This chapter ended up having 9203 words without Author's notes!
Sorry for taking so long a lot of terrible things have happened in my life recently, like being severely concussed and in a collar for months due to being severely injured by being thrown across a bus due to sitting on a side seat after foot surgery and the bus having to make a sudden stop,
I nearly died from a blood clotting disorder repeatedly and spent days at a time in the hospital and taking months and months to recover from the damage and many hospital visits and now being dead broke due to this
A bike falling on my head while I had blood thinners and gave me a bad concussion
and our house recently flooding and being so badly damaged that it is unlivable and the foundation is falling in part of the house, so homeless right now.
Start Chapter 13
"Fufufufu, don't tell me; you're getting bored of playing with me already?" Doflamingo mocked as he flicked a finger and a string lopped off the last bit of one of Buffalo's father's fingers. White bone gleamed from the tops of all 4 stumps the man now had. He was ugly crying at that point, sobbing so hard that he was hyperventilating and choking on the spit running down his chin in rivers.
"I didn't even get to feed you your extra special treat yet!" Doflamingo sang.
"No m-more, no more, nomorenomorenomore!" The man begged, coughing as he accidentally inhaled some congealed blood.
"Are you saying you aren't enjoying our time together?" Doffy pressed, tone teetering on dangerous.
The man's response was a pitiful whine.
"Ugh, why are you so boring? Buffalo isn't boring! Just another thing the poor kid must be so disappointed in about you." The blond alpha grumbled, almost pouting.
Doflamingo had barely done anything compared to what he would usually have done by then! It was so boring! The man was already at the stage where he had given up on life and was hardly worth playing with. How hadn't Buffalo already kill the insect himself? What a disappointment of a father the man was!
Doflamingo was even happier at that point that he had found the kid and taken him into his family. What a waste otherwise! Especially if the writhing worm in front of him had eventually taken the pup back. Ugh. He didn't even want to think about it! Doffy wondered if encouraging Buffalo to kill the man would be a good present?
Doffy had killed his father at around the same age and look how he turned out. Happy, clearly perfectly well-adjusted, with power, and a great family! It may do the boy some good, might even be cathartic~.
After deciding that Buffalo's father was becoming too boring to bother with. Doflamingo decided it was time to play with his new captive. The one that was actually making his blood boil, knowing that they tried to help the one who escaped and tried harming his pup. He was sure at that point he could keep himself under control enough not to take them apart too quickly.
"Fine, fine, party pooper~ Let's play with our new friend here." Doflamingo exclaimed, an evil grin consumed his face as he turned to focus on the hooded individual. A present still all wrapped up just for him! He hadn't wanted to have the surprise taken away. It was always so satisfying to learn of a person's identity himself instead of by lackies. It was so impersonal and didn't give him the same satisfaction as ripping it out of a flesh bag himself, especially when someone had tried harming his dear family. He couldn't wait to feel the blood under his nails and the squelch of flesh and bone caving in beneath his fingers.
When was the last time he had done something like this since finding his sweet perfect boy or his gorgeous Croco? Oh, that gave him such a fun date idea!~ It would keep them plenty close enough to their cute little Treasure too! Well, as long as their family was keeping a close watch on their pup. Doffy swooned a little at the thought of his Cute Pretty Croco spewing viciousness and coated head to toe in enemy blood as he gutted the bastard~
"Fufufu, so are you going to introduce yourself? It's polite ya' know!" Doflamingo said to his new toy, tone teasing though sharp.
"You aren't getting anything out of me! We both know you don't really even care anyway, just kill me already! I'm not scared!" The person said, voice deep, masculine, male, like Doflamingo had previously thought by their build and scent.
"Fufu, that's because you've never seen such a good daddy like me, being protective of his sweet perfect pup before!~ A protective father will do anything to make sure their baby stays safe and happy… and I will tear apart anything that dares threaten what's mine! And Luffy, my sweetness, he's mine, my perfect son! I found him, I'm his only father!" Doflamingo said, tone dark and adoring, bordering on obsessive. Luffy was his! His baby!
"That bastard won't touch a hair on his precious little head, now or ever! I was going to gut him and string him up by his dick before…. After hurting what was mine and daring to try and taint my Treasure with his blood connection. Now after he tried hurting my baby boy….." Doflamingo curled his lip, a deep threatening growl reverberating as if channeled through a loudspeaker around the room.
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"Aww, doesn't he just look like such a little angel?" Bentham swooned. He was sitting next to Crocodile who was sitting on the short end of a soft pink sectional made with some sort of long soft fur.
The couch was garish in Crocodile's opinion and but at least it was comfortable, really comfortable.
Luffy was sitting in Crocodile's lap, chewing on Tora-Tora's arm, his little fingers glomming onto his Momma's pretty ring-covered fingers and his hair was stuck every which way. The infant was blinking sleepily, Crocodile's soothing pharomones and the easy going environment in the room made him calmer than normal around that time of day. While he did that, Crocodile watched the others play a lazy game of rummy. Which was apparently not a game well known in the North Blue, so his crew was having an easy time of winning.
Where was that damn doofy flamingo bastard? Getting all upset over feeding Luffy a proper first solid food meal, then running off like some pissy brat? Well, at least he had Lu to himself without the annoying bastard whining and practically latching onto the pair. Ugh, that man had such a complex and was so ridiculously clingy, especially with Luffy. If he kept that up the poor kid would end up the same way!
Luffy needed some time sitting or crawling around or whatever on his own. Yeah, he was sitting on Crocodile's lap at that moment, but he was doing his own thing without being smothered. Luffy hadn't really liked it at first, but once he realized no one was going away and his momma would let him play with the pretty shiny things on his fingers, he settled down. Crocodile was mostly convinced he was being so quiet only because he was stuffed from the solid foods and sleepy. Luffy was rarely very quiet when awake otherwise.
