Where... Was he? Komaeda's body ached, but at least he was alive. That's right...
He was still alive.
The pirate fluttered open his eyes but everything around him flooded in darkness.
The ground itself was cold, urging him to push himself up and try to peer into the dark. As he moved, so did the ground, nearly catching him off guard until Komaeda leaned back into the metal bars of the swinging cage.
"Captain- Ah, Kamukura-" He licked his lips, dry from fear as he corrected himself. "Are you here? Are you okay?"
"Yes." The reply was nearly instant, and not far off. "It seems we were caught." How long had Kamukura been awake on his own? Was there a chance he was afraid as well? If he was, the Captain showed no signs of it.
Komaeda moved forward, nearly stumbling as the cage swayed with his weight. He was quick to push his hands into the bars, to prevent it from being his face instead.
"Did they hurt you at all?"
"No." The exhaled, tired reply returned before the sound of Kamukura's cage groaning signaled he was moving. "I intended for us to get caught. There was no other way to meet King Yamada. Just remain calm, I have a plan."
It wasn't until he was told to stay calm did Komaeda realize his hands were shaking.
He didn't... He didn't want to die. He didn't want to be hanged like the pirates that died before him.
"Kamukura..." He ushered out before reaching a hand out of the bars. Komaeda wanted a little comfort, even if they were in separate cages. "Please, don't let me die a worthless traitor."
There was a long moment of silence before he could hear shifting and felt another hand hold his own.
"You never were. Do not think such things. We will be fine."
Still, Komaeda held the Captain's hand tighter.
"I just wanted to live a life more than a street beggar. I hired my crew, I stole my ship, I didn't even have a name before I took that too."
"That is exactly what a true pirate would do." The dark man muttered softly. "It matters not if you had a name before that, that is your name now, use it well, and do not let it end in being forgotten with your demise. You will have to trust me. Do you not trust me?"
The question came out of the blue, nearly catching the male off guard, but his answer was not as surprising.
"Of course I do. I mean, how couldn't I trust the man I fell in love with?"
"Even if that man is a murderer?"
"What are you-"
"Don't ask rhetorical questions." Kamukura carefully pulled his hand away, his presence vanishing into the dark once more. "You know that, of course. I've killed too many men and women to count. My crew and I kill people that go against us and attempt to hurt us. You are... The first I bothered to spare. I still cannot fathom why I let you go."
For half a moment, Nagito felt uplifted hearing such words. It seemed like their situation wasn't as dark, both physically and metaphorically.
"I couldn't answer that, but... I'm glad you did. You gave me a chance to do something more than force myself to be someone I'm not. I..." He clutched his head, fingers digging into his thick, fluffy hair. "I guess I was saved in that way too." He chuckled, a bit loudly. "The King of Pirates, the man that stole my heart, you've given me this wonderful hope. How am I so lucky as to have gotten this far? I shouldn't even be worth returning your feelings to!"
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Silver Infinity ((Kamukura X Komaeda))
Fanfic{Pirate AU} His name was Izuru Kamukura, King of the Seas. His predecessor had something very precious that every pirate of the seven seas was after, and now the Queen wants it. Nagito Komaeda was sent to kill Izuru before the treasure was found, bu...
