I shifted in makeshift bed that I had been sleeping on for the past few nights. The mass below me shifted far to left and I felt my body fall. "Ah," I landed on my side on top of something. Lifting my form I found that i had landed on my sword. I glared down at the hilt as I moved to be standing. I picked up the object and fastened it onto my belt as I made my way to a mirror. I looked into it and two clear grey eyes stared back at me. I stared for a moment before turning my attention to my hair. It was a short cut but long enough for it to touch my ears and get into my eyes. The dark red strands that blocked my vision were soon pushed back but returned to their previous position. I growled but left it. I didn't feel like dealing with the tedious length of my hair this morning. Soon we would be Port Royal where I was to see my wife to be. I grimaced into the mirror and turn away. I had known her my entire life and she knew under what conditions she was marrying me. I grabbed my fine red coat and pulled it over me as a I left the cabin and emerged onto the deck of the Dragon Knight. What a stupid name for a ship. When I had my own I wouldn't let my father name her.

"Prince James, how was your sleep?" I glanced behind me to see the captain of the ship at the helm. He was about ten years older than I was but he looked much older. The sea had taken its tole on the man.

"Fine, how long till Port Royal?" I walked forward avoiding the men as they worked. They were all men from the navy and they did their best to avoid me. Not wanting to bump me or scuffle my nice clothes.

"We'll be there soon, can't wait to see your beautiful bride?" He laughed at me as he told his first mate to take the helm as he followed me to the front of ship where I was leaning over the side. I loved the sea but didn't get much time on ships. The only reason I was coming to Alice was because I had to practically beg my father to let me escort her to our kingdom.

"From what I've heard she's beyond any beauty that anyone has ever seen. Golden locks with a very nice figure, if you know what I mean Prince," He nudged me and I gave a small laugh.

"Yes, she is the perfect princess. Soon she will be mine, in more than one way," I suggestively spoke and he gave a hearty laugh. A sailor's laugh. He soon left me to my thoughts as he spoke with his crew.

If only they really knew what I was. Alice knew what she was getting herself into. She knew from birth that she would be my bride and never threw a fit about it. Not like I did every day for my entire life. My father was old when he had me with his not so young queen. I was their last chance at an heir and they needed a boy. When I came out as a girl, they cursed the heavens. They were gonna use me and Alice as a way to join their kingdoms. So now since I was a female they concocted this plan to treat me as prince my entire life. I grew up as a boy and was taught strictly never to think of myself as a girl. Which was hard seeing as woman liked guys while guys liked woman. I had to learn to entrance woman to think I was prince. I had kissed many a women and it had been, fine. My eyes shifted to some of the men on the boat but quickly dropped it to the sea. I would never know a touch of a man or be able to find love. I mean, I loved Alice but not in that kinda way. Soon after we wed someone will be selected to be the man to impregnate her and she will bear his children pretending them to be mine. I'll be father. I chuckled at the thought.

My whole life was planned out for me very carefully to join to kingdoms. I was to play my part and I had to be perfect or someone might find out. Though I was feminine I looked just like a young, beautiful, man. Beautiful, yea I've never been called that. Handsome, many a time. Beautiful will be a word that I will never achieve in the way I want to. I was pulled from my thoughts as a boat in the distance seemed to be come right for us. I straighten up and looked at it. I didn't know there would be any other ships on our route today. I observed it as it grew closer.

"Prince! Get into the cabin, those are pirates. Stay in there and out of sight. The last thing we need right now is you getting hurt before the wedding. Now go," The captain grabbed me roughly and threw me toward the cabin as the men around me scurried getting ready for a battle if it were to take place. I didn't want to hide like a child but I obeyed. I locked myself in the cabin and sat in a chair staring at the door. Waiting for the captain to call me out. That's when the cannons fired.

I jerked from my chair and landed on the ground. Our ship was hit, how badly I didn't know but getting hit with cannon fire was never a good thing. I heard fighting on the deck and ran towards the door and peaked out of the curtains. Pirates were on our ship fighting my men. I can't just hide in here doing nothing! I'm no coward and I know how to handle my sword. I bursted through the door and pulled out my sword. A few of the navy men glanced worriedly at me but continued their fighting. I found myself fighting a quite ugly bloke as he tried to slice at my guts. I shifted to the side and barely missed the blade. Unlike in training, if I get hit, I might die.

