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Chapter 2: Day 1, Part 2

Lovino sighed as he climbed down the mast of the last ship requiring repairs. He had narrowly escaped from the man the Spaniard had sent, but since he was a lot more nimble and quick, he was able to climb the mast of a nearby ship.

As he stepped down onto the deck, he wiped his hands onto a tar-rag and picked up the rest of his supplies. The sun was starting to set and he still had one more thing that he wanted to do.

He climbed down from the ship and quickly ran toward the tool shed in order to grab his bag. After dropping off his tools and locking up the shed, (he was the last one working that night) he jogged back down to the beach shore and sat against his usual rock. He then pulled out his sketchbook and a set of paints.

Lovino gazed at the sunset with a somewhat content look on his face. Every sunset was different, which made every sunset important to recreate on parchment.

He was almost finished with his painting, when something dangerously fast and small sped through the center of the book. Lovino jumped with a startled yelp. "What the hell?" His face lit up with fear, but then relaxed slightly when he realized it was only the Spanish captain again. "What do you want idiota?"

The captain smirked with a light chuckle. "Boy, you really need to watch what you say to people. It could turn out to be very nasty otherwise." His smirk turned to a very dark frown as the Spaniard glared at him.

Lovino gulped, trying not to look into the other's green eyes before replying. "I-I'm not a-afraid of you."

The captain returned to his smirk and flicked the smaller boy in the forehead. "Cute~!" He spun around and started walking toward the docks, singing a sort of tune. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me…"

The young Italian's eyes widened at hearing this tune sung. His grandfather had told him never to sing this song. It was tabooed among all people, except—he growled at the Spaniard, hatred hidden in his eyes. "You! Only the stupidest of dumbasses would dare sing that here, and those stupid dumbasses happen to be pirates! You're just a piece of scum!" He snarled the last part, causing the other to turn around.

"For the third time, you best be watching what you say, you poor excuse for a wench!" He grabbed the scruff of Lovino's shirt, staring him in the eyes. "Besides, what could a weakling like you achieve?"

Lovino shook with terror as he tried to avoid those eyes. "I-I could very well turn you in to the authorities…" He trailed off as the pirate captain began to speak again.

"Si, but what if you never returned home tonight? What if you disappeared from this here city of yours?"

The small brunette gulped before answering shakily. "Sir, if that happened, then my younger brother would get no food," he paused; a terribly frightened and sad look on his face. "And he would d-die."

The captain gazed into the sincerity of the boy's eyes, his own eyes softening a bit. He sighed before putting him down gently. "Very well then, if you have such a difficult time with making money, and have no others to take care of you, I have a proposition for you. Can your brother cook?"

Lovino lifted an eyebrow suspiciously. "Si, he is a fantastic cook, why?" He stared at the other curiously.

"Here is my deal for you lad; if you and your brother come aboard my ship to work, he as a cook, and you as a repairman, then I will pay you thirty silver pieces a month." He paused for a moment before continuing. "You see, I was a bit frustrated to hear that you refused to finish my ship. I had heard you were the best and you lived up to that title by the work I saw on the other ships." He stopped and looked to see the other's answer.

Lovino's face was pale white with shock. "T-Thirty silver pieces?" He gulped again. "That's more than four times what I get paid now!" He nodded his head rapidly in response. "S-Si! It's a deal! When do I start?"

The Spaniard looked at him a bit surprised. "Don't you need to talk it over with your brother first?"

The Italian shook his head rapidly. "No sir, he follows me everywhere and listens to whatever I say. I'm sure he will be perfectly fine with it." He scratched the back of his head lightly. "Although, you might want to know the name of your crew member, si?" Sticking out his hand, he continued. "My name is Lovino Vargas, and my brother is Feliciano."

He blinked in surprise at the boy's sudden jovialness. "Aye, and my name is Antonio Fernandez Carriedo, but you can address me as Captain." He shook the other's hand firmly before explaining the rest. "As for time and place, I plan on leaving early tomorrow morning, so be at the docks before sunrise. Be sure to bring anything that you need."

Lovino nodded with a grim expression still on his face. "Si sir, I won't be late, but I'm afraid I should go home, it's pretty dark and my brother is probably getting a bit worried."

Antonio waved his hand away, gesturing for him to go. "Off with you then, I don't need a tired crew member in the morning. That would be of no use to me." He turned around and started to walk away, but paused only a moment to hear the other's response.

"Yes Captain, I will make sure to get a good night's sleep." He himself turned around and walked away. He wondered why in the world he had made such a foolish mistake as to make a deal with a pirate; a captain none the less. He would have a lot to explain to Feliciano, and very little time to do so. He had thought of the many complaints about the sudden change that Feli would have, but at the moment he focused on how oddly certain he was that leaving home was a good idea. He couldn't decide whether it was due the feeling of wanting out of the sea port or that the captain was damn attractive. Well, he would continue to ponder this, but for now, he had to deal with his little brother.

Okay, I know, it's still really really short, but I promise, they will get longer, it's just the beginning chapters are setting the whole thing up, and there will be action and romance and the smut for you naughty dogs out there, I just need you to wait for one more chapter. ^^;