Roman sighed and leaned his head back against the wall, listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the ship's hull. He sat there, next to his brother, wondering how they got to where they were now, sitting in a cell on a pirates ship.
Really, it was all Remus's idea. He had noticed how stressed out Roman had been about being heir to the throne, oh yeah did I forget to mention that they're princes? Yeah, they're princes.
When their father had named Roman heir to the throne, it really shouldn't have been a surprise, he is the oldest after all, even if only by a few minutes. Still, Roman couldn't handle that kind of stress! He's not suited to be king, sure it was a long time away, but Roman's an adventurer! A fighter! Not a ruler.
Especially not with his curse, how could he hide himself if he had to be king? He couldn't! He really doesn't understand why everyone calls his curse a "blessing" because it's not.
He was given this "blessing" at a young age, where everyone that sees him will see their ideal type of man. He's been blonde, ginger, tall, short, muscular, and who knows what else! The only people that can see past the curse is his brother Remus, and himself.
Roman had light tan skin with a few faded freckles dotting across his face. His hair was brown, and he made it wavy. He had green eyes and a strong jawline. He didn't look too bad, but no one else saw his true face. So, he hides it whenever he can. Currently, he wore a mask over his mouth and nose, and had a hood over his head so only his eyes showed.
Remus looked similar to Roman, except his skin was a little paler, he had a mustache, less freckles, he dyed his hair black except for a single gray streak, and his eyes were brown. Other than that, they shared the same jawline and facial features.
Remus was always the more eccentric twin, but it still surprised Roman when Remus suggested they run away. It was during one of Roman's rants about how stressed he was, and that he didn't want to be king but they're father would never change his mind.
Remus had flat out said, "So run away." Roman was shocked, but Remus offered to help him, and to even come with him! They had a younger sister, and she was always responsible and was very educated so she could handle being queen. In fact, she always held herself like she already was, and she would be a better ruler than the twins.
Once Roman was over the initial shock, he quickly agreed. So, they carefully planned it out. They took several supplies, their least expensive clothing, gold, silver, and bronze coins, food, and maps. They had run off as soon as they could and took a traders ship that was heading to Deimos, a kingdom that was overseas.
The captain of the ship was apparently from Deimos, and he allowed the twins, and others, to board his ship for a price. The twins were hoping to make a new life in Deimos, or head to a different kingdom if it didn't work out there.
However, they never got the chance to even step foot off of the ship because before they got there, they were attacked by pirates. And not just any pirates, oh no, of course not, they were attacked by the Masked Pirate.
The Masked Pirate was known by many names, the Dragon Tamer, the Unknown Pirate, Scourge of Deimos since he only seemed to target ships that were in alliance with Deimos. He wore a black mask that covered his whole face, except for his eyes, and a black cloak. He rode a black and purple electric dragon, and seemed like a stoic man with few words.
He's never lost a fight, and despite being on the seas for only 5 years he's already made quite a reputation. He was young and one of the best fighters on the sea, it was said his moves were memorizing when he fights.
Though, the princes didn't get to see it since everyone on board the traders ship surrendered as soon as the dragon landed on the ship. Everyone was brought onto his ship and put into the cells below the hull, with the promise that they'll all be released as soon as they make land and the trader's ship will be returned to him.
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Of Princes, Pirates, and Curses
Fanfiction*Completed* The crowned prince of the Andreas kingdom, Prince Roman was blessed, or as he sees it cursed, to appear to people as their ideal version of beauty. The stress of it all had caused him and his twin brother, Remus, to run away. They had ev...
