You begin living with Doflamingo and spend some more-or-less peaceful Christmas days.
The alarm clock of Doflamingo's nightstand begins to sound, waking you up immediately. You remain with your eyes closed though, waiting for Doflamingo to turn it off, but when some seconds pass and you still can hear Doflamingo's calm breathing against your neck you deduce that the man is still deep asleep. You sigh softly and incorporate on the bed in order to reach the alarm clock, leaning your body over Doflamingo's sleeping form to reach the noisy device and stop it.
The lack of sound causes Doflamingo to mumble something unintelligible, which causes you to smile before leaning down to deposit a soft kiss on his temple.
"Time to wake up, Doffy"
When Doflamingo doesn't even react you leave the bed to stand on the floor. You approach the big window and open the curtains just a little. Immediately some rays of lights bath the room, finally causing a reaction out of Dolflamingo consisting of a grumpy grunt.
You gulp while looking how Doflamingo stretches over the bed and think for thousandth time that it was a luck that your boyfriend always decided to sleep half-naked, because the vision of Doflamingo flexing his ripped muscles in that way was sexy as hell and helped you to begin the day in a really good mood, and also a little aroused.
"Doffy, you're going to be late if you keep slacking off", you warn cautiously, approaching the bed again to crawl over Doflamingo, "let me guess: did you go to sleep too late last night?"
Doflamingo exhales a deep sigh and nods, reaching up with a hand to caress the back of your hair.
"Not too late: it was just around 2 p.m. or so"
You don't think that your expression when hearing his answer is particularly hilarious, but it must be for the way Doflamingo chuckles.
"Fu fu fu~. Young lady, I told you last night that I was going to be busy"
"Doffy, that is not to be busy: it's to be exploited!"
"That's a little complicated since I am the boss of the company"
"Then you're just an idiot that is exploiting himself"
Doflamingo chuckles again and forces your face down to kiss you languidly, causing you to moan appreciatively despite you were a little angry with him.
"You are so cute when getting all flushed like that"
You snort and roll your eyes before kissing him back briefly.
"Okay then: since you have barely slept you better not leave this bed in two hours at least. I have to go to the shop today, but I think I'll be able to go to the company to have lunch with y-iah!"
You squeak when suddenly Doflamingo makes you fall into the mattress again, pressing your back against his front and enclosing his arms around you to stop you from leaving.
"H-Hey…!", you turn your head to see Doflamingo smirking at you, "weren't you sleepy just now?"
"Oh, and I was, but seeing you over me in that sexy pajama has woken me up completely"
You exhale an incredulous laugh because definitely the pajama that you are wearing isn't sexy at all. However, that doesn't stop Doflamingo from slipping a hand under it to begin to trace your skin directly, causing familiar goose-bumps to settle in your stomach.
"Doffy", you warn more weakly that you'd like, biting your bottom lip not to moan when Doflamingo nips at the side of your neck while one of his hands keeps ascending under your pajama, "Doffy, stop: maybe you can be late but I have to go early to Corazon's shop and-"
Your sentence finishes in a whine when Doflamingo languidly begins to rub your right nipple between his fingers, and when his other hand also sneaks under your pajama pants you find yourself opening your legs automatically, the action causing Doflamingo to smirk against your sensitive neck.
"Are you sure you have to be in the ship that early, (y/n)?"
You would have glared at Doflamingo when hearing his mischievous tone if the man hadn't decided right then to press his fingers against your folds to circle his thumb over your clit teasingly, at the same time that he massages your right breast fully, causing you to moan wantonly while arching against his body.
"Damn you", you exhale a curse half-heartedly, turning your head to swallow Doflamingo's characteristic laughter with your mouth. It seemed that, once again, you were going to make the Family wait for breakfast. But, being completely sincere with yourself, you weren't feeling as guilty about it as you probably should when your clothes end nowhere to be found and Doflamingo's warmth pleasantly envelop your from head to toe.
"Well, well, look who has decided to join us finally"
Even if Corazon's reproachful tone was obviously fake, you can't help to look at him apologetically for being almost a whole hour late.
