A Pirates Life For Me

she coughed and felt the water hit her skin letting her fin come back but she had nearly passed out and everything seemed a little fuzzy "ok..." she said and dove under the water hold him she swam much fast then he could so it almost turned into her dragging him. she was turned around though and ended up in a deeper part of the ship. she turned "what way is out?" she asked and saw him trying to get air from a small pocket. she swam up to him and with a red face pushed her lips against his pushing a large amount of air into his lungs.

she hold his hand tighter and pulled him along till they neared the surface she came up for air with him and smiled "thank you..." she said and turned towards a current she felt hit her back. the row boat was directly behind her. she hissed and dodged the hand that reached for her. the other did grab mateo though and she lept up at the boat grabbing him trying to pull him in only really getting herself pulled aboard.

they slammed her to the bottom of the boat next to the tied mateo pulling them up on the main ship moments later

"mateo..." she said watching as he was hauled away and she was held on her knees by her bound hands behind her back

the captain walked over and smiled at the fin she had behind her "ahhh this is what i wanted. perfect" he said and the man pulled her up so she was eye level witht he captain she groaned at how badly that hurt her shoulders

"she is a beautiful little thing eh? i bet shes a ripping good time" he hissed leaning in towards her neck to kiss it. she yanked her fin up kicking the man clean across the deck

she was instantly dropped as they ran to help their captain up. he smoothed his hair and exhauled in rage

"put her in the whipping post. see if she cant learn a manor or two. you know... make it 3" he said and they dragged her wriggling body to the other side of the deck

"you sir..." he said to mateo who was being chained with the rest of the crew

"are you her owner? im willing to pay a hefty sum, of course you wont mind the beating. she obviously isnt very well trained. you see im a ... collector, of very rare things. and she would just do splendedly with my collection. and there is a matter of importance she plays on my little voyage once we get to dragons teeth caverns" he said and sniffed wipping a hankercheif across his speat droplet forehead

"of course if you are willing to pledge your loyalty i could possibly squeeze you in as a mop boy" he said with a harsh british laugh

"that goes for the rest of you as well!" he cooed looking at the rest of the chained crew members.

there was a sound of a whip cracking and a high pitched scream the whip cracked two more times before the man came back around the corner rolling the whip back up blood dripping off the end of it "what do you want us to do with her now sir? seems shes grown a pair of legs... she just kinda hanging there..." the man said as he rolled the whip

"hmm... leave her there. as an example that not even a gift of god can defy me" she said smiling at the thought.

"what say you spaniard?" he said with an impatient look as he loaded his gun again

hime sighed for once happy for her curse as she clung to Rei''s side.

" ah i want to go home... i want the water to be a friend again not a grave" she cried lightly.

Rei pulled her close and glared at the man who had pointed his finger at Hime and hoped he got the point across.

he was just as lsot on the situation as every one else.

"Me dicen que vayas al infierno, puto bastardo." (Just google translate it basically saying go to hell with an easy to transalte name calling) Mateo growled, spitting at the man's feet. He had heard Freya's screams loud and clear and wasn't going to put up with this British prick harming her. Mateo's scowl faltered when he saw the man loading the gun.
Then again what other choice did he have. He had him chained to a deck with everyone else, Freya was in pain and he couldn't help her, and his big talk would get him no where this time. He glanced at Rei and Hime, his only other option for help, knowing fully well they would have to comply as well. His head fell in defeat touching his chest. That was his answer, unable to make the words come up for fear of them saying all the wrong things that would just wind Freya getting hurt more.

