The Charm of the Pirate

Little by Little

Pace Island, February 1500.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Good heavens!"

"Where's Miss?"

"Miss?"

"Who do you mean?" Richi did not understand the meaning of his words.

"Her Majesty the Queen said Miss is on this Island!!"

"Please meet me with Miss!"

"His Majesty the Queen?"

"REALLY! QUEEN RANEE SAID MISS IS HERE!"

"Who?"

"Miss SOFIA!"

"Sophyia?" Richie was confused by the statement.

"Miss Sofia! One of Hades' crewmen kidnapped him on Lilbert Island! Last December!"

"Sophyia?"

"Lilbert Island?"

"Yes Mr. Richi..."

"No..."

"I mean.."

"Mr Richard.. Please meet me with my Miss.."

"You know that? My name?"

"Sure! Your grandmother said it.. Please meet me with Miss Sofia!"

"There's no Sofia..."

BRUUUUGH!!

There was a sound falling from the Rose pavilion. Richi quickly opened the door and went inside.

"Itsme..."

The woman directly hit Richi and broke inside.

Sofia fell from the bed, fresh blood soaked her wounds.

"MISS...."

"MISS...."

"O MY GOD, MISS...."

Sofia could no longer hold back her tears.

"Elie......"

"Oh my God, Elie...."

Uuhhhh

Huuuuu

Elie hugged Sofia tightly.

Richi was stunned at the door watching all that.

"Miss... Oh my..."

"What happened to you..."

Elie cried loudly looking at the wound on Sofia's stomach.

Nauseous

Huuuuu

Huuuuuuu

"Miss..."

"Is it painful?"

Huuuu

"I heard your voice, Elie. I thought I was hallucinating..."

"I miss you.."

"I miss you Elie..."

"This pain is nothing compared to the pain in my heart.." Sofia was crying loudly.

Uhhhhhhh

Huuuuu

Huuuuu

Richi helps Sofia back on the bed, Sofia brushes off her hand, but Richi insists on helping her.

"Thank you, sir.." Elie lowered her head.

Richi didn't say anything, he still doesn't understand.

"He doesn't need to thank Elie, he's one of the Hades pirates!" Sofia rubs her tears and tries to push Richi away.

Richi took a few steps back, then sat in the chair by the door.

"No Miss..."

"No... " Elie clasped Sofia's hand tightly.

"It's okay?" Sofia looked at Elie with her puffy eyes.

"Mr Richi.."

"He's not a pirate.."

"Huh? Does that make sense?"

"He was always on Hades' ship!"

"Remember when I was in the store first? He's there Elie!" Sofia looked at Richi coldly.

"He treated me like a whore! Like a cheap lady!" Sofia's hands clenched firmly.

Richi looked at Sofia with a guilty look, She was unable to issue the slightest defense.

"Miss.. What the hell happened?" Elie hugged Sofia tightly.

"You better not know Elie..." Sofia was crying again.

"Ah... How's Dad doing?"

"How's the house in Roseland??"

"Father's Farm?"

"Then, what about the old Duke?" Sofia releases Elie's embrace.

"That's actually...." Elie looked at Richi.

Richi who noticed Elie's gaze, then looked at Sofia.

"What's? Tell me!"

"How DAD!" Sofia was hysterically screaming.

"Miss.please listen carefully.." Elie took a breath and started to feel nervous.

"Mh.. Mr. Jasper..."

Richi's eyes widened upon hearing Jasper's name.

"Mr Jasper's fine.."

"The farm is fine.."

"And the house in Roseland is fine.." Elie said it with one breath.

"Ah.thank God..." Sofia breathed out slowly.

"Lantas, how was the marriage with the old Duke?"

"I'm willing to do it if I can go back to Roseland and see Dad..." Sofia looked at Elie expectantly.

"Miss.."

"Regarding that, actually.."

Ekhm..

Richi interrupts Elie's conversation and walks over to Sofia.

"You're going home.." Richi said in Sofia's ear.

Elie looked at Richi with a confused look.

