the pirate and the bounty-hunter
summary~ There's a strange man on Tenten's ship. And he's really pretty. Looks like a girl. - AU-
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me."
It didn't count as singing if she was singing in a monotone. Tenten's bent elbows rested upon the Death Trap's railing, watching Konoha shrink into the horizon.
"We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot."
She glanced at the second voice beside her. A boy was gazing at her unfathomably. A few strands of his waist-length chestnut hair floated around his physique. He looked blind with those white eyes. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt under a blue open front vest, tightened by a huge belt with a silver buckle. His brown pants hung loose over sturdy black boots that thudded the deck whenever he moved. He was very handsome.
"Who are you? This is my ship. No one's allowed on here."
Tenten wasn't concerned that there was a stowaway on her ship and that it was too late to kick him out. (Unless he would walk the plank…?) She was irked that she wasn't smart enough to watch for intruders.
"Where did you find this ship, Tenten?"
"How do you know my name," she asked sharply.
"Where did you get this ship?"
She haughtily turned away from him. "None of your business." Although it would have been nice to brag.
"Tenten, you stole this from me. This is not your ship."
Tenten smiled at him, and waved a hand, as if it didn't matter. "I'm a pirate. We're supposed to steal."
The boy looked at her, smirking slightly. "I am also a pirate. I'm here to take my ship back. And stealing isn't good."
Tenten stared at his flawless face, unable to comprehend. "What kind of pirate are you?"
"The good kind."
"Fuck off."
"Where are you sailing my ship?" The boy asked Tenten after thirty minutes inspecting the Death Trap.
"I'm sailing my ship to nowhere. I missed the sea." Tenten's eyes ate up the beautiful black waves that were no match for the enormous ship. They pushed unsuccessfully against the Death Trap, but she calmly twiddled the wheel south.
"I use my ship to hunt zombies," the boy stated casually.
The ship teetered dangerously.
"There are zombies?"
He nodded once, amused.
"Who are you?"
"Neji Hyuga. I'm a bounty hunter."
She knew she looked like she could swallow a whale. "I thought you were a pirate," she muttered.
"Who sails the seas," The boy named Neji nodded.
"You're too pretty to be a bounty hunter."
"You are too small to be a pirate," he countered easily.
Neji, as much as she hated to admit it, was absolutely right. He had a good foot and a half on Tenten's five-foot-two.
Tenten's eyes crinkled eagerly. She brandished a bottle of rum out from her long jacket and exposed it to him. "You can stay on my ship, and we can hunt zombies together."
Well, I don't really know where this is headed. But I really do like this piece. Review, and review twice if you think pirates ninja. ;)