Alright, so here is the next chapter! It ended up way longer than I was planning… again. I honestly kind of just wanted to get this island out of the way though so we could actually start with the major part of the story! After this chapter, things are going to become a lot more fun! I hope everyone enjoys! This chapter ended up 8935 words without Author's notes.
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Going to the Doctor hadn't been nearly as straightforward or as easy as Doflamingo had thought it would be. Not even close! First, he had felt so much anxiety that he almost turned around and headed straight back to the ship. That wasn't going to get this all over with, though. Then, when he walked into the hospital, the blond wasn't waited on right away like he had expected. The nurse running the check-in desk made a big deal about him not having an appointment, then insisted that he had to fill out a stack of paperwork before a doctor could even see them.
Doflamingo hadn't exactly appreciated the tone of voice she was using with him… Like she was an equal if not above him, him. A human above a god. The alpha made sure she knew exactly who she was talking to after that. Looking a sickly green and literally shaking head to foot, she was at least a quick learner and had immediately led him to an unoccupied patient's room. She hadn't been as intelligent as Doflamingo had hoped though much to his irritation, she had still insisted that he needed to fill out the paperwork. The only reason the towering man hadn't lost his temper with the woman at that point was because she had pointed out that all patients had to fill them out. This was to make sure that the Doctor had the right information to go off of because that it could be dangerous if they didn't…. The other reason Doflamingo had controlled himself was, he knew that he may need them alive in the future if something ever happened that Dr. Spitz couldn't handle.
The pen he was given was irritatingly tiny for his large hands and the clipboard Doflamingo was using wasn't even quite as big as his hand, making it difficult to even try to fill in the forms. Even worse, it felt like his dick was threatening to drag on the floor; the chair he was given was so short. The cushion was good, though, so the overly tall man was glad that he could at least sit in it relatively comfortably otherwise. Doflamingo didn't understand why the hell the chairs were so short in a room that had obviously been built specifically to be used for those of larger stature. The spot where patients were supposed to sit down to be examined was plenty big and looked to be able to be elevated to be tall enough for someone even Diamante's size, to sit and lay comfortably.
The young alpha had to squint to see the practically microscopic writing that was meant to help jam as many questions on the forms as possible…. Mostly questions that Doflamingo wasn't sure about…. Diseases that parents had, birth date, food allergies, grandparents. First off, how was he supposed to know if Luffy had any medication or food allergies when he wasn't even 3 months old yet? The pup consumed formula, the formula didn't make him swell up like a balloon or kill him what else was he able to say? Did some morons grind up shrimp and fruit and penicillin or something when their brats were at his son's age and stuff them down their gullet? Did they rub their pups down with wool and make perfumes out of peanuts? Like how would you even know what your kid was allergic to at that age? What a stupid question!
Doflamingo had no idea who the egg and sperm donors were, so he couldn't say what they may have had. Just being reminded that Luffy wasn't actually made from his own cum sat painfully heavy in his chest. It wasn't right and it sure as hell wasn't fair that as much as he loved and totally devoted himself to his Luffy, as much as he owned him, that he was his, that Doflamingo's perfect precious wonderful little Treasure had pieces of someone else in him. Someone that threw him away or possibly did something as foolish and shameful as his own father and nearly got his Luffy killed… Killed in a horrible suffering sort of death. The alpha hated them, so so much! Whoever made his pup. Whoever had been lucky enough to produce his Sweetness.
Luffy had clearly been born to the wrong individuals. It was easy for anyone to see they had been destined to find each other. Doflamingo was certain that his instincts must have just known and that was why he couldn't ignore those heartwrenching cries. He still wasn't sure what he hoped more, if Luffy's donors were alive so he could torture them in the worst ways possible and forcibly wrench every last bit of despair from them, making sure that they and all the rest of the world knew that Luffy was his, not their's. That he was never their's, to begin with, or if he wished they were dead. Wanting them dead so Luffy would never ever have a chance of finding out that he wasn't the blond's by blood even though he was Doflamingo's by everything else that mattered.
After filling out the little that he could, Doflamingo sat the board onto the desk next to his seat and dabbed a little hand sanitizer on his hands from a pump, also on the desk. He hated the idea of being in someplace full of disgusting sick people. This was especially true with his Luffy being so small and vulnerable. He hadn't had any shots yet and vaccinating one's child wasn't the most common practice amongst more impoverished populations, at least not in the North Blue.
As the hospital was one meant for training prominent doctors, the rich in the area donated plenty of money, wanting their faces plastered all over the hospital. This left more time and money for encouraging the public to come in for a vaccinating program. It likely still wasn't super common to get through to them. Norwick 1,3, and 4's populations consisting mostly of undereducated fishermen and farmers that were descendants of the extremely superstitious tribes from nearby islands forcibly moved to the islands. This made many of the families unwilling to learn from or trust the general public of the islands.
Still, because of the extra money, it was doable for ordinary people to have routine things taken care of free of charge… This also meant that Doflamingo and his Sweetness could potentially be exposed to deadly viruses that may be rare or unusual do to the conditions some individuals desperate for medical care may have come from.
