"Full sail!" You hear Edward shout from above deck.
"It must have finally calmed down", You thought to yourself. There was a violent storm earlier in the morning. You had been banished below deck through the duration of the storm. You hop off your bunk landing on the floor with a soft thud. Slowly you crept towards the ladder peaking your head through the door only for it to be ripped from your hands.
"(Y/n), I came to tell you that the storm broke but I see that I didn't need to waste my breath", Edward chuckled grabbing your arm gingerly and lifting your body the rest of the way through the hatch.
"Thanks Edward, do you need any help up here?" You ask hoping the answer would be yes.
"No lass, I wouldn't want you to get your pretty hands dirty!"
You clench your fist tightly letting about a quick huff you shout, "Get my Hands dirty? Do you remember the ship you sank a few months back? I was a deck hand on that rig! I don't like just sitting her twiddling my thumbs! I've been bored out of my mind!"
"Calm lass, we be at Nassau in only a few day. Then you will be more than helpful. Just rest up now while you have the chance. You won't be sleeping much when you get there.", he said, sending a wink your way.
In response you cross your arms and walk over the thick rope running up the main sail. You grab the rope with one of your arms, "I don't know what kind of lady you think I am but I will NOT be any... 'entertainment' for you bloody pirates.", you snarl climbing up to the crows nest.
Once you reach the top you flop down with your legs crossed. "Don't want to get your hands dirty lass" you mock Edward, "I can handle myself, sometimes is really hate being a woman." Grumbling silently you lean your back against the pole. You close your eyes trying to remember how you even got yourself in this place.
"Mother I refuse to marry a man that I know nothing about!" You shout through a closed door.
"I'm sorry dear, there is nothing I can do. It is your father's wishes, this young man promised a great life for you. He is very rich and will make sure you have anything you need." Your mother sighed sadly, "please get your thing packed he will be here in the morning."
You hear your mother's footsteps growing quiet. "I cant marry this man... I will just have to escape." You pack a few articles of clothing away in your rucksack. Grabbing a small blade you kept out of protection you climb out of your window landing on the roof of the house next door. Carefully you slid down the tiles only to land in the bush next to the door. You quickly jump out.
"Ow Ow Ow! Of course it had to be roses!" You start picking the thorns out of your soft skin. You start to hear noises stiring from inside the house. "I have to get out of here, and quickly!" You think to yourself. You take off as fast as you can heading towards the docks.
Singing can be heard as merchants load the ship with spices. You creep slowly up and slink onto the ship. You make your way below deck you sneak behind a bag of spices. After a few minutes you fly forward as the small ship starts on its journey.
"Captain!" Your hear one of the men shout.
"Where did you say we are headed?"
"We are headed toward Spain."
"Hmm... Spain that will be a new experience, I should probably learn a little Spanish then." You think happily to yourself, you couldn't wait to start your new journey.
You open your eyes feeling the soft mist hitting your face. You had lied to Edward about being a deck hand. But he didn't need to know that. "I should get down from here, I'm starting to get a little cold." You think to yourself as you stand up.
Before you even land one foot on the deck Edward is already antagonizing you. "Finally cooled down lass? You ain't going to kick my ass now are you?"
"Leave the poor girl alone", You hear Adé's smooth voice. You loved that man more than your father, he was always defending you against Kenway. You smiled at the man and walked across the deck to stare into the ocean. It had gotten quite dark since you first climbed the mast. You leaned against the rail resting your head in your arms.
"How much longer until we get there? I think I have been at sea for much longer than I wish to be."
Adéwalé took over steering for Edward. "We are not too far now lass." Edward said as he walked towards you. He placed a firm hand on your shoulder. "I can see the dock now, Half sail! No sail!" Adé swings the ship sideways as the crew pulls the ship slowly towards the dock.
You jump up eagerly, barely containing your excitement. How long had it been since you had stepped foot on land? You lost count of the days. The ship doesn't even make it all the way before you jump off and land on the deck. You run to the edge of the deck and fall onto the grass near by. You breath in deeply and sigh contently, it is so nice to be back on solid ground.
Edward walks up to you laughing, "Eager now are yah? Come on lass let me give you a lay of the land." He reaches a hand down to help you up. As you stand you wobble a bit a little dizzy from the stable land.
