Elizabeta
"No… Elizabeta, wake up."
The moment I heard someone screaming my name, my body cringed.
As I opened my eyes, I saw Kirkland kneeling down next to an injured man. "What has happened?" I asked, not understanding the situation.
"I sent some of my man into the forest, and the only one who returned was him," Kirkland said with a harsh voice, "we are not alone on this island."
Before I could respond, a blade made contact with my neck.
"One move and I will kill her."
I could not see who was threatening to end my life. The only persons that filled my view were my and Kirkland's crew. "Eliz," Gilbert whispered, staring at me with worried eyes. He was right next me; I could tell that he wanted save me.
"If you want her to live, you need to come with me. You are taken hostage."
I could see the hesitation in the eyes of my crew. Their freedom was important for them, but they would not let me die.
"Then you will come with me," a new manly voice echoed through our camp, "I will not let the Prince escape. He has the amulet."
So, they knew. They were all aware of Gilbert and the power the necklace held. I turned my head to the source of the voice. The man that stared into my eyes was someone I had never come across.
"And in addition to that, I see that you have acquired a mermaid," he simpered, making his way towards Sakura. "And look how nice she is."
Kirkland raised his sword to the man's throat, "Take one more step and I will end your life." Arthur's facial expression was one of a murderer.
The man stopped, smirking at Kirkland, "Oh… Being quit protective, aren't we, Captain Kirkland? Don't worry I will not hurt such a beautiful face."
"You bloody G –"
"Oh, there is no reason to curse," the stranger jeered, looking around until his eyes fell once again on me. "Come on men, take them to the camp."
We had lost before we could even defend ourselves and within minutes, we were forced to follow them into the woods. "I am sorry," I apologised, looking briefly at Gilbert. He, upon seeing my sad expression, tried to smile. "It's alright you could not predict such a situation."
"It is my fault… If I had not abducted you, you would not have been in such a position," I admitted.
Gilbert took my hand softly in his, "I would have done the same, if my brother had been in such a situation." My eyes gazed into his, trying to understand what he just had said.
"We will handle this," he blushed while a smile was stretched over his face. "If you and your crew are capable of defeating the royal army, then we will handle those pirates."
His smile turned into an arrogant smirk, "And I am awesome, so of course we will –" I hit him in the rips, before he could utter another word. "Autsch, that hurt," he shouted.
"Quiet!"
The stranger in front of us faced Gilbert and me. "Be quiet," he hissed, pulling his sword out of his sheath, demonstrating that he could slit our throats within seconds. We walked quietly side by side, to the place where they would take us. All the while, Gilbert refused to let go of my hand. I did not deny that I liked his warm hand enclosing mine. It was a feeling of safety. I would have never thought that I would feel comfortable around him. During the walk I observed how the rest of the crew was coping with the situation.
Feliks was walking beside Toris and Natalya. She was blushing and looking at her bandaged hands, while Toris talked to her. It was clear to everyone that the man was struck by her beauty. I suspected that he had developed feelings for her of which she was not aware of. Behind them, Noah and Raivis were trying to lighten the mood with chitchatting. Both boys were watched by Noah's older brother, whose face was unreadable.
My eyes then fell on Kirkland. The right part of his face was bleeding, which resulted out of a fight. He hit a man, who wanted to pull Sakura on her feet. They forced her to walk which was not possible due to her injured leg. Never before had I seen him in such anger. Before anyone of our enemies could kill him by any further attacks, I intervened. "She cannot walk, she is wounded," I had explained to them. At that moment, Kirkland took her in his arms to carry her. He ignored his own bleeding cut on his visage as he slowly walked forward.
She on the other hand was not used to be protected and was staring at Kirkland's injury. Her once expressionless face, showed a great amount of concern.
Lastly, my eyes fell back on the man who led us to the camp. He refused to tell us his name.
I sighed, becoming more tired.
Half an hour later, we arrived. We were separated; each group was guarded by three pirates.
"Where are my men?" Kirkland asked darkly.
"Engaged in an inquiry," the leader of the strange pirates answered. Kirkland glared at them, before he returned his attention back to the rest of my crew.
"I want to talk with the owner of the amulet," the stranger ordered. Upon hearing him, I grabbed Gilbert's arm. "Don't worry…," Gilbert muttered with a stern face, "They are not going to kill me."
He stood up with an expression I had only seen when he was our prisoner in the hold. I was glad he did not give me that look anymore. He turned his head, giving me a soft smile before he left. My eyes followed him and the stranger, who were walking away from us.
[A/N: I hope the chapter is okay :3, I apologise for its shortness :'D. I am really tired and I overlooked that chapter but I am not sure if there are still some mistakes. I am not quite sure if I can post any chapter next week due the assignments I have to write :'D.]