"I'm so sorry", you hang hurriedly your coat and scarf up the coat-rack of the entrance and approach the shop counter, where Corazon, Bartolomeo and Cavendish were organizing some orders already, "I have no excuse: I kind of overslept and by when I woke up it was extremely late"
You gulp when Corazon raises an eyebrow skeptically.
"Overslept you say?", he repeats ironically, "and Doffy hasn't waken you up? What a bad boyfriend he is"
"You know, Cora-senpai, I think that your scary brother has been at fault because I think that the hickey that (y/n) has in her neck is new"
You blush intensely and try to hit at Bartolomeo but after two years of friendship the punk is able to read your reaction and avoids it effortlessly, sticking his tongue at you mockingly while you click your tongue.
"Tsk, I should have worn a turtle-neck sweater"
"I know how you feel", Cavendish says while looking at Bartolomeo reproachfully, "you're not the only one going out with someone with an annoying obsession for leaving marks"
Bartolomeo snorts.
"Yeah yeah, protest all you want now but last night you didn't seem so against it when asking me to lick you whole and-"
"Bartolomeo, I swear to God that if you DARE to say another word…"
Even if Cavendish had defended you before, you can't help to laugh when hearing the blond man talking in such a menacing way. Even Corazon, who normally preferred to stay out of Bartolomeo and Cavendish's love quarrels, also chuckles with amusement.
When you eventually manage to make Bartolomeo and Cavendish finish arguing, you proceed to help Corazon organize the last costume orders that had just arrived, and since the process is rather mechanic your mind begins to wander off to how the moving with Doflamingo took place, since a part of you still found incredible that you were already living with him.
The day after Doflamingo thoroughly demonstrated you how much he liked your decision you decided to come back to your apartment that same morning to begin with the moving immediately. However, your hopes of having everything done that same weekend were crushed when you entered your apartment and Vivi called you to tell you that you had to take extra classes for having missed almost two full weeks, which forced you to prepare the next classes right away instead of beginning to pack your belongings as you had wanted.
At any other moment Doflamingo and the Family would have offered you to take care of the moving themselves, but right now they couldn't be busier because, inevitably, rumors about what had happened in Baroque Works had spread among the clients of the company and the Family had been forced to deal with a nice bunch of Crocodile's former clients that had somehow discovered that their information could have been leaked, and who wanted to hire the services that the Donquixote Company offered instead.
Therefore, after spending an infernal week of having classes in the morning, recovering classes in the afternoon, ranting furiously against the master, and repeat, you were free enough to dedicate the next weekend to the moving. The advantage of having been living in a furnished apartment was that you just had to worry about transporting your personal belongings, and the great advantage of having the whole Family helping you two was that in just an hour Rebecca and you had all your things safely packed, and also the fact that Lao G appeared in front of your now ex-apartment with a moving truck also helped in the process.
After the last package was left in the manor's entrance it was time to decide the distribution of your new rooms, because even if it was obvious where you were going to sleep from now on you had to choose among all the vacant rooms which one you were going to use for personal purposes. For example, Lao G had a private gym, Dellinger had a changing room full of his heels, Sugar had her own attraction park, Jora had her own private art gallery and painting studio, Gladius had a damn shooting range with a great variety of weapons, and Rebecca didn't hesitate to ask for another changing room all for herself. At first you simply said that you were fine with a desk and a computer, but as you had expected Doflamingo wasn't satisfied with that answer and eventually you had to talk him about your hobbies in order to give the room a better use (1). And that way, the new adventure of living with Doflamingo (plus the whole Family) began.
You find yourself suppressing an idiotic smile, remembering too something that Rebecca commented you some months ago when you told her what a bastard Doflamingo was: "this sounds as the typical romantic story that begins with the girl hating the guy for whom she'll eventually fall". Definitely, who was going to tell you that just some months later you would be happily living with that same man?
"Have you finished organizing those orders, (y/n)?"
You come back to earth when hearing Corazon's question. Fortunately you are good at multitasking and even if you had been daydreaming you have managed to finish.
