Savages

Prologue

"She wishes to look into the eyes of the man that killed Kokuom." Two women approach a hut, guarded with two men armed with spears. Their faces are already painted for the war to come. The two warriors look at each other for a while, and then back to the women.

"Be quick." One of the warriors says as they both step away from the door. The woman with her tied into a bun lets go of the other woman's hand. The woman with her hair in two braids looks behind her for a second to her friend, and then walks into the hut.

The room is small, with walls of straw. The only light is from a small hole in the roof, letting moonlight stream in. A single pole is in the center of the room for the prisoner. The pole is connected to the roof work and the supporting poles to hold up the straw. The prisoner is tied to the pole, with a large rope constricting his pale wrists. His dark hair is tied behind his head with a red ribbon. He looks down to the floor, waiting for his death.

The woman has dark skin, with her hair tied into two low braids going over her shoulders. Feathers are placed into her hair behind her head. When she sees the prisoner, she cringes and lurks around the hut. When she places herself in front of the prisoner, he doesn't seem to notice. Her frown deepens as she sits on the floor and gently touches his chin, making him look to her.

"Ziio!" The man exclaims as he looks up, surprised to see her visiting him. She shakes her head and puts a finger to her lips, motioning for him to be quiet. They both stay sitting on the floor together, staring into each other's eyes.

"I'm so sorry." The woman places her head on the prisoner's chest as she softly whispers. Her arms wrap around him, gifting him with an embrace.

"For what, this?" The man tries to sound upbeat to cheer the woman up. "I've had worse scrapes than this."

"It would've been better if we never met." The woman says, refusing to look back into the man's eyes. "None of this would've happened."

"Ziio, look at me." The man tells her. She frowns, trying not to blink or else tears will spill out of her eyes. However, she reluctantly decides to look up to the man. Their eyes meet again. "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you. Dry your eyes. I'm so grateful to you. I would have lived my whole life through lost forever if I never knew you."

"I thought our love would be so beautiful." The woman tells him as tears start to flow from her dark brown eyes. "I thought we could make peace and the whole world bright. But if I never knew you, I would have no inkling of how precious life can be."

The two of them fall silent again as the woman caresses the man's cheek. As she tries to lean closer to the man for one last and final kiss together, her friend abruptly walks into the hut.

"Kaniehti:io, we must go." The woman calls for her friend.

"I can't leave you, Haytham." Kaniehti:io shakes her head and looks to the man she loves.

"You never will." Haytham insists. "No matter what happens to me, I will always be with you… Forever."

Kaniehti:io nods and stands up. Ever so slowly, she walks away from the man she loves. The man looks to her shadow, trying to prolong his last moments with her. When she walks further away and her shadow is seen no more, the man drops his head again and looks to the floor.

Savages

Chapter One

Strange Men

He stops to get a drink by the waterfall. His palms form a bowl as he stops to look at his reflection in the icy water. His dark brown hair is pulled back with his red ribbon. His blue eyes stand out from his pale face. He wears a blue coat with boots and his tipped hat on the ground next to him.

The long voyage from England wasn't a pleasant one. Sure, his father had his life on the seas, but it didn't make it any easier for him. As soon as the ship docked at the New World, he had to leave and explore .The New World is definitely magnificent. Nothing he's seen before. The forests are so lush and green. The sky is so blue. Even the wind seems to have a sort of spirit to it.

When he finally sips the water from his hands, the coldness of it shocks him. He smiles, refreshed from the cool drink. When he bends over to get another one, he stops as he notices something reflecting off the water. A figure seems to be watching him, far up in the trees. He doesn't dare to glance at the figure, not wanting to show that he's aware he's being watched. Instead, he sighs as he stands up to pick up his musket and puts on his hat.

When she sees that the man hasn't noticed her and is now walking further away, she starts to slowly climb down from the trees, creeping closer and closer.

"This is it", she thinks, "I'm finally going to see one of the 'Strange Men' myself."

