So Just finished up with the corrections to chapter 2. I ended up being 5330 words without Author's notes. I hope everyone enjoys! Things should really start getting interesting and really start happening after this! I can't wait!
Start Chapter 2
Hearing Luffy's sad little wails was stressful. Doflamingo ran through what little he knew about infant care and products and was pretty sure you could find what he needed at your average pharmacy… Or at least that's where he remembered seeing some stuff a few years back when he needed some decent pain killers after having to get his appendix removed on the fly. Doflamingo was thankful that there was a little pharmacy not too far from the villa. The not so great thing was it had closed at midnight. That had the alpha more than a little irritated. Oh well, he would just have to figure things out for himself!
Using his strings, Doflamingo effortlessly ripped away the pharmacy's double doors and tossed them aside. "Now, what do babies need, Hmm?" The man mused, casually walking into the place with an air like he owned it.
Doflamingo crouched once he realized there were small signs on the ends of each of the shelves. Each one indicated what each isle held. This mildly annoying him with the small spelling and shelves unsuited to his height, but he was still more bothered by Luffy's crying. The blond only briefly dwelled on the fact that he had been more irritable on that day than he had been in a full several weeks, combined. That didn't really matter all that much, though, he had to remind himself once again. His Luffy's hungry little mewls and big fat tears did.
The towering blond made sure that Luffy was still tucked against his side as tightly as when he left the villa. Luffy was tucked in one arm, still in his big neon pink towel. Those great big sad pleading eyes just so full of tears that it made Doflamingo's chest do that weird fluttery pain again. Honestly, he was surprised the little thing could even continue to cry with how dehydrated he must have been! Luffy hadn't gone to the bathroom since he found him and that had to have been an awfully long time for an infant so young. Not that the young man wasn't grateful that he hadn't been pissed or crapped on but, it was a clear indication of how little he had consumed since being left in the sorry state he was in.
4 isles down, that's where he found what he needed and well… to say that young alphas was a little overwhelmed would have been an understatement. Doflamingo had never realized there were so many things to consider when taking care of an infant! Different bottles and nipple sizes for the bottles, cloth or disposable diapers, allergies, different baby medicines, health supplements, powders to prevent rashes on bottoms and so-so many different formulas! At least he found a few cans that were specifically for Omegan pups, so that cut down on at least a couple dozen different ones. But did Dominant O omegan babies need something special? He couldn't really tell what the difference was between most of them!
Doflamingo tried, he really did, carefully reading each microscopic label, but other than a few were meant specifically for newborns, pups that had trouble digestion, and pups with allergies, he couldn't really tell what was what! So many seemed pretty much the same to him, but he didn't want to give Luffy the wrong thing. He decided to just grab a few tins from a couple of different brands of the newborn formulas and would let Luffy decide what he liked best. That is, at least until he could find a better alternative. Doflamingo then grabbed a pair of heavy-duty looking glass bottles that came with a set of nipples and some weird looking brush thing… though he wasn't sure why and some disposable diapers along with a pack of wipes to tide them over until morning. The little trip ended up filling the bag he was carrying nearly to the brim. Relief filled the man at the thought of finally being able to feed the pup. That, and finally being able to get some sleep. Doflamingo was a party all night sort of guy, but just a few hours of trying to keep Luffy alive had him longing for a bed.
Doflamingo let out a rare tired sigh, subconsciously rocking on his feet in an attempt to soothe Luffy or himself, it wasn't clear as he ran a finger over the pup's feather-soft hair. He hadn't expected something so small to be able to keep up being so noisy for so long. He did still remember keenly the first time he felt true hunger before and just remember made him cringe. It made him want to get Luffy fed as soon as possible and to make sure nothing like that would happen to him again.
"Ah, here we are!" The man crowed, pleased when his eyes landed on a small shelf of books specifically catered towards caring for infants. The last thing on the list that he felt was a desperate 'must get' before leaving. Doflamingo had once been a big brother and, in his opinion, had been a wonderful one until his Rosi disappeared much to his anger and hurt. Fucking bastard father, messing everything up even in the end! Still, even so, he was more than confident in taking care of an older child…. If father hadn't distracted him, he was sure that his precious whiny little Rosi would have been wanting for nothing… But babies… seemed much more… uh… breakable and needy. Especially ones like his pretty little treasure… Doflamingo decided on getting books for not only that reason but because he hated making decisions and acting without being as informed as possible on a topic. Only an idiot did something that stupid and that wasn't something someone would ever dare to call him.
