Eduardo's POV
We sailed for days on end lookin' for treasure…
"How much longer? I'm bored as hell." Russell was lying on the bow.
I looked at 'im with disgust. "Why don't cha pick up yer' ass and work?" I said as I was steering the wheel.
"Too hot…"
"Go take a swim with the sharks then." I snickered.
"What are ya? An idiot? Hell naw, I'm not gonna do that!" Russell complained and I rolled my eyes.
"Then shut yer' trap then… I need to concentrate." I stated and Russell sighed.
"Man, if ya had siblings, they would've hate yer' guts and be terrified of ya."
After he said that, I accidentally muttered, "No, she would never be terrified of me…"
Russell's POV
What? Did he say 'she?' Who's he talkin' about? I stared at 'im with shock, but he ignored me and continued sailin'. "Don't wanna get on his bad side." I muttered and walked into the ship. "Yo! Nathan!"
"Ohh. It's you. Sup?" Nathan was walkin' around with a fryin' pan.
"Lookin' fer somethin'?"
"…Yup, for lunch."
"Oh… hey um… Can I ask ya somethin'?"
"I guess."
"Does Eduardo have a girlfriend?"
"First I've heard of it." Nathan shrugged and walked into the kitchen. I followed.
"Would ya believe that?" I asked.
"No, not really. Eduardo's not the type of guy t' have one… Neither am I…" Nathan sighed.
"I wouldn't say that… I bet someday, yer' gonna find someone and literally have hearts poppin' outa ya eyes." I laughed at the thought. Nathan didn't say anythin' for a second, but smirked as if he has thought of a great threat… Uh oh…
"…No food fer ya…"
"What!? Hey! I was just jokin'." I panicked.
"I know… So was I…" He laughed and tossed ingredients in the greased pan.
Nathan's POV
It's funny seein' 'im panickin' over food. I continued snickerin' as I cooked. "Don't cha hafta do the watch today?"
"…Yea, I guess… I was gonna, but then Eduardo mentioned 'she', so I was just curious." Russell explained.
"So am I. But we know he ain't gonna talk."
"Yeah…" Russell paused. "Well, I'm gonna go back…"
"Heh, don't worry, you'll get food…" I promised.
"Thanks." Russell waved and left. "Talk t' ya later Nate!"
"Sure." I yelled back. "Findin' someone huh…"
Eduardo's POV
"Where did Russell go?" I sighed. "He was supposed t' watch the place." I thought for a moment about… Her…
"Yo! Eduardo!" Russell ran out happily.
"Where've ya been?" I accidentally asked with concern in my voice.
"…" Russell looked at me with shock.
"Somethin' on my face?" I asked and raised an eyebrow. Pretend I didn't notice…
"N-No…" He looked away and walked towards the crow's nest.
"Be careful." I muttered. He again looked at me in disbelief.
What? I questioned myself. He simply shook his head and climbed all the way t' the top and pulled out a telescope that belonged t' Cap'n. "Anything?" I looked up.
He shook his head. "Nothing!" He turned towards his right and made a sour face. "The Rika!"
"Get Nate and Thomas!"
"Aye!" He grabbed the nearest rope and swung himself towards the ground. "Nate! Thomas!"
"What's the matter!?" Nathan ran out once his name was called.
"It's the Rika, load the cannons!" I ordered.
"Aye!" Thomas grabbed the gunpowder and Nathan threw in the cannon.
"Fire!" Russell exclaimed.
(BAM!)
"H-Hey! This's the welcome I get?" Cap'n Alan's voice cried.
"Go t' hell ya bastard! This cannon's loaded so ya better leave if ya wanna live!" Russell held the torch close t' the string.
"N-No! Please don't fire!" Alan shouted.
"Men! Hold ya fire!" Cap'n Morgan came out of his cabin.
"Huh!? Why?" Russell pouted.
"Because I want part of the fun t'!" Cap'n yanked out his gun and fired. "This's what cha get for destroyin' part of our boat-Ship!" He laughed.
"He's drunk." I sighed and continued steerin'. I'm not even in the mood t' fight…
Russell's POV
"That's funny… Why isn't Eduardo fightin'?" I muttered t' myself. When I looked at 'im, he was lookin' off into the distance, and steerin'…
"Russell? Yer' okay?" Nathan glanced at me.
"Look." I jerked my head towards Eduardo, who was on the level above the deck.
Nathan's POV
When I asked Russell if he was okay, he jerked his head to the side. Eduardo was just standing there lookin' off into the distance. His gun was nowhere in sight. Both hands were on the steering wheel. "Ohh…"
"Yeah…" Russell sighed. "'member when I was talkin' t' you in the kitchen? When I came back, he was like 'where've ya been?'. It wasn't like his normal scoffing attitude, it was a concerned one."
My eyes widened, when he finished. "Yer' sure?"
"I mean like, it's not important, but-"
"Course that's important! No way he'd ever talk like that." We looked at him again t' see 'im lookin' away. We couldn't see his face.
"We hafta get closer." Russell got closer and gestured fer me t' follow.
"We'll be dead if he finds us." I hissed, but followed. I don't know who I'd consider Russell as… I guess you can say he's like a brother… We crept away from Cap'n and the others, who were now talkin' to Alan and his crew.
"Yo! Eduardo!" Russell shouted.
"W-What the hell!?" Eduardo quickly turned away from him and only I saw him rubbin' his eye.
Was he cryin'? I looked at 'im with disbelief.
"…" He gave me that 'Don't say, anything' look. I nodded in response. Cap'n and the others were still talkin' t' the Rika.
"Russell, you should go see what they're talkin' about." I suggested.
"Umm… Sure." He shrugged and walked away.
When he was down by the others, I turned t' look at Eduardo. "Yer' okay?"
"Yeah why?" He faked a laugh. That was fake…
"You were cryin'."
"Dust was in my eye." He answered simply.
"Come on, I ain't stupid."
"…10 years…" He muttered.
Huh? I looked at him, but by the way he looked at me, it clearly told me that this conversation was over…
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