A/N: Yeah it toke me a while to get this up. Sorry.
Sia stepped on to the ship as she glanced around carefully. Her eyes fell upon the back of a crew member and she swiftly ducked and moved low until she found the stairs that led to the lower deck of the ship.
Quietly as possible she stepped down the stairs as she kept a watchful eye above her. When her foot hit the floorboard she turned and headed down the hall. It was dark so she kept one hand on the wall to balance and guide her way through the hall.
Sia felt a change in the wall as her finger hit the crack between the wall and the door. As the door opened Sia was hit with a pungent smell and she cringed back. The moonlight flowed freely in the room through a circular window in the side of the ship. Shadows of outside waves and town lights danced across the walls as she moved forward. There were cabinets on the far side of the wall. Stacked on the wooden cabinets were filthy dishes. The galley. On the other side of the room was a long wooden table. Several empty glass bottles that had probably been filled with rum lay on top of the table, accompanied by a deck of cards that were scattered across it. All of the wood in the room was made of mahogany.
Sia slid behind one of the cabinets. Convenient as possible there was a corner that she managed to wedge her small frame into. She knew that some crew member would find her. She only hoped that they didn't find her until they were already at sea.
Sia stayed where she was and eventually drifted off to sleep. As she slept she dreamt about what would happen if Rick were to find her and what the captain of this ship would do with her. Subconsciously she thought 'It can't be any worse than what Rick did or death.'
Sia woke to the yells of a burly man. "What t'e hell are ye doing in 'ere?" He glared down at her in surprise in anger. Sia jumped up and the man continued cussing in her direction.
"Shh!" Sia clamped a hand over his mouth and did her best to keep him from moving away from her grasp. "I'll make you a deal. Can ye keep yer mouth shut as I explain it to ye?" The man nodded and Sia let go of him. "Shall I assume yer the cook?"
"Ay, Thomas. An who the hell are ye?" He stared at her suspiciously.
"I'm Sia and I needed to stay aboard this ship till it gets to the next port." She gave him an assuring look. "I'll make ye a deal. Ye can't tell your captain about me."
"Wha's in it for me?" The cook looked at her uncertainly.
Sia smirked, "I won't kill ye before ye get a chance to tell the captain." She lifted her skirt and half way pulled out the dagger. Standing straight she looked at him. The cook rolled his bloodshot eyes and pulled his cutlass out of his sheath. Sia tilted her head to the side. "Right then. I shall be under yer command and do as ye say." She saw the glint in his eyes. "Except no sex!" She added hastily.
Thomas looked at her and picked at his teeth with his finger. "I'm goin t'e have to pass then darling." He smirked and again pulled out his cutlass.
"Damnit." Sia muttered under her breath as she was led to the captain's quarters. However as she exited the galley she glanced out the window. They were surrounded by cool salty water.
Another crew member smirked and winked at her as he opened to door to the captains quarters. She was shoved in and the door was slammed shut. She yelled at the door and kicked it but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder and a familiar slurred voice. "Ello luv."
Sia stepped on to the ship as she glanced around carefully. Her eyes fell upon the back of a crew member and she swiftly ducked and moved low until she found the stairs that led to the lower deck of the ship.
Quietly as possible she stepped down the stairs as she kept a watchful eye above her. When her foot hit the floorboard she turned and headed down the hall. It was dark so she kept one hand on the wall to balance and guide her way through the hall.
Sia felt a change in the wall as her finger hit the crack between the wall and the door. As the door opened Sia was hit with a pungent smell and she cringed back. The moonlight flowed freely in the room through a circular window in the side of the ship. Shadows of outside waves and town lights danced across the walls as she moved forward. There were cabinets on the far side of the wall. Stacked on the wooden cabinets were filthy dishes. The galley. On the other side of the room was a long wooden table. Several empty glass bottles that had probably been filled with rum lay on top of the table, accompanied by a deck of cards that were scattered across it. All of the wood in the room was made of mahogany.
Sia slid behind one of the cabinets. Convenient as possible there was a corner that she managed to wedge her small frame into. She knew that some crew member would find her. She only hoped that they didn't find her until they were already at sea.
Sia stayed where she was and eventually drifted off to sleep. As she slept she dreamt about what would happen if Rick were to find her and what the captain of this ship would do with her. Subconsciously she thought 'It can't be any worse than what Rick did or death.'
Sia woke to the yells of a burly man. "What t'e hell are ye doing in 'ere?" He glared down at her in surprise in anger. Sia jumped up and the man continued cussing in her direction.
"Shh!" Sia clamped a hand over his mouth and did her best to keep him from moving away from her grasp. "I'll make you a deal. Can ye keep yer mouth shut as I explain it to ye?" The man nodded and Sia let go of him. "Shall I assume yer the cook?"
"Ay, Thomas. An who the hell are ye?" He stared at her suspiciously.
"I'm Sia and I needed to stay aboard this ship till it gets to the next port." She gave him an assuring look. "I'll make ye a deal. Ye can't tell your captain about me."
"Wha's in it for me?" The cook looked at her uncertainly.
Sia smirked, "I won't kill ye before ye get a chance to tell the captain." She lifted her skirt and half way pulled out the dagger. Standing straight she looked at him. The cook rolled his bloodshot eyes and pulled his cutlass out of his sheath. Sia tilted her head to the side. "Right then. I shall be under yer command and do as ye say." She saw the glint in his eyes. "Except no sex!" She added hastily.
Thomas looked at her and picked at his teeth with his finger. "I'm goin t'e have to pass then darling." He smirked and again pulled out his cutlass.
"Damnit." Sia muttered under her breath as she was led to the captain's quarters. However as she exited the galley she glanced out the window. They were surrounded by cool salty water.
Another crew member smirked and winked at her as he opened to door to the captains quarters. She was shoved in and the door was slammed shut. She yelled at the door and kicked it but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder and a familiar slurred voice. "Ello luv."
