Harry Dixon look between the Captain Tobias Butcher and the girl, she looked so scared, not that he blamed her. Robert untied her and whispered something in her ear.
"what's ye name, Chase?" asked Captain Tobias.
"Cap-captain, she's scared." Harry told him then he backhands him, sending him to the floor. He felt something coming down from his nose, blood.
The girl gasped and went to him, using her sleeve to stop the bleeding, and glare at the pirate, her fear forgotten.
"Leave him alone! What did he ever do to you!?" the girl snapped to Captain Tobias.
Harry's eyes widen. No one has ever stood up for him before, other than Tom. But not now and not before.
"Ye keep yer mouth shut lassie, or there'll be trouble. Now yer name." Growled Captain Tobias.
"Beth Chase." Said the girl, still daring him.
Beth Chase....what a pretty name
"Now, Dixon, take her to the Brig and keep the pair of yerselves down there until otherwise,, am I understood, boy?" Captain Tobias growled.
"Yes, sir." He said, and he got up, Beth helped him up and he blushed, a little embarrassed that a girl was helping him.
They sat in the Brig silently until Beth broke the silence.
"So, what is your first name, Mr Dixon? If I may be so bold to ask." Said Beth, he couldn't tell if she was flirting with him or not.
Girls were weird sometimes.
He smile though, she must be a noble lady.
"Harry Dixon." He told her.
"Just plain Harry Dixon? No sir or any other title?" asked Beth, playful.
He looked to see her smile and he laughed at that.
"Definitely not. No sir." He said, grinning.
She giggled, a beautiful sound, like a little bell. He smile, he hasn't had anything to smile about for years, or almost never. She smiles back.
"May I be so bold to ask, how you came to be here?" asked Beth.
"I was on a voyage, these pirates attacked us and taken me to be their slave. And killing my father figure, Tom Smith" Said Harry, hatred swelling inside of him.
"How...long have you been here?" she asked him. "Since I was four." Said Harry.
Her blue eyes widen in shock.
"Have you tried to escape?" Beth asked him.
He nod sadly.
"Always got punished for it." He told her and she smiles.
"Then we'll figure it out together." Said Beth.
He nods.
"When, my Lady?" he asked her.
"Tomorrow night." Said Beth.
"At night?"
he was shocked and she nod.
"When they're asleep." She said, shrugging.
He nod then frown.
"And if we're caught?" he asked her.
"We'll keep trying until we do." She said.
He had to admire her determination.
"What is it?" she asked.
"You're not like normal noble ladies." Harry told her and she just grins.
"Normal can be boring, Mr Dixon." She said and he laughed.
She was something else.
The next day....
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There was a huge bang. Beth woke up, startled, but then remembered the attack, how her Stepmother sold her out, then meeting the boy, Harry Dixon. Who was he? Yes, he told her he was kidnapped by these pirates when he was four after they attacked his ship and killing his father figure, Tom Smith.
"Beth?" asked Harry, looking concern.
"I'm just...." Started Beth, unsure what to say, she was overwhelmed, scared to death and worried and lot more unipositive thoughts.
She just wanted to go home, to climb under her covers and curl up with her cat and book. Basically, she just wants this to be all a bad dream, a nightmare.
"I know." Said Harry sadly. She looks to him shock.
"When I was first taken, I wished I'd just stayed at the orphanage. Or at least just stayed put on the streets, savaging for food. But I learned to get over those unpleasant thoughts and made plans to get the hell off this ship and the hell away from here." Harry told her.
She smiled; glad she had a friend in this mess.
"Boy, get to work!" snarled Robert and they look to see him.
"Get yer ass up and put the girl to work!" he snarled.
"Yes, sir." Said Harry, and he helped her up and rolled her sleeves up.
They got to the deck and she helped to work, studying what everyone was doing at the same time, figuring out a plan, how to escape.
"Keep your head down. They'll punish you if they think you're up to something." Whispered Harry. She nod and did so.
some time later back in the cell.
"Aww. Is this your friend?" she teased as she saw the mouse.
"Yep. Cheese, meet Beth, Beth meet Cheese." Said Harry.
The mouse just nibbled on the cheese.
Beth laughed a tinkering sound.
"He's charming." Said Beth.
He just grinned.
"Can see why you call him cheese." Said Beth. He just nod, grinning.
They had table scarps for dinner. Once the pirates were sleeping....
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sea of fate
Historical Fiction18th century. Beth Chase is the daughter of Owen chase but she has been kidnapped by evil pirates, but there is someone not so evil on the ship. Harry Dixon. Harry Dixon is an orphan that was on a trading ship and has been on the poison dream for ma...