"ahhh... thats what i thought. what a good boy!" the man said patting mateo's head. "its alright. you must not know much about the myths. they say they heal so that they dont scar! how wonderful huh?" he said with a clap of his hands "now then, let me introduce you gents to your new family! im Captain Edward!" he cooed "this big old hunk of man is my first mate Smitty" he said and the large shirtless man looked down at the others without a word "he isnt one for talking..." the captain said and smiled

"smitty! be a dear and cut them down. make sure they are... properly welcomed. and get them to work cleaning. in a few hours i want my new pet readied for me in my sleeping chamber!" he said clapping his hands "chop chop!" he said walking off

freya's arms where pulled behind her still. a wooden bar keeping her suspended just barely above the ground was slipped on the bent part of her elbow. an x was marked on her back from the whip with a line down the middle. they had taken the bodice off her and the white shirt was now ripped open from the neck line to top of her waist. the bottom of the bloody wound was already starting to heal, but it was turning to scale not skin. her head still hung in defeat as her toes barely brushed the blood stained wood underneath her. mateo and the other new 'members' where walked right by her as they walked below deck and where given tasks like mopping out the muck rooms where previous prisoners had been held. or cleaning up after the exotic animals they where smuggling. which was a brutal living condition.

"wait..." the captain said walking up to smitty after he had emerged. i want you to make that spanaird clean up her blood. stand next to him though so he doesnt pull any funny business... i just want to rub it in his nose" he said with a wink and smitty snickered nodding to the captain walking back below deck

"EH" he said to mateo motioning for him to bring his mop upstairs

he walked over to where she was and pointed for him to start cleaning. then he smiled as a horrible thought entered his own mind. he grabbed an empty bucket and held it over the side filling it with salt water. then handing it to mateo

"clean the blood off her back now" he said with a smile knowing it would sting like hell.

Hime didnt want to go any further into this fear... she would change...

that first night on land she was not a human long...

but this was going too far... freya...

despite bearly knowing her she couldnt jsut let her be hurt.

" STOP YOU PIG OR YOU WILL REGRET IT " she managed to growle out before Rei put a hand over her mouth to silence her.

The moment his eyes fell on Freya he felt the sick twist hit his stomach. He knew that captian of this ship was behind this, was gloating in that damn room of his. Mateo glared at the big oaf then he looked at the water then at Freya.
"But this-" He paused realizing what was going on. "Maldicion." (basically means bad word but has a different context when used against someone) He said under his breath and moved to her. He saw the lash marks and her scales trying to fix it. He felt the horrid guilt hit him.
"Freya, lo siento." (Freya, I'm sorry.) He whispered to her as his fingers lightly ran along a scale before looking at Smitty. "Why this? What has she done to need this?" He said, kicking over the bucket and letting the water run on the deck. "I refuse."

Avery looked to Hime and shook his head. "No use kid. This ship is his and he'll do what he pleases." He said motioning to the upper deck. He hoped Mateo wasn't getting himself over his head, the kid had a mouth on him and wasn't willing to break easily. But this time they had something of value against him...the stakes were definately not in his favor.

smitty frowned and took a deep breath grabbing the pole that was holding freya up bending it. she let out a yell as she was bent backwards "HEY" another crew mate yelled "no breaking of the masters delicates!" he yelled and smitty nodded letting her go back to the way she was picking the bucket up filling it and pouring it down her back himself. she didnt move at all and smitty looked at her unsatisfied rubbing a hand on her back to brush the water and blood off. she winced when he touched her but looked down at mateo

"Haz lo que tu le dijo a mateo" (do as your told mateo) she said softly. as me cleaned the floor another man came and cut her down pulled the bar from her tired arms

she tried to push away from them but was grabbed by her leg making her fall on her side with a thud. the man pulled her closer to him by her leg letting his hand wander up her leg smacking her ass. she let out a loud hiss kicking him in the face with her free leg

"come on " he growled pulling her up so she couldnt kick him again "say bye bye to your little hussy" the man said to mateo laughing while leading her to the captains room shoving her inside

