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[xDarkWinterx]

This is a F x F Role play.
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xDarkWinterx & Vegas In Flames
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[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

The light purple haired princess rolled out of her bed, it was early in the morning and no one else, she suspected, would be awake at this hour. The sun wasn't up just yet, and it gave her enough time to make her escape. She tip-toed towards her dresser and pulled out a satchel full of commoner clothes. She stripped off her satin night gown and she tied her purple hair up in a pony tail, tucking it all underneath a beaten up looking beret as she put on the button up white blouse and the black Capri pants that fitted perfectly against her small, toned legs. She pushed her bangs behind her ears and she glanced around the room, grabbing a map, and her favorite book. She shoved the two in the bag and hauled it over her shoulder as she snuck out of her room.

Why did the princess want to escape? Simple, to find her kidnapped brother and bring him home. He's been missing for almost six months, and people were starting to forget about him. Her plan was to infiltrate a pirate ship, hopefully without them finding out she was a princess, and find out information about her brother. She snuck down the stairs and looked around the corner. It was a clean get away to the doors that would lead her to the stables so she can grab her horse and make it to the dock before dawn. She had heard from some of the slaves talking about an infamous pirate ship pulling into the docks, and it was her only chance to make her plan start working. She booked it towards the doors and she quickly pushed them open. She was somewhat glad the guards were off duty. She entered the stables and went straight to the white horse munching on some hay in one of the occupied stalls.

She smiled softly and walked over to the horse, the hay squishing under her feet clad in a pair of flats. She saddled up the white horse and hopped onto it, lightly kicking her foot into her side, the horse pulled out of the stall and the princess kicked her hard. The horse broke out into a run, and she was on her way to the docks. Upon leaving the palace, people stared at her with an odd look, her purple hair was catching most of the attention. She cooed the horse to a gentle trot as the docks came into view. Then she saw the large pirate ship, just floating in the water. She got off her horse and tied it's reins to the post, and she made her way towards the boat curiously.

She bit her lip and sighed, walking slowly up the boat ramp, onto the boat. "H-Hello?" She called out curiously, readying herself for any sort of attack. Pirates were crude people who had no respect for anything. She was sure that this pirate ship was full of stupid males too.



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Ah, I hope this is okay :c

[xDarkWinterx]

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Captain " Isabelle " Delacroix

" A lone ship stood strapped to the dock. The ship was called Luna Rose, it was an all female pirate ship. Pirates were seen as harsh and mean but not all pirates were like that. The Captain was a woman named Isabelle, she could be harsh and cruel when she needed to but other times she had a soft side to her. Isabelle was a fighter and was not the type to put up with any one's crap. She a fierce woman not someone who was scared to take a stand.

It was early morning but still dark outside. The morning sky was filled with darkness but it twinkled like diamonds from the stars. Everyone in the city was a sleep as well as those on the ship except Isabelle. She could not sleep which caused her to toss and turn all night and into the morning. Isabelle had finally gotten out of bed. She dressed in her garb along with her boots before heading out of her cabin. Isabelle walked onto the main deck her boots clicking on the wood as she walked. She looked up at the sky and sighed a little. Isabelle reached into the pocket of her jacket and pulled out a small smoking pipe. She pulled out a small pouch of tobacco as well.

Isabelle walked over the the edge of the deck and looked down into the dark water. She shivered a little from the cold as she opened her pouch of tobacco. Isabelle stuffed some tobacco into the pipe and lit the end with matches. She puffed on it a little before exhaling the smoke into the air. It create a billow as she watched it. Isabelle stood trying to figure out where they were going to go next. They had been to many places all ready but still wanted to see more. Perhaps they would go to England next or maybe Ireland.