Doflamigo quickly snatched a few of the books in the section, not bothering to do more than glance at the words on the covers. Luffy was getting fussier and for good reason. Doflamingo didn't want to stay in that place any longer than necessary. Anyways, he had all the time he wanted to figure this all out. The people on the island knew better than to try and get the marines there or to irritate him in any way if the wanted to survive outside of the couple of casualties to his boredom they had already suffered on the first day. The few that had been foolish enough to make him wait for nearly 15 minutes to check into the beachside villa he was currently staying at.
Most of the most important bits had already been worked out. Doflamingo had already informed his crew the day before that he had decided to stay at the island for a while. At least until the rain had eased up. Currently, it didn't look like the storms were going to be easing up for at least another week or so. Not surprising with it being hurricane season in that particular strip of the North Blue.
Doflamingo's crew had wanted to pick him up using the ship, but by the time they got to him, it would have taken them nearly 3 times as long as it would have taken him to get to them and that was just foolish. Besides, they were nearly all devil fruit users and with the seas so violently churning, it would have been dangerous. He was now more than glad that he had decided to take the time like a mini-vacation and had stopped his family from trying to weather such dangerous conditions.
Thankfully it was rare for this particular island to get hit by the actual hurricanes, but an annoying side effect of the whole season was that there were constant downpours. It was not something Doflamingo had really thought about much when deciding to take the business trip to Bibi Shores on his own.
The young alpha and his crew rarely coming through this little strip of the North Blue outside of its calm season where an island, not far from the one he was currently on, was a favorite of theirs to vacation. It was much like the one Doflamingo was currently on. A rare warmer island for this part of the North Blue with beautiful beaches. Though it was far large and a lot more lively, sported a city with great music, a roaring nightlife, and some of the best food in the North Blue. The casino was one of his favorite spots there, themed after exotic birds. Doflamingo's favorite time to go was in the summer when they had their Seaking Lobster festival, which was pure decadence and a nonstop party for nearly a month!
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Getting back to the villa in record time, Doflamingo was quick to open the pack of diapers and figure out how to put them on his Luffy. They may have been on backward at first, but he was sure they were the right way now. This was unlike what would have likely happened if Machvise or Trebol had tried putting the diaper on the pup. Doflamingo was sure Trebol would have ended up with the uncomfortable looking thing sitting on boy's head like a hat if he had left him to try and figure things out.
After that, Doflamingo used his strings to start getting a saucepan full of water on the stove and turned it on low as he made sure he remembered the directions on how to make the formula right. He preferred to keep Luffy in the crook of his arm and rather not have to use his hands to do such menial work. He then did the same thing to clean and rinse the new bottles the best he could along with the nipples. The young alpha wasn't going to let some plebian get his treasure sick with their disgusting germy filth!
Once the little bottle was filled and Doflamingo had figured out how to check for temperature, he opened the tin in his hand. The blond gave the contents within a dubious look, grimacing at the strange-smelling powder before putting a scoop of the stuff into the bottle and then screwed the lid shut.
"So…. I just shake it?" Doflamingo murmured to himself, trying to ignore Luffy's howling. Gods, his head was killing him. A few hard shakes and the powder had dissolved and the blond was eagerly practically shoving the bottle's nipple up to the red-faced pup's mouth. He sputtered in disbelief when the caterwauling pup turned his head in refusal. "Come on," The man growled under his breath. He nearly shook with frustration as the clearly starving pup turned his head again in rejection. Doflamingo tensely sat himself down on the couch. "Why won't you eat?" The blond all but demanded, staring down at the bawling infant with unblinking eyes.