"Yes, I have just classified them in two groups, depending on whether it is necessary to buy new materials to make them or we can manage with what we have. Also, all these orders are about doing Christmas Costumes for children"
Corazon nods.
"I figured that this would be the case, since schools are already preparing for Christmas Festivals"
"Yes, it's true: the other day Sugar commented that they were preparing the festival in her class. I think that today was when she needed to choose the costume that she is going to wear"
As soon as you finish that sentence, the door of the shop snaps open and an enraged Dellinger steps inside holding hands with Sugar, who looked about to cry at any moment.
"Dellinger? Sugar?", you exclaim while Corazon looks at the scene looking as concerned as you, "what's the matter? Shouldn't you be at school?"
"Yes, we should, but the teachers had just sent me and Sugar home after I told them that they were all idiots", your mouth falls opened but Dellinger keeps talking angrily, not letting you intervene, "I know I probably shouldn't have said that, but those idiots don't let Sugar wear a grape costume in the festival because 'that has nothing to do with the Christmas spirit'. Because obviously making her dress like a damn common pine tree is sooo much better! And if that wasn't enough I supposedly have to be one of the Wise Kings but they do not let me adapt the costume! I'm going to look like an old man dressing in those horrible clothes that haven't changed at all in the past ten years! And of course when I've told them that I preferred to wear a female version of the original costume they have called me a pervert and have told me that there was no way that a costume like that existed, the same way that there can't exist a grape costume for Christmas, and that's when I called them idiots and had sent me home and-"
"Dellinger, breath", you are surprised when Corazon approaches the teenager and interrupts his outraged speak by setting his hands over his shoulders, "I can't blame you for being upset but getting angry is not going to solve anything"
Dellinger lets out a deep breath and nods reluctantly while Sugar sniffs loudly.
"The teachers are idiots"
Corazon smiles and crouches in the floor to be at Sugar's level.
"Yes, Sugar, they are, but for that reason there is a really easy way to do what you want: after all, they have told you that there is no way that those costumes exist. And yes, they probably are right: they don't exist…yet", Corazon smirks, looking incredibly similar to his brother with that expression, "but I'm going to make sure to have them ready next week, and since (y/n) will make sure to advertise them in the website as 'Christmas Costumes', your teachers won't be able to say anything".
Dellinger, Sugar and you stare at Corazon in disbelief before the man keeps talking oozing confidence.
"So don't cry, Sugar", Corazon ruffles Sugar's hair with affection, "you're going to have the best grape costume of the whole school, and you, Dellinger…", Corazon stands up and points at his chest softly with his index finger, "you can bet that you are going to be the most stunning Wise Queen of all the times"
It's the first time you see Dellinger at a loss of words, and even Corazon seems surprised when the teenager suddenly hugs him and mutters an embarrassed and barely audible 'thank you'. Corazon smiles again and pats the teenager's back kindly before separating.
"Okay, and now I think we should call Jora so that she goes to talk to your teachers", Corazon says, "and it's better if Doffy doesn't hear about this because we don't want to add 'teachers' murder' to his curriculum"
You begin to laugh when hearing Corazon's too casual comment, because certainly you could perfectly imagine Doflamingo going to Dellinger and Sugar's school accompanied by Machvise and Gladius to have a little talk with the teachers. A talk that would surely involve very few words and too many fists.
After calling Jora the woman arrives at the shop in barely 15 minutes. She rants about the teachers with indignation during some minutes before taking the two kids with her back to the school. When you are alone again, Corazon exhales a deep sigh before talking with a little irritated tone.
"I've suggested to call Jora, but the truth is that a part of me wanted to go to those teachers myself to tell them a couple of things. Damn, it's just a children festival: why can't they just let children dress however they want? And seriously, calling a teenager a 'pervert' for wanting to dress differently? I don't understand", Corazon exhales another frustrated sigh before looking at you with surprise, "what?"
You realize at that moment that you have been looking at Corazon with an awed expression and chuckle. Right now you have remembered why exactly you had fallen so hard for Corazon. It was that mix of goofiness and determination what made him be so attractive. And of course now your heart belonged to Doflamingo, and the strong feelings that you once felt for Corazon were directed to his older brother alone, but it was also true that a little part of you would always like Corazon.
