When Kendall woke up his head was spinning and he groaned silently before sitting up. He was in bed, back in the cabin. He didn't remember coming back there but he remembered everything that had happened before he lost consciousness.
He got out of the bed on wobbly legs and made his way up to the rudder wheel. The crew eyed him curiously when he came staggering and exchanged weird looks as the blond stumbled up to the rudder deck.
"What are you doing up?" James asked sternly when the blond stood by his side. "You should be in bed."
"I... I had to get up." Kendall said hoarsely. "N-Needed fresh air." He said and sank down into the seat by the table behind James. "Are you... a-alright?" he asked and James scoffed.
"I'm fine." he snapped. "You're the one who nearly got yourself killed." He said and turned to glare at the blond. Kendall glared back at him and got up, anger welling up in him.
"Well, sorry for being cursed by the stupid witch!" He shouted straight in James' face. "The next time you might want to at least mention the there is others than just us on the stupid island!" He yelled and shoved the brunet it the chest. "And the next time I just might pierce your stupid heart instead of trying to help!" Kendall shouted and shoved James in the chest again.
James stared down at the blond who was flustered with anger and glared up at him, eyes glowing with rage and fist clenched up into fists to tight his knuckles were turning white. The brunet stayed frozen like that for a moment before he started to chuckle and shook his head.
"What?!" Kendall snapped and glared at him. "What's so damn funny?!" He asked angrily.
"You." James said and chuckled softly. "Yer more pirate than royalty, Blondie." he said and grinned. The young prince softened slightly and blinked a few times, trying to process.
"Damn pirates." he cursed and sighed.
James laughed a bit and snaked his arm around the blond, pulling him close and smirking down at him. "Yer one to speak." Kendall furrowed his eyebrows and glared up at the pirate.
He had just opened his mouth to snap back when his mind went blank again, his eyes rolled back in his skull and he went completely limp in the captain's arms. James quickly tightened his grip on the prince so that he wouldn't tumble to the floor and eyed him.
"Kendall?" he asked. "Kendall?" He tried but the blond was completely gone. James sighed and picked the prince up and held him tight to his chest. "Woodland!" He shouted.
"Captain." An elder pirate said and hurried to the captain's side.
"What's wrong with him?" James asked and furrowed his eyebrows. The elder pirate reached out for the blond but hesitated and looked up at the brunet for permission. "Just tell me what's wrong with him." James hissed.
"H-He stabbed the witch, if I am correct?" Woodland said and had a look at the prince's hand. "Sea witches are a bother to kill. 'Less you hang 'em or burn 'em they taint whoever delivers the killing blow." He explained.
"Taint?" James asked and furrowed his eyebrows. "So he's cursed?"
"Ay, captain." The sailor confirmed. "Though it shouldn't last for long. A few days tops." He continued. "He'll be dozing off from time to time but he'll recover." He assured.
"No lingering effects?" James asked.
"He'll be babbling and walking like a drunkard for the days coming but other than that nothing serious." James nodded slowly before dismissing Woodland and taking the prince back down to the cabin and tucking him in in the bed. He sighed and shook his head and sat down on the bed next to him and smothered his hands over his face.
Even though he knew that Kendall was going to be fine he couldn't help but to feel worried.
Linelineline
"O-Of course. I-I'm sorry, Kendall." Logan blurted out and looked embarrassed. "I always forget."
Kendall blinked a few times and looked down at the servant by his side. "L-Logan?" He asked and gulped. The young servant looked confused. "W-Where am I?" He asked and looked around. He was back in the study of the fortress. It was dark outside but he was still wearing his blue velvet robe.
"M-My prince, are you alright?" Logan asked worriedly. The young prince smothered his hands over his face and shook his head.
"I-... I must be dreaming..." He said. "O-Or... maybe I just awoke?" He mumbled to himself and looked up, eyes wide and heart kicking up speed. He ran over to the door and opened it just as a solider came running.
"My prince! The city is under attack!" He said breathlessly. "I've been given orders to-"
"B-By the Gods..." Kendall said and shook his head. "What in the world is going on?" he asked and hesitated a bit before running straight past the solider and through the long corridors and up the stairs.
He heard various servants call out and soldiers bark orders around but he ignored all of them. Someone called out for him and grabbed a hold of his arm. Kendall turned his head and looked up at his father.
"Son, where are you going?" He asked worriedly and the young prince gulped before shrugging him off and backing away from him. In the corner of his eye he could see Logan and the solider from the study to come running. He hesitated before taking the decision to shove his father out of the way and dash up the stairs. "Kendall!" His father called after him but hurried after him. "Son, wait!"
The young prince quickened his pace and ran into the library and shut the door loudly and knocked over the bookshelf next to it to block it and slowly backed away from the door and panted, hearing people pound on the door trying to get it.
"K-Kendall?" he could hear Logan call. "W-What are you doing? Kendall, come out!"
The blond gulped and slowly shook his head. "That looked awfully heavy." A dark voice said behind him. "Trying to get away from something?" Kendall swirled around and spotted the handsome pirate sitting by the fire.