Doflamingo had heard an unnerving rumor only weeks before that a particularly aggressive form of Snaily Peak-Poxs became an epidemic that had whipped out nearly half of the child population on a small island a few hundred miles to the south. It had happened only a few months beforehand if the rumors were to be trusted. The strain of pox had been so bad that even many of those that survived had ended up with some degree of permanent blindness and or deafness and some had been left as vegetables.
The thought of something like that happening to Doflamingo's Luffy more than made the man a little nervous and a lot nauseated feeling. One little kid or unaware adult exposing or handling their Den-den Mushi after even touching something an infected wild and ill spotted high-peak Den-den Mushi and a whole population of children would suffer terrible deaths.
Trying to get his mind away from dark, unlikely occurrences, Doflamingo began to focus his attention entirely on his son again. His lips twitched up as those still developing eyes did their best to take everything in. "Hmmm, what do you think of this new place? You're doing an awful lot of looking around Sweetness ~," Doflamingo crooned, repositioning Luffy so he was sprawled over his lap. Those darkening peepers were focusing on the great big fingers that began petting down his forehead and up the bridge of his nose teasingly, getting a little merp from the pup. "This place does look a lot different from home, doesn't it? It's not nearly as beautifully decorated like you're used to.. It smells differently to, right? Unpleasant, not like the nest…" The man continued to speak, gently messaging his pup's temples. The alpha then ran fingers through Luffy's soft, thick tufts of wild black hair. Doflamingo couldn't help but snicker as Luffy let out a happy little huff, leaning into his touch. The blond was so engrossed with making endeared alphan chuffs and trills back at his pup that he hardly even lifted his eyes when the Doctor came in.
"Mr. Donquixote sir…. I- My name is Dr. Lapahn. I have been told that you have come here because you are having some concerns with your… um son?" A nearly 7 foot tall, older graying man with thick sideburns and a thinning soul patch, large splotchy freckles that took over most of his right cheek, and an almost painfully tight looking ropey scar that tugged his mouth up a bit strangely, said. After barely being acknowledged, the man seemed to take a calming breath before going to wash his hands in a sink near the door. After that, he sat on the rolling stool next to Doflamingo and picked up clipboard the blond had sat down.
Doflamingo continued to croon and pet Luffy, though he was clearly far more tense and his smile wasn't nearly as open or welcome feeling.
"So… your son… Luffy, he's adopted? It says here that you are his only parent, but you also say that you don't know of any familiar diseases that he may carry? Is this correct? Is there any way that you could possibly get in contact to find out what he may-"
Doflamingo's semi-relaxed expression twisted up into an incredibly pinched smile as he finally looked away from Luffy to stare the man down. Starting to feel the prickles of irritation, his Haki must have leaked a bit as the man suddenly shut up and started sweating. "I am Luffy's only parent, his family. He is my precious little Treasure!" The blond hissed between his teeth. "They weren't his parents, they left him to die on a beach, soaking wet in a box. He's mine, and my Luffy was covered in bruises clearly made by hands for nearly a month! I had to teach him how to even eat because he was so young. Those people are trash and I'll kill them if I ever find out they're still breathing somewhere." The young alpha growled with absolute finality.
"Yes sir… I understand…. " The man froze up for a moment before clearly forcing a smile onto his face. "Before we get started, what symptoms brought you in today?" Dr. Lapahn asked, grabbing up the discarded pen that the blond had laid next to the clipboard and opened up a new looking folder.
Doflamingo eyed the man for a moment, hands still petting the nodding pup. Subconsciously guarding him from view. "Luffy is nearly 3 months old and…. my crew and I agree that he hasn't really grown any…. When I found him, he was very thin. I'm unsure if he was born that way or not…. But he has gained enough that he isn't bones anymore… Still, he's underweight." The man said, his tone a bit tarse.
"Huh, I would say that some pups grow slower than others, but three months is an awfully long time….. Especially if he is having trouble with weight as well. And… after going through such a hard start in life…. What do you feed him? Uh. How many times a day? You said 7-10 times a day, 2-3 bottles each, but that can't be right unless the bottles are very small….?"
Doflamingo scowled at that point and pulled out the large glass baby bottle he used. At the very sight of the bottle, Luffy began to fuss, just knowing it was out had him grouching for a meal. Doflamingo was glad he had thought to prepare a few bottles and kept them in a warming pouch before leaving. "This is what I use." The alpha said pointedly, then made a crooning noise in his throat at the hungry merps his pup was making. "Oh, are you hungry again, Sweetness? I just fed you an hour ago! All of this new activity must have made you ravenous!~" The man said, lighting up a bit as Luffy latched on with gusto and tried grabbing at the blond's stray fingers. The happy scent the pup gave off had Doflamingo wanting to nuzzle him and cuddle him so close.
"He… really does pack that all away, doesn't he?" The older alpha muttered in pure disbelief after Doflamingo lowered his legs just enough that the other man was allowed to see his pup guzzle every last drop in record time before holding his mouth open for more like a baby bird, making pitiful cries, until the next bottle's nipple was placed withing latching distance.
