Hey!!! Thanks guys, for the reviews. I had no idea I would get reviews this quick...this is my first KH fic after all. But yeah..THANKYOU!!!

Okay, and as a reply to one of the reviews...Roxas will fall for Nami pretty quick...I just don't want it too quick...that's just my style of writing :)

And this chapter wont be the best, lot's of talking and stuff, but well it needs to be done...the next chap will be better I promise. :)

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I awoke in a dimly lit room lying on a straw mattress with my hands bound with rope, still feeling dazed. I had no clue what was going on; I didn't know where I was and I was scared, but the gentle back and forth swaying confirmed that I was still at sea.

"You're up, it's about time." A voice called, coming from a figure that had emerged from the darkness. I jumped, though it felt awkward the way my hands were. I looked at figure; both surprised and angry to find out it was the blond.

"Who are you and where am I?" I demanded, determined to keep my voice calm and strong, though I felt neither.

"Well, if you must know, I'm Roxas and you're on my ship." He said, a smug look and a cocky grin on his face.

"What? You're the captain?" I asked, my tone showing disbelief, I raised an eyebrow. He seemed almost hurt from how I sounded so surprised, if someone like him even had feelings.

"Yeah, something like that." He said and lit another candle in the small room that we were in, adding a little more light. I was surprised that he didn't need a match, he merely touched the candle and it lit instantly. I wondered how he knew such magic?

"Well, captain." I said sarcastically. "Would you mind taking this off?" I finished and then held my arms up to show him the rope around my hands.

"That depends, will you run?" He asked airily.

"Run? Run where, the middle of the ocean?"

"True enough." He shrugged and then untied the ropes. I slapped him across the face the second my hands were free and he recoiled back, holding his cheek, anger showing in his eyes. "What do you think you're doing? Do you want this put back on?" He yelled, showing me the rope. I almost laughed at the red handprint left on his cheek.

--- Roxas P.O.V ---

I cannot believe she slapped me! And after I'd been kind and untied her hands, answered her questions and even waited for her to wake instead of making some other goon like Luxord or Saix do it. It took everything I had to hold back my temper. If it were anyone else, except for maybe Demyx, she would have been in serious trouble for doing that.

"No, there's no reason to." She smirked and I glared. "We're even. I forgive you for tying my hands and using that...spell on me earlier. Kidnapping me, however will ne-" She said, beginning to get really talkative, which I was not prepared for. Who knew a captive could talk so much.

"I got it! And you're really cocky, you know that? Watch it!" I warned her, she would learn quick enough, but she irritated me further by grinning. I got up and started walking towards the door. "I'm leaving. If you plan on staying alive, I suggest you stay in that spot." I told her and she looked like she was about to protest, but she stayed where she was.

After locking the door back I went to see Xemnas in my cabin. See, this is what happened. Once in a while Xemnas, our pirate "king", would come for inspection and while he did, he stayed in the best room, which would be mine. While on board he walked around like he owned the whole thing and took over the whole ship shouting orders and such. I wanted him off, but I couldn't do anything about it. While everyone in my crew followed me, I followed Xemnas. That's just the way things worked.

I walked in and sat down in one of the numerous mismatched chairs in the cabin and faced the table that was in the center of the room. He was sitting on the other side, facing me and studying a sea chart. Supper had just past, so there was still a bit of meat and fruit left on the table, I eyed some grapes with interest.

"So, why is it we took the girl again?" I asked, plopping a grape into my mouth while I waited for his reply.

"Is it not obvious?" He asked, not looking up from the chart. I remained silent. He made a few marks with a pencil and then looked up at me, sighing. "Roxas, when you want something, what do you need?" He asked me, I had a feeling I knew where he was going, and I didn't like it.

"Depends on what you want." I answered, grabbing a few more grapes. He started to look impatient and frowned.

"You need leverage." He said and then went back to the map.

"So the girl...?" I asked, just making sure my guess was correct.

"Leverage." He confirmed and I nodded. All was quiet for a while. Eventually, he put up his map and said, "In the mean time, I will be elsewhere. The girl, Namine, stays on this ship and she is to remain on this ship. Understood?" He asked and started walking to the door.

"Aye, cap'in" I said, a bit sarcastic and added a mock salute while he was turned away. When he exited and shut the door I sighed, relieved to be alone. "I don't like this." I whispered to myself, but knew that at least he would be gone in the morning, off to who knows where and I would be left with babysitting the princess. Oh Joy.