As she continued to smoke from her pipe, she heard someone walking on the deck. She turned around to see a small petite girl with purple hair holding a bag. Isabelle eyed the girl curiously not sure who she was after all she knew everyone on her ship. "Are you lost little girl?" She asked as she watched her looking her over. The girl before her didn't seem like a commoner but what did she know. Isabelle slipped the end of the pipe back into her lips as she continued to watch the girl. "

[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

The princess jumped, she put her small pale hand on her heart and she looked at the intimidating looking woman. "N-No! I'm not lost.... I-I'm Olivia... But you c-can call me Ollie, I want to join this p-pirate ship. Where's your captain?" She asked, trying her best not to stammer. She guessed her best wasn't enough when talking to the intimidating woman. A blush crept up her cheeks when she realized how stupid she must've sounded like. Olivia wanted to cry the woman scared her so much, she bit her lip harder and fiddled with her fingers. She must some kind of super-idiot for leaving the confines of her castle walls to look for someone who was probably dead. Her father had told her many times that her sweet older brother would never return but she always had hope his face would be the face she looked at every morning again. She swallowed a lump in her throat and backed up. Olivia tripped over a piece of plank sticking up, and she fell to the ground, a squeak leaving her mouth.

First her stupid stammer, now falling? She was going to die of embarrassment before this pirate got the chance to speak to her again. She scrambled to get to her feet, but her scrambles were effortless because of her nervousness. She hoped the girl would look past her horrible introduction and take her as a member. "Anything would be fine for m-me. I-I can clean and do laundry." She said quietly. She looked around to see if the captain was around, maybe she could talk to him instead. She got to her feet, feeling the nervous feeling in the pit of her stomach leaving slowly. She kept her green eyes on the ground as she pushed a strand of her purple hair back behind her ear.

She thought of the reaction her father would have to her disapearence, and she flinched, feeling sorry for the guards who weren't on duty. They would get the worst of her fathers wrath. After his father rage, he would send a search party to go find her, so she hoped that they would take her on their ship, so she wouldn't be found. She also hoped that they would allow her horse on the boat, but she was to afraid to ask. She let her eyes wander up the girls body, noticing how much bigger the girls build was then hers. She was seventeen, and she had the face of a baby, that attracted many pervert dukes asking for her hand in marriage.

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Captain " Isabelle " Delacroix

" The female before her was young almost like a child. She did not know why she was here but she knew she did not belong. As the young girl spoke she was surprised at her request. It was not often that someone came onto her ship to ask to join. Isabelle could tell the girl was afraid of her seeing her fidget."So you think you can join?" She spoke as she slipped her hands onto her hip as she walked toward Olivia. Isabelle kept her eyes on Olivia as she walked backwards. She hadn't seen the plank of wood until Olivia tripped on it. Isabelle chuckled softly as she walked closer toward her.

By looking at Olivia she did not see pirate material, Isabelle saw a scared little girl before her. She did nothing to help Olivia up, she just watched her scramble instead. Isabelle wondered what made Olivia want to be a pirate after all she seemed scared of her own shadow. She did not care for the young girl's shuddering, in a way it was down right pathetic. "Why do you want to join?" Isabelle asked a little annoyed with Olivia. She watched as Olivia finally stood up. Isabelle turned and walked away from Olivia sitting down on top of a box. She crossed her leg over the other as she watched as Olivia looked her over. "My name is Isabelle. I am the Captain of this ship." Isabelle spoke as she pulled the pipe from her lips and set it aside."

[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

Olivia stared at the captain in awe. There was such things as a girl captain? The fact that there wasn't a guy captain already put her at ease. "I want to try something new... " She lied through her teeth, confident that she wouldn't be discovered. . Olivia stood straight, trying to seem like all her fear from before was washed away, when in reality, the rocking of the boat in water was giving her motion-sickness. She hid it well though, so she hoped that it wouldn't be noticed. "I know I cant do much, but I'm really good at tending peoples wounds, my brother used to come home covered in them. If I cant join you're ship, can you at least let me ride with you until the next dock? I have to start somewhere..." She pleaded. There was no way Olivia was letting her say no to her, and if she said no, she'd beg her until she said yes. People were starting to wake up in the castle, the sun was rising slowly from it's bed. She chewed the inside of her cheek waiting for the captains response.

She was sure that they needed the most help they can get, even if it was Olivia. At least she hoped that was the case. She fiddled with her fingers again and she balanced on the balls of her feet. The captain had seated herself on a box not to far away from her, so she moved slowly closer, making sure she didn't trip over any planks.

