Treasure Hunt(Pirate England/ Hetalia story)

Chapter 18

"Where are you going, lass?" Allistor's deep voice echoed at the most popular dock on Singapore, of pirates of course.

"Just going to get some ale to drink. I can't stand the things that you have at the ship anymore." I yelled back, earning some attention. "Besides, I want to see an old friend here." I yelled once more back and walked away from the docks, freely without wearing the dress that I had took from Arthur, only wearing my white button shirt, my trousers, my long coat, and hat, and my old little sidekick: my cutlass at my belt, ready to be drawn.

"And you think that I am leaving you alone poppet?" Arthur came and walked next to me.

"I am surprised. New pet name? You have something in mind, don't you?" I said as I smiled looking forward, not giving him a glance.

Arthur just chuckled at my remark and smirked. "You are correct. I have something in mind."

"Like what Kirkland? Like injuring me and taking the map and leave me here as I would slowly die and you would have your first mate back?" I said in a dramatic voice, touching my chest where the heart was as I stopped, making him to do the same.

He just chuckled and continued walking. "Pretty close but no. How about following you until I get my first mate back, and then capture you?" He said seductively, trying as best as he could to seductive me.

I laughed at his attempt and started walking again. Arthur followed behind me as we blend at the crowd. We were walking at a market full of people selling everything someone would want. As we were walking between the counters as carefully we could, I took a sharp turn at an alley. Arthur followed behind me, and as he turned, his eyes went wide. At that alley he saw many other counters just like before, but now the people were not selling anything that was address to the common people. As we walked again, all the people around us looked at us drawn back due to the fact we were pirates. But not just ordinary pirates for them. As we walked a little further at the market I stopped outside a small pud.

"'The Proud Merlion?'" Arthur talked to himself aloud as he saw the pud's sign. It was a creature, half lion from the waist up, and it had a fish tail from the waist below. It was called 'proud' because it was standing at his tail, with it's mouth wide open roaring. "Where are we Scarl- Hey! Where are you going?" Arthur asked as he saw me walking inside the pud.

I opened the door and closed it quickly as I had to cover my eyes and nose from the smoke it was created by the cigarettes. Why doesn't he open a god damn window? The last time I was here, it was better. Maybe when Yong is in charge is better. I thought and coughed trying to be customized at the environment. After some seconds I opened my eyes and a few unwanted tears ran down my face. I wiped them up as fast as I could before walking to the bartender. As I sat there, waiting for him to come and take my order, Arthur came and put his hand on my shoulder before he sat next to me.

After Arthur sat next to me, he opened his mouth to tell something but he was interrupted by a deeper voice, more deeper than Allistor's voice. "We don't give drinks to people from the West, like you. And especially not to women trying to prove that are something." The unknown man said as he glared at both of us, and at the last part he glared only me. This man was bald and had a tattoo across his face.

"Well not your luck day pal. You are going to give us drinks and let us talk with the one who is in charge in here." I said and threw at him a medallion with a dragon on it.

The man just chuckled and gave it back to me. "You want a death wish poppet? Here, the only creature that rules is the merlion." He asked pointing at a table at the far end of the room.

"Maybe." I said as I put on the medallion back, around my neck and walked to the table.

"Hey Scarlett, sorry for asking but what do we need here?" Arthur asked as he eyed the people around us. Sure the atmosphere was less noisier that the other puds but that didn't mean that it wasn't as deadly as the others.