AN: Happy Valentine's Day

Welcome to the world you all know and love...The wonderful world of Uta Pri. Where lands like Agnapolis and Permafrost exist and only real professionals know how to make and entrance. However, this story doesn't take place in the world you are familiar with. Now let's go on a journey through time to around the 17th and 18th century where pirates were around ruling the seven seas like a boss. The time when pirates were sexy to teenagers of 2003 and the vampires didn't come in and changed the game in 2008. You are about to read a tale of friendship, betrayal, a little bit of bloodshed, music, romance, and maybe some sex.

Let's begin, shall we...

It was nightfall and the waves were gently rolling over the sea. A storm has past so the sky was clear of clouds. A large ship, that was decorated with golden trimmings, slowly sailed to dark waters. That ship belonged to the Duke of Yumesia and his only daughter.

"Father, you can see the ends of the world from up here!"

"Naomi Rosette Takeda, you get down from that crows nest this instant!"

The ten-year-old girl sighed and did what her father ordered. Being the daughter of a duke and being groomed to be a lady was such a pain. Naomi had black hair that reached to her shoulder blades and her eyes were the same color of a rose thus the reason why Rosette is her middle name. Her father usually called her Rose but when he's upset he uses her full name.

After a scolding for unladylike behavior and for tearing her skirts, Naomi leaned against the railing and looked down into the sea. She saw some driftwood float by but nothing interesting enough. Her eyes moved up to the sky and she stared at the brightest star up there.

"I wish I can go on a real adventure one day..." she said with a sigh and looked back down. The little Lady missed the twinkling light show of the stars after she said her wish. Lady Naomi studied the water and almost drifted into a trance but something distracted her... a patch of red hair. "Huh?"

The closer the got, the bigger that patch of red became. That patch of red turned out to be an unconscious boy lying on a large piece of driftwood.

"Father there's a poor boy down there!" Naomi yelled with urgency and it brought the attention of not only her father but the captain and his crew as well.

"Boy overboard!" Those words echo all around and the crew was able to get the boy onto the deck.

"Get him inside, he's cold as ice," the captain ordered and one of the crew members carried the boy inside one of the spare beds.

"Father where do you suppose he came from?" Naomi asked her father.

"Must have been shipwrecked from the storm no doubt," the duke answered.

"Do you think there are others?" She wondered if the boy had any relatives that survived.

"I doubt that Miss..." The captain had a solemn expression on his face as he looked at the water. The little girl followed his gaze and let out a gasp at the disaster she saw. A ship that used to be on fire was slowly sinking to the dark depths of the ocean. No doubt that the people who were on it are dead. Hell, it looked like the reverse Titanic, instead of the ship hitting an iceberg and freezing to death, they hit a pirates ship and burned. How do they know that the ship ran into pirates? Well, there was a big old black pirate flag with the skull and crossbones floating along the surface.

"We better get out of here fast..." The captain said, "It will only be a matter of time till we're spotted by bloody pirates." The captain started barking out his orders.

Naomi slipped away to get a better look at their new guest. Below deck where the barracks are, laid the sleeping 12-year-old redhead. She examined his gentle facial features, he looked so innocent and cute to her. Then she noticed that the loose fitting shirt his was wearing was still wet. The young lady tsked at how careless the men were with him, " You are going to die of a cold if you keep that on..." She gripped the bottom of the shirt and with some effort she pulled it off of him. Naomi blushed when she saw the boy's chest. Before she can look away, she noticed that there was a strange marking on his lower right side. Was it a scar? A branding? Or a birthmark? She leaned in a bit to get a better look at it and gasped when she realized it's a pirate tattoo to the Saotome crew.

Naomi just read a book on pirates and the meaning of their tattoos so she had some knowledge to know that this boy was part of a pirate group. What was he doing out in the ocean then? Her hand reached up to touch the tattoo but her wrist was caught quickly caught in a tight grip. The boy was awake.

Her eyes wandered up and she saw those primary red eyes of his. They had confusion mixed with fear big them.

"Hello..." she said calmly, "What's your name...?" She asked him.

"I..Ikki..." he's voice was a bit raspy. It was probably from exhaustion and sea water consumption.

"Rose..." Naomi heard her father coming and she quickly told the boy to use the blanket and cover up. If her father and the crew find that marking they won't hesitate in throwing this sweet boy back into the water. The door opened to reveal her father standing there, "Oh young lad you're awake. Good... Do you mind telling me what your name is?

The boy named Ikki was hesitant to say anything. Luckily, Naomi stepped in and answered for him, "His name is Ik-" She stopped when the boy quickly placed his hands over hers and shook his head. "U-um...I-Ittoki... O...Otoya Ittoki." Well, it's a good thing she knows how to improvise.

"Oh well Mr. Ittoki, we're glad you are alright and welcome aboard," he said before closing the door. The two children sighed in relief when they heard his footsteps fade away.

"Why didn't you want him to know your real name?" She asked Ikki.

"Because... I don't want to my pirate name anymore..." he brought his knees up to his chest and held them there as he sighed. He may not remember much about what has happened to him but he knows it wasn't good. Actually, he just wants to forget..

"Do you at least like the name I made up?" She fidgeted with a lock of her black hair as she looked at him.

Ikki no...Otoya thought about it for a moment as he looked at the girl before her. "Well..." he couldn't help but blush at the way her lower lip pouted. She was too cute..."I love it."

"You really mean it?" She looked at him with shimmering rose-colored eyes and her smile was so contagious to him.

"Yeah of course I do," He smiled back at her and his smile was almost as radiant and warm as the sun. He surprised Naomi when he held out his hand to her. "Hi, I'm Otoya Ittoki!" The boy was finding his voice and he felt like he was reborn into a new like.

"I'm Naomi Takeda!" The ten year took his hand and shook it, "Let's be the best of friends, okay?" She tilted her head to the side as she looked at him.

The twelve-year-old boy blushed lightly at both the look on her face and the physical contact. "Y-yeah...friends."

This is where our story sets sail...

AN: Boom insert outro music right now! Note you guys have to be good knowledge of both the song and CD drama for Pirates of the Frontier so you can follow along and catch any references I might drop.