"What about that one?" Sugar asked as she pointed to the street vender that Avara was currently talking with

"Fufu~ I don't think that's a good idea" Doflamingo said as he looked over Avara and the female vendor she was currently talking with

"Why not?" Sugar asked

"Because Avara will get mad at him" Law said

"She only gets mad when he controls her" Sugar stated

Law shook his head, "You're wrong"

"No I'm not"

"Yes you are"

Doflamingo frowned and looked between the two children as they argued about whether or not Avara would get mad at him.

"She has been talking for a whiel now though" Doflamingo said, putting an end to their argument

Sugar nodded, "She's probably learning about the island from her. She does it at all the islands we stop at"

"Why don't we go join them then" Doflamingo suggested as he headed over for Avara, not really waiting to hear what Law or Sugar had to say.

"Daily storms?" Avara asked the vendor, "So the sudden rain and waves from the other day are normal?"

The vendor nodded, "Mhm, it's pretty much impossible to navigate once the storms hits because the fog gets so thick and the rain is so heavy" She said

"How long do they normally last?"

"Well" The vendor paused, "Oh, excuse me there seems to be a new costumer"

The brunette woman smiled up at Doflamingo who was standing behind Avara with a grin on his face.

"I'm just here for her" Doflamingo said as he pointed down at Avara, "You've been keeping her busy for quite some time"

"Oh..I'm very sorry about that sir"

"He's not a costumer so don't worry about it" Avara said, "Just answer the question and we'll be on our way"

"Ah..alright..well, the storms normally hit mid morning and end at noon"

Avara nodded and looked up at Doflamingo, who was already staring down at her, "So that means yesterday we sailed right into the end of the storm"

"Are you trying to say something about my navigation skills?" Doflamingo questioned

"They're crappy" Avara stated, "Just let Jora or Diamante do it"

Doflamingo chuckled and ignored her comment, "Well then I suppose we won't be able to leave until tomorrow afternoon then"

"Looks like it"

Avara stood in the crow's nest and watched as the crew moved the supplies over to the docks. She knew that Doflamingo wouldn't have it loaded up onto the ship until tomorrow so they could actually organize the supplies for once.

She smiled as she spotted him walking around the ship's deck, telling the crew what to do with the crates and barrels.

"Do-fla-min-go" She mumbled to herself, "You didn't even recognize the first mate of the man you said you were going to kill, how unlike you"

She sighed and rested her head on her palm, "I wonder if you'll figure it out before I get the chance to leave?"

Doflamingo sat back at his desk with a bored look as Disco explained to him how the auction house was doing. He already knew it was doing well, but the business would get tired eventually and when that happened he needed to have everything else ready.

"Doflamingo" Avara mumbled as she slid onto his lap and grabbed a hold of his shirt.

"Yes?" He questioned as he looked down at her.

She sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Hang up already" She murmured as she pulled herself up so she could look him in the eyes, "and take these off"

A smile made its way into Doflamingo's face as his glasses were tossed off to the side. He chuckled and brought the receiver of the den den mushi up to his face, "Sorry Disco, but I've got something important I have to give my attention to"

"Ah! Wait Doflamingo-sama! It's imp-"

Clank

Avara shut her eyes and traced circles on Doflamingo's chest as he slept. She knew she had to leave soon and she knew it'd be impossible squirm out of Doflamingo's arms without waking him up.

"Doffy?" She whispered

She smiled at the lack of a response. It was always impossible to predict whether or not he was going to wake up.

"Phase"

Avara grabbed her clothes from the crow's nest and dressed quickly. She grabbed a hold of her backpack and looked down on the deck which was empty. Right now she was glad that Doflamingo had gotten comfy with his position as a shichibukai because whenever they were docked he didn't put people on watch.

"Sorry, Doflamingo" Avara said, "Please don't go causing too much trouble"

"Glad to be back on your ship?"

"This is your ship Captian" Avara said as she smiled at the man in front of her, "But I'm glad to see that everybody's alive and well after so long"

"Captian? Since when have you been so formal?" The brunette woman asked, "What? Going to start calling me first mate?"

"Actually I'm going to start calling you street vendor" Avara mocked

"Why you-"

"Tia, Avara, that's enough"

"Yes Kou" Both the girls said simultaneously.

"Avara, finish getting settled in then come up above deck. We've got a lot we need to discuss" Kou said before turning his attention back to his first mate, "Tia, tell the rest of the guys to raise the sail. We've got to leave now if we're going to be out of the storms range tomorrow morning"

"Avara, are they going to try to come after us?"

"Doflamingo might want to, but we I doubt he'll be able to catch up" Avara said

Kou nodded, "We've got a lot over them, if anything-"

"Captian, I think it'd be safer for the rest of the crew if I kept information regarding Doflamingo to myself until it's useful"

"Alright" He said after a few seconds of silence, "Come up above deck after you've settled"

She waited for Kou to exit the room before she climbed up on the top bunk and threw her bag onto it. She'd gone from sharing a room with just Doflamingo to sharing a room with Tia and three other of the female members.

"but I guess that just means I'll have to keep you hidden" She said to the pink den den mushi.

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Doflamingo was livid.

A wicked grin was etched on his face as he tore through the ship smashing crates and barrels open in a futile attempt to find the woman. He was painfully aware that she'd set up her escape right infront of him and that he'd failed to notice it. He was going to make her regret being so bold when he got a hold of her again, he was also going to make sure she never escaped from his grasp again.

"Young master" Jora said

Doflamingo stopped his foot from hitting another crate and instead looked back at Jora. She had a frown on her face and refused to look at him longer than a few seconds at a time.

"The storm won't end until late noon" She said, "but according to multiple islanders the sea should be calmed in a few hours, we can set sail then"