"Any luck?" James asked and sighed. Woodland shook his head in defeat. "Blasted damnation..." James muttered and slammed his fist into the railing. "He's dying!" He hissed and furrowed his eyebrows. "Where's Carlos?" James asked.
"On deck with the prince." Woodland said and James swirled around and spotted the blond being lead up the stairs to the rudder deck.
Kendall was smiling slightly but his eyes were still pale and he fumbled with his arms in front of himself while Carlos lead him forward with a guiding hand on the prince's shoulder. "James?" the young prince said and without any problem at all walked straight over to the brunet and smiled brightly. "G-Good day!" he said.
"You're up." James said to which Kendall only nodded. "Is your vision back?" he asked, thinking it had to be since the blond had walked with such confident steps over to him. Kendall shook his head.
"No, but I knew you were here." He said. "I felt it."
"Felt it?" James questioned and gave a small laugh. The blond nodded happily.
"Yes! I-I can s-see you." He said. "I-it's like a light o-or... well... more like a feeling than anything. I just know it's you." He said and reached out and seemed to be looking for the brunet's arm. James rolled his eyes and reached out and grabbed the blond by the arm.
Carlos chuckled a bit and shook his head. "Couldn't keep him in that cabin. He's even more restless than me." he said with a chuckle.
"Are you still hurting?" James asked. Kendall nodded and frowned a bit. "You're still warm." He pointed out. "You should be in bed, sleeping." The brunet continued sternly.
"But-" Kendall whined. "I want to stay out here." He said and pouted. James let out a long sigh before shoving the blond down into a nearby chair and ordering him to stay before going back to looking over his crew that were busy tending to his beloved ship.
A hooded figure on the docks caught James' eyes and he glared over to the former servant that was watching him intently. "Stay here." James muttered to Carlos. "Keep an eye on the prince." he continued before leaving the ship and walking up to the smaller brunet. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I am here for the prince." Logan said simply. "He has to return back to the fortress."
"No." James said. "You heard him. He's not going back." Logan shook his head and glanced over to where the prince sat on deck with a distant look on his face.
"You do not understand." Logan gritted out and clenched his hands into fists and looked up at James. "He needs to go back home." He said and glared up at the pirate captain. "He needs to go home to the fortress."
"Why?" The taller brunet asked and furrowed his eyebrows.
"Because." Logan hissed. "He is starting to wake up." Logan said and nodded over to the blond that was now talking to Woodland with an amused face.
"What do you mean? Waking up?" James asked and looked over his shoulder at the prince. "What are you going on about?" he asked suspiciously. Logan shook his head and gave a long sigh and gritted his teeth.
He turned back to the pirate and scoffed. "The prince is waking up." He said. "Did you really think Kendall is just the prince? Did you really think that he was just like any other heir?" he hissed and James gulped a bit, backing off from the smaller boy. "He is not like everyone else."
"You're insane." James said.
"Why do you think he was not allowed to leave the castle?" Logan asked in a low voice. "Why he was so clueless about everything? Did you not ever consider that he might be special?" He asked. James furrowed his eyebrows.
"I don't know what you're talking about." James said and shook his head. Logan laughed loudly and threw his head back.
"Yes, you do." He said when he looked back at James. "Kendall is changing." Logan said. "His skin is warmer than fire, his eyes are pale and his body is aching." he said. "The prince is waking up."
"What do you mean 'waking up'?!" James asked angrily and grabbed a hold of the former servant, lifting him off the ground and glaring at him. "Tell me!" He ordered. Logan scoffed and grabbed James by the wrists.
"The prince isn't human, idiot." He said. "He was born a half god." James dropped the smaller brunet, eyes wide and throat dry. Logan shook his head. "He needs to go back to the fortress where he can fully go through his awakening."
"How?" James asked. "How did he become like this?"
"You really are clueless." Logan sighed and looked up at the pirate as if he wasn't cleverer than a toddler. "The blue kingdom does not have a queen. It haven't had a queen for thousands of years. Only kings." Logan said. "The prince's mother is our Goddess Gwenhwyfar."
"No." James said. "You're lying."
"I'm not." Logan said. "I have to get the prince back to his home. Let me go to him."
"No." James said and shook his head. "I won't let you near him." He said and glared down at the small brunet. "Leave before I maul you, bastard." he hissed.
"I am neither lying nor accepting a no." Logan said. "He is the Goddess' firstborn in this time. He needs to awaken." He said sternly. James drew his sword and pointed it at Logan.
"I won't let you have him." James hissed. "Leave now or-"
He was interrupted by a shriek from the boat. He turned his head and saw that Kendall wasn't sitting where he left him. James didn't hesitate and hurried back on board the ship and up to the rudder deck where Kendall was lying on the floor, writhing in pain and gasping for air.
"J-James! I-it hurts!" Kendall yelled and pulled at his own hair. "It hurts! It hurts!" He whined and James immediately picked him up and held him close to his chest. "James..." Kendall sighed and buried his face in the crook of James' neck and clawed at his arms. "James." He gritted out and arched his back and let out another yell.
"His human body is dying." Logan – that appeared behind James – said silently. "Return him."
"Y-You!" Carlos shrieked and stared at Logan. "Y-You're the boy in the library." He gasped and pointed at the former servant. "H-How did you-"
"L-Logan?" Kendall croaked out and looked up. "L-Logan? I-Is that you?" he asked and frowned. "L-Logan, w-what's going on? I-I can't see, I-it hurts..." He whimpered and turned back to James. "J-James, I-It is so warm, it's l-like it's burning!"
"James." Logan said – using the name he'd heard the prince say. "Return him."
James gulped and looked between the former servant, his crew and the prince in his arms. "I-I-..." he stuttered and let out a frustrated growl. "Alright!" He hissed. "I'll take him back but-..." He mumbled and shook his head. "I'm going with you."
