Marianne
is
sailing the seas in search of English pirate ships to board.
Isabella
wonders
if it's the same ship they'd been stalking for a while now.
Marianne
thinks
that's unlikely, but it looks like it has treasure so they're going to chase it.
can always hope, right? She loves treasure though and wants to know if she can join in the raid...
"Of course~ It's probably full of Spanish treasure, just waiting to fall into our hands! Come, let's move towards the ship!" She orders her_
crew into action and pats her sword in anticipation.
chuckles. "You're the best, cap'n." She steps back and makes sure that everything goes well while they're preparing to attack the ship.
waits for her ship to reach the side of their victim before ordering the boarding planks to be placed. "Let's go!" She leads the charge and_
crosses swords with anyone in the way.
whistles, following behind Marianne to make sure no one harms their captain. She can feel adrenaline rushing through her veins right now--
quickly evades the incoming slash. "Tch."
slashes the man in front of her and ducks the retaliating stab. She crosses swords with him and kicks out at his middle, winding him before_
delivering the killing blow. She spins around and catches a wild slash on her cheek. Wincing at the bleeding cut, she kicks the attacker.
bites her lips as she cuts through another man, the blood spilling out from the wound. "Mari!"
hurried to go through the other's side, worried as she saw blood on her best friend's face.
turns at Isabella's cry and touches the cut on her face. She looks at the blood on her hand and her mouth sets into a grim line. "This is_
personal now." She pauses long enough to tell Isabella she's okay before jumping back into the fray.
isn't that convinced with the answer, but she'll bother the other about it later. Right now she needs to help Marianne to make sure that_
they're gaining the upper hand. Curses as someone left a cut on her upper arm. "Hijo de puta." Her eyes narrowed dangerously at the enemy
hears Isabella cursing but she can't turn back with the captain of the ship in front of her. He's wielding his sword with skill, and she_
can't help but admire his form as she parries his attacks and tries to slash his throat.
Isabella
wishes
her captain luck with the fight. The crew of this ship isn't as easy as she thought they'll be.
Another slash and she ducked, pulling out her gun instead to shoot at the attacker.
fights long and hard, all her attention focused on this fight. She vaguely registers gunshots from Isabella's direction before she manages_
to land a lucky slash on the captain's throat. He dies slowly, so she takes his sword and leaves him there to help her crew. She slashes_
a man trying to sneak up on Isabella and is back-to-back with her now.
blinks when she heard the slash right behind her. "C-captain?!" She said, rather surprised before throwing a quick glance at_
where she thought Marianne was and found a corpse lying there. "Oh, you won!"
chuckles, feeling excited again as they defeated the rest of the crews.
"Of course I did, cherie~ Did you expect any less?" She winks and defeats the last man on board. "Search the ship and strip it of treasure_
men! Carry as much of it as you can, back to the ship! Remember to fill your pockets, my friends!"
"I expect more!" She cheered up considerably and shoots a wink back at Marianne's direction. "What will we do with the ship...?"
Isabella
thinks
the ship is still pretty good and to let it go or to destroy it seemed like a waste but...
looks at the ship and considers it. It's larger than their ship, but it was too slow on the water. As pirates, they needed speed to catch_
up with their prey. "Mm, take off some of those larger planks. We might need them for repair someday. Leave the rest to sink and rot."
grins. "Alright then. Off to work, Captain." She steps closer to the other and wipes the blood off the face. "And get that treated now."
Marianne
is
startled when Isabella wipes the blood on her face. She smiles and leans even closer to whisper in her ear, "It might heal faster if you_
kiss it better, mon amante~"
"Eh...?" She pulls her head back to give the other a confused look before finally getting it. "Psh, that won't work with me."
She chuckles and pecks both of her cheeks though. "Now go and treat them!"
chuckles at the confused look on Isabella's face; it was adorable. She pouts as she only gets kisses on her cheeks. "It won't get better_
without your kiss, amante~"
pokes her captain and shakes her own head. "No. I gave you a kiss--" She pauses before correcting it. "Two kisses even! Don't be so greedy!"
beams at her. "So go and treat that wound now or I'm going to drag you there~!"
continues pouting and puts her arms around Isabella's waist, resting her head on her shoulder. "Those don't count~ It has to be on the lips!
The lips!"
lets out a breathy laugh and pats the other on her back.
