Pirate Princess

Land ahead

Weeks passed and I got more and more used to being on a ship. It was boredom that was the hardest part, there were not a lot of opportunities to entertain yourself.

It was yet another morning, I had stopped counting at this point. I turned around in my bed to get some more sleep when I heard somebody screaming: „Land ahead!"

I blinked my eyes, trying to get rid of the tiredness and headed out the door to see what all the fuzz was about.

I noticed that everybody was already wide awake and either working or excitedly discussing what to do when we reach land.
I turned around to see Orion leaning on the railing, smirking. „What is going on? Are we going on land?" I asked, confused.

We had gotten a little closer over the past few weeks but still, there was this tension between us. Probably normal, considering the fact that he was holding me hostage against my will.
He nodded and grinned: „Time to spend all the hard earned money"

I scoffed at him: „You mean somebody else's hard earned money?"
„I worked for it too, didn't I?" he answered and his smirk widened. I rolled my eyes and took a deep breath.

„And what do you intend to buy?" I asked curiously.
„I guess I'll see it when I get there" he answered shortly and I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

„And what if I use the chance to leave the ship to escape?" I asked provocatively and locked eyes with him.
„You won't do that" he simply said and chuckled.
„What makes you think that?" I asked surprised at his indifference.
„You like me too much" he grinned. I felt anger build up inside me but I soon realized that then I would just be giving him what he wanted. I decided to play along instead.

„And what if that was the truth?" I asked seductively and slowly walked closer to him. He seemed a little startled by my reaction and looked at me in confusion.

I continued to trace my finger up his muscular arms and moved closer inch by inch. He started looking a little tense and I enjoyed it.

„What could a lady want more than a strong pirate captain?" I asked and moved my hand up to his jawline as he watched me longingly.

I used this moment to snatch his Captain's hat of his head and grinned: „But luckily I'm not a lady" and ran off to the mast. I heard the crew break out in roaring laughter as I quickly climbed up the ladder and watched Orion curse under his breath and head towards the mast himself.

He was climbing up pretty fast and soon he was only a few inches away from me.
„Stay there or I will drop your precious hat into the sea" I said and smiled at him sweetly, holding the hat in my left hand and out of reach from him.

His facial expression was a mix of anger and amusement as he stopped in his movement.

„And what now?" he asked and I hesitated for a moment. Yeah, what now? What could I use that hat for? My thoughts were interrupted by him quickly grabbing the hat from my hand and holding it up triumphantly. He had come pretty close and I could feel his breath on my skin. „I don't like being teased, princess" he purred and I shivered.

Then he climbed down and put his hat back on. „We're almost there men, prepare for docking" he said and the crew went back to work.
I climbed down from the mast, ignoring how weak my knees had gotten with him that close to me.

Soon we arrived at the dock and I could finally set a foot on land again. Although I was now on the ground, it still felt like the ground was moving.
„You'll get used to that" I heard Gibbs say behind me as I took a few awkward steps.

„Amelia, you need to stay in the middle of the group. I don't think you would run away but I'm sure as hell not going to risk it" I heard Orion say next to me.