Opening her eyes, she found that there was light in the room, but as she looked at what was in front of her, her face turned red; there laying next to her was the captain with nothing on. His hand was wrapped around her waist holding her close to his body, and her face was right next to his bare chest. Embarrassed, she gasped and looked at the man who was still fast asleep; he looked so calm when he was sleeping. As she tried removing his hand so that she could get out of bed, his grip tightened, "Oh, ho, ho, does ma petite chatte want more?" He growled and then laughed, pulling her closer and climbing on top of her; the young girl could smell the alcohol in his breath, he appeared to be half- awake.

"C-captain, wake up! Si vous plait!" She hissed, feeling nervous and unsure of what to do. The captain opened his eyes and sighed scratching his head, removing his hand from her waist and then moving his body off of her own, "Ah, it's you…"

"Why are you naked?" She asked glaring at the man. She felt so embarrassed.

"It was hot in here and I never sleep with clothes on. It's not a big deal, ma chérie, besides, I didn't touch you in any way last night. If I had, you're shirt wouldn't have been on." He smirked and she blushed yet again. Quickly removing herself from the bed, she moved toward the chest and sat down on top of it. The Frenchman yawned and then removed the sheets, standing up. Seychelles, out of embarrassment, because she had never seeing a man before closed her eyes. The man laughed at her as she continued to shut her eyes, "P-put some clothes on!"

"Ah, pourquoi? You seemed fine with it last night. You were all over me, legs and all." He laughed even more as the girl felt her face turn red.

"Please, put some clothes on? I'm begging you…"

She heard the Frenchman sigh and then heard the sound of movement, "Alright, I have pants on, are you happy?"

"Oui." She replied sighing in relief, opening her eyes to find the man pouting, half-clothed.

"I'm still sleeping like that at night, I should hope you know." He said while putting on his shirt and coat, grinning, "I'll see you on the deck for breakfast with the men."

Seychelles nodded as he left. As she changed, she was grateful the captain hadn't continued his advances on her as much as she thought he would. Yes, he was handsome and very kind, but at the same time, he was a pirate nonetheless. As she left the captain's quarters she looked around trying to find where to go.

"Seychelles, over here!" A cheerful voice sang, as Seychelles looked up she found that it was the chef she had met the night before; she smiled.

"Hello, Feliciano!" As she approached him, he took her hand and walked her along, "Where are we going?"

"To eat with the rest of the crew, of course!"

"Ah, bien sûr!"

As they went into another room with a large table and chairs, she looked around to find that it was full except for two seats, one near the captain and the other on the other side of the table. As the blonde Frenchman saw her, he grinned and patted the spot next to him. Moving towards the seat, the young woman sat down and then looked at everyone; she was unsure of who anyone else was besides the captain of the ship and Feliciano. Looking around she saw a man who looked identical to Feliciano, except he looked more serious and appeared annoyed at the man next who him who kept smiling and laughing. Sitting next to her was a quiet man with jet-black hair that was cut short. As Seychelles looked at everyone, the captain of the ship spoke, "Everyone, I hope your food is finding you well. Please introduce yourselves to our newest crewmember, Seychelles." He smiled at her and she attempted to smile back. Feliciano smiled at her, "Well, you know me of course! Feliciano's the name! I'm the chef!"

The man beside her with black hair spoke, "My name is Kiku, and I'm a swordsman. It is a pleasure to meet you, miss Seychelles." He smiled at the girl and the coffee-colored girl couldn't help but blush. He looked so gentle and kind as well; nothing like a pirate.

The man identical to Feliciano looked at her without smiling, "The name's Lovino! I'm the watchdog for the ship." He then glared at the man next to him crossing his arms.

The man who appeared to be annoying Lovino smiled and laughed again and then looked at her, "The name's Antonio! I'm the doctor for this ship and I'm Lovi's best friend!" He leaned to Lovino and put an arm around his shoulder and Lovino punched the man, scowling. Antonio laughed and so did the rest of the crew.

Seychelles smiled; all of them seemed so friendly and she couldn't believe they were actually pirates. "It's nice to meet all of you." She replied and then started to eat quietly, watching the crewmembers speak to each other and laugh. It all seemed so odd to be on a pirate's ship. The crew didn't seem terrible and they appeared to be kind, but did that mean she could trust them? She sighed, and looked down.

"Qu'est-ce qui se passe?" asked the captain. He was staring at her while drinking what appeared to be more alcohol.

"Huh? Rien. Il n'est pas d'importance." [Nothing. It isn't important.]

"Est-ce que tu es certain?" [Are you certain?]

"Oui, je répète, il n'est pas d'importance." The girl replied putting a smile on her face. The Frenchman looked at her perplexed but then looked away laughing and drinking more alcohol. Seychelles looked at the man in astonishment; it was morning and he was drinking already? Perhaps this was the way pirates coped, she wondered to herself. [Yes, I repeat, it isn't important.]

After breakfast the crew went back to their posts that the captain ordered of them, and Seychelles followed the captain around, unsure of what to do. After a while, Seychelles removed herself from the tall Frenchman's side and went back to his quarters. Sighing as she closed the door after herself, she moved toward the bed and sat down. Seychelles was unsure of why she was on the ship still, but she tried to put it on the back of her mind. It was clear to her that she wouldn't be receiving a reason for a while anyway.

