Shanks smiles at the baby demon in his arms. Tail wagging behind him. "So cute~" He gushes, Eskimo kissing her, waking the little demon. "Ah, finally awake ___?" You grumble, opening your eyes with a light glare, not exactly happy that you had been woken up. You lift a hand in front of your face in curiosity, wondering if it was still transparent. You are slightly surprised to find that your hand was much smaller than you remembered it being. Eye wide, you look up at Shanks.

"I 'mall!" You yell, flailing your arms about. "I no wanna!" He gushes at that, hugging you as his tail wags more.

"So cute!" He cuddles your cheek. "Awww I love baby demons! Who's the wittle princess~?" He cooes. You push at his face, squishing his cheeks together. You weren't exactly happy about being tiny. That meant you would have to be taken care of, but you were happy that whatever had been done to bring you back had worked.

"I back!" You clap giggling. "I back! I back! I back!" He gushes again at that, hugging you to his chest and rocking with you.

"Yes! You're back! I did good!" He cheers. You smile, looking down at yourself again, before poking him in the cheek.

"'ow long?" You ask, pointing to yourself. "I be 'mall fow 'ow long?"

"I don't know, it's different for everyone, you know that." He pokes your little nose. "Are you hungry~? I'll make you noms~" You blink, nodding when your stomach growls.

"Foods!" You cheer, smiling up at him.

"Alright ~" He hums before looking over. "Hi, Hawky! Make ___ food!" He gushes. Mihawk throws a book at his head with a straight face, gracefully catching you when the redhead falls back.

"You said you would make it, and I'm not your maid." The demon states bluntly, walking off with you.

"Wait! Where are you taking ___!" Shanks whines. You giggle, waving to Shanks.

"Bye bye!" You hum, looking up at the dark haired demon curiously. "Whewe go?" He looks down at you.

"For a walk. I'm bored." He replies with a slight shrug, ignoring Shanks calling and whining after him. "Let's see... The place you were just in was Shanks' home." He informs you walking into a dark but polished hall.

"Ooooo." You sit up, looking over his shoulder. Everything in the hallway seemed really pretty. "You show me 'round?" You ask. "I see all tings!"

"Yes, I'll show you around since he'll just gush over you the whole time.... This hall is mostly linked to princes or princesses of hell." He informs. Your eyes widen, looking around the hall in wonder.

"Pwincesses 'oo?" You had yet to see a female demon since the start of this ordeal, though you figured there had to have been some around. "Dey nice Pwincess?" Mihawk smiles softly at you.

"Some are yes... Oh, Robin." He looks ahead.

"Mihawk, I don't often see you with a little one." She hums, peering at you. "Beautiful little one." She smiles softly. You smile up at her, giggling with a small blush, covering your face.

"You bootiful pwincess." She chuckles lightly.

"What a cute little smile, no wonder Mihawk is already fond of you. Have fun." She pats your head before moving on.

"See? She's nice." Mihawk hums softly.

"Yeah!" You cheer, looking down the hallway before tugging on his collar. "See more!" You smile. Since coming to help take care of the others when they were small, you hadn't seen anything other than the home that Shanks had built you, and the nursery. It was exciting to see where they normally lived and worked when they weren't around you. He chuckles.

"You're an enthusiastic one aren't you? Alright, I'm sure they're all eating right now anyway..." He smiles starting down another hall. "To the cafeteria. You smile, leaning back against him and looking around at the hallway curiously.

"Evewyone?" You ask, looking up at him, a hopeful glint in your eye.

"Well... Maybe not Kid. But he does as he pleases now..."He tilts his head with a slight sigh. You frown a little.

"Oh, okay." Looking down at yourself, you briefly wonder how everyone would react to the very much smaller you. He peers at you before entering the cafeteria.

"Boys." He speaks up, making them peer over.

"Is... Is that..." Law starts, getting up and coming over. You start freaking out, trying to climb over Mihawk's shoulder to hide. You fail, sliding back down into his arms with a pout, before giving Law a wave.

