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Chapter 6

BPOV

When I woke up I was sore and really tired. I didn't get much sleep last night. I kept tossing and turning because no matter what way I laid, it hurt my side, and the moving of the ship didn't help that much. I groaned getting out of bed.

"How are you feeling?" Angela asked as she got out of bed too.

"Bad. My side hurts. I don't know how I will be able to get dressed." Angela looked at me with sad eyes.

"Why don't you just stay in bed? Rest for a while. I'm sure captain Edward and everybody else won't mind, they would understand."

"No that's okay. Besides, I need to help you cook." She nodded. We got up and got dressed, but I had to have her help for that, then we made our way to the kitchen. This morning we were making lots of food for the men because of the big fight that we had yesterday. We got a lot of good food from that ship yesterday. Most of the men didn't eat the fruit we put out but Alice, Rose, Esme, Angela and I do and sometimes Edward, Ben, Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle.

When we cook, we usually have our hair out of the hats and down because no one comes into the kitchen. So we wee surprise and scared when the door opened. But we relaxed as soon as we saw that it was Jasper. I heard Angela let out a big breath.

"Don't scare us like that. I almost had a hear attack. I'm Angela by the way; it's nice to meet you." She said holding out her hand to him, he took it and shook her hand.

"It's nice to meet you too, and I'm sorry for the scare. It smells good in here, what are we having? You know it's good to know why ya'll are such good cooks. When I first tasted your food I thought, well this is delicious, men shouldn't be able to cook this well." He smiled at us.

"We are having eggs, sausage, bacon, french toast and fruit with freshly squeezed orange juice. You know, you really should eat more fruit. They are good for you and just good."

He grimaced. "You sound just like Esme and Alice."

"Well they are your mom and your wife they want what is best for you."

"Yeah, yeah. Well I have to get back to work. I'll see you at breakfast."

"Bye." Both Angela and I said at the same time. When the door closed, we got back to work.

-x-

By the time we finished setting all of the food on the table, the men started to pile in. Jasper and Angela were sitting by me and Carlisle was sitting on the other side of Angela.

"Good morning gentlemen." Jasper said to Ang and I, I could hear the humor I his voice when he said the last word. Carlisle head it too because he shot a look at Jasper. I jus kicked him under the table.

"Ouch!" he yelled, jumping a little. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"What's wrong sweetie?" Alice asked worriedly.

"Yeah sweetie, what's wrong?" Emmett asked is a high voice, imitating Alice who shot him a glare.

"Shut up Emmett. Nothing is wrong. I just bit my tongue is all." He glared at me, I smirked. When I looked around the table, I saw Edward staring at me. My smirk turned into a frown, and I looked down at my lap, blushing a little. I could hear Jasper laughing next to me so I kicked him, but not as hard. This made him laugh even harder.

By now, everyone was looking at Jasper and m. I just kept my head down, trying to hide my blush.

EPOV

During breakfast I noticed that Jasper and Carlisle sat next to Derek and Charlie. This was very weird because they usually sit b me and Emmett. All four of them were also talking to each other through breakfast, but they were whispering.

When breakfast was over I pulled Jasper to the side.

"Hey what's up?" he asked.

"How did you manage to get Charlie and Derek to talk to you and Carlisle?" I was really curious as to what the answer was because those two have never spoken to anyone but each other since they have been on my ship. When I talked to Eric about it, he said that they didn't talk to anyone on the other ship either.

"When he came in to get his stab wound fixed, we all got to talking. And this morning before breakfast, I saw them and we started talking." Jasper answered.

"Well do you think you could introduce me to them? Then maybe they could start talking to everybody else."

Jasper's eyes narrowed, a look came into his eyes hat he gets when he is protecting Alice, Rose or Esme. But why would he be protecting them? "No" was all he said the he turned around and started walking down the hallway.

I stopped him before he got to the door that leads to the deck. "No. what do you mean no? Why won't you introduce me? I think it would be good for me to talk to them seeing as I'm their captain. And besides, I want to talk to Charlie about his fighting because maybe he could teach me a few things."

"No" he said again and started walking to the door. But I stopped him once again.

"Well can you at least tell me why they won't talk to anyone? Maybe I can do something about it. I'm sure one of them has told you." Jasper sighed impatiently and turned around to face me.

"Yes, they told me why they don't talk. But I'm not going to tell you anything. Now I have work to do." He started walking to the door again, then stopped and faced me once more. "And don't bother asking Carlisle anything, cause e won't tell you either." With that, he left.

