Chapter 4

Welcome to the Ship

Rin watched as him men worked and did as he had ordered. The heat from the burning of the ship had felt wonderful as it stroked his face, he especially liked the part when his hair flew back from the explosion. The sight made him happy sure, it would make any pirate proud, but at the same time his mind was elsewhere. He couldn't stop thinking about the creature now within his hold. He didn't wish to return to his cabin just yet to see the creature once more for he truly didn't know how to approach such a thing, let alone talk to it. The stars smiled down at him by the time he finally allowed himself to return to his own space. He was greeted by his vice captain who stood off to the side from the double door entry way.

"Has he said anything?" He asked once his eyes fell upon the being that was curled up upon his floor tightly bound and gagged.

"Not a word. Once his tail disappeared I tied him back up yet he made no complaints nor cried. Not a thing. Truly cap'n the only way I even knew he was still living at some points was because he was breathing though he barely moves even to do that." Sousuke growled before stepping closer to the creature, roughly nudging it with his foot.

"Oi, wake up! The captain is here!" Haru opened his eyes looking up between the two men above him. Rin glared back though sighed after a moment or two for the ravenette continued to be silent.

"Go down to the brig. Ask Makoto about him, see if you can get him to give us some insight on our new guest."

"Can I use any "means" necessary?" Sousuke replied only to then bound out of the cabin with a smile wider than the ocean for Rin gave his permission. It had been too long since he was able to torture someone and he wanted to get started right away.

Once they were alone, Rin came forward and reached out toward the other, pulling off the gag. Haru let him but now no longer looked up at the captain. He just sat as still as he could and it was Sousuke said, he didn't even look like he was breathing. His chest just slightly collapsing and expanding to take in air.

"What's your name?" Rin decided to try as he sat on the edge of his bed behind the merman, who didn't even try to turn and face the redhead. Rin wasn't really surprised at first when he received no response and the silence continued, yet he figured he might as well keep trying.

"You have a name, don't cha? I know you have a voice too so tell me, what is your name?" Still nothing, not even a muscle twitched. Rin again wasn't surprised and though known for his patience, at least upon the ship, this creature was really pushing it.

"Oi, say something! Talk to me! What, do you only talk to Makoto, is that it? If I slit his throat in front of you will you finally say something?" The creature turned so fast that Rin jumped back further upon his bed. Haru glared deathly at him though still made no sound of anger or complaint, yet his eyes said over a thousand words alone. Once Rin calmed himself, reminded that the tied up man couldn't hurt him, he returned to the edge and smugly smirked.

"Ah, is that it? Is Makoto the key? What? Do you care about him? Can a mer-creature even care?" Haru rolled his eyes and turned back around, which was the answer that set Rin off.

"Did you jus-" Rin growled as he lunged up and grabbed the black locks jerking Haru's head back to look up at his enraged eyes.

"How did Makoto put up with you! You are so annoying!" Rin barked though didn't let go of the hair. He was actually amazed at the texture of the hair in his hand. It was so soft and silky, he would have swore they would have felt like seaweed, slimy and damp.

Haru only flinched at the pain but did no more otherwise. He really didn't know anything about Rin, so he refused to use his voice. Makoto never told him about other captains or about anyone else, except the crew they had traveled with. He couldn't trust this new captain nor did he wish to talk for who knew how long he would be stuck with Rin. It was like with Makoto all over again yet this time Haru was determined to not let the other have the pleasure of his voice at all. He was determined not to fail this time. Rin finally let go, shoving Haru's head away but then grabbed at the creature's arm jerking him up on his bound feet. The captain forced over to the far corner before forcing him back on his knees.

"Stay there! Damned creature, should have just burned you with the ship!" Rin barked and growled before he stormed out of the cabin, leaving Haru alone. Haru changed his position as best he could once Rin slammed the door, trying to curl in a fetal position. H wished the same thing, that he had sank with the ship too. Maybe if he did he could have gone home.

Rin stomped all the way down to the brig, proud of himself when he became happy at the sounds of gasps and dunking. Sousuke was having the men dunk Makoto in barrels of hot and cold water.

"Well done, Sousuke." Rin commented as he stepped besides his vice captain, after watching the torture for a moment or two.

