A/N: You know guys, I was so unmotivated to do this story. Mainly because I don't know how to continue it anymore. I forgot what the flow was supposed to be. But then two of you guys gave me a review! Thank you so much, Lauriux and Roxie14! I dedicate this chapter to you two~ I hope you find it interesting or at the very least satisfactory. I DO NOT OWN ONE PIECE.
"Mangoes-niisan~!" Baby called as she got off the top bunk and ran to said person.
"Fufufu," Doflamingo stopped posing in front of the mirror to bend down and pat Baby's head. "What's wrong?" Baby gave him a pout before she held onto the collar of his blouse and he stood up, effectively bringing the small girl with him.
"I want a maid costume too!"
"Say what!?" you turned on your heels. "I'm already in big trouble if they find out that there are two girls that aren't actually girls! I'd be in even bigger trouble if I put a minor into the mix!"
"But I'm a big girl! Don't you need me?"
"Of course I need you," you took her from Doflamingo and hugged her. "It's just that the maid costume doesn't need you."
"WAAAAAAAAA!" she cried out and began hitting you.
Although it didn't hurt, you pretended that it did and fell in slow motion towards the carpeted floor. "Ouch! Ow! Oh, it hurts so much! I'm going to die! Save me, Doffy~!"
"Fufufu, that's enough~" he laughed as he picked up a frowning Baby who scoffed at you.
"Ugh, man down. Clumsy, help me up." You gestured to Rocinante who promptly pulled you up. You chuckled as Doflamingo and Baby left the room ahead of you. She was such a cute kid, you thought and you laughed softly.
"Why are you laughing, _? I thought we were supposed to stay undercover," Rocinante said thoughtfully.
"…"
"No, please. Let me explain," you begged the maid-in-charge. "She's just sexually confused."
"Who's sexually confused, girlie-chan?" Doflamingo gave you a passive stare which you glared at. You were trying to save his sorry ass but he just kept on giving away the fact that he was actually a guy. What with his sexy, manly voice and all. Scratch that first part.
"JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!" the old lady snapped and stomped her foot on the ground.
You immediately stiffened as you prepared to accept your punishment with your head bent low while Doflamingo just stood there with an uncaring look on his face.
"Listen, the royal banquet is tomorrow night and I want all of you to be prepared! Round up the rest of your lot and meet me in the kitchen!"
Surprised that you weren't receiving punishments, you just stared at her.
"MOVE NOW, YOUNG LADY!"
"Sir, yes, sir! Erm-I meant, ma'am, yes, ma'am!" you gave a military styled salute and she scolded you once more before you dragged Doflamingo out of there and down the hall to get the other maids.
"PERONA!" you opened the library doors with great force.
"THAT IS SO NOT CUTE AT ALL!" Perona shouted at you from an incredibly tall ladder where she stood, dusting books with a cloth.
She then immediately climbed down in a hurry, almost slipping twice before she was safely down at the bottom. She then proceeded to slap you in the face with the dust cloth in her hands and gave you an indignant huff.
"I'm sorry, alright!? Just calm down for a bit!" you hesitantly poke your left cheek as it stung with pain. For a Lolita girl she had a good arm.
"What is it this time? Another cockroach!?" she gave an ew face and started slapping at the air as if it were full of the vile things. "Ask Robin to kill it! You know I'm scared!"
"No, it's not a cockroach!" you deadpanned.
"Then what do you want?" she put her hands on her hips. "This had better be cute!"
Perona and her obsession of cute things, you shook your head in disbelief. "Well, do you remember the royal banquet?"
"Ah, I remember! Oooh~ All the princes and kings will be coming right?" she squealed happily. "Do you think the King of Thriller Bark is coming?"
"The banquet's tomorrow night," you ignored her question but your response just made her squeal even harder.
"REALLY!? OH WE HAVE TO PREPARE! BUY NEW CLOTHES AND-!"
"Perona, we're maids. We don't go to things like that," you explained but of course it never reached her ears as she waltzed out the doors past Doflamingo whom she didn't even notice, at all. "PERONA! PERONA COME BACK! Ugh, she never listens."
"Didn't the old lady tell you to get the others?" Doflamingo jerked a thumb at the door Perona left open after her dance.
"Ah! That's right! The others will listen!" you slammed your right fist into your left palm and started running out to the hallway with Doflamingo right behind your heels.
"Ne, girlie-chan~ Your skirt flutters in the wind when you run like that~"
"SHADDUP!" you screamed back at him and ignored his remark when a fun idea popped into your head. "Hey, Doffy! Let's race! Last one back to the room's a stinky flamingo!"
Doflamingo gave you a curious look before it changed into a smirk. "Oh, you're on girlie-chan~!"
"…"
"…"
"Are you a real girl?" the green haired girl in front of Rocinante asked.
"Ugh, yeah-" Rocinante coughed and resumed talking with a girly voice. "Yes, I am."
"In that case," the girl offered a hand for him to shake. "I'm Keimi~"
"Erm, I'm, ugh," Rocinante's mind almost exploded as he tried to think of a name that belonged to a girl but he just couldn't pick one which would suit him. "Glad to meet you?"