"hope the captain gets her good and drunk. wouldnt want to try and have a go with that girl unless she was out of it" he huffed to another crew member as he rubbed his sore jaw

freya looked around the room seeing the captain sitting in a chair staring at her "take that off would you? its covered with blood and this is an antique rug!" he scoffed and she snarled at him "you know you nearly killed me earlier. im sorry but i just had to make an example out of you" he said standing and wakling towards her. he pulled the sleeve of the dress off so that it fell to the floor. he looked down at her with confusion. she was completely covered in scales now. "whats all this? a moment ago it was skin" he said and she bared her fangs at him. "you cannot control me" she hissed her eyes locking with his as she walked forward his eyes dulling slightly the more he looked at hers "i control you!" she hissed and he bumped into a table breaking his stare at her he chuckled

"you almost had me siren" he said and she growled at the failed attempt she made to control him

"i know you are more deadly when your closer... thats what i like about you." he said running a hand down her arm and she flicked him off.

"come on now put some clothes on " he said and she pulled the barbados bikini top on and skirt "see! now you dont look like some bar wench. you look like gods gift to men!" he said moving her infront of the mirror

"nooow. about that little man outside. the one you favor. if you dont want him dead i suggest you listen carefully. he said digging his fingers into her shoulders. "you will be my guide through the coves... and on the other side, you will lead me to the birthplace of your people. show me through the jungle... and bring me to that mysterious treasure ive heard so LITTLE about" he said and loosened hsi grip.

she glared at him. the place he spoke of was a sacred place for her people. not even she was really alloud on the land of the cursed isles.

"and if i dont?"

"he dies. and i will make sure it is slow" he said and she took a deep breath ".....ok. but you will not touch him... or me... or hime... or her friend... infact. if i do this you ar enot alloud to kill anymore crew members" she said and he smiled nodding "ill try my best deary!" he said and touched his nose "but mums the word on all this! the crew thinks i just picked you up as a little toy! i want it to stay that way. so you will sleep in here... and when we are out.. you will be on a leash... i expect no protesting!" he sang and she looked at herself in shame before nodding

he clapped his hands and walked towards the door "now for a tour dont you think?" he said but she didnt respond. just followed him. he walked past smitty and smiiled

"it took some time but i think shes warmed up to me" he said taking her chin in his hands kissing her cheek. she didnt pull away or move. "gatta love a girl with some fight" he said with a smile "come come lets let this spaniard get back to work dear!" he said grabbing her hand and leading her below deck

after the tour he brought her up to his little throne that oversaw the deck and the men cleaning it. he had her sit in his lap as he played with her hair

"get comfy dont be shy!" he said pulling her leg so they where laying across his lap. she looked away from him but was too ashamed to look at anyone down below them. he tapped his finger on her knee while reading the book he had in his other hand the side of his face pressed against her chest like a pillow


he hummed joyfully as she sat motionless wishing she had taken the chance to go into the water instead of on the docks. her and mateo wouldnt be in this situation. he would be on a ship still and she would be in the darkest depths of the ocean...

Mateo stared at Freya after she had told him to actually listen to them, to follow orders. He jerked forward when she was cut down and the crewman touched her but Smitty's warning hand pressing into his shoulder made him stop and let them take her. He yanked his shoulder free of Smitty's grasp and continued to get the blood off the deck, all the while looking for ways to get off this ship. He found none that were even plausible. When they returned, Mateo was relieved to see she was alright. But the relief soon drained when she complied to his kiss with not even an ounce of fight. His eyes narrowed and was instantly directed bellow deck when they left him. He caught a final sight of Freya as the door began to shut. She was perched in Edward's lap like some kind of trophy, staring down at the deck dejectedly.
He trudged over to the others bellow deck, a dark cloud cast over him as he cursed under his breath in both english and spanish. He was royally pissed off and the worst part was he had no one to take it out on. He let his fist hit one of the beams in the ship, hard enough he felt wood fragments bite into his skin and his knuckles pop in response. "What the hell are we doing here? Why are we stuck like this? Why can't I do anthing to-Damn it why?!" He hissed and huffed as he rested his head on the warm wood.
Avery frowned and looked Mateo over but didn't say a word and kept working. Mateo glanced at Rei and Hime and looked away from them dejected. "How are we going to fix this...?" He asked, wishing they had some magic answer that could make everything better.