"Oi, bring him forward, captain's present!" The taller in charge pirate ordered. The men seized their prisoner from the water forcing him down on his knees before Rin. Makoto coughed and gasped for air to return to his lungs, lightly struggling in the men's grasp, shaking the hair from his face. He then glared up at Rin with as much strength as he could muster. Rin only laughed and glanced back as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"What is the mer-creature's name?"

"Go to hell!" Makoto spat the water in his mouth at Rin, who was quick to backhand slap the ex-captain with his sword in hand.

"You have nothing left, Makoto! Your life is all that remains and I swear you will lose it if you don't start answering me, now again, what is the merman's name?" The whale lover stayed silent only lightly shaking his head back and forth.

"Sousuke bring that thing down here! I've had enough! We'll torture both of them until we get-"

"NO! NO, don't! Leave Haru out of this!" Makoto gasped after realizing a breath too late on what he just said. He was an idiot for giving Rin what he wanted but he couldn't let them hurt Haru.

"Ah so his name is Haru. He's your weakness, just like you are his."

"What?"

"Tell me what you know about him, if you don't I pull ever scale off that tail of his right in front of you." Rin ordered as he knelt down taking Makoto's hair in his painful grasp.

"I'll tell you, dammit, I'll tell you but you must not hurt Haru. Please don't hurt him!"

"Tell me what I want to know and you'll live long enough to know that he won't be harmed." Rin growled after pushing Makoto away, who grunted as he collided with the floor.

"Damn, you bastard, I found him off the Iwatobi Islands. He can talk yet rarely does and if you don't keep your eyes on him at all times he will take the chance to jump overboard. That's all I know!"

"Bullshit! What about others? He's had to have talked about the others like him!"

"No, never! You don't think I've asked! He's never told me a thing!"

"Obliviously you never pushed enough is more like it, you were always so soft-hearted. It's pathetic, really." Rin sighed as he got back up with a roll of his eyes.

"I'll get something out of him, my way."

"Rin you hurt him and I'll-" The redhead silenced the other with a swift kick to the stomach.

"He's not your concern anymore. Besides, whatever I do to Haru, I'll have Sousuke do to you, that way you'll be kept in the loop. Arn't I so nice? Right, Sousuke?" Rin asked with a smirk as his vice captain only chuckled as well. Rin then smirked wider as he pulled Sousuke closer and whispered a command in his ear.

"Ya sure, captain?"

"Aye, do it later tonight, see if it gets him to talk. Emphasize that I'm doing the same to his precious creature, that should loosen his jaw." Rin replied with a glance to the still hunched over ex-captain before leaving up the stairs the way he came. Sousuke ordered the others to leave before jerking Makoto up to face him by his hair once more.

"You're mine now, whale scum, and when I'm done with you, you'll be begging for ya death. And only when I have been pleasured by every breath within your body I may just grant you that wish, but I doubt it." The taller laughed as he locked his prisoner back up and stormed out of the brig. He had to get ready for tonight for he truly wanted to enjoy it.

Haru had jumped as Rin walked in before scurrying back into the corner as much as he could the more Rin came closer until the redhead was kneeling in front of him. Rin grasped Haru's neck tightly before jerking him forward so that Rin's lips brushed against Haru's sensitive ears.

"It'll be a joy breaking you, Haru." Rin began only wishing he could see the shocked face the other was most certainly wearing. Haru struggled trying to push away from the captain, who only tightened his hold on the being in his arms.

"Unlike Makoto I will not be so kind so don't anger me, I will make you suffer if you do. Also unlike on that gone ship, on this one you will remain in here. I don't have time to watch if you jump overboard or not. Besides my men haven't had a beauty such as yourself before them in a long time, they would eat you up and not think twice about it. I'm a jealous type I shall have you all to myself. You are my prize so you are mine now and..." Haru froze and silently gasped as Rin's hand had lowered and touched him in a place that Makoto never even dared to.

"...I plan to thoroughly enjoy you."

To be continued...

Hello everyone

This extremely late I understand but the "holidays" for me consist of Thanksgiving and then mine and my mothers birthday

so I've just been celebrating those and going back and forth on which one I should write next.

As you can see I decided that my Free! fanfic shall go first.
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