"Wow..." Mary whispered, staring at the cabin in awe. It wasn't a big room, but it had a double bed, a desk, a wardrobe and a dressing table. She walked to the desk, and admired the cherry wood. She loved it. When she swept her finger across the wooden surface. There wasn't a single speck of dust on it. She turned around and grinned at Ann, who'd just finished putting the dresses in the wardrobe.
Ann smiled back and said: "A ship full of pirates, yet the women's cabin is perfectly clean." They thought about Gibbs, a dust cloth in hand, cleaning the cabin, and fell in fits of laughter. Ann sat down at the stool in front of the dressing table, and noticed it was attached to the floor. She gave Mary a questioning look, but before she could ask, the brunette answered.
"If the furniture isn't attached to the ground or the wall, it'll shove around when the ship is rocking." "Oh, of course." Ann said. She grabbed a brush out of one of the drawers, and started to brush her long hair. There was a knock on the door, and Gibbs walked in.
"Dinner's almost ready, come to the galley if you're hungry." He said, and then he left. Mary snorted. "He really doesn't like women now, does he?" she muttered. Ann threw the brush to her, and giggled as the brown haired girl managed to catch it just in time. "Stop complaining, you should be happy you managed to bluff us in to this amazing cabin!" Mary brushed her hair quickly, and threw the brush back at Ann. "Let's go to the galley, eat something, and check up on the boys." She said, and smirked. "Who have to sleep in a hammock."
When they entered the galley, the girls saw most of the crew had finished eating already. Jack, Gibbs, and their friends were the only ones left in the room. Ann sat down next to Martin, and scooped some food on her plate. Jack was speaking to Collin, the two of them seemed to get along. When Mary went to sit beside him, she heard something about their conversation.
Jack walked out of the galley, and Mary scooted a bit closer to her friend. "Did he ask you to work in the crow's-nest?" she whispered. Collin, who'd just put some food in his mouth nodded for an answer. Mary shuddered. "Rather you then me." She muttered, before turning back to her food.
"Afraid of heights?" Collin teased her. He remembered when she told him how she would freak out in places higher than four metres above the ground. It was something he liked to tease her about. Mary just ignored him and continued eating. She felt how the ship started to move, and looked at Gibbs, and she wasn't the only one.
When Gibbs felt the gazes of the new crewmembers, he stopped eating. "Sorry, I should've told you we were leaving now." Arvin rolled his eyes, and Yuri stifled a laugh. "Is there more you should have told us?" Martin asked, sounding a bit sceptical.
"ehm, you have to address Jack with captain, no one is allowed to go into his quarters, nor the cabin of those two." He said, waving to Ann and Mary. The boys shrugged. "I agree with that one boys." Martin said.
"If anyone attacks another crewmember, he will be hung at the mast." He paused to add a little drama. "with the knife he used to attack the other with through his hand."
"I've lost my appetite." Ann muttered, and she shoved her plate away. Mary looked at her friend concerned. The girl was pale, but Mary knew it wasn't because of the cruel punishment. When the girl left the galley, she immediately followed her.
The boys finished eating, they knew the girls could handle themselves. Martin stayed behind, but Collin, Arvin and Yuri went to the sleeping deck, where other crewmembers were gambling for the best hammocks and other privileges.
"well, they started fast, we hardly left the harbour." Arvin muttered. Collin sat down in his hammock. It was quite comfortable. The ship rocked softly, and the hammock swung a little. Arvin and Yuri walked to their hammocks too, and they decided to go to sleep early. None of them knew when they would be woken up. And they thought it would be better if they had enough sleep.
Collin woke up in the middle of the night. It was dark, and he didn't know exactly what had woke him up. He lay there for a while, trying to get back to sleep, but he was wide awake. Softly, trying not to wake anybody, he crept out of his hammock and made his way to the deck.
There were a few men keeping the ship in the right direction, but beside them the deck was empty. Or so he thought. When he walked to the forecastle, he saw the figure of a girl. When he came closer, Mary turned around.
"Couldn't sleep either?" she asked with a smile. "Everything is so strange, and I feel like everything is different." He answered. Mary nodded, and turned to stare out over the ocean again. "I know what you mean...," she said softly, with her glance fixed on the shimmering of the moon in the water. "But it's not exactly true." She said, and she looked at Collin. She started to explain what she knew about the constellations, pointing them out.
"They are technically the same, but since we're closer to the equator, they're higher up in the sky." She said. Collin grinned. "Nerd." He stated and he sprinted away. "Hey!" she protested, and ran after him.
None of them noticed captain Jack and Gibbs, who were staring at the two teens. "They are special, aren't they?" Jack asked taking a sip of his rum. Gibbs nodded in response. "It's surprising, they seem to be from a completely different world, but they know their way around here." He agreed.
"Let's keep an eye on them, I want to know what Tia Dalma thinks about that group." Jack muttered.
A/N: And here's another finished chapter! Haha, I had trouble writing this one, but I like how this turned out. Anyway, lot of thanks to all my reviewers and remember, i accept every review :3