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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 8, 2015 11:38:04 GMT -5
Yugi swallowed nervously and continued scrubbing the ship.
"How often does the ship dock?" he asked.
"At least once every few weeks. but sometimes we can out to sea for at least a month," Kristen mumbled miserably. "It really just depends on what the pirates have planned."
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Post by kikiv on Dec 8, 2015 21:58:11 GMT -5
Yugi bit his lip nervously. 'I wonder if we'll be able to handle being on this ship for a month... I guess we have no choice. Hopefully, once we dock, I can find a way to get me and Kay off of this ship.'
He decided to continue focusing on his cleaning, running through possible ideas as he mopped.
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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 8, 2015 21:58:45 GMT -5
Together they were able to finish washing the deck and yossed the leftover seawater overboard.
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Post by kikiv on Dec 8, 2015 22:03:35 GMT -5
Yugi sighed and wiped his brow, happy that the work was done. Kristen casually commented with a tiny smile, "Wow, it seems that the deck got clean faster than usual. It's nice to have some help for a change."
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Post by phantomstar21 on Dec 10, 2015 11:24:29 GMT -5
Yugi nodded to her "How long does it normally take you?" he asked, Kristen shrugged.
"cleaning is an all day thing, even when I do finish my chores, Malik finds something for me to do." she bit her lip a little nervously. "so...whatever you do, don't ever look done with work or bored.Because he can get creative."
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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 10, 2015 12:24:14 GMT -5
He gulped nervously but nodded.
"O-ok. Thanks for the warning."
"sure..."
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Post by phantomstar21 on Dec 10, 2015 13:26:38 GMT -5
Before Yugi could ask what else had to be done, they suddenly heard a voice shout "Boy, you look a little bored there." Yugi cringed and turned to see Malik was watching him. "I may have another assignment for you."
"Actually. he's helping me get lunch ready." Kristen said in a matter of fact voice. "we've got a lot of meat to cook Malik."
Malik scowled at her, and thought of teaching her a lesson for interrupting him, but, the thought of lunch was appealing, and he knew he could get Yugi another time, so he just fixed his glare on her instead. "Hmph, very well girl. though with his help, I expect lunch to be ready shortly."
Kristen nodded to him, her hands folded, but what he could see was the trembling in her small hands and how she dug her nails into her skin. He smirked, knowing she was still terrified of him and turned away.
"T-thanks." Yugi murmured. Kristen just nodded to him and beckoned him to follow her to the kitchen
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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 10, 2015 15:52:25 GMT -5
They quickly went to the back and Yugi grimaced at the sight of raw meat just sitting out on the table in slabs, flies circling them.
"That's..."
"Disgusting, I know. but they only keep fresh meat out for a day after we obtain it. The rest is soaked in brine until it's salted enough for storage. After a few weeks, we run out of meat and rely on fresh fish."
"I-I see."
"We need to hurry before Malik comes back."
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Post by kikiv on Dec 10, 2015 19:10:47 GMT -5
"O-Okay..."
The two of them grabbed some meat and began to work on preparing lunch.
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Post by phantomstar21 on Dec 23, 2015 11:16:37 GMT -5
They were about to start cooking the meat itself, when from the corner of her eye, Kristen spotted Malik around the corner. Instinctively, she began to shake. She knew what he was capable of, and the pirate always made her nervous. despite how long she had managed to survive on this ship, she knew her luck couldn't go on forever.
Kristen did her best to ignore the pirate, focusing her attention on lunch as best as she could.
"you're not doing it correctly." his deep voice broke the silence, causing both Yugi and Kristen to jump. Kristen looked over at him
"I-I'm doing it the way the captain likes it." she said softly. "h-he's already gotten after me for-"
"Are you really questioning me?" Malik snarled and she cringed.
"N-no sir, I-I'm pointing out that Captain Bakura likes it prepared this way-"
Malik suddenly gripped Kristen's arm, and she squeaked in surprise. "I don't think you need yet another reminder of your place on this ship, do you?"
Kristen swallowed and her eyes stared at the floor, determined not to meet his eyes. "Hey Malik, what are you doing?" another male voice said from the side. Kristen's heart thumped with relief. All three looked over to see a blonde boy standing off to the side. His arms were crossed over his chest, and he had an unpleasant expression on his face.
"Tch, you need to teach your slave proper respect for her superiors." Malik said lazily. the blonde stormed over and broke Kristen from the others grip.
"I really don't think that's for you to decide. you gave her to me Malik. you don't get to go back on your decision." he said, standing in front of her protectively. "now get out of here and go bother someone else."
