[littl3chocobo]

he wanted to say he had a second shirt and that that was enough but it seemed incorrect to interrupt the other's attempt at sleep, he laid there instead the feel of the others heart just loud enough to be felt. it was strange but at the same time comforting. he contemplated this strange turn of events, his life had been peaceful before, consistant too but in a matter of days everything had been turned on it's head. he left home, he joined a pirate crew, he found out the man he admired most did not only return his feeling but returned them ten-fold. and he found out vampires were real and not just something to scare night travelers. he mulled over this list of revelations one by one, it was amazing how far his world had expanded in a week. he could never have grasped it's magnitude otherwise and the realization that there was still so much more he did not know was daunting to say the least. he wondered how much more uncharted territory he'd cover before this journey was through. it was too much to think about.

he sighed and snuggled back into the chest of the other, it was warm and the foreign heart against his own back soon lulled him into sleep

[gremlin]

Roy woke up from his sleep when he heard the floor creaking, someone else was in the room. He heard the door close and looked up with no expression on his face. One of the men stood at the end of his bed, he seemed to be nervous knowing that he had woken Roy from his sleep. Though he had no need to worry, Roy had slept for quite some time and he would not bite the poor man's head off. He slipped his arms away from Damaris and slipped out of bed. Roy brought the blanket over him, then looked up at the man. "What is it?" he asked, he brought a hand to his face and rubbed his sore eyes. He felt rather groggy and his head hurt because he had gotten up so quick.

"It's going to take three days to get to the island sir," the man said, he was a young man. Maybe only in his early twenties with icy blue eyes and sandy blond hair. He was one of the men that Roy trusted the most, probably another reason why he didn't scold him for waking him. "That's if we rush it and don't encounter any storms." he let out a heavy sigh, his eyes went to Damaris for a moment then he looked back at Roy quickly. Roy had noticed the man's eyes trail off and he cleared his throat. "That's fine, you know how it is. If there is a storm then we will brace for it and hope for the best. Don't be reckless, I love this damn ship and if anything.." he cringed a little at the thought of it being damaged. "Breaks then you know that I'm not going to be happy." he laughed, though he was very serious.

"Also..." he looked over at Damaris. "If I can not tend to him then I want you to, Felix." he looked back up at the man, he seemed a little stunned by the request. Felix finally brought himself to nod then spoke again, though he seemed much more nervous now. "Y-yes sir," he stuttered, he smiled nervously at Roy. "Of course, sir!" Roy stretched his arms above his head and yawned silently. "You may go now," he said then crossed his arms over his chest. "Alright, sir!" Felix said he bowed a little then left the room. Roy looked down at Damaris and crawled back into the bed he watched him for a moment before he spoke. "Are you hungry?" he asked softly.

[littl3chocobo]

he had tried to look as if he was still asleep, and until he was questioned he figured the ruse had worked. the man, felix? had been very loud, traipsing up and down the hall for several minutes before entering. he woke up from that quickly enough but the other seemed to have been asleep up until the mate came in. he didn't think on it much longer though.

'a bit, is that alright?' he opened his eyes. he had not eaten that morning and his belly was starting to make itself known.

[gremlin]

Roy smiled at Damaris, he brought himself closer to him and kissed him gently on the forehead. "What would you like?" he asked, he brought a hand to Damaris' face and brought the hair away from it. He enjoyed look at him, what that odd? Damaris was rather attractive and he liked looking into his eyes as he spoke. He felt as if he could see all of his emotions in his eyes. "I bought quite a lot, I bought some things that I usually didn't because you would be here, I wanted you to have more options." he smiled warmly.

