"Its still sprinkling..." Doflamingo frowns up at the sky, getting droplets on his sunglasses. You peer up at him, taking the sunglasses and drying them off for him. He blinks against the dim sky and rubs at his eyes at that.
"Sorry, here," You hand him his sunglasses.
"Thank you." He smiles at you as he eases them on. You just smile back before carrying on as the trees grew closer to the road. Then you stopped, looking around and getting the crossbow ready, Doflamingo gets ready at that, taking out the stakes he had made back at the cabin.
And suddenly you were surrounded by vampires. You felt your blood run cold, firing at one of the vampires before swiftly turning around and smacking one back. One jumps onto Doflamingo's back but you swiftly stake it as one grips the back of your jacket and throws you into the road. You skid against it, crossbow flying from your grasp at that.
Groaning, you sit up, taking out a stake. You swiftly get up when you see Doflamingo surrounded. "Doffy!!" You call out running to aid him, ignoring a vampires as it's claws slice your cheek. You swing a stake at the vampires as a vampire jumps onto his back and sinks their fangs into him. "NO-" You break off as you and the vampires are thrown back by a pulse. You sit up again in shock as something dark swirls around Doflamingo. The vampires seem surprised and try to escape but the black spears pierce their chest and they disappear.
"Fu.... Fufufufufu!!" Doflamingo starts to laugh and you swallow getting up carefully. "That's certainly different..." He rumbles straightening up.
You pick up your crossbow, aiming it at him uneasily. "D-Doffy?" You say warily. He pauses and looks over at you and smiles.
"It's okay ___... I just found out something thanks to this transformation... Who knew my blood would have so much magic in it.... Interesting...." He rubs where he was bitten and sniffs at the air. "Is that... You?.... You smell delicious..." He licks his lips, head turning to you. You shakily aim for his chest at that. You didn't want to kill him... Tears threaten your eyes at the thought. Again he pauses and frowns, taking a step back. "I'm... sorry ___.... I can't continue with you..." He drops the dufflebag and vanishes. You lower the crossbow looking around carefully, feeling sad and so alone now.
"No... I'm sorry I couldn't protect you Doffy...." Your shoulders slump and look down, fighting the tears back and taking a deep breath. "Stay strong... I have to keep moving..." You breathe to yourself, picking up the dufflebag and carrying on to Rain Town. Soon the rain was pouring down even harder than before. You keep moving looking ahead as you tried to tell yourself everything was going to be okay, and that Doffy was fine.
However, you felt like your hope was starting to waver. You bite your lip and continue on faster. Just when you felt you were going to break, Rain Town came into view. A breath escapes you and you almost smile, hurrying on, ignoring the rain as it came down harder. First things first, you had to get your hope back up, asking cashier's if they had seen Smoker.
No one recognized him. You look at the sketch briefly before trying the next place. Still nothing... This was the right place, right? The fortune teller couldn't have been wrong... Right?
You were looking at the sketch, now only lit by street lamps since it was now dark out, and still raining. Someone runs into you, the frame is knocked from your hand and into a puddle on the road. You gasp as a car drives over it. Swiftly picking it up, you look at the sketch through the shattered glass as it becomes blurry and unrecognizable. No....
Everything became to much then. You walk into an alleyway and sit against the wall on the cold wet ground, staring at the frame for a bit before breaking down into tears, putting it on the ground before curling up and crying. What were you going to do? You couldn't even protect Doffy, and barely able to protect yourself. There was still another town before White Town- where the fortune teller told you Smoker would be.
But what if she was wrong? Then what would you do? You were all alone now, no car, barely money to get back with, a vampire hunting you. You felt so cold and hopeless right now. What were you going to do-
You sense a vampire standing in front of you. The rain stops falling on you. "Are you okay?" A voice asks and you look up to meet gold eyes. The vampire frowns before leaning down and picking up your dufflebag. You felt too numb to be wary. "Come with me. You should get warmed up before you get sick." He tells you. You blink and pick up the frame before getting up. He leads you down another alleyway, keeping you under his umbrella though you were obviously soaked.
He reaches a lit up classy black door and opens the door for you to enter. You go in looking at the cozy looking interior as he closes his umbrella and then the door. "I'll draw a warm bath for you. Come with me." He leads you into a bedroom with a bathroom attached and turns on the warm water for the tub, adding some soaps. "These will help you feel better..." He murmurs.
"Why are you helping me? Do you know what I am?" You ask quietly. He pauses and stands before looking at you.
