Swan Princess 8 Part 1
AUTHORS NOTE: Hey! Sorry about the chapters being split but I'm having some trouble with the wifi right now so it's hard to upload full chapters at the moment. That's all, enjoy the story!
Chapter 8 Part 1: A Pirates Life
Emma POV
I awoke in a haze as to what happened the day before. I suddenly remembered that I had been captured bye pirates and that my father is dead. Father would want me to be strong for him.
"Hello!?" I shouted, still tied to a tree...
"Captain?!" I yelled again. Getting no response I tried to untie the rope I had been working on just about all night. Finally getting it loose I quickly untied myself. I looked around one last time before breaking to run. I was stopped suddenly, being smashed up against the back of the tree.
"Well, well, well, it's about time, I was waiting for hours" the voice said. It was Captain Neal. Close to my face, once again.
"What do you mean you were waiting?" I asked.
"I was up last night to check on you and you had almost untied the rope. I decided to let you get loose so I could break your courage. Then again, I did that when I killed your father" he said.
"My courage will always be with me along with my father" I spat back. What the captain didn't see was what I was really working on while he was gone.
"If you say so, we must move on" he said tying my hand to his.
"Really? If your there to stop me every time I try to run, why do I need to be tied?" I asked.
"I'm not taking my chances, we could always knock you out again" he suggested.
"No, no, on second thought I'm fine right here" I said taking one big step away from him. The hike through the woods was long and tiring. We rarely stopped and I stayed tied to Captain Neal the whole time.
"Can I call you Neal?" I asked after a while of silence.
"You can call me whatever your pretty mouth wishes" he said.
"Ok, Neal, where are we going?" I asked.
"My ship of course, everyone loves The Dark Swan" he answered.
"Swan? Wouldn't you want a less feminine name?" I asked.
"It was my mother's ship" he said.
"I'm sorry for your loss. Looks like we're even now" I said feeling bad for him. My mother always said something to me. 'The people who break have been broken' she would say.
"What?" He questioned my comment.
"I don't have a father and you don't have a mother" I said.
"There's one problem with that. I don't have a father either, Emma" he said.
"He died too?" I asked.
"No, I just lost him" he said. He seemed to not want to discuss it so I left it alone.
"You know, my middle name is Swan" I said.
"Really? I think I'll call you Swan from now on" he said. I froze...I didn't let him move...I didn't move. I felt my eyes water slightly and I wiped the tear away from my face quickly.
"What? What did I say?" He asked. I touched the heart charm on my necklace and heard Killian's voice echo through my head.
"Swan" Killian's voice said.
"You can't call me that" I said not daring to look at him.
"Why-" he started.
"You just can't" I cut him off.
"Alright" he said putting his hands up in defense.
We stayed silent after that and I looked down at the forest floor as I remembered my last day with Killian. The way he kissed me with such passion. I might never feel that again.
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Killian POV
We started walking pretty early in the morning so we could follow Balefire's ship.
"Brother! Come here!" Liam shouted.
We all ran to where Liam was calling us.
"There was a camp here" Liam said.
"Look! There is burnt firewood and cots" August pointed out.
"There are boot marks that stop here" I said following the steps even after they stopped. I found a tree with discarded rope around it. There were many marks and boot marks on the ground. But then I realized there was a second pair of shoe marks in the ground. They were smaller and thinner like the foot of a lady. Could it be Emma? It had to be, right? I soon found my answer inspecting the tree. Etched into the side of the tree was
'Find me, Killian'
"Guys!" I yelled up to the group.
"What did you find?" Robin asked.
"Emma was here" I said touching the writing on the tree.
"He's right, she must have been tied up" Philip agreed.
"They must have already left" Liam said.
"We need to keep moving" August suggested.
"Let's follow the foot prints back to the path" I said.
We started walking on the path again and I thought about something. If I were with Balefire, a pirate now, and I were Emma...Balefire's not bad looking. 'No! Are you serious Killian! He killed her father and then kidnapped her!' My mind was screaming.
"What's wrong brother? You seem vexed" Liam asked walking up next to me.
"Nothing, I'm just...thinking" I lied.
"I know your thinking about Emma" he said. It was no use lying even if it was obvious. Liam could always read me like a book.
"Honestly, how could I not?" I said.
"We will find her, Killian" Liam said placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I know"
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Emma POV
Captain Neal tried to talk to me after the name calling incident but I stayed silent. I didn't understand him, one moment he's a rude irritable pirate, the next he's a sensitive and interesting guy, and sometimes he was just REALLY flirtatious.
"Emma, why is it that after I called you...what I called you, that you stopped talking?" He asked. I decided that he didn't know he couldn't call me Swan because I never told him about Killian. I wasn't going to say his name though because that would be flat out stupid.
"Um...someone very important to me calls me Swan" I said.
