Not So Proper

Chapter Six: How Do You Trust a Pirate?

"Tortuga?" Lily blurted, "Isn't that a pirate port?"

James nodded. "Does that bother you?"

He was smirking. That smirk of his infuriated Lily. She hated it with great passion, yet, she thought it was handsome wearing a smirk on his face. James would smirk at her and tease her just like he did when they were younger.

"All people do there is drink and have sex! It is outrageous!" Lily complained, incensed at what people do, about the destination they were heading to.

James turned around quickly and with out warning. Lily had been walking as close as his shadow would if the sun was out. As he turned around she jumped back so they wouldn't be so close. "For a girl who longed for adventure and to fly away from a proper life, you sure act like you belong to a proper family."

"I do not act so proper all the time, only when I am hesitant about something," Lily whispered, ashamed of how she could just spill out secrets like that one.

"And what are you hesitant about?" he grunted, throwing a long, narrow sword at Sirius Black, the first mate. James kept on walking down to the dark, cold shore.

"Tr…trusting you." James turned around again. Quizzically, he looked at her. "Well, tell me this. How do you trust a pirate?" she asked, holding her head up high.

He took her hand in his and brought them to his lips. James smiled down at her. Lily was happy it was not one of his infamous smirks. "Time will make you trust me, all in good time."

Lily believed him.

All of the crew were gathering down by the shore. All the torches were put out for the ship would not spot them on the island. Some of the members of the crew were already swimming towards the vessel. The remaining crew were all silent which gave Lily the hint to stay quiet.

"Can I have the honor in knowing what you expect me to do now?" Lily whispered, sounding very pretentious, over James's shoulder.

"Fine, you're highness. I am going to make this short and I will not repeat it. We are goin' to swim to the ship, climb up the side, and kill all the crewmen on the ship. The sword you have," he said, pointing to the sword in her hand, "is only for emergencies. I will keep you safe."

"I do NOT need protection! I am no damsel in distress like all the women you are usually around!" After every single syllable her voice's volume increased until it became unbearable screeching. James clasped his hand firmly around her mouth as he held her close to his chest. Everyone stood still until they were sure the ship had not heard the princess.

Into Lily's ear, James murmured, "If you yell one more time we could all be killed and, that means, you will never get to see me in bed."

Her eyes widened as large as she could get them to. In the palace no one talked about adult subjects. Everything she knew was from women on the streets. He is so inappropriate. But I will take his word. I will not yell again…this is not because I want to be in bed with him. I am just not in the mood for dying, she argued with herself.

A voice in, which she tried to quiet, the back of her mind thought a different idea to not yell in outrage again.

James pulled her hand to go down into the water. Once the water was at her waist she dived into the cold water head first as James followed her in.

Every single member of the crew was in the water now. James told her to be quiet hence no one on the ship heard them. He made sure she stayed with him at all times. If she got tired, he would attach her to his back. She would hold on to his neck and burry her head into his hair, breathing in his scent.

Soon, too soon for Lily, they had reached the bottom of the ship. James pushed Lily up to a ladder that was left hanging over the edge of the boat, and Lily started climbing up it to a window, quietly. She glanced down at James. He had his sword in his mouth. With his head, he nodded for her to keep on climbing.

A few seconds later, Lily felt a tug on her foot. James climbed up beside her and passed her. He climbed into a window, pulling Lily in straight afterward. James pulled the princess close to him, to whisper, "No matter what, you stay right next to me, and I will protect you."

He held onto her not even a moment longer. When Lily looked around she saw at least ten men of the crew in the lower deck. James nodded his head towards the ladder. Slowly, James climbed the old, wooden ladder. Lily followed him, afraid of what was going to happen to her once she was outside again.

People were already fighting up on the deck. Lily's eyes widened when she saw the first mate cut off a man's head. Blood spilled everywhere. She wanted to vomit because she was certainly not allowed to see violence, but she couldn't.

James had began fighting with a sailor the second his head was out of the hatch door. Lily could tell James was winning because he was overpowering the young, bony man. She stuck as close to him as she could, hiding wherever she could.

James found Lily hiding between six large boxes. "I have to go kill the captain or else we do not get the ship. Stay here and yell real loud if you need me. Trust me, I will be able to hear you," he said, sternly but with a bit of humor.

He left and she stayed exactly where she was, pulling her knees to her chest. A sailor came into her vision. He noticed Lily and gave her a sickly grin. "Well, aren' you a pretty 'ittle woman," he said, loudly yet sickly.

The man hopped in between the boxes and held a knife to her neck. He began to unbutton Lily's shirt with his filthy hands. The man let go of the knife to stick his hand down her trousers. "JAMES!"

Captain James Potter had just finished throwing the dead captain overboard when he heard Lily scream. He rushed over to see a man on top of her. She was weeping hysterically under the man.

James stuck a sword through the man's heart from behind him. He threw the dead body out of the space between the boxes. The captain sat next to her and let her cry on his shoulder.

Lily's shirt was half open; it made James's heart beat faster. He defeated his temptation. James held her tighter to him, whispering, "It's finished. You're safe now."

It took Lily minutes to get herself back together. She buttoned her shirt up again. "I am ready to go."

"Are you positive?" Lily nodded.

James stood on top of the boxes and hoisted Lily on top also. She buried her face into his shoulder while he lifted his sword in the air. "Men, the ship is ours! Throw all corpses in the water! I assume there are no people alive… HUZZAH!"

He brought Lily into the Captain's quarters and told her he would be back in a minute. Lily sat in a chair by a burning fire, shaking and crying.

- - - - -

James ordered Sirius Black and Remus Lupin to run the wheel. He went back up to them after leaving a scared Lily.

"We are going to Tortuga," James told Sirius.

The first mate nodded. "How is the princess?" Remus asked.

"She's shaken up."

Sirius snorted. "You still haven' told us why she is here, ya know?"

A/N Hey. Sorry it kind of took a long time. I have a lot of school work. Well how'd you like it? Please review. :D

Next Chapter :: Lily//James action and a new person joins the ship.