As she was about to lie down on the bed she heard commotion outside of the room, getting up, she left the room to find that they were in the midst of a storm. As Seychelles looked around everyone was trying to keep the ship from falling apart. She felt the storm hit the ship yet again, and she felt her body hit the door to the captain's quarters, as the ship tilted far to one side. She yelped in pain, and as she looked up she saw Feliciano lose balance from where he was and looked like he was about to fall off the ship. Struggling to stand up, she finally managed to get herself to balance on the turbulent ship and she ran towards the man and grabbed his arm, jerking him toward where she was. The Italian looked at her in awe and smiled in acknowledgement, thanking her and quickly going back to what he was doing. Seychelles looked around the ship in horror as she heard the thunder and saw the lightning in the sky.

"Sesel, go back!" She heard a voice yell over the roar of the storm, as she was about to move closer to the center of the ship so she could figure out where she could help. Looking toward where she had heard the voice, she found that the captain was staring at her with anger while trying to steer the ship out of danger.

Seychelles, nodded, deciding she wouldn't fight with the captain when they were all in serious danger. She ran back into the room and paced back in forth in the room, stumbling every once in a while as the ship was in turbulence. Seychelles heart was pounding and she was scared; was everything going to be all right? The ship wasn't going to break was it? Continuing to pace, she felt the ship become less turbulent and could see the room becoming brighter from natural sunlight that was coming through the windows.

Rushing toward one of the windows she looked outside to find that the sea was clear now and that the sun was shining brightly; she sighed in relief, thank goodness she wasn't going to die yet. She stood there for a few minutes, regarding the sea that was so calm now. As she stared at the sea from the window she heard the door open and realized she had forgotten about the captain of the ship. She felt her heart pounding in fear as she remembered seeing the captain of the ship furious during the storm. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath; she was still facing away from the door and he couldn't see her face.

"Sesel, that was dangerous..." She heard the handsome blonde Frenchman begin as she slowly turned around. "You could have gotten hurt, or even worse you could have fallen off the ship, and no one could have saved you…" He was angry, and it was showing. His stance was rigid and on the defense still, his eyebrows were furrowed in anger. Looking down afraid to look him in the eye, Seychelles took in a deep breath, "I'm sorry, Captain…"

Francis approached her and was about to speak when there was a sudden knock on the door. "Captain, I need to speak with you!"

She looked at the Frenchman who sighed and scratched his head, "Very well. You may come in."

As she looked at who came in, she found that it was Feliciano. He seemed nervous as well just by looking at the captain, "Captain?"

"Oui, Feliciano? What is it?"

"Please don't scold miss Seychelles… She was actually very helpful during the storm."

"Why is that?" The Frenchman asked while staring in surprise at the Italian who had just spoken, and then at Seychelles who appeared just as surprised.

"She saved me, captain!" Feliciano said being serious but also sounding relieved and happy at the same time, which seemed very difficult in the situation the three were in.

"Saved you?" Francis asked in astonishment and shock, "How so?"

"You see, captain, I was trying to hoist the sails in the right direction, and I lost balance and almost fell off the ship. Seychelles grabbed me so I wouldn't fall." Feliciano said, smiling at Seychelles gently in sincerity and Seychelles smiled back in thanks.

"Sesel, is this true?"

"Oui, captain." She replied looking at the captain, feeling slightly anxious and scared to see his next reaction. Much to her shock, he smiled and gave a loud laugh, "Well, you're officially a member of the crew now, Sesel! You helped to protect one of your crewmembers!"

Seychelles confused, looked at Francis who was grinning from ear to ear and then Feliciano who was smiling; she wasn't getting iscreamed at? She smiled back still confused, and nodded her head trying to hide the fact that she was still slightly scared from the storm. As the night slowly crept upon the day, the crew ate dinner together and joked around. Seychelles looked at everyone; was she really one of them now? She looked at the captain who was still drinking and laughing loudly; he was very handsome as Seychelles inspected him yet again. His blonde hair was messy and his shirt was half unbuttoned showing half of his chest. As Seychelles was staring she realized he had turned and was watching her staring and he chuckled. As he leaned toward her he gently touched her hair, "Has ma petite chatte fallen for me already?"

Blushing profusely, the girl glared unsure of what to do, "Of course not! You're completely mistaken, captain!"

The rest of the crew looked at her and started to laugh and the captain pouted and then laughed as well, leaning back in his seat while picking up his drink, "Ah, what a pity!"

After sitting with the crew for dinner, she and the captain went back to the quarters and the man started to work again at the desk while Seychelles changed and lay down in the bed on the side she had lay down last time. She sighed, as handsome as the captain was she was sure he probably had plenty of women in his life. Blushing at the thought, she closed her eyes and held her face, trying to cool it. It wasn't that she wanted to be his woman, but she felt some respect for the man. He seemed like a great captain; he had the respect of his crew and he was serious when he needed to be apparently. Maybe he wasn't as terrible as she thought? Seychelles sighed while shifting on her side, why did it matter though she thought to herself as she slowly dozed off.

Well, that is the end of chapitre 4! I hope you guys enjoyed it! I will be adding the next chapter soon... Please continue to read and review!