Captured! (open)

[silvertongue217]

His eyes narrowed as he took her in his shoulders tightening. He felt the urge to smack the woman across the face very strongly and it was only with great patience that he took a hold of his anger and pulled it back. She was a hostage and it was damn time he start treating her like it! No more of this nice guy act.

“We will see who hangs on the gallows and who makes a small fortune off of you” Angel finally said his voice so low in deadly it was almost lost “Good night Ms. Fowler” He said before promptly turning on his heel and stepping out of the cabin.

“Watch her” He said to the pirates by the door not even bothering to wait for their nod before he stalked away. He had to much anger to burn so instead he stripped to his pants and got to work cleaning up and tending to every thing. Letting the anger take control and turning it into productive work.

 

[haremfaery]

"Good night," she shouted after him and slammed the door to his cabin.

She tugged off her shoes and pushed off her breeches and climbed into bed. "Infuriating man!" She said aloud and fell back on the pillows. "Impudent, arrogant, smug." she grumbled. "Saying he wants to sleep with me. The audacity!" At least the smug look was gone once she mentioned the gallows. Served him right. She realized she didn't even know his name.

She tossed and turned, got out of bed and paced while drinking another glass of wine, then tossed and turned again until finally falling into a fitful sleep. She dreamed of the captain, his tanned chest gleaming in the sun. He kissed her and put his hands on her. And she liked it.

 

[silvertongue217]

He finally fell into a restless slumber an hour later. The girl continued to pester him even in his dreams, he dreamt of kissing her of falling into bed with her and countless other thing. In his dream she was still full of fire but that fire was tempered used to provide them both the maximum amount of pleasure.

He was riding her bareback when Mr. Clean woke him

“Bah” Angel said getting up trying to hide his morning wood from his first mate “damn woman Mr. Clean!”

“They are a unruly lot cap’n” Mr. Clean said unable to hide the small smile on his face “Shall I go fetch breakfast”

“Nah” Angel said clapping his back “Pull the ship to the nearest island about time we had some rest” He said grabbing the rope and hoisting himself down.

They neared the island pulling to a halt and dropping the anchor. Angel was determined to enjoy himself and so he stripped with the others and dived off the ship. Soon he and his crew were enjoying one another while some of his best hunters scoured the small island for some fresh game.

 

[haremfaery]

Elizabeth slept long if fitfully. The excitement of the previous day had left her exhausted. She awoke and dressed quickly expecting the captain to barge in at any minute and make her swab the deck or some other demeaning thing.

She helped herself to another glass of wine and a piece of fruit then she made the bed as was her habit at home. She tidied a few things before going up on deck to see what was going on since the captain had not appeared, nor had Mr. Clean.

There hardly seemed to be anyone around, but she heard shouts and laughter and peered over the side. There was the crew cavorting like children and, her eyes widened, naked as the day they were born. Luckily they were too far away for her to really see anything beyond that fact. She went back to the main deck and sat on the steps leading up to the whatever that deck was called. She couldn't remember from the captain's lesson the day before.

 

[silvertongue217]

“You know your more than welcome to take a dip your self lass” Mr. Clean said coming up to her and giving her a soft kind smile. The large captain had clearly taken a shine to the young woman not enough to get in the way of his loot but a shine nonetheless.

“You can wear these” He said handing her a pair of breeches “do some swimming away from the other men if you’d like the captain was adamant about spending the day here relaxing seems a certain young woman riled him up” He said giving her a sly wink before going about his duties.

 

[haremfaery]

"Jump off the side of the ship? I think not. Thank you, Mr. Clean. And how would I climb back up? If there were a small private beach that I could be taken to, I might cool myself--I do not know how to swim. I will go find a book in the captain's room and sit in the shade on the deck and read." She gave him a little smile. "But thank you."

"Riled up? The man riles me up. He is insufferable. I suppose I am the only woman who has ever stood up to him. We will both be much happier once I am returned to my father."

 

[silvertongue217]

“You are quick to cast aspersions on the captain Miss” Mr. Clean said shaking his head slightly and turning to leave “You may find him insufferable but to the people on this boat he’s a man of great respect and has helped each and every one of them out and offered them a way of pursuing their dreams and feeding their families”

“Just some food for thought Miss” Mr. Clean said walking across the dock “just because it is a different way of life doesn’t mean it is some thing bad”

 

[haremfaery]

"And what of the sailors on the Sweet Marie? They cannot pursue any dreams now. Your beloved captain, robs, murders and kidnaps. He is not some Robin Hood Of The Seas." she sniffed. "And just because someone does a few good deeds, it does not ne gate the bad." Her hands balled into fists. "We were a private merchant ship and you killed everyone on board except for the few who chose to join your band, and me. How can I possibly think anything good of your captain or crew? I might be able to understand we were a warship. But not this." Her face was flushed with anger and her hands balled into fists.