"Hewwo." Law blinks before smiling and gingerly taking you.

"___, you're absolutely adorable." He chuckles warmly, rocking with you. "Did you just wake up?" You nod.

"Sowta. We wen' on a walk." You say, looking around the large lunchroom in slight awe. "Happy see you."

"I'm happy to see-"

"Awe! So cute!" Ace steals you away, cuddling your cheek as his tail wags. "I can't wait to spoil you!"

"Hey, let me hold ___ too." Zoro speaks up. You flail around a bit, squeaking as you're passed between the demons.

"'ey!" You shout, trying to wiggle your way from their arms. "'alm down!"

"Alright, that's enough." Mihawk takes you back. "You'll all get your time when you watch her." He frowns at them. You blink looking up at Mihawk.

"Wat' me?" You question, shifting your gaze back to the others. "Dey have time?"

"Yes. No one wants you to go to the cell, so they've all agreed to take turns watching you until you're grown." Mihawk informs.

"Mihawk! I have been looking everywhere for you! Where's my princess!?" Shanks says marching into the cafeteria. "I got her food." You turn, looking over Mihawk's shoulder to see Shanks. You give him a cute smile, waving your arms at him happily.

"Foods!" Shanks gushes again, nearly turning into mush.

"Daz right my little cutie pie!" He scoops you up. "I made you very good noms~!" He cooes, offering you a sandwich. You take the sandwich, munching on it happily. Looking between everyone that stood around you, you blush, feeling self-conscious now that you were the small one. About halfway through your sandwich, you look up at Mihawk.

"'oo fiwst?" You ask, wondering who would end up taking care of you today.

"Law's off tomorrow." He responds simply.

"Hey, Kid! Come look! ___'s back!" Luffy waves at the redhead. Kid stops, looking at you.

"Hey ... ___..." He waves awkwardly. You smile, waving to Kid.

"Hewwo Kid!" You say, happy to see the redhead again. "How you?" He shifts blushing lightly.

"I-I'm good... You alright?" He inquires.

"Come hold her too!" Luffy chuckles. Kid takes a big step back, shaking his head.

"N-No. I don't want to hurt her something..." He says uneasily.

"I okay." You pout a little when he steps back, hanging your head. You had been happy to see him as well as the others, but her just seemed super uncomfortable. "Is okay." Kid frowns heavily at that, carefully coming over to you, removing his glove.

"H-Hey d-don't pout..." He pats your head as gently as he could.

"Kid... She's literally not that fragile..." Killer sweatdrops. Kid just pats your head gingerly, at a loss.

"It's going to be interesting when you have to watch her." Zoro smirks. You smile a little.

"He do 'ine." You say, patting Kid's hand with your own, giving him a bright smile. "I 'appy to be back! Even if I 'mall!" Kid presses his lips together turning red and putting a hand over his face.

"You're so cute..." He grumbles lightly. "Too cute..."

"Heh, we're happy you're back too ___." Killer pats your cheek softly. You giggle happily, looking up at Mihawk.

"Wha' now? You has wowk?"

"Unfortunately I do, you'll spend the rest of the day with Shanks... Be the responsible one and tell him when you need things." He kisses your temple.

"Hey...." Shanks huffs, offended.

"I will!" You smile brightly, looking at the others. "Have good day evewyone! See oo soon!"

"See you!" Most of them cheer, Kid, waving awkwardly with a small smile as Shanks carries you back toward his room. You smile, leaning back against Shanks.

"Wha' do now?" You ask, looking up at him curiously.

"Whatever you want cutie~" He hums thoughtfully, cuddling your cheek

.

"Esplowe!" You shout, bouncing lightly. "Wanna see wha you do all day! Can I?" Shanks smiles a bit.

"Alright, to work!" He holds up his arm, changing his course to his office. "It's mostly numbers, but I can play games too."

