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Boring.
That is the way you'd describe the day you're having.
stuck in the old "ancient" mansion of a house in the countryside that your grandparents own. and the worst of all: no internet. how are you gonna listen to your favourite music group and keep up with them? plus you've got your transfer student opportunity coming up
what are you supposed to do for the entirety of the time you're staying with them whist your parents are away on their "business trip" again. its always no sooner that they are back, that they leave again.
now don't get it wrong. you love your grandparents but it would be much better if your parents left you back at home where you have your friends and internet actual wifi so you can do things. but no. you're stuck here with your younger and older siblings.
...
so here you are sitting in the library reading some random book you picked, sprawled along the couch with your older brother sitting at the opposite side of the room at a table trying to read but being pestered by your younger brother and sisters.
"the ship swayed side to side, waves splashing over the deck.
bodies littered the deck from the opposing crew.
blood everywhere.
the injured pirate captain stands. blood oozing from his wounds,
he picks up his sword and..."
you're pulled from your book with your younger brothers whines and you sigh again watching the argument.
'come on James, play with us. we're bored by ourselves..' your younger brother pushed for what seemed to be the 100th time.
James sighed
'please Callum go bother Y/n or someone else... I'm trying to study' James explained.
And so with that your siblings turned to you with hopeful eyes, just before you could say anything your Grandma popped her head in the door.
'oh come on now dears, you both have been in here all day nearly, would it hurt to spend some time with each other? tell you what. why don't you all play a game hmm? maybe outside like tag or ball if not that then this is a very big house with lots of places to hide' she looks at each of you with her hinting.
'you know your parents used to love playing hide and seek here, Y/n. James, you did too so why don't you play with your siblings and give them the fun of exploring the house too?' your grandma said.
you look at your siblings and James pipes up.
'I'll join only if Y/n does'
you sigh bookmarking your book, you stand keeping it with you.
'fine.'
James nods 'okay then, you all can hide and I will count'
...
wandering the halls, the voice of James counting to 100 gets more distant. you walk by old paintings and other weird artefacts your grandparents keep.
you come to a stop at a random door, quite far from James and hopefully your younger siblings. opening the door you find most of the furniture still covered with dust sheets, you figure this room was long forgot about due to the old paint cans still laying around. oh well. at least you've got some quiet to read your book for a while.
peeling back the sheet on the lounge couch you brush off any dust that could be there and make yourself comfortable and reopen your book getting lost in the pages..
you don't know how long you've been in this room but you find yourself still to be hidden or either forgot about. closing your book you finally decide to take a look around the room.
it's a huge, spacious room with most its furniture covered. the walls a simple cream colour and wooden floorboards with a large bay and stained glass window and a writing desk placed where the light shines. all in all not much to the room. it was probably going to be a private study for someone..
what catches your interest though is the large painting on the wall, its a beautiful painting of the ocean, a ship adorning the waves on the canvas. you find yourself drawn to the painting.
it almost looks as though the waves are actually moving, but that would be crazy.... right?
water suddenly starts pouring out from the painting.
you laugh. you're most definitely seeing things. this isn't real. it wasn't till the water level started rising you begin to panic. you yank the door handle to open the door. it stays shut. since when was the door locked!!?
the water now just bellow your chest: the window! the Hight of the room was only the second floor you could jump from this height, no problem! the window doesn't open.
the room seemingly seems to get smaller, is that ship getting closer in the painting?
the water level still rising. you take a deep breath as the water covers you.
the wooden furniture starts to float around you.
you begin to swim up to get the last bit of air before it disappears. this was it. you were going to drown.
reaching the surface. you find the blue sky above your head and you in the ocean.
you quickly swim to the writing table to hold onto to keep you afloat. the water is freezing.
looking around you see the large ship coming your way.
'Man overboard!' and someone jumps in the water and swims towards you.
you get dropped onto the deck, the water dripping from you.
you're surrounded by a group of men.
'now, now. what do we have 'er' a man walked through the group. a large hat on his head.
ah. pirates.
he puts his sword under your chin and lifts your head. and hums
' a woman? now what shall we do with you eh.. ' he says.
a crew member pipes up.
' captain, all do respect but we can't 'ave a woman onboard the ship. its dangerous and a bad omen too might i add ' he says.
bad omen? who does this ass think he is.
the captain nods his head.
'hmm you're right. we are headed to land. suppose we could sell 'er and get some shillings for her. throw er in the cellar ' the captain says with a smirk on his face.
a song of "aye aye's" follow and you are grabbed by 2 muscular men and dragged down the steps of the ship.
you struggle and yell your demands to be let go, which go unheard, as you're thrown into the wet damp cell under the ship. it stinks. the leaked water sloshes as the ship moves on the water, slowly you feel yourself become sea sick. you clearly don't have sea legs.
...
the ship coming to a rough stop jolts you awake, the cell door flung open. you're grabbed up to your feet by the captain and your hands are tied.
