"...you can't express every feeling that you have every moment that you have them..."
"Well, you know, Will. Courting your cousin really is quite common this day and age." Lila said as she sat on the bench, swinging her legs back and forth. "I mean, take our Aunt Gesibelle for example-" Both Grant and Jack gave her looks as if to say 'shut up'. She smiled, and pushed that comment aside as she said in a less than convincing voice, "Not that we did."
Jack rolled his eyes at the tone of her voice, causing Grant to stare at the both of them. Jack tried to smile, but Lila cut in and said, "And half of this, I'm just as confused as you are." Will, for the first time, looked up at Lila like she was crazy. He didn't know what he was feeling inside, all he knew was that he didn't like it.
"You look bloody awful, mate." Jack said as he pulled the chained amethyst up from Lila's neck. She saw this, and smacked his hand causing him to pull it back and rub it as he looked at her with a wounded face.
"Jack, shut up." Grant said, coming out of the shadows. "I think that William is just confused at the moment."
"Yes." Will said, finding his voice. "Actually, I am rather confused-" He trailed off to look at Lila and Jack who were quietly arguing about something. Grant groaned and walked over to the both of them and smacked the back of their heads. As he left his niece and son groaning in the corner, he walked back over to Will and said, "What do you want to know?"
He took a barrel, and in one swift motion, pulled it to sit on in front of Will. Getting over his shock (a little) over this whole situation, Will managed to ask Captain Teague, "Why-...I mean, why keep it a secret?"
"Well, you see-"
"Can it, Jackie." Grant spat back at his son, causing Jack to look as "wounded" as he did when Lila smacked his hand. Turning back to Will, he said, "When my sister was murdered, we knew that Beckett was going after the Jewel of the Sea. Amphitrite made that decision the put it on Lila's necklace. No one would ever think about that. We had to keep it secret because Jack at that time worked for Beckett. And if Beckett knew that he was related to Lila-"
"-she'd be a bit dead right now." Jack said in a voice mixed with amusement and seriousness. He moved his arm around Lila's shoulders, and to Will's surprise, she didn't shrug it off like she usually did. She only smiled at Will and said, "I was just told to always keep it a secret or I could be in danger-" She smacked Jack's hand again, causing him to give her a death glare.
"Jack, for heaven's sake, leave her alone." Grant said in a irrratated voice. Lila smirked at Jack, before turning back to her uncle. He had never been able to place it before, but apparently, Lila had gotten her looks from the Sparrow side of the family. Because, she was indeed as much Sparrow as Jack was. Lila turned back to Will and said, "And that Jewel thingy? I didn't know about it until your father-"
Will and Lila's gazes locked as realization hit them both. Grant, as if reading their minds, said, "He's fine. I sent my crew up to follow us."
"Uncle Teague-" Lila started, causing Grant to whirl around. "-how did you find us?"
"Pirate's way, love." Grant said with that trademark Sparrow smirk. Moments later, he shrugged it off and said, "I ran into his little grandson person back in that island off of Singapore...or Florida...I can't remember which-" Will, Lila and Jack all exchanged glances consisdering Florida and Singapore weren't exactly side by side. "-didn't recognize me apparently. But as we speak, my crew is taking over this ship." He looked rather pleased, while Jack looked at his father with an almost scared expression.
Will couldn't blame him one bit.
They made their way on deck moments later to see that Beckett's crew was tied up to railings, the mast, the wheel, anything that they could possibly be tied up to. Will was holding Lila's hand rather tightly as they walked down the deck. She smiled up at him and said, "Will, darling. I'm not going anywhere."
When he realized how tightly he was holding it, he smiled down at her, not the slightest bit embarrassed and said, "Sorry, Li." She gave his hand a squeeze as they walked up to his father. He was massaging his shoulder, but otherwise looked fine. He beamed when he looked down and saw their hands entwined, then said to Will, "Proud of you."
He didn't have to ask him why he was proud. It was unspoken. He was proud of Will that Will had finally realized that Elizabeth wouldn't want him to dwell on her death forever. He was about to open his mouth and say something, when Grant walked up and laid a hand on Lila's shoulder and said to them, "We're sailing with no stops to the island where your grandfather put all of his weapons-" Bending down slightly to look Lila in the eyes, he said, "Love, this is your father you're about to fight against. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Of course I am." Lila whispered as Jack came to stand behind his father, giving his cousin a smile as she said that. "My mother was a Sparrow, after all. Making me-"
"-one of the best Sparrows this family will see." Grant said, looking over at Jack and saying, "Goes for you as well if you don't do some bugger thing to mess everything up as you usually do." Jack looked at his father with a wounded face as he said, "Bloody 'ell, man. You talk to me as if I'm not even your son-"
"Don't test me, Jackie." That caused both Lila and Will to smile. Jack made a face as his father took a rope and swung back over to his ship. Lila snorted as Will moved his arm to her waist, "Goodness. Jackie? Haven't heard that one since Aunt Getrude-"
"Don't even do that, Lila." Jack said as he staggered over to another rope. Grabbing it firmly he said, "Ta, my dears-" Jack took the rope and was about to swing over to the Pearl like his father had before him. Only, being Jack, he hadn't realized that his rope wasn't secured onto anything. So, when he jumped off of the railing, he fell into the water.