"Nothing, just that you've been really cool just now", you smile at him playfully, "you have defended Dellinger and Sugar tooth and nail, so what the hell are you waiting for to join the Family?"
Corazon laughs with certain embarrassment before scratching the back of his head.
"I'm still thinking about the best way to help the Family at the same time that I keep doing my costumes", he finally says, "I haven't come up with an idea that convinces me yet, but when I do it you will be the first one to know"
You nod, satisfied with his answer.
"Cool. However, now there is something more important to do, so…", you put yourself in front of the computer and looks at Corazon with an expectant smile, "…bring it on, Corazon: we need ideas for the Grape-Christmas costume and the Queen-Wise suit"
Corazon smiles back, laces his fingers, and stretches his arms in front of him to crack his knuckles.
"Of course, (y/n). Let's get to work"
As you were expecting, during the couple of weeks just before Christmas you weren't able to get bored: besides having to submit the last works of the year, you had to help Corazon in the shop more than ever because of the several orders of Christmas costumes that arrived almost every day, and last but not least you had to work in Donquixote Company and help to carry out the balance of the accounts, to assure that everything was in order.
For that reason, when finally the morning 22nd of December (Friday) arrived, you could finally breathe a little because it was the last day of class of the Master and the start of some short holidays in Corazon's shop and the Donquixote Company. Besides, that day Dellinger and Sugar's festival was going to take place, so after finishing presenting your work you rapidly picked up your bag, wished Vivi, Koala and Kalifa to spend good days with the promise that you would meet them making the most of the holidays, and leave the University almost running to find Lao G waiting for you in the limousine outside,
"Sorry!", you apologize, practically throwing yourself inside the car, "I've tried to go out as soon as possible"
"Don't worry, Miss (y/n)", Lao G says in a calm way that contrasted with the way he was driving at almost full speed, forcing you to grip the handle of the car ceiling as if your life depended on it, "the Family is already in the school and the Youn-G Master has made sure to politely ask the director not to start the festival until we arrive"
You roll your eyes and smile, thinking that definitely it had been a great idea not to tell Doflamingo about the little incident with Sugar and Dellinger's costumes. Besides, at the end everything had gone right, since Corazon had managed to design them in a couple of days and with Bartolomeo and Cavendish's help they were ready in just a week as promised. The only thing that you regretted was not having been able to see the face of the teachers when seeing the costumes exposed in the website.
In less than ten minutes Lao G and you are at the school. The building was really crowded with parents and other children's relatives, so it takes you two a little to find the auditorium of the school where the festival was taking place. When you finally enter the room, this was filled with children enthusiastic loud voices, Christmas songs, and the useless attempts of the teachers to ask the children to remain silent. You look around for some seconds and this time it doesn't take you much to find the Family: first, because they were occupying almost two lines of seats, and second, because Doflamingo's broad back was something that was difficult to miss.
Lao G and you advance through the crowd with certain difficulty until you reach the line of seats. Because of the noise you manage to sneak momentarily behind Doflamingo to rapidly enclose your arms around his front from behind, causing the man to suffer a small jolt before turning to you with his characteristic smirk in place to kiss you with more intensity that you were expecting.
"Sorry, we are late", you say, taking the seat next to him and waving your hand towards the other members of the Family, that greet you back in the same way. You can see that Corazon is also there, at the other side of the seat line, and you offer him a wider smile than he immediately returns. The only one who was missing was Rebecca, who had the festival of her own students and had been unable to come to Sugar and Dellinger's.
"Oh, don't worry, young lady: you aren't"
You are surprised when Doflamingo turns his attention to one of the sides of the stage, where a frightened-looking man was standing trembling like a leaf and with his gaze fixed in the Family, as if he was afraid of missing something really important. At that moment Doflamingo raises his left hand with condescendence and snaps his fingers, the image making him look like a Roman Emperor deciding the luck of a gladiator in the arena. That simple action causes the man to jump funnily and practically run towards the microphone that was placed in the middle of the stage.