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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 24, 2015 0:59:32 GMT -5
Malik narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. "Watch it, Jounouchi. "
"That's my line, Malik. Now kindly let them go back to makong lunch. And for the record, that IS how the captain prefers his meat. So if you want to question it, take it up with him."
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Post by phantomstar21 on Dec 26, 2015 22:44:41 GMT -5
Malik scowled before deciding that it wasn't worth pushing the fight, so he went off somewhere else. the blonde boy turned to Kristen, squeezing her upper arm "are you ok?" he asked her. Kristen nodded and gave him a brief hug.
"thank you Jounouchi."
"Oh it's no problem, he was messing what is mine." he smiled down at her and she managed a tiny smile back before turning back to the lunch. Jounouchi watched her for a bit before his eyes flickered up and spotted Yugi staring at him.
"what are you looking at?" he snapped.
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Post by kikiv on Dec 27, 2015 0:14:18 GMT -5
"Oh, um..." Yugi fumbled around, unsure about whether or not this pirate was more friendly than Malik. Deciding to play it safe, he just looked away and mumbled, "Nothing..."
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Post by Lady Kaya on Dec 28, 2015 13:51:23 GMT -5
Jounouchi let out a snort and Kristen shuffled nervously. "T-this is Yugi, by the way. Malik asked him to stay and work with me. so I wanted to show him how we prepare meals."
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Post by kikiv on Jan 1, 2016 10:54:21 GMT -5
"I see... Have any of the other pirates claimed him?"
Yugi blinked, a little confused at what the other pirate meant, while Kristen said, "I-I don't think so." Turning to Yugi, she asked, "The captain didn't say anything to you, did he?"
"Um, well, he wanted that other pirate, Malik, to find work for me, but other than that, I don't think they said I 'belonged' to anyone," Yugi mumbled as he thought, 'And even if they did, I don't think I want to 'belong' to a pirate, like I'm some piece of property.'
"Hm..." Jounouchi frowned before saying, "Well, I guess I'll be the first to say this then. Don't even think about gettin' fresh with Kristen here, or you'll have to answer to me. Got it?"
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Post by phantomstar21 on Jan 1, 2016 12:38:03 GMT -5
Kristen blushed and kept her head down "Oh-o-of course not." Yugi said hastily. Jouniuchi smirked
"And you would do well to keep your head down as well."
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Post by kikiv on Jan 1, 2016 16:25:56 GMT -5
Yugi looked away uncomfortably, not liking the way Jounouchi was smirking at him, and decided to just go back to preparing lunch. Meanwhile, Kristen frowned slightly. She wasn't happy with how Jounouchi was bullying him around, but she also knew that she was in no position to really ask any of the pirates to let up on the two of them. While the blond pirate was nicer to her, he wouldn't really be willing to be the same towards a newer slave on the ship.
"Anyways, I have some work to get to," Jounouchi said after a moment. "I'll see you in a little bit, Kristen. If Malik gives you a hard time, don't be afraid to call for me."
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Post by phantomstar21 on Jan 4, 2016 19:25:53 GMT -5
She nodded "Thank you Jounouchi." she said softly and watched him go. Yugi looked between the two and once the blonde pirate was away, he cleared his throat.
"So um...are you and he...well...you know..." he mumbled and trailed off. Kristen flashed him a brief frown before going back to her cutting.
"It doesn't matter to you," she said softly, her cheeks red. "Just so you know, nobody likes it when others try to pry. so be careful what you ask around here."
"I apologize." Yugi said looking down,
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Post by Lady Kaya on Jan 7, 2016 17:30:47 GMT -5
She nodded slowly, combing some hair behind her ear. "This place...we are seen as living property, whether we like it or not. Just...don't let that surprise you." Yugi swallowed dryly.
"T-that's hard to swallow..."
"We don't have a choice..."
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Post by kikiv on Jan 13, 2016 14:45:42 GMT -5
Yugi frowned but said nothing; clearly, talking about this wouldn't get him anywhere. He had to focus on how he was going to get out of this situation. If what Kristen was telling him was true, he wasn't about to let these pirates keep him and Kay on this ship.
The next several minutes were spent with the two of them preparing lunch in silence. Eventually, they finished, and Yugi couldn't help but wonder several things. Did these pirates feed their personal servants (he refused to call himself a "slave")? When would they be allowed to eat? Would Kay be given any food? When was Kaiba going to be let out of the closet? Was he going to be fed? All of these questions began to give Yugi a headache, and he sighed slightly in annoyance.
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