Mai and Naru's little detour

previously on Captain Coldwolf aka Naru, -

"i need coordination's to the inn keepers ring" I opened the map.

"that's going to cost ya" he eyed Mai again. I grind my teeth.

"whats the coast?"

"her" he pointed to Mai with is thumb. "I want her"-

Mai pov.

"no, she's not an option" Naru says much to my relief.

"then let me have an hour with her" he winks in my direction. I grab onto Naru's arm, my hands shaking.

"no means no. as for money.." he pulled out a sack and opened it. It was the size of a fist, but filled with pure gold coins. Jack eyed the coins greedily.

"the coordination's are here" he pointed to a spot on the Map.

"Lin" Naru said as Lin came over and marked the spot.

"and here, here, here, here, and here." Lin marked all of the spots.

"its a puzzle, you must find the proper way to look at it to reveal the island. this island can only be seen when the moon is full, and sacrifice must be made."

"what kind of sacrifice?" Naru asked as I gripped his arm tighter.

" a person, or object that holds significant to the person who wants to find it" I relaxed and let go of Naru. "that, or the blood of his highness." my legs start to shake. I feel weak to my knees. Is this why he kidnapped me? Was I put on this earth just to be sacrificed?(who knows what manga I'm quoting?)

Naru threw the bag on the table.

"we will be taking our leave now" he got up and grabbed my arm. He was about to open the door when-

'sling'

"good to see you again,Captain" a man had his sword at the Captains neck.

"good to see you again to, Fai" what am I supposed to do? I see a glass on the ground and look for someone with their back turned. I see someone, walk over and through the glass at him. They turn around.

"oh my god are you ok? That guy just went crazy and threw a bottle at you, he said you were to soft looking to be here!" In reality he was the biggest guy here. He growled and walked over to Fai. Lifted his fist and knocked him to the ground. I grabbed Naru and ran out of there. Once we were out and a good distance away I stopped,panting hard.

"Next time I'm about to die" Naru looked me the eyes. "let me" he stormed off into the forest.

"NARU!" I ran after him.

"look Naru if yo-" he pushed me up against a tree, his body pressed against mine. He put his hand over my mouth. My face was flushed pure red and my heart was going wild. Then I hear it. Bushes rustling and people yelling. About 7 inches ahead we here the bushes rustle.

"Captain, we lost them"

"spread out. I'm not stopping till I find the princess. I will rescue her and make her mine." we heard them scatter away. He pulled his hand off my mouth and pulled back. I felt surprisingly cold after that close embrace.

"we need to get out of here, fast." he grabbed my hand and led me through the forest. About 5 minutes go by and neither of us talk.

'Cling' a sword fly's into a tree that we were about to pass. We turn to our left and see four pirates smiling.

I grab the sword from the tree.

"four against one is hardly fair" one of the pirates says. "but orders are orders."

they started to surround us. I was back to back against Naru.

'cling' I send one of there swords flying and turn to the next one. I can hear the clatter of Naru's sword as I fight.

'dodge' 'side step' attack' defend' butt of the sword' 'knock him out'

I turn to see Naru, his enemy's on the ground.

He turned to me, his eyes full of surprise.

"when did you learn how to use a sword?"

"i was the undefeated champion at fencing back at the castle. Using a sword is pretty similar."

"i see... lets go before they-" 'rustle' he pulled me behind another tree. Then picked up a rock and threw it in the direction we came through. Once again, I was sandwiched in between Naru and a tree.

"DAMN KAZUYA!" Fai shouted. We heard more rustling.

"should we go ahead Captain?" one of his crew members asked.

"no, he's trying to out smart us. Clever, clever, he wanted us to go that way but really he retraced his steps. when we got hear I heard a noise from over there. MEN! LETS HEAD OUT!" they startedon the trail that we came on. After 5 painfully sweet long minutes of staying like that, Naru took a step back. My face was still a bright red and my heart was still thumping loudly in my chest from the close contact.

"we should go before they come back" he started walking away. I jog to catch up to him and walk by his right side.

"did you out smart him last time or something?" I think, not noticing I said that as I walk.

Naru turns his head to look at me.

"what do you mean?" I jump on surprise at his answer.

"i said that out-load, didn't I?"

"yes, and by that what did you mean?"

"well, it sounded to me like you out-smarted him before which made him really mad."

"yes, I tend to out smart him a lot. His lack of common tracking skills is always a surprise to me. But soon he's going to realize that I didn't go that way."

"i guess we should hurry then" right as I said that I hit a sharp rock with my ankle.

"ooowwwww! Ow! Ow! Owy! Ow!" I danced on one food and held the injured one. Naru just sighed.

