This is a pirate and historical times AU, featuring Pricefield. There won't be any explicit sex, but there will definitely be some swearing and implied sex. There will be warnings in the beginning notes of each chapter if we think it's necessary.
Co-authored with IrriTheMage, plus a ton of help from KendraC13. All the internet hugs for you :D
Max was mad. Wait, that's not right - she was furious. She was just minding her own business, sneaking out of her father's gala, when out of nowhere some ruffian came right up and grabbed her. And now she was trapped in a stuffy, dark room in the bottom of a ship. It was cold and the wooden flooring below her was damp, leaving her chilled as the ball gown she was wearing did little to keep her warm. She didn't even know why she had been captured! She had heard of this happening to lesser noblewomen, but for this to happen to a princess? These pirates must have some serious nerve.
The ship lurched violently to her left. A "wowzers!" escaped her lips as she stumbled into the ship's wall. She heard shouting in the deck above her, muffled by the water crashing against the ship. The noise was suddenly silenced by a barked command. She couldn't tell what was said, but the voice belonged to a woman.
The ship pitched violently to the left. Max heard a groan coming from the other side of the dark room. "Max? Is… is that you?" a familiar voice said.
"Kate! Gosh, are you all right?" Max stumbled over to where she thought she heard Kate, her handmaiden and childhood friend. Max wanted to be certain she was well and unharmed.
"My head hurts and this rickety ship is making me feel sick."
Max knelt by Kate, pulling her into an embrace, hoping to help with her nausea. "Hey, Kate, it's going to be okay. I'm going to find the captain of this ship and we'll be home before you know it." Max began to rub soothing circles on Kate's back.
Suddenly, the door to the small cabin was pushed open and they were blinded by the sudden light. "Well, lookie here. A pretty princess and her useless friend," a voice sneered.
"Hey! I don't know who you are or what you want, but I demand to see your captain!" Max channeled her inner princess, trying to sound authoritative. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw that the voice belonged to a boy about her age. Max did not like how he was looking at her or Kate.
"Listen here you little bitch, I don't care who you are. Nobody orders me around!" He pulled something from his belt. It took Max only a moment to realize it was a pistol he was aiming at her. She positioned herself in front of Kate, shielding her from the threat of the gun.
"Nathan, you know what the Captain said!" a voice barked from behind the boy - named Nathan, apparently. "Don't make me push you overboard for disobeying orders!" The figure stepped into the small room, pushing Nathan aside. It was a girl. She too was near Max's age, and she had long, dirty blonde hair.
After a moment of hesitation, Nathan put the pistol back into his belt with a sneer. "You watch yourself, Your Highness," he said sarcastically. "You too, whore…" he muttered, glaring at the blonde.
"Nathan, leave!" the girl gestured to the door. "Before I make you," she threatened. As Nathan sulked out, the girl stepped towards Max and Kate. "Sorry you had to see that. He's a bit of an ass."
"A bit of?" Max scoffed, "more like all of."
"Max!" Kate chided. "That was vulgar and not to mention rude."
The blonde laughed. "My name's Rachel, by the way." She held her hand out to Max.
She gripped it and stood up, helping Kate up as well. "I'm Max. I'd like to see your captain." Kate gave her a look. "Please," she added.
"Well, that's convenient," said Rachel. "She wanted to see you, too."
Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! We'll probably get the chapters out relatively quickly - it does go a lot faster with more than one person. All the updates will be posted on our respective tumblr accounts, so make sure you check them out: gikka218 (me), sublimetheoristcupcake (Irri), and finite-experience (Kendra). Thanks for reading!