Hey guys Eliza here! Sorry if this chapter took a while to come out. But that was because of my midterms, other stories, and occasions. I promise I'll try and make these chapters go out on time and thanks again for all the likes, followers, and reviews :D Now, please enjoy, Pirate Princess chapter 4!
I sat there, mouth open in front of the Captain. Seriously?! Why pirates of all things?! Cold sweat dripped down my face. Several men surrounded me. Sheesh… They all look ridiculously scary! Let's see… guy with eye patch… bandana… ginger… blondie… black guy (No racism taken place! .)… and the big guy with a feathered hat which is obviously the Captain
"What do we have here?" His strong voice brings me back into my senses. I stare at him as he examines me from top to bottom, "Doesn't seem like she came from another pirate ship. Her skin's pale and she looks as if well taken care of." He bends down to my level, "Where you from girl?"
"..." I didn't dare speak. Why should I tell them? What'll they do if I tell them. I don't want anyone to suspect me of royalty. What should I do?
"You ain't talkin' eh?" Someone pulls on my hair from the back
"Ow!" I grip my teeth together from the pain. What the hell is he doing?! Is he trying to rip my hair out?!
"Were you here to spy on us? Steal our treasure?"
"W-What are you talking about?! I don't even know who you people are!"
"Now Russell, don't you see? She could just be a traveler who lost her way." The dark skinned one says with a smiling face. I-Is he enjoying this..?
"Russell! Take yer hands off of 'er! Ya don't treat a lady that way." The captain yells but he laughs afterward. What's going on? These guys are crazy!
"Lady or not, she seems fishy!" Russell glares at me
"Can you just let me go?" I say. He loosens his grip on me and then the captain goes behind me to untie the rope. I rub my wrists as the rope came loose
"What were you doin' out in the ocean like that?"
"Please…" I lowered my head, "Please let me stay on your ship! I can't go back… I can't go back to my home. I have no where else to go."
"Hm…"
"I'll do anything!"
"... What 'bout it men? Should we let her stay?"
"..." Please…
"...Sure why not?"
"I don't care."
"Got no problem with that."
"Just make sure ya help out around this place." The other sailors disperse and the Captain helps me up with a smile
"Th-thank you so much…"
"No worries! Welcome aboard to the Sirus!"
"The Sirus?"
"Don't tell me you never heard of us before?" I shake my head. I kinda feel bad… But no one talks about these things in the palace. He smiles and laughs merrily, "We're the best pirate crew of all the oceans. You're talkin' to the pirate king!"
"Pirate King?"
"Yupty-do! Captain Morgan at your service." He then names off everyone on the ship, "That's Christopher, our doctor." He points to the dark skinned one, "Eduardo and Nathan; Eduardo our shotgunner and direction person, and Nathan our cook!" The one with an eyepatch and then the one with a bandana, "And last but not least, Russell and Thomas; Thomas's learnin' so he's like a little helper. Russell's an energetic fencer. Very stubborn and annoyin' but he's great with swords." The ginger and blondy. Wait… did he say fencer? Huh… This might be a good idea afterall. I can learn a thing or two from him.
As I thought so, a loud sound reaches my ears followed by the ship rocking violently
"What was that?!"
"Damn! Who is it this time?!" Captain Morgan faced Eduardo
"It's another ship! They bombed us straight through!" Captain clicked his tongue
"Get inside quick! It's gonna be too dangerous out here fer ya!" He pushed me through a door and closed it. I see everyone joining in on the deck
"Er… I want to help too… I'm new but I still want to fight!" I stare at them as enemies come from all directions. Guns, swords, fists… oh it's too tempting! I stared at them for a while but I couldn't hold it in anymore! I open the door and see Russell wrestling an enemy on the ground. Oh no! I should go help him! I see his swords sprawled on the floor. I picked them up and charged after them.