Summery- On an abandoned island in the North Blue, Doflamingo finds a girl that piques his curiosity. He takes her in as part of the crew, but only much later does he discover that they are much closer than he originally thought.
A.N. I don't own One Piece, just any OCs that may appear in this story. Big thanks to my beta Sybil Rowan. This chapter is a bit long but there is much going on in this chapter.
Bold Print- Vision happening
Italics- Flashback happening
She had felt warm and safe as she dreamed she was lying wrapped up tight in a soft cloud, its gentle warmth hugging and protecting her as she slept. She held onto the dream for as long as she could, knowing once the dream disappeared, she would be left with a harsher reality.
Eventually she could pretend no longer and opened her bright green eyes, to find herself staring up at a peeling, gray-white ceiling in a large, open room. Slowly she sat up, leaning back against her pile of fluffy pillows; she pulled the soft white blanket up under her arms, as if it contained the last echoes of her dream.
Looking around the room she realized two things: firstly, this had been a nice house once. The paint was peeling, the carpet was a faded, but the quality and workmanship of the furniture, the tall ceilings and heavy curtains, told her this house had once been very grand indeed. This knowledge had led her to her second realization: she had lived on the island her whole life, and she knew every rock and tree, every house and garden. Wherever she was, it wasn't Spring Haven...
She heard voices coming from outside the closed door. "I thought you said that she should wake up in a couple days. It's been a week already," one voice said angrily.
"She should have been awake, but it looks like she suffered a lot and it's she who doesn't want to wake up. If she doesn't wake up by tomorrow, I'll force her awake though that's rather not recommended."
She didn't recognize the voices, but she remembered the last time she was found in a bed. It was best if that didn't happen again. She quickly, even though she felt very weak, quickly made herself roll off from the bed. She landed with a crash. Pain jolted through her body. She felt she couldn't move anymore, but at least she was not on the bed anymore. She did not realize a drip was connected to her arm. It was roughly pulled out of her arm it cut across her vein. Blood started dripping from her arm where the drip was once connected.
Doflamingo and Dr. Dooms heard a crash from inside the room. "What was that?" Doflamingo asked a couple steps from the door.
"I don't know," Dr. Dooms said as he went to open the door.
As they entered the room, they immediately noticed that she was on the floor besides the bed where she was before. Dr. Dooms noticed that she was bleeding from her arm; he guessed that the tube inserted in her vein had gotten ripped out. He quickly went over to her, grabbing some disinfectant and bandages from the small table besides the bed. As he wiped the blood off her arm, he let out a sigh of relief as he saw that the cut was not that deep. He quickly wrapped a bandage round it.
"Yonhi-san, I'm sorry!" she said as her eyes were glazed over. "I don't know how I got in that bed. Please don't punish me." She started screaming and shaking as remembering something painful.
Dr. Dooms gently took her in his arms and said, "Child, everything is alright. Nobody will hurt you here."
She kept screaming and shaking. The doctor frowned as he took syringe and a small brown colored vial from one of his pockets. He filled the syringe with clear colored liquid and with adept hands held her in place and pierced her upper arm. She slowly started to calm down as the doctor picked her up and placed her back in the bed.
"Well, it looks like she woke up, Doflamingo," Dr. Dooms said sarcastically.
Flashback
She slowly opened her eyes and then she noticed she was resting in a bed. This is strange she thought as she looked around the small room she was in. The room was white: with white walls and white celling. A sickening clean smell was in the room. She guessed she must be in a hospital, though she did not remember how she got there. Slowly the door creaked opened and Yonhi-san walked in.
"What are you doing in that bed, brat?" Yonhi said as he clenched his fist.
"I don't know," she stuttered, looking fearfully at him.
"Someone like you doesn't deserve any comfort. Demon!" he spat out.
"I really don't know…" she started to say, but Yonhi was not listening to her anymore. He grabbed her by the hair and threw her on the floor. He grabbed at the whip hanging from his belt, swiftly striking her once, twice, three times. She yelped in pain as the back of her dress was stained red from the cuts.
"That is your punishment for all you done. Witch!" he shoutedin anger.
