The Pirate and The Mermaid

11: Learning to fight

Picture found on Pinterest, ya, she's going to get a dagger and a sword. Its like the one up there, expect without the little chain, and the dagger has the water element logo. There are many water element logos, so picture the one you know best. I couldn't find a picture that l like of a sword so I had to think one up. Waring: 5 time skips, 5 point of view changes, and 5 pages long. I don't know how that happened.

🧜🏻‍♀️the next day🧜🏻‍♀️

Luna's POV:

"So they're already starting to change blue," Peter said. "And I've only been here two weeks," I said. "Thats it, what if two weeks later the next one turns blue. So that means you have four weeks left." "Peter, you may be right, and I think you just did some math." "Oh no, and you're supposed to have fun out in the sea."

🧜🏻‍♀️up on deck🧜🏻‍♀️

"Well what do you know, you two aren't late this time." "No captain, we aren't late, you're just up early." Since I'm up on land, I can smack talk all I want, and I don't have to hide my smirk. "*cough* Burn *cough*," Peter said and started mopping. "And just for that young lady, I hope you enjoy moving boxes around and to the kitchen while getting splinters." "Well at least I won't pass out due to the heat."
"Hmmm we'll see."
This wasn't that bad, but by the tenth box my hands started to hurt. And I did get a few splinters by the twentieth box. But I had help, I lifted one end, and another man lifted the other. The easiest part was unpacking. "So what's for lunch today, Dylan?" "Oh nothing much, just salmon and some stew." I never really liked those fish underwater. I wonder what they taste like. "Oh, ok then." I never liked those fish underwater, and now after dinner, I don't even like them in my stomach. At least the stew was good.

🧜🏻‍♀️the next day in the captains quarters🧜🏻‍♀️

He called me in here saying it was important, and now he has me waiting. I feel uncomfortable, not because I'm in his room—alone—but because his table with maps and a picture of a certain necklace worry me. What will he do if he gets it? Does he even know how to get it? There's a map with an x on it, but the x is just in the middle of water. He won't be able to get it, even if he found out what I was I wouldn't get it for him. "Alright, I'm back, sorry to leave you alone love, I just needed some more rum." "That's okay, I was just admiring all the things in your room, and all these maps on the table. So where is our destination?" He must think I'm picking my nose into something that doesn't concern me. But it does, oh it really does. "Don't worry, we should be there in about three days, if the weather agrees with us." He went to one of his treasure chests, and brought out a sword. "You've been here for two weeks and two days—I'm surprised we haven't been attacked yet—and the crew has grown a liking to you," he threw me the sword and I caught it, looks old but still useful. "I think it's time you learn how to fight." I looked at him, then at the sword.
"And don't worry, I'll teach you."

🧜🏻‍♀️a few hours later🧜🏻‍♀️

"You're doing great love." "Sure, if you call blocking and walking back good." My arms and legs hurt—they'll be sore tomorrow if I don't rest—and it looks like the afternoon is almost over. "Don't have such a tight grip on the sword." "Sorry, I've just never fought before." I'm use to riding seahorses—now I know how they feel when we have them swimming faster. "I could tell by the way you held that dagger when we found you. Now how about you hold your sword up, and move like the waves, back and forth and left and right." "You should have told me this hours ago."

Arthur's POV:

I should've had Alfred or Allistor teach her. "Just do it already! I've missed my afternoon tea because of this." I was getting frustrated but still stood my ground. She was getting better, moving swift like the waves. "You're doing better now love." "Well thanks cap—oh hay, Alfred."

Luna's POV:

He fell for it. He turned around, I kicked him down, and pinned him to the ground with the sword at his neck. "Well this is embarrassing, the most fearsome pirate of the seven seas just got pinned down by a lady." He stared at me with a smirk. "Well at least no one saw it." His smirk looks so good with his emerald eyes.
"What the hell!" That voice only belongs to someone loud, with blue eyes, and glasses. I got off Arthur, and he went after him like a shark goes after its prey.

Arthur's POV:

I pulled that wanker into my studies before he told the entire crew, from the crows nest, to the hul. "Dude what was—"
"It's not what it looked like, I was just teaching her how to fight."
"Suuuure it wasn't."
"What do I have to do to keep your mouth shut." He looked up with his hand on his chin. This should be good. "Hmmm, how about a raze." Oh god. "Fine, just don't say a word, not about what you saw, or about a raze." "Don't worry, I won't. And besides, it looked romantic. Her on top, you on the bottom, a sunset on the horizon, heck if I hadn't interrupted, you two would have kissed." Alfred showed himself out, and I just stayed here thinking. It was a surprise attack, she looked both un-afraid and beautiful.
What am I going to do?

🧜🏻‍♀️the next day in his studies🧜🏻‍♀️

"Now today, I'll be teaching you how to throw a dagger. Even though they're mostly used for when your sword is knocked out of your hand," I said. "This shouldn't be too hard," Luna said. Let's hope not, it isn't even lunch time yet.

Luna's POV:

It didn't take long, it only took half an hour. "Alright, this was better—and easier—you didn't have a tight grip on it," Arthur said. "Well I couldn't move like the ocean, that would look weird." He chuckled, then put a smile on his face. He went to this chest in the room, inside were the brightest and beautifulest swords I've ever seen. Some with designs, some with jewels, some with both designs and jewels. "When I reach land—if I'm not there to kill someone—I like to walk around the market and look for some interesting weapons." He handed me a sword—not to big, not to small, just from my feet to the end off my thighs—with a smooth straight blade. The handle had the design of a mermaid on it. "This is . . ." "Yeah I know, it just looks like it suites you, not because you're a girl, and a mermaid is um—"
"No no it's okay, thanks." It looks like he's blushing pink. "Well, there's more." He handed me a dagger, when you move the blade, it looks like you can see waves inside it, and it's so bright and clean that you can see your reflection. In between the handle and blade is the water element. I think I've seen this before in a book. "Now this weapon I had to kill someone to get it."
"Oh, well thank you captain for—"
"Arthur, you may call me Arthur when we're alone, Luna." "Haha, sorry, I forgot."
He called me by my name, he usually calls me love, if he needs me, he usually sends someone to get me. He's changing, oh my god I think I'm blushing.
"Well then, thank you, Arthur for both teaching me how to fight, and giving me these weapons that you bought and/or killed someone to get."
"You're very welcome, Luna." He went and opened the door for me, such a gentleman. "Now we both have work to do, so I'll see you at lunch." I couldn't help myself, I blew him a kiss. "See you at lunch, Arthur."