
Also, since the news of a virus almost accessing to the system had spread, everyone in the office knew that you had 'great programming skills' (as certain employee told you), so every time that someone had a problem with his/her computer, you were the one who was in charge of solving it.
Finally, even if at first you thought that Doflamingo was exaggerating regarding Crocodile's behavior towards you, eventually you had to acknowledge that Crocodile was definitely interested in you:
For example, every time that you brought coffee to him, his fingers brushed yours for more time than necessary while accepting the mug that you offered to him;
He often visited you with the excuse of seeing how you were doing and he always situated behind your chair, leaning over you to theoretically look over your shoulder but you had perfectly felt one of the times that he had subtly smelled your (fake) hair while doing so;
During the brief recess you had in the morning, the man always managed to be free at that moment as well to join you in the resting area, causing the rest of the female employees that had been working there for more time than you to look at you with clearly disapproval;
And finally, he always offered to take you home at the end of the day, thing that you always politely rejected.
Thankfully, the ones that usually monitored you while doing the mission was Baby 5 and Buffalo, since Doflamingo and the rest were as busy as always, and that was something that you were grateful for because if it was already tiring to stand Crocodile's unnecessary attentions, you would become crazy if besides that you had to also stand Doflamingo's irritated comments in your ear.
At least, the good part of having Crocodile's interest was that the man lowered his guard more and more towards you, to the point that by the end of the week you had gathered a good amount of information about him and you could practically enter Crocodile's office when you wanted and no one saw that fact weird. And yes, you were pretty sure that by then everyone was assuming certain things regarding your relation with Crocodile, but of course you didn't care at all that Miss White Day's reputation was questioned. After all, you were going to disappear from there really soon.
At the end, it took Monet a week and half to finish the virus, and after she uploaded the new version in your mobile you and the Family agreed to begin the final step of the mission the soonest an opportunity presented.
You just had to wait a couple of more days to find the perfect moment to carry out the plan: Crocodile was going to hold a meeting during the afternoon that promised to be rather long, so that would be the perfect moment to act.
"Miss White Day, I will be busy for the next couple of hours at least", Crocodile says to you that same day, entering your office without knocking as usual, "so unless there is a life-or-death situation I don't want to be bothered"
You nod and offer him that fake smile that you had got so used to show during those two weeks.
"Of course, sir Crocodile. Leave that to me"
Crocodile chuckles softly before approaching your table, leaning his arms over it.
Oh no, here he goes again.
"And I guess what your answer is going to be but if you wait for me to finish, it would be a pleasure to take you home"
He says that with a light scolding tone makes you want to roll your eyes, but you refrain that impulse and answer with a purposely shy tone.
"T-Thank you, sir Crocodile, but I like walking", no, you don't, "maybe next time", there wasn't going to be a next time, fortunately.
Crocodile sighs in apparent defeat before stopping leaning over the desk.
"One day I'll make you say yes"
You force yourself to chuckle in feigned embarrassment while thanking internally that Doflamingo hasn't joined the rest of the Family yet because otherwise he would have begun to insult Crocodile right then.
The moment Crocodile leaves, you stand up from your chair and walk as noiselessly as you can towards the door that communicated your workplace with Crocodile's main office. You crouch to look through the keyhole and even if you can barely see anything (you didn't know why this technique was so damn used in some movies) you can hear when Crocodile leaves his room to go to the meeting room.
Since it was going to be a really long reunion (Crocodile himself had said that) you spend the next half-an-hour checking in the device that everything was prepared for the final step. You have just finished all the verifications when Doflamingo finally joins the rest of the Family.
"Have I missed something?", you hear Doflamingo say at the other side.
"Nothing important", Viola says, purposely omitting Crocodile's previous flirting, "we have almost half-an-hour to do this so there shouldn't be any problem, right Monet?"
"Right. It will take the mobile around ten minutes to upload the virus, fifteen at most, so everything is going really smoothly"
Doflamingo grunts to himself before talking to you.
"How are you doing, (y/n)? Nervous"
"Nah", you say, happy to stop having to talk with Miss White Day's annoying sweet voice, "I have just checked that everything is right so I hope to be out of here in no time"
Doflamingo chuckles.
"I can't wait to have you here again"
The way Doflamingo says that sentence causes your stomach to jump briefly in anticipation. Yes, definitely the first place that you hoped to see after leaving Baroque Works was Doflamingo's bedroom and that amazing king-sized bed of his, but unfortunately job went first and you had to stay focused right now.
After checking that Crocodile's office is empty you enter. Since you didn't want anyone outside to know that you were here, you keep the lights off and carefully approach Crocodile's desk. As always, his computer was turned on and showing the login screen, requiring a password that Monet was hoping to break soon by using all the information you have gathered.