"Otay!" You smile, looking around the halls in wonder. Everything seemed shiny and new, though you knew it was probably far older than you could believe. "Evewythin' so pwetty!"

"Yep, we're actually a lot cleaner than humans expect.." He hums, carrying you into the office, screens cover the walls, numbers zipping by. "Here I keep track of souls in and out. How many we get, how many we have. That's for demons, it's still right now since we're not fighting anyone." You stare up at the numbers on the screen.

"Good no fight." You murmur, looking around the office. "No wan' anyone huwt."

"... That's easier said than done I'm afraid ___." He breathes lightly. Going to the large tablet on his desk and bringing up a game. "Let's play for a bit yeah?" You frown a little, wondering what they could get into fights over and with who before shifting your gaze to the table.

"Otay. Wha' play?"

"Mmm, a matching game for now..." Shanks decides, bringing up the one he wanted. "Go ahead. Let's see if you got it." You stare at the screen, flipping over animated tiles to see the pictures on the other side. After doing it a few times, you figure it out matching all of them. You smile when a small screen shows up showing that you won, pointing at it.

"I 'on. I 'on!"

"Daz wight princess! You won!" He gushes, hugging you cheerfully. "Up the difficulty!" He chimes, putting it on normal. You giggle, going through the game for the second time. You complete it again with a smile.

"I got it! You twy!" He chuckles, putting it on hard and breezing through it easily.

"I win! Do I get a cookie?" He jokes lightly, kissing your cheek.

"Cookie!" You squeal, kissing his chin. "Yeah, cookie!" He laughs, standing up with you.

"I know just where to steal some!" He rumbles, carrying you out and down the hall to a pink door. He eases into the luxurious office silently, sneaking to the shelves and taking down a jeweled cookie jar. "The best cookies in hell." He whispers to you, giving you one." You munch on the cookie, looking around the office with a small smile.

"Good!" You smile, holding the cookie to your face. "Who dis place?" You ask.

"Mine. Fufufu." A tall demon eases in with a smile. "Shanks. I knew you were the one stealing my cookies." He rumbles, sunglasses reflecting you.

"Heh... Doffy! Wasn't expecting you back so soon! This is ___!" Shanks smiles sheepishly.

"Oh, so you're the caretaker they broke the rules for..." He leans over, peering at you curiously. "My name's Doflamingo, but, you can call me Doffy." You blink at the blonde man tilting your head.

"Hi." You say, poking at a feather on his coat. "You fwuffy." You giggle at him, leaning forward to look into his glasses and poking them. "Why no can see eyes?" He chuckles in amusement, taking you from Shanks, making the redhead pout.

"Fufufu, because little ___, my eyes snatch souls fufufu, it makes things far too easy." He hums, holding you up a bit over his head, "Wanna see?" Your eyes widen and you nod enthusiastically, curious to see what he could mean, only briefly worrying that it might end badly. He chuckles in amusement, lowering you to hold you to his chest and lifting his sunglasses. They weren't just one color, they reflected colors like an opal or any cut gem that held different colors. You stare at his eyes in awe.

"So pwetty." You whisper, trying to get closer so you could see them better. "Vewy pwetty."

"And this is how they snatch souls~" He chuckles before pressing a raspberry to your cheek playfully. You squeal, giggling happily, and flailing your arms. You push at his face, still giggling.

"Doffy funny!"

"Fufufu! So cute! I hope you're in my division!" He grins just before Shanks steals you away.

"Alright ___, let's let Doffy work." Shanks says, starting for the door.

"Aww, but Shanks..." Doflamingo pouts after him. You peek over Shank's shoulder at Doffy, giving him a wave.

"Bye bye Doffy!" You smile. "'ee you soon!" You settle back into Shanks' arms with a small yawn, cuddling up against him. "I sweepy." Shanks smiles, rubbing your back.

"Then let's go sleep." He breathes, returning to his home and taking you to his big plush bed, rolling onto it with you in his arm and yawning. You curl up on his chest, getting comfortable.

