Pirate!Hetalia X Pirate!Reader - To Kill a King

Chapter 14 - Fish Out Of Water

        Dawn broke the horizon when the unconscious bodies sprawled across the decks began to stir in their sleep. With a hand on your wheel, you stood on your quarter-deck when their movements caught your eye. It was around six in the morning, and it was evident that you had no pleasures in embracing sleep last night. Instead of indulging in such gratification, you decided to watch over the unconscious gollumpus around you – just to be safe that no sirens would appear again. Blinking away the strain in your eye, you spotted Katyusha leaving her own quarters on the Russian ship. You watched as she took in the morning sun before awkwardly sidestepping the motionless bodies lain across the deck. Making her way towards you, she trips over one before making her way up the quarter deck.

"Good morning, (Name)." Katyusha yawns.

"Morning." Is all you could muster up. You turned to have a better look at her, "I see someones had a gentle slumber, hm?

She gives out a light laugh, "Yes, I did actually. Not hearing the stomps and slurs from the crew was a nice difference. But you-" She gently removes the hat from your head, "You look absolutely drained. If you'd like, I wouldn't mind taking up your position while you rest your eyes for a bit." She offers.

Katyusha reaches for the wheel ready to hear a yes, but you stop her, "That's quite alright. I believe I can handle a few more hours, and besides, you've done enough. Once I'm sapped, the others should be up. Elora can take my position." Movement catches your (coloured) orbs, and your attention snaps to it. You give a light chuckle, "Perhaps I won't have to handle a few more hours."

You take your hat back as Katyusha followers your gaze watching the other began to grumble and shift. Slowly, they all groggily sat or stood up from last night's darts, groaning in pain, messaging their stiff necks and cussing at their wretched knockout. Katyusha could only shake her head in disappointment as she made her way down to your main deck and swinging back to help her older brother up from his sleep. You, however, give out a low snicker as you took in your surroundings. Following down the same steps the Ukrainian took, you stopped at the stairway base to find Elora also struggling to get up. You watched as she pulled a dart out of her shoulder before catching herself on a barrel.

Sighing, you made your way towards her, "You're quite lucky, you know?"

"W-what?" She holds her head in pain before reaching out to you for support.

Pulling her up to her feet, you state, "The sirens are gone, my dear sister. Get your hair braided again, and you won't be in harm's way anymore."

"Oh-" Realizing, "Did they...you know? Get us with that lullaby of theirs?" You only nod, tying her hair back. "I-I'm sorry (Name)... I just- they were so convincing."

"It happens to the best of us." You finish up by tying a bandana around her forehead before placing your hat on her head. "Now keep yourself hidden, they aren't so distracted anymore." You wink at her, and she giggles in response, trying to look past the hanging feathers.

You continue to fix her up as Elora spoke, "Did we lose anyone? What about the others? Are they ok?"

You dust off some dirt off her shoulders, "No and yes. Katyusha and I made sure of that." Elora looks over your shoulder, and you turn to observe what she sees.

Holding your sister up for support the two of you make it towards the others before also helping them up. The two of you split, and soon you found yourself in front of a Prussian and a German. Gilbert was making an effort to wake up his sleeping leg, and Ludwig was rolling out his shoulders. "Gott ... meine Schulter bringt mich um. (God...my shoulder is killing me.)" Ludwig groaned.