The next morning Mya woke up early. The night was calm and beautiful, but she didn't sleep all night. She spend the whole night looking up at the stars tracing pictures in the sky. Looking at the clouds and looked for animals and other images. She walked through the Pearl for the fifteenth time that night. She was tiered out of her mind but she still couldn't fall asleep. The sun is now rising spreading a warm rich yellow, orange color.
The crew was still asleep, the captain was asleep, AnnaMaria was asleep, but she wasn't asleep. She looked up at the crows nest and saw Mr. Cotton and his parrot on watch. How didn't she notice them last night? She could have used the company, it was lonely, even in Tortuga she wasn't as lonely as now.
Climbing up the latter to sit next to Mr. Cotton she finally made it. It seemed that he didn't notice her behind him she smiled. She was used to acting like a cat, quiet, swift, witty, sly. She smiled at the older man as he looked out to sea. He was a couple of years younger than her father but the oldest one on the crew. He seemed like a nice man, it's a sad thing he's a mute. Wishing that the man who cut his tongue out would burn in hell for such treatment. Sure they were pirates but why should they act so vile to good people.
"Good morning Mr. Cotton." He jumped and looked frightened. Mya chuckled and smiled sweetly, "I didn't mean to scare you, I'm sorry." He smiled back and nodded to her.
"How are you?" She asked still smiling. He didn't answer her he just stood keeping watch.
"Do you know where we're supposed to dock for supplies?" She asked nicely. He shook his head and so did the parrot. Was he nervous around her? Or was he just annoyed by her? Was it something she said? Was it something she did? Why is he acting so strange?
"Mr. Cotton?" He looked at her and she looked at her hands. "Did I do something that upset you?" She asked without making eye contact.
"No! Angel of the sea, angel of the sea!" His parrot screeched. Mya looked at the parrot from the corner of her eye and smirked. Turning her whole body to it she scratched its golden neck. It ruffled its feathers in pleasure and they chuckled. Mr. Cotton gave the parrot a cracker and it held it to its beck with its foot. Mya looked in her pocket and found a strawberry and a grape. She gave it the grape and it flew on her shoulder waiting for the strawberry. She fed it the strawberry and watched it swallow it. She giggled as the parrot started to clean its feathers.
Mr. Cotton smiled as he watched the girl and the parrot bonding. He pet its head and brushed Myas hair lightly like her father used to do, but then he messed it up making the bandana fall off. She laughed hysterically as the parrot helped Cotton mess her hair up. She fell to the floor laughing wondering how her hair looked. She narrowed her eyes playfully at the parrot and at Mr. Cotton. All they could do was laugh; the parrot fell off his shoulder and rolled around the floor. She started to laugh so hard she fell on her back and Mr. Cotton held his hands to his stomach and laughed hysterically.
After a few minutes of calming themselves they sat next to each other with the parrot in the middle they watched the sunrise. The parrot spread its wing and flew around the crows nest and landed on Myas' head. He looked at her upside down and she stuck her tongue out at him and he stuck his tongue out at her. She rolled her eyes and so did he. She put her hand on her hips and he spread his wings and flapped them. She giggled and so did he.
"Mimic me do ye sir, I challenge ye to a battle." She took out her dagger and winked at the bird. The bird flapped its wings and flew off only to return with a mettle stick in its mouth. He bobbed his head and charged at her. He flapped his wings and darted at her dagger. She blocked it and grabbed a rope to slide down to the deck.
"Did you think this wise birdie, crossing "blades" with a pirate?" He bird bobbed its head and dropped the melt twig.
"Pirate ye be warmed!" It screeched and grabbed its metal twig and charged at her playfully. Mr. Cotton stood up at the crows nest laughing as the girl and his bird fought in a battle. She tried to keep a straight face on as the bird dogged her blows and as its little cutlass made a cling sound when it hit her dagger.
The parrot poked her in her chest with its metal twig dropping it as she fell onto the deck pretending to be dead. The parrot stood victoriously over her body cheering for itself. Mr. Cotton was in hysterics by the time Mya was 'defeated'. The bird quieted it down and moved around her body stopping at her chest. She opened one eye and saw it lying on her breast. Mr. Cotton was lying on his backside laughing and trying to breathe at the same time.
The parrot seemed too fallen asleep on her breast, she couldn't help but giggle. Mr. Cotton slid down the rope and looked at the girl laughing and the parrot snuggling into her shirt. Its feathers touched her bare skin and she giggle as it entered her shirt. She yelped and screeched and giggled at the same time rolling all over the floor trying to get it out. Mr. Cotton was leaning on the railing for support as he laughed at the sight.
Neither Mr. Cotton nor Mya realized the crew watching her the whole time, throughout the deadly battle to the victorious defeat to the frisky business of the parrot. Half the crew where in hysterics and Mr. Cotton as they watched Mya trying to take the bird out of her shirt.
