Age 6

Lily Evans sat on the rough wooden deck of the Atlantic Jewel watching as her mother and crew took control of the Entrosys. The ring of steel on steel and the loud thuds as cannon balls erupted from the sides of the ships kept her hidden behind the steering wheel. She peeked out only so slightly to see the pirates start to board the Entrosys, swinging off the riggings and landing softly on the deck of the other ship, swords gripped in their hands and guns blazing. Lily watched as the English soldiers were quickly disarmed by the well trained, if not sneaky pirates and crowded into a corner of their ship. A small boy about her age, maybe a little older was pushed towards her mother along with his parents, his father struggled against the pirates holding him, but the boy and his mother just followed, a defeated look in their eyes.

"I will not have this; just take the money and go." The man yelled, only to receive a mocking laugh from the pirates leading him towards the mast, and Lily's mother. The company conversed for a while, Lily's mother more often than not smirking, a teasing look on her face.

Lily crept into the room where the boy had been left, delicately closing the door behind her. The scene was so serene, the boy lay on the bed just as he had been left, a small ray of sun shone through the window on to his face. His brown hair was cut short spiking up on all angles from his head. Lily tip toed forward and knelt down beside the bed, watching quietly as his chest rose and fell as he slept. He was handsomely dressed, a dark jacket loosely hanging over his dirty white shirt, and brown pants that were just that little bit too big. Lily could see the boy starting to wake up, his hand twitched and formed a fist, she watched intently, almost as if watching an alien, as he slowly opened his eyes. The boys hazel eyes stared back at Lily, they were clouded with confusion, and he almost looked scared of her. The pair just sat there watching each other, waiting for the other to say something, to make the first move.

James looked up at the girl her emerald eyes meeting his, she looked almost familiar. Her wild red hair fell over her lightly tanned face, and the bridge of her nose was sprinkled with freckles. But what was she doing in his room?

"Hello," She whispered, smiling down at him a gap toothed grin, "My name's Lily, Mother said I shouldn't come down here, but I thought you might like some company when you woke up." James sat up almost clashing heads with Lily on his way up.

"What are you doing in my room." he demanded, staring down at her, he couldn't remember if there had been any servants on the ship with them, but the girl looked too young anyway. She was offended, James could tell by the reserved appearance in her eyes.

"Your room," she said a confused look on her face as she moved towards the door, "This is my ship." She said proudly.

"Really?" he said in a bored tone, rolling back onto his side.

"It is." She insisted, glaring at him from under the dark red hair that was constantly falling over her face. James scoffed, leaning forward slightly to make sure that she was still there.

"Now, get me some food." he said, noticing the emptiness in his stomach.

"Humph." she grunted loudly before slamming the door shut.

The nerve of that boy, ordering her around like he owned the ship and he didn't even tell her his name. Lily stomped up the stairs to the main deck unceremoniously closing the thick wooden door behind her. She could smell the salt in the air and hear the wind catching in the sails, as the Atlantic Jewel sailed smoothly over the calm sea waters, the sails held tight by the strong wind. Lily started to climb up the rope ladder towards the crow's nest feeling the tough rope on her skin, already calloused from her few years on the ship. Thom was in the crow's nest per usual, keeping watch on the horizon for any oncoming ships. Lily smiled at him as he helped her into the crow's nest.

James sat up feeling his stomach growl, he had the feeling that the girl, Lily, hadn't stomped of in a huff to go get him lunch. Besides he felt like he'd been sleeping for days maybe some fresh air would do him good. The room was smaller than he had remembered, and the furniture was different. A small set of white washed drawers sat next to his bed, and a matching desk and chair in the opposite corner, a porthole above his head allowing a salty breeze into the room. James started towards the door more than confused about his change of quarters; he pulled the door open and peeked out expecting to see the many English soldiers running around the corridor, but instead was met by a strange looking man. Long brown hair hung to his shoulders and almond eyes stared back at James.

"You're a-a Pirate." James squeaked, as the previous events rushed back to him, the pirate ship, the female captain, and this pirate, he'd hit him in the back of the head. The man smiled back at him holding out a hand.

"Jac," he said motioning to himself. James eyed him wearily before deciding he was as good of a person to get his lunch as any.

"I want my lunch." He announced to Jac.

"Cap'n says we have to be civil." he mumbled begrudgingly, looking over his shoulder as though he expected her to be standing behind him, "I'm not much of a cook m'self, but I'll show you to the kitchen." He said turning to walk back down the corridor.

The pale blue sky was starting to fade into pinks and purples on the horizon, and the darkness that meant night seemed to be chasing the Atlantic Jewel across the calm ocean. Lily looked down at the main deck from the crow's nest, watching the crew prepare the ship for anchoring that night. Jac the first mate trudged across the deck towards her mother dragging a very worried looking boy behind him, she could tell he wouldn't make it long on her ship. Lily couldn't help but let a giggle escape her lips as she swung down from the crow's nest landing lightly on the wooden deck, a trick she'd learned from her mother.

ANa: Sorry it took so long to upload I'll try to keep up with the updates as soon as school finishes in 3 weeks :D Please R&R and I'll love you 3 thanks for taking the time to read :)