He grabbedher again and practically dragged her from the room. As they passed,no one said or did anything. She long ago had even lost all faith of her father coming. The only reason she stayed on this island was because of the vow that she made to her mother.
"I really don't remember how I even ended up there, Yonhi-san," she cried in pain as he dragged her through the small building. "Just don't put me back there."
She was getting hysterical, but Yonhi just ignored her as he dragged her through the streets. Finally they reached the village center where there stood a cage that he opened and threw her in. He went into his pocket and also threw in a loaf of bread and locked the door. Her dress was a mess by now; blood red and barely hanging on. As she was thrown in the cage her head hit the bars and she finally lost conscious from the blood loss.
"You best tell me what is going on, Doflamingo!" shouted as he watched the little girl in the bed. "Why did I need to sedate a child because she was freaking out? Are you the cause of this?"
Doflamingo frowned as the Doctor accused him of making Hime-chan suffer. He had never made a child suffer just for pleasure unless it was part of a punishment. Like someone laughing at Picas' voice. He could make anyone suffer if they disrespected him or his family. He sighed as said, "Have you heard of Spring Haven?"
"Yes, it's an island not too far from here. Though people have come to calling it Frozen Hell as it recently got frozen over."
Doflamingo smiled as he though he better tell doctor the truth if he wanted him to be a part of his crew. "This girl is from there and she is the cause of the island freezing over. Though she probably did not mean to do it. Plus, when I had arrived on the island, there was a cage in the middle of the square of the village. My guess is that she was kept in there."
"I see, I hope you haven't taken to hurting children." Dr. Dooms said as he glared at Doflamingo.
Doflamingo just smiled as he sat on the table that was beside the bed as he watched the doctor resetting the drip. "I think it's best you leave. Once she wakes up I will let you know. I don't want the same thing to happen to her again."
Doflamingo stood up as he walked toward the doctor who was a lot shorter than him. "Very well, but know that hime-chan is my treasure. If anything happens to her, you will suffer the consequences."
Doflamingo turned and walked out the room without a glance back. Dr. Dooms sighed a sigh of relief, he knew he was no match for Doflamingo, but if he ever got the feeling pink feathered man would hurt this girl, he would help her escape. He knew that he would have to join his crew just to be able to watch over her. He had a feeling that she was special if her blood sample was any indication.
He was very surprised when he saw that the blood was pushing the numbness caused by the plant out on its own. He just had helped speed up the process; he was surprised when she did not wake up right away. He thought she would wake up the next day. It seemed she was emotionally and mentally scared. Probably physically also, if the scars on her body were anything to speak of. He wouldn't not say anything to Doflamingo just yet, but he would after he saw how he treated the child. It would take someone a lot of work to get her to trust people again. He wondered if Doflamingo was up for the challenge.
The next day:
Dr. Dooms has not left the room since the episode that happened yesterday. Doflamingo said to call her "Hime" but it did not feel right for some reason. Doflamingo also had meals brought for the doctor. It was late in the afternoon when he fell asleep on the chair he was sitting in.
There was a knock on the door as Baby 5 walked in followed by Buffalo. Buffalo was carrying a plate of food, "Looks like he fell asleep- dasuyan." He placed the plate on food on the small table that had been brought in the room earlier.
Baby 5 walked to the bed where the blond haired girl was sleeping. "Get better soon, Hime-sama, I want to play with you soon." She groaned in her sleep, pain etched on her features.
Dr. Dooms shifted as he opened his eyes. "Girl, get away from there," he said as he got up and stretched. "What are you two doing here?"
"We brought dinner for you, and the Young Master-sama wanted to know if there is any change," Baby 5 said.
Dr. Doom's eyes shifted as he saw the plate of food on the table and said, "As you can see there is no change." He sat back down to eat as Buffalo and Baby 5 left the room.
"Who are you?" a small voice spoke in the otherwise quiet room.
Dr. Dooms almost choked on the food he was eating as he heard the small voice. He coughed, clearing his throat, and looked over to the bed. He saw her bright green eyes open; now she was staring at him.
He stood up and walked over to her and said, "I am Dr. Dooms. I am the one who has been treating you." As soon as she heard "doctor" she turned away from him.