She climbs down from the last branch and safely lands onto the ground.

She crawls behind tall grass, trying to mask her presence as she stares at the waterfall, checking if he's still there. I can't see him, he must have moved on. When she makes her decision, she crawls out of the grass and hides behind the rocks, making doubly sure there's no danger. Finally, she starts to gracefully and carefully leap from rock to rock until she stands directly in front of the waterfall.

The man still hides behind, readying his musket and taking aim at the savage.

I'm guessing that's one of the savages I've heard about." The man thinks to himself. Not being able to see the savage close up, he curses at the damn waterfall, messing up his aim. He'll have to wait until the savage gets closer.

"I've been warned about them." He tries to recall the sailors telling him about the savages. "'Dangerous creatures they are. If they appear combatant, attack them sight.' I'm not really sure why, but they must be dangerous.

He is snapped out of thought as the savage continuously lurks closer… and closer… He readies his musket again, steadying his breath and taking aim. He finally leaps out of the waterfall, ready to shoot. The savage watches him with curious eyes.

"It's a woman." He thinks to himself as he studies over the savage. Her black hair is tied into two braids. Her dark skin contrasts beautifully with her native dress. Her dark eyes seem to be watching him with as much curiosity as his.

He slowly starts to lower his musket while studying the woman a bit more.

"She doesn't look like a 'savage' at all." He thinks.

He slowly starts to stand up on his rock, completely lowering his defenses. Her dark eyes look to him, then back to his musket. He nods then slowly goes back down to drop it. He then steps into the water, wanting to see the woman closer. He takes slow steps, making his way closer to the native. He then takes off his hat and holds it in his hands, an English custom when meeting maidens.

Maybe this seems to have made her fearful, or maybe she's seen enough and her curiosity is filled. Either way, she quickly leaps off the rock trying to get further away from the waterfall and back into the forest.

"No, wait!" He exclaims as he watches her run away from him. "Wait, please."

She continues to sprint further into the forest, climbing up into trees.

"I must go now." She thinks to herself, "If father finds out, I will be dead. I have seen enough of these Strange Men. I must go before he attacks me."

She quickly climbs up the trees, jumping from tree to tree, further and further away from the Strange Man. When she sees the river again, she dives down, hitting the icy water. When she lands in the river, she pulls her canoe closer to her and climbs up. Before she could row away, she hears the man call for her again.

"Wait, please!" The man yells. She could see him run from the forest and to the river. He's still holding the strange item in his hands, but sets it down against a tree trunk. When he notices she hasn't rowed away from him yet, he places his hands in the air as if surrendering. "Don't run away, it's alright. I'm not going to hurt you."

The woman looks at him curiously as he walks closer and closer to her canoe. Yet she doesn't run away.

"Here, let me… Help you out of there." He says as he holds out his hand in front of him. She reluctantly holds his hand as he helps her out of the canoe.

"Who are you? Where do you come from?" The woman asks him in English as she stands in front of him.

"You know English?" The man seems surprised. She doesn't reply. Instead, she continues to examine him as they step closer together. He asks, "Who are you?"

"I am Kaniehti:io." She replies to him.

"Pleased to meet you, Gods-Dio?" He smiles as he tries to pronounce her name.

"You can call me Ziio." She nods.

"Diio?"

"Ziio." She says as if she's tried her patience.

"Zio…" He says slowly. "I am Haytham Kenway."

So… That's it… :)

I hope you enjoyed my first chapter/Prologue for the Pocahontas/Haytham and Ziio crossover! I was honestly so excited to write this. I hope you enjoyed! :)

Also, hope you also liked those cannon moments I placed in from both the movie and game ;)

Ifthis doesn't get much feedback, response, or reviews however, I don't think I'll continue. I am already doing two other ongoing FanFictions, and I also have a pretty busy life… So please show me if you want me to continue!

Thanks for everything…

~Jenny :)