"Nap time." You murmur, before drifting off with another yawn. He smiles, nuzzling your hair before following suit.

You wake up a while later, looking up to find Shanks still asleep. Crawling off his chest, you slide off the bed onto the floor, tumbling a few feet from the bed. Shaking your head, you look around, annoyed by how small you were now. Standing, you start to wander around his home, wondering how big the place really was. As you pass the main door, it eases open, making you jump and look over as Doflamingo pokes his head in.

"Fufufu, where's Shanks?" He whispers, easing in before going over to crouch in front of you. You point to the room you had come from, bringing your other hand to your lips in a shushing motion. "We nap. I wake up fiwst." He chuckles, sitting down and putting a finger to his lips in response.

"What are you up to little demon?" You hum in thought. Sitting down in front of him.

"Esplowin." You say matter of factly, looking around the room. "Wha' you do?" He snickers quietly.

"I came to get you, would you like to see where I work?" He hums, pink tail swishing behind him before he tickles you with the pink tuft of fur at the end of it. You giggle, nodding happily.

"I love too!" You look over to Shanks room with a small frown, pointing to it. "We tell 'anks? He no wowwy."

"I'll leave a note." He scoops you up with one arm and places a piece of paper on the table. He hums and snaps his fingers making pink flames burst up from the paper briefly, words appear on the paper after that. "There." You stare at the flames as they disappear, a small smile on your lips as you scan the letter.

"Otay! We go!" He chuckles and carries you out with a thoughtful hum.

"Today ___, I'm going to show you how to sort souls." He informs you, bouncing you a bit. He takes you to an elevator, lowering you so you can press the button. You push the button with a smile before looking up at him.

"Sowt souls...." You hum, looking around the elevator while being slightly excited about seeing what came with sorting souls. "Is hawd?"

"Mm, it may be for you." He holds you to his chest. "You see, there are many torture levels. We sort souls based on their deeds. The worse the sin the harsher the punishment... Eventually, they'll be primed to become demons themselves, like you little one. Demons also get tortured when they're bad. Those places are called the holding cells. Do you understand?" He smiles softly as if nothing he just said was alarming in the least. Blinking in confusion, you sat, a little stunned by all the new information.

"Towtuwe." You frown, briefly wondering what you would have had to endure. "Das scawy. I be good." You say, looking up at him with big eyes.

"Aw, I know you will, don't be scared. I'll be lenient with you." He chuckles in amusement, tickling you. You giggle, clapping happily at that.

"All souls be 'mall when they be demons?"

"When they start yes, it's because all that power is still here." He touches the center of your chest. "And when it's ready, it grows, and so do you." Your eyes widen, looking down at your chest.

"Powew? I has too?" You frown, wondering what it could be.

"Yep. And you got yours from Shanks, so you're bound to be powerful. You just have to find it." He smiles thoughtfully, tossing you up slightly. You giggle, squeaking when he tosses you.

"How find?" You ask once he catches you again.

"Mm... I can't remember how I found mine. Maybe someone else could help you." He tells you, stepping off of the elevator and out onto a bridge with a large screen at the end of it. "Here's where I oversee the punishments." He takes you to one side so you can see into the cells below.

You look down into the cells, furrowing your eyebrows as you watch a few of the demons inside them. 'Punishments..' You think to yourself, your mind going back to what Doffy had said earlier about rules being broken to save you.

"Anyone in twouble fow saving me?" You ask, looking up the blond man.

"They would've been if Shanks didn't bend the rules for them." He responds smile falling briefly before taking you to the screen. "This is where we decide what soul goes where. See, their life story is shown here. This man raped many, so he goes to level 10. There he will be slowly torn apart over and over again!" He chimes, moving the soul to the floor. You blink, shivering at what other kinds of punishments were dealt to the souls that ended up here. Doflamingo on the other, hand hums cheerfully as he sorts a few more souls. "Fufufu, here, this one's easy. She's killed seven children. Pick the level she goes on." He holds you toward the screen. You frown deeply, looking at the differently labeled levels. It seemed the higher the number, the worse the punishment. Levels were labeled 1-50. You weren't really sure where to send her, but you knew it wouldn't be good. Huffing you point to number 23, looking up at Doffy.