It wasn't too hot and he made sure he shook the formula up properly. What was he doing wrong? Did Luffy just not like what he was giving him?… It did have a really strong smell. Maybe it was off putting to him with its strange smell? Doflamingo didn't have anything else to offer him at the moment and he just really really wanted him to stop crying! Luffy wouldn't even try to eat! He just cried and cried and-…. Wait, Doflamingo didn't actually know how old Luffy was other than he was clearly a newborn…. Maybe he didn't know what a bottle was?…. Or he could even not understand that he was hungry and need to eat to relieve his discomfort.. Ever scenario could be entirely plausible, depending on how long it had been since he was born. He was no expert on babies, so maybe someone else would have been able to look at him at a glance and tell him, but Doflamingo was just going to have to work off of assumptions.
The blond's face little up a little at the realization he came to as he carefully cupped Luffy's tiny head. He tilted Luffy's head and forced the nipple past his clenched gums, making sure a dribble of formula made its way over the infant's tongue. The response was immediate as Luffy paused mid-breath for another shriek looking as close to stunned as a newborn could. He went nearly silent much to Doflamingo's relief. His little tongue clumsily swiping against his gums. Big fat gushing tears nearly instantly stopping to just a few droplets. The tears stopped entirely once the dark-haired infant seemed to figure out how to suckle down the formula. Ugh, Doflamingo's chest did that fluttering thing again! He really needed to see a doctor if it kept doing that because surely there was no way it was good for him!
Doflamingo couldn't help but let out a laugh as he watched Luffy eagerly gulp down the bottle. "Is it that good or are you just that hungry little glutton?" He purred, feeling oddly content with how much happier the pup smelled. No more sour stress and suffering omega. Now he was beginning to smell sweet and soft and milky. It was a nice soothing scent that had Doflamingo feeling incredibly sleepy and fiercely protective and… genuinely incredibly happy… He could positively preen he was feeling so good. The blond would never allow his precious treasure to ever leave his side if just a simple thing like feeding him made him feel this calm and right. Clearly, Luffy was his prize for putting up with the hell that was this shit-stained filth humans called a world!
"Huh, you ate all of that? You really are a little glutton, Fufufufu!" Doflamingo said in a teasing voice, chuckling as the sleepy-eyed pup smacked his lips and huffed. The little thing looked like he was contemplating seconds already at less than a week old. "I think it's time for sleepy boys to go to bed, eh?" The blond said, clicking his tongue. He pulled a book from the bag he had sitting by the couch. Doflamingo then, laid Luffy near his chin and flopped his thin legs over the rest of the couch. Getting comfortable, the man ran a hand over the tiny grumbling body and flipped to the first page. Though, he wasn't more than a few pages in before he found his eyelids becoming impossibly heavy.
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Doflamingo woke to the sounds of pained crying. His head felt foggier than usual as he woke up, Feeling confused and disoriented, with incredibly numb legs. The alpha groaned, wondering what that awful sound was and why its scent had him wanting to kill someone, quickly, in the most primal and brutal of ways.
Blinking tiredly, Doflamingo paused in the middle of sitting up once he realized a book was draped across his face, something not that uncommon for him. It was then that he realized his other hand was caging something small and very much alive and clearly from the noises it was making, very unhappy. The man practically whipped the book from his face after that to get a look at Luffy. That's right. This was his Luffy, his… Doflamingo still wasn't sure what he was to him, but he at least knew that this was his Luffy and his Luffy was trembling and panting in distress. Why? What was wrong with him? Did something happen while he was sleeping and he just hadn't noticed? Not even with his observation Haki?
"Hey-hey no need to get so worked up!~" Doflamingo croaned, trying to remember something about feeding that he had been reading before falling asleep. It had been something important. Damn it, what was it? Giving up on trying to remember, Doflamingo grabbed the book and began frantically skimming it. Wait, burping babies was an actual thing? Why wasn't this common knowledge? Why wasn't that an instinctual thing that parents just knew? Why did babies have so many strange quirks?
"Alright, let's see if I can't get you feeling a bit better…. If I can't, we might have to get you some of those drops." The young alpha grumbled, using his strings to snatching up a dishtowel to drape over a shoulder. Getting thrown up on wasn't something he felt tolerant enough to deal with…. Yet. And he had a feeling it was a yet with as much as he was suddenly willing to put up with for a baby he had just met.
