Chapter 8

EPOV

I woke up and all of yesterday came back to me. Charlie and Derek, my two best fighters, were women and I got this weird feeling whenever I look at Bella. I don't know what it is or how to describe it. I let Angela and Bella go to sleep before they explained anything, so today I will be talking to them to see what is going on.

When I got up to the deck, I saw Jasper with Bella and Ben was talking to Angela and Carlisle. Both of them now had their hats off so their hair hung down, but they were still wearing men's clothing. I stood off to the side just watching them until Bella and Angela went into the kitchen to make breakfast. I gave a big sigh and went to the wheel. I'm really curious to see what made them dress as men and come on a ship. Also how Jasper and Carlisle found out but I guess I'm going to have to wait until breakfast is over to find out.

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When we were eating, I didn't see Bella anywhere and for some reason that made me sad. Angela was there and she kept glancing at me and she looked a little worried. I ate fast and finished before everyone so I could go talk to Bella. I saw her looking over the edge at the water. She looked so beautiful with the wind blowing her hair around and the sun shining on her face. I quickly shook my head to clear my thoughts and walking up to her.

"Char…. I mean Bella?" she quickly turned, obviously startled. When she looked at me my heart stopped and for a second I forgot what I was there to do. "Ummm, why don't you come to my room so we can talk without any distraction or interruptions? Everyone is almost done eating." I tried to keep my voice soft and friendly but she still looked scared.

"Sure" she said so softly that I almost missed it. I smiled a little and she relaxed a bit at that and then we left to go to my room.

BPOV

I followed behind Edward and I was a little nervous. He seemed nice but I was still worried about what he will do with me and Angela. When we entered his room and he closed the door and that made me tense a little more.

"You can sit on the bed if you want" he told me.

"Thanks" I replied shakily slowly sitting on the bed and Edward sat next to me. It was silent, neither one of us knowing where to start. Out of the corner of my eye I could see him opening and closing his mouth but nothing was coming out.

"Um, well I just want to know what happened to you. And I want you to know that I'm not going to hurt you or the other girl." He told me but I was a little confused as to why he was being so nice but it made me more relaxed and comfortable knowing that Angela and I are safe- at least for now.

"Well my real name is Bella Swan and Angela is my cousin. Her parents died when she was little so she came to live with me and my parents Charlie and Renee. My mother never really liked me so when Charlie died, she tried to get me out of the house by finding me a was he mission to marry me off." As I told him all of this he just sat there patiently, listening.

"Bella, I am so sorry about your father and what you went through with your mother. Were you and your father close?"

"Yeah we were, aside from Angela he was my best friend. We did mostly everything together." I smiled a slightly thinking about him and everything that we did together.

"What I want to know though is how someone as beautiful as you ended up dressed as a man working on a ship." I blushed when he called me beautiful. I looked at him and he too was blushing realizing what he let slip.

"My mother found someone to marry me. She was so happy. I didn't really care because it would get me away from Renee, but when James walked in I was completely scarred. I couldn't be around him let alone marry him after what he did to me." I started to tear up just thinking about it. I jumped a little when I felt his arm go around my waist but I didn't move it.

"What did he do?" He asked quietly.

"He-he raped me. I was coming home from the store one night and he was coming out of the bar with some of his friends and he started to follow me and then he raped me. After that my mother wants me to marry him. I couldn't do it. So I decided the only thing I could do is run away and Angela wanted to come with me. The morning we were leaving, we saw Phil, my stepfather, waiting for us and he told us to dress as men and go to the docks." By the time I finished, Edward's other arm was around me. He slowly rocked me back and forth trying to calm me down. We stayed liked that for a while but I didn't mind, it felt nice being in his arms.

APOV (Angela)

When breakfast was finished l noticed that Bella and Edward weren't there. I guess they went to talk, I just hope that she will be okay I don't want anything to happen to her-she is all I have left. I didn't know what to do so I decided to just walk around the deck. As I was looking at the ocean I ran into something hard and fell back. I looked up to see Ben.

"Sorry." He said while holding out a hand to help me up. "Your Angela right?"

"Yeah I am." I said looking down and blushing. There was a silence and when I looked back up, I saw Ben staring at me. "Why are you staring at me?"

He blushed at getting caught staring at me and it was so cute.

"No reason, I just think that your beautiful." He blushed more and looked down when he said it. I blushed also.

"Thank you." I replied softly. He looked at me and smiled.

"Do you maybe want to go over there and talk a little?" He pointed to the bench by the side, he sounded nervous. I smiled at him and he relaxes slightly.

"Sure" I answered. We talked for a long time. I really liked him. He was cute, funny, nice and caring. I hope he likes me too.

EPOV

When Bella told me what happened to her, I felt so bad for her, and I wanted to yell at her mother for being so mean to Bella. But I really wanted to kill James for hurting her. I just held her as she cried and I couldn't help but notice how well she fit in my arms-it's as if she was meant to be there. When she stopped crying she stayed in my arm and that made me so happy.

"Bella," I whispered, "I'm really sorry about what happened to you. But I have one question, where did you learn to fight like that, you are so good." I asked her trying to get her to laugh or smile and it worked-she gave a small laugh.

"Before my dad died he taught me and Angela how to fight. We used to so it almost every day." We sat in a comfortable silence for a while before she shifted to look at me but still staying in my arms. "Can I ask you a question?" I nodded. "How did you and your family become pirates?" I was kind of shocked when she asked that, I wasn't expecting it.

"We used to live in a very small town and we were one of the wealthiest people. We went on vacation for a week and when we got back, we found that we were robbed and most of our house was burnt. We didn't have family nearby but had many friends-or so we thought. When we asked people if we could stay with them for a while, they all said no because we were no longer rich. Mostly everyone only talked to us because of our money.

So with nowhere to go, we left the town and after about a year, we ended up becoming pirates." When I finished my story, I could tell how sorry she felt for me. But she didn't say anything; she just put her arms around me and gave me a big hug.

Soon, we found ourselves laying down on my bed just talking about our lives and telling each other stories. After a few hour of talking she fell asleep in my arms. I looked at her for a few minutes thinking about how beautiful she is until I fell asleep.

APOV

It was getting late and I still haven't seen Bella. She and Edward have been talking all day, I hope she is okay. Everyone went to bed, but I was outside waiting for Bella. I was starting to get worried about her. I was looking out at the ocean when I heard footsteps behind me and I thought it might be Bella, but when I turned around it was Ben. He was so cute; I couldn't help but stare at him for a minute.

"What are you doing up?" I asked him. He walked over and stood next to me.

"I couldn't sleep. Are you waiting for Bella?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen her all day and she is still talking to Edward. I'm starting to worry." I told him looking out at sea.

"You don't have to worry too much, Edward wouldn't do anything to her-he's a really nice guy." He told me while giving me a sideways hug, trying to comfort me. I smiled and leaned into him. It felt right being in his arms. He held me for a few minutes until he started to talk again. "If it would make you feel better, we can go see what they are doing." I look at him and nod.

His arm loosened but stayed around me as we walked. I could feel him glance at me every once and a while. I fought off a blush every time he looked at me. When we reached Edward's door we didn't hear anything coming from inside. I was a little confused and Ben looked confused too. He slowly opened the door. When I looked inside I saw Bella and Edward sleeping on the bed in each other's arms. They looked so cute and I couldn't help but smile. I felt someone come up beside me; I turned and saw Esme there with a big smile on her face.

I closed the door quietly and turned to Esme and Ben, Esme just continued to smile and the walked away down the hall. Ben and I decided to leave them alone and so we walked back up to the deck.

"See, I told you he wouldn't hurt her." He flashed me another smile. I looked away blushing. His hand came up and caressed my red cheek and I looked up at him. "You're beautiful when you blush," he told me softly making me smile and blush even more, causing him to laugh a little. We started to talk about different things. It seemed like we talked forever but it was nice. When we went to bed, he walked me to my room.

"Thank you for walking me to my room. And for being so nice." I told him. He gives me a small hug.

"It was no problem Angela" he said when he let go of me. I looked him in the eyes, slowly we both leaned in and then our lips touch in a soft and sweet kiss. It was wonderful. His lips were so soft. When he pulled away he had a smile on his face. "Goodnight Angela. Sleep well."

"Goodnight Ben." I said in a slight daze. He walked away still smiling. I walked into my room and went to sleep, feeling as if I was on cloud 9. My dreams were filled with Ben.

BPOV

When I woke up in the morning, I had a small headache-probably from all my crying the night before. Finally I noticed that I wasn't in my room and I started to panic. Then I felt arms move around me, and everything from last night came back to me. I looked over my shoulder and saw Edward sleeping, he looked so peaceful.

I went to get up to go to my room so Angela wouldn't worry. When I started to pull away, his arms tightened and he burned his face in my hair, mumbling something I couldn't make out. I didn't want to wake him up so I again, slowly and carefully tried to get up but his arms once again tightened. I sighed and felt him stir behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see his eyes opening. When he saw me and his arms around me, surprise flickered in his eyes but quickly went away when he remembered everything from last night.

He smiled at me, "good morning. Are you doing okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, I just have a small headache from all the crying but it's not that bad." I turned so I could see his face better. "Thanks you last night. And for not throwing and Angela and I off the ship, it really means a lot to me."

"It's not a problem. I'm happy to help" he said smiling at me. We sat there looking into each other's eyes for a little longer until I remembered Angela. She must be wondering where I am.

"I should go now. Angela is probably worried about me. And I have to start making breakfast" I reluctantly pulled away from him and got up. He looked sad but stood up as well. I turned toward the door but before I stepped out I turned back to him and gave him a hug. "Thanks again, for everything." With that I left the room.

When I got back to my room, I saw Angela up and getting dressed. She heard me coming in and turned to me, I gave her a small smile.

"Morning Angela." I started to get dressed and she just continued to stare at me, after a few minutes of silence, she finally spoke.

"So how was your talk with Edward? It must have been good since you didn't come back last night."

"Yeah it wasn't bad, but it was long and tiring. So when we were finished I wanted to clear my head by looking at the ocean and I guess I fell asleep." I tried not to look at her when I said this.

"You're lying." I was about to deny it but she continued. "I saw you in Edward's room sleeping in his arms." I was shocked, I kept opening my mouth but nothing came out. "I was waiting for you finish talking to Edward and then Ben came up to me and saw how worried I was. He wanted me to calm down a little so he took me to Edward's room to check on you and I saw you two sleeping" she explain to me when she saw my confused look.

I carefully looked at her and knew that she wasn't telling me everything.

"What else happened between the two of you and Ben? When you said his name you blushed so tell me what happened." She looked down and avoided looking at me.

"Well, after we saw you in Edward's room, we started talking for a long time. Then when we went to bed he walked me to the room and we kissed." She was beaming by the time she finished and I was really happy for her, she deserved to be happy after everything that she has had to go through because of me.

"Angela that is great. I know how much you like him." I laughed a little.

"Yeah, well what about you? What happened between you and Edward?"

"Nothing happened. I told him what happened with James and why we were dressed as men, and then I cried a little. After that, he told me why he became a pirate. We ended up talking in each other's arms and we just fell asleep."

"Come one we have to start breakfast." Angela said giving a small smile. As we were leaving, I thought of all the things that we have been through; I knew that everything would be a lot better and easier now that we don't have to hide anymore.

A/N so I finally updated and I feel bad that it's been so long. I am working on chapter 9 now and I really hope to have to up soon but I've lost my motivation for this story but I want to finish it because I hate when I like a story and the author just stops writing so if there if even anyone that still follows this story I will finish. And it is almost done; I only planned on this story having 10 chapters. So I hope you like this chapter