"Since day 1, he's been constantly ravenous." Doflamingo agreed, trying not to show his nerves once the other man began to frown intensely and smell concerned.
"Your.. scent is a bit intense on him. It's hard for me to tell what he is… What is his secondary gender?"
Something in the blond positively preened at the man's words. He was such a good loving daddy keeping Luffy so cocooned in his protective scent! "He's an Omega…. Dominant O typed." Doflamingo said, nearly rolling his eyes behind his shade when the man looked like he was about to pass out.
"He's a-"
"You won't be reporting this."
"No, no, of course not! Just I've only ever seen one other before, in my whole life and that was when I was just a child starting my apprenticeship… so it…. surprised me is all." The man exclaimed, looking at Doflamingo with both understanding and nerves.
The older man fiddled with his pen before forcing himself back into professional mode. "He needs an even higher calorie diet then a normal omega would then, but it still doesn't explain why he eats as much as he does, let alone why he hasn't been getting any larger or gaining weight. Even seeing him from here, I can tell he is very small….. Neither of you will like it, but I will have to take some blood to check on some things once I have got him measured and weighed…. You have also indicated that little Luffy here hasn't gotten any of his vaccinations yet due to being ill when you fo-became his father. So as long as he is looking well enough, we'll get those out of the way to. We want to make sure he stays nice and healthy after all!" The man explained, getting to his feet. "By the way, what formula have you been using? I mean… uh, if I may ask? It was formula, right?" The man quickly amended, the scent coming off of the alpha in front of him was giving his instincts all sorts of fits. Screaming at him that this man was incredibly dangerous and sliding closer and closer towards doing some time to him if he didn't act carefully.
Doflamingo bobbed his head and pulled a tin out and handed it over, reminding himself to comply and not give into his boredom for Luffy's sake. "It's one that Luffy seems to enjoy the best. I was careful with making sure it had a similar ratios of fat, vitamins, and formula make up to what I read was best for omegan pups."
"Huh, this is….. exactly what I would normally recommend for omegas. I'd say the calorie intake would even be spot on for most types of Dominant O typed omegan males from what I know of them. I guess he's a bit of a mystery pup, huh?" The man said with a nervous chuckle, handing the tin back over. The man then, explaining how Luffy would now need to be weighed and measured.
The Doctor held out his hands, expectantly. He took a swift step back with a look that was a mixture between mild confusion and protest when the much taller blond alpha got to his feet and walked over to a baby scale sitting on a counter across the room. Doflamingo then carefully laid down the now mildly bloated looking pup. He ignored the sputtering of the Doctor and raised a non-existent brow. "You need to weigh him, don't you?"
"Uh, yes, I-" The Doctor cut himself off mid-sentence with an audible clatter of teeth. Likely realizing it probably wasn't a good idea to point out their roles in the situation. That Lapahn was the Doctor and the towering murderous blond was the parent. Nor how the dangerous alpha would be right there the whole time while Lapahn held and handled his son. Something like that would most definitely get him killed, the Doctor suspected.
Why did one of the most terrifying and violent pirates in the whole North Blue have to find and possibly imprinted on a possibly sickly infant of all things? Even worse, at least for the safety of himself and the others of Norwick 5, the pup was some variety of dominant O omega being cared for by some clearly very possessive, very volatile typing of Dominant A typed Alpha. Technically a genetic jackpot for a the pup to be found by, especially if the alpha was the A dominant typing the Doctor was suspecting he may be.
There were few in the very small branch that made up what was nicknamed the 'Impassioned Branch' and also known as the 'Celestial's honey songers' Only 2 of the 5 known variants of genetics involved in that particular A Dominant branching were known to exist anymore to those outside of the Celestial Dragons and only in incredibly rare and ancient royal families since the void century. Dr. Lapahn suspected that there may have been more at play though, as it was quite unusual for something like that to just die out. Especially as the Celestial Dragon's were recorded as having them in their sacred bloodlines. Maybe they were afraid of them? After all, calling them impassioned was a nice way of saying the branch was known for having issues with incredible aggression, intense emotions and behaviors, possessiveness, and had a tendency to be extremely over the top obsessive. Once they decided that something was theirs, they would guard and fixate on it to the most extreme levels. Finding an O dominant Omega was a disaster waiting to happen to everyone around the pup. Fixating all of that intensity on it…. Unstable and warped as Doflamingo likely was, his imprint upon Omegan pup was dangerous. The child was clearly fiercely and lovingly protected and cared for to the point of excess. One little upset of the cute little pup could and likely would have him brutally killed.
Luffy made a discontent sound, face starting to scrunch up at the feeling of being away from his Daddy and his warm towel. He hadn't been cold since being saved from the crate months ago. Luffy was more than a little upset at the sudden sensation he gained from laying on the cool metal of the scale he had been placed on. Hearing and seeing his Treasure's discontent, Doflamingo tensed. "Didn't you say you needed to measure and weigh him?" The man reminded the Doctor testily. "I need to burp him or he's going to have a stomach ache."