"You are a pretty lucky girl. If I was not called in time you could have died," he said.
"No, I wouldn't have died. Though, it would been better if I have," she said, looking at the celling.
Dr. Dooms frowned as he guessed it would take a lot of work for her to trust again. "What is your name?" She completely ignored him as it looked like she was contemplating something.
"How old are you?" he tried again. Though it seemed as she was done talking to him.
"Go away," she finally said.
Dr. Dooms looked at her and said, "If I leave you for a few minutes, will I find you on the floor when I come back?"
She finally turned to face him again and said, "No."
"Very well," Dr. Dooms said. He turned and walked toward the door. "I hope I don't find you on the floor." He opened the door and walked out.
She was finally happy when the doctor left the room. She really hated doctors. They treat you for any injuries or illness, but when someone really needs help, they don't help in what counts. 'Patient confidentially' yea right she thought. Not once did a doctor ever help her where it counted. She had to help herself. Now to figure out how to get out of here, she though. I need to get back to Spring Haven.
Dr. Dooms knocked on Doflamingo's door as he waited for an answer. Finally, Doflamingo said, "Come in."
Doflamingo was sitting at his table writing something with a quill pen. The quill pen struck him as odd since nowadays no one used quill pens to write. But he didn't say anything.
"Is something the matter?" Doflamingo asked, looking up from his writing. " You didn't want to leave Hime-chan alone, but here you are."
"She has woken up, though she won't talk to me," Dr. Dooms said.
"Fufufu," Doflamingo chuckled as he put the quill down. "Really? Then I want to see her if she has woken up."
"Before that I want a couple words with you," Dr. Dooms said.
"Very well, what is it?" Doflamingo asked.
"There is something you should be aware of," said slowly.
"It looks like she has been mentally, physically, and verbally abused and maybe more. She don't trust me, I can see even though I did nothing to warrant it. There are also scars that run down her back that looked like she had been whipped," Dr. Dooms said.
Doflamingo contemplated on what the doctor said. It looks like she may have even suffered worse than he had did. "Anything else?" he asked.
"Yes, she said it would have been better if she had died," Dr. Dooms said. "Are you up for the challenge, Doflamingo?"
Doflamingo smiled as he ruffled his hair with his hand and said,"I'm always up for a challenge."
Doflamingo walked into Hime's room smiling. "I heard that you had woken up, but won't tell Dooms anything."
She turned her head at the new voice and her eyes widened as she saw who it was. "I guess it wasn't a dream," she said. "You really did come."
Doflamingo's brow furrowed in confusion at her words. He felt that there was a deeper meaning behind them. But she didn't say anything else. He went and sat on the barrel that was in the room beside the table and said, "Care to tell me your name, girl?"
She looked at him, he acted like he did not know who she was. Why come and take her from Spring Haven then. Did he not know how long her mother waited for him. Always looking out the window at night when she thought her daughter was asleep. She never saw a true smile on her mothers face. "Why should I tell you my name? A name holds a lot of power. Plus, I don't even know who you are!" she exclaimed.
Doflamingo did not know why, but he felt as the last part was a lie. That was strange, how could he tell that she was lying when her face did not give anything away. "You're lying girl, you know who I am. You best not lie to me again if you don't want to see me angry. Especially after I went through the trouble of saving you," he said.
"I did not need saving. I am not worth saving. You should have just let me die, the world would have been a better place without me in it!" she shouted.
Just as Dooms said, it would take a lot of work for her to trust anyone. She had been emotionally, mentally, and physically abused.
"Since you won't tell me your name I will give you a code name until you decide to tell me your name. Most of the crew goes by code names anyway with a few exceptions," Doflamingo said, thinking about the boy that demanded he let them join their crew. "Yours will be Hime and from now on you will be my daughter."
She turned to glare at him, and she would of gotten up, but she still was light headed in between sleep and awareness from the sedative. "What right do you have to decide that! You have no right! You better ask my mother before deciding that. All the time that we waited for you, you never showed, so why now!"
Doflamingo's burrow furrowed, she was waiting for him. But why? "What are you talking about?"
"Don't act like you don't know," she said.
