So this chapter ended up being 6342 words without the Author's notes…. About 2800 words longer than it was supposed to be, so it took me a few more days than I had expected. I hope everyone enjoys!

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"Hey-hey Doffy…. We've all been talking and we think… something's wrong with Lu-Lu? Shouldn't he be getting bigger or gain weight or something Doffy?" The man with snot hanging out of his nose, Trebol, said with furrowed eyebrows. "He eats way more than any baby I've ever heard of too!" Trebol exclaimed, shuffling over to hover over the sleeping infant. "Ne, he sprawls out like you, doesn't he Doffy?" Trebol said, sounding amused.

Doflamingo frowned at what the man pointed out. He, himself, had actually been thinking the same thing even though doing so upset him. Luffy was his perfect little treasure, after all. The blond's most beloved treasure he ever found and the little omega needed to stay at Spider's Mill, to keep close always. It was the young alpha's safe place, though even if it was surrounded by a metal scrap yard. Doflamingo knew that he would have to eventually go to other islands again and he even missed doing so, terribly. He may have missed going to places outside of their island, but Doflamingo still didn't want to leave his safe place with or without his Luffy at this point. It wasn't safe.

Spider's Mill was where the young alpha was most comfortable with his control and he needed for his Luffy to stay protected so incredibly badly. Just the idea he might not be, nearly sent Doflamingo into a feral fury. Luffy was his to love and to own completely! The man would eviscerate anyone that even thought in opposition to his devoted claim on his sweet pup! How could he expose his darling boy to the vile filth that was the world of humans? Just thinking about it…. Spider's Mill was his… their… 'den.'

It still disquieted the man that somehow, for once, his crew was making more sense than Doflamingo would have usually liked. He suspected it was probably the work of Vergo and maybe even possibly Senior Pink talking. Still, they were right and he wasn't one to disregard something like, one pointing out medical problems needing to be looked at from those in his family. The man was many things, but he was also the type to give credit where credit was due and to not underestimate illness or injury. Only a total moron would do such a thing. The only real hang-up for Doflamingo taking Luffy to a doctor, and had been, was that there wasn't a hospital on the island. Just a doctor's office with an old man that had once been a pretty decent pirate ship's surgeon. One that they used to get patched up when needed.

The old doctor wasn't any help when it came to children or anything past traumatic injuries and minor things like basic infections and colds that were usually none life-threatening. Apparently, whoever trained him hadn't taught him much of anything to do with illness or medications outside of the operating room. The man was totally in their crew's debt, meaning under the young alpha's control. Doflamingo had enough trust in him, but that was useless for the situation at hand and he knew it and had dwelled on it the last several weeks. Although the blond had a large territory and significant influence and control throughout that part of the North Blue Doflamingo still didn't feel comfortable dragging Luffy to another island even if it felt inevitable to happen soon. Was it really something he needed to dwell on, though? Luffy was acting fine and besides, the order of baby things he had made a few weeks prior, was scheduled to be there within the week.

As if reading his mind, Trebol continued, "He hasn't seen a doctor since we got home and that was a couple of months ago… Aren't babies 'posed to get shots and check-ups, huh Doffy? But, Doc Spitz doesn't take kids does he?"

"No… he doesn't."

"Ne-nyeh, what are we going to do then?"

"I… Guess… We'll head to Norwick 5, It's the closest Island with a decent hospital under our control…" As much as Doflamingo didn't trust anything to do with leaving Spider's Mill for the time being, his brain sure was doing its best to bring up all of the best reasons for going. The hospital was located in a large town with some nice shops where he and the others could have plenty of fun and maybe even find some baby shops where he could browse for something worth taking for his Luffy. Not only was it a good opportunity to shop for his Sweetness, but Doflamingo was sure that the rest of them could find something as well.

The town was known for its beautifully made leather goods. Custom embroidered gloves and glamorous handmade high-end dress shoes were their most famous available purchases. The young alpha could definitely use a new pair of both, especially when he was supposed to be meeting a new potential business partner from the Grandline in less than a month. With Luffy being so small and young, Doflamingo, still felt uncomfortable heading back to there yet. Not until he was at least a couple of years old. He wasn't like all of the rest of the kids hanging around, wanting to become part of his crew. Doflamingo actually cared if something happened to him. This is why the blond felt a little grateful for the man's agreement with his request.