The man got the message. If it happened, he was very likely a dead man.
"Of course! Sorry, I apologize! Right now is no time to allow myself distractions!" The Doctor quickly amended, getting right to work. He wrote down Luffy's weight, keeping in mind how much the pup had ate. Then pulled out a measuring tape, allowing Doflamingo to step in without a peep to help him keep the wriggling grouching pup still as he wrote his length down to. He was fearful that the young alpha may rip his head off when he began palpating Luffy's full little belly, which strangely seemed to have gone down a little already and began checking his ears, mouth and eyes. Going as fast as he could while still being thorough and began checking his limbs. The massive blond was practically gnashing his teeth by the time he was done with the physical portion of his exam. Doflamingo had the grumbling pup wrapped back up and began burping him before the older alpha could even step out of the way for him to take him. The blond very pointedly chinned the pup and nuzzled his tiny body thoroughly, not even accepting the scent of the man's gloves on the infant.
Dr. Lapahn coughed into his fist to politely get the alpha's attention and carefully sat back down on his rolling stool. "F-from what I can see so far, Luffy is far stronger than what would be normal even in most A Dominant alpha pups anywhere near his age, which surprises me, especially with his size and weight. He's definitely even for his age, very small and pretty underweight even for his size." The Doctor rubbed the back of his neck and began nibbling at his lip. "With as much as he eats I suspect that he either has absorption problems or he has a metabolic disorder… Either way, we're going to have to get some blood from him to run some tests and…. He isn't going to like it. If we don't though…. Well, these sorts of things can be very serious, even deadly." The man carefully explained, emphasizing that it was essential to take the blood.
"Do what you need to. Just get everything you need to, done all at once, so my Treasure doesn't have to hurt unnecessarily. I won't tolerate that." Doflamingo said with a smile that promised pain.
"Of course not sir! I became a doctor to prevent pain and suffering not to cause it. I promise I'm just doing what I must to make sure your child is as healthy and pain-free as possible in the future!... I must warn that he may not feel very well for a few days after his vaccines, though. Some can cause so flu-like symptoms and soreness! Because-"
"I already know all of that. You seem to think I'm some uninformed, irresponsible parent, eh?"
"No! Of course not sir! I just always try to explain these things to my patients!" The man insisted, his chest tightening more and more with every time the man showed any irritation. Gods, much more and he might end up a dead man! What would happen to his family? His father and the hospital?
Of course, Luffy ended up crying big fat, miserable tears when he got his blood taken and full out began to bawl once he got his shots. Wailing pitifully into Doflamingo's neck as the man crooned and purred and petted in his best attempts to comfort, looking like he was barely holding onto his restraint. The Doctor never felt so close to death in his life and was glad for the excuse to leave the room. He had left his least-liked intern to check in on them every 20 minutes just to make sure Luffy didn't have any adverse reactions.
Lapahn seriously hated that kid. He was one of the most uppity and full of himself interns he had ever gotten. He also got vibes from him that made his skin crawl, but he tried not thinking on that too much. He couldn't get rid of the boy either, because he had also not actually done anything that would warrant being able to do so. At least not when the boy's family funded the prenatal department, giving those with less money and resources the ability to have their high-risk pregnancies well monitored and cared for in a way many in the North Blue would never be able to.
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After nearly 3 hours, Doflamingo's forehead was positively throbbing, but he hadn't played puppet with a single person. The blond had even managed not to kill the cocky little jerk that had come in to make sure Luffy wasn't having any allergic reactions to the shots, which he hadn't. Even Luffy seemed to hate the boy, letting out disgruntled nervous little noises that had the man growling at the teen anytime he got near his pup. Luffy also was sporting the grouchiest look Doflamingo had thought he had ever seen, making little unhappy huffs into the alpha's neck when the idiot thought he could just try to walk right up to him. Doflamingo was so happy that he had thought to bring a book with, just in case.
"Fufufufufufu! You were hoping I'd kill that arrogant little prick for ya' didn't you? Sly old dog!" Was the first thing that greeted Dr. Lapahn as he walked back into the room. Doflamingo's cheeky smile aimed full power at the older man as the young alpha chuckled.
Dr. Lapahn froze, not sure what he should do or say.
"Don't worry!~ I can see why you want that little shit dead. He's going to start giving you trouble soon… You can see that, can't you? He's a fucking creepy bastard that shouldn't be anywhere near pups. Don't worry though, I've been itching to play a bit…. We can call me having fun with that little puke your payment, hmm?~ I'm such a nice guy, aren't I?" Doflamingo purred, licking his lips eagerly.
The man didn't dare say anything and instead focused on Luffy's results. Clearing his throat, he began. Explaining that Luffy did have an unusual metabolic disorder. It seemed to share similarities to, but was far more severe and aggressive than one that had been extensively recorded to be in the well known, at least in the medical community, Trafalger family, which at one point in the past had been a clan.(He hadn't actually mentioned the families name though for privacy/not wanting Doflamingo to kill them reasons) Luffy's disorder showed up as different enough that the Doctor didn't think it was the same nor did he think the pup was related, but it still at least was similar enough that it gave the man a general idea to work with. What Luffy had was much worse, though, very dangerous even. The poor thing really must have been just starving all of the time with as fast as he burned through everything!