"S-Sorry for the wait, everyone. W-We were taking care of the last arrangements b-but finally the festival is starting right now"
"Wait a moment", you turn to look at Doflamingo slowly while people begin to applaud with enthusiasm and certain impatience, "that was the director?"
"Yes"
"And was he just waiting for your signal to begin the festival?"
"Of course. I wasn't going to let it start without you being here"
You can't hold back the laughter when hearing Doflamingo's natural answer.
"You are incredible"
Doflamingo's smirk widens while looking back at you, taking one of your hands in his.
"Thanks for the compliment"
You chuckle again when catching the hint of irony in Doflamingo's voice before finally focusing on the stage. You observe with more or less interest the children actuations until it's the turn of Sugar's class. You see out of the corner of your eye how Jora manages to extract from her bag a gigantic video-camera, and when a grape-dressed Sugar enters the stage, all the Family (you included) begins to applaud so loudly that for a moment the Christmas music that was accompanying the actuation is barely audible.
You incline a little forward in your seat and offers a thumb-up gesture at Corazon that he returns with a really pleased smile, because the truth was that even if you had assumed that the costume that Corazon was going to design for Sugar was going to be great, he had outdid himself: Sugar's costume definitely stood out over the other children's costumes in a really good way, and you were happy to hear some parents sitting behind you saying things along the lines: 'look at that girl dressing like a grape! My son would have loved to dress that funnily too!'
After Sugar's actuation finishes, there are a couple more of them before the director, more calmed this time, announces that it was time to receive the three Wise Kings so that children received their Christmas presents. This time, when Dellinger steps in the stage dressing in his hand-made King Caspar costume some murmurs of disapproval can be heard at first, but at that moment Sugar, who was sitting with her class in the first seats, exhales a loud: 'King Caspar rocks!' and immediately all her class and the Family begins to say the same loudly, effectively shutting the murmurs.
You are surprised when feeling a mini-lump form in your throat when seeing Dellinger smiling at Sugar and waving his hand to her. It was really touching to see that even if they were always fighting they also defended each other when necessary, and when it's Sugar's turn to receive her present and Dellinger hugs her tightly you can't help to sob, causing Doflamingo to look at you surprised.
"Fu fu fu~. Do you need a tissue, dear?"
"Shut up", you snap when hearing Doflamingo's amused comment, but nevertheless accept the tissue that he offers you in a purposely over gallant gesture that makes you exhale a soft chuckle before blowing your nose as silently as possible.
After all the children received their presents you follow the Family outside the school. Sugar and Dellinger approach Corazon again to thank him for the costumes and the man accepts the thanks blushing a little before leaving, not without assuring Doflamingo that he and Law would join the Christmas party on December 24th.
You panic a little when hearing that, realizing that you had been so busy that you had completely forgot about buying presents for the Family. You comment that to Doflamingo in the limousine with a super guilty tone but he immediately calms you by saying that since the Family was so numerous they had decided some years ago just to make a shared present for each member, with the exception of Dellinger and Sugar that were young yet and received a present for each member of the Family.
"Oh, thank goodness", you exclaim, falling backwards in the car seat, "I don't know if I had been able to think ideas for all the members"
Doflamingo laughs when hearing your relieved tone.
"The truth is that we don't even try to give 'surprise' presents: the day before Christmas all the Family goes shopping and decides what they want, so you can begin to think what you want as a present", you open your mouth to speak but Doflamingo doesn't tell you, "and yes, (y/n), it has to be a present of certain price or I will keep buying you things until reaching a sum that I consider appropriate"
You sigh.
"Okay, then I will just ask for what I want and if you are not satisfied you can just buy me all the lingerie that you want with the remaining money"
You gulp when Doflamingo slowly turns to look at you before raising his sunglasses, and when seeing the way his eyes are shining you blush.
"H-Hey, it was a joke!"
"Fu fu fu~. Thank you, young lady. I was wondering what I could give you individually but you have given me a great idea"
"Doffy!"
You spend the rest of the trip discussing with Doflamingo, but you had the feeling that no matter how much you argued, it had been already decided what you were going to receive for Christmas.