"You're so stubborn! How am I going to kiss you there if you rest your head on my shoulder, caro?"
perks up and stops leaning on her, instead turning to face her with an expectant look.
smiles at her and leans closer, pressing a kiss to the other's lips. It tastes like salt and blood... and gunpowder.
closes her eyes and leans into the kiss, tongue darting out to taste Isabella's lips- all sweetness with that hint of danger. She pulls away
first, smirking in triumph. She pulls Isabella close on a possessive impulse, proclaiming the Spaniard as hers to the crew.
licks her lips as soon as the other pulled away, tilting her head and wondering what's amusing the other so much.
"Mari~?" She tugs on the other's shirt. "I kissed you, so go treat your wound!"
grins, "It's fine now, since you gave me a kiss!" She pulls Isabella along as she returns to the ship, seeing that the crew was almost done_
with moving the treasure. "Everyone, gather on the deck!"
's mouth turns into an 'o' shape as she follows her. "Really? Kisses can heal your wound just like that...?" She winces when there's pain)
*_
spreading on her upper arm and bites her lips to hold back the whimper.
Marianne
is
watching her crew gathering when she hears the whimper. She immediately examines Isabella and realises there's a wound on her arm. "Bella!"
curses, she doesn't want to make her worry, especially when there's a lot of others who are in worse condition than her. "I'm okay, Mari~"
shakes her head and purses her lips, she wants to whisk Isabella into her cabin immediately to treat her wound, but as captain, she had to_
take care of all her crew too. She realises now that quite a few of them are injured and berates herself inwardly for not seeing that. She _
counts heads and makes sure everyone made it back before issuing orders. "Those who are injured, treat your wounds! Those who are still_
able, prepare to set sail!" She moves briskly to get the medical kit out and treats the injured herself, starting from the badly wounded.
"You guys listen to the captain~ Go and treat your wounds before she becomes scary!" She chuckles and proceeds to find the medical kit too,
wanting to offer help as much as she could. "Mari, don't forget your own wound. I don't want any scar to be left there..."
doesn't reply, concentrating on sewing up someone's cut. She works fast with practiced movements, and before long, everyone is patched up_
and preparing to set sail. As the ship sails away from their victim, she tugs Isabella into her cabin. "Show me your wound now."
Isabella
is
glad to know that everyone's wound is patched up and she blinks, letting the other tug her to the cabin without protest.
"I told you, I'm okay. It's no biggie." She smiles. "Yours on the other hand..."
Marianne
has
a stern expression and she gently tugs at Isabella's arm. "That, isn't nothing. I'm treating you now."
pouts but she shows the other her wound, not wanting to argue much longer. "I told you it's nothing... See? It's only a small" ouch "wound!"
carefully dabs ointment on the wound before wrapping it up firmly with a bandage. She slowly lays butterfly kisses on it as she stares into_
Isabella's eyes. "There, it's done," she murmurs.
purses her lips and watches the other intently as she treats her wound. "Huh? Mari..."
She can feel her heart beating harder with each kiss the other gave. "... gracias. Now let me treat yours."
Having finished what she wanted to do, Marianne obediently submits to treatment. She continues watching Isabella.
carefully cleans the wound first with alcohol before putting on the bandage over it. "You should be more careful when fighting..."
winces when the alcohol makes her wound sting. "He sneaked up on me, the bastard. I am careful, amante."
pats her head and nuzzles her once she finished treating the other. "That's not nice of the guy..." She mutters, thinking of the bastard.
Marianne
has
already stopped thinking of her attacker and is focusing on Isabella. Her arms snake around Isabella's waist to pull her close so she can_
nuzzle back. Since she's sitting on the chair, she's nuzzling Isabella's belly and she breathes in her scent.
chuckles. "That kind of tickles, Mari..." She likes how close they are though right now. It's really calming.
As if the fight just a few moments ago never happened and they've been like this for a long time.
starts to think that Isabella doesn't realise her feelings, even though she's been so obvious. "...Bella, what do you think we are?"
"We?" She looks down to stare at her friend, wondering about the question. "Isn't it obvious? We're friends right? Really good friends...?"
finally realises the depth of Isabella's obliviousness and lets go of her for a while, just staring speechlessly. "I-Isa...."
furrows her brows, wondering what's wrong with her. "Mari...? Is something wrong?"
hesitates before speaking, "Isa... What do you think I feel for you?"
"Huh...? What do I think...?" She purses her lips, trying to understand the meaning of the question. "What do you mean, Mari...?"
"I mean... " She looks up at Isabella, feeling like she was on the edge of a cliff and about to fall over. "I mean... je t'aime, Isabella."_
she whispers so softly she's afraid Isabella won't hear it.