He explained how Luffy would need to be on supplements and specialty formula because Luffy would never be able to get enough calories from any standard formulas. Also, enough protein, as according to the Trafalger family, those with their particular metabolic issues required very large amounts of protein(Not carbs, they didn't do much for them) to gain weight and to stay healthy enough to stay off of medications as much and long as possible.
The pup would eventually have to go on medications for his disorder, but the Doctor wanted to keep him off of them as long as possible. This is because once he was on them, Luffy would have to continue on taking them consistently for the rest of his life or the effects of his disorder would become far more dangerous and likely kill him. As long as he was able to keep up with his body's needed intake, then he would be able to live a normal life, have kids, the works. (Not something Doflamingo wanted to even think about) The Doctor explained that he was hoping that they would be able to wait until Luffy was at least a young adult before needing to give him medications, but it wasn't a guarantee.
Doflamingo was subdued after the explanation. An intense pensive expression on his face. No more snarky comments or snide jokes. Luffy was pressed close as the man pet him, more to comfort himself than the pup, Lapahn suspected. Giving the towering blond such news made his guts burn. The man was an evil, vicious pirate with a dangerous, unpredictable typing and personality. A narcissistic psychopath with a sadistic streak a mile long, most likely, on top of it all.
Dr. Lapahn was terrified for himself and his home, but it also made him feel scared for the pup. He had met a lot of people with that same cruel entitled type of personality. Who expected everything to just go their way just because they said so and when it didn't… when their kids weren't the perfect dolls that they had willed them to be… well, bad things often happened to them. Really horrible, heartbreaking things that kept the Doctor up at night even years after they happened. He just hoped that the young alpha decided to leave the pup at the hospital, especially if the world government were to ever find out about the pup and that he was the Doctor that had been treating him and the Dominant O Omegan pup had died under his care.
"So you're saying…. That I haven't been providing my Luffy with nearly enough nutrition since I found him? Do you have notes or something you can give me, so I understand exactly how I need to care for him and what he has?" Doflamingo finally said after seeming to mull the man's words over for a bit. The man's fear doing nothing to excite him like it usually would and had been earlier. He just felt sort of sick to his stomach. Anxiety almost choked him at the thought that he had left his Sweetness hungry for so long. It was his fault his sweet, sweet baby doll was so small and underweight….. but-but it was that other Doctor's fault as well! That Doctor on the island, he had become a father on.
Dr. Vettl had done a full check, blood work and everything and hadn't said a thing about anything like this! The man had made the blond be a bad daddy to his poor wonderful, perfect little pup! How dare he? The man would pay for making him hurt his own baby! Disgusting piece of shit bastard, he would hurt, hurt for months and months for what he made him do! The sick fuck!
"Of course, sir! It will only take me a few minutes to get a few things copied for you…. If you are okay with waiting for a day or so, I can get everything done and see if I can get any more information that could be helpful from some colleagues at other hospitals. We also, still have a few more results we are waiting for to be done. Unless there are major problems, which I suspect there aren't, with how healthy Luffy seems outside of his rather strange, out of control metabolism, you won't have to come in." The man explained.
"It will also take us a couple of days to get his formula completely figured out and made up for you as well. I want him to be on a very high calorie, very high protein-based blend. We may need to tweak it a bit as he gets older, but I expect him to start gaining weight within a few weeks. Your son won't ever be a very big or chubby pup, though. Being an omega doesn't help in this regard either as most O typings dominant or not tend to be smaller than their beta and alpha counterparts. He'll be healthy and not constantly hungry, which is what is most important." The Doctor leaned forward. "But he's going to have to eat a lot, all of the time. He's going to have to eat like a family of 5 by the time he's a kid and I have no idea how much once he's older." The man insisted, trying to convey how much work Luffy would end up being to the other man.
"He will also need to have regular check-ups. If you live very far away, we can probably make due with Den-den Mushi calls every week or so until appointments. If possible, I would like to see him every other week for the next few months, if not then once a month. For the next 2 months then possibly once every other month if his levels are looking right and he's gaining weight. He will also eventually need to get his next set of shots and boosters." The man explained, writing everything down as he spoke. It sounded more like he was trying to convince the man to give Luffy up, after Doflamingo showed no interest in doing so, like the Doctor had expected. The blond didn't like it one bit.
"We can stay around here until his next appointment, but after that, we'll have to try and see if we can come back once a month until we know how he's doing. I have a budding empire to run after all! Fufufu, We will need as much of that formula made up as you can give us just in case we need to leave the area for a while." Doflamingo explained, all business at that point. "My Luffy eats over 20 bottles a day. I'm going to be very upset if he's even a little hungry because I had to not feed him when he wants food."
