The Seven Seas [Bellarke AU]

Chapter 1

An idea that's been bugging me since my fangirling self realized the parallels between CaptainSwan and Bellarke. Pirate/Princess AU for everyone! Yey! :)

Updated: Hello again guys! I know I suck for leaving you like that. Anyway I made a few edits on the grammar and spelling just to get back on the feel of the story. By the way, do you like the new cover? Or the old one?

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"Princess, you have to go down to your cabin!"

Clarke rolled her eyes when she heard the voice behind her. She just shrugged her shoulders and continued to stare into the vast blueness of the sea. The sound of footsteps on the wood planks made her stomach drop in disappointment. She just got here, the wind in her hair, the taste of salt on her lips, the warmth of the sun on her skin.

It was unfair.

A hand fell on her shoulder, his grip gentle but his voice firm. "Princess."

She refused to look at the man standing beside her as she kept her eyes on the tumbling waves below them. "No." she simply said.

"Princess, you really need to go down."

She wanted to laugh at the frustration in his voice, but where's the fun in that? She shook her head.

"Princess..."

Well, maybe she should give him a little bit of something since he begged just to be on this ship. "Not when you keep calling me that."

Giggling at his groan, she finally looked at her guardian -- her best friend. "Come on, Clarke."

She jokingly glared at him as she placed her hands on her hips with a stern look on his face. "I told you, Wells. You call me Clarke."

He sighed, shaking his head. "Yes, Your Highness Clarke." he said with a sly grin on his face as he peered through his lashes in a small bow.

Bastard. She laughed and soon his laughter joined hers.

She and Wells had been friends since they were little. His father, Thelonious, was the adviser of King James, her father. Ever since they bumped into each other literally along the hallway, they had been inseparable. They played together in the gardens. Together, they learned to mount up their horses and feel the wind through their hair. They sneaked out of the castle together to look at the stars.

You could say he was the only boy in her life. As they grew up, her parents knew that they could do nothing to separate them. Thus, they offered Wells to be her escort and guardian. He was trained for years and now wherever she went, he was there.

"Look, Clarke. You really need to go below deck. It's dangerous out here." he said as he held her shoulders.

She tilted her head to the side in question. "Dangerous?"

"This is the Red Sea, the-."

"The sea of the pirates." she added, remembering the way her teacher's funny accent twirled around the word 'pirate'.

Wells nodded as he pushed her gently towards the steps leading below deck. "Yes, that's why we need to get you down there." he said, pointing to the steps.

Clarke stopped moving and spun to look at him. "I didn't see any ships out there." she argued, clearly annoyed by his persistence.

His shoulders slumped down and his face looked as if he knew this was coming. Of course, he would.