A/N: I don't know why I'm adding this if no one's going to read it. IT GETS ANNOYING PEOPLE!!!! Sorry... I'm a little tired, annoyed, and bored.
Adventures on the Caribbean
Chapter 3
Aria laughed heartily when they walked into the pub. Men were greedily drinking their drinks. Men were playing poker. Men were playing at a pool table. Men were everywhere doing everything. There was not a woman in sight. Aria's green eyes twinkled with amusement. She was going to get some strange stares.
Beside her, Terran and Regeti watched with wide eyes at everything. Barose pushed up ahead to join the men playing poker. Aria chuckled. Her captain loved playing for money whenever he could.
Taking the two cabin boys' hands, she led them to the bar saying to the bar tender, "Oi! Two fer me mates!" The man stared at Aria for a bit, but said, "Yes, Miss." And put two cups full to the brim of rum.
Aria turned to the two boys. "'Bout time ye got some rum in ye. I don't know where you two come from, but it must be a right proper place." The pretty first mate spat at the thought. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw the boys exchange uneasy looks. Aria wasn't stupid. She knew that Terran and Regeti had known each other before they had joined the crew. Was it possible that they had grown up with servants dusting off their suits? Then she remembered how unnerved they had gotten when Barose had said they were like brothers. Was it possible that they had the same parents, too? She decided to check into this.
"Yah know, it would be funny if'n ye were brothers and grew up in a nice rich part of town." Aria saw Regeti bite his nail and nervously look at Terran, who narrowed his eyes at her and said, "You know something, don't you."
Aria showed a sly smile, giving away that she possibly knew. "Who me?"
Terran sighed. "Fine. Yes we're brothers. But don't tell anyone."
"Why?" was Aria's only question.
Regeti quickly looked Barose's way. "Promise not to tell?" Aria crossed a finger over her heart. The boy relaxed a little bit and continued. "Because if anyone found out who our father is, we'd be thrown overboard, if not worse. But we don't wan that to happen to the other."
Aria raised an eyebrow and asked, "And who's this ole dad of yore's?"
"Captain James- mmf!" Regeti's mouth was covered by Terran, who eyed the first mate.
"I don't think we should tell you," he said warily.
Aria shrugged and turned to the bar tender, but kept an open ear.
"I told you not to tell anyone, Regeti."
"But Aria wouldn't tell the cap'n. She promised."
"She's a pirate. They lie. You know how close she is to Barose."
There was a pause, then Regeti said, "Terran?"
"What?"
"I thought we were pirates, too."
There was another pause. The elder of the brothers spoke. "I guess we are. Father wouldn't approve of it, but…"
"Terran. Father's not here now. He basically died when Mom did."
Arai was a little shocked. From what she had heard, it sounded like these two were the sons of none other than Captain Barose Bayell's worst enemy. Captain James Rook.