Moor

Verb:

1. To fix firmly; secure.
2.To secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
3. To moor a ship, small boat, etc.
4. To be made secure by cables or the like.

Noun:
1. The act of mooring.

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Characters: Yuma, Kotori, Ryoga

Summary: You can only be away from someone for so long

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"We're almost there Captain," Ryoga said. "It's not much longer until we finally hit land."

"I know," Yuma replied with a smile, but it faded quickly. "We'll see them once again."

"That's surprising. I thought you'd forget all of your worries."

Yuma sighed. "I thought I would too. I just can't help it though. There's so much that's gnawing on me inside. I can't choose what I should be worried about the most."

Ryoga smirked. "You're really an idiot."

"Hey!"

"Shut up and let me finish."

Yuma grunted. "You know I am your superior. You're supposed to give me respect."

"I'm your equal as Quarter Master, remember that," Ryoga said. "Now I think it's time you stop your excessive worrying about everything. You're being an idiot. You said you loved her, right?"

"Yeah, but…"

"No, that's it. That's all you have to worry about. It's just her and nothing else," Ryoga told Yuma firmly.

"But what if she's out of the country? What if she's married? Aren't most girl at her age married? Especially if that girl has her amount of beauty." Yuma said.

"It's true, but you don't see me worrying," Ryoga reminded Yuma. "And let me add that the girl I'm waiting for is 18, a year older than Kotori. We both know how much more people want to marry a beautiful 18 year old girl with power more than a 17 year old girl."

Yuma cracked a smile. "The boundary between marrying a girl or a true woman."

"That's right."

Yuma smiled wider. What would he do without Ryoga? Suddenly, Yuma's attention was turned as something came into close range. "Land!"

The ship docked within a few minutes. Before someone could even moor the ship, Ryoga had jumped off and bolted toward the city.

"Ryoga! Wait! Where are you going?" Yuma shouted.

"I have one more person to see than you do! Catch up!" Ryoga yelled back.

Yuma smirked. I wonder how Rio is doing.

The moment the ship was moored to the dock, Yuma leaped off the boat to find Kotori. Thankfully, he didn't have to travel that far.

"Yuma!"

"Kotori!"

The two ran into each others' arms. "I've missed you so much," they said. The two laughed and tore apart from their hug.

"It's been two long," Kotori said.

"I know," Yuma replied. "I'm sorry, but it's hard when you're-"

"Yuma Tskumo! You are under arrest for the crime of piracy!" one of the guards shouted.

Yuma stepped away from Kotori and smirked at the guards. "That's Captain Yuma Tskumo."