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Edward POV

I sat in my cabin with Bella, stroking her hair and sometimes whispering things in her ear.

"Please wake up Bella," I leaned over her and whispered in her ear. Then I kissed her temple. "Please, I need you." Bella twisted and turned on the bed as if having a nightmare. I longed to wrap my arms around her and tell her that I was here for her but I didn't want to wake her.

I gently rubbed circles and traced patterns on her arm but she shivered and shuddered under my touch, so I pulled my hand back and went back to running my fingers through her hair. I loved the way that when my fingers reached the end of her long hair how it would warp around my finger in little ringlets or waves.

I left the cabin for a moment and went out onto the deck. My crew was working on the deck.

"Captain," Jasper said, coming up to me. "We see a ship approaching. Should we take them?"

I nodded. "Take them. I think we're ready for another battle." He nodded back.

"I'll tell them." While Jasper readied them for battle, I went back into my cabin to check on Bella. She was still sleeping, still writhing and turning and her face twisted in pain. I flinched away from the painful image and left the cabin to prepare for battle.

We set up with men on the mast, ropes in hand to jump onto the other ship. Other men lined themselves up on the railing, preparing to handle the invaders on our ship.

The fight was much the same as the last, though this time I was wary of every man I fought, afraid I was killing another Bella. I met no one whose moves matched mine or Bella's and laughed. I wanted a challenge.

I watched as a man jumped back from our ship onto the other ship. Deserter, I thought. The battle was over faster than we would have expected and after taking the things off their ship that were valuable; we let the ship go with the remaining crew instead of sinking it. We watched as the ship left and sailed away.

I went back into my cabin and looked around. Bella wasn't on the bed. She wasn't hiding. She wasn't on this ship.

"Jasper!" I shouted, running out onto the deck. "Follow that ship!"

Bella POV

Everything was dark. I tried to run but I wasn't going anywhere. I heard voices behind me, calling me.

"Bella. Bella," the voice called. I turned around. Following me was Mike and a group of men whose faces I couldn't recognize. I screamed.

"Don't scream Bella. No one can hear you. Don't run Bella. You're not going anywhere," Mike said. I tried to run faster but I tripped on my skirt and fell. "I told you not to run Bella."

Then a shadow loomed over me and stood protectively in front of me. "Don't touch her," said the voice I would have recognized anywhere. It was Edward.

That's when my eyes flew open. Edward. Where was he? I looked around. Nowhere to be found. I knew he didn't care about me. I stood up and instantly tripped. I caught the bed for balance. I again tried to quietly exit the cabin and go up the stairs but not before tucking my hair into a hat and buckling a sword around my waist.

I ran out on deck to see Edward's crew fighting again. I watched as perfectly good men fell and soon I was pretty sure I was crying. It reminded me so much of the defeat of my father. I bit back more tears and jumped onto the other ship. I fought along with the men of the ship that was losing so badly to Edward's crew. I killed them quickly, they were mush easier to fight than Edward was. Finally, the crew gave up. Edward's crew was raiding the ship now and taking a few of the better fighters prisoner. I kept my head down and didn't make eye contact with any pirate that might have recognized me.

The ship took off soon, lucky that the Midnight sun had not sunk us. I worked alongside the men in my current crew, still keeping up my charade as a boy. It was easier than I would have thought; no one questioned me.

"Captain!" someone shouted. "The Midnight sun is back!" Oh, shit.

Edward POV

As we caught up to the Lady Jasmine, I couldn't help but worry about Bella. What would they do to her? They didn't know she was a girl. But who was I to worry when I was so dangerous to her? I was a pirate.

When we caught up to them, we attacked the ship again. Each man took someone under their sword, threatening to kill them if they didn't surrender. I looked for the captain and held the tip of my sword against his throat.

"Where is she?" I growled at him.

"Who?" he asked, trembling as I angled my sword better.

"HER!" I roared. "Where is she?"

"There's no girl on my ship, I swear."

"Search the men. Take off their hats," I ordered, maintaining eye contact with the captain. Hats fell to the floor as the crew took them off.

"Whoever you're looking for captain, ain't here," Emmett said.

"Anyone who is standing around, search the ship," I ordered. "Jasper, take him while I look for her." Jasper nodded as he took my position threatening the captain while I searched for Bella. I knocked over empty boxes and barrels, looking everywhere for her.

I went below deck next, searching under bunks and behind more empty boxes. Where the hell was she?

Bella POV

I was huddled under the captain's bed, hoping they wouldn't look here. So bad I wanted to be free again and this was my last chance. I tried to slow my uneven, labored breathing and tried to curl up into an even smaller ball, if that was possible.

I heard footsteps and rummaging through drawers, the knocking over of furniture. I was dead if they found me now.

"Captain," I heard someone shout. "This is the last place. She's not on this ship."

"She's on this fucking ship!" I heard him shout. "Search harder!" I heard footsteps leave the room and then two more sets came in.

I heard more rummaging and crashes as Edward searched the room. "She has to be in here! Bella please!" he begged. "I won't hurt you I swear."

I kept quiet and didn't move. I saw his two feet right by the bed and heard the creak as he bent over to expose my hiding place. When I saw his two emerald eyes, I screamed. "Damn Bella." His hands grabbed the bed frame and flipped it over. He reached down to pick me up but I rolled over and ran out the door. I was met by two pairs of expecting hands and lifted from the ground.

"Let me go you bastards!" I shouted trying to shake them off. Edward grabbed me from their hands and threw me over his shoulder. I pounded on his back with my fists and tried to struggle out of his grasp.

"You monster!" I shouted at him. "I hate you!"

"Sink the ship," he said as he jumped from railing to railing. "Let's get moving men!" he shouted. I screamed and struggle in his iron hold but he didn't let go until we were in his cabin again.

"Why did you run?" he asked me, lifting up with my chin with his fingertips, forcing me to face him. I jerked my head away from his touch and began to cry as I heard the canon shot hit the Lady Jasmine. So much how the Lady Jasmine reminded me of the defeat of my father. I turned away from him and pushed my face into the bed.

The covers absorbed my many tears as Edward rubbed my back soothingly.

"Get away from me!" I shouted at him. My face was red and my eyes were bloodshot from crying. He flinched at the sight of me. "Can't you see that I hate you?" I asked him, turning away to cry again. "I ran because I don't want to be stuck here. I want to leave." I didn't care how much my words were hurting him. I wanted him to let me go for now, leave me alone.

"I'm sorry. About your father and me. I am a monster. You have no right to ever love me," he said.

"You're lying. You're not sorry." He remained quiet after that but made no move like he was going to leave anytime soon. "Go away," I moaned. "Can't you see that I don't want you here?" And with those final words, he left.

Since you guys have been amazing about updating, i'm going to be evil this time. 15 reviews and i'll udpdate. If i don't get 15 reviews this week though, i will update for sure on Saturday. Either way, you guys should check out my other stories too. they don't start of with as much excitement as this one but they get better i promise. if i get 20 reviews Edward will do the disclaimer!