Doflamingo guessed this was going nowhere. He would address that matter at another time. "Well, Hime-chan, you are part of my crew now like it or not. Just get better and we will talk again."
"Doflamingo! I hate you! You should have just let me die. I am a witch you don't know the curse you brought on yourself," she said, but at this point she was trying so hard just to not fall asleep.
"Fufufu," Doflamingo chuckled. "If you are a witch then I am a Demon. Rest now, when I have time I will talk to you again. So let Dr. Dooms take care of you." With a swish of his feathered coat he left the room, smiling. She was definitely a treasure even though he still did not know much about her.
As she looked at the door that closed behind Doflamingo, she was seething. When she had woken up she remembered who he was. He was her father, but what right did he have to say those things? He did not know how long her mother had waited for him before giving up hope to search for him on her own. Or how long had she waited for him to come for her to save her. She would have left that island a long time ago if not for the vow she made to her mother. He acted like he did not know who she was. Finally, she succumbed to an uneasy sleep that was plagued with memories of her mother.
Doflamingo was eating with his family as he thought of Hime-chan and what she had said. Waiting for him, that made no sense. Why would she have been waiting on him?
"Doffy, are you okay?" Diamante asked, snapping Doflamingo from his thoughts.
"No, I'm fine," Doflamingo muttered.
"I heard that Hime-sama has woken up," Baby 5 said. "Can I see her?"
"She just has woken up. I don't think you should bother her," said Gladius.
"Fufufu," chuckled Doflamingo. "I think it is a good idea. Jora, when you go see Hime-chan take Baby 5 with you if she wishes."
"Young Master, there are some rumors you should be aware of," said Senor Pink.
Doflamingo took a drink of wine from his glass ad said, "What is it?"
"Some of the pirate groups are starting together on Caen. They are few maybe four or five groups but they are gathering. They want to take us out," said Senor Pink.
"Fufufu," Doflamingo chuckled as he put the glass down. "They can try, but I guess they are trying to head to an early grave. We will wait till they all come together and take them all out at once. Let them feel safe for a while." Doflamingo grinned as he stabbed his steak with his knife. "Like a cat playing with a mouse."
"Very well," said Senor Pink.
"I will be gone for a couple days. Corazon should be back today or at the latest tomorrow. Diamante, I leave everything to you," Doflamingo said. Doflamingo stood up and walked out the door. Everyone also got up and went to do different things.
Jora and Baby 5 walked into her Hime-sama's room with a plate of food as Dr. Dooms was making a last check on her. She still would not talk to him, even though he said to trust him. She did not believe him.
Dr. Dooms saw the plate of food in Jora's hands and asked, "Who is that for?"
"It's for Hime-sama. The Young Master-sama thought she would be hungry since she had woken up," said Jora.
"I don't think so,"Dr. Dooms said. "Her stomach is still very weak; she won't be able to handle that type of food. She's got to stay on a non-solid diet. Soups are acceptable, they'll keep her warm. And milk. Milk has calcium. Very important for the body for her to build up strength. If she can handle this for the next couple of days we can try something more solid."
Jora nodded and said, "Very well. I will inform the chef to make the special diet for Hime-sama" She left the room to go back downstairs.
Baby 5 stayed and sat on the chair and watched Hime from where she was sitting. "Will you play with me once you get better, Hime-sama," she asked.
"Don't call me that! Plus, why would I play with a brat like you? I am not a little kid to be playing games."
"Buffalo plays with me," Baby 5 said.
"Then both of you are losers," she said. She smirked as she quietly said firespark and the ends of Baby 5 hair caught on fire.
"Help! My hair is on fire!" shouted Baby 5 running around in circles.
"Well let me put it out for you. Rainfall," She said as a small cloud appeared over Baby 5 head. It quickly drenched Baby 5 in water and disappeared. "Hahaha," she laughed softly. "See a loser."
Dr. Dooms noticed the exchange silently. A Devil Fruit user he though, but no she was able to use two different elements. He did not know of any Devil Fruit who could use more than one ability. It was different, almost like magic. Could she be… he thought, but no, he shook the though away why would a mage child be doing all alone in the North Blue. Though there is something interesting about her.
