(Arabella's POV)

It had been two days since the games, and we left pirate island. We were following the Rika crew, to yet another island, this one, is where the hot springs were.

Everyone was getting ready, for we were supposed to reach the port there sometime today, so everyone was packing a bag, because we would spend the night there on land. I knew everyone was a little hesitant that the Rika crew would join us, but hopefully, it wouldn't be that bad.

"I know I just put it here yesterday..." I mutter to myself, as I dig through Nate and I's closet, looking for my bathing suit. We had stopped at a port after we left the games, and the girls and I had all gone shopping, everyone getting a bathing suit.

"Whatcha lookin for there hmm?" Nate asks, as I feel an arm snake around my waist, pulling me away from the closet.

"Swimsuit." I answer him laughing, as I try to wiggle my way out of his embrace.

"Oh." He answers simply, tightening his grip on me, before giving me a quick peck on the cheek.

I push at him lightly, laughing, as he starts kissing my neck, still not letting go. "Hey knock it off, I'm packing here. Besides were probably almost there, no time for-" I'm interrupted by a quick knock on the door, the door opening, to reveal Russell.

"Hey Ed wanted me to tell you we will reach port in twenty minutes." Russ announces, leaning against the doorway. "Which I doubt is enough time for whatever nasty mushy shit that I just interrupted." He adds, smirking at us, and I can't help but laugh.

Nate glares at him, though half smiling himself at our friend. "Get out." He says, chuckling.

"Seriously, if that was enough time, I don't know whether to be impressed or disappointed in ya Nate." Russell adds, still laughing, as he teases Nate.

Nate grabs a pillow off the bed, chucking it at Russ. "I said get out asshole!" He yells, though I know he doesn't really mean it, as he starts laughing slightly, shaking his head.

Russell laughs, throwing the pillow back, before he leaves. I shake my head laughing. "I swear you two are like two bickering siblings." I add, before continuing my search in the closet.

"Yea well. I kinda always thought of him like a younger brother anyway." He says, before finally starting to pack a bag himself.

"Aww how sweet." I tease, before finally finding my swimsuit. "Got it!" I exclaim, before placing it in my bag, and closing it, putting it over one shoulder.

"You're ready?" He asks, and I turn to face him, watching him start shoving things haphazardly into his bag.

"Yea. Though I'll be right back, there's something else I was gonna grab, from one of the girls." I tell him, and he nods, not really paying attention.

I slip out of the room, heading for storage instead. Not that I think it's a big deal, and I'd mention it later, but i thought Nate would tell me no. I glance through all the alcohol, which we actually had a decent amount of, since Cap had quit.

"Ya know you could've said, that's what ya were going for tomboy." I hear suddenly, whirling around to find Nate, leaning against the doorway casually.

"I thought ya might be a little weird about it.. Aw hell I don't know.." I admit sheepishly, feeling my face heat up.

He comes closer, raising an eyebrow, before smiling at me, and taking me into his arms. "Don't bother me none. Just.. Be careful..it's easy to drink too much, or more than you can handle. Just promise me you'll be careful okay?"

I nod."I will."

"Good. What's it for anyway?" He asks, his brown eyes searching mine.

"Eh figured since it'd be just girls in the hot springs for a bit.. Figured why not bring some for girl bonding." I shrug, and he lets go, nodding.

"What ya looking at bringing?" He asks, looking at the bottles on the shelf I was in front of.

"Actually, I don't know. I know what I like, but not everyone will like it, and I should probably bring something with not as much of a kick, for anyone that isn't big on the harder stuff." I admit, as I glance at him.

"Here. This one has a slight sweetness to it, and it goes down easy enough." He says, taking a bottle of wine, and handing it to me.

I take it, stashing it in my bag, before going over to the more hard liquor. "Now that I think about it, I don't know what kinda alcohol you like." He says quietly, as he makes his way over standing next to me.

"Actually, I don't drink as much as I used to. But I still like a little hard liquor, here and there. I preferred Vodka, or Whiskey." I answer him, pulling a bottle of vodka off the shelf, before stashing it in the bag.

"Shit. Be careful with that." He adds, his eyes widening at my choice.