"Damn it! I was one card from winning this time!" Diamante grumbled, slapping down a finished collection of Jacks and 2 of the three fours he needed.
"I warned you not to play with money. Cricket has great luck with getting the cards he needs and even if you weren't playing against Cricket, Buffalo's picking up this game just as fast as the others." Zala pointed out.
"Let him learn." Vergo said, looking up from the papers he was reading through. He had already lost over a dozen games against both the unassuming cook and their own card game protégée. Buffalo was incredibly good already while Cricket was darn near unbeatable.
It didn't matter what it was as long as they played with cards, Cricket was good. Not all that surprising when he had been a professional card dealer and poker player for a good portion of his youth, as well as a professional cook.
A knock at the door had, Trebol, who had also long given up on playing against the cook in frustration, grumbling under his breath and shuffling to answer it. His tone of voice was short and snippy. He had finally figured out enough of the puzzle he found in the closet to connect all of the corners and was finally starting on the inner parts of his puzzle so he really didn't enjoy the interruption.
"HEY-HEY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S TORTURING THEM ALREADY?" Trebol guffed, outraged. He turned, looking incredibly irritated. "We gotta' go if we want any fun, Doffy's being a vengeful brat! I don't want him using up those bastards that tried hurting Lu-Lu before we get our turns! I taught him better!" The unkempt man snarled, snatching up his cane and bolting out the door. Diamante was up and following on his heels before anyone else could even comprehend what Trebol had said.
"WHAT? That damn flamingo bastard!" Crocodile hissed, having to force himself not to spring up mid-stand when Luffy nearly slipped from his lap with a startled meep. He ground his teeth together, absolutely furious, even as he forced himself to stay seated and calmed the unhappy infant. "Sorry Lu, I'm not going ta drop ya'."
"Where do you think you're going?" Crocodile spat as Vergo, Gladius, and Daz went to leave.
"Who do you think you are, thinking you have the right to beat that fu-idiots head in before me? I'm Lu's Momma right? Who says you have dibs before me?" Crocodile growled, scooping Luffy up and made sure to get out the door before the others. It was easy to find the room that Doffy held his prisoners. Trebol and Diamonte were giving off strong angry pheromones' that stunk everything up to high heaven. The pair were standing in front of a guarded door barking orders at the guards when Crocodile caught up.
Before Crocodile even said a thing Trebol whipped around looking angry and horrified. "Hey, hey, hey, don't be dragging my nephew with you!" Trebol barked, glaring daggers at Crocodile as the other, smaller man, went to move to the door.
"The flamingo bastard can be the one that puts him down for a nap, Doffy idiot will need the lay down after I'm finished kicking his ass." Crocodile exclaimed, positively livid with the blond alpha for tormenting the two captives without him. How dare he?
Luffy let out an anxious merp, confused by the sudden change of activity and at the smell of his family so angry. He didn't like it one bit. Everything was so relaxed and cuddly and warm one minute and suddenly the total opposite the next.
"Settle down, Luffy, we're just grabbing your idiot dad." Crocodile said, gruffly reassuring the pup and holding him higher so the infant could nuzzle into his neck. The brunet ignored how Diamante kept flashing him anxious disapproving looks. The man looked around suspiciously and Trebol kept hovering far too close and was clearly exhibiting aggressive guarding behavior, as well.
Crocodile raised an eyebrow as Trebol full-out possessively growled at a door guard when he stepped forward just to explain what was going on. What the hell was up with that? Luffy was totally fine. It wasn't like Crocodile would let his baby get hurt on his watch.
"Uh, um…. Master Donquixote started on the guest caught in the gift shop about 20 minutes ago, so he shouldn't be too far along yet." The tall noodly guard said, practically sweating bullets as he was stared down by the group. Master's Diamante and Trebol made him particularly nervous with their aggressive behavior. Particularly Trebol's threatening growl.
He wasn't even sure what was going on until he caught sight of an infant being held by what he assumed was the Sir Crocodile he had heard was Master Donquixote's guest. Why was a baby being carried to the torture suite? It wasn't any of his business how such terrifying pirates raised children, but bringing a baby didn't seem all that appropriate, even for the most powerful and feared group of pirates in the North Blue.
"Daz, can you hold Luffy for a few minutes? I need to have a talk with the Flamingo." Crocodile more commanded than asked.
"But I've…. I've never held a baby before, boss!" Daz said, suddenly looking incredibly uncharacteristically nervous.
Diamante made an offended sound and leaned down, his hands out to Crocodile. "I'm his favorite uncle! Not to mention that I am the one that holds him the most!" He insisted.
"Neh? No way I'm the favorite!" Trebol objected.
"I doubt that." Vergo deadpanned before turning to Crocodile, a sucker melded on his sideburn as he calmly held his arms out. "I'm clearly his favorite uncle."
Crocodile grimaced, "and this is why I wanted Daz to hold him. The lot of Ya' act like you're practically ready to go to war over my boy. It's ridiculous!"
Luffy, at that point, had had enough of everyone's bickering, even his mama's. All of his special people should be happy and should get along! Not fighting! And where was his Daddy person? He had been gone far too long and Luffy was tired and wanted his bright smiley Daddy person! He could smell him, but he couldn't see him and he wanted him. Mommy person wasn't cuddling him the way Luffy wanted or snuggling him on the soft fluffy stuff in the room that smelled of Daddy and mommy person and protective contentedness and love and safety. He loved the way their new nest smelled. Though, Luffy preferred the smells that the other nest brought more. This place didn't smell like home like the other nest did. The other place was so saturated with his Daddy's smell that it was practically impregnated into every surface.