"Dat one." He smiles with a chuckle, pressing the button.

"That's a good one. Level 23 is where their insides are extracted and then fed to them." He hums. "Its perfect for a child killer. I knew you were a sorter." You smile a little, happy that you had picked a good floor for the murderous woman. Humming, you look at the screen curiously.

"Wha' go dere?" You ask, pointing to level 50."

"Well, if they've done many horrible things, they go there. Where they will be skinned, and then are eaten alive by carnivorous insects. And some rodents." He informs you. "Depends on the sorter really. Everyone has their own opinions on who deserves what." You stare at the buttons, nodding at his explanation in understanding.

"Bad bad peoples." You huff crossing your arms.

"Yep! Fufufu, let's get out of here, too serious." He hums kissing your temple and carrying you out. "Hmm let's see... What else..." You look down the hallway pointing to a random door.

"Wha' dat?"

"Hm? Oh, that's the soul storage. It's rather pretty, would you like to see?" He inquires thoughtfully. You nod, wondering what souls looked like exactly. You had only briefly seen your own, and it didn't appear much different than normal. Aside from being transparent, that is. "Right now they're all in a comatose, reliving their life until they can be sorted." He breathes pushing open the door and going in. They were like small clouds floating in little cubbies. Most looked like ominous storm clouds, and if you looked close enough, you could catch glimpses of memories, some innocent, and some that showed exactly why they were in hell. You look at them curiously, leaning closer to see some of the images flowing through them.

"Is pretty." You say, looking at one that was showing happy memories of a small child. You weren't sure if the child was who the soul belonged to, or someone watching, but it looked like wherever they were was really nice. "Dey all like dis?"

"Some. Others are awful from the start." He nods to a darker one. You look over at the darker one, squeaking and hiding your face when the darkness morphed into terrifying images you didn't know that you'd be able to forget. He pauses and hugs you gently. "Alright, that's enough for today. How can I help you feel better?" He inquires, walking out of the room briskly. You blink up at him, humming in thought.

"Sweet." You say, with a small grin.

"Sweet? Like cookies or unicorns?" He tilts his head with a smile. Your eyes widen a fraction. Initially, you had wanted another cookie...but he had mentioned unicorns and cookies were long gone from your mind.

"Unicown!" He chuckles in amusement.

"Oh boy, that certainly got you... So cute... Let's go see the pets of hell." He rumbles, carrying you to another elevator. "Here, you want floor B56." He hums, lowering you to the buttons. You look over the buttons, pressing the one he had said before clapping happily.

"Aminals!"

"That's right!" He chuckles in amusement. "So cute. I almost want to overlook more tiny demons." He tickles you with his tail.

"Dey a pain." You hum, remembering taking care of the others when they had been small. You giggle when he tickles you, pushing at his tail. "But fun."

"I bet." He hums thoughtfully. "They turned out better than the others though." You look up at him, tilting your head a little.

"Dey did? I no know dat."

"Yes. They're well behaved, even the soldier. I was impressed." He rumbles. Smiling to yourself, you nod a little.

"Happy dey do good." You say, a little pleased that someone else thought that they had turned out well. Doflamingo hums as he carries you off and to the large door at the end, opening the door. You peer through the door, eyes opening in wonder at the wide array of animals roaming around. You squeal happily, reaching forward wanting to touch them all, but not sure if they would be friendly or not. You look up at Doffy with a large smile, wiggling around. "Dey fwiendly?"

"Mm... Not usually." He admits, taking you over and sitting with you. Some of the animals pause sniffing toward you and the bigger demon, fur raising slightly. One hell hound, however, appears amongst them, coming straight over and sniffing you all over. You stare at the hellhound, slightly wary now that he had said they weren't friendly.

