The Fallen Stars

Chapter 39 Maria

I sit on my father's chair next to his desk. "They jumped, captain." My father's First-mate says. His bare dark chest is covered in small light pink cuts, some small some long. He's wearing dark pants with a belt that has few daggers, two pistols, and two swords on each  side of his waist. He is bald and a scare over his left eye. "But did you find them? My son might have jumped, but he's a bloody pirate! He knows how to bloody swim!" My father excliames. "We were close but I think mermaids took them." Cornal Answers. "How did they even find the entrance to the beach?" I ask. They found the beach, how? Only one person besides me know about about it, Damiao would have told me if he knew about it. Warrick. "We don't know." He answers. "My brother certainly didn't know about that bloody beach." I hiss. "I will go find out for myself if there was anyone else who helped them." I say standing up. "I'll return before dinner." I say, giving a curt nod to my father, and he waves me away.

As I make my way to the town I bump into Conner. Bloody Fantastic! 

"Mia." He calls softly, as I ignore him. I turn to him grabbing my sword and putting it against his chest where his soulless heart rests beating. "Call me that again and I will kill you slowly and painfully." I threaten. He lifts up his hands, his brows high in surprise. "You will call me captain. You will obay my orders." I sneer. His eyes sadden but he nods. "Get back to work, Rat." I hiss, as I sheath my sword and walk away towards the town. I look over my shoulder to see Conner going back to my ship, and I sigh. 

As I reach the door to the blacksmith, I think of a plan to kill this annoying man. He will thank me for my wrath instead of my father's merciless wrath. I knock on the door, and then run to a dark corner close by. A few moments later the door opens. His hair is wet, he only has pants on and his boots, he looks around but I stay in the shadows. "I'll be back soon." He says over his shoulder, then leaves without a shirt. Why does that make me bloody angry?

He walks pass me and down the street. I follow him staying in the shadows. He makes a left turn into a dark allay, and I follow. But I freeze, I can't see him, theres another lighted street a few strides away so he must have took a turn. I curse. Then start to walk. I gasp as I'm suddenly pulled back and pushed against the wall by my waist, the person's weight rests against mine, and they hold my arms above my head in one hand. "Evening, princess." He says lowly. "It's Afternoon you arse." I hiss, trying to get out of his grip, but fail. "Arse? Really? I call you princess, at least give me a sweet petname in return." He says, mock hurt drips from his voice. Small rays of light hits his hazel eyes, and I can't help but to stop breathing. They're so beautiful... they might not be the color of the sea, but I could still drown in them. He's gorgeous. His damp hair curls against his forehead, making him look softer, but I know he can fight if needed.

"Let me go." I say, trying to sound stern but it comes out wrong. "No, princess, I will not let you go without knowing why you're trying to kill me." He says, bringing his head closer to mine, his nose almost against mine. If I just lift my head slightly up we would kiss. He looks down at my mouth for  a second then back to my eyes. "You helped my brother and that girl escape." I say angrily. "If I kill you, you would die with mercy. If my father kills you, you will die a slow and merciless death." I say, my heart sinks as I say these words, I don't want him to die. "So you are the king's daughter. Maria." He says gently. my brows go up by surprise that he's not angry at me for trying to kill him, or not telling him who I really am. "Yes." I whisper. He searches my eyes, then gives a grin. "So, you are truly a princess, my princess." He says sweetly. And all my strength and ruthlessness disappears, and I feel like my knees start to buckle, and I melt to the tone of his voice.

"I must kill you." I whisper, as his face inches closer. "Then kill me, just let me kiss you so I can die happy. You did say you'll have mercy." He whisper, not looking at me, but at my mouth. His nose brushes mine. "Kiss me then, you fool." I sigh. "Give me another petname." He says, teasing me with the air between us. "Fine, my disaster." I whisper. He crashes his mouth against mine instantly, and I melt away from the heat of the kiss. The hand that held mine, falls and tangles into my hair, and my dagger drops to the side somewhere. I pull him closer, my arm curling around his bare back. He kisses me hard, my neck arc. My legs curls around his waist making his neck arc back and mine down. My hand tangle into his damp curly hair. He holds my waist with one hand and the other one is playing with my hair.

After a few moments we break the kiss gasping for air. "You can kill me now." He says breathlessly close to my face. My hands slide down to rest on his collarbone. "Maybe kiss me once more, then I'll kill you." I whisper, not thinking at all. my mind melted away from his lips. He answers my plea with another kiss, and my hands cups his face, this time he kisses me slower and softer. He breaks away slowly, cleaarly involenteray. "Once more." I say under my breathe. "Now you're not being fair." He says sadly, his eyes searches my face like he wants to remember every little detail about this moment, about me. "What do you mean?" I ask, frowning. "If I kiss you more, then I don't want to die. If I kiss you more then I don't want to die, I want to live... the rest of my life with you." He says, longing in his voice. I freeze as he confesses. His petname his true... He is My Disaster. My heart beat quickens with every word he says. And my mind wonders away for the first time. It feels like he's my peace in my storms. "Maybe, I won't have to kill you, today." I say, pulling him into another kiss, this kiss is a mixture of both the first kiss and the second kiss. Heated yet gentle, soft yet urgent, him and me yet one. "So you have fallen for me." He says against my mouth. "Oh, shut it and kiss me." I demand. "Yes, princess." He says, as he kisses me again.

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As I walk back to the docks, I feel lighter in my step, my cheeks has finally cooled down. I make my way to my ship and walk up the gangplank. "Evening Captain." Someone says, but I can't focus to look at them. "Evening." I sigh. This is really not like me. But my mind hasn't really been restored yet. "Did you hear that they found the family who helped Esme escape?" The person says. I turn and look at my firstmate. She gives me a grin. "What?" I ask, my heart aching, and my mind spiraling. "Yes, its was the blacksmith family. Well, it was the oldest son, but his family is locked up in a cell." I start running towards the tunnel of the cells. And there's a small group caontaining my father, Conner, Cornal, and.... Collipso please no. Warrick. "Ah! Maria! You came, Conner found the boy and he confessed. See why I like him now?" Father asks, with a proud smile. Conner smiles in my direction. But I can't look at them, I only watch Warrick, my Warrick who was safe before I left  him. "Put him in a seperate cell." Father says to Cornal. Cornal takes Warrick away, and Conner comes to stand next to me. "You might hate me." He starts. "No, it's not a might. I hate you. I will kill you." I snarl. "I'm not the one who forgot to check for anyone who's following them." He whispers it my ear. And I push him away hard. "Go to hell." I say, taking a step towards father. 

I'm the reason Warrick and his family will die. And that is why my mind must never melt away. I could get someone killed.