 

[silvertongue217]

“And what do you know of the Sweet Maire?” Mr. Clean asked ignoring her outburst and instead turning back to face her “You may think they were a simple merchant ship I have no doubt that is what they told you and your father but the crew of the Sweet Maire flew a different flag not but a year ago when the Spain yards were attacking the English they entered the war as profiteers and sunk many supply ships to disrupt the English”

“You will learn that no one is innocent not in this stretch of sea” Mr. Clean said leveling a serious gaze at her “there is much you have yet to learn and grow into child always look for the good in people but be prepared for the worst”

And with that he was gone

 

[haremfaery]

Mr. Clean gave Elizabeth much to ponder. He was correct. There was much she had to learn. But she still could not condone the killing of all those men and the sinking of the ship. And this new knowledge did nothing to make the captain any less infuriating to her.

She went back to the captain's room and found a book on the travels of some explorer she had never heard of and went topside to read in the shade.

 

[silvertongue217]

Angel spent the rest of the day enjoying himself both in the water and on the small land mass. After swimming for a while some of the men went off to fish while others went and hunted the islands small game. They managed to find a few grazing deer’s and killed one collecting the meet to have for a proper meal that evening. It was not until the sun finally began to set that Angel sounded the general call to get back to the ship. Within an hour they were back on sea crashing through the waves.

“Suppose I should go check on the girl eh” Angel said leaning against the mast as he regarded M. Clean.

“That would be most wise Cap’n” Mr. Clean said nodding “She is in your office reading I believe”

“Ah” He said moving off the mast “At least she likes to read”

He knocked and stepped in regarding her “I see you have been getting into my book collection lass” He said raising an eyebrow “Find any good ones?”

 

[haremfaery]

((sorry for the delay, things got busy))


"I did, thank you." She looked up when he entered surprised that he would knock. "I have been trying to learn more about sailing. Some of it is rather interesting. I find the navigation to be rather complicated however."

She looked at him with his damp hair falling about his face and his bare chest glowing from his exertions all day.

"And your Persian 'picture books,'" she tsked and shook her head. "Those were complicated in an entirely different way."

 

[silvertongue217]

“Oh they were?” He said trying not to grin to much as he stepped inside and sat down “what was so complicated about them?” He asked picking one up and turning to a page of a highly detailed sex scene with a woman getting fucked from behind.

“See you just get on all fours and then the man gets behind you and slides into you” He said smirking and dropping the book “not that complicated at all I assure you” He said pouring himself some rum and taking a sip.

 

[haremfaery]

"Not the early pictures, the ones later in the book. With the partners all twisted about like gnarled trees. And I have seen dogs and horses mating. It is most unbecoming." she sniffed. "I was far more interested in the book on navigation." She could tell he enjoyed baiting her and trying to make her uncomfortable.



((Sorry for the long delay. My internet has been down more than it's been up this past month. Seems to finally be working properly.))

 

[silvertongue217]

“Ah my specialty” Angel said nodding at the book “navigation and sailing are my two greatest loves I admit” He said pouring himself some rum and sitting down at his desk.

“If you were staying on I could give you a true crash course in navigation there are many things you can learn about the sea if given the chance and the stars them selves if given the chance while you’re here though I can teach you some thing”

 

[haremfaery]

((So sorry. My internet was mostly off for a month--Verizon had some major problem in my area. Then I had 3 editing jobs come through, so I've been busy. I should be back on track now.))

"I do find it somewhat interesting. I was always a good student for my tutors. My father thought women should know more than what the latest fashion is in France." She sniffed a little, "But really, why would I stay on? You will ransom me for a handsome sum and back to my father and fiance I will go." Was he really so smug to think that she would stay with him?She could not fathom that he would prefer her in his bed to the money her father would give for her safe return. With that money he could buy a ship full of whores to please him.

 

[silvertongue217]

“Oh I didn’t say I would” Angel said tipping his head back and chuckling before eyeing her “though I do believe every one has a choice on the life they led if you were wishing to get away or become a pirate well then I would take you on” He explained.

“I was only saying I would teach you this stuff” He said shaking his head “nothing more Lass I believe every one should learn some basic navigation and I have a love of teaching sailing”

 

[haremfaery]

"Then teach me." She sat back and folded her hands in her lap. "From what you said, I will be here for some time. I will need something to occupy my mind while we wait for my ransom to arrive. I should like to learn to navigate by the stars and how to read a map."

 

[silvertongue217]

“You really want to learn?” He said his eyebrow going up in surprise before he shrugged “alright Lass I can teach you a few things the basics if you will starting tomorrow” He said glancing out and noticing the setting sun “It’s about time to eat I can teach you however how to read the stars tonight if you wish?” He said glancing over at her and giving a small little smile.

 

[Meganna]

“Ah my specialty” Angel said nodding at the book “navigation and sailing are my two greatest loves I admit” He said pouring himself some rum and sitting down at his desk.

“If you were staying on I could give you a true crash course in navigation there are many things you can learn about the sea if given the chance and the stars them selves if given the chance while you’re here though I can teach you some thing”

"Well! I rahlly do not believe that a novice at sailing, such as myself, would in fact value any instruction that would include any kind of CRASHING, if you please Sir! Hmph!" rolls her eyes dramatically and considers the offering of the Brutes various tutorials....