"let me see your ankle." I pause and look up, I forgot that he was there.

"I'll be fine"

"Mai"

"yes"

"let me see your ankle"

"i told you I'm fine!"

"can you walk?" I put pressure on my right foot and flinch. He sighed and picked me up bridle style.

"NARU!"

"yes"

"PUT ME DOWN!"

"be quiet, your going to get us caught"

"i said put me down!"

"why? So you could just slow us down again?" that got me to be quiet. He stopped and sat down on a fallen tree.

"now what are you doing?"

"checking your ankle."

he took off my flat to inspect the wound. There was a deep cut with blood flowing sluggishly. He pulled out his handkerchief and softly wrapped it around my ankle. When he was done, it felt like my whole right foot was on fire, though it wasn't because of the cut. Then he slipped my shoe back on and picked me up. I put my arms around his neck to take some of my weight off his arms and we were off again. After a while I felt my eyes getting heavy. Soon I drifted into sleep.

…

when I opened my eyes I saw swirling blue ones. Naru was staring down at me, smiling. I felt my face start to heat up.

"your not Naru, are you?" I asked, realizing his eyes held no violet in them. He shook his head.

"no, my name is Eugene, but just call me Gene."

"well then Gene my name is Mai" he smiled and softly grabbed my hand. Soon our surroundings started to change and I was in a dark room with no natural light.

"right, left, right, up, left, down. right, left, right, up, left, down." the scene started to clear, a man was looking at a map folding it as he spoke.

"Gene, what does this have to do with anything?" I asked, trying to memorize every detail of the dream.

"you have to figure that out for yourself. You should wake up, Naru is starting to get worried."

"ya, sure he is" I say as everything started to fade away.

…

I slowly open my heavy eyes to see a familiar cherry wood ceiling.

"Naru" i croaked, my throat bone dry. Naru handed me a glass of water. "thanks" i said and chugged it, laying back down. "why is it so cold?" i shivered, snuggling in to my blankets.

"you have a fever" Naru said, dipping a cloth into a bowl of icy water and put it back on my forehead.

"go back to sleep." why is he being so nice? i closed my eyes and was soon back to sleep.

Naru Pov.

I put another blanket on her and smirk as she snuggles into it. I sigh and head to my desk. I pull out a small silver hand mirror and look into it. Even though anyone who saw this would think it holds my reflection, their wrong.

"Noll! Long time no see!" I see a smiling version of myself.

"good to see you to, Gene" his smile grew.

"who's the good looking girl you got in your bed, huh?" he said cheekily.

"the princess" I say, smirking at his reaction.

"Noll, what did you do, you naughty boy." my smirk drops. Not what I was expecting him to say, but what did I expect? This is Gene.

" for your information she has a fever" I glance back over their and see she's still asleep.

"that still doesn't explain why she is in you bed, no does it?"

" it's just so I can keep an eye on her, that idiot would hurt herself if someone wasn't watching over her." I repeat that in my mind. Ya, that's why I brought her in my room, right?

"Naru" I hear Mai call me in her sleep.

"aw, Noll, is that what she calls you? Naru? She must be dreaming about you! I swear Naru your such a heart breaker!" I glare at him.

"Naru?"

"if she calls you that then I will. How did she come up with that? Does she know your real identity?"

"no, Naru the narcissist" Gene busted out laughing.

"DAD! STOP IT!" I hear Mai yell out in her sleep. I sigh and look at Gene.

"i get it Naru, go play house with your lost love!" I roll my eyes and put him back in my pocket.

I walk over to Mai and see she's crying in her sleep.

"Mai" I say and notice she stopped crying. I sat on my bed and put the blankets over her more. That's what I was going to do. I started to pull back but she grabbed onto my arm. Is she awake? I lean close and listen to her breathing. She's asleep. I started to pull back again but her arms snaked around mine.

"Nar-u" I actually felt my face heat up. Captain Coldwolf doesn't blush, or so I thought. Not wanting to wake Mai up, I lay down next to her. Once she lets go I'll get up and leave. But soon my eyes started to feel heavy and I feel into a deep sleep.

Awww! Naru! Ooo. I wonder how Mai is going to react when she wakes up! This is going to be good! She's totally going to FLIP OUT!

Yasu: I thought I was going to be in this one? *Pouts in corner again*

Me: I was going to make you encounter Naru at the tavern but I desided your going to be Mai's childhood friend, and come in when they get close to a relationship. Your going to be Naru's rival!

Yasu: YAY!

Me: YAY!

XxxNaru-lovexXx: YAY! NARU ON A BOAT!

Me: I KNOW RIGHT! HE'S SO SMEXY!

Yasu: what about me?

Me and Naru-love:...