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Doffy pouted once his observation Haki picked up the group waiting outside. His fun would have to end and he had hardly even started on the main course! At first, amusement settled threw out him as he could sense the agitation and outrage the group was feeling, but it quickly turned to irritation and anxiety once his senses settled on what he knew to be his sweet, perfect boy. The pup was clearly unhappy.
First off, why was Doffy's sweetness away from the protection of his family's temporary home? His precious boy had just had the scare of his life. Who knew how many more of that group of cloak-wearing bastards were around? Maybe even disguised? Luffy was not to leave the safety of family's den without him!
Besides, his boy should have been sleeping already. Like clockwork, Doflamingo had his son's schedule down to a science. Luffy should have been mid-nap at that point. What did Crocodile think he was doing wandering around with his pup like that? Not even trying to let his boy sleep? And his family! What did they think they were doing?! They knew better! Only a few short minutes had gone by. Still, Doflamingo could already feel the veins in his forehead begin to bulge and throb and his fingers twitch as he worked himself up. They all knew better than to do something so stupid! What did they even think they were doing? Doffy hadn't given any of them permission to go anywhere with his son, especially Crocodile. He should know better!
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"What a surprise! Croco, family…. Lu-sweetness…. Shouldn't our Treasure be sleeping right now?" Doflamingo purred, an unnerving grin on his face and an apparent, dangerous tightness to his jaw.
Crocodile grimaced, "Maybe if someone wasn't acting like a bratty kid for not getting his way over something so stupid, he'd be gettin' his nap."
Crocodile nearly sputtered when Luffy was suddenly squirming and waving his arms around demandingly towards Doflamingo. The infant chirped and squeaked for his Daddy to hold him that second, practically ready to take a dive to get to him!
Luffy was grumpy and tired and had been separated from the man far too long for his liking and no one was paying him proper attention. Daddy would cuddle him properly! Luffy loved his new special mamma person so so much, but Daddy person was his most special person! Mommy person wasn't nearly as cuddly and attentive and lovey as Daddy was with him.
"Sweet Treasure ~ oh my precious boy! Did you miss Daddy?" Doflamingo crooned, softening instantly as he snatched the wiggly pup from Crocodile and began nuzzling and kissing at the infant's face. "Oh, Daddy is so so sorry for leaving you for so long! Yes, I am!" Doffy cooed, chuffing reassuringly when Luffy made anxious, 'love you, love me' merps and squeaks that positively melted and broke the man's heart. Doffy's poor poor sweet perfect boy! He wasn't being a good daddy if his lovely was acting that way with him. Luffy had only ever done that once before when the blond alpha went on his trip to meet Crocodile for the first time. It had been devastating for Doffy.
"Daddy won't leave you. No, not ever!~" The man exclaimed, cuddling his sweet boy as close as he could. He ignored the questions and demands of those around him. Couldn't they see that Lu needed some father-son nesting time? Nothing that they had to say was of any importance to him. They could tell him everyone would get crushed by an asteroid unless he took care of it. Doffy still wouldn't give a single crap about it unless it had a chance of interrupting his time with his sweet little Treasure or harming his pup.
"Oh so sleepy sweetness!~ big yawns fufufu!" The blond alpha gushed, totally melting at Luffy, yawning and rubbing at his eyes sleepily. The tired pup then leaned back to take in his Daddy's comforting enamored possessive scent. "Such a tiny sleepy boy~ Daddy's had enough fun for the day, let's go tuck sleepy sweeties in the nest~. How does that sound, Treasure?"
"Don't you be ignoring me Flamingo bastard!" Crocodile snarled, infuriated by the man's clear dismissal of everyone, especially him. Who did he think he was acting like Crocodile wasn't there? Especially when the brunet was the one who not only had been watching the pup, but had also been allowing the blond to screw him! Which was a gods damned privilege. The brunet had sky-high standards and didn't let just anyone paw at him, let alone plow him without taking a hand or dick off! The ass should have been groveling at his feet to keep Crocodile happy with him, but instead, he was carting off his sweet brat and acting like not a single one of them existed! The nerve of that gods damned flamingo bastard!
Doflamingo waved his pretty off, not the least bit intimidated, unlike even Trebol, who was side-eying the fuming brunet. "One's still in pretty decent shape. Go play with him if you like~. I'm done for the day. Lu-Sweetness clearly needs some bonding time~ and a nice long nap, so he doesn't end up all cranky." The man cooed, kissing at Luffy's drooping eyelids. And preened when Luffy let out a slurred purr. "Fufu Isn't that right?~ Yes-my boy is so so sleepy and misses his daddy!"
"Hey-hey Doffy, you promised we'd get to have our fun to! You totally overreacted!" Trebol exclaimed. He looked positively furious with the blond even as he began to hover closer to melt as much as a man like him could over his precious nephew. Luffy was clearly exhausted at that point. Crocy needed to be sweeter with his nephew. Luffy was clearly very tired and on the verge of becoming cranky. Trebol didn't like it when his Doffy and Lu-Lu weren't at their best. Especially his cute little nephew!
"They're still alive." Doflamingo said, clearly dismissing the group at that point as he walked away. Crocodile's irritation was so pronounced that he looked like he was on the verge of strangling the other man. Even as Doflamingo left with his pup in his hand.
How dare he?! Who did he think he was stupid pink Duffy flamingo, walking away from him like that?! No one did that to Crocodile and got away with it alive! The brunet grouchily grumbled to himself. Luffy's cute face peaking at him from Doflamingo's shoulder. Ugh! Fine he wouldn't have his sorely deserved revenge yet!
"Fine, you'll be dealt with later!" Crocodile snarled, making his way to the guest suite with a flourish and aggressively yanking its massive door open. He sputtered, going pink-cheeked and growled when Doflamingo paused to look back at him with a saucy grin.
