Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or the characters. No profit involved.

Warnings: AU, sexy boys liking other boys, The Gundam boys are slightly OOC, since they're pirates

Pairings: 1X2 and 3x4

Request: I'm currently looking for a beta-reader for this story. You would make me a very happy a girl if you'd agree to be mine. My beta-reader that is ;)

A pirate's life for me

A long time ago, on a pirate ship sailing in the middle of one of the toughest oceans, a huge treasure was being transferred to a secure location. The pirates would receive a huge reward when they safely got the treasure to the other side. At the start of their journey they had received several bags of golden coins as a promise for what would come after completing the job. Splitting the loot amongst the few of them on the ship would make them all impossibly rich.

Captain Heero Yuy walked over the deck of his ship like he owned the place. Oh wait, he did. With his head held high, his eyes focussed on the line that separated the sea from the sky. His eyes squinted because of the bright setting sun. Heero decided it was time to go check upon his beloved treasure. Even if it technically wasn't his.

He walked slowly down the steps of the treasure room. Which in reality was just the room in which they kept their gunpowder and weapons. In one corner of the room there were 15 Big chests, filled to the brim with gold coins, jewellery, precious gems and other valuable items. Captain Heero let his slender hand caress the metal fastenings of the upper treasure chest.

When the chests had been delivered to the ship, they had let him see the contents of one of the chests and whenever he thought of what he had seen in that chest his heart made a little jump. He Knew that all the chests together contained more valuables than he had ever stolen in his entire life, so he often came back here in this room just to stare at the chests longingly. Of course they were promised a big reward, but he knew these chest together were worth even more than what they were promised upon arrival. Why else had they been promised such a ridiculous huge amount of gold to transfer these chest to the other side of the ocean.

Had played with the thought of just sailing off with the chests, but also knew that successfully completing this gig would get him more and more jobs. He wasn't an honest pirate, because then he wouldn't be a pirate at all. The very core rule of being a pirate was being dishonest to some degree. Captain Heero was just really picky about who to double-cross and who to serve to the best of his capabilities. The real wealthy clients should be treated with respect and kept close like a friend, because they were the ones who told others about your success. Which would lead to more cash.

From the other side of the room, behind the crates with explosives, suddenly a human voice sounded out. It wasn't very distinct, because all the boxes muffled the sound. Heero closed his eyes for a second and pinched the bridge of his nose between his fingers. He took a deep breath of air before making his way to the other side.

Along the way he had to shove away a few crates to reveal a cage sitting against the back wall of the room. Inside the cage was a gorgeous, but enraged boy. The youth wasn't bound since the cage itself would be strong enough to contain him. On him a set of simple clothes were to hide his beautiful forms. His skin was of the creamy sun kissed kind. While his face was nothing short of gorgeous, it was his hair that really made him stand out. In the front soft chestnut-coloured locks framed his face, while in the back his hair was held together by a very long braid. His eyes, a gorgeous, rare indigo, carried a look of contempt.

"You cannot keep me here forever, you...you Ka'ja!" his singsong voice carried a slight accent and sometimes his swearwords betrayed him being born in a far-a-way country.

"Just put me on the nearest shore. I promise I won't tell a soul you kidnapped me. I promise.." With those last words his voice had suddenly sounded quiet and breakable, betraying how scared he was. He grabbed a hold of the bars of the cage and looked pleadingly at the captain.

Heero just smirked at him and let out a short laugh. "I'm afraid I can not do that. The condition to us receiving our proper payment is that we deliver the treasure" His eyes sparkled when he pronounced word 'treasure'. "...and you. But what in the world they'd need you for when they have 15 chests filled with treasure is truly beyond me"

The boy backed away a bit from the bars. His eyes looked scared. "Why won't you tell me who ordered to have me shipped? Sir?"

The Captain let out a laugh while narrowing his dark eyes. "Ohw, now I'm suddenly a sir, huh?"

The youth blushed, but wisely keeps his mouth shut.

Heero took a few steps towards the cage and wrapped a hand covered with rings around one of bars of the cage. His ruffled sleeve brushed against the dirty bars, leaving vague brownish stains on the white fabric. With his other hand he reached into the cage and softly let his fingers caress the other boy's skin. "You sure are a pretty one, aren't you?" A naughty sparkle entered the captain's eyes when he spoke those words.

At that the boy pulled big eyes and forcefully slapped the hand away from him; using more force than was really necessary for such a small touch. The boys eyes showed a desperate, panicked look.

"Keep your hands of me! Don't you ever dare touching me again pervert!" Backed away to the furthest corner of the cage. " Go away! Away! Get away from me!"

The youth started throwing things towards the front of the cage to scare off the Captain. Most of the objects were to large to even fit through the bars, but that didn't seem to bother the enraged boy. Little tears seemed to have gathered in the boy's eyes/

Heero was a bit baffled by all this. He was already a bit taken away that he let himself get so carried away while talking to their captive. Normally wouldn't be one to show affection for someone. He realised that losing himself in a moment like he just did was really out of character for him. But in the end it was the boy's reaction really threw him off.

His face didn't show any sign of emotion anymore while he turned around and walked back up the stairs. Took quick, quiet steps, just to make sure he wouldn't have to be down here a minute longer. Heard how his prisoner lets himself sink to the floor. Couldn't be absolutely sure, but would even think he heard him sob.

When he was back up on the deck, Captain Yuy shut the door to the room. Something in the way his little captive reacted was just not sitting right with him. Knew he was out of bounds by just suddenly reaching in there and touching him, but also thought the way his captive reacted was strange. He was too upset for the kind of touch he had received. Like he'd been hit instead of caressed.

He couldn't let his mind dwell on it for to long, because when he looked over his shoulder at the door he walked square into someone. Their youngest crewmember Quatre was just on his was towards the treasure room. He had joined the ship's crew, because he had wanted to see the world, but up until now he had been seasick for the largest part of the journey. And when he wasn't ill he was busy scrubbing the railings and decks. Had been given all the crappy jobs, since he was not only the youngest but also the newest member to their crew.

Because of the collision, he nearly spilled all of the food he was carrying. Some water went over the side of the cup, but luckily the soup and bread didn't spill.

Heero fixed an inspecting gaze upon Quatre. "Can't you look were you're going?"

Even though Quatre was sure it wasn't just his fault, he bowed his head a bit in resignation. "I'm so sorry captain Yuy. I will watch out next time. I was just going to bring our captive some food..."

Made it sound like he was he was going to add something to the end of that sentence but finally thought better to end it there. The captain just scared him sometimes. With his scowling looks and piercing gaze, he always had the feeling Captain Yuy could see into his soul and disapproved of everything he saw inside his head.

Heero let his gaze rest on the food for a second and then looked Quatre in the eyes again. "He's not in an exceptionally good mood, so if he throws the food back in your face, that's your own problem"

Heero then walked past Quatre, back to the upper deck to tell the men there how the sails should be raised, since he felt the winds changing. Just couldn't resist to glance at Quatre one last time, before focussing on the task at hand.

And you guys know. I'd realllllllllllllly love it if someone wanted to beta-read this story for me. English isn't my first language so it would be such a pity if other readers have to suffer because of my crappy grammar ;)