"Y-yes, of course! We can do that and I will give you the ratio recipe we will be using once it is completely decided upon so it can be made elsewhere. So if you are too far away from here, you can get more made!" The elder alpha all but squeaked. He could more than tell that the blond was at the cusp of his limits. The man's scent was become a choking miasma the longer this all went on.
After a few more tense minutes of going back and forth, everything had been planned out as far as it could be. It was agreed that as long as Luffy didn't have anything significant happen Doflamingo would be back in 3 days for the formula. The blond was glad to leave the smelly depressing place. He hadn't been an idiot. He could tell that the older alpha had wanted his pup left behind. The blond wasn't exactly sure why, since the man didn't seem interested in calling up the world government and he didn't seem to be the type that wanted Luffy for himself either. Doflamingo would most definitely be keeping a close eye on the man. But for now, as long as he kept his precious sweet boy happy and healthy and kept his mits away from his good boy, the man could live. It was irritating that it would be 3 days before he could adequately feed his darling Lu. It hurt him that he would continue on having to give him just enough to get by until then, but at least it wouldn't be for much longer and his pup was finally vaccinated.
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It was nearly 7 by the time Doflamingo had gotten back to the ship and he was tired and hungry. Luffy clearly was to if the grouchy look and irritated sniffles were anything to go by. Though his sweet baby's tiny arm and shoulder probably weren't feeling too hot either. The young man had said he wanted to go out and have some fun right after going to the Doctor's, but he hadn't expected it to take literally hours to get everything figured out, nor had he expected to get such distressing news. Not that he wasn't expecting something to be wrong, but the blond had maybe possibly convinced himself Luffy could be given some quick magic pill for a week or something and he would be fixed. Still, he was glad it was something that could be managed and that his Sweetness should be fine as long as he was careful to monitor and properly feed his Lu-Lu. Something he was already doing, now he just understood what to look for and how to keep his good boy healthy.
Doflamingo had thought ahead, calling his executives and explaining that the Doctor's had taken longer than he would like and that he planned to take a nap for about an hour with his Sweetness. He was told to heading out to meet them at a gourmet Burgers and smoked meats place that Vergo and Trebol had wanted to try out badly, after they had rested. The place had been recommended by several shop owners for those that liked those sorts of things and even better, it also had a beautiful bakery just right next door with artfully plated desserts, which, of course, had Jora swooning.
Pica, a tall very muscular man with spikes coming out of his shoulders and pale, almost white purple hair, had wanted to go somewhere else, but the squeaky-voiced man had been outvoted. The blond could hear his complaints filtering through the Den-den Mushi even as Vergo reassured him that had already gotten ahold of a menu and insisted the man would still be happy with the place as it wasn't just burgers and smoked meats. Doflamingo was hopeful that Pica really would be happy and that he wouldn't have to hear any whining that night from anyone because he had to live with them and he had a lot to think about.
Because they were currently on an island, Doflamingo would be stuck with listening to them whine since they usually moped on the ship if any of them got upset while away from home and more than one had to come to him to complain. He loved his family but, he was more than a little exhausted in every way possible. He was sure Luffy wouldn't enjoy hearing everyone complaining and not getting along after spending a lot of the day poked and prodded, especially when he was in public for only the second time. The man was just hoping at that point that it wasn't going to turn into a circus act.
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Thankfully outside of being rambunctious, the family was in good spirits and well behaved. The noise in the restaurant outside of the young alpha's found family was pretty quiet. Doflamingo suspected it was because everyone was afraid to annoy them. But he didn't really care and the scent of nervous people sparked lust and amusement in the man and, strangely enough, relief. The blond had been afraid that too much noise would stress Luffy out. The new smells were probably stressful enough. He also didn't like the idea of too many people being near Luffy not only because he was his and he was a very protective possessive man, but also, because the pup was still an infant that could easily get sick from unknown people. On top of that, Luffy still hadn't had the time to have his body gain any immunity afforded to him by his newly given vaccines.
The alpha was pretty sure his boy was going to get some of those flu-like symptoms from the vaccines like he had been warned about. Doflamingo suspected they were making the pup not feel that great already because Luffy was sporting the grouchiest scowl and making sounds that all rang as uncomfortable and unhappy to Doflamingo's well trained 'daddy alpha' instincts. Though the man suspected that half of Luffy's irritation just came from the man refusing to let the infant have even the littlest taste of his food, something more than reasonable for the pup's age.
The alpha swore that everytime Luffy smell any kind of meat or fish, he started making his desperate yowl that Doflamingo had learned pretty much meant, 'I'm wasting away to nothing please please feed me, daddy, I'm starving to death!' which even in the situation Doflamingo now understood Luffy was in, health-wise, he knew wasn't true. The infant had been fed as much as he wanted just before arriving. His Lu-Lu's body was being a lying little glutton. Even as fast as Luffy went through a meal, there was no way in hell, the infant was going to be able to get another drop of anything down for at least another half an hour.