"Looking forward to every second of it Pretty~" The feathered mantel-wearing man positively purred, licking his lips at the thought of his Croco making him hurt just right. "I love it when you get that way~ So Sexy~"
Ugh, the freak!
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"Doffy, hey hey Doffy! Get up! Up! Doffy! Come on, this is bad!" Trebol barked, going so far as to shake the other man.
"Ugh, Trebol, Go away! we're sleeping!" The blond alpha grumbled, tossing a fuchsia-colored shag pillow at the other man before curling up on his side and groggily rearranging Luffy to drape across his neck and face.
"Up, Doffy! Garp the Fist is here and somehow found out about our prisoners! That one we caught for trying to go after Lu-Lu was some higher-up revolutionary or something!" Trebol snarled. Sweating from how overwhelming his anxiety was.
"Wa'? Garp? What do you mean?" Doflamingo sputtered, catching a squawking Luffy and he sat up so fast the infant went sliding off of his neck and face. He then went sliding down his chest.
"Neh, Doffy be more careful!" Trebol exclaimed, looking ready to have a heart attack.
"Trebol!"
"I told you, Garp the Fist's here! He's on his way to our guest's suite right now! You know how he doesn't give a crap about the government agreements we've made!" Trebol insisted.
"Ugh, I didn't even get a chance to show my Pretty and Treasure off!" Doflamingo pouted.
"Oh, sorry sweetness! Yes, I didn't mean to wake you up that way, I know, I know! My little Treasure's still so sleep~" The alpha cooed as Luffy made sure to let him know that he wasn't the least bit pleased or impressed with his wake-up call.
"Doffy, focus!" Trebol growled, marching around the room. He gathered up the important paperwork, a pair of den den mushi, and the bag for the gifts that Doflamingo had still not given out. "Come on Doffy! Hurry up!" The man insisted with urgency.
"Alright, alright! I'm getting ready!"
Doflamingo quickly retrieved his favorite red suit and polished black loafers using his strings. He then got Luffy ready. Doffy changed his pup's diaper before forcing his sweetness into a bright red sleeveless and pantless onesie and immediately swaddled him up into a burrito with Luffy's softest blanket and stuck him in his front pocket.
At first, Luffy looked ready to caterwaul his displeasure, but he quickly settled down after realizing he was enveloped in an ultra soft cocoon of fluffiness and was, in a sense, still cuddled up to his Daddy. Luffy was in absolute heaven. He was practically melted into the fluffy stuff, nuzzling it. The infant's happy squeaks and chirps made Doffy feel like his heart was going to explode with how cute his boy was being! The Blond alpha made sure to grab Toro-Toro and to stuff him and the rest of Luffy's stuff into one of the 2 book bags that the crew used as a diaper bag for the infant.
The moment Doffy was out of his suite, Pica, was yowling about his hair care products at him. The lavender-haired man complained how he couldn't go on without the shipment he was supposed to get in 2 days. Vergo was complaining that they didn't have nearly enough of his favorite fries aboard the ship to hold him out for a trip back home. Diamante was anxiously gathering things up and muttering fervently under his breath about how much vintage wine he had been planning to get before they left. While everyone was flipping out about their own things, Bentham was fussing over Buffalo, making sure the pup had everything he was bringing on the ship in the bookbag slung over his shoulder.
"Vergo, call the front desk. Tell them we need a quick stock of food….. And your fries. Diamante, I was going to give it to you near the end of the trip, but I had a whole case of Mary Rose Josaline 747 delivered to the ship the day we got here. Pica, your hair is gorgeous no matter what but… if it makes you feel better, I received a message right before having my fun and…. If you can get to that stylist, you love so.~ He said that he was nearly done with the shipment…. You could probably get most of it before we had to set sails. Hmm, isn't that nice Pica?~" Doflamingo practically purred, effortlessly getting the three focused and back to task.
"Now, let's calm down and figure out what the codder wants, hm? He may not even be interested in us. He's probably looking for someone specific and, remember, he hasn't gone after us before…. Perhaps he is even less of a fan of our new hooded friends."
Of course, Luffy decided that right as everything was getting back on track that he was going to go from sleepy and happily quiet and snuggled to wide awake, wiggly and chatty. Loudly squeaking, babbling, and merping at his favorite people, eager to socialize. It positively melted Doflamingo, his sweet, bubbly boy.~
"Wait….. Why is Luffy in your pocket?" Trebol exclaimed, only just noticing.
"He likes it." Doflamingo said, feeling defensive. "Isn't that right sweetness? Yes, you do!~" He cooed, nearly purring when Luffy nuzzled into his petting figures, making happy little sounds. He positively beamed at his boy's delighted gummy grin.
Diamante's brow furrowed, "I swear we've had an argument about something like this…..? Wait, did you get that suit because you didn't have any pockets in your Mantel? What is up with you putting babies in your pockets, Doffy?" The man pointed out, sounding judgmental, even as he looked like he was dying to do the same thing.
"It has pockets!" Doffy grumbled, "And only Luffy's allowed!" The blond alpha scuffed at the insinuation he would let just any riffraff in his pockets. Only his Treasure would ever be allowed the privilege! He huffed indigently, then he headed to his suite's living room.
Ugh, why were they so annoying about things sometimes?! Luffy was never that way, asking dumb questions…. Questioning Doffy about stupid things! And they wondered why he and Luffy needed time to themselves every once in a while! He loved his family, but their priorities were so skewed sometimes. They should really be focusing on important things, like Garp, how adorable Luffy looked in his pocket, how cuddly and happy he was, finding Pretty…. How perfect and cute his sweetness was being…..