"Okay, Monet, I have just activated the mobile", you mutter, realizing that you were more nervous than you expected when hearing your own voice tremble a little.
"Perfect. Since we have time, connect it directly to the computer. This will accelerate the process"
You do as Monet says and fix your eyes on the screen, observing the way Monet begins to control the computer as if she was physically there.
"Okay, checking passwords", it just barely takes her half-a-minute to find the correct one, "okay, the password was in the list you passed me, (y/n), well done. I haven't had to do hack anything at the end"
"Let me guess, the password was Pluton?"
You know you have guessed right when Monet begins to laugh.
"Yes: P1ut0n. How did you know?"
"He has been talking about it during this last week non-stop", you explain, while observing Monet accessing to the computer and beginning to do her magic, "apparently it is the most modern security system that exists nowadays"
"Oh, is that so?", Doflamingo comments with interest, "well, in that case I will buy it before him. Monet, make sure to recover all the information you can about his potential sellers"
"Roger", Monet says with a devilish tone.
During the next minutes, you stand behind the desk while staring at the screen, listening to the Family's occasional comments. At first you are rather in tension, but as the time passes and as the virus keeps infecting the system effectively and without activating any alarms, you begin to relax, thinking to yourself that, with the exception of the unexpected appearance of Smoker at the beginning, the rest of the mission had been pretty easy.
"Okay, the virus is already at 30%", Monet says, "if it keeps going at this rhythm in ten more minutes we will have finished"
You smile to yourself, thinking that definitely, you could get used to have this kind of double-life.
However, as if providence had just heard you and had decided to punish you for being too optimistic, at that exact moment the door of the office begins to open and you freeze in place when seeing Crocodile standing there, looking at you with a surprised expression.
"SHIT!"
You hear all the Family exclaim that at the same time in your ear, saying exactly what you were thinking. Damn, not even an hour had passed, what the hell was doing Crocodile there?!
"Miss White Day?", at least his tone just sounded confused for now.
"H-Hey", you are so damn hysterical that you forget for a moment to speak as Miss White Day, "y-you have finished your reunion really soon, sir. Has it gone well?"
You desperately try to gain some time while thinking what the fuck you were going to do, making the most of Crocodile still confused state, but as you were fearing when he talks you can detect a hint of impatience.
"Yes, my reunion has gone unexpectedly well, but I've just formulated a question, Miss White Day", Crocodile begins to approach you slowly, without bothering to turn on the lights, "what are you doing here?
You gulp, feeling your heart accelerate with each step Crocodile does towards you.
Shit.
Shit, you have to think fast. Why should Miss White Day be in Crocodile's office? You had to find a good excuse and-
You gulp again, this time for a different reason.
Damn.
Damn, an idea suddenly pops in your mind.
An idea that could more or less explain what you were doing there.
But definitely, Doflamingo wasn't going to like this AT ALL.
"Umh…w-well", you circle a little clumsily his desk to be giving your back to it and the computer, using your body to hide the mobile that was on the desk, "it is a little embarrassing, but I am here b-because I planned to give you a surprise"
Crocodile arches an eyebrow.
"A surprise?, he repeats, suspicion dripping still from his voice, "and what kind of surprise would require you to stay in my office without my permiss-?"
Crocodile stops talking at once when you roll back your shoulders and let the jacket that you were wearing fall into the floor. Crocodile follows the movement with his eyes, and when his eyes meet yours again you settle your hands on your fitted shirt, beginning to unbutton it until your bra is partly exposed.
"What the…?"
You focus on ignoring Doflamingo's, making sure to keep your eyes on Crocodile, whose gaze was now lingering between your face and your partly exposed breasts, a thin line of sweat covering his forehead, which indicates you that your little show hadn't let him indifferent.
"Well, sir, since you have already ruined my surprise", your approach the man and bats your eyelashes exaggeratedly at him, "I guess it has no sense to wait anymore"
"Miss White Da-?"
Crocodile's words are cut when you grab the lapels of his suit and force his head down to snap an improvised kiss against his mouth. Crocodile's whole body stiffs for a moment when your lips meet his, and you are momentarily afraid that the man has somehow discovered your distraction plan. However, after some seconds of hesitation you finally feel Crocodile's orthopedic hand settling on your lower back while the other passes to grab the back of your head, and when Crocodile tilts his head to the side to return the kiss, you know that the man has been completely fooled.
"Son of a bitch!"