I roll my eyes at him. "I'll be fine. Plus I can hold my liquor. I admit I don't drink as much since I got on board, but I used to out drink some guys in my day." I tell him, laughing. He shakes his head, smiling slightly, before taking my hand, leading me towards the deck.

"Come on idiot, everyone's probably already up there." He adds, as he pulls me along.

We reach the deck, to find everyone ready, waiting for us. "Oops." I say, glancing at everyone.

"I don't even want to know what took you so long." Russell says, laughing at us.

"Pervert." I reply rolling my eyes.

"Alright crew, now that everyone's here. Let's get going." Morgan announces, and we all start to leave the ship, Morgan and Cecilia at the front, leading everyone.

We catch sight of the Rika crew, as we reach a big building. It was pretty, slightly older looking, but it had a charm to it, with its wooden walls, almost like a cabin of sorts. Plus, with the surrounding forest it looked even more like a cabin. "Alright, everyone find your rooms then we'll regroup in a bit?" Morgan asks, looking at everyone. We all nod, before heading off in our usual groups of two, in search of our rooms.

We reach the room, me and Nate looking around, before I go off to the bathroom to change. I grab a towel, wrapping it around myself, before leaving the bathroom. "What ya got the towel wrapped around ya for?" Nate asks, raising an eyebrow.

               I shrug. "Well, partially because I'm re thinking the bikini I got, second, do you want me walking around in just a swimsuit?" I ask smirking at him.

               "On second thought here take one of my shirts too." He says, going over to his bag, and throwing one of his white t shirts at me.

              I catch it, laughing as I pull it over my head. I grab my bag, before heading out, and we all meet up in a front room, the Rika boys standing with ours. I go with the girls, though we notice Fuzzy hasn't appeared yet. "Where's the blonde from the Rika?" Penelope asks, looking at us.

               "She was going to do something, muttering something about catching up later." Alan cuts in shrugging, as he eyes the girls.

                "Let's get going, I don't know how much longer I can stand here with Captain pervert over there undressing us with his eyes." Luna adds, shuddering slightly.

                  We all agree, heading off to the hot springs, the one designated for women. We all look around, at the large pool of water, before placing our stuff on the wooden deck area, that was like a porch, that lead right into the water.

                We all head in, floating kinda in a circle, facing each other. "How much you wanna bet Captain pervert Alan tries to get a peek while we're in here?" Kris exclaims, laughing.

              "Bish better not even try." Cecilia answers, showing us that she kept her whip close by, on the wooden ledge, causing us all to burst into laughter.

               "Hmmm now what?" Penelope asks, glancing around at everyone.

              "Enjoy it. Been awhile since we had time without the boys." Allison speaks up, as she dives underwater, re appearing after a few minutes.

               "Truth or dare anyone?" Kris asks, her hazel eyes dancing with mischief as she looks at us all.

             "Not much variation on the dares where we are, but hell.. Why not?" Luna chimes in shrugging.

              "Oh! I raided the ships alcohol supply before we left!" I say, hopping out of the water, and producing the two bottles of liquor out of my bag, setting the bottles on he edge before sliding back into the water. The girls all looked surprised, eyeing the bottles. "Well it's not like Captain's drinking it anymore." I add, shrugging.

                "What is it?" Cecilia asks, looking at the bottles.

               "Well, Nate caught me, actually, he recommended this wine, saying it was sweeter. The other one is vodka, which is just a personal preference." I add, as I open the wine, passing it to her.

               Cecilia took a small swig, before passing it on to Penelope. "Cecilia, truth or dare." Kris asks, and we all turn to look to the blonde.

               "Dare." She replies, a challenge in her blue eyes, as she meets Kris's gaze.

              Kris looks around, thinking. "Umm.. Okay you know what? How about I dare you to share a secret? Since mostly all we got is water around us right now." Kris asks, looking to the blonde once more.

            Cecilia nods, before turning around, revealing a tattoo on her upper back. It was a heart, with an infinity symbol in the middle of it. "It beautiful, Cecilia." Luna murmurs looking at it.

"Is there a story with it?" Penelope asks, and Cecilia turns around, nodding. Her smile falters slightly, and her eyes have a sadness about them, letting us know it wasn't a happy story.