I reclined in my chair, putting my feet on the table and relaxed for a minuet, but the quiet was short lived. Someone was knocking on the door. "Come in!" I yelled and waited for the door to open, revealing my best friend, Axel. He marched in wearing his bright red puffy shirt and brown pants, along with his black boots; his favorite hat hanging loosely on his head. I didn't even know why he wore it, it hardly ever stayed on and honestly, he looked better without it.

He grinned, his teardrop tattoos moving slightly, and said, "A bit of excitement on the deck, you may want to check it out." He pointed his thumb in the direction of the door.

"What about?" I asked lazily, I've had enough excitement today to last the rest of the night.

"That girl of yours. A few of the crew are trying to peek through and get a glimpse, rumors are starting." He replied, I sat up in my chair and dropped my feet from the table clumsily.

"What kind of rumors?" I asked, and the grin on Axel's face grew wider.

"They think she's that princess, what was her name again? You know, the one from England." He said, seeming amused. I frowned; wait until he found out that it WAS the princess. Xemnas ordered me to keep things quiet for now, the fewer people knew Namine was on this ship the longer it would take to track us down. That included the crew as well. As for Axel, he was lucky enough to be one the well informed, him and a few others.

"Well, about that..." I began, leaving a wide opening for Axel to continue.

"Oh, don't tell me..." He said, sighing. He would probably feel the same way I did, that doing this was a really bad idea. Sure, we were pirates, but not all of us were like Xemnas. We didn't kill unless we had to protect one of our crew, that was the bottom line. As for Xemnas, he didn't care and we all knew it. He was only out for himself, caring only about power.

"Bingo." I said and then got up, walking for the door. Axel stopped me.

"Why?" He asked, "What do we gain from this besides danger?"

"I'm sorry. I don't like it anymore than you do, but it's Xemnas's orders. At least you aren't in charge of keeping an eye on her." I said, frowning again. I had to go and settle what was happening outside.

I walked around the crowded deck, walking around ropes and nets that were tying down the sails. This ship was built for speed, not luxury, though that didn't mean it wasn't a great looking ship.

"HEY! What do you think you're doing? You have jobs don't you?" I yelled loud enough for everyone to hear. "We have a guest, that's all, no questions, you got that? She's off limits."

"Aye" I heard a few say, others just grumbled and went back to their post. Sometimes these men were whiner than two-month-old babies, but they were my crew and I had to live with them.

"Hoy, Roxas! Who's the other kid?" A voice called, I turned to see Demyx still trying to look thought the glass in the door leading to Namine. I didn't like how he said kid. I was older than the girl by at least a couple months, and Demyx only a bit older than me, he didn't have enough of an age gap for that.

"Just ask Axel, I'm tired of talking about it." I said. Demyx also happened to be one of the "well informed". He didn't look it, but he did a lot on this ship. He usually just walked around in his normal blue, white and black carrying his sitar around, but he was useful when he wanted to be.

"Err...okayyy..." Demyx said and then walked off to find Axel.

----- Namine's P.O.V. -----

How long did Roxas expect me to just sit here? I was starting to get really annoyed. Sure, I knew there were other things I should be thinking about, like how to get off this ship, but really...my temper was clouding my better judgment. And then there was this one thing, though I haven't the slightest idea of what, that told me not to be afraid. Call it my heart, or maybe just a hunch, but I knew that Roxas wasn't a bad guy. Perhaps he's had a bad past, maybe is even bound for a bad future, but is heart isn't evil. I just know it... It was weird, but I wasn't afraid of him...mostly. I still had some of my sanity left and besides, I was a noble, a princess, and we didn't sit around cowering like cornered animal.

I heard a small knock on the door and then it opened. Roxas walked in and grinned, seeming amused that I had remained in the same spot that I was in when he left. He was carrying something, though it was to dark to make out what it was. I crossed my arms and glared at him.

"Can I get up, now?" I asked sarcastically, his grin widened. I took that as a yes and stood, dusting off my dress, though I knew it wouldn't get the dirty stains off at this point. Why did I choose today to wear white?

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Well, there is some good news and some bad news, which do you want first?" He asked and leaned against the wall of the small cabin.

"I suppose the good news." I said, hoping for the best.

"Well, the good news is that you are now free to go where you please." He said, but before I could actually get excited, thinking I would be set free, he added, "The bad news is that you are not to leave this ship." I frowned; I knew there would be a catch.