"Hold against a shoulder, head comfortably rested on it…. Firm pats on the back until he burps…." It was hard to imagine his mother needing to do something like this to he or Rosi… Did gods need to be treated in such a way? But Luffy was a god to, right? There was no way that he would ever be able to be so taken with some brat otherwise.
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Nearly two and a half weeks in and Doflamingo had devoured every book that he had taken and then some. He had returned to the same pharmacy down the road 6 days in. Getting a few more packs of diapers along with the rest of the books available on infant care he could find and every can of the newborn formula that Luffy seemed to favor. Not a single one of the books he read could explain why the tiny infant was eating as much as a pup literally months older than he was, should have been. He was always ravenous and feeling him always left Doflamingo in a good mood. The young alpha had become more than a little attached to the pup. Luffy may have been hard the first few days, but once a routine between the pair had started up… and well Doflamingo had at least the basic understanding of how to keep a baby alive Luffy wasn't really anything like his first impression nor was he nearly as difficult to care for as the books implied.
Even as a newborn, Luffy was pretty easy to deal with and easier to please. All he wanted was food and to be held. He liked to hold onto fingers with a surprisingly strong grip for one so young and stare up at him with those big trusting eyes, staying mostly quiet as long as he was held. He seemed happiest when given physical contact. It was something that the young man understood far too well. Doflamingo too, couldn't stand to be alone for very long. Bad memories liked to sneak up on him when he was. The young alpha liked to lay Luffy against the hollow of his throat, keeping the little omegan pup warm and safe and Luffy smelled especially happy when he did so. Making little croons and mewls that had something in the blond's instincts positively preening.
Doflamingo found himself completely uninterested in doing any of the sorts of things he usually would have been up to in such a place. Not playing puppets with the locals, no partying all day and night, nor finding himself a pretty brunet to screw.. Not that he found a pretty worth screwing more than once in a blue moon. He didn't want to even go outside. Not in a place that wasn't his home territory. Not in a place that he wasn't familiar with the tiniest of nooks and crannies. Not with his precious little treasure whom, he had begun to catch himself rocking and cuddling and petting and feeling so so much happier for, with him. Even Doflamingo's thoughts about his past blood family weren't so consuming when he had Luffy to focus on because Luffy belonged to him in a way that they never did, that they never could.
Cuddled up in bed while reading and petting the sleepy pup, sprawled across his neck, was heavenly. Doflamingo couldn't remember ever really purring before. That is, until Luffy came into his life. It was a strange sensation, purring, that is. So much so that it had startled the alpha the first time it happened. Now only a few days after the first time doing so, Doflamingo knew there was no way that he could ever accept not feeling this level of contentment ever again.
Doflamingo had thought he had enjoyed life before, but he was so very wrong! Even still, he knew that in the next day or so, the rains would be eased up enough for a bit to leave the area. That he should be getting ready to leave…. But, he didn't want to. He wanted to keep Luffy totally to himself for as long as possible. The two of them, in this makeshift den where he could keep him safe and his. The crew was Doflamingo's family and going back meant that the family would insist on meeting Luffy…. Something that had the young alpha feeling incredibly reluctant. Doflamingo had become even more so as Luffy had developed a bit of a mild chest infection from being in the rain so long. He didn't want to take any chances and make Luffy's illness even worse.
After feeding Luffy his ridiculous bottle portion and burping him, Doflamingo made sure to feed his Den-den Mushi a few apple slices. He, himself, had eaten half of a large gourmet surf and turf pizza with chunks of lobster, crab, mushroom, and high-quality beef steak on top that he had delivered from a place two roads down. The leftovers had been put in the refrigerator. Doflamingo was still unsure how and when he suddenly was willing to contemplate eating leftovers. It made him feel as if he was some starving little brat again. Doflamingo couldn't believe the things he did to make sure his Luffy wasn't exposed to people.
Even the thought of taking Luffy to the doctor had been horrible for Doflamingo. He had felt incredibly irritated and reluctant, even though he had known something was wrong. The man had known that he had to make sure there was no leftover damage from the way he found Luffy. The visit had been extremely tense, 3 days prior, the doctor clearly ready to piss himself while being loomed over by a very possessive and protective 10ft tall prime dominant A typing alpha. Luffy was Doflamingo's little treasure. He didn't want anyone to get to see his sweet little baby doll, especially people that weren't even a part of his found family! Thankfully, through some miracle, Luffy's chest infection was mild enough that he didn't need much extra care outside of some drops twice a day for 14 days and careful monitoring along with plenty of rest.
