No Hope

III - Maid

"wake up" a voice yelled in my ear. I slowly opened my, to only find the dark-skinned man in my face. I quickly moved away from him. it's been two days since he threw me inside this stinky room and they barely gave me food. 

"let's go," he said but I moved further away from him.

"Please, let me leave. I promise you that I will not tell anyone about what you fellows did" I begged but that made him more eager, causing him to slap across the face. making me stumble. my cheek burned in pain while my entire self burned in anger. 

"no talking" that was the only thing he said as he unlocked my chains. I quickly rubbed my sore wrists after the chains were unlocked. he grabbed my elbow and yanked me. 

"the captain wants to see you, which means that you are not allowed to say a single word unless you were asked to. do you understand me?" he said as we walked to the main deck. I whispered a weak 'yes'.

after a few moments, I surprisingly find myself standing in front of what seemed more than twenty men. as every single one of them stared into my soul. I instantly felt uneasy from their dirty looks. and each second passed I felt more uncomfortable. until my gaze moved to the glowing ocean, causing me to relax and loosen up a little bit. the strong sunlight made the ocean glow. the sound of the waves moving slowly, the warm breeze attacking my face. the sight of fishing jumping up and down. 

"did you not hear me? I said the move" the voice of the sick bastard attacked my ears. I moved my eyes from the view and only find his face only a few inches away from mine. 

"do not scream at me ever again" I whispered, loudly enough for him only to hear me. his eyes turned dark but he did not say any word. he just yanked me by the elbow again. and I found myself standing on the poop deck. 

"Stay here," the dark-skinned man said. I stood in my place.

"give her a break Edward," said the guy that was standing behind the helm said. so this bastard's name is Edward.

"she deserves no break, Stephen" Edward said. 

"Pardon me?" I said. Stephen laughed while Edwards seemed mad. 

"the captain is coming soon," Edward said then he walked away.

"do not mind him, he is just angry," said Stephen. I warmly smiled at him.

"the does not give him the right to lay his hand on me," I said and Stephen went quiet for a few moments.

"he touched you?" Stephen asked and I realized that he understood this the wrong way.

"no no no, I did not mean it that way, I mean that he slapped me, not touch me in that way," I said and he warmly smiled.

"This is a pirate ship, what are you expecting? no one here is going to treat you like a princess unless you are truly a princess" Stephen said and I was about to say something but I closed my mouth. my name is Clay, not Cecile, I am not the princess, I am a maid.

"that does not give him the right to treat me this way, I am a woman and he should show some respect," I said. I did not say anything wrong, he is disrespecting me and I do not like it.

"Everyone on this ship, including me. we do not respect anyone except the captain" he said and I was about to say something but I decided not, because there is no hope of arguing with him.

"What is your name kid?" asked Stephen. I wandered around the poop deck while he kept his eyes on me.

"you can call me Clay," I said. he was about to say something but he quickly turned his face and turned serious.

"Is everything alright?" I asked and he shot me a death look. causing me to back off.

"do not, I repeat, do not say a single word kid," he said as his eyes were focused on the main deck. I moved a few steps closer and I noticed that everyone on board stood still and frozen as rough footsteps approached. the captain, everyone stood in respect for him. but, still, he is going to be looking like an old man. with one leg and an eye patch.

"Good morning Captain" everyone, literally everyone on deck said that at the same moment. 

"move away kid" Stephen whispered, I took a few steps back. I regret this. then, suddenly Edward came in my direction. is he always mad?

"turn around," he said and had too many questions.

"Pardon me?" I said and he raised his hand to slap me but Stephen was quick to grab his arm and push him away.

"she is a kid" Stephen whispered but I managed to hear him. Edward never took his dirty eyes off me.

"she is on our ship, which means that she will respect my orders," Edward said.

"I will deal with her, go," Stephen said. Edward did not move a single inch.

"turn around kid," Stephen said. I was uncomfortable from Edwards's burning gaze.

"may I ask why?" I said and Stephen seemed angry.

"When I say something, do it. unless you want Edward to take care of this" he said and that made me super angry. who is he to threaten the bloody princess?. 

"as you desire," I said and I turned around. so now my back was facing the entire ship while my eyes were focused on the ocean. 

"This is taking too long," I said but I felt no presence behind me.

"are you guys playing or something? this must be a bloody joke" I said but again, no response. then, the sound of rough footsteps filled my ears, coming from behind me.

"that's it" I was about to turn around when a cold metal was pressed on the back of my head. I quickly raised my hands in surrender. whoever pressed the cold metal on the back of my head moved closer to me until I felt his hot breath on my neck and ear.

