1Pirate's Life For Me
By: Demon Hiei's Girl (Demon Usagi)
Chapter Seven
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Author's note: When school starts, this'll take forever to update. Dx
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Jaganshi Hiei was the best pirate out there; the most famous, at least. Not so much for brawn or intelligence, but because of the mystery that came with him. Not once was he even close to captured, and he was rarely spotted. His crew was only slightly well known (by appearances, at least) so it was hard to identify him even when he was plundering one's own town. One unmarked, seemingly unimportant day, the notorious pirate captain picked up a bounty hunter after his head thinking the boy was no more than a merchant. "Mr. Urameshi", as the man was nicknamed, planned on earning his trust and capturing him, but ended up liking him too much to even try. But was "liking" the best word for the awkward situation, or was there a better one...?
Yusuke's eyes fluttered open, the amber orbs scanning his environment. He was in his bedroom. It seemed he had fallen asleep on top of his covers rather than under them. He was still in his day clothes too, rather than his night time pajamas. Reaching over with his hand while not moving his eyes from the ceiling, he noted he didn't feel a certain pirate's body next to him. He cursed under his breath. Damn, nothing happened. Yusuke's amber orbs widened. He wanted something in between he and Hiei to happen? Yusuke groaned and put his forehead into his palm. What kind of sick pervert was he becoming? I guess I can't help myself. I'm falling in love with him.
Yusuke let the thought sink in for a few moments. He didn't understand it; why this feeling was suddenly just...there. What had Hiei done so special that Yusuke would feel this way? Hmph, what does it matter? Now I'm stuck with this damned emotion. Ugh, why him That no good, smart ass, little... Ooh! Bui is going to have a field day if he realizes... Oh, who am I trying to fool? He already realizes...
"Mr. Urameshi!"
Yusuke sat up immediately to the sound of his favorite pirate's voice. Hiei was leaning on his cabin boy's door frame, arms crossed, looking into the currently awake amber eyes of his companion.
"You aren't sleeping beauty. Get your ass to the deck where you're needed. Suzuki got sea sick again, so you'll have a pleasant job today. Not only will you have to scrub his share, but you'll have to re-scrub it when he vomits before he makes it to the edge of the ship." Hiei smirked and Yusuke groaned.
"How is that fair?"
"No one said any chores for an unlucky bastard like you were 'fair'." Hiei snorted, turning out of the door back to the deck. Yusuke snorted himself as he shed his old clothes so he could redress into clean ones. I think I'm plenty lucky, thank you very much.
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Hiei leaned against the edge of the boat, taking in the fresh, salty scent that came with the pirate package. It was such an amazing smell when it was a good day. On bad days, however, the bitter salt of the ocean seemed to only enrage the captain. Lucky for the crew, this was a better day for Hiei. He could be quite the slave driver when he wanted to be.
Bui slowly made his way over to Hiei, smirking as he watched the young (unbeknownst to them) bounty hunter scrub the wooden floor of the deck on his hands and knees with nothing but an old, dirty sponge and equally dirty water in an equally old bucket.
"He's sure been scrubbin' this end of the deck a long time. I wish he'd move his ass over to the south a bit more so he could clean up Suzuki's mess." Hiei sighed. Turning to Bui, he added, "Then again, I can't blame him for stalling from that nasty task."
Bui rolled his eyes. "I think he's staying over this way so he has an excuse to stay by you."
"Huh? Why would he? ...Ugh. Whatever. Well maybe he'll clean that part of the deck for the sake of my nostrils if I ask nicely."
"It is starting to smell."
Hiei groaned and made his way over to the younger man. Yusuke stiffened when the familiar shadow loomed over him.
"Mr. Urameshi, I believe this side of the deck is as clean as it will ever be. How about working on that half over there?" Hiei suggested as politely as he could muster, though hints of a sarcastic tone could be heard from even the dullest of ship mates. Yusuke blushed and didn't meet Hiei's garnet eyes, his raven head still pointed down the floor, while he was still on his hands and knees. A vein visibly twitched on Hiei's forehead. Grabbing said raven head by the roots and dragging the person along with it, Hiei forced the stumbling boy back onto his feet. Yusuke tried to avert his eyes as best as possible, but the blush was still notably on his face. Without failing to notice the heated flesh, Hiei asked with a quirked eyebrow, "What's with the blush?"
If it was possible, Yusuke reddened more. I can't tell him it's because he's so close to me. I mean, our noses could touch...