"Yay! We're going on a trip! Maybe we can find Lu-Lu a nice crib you'll like so you don't have to sleep with him anymore? I want to get a new hat while we're there! Behehehe!" Trebol cheerfully exclaimed, laughing idiotically as he thought about the fun they would all have terrifying the locals and getting shiny new stuff to show off. "I'm gonna go tell everyone to get ready!" The hunchback stated.

"No, the things I ordered for Luffy aren't here yet. I want to make sure everything is brought in right away and where I want it before we leave."

"Ugh, come on Doffy! You haven't been yourself since we got Lu-Lu! Just leave Machvise to deal with it! Lu doesn't like him anyway! He always cries when he even looks at him with that ugly face of his!" Trebol complained.

Doflamingo couldn't help but smile at that. "Fufufufufu! It may be true, but do we have to be so cruel?" He teased, the grin on his face positively wicked.

"Ne, Doffy, you know it's not cruel if it's true!"

"Alright. You win Trebol. We'll go. It's getting so stuffy, just doing nothing after all! I'll take Lu to the doctor once we get to Norwick 5 and we'll stay for a few days." The blond began to plan out loud, "As long as the stuff I have coming is brought in, I can get it all sorted when we get back." Doflamingo finally relented, sitting back from his desk and Trebol's hovering face. "We can have some much-deserved fun and I'm sure some fresh air would do my treasure some good anyways!" Doflamingo purred, running a finger through Luffy's soft fluffy hair, whom he had sleeping on a thick folded up blanket near the center of his desk. "Go….. tell everyone we'll be heading off in the next day or so. Alright? I have a call to make and the ship needs to get stocked. It's a 3-day journey so we won't be back for at least a week. I don't want to be stopping on any of the islands along the way. Also…. You may tell Machvise that he's drawn the short straw!~"

Trebol let out an excited noise, snot practically poured from his nose as he eagerly shuffled from the room chanting a little diddy about 'Machvise having to stay home because he was so ugly all of the babies would cry'.

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"Behehehe! I think Lu-Lu likes the water!" Trebol exclaimed, grinning as Luffy let out a whine from Senior Pink's arms anytime the man went to move away from his spot, rocking him near the ship's railing, propped up just enough that he could catch a glimpse.

Senior Pink made an agreeable noise, unable to help but smile a little. He watched that sweet face, those great big eyes that were becoming less and less blue every day, fixated on the calm sea around them with more focus than a child that age should have been able to have. The little pup looked and smelled content. The brunet wasn't a guy that would say he loved kids, but Luffy had really grown on him. Senior Pink just had a feeling he was going to be a good kid, even with the worse of their influence. The man was glad he had found a way to hold the little master without him crying, even if it only lasted as long as they were on the ship.

Luffy didn't like to be away from Doflamingo for a second and the same could be said about the Young Master, who seldom put the pup down. The only reason Luffy wasn't cuddled up to his favorite spot against Doflamingo's neck that very moment was because of the abrupt infuriating Den-den Mushi call the man had gotten. Even then, the only reason Luffy was with the executives of the crew was because of Diamante's quick thinking. The man had convinced Doflamingo to let him take Luffy for a bit since there was a lot of yelling, mostly on the other end of the call, but it was plenty loud enough to be heard even from the deck. Once Vergo came in, he managed to help convince the young man to allow them to take Luffy until the call was over.

Of course, the moment Luffy realized he couldn't smell Doflamingo, right there, any more, nor could he hear the very familiar voice of the man, he realized he was being held by someone that wasn't his daddy without him even standing there and became a very unhappy baby. Sobbing uncontrollably once the realization hit. Doflamingo always grabbed for him right away if Luffy was even the slightest bit upset, which, him not doing so, made the pup even more stressed.

Diamante had been offended when Senior Pink immediately held out his arms and insisted that he would take over. The towering blue-eyed man had said that he could soothe Luffy himself, even as he floundered to do so. Diamante hadn't considered the fact that he knew absolutely nothing about soothing an already upset and frazzled pup, who was still sensitive from hearing a bunch of loud, angry screaming.

Senior Pink wouldn't voice it, but he had read some of the books that Doffy had gained about childcare. He understood and agreed with them that the man's constant smothering probably wasn't good for Luffy…. Though the rest of them couldn't be considered to be much better, especially himself, with the way everyone hovered around the pup.