"Nice doggy." You hum, leaning forward to look at it more closely and giggling when it started sniffing your face. The hound sniffs around you before picking you up by the back of the onesie and rushing past the other animals.

"Huh....?" Doflamingo sits up in surprise. You squeak in surprise, looking up at the hellhound as it runs with you. Putting your arms up in the air you smile, giggling.

"Weeeeeee!" The hellhound carries you to the back of the cave like room, where a familiar demon sat with a bored expression and hell pups playing all over him. He looks over, eyes widening in slight horror.

"Skull! Why do you have ___!? Careful!" Kid gasps, taking you gingerly from his hell hound. You giggle.

"Good doggy. Dat was fun!" You say, looking up at Kid, finally realizing he was holding you. "Kid! Da doggy likes me!" You smile. "Bwought me all da way to you!" He looks down at you, relaxing since you didn't seem hurt.

"Yeah, I was wondering why he took off..." He sighs lightly as Skull sits beside him and the pups start to lick and nip at you. "Hey! Don't bite!" Kid scolds them so they all revert to licking you. You smile, using a hand to pat them on the head.

"'mall puppies. So cute!" You say, looking up at Kid again. "Why oo out hewe?"

"I'm on break, Skull wanted me to meet his pups. Now I have tiny puncture wounds all over." He places you on his lap. "What... What are you doing here? Well... How is a better question..."

"I came wit' Doffy." You hum, going back to petting the small hell hounds with a smile. "We was esplowin' and he bwought me hewe." Kid blinks in surprise and looks over when the animals move out of Doflamingo's way with wary growls.

"Fufufu, there you are. I knew that hellhound belonged to someone. Usually, they eat babies..." You give him a wave, but make no move to leave Kid's lap.

"Da doggy like me. He bwing me to Kid." You smile happily.

"I see that..." He hums thoughtfully.

"What are you doing with ___ anyway?" Kid frowns at him.

"Showing her my job, I think she'll be a good sorter." Doflamingo smiles.

"That is one of the safer jobs..." Kid mutters, holding you a bit closer.

"What did you think of that?" He asks you.

"Is okay. I send bad people to bad places." You hum looking up at him, eyes wide with curiosity. "Wha' you do?"

"I... might show you. Its been quiet so I'm sure it'll be safe...." He trails off becoming unsure and nervous. "No... It might get dangerous..." He looks to the side.

"Fufufu, aren't you a worrying soldier. She'll be safe, it's not like a battle will break out during a walk through." Doflamingo rumbles.

"Yeah!" You chime, looking up at Kid hopeful, a bright smile on your face. "You show me! 'Sides you keep me safe if bad stuffs happen." Kid blinks down at you, blushing lightly. 'So cute...' He places a hand over his face as he caves for your smile.

"A-Alright... Just this once."

"Yay!" You cheer, clapping your hands happily. "When we go? When? When?"

"Um... I... Don't know, the others know the schedule." He shrugs slightly while Skull licks your cheek. Giggling, you pat the hell hound on the nose lightly. "Das okay! I be 'cited til then!" You smile, scratching the dog's head happily. Kid smiles softly at that, watching Skull cuddle you affectionately.

"Come now ___, It's getting late, and I'm sure Shanks is probably searching for us." Doflamingo chuckles lightly. You frown a little.

"Otay. We go. Bye bye kid. Bye doggy." You hum, patting the dog on the head and kissing Kid on the cheek. "No want 'anks to wowwy." Kid blinks and smiles a bit more.

"Alright. See you." He hums while Skull gives your cheek another lick before Doflamingo picks you up and carries you out.

"That was interesting." He hums thoughtfully. Looking up at him, you furrow your eyebrows.

"Intwesting why?" You ask, unsure what he could think was interesting about your interaction with Kid. He chuckles lightly.