'sorry 'bout this missy. you'll forgive me right? ' he smirks showing his disgusting teeth.
you're then dragged off the deck, to the dock and dragged through whatever place you're in now.
you tug on your restraints but to no avail and get yanked back.
your then pulled into some shop by the captain and he talks to the man at the desk.
' ahhh how can I help ya captain, here to buy? ' the man with glasses asks
the captain laughs
' no, i'm actually here to sell ' he gestures to you ' her '
the man leans over the desk to get a better look at you.
' ooh she's a beauty she is. sell for a fine price she will captain. but what's with her clothes eyy? ' the glasses man asked.
the captain scans over you.
'd'know found her like that in the water, must've been shipwrecked or sumthin' he said
the glasses man nods his head.
'very well captain. sale is in 2 days if yer staying, she'll definitely sell, you'll get yer money don't worry.'
the captain nods back handing over the rope to the men standing at the door and you get pulled into a different room.
the rope on your wrist gets untied, maybe you could escape you thought. but that idea was soon out the moment a gun got pressed to you and told if you ran you'd get shot.
one of the men shove a small pile of clothes in your hand.
'go behind there. get dressed. no funny business'
and so, not wanting to lose your life you do as told.
standing behind the sheet you strip yourself of your modern clothes, putting on the ripped, tattered skirt you were given and white shirt tucked in. you exit from behind the sheet and then dragged into another room. one full of other woman. some sleeping, some awake and others crying and scared. you're forced to sit down and chains are put around your ankles and your wrists and the men then leave the room.
you look around the room scanning the other woman: some are older than you, some far far younger. and you look over the woman you see that some are bruised and marked up with hickeys and all sorts.
...
you're eyes open and you sit up. a sharp pain shoots through your neck and back. as it would sleeping on a hard floor for a few days.
the glasses man walks through the door and starts picking woman at random, some screaming shouts of disagreement and the others complying willingly.
he stops in front of you. 'her too' and yet again you're getting dragged out of the room. you're then sat in a chair and woman come and put some make-up on your face and do your hair. the finishing touch was the corset that was put on you waist and tightened up so much. but now you see why they did it. your chest was pushed together and appeared to be much bigger than it was.. clearly to get attention of woman hungry men.
the chains were placed back on your feet and hands. and you were put to follow the other woman outside to the square in the middle of the town. already a crowd of men standing waiting to see whom or what they can buy.
you're forced onto your knees and one by one the man goes down the line and starts to show off and sell the others. and then it was you.
you were dragged to the front and put to your knees again.
'now, now. isn't this one a beauty?' the man asked the crowd and cheers of agreement erupted.
you zone out as the man starts listing "features" about you trying to entice the buy.
this was it. i'm actually going to get sold off as a slave you thought. you zoned back in to what was happening.
' now d'we have any takers? she'll make a lovely slave and play thing if you'd like' the man asked finally going to sell you off.
'we'll take her for 10,000 pieces of gold!' someone in the crowd yells out
the man smirks 'sold' and with that you're dragged away.
... [ ??? pov ]
here we are again on this forsaken horrible island, walking through these empty streets.
theres a crowd just at the square from what i can see..
so i drag my crewmate along with me to see what all the commotion was about. peaking through the taller men we can see its a sale, not just any sale. they're selling people. I expected nothing less from this place.
as we watch they go through more and more woman and people...
' now d'we have any takers? she'll make a lovely slave and play thing of you'd like' the sales man asked that's when i snap.
my hand shoots in the air 'we'll take her for 10,000 pieces of gold!' then the sales man shouts sold.
my hand is then snatched from the air and I'm dragged a bit away.
' are you crazy? 10,000 gold. captain is gonna kill you this time '
' well i'd like to see him try either way- ' I'm cut off by the man bringing the girl over to us.
' here you are gentleman. one slave ' my jaw clenches as he says that slave I hate that word. ' and the gold? ' he asks on top of that.
'you'll get your gold, we have to take her to our captain first' I tell him.
the man looks between the two of us ' no, no, no. you must think I'm stupid. gold first then the girl is yours. '
my crewmate then laughs and takes his turn to speak.
' don't you know who our captain is? ' he laughs and he points to our ships flag. the mans eyes light up in fear and he starts to shake a bit.
' a-ah ah, y'know what. you can give us the gold l-later. tell yer captain there's no r-rush ' and the man shoves the girl and proceeds to hurry away.
the girl stumbles from the push and I catch her in my arms. she's quick to try and get away though. she shoves me away and try's to run. only to stumble over the chains still around her ankles.
' wow, hey hey hey. its okay we're not gonna hurt you ' i tell her. I take my jacket off and wrap it around her shoulders to cover her from the peeping eyes of the men walking by due to her skimpy clothing the slave house has put her in.