Anyways, Diamante had been quick to hand Luffy over to Senior Pink after Doflamingo let out a testy yell to the group, demanding to know why he heard his treasure's crying. Vergo had clearly tried to redirect their captain's anger at the people on the other side of the den-den mushi as he didn't storm out and snatch his pup. Out of desperation, Senior Pink began humming to Luffy and even tried showing him the ocean, hoping that it would startle or distract him long enough for Doflamingo to get done. Thankfully it had worked. The kid was enthralled.

Senior Pink ignored Diamante's pouting and Jora's not so subtle hints at wanting to hold Luffy. A man didn't play hot potato with his own baby nephew so, they would just have to continue to sulk. Trebol was doing his normal hovering, seeming like he didn't really know how to quite act around Luffy, but fawned in his own strange unbecoming way. Thankfully, he hadn't bothered Senior Pink about wanting to hold the pup because he wasn't in the mood for foolish arguments.

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Doflamingo had clearly been eager to get his Luffy back when he came to grab him and didn't do anything to hide it. Vergo had looked more than a little put out when he saw Senior Pink with a calm Luffy. Their captain was very obviously still infuriated by the strong, aggressive scent coming from him alone. The fact that the veins in his forehead were still positively throbbing and he had an incredibly pinched smile made it clear, no annoying him in any way. Doflamingo practically snatched his pup away from the shorter brunet and cuddled Luffy close. He began muttering under his breath and nuzzling Luffy's incredibly cute face.

"We're going to kill that parasitic little fucker aren't we, my sweet little treasure?~ No useless demanding little bastards are going to fly under your daddy's flag, no they're not! He tried saying I had to meet up with him like he was important and you know how your daddy feels about little fish trying to demand things.~" Doflamingo cooed, he let out a jagged little laugh as his head cooled a bit. The urge to play puppeteer and make that whole crew rip each other to pieces as they screamed for forgiveness, still thrumming almost unbearably under his skin. The comfort of Luffy, did make, not rushing out fulfill such potent urges…. just ever so bearable that he could ignore the crawling need that felt almost like insects skittering over his fingers and ribs, carving their way into his muscles and organs and blood.

Luffy was beginning to get that look he always got on his face when he was starting to get grouchy about being hungry. That tightness that the blond had long gotten used to, the strangled pitter-pattering of his heart when his gaze met those trusting eyes, had the alpha's desire to run off and kill that crew that very moment, nearly extinguished. Doflamingo carried Luffy back to their rooms without paying much attention to his crew, completely taken with the task of calming himself and taking care of his Luffy.

Even boiling with rage, Doflamingo's scent didn't deter the infant, like it did even full-grown adult alphas. The blond wasn't feeling threatened, just angry and disgusted, Luffy trusted that the man was no threat to him, so there was absolutely nothing to be afraid of. It made the young alpha even more fiercely fixated. Luffy was such a perfect pup. He knew who he belonged to and made Doflamingo's heart swell with such happiness! Such possessiveness and ownership, the alpha felt like he would burst! "Such a good-good boy!~ Yes, you can only trust me! Such a sweet boy. You know who loves you more than anyone else ever could!~"

Once back inside of the ship, the blond automatically prepared a bottle for Luffy. Doflamingo could have done it with his eyes closed after months of practice. He had found the task, although below him, to be a soothing type of monotony that Doflamingo enjoyed on a primal level, clearly. Preparing sustenance for his pup had latched onto some sort of instincts that had to do with caring for Luffy and he found himself feeling all the more content when Luffy was clearly satisfied after a meal…. Or at least for the hour or two before he was just as ravenous.

Two full large bottles, sometimes three, had to be prepared for the infant who was only a little more than two and a half months old, each feeding. Everyone had carefully pointed out, more than a few dozen times, between them. He had to agree that it was strange that, from what Doflamingo could tell, the pup hadn't grown an inch nor gained more than the bare minimum weight in that entire time.

Luffy wasn't bone-thin anymore, but Doflamingo wouldn't say his pup was one of those normal chubby looking babies either. He was slender with bare minimum fat on his body, the only bit of baby fat was in his cheeks and with his face being so naturally round and soft that it probably gave the illusion of more fat in those cheeks than there actually being some. Doflamingo would never admit it, but he had been nervous that something was wrong long before the others. He had suspected only a few weeks after finding Luffy. Now that it was being addressed, the man just hoped whatever it was had an easy fix and wondered if it was because of the pieces of shit that had hurt and abandoned his perfect little angel.

