My eyes instantly shot open as the dream vanished quickly from my mind like lighting.
Silvery-blue light streamed into the room, and for a moment I didn't know where I was and what the hell was happening. I sat up, covered in a cold sweat and looked around. Upon seeing the sleeping form of Lovino, I remembered everything.
"Mhmm, what is it Avelina?" He slurred, sitting up to look at me.
"Nothing, just a strange dream. That's all."
Lovino nodded and got up to look outside our window.
"We still have an hour or two, go back to sleep." He muttered, falling back into the covers. I nodded and did so myself, yet I could never even close my eyes.
I had dreamed of a blonde man, a friend of mine actually. Yet Antonio hated him greatly and Roderich wasn't fond of him, so we never saw each other if it wasn't the rare secret meeting.
In the dream, I was sitting in the gallows of a ship, with him by my side. Arthur turned to me, his green eyes staring, saying somewhat about an item I had that he needed. But I was very confused, not knowing what he was talking about. What could I have that Arthur wants?
Yet he kept bothering me about it, yelling at me when I didn't understand.
"What do you want Arthur? What is it that I have that you want?" I asked him, yelling.
Arthur laughed and was about to say something, yet two shadows appeared. I felt their hands clamp onto my shoulders and my feet dragging against the floor.
"Arthur!" I yelled. When I looked behind me, all I could see was two pairs of strange eyes.
I laid there till morning, traumatized. I couldn't even properly explain what had happened. Those shadows were horrifying, what with spiky humanoid shaped heads and all. When I dreamt, it meant something. It always did.
"Avelina, its time to- oh, you're already up." Lovino grunted. He slid out of his bed and started pulling the usual dirty clothes onto his small frame.
"We better hurry, that tomato bastard will be mad if were not on time." He walked out the door, stretching.
I walked on deck. It was quiet and the sun was just peeking out from the water.
"Mi bella! Buenos dias! How was your sleep?" Antonio greeted cheerily.
"It was… Alright… I guess." I said, watching the sun rise slowly into the sky.
"Where are all the other crewmates?" I asked him.
"Ah! They are still sleeping, or at least most of them. You and mi tomate get up early, to help me. And to eat breakfast of course! The rest of the crew normally snatches it all up if we don't hurry." Antonio exclaimed.
"Ah, good to know then."
Antonio and I walked down to the captains quarters where a scant breakfast of bread and porridge was laid out for the three of us. Lovino was already sitting there, gulping down his food.
"Ralentizar! Mi tomate! Savour it, for it will be the best breakfast in weeks!" Lovino mouthed "oh" and put down the fork with much clatter.
"Well, you may eat!" Antonio exclaimed, smiling and sitting down at the table. I copied his actions and ate a small bite of the slimy looking porridge.
Actually, it didn't taste half bad.
After breakfast, Antonio decided to take me on a very brief tour of the ship. He showed me where everything was, and greeted his just awaking crew members. While walking, I noticed two people controlling the wheel together, side by side. They looked completely out of place as the rest of the crew was Spanish.
"While I'm off doing captains stuff, I will leave you with my first mates. Avelina, this is Tris and Erik." Antonio introduced me to the two men.
"Ello." They said in unison. I looked up and saw, with surprise, the exact same spiky red hair, the exact same facial features and even height. They both had their arms crossed over their chests and were glaring down at me. I raised an eyebrow, questioning their looks.
"Captain, Its bad luck to bring a woman on board." Muttered the one with green eyes.
"She could screw something up." Said the other with blue eyes.
"Oi! Don't go talking about me like that!" I snapped, stepping forward. The two didn't even flinch, yet surprise lit up in their eyes.
"Ninos, she won't! She will turn into one of us in no time!" Antonio exclaimed, wrapping a protective arm around me. A smirk crept over the young men's faces and they laughed. It was a creepy sight indeed.
"Alright."
"Fine." The two grumbled. Antonio smiled and pushed me into them.
"Adios Avelina!" And he walked off, leaving me with the two. They frowned and looked down on me, making me feel small. The one with green eyes grumbled and shook his head, saying something I couldn't quite catch. The other one nodded in agreement, as if he could hear his thoughts.
"Um, this would be a very silly question but… Which one is which?" I asked while they abandoned the wheel and made me follow them around on their morning duties. The two immediately stopped and turned to face me with smirks.
"Tris." The one with blue eyes smiled, doing some sort of small bow.
"And Erik." The one with green eyes followed his brother's actions. I nodded, now happy that I could tell the two apart.
"Are you and Antonio siblings?"
"And are you… er, a country? As its said?" The two asked, one after another.
I nodded, "Portugal."
"Ah." They both nodded.
We walked around in silence for a while, sometimes one of them would point out something or ask me a question. But clearly they were still wary of me.
"Do you really believe in that?" I asked the twins, as I myself thought it was a silly myth.
"Yes."
"Yes we do."
"But why?' I asked again, curious. Many people believed in it, but these guys took it to an all new level. They both leaned in with small grins.
"We have to believe in these things." Tris whispered.
"Or else…" Erik's green eyes glinted with some hidden malice… Or creepiness, couldn't figure it out really. But I knew for sure that these two were really creeping me out!
"Hmm, I wonder what would happen if we threw you overboard and you drowned."
"It would be cool if your country was affected."
Throwing them a death glare, I hit them both over the head.
"Ow!" They exclaimed, now rubbing the back of their heads. I laughed and smiled victoriously, crossing my arms over my chest. The two glared at me, but slowly their lips curled into smiles.
Erik looked up at the sun that was now suspended in the high skies.
"Lunch time!" Tris exclaimed. The two were grinning from ear to ear as they walked over the captain's quarters, dragging me along with them.
"What's so special about lunch?" I asked them, confused at why they seemed so happy.
"We'll let you in on a little secret." Tris whispered as the two pressed their heads against mine.
"Were playing a prank on Antonio and Lovino today."
"Yeah, we switched the pepper with powdered chilli peppers, and they both loooove their pepper!" Whispered Erik. I stifled a laugh and grinned up at the two.
"So you're pranksters eh?" I asked. They grinned, nodding.
This was gonna be great.
"Ah, here you go! Some nice chicken for lunch!" Antonio exclaimed, placing a small plate in the center of the table. The twins exchanged mischievous glances and started to dig in. Antonio took some of the chicken and placed it on a plate, covering it with "pepper". I tried not to laugh as he slowly lifted the fork up to his mouth. As Antonio began to munch on the piece, his eyes widened.
"Ouch! Hot hot hot! My tongue is burning! Hot! Hot!" He cried out, jumping up out of his seat. Lovino stared down at the piece of pepper covered chicken on his own plate with a worried look. A giggle was heard, then another, until the twins started to laugh like maniacs, falling off their chairs. I couldn't help myself, and started to laugh my ass off as well. Once Antonio had cooled down, he stared at the three of us, confused. But soon he joined us in laughing. Even Lovino could be heard chuckling.
I sat up and looked at the twins who were still giggling.
"Yes! Another prank has succeeded!" Exclaimed Tris, the two high-fiving. The two helped each other up and dusted their clothes off.
"Well that was fun." I chuckled as we walked back into the bright sunlight. The two chuckled and looked over at me. I smiled lightly, seeing the look of approval in their eyes.
