"We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot

Drink up me hearties, yo ho

We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot

Drink up me hearties, yo ho

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me"

I sang the song quietly under my breath, wind rustling my dark curly hair, watching as our ship slowly left port where the sun quietly set.

As we slowly left home.

I knew that Elizabeta and Roderich would miss me; even the thought of me being taken away had them close to hysterics.

But this was my life from now on, wasn't it?

A pirate's life…

My tan hands clenched the rough, wooden railing as I tried to keep myself from crying, tried to stay strong. I had almost never left my home, and I didn't want right now to be the time. Sure, I would go with Grandpa Rome and my little cousins, yet never did I have to go this far.

"Hermana, what is wrong? You look troubled." Antonio said, appearing beside me. For a brief second, I looked into his cheery green eyes that we shared.

"Why did you do this?" I asked him, trying to hold back more tears and anger. Antonio gave me an apologetic look and opened his mouth to say something, yet nothing sounded for what felt like years.

"U-uhm, you didn't have to come." He finally stuttered, playing with his hands.

"I didn't HAVE to come? Weren't you the one who dragged me away in the first place?" I snapped. What happened only moments ago played over and over inside my head as I felt rage boil inside of me.

"Avelina! I have come for you!" Antonio yelled, leaping through the window. Elizabeta and I screamed, covering our heads as the shattered glass fell around us. Feliciano yelped and ran out the large doors and into the hallway.

"A-Antonio!" I exclaimed, backing away from the cheery, yet crazed, man.

"Avelina! Elizabeta!" Roderich yelled, running into the now destroyed bedroom. Some members of Antonio's crew landed with a crash on the floor, surrounding me. He had come, I always feared that this would happen.

"No! I am not going with you!" I yelled, trying to escape to the safety of Roderich and Elizabeta. Yet the men grabbed my arms, dragging me towards the now open window. With all my strength, I fought back. But one can't do much against seven men, especially ones twice your size.

"Who said it was a choice?" Antonio laughed, grabbing me around my middle. Roderich yelled out my name, trying to stop them from taking me away. But he only ended up lying on the floor, unconscious after a crew member tried to keep him away.

Antonio jumped out of the window, landing with a thump in the green garden below. One of the men lifted me up and threw me out the window as Antonio waited below with open arms. I felt the air rush past me as I fell, only to almost crush my older brother beneath me.

"Ah, we finally have you, senorita. Now, let us get going!" Antonio exclaimed, grinning. The crew cheered and they carried me away from my home.

Apparently Antonio had remembered as well Biting his bottom lip, he looked at me with sorry eyes.

"I am sorry, senorita. I couldn't leave you there."

I cursed under my breath, knowing full well that nothing would, even could have happened if I stayed there. After a moment of angry silence, Antonio tried to break it again.

"You will get used to it! Being a pirate is fun! Right, mi tomate?" He smiled down at Lovino, who looked especially grumpy today.

"Hmph, yeah right." The boy grumbled, crossing his arms. Antonio smiled, "see?" and walked off, barking orders to his men.

I smiled at Lovino, whose usually permanent frown immediately vanished.

"Avelina, I missed you!" He exclaimed, hugging me.

"I missed you too Lovi~" I cooed. It gladdened me that I could see Lovino at least. Lots of people found it amusing how he hated everyone but me.

"You were so small last time I saw you! Just a little menino!" I exclaimed, pinching his cheeks. Lovino gave me the death glare, yet the corners of his mouth turned upwards. "And how has that bastard been treating you?"

"Alright, I guess. Since you visited us a few years he has been so much nicer." Lovino muttered. I smiled, remembering my talk with Antonio about his "parenting".

"Lovino, yer needed!" Yelled a man from the quarter deck. Lovino nodded and ran away from me. Frowning, I found my way to Antonio who was at the wheel.

"Yes, mi hermana?" He asked, letting another man take the wheel.

"What exactly are you doing?" I asked him.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what do you plan on doing, now that you have me?" That's when Antonio's face brightened.

"Oh! One of my crewmates went into some sort of trance, saying that bringing you along would bring great fortune. He didn't say why though. I was also very lonely…"

"Good enough of an explanation for me." I uttered sarcastically.

Antonio turned to me, a bright smile slapped onto his face.

"Aqui, let me show you to your quarters." He gently grabbed my arm, leading me through a door into the ship.

"If it's with the crew, I will have a problem."

"Of course not! You are my sister after all! You will be with Lovino instead!" Antonio exclaimed, showing me into a room with two nice beds, along with some mirrors and a table with two chairs.

"Well, I guess that's better then with the crew." I sighed, sitting down on the surprisingly comfy bed.

"Lovino will bring some food for you both in a moment. Buenas noches, Avelina." Antonio smiled and left me alone in the room. I groaned and lied back on the feathery pillow.

What the hell was I going to do now?

"Ciao Avelina! I brought us some food." Lovino said, walking through the door with a platter.

"Is it tomatoes?" I grumbled. Lovino shook his head and set down the pasta-filled platter along with some forks. I didn't especially like pasta, yet my stomach grumbled loudly.

"There isn't much food on Antonio's ship. Except for tomatoes, plenty of tomatoes!" Lovino exclaimed while slurping up some pasta. I mustered a smile in return and managed to swallow a little bit of the food down. As I said before, I wasn't a fan of pasta.

"Lovi, do you actually think that a life of pirating was better then your old one?" I asked after a few minutes of heavy silence, staring across the table at the dark haired Italian. He grumbled and wiped his mouth on his sleeve.

"I guess so, but you can get sick easily and there isn't that much food. The living is also more rough and dangerous, but it's more exciting then sitting around at home." He said, staring back at me. I nodded, looking out the window to the star-lit sea.

Maybe this wouldn't be too bad… Ah, I doubt it. Well, at least I wouldn't be stuck doing embroidery and women's work anymore.

"Buonanotte Avelina. See you in the morning." Lovino whispered, blowing out the candle.

"Night Lovi." I mumbled. Yet I couldn't fall asleep.

I lied there, looking up at the wooden ceiling. It all happened so fast. And now I was a pirate, sailing the seas of the world. Why had I even let this happen? I could have so taken on all those guys…

Second thought, they would probably end up killing me if I tried. Now there was no escape, so I guess I would just have to live through what my exceedingly long life felt like throwing at me.

Yo ho, yo ho a pirates life for me…