[xDarkWinterx]

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Captain " Isabelle " Delacroix

" Isabelle did not believe the young girl. She could tell there was something beyond what Olivia was telling her. Isabelle did not believe her words. For now she was willing to believe Olivia after all she did not have a choice. On the ship there was not a lot of woman so a new hand was something good for her after all it took a lot to run a ship. Isabelle watched and listened as Olivia pleaded to stay on the ship. She couldn't help but smirk at the young girl. Isabelle stood up from the box, and nodded simply. "Fine I'll see what we can do with you." She spoke as she stepped away from Olivia.

The sky was starting to brighten up which meant it was time to leave. Isabelle walked over toward a large bell. She grabbed a rope from beneath the bell and shook it. The bell rang loudly as she continued to ring it. Isabelle could hear people scrambling below the deck. "AAAALLLLLL HAAANNNDDDSS OOOONNN DDDEEECCCKKK!!!" She yelled loudly as woman started to climb onto the deck. Isabelle stopped ringing the bell knowing they would start waking up. She smiled over at Olivia, "Ready to set sail?" Isabelle asked as she walked over toward the side the boat to look down. She didn't know if the girl had anything to bring or was it just her and the clothes on her back. "

[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

Olivia let out a breath she had been holding in, and she smiled at Isabelle. "Thank you so much!" She smiled sweetly at the captain. The captains yell and the sound of the bell made her ears ring and she flinched from the sound. Girls started to come out from the inside of the ship, and some stared at the purple haired princess, trying to figure out what she was doing on their ship. She nodded her head eagerly, deciding to leave her horse behind. Any royal servant would know that was her horse, and they would take it back. Olivia bit her lip, excitement and fear bubbling in her stomach. All the girls she saw so far intimidated her, except for the few friendly smiles. "C-Captain Isabelle, what can I do?" She asked quietly, going over to the captain who was looking over the edge of the ship. She heard a few laughs behind her, and she didn't bother to look at the girls, they were probably laughing at her.

A gush of morning wind blew her beret off her head, she reached out over the edge to grab it, but it floated down in the water. She sighed and moved away from the edge, a pout finding it's way onto her lips without knowing. She crossed her arms over her chest and watched as the girls ran around, trying to get ready to set sail. Olivia felt somewhat useless right now, she didn't have muscles, she didn't know how to handle a sword, she didn't even know how to set the damn sails. The feeling of being useless was irritating her. Back home she had everything served to her on a golden platter here would be different, here she'd have to earn what she wanted by hard work and everything in between.

She ran her fingers through her long, purple pony tail and the thoughts of home invaded her mind. She realized how devastated her parents would be to find her missing, and how angry they would be to find her horse at the docks and the pirate boat missing. She bit her lip, her green eyes wandering the ocean. This would be an interesting journey, she'd have to grow accustom to their way of life, which would be her biggest challenge. She wasn't going to be treated like royalty here, she would be treated and disciplined like everyone else.

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Captain " Isabelle " Delacroix

" Isabelle heard Olivia's words she looked back at her, "It's simply a trial. I cannot make any promises." She spoke willing to give Olivia a chance but she would not give her many especially if she made mistakes. Isabelle could hear people moving around on the deck, she turned to look at them as they seemed to eye all Olivia. She saw a few smiles on their faces but simply glared at them which made the smiles drop. Isabelle did not know what they were thinking but she did not care. Olivia was a child in her eyes and no someone to be played with. She looked over the edge as a few of the woman were on the dock removing the rope from the dock while other woman pulled the rope up. The plank soon was pulled up as she stood there, "Well I don't know I mean it doesn't seem like you can do anything." Isabelle spoke a little annoyed with Olivia as she pulled away from the edge and walked on the main deck heading toward the stairs which lead to the quarterdeck where the wheel was.