freya frowned getting up from his lap "hes gone now" she said and the captain nodded letting her leave his lap. "next time try to be a little more convincing" he said not looking up from his book. she felt like growling in his face straggling him but she just huffed and walked away from him.

as night fell she found herself sititng on the edge of the captains bed as he snored loudly. she waited a few moments before carefully standing and walking to the closet. she pulled on large loose pirate clothing that hid her figure and stuffed her hair up into a hat. she rubbed black under her eyes and grabbed pen and paper writing
Ill die before i serve you, you will notice your pistal missing, try to find me now gilipollas! (asshole)

she slipped it right into his book and walked out of the door. she walked passed a man who nodded to her thinking she was just a crewman

"aye!" he said and she stopped thinking she had been caught "what do you make of the new comers?" he asked and she turned chuckling in a gravely voice

"anyone who's gunna keep me from doing the dirty work is alright in my book" she said hoping that was a suitable answer "just dogs is all"

he stared for a moment then laughed in agreement " ahhhh your right! i forgot your name brother." he said and she felt panic strick her "wiill...iam" she said thinking of the other captain that had gone down with his ship. finally and he slapped her on the back almost making her fall over

"good on ya will, im Tucker! if ya been needing anything dont be shy! im the cook after all i can ruffle ya up something suitable!" he said and she nodded

"ahhh thanks!" she said and punched his shoulder lightly "ill try to return the favor!" she said and he laughed looking back at the sea. she made her way below deck and looked at all the people sleeping. she found mateo and smiled, but in her heart she knew she couldnt wake him. she just had to blend in for a while. she new the intentions of the captain and wouldnt be able to last long with a man like that around her 24/7

she walked to an empty hamock and laid in it closing her eyes but not sleeping. she was too fearful of how tomorrow would play out. had she made the right choice in trying to fool the captain into a wild goose chase of trying to find her when she was already on his ship. could she really pull it off?

(sorry long day of packing.)
Mateo was restless, tossing and turning on the ships old hammock. It smelled like fish and wet goats, a combination that made him gag everytime the ship shifted and his face was forced into the fabric. He got the odd feeling he was being stared at and shifted in his sleep. When the feeling went away he sighed, shifting into sitting up. Where was Freya now? Was she hurting? Was there anyway for him to help her? Why would she comply with that mans hands on her so easily? He didn't have an answer. Hime and Rei had simply given him silent looks earlier, and left him hanging on a moment to come up with a plan. They were just as lost as he was after all. He was surprised that the captian of this ship hadn't pulled Hime aside, then again he didn't seem like the type to have common courtesy for Hime. She was one of the only two women on board, forced to work like a dog. He trusted Rei would keep his friend, or master, or whatever their relationship was, safe from the other men on board but still, the half mermaid would have a hard time fitting in.
He pushed his face deeper into the crook of his arm, hoping to block out the bad smell of the people around him with the smell of his own sweat. Morning would only hold the answer to his thoughts, if he would be stuck here or killed.

at the earliest signs of light freya jumped to the sound of crashing barrels. she spiraled out of bed holding her hat in place

"WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT DIRTY MEXICAN!" he yelled pushing the men out of their hammocks holding a piece of paper tightly in his hand finally shoving rei hime and mateo out of their hammocks

"that little whore has left you all. and we are going to find her" he said and huffed in their faces "i know you helped her off the ship you had to! its the only way she could have gotten away!!!" he said and slammed hsi fist against the wood pillar next to him

"IN THE CELLAR WITH THEM... turns out your little whore didnt care too much for you afterall, was only trying to save her own neck" he said to mateo

"i told her if she left this ship you would die... i guess you arent her little pet anymore eh? now, you will help me back to her home, i KNOW she you know where it is!" he growled and looked at hime and rei "you little pricks are going in with him, i dont trust either as far as i can throw ya" he said as the larger men pushed them towards the cells locking them in on the far end of the ship