Wait, where was Croco?! Ugh, where was the Pretty of his life?! The blond groaned, running a hand down his face in frustration. So now not only did they have to get Pica's hair care stuff, fries for Vergo, and their prisoners, but now he had to find Pretty in the largest Casino in the Northern hemisphere, great. Well, at least he had his perfect little Treasure being so adorable and sweet in his pocket. That at least made the situation somewhat bearable. Luffy always made everything better!~
"Let's go find your momma Lu!~" Doflamingo said, done making sure that he had everything that his pup needed before leaving the family's suite and heading to the Casino.
He had planned to leave with the family by sneaking out vie a window or the conveniently placed secret passages that led from Pica's obnoxiously large closet to the cosmetic avenue connected to the Casino. It had been built at Pica's insistence when they sanctioned the building of the casino to cover for their more insidious doings on the island.
Doffy's own secret passageway hidden in his closet led to a gentleman's club and slavers auction. Doffy was pretty sure that it wasn't right for Luffy to see tits and dicks that weren't family's, though. Even if he was still tiny… or was it because of that? Well, either way, it felt gross, like pedo stuff. And he wasn't going to let those filthy sorts around his family pups, Buffalo or Luffy, but especially his helpless infant. Just thinking about such things razzled him and made the alpha feel a little ill.
It wasn't long before Luffy was back to his usual demanding merps and squeaks, as he squirmed around in Doffy's pocket. The pup wide as his eyes caught sight of the gold pillars of the main casino lobby. Shiny things were everywhere, and it wasn't long before the scent of delectable meats invaded his nose.
"Doflamingo, sir, care for a game!?" A dapper-looking fellow dressed in the Casino's, gambling table specific staff outfit, shouted over the noise. A pretty thing Doffy had fucked on more than one occasion. Not nearly as pretty or perfect as his Croco, though. Huh, and Doffy had really thought the other alpha had been a real looker before. Who was he kidding? His Croco was as perfect as a Pretty could get! Anyone else was shit beneath his feet in comparison to Doflamingo's eyes.
"Sorry, not this time.~" Doflamingo said, still focused on his Pretty. He swore that he had just gotten a whiff of Crocodile. He gave Luffy a little head pet to try and settle him down. The blond hardly even noticed the man calling to him.
Luffy, of course was focused on the smell of food. Though he made a happy chirp at the attention, especially as his Daddy was moving closer to the nice smell he was catching.
Oh, crap what the-
"Hey! Thanks for catching that escapee!" A gruff voice called out good-humoredly. Doffy snatched his toy up one handed an annoyed frown twitching at his face that morphed to guarded and on edge.
"He nearly got away from me when I saw that buffet!" Garp the Fist laughed, a turkey leg in his hand dripping with delicious peppery-smelling gravy. "They got a great Western Goa style gravy here!" The man exclaimed, taking a huge bite of the turkey leg. He grinned happily as he licked at his grease-covered fingers and swallowed down the mess.
Doffy gritted his teeth, forcing back a protective growl. He was unsure how to handle the older man without getting into a fight. Doffy would usually be more relaxed, maybe even cheeky with the old man. He loved a good fight and was confident in his abilities. His Luffy was too easy to harm for a fight, though. He was just such a tiny, fragile thing. It had Doffy feeling extremely nervous and on guard, especially since the geezer was a… D. It left a sour taste in his mouth even being anywhere near the devil, let alone with his pup. Doffy nearly choked when he heard something he hadn't been expecting from his Treasure, ever.
Luffy was glaring from his Daddy's pocket narrow-eyed, hunched forward, and letting out a squeaky sound between an oof and a sputtering growl. His little body was still not developed enough to make the sound easily.
Doffy's sweet angel was threatening the geezer. That particular type of noise was rare, even for an alpha. It was considered to be incredibly rude. He couldn't believe it. What the hell? Pups just didn't make sounds like that! Especially infant omegas, especially his adorable cuddly needy little Luffy! Describing his feelings as flabbergasted or possibly even a little horrified didn't even touch how Doflamingo felt.
"Oh! Listen to that! You're a feisty little one! Yes you are! Sassy little brat!" Garp chuckled and grinned ear to ear at Luffy, acting almost smitten.
Doffy couldn't believe the older man's reaction. Luffy was literally making a sound at him that was considered taboo at an instinctual level and he was giggling at the infant like it was the cutest thing he had ever seen! Well, Luffy of course was the cutest thing in existence, but that wasn't what Doffy was getting at!
"I imagine my grandbaby would have looked just like you, be just as spirited to." The crazy older man exclaimed, suddenly tearing up. "He would have been about the same age too! If only he hadn't gotten knocked overboard! I didn't even get to hold him!" The man wailed.
Doflamingo cuddled his boy and tried to settle him. He sputtered when Luffy squirmed and let out another threatening oof. His boy didn't do that!
"Surprised, eh?" Garp snickered, wiping at his tears as he eyed the horrified, confused looks Doffy was shooting his own pup. Clearly, the boy didn't know the blood of the brat's mother too well. That cute little thing was exhibiting typical healthy D pup behavior. Though, he was a younger than most that started behaving that way. He was going to be such a spunky-spirited little brat if he was starting that already! "Hehe, you got some D blood in ya' don't you, cute brat?!"
Doffy was immediately disgusted and offended by the very idea of it. How dare that man say his adorable perfect boy was part…. That!
"Only a little brat with some D blood would sass me like that! Especially at that age. And an Omega at that. Aren't you just the cutest little brat~?!" The old man cooed, even gushing a bit and the positively affronted look the infant gave him when a hint of a chuff entered the gruff geezer's tone.
After the infant Gave up on threatening him, Luffy deepened his grandpa frown and made a demanding merp for food. "Definitely a D! Ha, are you a lost Monkey D. with that appetite, cute little squirt?"