"C-Captain!" Carlos whined. "You'll be executed!" He squeaked and James sighed. "Y-You're not saying-..."
"You know what I'm saying." James mumbled and hugged the prince tighter, making the blond sigh in relief. "I'm going back with him." he said and shook his head.
"But, Captain-"
"Woodland." James said. "I..." He mumbled before sighing and getting up with the prince still resting in his arms. "I trust you'll take good care of the Diamond for me."
"Captain, I have to object-"
"I'm not leaving the ship to Ty if that's what you're suggesting." James said and scowled. His crew gave a light chuckle at that. "Take good care of her." he said and followed Logan off the ship. "And who knows?" James said. "Maybe I'll come back to haunt you?" he said with a grin before leaving the ship with Logan and the prince.
Linelineline
"Where's James?" Kendall asked when Logan lead him into a big cabin and helped him sit down. "I cannot see him. Where is he?" He asked and frowned.
"He is where he can't get to you." Logan assured. The prince's frown grew. "It is so good to see you again, my prince." Logan said softly and placed his hands on the blond's shoulders. Kendall flinched at the contact. "We are going to get you home. Do not worry."
"I-I don't want to go back!" The prince yelled. "W-Where is Captain Diamond? Where are we?" he asked and felt around with his hands in his blindness. "I don't want this. I want to see him." He whined and teared up. "Logan, don't do this. I do not want this." He whimpered and sniffled.
"I'm sorry, my prince. But it is for the best." Logan said softly and stroked his hand over the prince's shoulders.
Kendall shied away from the touch, slapping his former servant's hands away. "Do not touch me." He hissed. Logan hesitated a bit and then frowned terribly. The prince spat at him and tried to get further away from him.
"M-My prince..." Logan sighed.
"Don't." Kendall gritted out. "I have nothing to say to you." He growled and shook his head. "And to think that I once trusted you..." He muttered bitterly. "I should have known better."
"Kendall, it is not-"
"Don't!" Kendall yelled. "Just stop it already." He said and frowned. "Just... could you not see that I was happy?" he asked. "I was free. I am free."
"You are blind." Logan said and shook his head.
"I do not need my eyes if it means I can be free." Kendall said. "I would rather see nothing at all and be free than to stare at the cold stone walls of that blasted fortress!" he grumbled and shook his head. "I am a prisoner in that fortress, Logan." He said. "James showed me things I have never seen before. Sandy beaches, endless seas, fireworks..." The prince hesitated. "H-He made me feel... happy." Kendall said and gulped.
"How is happiness being on the run?" Logan asked and Kendall let out a shaky breath.
"It just is..." he said. "It makes you live each day like your last." he said. "You make every day worth it and you make every day the best it could ever be." He mumbled and smiled to himself.
Logan's frown grew. The prince had gone mad for sure. Why'd he turn down his royal family for a life with filthy pirates? Logan wasn't sure he'd ever understand.
In the lower decks James sat with his hands tired together and sighed hopelessly. They'd been taken to a royal ship and James had immediately been separated from the prince and tied up and thrown into a small cell on the lowest deck in the ship.
He smothered his hands over his face and tugged at his hair. "What am I doing?" he sighed and shook his head.
James wasn't scared for himself. He was immortal. He couldn't die so it wouldn't matter what happened to him but he couldn't stand even thinking of what might happen to the prince. In the distance he could hear the blond call out for him and it hurt more than anything he'd ever felt.
The small cell was surprisingly clean and wasn't filled with junk and dirt like the one in his own ship. Then again there's a difference between a pirate ship and a royal ship. Also... the Tainted Diamond was without a captain but it didn't bother James one bit. He trusted his crew and knew she'd be safe with them.
He could hear how the waves softly brushed against the ship and the slight rocking was soothing. James closed his eyes and tried to get lost in that noise and distracting himself with the familiar scent of the salty water.
The pirate listened to the ocean waves, the slight breeze and the occasional seagull squeaking but it was just impossible to focus on anything but the fact that he might not ever see Kendall again.
Hey guys! So I told you something was up. This story suddenly got a lot longer than I thought I'd be but I hope that's alright.
As for other things... I really need to rant. Badly. So... if you're not into that. Skip this.
So. I got my tickets to go and see HD in London the other day and I was THRILLED. I was so glad and I barely knew what to do with myself. I was so happy. Then today I find out that the concert and UK tour is cancelled. I got super upset and I cried and not only because I don't get to see Dustin and Kendall but because I had booked not only concert tickets but I was flying from Sweden and had booked flight, train, hotels and everything for this trip and those things I can't take back so now I'll go to London but I haven't got anything there to do. I was going to go and see HD but now I don't have anything.
But I've decided to see it as positive as I can. I'll go sightseeing, shopping, drinking and meeting people. F it! I'll have a good time there. I was really looking forward to see Kendall and Dustin and other rushers/drivers so... yeah. But hey, if anyone is up for maybe a quick hello I'll be in London!
I hope everyone who was going finds something to find comfort in. I'm gonna listen to a whole lot of HD now and I'm gonna continue to dream about them and I WILL see them one day. I WILL. I haven't been waiting six years to give up. I used to watch Dustin's old YT vids and I remember when I was like 12 and adored Dustin and heard him talk about Kendall and I thought "Kendall Schmidt? Nah, no one is as cool as Dustin!" Oh, how I laugh at that still and I'm almost nineteen now! Like wow! Time flies.
Anyways. I really hope you enjoyed the story. I hope you don't mind me bitting about my life and... welll... I hope you have a good day :)
Thank you so much for reading my stories and I love you all! I hope everything will be okay soon. Thank you so much!
oxox Hannah