"Jora, Corazon, are you sure that you don't need any help?"
"No, dear"
"No, (y/n), we manage"
Despite they answer with confidence you can't help to look with apprehension the fully equipped kitchen overflowing with plates, pots and pans where a great variety of food were being prepared.
"But you have cook for twenty people", you insist, "and this kitchen is big enough so that more people can help you tw-wow"
You don't see Corazon coming until he has raised you in the air with fluency princess style.
"O-Oi", you exclaim, remembering immediately something really similar that happened a couple of months ago with a different Donquixote, "Corazon, put me down!"
But Corazon ignores you and don't fulfill your petition until you are out of the kitchen and back to the dining room.
"H-Hey", you say when Corazon closes the door behind him and you hear the bolt being put.
"Sorry, (y/n), you're banned from the kitchen until Jora and I finish", you hear Corazon say at the other side of the door.
You sigh exaggeratedly before reluctantly do as Corazon says, finding the rest of the Donquixote Family in the same place where you have left them before going to unsuccessfully offer the cooks your help: Senor Pink and Baby 5 were on two different ladders that allowed to reach the top of the eight-meters impressive Christmas tree that was adorning the room, trying to fix some decorations that looked about to fall; Lao G and Buffalo were at the bottom of the ladders to prevent them from moving; Viola and Rebecca were setting the large table; Diamante, Pica, Trebol and Machvise were carrying the different presents under the tree, since some of them were pretty heavy; Gladius was preparing some firecrackers that he had the intention of throwing from the roof when it was midnight; and Doflamingo and Law were sitting on the respective sofas of the living room playing a board game with Sugar and Dellinger to keep them distracted from fighting, and from trying to open the presents before it was time.
When you approach the sofa both men raise their eyes from the board to look at you, a knowing smile appearing in Law's face.
"Cora-san has kicked you out, right?", Law laughs when you huff, sitting next to Doflamingo, "don't take it personally: he does the same to me when I offer him help"
"Yes, the Donquixote brothers are stubborn as hell", you ignore the way Doflamingo looks at you with an obviously fake 'I-don't-know-what-you-are-talking-about' face and look at the board, "who is winning?"
Law snorts when he throws the dice and the result causes him to fall into a square with a negative effect.
"What do you think?", he snaps, signaling Doflamingo's side of the board where multiple house pieces had been built.
"It's not funny to play with Doffy", Dellinger says with a yawn while Sugar plays on her own with the game pieces without paying any particular attention with how the game was going, "he always wins"
Doflamingo snickers.
"Not always"
However, the next time that Doflamingo throws the dice Law snorts incredulously.
"Really? And now I have to pay you again?", Law grunts with exasperation and practically throws some fake bills towards Doflamingo, "definitely this game is not funny in the least"
"Come on, doctor, don't pout~", Doflamingo chants with a grin, "if you lose my little brother will be more than pleased to console you"
Law half-closes his eyes at Doflamingo while blushing, which causes you to feel pity for him and stand up from your seat.
"Okay, let's see what you have", the two men look at you surprised when you changes places and sit next to Law, beginning to look at his cards in concentration, "oh, I know what you can do"
You begin to whisper something in Law's ear that causes his eyes to illuminate, being Doflamingo's turn to frown.
"Very well, Doflamingo-ya", with a smirk Law grabs one of the cards between index and forefinger and shows it to Doflamingo, "since you have more than ten properties but you haven't declared them all in each turn, with this card I can ask you to pay the interest for each one of the properties you have"
Doflamingo's expression remains imperturbable for some seconds, but he eventually exhales a deep breath and takes his wad of fake bills, beginning to separate some of them.
"Young lady, we are going to have a little talk later"
You begin to laugh when realizing that Doflamingo sounded really annoyed for the turn of events.
"It's your fault for teasing the poor doctor so much. Besides…", you surprise Doflamingo by standing up from your seat to set in his lap, perching your legs on either side of his body, "if you lose I can always console you"
Doflamingo's annoyed expression turns into a hungry one, and when he licks his bottom lip you can feel a shiver travel down your spine.
