Pirate Love ~by Juan

~Love can change you, and it can destroy you.~


One day when pirates ruled the high seas, there was a young captain called Greaves. Even though he had glistening long hair and huge muscles that look like Popeye's, he didn't know the meaning of love. He was a mean and cruel captain. He only cared about treasure and was selfish. This was true until the day he met Anne.
Anne was a beautiful young girl who wanted to be a part of a crew, she wanted to be a pirate. Since she knew they wouldn't let her in the crew as a woman, she decided to dress up as a man. Greaves didn't know what was happening to him. He was confused about his feelings. He had never felt this way, and he wondered, Is this love? or am I just curious about this new pirate? That question was wandering in his head, he couldn't sleep, but he couldn't stop staring at the new pirate. He was relieved when Anne confessed to being a woman. He fell for her immediately. How could you not stare into her deep blue eyes that look like the deep blue sea, or at her golden hair that looked like treasure.
Anne changed his life completely, now his crew saw a long-haired, gold-toothed, respectful, and kind captain. Greaves crew was amazed; they had never seen their captain so happy. Captain Greaves asked Anne to give him a chance. Flirtily, she said, "No," even though she loved him as much as he loved her. Captain Greaves kept insisting until one day she finally said, "Yes!" They lived a very happy life together.
Months later as Captain Greaves was heading back to Cuba to collect his child, a huge ship moving full speed bumped into them. Greaves's crew was stunned. They had been attacked by Blackbeard! His crew attacked, and in less than five seconds of fighting only Greaves, Anne, and Black beard were left fighting. Captain Greaves jumped out but Anne didn't. Anne wanted to end this; she was tired of Blackbeard bugging her. He made fun of her because she was a woman. He didn't think she could fight. He said she'd never win a battle. She yelled, "I'm ending this NOW!" She lunged toward him with her sword, only to find that Black beard had pulled his gun. She died in that duel.
When Greaves realized his love was dead, he jumped overboard. He swam to shore. He made it to shore and vowed to never sail again. He walked through a lot of people , with a sad expression on his face. A wise, old man knew something was wrong. Greaves needed company so as the old man got closer to Captain Greaves, he paused. The man asked, "What's wrong?"
Captain Greaves told his story.
The old man nodded and said, "It is better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all."
Captain Greaves' was heart broken in that moment. He knew the old man was right, but the pain in his heart would not lessen. He started to pour tears as if it was raining...hard. He stopped crying and wiped the tears off his face. He whispered, "Men don't cry."
The old man said, "Aaaah, but real men do."
Instead of listening to the old man, he listened to the mean voice inside his head. It kept saying, "You're weak. You don't have anything. You didn't protect Anne." Captain Greaves fell to his knees and yelled, "Black beard! You...you're going to pay!" He marched to a ship. Revenge was flowing through his veins. It was as if he was the cyclops, and in a single moment he killed the pirates guarding the ship. He felt a sting, but he didn't care about that; he was too focused on killing Black beard. He finally took over the ship and recruited a crew.
Instead of looking for treasure, he started the ship and went out looking for Blackbeard. After years of searching, he never found him. Finally, he gave up, realizing that continuing to look was a waste of time. Captain Greaves screamed, "Why? Why did you take her away from me?" His grief was suffocating him and not letting him breath. Once Anne Read died, Captain Greaves knew that he has lost a part of him. His life felt like a broken pencil, "pointless". Captain Greaves felt lonely and sad without the love of his life. While Greaves pondered taking his own life, he remembered what the old man told him, "Remember Captain, you're never alone. She is watching you right know, and she is protecting you. You're never alone; she is always with you." Thinking about those words, Greaves looked to the sky. A star shot across the sky landing in the ocean water. Greaves knew it was Anne. He dove into the blue, ocean waters. His crew always knew, "Greaves didn't die because he was old; he died because his heart was broken."