( sorry this was so short - shot - )

[littl3chocobo]

(short and posted is three times better than long and several days late by far)

he blushed. 'um..' he tried to push out the words but the other was staring at him again, those hypnotic eyes keeping him locked into place. he opened his mouth to try again 'i-' he stopped, there was a clatter coming from the dock. the sound of running feet overhead soon became the sound of boots thumping down the ladder and through the hall. the mate felix burst in 'sir!' he cried 'navy vessel spotted. it's a frigate, 24-gun from the looks of her, should we try to out-sail her or fight?' he panted at the door, he knew as his captain knew both ships were fast but the navy ship had the added benefit of the side and front-port artillery out-gunning the six-per side cannon dependent boat they were currently on. only the difference in men and a reinforced hull evened out the odds they were u against. if he chose to run they still may have a chance to escape on time, if they stayed though and could manage to beat the other ship then they could delay, head back to port and should the other ship stay afloat have a frigate to add to their treasures to take back home

[gremlin]

Roy looked up alarmed by the sudden noise, he listened carefully as he heard feet pounding against the deck above. "What the hell?" he mumbled quietly to himself, though the boy had probably heard it. His eyes wandered over to the door of his room as he heard the sound of someone storming down the stairs towards it. "What is it now?" he asked quietly, he really didn't expect an answer. Roy lifted himself from the bed as Felix entered the room out of breath and in a hurry. He didn't even take the time to catch his breath before spilling the bad news.

"Tsk.." Roy brought his legs over the side of the bed, he slipped his boots on quickly and tied them. He looked up at Felix as he brought his pant legs down over the boots. "It may be a risky to attack then," he breathed out a heavy sigh then stood from the bed. Roy's eyes wandered over to Damaris who was silent as he always was. "But you men were trained to take risks." he smiled at Felix warmly, who returned the smile with a nervous laugh. "Tell the men to attack, you know what the drill is. This ship has seen worse days and you damn know it. It isn't impossible to win."

He looked down at Damaris and spoke more gently to him than Felix. "Stay here, I can't have you getting involved in this." he caught Felix shifting nervously in his boots, the man was anxious. "Go, prepare the men!" he hissed at Felix. Felix stood straight, though his body still shook. "Y-yes, sir!" he said then fled from the room. Roy hesitated to follow, he looked back down at Damaris as if he wished to say something though he didn't. He grabbed his sword that rested on his side table and left.

[littl3chocobo]

he watched the other leave, he was not sure what to do, it was a direct command, but he did not want to stay confined here, he tilted hard as the ship about-faced. several books fell from a shelf their strap had come loose, luckily the bed was bolted down as was most of the furniture, he was certain it would not end well if it had not. he moved towards the door when the ship righted, he could hear the preparations of the men as they pulled ropes and loaded cannons. putting his head to the wood he listened to what was going on. he jumped when a body ran through the hall towards his room, he breathed a sigh of relief as the person veered to a side room, most likely munitions. he could not hold his curiosity any longer, he went back over to the bed and gathered his clothing, one of his boots had slid under the bed but was easily retrieved. he dressed quickly and slipped out of the door. he turned to the open door where the footsteps had gone, he was right it was a munitions room, he grabbed a breech-loading musket several paper packets of powder and several balls. he took from the room and up the ladder, as he crested the hatch he saw it, a freighter, not a large one but impressive all the same, it was side-faced to the judith and her guns were bared. he came up over the edge and onto the dock, he was not noticed among the hustle of men

[gremlin]

( I hope that this isn't lame. )

"Sir, it seems that another problem has arrived." Roy was greeted by sudden words shortly after reaching the top of the stairs. "There's a second ship, sir." the man cleared his throat nervously as he watched Roy's body language completely change. "Vince, I want you to gather the men. We were already bothering the first ship so that means this second one is going to get involved." he let out a heavy sigh. He should have made him men flee, though he felt a little excitement in risking his own life. "Try your best," he hissed. The man nodded then took off to bark orders for Roy. Roy turned to go downstairs, he wanted to know how much supplies they had. Did they even have a damn chance now? He should have bought more.

The man didn't get far from Roy before he suddenly needed his attention once again. "Captain!" Vince yelled, he raised his arm and pointed in the direction of the two ships. His face became twisted with confusion and complete shock. Was he seeing things? No, he wasn't. The other men around him feel silent, they looked up from what they had been doing to stare in awe as well. Then the other men began to call Roy back.