She gritted her teeth why did she use magic when she had little energy to begin with. Now she felt very weak. She did not know why but that girl in the maid outfit irritated her for some reason. She guessed she should rest to get her magic energy back up and then come up with a plan to get back to Spring Haven. Doflamingo had left the town since she didn't feel his presence anymore. She should leave while he wasn't here. The door opened as she closed her eyes and succumbed to sleep.
Jora walked in with a bowl of soup and a glass of milk on a tray. "Baby 5, why are you wet?" Jora asked as she placed the food on the table in the room.
"Hime-sama, made it rain over me," stuttered Baby 5.
"Rain?" Jora asked. "Stop saying ridiculous things and go change before you catch a cold." Baby 5 looked like she wanted to say something else, but saw that the princess had fallen asleep and thought better of it. She left in a huff, shivering as she walked out the door.
"She actually did make it rain," Dr. Dooms said. "Surprised me, is she a Devil Fruit user?"
"Really? I did not hear anything of her making rain. Ice, but not rain," said Jora.
"Looks like she fell asleep," said Dr. Dooms. "She should rest. I will be back in the morning. Tell Doflamingo she should be fine now." He packed up a few things and left the room with Jora following him.
A couple hours later:
She opened her eyes and saw that it has gotten quite dark in the room. She slowly tried to sit up; as she tried to sit up she felt something pulling on her arm. She noticed that a tube was inserted into a needle in her arm. She slowly removed it as she grimaced in pain. She always hated blood it always made her remember something she wished would disappear from her memory.
She slowly sat up and swung her legs on the edge of the bed. She quickly put her feet to the ground and it felt pleasantly cool. She felt that she was back to her usual strength. Not one hundred percent, but if she didn't use magic she should be fine. She looked at the window and saw some light flurries fluttering by. She did not know why, but snow and cold weather always made her feel calm.
She heard some voices moving toward her door so she quickly rushed back in the bed just in time as the door opened. A light got turned on, blinding her momentarily. As her eyesight adjusted to the light, she saw it was the same woman from earlier, she was carrying a tray with food on it.
"Hime-sama, are you awake?" Jora asked as she walked into the room.
"Now I am," she said irritably. "I see that annoying brat is not with you this time."
Jora smiled as she placed the tray on the table. Jora did not know why,but she reminded her of the Young Maser for some reason, which was strange. "How are you feeling, Hime-sama? Would you like something to eat?" she asked.
"No, I'm not hungry," she said.
"You need to eat. It will bring your energy up," Jora said.
"I don't care," she said as she lay back against the pillows.
"The Young Master-sama will be upset if you don't eat," Jora said.
"I don't know who this young master is, but I don't care," she said.
Jora was surprised she was very defiant, and it seemed nothing could sway her. "The Young Master-sama is Doflamingo. It's what most of the crew calls him."
"Why would you call him that? You know what? I actually don't care. He's not here anyway," she said.
Jora was surprised to hear that. How did she know he was gone? "Can you get up from the bed? If you feel hungry, come to the table," Jora asked.
"Yes, I'm not that weak to not be able to walk across the room," she said.
"Very well," Jora said as she went out and closed the door quietly behind her.
She waited until Jora's footsteps faded to get back up from the bed . She walked to where the steaming bowl of soup and glass of milk were resting. She took a few spoonful's of soup but then stopped. She better not, who is to say that they were pretending to be nice and then lash out at her for eating. She picked up the bowl and glass and threw them at the wall. She was breathing heavily; in fact she was really hungry. She walked over to where the window was and opened it wide open. The cool wind seemed to calm her down slightly.
She slowly walked out the room searching for the bathroom. As she looked at the walls and different areas of the hall she saw that at some point in time this house was converted into a warehouse. As she walked toward a stairway, she heard voices coming from downstairs.
Meanwhile downstairs:
Jora was stopped by Trebol, as she was making her way to her room. "Ne Ne," he said as he got close into Jora's face that she could see his yellowing teeth. "So how is the princess?"
"Too close," she muttered as she took a couple steps back. "She is more livelier than she was before. Though she would not eat, and there was something strange."
"Really? What was it?" Trebol asked.
"She knew the Young Master-sama was gone. I don't think that anyone told her that," Jora said.