Hearing a completely irate Doflamingo howling that just in your ear causes you to suffer a nervous shiver down your spine. Crocodile interprets that your reaction has been because of him, which causes the man to groan against your lips before pushing you a little forcibly against his desk, the sudden action causing you to gasp, and since Doflamingo wasn't there to see that that sound that had escaped your mouth was just out of surprise, you shiver again (damn!) when hearing Doflamingo hiss a curse. Damn, you could perfectly imagine the dark aura that was surrounding him right then.
"Enough: I'm going to kill that bastard RIGHT NOW"
"D-Doffy, please, calm down, you can't go there! Diamante, Trebol, stop him!"
"You have heard Viola, Diamante, neee! Help me stop Doffy, neeee!"
"Boss, relax! There is no way that Crocodile's kisses are more hard-boiled than yours so-"
"Senor Pink, SHUT UP, you're just aggravating the situation!"
The comments of the Family, and particularly the last comment that Pica has practically shouted in his strident voice, weren't helping you to focus on your current situation, that consisted of Crocodile slowly parting your legs with his knees while subtly licking your bottom lip, clearly asking for entrance.
You feel your heart accelerate, because kissing Crocodile in order to distract him was one thing, but things were about to escalate to a level that definitely you didn't want to reach. Besides, Crocodile's position couldn't be worse because if the man diverted his eyes towards his desk he could notice the mobile that was now uploading the virus in his computer, and in that case you all could say goodbye to a successful mission.
After thinking rapidly about your options you conclude that it was mandatory to make Crocodile change position, and since the man seemed about to set comfortably between your legs your had to stop him before he did so, or moving him after that was going the be the hell out more complicated. Therefore, just when you feel his tongue about to prove inside your mouth (like hell if you wanted to feel another tongue that wasn't Doflamingo's long one inside you) you make your move by diverting your mouth towards Crocodile's right pierced ear.
As you were expecting, the moment your lips close around the earring Crocodile hisses a groan while stopping his actions, giving you finally the chance to subtly guide the man to be the one in leaning against the desk. Great. Now he couldn't see the mobile, and as long as you kept being with your face next to his right side there was no way he could see it.
"The virus is at 70%, (y/n). It is almost there", Monet announces.
Alright, you just had to keep Crocodile busy another 30%. You could do it…as long as Doflamingo didn't lose his patience and came to kill Crocodile with his own hands.
"Well, Miss White Day", Crocodile purrs with a surprised though extremely pleased tone, "I didn't know that you had such a passionate side in you. Why exactly have you waited so much to give such a delicious surprise?"
You suppress the urge of rolling your eyes. Definitely, Crocodile's ego was in inverse proportion to his intuition with women, but hey right now this was an advantage for you, so while adopting your best sexy smile you enclose your arms around Crocodile's broad neck, approaching your face to his so that he didn't look anywhere but you.
"Maybe I didn't notice your advances", you say with a sickening innocent tone, "or maybe I like to play hard to get"
Gosh, you were really dying from embarrassment saying those sentences, but for the way Crocodile smirks it seemed that it worked…and for the way you hear Doflamingo's teeth grit it seemed that he wasn't as pleased. Damn, if you had guessed that you would end playing the role of a bimbo in love with Crocodile maybe you had thought it better before accepting the mission.
"So you've been pretending all this time", Crocodile chuckles in a low tone, "oh, Miss White Day, what a bad girl you've been"
Crocodile's real hand travels down until stopping in your ass to give it a playful pinch that causes you to gasp (again) in surprise.
"That son of a bitch! I'm going to cut his other hand, I SWEAR"
Damn, how the hell did Doflamingo know what Crocodile had just done?! Was he able to differentiate your different gasps or what?! And wait a minute, if that was the case it was really impressive. And really hot.
"Kuhahaha~ You are blushing madly, Miss White Day", Crap! That has been Doflamingo's fault! "could it be that this is your first time doing something like this?"
Crocodile leans to whisper that last sentence just in your right ear, which allows you to cast a glance to the mobile just at the same time that Monet speaks again.
"(y/n), 85%, just a little more"
85%. Come on, it was almost there! And now that the virus was about to be uploaded you better begin to think in a way to recover the phone without Crocodile from noticing, because that was a little detail that you haven't had time to think about before kissing the man, clever you.
"Miss White Day?"
"90%, (y/n)"
Come on!
"Y-Yes, yes, it's my first time", you snap in a tone a little higher than usual when Crocodile's lips graze the side of your neck, "so please, be gentle with me, Boss"
Crocodile stops when hearing you, and mortification invades you when realizing what you have just said. Fuck, you had spoken without thinking! And with such a cliché sentence Crocodile had surely discovered you right then…
…or maybe not, because when hearing your last according-to-you-unfortunate comment, Crocodile stares directly at you again, his black eyes shining in clear arousal.