"Je t'aime...?" She repeats the words, looking at Marianne, feeling extremely confused now. "You mean... You..."
chews on her lips, unsure of what to say. "Te amo...?"
looks down, unable to look at Isabella, scared of her reaction. She'd thought that Isabella was willing to kiss her because she returned her
feelings, but since she didn't... She was afraid of what she would say. "...oui, Isabella. Te amo..."
dares not to look at the other's direction as well. She doesn't get it. Does this mean all this time they give each other kisses,
it's not out of friendship...? She doesn't know, she doesn't get it. "I-I... Marianne... I..." What is this feeling she has for the other..?
still refuses to look up. "I-If you hate me now... I understand... Y-You can leave the crew if you want..." She's starting to tear up, and_
her voice wavers at the last sentence.
's eyes widen at her words. "No!" She half-shouted and immediately clamps her mouth shut, realizing what she just did.
"I mean... Mari, I can never hate you... I can never leave you... I can never do any of those..."
closes her eyes as a sliver of hope rises in her chest. "T-Then... how do you feel about me, Isa... How...?" Tears slip down her cheeks.
"I..." She pauses, frowning at the tear. "Mari, I don't like seeing you cry... Don't cry, por favor..."
leans down to wipe the tear from the other's cheeks, pressing a soft kiss there. "I... don't know, Mari... Love...?_
I know I like you a lot and seeing you with other will probably hurt me but..." She bites her lips, still not sure about all of this.
trembles when Isabella wipes her tears and kisses her cheeks. She listens hard for her words, and her hopes rise bit by bit. "That.. That_
means that you could, right? ...love me, that is..." She finally opens her eyes and looks up into Isabella's eyes, hope and sadness mixed in
her expression.
looks right back into the other's eyes, trying to calm the storm of emotions in her heart right now. "I..."
lets out her breath slowly and closes her eyes as she leans closer to press a gentle kiss on the other's lips.
"I... could not." She whispers. "Because I couldn't possibly love you more than I love you right now."
lets out a little gasp at Isabella's kiss and her words. She reaches out for her, clutching her close and finally letting her tears fall._
"I-Isa... amante... je t'aime," she says, "Je t'aime." She kisses her love, trying to convey the depth of her feelings through touch alone.
"Te amo, Mari..." She kisses her back, wrapping her arms around the other's waist and pulls her into a tight hug.
"Stop crying... I don't like seeing you cry..."
sniffs and wipes away her tears. "I can't help it... I'm too happy." Her lips can't help twisting into a grin and she picks Isabella up and_
and spins her around, laughing. "Je t'aime, Bella! Je t'aime!"
"Are you?" She lets out a small laugh as she was spun around. "You're going to get dizzy after this, I'm telling you~! _
Don't put the blame on me when that happens!"
sets her down and hugs her tightly. "I won't, because you're here," she says breathlessly. "Oh, Bella..." She nuzzles her neck for lack of_
words to describe her overjoyous feelings.
breathes in her smell, relishing in the fact that the other's right here with her and they're really close to each other.
"Th-that tickles..." She laughed, running her hand over the other's smooth hair.
only continues nuzzling in response, basking in Isabella's presence and their shared love. She couldn't believe it, it was like a dream come
true.
couldn't believe what's happening either. Just a moment ago, her mind was in wreck and... "Te amo. Te amo para siempre, Mari."
"Me too, amante, me too..." She smiles at her, and leans forward for another kiss. She doesn't think she could ever get enough of Isabella.
giggles at the kiss. She gropes for the other's hand, and once she found it, she doesn't let her go.
"Oh, Mari... I-I'm sorry for making you cry before..."
shakes her head, "Non, non. There is nothing to forgive. We are... together now, aren't we?" She blushes a little.
pokes her blushing cheeks. The other looks so adorable right now, she feels like kissing her again. "Sí, Mari. We are now..."
's voice drops into a low whisper. "... You're mine now."
shudders when Isabella says those words in that... tone. "I-Isa... I thought I was the one who would seduce you..." she breathlessly_
whispers back.
chuckles, teasingly poking the other's cheek. "What? You can't be serious about that! I can't possibly let you do all the work!"
just grins and hugs her tightly. "I won't~ You'll make me lose control though, if you keep doing that." She continues nuzzling Isabella.
"Lose control...?" She nuzzles her back, a confused look on her face. "You mean like when that... that bastard left a scar on your face...?"
shakes her head and places butterfly kisses along her neck. Her voice low, she whispers, "No, I mean like this..."
closes her eyes, feeling a shiver running down her spine at the kisses. Her neck is rather... sensitive. "M-mm, I get it... Mari..."
kisses her neck, hands twisting in Isabella's hair. She grins mischieviously before nipping at her collarbone, making sure to leave a mark.
bites her lips, holding back the moan that's sure to come out if the other doesn't stop soon. "Mari...?" She asked hesitantly.
rests her head on Isabella's shoulder for a moment, "Oui, amante?"