Knowing that he would need to wake up in a few hours to feed Luffy again, Doflamingo made sure to have everything ready before laying back down. Sure he was still taking care of the big things when it came to business, vie, den-den mushi, but other than that, he had mostly just been reading, caring for Luffy, and taking naps a few times a day. A routine like this would usually drive him nuts after so long. After all, the blond wasn't the sort that usually enjoyed monotony. Doflamingo found himself not as bothered as he expected. He suspected it was because he hadn't had even a hint of a nightmare since finding Luffy, something Doflamingo thought impossible! It felt amazing and the novelty was far from wearing off.
Luffy didn't seem to get the memo that it was clearly time for sleeping. Instead, the pup was trying his best to look around with those massive peepers that had Doflamingo's heart doing weird things. Smelling perfectly happy and content as he fumbling with the blond's massive fingers. While doing so, making little breathy huffs. Those cute baby blues were wide as they could be and very much alert. The blond had to force down a purr.
"Nah-uh, Fufufu, it's time for good boys to sleep! I don't want you all pissed off at me later on!" Doflamingo exclaimed, unable to help chuckle a bit at the almost offended merp Luffy made when he took his hand away from those clumsy fingers and laid him to rest against his neck. He practically drugged the pup with his own sleepy calm scent to settle him. When that didn't quite work, Doflamingo easily got his way once he began rubbing the infant's back in a circler motion. He had figured out on day 5 that doing so was pretty much a secret weapon of sleep against the tiny omega. It hadn't failed once in making the brat conk out in minutes much to the man's amusement.
"See? Aren't I such a good daddy? Now we can both sleep."
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The young alpha was awoken with an unpleasant bang that rattled the windows so violently they looked ready to fall out of their frames. Doflamingo growled under his breath at the racket but wasn't feeling particularly worried. He wasn't focusing all that hard, but his Haki hadn't indicated any danger to them. Something felt familiar, but he didn't bother with trying to focus enough to figure out why. Instead, the man closed his eyes and gave Luffy a few pets before letting his groggy mind start to drift again. Clearly, Luffy wasn't all that bothered either as he let out a content little sigh and wiggled a bit before settling again. Whatever the issue was, it wasn't a threat to them, after all.
It could have been a couple of minutes later or even an hour when he was woken up again. Cursing up a storm, Doflamingo shot straight up. Even disoriented and groggy, the hand resting over Luffy automatically shifted to support and protectively cradle the tiny omega, pressing him carefully against the man's chest. What was that noise? Why did it sound like people were yelling right outside the house? Didn't they have any idea who the hell he was? Who the fuck they had just pissed off?
The blond snatched up his sunglasses, throwing his legs over the side of the mattress with a smile that would have even the most brutal of criminals pissing themselves. The veins in his forehead positively throbbing as loud banging rattled his sleepy brain. "If they make you cry.~" Doflamingo half sang half growled under his breath, pinching his nose as he stormed his way through the villa. "I'll make 'em a pretty red splotch where all the worms can feast for months." He grumbled the last bit under his breath as he scratched behind an ear.
Doflamingo stomped from the master bedroom, muttering to himself and Just as the irritated blond went to deal with the annoyance, the front door was nearly ripped off of its hinges and several people came piling in.
"What the-" Well that explained why his Haki had insisted that something familiar was nearby…. Ugh, maybe he should have paid attention.
"Hey-hey Doffy, Doffy! Why did you make us worry like that, huh? Huh, Doffy? We were really worried that something happened to you when you barely talked to us for so long! Is everything alright Doffy? Eh, are you listening?" A towering unkept looking man with rivers of snot oozing from his nose whined, sputtering when Doflamingo barely gave him a glance before plopping down on the couch on the other side of the room. "Doffy! Aren't you happy with your surprise? We all came to pick you up!"
"Yeah, we all thought it would be nice to come and get you." A man's voice cut in, "We had to make sure our Doffy was doing alright! It isn't like you to talk to us so little… Knowing that you're actually okay and you didn't answer, you'll hurt our feelings!" An incredibly tall, slender man with brown hair and exposed washboard abs wearing a stereotypical pirate's hat heckled, from the door.