"Well, if that's the case…", your heart stop completely for a moment when Crocodile reaches down with his right hand and settle it over his belt. Crap. No, "…I will gladly instruct you, Miss White Day"
You feel a cold sweat invading you when hearing the metallic sound of Crocodile's belt being unfastened.
Shit.
Shit, this was beginning to get out of control and at this rate you would be forced to use Lao-G new technique…
Knock knock knock
"Mr. Crocodile, sir, could you please come to the reception? There is someone who wants to talk to you urgently"
When Crocodile hand stops after hearing the voice of Mrs. Merry Christmas at the other side of the door, you are about to thank all the existing gods and goddess of the universe for that interruption. In fact, you can't help to show a relieved expression that you manage to hide just in time so that Crocodile didn't see it.
"Tsk, I'm coming", Crocodile fastens his belt again with an irritated gesture, "wait here, Miss White Day"
You smile charmingly at him when he directs those last words to you, and just when the door closes behind the man Monet speaks again with a relieved voice.
"100% at last, (y/n)!"
"Young lady, grab that phone right now and get the fuck out of there"
You gulp when hearing Doflamingo snarl those words. It seemed that the next time you saw Doflamingo you were surely going to share a long conversation, and not precisely a romantic calmed one.
After briefly checking that the virus was discreetly destroying the stolen data of Donquixote's company and also Baroque Works data, you grab the mobile, hide it inside the back pocket of your skirt, put yourself presentable again and approach the door to finally abandon that damn place.
However, you have your hand just in the doorknob when the door snaps opened and you find yourself in front of Crocodile again. Damn, you hadn't expected that it took the man so little time to attend the call.
You raise your head, thinking furiously in an excuse to abandon that room rapidly, but your words die on your throat when seeing the unnatural imperturbable expression that Crocodile has in his face.
"Leaving so soon, Miss White Day?"
You barely have time to notice the emphasis that the man puts in your name, because at that moment Mr. Zero appears from behind Crocodile and immobilizes you completely without any effort. He keeps your arms behind your back with a deathly grip and forces you to kneel on the floor, what stops you from moving completely or from trying to kick the man away.
"W-What?", even if you are panicking inside you manage to find your voice in time to speak, this time not having to pretend confusion at all, "Mr. Crocodile, what is the meaning of this?"
Crocodile chuckles while looking at you from above, but his dark eyes that had been shining with desire some minutes ago just showing anger.
"Well, what a coincidence. I was just going to ask you the same… Miss (y/n)"
Your heart stops completely for a moment when hearing Crocodile spell your true name.
Fuck.
"Shit, she has been discovered", you hear Diamante say.
"Lao-G, to Baroque Works. NOW"
When hearing Doflamingo's voice you feel so relieved that you are barely aware that Viola is at the other side of the line trying to reassure you. You don't even waste time thinking about how the hell Crocodile has discovered you when a moment ago he didn't know anything: the only thing that mattered was that the mission had been done and the Family was coming for you, Doflamingo was coming for you, so you just had to gain a little of time. Just a little.
"(y/n)?", you repeat, desperately trying to distract Crocodile as long as possible, "Mr. Crocodile, I don't know what you're talking about: I don't know any (y/n), my name is White Day and-"
Before you can finish your sentence Crocodile has approached you to grab your wig, removing it from your head with a violent movement that makes your neck twist violently to one side.
"Oh? So that's your true hair", Crocodile says with a mocking approving tone, "it definitely suits you better than this"
You try to find another excuse but at that moment Crocodile grasp your by the back of your real hair and forces you to raise your head to look at him in a painful angle that causes you to clench your fake teeth not to whine.
"Mmm, as I imagined you look great in your knees like that"
When hearing the innuendo on Crocodile's comment you manage to shot up a glare at him despite the rather bad situation you were in, causing the man to chuckle this time in amusement.
"Kuhahaha! Such a fierce sexy look", Crocodile crouches in the floor and while keeping your head in that painful angle he leans to whisper the next words just in the ear where the earpiece is hidden, "you got yourself a good one, Doflamingo. I'm going to have a lot of fun with her"
You hear Doflamingo curse Crocodile's name with the most dangerous tone you had ever heard him use just before the muscular man hits you in the back of your neck, making you lose your consciousness just after thinking that you definitely weren't going to like what Crocodile meant by 'fun'.
Just in case it has crossed someone's mind: NO, Crocodile is not going to rape (y/n). There is no way that I could ever write something as horrible as that, although I can also say that (y/n) is going to struggle quite a lot in the next chapter ^^U
Also, I know that there has been very little direct interaction between the reader and Doflamingo, but don't worry, I plan to fix that in the next chapter :D