"all of ya back to work!" he yelled storming back on deck. freya had felt her heart break at the look on mateo's face when the captain told him about her treachery. but still she could not break her cover. she would look out for him and the others though, by any means nesicary

Mateo stared at the bars, shocked from being awakened so suddenly and also reproachful as he faced the facts. Freya has left them, who had been the one thing keeping him alive on this ship according to the captain. He sunk against the wall of bars to his left, a hand on his forehead as he mulled it over.
'Good thing she was able to get away...the captain can't get wherever he's going without her.' He thought but was still trying to make sense of it.
"I'm not running away." He muttered, remembering what she had told him on the docks. It held a certain sting to it now, a reminder of how he was too trusting of people and let himself get too caught up. It was hard for him to think, but maybe Avery had been right, maybe mermaids did only play on emotions they didn't have to survive.
'And she is surviving.' He though with a sigh and put on a happy smile to be cordial to the others.
"Oye, I can agree with dirty, but do I honestly look like a Mexican?" He said with a falsetto heavy accent to try to elicit a smile from the trembling Hime and the stoic Rei. He cleared his throat in the silence and got to his feet to pace the small box like area they shared. "So." He began his accent slipping away to perfect english, "anyone have an idea what the captain was talking about? Some kind of home if I heard correctly...that he wants us to lead him to." He paused mid step and realized he had no idea where this place was or even where to start looking for it. He looked to Hime with a questioning look. "Do you know anything about it, señorita?" He asked since she was part mermaid or something.

" yeah..." Hime responded.

" what is Senorita.... a name? " she asked. being form another sea then Freya was she was not so good with Spanish...

Rei simply sat there a new speckling of freckles across his face from all the sun light. he had attempted to do her and his own job... it had become quite a spectacle to see Hime Try to work.... TRY being the main word.

no upper body strength, easy to get ditsy, and always tripping over something , the men on board were enjoying the show as much as there very unimaginable "piggish" fantasy's they have shared were she could hear them to her shame and horror.

she was sitting some were between the two of them before shifting her weight and got up to stand close to Mateo so that she would be more at ease looking up at him from there instead of the floor.

" Freya... is still on board i feel her. " Hime smiled at that. "here " Hime said taking his hand into her two, " Mer-folk can always feel the presence of another always if they are close by... as if were were touching like we are as i hold your hand. "

" our hearts are connected we can feel fear, joy, sadness" she said putting a hand to her chest.

" even if we are from diffrent seas... she was born some were close to here right? well... i hail from another sea called Umi~Nippon" she said.

smiling she shook her head. " i have not heard my language a long time... at first i thought they had cut all my ties when they cursed me... i felt so alone getting abandoned on land... i could not swim... i didnt know what to do with my self. "

she looked off as if to the distance. " then i learned why we sang sailors to there deaths... taking there lives as if they were no more then fish to pluck for our meals.... they were beasts... frightening monster they just would not stop... "

she tightened her grip on his hand before dropping it. " dont worry she is still here with us, Mateo hoken " she sighed liking the sound on her tongue, " you are in safe keeping here" she said.

scooting back between the both of them she curled in on her self hating the rank smell of the place, and the crushing weight of the water around them...

by the time dinner rolled around freya felt horrible. she kept glancing towards the cellar. finally she walked to the cook "get me a few plates... im... really hungry" she said and the man from earlier smiled handing her a few plates with bread ale and meat. she nodded a thank you and quickly walked towards the cellar. with her head low she slide the plates in along with the cup. then she fished in her pocket and held and apple through the bars, her small slender hands sticking out of the oversized coat "im sorry" she mumbled her head still down so they could not see her "ill fix it... i ... need time though" she felt too horrible to let mateo keep thinking that she abandoned him
"please take it!" she said her gravely voice going back to the sweet girlish one