"Ne Ne," Trebol said as he moved closer to Jora. "Make sure the little princess eats. Doffy, will be upset if anything happens to her. Jora nodded and made her way to her room.
"It seems she really has no control over her Devil Fruit as it has started snowing," Trebol said musing to himself.
She quietly listened to them as they talked about her. She knew it, they were just pretending to be nice to her. She even had her hopes up for once. There was something strange that the man talking to Jora said. "Devil Fruit" what was that she thought.
She heard footsteps; she looked to who was there and saw Baby 5 with another strange person. She fidgeted slightly knowing that Baby 5 will tell Jora she was eavesdropping. "What are you doing out here-dasyan," Buffalo asked.
She was resting against the banister, as she turned, her face got a slight pink flush and she said, "I was looking for something."
Baby 5 had a slight blush on her face and said, "She needs me." Baby 5 grabbed her hand and pulled her to the stairs.
"Hey! What are you doing?" she asked.
"Don't worry," Baby 5 said as she led her downstairs. They stopped in front of a door. "Is this what you were looking for?"
The green eyed girl slowly opened the door to in fact to find a bathroom. She nodded as she stepped inside. After a few minutes she walked out with a sound of the toilet flushing. "Thanks," she said uncertainty to Baby 5 who was still waiting outside the door. Baby 5 beamed happy that she was useful to her.
They slowly went together up the stairs, and Baby 5 pointed down the hall to a door at the end of the hallway and said, "If you ever need anything you are always free to come to my room." She nodded and walked back to her room. Baby 5 was sure a strange girl she thought as she went to sleep in her bed with the wind slowly blowing a cool breeze into the room.
She woke up with a start as someone shouted, "Who opened the window wide open like that. It's freezing in here."
She slowly opened her green eyes and saw Jora in the room with a new bowl of soup and glass of milk. She rubbed the sleepiness from her eyes and said, "Why are you shouting so early in the morning? Plus, it was me who opened the window last night."
"Really?" Jora asked as she walked over to the window and shut it. "We are trying to get you better, not so you get sick again."
"I don't get sick. I am in this condition because I ate that plant. I don't know why Doflamingo even bothered to save me," she said.
Jora decided not to say anything and took the bowl of soup to her and said "Hime-sama please eat today. You need to get your strength back up."
She clenched her fists and then grabbed the bowl from Jora's hands and threw it at the wall, narrowly missing her. Jora was very surprised at her actions. "Why are you tormenting me so? You know I am hungry. I know that once I take a bite of food you will beat me! Stop pretending to be nice," she shouted.
Jora just looked at the child and thought that for her to say that she must have went through a lot. "Child, no one will hurt you here," she said softly.
She just huffed and said, "Like I believe that. You're a trick that is meant to break me later. I will not fall for it," she said as tears started falling down her face.
Jora pulled her into a hug and said, "No one will hurt you. Especially, since Doflamingo considers you part of our family. We will hurt anyone who will try to hurt you, little princess."
"Stop calling me that," she grimaced as she wriggled out of her grasp. "I am no princess. If my mother was that, it doesn't make me one. I am not, and never was, a princess. I am a witch, a demon. If Doflamingo knows what good for him, he will get rid of me before it's too late."
Jora sighed and said, "Very well. If I leave you for a while, will you be okay?" She nodded as she watched Jora leave the room.
She couldn't take it anymore, all these people pretending to be nice to her. She had to leave and go back to Spring Haven so that she would suffer on her own. Like the witch that she was.
She saw on the table next to the bed there were some pants and a white t-shirt. As she picked up the t-shirt, a small piece of paper fell to the floor. She picked it up and saw some words littered the note. Since she couldn't read, she just dropped it back on the floor. She quickly changed into the outfit; it was a bit loose on her but wearable. She also found some sandals on the floor. Those fit perfectly.
Since now she was dressed, she went to the window and opened it wide . It was a bit chilly, but it did not bother her at all. She slowly moved the table that was next to the bed so it was closer to the window. She quickly clambered up the table and through the window. She stood on the shingles on the roof, some missing and some barely hanging on. This house is good if it's still standing, she thought.
