The Pirate Prince L.T

I love you

Chapter 37

"Just because I'm a little silly doesn't mean I should be really affecting the way you present yourself in front of your men. Get real, Louis."

With her words, he found herself hopping over a log. Her hands scratched at the wood when she threw her body over, and she winced before blowing at her palm soothingly. She sped her steps up to catch back to the back of Louis's steps as it seemed the pathway they walked on grew narrower.

Her eyes caught sight of a rather large spider web just a few feet away from where he stood and she stuck her hands into pockets leisurely, "Are you afraid of spiders, Lou?" She curiously questioned.

The question was random, but she knew for a fact Louis wouldn't exactly care.

"I used to be when I was younger."

"Oh... What made you stop?" Lillian asked right as she heard Sofia begin screaming at someone not too far up ahead.

"My stay on Lion- heart..." He quietly answered,

Instantly, Lillian continued, "How? What'd you do? Magically wake up one day and decide you weren't afraid anymore?"

The prospect wasn't too crazy considering how he was Captain Tomlinson, the most feared pirate on the seven seas who happened to have soft spot for a birdy in his office.

Louis shook his head, "No. Captain Malik has his own means to deteriorate petty weaknesses like that."

The opened end the answer held made Lillian a bit curious and she leaned forward, prepared to ask what exactly did the Captain do to him, but she couldn't as Louis was glancing over his shoulder with eager eyes, "Why do you ask? Are you afraid of spiders?"

Shrugging, Lillian glanced off deeper into the various trees around them, "I just wanted to know... No, I'm not," She gave a short laugh; "My sister was though. I remember once I found a small one out in the gardens and I chased Miriam around with it for a bit."

"You're cruel." Louis stated, glimpsed back at Lillian with narrowed eyes, "Lottie did the same thing to me. Do you understand how scary that is?"

"You let your sister chase you around with a spider, Tommo? Wow, how many people know this?" Lillian grinned at him in amusement as she passed the still standing pirate captain on the pathway.

Up ahead, she could Liam and Harry only several feet away from where he stood.

"Two and I expect it to stay that way." Louis countered right as Lillian gave a snicker before she quietly reassured him it would.

It wasn't like she'd have much of anyone else to tell it to.

She liked it when Louis told her about his family in a positive way. Whenever Louis told her stuff about them in a rather melancholic fashion, it made Lillian feel uneasy and anxious, almost as though she could feel Louis's on feelings.

The fact Louis was able to disclose personal information like this that he never had with anyone else before, not even Liam or Harry, made her feel special and she liked it a lot.

Louis fell into step beside Lillian. Both of their shoulders were rubbed against one another at that instant and Lillian snorted, "How much are you wanted in Europe?"

"To the point where if I actually had sex with them all, I'd probably die of exhaustion."

"You're an epitome of comedy, Louis. You should write plays for a living if your pirating career reaches a dead end, you know." Lillian sneered out to the brunet that gave a short chuckle,