"My Dear Lord, King Diam,
I am very sorry to report and inform you but his lordship's ship "The Lady Queen Star" has been reported lost and destroyed due to a storm. All was lost. There are no survivors." The note read.
King Diam Endymion Chiba the 2nd reread the note in his hands for the third time. His mind could not or would not comprehend what it was saying. The ship…. Carrying his youngest son home from school…. Was lost at sea? No….. Survivors?
"No. He is on his way home." King Diam said softly to himself. "Father what is wrong?" King Diam looked over at his first born son. "Endymion is….is gone. The ship was destroyed by a storm." The King said. His oldest looked at him shocked. "You lie!" The two looked up and to the archway when they heard their Queen. The Queen stood there with the other family members around her. They all looked at their King. The Queen glared at her husband. "Tell us you are lying." She said looking right at him.
The King sighed, handed the note to his oldest son, his only son now, and walked out of the throne room. Leaving everyone around shocked and confused. His oldest son reading the note fast with his eyes going wide. His little bratty brother was gone?! Prince Diam sat down hard on his father's throne. He was shocked the most and now kind of scared. For he knew with Endymion gone, that he, Diam, would become a Prince and would be the next King.
King Diam walked into his private office and walked over to a window. He glared at the sun that was shining so brightly down over his land.
"It is your fault! You bastard! You sent my only son to that school! Why! Because of those stupid horses! You loved those horses more than my baby!" The king heard his wife say after she walked into the room and slammed the door. He slowly looked at her glaring even more. "Do not start with me! Don't. You. Dare! Do not come in here acting like you care! You never cared about him! You never wanted Endymion! Get out of here you Bitch! Go back and give the others your act! Act for them! I know the truth!" King Diam yelled at his wife. She looked at him with her eyes wide.
Those two had always disliked each other. They had been forced to marry years ago. "My true heir is gone. Get away from me." King Diam said as he sat down in his chair and leaned back with his eyes closed. His Queen looked at him then slowly walked back to the door. She took the handle but didn't leave. She fell to the floor. Her husband looked at her and shook his head. "Stop acting with me. Get out now." He said. His queen only shook her head as she closed her eyes as her head went down.
King Diam stood up fast and walked to her fast. He reached and pulled her head back by her hair. He looked at her surprised when he noticed she was crying real tears. King Diam let her hair go and stepped back falling to the wall shocked. His body slowly fell to the floor. Endymion's Father and Mother, two people who hated each other, finally shared something in common. They had lost their only son. For Endymion was their child that they had together. The King's three older children were the nanny's. The Queen had never wanted kids. The nanny was the king's lover someone he had grown up with, she was a year younger then the King. She was the woman he had wanted to marry but his parents would not let him. She wasn't royalty they said. King Diam had only slept with his Queen a few times. On their wedding night. Then many years later and she got pregnant with Endymion. A few other times, but only when his lover was gone and he was in the mood to. But it wasn't much since the Queen didn't want to chance getting pregnant again.
Endymion was the true heir to the kingdom since he was the son of the King and Queen. But now he was gone from them.
For the next following days, Endymion laid in bed while Serenity took care of all his needs. Endymion would smile and look at her the whole time he was awake. When he fell asleep Serenity was on his mind as he lay in her arms. Serenity would hold him tight. He never realized he would have bad dreams. When Serenity would ask him after he woke, Endymion wouldn't remember any of them.
Endymion got better and got stronger. When the crew arrived at the island, he was able to walk and go ashore with the others. Serenity held Endymion's hand and showed him everything that was there. Endymion could tell that the crew had claimed the island as theirs. He could tell that Serenity had been there a lot.
While the two children played the crew got the ship back in tiptop shape and got fresh fruit and supplies for their next voyage. Serenity and Endymion played all around the island and swam in the ocean. They bathed together in the fresh water supply to get the saltwater off of them. During the nights they slept by each other under the stars near her father and his crew. Many weeks later they all left the island. Everyone relaxed and ready to sail again.
The crew took Endymion under their wings and taught him the pirate way. They were glad that he was there for Serenity. They knew that she got bored since she had been the only child on board. Endymion was there now to play her childish games. The two entertained each other.
