Privateer ~ Nikolai Lantsov

Chapter 18

I was done being bossed around. I punched the one beside me and kicked the one behind me. They cried out in pain and tried to get up and grab me again.

I clapped my hands together, fighting them.

"Don't you dare touch me or I will crush both of your hearts!" I sneered.

One of them ran away but the one that I kicked laughed, "you don't scare me. You're about as scary as your twin. You guys are known to sleep with anyone around you. You do know that right? The red-headed women who just couldn't keep it in their pants."

"I would be scared if I were you," I close my hand together slowly. The man started to choke on blood.
I was angry, my eyes were full of hate. How dare he say that about my sister? About me?

"Plea-please," the man begged.

"Hm? What was that? I thought I didn't scare you."

"Don't kill me! Please!"

"You should have watched your mouth then," I smirked at the sight of him. I crushed his heart more.

He fell to his knees.

"Amelia!" A voice called out angrily. I didn't move I focused on the man currently dying at my hand.

"You don't want to kill him. Let go," the man that called my name was all of the sudden beside me.

"Yes, I do"

"Amelia!" He grabbed my hands and I fought him but then he got me. He was standing behind me keeping me in a chokehold.

I twisted and turned trying to get out of it.

"Calm down!" He said. I stopped struggling, "I'm going to let go of you now. You need to calm down."

The Grisha ran away and the guy that was holding onto me let go.

Sturmhond.

Everything came back to me as I had just zoned out for a couple of minutes. I almost killed someone. Again.

"I'm- I'm sorry..." I mumbled looking out to the sea trying not to look at him.

"What was that about?" Sturmhond asked.

"He insulted me and my sister."

"That's no reason to fight him."

"He told me that we were known to sleep with anyone around!" I shouted.

Strumhond froze.

"Yep. Now tell me again that I had no reason to fight him." I spat. I walked away from him bumping into his shoulder.

"Amelia..." Strumhond said.

"What?!"

"I'm-" he paused, "I'm—"

"Spit it out."

"I'm sorry." He said quickly like that wasn't what he was going to say.

"Whatever, Pirate, I'm going to go find Tolya and Tamar. Maybe they'll want to play chess with me I'm quite bored."

"Privateer!"

"What?"

"It's not pirate it's privateer, sweetheart. Get it right."

I rolled my eyes at him and saluted him while walking away, "bye-bye privateer."

I ended up playing with Tolya. He didn't know how to play at first but ended up beating me once, he figured it out.

I now owe him something because we made a deal for whoever wins.

I was laying in bed drifting off.

And my mind seemed to wonder... thinking about Nikolai.

Nikolai sat on the step by a window.

I wondered what that boy was thinking about. He watched the raindrops race down the window and smiled at it.

I walked up to him sitting across from him.

"Hello, Nik."

"Hi." He said plainly.

"Woah what's wrong with you?" I asked.

"Nothing."

"There is something wrong with you. Tell me."

"I do t have to tell you anything," he snapped

"Fine! Don't." I shouted and started to walk away.

"Mia." He called.

"Nikolai," I said. Nikolai got up and walked towards me.

"I wish I were a villager. Or I don't know! Something other than a prince. I wouldn't have to deal with my brother or the future. Doesn't it sound nice?"

"What's wrong with your brother?"

"He thinks I'm competition. He doesn't like me, and always stays away from me. That's what's wrong with him."

"If it's any help, I like you Nik."

"That does help. Thank you, Mia." He held my hand looking into my eyes.

"O-of course," I smiled.

"For everything, I mean it. I want to tell you that- if you- if we ever drift apart. That I love you. Your the greatest..." he paused, "friend."

I cringed at the word but answered him, "Love you too Nik." Just not that same way you love me.

And that was the week before Nikolai left. Left me. Leaving me with a kiss.

Nikolai Lantsov, the heartbreaker. is what I like to call him. Seems fitting.

A/n: Hiii! Thank u for reading, voting, and commenting. I hope this chapter was good!
I made a new book cover for this. How do we feel about it?

I came out with new fanfic because i was bored... i know i have problem. it's based on the shadow and bone show plot. check it out... if you want or don't lol

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