Doffy growled, sick of the old man and his horrible accusations! He needed to find his Croco and get out of there! The old man was clearly the worst of influences and people for his perfect boy to be around. Damn Ds! Trying to taint his boy like that and claiming his boy was D filth!
It didn't take long for the old man to get distracted by a chocolate fountain. Doffy was quick to get back trying to find his Croco, though with more urgency. The way the old man slurped down the chocolate, Doffy doubted it would last him more than a few minutes. Garp's ability to eat was ridiculous.
Doffy threw his prisoner at some marines when they rushed forward. At that point he deciding that it was better to let them chase the man around than to have them bother him anymore. He didn't want to spend another second longer than he had to on the island with how angry he was. He might just destroy one of his best business ventures and favorite places if he stayed much longer.
The level of insult the blond alpha felt on his sweetness' behalf was nearly boiling him alive! Clearly, the old man traumatized his perfect boy into acting that way! The way he accused his poor sweet perfect son of having such filth in his blood. How dare that man?!
Doffy scooped Luffy out of his pocket and anxiously kissed at his sweet face, gentling his precious boy and cooing sweetness to him. The young alpha smiled as his Lu-Lu's face softened from its furious little scowl into a look Doffy preferred, wide-eyed and smiling. "That's better, isn't it sweetness? Daddy's so sorry for letting that geezer anywhere near you, yes, I am! Poor perfect boy, you must have an instinctive dislike of that horrible old D.~ Such a smart pup!"
It wasn't long before Doffy found his Pretty. The brunet was sitting with several different food items in front of him. He frowned at the handsome older man that sat across from his beauty. What was going on?
"God damn it doffy! That was my panini! Where the hell am I going to get another one when the marines are around?! I want my damn panini flamingo bastard! I'm hungry and I've been putting up with some next-level shit here. I deserve that thing and I'm not leaving until I get a replacement! Not even Garp the God damned Fist will prevent me from getting a replacement, you hear me?!"
"Woah, Pretty, calm down on the hanger!~ It was a little dry anyways. Besides, what is my Croco doing having lunch without us?~" Doffy pouted, dangerously eying the other alpha sitting across the table from his Pretty. The set up looked suspiciously like a date. Something, the younger alpha wasn't willing to tolerate at all. Pretty was his soul mate, only his. Doffy began to gently scratch at Luffy's scalp, trying to settle him, before he began revving up a caterwaul over his parents not sharing food with him.
It was easy to distract Luffy from his grouching with Crocodile being there. Once he realized his momma person was their he began to make happy lovey squeaks and chirps at the grouchy man from his warm cuddly tall place that he was beginning to love so much. He loved his mommy and Daddy people so so much!
"What the hell, bastard, why is my brat being carted around in your pocket? Especially with marines up your ass?" Crocodile grumbled, almost looking pained. "He couldn't get hurt!"
"I could ask the same about this." Doffy said, making a gesture at his Pretty sitting across from some handsome man with a practical buffet in front of him. His smile twisting into a deep frown that had the pair at the table feeling unnerved. Especially Crocodile, who at that point knew that Doffy frowning was something to fear.
Crocodile had to own the situation and take control of it if he didn't want to see some major consequences. So he swallowed down his nerves and let out some sass! Crocodile wasn't going to get all shrivel dicked over flirting a bit for a good meal. He was a gods damned terror of the first half of the Grandline, Sir Crocodile!
"Hey, you know, good food is good food! This guy offered me some Sabaody Blue. Do you know how hard it is to get ahold of? I told ya' I'm not a cheap date! A man of my palate isn't going to pass up on a treat like that. Especially, just because there are some nosey damn marines around!" Crocodile said, uncaring for the very anxious and confused-looking alpha that had treated him to such a spread.
"If I had known my Pretty wanted this sort of thing, I would have gotten it to you! You can ask me for anything!~ I love being your sugar daddy~" Doflamingo purred, licking his lips as his Crocodile shoved a big bite of some kind of meat in his mouth and made an appreciative sound. He didn't like his Pretty letting other men take care of him, but as long as he was using them, he didn't mind all that much.~ His Crocy was so so cute when he manipulated and used idiots! He was so vicious!~
Doffy was back to smiling, his heart pitter-pattering in his chest.
"Hey, wait I thought we-"
Doffy wanted to sit and admire his Pretty. The interloper was impeding on his and Lu's family time with his Pretty. That wasn't allowed. It was becoming more irritating than amusing after only a few short minutes of the man trying to convince Crocodile that they might make a good match.
Doffy wasn't going to put up with anyone thinking they came anywhere near matching his Crocodile and used his devil fruit to send the hopeless piggybank into a pair of marines. They had been looking at the pirate captain with twin looks of terror, not that the blond gave them more than a passing glance.
Doffy then plopped himself down, hand in his chin as he admired his cute brunet gulping alcohol and food down like no ones business. He cooed and preened over his beautiful brunet while Crocodile continued to side-eyed the doorway.
The Doffy snickered at and hushed Luffy. Who, at that point, was more than a little irritated by Crocodile's lack of lovey-dovey snuggles as greeting and seeing the man eating so much tasty smelling food in front of him. It wasn't fair!
"Hey-hey-hey! What are the both of you doing?!" Trebol barked, jogging up to the pair.
"Crocy's all cute and hangry~ so Lu and I are waiting for him to finish up," Doffy explained, absently patting Luffy's head with a finger as the pup made an angry sound.
Trebol sputtered. What were they thinking? Garp was likely looking for them right now! There was no way that someone hadn't said something about their stay in Blackjack Coastal.
