The whole crew of the Jackdaw was enjoying of a night of alcohol, music and dance. In spite of all the trouble we had that day, those men knew how to give a party. They were singing aloud, with their drunken voices. The entire boat smelled like Rum but, I didn't hate it. I think my nose got used to smell it or my sense of smell was disappearing.

However, I didn't care because I was being a witness of the show that Nicholas was giving. He was more inebriated that anyone of the sailors. He had a bottle in his hand and he was bouncing side to side, singing a song I think nobody knew. But he was happy, very happy.

"Auuuroraaa" Nicholas said with a light red in his cheeks, his eyes half-closed and a weird smile in his lips. He tried to hug me but I moved aside. He almost lost the equilibrium but I caught his arm, avoiding letting him to fall "Upsss I almost fall" He mocked.

I sighed with a big smirk in my face. Seeing Nicholas like this was hilarious "I think you should stop drinking" I said almost laughing, helping him to sit down in the floor, next to the main mast. He leaned his back in the big stick and tried to drink another sip from the bottle "Oh, no! Or you will begin to see things that don't exist" I added while I stole the bottle of Rum from his hands.

"Ey! Give me that back!" He said while he tried to take the bottle again but I didn't allow him.

"It's enough for today, Nicholas" I added while I hided the bottle inside a roll of rope which was in the floor.

"Never is enough!" he said hardly singing.

I chuckled "Whatever you say - come on, I think you must go to sleep" I said trying to help him to stand up, but he weighed a lot.

"Nooo! I don't want to go to bed! It's early yet!" He said while he tried to keep his butt near the floor.

"Please, Nicholas! Don't make me angry" I said, this time feeling a little bit annoyed of his childish behavior. I tried again to raise him but, when I had got him to stand up, he fell again in the floor. I grumped very annoyed "Come on, Nicholas, please" I added while I made a last effort to carry him to his chamber.

I thought I couldn't convince him to go to bed. I almost gave up when I felt how Nicholas weighed less. I turned my head and I found Edward grabbing the other shoulder of my friend. I couldn't believe he was helping me. I thought he would be in his chamber, drinking Rum or with his mates Blackbeard or Adewale. But mysteriously, I hadn't seen him during all the night, and I didn't realize about that until he was there with me.

"Do you need some help, lady?" He said with placid voice. I was about to refuse his suggestion but Nicholas was too heavy for me. I nodded without wanting to exchange looks with him. I heard him chuckling.

He helped me to carry Nicholas inside the boat. The noise of the party stayed behind us and I felt how the outcry was getting away. Edward lighted up one candle and we continued our way.
Nicholas stumbled some time with his own feet. Even, one time we almost drop him in the floor because he did a strange move that made us to lose our strength. But we could reach his chamber. We threw him in the bed.

"I don't want to go to sleeeeeep" He said imitating the voice of a kid.

"Arg, Nicholas, stop" I groaned while I took out his boots from his feet. He finally settled in his bed and, in question of seconds, I heard his snores crossing my eardrums. I tried to not laugh but Edward couldn't resist.
We got out of the room laughing out loud but Nicholas was too drunk that he didn't notice. I closed the door when Edward came out. His laugh was very sweet, compared with his deep and rough voice. And I couldn't help my cheeks to blush.

We finished laughing and we stared each other with a big smile on our lips. My eyes paralyzed in his dark blue eyes, hypnotizing me with their magic charm. I didn't know how he could do this but he always did that, although it was unconsciously. We kept silence. We didn't realize that we were glaring each other in a very strange way. Like his thoughts could pass through my mind and vice versa. His smell, a mix between the salt of the sea and Rum, exotic and wild. His skin tanned because of the sun, the dirt of his face… but my eyes stopped when they spotted all the marks of his cheeks. I stared at them with a worried expression in my face. I wasn't really worried, but I felt grief about his scars. I knew they were bad memories about his past, a past which it had made him who he was right there, in front of me. The most mysterious man I had never met was staring at me with sweet eyes and a little smile in his lips. Someone even children feared. Someone who, in spite of his strange sense of humor and threatening look, felt alone. Someone who felt sad. Although he was hiding his sorrow, I knew it was there, inside his heart, inside his mind. It was the only reason I could find for understanding why he was like that. An intrepid, grumpy, drunken pirate.