"James..." Kendall breathed and walked up to the brunet – that got up on his feet – and grabbed him by the coat. "Take me away." He said and pleadingly looked up at the pirate. "Take me away from here, I cannot stay here anymore. Take me away." He said.
"Why?" James asked with a smirk and Kendall let out a sob and slung his arm around the brunet and leaned his forehead against James' broad chest.
"Just take me away. I want to be like you. I want to see the world too." Kendall whined. "I want to be free." He said.
James chuckled lowly. "Freedom is being a pirate." He murmured and grinned. Kendall pulled away and looked up at the pirate just as the doors slammed open.
The young prince was startled awake and he gasped for air. James that had just entered the cabin walked over to him and looked the blond over. Kendall panted slightly and smothered his hands over his face and groggily sat up.
"You okay there, Blondie?" James asked. Kendall nodded a yes and sighed.
"I'm fine." He said and swatted the brunet away. "I just... I need some air... I-I can't-..." He mumbled and got out of the bed. When the captain of the ship attempted to help him by reaching out Kendall pulled away. "D-Don't touch me." He hissed and grasped after some sort of support and grabbed a hold of a nearby chair. "Just... please." he said sadly and looked up at James.
The pirate shrugged nonchalantly and left the blond alone and simply followed him out of the cab and over to the railing where the blond leaned deep over the wooden railing and let out a throaty cough.
"Are you alright, ya majesty?" Ty asked and patted the blond on the shoulder.
Both the prince and the sailor gasped at the touch and both of them flinched away. "What happened?" James asked and furrowed his eyebrows, yanking his crew member up on his feet.
"I-I don't know, Captain." Ty stuttered.
The blond panted harshly and seemed to be choking a bit. He brought his hands to his throat and coughed and closed his eyes tightly. Before he seemed to regain his ability to breath normally and then slowly opened his eyes. "Your majesty?" James asked.
"A-Abigail." Kendall choked out and gulped. "W-Who's Abigail?" he asked confusedly and looked up at the pirates gathering around him. "A girl named Abigail." He said. Ty gulped and trembled slightly. "Y-You love her." Kendall stated and the young sailor nodded.
"Y-Yes." He said. "A-Abigail is... s-she was m-my betrothed." He stuttered.
"She's dead..." Kendall mumbled and got up on his legs. Ty nodded timidly. "S-She was sick." The blond continued and smothered his hand over his face. "I-I saw her..." He said and wobbled a bit, grasping the side railing to try and stay up on his legs. "U-Ugh." He gagged and leaned over the railing heaving whatever he had in his stomach down into the blue sea. He felt a hand on his shoulder and choked again, gasping and nearly falling over.
The sailor that had touched him flinched back and withdrew his hand. "B-By the gods..." he mumbled and Kendall let out a whine.
"G-Gold." He managed to get out before sinking down to his knees and leaning his head against the side of the ship. "M-Mountains of it..."
The pirate grinned sheepishly and chuckled. "Ar, that would be something."
Kendall shook his head. "N-No, I-I saw it." He said. "I-I could see it." He said and looked up at the men surrounding him. "I-I don't know what's going on." He whined. "I-I keep seeing things!" He yelled and tugged at his hair. "I'm going insane! I don't know what's going on!" He yelled and shook his head.
"He's going mad, I tell ya." Ty whispered and shook his head.
"Captain, if I may say... it is possible for the young lad to... what to call it?... inherit some of the witch's power until the taint is gone." Woodland explained. "I believe the prince has gotten the ability to see what people want the most."
The pirate captain rolled his eyes and shoved him out of the way. "That's ridiculous." He muttered and went over to the blond and yanked him up to his feet by his arm only to feel a jolt of electricity bolt through him.
The brunet flinched and let go of the blond holding back a gasp and quickly retracted his hand and grabbed whoever was standing behind him not to fall over.
The moment James let go Kendall shrieked and jumped back, hitting his back against the wall and clutching his hand over his chest. "C-Captain." Ty asked worriedly and backed off a little as well as the rest of the crew, scared of whatever was going on. James gulped a bit and nodded a bit.
"I-I... I'm okay." he said. "K-Kend-dall?" He gulped. The blond turned his head and stared up at him with big eyes. "Kendall?" James asked and reached out.
"Don't touch me!" Kendall hissed and pressed himself closer to the wall. "Just... d-don't." He said and shook his head. The captain of the ship furrowed his eyebrows. Kendall shook his head and quickly backed off.
"Kendall..." James sighed and walked closer but the blond took a step to the side, sliding along the wall of the deck and hiding his face in his hands.
"J-Just... s-stop." He whined. "Stop with... whatever you're doing." He mumbled and hurried into the captain's cabin and shut the door.
James let out a shaky breath and looked after the prince and frowned. The look Kendall had given him had thrown him completely off guard. James had seen Kendall scared before but this... this was nothing like he had ever seen before.
The pure fright and utter betrayal in the prince's eyes was unlike anything. The young blond was terrified beyond anything the pirate captain had ever seen. Scared out of his mind.
James could hear his crew murmur and whisper behind him. Questions being asked and guesses being made.
What did the captain of the ship want the most?
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