"That makes no since, how am I free to go where I please if I am restricted to this ship?" I pouted, turning away from him, my dress catching the small movement and swaying slightly.

"Well, you could always just stay in here..."

"NO!" I almost yelled, there is no way that I would be stuck in here for who knows how long.

"I thought so, now, change into this and meet me in my cabin when you're done." He said and tossed me the thing that he was holding. I caught it clumsily and looked it over. My shocked face turned into grimace, it was another dress. It wasn't horrible, but I didn't see what was wrong with mine. The dress he gave me was simple and a blue that matched my eyes. It looked a bit more durable that my white dress, but a lot less comfortable. It was also trimmed in gold with a matching gold ribbon that would tie around my waist.

"Are you kidding? What's wrong with what I have on?" I asked.

"It looks to rich, most of the crew don't know who you are and I plan to keep it that way. Besides, white stains a while lot easier than blue and gold." He said and though I hated to admit it, he had a point.

"Fine, but you better not get rid of this one. It's staying here." I said firmly, showing this was something I wouldn't change my mind about.

"Fine, whatever. Just hurry up. My cabin is right across from this one by the way, right under the upper deck." He said and then left, closing the door firmly on his way out. I double checked to make sure the door was locked and then changed quickly, surprised to see that the dress wasn't really that bad. I could move easily in it, it was comfortable and fit really well.

After hiding my pouch necklace back under my dress I headed outside for my first look at the ship.

It looked nothing like I'd imagined. The railings were detailed, the wood was in good condition and the cannons, though frightening, were shining brightly in the moonlight. Most surprising of all were the solid black sails that wove back and forth through the wind.

I walked cautiously out of the cabin, getting stares from most of the other pirates, though I ignored them. My curious eyes remained wide as I passed them, the rest of the ship and finally made it to Roxas's cabin. I opened the door slowly and walked in, seeing him sitting in chair with his feet rested on the table.

"So, what am I doing here again?" I asked, while I shut the door.

"You can sit if you want and that depends on the question. What are you doing in my cabin, or what are you doing on my ship?" He asked and motioned to one of the mismatched chairs. I sat on the one furthest away from him.

"Both. And don't you ever give straight answers?"

He sighed and then said, "Depends." I knew he was enjoying this, but he continued quickly. "You are on this ship because Xemnas, they guy who gives me orders, told me to take you here and I don't disobey him, ever. You are in my cabin because I need to talk to you." He said and then waited for my reply and just stared up at the ceiling.

"About what?" I asked.

"Rules."

"Great." I whispered. "Like what?" I asked, louder so her could hear.

"You don't need to make that face." He said, frowning at my grimace. "It isn't much."

"Like what?" I repeated, composing my features.

"That's better." He said, his cocky grin back on his face. "First, listen to what I say, when I say it. Got it?"

"And if I refuse?" I asked, and his eyes turned cold, though only for a second.

"Depends, let's just hope you don't." He said, I just glared at him. He continued, "Second, don't tell anyone who you really are."

"And just how do you plan on me doing that? I'm not changing my name."

"You'll figure it out. Oh, and lastly, you will begin lessons tomorrow morning so I suggest you rest up, you'll need your energy."

"What lessons?"

"You'll see." He said, his grin wider than ever.

"You are so irritating." I said, but then he slid me a plate full of fruits and what looked like chicken.

"Yeah, but you're stuck with me so get use to it. When you are done eating you can go."

I muttered a 'thanks' and then started picking at the food, eating silently, though I really didn't touch the meat. No telling if it was any good or not.

"You know, I don't get it." I said, right before getting up.

"Get what?" He asked, looking at me curiously.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked him, looking him in his eyes. It was a trick I learned, one that would usually get the truth. He had no choice but to look back, locked in my gaze.

"Why shouldn't I?" He asked.

"You're a pirate!"

"So? You think all pirates are bad?!" He questioned, almost yelling. "Besides, you aren't an enemy, why should I treat you like one?" I was shocked at his response and didn't say anything; I just stared at the floor. "Look, Namine, I'm not the jerk you imagine me to be." He said softly, though he still had a guarded edge to his voice, like he was trying not to sound too tough or too soft either.

"Thanks." Was all I could think to say.

"But, don't let your guard down." He said, smirking. "I am still a pirate." I looked at him, confused. "And an unpredictable one at that."

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