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"Why did you kidnap me?" Lily asked after staring at James for a moment. "Well, as you're the governor's daughter, and I'm a pirate, I figured I'd hold you for ransom," James replied, as if it was obvious, "And I prefer the word borrow." "What?" Lily asked, confused. "I like to think of it as borrowing you, not kidnapping," James explained. Lily just shook her head.
"So why did you become a pirate?" Lily inquired, trying to start a friendly conversation. "Um... That's not really any of your business." James responded. "I beg your pardon? What am I not that trustworthy?" Lily said, offended. She could feel Remus' words pounding in her head. "Exactly, if you don't remember, you are still a hostage."
With that Remus' advice flew out of her head, and she felt anger fill its place. "Excuse me? You're the pirate here! You're the one whose a traitor, going against the crown! I'm a respectable young lady and you have the audacity to say I'M not trustworthy!" Lily's temper flared and her words were filled with fury. "I bet you became a pirate because you're too lazy to work an honest job! You're a horrible person, stealing from hardworking people! You rob, murder, pillage and plunder and you call me dishonest! I HATE YOU!" James looked taken aback by her rant. "I thought ladies were supposed to be calm, cool, and collected. So much for being a lady, right?" Came James' sarcastic reply. "You know what? I don't have to listen to you! Soon my father will pay you your stupid money! Then, I will be gone and away from YOU!" With those words, Lily turned and stormed out of the room.
James sighed as the door closed. The conversation had not gone the way he had hoped. Sure, he had borrowed her from her home, but that didn't mean he didn't feel… attracted to her. He didn't know why, but he had liked her from the moment he saw her. James sat down at his desk and tried to sort out what to say to Lily to get her to forgive him for being a jerk. After all, he didn't really think she was untrustworthy; rather that the question she asked was hard one to answer. Plus, while it may have seemed like an honest question to her, it was very personal to him. It involved private thoughts, feelings, and experiences. He didn't want to tell someone he just met the answer and he couldn't just answer it on a whim.
Lily charged up on the deck, her argument with James playing through her head. "Untrustworthy… I'll show him untrustworthy… I'm a lady… Calm, cool, and collected… all he wants… money… hate him… stupid, dirty pirate…" Lily mumbled through her fury. Remus heard Lily's quiet ranting and was wondering what happened. "Remus, how are you friends with that, that, that bastard?" Lily questioned. She felt a twinge in her stomach at the word she had used. She was already changing her personality and she had only been on this ship for a few hours. Imagine if she was on her for a few weeks!
"Oh, okay," Remus said, realizing what must have occurred. "You and James had a fight. What'd he do now?" "He told me I was untrustworthy and that I'm just a prisoner. And he said that I didn't act like a lady! Can you believe the nerve of him?" Lily seethed. "Listen just try to make up with him. Sometimes he doesn't think before he says stuff, but once you get to know him, he's really a nice guy!" Remus reasoned. Lily thought that Remus was crazy because it had to be impossible for James to be nice! For now, though, she decided to just let it go. She didn't have the energy for more fighting. Lily, being stubborn, decided she would just avoid James from now on. It would be best that way. After all, they couldn't argue if they never interacted.
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