Ruthless Winds and Raging Seas

Chapter 36

Gajeel lit a few candles he had brought with him and right away he and the other crew began to plug their ears up with the melted wax.

"Ow! This is hot!" Natsu said.

"Don't be a baby!" Gajeel said.

Once their ears were plugged up so they couldn't be distracted by Juvia's voice they got ready to put their plan into action.

"Okay gorgeous, you're on." Natsu told her from beneath the floor of her room.

Juvia swallowed hard then quietly crept out of her room. Walking on to the deck where all the navy officers were working.

"Can we help you Miss?" Sting asked.

She fiddled with her hair nervously for about five minutes. After that she took a deep breath and began to sing.

"We are the lucky ones
We shine like a thousand suns
When all of the color runs together

I'll keep you company
In one glorious harmony
Waltzing with destiny forever

Dance me into the night
Underneath the moon shining so bright
Turning me into the light."

They couldn't resist her enchanting voice. One by one, the navy officers were entranced by her singing. Completely distracted and unaware of the four pirates making their way toward the life boat. Natsu would be the last one to get on board because he needed to get Erza and say goodbye to Lucy. He memorized where the officers had placed her in and went to see her. He took an extra candle with him to re plug his ears with melted wax once he finished talking with Lucy.

"Natsu. Thank goodness you're alright." She sighed in relief. "How did you escape or did they let you go?"

"I don't really have time to explain. I just came to say goodbye."

"Goodbye? You're leaving?"

"Yes."

"Without me?"

"Well yeah. These men are you going to you back to your father right? So why not leave you with them?"

"Oh right. I forgot. So I guess this is goodbye. I...I promise that when I return home I'll have my father convince the queen to drop charges against you."

"Thanks. That means a lot."

"Do you...Do you think we'll ever see each other again?"

"Doubtful. After all you're the daughter of the governor and I'm a pirate. People like you don't typically socialize with people like me unless you can think of a reason why we would see each other again?"

"I don't see any harm in us being friends."

"Friends. Of course." She could hear the disappointment in his voice.

"Please don't be hurt. There's nothing wrong with you. You've been wonderful it's just not how things are done."

"I guess society is to blame then? I've never been one to fit in with society anyway."

"What will you do now?"

"Go to Tendrou Island and get the book."

"Are you really sure that you should do that?"

"I already told you that I'm not going to open it. I'm just going to hold it for ransom. So I can finally get some money and make something of myself."

"You really think that will make you into a somebody?"

"I've got nothing else that'll do it and I've come too far to give up."