"Yes, how silly indeed. Anyway you'll get the hang of it, you're not giving yourself chance. Besides.....you still have so many other hidden talents, baby"

Before you were able to question his lascivious remark, his strong hands were suddenly interlinked around your waist. Reflexively you would've pulled back or even slapped them away, but his strength was overpowering and caught you completely off guard. Your brain ceased to function at the elicit thrill that sent shockwaves through your trembling body, as he hauled you up to sit perched on his lap. You could've at least attempted to put up some form of protest, but instead you sat immobile and anchored to the spot like a dazed idiot. An unmistakable fluttering in your stomach made you suddenly all too aware of his arms wrapped around you. The sensation was warm and fluttery, like a butterfly slowly unfurling its wings in the sun.

"Bu-Buggy—" was all you managed to exhale on a broken gasp.

Unwanted warm chills skittered across your skin and you felt the hair rise at the nape of your neck as he pressed his lips close to your ear and whispered, "we're being watched by Alvida's second in command. I think he was trying to listen-in but.....I have eyes and ears everywhere"

".......o-oh.....right" you fought to steady your breathing.

"I think it's safer to just play along, trust me. I'm your—"

"Captain. Yes I know"

Your senses seemed to all come alive at once; the sturdiness of his lithe body, the spicy scent of his cologne mingled with gunpowder and sea salt. He had a scent that was so masculine, yet so distinctly him, and you were growing to like it. Especially the gunpowder and salt. It seemed to be ingrained into his very skin, and you found it thrilling and unarguably kind of sexy.

He smelled of danger and freedom, and it was undeniably exciting.

"Atta girl!" Pressing a hurried and somewhat chaste kiss to your temple, he then stood, rather unceremoniously tipping you off his lap.

Fortunately you managed to steady yourself so you didn't actually wind up on the floor for everyone to see. You really had to keep your wits about you and stop allowing yourself to be so easily distracted. This was nothing more than your hormones playing a cruel trick.

"Right, let's try again now shall we, and this time, lets start with the basics. The less unsavory ones. Don't worry, we'll make a pirate out of you yet"

"S-sure. If you say so, Captain"

"Cross my heart, baby. Cross my heart" He smiled at you, and for the first time since you'd met it wasn't a smug grin or derisive  smirk. It wasn't a smile of derision, mockery or laughter, it was a simple, genuine, heart-stopping smile that reached all the way up to his aqua eyes.

That smile. Damn it.

Like the heavy weight of impending doom that lay ahead, you knew you were in trouble. And for the first time you realized just how much danger you were actually in, and it wasn't in the way you ever would've expected.