Doflamingo had expected his crew to at least ask about the trip to the Doctor. Especially as long as it had taken. Besides a quick once over by a few family members, none had even shown concern and that irritated the young alpha. He, himself, hadn't said much of anything yet, wanting to wait until they all got back to the ship to explain what was going on. He would have refused to say anything in the restaurant, but still, they hadn't asked at all! The blond's family was usually all over him for details when they actually cared about something. They should have been asking if his Treasure was alright and obnoxiously pestering him! Instead, they were smiling and bickering fondly between each other, even as Doflamingo's Sweetness was clearly showing signs of being unhappy. He didn't like it at all…. But he would give them all a chance to make amends once they got back to the ship. But they would have to do so without prompting. If not, well… he would be very agitated.
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It seemed like, once again, Doflamingo didn't have to worry about anything and may have been overreacting a bit. He was pleased by this, preening even. It had also meant that he and his crew were on the same page and that made the young alpha incredibly happy! The blond loved when they thought about things in a family context and what was best for their family. One didn't air their laundry in public spaces. Just like Doflamingo, they had thought that it hadn't been appropriate to talk about such sensitive family matters in public. They had recognized Luffy's 'I want to eat even though I'm not actually hungry' sounds as well at that point and had thought that he was just super grouchy because of he smelled food, since his arms were covered. Seeing his arm now, Doflamingo didn't blame him for being in such a terrible mood! His little Treasure's arm was bruised to hell! The other's had looked just as shocked as he had felt, gape-mouthed and looking anywhere from upset and sympathetic to ready to raze the town to the ground.
Reassured by his family's loving concern Doflamingo relaxed and rubbed at Luffy's back to try and soothe the miserable pup to sleep. While doing so, the alpha began to explain what was going on before his family did go off to set fire to the tiny city. They were all, of course, concerned but seemed pleased that as long as they kept up with a ridged feeding schedule and fed him what the Doctor prescribed that Luffy should be fine.
"See Doffy? See, it's a good thing we bugged you about our Lu-Lu! Now he's gonna be healthier 'cuz we know what's wrong now and we got to have an extra-long vacation to so we can celebrate Lu getting better! Behehehe! It's going to be so much fun Doffy! Maybe by the time we get back home, Lu-Lu will start to try and do stuff on his own!" Trebol exclaimed, snot running rivers down his chin.
"I'm just glad the condition is manageable and Doffy ignored me about feeding only at certain times instead of when Luffy was hungry," Vergo stated, distracting Doflamingo with the completely untouched Macaroon latched onto the brunet's sideburn.
"Our young master followed his instincts as an alpha and a budding father and a man can't go wrong when he follows his instincts." Senior Pink said, tone implying what he said was just how things were and gave his captain a respectful nod.
Doflamingo loved having such a caring family.
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"No, Luffy doesn't like that color or any of the others you found!" Doflamingo insisted, keeping the hideous puke green disaster of a dress gown at arm's length while Jora tried to convince him of how cute it would be. The color was positively nauseating! Who would hate their own child enough to ever even think of getting them something that vile?
Diamante was next, trying to get him to have Luffy try on a pair of shiny leather pants of all things! Another veto, much to the man's disappointment.
Doflamingo completely ignored Trebol's suggestions before even seeing them. He saw how the man dressed, he may be a dear member of his found family, but the man was a disaster.
Pica's clothing choices, his tendency to wear almost only bordering on fetish wear, also prevented his suggestions from being given any thought. Doflamingo, of course, loved him for who he was and how he was and had fully accepted all of his family's quirks and choices long ago but… that didn't mean that he was going to be dressing his Sweetness in anything the man could come up with.
Clothing shopping for an infant was a lot harder than the young alpha had expected it to be. It didn't help all that much that Luffy was fussy from the mild fever he had the night before and hated clothes with a passion, so he was a squirmy grouchy pouty little gremlin to deal with. His, seemingly sunny personality starting to develop, was nowhere to be seen. Doflamingo had quickly learned that tight things were an absolute no. However, most things that he found practically had his pup swimming since he was so tiny. Long sleeves were also something the blond's pup didn't like all that much though whether he liked it or not, Luffy would need to bundle up once mid-fall hit so the infant would need to get used to such things now rather than later. Doflamingo wondered if he would end up near desensitized to Luffy's new, 'I don't like this thing on me' crying, by the time winter hit…. He really doubted it.
Doflamingo just wanted to be done. No, for the 10th time, he would not be dressing his son as a burrito or a dinosaur or any other themed thing they could find! At this point, it was by principle with how annoying they had all been about it! Yes, his Sweetness most definitely needed the 87,500 Berry suit that may or may not have matched Doflamingo's new red suit that went so beautifully with his set of black silk dress shirts and favorite red tie. Yes, the matching dress shirts were necessary even if Luffy never even end up wearing them! Just like the hot pink onesie, he found with the cutest tropical pattern on it and the little shirt the blond found with bright flowers and the red ones to. The shorts he found were especially cute! Socks that looked like cat paws and ones that had flamingos on them, bright orange ones and pink ones with streaks of blue. He had to have all of it!