"Be a good girl and keep your eyes on the ocean" a very rough voice whispered slowly in my ear. my eyes we're focused on the ocean. and after a few moments, I closed my eyes, hoping to wake up from this dream.

"and do not turn around unless I say so" the same voice whispered again but this time the cold metal was pressed harder on the back of my head. now I understand why everyone warned me not to say a word.

"Who are you?" he whispered deeply in my ear. should I answer him or?

"C-Clay" I managed to say. I can feel him smile. I did not open my eyes, because I was sure about what the cold metal thing pressed on the back of my head is. 

"Are you afraid of my pistol?" he again whispered. I managed to focus on the situation, not think about how rough his voice is.

"am afraid of no one nor anything," I said and he moved away from me because I no longer felt his hot breath brush against my skin. still, the pistol was pressed on the back of my head.

"what brought you here?" he asked. I can feel him standing close behind me.

"depends on who is asking," I said. bloody hell Cecile, he is the bloody captain of this ship.

"the captain of this ship" he roughly said. yes, he is mad.

"I came here offering some help," I said and the pistol was pressed harder. 

"What kind of help?" he asked. this is taking longer than I expected.

"I know your plan, and I came here offering information that will help you kill the king himself," I said and I can feel him stand close behind me. he slowly moved the pistol to my neck.

"and who you are to know so much information about him? information enough to kill him" he asked. now that is the hardest part of the moment.

"I worked as a maid in his castle," I said and the pistol was pressed deeper in my neck. I closed my eyes tighter.

"you are too pretty and clean to be working as a maid, don't you think?" he asked. oh, bloody hell.

"life does not have mercy on anyone," I said. good one Cecile.

"you are also too strong for a maid, I can sense some lying," he said. son of a bastard.

"so what if I worked as a maid? if I am not strong then how did I escape with no fear?" I said. that made sense. I guess.

"do you accept my offer or not? because I do not mind searching for better people to help me kill the king" I said. bad timing Cecile, bad timing.

"Why do you insist on killing him? that is odd for a maid to think this way," he said, he is getting under my skin.

"accept my offer, then I will tell you," I said. wonderful Cecile, talking this way to a pirate, smart move. 

"I make the orders here," he said. you bastard, if I told you who the bloody hell I am, you are the one who will be taking orders from me.

"From where did you get the pirate clothes from?" he asked. 

"too many questions for one day, don't you think?" I said. but suddenly my hair was yanked. I closed my eyes tighter. and I felt his lips next to my ear.

"I am the one who is asking questions here, don't you think?" he asked, then he pushed me. causing me to land on my knees, I opened my eyes and my face was still facing the ocean. I no longer had the urge to turn around.

"from one of your men who attacked us," I said as I held back my tears.

"you are lying," he said. and I wiped a couple of tears that escaped my eyes. he can not see me being weak. this will ruin the entire plan. 

"I am not. I assure you" I said. I felt his presence behind my back. causing me to close my eyes shut.

"How did you know that we want to kill him?" he asked. when will this be over?

"I heard that pirates are selling liquor to our kingdom, and when we got attacked, I used it as my only chance to escape. and I saw one of the dead people on the ground wearing the clothes I am wearing right now. so I took his clothes and I escaped. I came here to give you information, all I want in return to stay away from the kingdom" I said. stop lying Cecile, what you want in return is to win your kingdom back.

"you talk too much," he said. wonderful. I mean, all I did was explain everything at once because he is asking too many questions. I can not believe this, some old man told me to go to the pirate's ship and I obeyed his words. this might help me to get my kingdom back but still, I did not want some dirty pirates to disrespect me.

"get up," he said and I obeyed. I stood up quickly. then I felt his large hands grab both of my shoulders. and without any warning, he roughly turned me around, so rough I think I lost both of my shoulders.

"Open your eyes and look at me," he said. I opened my eyes and I was lost for words. the prettiest man on the planet was standing in front of me. his eyes that we're the same color as the ocean. he is wearing a black leather pirate hat. but I can see his black hair crystal clear. and I could not help but notice the scar on his face, the scar started from his temple and ended above his eye. this is pirate charming.

"you worked there as a maid, you will work here as a maid," he said and I closed my mouth shut because I did not want to say something that will cause him to kill me.

"go wipe the main deck," he said then he walked away. as simple as that. when he was out of my sight, I noticed that everyone we're looking at us. I closed my eyes and I took a deep breath.

it's okay Cecile, all I need to do is obey his orders, I told them that I am a maid, which means I can no longer act like a princess, I am a maid now. the main point now is to gain his trust and when it's the right time, I will get my kingdom back.