She looked over the her people as they scurried around trying to get the sails opened. Isabelle grabbed onto the wheel as she stood waiting for them to get done. After about twenty minutes, they were pulling away from the dock heading out to sea. She steered the wheel after all she did not trust any one else. Isabelle looked down at Olivia who was still on the main deck. She had something in mind the young girl could do but didn't know if she was capable. "OLIVIA!" Isabelle spoke raising her voice so Olivia could hear her. Once she looked at her, Isabelle motioned for her to come onto the deck. "

[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

Olivia sat on a box, watching everyone run around and have fun setting sail. She raised her arms above her head and started to yawn. When she heard Isabelle call her name, she quickly jumped off and ran past the people, dodging them as they carried stuff around. She jumped up the steps, getting to the quarterdeck. “Yes captain?” She asked gently, twiddling her thumbs. Once again, Olivia felt nervous. Maybe the captain was going to throw her off the edge of the boat into the ocean when they were further out. Maybe she knew what Olivia was really after… She bit her lip and ran her fingers through her purple pony tail, pulling the elastic from her hair. She shook her head side to side, trying to fix her hair. She pulled it all up again and put it in a tighter pony tail, tucking her bangs behind her ears like before. Her thoughts traveled to her mother again, and she sighed. She missed her parents a lot already. When she felt the boat start to move, she swayed, and started to feel sea sick. She was never the one to like being on a boat, even if it was huge and had a lot of space. Olivia got bored of things a lot, and it seemed this boat was boring her already. She needed something to do to rid her of her boredom.

She twisted her foot into the hard wood and she stared at the captain, her green eyes full of curiousity. What did she want from the petite girl that could barely do anything for her. Olivia was thankful that she was even getting a chance to prove herself to the captain, and she was trying to figure out what she could do to make the captain let her stay on the ship as part of their crew. Olivia knew some things with the swords, maybe she could be a fighter? No one would suspect such a small girl to know how to fight. All that was left for Olivia to do was actually learn how to fight.



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Sorry I took so long, I was just so exhausted to write any posts these past days. :/ Things are happening pretty quick and I have a funeral to go to soon... Sorry once again.

[xDarkWinterx]

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Captain " Isabelle " Delacroix

" As the boat started to pull away from the dock. Isabelle smiled happily, she loved the sea. It was her first and only home. Even as a child she loved the sea. Her father used to be a captain as well. Isabelle took over his ship after he passed away. She shifted the wheel not bothering to look back at the dock or the city. They were done with it and moving onto the next one. Isabelle loved not knowing where they were going. She looked over at Olivia as she came up onto the deck. The small petite girl seemed to be nervous as she fixed her hair. Isabelle looked down at the deck as her crew scurried about trying to get the sails on the mast straight.

She looked over at Olivia again. Isabelle could sense the girl was bored, but then again it wasn't like she was used to being on a boat. "I have a question.. Can you cook?" She asked curiously, a cook was something they needed on the ship. Isabelle had a cook but the food wasn't that good. She didn't know what the girl could do, but her suggestions weren't needed. Isabelle couldn't keep a useless person on her boat. "

[Vegas In Flames]

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( нєαят вєαтѕ fαѕт ), cσℓσяѕ αи∂ ρяσмιѕєѕ
нσω тσ [ вє вяανє ]. нσω cαи ι ℓσνє ωнєи ι'м αfяαι∂
тσ fαℓℓ, вυт ωαт¢нιиg уσυ ѕтαи∂ { αℓσиє αℓℓ } σf му ∂συвт
| ѕυ∂∂єиℓу gσєѕ αωαу ѕσмєнσω |

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【 olιvιa мarιe roѕe 】
[ a p r i n c e s s i n d i s g u i s e ]

When she asked Olivia if she could cook, she nodded her head eagerly. She had spent many hours in the kitchen with the cooks back at home, she even helped them sometimes. As a memory of her family and her brother flooded into her mind, she smiled and rocked back and forth on her feet as the boat pulled away from the dock. She glanced over to see one of their servants standing near her horse with their mouth agape. She didn't bother to try and hide her face, the servant squinted to get a better look at her, and she stuck her tongue out at her and then moved closer to Isabelle, making sure that the servant saw her. As she was moving closer she tripped again, falling into Isabelle. Her cheeks lit up and she got up quickly. "S-Sorry! I wasn't watching where I was stepping and..." She trailed off, looking away.

Olivia felt stupid, this was the second time she tripped and she was on the boat for less than an hour. She pouted, why couldn't she do anything right? A soft sigh left her lips and she looked down at herself, fixing her white blouse. She pushed her fingers through the loops in her capris pants and she pulled them up, tucking her blouse in. It was starting to get annoying with the wind making fluttering about.


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