"Beautiful coconuts, beautiful coconuts." The parrot announced making the crew fall to the floor. Mya yelped as she heard him and screeched.
"Why you little pervert!" The bird moved to the back of the shirt and poked its head out to look around then go back inside her shirt. "Get out of my shirt before I cook you for dinner!" The bird immediately flew out of her shirt and to Mr. Cotton leaving Mya still giggling and the crew practically passed out from the lack of air as they laughed.
AnnaMaria was chocking and laughing and crying all at the same time. Mr. Cotton was on his back laughing and rolling around. The rest of the crew where trying to get up while they were laughing but failed horribly falling on top of each other.
"I could still feel that bloody parrot in my shirt!" Mya giggled. The crew laughed harder.
Mr. Gibbs and John got up and rushed over to Mya and picked her up. They carried her to the edge of the ship and smiled evilly at her.
"Only one way to fix that luv!" They dropped her into the Caribbean water, she yelped as she hit water. She narrowed her eyes at them and stuck her tongue out at them and swam next to the pearl. Diving and swimming around. AnnaMaria leaned over the railing still giggling; she took off her effects and jumped into the water too. After her John and Mr. Gibbs jumped in with a splash. The rest of the crew soon joined them after.
There was walking around the deck and mumbling. The figure soon looked over the railing and it was Jack. He narrowed his eyes at his crew and frowned.
"Have you all lost your minds?!" He raised his arms in the air dramatically. "Get back on the pearl before I-" He was interrupted by someone pushing him into the water with the rest of the crew. He emerged from the water spitting water out. Looking up at the pearl he saw Venus smirking down at him. Standing on the railing and holding on to the rope she bowed dramatically and took out her cutlass.
"I clam the Black Pearl mine!" She announced playfully, still trying to keep a straight face on. She put away her cutlass and bowed once more but yelped as Mr. Cottons parrot bit her ass. She yelped and screeched her way down screaming:
"Bloody perverted bird!" The crew laughed good heartedly. When she emerged from the water she spit it out and looked at the bird who sat at the railing proud.
"I clam the Black Pearl mine." The bird picked up the metal twig and bowed proudly and flew to the helm. Te crew laughed in amusement.
"Stop mimicking me you bloody parrot!" Mya laughed as the did the crew. They all climbed back on deck with their back to the floor breathing in greedily. Jack laid next to Mya and sat up looking at her. Her eyes were closed and a smile on her face and a blue and green feathers on her chest. He took one off and looked at it as Mya opened her eyes as she felt man fingers on her chest. Jack looked at her with the feather in between his thumb and his index finger.
"Do I even wanna know?" He frowned at the feather and the crew watched their Captain talk to Mya.
"Why are you jealous that Mr. Cottons parrot got to me first?" She smirked mischievously. The crew only erupted into laugher once more.
"Oh don't worry Jacky-poo! You know I love you baby boo. Now..." She patted his thigh and smiled at him, "you better go change those clothes before you get a cold, no one like a Mr. sniffles." She pinched his cheeks and the crew laughed ever harder. Mr. Gibbs was laughing and crying all at the same time. AnnaMarai pinched Johns' cheeks just as Mya did. Jack turned beet red and sneered at Mya.
"Oh shut up you bloody cockroaches! Get your good-for-nothing lazy asses to work!" Jack snapped and stomped over to the helm.
The crew chuckled as he passed them, they walked over to Mya and gave her a friendly pat on the shoulder or they'd mess her hair up in good nature. She sat with her ankles crossed and leaning back on her forearms. She chuckled as she watched Jack held the wheel in a death grip, his knuckles turned white. She shook her head smiling at him. She saw Anna coming up to her so she stood up. She smirked evilly and glanced back at Jack who tried to keep eye contact with the horizon. Looking back at the crew who were snickering and laughing about earlier today. With the parrot battle and friskiness, the early morning swim, Mr. Cottons parrot taking over the pearl, Jack being jealous that the parrot got more action from Mya then he did, and she acting motherly love to him.
Anna put her palm on Myas' shoulder and smirked. Licking her lips and biting the inside of her cheek trying not to look like a total and complete fool.
"Just like old times eh?" Mya asked with a short giggle.
"Damn straight!" Anna and Mya broke into a large good hearty laugh. Jack sneered as he saw the girls laughing and the crew chuckling.
"Anna, get back to work!" Jack bellowed from the helm and Anna made an annoyed face.
"Alright, alright, keep your shirt on Jacky-poo!" She could barely contain herself as she laughed with the crew. Jack rolled her eyes and held a tighter grip on the wheel.
Mya shook her head and walked down to the galley to get something into her empty stomach. Still the morning events played back in front of her eyes and she laughed. Jack must be upset with her even more now. She chuckled and shook her head, licking her lips as she found an apple. "This was going to be a long day." She said to the apple before taking a bit.