I continued this blade fight until I had managed to lead him toward the edge of ship when which I kicked him and he fell off the side. I smile to myself exhilarated by the fight. I was about to turn to find someone else to fight, only to find a pirate holding his blade to my neck. His hair was in dreadlocks with random trinket tied it into it. I gulped as he pushed the blade closer to me. I felt the sharpness of the blade on my neck. I was scared but I just glared at the man before me.

"What do we have here? You don't look like navy boy," I sneered at him but held my tongue. The ship was completely taken over, others had been tied to up with rope.

"Leave the Prince be, take whatever you want. The gold is in the cabin," My eyes shifted toward the captain who looked badly beaten from the previous fight.

"Prince? Aye I see well perhaps this little plunder was more valuable than I thought it would be," the pirate lowered his his blade to pull at the necklace around my neck. It just a silver chain with an emblem of our family crest on it. His eyes raised up from it to my face. I glared at him more and this just made him smile more. One of his teeth was gold and it shimmered in the sun. "Alrighty then, men grab the gold and take this boy onto the ship." He turned from me which I took this as time to strike and turn the tables on the pirates. I was wrong. The captain turned and disarmed me easily. "Now boy, I wouldn't do that again, if you ever wish to see your kingdom again, savvy?"

"Then stop calling me boy, Pirate. I'm Prince James the 3rd and I will not have a pirate addressing me as such," My glare intensified as he just laughed at me and ordered his men to take me aboard this ship. I struggled against the dirty hands that held me but it was of no use. Years of working at sea made them strong. I was thrown into a corner of the ship as the gold was brought aboard.

"Now if you want your prince back send a small ship to Tortuga and we can discuss his ransom there. We'll meet in the Iron Lady in a week's time. Oh and do bring plenty of gold to trade," The captain smirk as he turned on his heal after he had walked back over to his ship. With his last words they disembarked the Dragon Knight and sailed away.

I was against the side of the ship as the pirates opened the chests to reveal the gold that was inside. They hooped and hollered. I rolled my eyes and got to my feet and dusting myself off. "Stupid bloody pirates," How was I gonna get out of this. I observed the ship looking for something that would help my plite.

"Oi boy," The captain called, I assumed for me and I just glared at him.

"I told you my name, or did you already forget it with your rotting pirate brain?" I sneered at him and he just gave that half smile and walked toward me.

"Ah yes, Prince James was it now?" He stood in front of me and I looked him over more closely. He did look just like I had pictured pirates, dirty and with horrible taste in clothes. Alice loved that I had great taste in men's apparel, but I guess it takes a woman to know one.

"Welcome to the Black Pearl, your majesty," he bowed to me but it was a tease as the men bursted out into laughter. I turned my head away from him and looked at the one of canons. "And I am her captain, Captain Jack Sparrow. I'm sure you'd heard of me," I he looked up at me through his bow and I glanced down at him. I had heard of him, but he didn't need to know that. It would only inflate his ego more.

"Jack Sparrow? Never hear of ya," My grey eyes pierced through his brown ones as he quickly stood straight with that stupid smile of his plastered on his face.

"But it's Captain Jack Sparrow. Very different from just Jack Sparrow," The crew now had gotten to work as the Jack spoke to me.

"Either way, I've never heard of you. You must be a lowly pirate who hadn't done anything worth remembering your name for," I hissed at him and he was taken back a bit, but quickly regained his smile and just did a walk around me.

"Either way, you are a prisoner on this ship. Until your father pays for you back," I could feel his eyes sizing me up. Granted I wasn't the tallest person but I was tall enough to be average. I even wore shoes that added an inch to my height. "However if you don't want to sleep in brig, I'll let you sleep with my men in a hammock if you work on my ship as part of my crew. I think that's a much better use of you, don't you think?" He stopped in front of me and waited for my response.

"Jack, leave the boy be and just throw him in the brig," An older pirate walked over and just looked through me. He looked more grotesque than the others. I didn't' like him one bit. Not that I liked the others, but this guy, I just had a feeling that he was worse for wear.

"Hector, I do believe I am the Captain of this ship and its my choice, now get to work," Jack got striked with the other pirate but turned back to playful when he turned to me. I thought over it for a moment.

"Fine, Captain Sparrow, I will work for you ship until I am returned to my Father and my bride." Jack's eyes sparkled as I accepted my fate.

"Well James, welcome to the crew of the Black Pearl."

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