She took a deep breath and jumped off the building. She landed with a soft oof which strangely felt like she landed on someone. She slowly got up and saw a scrawny boy who looked to be a little bit older than her. What caught her attention, though, was his white hat speckled with black dots.
"What are you doing jumping on me from nowhere?" He shouted at her.
"Sorry!" she said as she slightly bowed to him. "You probably shouldn't tell anyone that you saw me."
"Why not? He asked as he glared at her. While it had made Baby 5 cry she did not seem fazed by it.
She went to take a step forward, but her food got caught in some metal junk surrounding the hideout. She fell into the boy again. A flash appeared in her eyes; the boy who was standing in front of her was now fourteen and his whole body was sickly white as he lay on a bed on a ship. Dr. Dooms was with him and shaking his head at something he had said. As quickly as that flash of a vision appeared it disappeared.
The boy shoved her off, and she fell back against the junk. She slowly got up and was able to stand normally. Without a second glance back at the boy, she ran off toward the direction where she felt many different presences that she guessed was the shipping port.
Strange girl, the boy thought wiping the blood that dripped down his brow from her falling on him from nowhere. He started getting angry about why she should be able to live a carefree life when everyone he knew or cared about were killed. He clenched his fists and kicked a piece of metal as hard as he could.
Jora was just telling Diamante what had transpired upstairs when she brought Hime-sama her breakfast. As she was talking, Diamante was starting to get a bad feeling in his gut for some reason.
"Was she in the room when you left it?" he asked.
"Yes, why, what's wrong?" Jora asked
"I have a bad feeling for some reason about this," Diamante said. "Pink, can you check on the princess?"
Pink, who was sitting in a chair and smoking a cigarette, got up and said, "You worried about her, Diamante. But I will go check up on Hime-chan." He lit up a new cigarette and walked upstairs to her room.
He knocked and called out "Hime-chan can I come in?" There was no response so he opened the door, thinking she was sleeping. What he saw was the window wide open with the small table under it and an empty bed. I see this is what Diamante was afraid of, he thought as he took a drag of his cigarette. He noticed a scrap of paper on the floor so he went to pick it up. 'Your other clothes were mostly scraps so I had Jora pick this outfit for you. Later we can get something more to your liking. Doflamingo.' Pink placed the note in his pocket and took a drag of his cigarette thinking this was not good.
He slowly walked back down and said, "Looks like she ran off."
"What! How could she have run off," Diamante shouted.
"I guess she jumped from the window, since it was wide open," said Pink as he took a drag from his cigarette.
Diamante grimaced in anger and asked,"Where is Pica and Trebol!?"
"Looks like they went to check on the validity of the rumor of the pirates' gathering together to try to take us out. They also took Baby 5 and Buffalo with them," said Gladius as he walked into the room.
"Go get Lao G and go find her! Diamante said angrily.
"Why does it matter if she ran off? Many kids ran off before so why does this one matter-iin" Machvise asked.
"The Young Master wants her, that is the only reason that is needed," said Gladius, who was walking out the door to search for her.
"Very well-iin," said Machvise.
A couple hours later, everyone was back and even Trebol and Pica were back. "I told Doffy she is more trouble than she is worth," Pica said in his high voice.
"Ne Ne," Trebol said as he got close to Diamante, though, Diamante did not seem bothered by Trebol. "Maybe Law, saw her and where she went?"
Diamante walked outside where he saw Law sitting on some metal junk and asked, "Did you see a small, skinny, blond-haired girl anytime today?"
"Yea, a small girl fell on me in the morning," Law said, ignoring the warning she said not to tell anyone about her.
Diamante frowned and said angrily, "Why didn't you say anything? We have been searching for her all morning."
Law just glared at Diamante and said, "I didn't know you were looking for her. You said most kids and adults run away. Plus, she was strange girl. Falling on me out of nowhere and then tripping on top of me. Who's she anyway?"
Diamante smirked and said, "You better respect her, she is the princess of the family. So did you see which way she went?"
"Yea, looked like she was running toward the port," said Law.
"What!" shouted Diamante as he rushed in the direction of what Law said. Hoping she was not able to board a departing ship just yet.
A.N. Hope you enjoy it and please review.