A/N- Sorry this has taken so long! I've been forced to clean the house in one day. I know it doesn't sound bad, but I have my dad breathing down my neck… so fun. Anyways, I got this chapter up, but infortunatly it is short. Sorry! But it is still good, well at least I think so.
Thanks for all the reviews.
eliza-morgan22- The person from behind the bar is going be part of this chapter so they're going to add another twist to the plot.
AmberJupiter- For your first question about why they have to sneak the girls on… The crew can still rebel or go after the women when the guys aren't around so it's just safer. Plus the crew did rebel against Malachite when they found out about Mina so who knows what they would do when they would find about all five girls. For the second question, they're in a place like Tortugas in POTC. It's like a pirate town and there's so many pirates there that people won't try to go against them. That's why they're able to keep the flag up. Plus Triste is in a bay so it is somewhat protected from the royal navies. Thanks for asking those questions and I'm more than happy to make these things clear!
Alexandria18- Well now that they're on the ship the traveling begins and who knows where they'll go and what will happen!
cosmos serenity- Yes there's going to be a love scene. Come on they're on a ship that is on the open seas… yes there will def. be a love scene.
moonieB- Too lazy to log in… I understand that. Anyways, Seiya and Diamond will be coming back in. You really think a few words from Darien would stop them? ;p
Dertupio- You're partially correct. He isn't a true spy, but turns into one because of greed. He'll be in this chapter so there's more about him in here…
Ffgirlmoonie- Well you'll find out who he is, but he is a new character, not someone we've seen already.
Moon Titan- Thank you!
Sailor Saturn2- Don't worry, I'm going as fast as I can and this chapter has a lot of information on people and their motives.
Sailorceb- Sorry this took longer than most chapters. I've had way too much stuff to do over one week so I've been spread thin. Hope it wasn't too long of a wait though.
The next morning Serenity woke up to her bed swaying back and forth. Not know why her bed was moving she sat up and looked around. Then the memories of the night before hit her and a smile formed on her face. As she listened to her surroundings Serenity could hear the waves hitting the sides of the ship, the birds calling each other, and Darien giving orders. Wait, Darien giving orders? The crew must be up. Serenity thought. She quietly got out of the bed that she had been sharing with Darien and walked over to the window. Making sure she was close enough to the side and low enough that people wouldn't see her, she walked over to the window and peered out.
All she could see were other pirates scurrying around the deck and setting things up. Hm, I wonder where the guys are. She thought looking over the deck. Finally her eyes caught onto the dark brown hair of Nephrite. He was standing near a cargo hole and watching some of the crew work.
Suddenly a dark form encompassed the window and Serenity fell back with surprise. The door opened and before Serenity could find a hiding spot, preferably back in bed or behind Darien's desk, the figure came in.
"Serenity, Darien would be mad if he found out you were up and watching through the window, where anyone could see you." came Malachite's voice.
"O, it's you. Well, um… sorry I was curious!" Serenity whined.
"I figured that so I decided to come in her and tell you some rules before someone other than the five of us sees you." Malachite said. "Or Darien for that matter."
"What? What rules and what would Darien do?" Serenity asked.
"Darien would probably tie you up somewhere and gag you to keep you quiet." Malachite said with a smile.
"Hahaha, I see someone is funny in the morning. Now what about the rules?" Serenity asked.
"Right, um, first you have to be quiet. It's the most important one so remember it and don't break it. Second, make sure you are out of sight at all times, this means staying away from the window on the door. The back window you can be at. Third, don't answer the door no matter what. Darien's got this crew trained and they nock when coming into this room and certain other places." Malachite explained while walking around the room. Serenity had gone back to the bed and was sitting down trying to pay attention to Malachite.
"How would I know if it's you or one of the guys though?" Serenity asked.
"We'll nock three times, then two, and then one. We usually won't be coming in unless Darien is in here." Malachite explained. "Sometimes some of the crew does come in while we're in here checking charts, maps, etc… when someone does come in; you are to hide either behind the bed or in the closet." Malachite said as he pointed to certain spots. "What are the rules?" Malachite asked noticing Serenity staring off into space.
"What? Oh, um… keep quiet, stay out of sight, don't answer the door unless it's the secret knock, and hide if someone comes in." Serenity said.
"Good." Malachite said. "Darien will be coming in shortly to check on you. He had to finish some things before coming so he sent me to see you. And before you ask, yes, he'll have food with him."
"Good, cause I'm hungry." Serenity huffed.
"Then you'll want this." Darien said as he walked in with a tray caring some food.
"Yay!" Serenity exclaimed, but when she saw Darien and Malachite's face she calmed down and gently took the food before taking it back to the bed.
"Thanks Mal." Darien said grabbing Malachite's shoulder in a friendly gesture.
"My pleasure. By the way, you might want to get some of the food before Serenity eats it all." Malachite said pointing to the bed where Serenity was downing most of the food. Darien groaned and walked over to Serenity as Malachite left the room.