"Oh, bugger." He mumbled as he resurfaced, ignoring the laughs of Will and Lila above him. "Bugger, bugger, bugger-" He hissed at the ropes as he struggled to untangle himself from them. Will smiled over at his father, and then whispered to Lila, "Come on the Dutchman for a while." When she looked up at him and saw the look on his face she asked, "Why?"
He smiled as he leaned down and kissed her cheek, "Just to catch up, is all."
The war was coming. Everyone on board the Dutchman knew that. With the Pearl in the front, and the Rose following, everyone knew that the time to fight was coming. Bootstrap smiled to himself as he walked to the wheel, taking over as captain once again. Will and Lila had been disappearing lately on the ship. Talking. That was it. Catching up and just talking...well, not just talking, but Bootstrap knew how much of a gentlemen his son was and how much he truly loved and respected Lila.
Will and Lila were down in the lower decks. Will never got around to moving that organ of Davy's out of the Dutchman, and considering that Lila played it beautifully, he was glad that he wasn't. "Your father is Neptune, your mother was the queen of the sea. Your uncle on your father's side is Davy Jones, and on your mother's is Captain Grant Sparrow?" Will asked with a slightly amused voice as he came to sit beside her on the organ's bench, watching her fingers move gracefully on the keys. "Wouldn't be surprised if you were related to me."
"I'd certainly hope not." Lila said, wrinkling her nose and not taking her eyes off of the keys she was hitting. That was an expression that Will thought was adorable, and she knew it too. Will smirked as he said, "Didn't stop you and Jack."
"Ah, touche." Lila said, with a smile. He was seeming to be put into a trance by watching her play. The sound that was coming out was entrancing Will. He smiled as he said, "Your play...you're amazing."
She couldn't help but smile as she finished the song and said, "Thanks. My aunt made me take it up when I was in Port Royal..." She made a face, and then trailed off. Will knew what she was thinking, and decided to change the subject completley. So when she played the last note, he leaned down and kissed her softly. But that kiss didn't stay soft when she turned around and leaned into him, taking him by complete surprise. He smiled against her lips as he pulled her against him.
But their moment was interrupted when they heard someone walking around behind the door...listening. She groaned as she hopped off of the bench and walked to the door. "Lila?" Will asked with a worried look from the bench. When she came to the door, she turned around and saw that gleam in her eyes. He didn't like it at all. "Lila!"
She cleared her throat and said in a voice that took Will more off guard than that kiss. "Aw, Will..." The tone of her voice made Will stare at her in complete and utter horror. If his father was on the other end of that door-
"Lila!" He said in a harsh whisper. She just continued to smirk as she said, "I know, I love you too." She paused for a moment, before she said, "Does your timbers need shivering?" That was when his jaw completely dropped. He could not believe what had just came out of her mouth. A princess's mouth, no less. Will's face was turning scarlet as he managed to walk over to her. He opened his mouth to say something to her, but she put her hand firmly over it and said to the door, "-your buckles need swash...ing?" That was when his face got so hot, he knew it was about to explode.
When he finally managed to get free of her grasp and whispered, "Are you insane?"
"For you maybe." He never thought that his jaw could drop quite so far. But it did. He just stared at her, his face burning hot as he whispered, "Lila, shut up I-" She opened the door, and he buried his face in his hands. He heard her laugh and say, "Morning, Jack."
Will reluctantly brought hisred face out of his hands and gave the completely disgusted Jack a small wave before following, without a word or a glance to Jack, Lila up the stairs. "Lila, honestly!" He said in a squeaky voice when she started laughing. "What's that needed? I mean, bloody hell, Lila! That was-"
"He deserved it." Lila said, coming to stand close to Will. "He shouldn't be listening to our conversations like that." She leaned up to kiss Will, but he turned away and said in that same squeaky voice, "LILA! You didn't have to...heavens, do your timbers need shivering?"
He heard someone clear their throat behind him and say, "Excuse me?" He reluctantly whirled around to see his father staring down at him with a disapproving look on his face. Will felt like killing Lila at that moment. Bootstrap glanced at Lila then to Will and said, "We're here a at the cave. We're making port."
"Aye, Captain." Will said with a nod, causing Bootstrap and Lila to stare at him. "Bloody hell, I'm the captain..." He whirled around to look at Lila to say, "Do you see what you bloody do to me?"
"I try my hardest, Captain." She said, once his father had left, and leaned up to kiss Will briefly on his lips making him forget even more than he had alreaduy forgotten. Once she had gone, he just stood there for a moment, before shaking his head and getting out of his trance.
"ALRIGHT MEN!" He yelled getting his crew's attention. "Follow the Pearl and wave down the Rose to make dock!" They did as he commanded and started running about the ship. He put both of his hands on the wheel, and looked down at Lila who was now talking to Bootstrap about something. When she caught his eye, she winked quickly, before turning back to Bootstrap.
Turning the wheel, he mutted, "Do your buckles need swashing? Do your timbers need shivering..." He rolled his hazel eyes and whispered, "Bloody hell."