Doflamingo, still smiling, sauntered over to his custom hot pink recliner and sprawled over it. Putting the foot rest up, and then offered his cute little glutton his bottle. Luffy greedily latched on, gulping down his third lunch of the day and making what Doflamingo was pretty sure at this point to be happy little noises.

At nearly 3 months old, one could already tell Luffy was going to be chatty. When he ate, he was noisy, when he wanted to eat he was noisy, if Luffy wasn't being held he let everyone know how he felt, and when he was cuddled up the pup let everyone know that he was happy. Being an incredibly chatty guy himself, the young alpha chose to see it as further proof that Luffy was mean to be his all along. It was endearing to the man, hearing those sounds that would soon turn in to definite coos and squeaks and merps of happiness and grumbles and growls of the opposite. He couldn't wait until his Sweetness hit the critical milestone for purring too! Just hearing the cute little sounds, Luffy was able to produce now had his heart doing weird things he was sure his pup purring would turn him into a puddle of goo or maybe even stop his poor overworked heart completely!

"Is that good, little glutton? Fufu, I bet you're already making plans for dinner, aren't you sweetness?" The man said in a teasing tone of voice. Doflamingo pet through Luffy's hair with careful fingers and chuckled when the pup tilted his head a bit, leaning into those carefully carding pads. Luffy was always happiest smelling when given affection. The pup was like a sponge for it, just like himself. "Such a sweet little treasure!~ You flatter me so!"

It was just one more day until they got to Norwick 5 and Doflamingo was enjoying getting to spend time with his Luffy on the open ocean. Norwick 5 was a good first stop away from home for such a young pup. The Island was called Norwick 5 because 'conquerer,' Baron Dribbet T. Norwick had named a number of uninhabited islands, or nearly uninhabited after himself over 320 years ago. One in each Blue, 11 times in the North Blue, and then one on both sides of the Grandline. Quite the feat for any age, let alone back then, when it was thought close to impossible to leave the Grandline once someone from one of the Blues entered.

Norwick's home Blue was the North Blue, where he had wanted to make the cluster of islands, he had named, a kingdom. This didn't pan out after the citizens turned on him within the first 5 years after he tried forcing everyone to name their children, pets, and even rename themselves after him and demanded everyone provide ridiculous tributes and that they all had to live off of blue cheeses, radishes, cabbage, and beets because these were the only foods he liked.

Much like Noland the Liar, Norwick was publicly humiliated and executed. However, unlike Noland, it was rumored, but never proven, that he was cannibalized by his starving subjects after his death as before his dethronement, he had banned anyone from consuming anything but his three favorite foods under threat of death. Stories, similar to Noland the Liar, were written about him that were still incredibly popular as cautionary tales for children.

The island of Norwick 5 was considered to be just a step below the big money island in power and influence and this was because it was more of a trade center and where all the main businesses were. It didn't have a lot of people actually living on the island to bolster it. Still, it had a teaching hospital with a decent reputation. The head of the hospital supposedly was a physician of good reputation from the famed, Drum kingdom. Those that were a 'somebody' outside of the medical profession, lived on Norwick 9, which was restricted to only those who had enough money to live like money grew on trees.

The islands may not have done well in Norwick's time, mostly due to him being an idiot, but they had flourished to a respectable level in the last 120 years or so. This was when it was discovered by medical professionals that the soil and conditions were perfect for easily growing different types of cold weather medicinal plants. The area's popularity then, exploded when it was discovered that the areas around the group of Norwick islands, located in the North Blue, were an unending hot spot for massive amounts of crabs and cold water oysters.

"Ne-ne, are you still mad Doffy? Huh, Doffy?" Trebol asked, barging in without asking. Not that unusual of an occurrence, but it irritated Doflamingo as he had calmed to an almost zen state at that point.

"Is it safe to see Lu-Lu now?" The man pestered, hovering around the younger alpha. "Jora wants to hold him now! She won't shut up about it! I think Vergo's jealous too! Lu-Lu never lets anyone hold him, It's no fair Doffy! Behe~" Trebol insisted, even as he snickered at the expense of the other's hurt feelings.