"He's a completely different person around you." He hums. "But I suppose you still don't know a lot about soldiers." You shake your head, looking around where the two of you were walking now.

"I no know much." You mumble taking in the scenery. "He jus' Kid to me."

"I would explain, but, it may change the way you see him." He hums lightly, going to the elevator. Frowning, you look at him in confusion.

"It no change. He be Kid to me fowevew." You hum, poking Doffy's cheek. "I wanna know!"

"Well... You only had to look after one soldier because he killed the others. And to get the position he has now, he had to kill the former. That's why you won't meet many Soldiers." He informs you easily, stepping onto the elevator and pressing B5. You blink, humming in thought while staring at the ground.

"Wha' happen if he no do that?" You question, wondering if it was something he had to do to survive.

"He'd be dead. Not from the other young ones though. The older ones that shared his cell wouldn't have been afraid of him if he hadn't. And they would've probably killed him. I doubt he knew that though. He was vicious from the start that one." You frown, thinking to yourself for a few seconds before shaking your head, looking up at Doffy.

"Still Kid. Still feel same." You huff.

"Fufufu. I suppose." He hums lightly, stepping off the elevator and you're immediately stolen away.

"___! I missed you!" Shanks gushes hugging you close. You squeak, not having seen him at first.

"Miss you 'oo!" You say. "I see all sowts o' tings!"

"That's good! Did you have fun my little muffin!?" He coos, eskimo kissing you cheerfully.

"Yeah!" You smile happily. "Lotsa fun! I gots to see all da aminals! And made fwiends wit' a doggy."

"A doggy?! But that's dangerous! Doflamingo!" He scowls at the demon

"No no. Dey like me!" You say, flailing your arms in Shanks face. "No Doffy fault I wanna see da aminals."

"A-Alright, just be careful. This place is very dangerous for little ones." He pouts at you.

"Fufufu, bye ___, see you later." Doflamingo pecks your cheek before sauntering off.

"Bye bye!" You shout after him. "And no wowwy. I be okay." You say, giving Shanks a wide smile.

".... Sure sweetie... What next?" You hum in thought, looking around the elevator for a few seconds before your stomach growls.

"Foods?" You question, realizing it was probably well after dinner time now.

"Sure! Mihawk is having us over for dinner!" He grins before stepping on the elevator. "He's on B6" You reach forward pushing the button, smiling when it lights up.

"Yay! Hawky!" You bounce excitedly, waiting for the elevator to get to where it needed to be. He chuckles thoughtfully.

"___, please be careful around Doflamingo." He breathes softly, brushing a knuckle over your cheek. "He can be quite cruel." You blink up at him in slight confusion.

"Cwuel?" You furrow your eyebrows, thinking about the little time you had spent with the man so far. "If oo say so." Shanks nods slightly.

"I hope he stays nice to you. I want you to be happy here with me." He smiles softly.

"I be happy here." You say. "I been happy here. Das why I wanna stay!"

"I'm glad." Shanks rumbles before stepping off of the elevator and goes to a black door. "Go ahead and knock." You look at the door, reaching forward and knocking on it lightly.

"Hawky! We hewe!" Mihawk opens the door and smiles.

"Hello ___," He greets, taking you and carrying you into his antique and luxurious home.

"... I came too." Shanks frowns after him.

"That's nice," Mihawk hums. You giggle, poking Mihawk's cheek.

"How wowk today?" You ask, looking around his home with wide eyes.

"It was work... How was your first day as a demon?" He inquiries thoughtfully.

"Fun!" You smile widely up at him. You had had fun today seeing some of the things that the other demons did on a daily basis. "I like."

"That's good." He hums, and raven lands on his shoulder, peering at you curiously.

"Biwdy." You hum, leaning closer to peer into the raven's eyes. "Pwetty."

"This is Kikoo, he helps me with surveillance." Mihawk hums as the bird makes a cackling noise.

