Piracy

Chapter 2

Buccaneers, raids and death

"Finally!" Lacus heard Cagalli shout.

Lacus didn't have time to react of ask questions as she was grabbed roughly by the arm. She looked up to see her father with a panicked look on his face.

"Lacus we need to get out of here!" Siegel commanded in a firm but slightly panicked voice.

Lacus nodded numbly still not knowing what was going on and allowed her father to pull her threw the crowds of the house. She flinched and closed her eyes tightly as she heard several guns shots going off and the screams of the people get even louder. They pushed their way until they were out into the panicking streets.

Lacus gasped at the site. People were running around trying to get somewhere safe. A few local shops where broken into and homes and inns where on fire.

"What? Who? Who would do this?" Lacus whispered baffled. Her once quiet and charming village was now massacre of panic and death. She saw women grabbing their children and racing to get away from the smoke and fires. She saw a few people that she didn't recognize shooting and looting. Some carried torches and others had their weapons out.

Lacus felt her father tugging urgently on her arm and she allowed her feet to carry her away from the madness.

They ran towards their own home and Lacus was shocked and horrified to see the ship that her father and the workers had been working on burned to the ground.

"What-what is happening?" Lacus asked her father and stopped at the end of the path way to their home.

Siegel turned to look at his daughter. He saw how confused and scared she looked and held her by the arms gently. "The pirates have come into the village and are raiding."

Lacus gasped. Pirates? No! They weren't supposed to come here. Why? What did they want?

Siegel sighed. "Lacus we can't stay here we need to get going; into the house so that we can be safe."

Lacus said no more and followed her father up the wooden path and up to the front door. They were horrified to see that the lock on the door had been broken.

"AH!" a woman's cry could be heard.

"ASAGI!" Lacus cried panicked. She could hear the crashing and breaking of furniture and glass inside.

Siegel pushed Lacus to the side of the house. "Stay here. I will go in and help her. If you see any pirates run!"

Lacus shook her head, she didn't want to be left alone and she defiantly didn't want her father to go into danger. All the horrifying tales of pirates coming back to her. She seriously doubted the book in her room now.

Siegel placed his hands on her face and made his daughter look at him. "Promise me that you will do this. Don't let them get you." Siegel almost begged her.

Lacus felt tears come to her eyes and nodded. Siegel gave a kiss on her forehead. "That's my girl."

Lacus watched in fear has her father ran around the side of the house and through the front door.

Allster Estate

Cagalli pushed her way threw the crowd. "Damnit get out of the way." Cagalli growled as it was getting harder and harder to get threw.

When she finally reached her destination she gave annoyed sigh and stopped over to a brown haired boy.

"About bloody time!" She cursed.

The boy turned and grinned at her. He let his dark violet eyes roam her form before looking her in the eye and smirked. "And you didn't want to wear a dress."

Cagalli fumed. "If I had known that I would be stuck in it for so long I would have never agreed!" She shouted.

The young man smirked even wider and raised a hand to his chin in mock thought. "If I remember correctly you didn't agree. I just had half the crew force you into it."

Cagalli glared heatedly and pulled the pistol that was strapped to her ankle out and pointed it at the boy. "Shut up Kira! Or I'll put a bullet in you!"

Kira raised his hand in a sort of surrender. "Now, now dear sister I didn't mean anything by it. I'm not that stupid to anger a feisty hellcat like you."

Cagalli saw red but lowered her gun and smirked. "A hellcat I may be, but better that than a land lover like these fouls." She said pointing around the still panicking room.

Kira nodded and looked around the room and chuckled. It amused him that they were still running around like this, and he and Cagalli had a conversation like it was a regular thing.

"Why aren't you joining in the fun?" Cagalli asked coming to his side. Kira never actually joined in on raids but he did from time to time so she was just curious.

Kira shrugged. "I really don't see the point. This is a shipping village. We won't find much here with the exceptions of a few houses. I just thought I would give the crew a bit of fun before we depart for our long journey." Kira said nonchalantly.

Cagalli nodded and looked around. "Where is that scurvy dog Athrun?" Cagalli questioned not seeing the blue haired boy anywhere.

Kira turned to Cagalli. "He and some of the others went to set a blaze their ships and loot some of the richer homes before we leave."

Cagalli nodded. "I see well then how long do you plan to stay?"

Kira started heading to the door. The place had finally cleared out with the exception of a few crew members. The house was a mess with tables and chairs tipped over. "Not much longer I want to get out back on the water before the sun comes up." As Kira said this he looked around the home. It was defiantly the largest and most luxurious home. There were a few bodies on the grounds that were unfortunate enough to have been shot. The house was almost bare as it was stripped off all its valuables. Kira heard some muffled sounds from behind a turned over table and walked over to it. He leaned over the edge…

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" a high pitched scream entered his poor ear drums.

Kira flinched from the loud noise and saw a red-haired woman cowering in front of him. "Who are you?" Kira asked firmly.

The girl whined and covered her face with both her hands.

Kira rolled his eyes and leaned on one knee to look at the girl at eye level. "Who are you?" He asked a little more gently but still firm enough to let her know that she had better answer him.

"Flay Allster." She whimpered quite pitifully.

Kira raised an eyebrow. "Ah, the Governors daughter."

Flay looked at him and seemed to become braver. "YOU FILTHY PIRATE! MY FATHER WILL HAVE YOU HANGED FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!" With that she lashed out her hand and attempted to scratch him. Kira caught her had and stood pulling her with him. He threw her to the ground behind him.

A crew member caught her just before she hit the floor. He was taller than Kira and had blonde hair and dark skin. "What should we do with her?" he asked.

Kira glared at the girl that attempted to scratch him before looking at the other boy. "I don't care. Kill her, sell her, throw her in the brig, feed her to the bilge rats, I don't care what you do." Kira said in a vicious voice.

Kira looked at the girl again and saw that she was horrified to what he had said. Kira didn't mean it though it was just a scare tactic, they usually wouldn't kill anyone unless it was necessary …or if they were really bored.

"What ever you say." The blonde said and threw the screaming and whining girl over his shoulder like a sack and headed out the door.

Cagalli walked over to her brother. "You know that he will most likely bring her aboard. Dearka is such a pervert; he would keep her even if she is a spoiled brat." Cagalli complained.

"You're most likely right, but I don't really care. She will most likely be sold or dropped off in the next village, so even if he does bring her aboard she won't stay long." Kira said calmly.

Cagalli snorted in disapproval. Kira only chuckled at her antics. "Come now let's get the others and be on our way."

Cagalli nodded and headed out with Kira.

Clyne Estate

Lacus couldn't take it anymore she was worried sick. Her father had been in there a long time, she had to help.

Ignoring what her father had asked of her she raced to the front door. Just as she entered the home she heard a gun shot. Terrified, but worry over powering it she raced to where she heard the shot come from.

She entered her fathers reading room and clasped her hands around her mouth in horror. On the ground were her father and Asagi both shot and dead. She looked around had saw that her home was stripped of everything valuable. She felt sick. Theses people came into her home killed her family and stole everything of value.

She went over to her father and checked his pulse hoping that she would fine a beat but no. She put her hand above his mouth and no air came out. She knew he was dead but she still had a little hope that was now crushed. She stood prepared to run and get help when she turned she felt herself hit something hard. She looked up and saw a man with blue hair looking down at her. Scared out of her mind she screamed, toppling backwards, her head hitting the hard floor.

Then everything went black.

A/N Well there you have it, the second one already! I think that I may do a few more chapters on this story before I finish my other. I need a brake, to break my writers block from "A New Destiny" plus I think I like the idea of pirates better.

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