"Your partner" he said simply.
"Yes" I answered. The air seemed thicker because I could feel him staring at me sadly.
"What's his name?" He asked.
"Do you honestly think I'm stupid enough to share my partners name with a pirate who killed my father and then kidnapped me?" I said roughly.
"I suppose that would be quite stupid, lass" Captain Neal responded.
"Ah, here we are, behold, The Dark Swan" he said gesturing to a giant ship. The only color on the ship was a navy blue color. We walked down a dock and up a ramp to get onto the deck of the ship. It was a beautiful ship and I could almost feel Captain Neal's mother still on it. It was sad to think that Neal was stuck on his ship with no family except his crew.
"It's good to be home" Neal said.
"Garett! Let's set sail!" Neal yelled. The crew scattered to where they were suppose to be and got the ship moving quickly. As soon as the dock was not touching the ship and I was officially stuck where I was, Neal untied the rope. I immediately rubbed my irritated wrist.
"Holmes! You take the wheel!" Neal shouted out onto the dock.
"You are aloud on top deck for right now. But first, follow me" he said. I followed him to a large door under the main deck. It was obviously the Captain's Cabin. He opened the door and shut the door behind him. He started shifting through a cabinet of sorts before pulling out a dress. It was green and not very covering at all. Definitely for a desperate bar wench of sorts.
"You will wear this to where we are going" he said before turning to leave.
"Wait! You expect ME to where THIS? To a bar? Two problems with that, 1.I don't drink rum 2. That dress is demeaning!" I complained.
"Well, it's either that or no clothes at all. Which I'd be happy to arrange" he said looking over me.
"You wish! Fine, I'll wear it" I would just have to manage.
"You can change in here, I'll leave you to do that, I must go steer my ship now" he said turning back to the door and leaving. I was a perfect fit in the dress. It hugged my hips and chest so it was impossible to not look exposed. I quickly through on my brown hood over the dress to cover myself more. I kept the same flats on that I had worn this morning. I knew I couldn't stay under here very long because Neal wanted me up on the deck. But my curios self just had to look around. I found a music box on a shelf and I cracked it open just the slightest bit when a familiar song started playing. It was 'The Second Star to the Right' from The Adventures in Neverland. I started to sing softly.
"The second star to the right, shines in the night for you,
To tell you that the dreams you've had really can come true,
The second star to the right, shines with a light so bright
And in this Neverland you need, this light will lead you there,
Twinkle twinkle little star, so we'll know, where you are,
Gleaming in the skies about, lead us to the land we dream of,
And when our journey is through, each time we say good night,
We'll thank the little star that shines, the second from the right"
I finished and closed my eyes remembering my mother singing to me. I felt my eyes water up again and tears came down my face landing on my brown hood. I carefully closed the lid and walked outside. When I stepped onto the deck everyone was looking at me. I awkwardly made my way up to the wheel where Captain Neal was also staring at me.
"What?" I finally asked.
"You were singing" Neal said.
"Oh, yo...you all heard that?" I said embarrassed.
"Your like a siren, love" Neal said. I responded my punching him in the jaw. I warned him not to call me love. The rest of the crew returned to there stations except for the captain who was rubbing his cheek. I walked down onto the main deck and stood at the very front of the ship and looked ahead.
"Excuse me?" A little voice said. I turned around to find Bog staring at me.
"Yes?" I said.
"You have a very nice voice" he said stepping next to me and looking out to the water.
"Thank you, my mother always sung me that song when I went to sleep" I said.
"Your mom sounds amazing" he said.
"She is, she really is" I said.
"I wish I had a mom. You must miss her" he said sadly.
"I miss her very much" I responded.
"She's pregnant right now with no one but the maids to take care of her" I said sadly.
"What about your dad?" Bog asked.
"He's dead" I said.
"Oh, right, we killed him" he said.
"I would imagine you didn't want to do this but you didn't have a say in it" I said.
"Yeah, I'm just a servant boy, but the Captain and the crew are the only family I have" he said.
"I understand"
"Do you have anyone besides your mother that you want to get back to?"
"I have a partner and friends" I said.
"Oh, I don't have many friends on board but I have made friends with other servant boys when we dock" Bog said.
"Well, I'm sure my friends would love you" I said.
"What is your partner's name?" Bog asked.
"Can you keep a secret?" I asked kneeling down to his level.
"Yes, I can keep a secret" He said listening carefully.
"Killian is his name" I whispered into Bog's ear.
Bog gasped. "That's the Captain's old friend!" He said.
"What?" I asked confused.
"The Captain used to live next to a blacksmith where he would play with two young boys. Liam and Killian Jones" he said smiling.
"What does the Captain think of them now?" I asked.
"He said he misses them" Bog answered.
"I'll talk with the Captain later about this" I said.