"I... I'm just wondering..." She plays with the other's hair out of nervousness. "What... makes you love me...?"
blinks in surprise and moves back to take a good look at Isabella. She smiles softly and starts speaking, "Because you're my treasure, _
my amante.. You're the one I'm meant to be with. I can feel it, in here," she puts a hand over her heart.
blushes, not expecting that kind of answer. "But why..." She puts her hand over the other's, leaning to rest her forehead against the_
other's. "What do I did to deserve this kind of affection from you? You've already given me so much..."
smiles and kisses her cheek, "I give all of this willingly, cherie. Why wouldn't you deserve this? You're kind... you take care of everyone_
on our ship... Everyone likes you, you know?"
smiles warmly at the kiss, touching the spot the lips just kissed.
"But I... You took me in, remember? I'm just a stupid and silly girl back then, but you still took me in..._
And-- I... guess I just want to make sure everyone's okay..."
hugs her and shakes her head, "You deserve all this, cherie. Don't say otherwise, or I'll get sad."
"I don't want you to get sad." The words come out from her mouth just like that. She hugs her back, nuzzling closer. "Thank you, Mari..."
"I should be the one thanking you, you're everything to me, amante." She pulls her into a deep kiss.
Isabella
feels
butterflies in her stomach as soon as she can feel the other's lips against hers. She kisses her back, as passionately as she could.
"I-I could say the same to you too..." Everything. She doesn't regret leaving home because she's able to see the world and meet the other.
leans into the kiss, hands around Isabella's waist starting to move lower...
doesn't notice the hands sliding lower. She wraps her arms around the other's neck, trying to deepen the kiss.
slides her hands under Isabella's shirt as she distracts her with the kiss. She just wraps her arms around Isabella's bare waist, enjoying_
the skin-to-skin contact. She was so warm...
shifts slightly, shivering at the touch. She likes it, the feeling of their skin against each other.
"Mari..." She hesitantly pulls back from the kiss, looking into her eyes.
notices the hesitation and stops. Did she move too fast? Maybe Isabella wasn't ready... She was being selfish and moving with her desires_
after all. "I-Isa..?"
curses inwardly when the other stops. She likes how the other's touching her... "D-don't stop..." She shakes her head, looking down.
"I was just..."
Marianne
asks
gently, "Just what, cherie?" She hugs her loosely, not wanting to move on until she finds out why Isabella hesitated.
chews on her lips nervously. "A-are we doing it now...?" She quickly adds before the other could think of anything bad.
"Not that I don't want to! I'm just surprised..."
blinks, then smirks, leaning on her. "...we should move this to the mattress, oui?"
nods, leaning closer to her. "A-and the door." She doesn't want anyone to suddenly interrupt them or something like that.
had forgotten about the door; she quickly locks it before anyone thinks to walk in. She then tugs Isabella over to her mattress, pulling her
down on top of her. She smiles and kisses her collarbone.
lets out a relieved sigh at the sound of the door being locked. She lets herself to relax, although her heart is beating erratically _
from this. Her first time... with someone she really loves. Her hands shake a little as she tugs at the other's shirt. "Off."
shrugs off her shirt, grinning at Isabella's order. "You're ordering around the captain now, amante?"
raises an eyebrow, looking at her. "Oh, am I not supposed to do that?" She chuckles. "Maybe I should just let you do everything..."
shakes her head, "Non~ You can be my captain, Isa~" Her eyes half-lidded and hair in disarray, she's practically inviting Isabella on her. _
"Pretty please~?" She flutters her eyelashes and pouts.
kisses her pout and slowly unbuttons the other's shirt. She leans to whisper.
"I can't possibly say 'no' now that you've asked nicely like that, can't I?" She feels slightly nervous and awkward though...
shivers at the whisper. She pulls Isabella down for a desperate kiss, enjoying this as well as the many kisses that awaited for this night.
-TIME SKIP- >w>
lounges on her bed next to her lover, sated from their night together. Her arms are still around Isabella, and she snuggles close to the_
warmth.
blinks sleepily when the other snuggles close to her. She smiles at the sight of Marianne sleeping so peacefully.
"Sleep well, amor..." She smiles, pressing a kiss to her forehead before resuming sleep herself.