6. We're Beggars and Blighters and Ne'er Do-Well Cads,

I realized during our little session that the chances of us getting caught on the top deck in our sinful act were, well, ninety percent. If Naminé saw this before I could explain to her what Roxas told me, she'll never listen to me; my death is imminent.

Placing my hands on his chest, I roughly shoved Sora away from me, our breathing ragged. I stared at him straight into his eyes. "We do not speak of this to anyone," I breathed. "Who knows what Naminé will do to me?"

Sora looked at me, still panting. "You need to talk to her."

"Tell me something I don't know," I say, yawning. It was really late, and Sora kissing me took all the energy out of me.

I sat at my desk, contemplating the events from the night before. Sora wants to be a pirate; Sora is in love with me enough to become a pirate. I couldn't wait to get my soul back to control my emotions.

I smiled before leaving the stateroom.

Opening the doors, I immediately had a sword blade pointed at my throat. Oh s…

Naminé looked like an enraged humanized female shark, just waiting to go for the kill. I kept a calm face so to keep her from ripping me apart.

"Is this mutiny, Firs' Mate?" I asked.

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Oh, don't give that piece of bull shark. I came, I saw, I almost killed Sora right then and there so you'll know the pain and misery you've put me through."

"About that…" I started, but Naminé interrupted me, her eyes fighting back the tears rimming her lids.

"No, I'm going to speak, and you are goin' to keep yer mouth shut," I remained silent as she continued. "Ye told me love was for weaklings, fools; that it kills. Well, it does kill if those around ye want to keep you away from it.

"I realized that it is like the best type of rum in the world, it's addictive to me as is showing little to no mercy for you. Yer soulless existence gives your mind an urge to rip apart an' ruin others because of jealously. You only care about yourself, Captain Kairi, not about me, not about anyone on this ship, and I'm pretty sure you've only seduced Sora for your own personal gain," she finished.

Anger unlike before raged throughout my body. How dare she call me out on my incomplete existence? How dare she accuse me of only using Sora for personal gain? I drew out my cutlass quietly. "You don't know me, Naminé!" I dealt a kick to her stomach, sending her to the floor behind her.

Naminé swiped her mouth before rolling her body to the side, her leg aiming for my face. Before her heel could land a hit on me, I've managed to raise my cutlass to parry her kick. Once she finished her kick, Naminé lunged at me with her sword to strike. I parried her attack, but her blade bounced back to me. I ducked and rolled to her left.

"What the heck is goin' on?" said a deep, suave voice. I knew that voice. I turn to face Naminé only to block another blow with her cutlass. Suddenly, Naminé's blade was no longer on mine.

A silver-haired man with aquamarine eyes and a very strong grip pulled Naminé off of me. "Enough, you two," he said in a calm yet stern voice.

Riku was a close friend of mine. He always hid in the background, prompting me to just go for it. He's the reason why I snuck into the Fourth Brethren Court. That's why he hasn't shown his face until now.

Naminé struggled to get Riku's hands off of her, but he held a tight grip on her. He then finally let her go off to the side, landing flat on the deck.

Riku crossed his arms at us. "Both of ye need to stop fighting. I'm pretty sure that this has gone on long enough."

I sat up and straightened a little. "How do you know about all this Riku?"

He tilted his head to the side. "A little pretend landlubber bird told me,"

One word shot through Naminé's head and mine. Roxas.

"You two need to talk, and I'm taking your weapons so you two won't kill each other," Riku declared, taking all of our weapons including cutlasses, pistols, knives, and poisons hidden in our shoes. He then shoved us into a tight room, and he wasn't going to let us out until we made up. Naminé kept her glare on me, and I kept my glare on Naminé. Soon, the glares became worn, and I sighed and spoke first.

"Naminé, I was going to tell you about-"

She cut me off. "What, that you went back on your own word and fell for Sora and not even let me have my own way?!"

"I'm sorry," I murmured. "Roxas and I had a little chat."

Naminé's eyes widened and she shut her mouth.

I took a breath and began. "Roxas told me how he felt about you, and he well, threatened me after I threatened him. I know why he did that, just so he could get to you."

My First Mate was stunned at this revelation. "H-He actually had the gull to threaten ye?"

I nodded my head. "Yes, he did. I would've killed him had he not tell me of his intents, and one of them included you. He promised me he would take care of you."

Naminé turned her head away, sniffling. "I…" she sighed. "Thank you, and I'm sorry, forgive and forget?"

A smile grew on my lips. "Forgive and forget."

Beggars ~ Blighters

"Do you really think she can take on the both of them at once?" Naminé said to Riku, who shrugged.

"I'm not the one who suggested this," he responded.

"But when I suggested it, I didn't mean she take on Sora and Roxas at once!" she hissed.

I was standing, with one sword in hand, and the hand on my hip. After Naminé and Roxas mended their relationship, Naminé suggested I test the twins' skill in fighting. I immediately obliged.

Two against one, that doesn't seem fair, unless you were raised by a pirate captain with a weird goat and impressive fighting skills.

However, before I could fight them, a nearby crew member exclaimed. "Two ships off the starboard bow!"

Why were there two ships closing in on us? I went over to the edge of the deck, and saw one ship with a black hull and black sails. "The Black Pearl," I breathed. My heart jumped. I was getting close, so close to my goal.

"What?" Sora asked me.

"It's the Pearl, one of the fastest ships in the Caribbean," I said. "Sparrow is the Captain."

"Then what's the other ship?" Naminé asked, standing on the other side of the deck, staring at the other ship, which had a very creepy aura surrounding it. I ran to her side, looking at the creepy ship.

"I have zero idea," I answered.

"Do ye think they'll attack?"

"Unless it's The Queen Anne's Revenge, we'll have nothing to worry 'bout," I turned to Riku. "Prepare to come about, we have a few visitors heading our way."

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I know this chappie so short, butr important stuff happens in it. Plot thickens greatly here. I cannot post another chapter before my trip, so I will work on 7 and 8 and post when I return. Believe me when I say I've got a lot of downtime...

Sorry this is so late, and so short. I've been tired, and not in the mood for writing. Also, I suck at writing battle scenes, evident in Chapter 3.