"Save some for me." Darien said. He sat behind Serenity and pulled her onto his lap. Serenity tore off some of the bread and brought it up to his mouth where he eagerly ate it. "I never though bread could be so good." Darien said kissing Serenity's neck.
"Hm, how about some fruit?" Serenity asked as she fed Darien a piece of the melon that the crew had managed to bring onto the sip.
"I think I'll let the crew bring more melon on the ship now." Darien said as he finished eating. Serenity giggled and leaned up to his face. Darien thought she was going to kiss him, but instead kissed his chin where some juice had trickled down. "You temptress." Darien said with a smile.
"And would you have it any other way?" Serenity asked.
"Nope." Darien answered. He then repaid Serenity by feeding her some of the breakfast.
"This is good for us being on a ship." Serenity said chewing on some melon.
"Don't get used to it. We'll be forced to eat bread and cheese and some other small things soon because the melons with go bad soon." Darien said. "That's why I don't usually let them on."
"Then why did you this time?" Serenity said before taking another bite.
"Because I thought you might like it." Darien said. He went back and started attacking Serenity's neck and she broke out in small fits of giggles. "Alright, I lied." Darien said after a while.
"About what?" Serenity asked becoming concerned.
"The crew snuck the melons on. I had no clue till this morning." Darien confessed with a smile.
"Well if I could talk to them I would thank them." Serenity said.
"Don't try." Darien warned as he captured Serenity's lips.
"I think I can be persuaded not to." Serenity said in between kisses. Darien put the food on the floor and rolled Serenity over on the bed so he was on top. Before anything could go farther a knock was heard on the door. It was a simple knock so Darien motioned for Serenity to hide behind the bed.
When Darien was sure Serenity was hidden he called for the person to come in. A skinny little boy walked in and looked up at Darien with fear in his eyes. "Yes?" Darien asked, obviously grumpy.
"Mr. Malachite said he needs to talk to you now. He says it's important." The boy said.
"Thank you, you can go." Darien said smiling at the boy. The boy just nodded before walking out as fast as he could. "Serenity, you can come out now." Darien said when he was sure the boy was gone.
"You should go." Serenity said. "I'll be here, don't worry. It's not like I have somewhere to go."
"We'll talk about that tonight." Darien said.
"Really? I might be able to go see the girls?" Serenity asked.
"Maybe, now I have to go. I'll come in to check on you as soon as I can." Darien said. He bent down and gave Serenity another kiss before getting up and leaving with the empty tray.
When Darien found Malachite he was in the crew's quarters. "What is it Mal?" Darien asked as he ducked under a net.
"We have a problem. And not just a small one." Malachite said. "Let's wait for the others to come on." Darien nodded. He sat down and rested on a box that sat on the wall.
"What is it?" Jadeite asked walking in. Zoicite and Nephrite were following him closely as they walked in.
"Kris is gone." Malachite said blankly.
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Unknown place
"My lord." A man said as he bowed to the throne.
"Kris, so nice of you to come." The other man said with sarcasm. "You know I don't like you so why are you here?"
"I have some news you might like." Kris said. He paused and looked to see if the man on the throne was making any sign of interest. Instead there was only boredom and the man let out a sigh.
"Well? I don't have all day."
"Sorry sir. Darien gave everyone money for beer a day ago and everyone went to get drunk that night. Well, I went outside and I saw something interesting. Darien and the other commanders, but there were ten pairs of feet instead of five and the men were all surrounding some other people." Kris explained.
"Finally you do something good." The lord said.
"Thank you my lord." Kris said with a bow.
"You may follow this maid and she will show you to your room. You can rest for a day or so. Then leave and find yourself another pirate crew." The lord said.
"My lord, don't you wish more information though?" Kris asked.
"Considering the ship has left and they probably know of your absence; no I don't want anymore information from you. I have more spies." The lord said. "Now leave, I don't want to see you again." Kris left the room as soon as Diamond had said the last word.
"Diamond, that was rude." A voice said from the shadows. A hand ran up Diamond's arm as snaked around his neck.
"How are you Emerald?" He asked.
"Good, but so bored. There is nothing to do." Emerald whined.
"I'm sure you can find something to do. I have some plans I need to go finish." Diamond said. He got up and left Emerald hanging on the back of his throne.
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On the Sea Cobra
"Darien what are we going to do?" Jadeite asked.
"We need to tell the girls because they're going to be stuck in the middle." Darien said.
"Where do you think he's gone?" Zoicite asked.
"Who knows? He's been around long enough to know who our enemies are." Malachite said. "He was on here before Darien joined us.
"But he never hates you guys until I came on the ship." Darien said. "Get the girls together tonight and then we'll talk about it. The guys all nodded then went back above deck to watch the crew. That night when the crew was asleep they were going to get the girls together in Darien's room so that they would know what was going on.
A/N- I know it's shorter, but I wanted to keep some of the mystery for the next chapter. There's going to be more plans and some action in the next chapter so don't worry. Hope you guys liked it!