I sighed and followed him back to the deck. When I got out there, I could see Jasper talking with Charlie, Derek and Carlisle. When I turned around, Emmett was standing there staring at them too.

For the past few months, Jasper, Carlisle, Charlie and Derek have been getting closer. When I asked Alice and Esme about what was going on, they said that they didn't know because Jasper and Carlisle wouldn't tell them. I found that very weird because they usually told them everything.

-x-

We were starting to run out of supplies because we haven't seen a ship for a while, and I have a feeling we won't see one anytime soon either.

"Edward man, we need to make port, if we continue, we won't be by an land any time soon and we will all die." I heard Emmett say from behind me. I sighed and turned to face him.

"I know your right. I was just thinking about the same thing. What is the nearest city we could port at?"

"Umm… a city called Forks." He said looking at a map. I nodded and went to were the crew was at.

"All right listen up everyone, as you all have noticed we are beginning to run out of supplies and there hasn't been another ship around in weeks. So instead of all of us dieing, we are going to stop at the next city which is called Fork and get some things before we continue." I noticed that when I mentioned Forks, that both Charlie and Derek's heads shot up. But I wasn't the only one that seen this because Jasper and Carlisle went to go talk to them.

I was still irritated about the fact that neither of them will talk to me or anyone else. When ever I tried to talk to them, they would either just nod or sake their heads or just stare at me until I walked away, or ignore me all together. And that bothered me to no end.

"Hey man" Emmett yelled coming up to me, "I was wondering if you wanted to hit a pub with me, Rose and the other guys?" he asked smiling at me.

"Yeah sure, I guess that sounds fun."

"Great" he said while slapping me on he shoulder and walking away.

-x-

When we made port, many people just stared at us while others ran away from us, knowing that we were pirates. When I got off the ship, I could see a pub right down the street. We start walking down the street and everyone turns to go to the pub. Everyone except for Charlie and Derek, they turned a different way.

"Hey Jasper, where are those two going?" I asked

"This is their home town, so they are going to see their family. Don't worry, they will be back." He told me, I just nod in response looking back at the two.

BPOV

When Edward said that we were stopping at Forks, I was so excited. We would be able to see Phil, I really missed him.

"What are you two excited about?" I heard. When I turned around I saw Carlisle and Jasper walking up to us.

"Forks is were we grew up. Now I will be able to see my step father," I replied.

"Oh. Well I would very much like to meet him of you don't mind." Carlisle said smiling at us.

"Of course not. I'm sure he would like to meet you too. Both of you, for helping me and Ang out and keeping our secret." I gave a smile at the thought of seeing Phil again.

"Ok how about this," Jasper said, "you two go see Phil and catch up a little. Then you can meet Carlisle and I at the pub so we can meet. How does that sound?" he asked.

"That sounds great" Angela said nodding. "We'll see you there later." She smiled then walked to the side of the ship as we made port.

When we finally made dock, I was so happy and excited to see Phil. I've missed him so much. But I'm not looking forward to seeing my mom again. Although I'm sure she is a lot happier now that Angela and I are gone. When everyone was off the ship, they all went to the pub, except Angela and I, we went in the other direction toward our old house.

We finally arrived at the house, and it looked the same way it did when we left. Not one thing has changed, not that I'm surprised. We knocked on the door and luckily Phil answered.

"Can I help you?" he asked, he seemed a little confused.

"Hi Phil," Angela answered with a big smile on her face.

"Bella? Angela?" We nodded. "Oh I'm so happy to see you girls. I've missed you so much. You have no idea how worried I was about you two. You have to tell me everything. Hold on." He turned back to look in the house. "Renee, honey, I'm going out with some of my friends, I won't be too late."

"All right honey, have fun." She yelled back. Then we left.

"So tell me what have you two been up to lately?" Phil asked as we walked down the street.

"Well," I started, "we were on a ship for a while when we were attacked by pirates, but luckily they were looking for new members so we weren't killed. We are now traveling with the pirates on the Dutchman. But it's not that bad, they are pretty nice and we are the cooks."

"It's good that you get a chance to do what you love everyday, but I'm worried about you. Being with pirates is a dangerous thing. I can't even imagine what they would do to the two of you if they found out that you were girls." Phil said, putting his arms around mine and Angela's shoulders.