I caressed his marks with my fingers lightly, and what surprised me was he didn't move. He stayed there, next to me. Like if he felt something when I was with him, I guess.

"I know they are ugly…" He whispered with a sad tone while he took my hand gently and moved it away from his face.

The smile of my lips disappeared when he said that "Who are ugly?"

"My scars" He replied quickly, like if he didn't want to be heard. I hadn't ever seen him so peaceful, never in all the time I knew him.

I shook my head lightly "Your scars aren't ugly" I said with soft voice. He guided his eyes to the floor "Well, they make you look angrier, but they aren't ugly" I added with a mocking expression in my lips. He chuckled because of my comment.

"You are so kind… Aurora…" He said with a whisper. I opened my eyes totally when he said that but I tried to hide my exaltation "I misbehaved with you and you don't deserve that… I just want to… apologize"
His words surprised me. He had never said sorry, at least not for me. But he was sincere, I could know it because his eyes were dramatically sad. Even I could discern a shine that I could recognize as track of a tear which wanted to go out from his eyes.

I smiled kindly and searched for his eyes behind his hair "Don't worry… I know that sometimes I could be very… annoying, I'm conscious about that"

"You are very annoying" He said changing his tone to a mocking one. I gave him a hateful glance. He always broke our most sincere moments. But I had to admit it, I loved when he did that. He laughed to himself.

"I think you should keep your mouth close sometimes" I replied with an evil smile. He laughed again.

Again, the same embarrassing silence. His eyes stuck in mine and his wicked smirk. Edward, you will never change.

"Have you tasted our new Rum? It was in Harry Fellon's boat… at least he had good taste" He explained while he turned around, making his way towards… I don't really know.

I kept silence during a few seconds "You know I don't like Rum…" I replied. He chuckled "But… I would like to drink the cup of victory" I added. His eyes went wide. I think even I didn't expect myself to say that… but, come on, I was young and a I had a long life ahead. A single glass of alcohol won't kill me… isn't it?

X

He guided me till his room. It was a completely mess. A big amount of papers scattered all over the floor. A lot of glasses and bottles of alcohol over the big table in the middle of the room. The bed wasn't made. I thought that somebody needed to tidy up his room…

He walked till he was next to the table. He grabbed one bottle and checked if it still had liquid. Then, he took two glasses from his wardrobe and served them. He stretched one glass towards me and I grabbed it hesitating.

"Don't be afraid, it tastes good" He explained while he sat on the top of the table.

I stared at the liquid "What happens if I like it?" I said, guiding my eyes to him, with a worried expression.

He smiled "Well…" he looked at one side "Rum is a great mate in the Jackdaw" He mocked.

I giggled. Finally, we drank at the same time the alcohol. I felt how my throat burnt while the liquid fell. I felt perfectly how it reached my stomach, leaving behind it a track of heat. I shivered because of the bitter taste. Edward observed my reaction and he laughed because he found it funny.

I placed the glass in the table "I don't know how you can drink it like it's nothing" I replied while I put an expression of disgust. Edward laughed again.

"Habit, I guess" He replied leaving his glass next to mine. He took the bottle and glared at me "Another one?" he questioned.

I stared at the bottle during silent seconds, doubting. But I finally nodded "Go ahead" I replied. He chuckled. He served again the two glasses.

I lost the count of how many drinks we had but I guess I was a little bit drunk. However I was pretty happy. We were sat in the bed, talking about our experiences and joking between each other. I had discovered the funnier part of Edward. He was such a kid and his jokes were the typical mocks young teenagers do. But I couldn't resist laughing. He was very comical.