"Well played, young lady"
Doflamingo leans forward to capture your lips in a passionate kiss that causes you to sigh in content, and Dellinger and Sugar to exhale respective 'Yuck's. You also hear Rebecca saying 'Get a room' from where she is setting the table, but you ignore her and entangles you tongue with Doflamingo, causing him this time to let out a satisfied grunt that goes directly to your core…
"(y/n)-ya, please, don't distract your boyfriend now: he still has to pay me what he owes me"
You laugh into the kiss and recover your seat next to Doflamingo.
"Didn't know that you were so competitive", you say with amusement, seeing how happy Law looked when grabbing the fake money that finally Doflamingo gives him.
"Not more than Cora-san", Law says with a smile, "the first time I saw him about to lose his temper was while playing Uno when I played a Wild Draw Four card that made him lose"
You burst out laughing when hearing Law's explanation.
"Okay, I know what I'm going to suggest to play after dinner. I definitely want to see Corazon getting all crazy in a game", you say with enthusiasm, causing Law to laugh.
You keep observing the game for almost another hour, neutrally giving advices to Doflamingo, Law and Dellinger when it was their turn, which caused them to thank you and hate you at the same time, which was rather funny. Viola and Rebecca end joining the game to and at that moment you do take sides: you with go, Viola with Dellinger and Sugar, and Rebecca with Law, and it was not a surprise when Doflamingo is the one who wins at the end.
Just at that moment the doorbell sounds. Lao G stops helping with the presents to open the door, and your eyes open wide when seeing Monet entering the room, followed by Vergo.
"Surprise! Merry Christmas to everyone!"
The next moments are a little chaotic because Monet and Vergo hadn't warned that they were going to arrive today: you were all expecting them for New Year, so their arrival caused all the members of the Family to approach them to greet them rather effusively. Especially Sugar, who approaches her big sister in a run and practically throws herself in her arms, causing the woman to be about to fall into the floor.
"Hey, sweetie", Monet exclaims, kissing Sugar several times in her cheek, "it's been a while", at that moment Monet turns to look at you, "and I finally meet you in person, (y/n). Better late than never"
You smile back and accepts Monet's hug before turning towards Vergo to introduce yourself too. You are about to comment that there is a rather big piece of steak hanging from his cheek but at the end decides to ignore it. After all, according to Corazon no matter how many times you pointed that out to Vergo, the man didn't understand what you meant, so it was better to let the piece of food to fall itself.
Barely five minutes later the door of the kitchen opens and Jora steps out announcing that dinner is ready. You are about to follow the Family to the dining room but just at that moment your mobile begins to sound.
You look at the screen confused, since you weren't expecting any call, and when seeing the name of the screen your eyes open wide. You look around nervously, and when seeing that Doflamingo was busy talking with Monet and Vergo you rapidly tell Rebecca that you had to attend a call and that you would join them soon.
After that you abandon the living room in the direction of your bedroom and just then you answer the phone.
"Inspector Smoker?", you say cautiously, not sure yet that it was him at the other side of the line, "what are you doing calling me no-?"
"Why on earth I have just received package from your damn boyfriend in my office?!"
You have to separate your mobile from your ear when Smoker (yes, it was definitely him) begins to shout just in your ear.
"Package?", you repeat, utterly confused, "I don't understand what-"
"Oh, you neither? Well, how nice, that makes two of us. But I would like to know why Donquixote Doflamingo, the bastard that the whole police department dreams to catch one day, has just send me a package full of money!"
You blink a couple of times before closing your eyes, rubbing a temple with patience. Definitely, Doflamingo was a first grade bastard.
"Okay, I think it's his way to thank you for having helped rescued me with Crocodile's incident"
"I don't need ANYTHING from that bastard, understood?", you have to move the phone away again not to end irremediably deaf, "And doesn't he realize that sending me that package makes me looks like as if I was taking bribes from him?!"
"Emh…yes, I think he perfectly realizes, and that he had done it precisely for that", you detect the murderous aura of Smoker at the other side of the phone and immediately keeps talking, "I-I'll talk to Doffy, okay? And I will tell him not to send anything else to you. I don't know if he will listen to me but I will try"
You hear Smoker sigh at the other side of the line.