"You're gonna let me go home?" Sofia's gaze turned cheerful after hearing Richi's statement.

"Yes.. If you promise to marry the old Duke." Richi looked at Sofia.

"Sure! I'm gonna do it! May we never see each other again!" Sofia threw away her face.

Her heart ached hearing Richi's words, She didn't know why. He got what he wanted, went back to Roseland. I don't know why his heart feels empty.

Richi walks out and accidentally bumps into Elie's shoulder.

"Don't say anything, or Esme won't be able to go home." Richi's whisper in Elie's ear.

Elie is confused to hear Richi's words, He tries to find an explanation by looking at Richi, but Richi does not say anything, He walks out and closes the door.

"Elie..."

"What does********that says?"

"Well.."

"Ha.. He said I should accompany you, Miss.." Elie is nervous about lying to Sofia.

"of course! You should be here with me!"

"Come here.." Sofia spread her hand.

Elie approached and hugged her gently.

* * *

Richi goes in no direction, he searches for Hades' whereabouts, but Hades is nowhere.

"Jay!"

Richi calls Joy who is preparing dinner for everyone.

"Yes Sir.."

"Where's Hades?"

"Ah, Mr. Hades is still on the beach Mr.."

"He hasn't come back yet?"

"That's how.."

"Do I have to call him?"

"No, I'll be there."

Richi leaves the Mansion and walks towards the beach.

* * *

After walking quite a distance, Richi finally saw Hades' back from a distance. He's talking to the Navy Marines.

"Finally you're here, Mr. Richard..." Hades bowed his back.

"You...!!"

"Mr Richard..."

"It's nice to finally meet you, Duke of Roseland.." The Marine bends towards Richi.

"Stand.." Richi looked at the Marine with a cold look.

"Hades, go back to the Mansion, I'll talk to him."

"Of course, Sir. I'll go back to the Mansion." Hades bowed for the second time, then he went towards the mansion.

"When are you coming back?"

"Ah, I'll be back with Miss Elie and Miss Sofia."

"Go back now."

"Now?"

"But, Her Majesty the Queen gave such an order Sir." The marines lowered their heads.

"Go back now, before I do anything you don't want to know." Richi looked at him sharply.

"Well..."

"But..."

"But..."

Richi did not reply, He left the confused Marine without giving him a chance to speak.

"Sir..."

"Sir..."

Richi didn't look at it one bit.

* * *

"You're back quickly." Hades is waiting for Richi in his room.

"You've sent ******** that?"

"of course! Maybe now he's in Roseland and he's complaining to your Grandma." Hades sneered with his mouth.

"You knew it from the beginning, didn't you?"

"What?" Hades pretended not to know.

"Itsme."

"I mean Sofia."

"Who is Sofia?" Hades raised both eyebrows.

"Until when are you gonna pretend like that?"

"What-like?"

"Ah, should both of my hands be speaking?"

Hades laughed out loud. He raised both his hands up.

"Patience young man, you must channel your energy into the positive!" Hades was still laughing.

"When did you know that?" Richie looked at him coldly.

"Ah, let me remember..."

"Maybe, since we first met him?"

"Since Roseland? in the tavern 'Je souffre et aime' Really?" Richi looked at Hades in disbelief.

"Maybe, he reminds me of someone." Hades shrugged both of his shoulders.

"You deliberately didn't tell me?" Richi walked towards Hades and pulled his collar roughly.

HAHAHAHA

Hades laughed loudly.

"You didn't ask anything!" Hades widened his eyes.

"You look at him emotionally and always associate him with Gerald."

Ahhhh!!

Richi takes off Hades' shirt and switches to punching the wall next to him.

BUKK!!!

Fresh blood dripped from Richi's right hand.

"Stop buddy, you're gonna make the walls hollow."

"Gosh, are you worried about the wall?" Richi laughed out loud.

"of course! Building materials are a bit expensive these days."

They laugh together.

Joy could hear it from the kitchen and just shook her head.

"They never change." Mumbled Joy.