"You are standing so close…." Doflamingo couldn't help but point out, frowning at the other man. He just wanted to feed his son in peace, what was so difficult about that? Ugh, the things he tolerated for his family! "Tell them that it's time for Luffy's nap so they will have to see him later. If we want him to stay healthy, he needs as much rest and food as possible. You don't want him to get sick, right? Baby's get sick so easily.~" The blond purred persuasively. He just wanted to spend a whole afternoon, he wasn't even asking for an entire day, without them trying to take his and Luffy's alone time away!

Couldn't they see that his Luffy wanted them to find something else to do? Not that he blamed him! His Luffy never wanted to be shared with everyone else! Why would he possibly want to be held or fawned over by anyone, but his wonderful loving daddy who never wanted him to ever leave his sight or arms? Couldn't they see that Luffy felt so much safer with him? That the sweet pup would be afraid someone might start to replace him if he was carried around by those bumbling fools all of the time? That if he thought something like that may be happening that he would become very, very angry and may have to do something he may regret later?

"Behehe- Of course, Doffy! I'm not stupid like them! They just wouldn't leave me alone about it since I'm not some wussy little chicken shit! Behe, I'll go tell 'em that Lu-Lu has to sleep 'cuz he'll be grouchy if he doesn't." Trebol exclaimed tone surprisingly agreeable, snot running a river down his chin.

"Good~ I'll see you later on then. I think I'll take a nap to. Just so… he doesn't get upset if I'm not here." Doflamingo said, using his strings to retrieve a pillow from the bed.

Trebol made a noise of agreement after pausing to give Doflamingo a look like he had assessed and approved whatever he had read off of him. It was a bit disconcerting to see such a look on the usually idiotic acting man's face. The blond didn't really know how he should feel about it. It wasn't even a full moment after that when the hunchback sniffled and let out another peal of amused snickering before he left. Why couldn't any of them be more like Vergo? At least he tried not to hover as much when he was clearly irritated!

The young alpha was quick to use his strings to lock the door behind Trebol. Glad to be able to prevent any more disturbances. Everyone knew not to bother him unless there was a dire emergency when he had his door locked. Doflamingo berated himself for not doing so days sooner, but he really enjoyed having his family come in to visit and talk. He liked to be as available as possible. He usually enjoyed it, but they hadn't given him and Luffy a moment of peace since the mini-voyage began. Even Lao G had shown some concern and hovered a bit and the man practically acted like Luffy didn't exist most of the time.

The whole group acted like it was the first time Luffy had ever even been on the ship and acted like it was some great big deal, when only a few months beforehand, Luffy had been on the very same ship in the very same room. The ship hadn't really been changed outside of a redesign of his room, they weren't trying to escape from terrible storms, (hell, the weather had been perfectly wonderful!) and Luffy wasn't teetering on the edge of looking like he was being starved this time around even if he was still a little string bean. Yet the whole lot of them had to hover around their faces every two seconds and whined about wanting to hold Doflamingo's precious little treasure! It was beginning to drive even an incredibly extroverted guy, like him, bonkers! The man who was more than used to his family's off the wall, personality quirks!

"Hopefully, they will calm down some once this doctor's visit is over, eh?" Doflamingo mused out loud. Noticing that Luffy was about finished up with his bottle, the blond grabbed a frayed towel from the side table next to his chair. Sitting Luffy's now second bottle, aside, he folded back the footrest and fluidly stood from the chair, and threw the towel over one shoulder. After that, Doflamingo, laid Luffy against it in a smooth practiced manner. He hardly even had to glance at the pup before knowing he was pressed against his shoulder in the right way. He then, began to bounce on his heels and rocked a little as he gave the infant firm pats on the back.

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The next day Doflamingo had managed to keep Luffy mostly to himself. He had already figured out most of what needed to be done or that he wanted to do once they had made land and had taken care of all of his most important business calls the day before. It gave him the perfect excuse to sleep in and keep his little treasure cuddled into the crook of his neck. He had also taken that time to get a little more caught up on the backlog of books he had pilled up in Spider's Mill. Having a pup kept Doflamingo busy, but he had actually gotten through more than a third of his 'I will die without these, but will never get around to reading them' collection.

