𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 & 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 ┃One Piece [SLOW UPDATES?]

41. Big fan

"Go ahead, your table is right there, have a nice stay"

You smiled forcibly at the sixth group of people who arrived at the large room in the castle, you had only been here for an hour and you were already fed up with waiting tables, waitressing was definitely not your strong suit.

You endured for the simple fact that when no one was looking you took a sip of the cocktail which livened up the day. There was nothing interesting, no one seemed to stand out among the others, only Doflamingo, everything seemed like a complete and boring dinner of millionaires or nobles.

Baby5 kept you a little company when all the guests were busy eating, drinking and chatting, but it was possibly the longest day of your life, it was so painful that you even missed working in the laboratory with Gladius.

But all bad things have their good side, the next day you were able to enjoy a day of freedom, no work or errands, you didn't know if you had someone following you around the city, but you tried to hide it as much as possible.

Getting on your plane and leaving was going to be difficult because it was in a specially guarded area, so first you needed to think of a distraction plan, the next thing would be to establish an escape route. That's why now you find yourself wandering around the city, studying every corner, house, and nook that could be of help in the slightest.

If Doflamingo was going to play dirty, you could do it too, of course, you were counting on him knowing that you wouldn't be docile at the idea of ​​being under his claws for an indefinite time, but you had to know how to play your cards right in this game.

"Huh? I never realized there was a coliseum here"

You muttered, looking at the enclosure you came across, you could hear cheers and screams from inside, the doors were already sealed, so you couldn't see who was fighting. You didn't give it much importance until you noticed that there was a poster of Luffy at the entrance.

"Pff- Have they increased his bounty? Are these two... part of his crew? It's been a while since I saw those three idiots"

You raised an eyebrow when you saw two other posters next to him, a half-emo blond man and another with green hair with an ass face, it seemed that there were more posters of the crew but they were torn off.

Suddenly you felt a tug on your shoulder, almost losing your balance, you kicked back, hitting something hard.

"What the hell is wrong with you, man?"

"Y-you!"

Your mouth closed in a thin line, expressing bewilderment, a man with tattoos on his face, fangs, and green, spiky hair pointed at you as if you were the cause of all his problems, the strange thing was that he was blushing as if he had just left a marathon, his breathing was also a little agitated and he seemed to be nervous.

You pointed at yourself even though you were the only person nearby, he nodded taking a couple of firm steps towards you, you frowned noticing now that he had the posters you had seen torn off.

"Did you say...? Did you just say that you know Luffy? Monkey D. Luffy himself?"

You didn't know where he was going with this, you didn't know if it was going to be a positive or negative interaction, but you decided to be honest.

"Y-"

"I can't believe it! I'm sorry for being so rude to someone close to Luffy!"

You didn't even finish saying anything, just the first syllable of 'Yes' was enough for the man to kneel down begging for forgiveness. You looked at him with a blank expression, not knowing how to react to his behavior.

"Uhm... Can you get up? It's awkward for you to be like this, people are going to start staring at us"

He complied and jumped up, looking back and forth, frowning at the sight of some of the toys or people looking in your direction, he grabbed your hand, leading you to a more secluded spot.

“We’re away from eyes now.”

“Cool, so are you part of Luffy’s crew or something? Why were you collecting their wanted posters?”

“Oh no, I’m a huge fan of his crew! And it’s a pleasure to have a friend of Luffy himself before my eyes.”

Blinking at his sudden outburst, still bewildered by all the fanaticism, Bartolomeo took up most of your afternoont alking about the Mugiwara, you didn’t want to be rude to a potential ally so you sat down to listen patiently.

Of course, he didn't just offer you information, you also talked about your situation as he offered to help you if you had problems on the island, for the moment, you decided to keep a low profile and have little contact until you could draw up a more detailed plan.

"You seem happier than usual, did something happen?"

The first person you met when you returned to the castle was Gladius, who, like a gossip, asked because you had an unusual small smile.

"Nothing, I was thinking... about a friend."

He stared at you for a few seconds, eyes half closed, slowly shook his head, pointing at you with an accusatory finger.

"Don't try to fool me, tell me! Do you love someone!? I can see it in your eyes, my gossip instinct tells me so."

Your mind wandered unintentionally to a certain person, but you quickly erased the thoughts, not wanting to discuss romances, you decided to play along for the moment, you raised your hands as if you were being arrested.

"You got me"

Sooooo... sorry for taking so long :( I don't be that active but I hope that I can write more often

Here, take this bonus for another apologies: 

Reader when she's being gossipy with Gladius but he starts asking about her love life: