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Chapter 2

Lovino gaped up at the ships before quickly composing himself. He didn't want to seem too eager, even if he was in awe. He glanced over at Feliciano to see that he too was amazed by the large ships. His younger brother's fear seemed to melt away as they ran across the port.

As he looked around he found himself drawn to one ship in particular. It looked fairly warn, but well cared for. It was a modest, but good sized ship with six cannons on each side. Near the bow of the ship the word 'Calista' was scrawled in warn golden letters. The ship held its own sort of majestic beauty. He had heard a lot about ships, but he had never expected them to be quite so fantastic. Though, reading about something hardly compared to seeing it with your own eyes.

"Isn't it fantastic?" Feliciano said as they approached the ship. His eyes were wide with wonder and he saw his mouth forming the ship's name silently.

"It's ok," Lovino replied despite his obvious fascination.

"You liar," Feliciano said with a giggle that was met with a shrug.

Pausing for a second, Lovino looked around. The actual port was fairly empty. With how many sailors frequented the place, he had to admit that it was surprising. However, it also allowed for the perfect opportunity to explore. Before he realized what he was doing, he clamored up onto the boat.

"Lovino! What are you doing? What if you get caught? What if they're pirates? What if Grandpa Roma finds out?" He heard Felicano behind him, but merely ignored the worried cries of his brother.

As he looked around the ship, he didn't see anyone and he took that as a sign that it was ok to proceed. After a few moments, he heard his younger brother clumsily make his way up onto the ship. He walked over to the wheel with a grin wrapped his hands around two of the knobs that stuck from of it. Even with living so near to this place, he had never actually been so close to a boat.

"Look, Fratello, I found a telescope," Feliciano said excitedly. "You can see the whole city from here. There's our house, Lovino. Oh, and there's Grandpa Roma's restaurant. It's so pretty."

"I thought you were scared," Lovino said skeptically as he attempted to take his own look through the telescope.

"I was, but-" Feliciano started before the sound of talking disrupted him. It was muffled, but definitely coming from someone on the ship. Lovino grabbed his brother's hand and pulled him behind a small grouping of barrels. He was just in time, it seemed, as the voices got loud enough that he could make out words.

"I can't believe the captain made us stay behind," a man with gruff voice grumbled.

"Yeah, but at least he left us with a bottle," another responded. This one sounded young and eager. He seemed closer than the other and Lovino could see his form towering over the barrels. He tried to not to make a sound for fear that the man might turn around an see them.

"But, maldito, it's so boring."

"I hear ya. It's not like anyone's going to try to rob us, anyways."

"Yeah, tell that to the captain."

They laughed a little before moving to the other side of the ship. It seemed they weren't quite as alone as Lovino had first thought. He cursed himself for his stupidity. If they were caught, who knew what would happen. He knew one thing for sure, he wasn't about to let anything happen to Feliciano. Even if he was annoying and everyone like him better and even compared Lovino to him, he couldn't bare the thought of someone harming his little brother.

Though, he had to admit he was scared out of his fucking mind. He forced himself to look over the barrels, only to see that the two men were still talking a short distance off. Their backs were facing the two boys, but he was certain that they would hear them if they attempted to escape. Instead, he decided that it would be best to wait for them to go to sleep. After all, they were drinking, it wouldn't take that long, would it?

Lovino glanced over at Feliciano only to see him watching him with worried eyes. With a sigh, he tried to calm himself down. If he couldn't remain calm, how could he expect his younger brother to.

"We're going to have to wait for them to fall asleep," he whispered. Feliciano's eyes widened before something made him relax.

"It's ok 'cause I have my big brother to protect me," he whispered back with a smile.

He leaned onto Lovino and closed his eyes. Normally, the older Italian would have protested, but in this scenario he merely wrapped his arms around him in a hug. It only took a short time before, Feliciano's breathing became even. To his surprise, his brother could sleep almost anywhere.

Despite his attempts to stay awake, he found himself slowly drifting off as well. It was stupid to fall asleep and he knew that, but he couldn't stop himself. His body refused to listen to his persistent requests and eventually, he gave into the heavy feeling in his eyelids and succumbed to sleep.

Fratello (Italian)- Brother (I'll probably be using this one a lot)

Maldito (Spanish)- Damn