Roy could hear the men yelling for him, he had only turned his back to them for a mere moment, what had happened so quickly? He brought himself to face them and his eyes wandered to where they were pointing. He really didn't know what to say, for a moment it felt as if he had swallowed his ability to speak. "What the hell?" he finally blurted out, what the hell indeed. The other navy ship had began to fire at the one that had appeared first. For a moment the men that surrounded him stood still, they too had no clue what to make of this.

[littl3chocobo]

he saw the other ship as it passed in front of him, toy-sized in the distance. it did not raise it's flag but it was obviously prepped for battle, he could see that as well as anyone. he figured it to be a sneak attack, aimed to overtake the judith should she run. he turned to roy and took a step to him but as he did the other turned towards him. it was only for a moment though, no recognition as he flipped back around his heel completing a pivot. he began to yell at a suprised looking man as the rest of ship when silent. damaris could not see so he went fully out onto the deck. he stopped in his tracks, the other ship was raising a roger. it was a pirate vessel! he no longer cared if the other would be mad he knew this was a story he'd never see again for as long as he lived. he went over to roy and watched as the pirate frigate attacked the navy frigate, it was no contest, the navymen were in the wrong position and not expecting it the two ships touched and the battle was taken on foot. he grabbed roy's cloak and pointed, two small figures were moving about on the upper deck, he could make no details but he could easily guess it was the two captains. one of the figures dropped and all fighting on the ship soon stopped, it was a surrender.

[gremlin]

"Pirates," he mumbled quietly under his breath. He looked down at Damaris, why had he not remained below where it was much more safe? "Don't let your guards down, they are not our friends. We are simply their next target!" he yelled, the men around him nodded though they were a bit relieved that they would not have to deal with the navy. There was a problem though, if the pirates didn't sink that navy ship and instead chose to take it as they had with the other then Roy wasn't sure of their chances again. Even if half of them could very well be idiots it didn't take much to load, aim and fire.

He took the hand that was being used to tug on his cloak. "I told you to stay downstairs," he didn't seem that upset about it, he was more annoyed than anything. "Though if you want to stay above and prove to me that you're capable of looking after yourself then so be it." he let go of Damaris' hand, though before he pushed past him he whispered a few more words to him. "Be careful." then he left Damaris amongst the other men.

It felt like forever until the navy ship that had been taken by pirates began to move again. For now it seemed that they had no interest in the other navy ship, perhaps they liked the appearance of the Judith much more. There was an eery silence amongst the men on the Judith, other than the occasional whisper here and there. Roy crossed his arms over his chest, they were close enough. "Fire!" he barked.

[littl3chocobo]

(dude, that was good for fudging it)

his heart stopped as the six left-side cannons fired all at once, the ship rocked back from the force. he was pushed back on his heels. he recovered and braced for retaliating shots

[gremlin]

( I hope that this makes sense, I suck at action scenes. D: )

Roy was almost dazed by what was happening around him. The other pirates sunk the navy ship, he watched it for a moment wondering what they were doing. Though then another thought popped into his head, they were clearly more interested in taking his ship. Anyone would recognize the Judith. Like hell they would get it without a fight though, he had had the Judith for centuries and wouldn't allow it to land in the hands of someone else. If he even had to sink the ship himself to prevent it from happening then he would. Roy couldn't bare the thought of his ship being mistreated.

The Judith rocked back and forth as it was struck by the captured navy ship, Roy cursed under his breath and told his men to continue loading the cannons, they couldn't stop even for a mere moment. Though suddenly everyone ducked and ran, a few cannon balls from the captured navy ship struck the fore mast. Wood flew everywhere some men were struck and as it fell and crashed into the deck below it. Roy became suddenly panicked, was Damaris alright? Where his men alright? Though he had no time for to check for any casualties. He suddenly realised that the captured navy ship was very close to his own.

He cursed under his breath and drew his sword from his side as a large plank landed on his deck. Everything was happening so quickly, it almost felt like a dream. Roy also felt a bit light-headed, had he been struck by some wood as well? His side hurt though he didn't dare to look for now. He needed to focus on striking down as much of the enemy as he could. Then he would worry about other things.

