Kendall blushed a bit when the captain of the ship returned and stepped into the cabin. "Y-You are back." The prince mumbled. "I-... um... I-I..." He mumbled and gulped. "I'm sorry... about before. It wasn't my intention to... make you worry..." He said and frowned.
"You're forgiven." James said and walked over to the table and pulled his hat off and put it on the messy table. "Did Carlos say anything when I left?" He asked and looked up at the blond who shook his head.
"H-he promised to teach me how to pickpocket and climb the mast when he got back up on his feet." Kendall said and smiled a bit. James chuckled and nodded. "I-I missed you when you were gone." Kendall blurted out and James turned to look at him.
He nodded slowly and looked around in the cabin. "Is that so?" he asked. Kendall gulped a nodded nervously.
"Y-yes." He mumbled. "I-... I just... I was worried about you and I-... I just... I-I don't know." He stuttered and chuckled stiffly. "I-I am just being childish." He said and shook his head. "Forget that." he said and turned away.
"If there is something on your mind..." James mumbled and left the sentence hanging. He eyed the blond that seemed to be thinking. The young prince hesitated whether he should speak up or not and clenched his hands into fists and turned around.
"I just... I-I have never... um... I want to-... um... Y-You..." He mumbled and started to become all flustered as he fumbled with his words and nervously fiddled with his hands. "I-I.. I w-want you to-... I w-would like-..."
James chuckled again and slowly approached the stuttering prince and kissed him passionately. Kendall squeaked a bit and grabbed a tight hold of the pirate's coat and eagerly kissed back. When James pulled away Kendall frowned and gulped a bit.
"I want- I-I just-... C-Can you-... I-I ne-... I need-..." The blond whined and fisted the brunet's shirt, bunching up the soft cotton fabric in his hands. James silenced him with another kiss and Kendall let out a satisfied moan when he was slowly pushed backwards towards the bed and pushed down on it.
The captain wasted little time in shrugging his red coat off and the blond on the bed sat up and let his hands roam over his chest. "Eager." James murmured with an amused grin and Kendall whined.
"I-I just... I-I want to... I need you to-..." he whined and looked up at the brunet with pleading eyes. "I-I have n-never... I-I am-... I can't-..." He whimpered and looked childishly sad and gulped.
"You want me to take you?" James asked darkly and leaned forward, pushing the blond back down onto his back and hovering above him. "Want me to make you mine?" he asked and Kendall nodded. "You're not going to struggle?" James murmured and leaned down and kissed the prince's neck.
"N-No!" Kendall whined. "I-I won't." he promised.
The captain nodded slowly and yanked the prince's coat off and kissed his way up and down his neck. The blond was already panting and gasping for air. It amused the brunet to no end as well as it turned him on. The blond was untouched, completely pure and it was going to be James' pleasure to be the first to taint the beautiful young prince.
He pulled away from the blond's neck and helped him get the coat off completely before getting at his white cotton shirt. Kendall's chest was pale and the skin was smooth and soft under James' rough fingertips. No scars or blemishes, nothing but a light dusting of light golden freckles over the milky skin. James sighed and let his lips trail down the prince's chest.
Kendall's breath hitched in his throat and he tried to force some air into his lungs. It felt as if he was burning up. There was a fire inside his chest that was burning it's way out and the only thing that seemed to help soothe the heat and pain was James' touch. Wherever James touched a gentle coolness spread and calmed the blazing inferno inside of him down.
"J-James." Kendall whined and shut his eyes. "'T-tis... I-I can't-..." He stuttered, finding it very difficult to find words or even his voice.
James purred and moved to take his own shirt off and dove back down to press his lips against the blond's, silencing him and drawing a few broken whimpers from him. The young prince clawed at the pirate's back, digging his short fingernails into the tanned skin trying to hold on and keep up. James' hips rolled down to meet the blond's that let out a squeaky whimper and sank his teeth into James' shoulder.
"Feisty one." James murmured and grinned a bit, grabbing a hold of Kendall's soft locks and yanking his head back and latching on to his neck, licking and nipping at soft skin.
Kendall panted and desperately tried to get a better grip of the captain but his fingers wasn't obeying and his hands roamed over James' back, trying something to grab on to. The prince had never felt anything like it. His body was electric and his heart pounded dangerously hard in his chest.
The brunet pulled away from his neck and grinned, admiring the purplish mark he'd made before nipping is way down the prince's pale chest. He pulled away again and looked up at Kendall who seemed to be struggling with his breathing.
James couldn't help it. It was so out of what he normally did and he wondered why the thought even hit him. He was worried. He brought a gentle hand up to caress the blond's cheek and Kendall's eyes shot open and darted down to meet James' hazel eyes.
"Kendall." James said softly.
"I-I-..." The blond stammered and gulped, sweat already forming on his forehead. "I cannot- Y-You have to-..." He whined and gritted his teeth. "I-I hurts-... I-I have never-... I just-..." He whined and James frowned, moving his hands to feel the blond's forehead. The prince was absolutely burning up.
"Kendall." James said and immediately stopped with everything he was doing and sat up.
"D-Don't stop." Kendall whined, grabbing an iron grip on James' wrist. "Do not stop, please do not stop. It hurts." Kendall whined and nearly sobbed. "I-I'm burning, I-it hurts s-so bad!" He yelled and pressed James' palms against his chest. "It hurts!" He whined and James slowly added some more pressure to the blond's chest, making Kendall sigh when a small amount of heat disappeared.
"You are ill." James stated.
