HAHA! I write again!! Been a while, ne?

The Pirate and the Princess
Chapter 6:  Realizations

The sun extended its warm fingers over the little island, which the 
pirates used as their secret base. Serenity slept on, however, for she 
was too deep in the cave for
any of the light to reach her. Down here, the source of light came from 
the torches ornamentally hanging along the rough walls, the fire 
flickering from the drops of
water falling the from the cave formations above. A young man with 
wavy brown slowly walked into the room and stared at the lady lying 
there with her blonde hair
flowing around her like rivers of gold. His uniform was stiff and gray 
and his eyes filled with a mesmerizing intensity. He gently shook the 
lady, well aware that the only
reason he was acting so timid towards her was that the master had 
demanded it. It seemed so odd, was their intrepid leader growing a soft 
spot, and if so, why now?
The lady stirred gently, opening sapphire eyes brimming with immense 
beauty. The young man found himself at a loss of words.

"Nephrite!" The resonant voice pierced his trance. He quickly looked 
up to see Kunzite, his higher in command. "Master wants to see her 
immediately," Kunzite
boomed, leaving almost as quickly as he had come. Nephrite nodded 
and gazed back at the young lady. 

"You heard him," he stated, "let's go."

"Wait!" she exclaimed, "might I not be able to freshen up and at least 
look presentable?"

He paused to mull over what she had said, "Presentable," he thought, 
"how could you make yourself more presentable then what you 
already are??" The glazed
looking in his eyes left and he looked up at her once more saying 
clearly, "Master's orders are master's orders. Would you like to 
experiment and see what happens
when you delay the answer to his bidding?" Serenity firmly shook her 
head. "Good. Then you may live longer than I thought you would," he 
answered.

"What's that supposed to mean??" the comment had ruffled young 
Serenity quite a bit.

"Oh nothing," Nephrite grinned and began to walk, "Are you coming 
or not?" Serenity quickly pulled herself to her feet and began to follow. 
Her body felt stiff from
the lack of proper bedding the night before. She walked slowly trying 
to keep her balance on the uneven floor. "Hurry up!" Nephrite ordered 
coarsely. Serenity
quickened her pace. They trudged down several long corridors and 
Serenity was positive that if she were forced to find her way back 
again, she would fail miserably.
Her eyes darted over every crack and stone, and her heart beat faster, 
she began to fear another encounter with the panther. Then she 
recalled that Nephrite was
guiding her, surely he would not allow such harm to befall her. 

"Then again," she thought, "he isn't like a royal guard, he's a pirate, 
and he would easily allow it." They arrived in a enormous room with 
breathtaking rock features
protruding from the walls, and Serenity could not suppress her gasp of 
awe. Mamoru sat in the corner, dining with several other pirates 
including Kunzite and Zoicite.
She felt inclined to step forward, but for some reason she held herself 
back. Mamoru glanced up at her nonchalantly and then went back to 
dining and conversing
with his men.

"Well, we're here." Nephrite announced. The other men looked up. 
They gazed at Serenity, enchanted by her looks. Serenity felt 
embarrassment overtake her, for
she had been stared upon by nobles and princes before, but never a 
bunch of pirates who were probably wanted dead by someone or 
another. Then she began to
realize something that she hadn't thought of before.

"How long do they plan to keep me here," she wondered in her mind, 
"Just for a while? Till someone retrieves me….. or….. or till I die?" 



Yes, it was short, I know….. but that's all I could think up right now. 
Please R and R.