"Hi Kikoo." You say, watching the bird before reaching up to pet it on the head. The bird cackles again, letting you pet his head before bursting off so Mihawk can sit you in a chair at the table.

"I made you some riceballs." He pats your head.

"Yay!" You giggle, looking at the plate in front of you with a smile. "Tank you!" Mihawk sits a down and Shanks soon joins.

"You're not a very good babysitter," Mihawk comments to Shanks.

"Eh?! Like you would do better," Shanks grumbles. You munch on your riceball, looking between the two of them as the bicker.

"Is okay." You say taking another bite.

"You're flighty is all I'm saying." Mihawk hums, wiping your chin lightly.

"At least I didn't try to cut her down when she was alive...." Shanks grumbles, making Mihawk freeze, guilt coming to his face. You frown, looking at them before smacking your tiny hand on the table.

"Das past! He say sowwy!" You say, sending a glare towards Shanks for bringing it up. "I okay then and I okay now. Be nice!" Shanks pouts at that and Mihawk relaxes a bit, offering a smile.

"Still kind ___..." He marvels. You lean back against your chair, frown still present as you munch on the last bit of your food.

"I twy..." They frown as well before exchanging a glance.

"Duel?" They say together.

"I'll get the swords." Mihawk hums getting up. Your eyes widen, watching Mihawk walk off before looking over at Shanks, a hint of worry in your eyes.

"No get huwt?" Shanks chuckles lightly, "We're demons." He reminds you, moving to a rug. "You shouldn't worry so much. We're stronger than humans." You nod, still not sure how you felt about it seeing as you hadn't really seen any of them fight.

"Otay."

Mihawk returns, throwing a pool noodle at Shanks' head. "There's your weapon." He hums before smacking him in the stomach with a black one.

"Cheap shot!" Shanks huffs, swinging his red pool noodle at him. Your eyes widen a little, confused at first, before you start giggling at the two of them while clapping your hands.

"Woo!" You squeal happily, watching them bat at each other with the foam noodles. Mihawk smirks a bit while Shanks grins and they continue to play fight for your entertainment. You giggle at them, happy that they seemed to also be having fun. "Who win? Who win?"

"... Mihawk this time." Shanks smirks lightly.

"No surprise there. You're a pushover." Mihawk straightens.

"I'll push you over." Shanks pushes his face.

"I will bite you." Mihawk deadpans.

"Yay Hawky!" You smile, clapping for him. "You do good!"

"Did I? Did I do good with your food too?" He picks you up, wiping your face lightly.

"Yes tank you" You nod. "Is good!"

"I'm glad you liked it." He hums rocking with you slightly. "Im truly sorry if I ever upset you ___." Frowning a little, you poke his nose.

"I okay now." You hum. "No wowwy anymowe."

"I won't... but you should be." He rumbles, tickling you lightly. "We should get you ready for bed. Would you like to spend the night?" You giggle, pushing at his hand before yawning lightly, realizing how tired you were now that he had mentioned it.

"I stay." He smiles.

"You can go now Shanks." He comments.

"No way! I want to sleep with ___ too!" Shanks objects.

"You're not sleeping in my bed." Mihawk deadpans, carrying you into his room.

"It's big enough for five people!" Shanks gasps.

"Its big enough for me and ___." Mihawk breathes placing you on his bed before turning to change into his night clothes. Shanks pouts before crawling into bed with you anyway. You pat either side of you, amazed at the size of the bed. Crawling over to the middle, you collapse backwards, giggling as you are engulfed in pillows.

"Cozy!"

Shanks gushes, "You're so adorable!" He chuckles. Mihawk scowls at him before crawling into bed.

"Be careful little one." Mihawk hums, "The pillows will try to consume you." He jokes lightly. You squeak, sitting up and looking at the pillow.

"Bad pillow." You huff, pointing at it before curling back up with a yawn. "Nigh' nigh' 'anks. Nigh' nigh' Hawky."

"Goodnight ___." They both hum before settling in and falling asleep