"I-I need you to-... I-I just c-can't-... J-James, please!" Kendall whined and clutched his hands into fists and slammed them down into the soft mattress. He arched his back off the bed and let out a loud groan. "IT HURTS!" He choked out and James wrapped his arms securely around the blond's middle and pulled him flush against his chest.
"Hush..." He whispered and Kendall arms were thrown around him, pulling him impossibly closer and gripping his neck tightly. "I'm here."
The prince cried. He choked and sputtered and kept whining about something hurting, something burning and James had no idea of what to do. The blond was yelling so loud that he was sure that his whole crew must be up and surely listening in. The prince's face was buried in the crook of James' neck and James' chin rested on top of Kendall's head while his hands rubbed soothing circles on his pale back.
After a little while Kendall grew silent and when James checked he was unconscious. Carefully, he placed the prince in the middle of the bed and tucked him in before grabbing his coat, his hat and tugged them on. He didn't bother with his cotton shirt and walked out of the cabin.
"Woodland!" He called and it only took a moment before the elder sailor was by his side.
"Ay, captain." Woodland said and bowed his head slightly. He had an amused look on his face – much like the rest of the crew – and James knew what both Woodland and the others thought had been going on.
James gave his crew a serious look before turning back to Woodland. "I need you to tell me everything you know about the taint from sea witches." He mumbled and Woodland looked a little surprised but nodded.
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"I don't understand." Woodland muttered and shook his head. "The taint should have worn off by now." He said. "I've never heard of one lasting this long."
"He said something about burning." James said. "A burning in his chest. He was warm, an inhumanly high fever. He should be dead for all I know." James mumbled. His eyebrows were furrowed and forehead scrunched up with worry. He shook his head and smothered his hand over his face.
"It sounds awfully strange." The old sailor said.
"He's no use to us dead." James mumbled and pressed his lips into a tight line. "We need to get him some help." He said and sighed. "He's a part of the crew and he doesn't deserve to be left behind." He mumbled before turning to his crew and looked at them. "We're a crew, we stick together." he said.
"Ay, captain." Woodland said and nodded, along with the rest of the crew.
James nodded and dismissed the crew, ordering Ty and Woodland to head into the city to scope out things and potentially find someone who could help. James made sure everything was under control before he made his way back to his cabin where the prince was writhing in pain, choking and panting.
The handsome brunet strode over to the bed and leaned down over the blond and stroked some of Kendall's hair off his sweaty forehead. "Hush." He whispered against the prince's lips and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
Kendall sighed and his eyes fluttered open but his irises were not it's usual emerald green color. They were pale and covered with a white mist. James let out a shaky breath as the prince sighed and reached out his trembling hands.
"C-Cap-.." Kendall whined. "C-Captain."
"I'm here, hush now. Try to rest." James said softly and pulled the blond up to lie in his lap. "Rest easy." He whispered and Kendall whimpered softly. His cheeks were flustered and his breath came out as tiny wheezes.
"I-I am s-sorry a-about Logan." Kendall said.
"You're forgiven." James said, like he'd already done more than once. "Let that go and try to rest." He urged softly and hugged the blond closer.
Kendall gulped a bit and reached up and gingerly touched James' face. "I cannot see anything." He breathed out. "But I-... I know you are upset." He said. "Don't be." James nodded slowly. "I will be fine." Kendall said softly and blinked his eyes.
"Are you hurting?" James asked.
"Y-Yeah." The prince nodded and gulped. "But it's better now. Now that you're around."
"I won't leave you." James hummed.
"Please don't." Kendall said and winced a bit. "Um... C-Captain?" He continued. "I-I w-would-... um... c-could you... um..." He mumbled and blushed deeply. James smiled softly and leaned in, sealing their lips together in a sweet kiss. The young blond hummed and the pirate pulled away slowly.
James sighed a bit and stroked his hand over Kendall's hair. "Please rest." He said and the prince nodded. "I'll stay a while more." He promised and laid down next to the blond and wrapped his arms around him and pulled him close.
The two was quiet. Kendall's breathing being the only thing that was noisy. James laid there and listened to the blond's breaths and harsh heartbeats. He really hoped that Ty and Woodland were able to find help or at least figure something out.
The pirate captain had lost many during his unnaturally long lifetime but never had he been this scared to lose someone. The prince was dear to him. James had never felt this way about anyone before. It frightened him. Mostly since he knew he couldn't have anyone like that. Getting attached wasn't a good idea and James knew it.
Being immortal meant being alone. Because most people weren't immortal like him so sooner or later... they died.
"James..." Kendall whispered. The brunet turned his attention to the blond that grasped his hand in his pale, trembling hands. "We're both going to get b-better." He said. "R-Right?" He asked with a little hesitation and worry in his voice. James paused for a moment and heard the blond gulp and tremble next to him. "W-We are going to be alright, a-aren't we?"
"Ar." James mumbled. "It'll be fine."
Hey guys! I'm updating this again! Since I've been home and sick I've had some time I've written on this and I really like it. It's... not what I usually write and let me tell you... I love fairy tales. I love them. Especially when they're filled with princesses, monsters, knights, pirates and magic. I just love them and you maybe have (or will notice) that in this story. I love to read beautiful words. I love poems and I am such a hopeless romantic. Sorry, but I really really am.
In any case. Thank you so much for reading. I love reading your reviews and it makes me so happy that you like it. I try my best to listen to what you guys think (although I want to always put my own twist on it) and you guys really do matter! You do! You're my precious readers. I wish I could just meet all of you and have a whole day together with you all. For real!
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