Thankfully, Luffy was a very agreeable pup and as long as he wasn't hungry or being bothered by other people. That and he was laying comfortably, Luffy was perfectly content to just make his talkative tiny infant pup noises and look around if he was too awake to doze or sometimes he would chew on things like his own fingers. It made reading time an easy thing to pick up. It was cozy to Doflamingo and he liked it a lot more now, that he was in his own space in his own bed…. Or well nest, as he had started nesting the moment he had returned to Spider's Mill.

It was an impulse that had been an itch before Luffy came to be Doflamingo's pup that turned into a full out obsession. Nesting, that is! The blond had known that alphas, especially those of his particular typing, often ended up building elaborate nests/dens to try and attract a mate. Doflamingo hadn't known that the instinct to nest in an alpha could also be triggered by becoming a parent. He had thought it was mostly just an omega and the occasional beta thing. Either way, everything was now pinker than ever, if that was even possible!

Everything now, had to have big plush rugs. They were only a few shades lighter than Doflamingo's beloved mantle. There were also, lots and lots of thick, soft blankets which were of course in various shades of pink. Bright sunset colored curtains with hot pink flamingo patterns were a must, even his room both on the ship and back in Spider's Mill had been repainted from their bright tropical floral and water patterns to a color that made most people's eyes nearly melt from the shear intensity of the pink's shade. One wall on the ship had a similar flamingo pattern as the curtains on it. However, the flamingos were about the same shade as the rugs, but the background stayed the same color as the other walls.

The alpha's love of bright colors had been completely swept away and replaced with a total obsession with his favorite color, pink. That is at least when it came to in his den. Doflamingo hadn't had any urges outside of making his rooms comfortable, safe feeling places for him and his Luffy. The blond positively loved how everything turned out and completely disregarded Gladius' and Vergo's complaints of severe eye strain. Their whining was ridiculous; his rooms were beautiful, warm and cheery!

Doflamingo growled under his breath when someone began pounding on his door. He just had a chapter left and now Luffy had that look on his face like he might cry!

"Sorry to bother you, young master, but we are practically right on top of Norwick 5! We'll be there in less than half an hour!" Jora's voice called from the other side of the door.

"Huh? Alright, thank you for warning us. I'll…. get ready and join you in a few minutes." Doflamingo called, rubbing Luffy's back, he let out a purr to calm the weepy-eyed pup. Once that was under control, the blond laid Luffy on his blanket desk nest and walked across the room, straight to his closet.

Doflamingo grimaced at the idea of having to get dressed, preferring to let his man bits stay free and the feel of his super soft blankets all over his naked body as he relaxed with his cute little pup cuddled to his chin. After a few minutes of perusing before choosing his favorite black button-up and a blood-red tie with a solid gold tie clip to go with it. After that, he grabbed a white pair of pants that's length reached a few inches below his knee and had flames around their cuffs.

Doflamingo got dressed, making sure to keep an eye on Luffy. The pup may not be moving on his own much, yet, but he had started lifting his head himself a little over a week after the blond found him. He had a firm grip with those cute little hands and Luffy's little legs had quite a bit more strength in them than was probably considered normal. It made Doflamingo nervous that he may end up deciding to try to roll and the young alpha didn't want that happening without him right there to catch him.

Doflamingo grinned at himself in the floor to ceiling mirror, he had sitting next to his closet, once he got the whole look together. Gods, he was so good at this. Only a god could ever look this sexy all the time! Before he had found Luffy, Doflamingo would have definitely fucked his hand for hours in front of that mirror after seeing himself look that good.

One thing having a pup had done, was somehow made it so the young alpha suddenly had significantly more control over his libido. Doflamingo was still not sure how he felt about that new aspect of himself. He had barely been able to touch himself more than a few times a week since becoming a dad. It would have been pure torture before his sex-drive had suddenly calmed significantly, as long as Luffy was within scenting distance. Gods, he really wanted to see his cock spray pretty pearly white all over that new mirror and break it in…. The things one did for parenthood! Though, Doflamingo absolutely didn't regret finding his treasure, never! He adored his boy and really… he could do something like that later…. Eventually…. Hopefully? Ugh, he really needed a rub off!

The man shook away his sex-driven thoughts when he began to hear a familiar commotion outside of his rooms. Their ship was a very large one and it was always a bit of a production to get it docked. Everyone was getting into place for docking procedures. This also meant that It was about time he and Luffy made their appearances then.