Mateo listened to Hime and let her vent what she had to say. He could feel it there in her words, the sadness, the weight of this curse that left her alone on land. The pain made him want to reach out to her, so he did. He touched her hand and looked her in the eyes. "If your friend Rei will not mind I would like to say you have a very pleasant air about you." He said. "Thank you for putting my mind at ease." He smiled slightly, a genuine one.
Suddenly someone was at the bars with food, he gave the man a simple look, one that spelled cordialness but distance, coldness. Then something was being offered to them, him actually by a pair of slender hands. They said something about fixing and finally their voice jumped. He moved forward taking the hands instead of the apple and lifted up the hat, just enough to see under it.
"...well buenas dias, señor." He said with a slight smile, he looked back to Hime and gave her a smile to let her know her words had been correct, then looked back to Freya. "eres muy inteligente ... muy interesante" (You are quiet clever...very interesting.) He said before releasing her hat and taking the apple before someone saw.

Hime could only look like a deer in head lights...

that was not a complement she had heard before... nothing about boobs or her but... but her.

she shook her head to clear it as the disguised freya interrupted them.

seh quickly extracted her self form the strange situation... Mateo was strange... off some how.

she sat next to Rei who was still chuckling at Mateo calling him her friend and asking if he minded. or the funnest part yet that she was pleasant....

he sighed adn shook his head, " you are one messed up woman" he said to Hime who was still mulling over things.

" waht that mean huh you pig!" she growled out of her own insecurity.

" just that you looked real cute like a real girl and not a damn witch that you are all bitchy . " Rei said nonchalantly.

Hime lifted her fist to hit Rei but stopped. she had not energy for it. instead she came forward and nabbed a peice of bread, " thanks for the food."

she then sat a little off on her own.

Mateo had to stiffle a laugh at the two, though he was confused when Hime left to her own corner. "Thank you, for not leaving, though I think it is unwise that you stayed. This captain wants to find something, a place that only you and Hime seem to know about, and I think he needs you." He told Freya and then frowned a bit, his own manly honnor in question at the moment. "no es necesario para proteger a mi cuando me quiero te protegen
(You don't need to protect me when I want to protect you.) He said gving her a small wink and then a bite from the apple to act like he was paying her no mind to the others if they were watching.

she nodded and pulled her hat down shoving the loose strands of hair back into her hat "No podía quedarme con el capitán. Tenía miedo por mi seguridad." ((i couldnt stay with the captain, i was afraid for my safety))

she shifted to look behind mateo at the other two "ive been working on them getting you all out of the bars.. but they said the only one that would stand a chance would be rei... cause he seemed the most trust worthy and worked the hardest" she whispered before sighing "ill try to think of something else... all of you just... just to stay out of trouble!" she whispered and put her gravely voice back on shoving mateo hard int he chest "I SAID BACK OFF MAGGOT!" she yelled even though her eyes pleaded with him to forgive her. she walked away and felt the cooks arm slap on her back "good on ya fishfoot! teachn' 'im whose boss!" he laughed and she blinked "fishfoot?" she questioned and he smiled

"yeah! thought up a proper pirate name for ya, i reckon you smell like fish so thats what ima call ya!" he laughed and she laughed back patting his back as hard as she could feeling a sting in her hand that didnt even phase him

"well up on the decks with ya before the captain blows his proper lil british nickers off again!" he said and she nodded running up the stairs. she chatted with the other pirates as she worked spreading roomers of what a good pirate rei was. soon the captain was listening to the other men chatter about rei and he walked down the steps

"rei...is it? i feel you should be washed clean of those twos nonsense. pledge your loyalty to me now... and you can leave your cell... ill get you a nice hot meal... and ill even let you use my private quarters to wash up from that scum filled cell, hm? what say you?" he said with a large smile

Rei new he would not really be leaving Hime's side... they were trapped on this ship after all...

he got up and made his way to the cell. " as much as i can sure... i want out of this cell " he said.

" and away from princess bitchy pants... and the filthy Mexican " he said. he new it was a little harsh on Mateo but if he was free maybe he can spring them out...

