In this love story there won't be a helpless peasant girl that needs to be saved by the handsome prince that would make her a princess, no, this love story is full of desire, despair, and an unusual love between a cold-hearted pirate and a loving serf. In this love story there will be heartbreak and betrayal but also love and affection.
It was July 21, 1872 the night was dark and crisp with a slight breeze. The choppy waves rocked the boat slightly, the boat swayed with each small wave sending it crashing into the post it was tied to. It was a relatively quiet night at the harbor, Mal sat at an old bar stool staring into her pint. Mal was the only soul in the pub that night, most likely because it was a late Tuesday night. Suddenly the pub door swung open and a beautiful brown haired, green eyed peasant girl walked in. She walked up to the counter and asked for the owner, before long he was out and talking to the mysterious beauty. It didn't look like it was going too well because the owner looked angry at the girl's pleas for a job. Mal noseley listened in to the commotion going on between the two figures. "Please sir, Ill work for only two pennies a week. I can work whenever you need me to and do whatever you would like me to", she pleaded to the dissatisfied keep. "No, young lady, you are still too young to work at my pub. You have to be 21 and you are only 18, now run along before I get the sheriff in here to escort you out", he shouted in response. The girl picked up her dress hem and walked out with her head held high. Mal wondered why an 18 year old girl would need a job, she should be married with kids to take care of. When Mal was 18 she ran away from her family after an arranged marriage was set to take place with a local bakers son. Now she was 19 and the captain to her own ship, Mal suddenly threw a penny on the table and ran out in pursuit of the young woman. To her surprise the woman was right outside of the pub watching the waves sway the boats at the harbor, with all her courage Mal walked up the woman. "Hi, I don't mean to be nosey but I heard you talking to Old Morris about needing a job….uh..I might have one for you if you're willing", she said with her voice a tad shaky. The girl was quick to respond, "Yes absolutely! Please anything will help!" Mal was taken back by the strange woman's quickness. "Well, you see, I have myself a boat without a crew...I need a first mate to help me tend the sails and swab the deck...I might not be able to pay much but i can offer shelter and an adventure", she said with a small smirk on her face. "Im Lani, Id be honored to be your first mate", she said with a smile that made her eyes light up and her dimples stick out.
It was July 22, 1872 the morning was colder and the waves were calm but the boat was untied and on the move. Today was Lani's first day; she swabbed the deck as Mal manned, or should i say womaned the wheel. Mal watched Lani as she swayed back and forth running the mop across the deck, she had a look of pure concentration. Her eyes moved with the mop, her brow furrowed in a way that made Mal's heart beat a bit faster and her palms to get sweaty. Lani stopped and looked up, Mal's eyes darted back to the open sea and she pretended as if she had never been studying her new crew member. After a few short moments Lani went back to her small task but this time Mal kept her eyes on the sea. She was staring at the sea but her mind wandered elsewhere, the bluish-green sea foam reminded her of Lani's eyes. All she could focus on was her crew mate. After an hour or so, Lani made her way over to Mal explaining that she was done with her first task. Mal told her that she could relax under the deck or she could sit up top and do what she'd like. Lani strode over to the door that led down under, Mal's heart seemed to be crushed as she realized she wouldn't be seeing Lani until she had another task. As she racked her brain trying to find some kind of task that would force Lani to be in Mal's presence, Lani quietly walked back up on deck with a small book and a stool in hand. She placed the stool next to Mal's position, sat down, and began to read a book that looked to be about sea creatures. A small, bright smile was plastered across Mal's face as Lani continued to read next to her. Lani for the most part was quiet during her hour of reading except for the occasional sighs or chuckles that escaped her mouth as she reached various places in her book. Mal sailed until sun down which she then reached the nearest harbor along the coast of North America. They both stayed in one dank room in a cheap motel that was close to the ship. After dinner they both went straight to bed after the long hours aboard the Mary Jane, unfortunately the small room only had one bed. Mal offered to sleep on the floor so that her crew mate could take the small bed, but Lani declined and insisted that they both could fit in the bed that way neither had to sleep on the dirty, rat infested floor. As soon as they both laid down they were fast asleep in a deep slumber until the following morning...