"I've been busy," Doflamingo said, stifling a yawn.
"Ne-ne Doffy, what do you mean?" The man with snot hanging from his nose prompted, moving to stand uncomfortably close to the blond, choking on a strand of his own snot and nearly falling on his ass when his eyes caught sight of a pair of wide sleepy baby blues cuddled up in Doflamingo's massive hand. "Hey-hey, Doffy! Why are you holding a baby?"
"A baby?" A tall, somewhat slender woman with wild hair that went from bright blond to bright orange guffed.
"Yeah-yeah! A baby! See?" The unkept man exclaimed.
"You are standing very close." Doflamingo pointed out, leaning back a bit as the other man leaned so close their faces were nearly touching.
"He does, but why would our young master have a baby?" A short older man wearing a strange spandex suit and what looked to be a hat with a pair of dark blue rabbit ears sticking out of it grumbled.
Doflamingo pursed his lips for a moment. Trying his best not to get irritated with his family. They were just concerned after all and as much as he would rather not have to share his Luffy they would eventually have to meet him. It would also be safer to sail back to Spider's Mill with an infant over his preferred method of travel, which he only started being able to do well, recently.
"I….. found him on the beach in a crate, he would have died with all of that rain.-"
"Young master is so merciful!" The woman shouted, cutting Doflamingo off unintentionally. She eagerly coming closer and held her arms out expectantly. "Don't worry young master, if you want them to live; I'll raise them up right for you!" She insisted, she wouldn't have him lowering himself for caring for an unwanted child and she, herself, liked children very much! Maybe the young master had even thought of her when finding the pup? Oh, how wonderful it would be to have a younger member on the crew to properly dote on! They hadn't found a single child that hung around as of yet, that stuck around for very long.
Everyone went ridged out of fright when the blond let out a deep guttural growl, completely frozen in place. All they could do was tremble and feel confused. What had she said that had upset their young master so?
"I don't think I said anything about him being for anyone else, did I? Luffy's my little treasure," Doflamingo said in a tone that left no room for argument, nuzzling a cheek against feathery soft baby hair to calm down before grinning at his family. "But….. you may help me care for him…. Sometimes… You will be his only auntie after all in a sea of uncles and although you're an alpha, like the rest of us…. You do carry a more maternal touch, yes?" Doflamingo purred, his tongue hanging from his mouth as he leaned back, spreading his legs a bit to get more comfortable. "A womanly one and being a dominant O typing of Omega surrounded by us alphas…. Well, he could use a softer touch. Don't you agree? Fufufu!" The blond smirked playfully at the flabbergasted looks all around him and snickered as the woman, Jora, nodded with a dazed expression. They all now understood how special his little glutton really was, good.
Now that was all settled, Doflamingo was sure his Luffy would be grouching over being fed any second and he himself was a bit peckish. He was sure that his dear family would like to get to know his sweetie better. He was oh, so lovable after all!
Yes, a family lunch sounded just right! He was in the mood for pasta…. Maybe with a nice white sauce and some freshly baked croissants and thick marmalade jams. They would have a special family lunch to celebrate his Luffy. What a fun time they would have! He knew just the place he wanted it all delivered from! He would have all of his family eating together, just like a real family should.
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I hope everyone liked the second chapter! I am currently working on the 3rd at the moment. I am having a bit of trouble coming up with things to write about while Luffy is a baby, so ideas are more than welcome! I can't wait until he is old enough that he can run the crew ragged! I already have some pretty amusing ideas of a few things I want him to do then! Luffy will likely only stay a baby for a few chapters, then we get to have him meet his uncle and eventually meet Law! Then eventually Ace and Sabo and although Doffy probably wouldn't agree, it's going to be great!
By the way, I know it is early, but tell me who you want Luffy paired with so I know what direction to go with the story! I have a poll on fanfiction if people want to vote that way, but I will just keep track of everything on excel for those that vote in the comments. 😊
Anyways, please review and I'm always happy to answer questions and things and exchange ideas! I'll see everyone again soon! (Hopefully in a week or less)
