Cheddar: okay so i realize these few chapters have been REALLY short but hey! bear with me okay? i PROMISE that it gets better! I SOLOMNLY SWEAR! 3 smily sez grr

Chapter 3

Hikari awoke to the gentle swaying of the ship. She sat up and yawned and noticed she was not in the crows nest.

'Oh Zolo must've brought me down to his room.' She thought and she looked around. She didn't see him in there. She got out of bed and went over to the door and she tried to open it. It was locked.

"Okay Zolo let me out!" she laughed as she stood back from the door. No one came to open it so she tried it again, and it still wouldn't open. She stepped back and kicked the door down. She came out of the room and looked around. Gama's crew loitered the hall and they all looked up at her and they all stood up and headed towards her.

"Hey Hikari did you miss me?" One of the pirates asked her. He had flaming red hair and two ruby earrings dangling from his ears. She looked at him in shock.

"Zane?" she asked him in disbelief. He grinned and went over to her and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Oh Hikari I've missed you so! All these long nights with out you and your fabulous cooking have been like—"

"ZANE!" Hikari said angrily "Just where do you think you're putting your hand you letch!" Zane cursed under his breath but then he grabbed Hikari's hand and dragged her out onto the deck.

"Captain she's up!" he called out. Hikari's eyes widened.

"No…! NO!" She screamed as she tried to get out of Zane's iron grip. She struggled as Captain Gama came up to her and grinned evilly.

"What's wrong Hikari darling?" he asked her as he gripped her chin in his hand "Don't you want to be back on your old ship?" Hikari moved her chin out of his hand and screamed.

"I'd never want to be back here with YOU!" Gama raised his hand and hit Hikari across the cheek.

"Take her back and lock her in --- some room I don't care."

"With pleasure captain." Zane said and he lifted Hikari over his shoulder and he went back down to his room and he had some one lock the door from the out side.

"Now it's just the two of us… and I remember how you used to like me and I want to re-spark that flame." He grinned evilly and started walking towards her and Hikari had no where to run.

Zolo franticly climbed up the rope ladder and looked out at the sea, trying to find Gama's ship. He had no luck for that day and the sun started to set. Faintly on the horizon Zolo squinted and saw a faint trace of a mast and as the sun sank further down it became clearer.

"THERE!" Zolo bellowed. Every one looked out and saw the ship. They turned around and looked out and saw it sailing away.

"TURN THIS SHIP AROUND! WHO KNOWS WHAT TROUBLE HIKARI'S IN!" Zolo bellowed. Zolo thought to himself as they scrambled below.

'Hikari I will get you back and Gama will pay'