First, though, Doflamingo looked through the small box of clothes that he had brought for Luffy and pulled out a simple red onesie with long sleeves and grabbed the cute little white hat with bright orange and red flower-patterned Vergo had found for Luffy a little over a week before they left for Norwick. Much cuter than the washed-out pastel purple and blue baseball cap that Jora had tried getting him to have his Lu wear! After that, Doflamingo remembered to put the teeny-tiny knee-length socks on the pup that Senior Pink had thought to get Luffy, in case he got chilly at home. Looking through what he had for Luffy made the blond realize he really really, needed to get some more clothing for his Sweetness. Other than 4 pairs of those practical little black socks, the blond didn't have anything to cover Luffy's lower extremities up.

It was still summer, so it wasn't terrible, but the North Blue had a lot of cold weather in most places during the winter. That…. and he didn't exactly look presentable. Doflamingo usually wouldn't be too worried about stuff like that, but Luffy was his pup and he wanted him to be as pampered and lavished as he, himself was. 3 onesies and a couple of hats….. that wouldn't cut it. Doflamingo had another dilemma, as well. He had forgotten to bring any size appropriate blankets. He was so used to just wrapping part of a blanket around himself and making a nest in his arms for Luffy with the ends of the blankets. The tiny pup would be swallowed up in the blankets he had if he tried properly swaddling him with any of them. Doflamingo grabbed up a fresh blush-colored hand towel from his bathroom with a smile. Who cares what the locals thought? He had a whole itinerary all on its own planned out to have his own fun with the locals before they left.

"Time for good boys to get dressed! Fufu," The man exclaimed. He snickered at the disgruntled look he got from the pup once he was done. Luffy was clearly not pleased with this new change, being used to lounging in just a diaper, most of the time, as the young alpha's body heat kept him more than adequately warmed. Doflamingo had honestly never really thought about clothes for him yet…. At nearly 3 months old….. huh….. wasn't that typically one of the first things people thought about when bringing home a baby? No, probably not! Why would he think about that when his floor at Spider's Mill and his rooms in the ship had obviously needed to be completely renovated? Luffy would have been so unhappy in his old rooms! A good parent made sure their pup was comfortable and lived as luxuriously as possible!

Doflamingo wrapped a scowling Luffy up snuggly, the book bag he used as a diaper bag over one shoulder and grabbed his sunglasses before he left the room. Deckhands were running all over the place, shouting to each other as they carefully began docking procedures. Vergo stood in the middle of it all, watching as he ate from a bag of potato chips. "You have something on your face." The blond pointed out. Several large chips and a half a waffle to be exact.

"Oh, thank you! It was from the cake we ate together earlier." The man said, pulling the food pieces from his beard and tossing them into his mouth.

"We… didn't have cake together… and there is no cake on the ship." Doflamingo state with a raised brow.

"Huh, are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Must have slipped my mind." Vergo accepted, looking rather bewildered before his eyes landed on the grouchy looking little bundle in the blond's arms. "So… I'm assuming the doctor's first? Lu looks like he might start crying any minute, do you think somethings wrong?"

"Fufufu! He's fine, just mad because he doesn't like being constricted by clothing, like his daddy!~" Doflamingo laughed, "and yes. I think we should get the doctor out of the way. I want to know if there really is anything wrong with my treasure or we're worrying for nothing."

The brunet gave his captain an accepting nod. "Yes, that does sound like the thing to do. We all want our Lu healthy."

Doflamingo chuckled under his breath as he adjusted Luffy. Tongue hanging from his mouth in gleeful anticipation. In and out. This would be fast and easy, then they could all have such a fun time together, as a family!

End Chapter 3

I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter! I think once this next one is done, I am going to start having things really take off. We will finally get to see way more interaction between Luffy and his auntie and uncles! Also, Crocodile will be joining us soon! I hope I wrote Trebol's behavior around Luffy believably.

If anyone has a fun, cute, or an amusing idea of what you want to happen next or of Luffy's interactions with his family, I'm all ears! I also would love to know how everyone would think they would behave around Luffy or how Luffy would feel about them to because I am having a little trouble figuring that bit out.

Anyways, please tell me what you think! I hope everyone enjoyed and please tell me who you want Luffy to eventually pair with, so I can write accordingly! I've had some great feedback that has really motivated me to stick with this story and has given me a lot of good ideas, so thank you so much!

I'll try to get the next chapter up within a few days since college is starting again the 31st.