The Mad Strumpet (Horatio x Luxx)

[Horatio]

It was going to be a good day, she could tell. The sun was bright, the sky was clear and the wind was right. She pushed short blonde strands out of her viridian eyes and steered her beloved ship into the port of Grenada just as the morning bells sounded. Her eyes scanned the deck, checking that the few crewman who were awake were doing their jobs.
"Keep that rope taut Joanna!" she hollered at the small brunette. Joanna squeaked and pulled the rope tighter. They quickly and safely got the boat docked and the captain stepped away from the helm with a grin. She stomped down to the main deck, full of excitement at the innocent city that was just ripe for pillaging.
"Wake up you lazy scalywags!" she jumped up and down on the deck, earning amused looks from her crew and annoyed ones from the men who appeared from below.
"Can't we just sleep mistress?" a scraggly Italian man grumbled.
"Not if you want to enjoy land for a day before we sail for another month straight," a large muscular Jamaican smirked at the Italian's gaping face.
"Thank you Raffin," the captain smiled at her first mate. "Now let's get out there!" she turned back to her crew who were now all awake and on deck, cheering.
"Steal what you can!" she threw her fist in the air and began walking to the gangplank.
"Give nothing back!" they chorused behind her.
She stepped onto the dock just as a pretty red-head in a revealing gown walked past. Yes, today was going to be a good day.

[Luxx]

"Father wait!" A petite voice cried out beneath the sea of people before her. Sophia moved as fast as she could, but being the timid, polite girl she was, she couldn't get far. The girl was being bumped around like a rag doll among the women and ship hardy men upon the docks. Worst of all, every time she bumped into someone she would stop and apologize to them as though it were her fault. After a good half hour of this, Sophia had lost sight of her father. She sighed deeply and began her search for him among the crowd. Flattening her her fine white gown, the girl walked onward, avoiding the thicker most parts of the dock.
For once, she regretted wearing her favorite dress. The color was easy to get dirty, the corset was tight and it hung off her shoulders, which many sailors seemed to enjoy. Sophia ran a hand over her long, dark auburn hair. Even in a braid it hung over her shoulder and down to her stomach. Her father never wanted her cutting it, though she didn't much want to cut it. As she paid attention to her hair, she didn't notice the blonde woman she was heading straight toward. Within moments she bumped right into her, making her flinch and stumble back. Sophia lost her footing on the deck and was soon falling back, ice blue eyes wide.

[Horatio]

Rose smiled as she walked along, her crew had split up to do what they liked. Most likely drink and pick some pockets. As long as they didn't get caught and force Rose to go in and save them, she'd be happy.
The blonde was trying to think of what she'd like to do, maybe find a good place for a warm meal and a cute serving girl. That would be ideal. She stopped outside of a shop to peruse their wares when she almost fell over as something hit her.
Rose turned just in time to see the girl falling, "Whoa, careful!" her arms flew out and captured the smaller woman's waist, pulling the brunette closer and keeping her from falling.
"Ya alright love?" she asked, green eyes blinking with concern as she peered down at the stranger.

[Luxx]

Sophia had expected to fall right on her bum on the hard ground, but to her relief, she did not. Strong arms wrapped around her waist and in one quick tug she was pulled up to safety, stumbling forward a single step and standing pressed against a taller woman with blonde hair and eyes of a mesmerizing green. For a moment, the girl couldn't tear her gaze from the other woman's eyes. Then she realized just how close they were. Clearing her throat, Sophia pulled back gently and brushed herself off.
"I..I'm fine" she murmured, her voice soft as silk "I'm so, so sorry for running into you like that, I promise I didn't mean to". For some odd reason, the girl found herself blushing a bit as she looked at the blonde that stood before her.

[Horatio]

Rose smiled as the girl stepped away, missing the contact for only a moment. She sure was a soft one. The blonde fixed her rather revealing shirt, making sure nothing indecent had made an appearance.
Rose crossed her arms and looked the woman up and down, eyes pausing on her chest and curves before going back to her cute face. She raised a hand to play with the rose pendant necklace that lay just above her cleavage.
"A beautiful lass like you can run into me anytime," she chuckled, hoping her boldness didn't scare the poor thing off. She really was pretty to look at.

[Luxx]

Sophia felt her cheeks redden further as the woman complimented her. It was flattering in the least, and from a woman no less. The girl had always preferred a woman's company over a man's, though she never told a soul.
"Thank you" she said timidly.
Instead of running or saying goodbye, Sophia thought perhaps staying the the blonde could prove to be interesting. Her father was nowhere to be found after all, so what did she have to lose. After another moment of thought, she held out her hand.
"I'm Sophia" she introduced herself "Sophia Haymitch". Meeting someone new was always interesting after all, and the girl hardly ever met new people.

[Horatio]

The captain grinned as the girl continued to stay. It was turning out to be a good day. She knew it.
"I'm Rose Dover, at your service," she bowed, giving a good peek down her shirt. Though if this was intentional or not, Rose would never tell.
"And how are you this fine day Sophia?" she asked, tucking her thumbs in her belt and leaning against the building next to them, subtly moving closer to the woman in front of her.

[Luxx]

Sophia stood where she was, her shoulders tense, showing how shy she was, but a smile on her face nonetheless.
"I'm fine thank you" she replied graciously, looking over the other woman's clothing for a moment with curious blue eyes. She was no noble, that was certain, and no merchant either, Sophia knew all of the merchants in town. The girl took a wild guess and glanced at the ships that lined the dock out of the corner of her eye. She must have sail in on one of those ships. A trading ship perhaps? Only one way to find out.
"Did you just stop in port?" Sophia asked her, more curious than ever now. It was her dream to sail the ocean and if this woman was in fact a sailor, than she may have her chance, for a moment at least.

[Horatio]

Rose smiled softly, this woman was adorable, maybe there was some way Rose could convince Sophia to spend the day with her. She'd be a lady though it would be difficult, if she was already so cute after only a minute. But just having a woman to converse with who wasn't on her crew would be heavenly.
Her smile widened, "Yes I did, that's my ship there," she pointed amongst the docked ships, her eyes going to the one painted with red accents, "The Mad Strumpet, beautiful isn't she?" Rose looked at her ship proudly, it was her most precious belonging. She eyed the figurehead, a nude woman holding aloft a man's decapitated head. Rose loved it, others found it too morbid. Most of her crew found it funny though as she did.

[Luxx]

Sophia turned and looked at the vast red ship in awe, her blue eyes bright with amazement. She didn't care much for the gruesome figurehead, but the rest of it was incredible. Simply the fact that Rose had her very own ship was enough to make her awestruck.
"I'm so jealous" Sophia managed to say after staring at the ship for a long moment. Her eyes never left the ship for a moment.
"I've always wanted to sail across the ocean" she stated and at last, pulled her gaze back to Rose.
"My father would never allow me to go on his ships, but I would always dream" she smiled slightly, glancing down at her feet from the confession, her cheeks still flushed from earlier.