Matey, that's what the pirates called him. He was an orphan so he never had one. He was glad to have one at all. A girl that was around his age, 20, was forced on-board, "keep her company" one of the pirates said and chuckled, "you two can have some fun if you'd like" said another. They left in search of  another village to raid. Soon they were so far from land that it was a black speck, Nate(he liked to call himself) continued to swab the decks on order from the Cap. He kept sneaking glances at the her, taking in her beautiful face and physique. This went on for awhile, until she looked in his direction, he kept his eyes down after that. When he was finished swabbing the deck, the Cap ordered him to take the girl belowdecks. He  made his way over to her and pointed to a door under the Captain's quarters, "name's Nate, would you be so kind as to come belowdecks with me miss?" He led her down to his room, "you can have the bed, I'll have the floor." He gave her a pile of clothes, "they might make you swab the decks, I find these more suitable to work in than your current attire, and I know how you feel, I was taken from my village too" he looked away, seeming to remember something sad, then he smiled at her. "May I have your name miss?" After that he laid in a corner, "if they want us, they'll ring a bell, so you can rest or do anything you want, just can't go on deck." He settled in and looked at her curiously. "Well, I guess we'll be roommates from now on."