The Pirate Prince L.T

Kites

Chapter 14

"Okay, I'm ready." Lillian remarked as she stepped out of Louis's study to the open air of the ship. Louis had came back in after their round to give her a new set of clothes that Lillian was pretty sure belonged to Louis himself. It wasn't interesting to her to wear second hand clothes. She could never adjust.

Her mind wavered back to Niall, once standing among the top of the world, at the top of his country with the elite, was now lowered to a status where he wore nothing but tattered rags on a cramped ship with criminals.

How did he make that shift in life so easily?

He'd been so blessed into the world as a noble and he just threw it all away.

Lillian knew that wasn't her and it never would be.

Louis watched over her with analyzing eyes and Lillian pulled at the bottom of her trousers where the slightly loose boots were giving her too much friction.

"You look good." Louis complimented simply with a curt nod.

The princess scowled lightly pulled at the cuffed sleeve of the long coat she was given, "Why do I have to wear this?"

"Because I said so."

The reply was instant and Lillian's scowl grew fiercer as she glared at Louis challengingly, "I don't want to catch some kind of disease from these because I don't even know who they belong to. How long do I have to keep this on?"

Louis shook his head, his arms folding over his chest before he began walking in the direction of the ship's boarding bridge. Lillian immediately rushed forward to keep up with him, her gaze marveling around as they began moving down the ramped stairs,

"If you catch a disease feel free to appeal to Miss Rudd about it. She isn't on board to be a pretty face, you know." He glanced over at the princess Louis smirked and winked, "You on the other hand, are."

Feeling her cheeks flush, Lillian snorted as she turned her face away, "Well, considering how many ass-faces are on that ship, someone has to be the pretty face." She quickly countered.

Even without Louis chuckling at the teasing remark, Lillian knew he was kidding.

She knew what Louis really wanted her on board for... Eventual control over the Crown. Lillian tried to not think of it that way, especially coupled with the fact that Louis could be an insanely ruthless bastard with not a single care for who he shot down.

The moment they made it to the dock, Lillian could honestly say her heart was beating out of control.

So close to the city. So close...

"Here, put this on." Lillian sputtered when Louis's hat hit her in the face, and her hands were instantly up to catch the accessory piece. Lillian's little daydream fantasy was thoroughly crushed as she stared down at the pirate hat within her hand.

It was the same one that Louis occasionally wore while on One Direction, red with gold linens and a single gleaming blue gem at the side that was connected to the mess of feather-like material at the top, the thing seemed like it was actually worth a good amount of money.

Instinctively, Lillian glanced at Louis in questioning to why she had to put the hat on, and in response, Louis simply scoffed before cupping his hands around Lillian's and guiding his hands upward to rest the hat on top of her head.

Lillian blinked her eyes blankly as she cautiously lowered her hands while Louis removed his own, "There. Now you look like a real princess."

The royal's eyebrows furrowed and she prepared to retort, but Louis's hands clasped over one of hers once more and the captain flashed her a grin unlike Lillian had ever seen before, "I take it you've never been to Ireland, let alone Dublin before."