"Ah, what a great day to be out at sea," the blond looked out at the ocean as he climbed into the crows nest. "Great day to catch us a fine lot of chicks!"

"Masaomi~" the navigator looked over at him warningly, "if the captain catches you up here, he's going to kill us."

"Pish posh." Masaomi waved him off, "Mikado, Izaya wouldn't dare get rid of me. How else would he find hot chicks? I swear, without me, he wouldn't know a large rack from a stuffed shirt."

Mikado shooed at him, clearly becoming flustered by the conversation, "Kida! Hurry back to your post!"

"Blah, blah, I came all the way up here to visit you and that's what you're going to say." Kida leaned against the railing of the nest and moaned. "I came all the way here, through grit and grime. I risked the wrath of one highly irate beast who lives under the boat. I just went through so much, just to see my greatest friend in the whole world, but alas! He does not want me as a friend anymore."

Mikado sighed, shaking his head, "it must be such a hardship to be you."

"Oh what a hardship it tis!" He laid on the floor of the confined space, shutting his eyes in anguish. "I always give and give. My heart bleeds upon the decks of this ship, just trying to please my one and only best friend in the world. I find him the hottest babes, just loaded with the most gorgeous pairs-"

"You tried to hook me up with a guy last time we landed on solid ground!"

"Most gorgeous pairs," Kida exclaimed, earning a even more flustered look from his companion, "but still~ my love goes unanswered." Kida snatched his friend's hand and got upon bended knee, looking up at his friend sincerely, "You must tell me, Mikado. Is it the moustache? Is it my smell? Why are you abandoning me to the harsh, cruel waters of the ocean?"

"…Kida, get back to your post before Izaya comes back up from below deck."

"Ah, and still, the great me must await his damsel's call. Farewell, my dear prince." Kida climbed out and held onto a few of the many ropes connected to the sails, "until the time when I can free you from your high up prison!" He began his great trip down to the deck and Mikado sighed.

"Sometimes, I think he's weird…"

"MIKADO!"

The navigator jumped as he heard the captain, "YES SIR!" Below, he saw the dark figure moving to where the blond had landed below.

"FIND US A PLACE TO REST! THE CREW IS NEEDY AGAIN!"

"YES CAPTAIN!"

"AND MIKADO!"

"YES?"

"IF YOU NEED KIDA, JUST TAKE HIM! HE NEVER SHUTS UP ABOUT YOU!"

"YES SIR!" Mikado turned away, blushing at the news. The captain was too informed about the happenings of this ship.

Down below, said captain turned to his first mate and smirked, "enjoying the crows nest, Kida?"

The blond frowned, avoiding eye contact, "aye sir. I was checking what news he had about the nearest land."

"Oh really?"

"Yes sir."

"And what did he say?"

"Not much, he was still working on it."

"And yet you seemed so very energized as you were coming down from up there." The captain sighed, "here I was hoping there would be something interesting going on."

"Sorry sir. Nothing to report."

"Ah, but Kida?"

"Yes sir?"

Izaya looked at the straying eyes of the crew and frowned, turning to face their sudden fear stricken faces, "Did I say you could stop working? HOP TO IT! I WANT TO BE ON LAND BY NIGHTFALL!"

"AYE!" The crew members scampered to their posts and Izaya grabbed his first mate's arm, stopping him for a moment.

"You may play with whomever you please, Kida, but remember what happened to my last first mate." He smiled brightly before turning, his coat fluttering out behind him as he headed towards his cabin.

"SIR!" Mikado shouted from up high.

"WHAT?" Izaya turned, looking up at the crows nest.

"LAND HO!"

"DO YOU SEE HUMANS?"

"THERE'S A BLOND PERSON STANDING UP WAVING!"

"A blond person?" Kida frowned at the detail. Izaya did as well.

"SO?"

"SIR! I THINK… I THINK IT'S SHIZU-"
"I WANT ALL MEN TO THEIR STATIONS!" Izaya didn't let the navigator finish his sentence before exploding at the men. "I WANT TO BE ON THAT ISLAND IMMEDIATELY!"

"Sir," Kida hurried forward and Izaya cut him a glare.

"You will make sure these men get us to land immediately."

"Yes sir."

"Be warned Kida, my first mate could use a friend about now." With that, Izaya slammed the door to below deck shut.

Kida just stared after him, swallowing. There was no way in the hells of the sea that he wanted to end up like Shinra.

~.~

"Shizuo!" A voice from above him awakened the blond from his slumber.

"No. Fuck off." Shizuo rolled over and buried his face into his pillow.

"Shizuo! Your wedding! It's going to start in a few minutes!" Kadota nudged at him more, "you have to get up and moving! We still need-"

"No thanks. The woman's a basket case. I'd rather spend my life with this pillow." Shizuo hugged the object for emphasis and Kadota groaned.

"Your parents and brother are expecting you to go though!"

"Fuck 'em."

"Shizuo, you don't mean that. Come on, at least go to say you aren't going through with this."

"Nope."

"Shizuo~" Kadota groaned in aggravation before a hand landed on his shoulder. Looking, he grinned, "Ah, Kasuka. You can talk some rationale into him."

The man nodded and Kadota left the building.

"…I'm not going."

The man sat down and Shizuo rolled over, looking at his greatest listener and closest family member.

"I can't do it. If I have to listen to her complain about her feet or the village, I'll kill her."

"…"

"I mean she goes on and on about it and when I have to work, she complains that blacksmith is too low a trade and that I should find a new trade."

"…"

"And then she gripes about the family and I swear, if she tries to seduce me I will wring her neck."

"…"

"She's annoying!"

"…"

"Unnngh… headache headache headache headache~"

Kasuka pulled a bottle of milk from nearby and handed it to him.

"Thanks Kasuka." Shizuo drank it and groaned in agony. "God, my head hurts."

"I will tell them to postpone everything."

"Thanks."

Kasuka nodded, heading out.

Annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed annoyed!

Shizuo was absolutely sure he didn't want to marry some mainlander's daughter out for some wealth. No doubt she would be the death of him. He would rather just be gone.

Standing up, Shizuo didn't bother putting on a shirt before heading to the cliffs, enjoying his favorite place in the whole area. He sipped at his milk as he looked back to see the villagers returning home, having not seen a wedding and having to wait longer.

He looked out to the sea and frowned.

Why did it look like there was a ship in the horizon?

He narrowed his gaze and looked harder; he could almost imagine the boat from the old crone's story the night before. He could imagine the monsters on the deck, the captain with horns, stomping his hooves upon the floorboards as he commanded a legion of ghouls.

He sighed. No doubt he would fit in fine with that kind of crowd. Unlike here with the judging neighbors and gossiping elders, he would rather be part of that ship's crew.

Pfft, amusing himself, Shizuo raised a hand and waved at the imaginary ship. The sun came out from behind the clouds and Shizuo shielded his poor sight, feeling his headache throb in twice the pain as before. Damn it. Stupid sunlight. Stupid stories of freedom and escape.

Stupid damn ghost stories.

~.~

A/N: Oh yeah, I got a few ideas from Pirates of the Caribbean, but in all honesty, the movies plots will not be taking place in this. Too predictable.

TO THE NEXT CHAPTER, ne?

I warn you all, the next chapter will have the following:

Violence, deaths, perverts, and some very crazed! Captain Izaya forcing some awesome Izuo into the story

Reviews as always, are welcome.