I gave a shaky laugh while Angela glanced at me. "It's funny that you should mention that." He looks at me with a confused face. "You see, um….two of them know that we are girls."

"WHAT?" He shouts, stopping to look at us. "Are you okay? Nothings happened has it? Did they hurt you? You two need to-" he started rambling before Angela cut him off mid sentence.

"Phil, Phil stop. We're fine. They didn't do anything to us. Only two of them know and they are keeping our secret. Chill."

He took a few calming breaths before he talked again. "Okay well what I want to know is how these two pirates found out that you are girls?" he glanced between the two of us.

"You see, during on of the battles, Bella got wounded and when she got the wound checked by the ships doctor Carlisle and Jasper, who was helping Carlisle, they had to lift her shirt and it was pretty obvious that she wasn't a man. But they both said that they wouldn't tell anyone. In fact they both want to meet you." Angela told him, and she did it in about two breaths.

Phil was looking at me with a worried look on his face. "You got hurt? Are you okay?" When I told him I was fine, he looked relieved. "Good, so let's go meet the two men that are helping my baby's."

When we go to the bar, most of the men were drunk. We looked around for Carlisle and Jasper and we found them us at the counter with the rest of their family. When they saw us enter, we all headed for a small, empty table in the back corner were no one could hear what we were talking about.

When we sat down, it was silent till Phil stuck his hand out to Carlisle and Jasper. "My name is Phil and I would like to thank the both of you for taking care of my girls and keeping their little secret."

"I'm Carlisle and thing is my son Jasper. And it is no problem at all, these girls are great. I wouldn't want anything to happen to either of them," he replied while smiling at Angela and I.

From then, we flowed into an easy conversation. Phil seemed to get along well with Carlisle and Jasper, I was very happy about this. We talked about a lot of different things. From the weather to traveling to being a pirate to what Phil does to finally, the topic we are on now, family.

Carlisle was telling us that Emmett was a big teddy bear and would do anything to save his family. Alice was a hyper pixie, and she loved clothes. Rosalie loves clothes too, but not as much as Alice, and although she can be real mean, she loves her family and wants nothing more than to have a child of her own. Esme has a big heart and she considers just about everyone on the ship to be her children. Then finally he came to Edward. He talked about how he loves music, he loves to read and he can play the piano very well.

There were many questions about Edward that I wanted to ask. But I didn't want them knowing that I liked him. The whole family sounded so nice. I wish that I could talk to them and tell them that I'm a girl, but I can't.

After hours of talking, Phil had to go back home. Angela and I gave him a hug and he shock hands with Carlisle and Jasper. I promised him that I would write him more often. With a final goodbye, he leaves. Most of the guys were still drinking so Angela and I decide to go back to the ship and get some sleep.

EPOV

It was nice to be on land again. And the drinks weren't that bad either. Even though I'm not that big of a drinker, I still had one or two. I spent the time up at the bar with my family just talking. When Charlie and Derek come back, they had another man with them, but he was older. When Carlisle and Jasper saw them come in, they walked over to them. As I watched them, I saw them shake the man's hand and they went to a tale in the back corner and started talking.

I turned to Alice who was still sitting next to me. "Hey Alice, do you know who that man is?" I asked pointing to their table.

"No sorry. Never seen the man in my life. What about you Esme, do you know who it is?" Alice said turning to our mother.

"No, I didn't even know Carlisle knew anyone over here. Maybe he's a friend of Charlie and Derek."

I spent most of the night looking at them, trying to figure out who he was. After a while I saw the stranger leave and Carlisle and Jasper coming back over to us.

"Hey man who was that?" I ask Jasper when he finally reaches us.

"That was Charlie and Derek's step dad. Didn't you know that they were from here?"

"No, why didn't I get introduced to him? I'm the captain."

"He wanted to focus on seeing his boys. Besides, he was only thanking us for helping Charlie when he got hurt." After he said that, he turned back to Alice and the rest of my family.

Sighing I turned back to were Charlie and Derek were. I saw them stand up from the table and head to the door. My guess was that they were going back to the ship. I don't know why I feel the need to talk to them and get to know them. I just feel there is a lot to them and it seems they have a big secret.

For some reason, I feel a strong pull toward them, but it's a stronger pull towards Charlie. There is something that makes me want to know him. Know why they don't talk and what their secret is.

One way or another, I will find out.

A/N: Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I don't know why it took me so long to update. I have no excuse. I will try to get the next chapter up faster I have about half of it written. Please review. They make me happy=)