Endymion stayed with Serenity in her room sharing the room and her bed with her. There wasn't any room for him with the crew and the two children always fell asleep together any ways.
As time flew by, Endymion showed Serenity and even some of the crew how to read, write and to learn numbers. She and the crew taught him other languages. Endymion lost some of his proper ways as time went by. All except his way of talk. Serenity started to sound like Endymion and he taught her manners. Serenity did all she could to please him. Endymion fascinated her. She had never met anyone so close to her age. Someone who understood her young mind and her way of thinking.
When the crew would go to land with people on it, the two had to stay on the ship out of sight with a few men who acted as guards if her father and Mr. Lee didn't stay behind. Serenity told Endymion how her father always made her stay on the ship because he didn't want anyone to take her. Someone had tried when she was younger. But her father was able to get her back. Mr. Lee had been the one to rescue her. That was how he met her father and the two became best friends. It was the only time that her father had killed another person. He killed the man that had taken his little angel.
Yes he had killed the bastard as the man had laughed. The young father no older then 19 had believed his daughter, his only family was died. He turned and looked at the man as he laughed. As the older man laughed and Serenity's father glared, another set of eyes watched. A set of brown eyes smiled toward where the little three-year-old girl lay sleeping safe and sound.
The man went by the name of Mr. Lee and only Mr. Lee. He had watched the whole thing unfold…..
He watched when the old man looked at Serenity and watched as she held the young hazel-eyed man's hand as they brought items. Mr. Lee looked around wondering where the two's parents were. Believing the young man was the little girl's brother. Mr. Lee, only 22 at the time young himself, watched as the dirty older man had a man that he paid, stop the young hazel-eyed man to ask something.
While that happened the older man took Serenity and ran as he covered her mouth. Mr. Lee looked back at the young man who was being held back. Mr. Lee decided to follow the older man and see where he was going. He watched as the man tied up the young girl who he would learn was named Serenity, and as the man covered her mouth with a dirty cloth. He then put her in an old building looking like it was ready to fall apart on the docks. The old man left out leaving Serenity alone thinking he would get her later. Then he could sell her to the highest bidder.
Mr. Lee slowly went to the building and went in after the older man was out of sight. He found Serenity and untied her. He got a shock when she asked where her Papa was. Mr. Lee smiled and told Serenity that she would be seeing her Papa soon. Serenity smiled then hugged his legs. Mr. Lee smiled and picked her up then took her out of the building. He took her with him to look for her father. But they couldn't find him for awhile. It was starting to get late.
Mr. Lee heard yelling to their left and hid Serenity by a bundle of boxes. He sat by her and asked her to be silent and to wait for him. Serenity who was tired smiled and lay back on some cloth bags and closed her eyes. Mr. Lee covered her with an empty burlap bag that was near them and watched her fall asleep. He then went to the men who were yelling. He saw her father by the older man.
The three men each jumped when they heard the loud explosion. They each saw the fire. The old man started to laugh. He told Serenity's father that the girl had been in the building. Her father looked at the burning building then at the man.
Next thing, the older man laid dead on the ground with a gun shot through his head. Mr. Lee stayed hidden and watched Serenity's father as he got tears as he watched the building burn believing his little girl was in there.
"Me babe. Me little moonbeam. I be all alone now." He kept saying over and over. Mr. Lee walked back to Serenity and picked her up and carried her to her father. "Ahoy lad!" Mr. Lee said to her father as he stood a few feet away. Her father turned to him fast, his gun raised, his hand shaking fast. Tears falling from his eyes faster. "I have something that belongs to ye. I believe it will put a smile back on yer face." Mr. Lee said as he walked toward him. He then uncovered Serenity's head. "Serenity!" Her father yelled as the gun dropped and he ran to the two. He took her and held her tight while more tears fell.
Mr. Lee went and kicked the dead body into the sea. "Hungry Papa. Hungry." Serenity suddenly said. Her father smiled then looked at Mr. Lee. He had smiled the whole time. Serenity's father put her down then suddenly hugged Mr. Lee tight. "Thank ye sir. Ye saved her and me. Thank ye. Me owe ye so much sir." He said fast. Mr. Lee stood still never before had another man hugged him.