He obligated me to listen his womanizer stories. I tried to interrupt him with any thing which passes through my mind but I think he was trying to annoy me. And he got it. I felt kinda angry about his romances… and I didn't want to feel like that. Why did I care that he was with a beautiful redhead in Kingston with whom he had spent a great night between sheets? Argh…
In spite of my irritation, we talked about my mother and her abilities for dancing and singing. She was a great artist and I think he should know.

"I remember when my father told me that he had to argue with some men because my mother had attracted all the attention with her dances and songs…" I giggled because I remembered perfectly the face of my father when he told me that, he was very disappointed with them but he knew that my mother was a very enigmatic and beautiful woman, with strong personality and sweet voice that could hypnotize even to the angels.

"I would have liked to meet your mother" Edward replied while he stared at me with a loving expression in his eyes.

I sighed "I know…" A big sorrow took place in my body. I really missed my mother a lot…

I think Edward noticed my sadness because his sweet expression changed to a pensive one "I think your mother would be proud of how you are right now… even, all the stories you have told me about her, it shows me that you keep her strength, intelligence and sweetness – It runs in your blood"

I smiled shyly. Nobody had told me that I looked like my mother. Everybody who knew my father, they said that I was exactly like him "She was better than me…" I said apathetic.

He shook his head "You both are in different ways…" I didn't reply to his comment. I thought that If I opened my mouth, I would start to sob because of the pressure of the grief I had in my heart "And you told me she was a great artist in a ambulant circus" He added. His words woke me up from my thoughts. I nodded without saying any word "So she must know many languages"

I nodded again "She just taught me a little bit of English and French… but with the years I forgot them… until I came to Havana"

"I would like to know some Spanish words… the basic… what I would need if I had an argument with any Spaniard" He said approaching his body to me.

I laughed "Do you really want to learn Spanish?" I questioned with ironic tone.

"A little bit" He replied while he bent his head lightly side to side.

I giggled "Alright, what do you want to know?" I sat better, with my legs crossed over the bed. I had left my boots in the floor, leaving my feet naked.

"Amm… how do you say… give me your money?" He said half-closing his eyes while he thought.

I laughed "Dame tu dinero" I said.

He stared at me with confused expression "Damer thu dineroh" [Imagine his lazy pronunciation because he was English and he was inebriated haha]

I laughed aloud "More or less, try again" I replied with a big smile.

"Amm… Damer tu dinero?" He repeated, arching one eyebrow bewildered.

"Yeah! You are near! Try once again! – Dame tu dinero" I said again helping him to pronounce it correctly.

"Dame tu dinero" He finally said.

I eulogized him because he had got it "You did good!"

"Ammm… how is; where's the Rum?" He added.

"It's easy - ¿Dónde está el Ron?" I explained.

"Ron?" He was very confused, I nodded "Alright…" He sighed "¿Dónde está el Ron?" He said it perfectly at the first time.

"Yes! You learn so fast" I said happily.

"I know…" He said confident about himself. I rolled my eyes because of his comment "And what about… You are a very beautiful girl?"

I stopped for a second. He had said something that really made me to lose my mind. I didn't know if what he had said had a second meaning… but I couldn't guess. Edward was too mysterious sometimes…
"It is; Eres una chica preciosa" I replied hardly mumbling.

He bit his bottom lip slightly "Eres una chica preciosa" He pronounced perfectly. I had to guide my eyes away because he was staring at me with a deeply look, his eyes trying to pass through my skin. I didn't realize that I didn't say anything in return "Did I say it right?" He said, waiting impatient for my answer.

My mind finally reached the earth "Yes" I whispered, nodding with my head.

"Then… Eres una chica preciosa" He added again with soft voice.

This time, my eyes stopped in his. His expression really called my attention. He wasn't smirking in that wicked way he was used to do. Even I think he was blushing a little. Edward, please… don't do this to me…

I noticed he was approaching even more to me, his hands placed themselves in one side of my thighs and he pulled me towards him. His face next to me and his thin red lips at lack of centimeters of mine. If he was another man, I would have punched him in his face, or kicked his balls. But I didn't react. I felt secure between his arms, and happy.