' you're okay. you'll be safe with us. don't worry ' I try to reassure her again.
my crewmate tugs my shirt. ' hey we need to get her back to the ship now. get those chains off and I need to treat those wounds ' he points to them.
my attentions brought back to her. and i start to notice the bruises on her legs and ankles and the numerous cuts that litter her body as well as the blood that's now dripping from her knees from the fall. I wince. I kneel down at her level and she still tries to get away.
'hey, you're gonna need to come with us okay? we need to get you back to our ship and treat your wounds. would it be okay for me to carry you? ' I asked her.
she seems to go into deep thought and then seems to clutch my jacket around her slightly and nods her head. and so I scoop her up into my arms and then begin to walk back to the ship. as I walk the chains around her legs clink together.
its quiet, so i decide to ask her name.
' I'm Wooyoung by the way. and my crewmate here is San. he's our medic so he'll treat your wounds once we get to the ship. can i know your name? ' I smile at her. The smile slightly falling as she stays quiet. and so the walk continues for a while.
'Y/n..' a quiet voice whispers. I hum in confusion.
'my name.. its Y/n..' she says.
y/n.. what a pretty name
... [ y/n pov ]
Once the man said sold, I'm grabbed to my feet and pulled towards two men. one tall man with broad shoulders and black hair, the other more slim and smaller too with blonde hair. both wearing similar clothes and hats adorning their heads.
ah more pirates. great...
they both seemed to be deep in conversation before noticing us. the man yanks me closer causing more pain to my bare feet as they scuff the hard stony ground. i can't help the fear that shoots through me at that moment.
what do these men want with me? what will happen to me? will I ever get home at this rate?
' here you are gentleman. one slave ' the man gestures to me. you feel small under the two men's gaze. you see the blonde mans jaw visibly clench. making him appear slightly scary.
' and the gold? ' he adds holing out his hand to receive his gold?
'you'll get your gold, we have to take her to our captain first' the blonde man says.
the sales man chuckles and pulls me closer to him ' no, no, no. you must think I'm stupid. gold first then the girl is yours. '
the black haired man laughs
' don't you know who our captain is? ' he points to a ships flag in the distance. the sales mans eyes light up in fear and he starts to tremble a bit.
' a-ah ah, y'know what. you can give us the gold l-later. tell yer captain there's no r-rush ' the man said and shoves me away as he himself runs away. I fall into the arms of the blonde guy and he wraps his arms around me.
is their captain really that scary for people to run away I really don't wanna meet this guy
and so I push the blonde's arms away and attempt to run, forgetting my chains around my ankles soon falling to the hard ground as my legs get caught up in the chains. I hiss as the ground rips the skin from my knees. still on my knees i begin to feel small again under the gazes of the men passing by looking at me. I'm practically wearing next to nothing.
' wow, hey hey hey. its okay we're not gonna hurt you ' the blonde man says as he takes his jacket off and slightly bends as he drapes it over my shoulders.
' you're okay. you'll be safe with us. don't worry ' the blonde says again.
will I though..?
i stay quiet and notice the black haired man tug at the blondes shirt sleeve.
' hey we need to get her back to the ship now. get those chains off and I need to treat those wounds ' he tells him and points to me and at the wounds on my body.
the blonde man looks back at me and scans me, his eyebrows furrowing slightly as he lets out a wince. he then kneels to my level
'hey, you're gonna need to come with us okay? we need to get you back to our ship and treat your wounds. would it be okay for me to carry you? ' he asked me.
will it really be safe to go with these men?
can i trust them?
t hey don't really seem bad in my opinion compared to the pirates and men I've already encountered...
only time will tell and besides its more so the captain i'm afraid to meet from the sales man reaction.
what will this guy be like?
it would still be better than here i hope. i find myself clutching his jacket slightly tighter. he did put it around me to cover me.. so i nod at the blonde.
he then scoops me up in his arms and holds me close as my own arms go around his neck. and the two men start to walk in what I assume is the direction to said ship.
it's too quiet
all i can here is the stones crunching under the pairs feet and the blondes breathing. until the blonde pipes up.
' I'm Wooyoung by the way. and my crewmate here is San. he's our medic so he'll treat your wounds once we get to the ship. can i know your name? ' he asked and gives you a smile that slightly falters as I stay quiet.
you slightly glance at the black haired man
hmm San..? San a medic I didn't think he'd be a doctor.. he looks so scary.
i then look to the blonde man
woo...young? wooyoung hmm nice...
as the walk continues you find your tense body slightly relax in Wooyoung's hold. his scent calming you.
' y/n... ' I quietly let out.
he looks down at me and hums slightly confused
' my name... its y/n... ' i say again but a tad bit louder.
he smiles again and nods his head a bit
the walk shortly comes to an end not long after.
' well 'ere we are ' he says and a grand ship comes into view. its a dark wooded boat and upon the main mast in the wind a black flag with the words "ateez" in white lettering.
from here it looks like a beautiful ship, well kept. not much damage from what you'd expect on a pirates ship.
and written on the backside of the stern of the ship
"illusion"