Horizon
excerpt
A witch hunt.
The very idea of it made Kairi shiver with anticipation. This was bad. This was so very bad.
"Kairi!"
He caught up to her panting, as if he hadn't been lazing around on deck all day moving a scrubbing brush centimetre by precious centimetre. How the brunet had ever been recruited was still a wonder to her.
"Sora! Shut your bloody mouth. You can't call me out here by that name," she snapped, irritated. Her heckles had been raised from the moment she set foot on land.
"Sorry, 'Kai'," he said with exaggerated quotations. "And stop growling at me. Naminé was my friend too, if you can't remember." They had all been. Riku, Xion, Naminé, Sora and Kairi. Back in simpler times.
She sighed, pulling off her hat to fan her neck. If only she could expose her chest to get some air circulating her tired worn body, but alas, her bandages weren't tight enough to hide the voluptuous curves of a growing young woman without revealing the fact that she was so. She wasn't 'Kairi' among these men. She was 'Quick Shooter Kai', deadliest aim in The Realm of Light Seas, and a strong, if not slender, male pirate as much as these men were concerned. None of these people needed to know that she was really Kairi LeBlanc, a lowly serving girl that once worked the hallways of Mermaid's Den Whorehouse for a fool's pittance. And at her side was of course the lovable Sora Liebrecht, a scoundrel capable of clumsily charming himself out of most deadly situations.
"Kai, Sora," another of their crew members came up to them, weaving through the crowd of people at Port Royal.
"Aye?" Kairi answered.
"It turns out that fuckin' Hollow Bastion frigate followed us from Twiligh' City Colony. Captain Winter is strutting around like a peacock." Yeah, that sounded like Riku alright. "It sounds like this young lass might be heavier a prize than she looks," he said, grinning at both teens with a toothy, black smile.
Sora stepped in for Kairi before she had a chance to reply, "She does, mate. We'll send word when we catch any sighting."
The redhead scratched her knotted, sea-blown hair, tied up in the most elaborate maroon bandanna to keep from looking quite so feminine.
"It just doesn't make sense how she could run so fast, fight with so much agility and skill. Sora, you remember don't you? She could barely feed herself, let alone take out an entire squad of soldiers with a butter knife and a blow pipe filled with darts."
"I do. But Kai… a lot has changed since we last saw Naminé. A lot can happen in ten years."
The pirate scuffed her boots against the ground, hands in pockets as they approached the forest line. Naminé would be an idiot to hide inside the town, her tribal garb would make her too obvious a target.
Not to mention the streets were swarming with soldier-scum, like stupid Xion, and her stupid advanced swordplay, and her dumb ideals, and her blind obedience. Why did she ever think that letting her youngest sister sign up for the royal navy was ever a good idea?
"Imagine, Sora; the first time I see my sisters in years and one is a bloody sea witch and the other is quartermaster of a fucking Bastion Navy ship. I never thought I'd meet Naminé and Xion again, let alone like this."
"I have to admit, this is quite the family reunion."
tbc.
kacey's a/n: So this was created, because 1. I love pirates, 2. My last pirate story became an absolute disaster towards the end, so I want to try again, 3. Pillaging, sword fights, gods, sea, magic, 18th century awesomeness. What is not to love about that? 4. AC4 was so inspiring. I just had to create a larger than life story. 5. Follow Me Down is still in full swing, I kid you not, but I need to take a break from a story that small once in a while. I need to world-build, I need fighting sequences, I need fantasy, I need violence, and thought-provoking, more mature themes. I'm sorry if this sounded like a rant.
This officially takes Priority 3 out of my works. 1. Follow Me Down 2. Shifter (original fiction on my Wattpad account) 3. Horizon.
take note: This story will be told from the perspective of three triplets who separate and each lead very different lives to meet years later bound by a common goal. Het story (unless you include the two background yaoi pairings that don't hold too much attention); Naminé/Roxas (slight Vanitas/Naminé), Sora/Kairi (slight Riku/Kairi), Riku/Xion
warnings: adult themes, underage, alcohol, drug usage, swearing, possible historically inaccurate references (I am meshing DISNEY together), background homosexual pairings, an unreliable author, idk, more to come…
blurb: Three sisters bound by a flimsy childhood promise, some strung-together seashells, and the lingering taste of paopu, find each other years later in extremely different circumstances; a pirate, a Sea Witch, and a royal navy soldier. They have one treasure in mind, but discover so much more on this dangerous adventure. [NOV/28/'13]
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