Hime didnt think that was cool at all " HEY! IM NOT BITCHY" she yelled turning red in the face.

she new he ment it too... but it was a little bit of her fault for terrorizing him after enthralling him...

"I'm not Mexican! Soy de Espana!!" (I am a Spaniard) Mateo grumbled but didn't voice it any louder. He was almost glad to have someone else on the outside to watch Freya and make sure she didn't get herself in trouble. "I guess you and I will be seeing more of each other?" He said to Hime, who seemed more than a little angry at Rei's comment, he couldn't tell if it was him telling the truth or exaggerating to make a more convincing case.

"ahhh great great" he said and opened the cell shutting it after rei and walking him back up to his room. after rei had washed up he showed him over to a different section of the ship

"much more pleasent work, youll be working with my crew on the riggings now, no more scrubbing for you!" he said poking him in the cheek before laughing brightly and walking off "TATA!"

freya jumped to the deck witha wobble as she held the rope still with a death grip

"ahh rei! they let you out!" she said with a sigh stipping on water that was on the deck nearly falling tangling herself int eh rope

"ahhh this si so difficult" she muttered

Rei pulled out a hidden knife and made quick work of the ropes.

" just be careful ill help you out " he said. " i guess you can depend on me to help get them out "

he smiled then and gave her " the look" he was afraid it would get rusty if he didnt try to charm any one...

not that he wanted to get my self killed buy Hime... he sighed. " man... life is no fun ... " he said chuckling.

grabing a rope he started pulling him self up, " guess its to work for now"

Hime sighed... after they had left. " dont worry... he was exaggerating about you .... me on the other hand that god damned maggot... who the hell does he think he is call ing me that.... "

crying out in frustration and stress she broke down in to tears " I WASNT ALWAYS LIKE THIS!" she yelled .

" i hate this.... i hate.... me "she said placing her face in her knees to hide.

Mateo blinked at her sudden outburst and felt his face fall at her frustration. "I see," He began and sat down next to her, "It's not yourself that is causing the problem, its the situation...I know how it feels. If you can believe it, I was not always this charming." He said in a joke before looking down. "My mother used to scold me all the time when I'd come crawling back to the tavern with a black eye or looking like I was beaten by a bull. 'Eres un niño salvaje. Me prestas un ataque al corazón' She used to yell at me before sending me to my room so I could sneak out again. When circumstances changed, I did aswell." He said, and touched her shoulder lightly. "And you will to, if you give yourself hop and time, eh? Come on, just a little smile will help the transformation start. Por favor, bonita?" (Please beautiful/ a way of saying darling or someone that is sweet) He said with a wink.

"ahhh..." she said watching him climb and smiled "hey wait up!" she said pulling herself up slowly after him. she made it to the mast and yanked herself up looking down before clinging to the mast "ahh... did i mention im a little scared of heights" she grumbled standing when a man walked by her "ARRRGGG" she yelled at the pirate who looked at her like she was nuts before walking away

"rei... do you have an upset stomach? that face you made earlier ... it looke dlike you were in pain. are you sure your ok?" she asked inching toward him holding onto various things before grabbing onto his leg tightly looking down at the deck below them

she looked up at him a look of com-pleat confusion on her face.

" what are you?" she asked pausing her tears to better examine him.

poking him in the cheek and then in the chest she sat back even more complex " you look like a man... feel like one... smell like one... but you dont act like one.. what type of ...creature are you?" she asked in all seriousness.

she blinked and smiled, " well i guess im happy about not being in here with a human boy " she said relaxing a little .

" to be honest... i was a little nervous around you at first " he admitted.

Rei sighed, " im fine... just losing my touch thanks to some one annoying " he said and smiled at her.

" sigh, and dont worry ill catch you if you fall, i give you my honer as a prince just dont go telling that to other people got it?" he said playfully nugging her as if to knock her off his leg before pulling her closer to him as he would to protect Hime out of the spell.