It was raining now once more. The crew members worked dilligently as the captains and I gathered around in a circle on the deck. Francois and Weston bickered as usual as they discussed the next course of action. I sighed. I have already presented a plan yet the two of them immediately disagreed. They refuse to go to the Carolinas as they are concerned with the uncertainty of America. I stroked my chin. America is still new in its stages of development. its still under British rule and is relatively empty. Wouldn't that make it a perfect place to dock?

Actually I can now understand why Weston and Francois had concerns over this fact. America is still void of most natural resources so buying supplies or trading is almost out of the question. The recent trade is primarily concerning fur at this time with companies such as Hudson and Co. The Carolinas are the closest states to our destination at the moment. Based on my historical knowledge products such as tobacco and crops are on the rise currently. I know that there are currently the first British settlers in North Carolina. They are residing in Native American lands. There is much tension between the two. Maybe the two captains are right in a.s.suming that its better that we don't dock there. But at this rate we will be running out of supplies. Based on the weather I could tell that we were sometime in fall. Winter was coming and we only had the thin clothes on our back. We needed fur, and other supplies as soon as possible.

I turned to look over and see the Spaniard twins. They watched me with their beautiful, sparkling eyes. Jesus if they were in modern times they would be supermodels. They smiled once they noticed my gaze rest on them. I smiled back. So far they haven't done anything suspicious. I sighed. What right did I have to judge them? Not everyone is going to be as suspicious and deceitful as Johannes and the Marquis. I should just calm down and let them do what they want. Despite acknowledging this, I still had an unsettling feeling about them.

Why did they want to spend three days here? And three days specifically? I'll play along with them and spend the three days being a perfect hostess to them. This way I can prevent them from acting and confirm their innocence. Their smiles are gentle and their att.i.tude is very polite but I still couldnt forget the name they gave themselves.

"The twin grim reapers".

"Mila? Mila? Mila, why are you f.u.c.king dazed at a time like this?"

I snapped back to reality as I lookted at the three other captains frown at me. I sighed. I needed to focus right now.

"I'm sorry, what were you guys talking about?"

"We were discussing about a possible trade with the Spaniards instead of letting them stay here for three days."

I felt my eyebrows rise.

"What sort of trade?"

Baron smiled as he said.

"The Spaniards value gold along with art as they are in the epitome of their renaissance currently. Mila you have an exceptional talent in drawing so why don't you make an art piece for them?"

I stroked my chin, this was a very good idea. But I had a feeling that they won't simply settle for a drawing. There was something else that they needed. I stood up and said.

"I can't create a masterpiece in the duration of three days. Besides, I don't think that they need something as trivial as that. I will go an ask them what they need."

The three captains watched me as I walked over to the Spanish twins. My crew members laughed and joked with them. I smiled. Maybe they just needed needed people to talk to?

The rain weakened as it drizzled on the deck. The gray clouds moved behind us as we kept trekking through the ocean. So far we haven't had any technical difficulties with the s.h.i.+p. I smirked. The Marquis had provided us with quite a high quality s.h.i.+p if I may say so myself.

I stood in front of the group of people. The twins immediately looked up to me and patted the empty barrel next to them. I smiled and sat down. A puff of smoke smacked me in the face. I coughed as I frowned at the source. Jacia cackled as she smoked. Josh and Ash did the same next to her. Ash held his cigar in one hand and a bottle of ale in the other,. As I looked at the three of them I clapped. They reminded me of the party animals at college parties. They would be the idiots who would hallucinate as they got high. I imagined them dressed in beanies, sweats.h.i.+rts, and smoking. I chuckled. I can't get it out of my head now when I look at them.

Wilhelm, Clark, and Zarfia sat quietly as they watched me. I smiled at them and said,

"You guys can take a break for a day, you know. I don't need to be protected at all times. I can defend myself."

I watched them as they teared up and said.

"Miss Mila!"

I chuckled as they embraced me. I then felt Clarabella and Daniella do the same. Lutious then jumped on my lap and kissed my cheek. I burst into laughter as I hugged my crew back. I truly did love these little f.u.c.kers. My eyes slid over to notice that the the twins looked at us with tears in their eyes. My heart clenched. They truly only wanted to have someone to talk to. With my free hand I waved them over. They pointed at themselves as I nodded. The two of them then joined the group hug. I smiled.

Or so it appeared.

On the inside I was actually screaming. Someone's hand was groping my breast unintentionally, I was sweating buckets from the heat, and someone had just farted right in my face.

The one time I tried to have a bonding moment, s.h.i.+t like this was happening. BUt for once I chose to ignore it as I relaxed into everyone's embraces. As the the rain stopped and the night sky came into view, I cried as I remembered my family. My crew memebers, the Spaniards and I stayed in the embrace for a few minutes before Jacia started tickling people causing us to seperate. i looked up at the s.h.i.+ning white full moon. Despite the cold air, I was all warm and tingly inside. I miss this feeling as I used to have it with my friends and family.

I'm happy that I had went back in time with such good conditions. If this journey were to ever end, I feel like I would never forget the warmth which I was feeling. Not now and not ever.

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Thank you so much for reading my luvs! ❤️a.s.signments are almost over as I have one more midterm coming up in two days. After that I will get back to three chapters per day, so bear with me my luvs! Stay safe and be careful!