"Relax, that Garp was eating in one of the buffets the last time I saw him," Doffy said, shrugging. Still far more focused on watching his pretty scarf down the strange-looking streaks he had than anything else. Ugh, Croco was just so cute when he was all chipmunk cheeked!~ He wanted to lick the streak sauce from his lips, shove his tongue down his throat like a parody of his cock thrusting~ His Croco was such a cutie!
"Hey, hey, this isn't the time for this!"
Doffy waved the other man away, sighing dreamily. "Crocy's hungry.~"
"Doffy, Garp's not the only one-"
"Hey, there you went, kid! I was looking all over for ya'. Now you know the drill. I'm ganna' have to bring you in. Nothing personal, but the sort of stuff you're little 'family's' into… Well, that ain't no place for raising pups. Rotten luck, really. I'm not really into going after folks with brats, wasn't even really into actively hunting you down…. You see, I'm supposed to be starting on vacation here after capturing that revolutionary you found for me, but since we crossed paths…. Well, I have a job to do. Don't worry, though, I'll take care of that cute little brat of yours myself, just like my own grandbrat! He'll become a fine marine under my watch.~" Garp practically cooed. Eying Luffy with a bit of a smitten expression.
"'Scuse me?" Crocodile snarled, coughing a little from the booze he accidentally inhaled. "What the hell is this? Flamingo idiot, what kind of crap did you drag my pup into?!" A possessive, bellowing growl rumbled through the brunet's chest once he swallowed down the last of the meat in his mouth. Crocodile bared his teeth at the old man and dug his hook deep into the table.
Doffy couldn't help but to swoon and keen adoringly at his adorable Croco-momma!~ He was so so cute, being all deadly and murdery for their sweet pup! Awww, he was being such a good mommy!
Luffy's previous scowl melted into a happy gummy grin, wide shiny adoring eyes and a delighted screech that quickly turned into enthusiastic lovey-dovey chirps and squeaks at the murderous looking man.
Doffy thought he might die at the cute perfection overload he was experiencing. His heart felt like it was ready to explode at the sight! His adorable murderous Pretty and perfect little son who got how perfect and cute his momma was being while everyone else, even Trebol, were giving the brunet nervous looks. Luffy just got his Daddy's love for cute stabby Pretty's so well!~ and Croco was the cutest, most murderous, stabby Pretty that anyone could ever find!
"Look who loves his momma so much Croco~! Look how cute our sweet boy is! Yes, you are~" Doflamingo purred, kissing adoringly at his Sweet boy's perfect little head.
Before Crocodile could even go at the geezer, who looked more amused than threatened, the stink of Luffy's sperm donor hit Doflamingo's nose. He let a dangerous growl loose before he even had time to comprehend what was going on.
A person, wearing a familiar dark green cape, hood pulled up, was diving at the old man.
"You bastard! You know how long I've been searching for you after what happened to my sweet little grandbaby?" Garp roared, eyes tearing up as he wacked the hooded man with a vicious punch to the nose. "I can't believe you thought you could show your face to me like that!"
"Wait, listen to me-"
"No! You lost that right!"
"Hey-hey, no Doffy! We got to go! We'll get back at them later! Get your priorities in check!" Trebol insisted, snatching the other man by the back of his feathered mantel. "Hey, don't you even think about it Crocy!" The unkempt man barked, wagging a finger at the furious brunet. His nephew wouldn't be dragged into the middle of whatever was going on.
After a few minutes of trying to drag the pair out, Trebol gave up and snatched his helpless little nephew from his misbehaving Doffy's, pocket. The pair were driving Trebol nuts, not listening like they were supposed to! They were endangering themselves and worst of all, his precious Lu-Lu! They cycled between aggression displays against the pair that were a potential threat and protective parental behaviors that kept them in a painful limbo that could be ended at any second if the other two changed targets.
Trebol nearly let out a sound of relief when the pair no longer had any interest in the annoying old guy and hooded figure and were instead all about Lu-Lu and following him. Doffy squawking at him about taking his boy from him and Crocodile yelling threats between growls. Luffy was making disturbingly delighted shrieks, clearly enjoying the high-speed getaway through the small city and docks to the ships.
It didn't take long for the group to get to the ship and wasn't long after that before the vessel cast off. Doffy was still pouting and upset that not only had Trebol taken his pup but had tricked him into not eviscerating the guy in the cloak. It was even worse that his sweet Lu-Lu was huffy over being taken from his uncle. The pup had been having a blast with the unkept man, wasn't helping either. The blond felt like his world must be near ending because there was no way that his sweet son would ever favor spending a second with one of his Auntie's or Uncle's or even Mommy Croco over him! Especially spending time with his uncle Trebol who hardly even held him and had no skills with children or babies!
The young alpha held his sweet boy to his chest and shot deadly looks at the others. He was sure that the others could more than deal with things while he spent some clearly needed nesting time alone with his son. Doffy decided that he must have been spending too much time in unfamiliar places with Luffy. That had to be why he was behaving the way that he was! He stressed out his poor little angel and Luffy was making it clear that he wasn't happy with his Daddy for neglecting his emotional needs! His poor sweetness!
That had to be it. There was no way that Luffy could ever be so happy doing something with someone else that he would get mad at his Daddy for taking him back. Awwwe, his sweet boy was already becoming a clever little manipulator!~ Just like his cute mommadile!~ His son was just the cutest, most perfect baby ever! Doffy let out an affectionate, keen, gushing at his pouting son.
Doffy rumbled happily as he kicked off his shoes and dug his toes into the plush blush carpet of his den. The strong scent of him and Luffy and now his beautiful Croco permeated the space in a thick haze, making the man want to roll around his bed naked just to imprint the scent into his skin and nose.