"I guess that your word will have to be enough", he says with resignation.
"W-Wait, inspector", you say rapidly when feeling that the inspector was about to hang up, "I haven't thanked you yet for having given Viola so much information about Crocodile. That helped the Family a lot to find me fast, so thank you. You didn't have any reason to help me, but you still did. You are a really good man"
You hear Smoker sigh at the other side of the line.
"That man, Crocodile, did he do something to you?"
You smile when hearing the concern in Smoker's voice, even if it he had probably tried not to sound that way.
"No, he just scared me a little, but I managed pretty well. I'm tougher than I look"
Smoker snorted.
"Yes, you definitely are. But please, from now on make sure to take care of yourself. I've given up in convincing you to stay away from that bastard, but the last thing I want is to find a promising young woman like you in the morgue one day because some illegal deal had gone wrong and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time"
Smoker's crude words make you shiver but you nod with confidence, until realizing that Smoker couldn't see the gesture.
"Don't worry, inspector. Believe it or not, Doflamingo knows how to take care of his people, and he would never allowed that something like that happened to me"
You heard Smoker chewing on his cigar(s).
"I hope you are right, miss"
You chuckle when hearing his skeptic tone.
"I am, inspector", at that moment the door of the bedroom opens and you feel your heart skipping a beat when seeing Doflamingo in the frame, looking at you questioningly, "I have to go now. Have a nice Christmas"
You are unable to hear Smoker's answer because you hang up.
"Who were you talking too?"
You suppress the urge to gulp, because you more or less anticipate what Doflamingo's reaction was going to be.
"With Inspector Smoker", you see Doflamingo's whole body tensing and you immediately keep talking, "before you say anything it's been your fault: if you hadn't sent him a package with money he wouldn't have called me to insult you"
Fortunately, your words cause Doflamingo to smirk with amusement.
"Oh, so he didn't like it?"
You roll your eyes but you can't suppress a little smile.
"Obviously he didn't, and you know it. So please, could you NOT do that again? Or at least wait until the inspector does something to actually bother you"
Doflamingo sighs and crosses his arms, causing his black shirt to tighten in just the right spots.
"I can't make any promises but I'll try"
You nod satisfied and are about to leave the bedroom but Doflamingo doesn't move.
"And did he call you just for that?"
You hesitate but at the end you decide that there's no point in lying.
"Well, he warned me once again of how dangerous it was to being with you. And that he was afraid that something bad ended happened to me because of that"
Doflamingo hums.
"And what did you answer?"
You smile with confidence and enclose your arms around Doflamingo's neck.
"That I had you to protect me"
Doflamingo's smile widens before enclosing his arms around your waist, pressing your against him.
"You know, Jora and Corazon had just realized that he had forgot to prepare Senor Pink's favorite dish", Doflamingo comments casually, "so maybe it takes the dinner another fifteen minutes to be ready"
You feel your heart skipping another beat when Doflamingo's hands travel down until cupping your buttocks oh-so-casually, giving them a soft pinch that make you smile playfully.
"Oh, really?", you force Doflamingo to bend down a little to reach his ear, "and do you have something in mind to pass time?"
Doflamingo's breath hitches briefly when you sensually lick his pierced before releasing your ass with one hand to grab your chin a little forcibly.
"I think I'll figure something out", he hisses against your mouth with lust before kissing you fiercely in a way that causes your knees go weak.
Doflamingo grabs you in the air and makes you wrap your legs around his waist to walk you towards his king-size bed, not stopping kissing you for even one second.
Well.
It seemed that you were going to make the Family wait once again.
(1) A/N: Since everyone surely has very different hobbies I decided you to imagine how your own private room looks like :) Mine would surely have a giant dance platform because I love to dance and a giant TV to see anime and movies xP
I would have liked to post this chapter in Christmas, but well, better late than never.
Spoiler of the next chapter: (keeping with writing things about events that had already passed) (y/n) celebrates Valentine's Day with Doffy, and also resumes his job as Casanova to help certain pairs :)