"Matey don't worry about it. That old bilge rat needed to join Davy Jones Locker. I heard others talking about him. The sick bastard." Mr. Lee said moving out of the young mans arms. "Yes but me do owe ye. Ye saved me babe." Serenity's father said as he took her hand. She smiled up at the both of them. "Please let me know what me can do to repay ye sir. Please anything." Her father said looking back at Mr. Lee. "First off please don't call me sir. I be called Mr. Lee. Second do ye know any cap'n's around hiring? I be new to this area. I could use a job." Serenity's father smiled even more. "As a matter of fact, Aye I do. Me be needing a first mate." He said. Mr. Lee looked shocked. "Yer a cap'n? How old ye be?" Mr. Lee asked while he followed the two to their ship. "Nineteen. And yes. I own it and me little crew asked me to be captain. I saved them awhile back. But me could use de help." Serenity's father said as he stopped in front of his ship. Serenity let his hand go and started running up the gangplank. She stopped then ran back to Mr. Lee and took his hand. "Come on! Me show ye crew." She said as she started to drag him to follow. Mr. Lee smiled and looked at her father. He smiled back. "Where be her mama?" Mr. Lee asked. "Dead." Serenity's father said as he followed the two. Mr. Lee smiled at Serenity again then looked at her father and said, "Ye really need to tell me how ye got a daughter and yer own ship." "Later. We will have all the time in the world." Her father said.
Their ship soon sat sail with Mr. Lee acting on behalf of the captain as his first mate/quarter master. And soon best friend…After that time Serenity's father never took her around others in the towns. He only trusted his men…..
Well, since the crewmembers all brought things back for Endymion and Serenity and Endymion didn't want to leave Serenity alone, he stayed on the ship with her. The captain also didn't want Endymion seen in the towns. So he would make sure the two's door was locked if he went to town. Serenity's father would let them go to the deserted islands and even let them stay on their island for weeks to play and run around.
The only thing that Endymion had hated the most was that when they spotted another ship the two had to hide in their room. Endymion had wanted to help fight. But the crew wouldn't let him. They didn't want him seen by anyone who might know him or recognize him.
After one fight Endymion went to the Captain and asked why he couldn't help. Serenity's father smiled and put his arm around the young teen's shoulders and told him that he was helping. Endymion looked up at him not understanding. The Captain smiled even more then told Endymion that he was helping by keeping Serenity safe. Endymion went wide-eyed then smiled as he realized that it was true. He got happy and told the older man that he would always take care of and protect Serenity from everything. He then ran off to find her while her father only smiled knowing now that he and his crew wouldn't have to worry about the young lad leaving the room during a fight.
As time passed Endymion and Serenity got even closer. And since they were always together they quickly fell in love. There was never a time that the two fought. They had their arguments and disagreements but those few moments only lasted for a few minutes. Endymion would soon find Serenity in his arms hugging him tight. He would hug her back just as tight while they both smiled. He would smile more since he loved being held. Serenity loved being in his arms. He made her feel safe like her father did. But in a different way. A way she couldn't understand at that moment. She felt alive with him near her. Endymion made Serenity want to forget everything and just hold each other close.
As he got older, Endymion got horny. The crew forgot that at his age he was getting sexual feelings. If he had told them they would have brought a whore for him or took him to one. But Endymion didn't say anything for he wanted only Serenity. He had watched her develop and wanted only her. Endymion would lay awake after she fell asleep and look at her body. He would dream about her after he went to sleep. Dreaming about doing things with her that he had heard the older men talk about. Endymion would go and hide and listen to them talk about their adventures with the women they had been with. Serenity would sit by Endymion and listen most times. But then she would get bored and go off to play. Endymion would stay for awhile longer then go and join her. But now that he was older he listened even more. Understanding a little better then Serenity about a mans body and a mans needs. He was a male after all.
One morning right after he turned 17, and Serenity 15, She finally saw him hard. Before Endymion would always hide it. Serenity had woken up before him because of a storm outside.
To be continued.
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