"Arthur, why are we leaving?" Alfred asked as he quickly followed Arthur out of the castle. The two turned the corner and walked around the side of the castle.

"We can't stay here any longer. Our ship is all ready to go and we have to go back out at sea." Arthur explained as he looked through the bushes, trying to find the one with the bag. Alfred's eyes widened a bit at the news.

"Back out at sea?!" A smile grew on the young boy's face. Alfred loved being out at sea. He didn't like being stuck on land for too long.

"Yes, boy. Now quiet down if you don't want us to get caught." Arthur's eye finally landed on his bush. He walked over, bent down and reached in, grabbing the bag.

"Get caught doing what?" Alfred walked over and watched Arthur pulled out the beg with a smile.

"Well, take a look." Arthur smirk and looked back up at Alfred. Alfred looked down at the bag, letting Arthur open it. Instantly, his eyes widen in amazement.

"Whoa…" There was so much gold and treasure in one place. Alfred had never seen anything like it before.

Arthur smiled and quickly close the bag, stood up and throwing it over his shoulder. "Come on, let's get back on my ship." Arthur looked down at Alfred with a smirk. Alfred nodded with a smile only to follow the older man down the castle and over to the docks. To Alfred's surprise, the crew was already there and getting the boat ready to sail again. Arthur led Alfred back up on the the ship and into his quarters. Following him to the back of the cabin, Alfred turned back around to look at everything Arthur had, in amazement. Normally, Alfred wasn't allowed back in here. Arthur had it off limits to everybody.

While Alfred was looking around, Arthur muttered something into his hand creating a green glow in his palm. He waved the glowing green light in front of him only for a large chest to fade into sight. Smirking, Arthur bend down and placed the bag on the ground. The noise of the gold clicking together caused Alfred to turn around. Upon seeing the chest, Alfred blinked and rubbed his eyes. It wasn't there before… was it? Arthur opened up the chest only for Alfred's eyes to widen. Gold. So much gold. Ranging from coins to items like cups and silverware, there was even a couple crowns in there. Arthur picked up the bag and dumped all of its contents into the chest, making Alfred stand in even more shock from the amount of items Arthur had taken this time. And, landing right on top of everything was the crown from the Princess and the bottle of wine.

"Whoa… That's a lot Arthur." Alfred looked back at Arthur. Arthur chuckled and picked up the wine bottle. He stood up and carried it over to a small rack. Slipping it into one of the holes, he turned around to look at Alfred, only to blink. Alfred's hands were in his pockets as he looked down at the gold. At first, Arthur thought the young boy had taken something. But, Alfred pulled his hands out of his pocket and dropped handfuls of his own gold into the chest ranging from watches and rings to bracelets and necklaces. Slowly, Arthur walked over, placing his hand on Alfred's shoulder.

"Alfred?" Alfred turned his head and looked up at Arthur.

"Yeah?"

"Where did you get all this stuff…?" Alfred smiled at Arthur.

"I stole it. Like you." Arthur blinked, but slowly smiled. Clearly, the boy wasn't caught… He could prove useful in the future… Arthur put his hands behind his back, creating a faint green light once again. Once it faded, a chest, smaller than the one he had, took the light's place.

"Here, Alfred. You don't have to put it in my chest." Alfred looked down as Arthur pulled his hands back around.

"A chest?" Alfred took the chest from Arthur and looked at it.

"Aye. You stole your own treasure, you deserve to keep it." Alfred blinked but slowly smiled. He nodded and placed the small chest down, opening it up and placing his stole gold in it. Once he finished, he quickly closed and locked the chest only to pick it back up. He looked back up at Arthur with a smile.

"Thank you, Captain!" Quickly, Alfred ran out of the cabin, shutting the door with a thud. Arthur sighed lightly with a smile. He had improved so much since he first joined this crew. And, Arthur liked it. Smiling, Arthur turned around and began his preparations to sail.

So... This one is a little short, but the reason is the last chapter would be way too long, so I split it up.
And, yes, Arthur does in fact have magic in this story. He won't use it too often, but for some events, he will.
Once again, I promise Kiku will come in soon. I didn't mean for such a long build up, but things happen.
Thank you for reading and enjoying this story and I hope you continue to enjoy it :D