Keimi gave him a confused expression and Rocinante did a mental facepalm but Keimi saved him from the embarrassment. Well, sort of anyway. "Oh, nice to meet you Gladys Miyo!" (Gladys is pronounced with a silent s and sounds more like Gladdy)
Rocinante's shades fell to the floor with a dull thud. "A-a-ah, yes, that's my name."
Just then the door opened with a loud bang. "HAH! I won! I'm first Doffy!"
"That's nice girlie-chan~" Doflamingo walked in after you, lifted you off the floor to sit you on his shoulders where you proceeded to scream like a little girl. "Hm? Hey Ro-!"
Rocinante jumped on the two of you, covered Doflamingo's mouth with his hand before he could finish talking, to quiet him down. But the only thing that registered in your mind was the fact that Doflamingo's head was nestled between your legs. Oh. My. God.
"Gladys-chin?" Keimi turned to look at the commotion by the door. "Ah! _-chin! Are you alright!?" She knelt down on the floor beside the three of you.
"Keimi?" you glanced at her, she looked worried. Kemi always worries too much for her own good. "I'm alright. Can you help me up?" Keimi nodded and lent you a hand.
Doflamingo removed Rocinante's hand from his mouth revealing a huge grin. "Gladys? FUFUFUFUFU! What kind of a name is that Ro-!?"
Rocinante gagged his brother with a ribbon he found on Doflamingo's maid outfit.
"Mnhmvnmfgnnm!?" Doflamingo asked. Not that it mattered, you didn't understand him anyway and even if you did, you probably would've ignored him.
As Rocinante tried to keep Doflamingo under control, you asked Keimi to get the other maids to meet up in the kitchen just like what the old hag said. The moment the doors closed, Rocinante removed Doflamingo's gag and stood up and the two of you scowled openly at Doflamingo. Doflamingo sat up and tilted his head to one side. And since life usually prefers Doflamingo, the two of you just sighed at him.
"You're such a pain in the ass."
Doflamingo stood up and gave both of you a noogie. "I love you too~"
"You're annoying as heck," you grumbled under your breath and snuck a glance at Rocinante who was trying his best to make sure that Doflamingo did not destroy his hair. That was when you noticed he was no longer wearing his shades and he looked positively adorable without them. "Hey, Clumsy, where'd you drop your glasses?"
Doflamingo stopped destroying your hair and turned to look at his brother. "I knew this would happen. That thing always falls off your face. Maybe your head got bigger…"
Rocinante blanched. "My shades! No wonder the world looked so colorful and not shaded in purple! Come on guys help me find it!"
Doflamingo let him go and he fell to the floor face first. Rocinante sat up with a bruised face and began crawling on the floor like there was no tomorrow. You saw his shades at the corner of the room but you didn't want him to see it. He looked so much better without them anyways.
"Forget them, Clumsy," you placed a hand on his shoulder. "You look so much cuter without them~"
"C-cu-cute?" Rocinante blushed so hard, he would've made a tomato jealous.
You cupped his face with both of your hands, feeling his skin heat up at your touch. "You know, that shade of red looks good on you~"
"Aren't we supposed to be in the kitchen?" the two of you looked up to see Doflamingo frowning at you. Oh, he was mad. Very mad. For some unknown reason that you could never comprehend. But you did notice something, it was that same tone all over again.
Rocinante gulped and his blush died down. "Erm, right. We should get going. Let's find my shades later." He stood up and ran swiftly towards the door but he bumped into the frame and fell down in Rocinante style.
You stood up slowly and wrapped your arms around Doflamingo's neck, although that in itself was a hard task since he was much, much taller than you were. "What's that Doffy? Are you jealous again?"
Doflamingo's face flushed, even if it was just a little. "Pssh, no. I'm too fabulous for that." He looked away from you, lips pulled in a tight frown.
"Hm? What did you say Doffy?" you pulled him back, closer to your face.
His reactions were almost always unreadable but his shades tipped forward and you caught a glimpse of mischievous blue eyes. "Get any closer and I might have to kiss you, girlie-chan."
Your eyes widened and you felt your face get warmer.
Doflamingo smirked triumphantly. But you wouldn't let him have it, not this time.
You slapped him. Hard. "You perverted flamingo!"
"By the way, guys, where's Baby?" you asked them as the three of you walked out of the room. Doflamingo with a purplish bruise on his face. And Rocinante without his shades.
Rocinante glanced knowingly at his brother. If there was anyone to blame for missing children in the royal palace, it would definitely be him.
Doflamingo looked at you and found his gaze being met by yours, he shrugged. "Beats me. She ran when we saw the old lady. She was pretty fast, too."
"YOU LET HER RUN OFF BY HERSEFL!?" you jumped at him, hands grabbing the ribbon tied around his neck.
Rocinante began whistling and walked off by himself, most probably to the kitchen. If he knew where that was.
"But, girlie-chan~" he choked out and it was a wonder that he could still manage complete uncut words. "I'm sure she's fine~"
"THAT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAY!"
A/N: Well, that took an incredibly long time to finish XD Hope it's alright. It definitely sounded better in my head, too. And I just remembered this, this entire story is dedicate to Nekophy on deviantART as it was made on her request. Give me some feedback guys, if there's something you want to see or if there's something you don't like, tell me in a review~ Even just one makes me happy :D Please Fave, Follow and Review!