[littl3chocobo]

he watched surprised as everything simultaneously sped up and slowed down, he saw the mast fall and the enemy invade the ship. he say roy grab at his side then at his sword. he saw too much. he shakily loaded his musket and took aim. the recoil of the weapon jarred him. he took no notice of the pain though as a man fell under his aim, all around him his comrades either filled and fired as well or took a more direct approach and attacked with rapiers and swords. he went through his six balls quickly and threw the gun to the side, he had no capacity for swords but he had to break up more than a couple brawls in his lifetime so he was not completely without defense. he charged in.

[gremlin]

Roy's men were suddenly flooded by the apparent enemy, why were there so much? He cursed under his breath as he brought his sword across a man's flesh with ease. Though he appeared to be calm inside he was almost losing control of himself. The smell of blood was almost unbearable. It was intoxicating, he shook off the feeling, he had to remain alert. Roy had just finished striking down another man as he heard the sound of feet pounding against the deck. He turned quickly, his sword clashed with another man's sword. Roy forcefully pushed the man back, his eyes grew wide as a sudden realisation overcame him. This just got a bit more interesting.

"My Lord, Roy!" the man said, though he was clearly mocking Roy. He smiled at him warmly though Roy wouldn't let his guard down. He couldn't tell if the man was jokingly fighting with them as they had done when they were children or if he had bad intentions. He could have been easily manipulated to hunt down Roy as others had been. "Or should I say Captain Roy?" he leaned over a little bowing then quickly stood back up straight with his shoulders back. "What a mighty fine ship you have here, I must say!" He walked a little to the right, Roy began to take a few steps. They looked like animals moving in a circle, hunting each-other, who would strike first?

"Have you lost your ability to speak or are you just that happy to see me?" the man asked, laughter erupted from him. Once they were only a few feet away he charged at Roy, their swords met again and they remained still with their swords pressed together. "Should I be happy to see you?" Roy asked, he smiled at the man despite the current situation. "I can't tell if you're playing with me or wishing to take me life." he laughed a little though it was a rather weak one.

[littl3chocobo]

only a few men had dropped from his blows before he realized noone else was coming, he panted a bit and looked about, all over the deck men were halting their assaults on one another and looking to the stern. he craned his neck to see what the issue was and was suprised, roy was facing off against a blonde man, they circled and held their arms half exposed. he could hear them talking but could make out no words, he side steped through the pirates and invaders until he could hear the words '...you're playing with me or wishing to take my life'

[gremlin]

Roy knew that he had a challenge ahead of him. This man had began training with his sword when he was just a child. When he was just ten years old. Roy had done the same though when he escaped from the kingdom he had obviously halted his training and did what he could with what he had been taught. His skills were not rusty though they were odd. He did things that no trains swordsman would do. He was reckless.

"Maybe both," the man replied he laughed. He drew back his sword and Roy did the same. "Maybe a part of me wants to have a good fight with you since it's been so long and another part of me wants to do some harm to you for leaving us all behind." he laughed again though it was a nervous laugh. He swung his sword at Roy this time it struck the man. Roy cringed, he gritted his teeth together as he felt the sword sink into his flesh. He quickly lifted his sword blocking the second strike. He breathed heavily, his wound began to throb. "You're a bastard," Roy hissed at the man. The man laughed at his comment. "And you're not?" he asked Roy.

The man drew back his sword and quickly slipped it back into it's place at his side. Roy narrowed his eyes, he still held his sword in his hands unsure of what the man was doing. "Oh stop it, I've had my fun." he said then held up his hands to show that he had no other weapons hidden. "Oh don't look at me like that!" he hissed, he looked over at his men and barked at them to stop immediately. "You may be a bastard but you're still my friend, are't you?" he looked back at Roy a smile still on his face. Roy watched him for a moment then laughed. "You're God damn insane!" he breathed out heavily, he suddenly felt light headed. Roy put his sword in it's place then brought his hand to the wound the man had given him.