I caressed his neck lightly, still without taking my eyes from his. I thought I was in heaven. That weird emotion I felt, the nervousness in my stomach and my nerves making my heart to beat faster.
However, fast images crossed my mind swiftly that I almost fainted. The images were the memories when I was captured in my trip towards the Caribbean Isles. The things they did to me tormented my whole body and I moved away from Edward. He stared at me confused.

"Is anything wrong?" He questioned with a gently tone in his voice.

I shook my head "I'm sorry, Edward but I think we shouldn't…" I couldn't continue the phrase, but he knew was coming next. He sighed with disappointment. I stood up and put my boots on "I must go to bed, it's too late" I added staring at him sadly. It was the first time he hadn't broken this sweet moment, I did. And I felt guilty and depressed at the same time.

"Alright… good night Aurora" He said mournful.

I stared at him during a few seconds. I walked towards him, bent my body and kissed his forehead kindly "Goodnight, Edward" finally, I walked towards the door. I think I left him speechless, because he didn't say anything until I left the room, closing the door behind my back.

I had to stop for a moment. Did I really do that? I had kissed his forehead, something I hadn't ever done to anyone, and a lot less to a man. But Edward knew how to take me out from my habits, the things I was used to do or think, he changed them, unconsciously. It was the first time I felt something like this with a man.
I organized my thoughts because then I couldn't sleep that night. I had to calm down my nerves and find peace till the morning. Because tomorrow, we will reach Nassau.

X

"WHAT?!" the cigar fell from the lips of a big man and it fell over his boots, dropping the ashes all over the floor "Tell me that you are lying!" He added with a more furious tone.

"I apologize sir… but Harry Fellon has died" Another younger man replied with fear in his eyes, he had bent his face to hide his apprehension on his eyes.

The other man kept silence, and it meant something was wrong. The expression of his face was terrifying and the scar he had in his cheek made it worse. He had an ability to make your body freeze.

"And… what are we going to do now?" The young man asked, not very sure if he should open his mouth.

The man stared at him aggressively "Us? – . . .now?" He repeated his words with annoyance "You, my assholes soldiers, are going to do a shit because you get nothing" He replied with rough voice "It's unbelievable!" He turned around and looked at the ceiling of the room completely dark "She is just a fucking kid and you can't catch her! IT IS THE MOST FUCKING SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN ALL MY LIFE!" He shouted giving a hard hit in the table. The rest of the men in the room startled "IT WAS VERY SIMPLE! CATCH HER, KILL HER AND STEAL THE NECKLACE! WHAT PART OF THE PLAN DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?"

"But Sir… Remember she is with that pirate called Edward…" Another man replied giving a few steps forwards.

The grumpy man sighed with fury. He took out another cigar, placed it between his lips "I know she is with that jerk, I'm not stupid if you have that in mind" He replied offended.

"I'm sorry Sir… I know you are not stupid…" the man apologized with trembling voice.

"Yes, yes… I know, I know!" The mysterious man added while he shook his hands indicating to his soldier to shut up. After a short silence, In a matter of seconds, he took one knife from his belt and threw it. The blade of the knife stuck in the throat of the soldier. Making him to emit strange noises through his mouth like he was choking and finally, he fell in the floor. The entire room kept silence, all those present didn't react before that violent attack. Nobody had the enough bravery to intervene in the actions that intrepid man did "Somebody has something else to say?" He added, breaking that scaring silence. Nobody replied "Good…" The man sat in the chair made by wood and raised his feet, leaning them against the table "They are playing with fire… and I'm more dangerous than fire…" He said staring at his soldiers "Prepare my vessel, we have to go to Nassau"

Hey guys! Here you have the next chapter!

I wanted to announce that the next Tuesday is my birthday! So I'm going to upload two chapters that night! These will have more action and adventures so I will have to work hard! But I'm so excited because I've got great ideas for them and I just hope you like it!

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