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"..." Character speaking.

'...' Character's thought.

(...) My personal notes.

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Chapter 2

While sleeping comfortably on his bed, Eriol couldn't help but to feel a warm presence beside him. Somehow this warmth comforted him immensely and so the captain embraced the warmth close to his body. He then heard a soft moan as the warmth he held began to stir.

Finding this event very strange, Eriol quickly opened his eyes to find Tomoyo cuddled up beside him while she laid her head onto his bare chest. He suddenly blushed while cursing himself for losing his composure.

"Hey you! Wake up." Eriol began by shaking her arm.

Tomoyo frowned a bit before shifting around and kept still in her sleep.

He sighed. "Wake up. Hey wake up I said." He tried once again.

Tomoyo moaned before embracing his body closely, presuming that it was her pillow, to dig her head onto. Eriol only managed to make himself feverishly blush.

"Tomoyo!" he shouted in urge to feel his blood boil in such warmth.

She didn't move nor shift herself from the noise. Surely the lady was still sleeping.

Eriol calmed himself down while recalling the way he used to wake her up. He cursed. That was the only way, of course he didn't have any problems with that in the past, but now things had changed. Eriol sighed before pushing himself slightly up so that he could lean forward and hesitantly kiss her neck. It was still soft under his lips and much more sweeter than before.

He could see her lips curve up in a smile as he continued to kiss her neck. Tomoyo then slowly opened her eyes and laughed at the ticklish effect that this procedure resulted. Eriol quickly stopped the kissing the minute she woke up.

"Good morning!" Tomoyo chirped contently as she pressed her hands over Eriol's muscular chest, to lean herself forward.

Eriol looked upon her with a frown, trying hard to brush away the feverish feeling inside of him, as he held up his upper body by the elbow. (By the way Tomoyo is wearing her undergarments!!!)

"Do you mind getting up?" he spoke unhappily.

Tomoyo laughed, "Alright." She answered while tracing his biceps before standing.

"What were you doing here and in my bed?" he questioned.

"I got no other place to sleep, besides we used to share the same bed." She explained simply with a smile.

That only made Eriol's mood worsen, as his anger seemed to flame in fury. "Don't recall me about our past. Now, if you wanted a place to sleep you could have joined the rest of the crew down in the basement of the ship."

"A lady, sleeping down there?" she asked. "No thank you."

"A lady you say? Your more of a filthy thief to me." He spat, making her pretty face frown in response.

She then quickly tried to slap him across his face put Eriol was much quicker to hold her hand back.

"You may be quick and great in martial arts but don't forget who your dealing with here." Eriol spoke while frowning.

Tomoyo pushed her hand away and picked up a shirt from inside Eriol's trunk. She then picked a random rope and tied around her waist to make herself a dress out of a the single piece of clothe. Without looking back she left the room.

Eriol sighed in relief but somehow he couldn't help to feel sorry. Cursing himself that he even worried, the captain went back to his sleep.

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Tomoyo leaned herself onto the wooden rail of the ship to look out at the beauty of the blue sea. She raked her hair back to feel the cool breeze and smell the salty air. Tomoyo sighed, sadden by Eriol's sudden change of attitude.

It wasn't his fault. She knew it was her blame to take, and how much did she regret it.

"Well, what's done, is done and I can't go back to the past." She whispered those comforting words to herself as her shoulders relaxed.

"I won't go back to correct anything. No regrets." And suddenly a single tear fell from her eyes. Tomoyo wiped it out before recomposing herself.

Relaxed and putting on a smile on her porcelain face, Tomoyo continued to observe the beautiful sea that she adored.

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"That is the plan." Finished Tomoyo as she stood before Eriol, while both faced the wooden desk with the map open.

"Let me see if I get this. The treasure you want belongs to the group Blow, which are located in the island east from here."

"Right."

"Our job is to invade the base that they have installed themselves into so you can have the treasure."

