Here's chapter two for all of you!

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Just a quick note, the story takes place before Shanks meets Luffy.

The Captain

The mousy pirate (whose name was Ben) lead me to the captain's quarters. As soon as the captain had me, Ben left. So now I was alone here with the ship's captain.

He was a tall fellow with red hair, a straw hat and three scars over his left eye. The little bit of stubble on his chin only made him more attractive. Stop it Francesca! I said to myself. He's a pirate! The governor's daughter does not fall in love with a pirate.

"Ah, Francesca, let me get those ropes off of you." he said untying my hands.

"It's Miss Pencroft to you." I said.

"Captain Shanks. That's my name." he said.

My hands were free at last. "Thank you sir."

"Call me Shanks, Miss Pencroft." he insisted. "Please take a seat."

I sat down at the table and Shanks sat across from me.

"I don't know what you want, nor do I really care." I said "I just want to go home."

"Currently, Miss Pencroft, you are being held for one hundred million berries ransom." he said "Until I get my money in full, you don't get to leave. I think you will be here for quite a long time dearie."

"And as long as you are here, you are mine." he continued on "I will require you to obey me and always be at my side. I don't want you getting lost. Let me see your left hand."

I picked my hand up off my lap and showed it to him. He grabbed it and removed the engagement ring from my finger.

"As I expected, you are engaged." he said "May I ask to whom?"

"Naval Captain Morgan." I replied.

"I assumed your father arranged it?" he asked.

"You assume right Captain." I replied.

"Do you love Captain Morgan?" Shanks asked me.

"It is a private matter that you do not need to know about, but I will answer your question." I said "No, I do not love him. But still, I must marry him. I cannot disobey my father's wishes."

"A simple yes or no would have sufficed." Shanks said giving me a smile "So you would subject yourself to a life of unhappiness just to make your father happy?"

"You don't understand how things work for me." I said "I spent the first eighteen years of my life in private and finishing skills, with no childhood to speak of. And then for the past four years I've lived in boredom and was forced to let Captain Morgan court me. After I get married, I'm expected to have a few children and live a life of perfect boredom."

"That doesn't sound very interesting." he said, flashing me another grin "It's a good thing you're here then. Now why don't you get some sleep? You must be awfully tired."

Captain Shanks helped me into bed. Barely ten seconds after he put the covers over me and kissed my forehead, I was asleep.

Isn't it weird how much Francesca opened up to Shanks?

She trusts him and has a secret crush on him! Things will get a lot more interesting between them as time progresses.

And I'll only be telling the story in Francesca's point of view.

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