"It's... It's not blush! It's sun burn, honest!" Yusuke stuttered out. Bui snorted loudly behind them. Hiei rolled his eyes.
Yusuke bit his lip, the lie was obvious, Hiei was going to shoot his ass of the ship forever...
Hiei's dreaded dominant hand began to move, but not for his pistol. Grabbing his own hat, Hiei reached up and put the brown, fine material onto Yusuke's head. "There's a hat, now quit yer bitching and get back to work." Yusuke blushed further, but nodded to distract the slightly shorter figure. Heading off towards Suzuki's puke, Yusuke didn't even feel bad or grossed out. Just happy, creepily enough.
I'm wearing his hat...! I'm wearing his hat...!
Meanwhile, Hiei looked amazed at how the cheerful chore boy was dealing with the mess in front of him.
"Look at him go." Hiei said disbelievingly to his comrade. Bui chuckled.
"I've never seen anyone that happy cleaning up barf before."
"I should give him pep talks more often. Or maybe buy him a huge straw hat."
"Oh, yes, I'm sure a big straw hat will really help the kid."
"If island natives can pull it off, he certainly can."
"Whatever you say, sir."
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The Black Hell slowly sailed it's way on the calm ocean like it always did, so when the water started to shake and the over sized boat halted to a stop, all the crew bustled around to the deck to see what was up.
"I have a bad feeling..." Hiei murmured running over to the edge looking over the ship to see the deep, royal blue ocean. The sea started to bubble, making everyone aboard stiffen. A humongous, salmon colored, squid resembling tentacle emerged from the water and raised itself into the air as if it was broadcasting it's size.
"Oh, shit!" Hiei cursed. Yusuke could only gape.
"What the hell is that thing?" he shouted, pointing a shaking finger to the beast's limb.
"Don't you know anything, boy?" Bui scoffed. Hiei looked towards the cabin boy equally as disbelievingly.
"It's a kraken." he stated, not seeming surprised that such a... seemingly mythical creature was in the ocean under their boat.
"A whaaa?" Yusuke shouted again, eyes still impossibly wide.
"Prepare to die." Hiei said, not shouted, but loud enough for the entire crew to hear the words he spoke.
"Captain?" Yusuke whispered, amazed to see his commander accept defeat so easily.
"Forget it. That tentacle will snap this ship in two and we're all going to drown... or be painfully eaten, I'm not sure which."
As if on cue, the tentacle started to make it's way down, preparing to hit the ship with all it had. Yusuke flinched despite himself.
"I'm sorry it had to end this way, sir!" Bui said sadly, bowing his head, accepting defeat as well.
Yusuke bit his lip, opening his eyes. Is this really the end...?
Suddenly, the fishy limb grabbed Suzuki alone and sucked itself back into the mysterious deep. When the bubbles started to stop floating to the top, Hiei sighed in relief.
"Well, that was pretty painless considering."
"Buh...but Captain, we lost Suzuki!" Yusuke gaped.
"Yeah, but it could have been me!" Hiei laughed, shrugging his shoulders, then turning to enter the interior of the ship.
"Oh thank God it wasn't you." Bui sarcastically added.
"Well, I'm going to go eat pie! The rest of you, get back to work."
When the coast was clear, Bui couldn't help but snicker as Yusuke slapped his forehead. "And to think, you love that idiot."
"Hey, if I could control these things, buddy..." Yusuke glared.
"I'll take that as a confession."
Yusuke shook his head with a sigh. It's not like he didn't already know. When Bui started to follow the captain, Yusuke couldn't help himself. "Where are you going?"
"To eat some of the captain's pie."
Yusuke gaped further. "He'll never let you have any."
"Of course he will! I'm his favorite." After that, Bui didn't look back when he started to follow the captain's tracks, but couldn't help imagine the jealous pout Yusuke must have had. When the white haired man finally found the demon lord, he was back to the outer ship, leaning back over the edge, his pie in full in hand.
Trying to be a man of his word, Bui coughed out, "May I have a piece of pie, Cap'n?"
"Get your own pie, Stupid, this is mine."
Growling, Bui pushed Hiei over the edge, saving only the pie he previously held. "Go find Suzuki!"
"I hate you, you bastard!" Hiei shouted from the watery depths. "And don't you touch my pie!"
"Oh, I'm touching it all right!" Bui snickered down to the demonic pirate. Sticking a finger into the center of the un-sliced pie, Bui tasted the filling. "Mmm! Blue berry!"