Gladius was especially keen on getting Luffy a velvety soft stuffed sabertoothed tiger wearing a nicely stitched red vest. While Senior Pink pointed out a light, almost bubble gum pink colored changing station and crib set that he thought would be a good idea to have for the ship. Lao G wasn't in sight and Doflamingo was pretty sure the older man was still in the front of the store, rocking away on the various chairs like some old geezer.
Doflamingo would readily admit he was pretty taken with the shade of pink that the set Senior Pink had pointed out, but he knew that Luffy wouldn't like the set. Just like the 4 others that had been pointed out that had also caught the blond's eyes. They made Luffy very anxious! A crib would lead to expectations of sleeping away from his daddy that, of course, the man would have to enforce. Then Luffy would end up sad and lonely and cold without his daddy. Of course, then Doflamingo may get too used to not having Luffy there and then he would get scared that he wouldn't care as much or would forget how important he was to him and want to be cared for by someone else. What if he he got hurt by getting an arm caught in an opening between wrungs or what if he was hungry or sick or a fox tried to get him while the young alpha was asleep or what if he left the room without Luffy? He would be heartbroken! No, Doflamingo couldn't let his Sweetness go through such a stressful situation that would cause his Treasure such fears!
Vergo and Trebol complained loudly when he rejected the set, but he didn't feel the need to justify himself. Vergo pointing out that it was safer for a baby to sleep in a crib, Doflamingo didn't care what the books said. He had observation haki and completely disagreed. Trebol pointed out that he had found some reason not to like the other sets even though they were just as nice, if not nicer and that he was just trying to find something to hate about all of them. Diamante piped in, holding up some sort of carrier meant for holding a pup and reminded Doflamingo that he couldn't have Luffy with him during the planned meeting with the new potential partner. The man wasn't so interested in shopping after that and spent most of the rest of the day, not sulking, in his rooms cuddling and grumbling to his little Treasure.
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The first impression Doflamingo got of the new formula was that it somehow smelled better and weirder all at the same time. When he mixed it up for Luffy, the liquid was thicker and had an almost heavy cream-like consistency to it. Its color was more yellow to, like good buttermilk. He was nervous Luffy may reject it since the formula was definitely different from what the pup was used to. At first, Luffy seemed a bit shocked and unsure, gnashing his little gums together and that little tongue working after quickly letting go of the nipple. Another try, a little slower and Luffy let go to make a high pitch chirpy little sound that Doflamingo didn't think he would be hearing until at least the 5-month mark. Making the man's heart feel like it wanted to explode out of his chest!
The young alpha let out a delighted involuntary chuff and kissed all over that precious little face. His perfect sweet boy, knowing who he belonged to so well! Who made him happy! Ugh, he was so so cute! Doflamingo didn't think he could feel any more pleased as the pup let out another chirpy sound at being nuzzled and kissed, forcing a trill from the man's throat. Then the pup enthusiastically latched back on and gripped at Doflamingo's fingers, making the happiest little sounds and his scent became almost dizzying; it was so content after finishing up his first bottle. It didn't take more than a minute for the pup to demandingly merp for another one, which Doflamingo eagerly complied with. Enthralled with Luffy being so lively and happy, eating so well for him.
"My good lovely little glutton, eating your new formula so well for daddy!~" The man purred, delighted. Much to the man's surprise and from what it looked like, Luffy's to, a little more than 2/3 way through, the pup let go. A dribble of milk trickling down his chin as he stared at the bottle. He latched back on a few more times for only a few moments each time before seeming to give up. Luffy's face was totally covered in the buttery colored liquid that he let dribbled, each drag. "Was that tasty Lu?" Doflamingo crooned, grinning ear to ear, his tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth.
After that, The man cleaned his pup's face up and burped him, the heavier liquid had Luffy sluggish and sleepy. For the first time since finding him, Luffy slept nearly 4 hours straight that first night and he didn't wail desperately to be fed every hour or so the next day either. Although the pup slept more soundly, he quickly became more inquisitive and alert.
The day that the second appointment had finally come around, Luffy smiled at Doflamingo. It wasn't one from reflex, which already had the man's heart do crazy things anytime he saw him do it. No, it was a real smile! A smile for him that had the man feel like he was burning alive in the best way possible and melting into a puddle of pure euphoria. It was his, a smile only for him, beautiful and sweet and brighter than the sun. His most precious Treasure knew who his daddy was! In that moment, Doflamingo knew, he knew that he loved Luffy more than he ever had his mother or his brother or anything else he had ever cared for. How he loved his sweet sweet son so much! He would surely burn the whole world to the ground and boil the whole of the oceans as retribution if Luffy was ever taken from him! Oh, he would damn every last soul alive just to get his boy back safe and sound and to keep him, his lovely happy boy because that's what any good daddy would do, right?
End Chapter 4
So here is the new chapter and Doffy's further descent into parenthood, Doffy style. I hope everyone enjoyed. I can't wait until Doffy gets to meet his new potential Grandline partner! Any guess who?
Craziness is starting soon, so tell me some of your fun ideas for Luffy's interactions with his family and possibly Croco and his crew! Also, who you would like me to pair him up with later on when he's older! If anyone has any questions or head cannons they want to discuss, I'm all ears!
