Chapter 2: Benett

Life on board of the Pirates went his usual way... at first I didn't really have to help, but at age ten, I got some chores from Merin.
One day in December, when I was hanging around in the forest, out of nowhere, a blonde kid popped up. He hurried up and hid somewhere, motioning for me to keep quiet. I did as he asked and just continued to just do my thing. A small time later, two strangers approached me and asked me about a boy named 'Bennett'. I told them I never saw him. Not a lie, I had no idea. Only when they started describing him I realised who they meant. I set them up with the wrong directions and went looking for the kid. When I found him, he was talking to Merin. I walked up to them, noticing he was wearing different clothes. That meant he stayed. Hearing me groan at that, Merin noticed me.
"Corso... this is Bennett." She told me. "He'll be staying with us since he ran into some trouble with Tecnoid."
"Doesn't everyone?" I asked her, rolling my eyes. "Because Merin fought with Tecnoid a couple of times."
"Yes, that good old Henned won't catch us, but them, know what I'm saying?"
"Oh." Bennett looked at me oddly. "Is he from Tecnoid, by any chance?" He carefully asked. Merin just looked at him surprised and nodded. "We saved him from a timely death. Better not talk about that with him, okay?"
"Yeah, fine..." At that moment the men from earlier barged in and startled when they saw Benett with Merin.
"So, Merin. You're letting yourself in with traitors now?" One of them taunted.
"Traitor?" Merin asked.
"Punk triggered the alarm while we were busy packing supplies."
"Sjako, how many times now? De-activate the alarm before you start anything."

"I know, I know..." He said while rolling his eyes. "I'm doing a hundred things at once, so excuse me for forgetting something."
"That's not anyone's fault but your own." Merin retorted.
"You can have him. After that accident he's pretty much useless."
"Accident?" Merin inquired.
"Yeah, robot with those damn floodlights damaged his eyes."
"That explains the sunglasses...Those weren't there last time." Last time...? I looked at her, surprised.
"I don't remember him." I said.
"Of course you don't, you were so young..."
"I was the one who gave you to the orphanage." Merin said.
"So... wow!" I answered.
"Yup, known you for a while now. Sunglasses are new, tough." She said, laughing softly. "I have to go now." She continued. "Coming, Bennet?"
"Yes, Ma'am!" I said, as I waved a final goodbye to my old pals and went on board at Merin's ship, on to adventure.

Hope you enjoyed the read.

Translated and Beta-Read by Paranoidgirl