"I still can't believe you managed to save him like that."

Violet sighed as she looked at Bellamy. Her face was pale, just like mine and Law's.

We had been able to get away from Doflamingo for now; all thanks to Law's ability. We were surrounded by beautiful flowers and high trees. It made me wonder if I would have the luxury to die in such a stunning place.
Bellamy was sleeping on the grass next to me; his eyes closed in statisfaction. After all, he was to live another day.

"So the Aka-aka no mi ables you to do blood transfusions, huh?"

Law sat across from me, resting his head against a rock.

I nodded.

"I remember my mother telling me about it. It's known as the Red-Red Fruit, or Blood-Blood fruit. It is highly desired by doctors all over the world. They say that it can cause anyone to become the world's greatest doctor. Funny how it ended up in my hands."

I gazed at Law as I spoke slowly.

"Thank you. For all you've done."

He produced a sarcastic hiss.

"Don't thank me just yet. All I did was bring you the fruit; we aren't exactly safe yet."

The awkward silence following that sentence was broken by Violet's curiosity.

"But what did you do exactly?"

As I explained my abilities to her, my hand went through my brother's soft, blond hair. Even though he probably wouldn't notice it, I had a feeling it would calm him down a bit.

"I've drained some of our blood and pumped it into Bellamy's body, making sure he had enough blood to be able to live. I simply patched him up after Law brought us here."

Violet nodded.

"So, what now? How do we get away from Dressrosa?"

I wanted to answer that question. Just a simple answer, a simple plan we would be able to execute without any hardships. It could have been so easy. But of course, it wasn't.

"Yes, how do you plan on escaping?"

I shot up as soon as I heard the deep voice coming from above. My eyes shot wider and I immediately ordered Law to take Bellamy and Violet somewhere else. As soon as they had left, Doflamingo descended and I couldn't help but panic. Was he going to kill me here? Was I going to die in such a beautiful landscape after all?

"You know," he took a few steps forward. "I wouldn't have predicted you'd make it this far, little doctor."

His eyes were locked onto mine, as if he was trying to read my mind.

"That was a very impressive move back there. To think you could pull something like that off, after only having your powers for about a day. I must say, I didn't think you would be able to save a life already."

"I'm a doctor, it's what I do."

I took a few steps back as the King approached me. He seemed so confident, as if he was genuinely convinced he had already won this game of hide and seek.

"I have an offer to make, my dear. An offer you will probably be unable to resist."

"The only offer I could ever accept from you is for you to leave me and my brother alone," I hissed.

"Fufufufu, what a coincidence." The smirk that emerged was one that scared me. Doflamingo was up to no good, I knew he was.

"I'm willing to let you and that meathead brother of yours off the hook."

Of course he wasn't going to do that, I was sure of it. A monster like the Heavenly Demon would have no intention of letting me go that easily.

"What's the catch?"

"Hm? catch?"

I could feel the anger well up inside me.

"Yes, the catch. You didn't think I was going to believe a little act like this? You are planning something, working an angle. So, what is it you want?"

The smirk grew even wider and without me noticing, Doflamingo had popped up behind me.

"Fufufufu, I can't believe an idiot like Bellamy is actually your relative. You're a smart one Saria. All I need you to do for me is to bring me Law. You do that, and I'll personally make sure that you and your brother can get of the island and live your lives in peace."

"So all you need is for me to bring you Law?"

Doflamingo grabbed my shoulders and turned me around, so that I were to face him. As he came closer he started to whisper.

"That's all. I'll let you think about it for a while, but let me tell you this: If you decide to decline my offer, I will hunt all of you down, even if it costs me my own life; which won't happen of course. And I'll give you a little piece of advice, doctor-chan: Don't trust those close to you or you might be in for a nasty surprise."

"What do you-"

"You have until midnight to decide. Don't worry, I won't attack you for the rest of the day, and neither will my men. We need to keep this little game interesting, don't we? Fufufufu."

We simply can't keep this up; this game of cat and mouse. I have to make this decision in order to save Bellamy. He finally wants to escape and I finally have the tools to make it happen. Then why do I feel terrible even considering the option to trick Law.

As I strolled back, in search for my companions, the image of the Captain emerged as soon as I closed my eyes.

Why do I feel guilty? Law shouldn't mean anything to me? He may be a surgeon, but he is also a dangerous pirate. If I could use him as a sacrifice, I could finally free Bellamy. WHY does my heart keep telling me that even considering this option is wrong?

"Don't trust those close to you or you might be in for a nasty surprise."

Had Doflamingo been talking about Law? No, that can't be; Law wouldn't have gone through the trouble of getting me a Devil Fruit, only to betray me afterwards. He is way more cunning than that. Violet won't be betraying us either, and Bellamy being the traitor isn't even an option. Then... Who?

I noticed the steps I took were getting smaller, as if my body was making sure I had more time to analyse this situation. Maybe Doflamingo just wanted me to doubt my comrades, so that he could get what he wanted: Law. I still didn't know what he wanted with him anyway and I had to admit: I was getting more and more curious.

"Doctors save lives, Saria. They never take them."

My mother's voice caused for my legs to stop moving. I caught myself looking around, as if, for a moment, I really believed she would pop up from behind one of the trees. Of course, she wouldn't.

Is that why my heart won't let me consider taking Doflamingo up on his offer? Am I scared that I will be held responsible for indirectly ending Law's life if I do? Maybe...

Because of my contemplating and spacing out, I hadn't even noticed the ones who I had been looking for were right in front of me. Bellamy was still sleeping and Law and Violet were standing up, their eyes locked on each other's. Part of me wanted to run up to them, asking what was the matter, but somehow, I kept still, watching the scene in front of me unfold.
Luckily, they were so focussed, they didn't notice me.

"Just admit it," Law hissed. "Admit it, leave and don't come back."

"I have nothing to admit, Law. All I want is to leave Doflamingo's reign and live a happy life, just like you."

"You know that's not what I want, Violet."

"You can never kill Doffy, you know that, right?"

"Doffy." Law slowly repeated the name she had given the demon. "So you really are working with him, aren't you?"

"O-of course not."

"Really?" I hadn't heard that sarcastic tone in Law's voice ever since I had met him. He suddenly looked and pointed at me. "Then why don't you explain to US that even though your Giro-Giro no Mi can scan surroundings for 4000 kilometers, you still couldn't give us the heads-up that Doflamingo was coming our way?"

It was at that moment that Violet fell to the ground. Even though I was quite some steps away, I still took a few back, for the laugh Violet produced was one of the creepiest I had ever heard.

"You two have no idea what's going on, do you?" She took a few big steps towards Law, her eyes suddenly empty, locked onto mine. "Fine, I'll tell you. But first..." A few more steps. "I'll kill YOU for Doffy's sake, Trafalgar Law!"

~To be continued