"Yes."

"Not only is this plan insane but the pirates from Blow are powerful. They are one of the top famous pirates in the world." Eriol concluded to the calm and smiling lady that seemed unaffected.

"But Eriol."

"Captain Hiiragizawa." He emphasized.

She sighed. "Captain Hiiragizawa, you're also known as a top pirate. Besides you have your own powerful abilities."

"I'm not going to risk my whole crew for a treasure that is not worth the risk."

"Are you afraid?" she taunted.

Eriol frowned deeply, "Don't call me a coward, for you know better than anyone that I'm not afraid of anything. What I'm worried about is the curse Blow has befallen himself into. One man with magic isn't enough to win this battle on his own."

"Your worried about your men." Tomoyo realized, "You don't want them killed."

"They're all I've got including this ship." Eriol answered silently.

Tomoyo couldn't help but to feel sorry, but didn't, for he did not need the pity, not from her, not from anyone.

She smiled. "And that is why I've got another plan to filter in without being noticed." Tomoyo continued.

"And that is?"

"I'll join their group and serve them. I'll bring the information needed to defeat them and get a way to steal the treasure."

"Your crazy."

"You told me you'd help." Tomoyo insisted.

"You can't possibly think that you'll know everything within weeks! It'll take years for them to even begin to trust you." Explained Eriol in seriousness.

"I know." Tomoyo spoke while smiling sadly, "That is why I've joined them 5 years ago."

Eriol's eyes opened up widely to her revelation. She really was insane to risk her life in joining the group commanded by Blow. A pirate that killed for pleasure and money. How did she manage?

"Have they hurt you?" he demanded worriedly.

Tomoyo bitterly laughed, "Of course they have! They are pirates Eriol! They aren't like you, they aren't a gentleman."

Somehow her words stabbed painfully inside of him and all he wished to do was to protect her from the danger. She was too fragile. Although acting careless and tough outside, she was still delicate.

Eriol tightened his fist, "Did they force themselves onto you?" he needed to know. He wouldn't accept the fact of another man touching her.

"No. I wouldn't let them." Tomoyo replied with a frown on her face to those terrible memories, but quickly brushed it away. "Alright lets do this!" Tomoyo smiled.

"No." Eriol spoke.

"What?"

"I won't let you risk your neck."

"I already have! Don't you walk out of this! I've risked these past 5 years with this horrid group to get the money. I won't let those 5 years be left in vain. Now if you won't help I'll find a way to do this on my own." Tomoyo burst out with a sudden anger, which took him by surprise.

Tomoyo sighed and plastered on a smile. "I mean to say, you don't need to do this if your worried with your crew."

Silence.

"Why me? Why have you come to me?" Eriol asked.

"Because you're the only pirate that treated me with kindness and respect, something I never thought could exist from any pirate. Besides you saved me, remember, the day we met?"

Eriol recalled that fateful day clearly. He had found her half dying of starvation. He took her in and cared for the lady until he somehow fell in love with her. Eriol grimaced when reminded of her departure, somehow now he knew why she left.

"It was them, Blow, calling you back, wasn't it? That's why you were gone."

Tomoyo winced hearing that, she had so hard tried to forget the love she somehow had developed towards Eriol. He was so different and so kind that anyone would have fallen for him. But Tomoyo couldn't take the risk of falling in love. Love was not needed in her life, she wouldn't allow this feeling to take her heart once again.

Eriol was her first love and her last.

"No. I left on my own account." She lied.

Eriol felt his heart being stabbed by her words. How foolish he was to think that she had really fallen in love with him. He shook his head and looked up to gaze her.

"Alright, enough of this crap about our past. Let's get your treasure and be done with this shit."

"How long until we reach the island?" Tomoyo asked with a smile, glad that he had dropped the subject.

"3 days at least." Eriol answered while looking down at the map.

"Alright, by then we'll have it all set!"

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