"Go to hell!" Hiei shouted back up. "I'm demoting you!"
Bui snickered, walking back towards the deck. "Whatever you say, sir, though I don't doubt someone else will have my position sooner or later."
Finding that someone else, Bui handed Yusuke the remainder of the pie. "Here, have some. You deserved it after all the scrubbin' you endured today."
"How'd you get this?" Yusuke said, bewildered.
"I told you, I'm his favorite."
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Yusuke held the remainder of the pie with uncertainty. Should he eat it? Yusuke shook his head at the thought, especially with the hole in the middle of the treat. He didn't know who stuck their finger in the pie, but he doubted they washed their hands before doing so. On the other hand, the pie itself didn't look that bad, and maybe just a little taste wouldn't hurt before he discarded it for good...
Hesitantly, Yusuke began to pick off a bit of untouched crust and raise the pastry to his lips when he heard footsteps dragging down the hall towards his bedroom. Not long afterward, his door creaked open and a familiar, yet strangely wet, demonic pirate captain stood in front of him.
"Mr. Urameshi, I need you to..."
A pause.
Yusuke gulped as Hiei's eyes didn't move from the pie; a disgusted and strangely pissed look on his face.
Without thinking the situation through, Yusuke quickly abandoned the pie and bolted passed him out to the hallway and heading God only knew where. Not really in the mood to chase him, Hiei merely quirked an eyebrow and turned back out of the now empty room to fetch a towel and maybe some dry clothes.
Elsewhere, Yusuke finally halted to a stop when he rammed himself into a recognizable door. Looking up, he met the unmistakable pattern, the pattern that was carved into the wood that made itself known as the Great Captain Hiei's bedroom door. Gulping, he remembered the last time he was here. He ran into Hiei's sister. What was her name? Yuki something? Yukina! That was it...
Yusuke was engrossed in his thoughts when said maiden opened the door suspiciously. Looking down, she immediately recognized the chore boy below her.
"The Urameshi boy? I thought I heard something clunk against the door; I didn't realize it was you!" Yukina giggled. Yusuke's hand instinctively went up to his temple and he massaged it gently, feeling a bump.
"Guess I did run into your door," Yusuke sheepishly replied.
"Why were you running in the first place?" Yukina inquired, a delicate hand touching her lips making her innocent image apparent.
"Yuh...your brother was threatening me. He's a scary guy."
Yukina giggled again. "Threatening? Threatening how?"
"Well, uhh... I took his pie."
"You took his pie?"
"It's a long story..."
"Why don't you come in and sit down then? I like long stories." The girl invited, moving from the doorframe so Yusuke could enter.
"Is it all right for me to go in here?" Yusuke inquired, eyes zooming around the private area.
"Sure. I said you could, silly." Yukina added with a smile, as Yusuke finally stopped loitering and entered.
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Now in dry clothes, Hiei made his way silently back down the hallway to his own room. He played with the damp towel he threw over his shoulder while he was still soaked. I better get this stupid thing off before it makes my dry clothes wet.
Suddenly, a less than dry shoe hit the pirate half heartedly in the back of the head. Curiously, Hiei turned to see an extremely wet, none too please Suzuki before him, panting and uncomfortable, glaring daggers and possibly anything else that was pointy and deadly at his infamous captain.
"You... You suck!" Suzuki paused and Hiei blinked. "An' you guys are all asses!"And with that, Suzuki bolted off running in the other direction, leaving a blinking and confused captain just following his movements with his eyes.
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Author's note: Yes, this was a really silly chapter, but if you know me, you shouldn't be surprised. Also, what kind of Pirate fic would this be if there was no kraken? Not a very good one, that's for sure. Think of the humor as something to ease your mind before the angst that is to come. Dx
-Cough- Anyways, to answer Shy7cat's comments and questions:
How does "Mr. Urameshi" sound wrong?
I use "Boat" as well as "ship" in, like, every chapter. (I can't believe some one corrected that! XD) I switch words of the same meaning so it doesn't get repetitive. I hate that.
Yusuke doesn't act girlie except for the fact it is he who has a crush and not Hiei. I mean, no one's seen Yusuke fight yet, so how can you say he's not bounty hunter worthy?
Yusuke is not pathetic...ever. And he doesn't seduce his bounties.
Thanks for all the encouraging reviews, and sorry it took so long to update! Reviews are appreciated, criticism is anything but loved but taken to heart anyway, and flames will be laughed at by me and possibly some of my peers! See you next chapter!