"Wow lass, how long has it been since you've been on land? It looks like you still have your sea legs on!"
You shake your head slightly and push Edward ahead of you. He guides you through the overgrown town. The buildings look like they are falling apart but all you can think of is how wonderful it is to be in civilization again. Edward shows you to a secluded part of town and tell you this is where his homestead will be buildt.
"(Y/n) this is where we will build our sanctuary. I want you to stay here and tend to the wounded and take care of my men. You will be a very important part of my crew. Will you join me?"
"Yes sir!" You shout excitedly all this time you thought Edward had been doubting you. Happy with your answer he guides you to his favorite place in town, the tavern.
"Tomorrow I'll show you how to use a hammer and nail." He says to you, "But tonight, we celebrate! Anne, bring us two of your finest ales!"
You thank the barmaid and take a nice gulp of the biter liquid as is creates a warming sensation over your body. That was just one of the many drinks you and the crew had that night.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Captain, we are under attack!"
You are flung from your chair, you stay crouched on the floor as you hear loud foot steps above deck. You hope that you don't have to leave your hiding spot. Suddenly you hear crackling, "shit, the ship is on fire".
You jump up from the ground and grab a barrel near by, emptying the contents on the floor. You drag the heavy barrel up the ladder. You fling the barrel up on deck and run to the edge of the ship. You throw the barrel over following right after. You attempt to get in the barrel, "this is harder than it looks", You think to yourself. You battle against the barrel tipping over every once in a while.
"Ow!", you shout throwing sea water onto your bright red skin. You have only been in the barrel for a few days but the reflection of the sun intensified the burns. You see a brig in the distance, "here we go again." You start screaming and waving your arms in hopes the ship will stop and save you. You have seen many ships pass by but none have stopped. Either they can't see you or they don't want a woman on board.
The rig doesn't slow down a bit, you flail you arms in hopes to get out of the way but it is no use. The ship is right upon you, you grasp onto the rope hanging off of the side. The ship drags you a few feet before your barrel flys off of you. You drag you body up the side of the ship. You finally get to the top and flop onto the warm deck.
Trying to regain your breath you hear, "Captain! There's a lass over here!"
Thud! You look to your left only to see a long blade shoved into your face. "Who are you, are you here to steal my gold?!" The man shouts at you.
You throw your hands into the air, "No sir! My ship sunk and I have been stranded in the ocean for days!", you cry out.
The man thinks for a second before lowering his blade. He helps you up and you wince in pain. "Oh dear, look at your skin. I've never seen anything so red before!" The man runs you into his cabin to get you out of the sun.
"Lass what is your name?"
"(Y/n)"
"Well, (y/n), I'm Captain Edward Kenway. I'll fix you right up lass!" He says as he fumbles with a small box on the night stand. He pulls out some ointment and rubs it on your skin, you wince in pain and look away. The man's face softens and his touch is lighter. "It's ok miss, you'll be feeling better real soon." He hands you a bottle of rum and you quickly take a huge swig of the liquid.
"Thanks Captain..."
You wake to the warm feeling of the sun against your skin. You look around and see all of the crew sleeping where the fell. You laugh but stop suddenly feeling a pounding in your head. You grumble and walk to the bar hoping Anne would have still be there. She of course wasn't and you had to go find a water source on your own.
You walk to the center of town happy to see a well. You run up to the well and pull the barrel up quickly only to be full if disappointment. The well was all dried up.
"Hey Lass," You hear a loud voice shout.
"Kenway.", You cringe.
"I see all that rum has gotten to you." He said as he hands you a glass of water. You rip the glass from his hands happily taking a large gulp of the liquid.
"Come on, let's get going we have a lot of work to do today!" He says as he runs to the general store. He buys; planks, rope, bricks, and nails, "Grab a couple of those boxes, we have a house to build!"
You pick up the rope and nails, Edward picks up a whole armful of bricks like it's nothing. He walks you to the plot he showed you yesterday, his crew already there digging at the ground.
The grand building was finished in a little over a week. Edward had left you in charge of furnishing the home and he set you up with the doctor of the town. The doctor showed you everything he knew and you were up and running in a little over a month.
Now all you needed was to find a few friends to help run your new safehouse.