"You don't have to tell us, if you don't want to." Kris says softly, swimming closer to Cecilia.

Cecilia sighs, taking a deep breath. "I've been with you all long enough. I think it's time." She says, smiling sadly. We all gather closer, finding some way to touch her, trying to reassure her. Penelope puts a hand on her shoulder, Allison puts one on the other. Kris hugs her, before pulling back, and Luna grabs one of Cecilia's hands. I grab her other hand, squeezing it, and Kris grabs my other hand, while taking the hand offered to her by Luna, all of us making a close knit circle.

"I used to be a mother." She starts, and our eyes widen in surprise, but we say nothing, letting her continue. "I lived in Yamato, and adopted a little girl named Blake. We were very happy, and I loved her very much. I still miss her.." She pauses, taking a deep breath before continuing. "She was five when I found her, and I took her in. I lost her when she was only ten. There was an incident, the nearby navy officers accidentally killed her." The water in her eyes falls over, tears streaming down her face. We all gasp, and Kris wipes away her tears. Cecilia gives her a grateful smile, before continuing. "I developed a huge mistrust for the navy. I became a pirate shortly after, and joined a crew aboard a ship called the Notre Dame." She stops once more gathering her composure, as she wipes the remaining tears from her face.

"The tattoo is for Blake? I'm sorry Cecilia. It's beautiful. Even more so because it's for your daughter." Allison says gently, meeting Cecilia's gaze.

"Thank you Allison." Cecilia answers, smiling slightly. "Anyway, I joined a crew, and boarded the Notre Dame. That's where I learned to fight, and learned how to use a whip actually." She adds, smiling slightly at some memory we couldn't see. "Unfortunately the captain took an odd favor to me. He... He used to beat me, if I told him no. He forced himself on me as well..." She trails off, her voice shaking slightly.

"That bastard!" Kris exclaims, fire in her hazel eyes.

"Sorry excuse for a man. Fucking prick." Penelope adds, fire in her green eyes as well.

"I'm sorry Cecilia. You don't deserve that at all. If we ever cross paths with him, let us know.. Well take care of that asshole." I growl, looking at her.

"Thanks girls. As you can imagine, I didn't trust men after that. There was a girl we picked up, on the Notre Dame, I told her to stick close to me, if she wanted to live, and survive. I protected her, and she called me mama Cecilia. She was like my second chance at life, but soon left after. I still have that protective instinct, though I suppose you all know that, probably why anybody would be drawn to me." She adds, chucking wryly, before continuing. "Soon the navy caught up with the us, but since the crew was idiotic and didn't trust one an another, they were all killed, except for me. I escaped. All that's left is me, I have no family. I ran into the navy once more, I was cold to men by this point, and fiery as always. I put up one hell of a fight. Not long after that, I found you all and the Sirius." She finishes her story, looking at us.

"I'm sorry for all you've been through Cecilia. But I'm glad it brought you to us in the end, and we've all become a family." Luna says, looking at the blonde.

"I'm glad we all found each other, and the boys." Cecilia answers, smiling, and we all gathered in together to hug her, a giant group hug of sorts.

"Okay who's next? Since apparently it's sharing secret time?" Allison asks, glancing around at everyone, before taking a swig of wine, and passing it to Luna.

"Well, how about you Luna?" Cecilia asks, looking to her.

Luna shrugs, taking another swig of wine, before passing it to Kris. She looks deep in thought, her brown eyes had a far away look in her eyes, as she plays with the necklace her brother Talon had given her.

She sighs, before speaking. "It's easier to show you, before I explain." She adds, before gripping her necklace, and diving underwater. We see a flash of blue light, seeming to come from the sapphire necklace she was wearing. We all gasp in surprise as she comes up from the water.

A/n: okay so... Turns out I need to split this chapter in half, since I'm already at 3000 words for this. Plus I also have some extra stuff planned for after they share their secrets... So sorry everyone! I'm splitting it in two. But!! I am currently working on the second half, it will probably still be kinda long, but not ginormous, like it would be if I put it all in one. I will post the second half of it today, because I don't want to like just leave it like this. Lol. So I'll post part two as soon as it's done. ^_^.

-Jinx.