"You don't look like a hunter. You look like someone who needs help tonight. So get in after you undress. I'll make you something warm to eat." He eases the back pack from your shoulders and takes the frame from your hands before going out, closing the door behind him. You relax a bit and undress, slipping into the tub carefully. The warmth felt good and reassuring.
You felt safe here, even if your host was a vampire. After a while you felt well enough to get out, going through your backpack to find your clothes all wet. You grimace and then hear a knock on the door. "Yes?" You ask.
"I got you attire to sleep in, I'll wash and dry your clothes tonight. I'm guessing they're all wet." He answers. "I'm placing them next to the door, dinner is ready." He adds. You wait a few moments before peering out to find a bag of new pajamas. You huff smiling a bit at the gesture before getting dressed and heading out. You find him in the kitchen setting down the food.
"...What's your name?" You inquire.
"Mihawk. And since you're curious, I was here before they built the town." He answers simply. You blink and sit down, peering at him.
"Thank you for helping me Mihawk..." You murmur.
"That's not necessary, I did it because you are looking for a friend of mine, and I believe you're the one he mentioned," He answers as you start to eat. You freeze and look at him.
"Smoker... Was here?" You whisper. He looks at you and nods, smiling a bit as you shudder in relief. "I thought I was lost..." You sniff,
"Your eyes lit up when I said that... Have been looking for him this whole time?" He tilts his head. You chuckle and rub your cheek.
"You have no idea what I've been through..." You breathe, smiling a bit.
"I'm listening." He sits down thoughtfully. So you tell him about everything that's happened and when you finish with the alleyway he's smiling a bit more. "He was right about you, you're a determined one, and so strong. I can see why he couldn't stop thinking about you."
"What..?" You blink at him in surprise. He chuckles at that.
"I've seen many men in love, this was my first time seeing Smoker that way." He says before getting up and cleaning up the table. "Go back to the room you passed through earlier, you may sleep there tonight."
You nod in a daze as you get up and go to the room, climbing into the big plush bed and almost instantly falling asleep.

He froze as familiar scent sweeps against his nose with the wind and rain. He blinks a few times and turns back to where Rain Town sat. No, that couldn't be right. Another gust and he knows it's you. He doesn't hesitate to go back to the town. Following your scent to any alleyway pausing when it mixes with Mihawks. He follows it to the door and hesitates before going in.
Mihawk blinks at him I'm slight surprise as he looks around. "She just fell asleep." Mihawk nods to the room. Smoker closes the door behind him. "Remove your coat and gloves, you'll wake her otherwise." He adds. Smoker looks to the room doing so before going in and stopping next to the bed. He kneels down watching your face in a daze.
Why were you here? Why did the faint scent of vampire dust linger around you? What cut your cheek? He carefully touches your hand before bringing it to his lips. "Why are you here...?" He whispers. Your eyes ease open and he stiffness as your dazed, sleepy eyes lock on him.
"I miss you... Come back....." You murmur before falling back to sleep. Smoker relaxes watching you.
"I'm sorry..." He breathes, kissing your cheek before getting up and going back out.
"She's been looking for you Smoker, the world you wanted to hide her from has pulled her in since you left. Do you still intend to leave her?" Mihawk inquires. Smokers eyes narrow slightly.
"She'll just get more hurt if she stays with me, or follows me.... Take her home tomorrow, and if she still wants to try to follow after me then... Tell her I'll kill her..." Smoker chokes on the last line, gritting his teeth before going out. Mihawk frowns at the door.

You stumble slightly into the living room that morning, rubbing at your eyes. "Good morning ___, I got you a waterproof backpack for your things." Mihawk greets, motioning to your backpack and dufflebag.
"Thank you..." You go through your backpack, picking out your clothes.
"Smoker came here while you were asleep." You freeze, that hadn't been a dream? "He said That he didn't want you to follow him anymore because you'll only get hurt.... But I disagree with him. He's being stubborn, so when you find him on your way to White Down. Don't let him go. And remind him what a strong woman you are." Mihawk smirks when you look back at him. You swiftly go over and hug him at that.
"You have to come to the wedding." You joke, making him laugh.
"I will my dear... Also, this is for your journey." He hands you a sheathed dagger with a holster. "I'm sure it'll help more than the stakes."
"Thanks Mihawk."
Once you were ready to go, you gave Mihawk one last hug and he gives you an umbrella, telling you to be careful. You head out, smiling at the overcast sky determined. "I'm going to find you Smoker!!" You howl up to the sky.
Mihawk pauses and chuckles hearing you over the rain. "Go get him girl...."