"I bet I can get that frown turned upside down real quick. Fufu, who wants to help Daddy make a cute little practice nest on your favorite pillow? Let's make your first nest! Won't that be fun sweetness?" Doflamingo cooed, grinning at his pup, who quickly went from grumbling and huffing to excite and chirpy when he held up a few velvety soft blankets to the infant's grabby hands. Luffy made happy burbles as Doffy sat him in the middle of a pile of some of the softest blankets he had made for his pup. He piled them on top of one of his favorite butter-soft shag pillows.
Luffy happily patted and kneaded at all the soft, warm pretty things, purring up a storm as he did his best to help his Daddy arrange the blankets into something resembling a nest.
Doffy couldn't help but gush at how cute his boy was being and how adorable he looked in the little nest he had built just for him. He nearly melted when Luffy happily burbled up at him, patting and now nuzzling at the knitted blankets he so lovingly made for the infant. It made him so happy that his pup loved what he made for him so much!
Doffy grinned and began rearranging the blankets encouraging Luffy and praising his 'help' in building the tiny nest. He needed a photographic den den stat!
After a quick photo session highlighting how adorable Luffy looked in the little baby nest Doffy had helped him build, Luffy decided that it was time for another bottle and some actual restful sleep. The blond fawned how his pup slept so easily through not only an onboard attack from the marines but also a full-blown cannon barrage. His poor Treasure was so tired from such an eventful day!~
Croco had acted all upset over Luffy sleeping through such a commotion. He growled at Doffy and got all anxious and irritated! He even woke poor Luffy up and checked him over like he thought something was wrong! Poor sleepy sweetness! His mommacroco was being so erratic and overbearing just because their sweet boy was so sleepy! Yeah, the ship may have shaken around a bit, but what happened wasn't that much louder than their dear family when they got in particularly bad arguments.
Crocodile had immediately taken over Luffy cuddles, making the younger man pout, even as he forcibly clung to his Pretty grumbling brunet. It was so nice having his baby and Croco there. Being all snuggly and cute!~ It was especially nice as the days grew colder in the North Blue. Doffy couldn't wait to den down for the winter with his growing family.
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A thump and crying had Crocodile bolting up. Doffy was already stumbling to his feet in a panic as his observation haki and parental instincts were going nuts over his pup. Luffy was nowhere to be found and Crocodile found himself lunging over the bed's edge before his brain could even catch up with what was happening.
"Lu-Lu, hey hey! He's doing it! Lu-Lu's doing it! I win!" Trebol's obnoxious voice cheered entirely too close.
"What the hell?"
"Owwwh, Lu-Lu hey come here. Uncle Trebol's got some dinner for his favorite nephew!"
"Why are you in here? And why are you so close?!" Crocodile barked.
"Lu, needed to eat!"
Crocodile sputtered when his brain finally processed what he was actually seeing. Luffy was crawling. It wasn't even the scooting thing babies did when they first learned to crawl. It wasn't like full-out coordinated crawling, but he definitely was crawling…. His face didn't totally light up when he saw it, not at all! His brat was crawling! Pride filled him to the brim and a little bit of nerves too. They would have to be more careful with him now, especially with the doors that led on deck. Gods he could hardly contain himself with the maternal pride that refused to settle down. Crocodile blushed when he realized he had chirped encouragingly at the-no his wabbly sniffling pup.
Doffy let out a panicked keen, terror and anger turning his face stone cold. He growled at Trebol and turned to give Crocodile a scathing look before he scooped his son up and frantically looked him over. He let out a stressed sound when he caught sight of a skinned knee and the starts of a bruise on the infant's cheek.
This was a nightmare, the worst thing he could think of happening! Luffy was Doffy's everything! This had to rate up there as one of his worst days ever! The bed was so high up for such a tiny pup to fall from! Luffy was too tiny and young for Doffy to be okay with him crawling! Crawling had gotten his Sweetness hurt. What if he got himself killed, what if he disappeared like his Rosi, or-or decided he didn't want his Daddy's snuggles and him carrying him around? Possessiveness and neediness filled Doffy to the brim. That couldn't ever happen. He wouldn't allow it.
The blond alpha snatched his boy up, ignoring the outraged whining of Trebol and the guttural snarl that Crocodile let out. His son would never leave him! He couldn't handle losing anyone else! Luffy was his everything, his perfect sweet sunshine pup. Couldn't his Treasure stay a tiny pup a while longer?
This was all going by too fast! Doffy didn't want his son to change, they were happy just the way he was! He didn't want the horror of the human world to harm a single hair on Luffy's sweet little head. To hurt him, like it had hurt Doffy. Luffy was his angel. He pulled him from the depths of hell. The blond loved him so much it hurt. When he lost his Sweet little Rosi, it felt like his whole reason for living had been taken away from him and if he lost his son…. He didn't think he could survive it. He didn't think he would want to survive the loss. Just seeing him hurt even just a little sent a boiling rage through Doffy's body and, at the same time, absolutely wrecked him. Whoever taught his boy to crawl would be getting a stern talking to and anyone that continued teaching him would regret it.
End Chapter 13
I have graduated college with my degree in Illustration and have 3 almost 4 relevant minors now and doing Commissions and requests.
I am also, nearly done with a book I illustrated on Whales that once it is done, I am planning on probably putting it on kindle.
Also, by the end of the month, the first chapter of my one piece inspired comic will be out. It is called, 1000 Sunflower Seas! I am very proud of it so far!
I am very sorry I haven't been updating nearly as much as I usually do but, as I have explained in the comments above, my life has gotten really hectic. I have been in really bad shape for about half a year. Life has kind of sucked.
I am thinking about doing a few month time skip from here so I can have Luffy meet Rosi, thoughts?
Please review and tell me any ideas you may have! I have used a few suggestions and your thoughts really help me come up with some of my best ideas for my stories!