Storms a brewing

Sorry about the delay, had no computer for the last week and I was about to go insane. Also I couldn't think of a name for Lil's love interest. Anyways this chapter is back to being from Lily's P.O.V.

I laughed as I danced with Roselyn and Tara. None of us had our boots on anymore so our bare feet moved through the cold wet sand somewhat easier. The sand also stuck to our feet but none of us cared. Jaden and Andrew were with some of the men, talking about lord only knows what. Grandma and Sam had already headed home, leaving us 'children' to our own devices.

"Oh…Lil…I'm tired." Tara said. "Can we take a break?"

"Sure, you guys can." I said. Tara and Roselyn looked at each other. "I'll join you in a while." They nodded and headed over to where Jaden and Andrew were. The boys greeted them warmly. The girls sat between them with Tara next to Jaden. I rolled my eyes before closing them and continuing my dancing.

"Ah! The man of the hour!" I opened my eyes to see the men that had greeted me when I arrived, greeting another man who looked about the same age as myself with reddish brown hair. "Not gonna get us in trouble are you?"

"Why would I?" The man asked. "I'm not even here with them…I came on my own."

"Really now?" one of the others asked.

"Ok so I came on a merchant ship." The man said. The others all laughed and I smiled. I walked over and all eyes fell on me.

"So who's the new man I don't know?" I asked.

"Lily, this is Jarrett." One of the men with instruments said.

"Charmed." I said. "I'm Lily Sparrow."

"Ahh…I thought that ship seemed familiar." Jarrett said. Dear lord this man had amazing blue eyes. Something about him seemed vaguely familiar though. I couldn't figure out why. Maybe I met him when I was a kid or something. I still remember some of what happened with Davy Jones on the Lost Islands but I don't really remember the people involved then, other then those that I've known since then and before then.

"So you've heard of my ship." I said.

"I've heard of you and your family as well." Jarrett said. The men with instruments all started talking and then began playing another song. Jarrett held out his hand. "Dance with me?"

"Why not?" I said, taking his hand.

We did dance…all through one song and into another and before I knew it we had danced straight through seven songs. At one point I caught Jaden's eye and, even though he was so obviously flirting with Tara, he still managed to give me one of those overprotective brother looks and I just knew that he was going to be lecturing me about this and probably threaten to write about it to dad.

"How long will you be staying here?" Jarrett asked.

"Umm…well we just arrived earlier today…or would it count as yesterday now?" I asked. Jarrett smiled. "We normally stay at ports for a few days, depending on weather."

"Then I'll be able to see you again." Jarrett said.

"Maybe." I said, smiling.

"Maybe…" Jarrett started but then Andrew appeared by us. I looked at him and stepped back from Jarrett

"Come on, Lil…we gotta head back and get some sleep." Andrew said. "You know how your gramma is."

"Yeah I guess so." I said. Andrew went over to Jaden, Tara and Roselyn. "Well I guess I have to go."

"Would you allow me the pleasure of a small kiss?" Jarrett asked. I smiled and didn't say anything, just stepped forward and kissed his lips. I stepped back again while a smirk.

"Pleasure meeting you, Jarrett." I said.

"Same to you…Lily." Jarrett said. I smiled again because it was obvious he was trying to figure out what to call me. "I hope to see you again before you leave."

"Oh you will." I said. "Don't worry."

"Come on Lil!" Jaden yelled. I gave Jarrett one last look before running over to the others. "What was that?" We started walking back to Gramma's house. Sure, Tara's house is right next to Gramma's but she looked too tired to walk that extra little bit so I knew she was going to join us.

"Just a friendly kiss." I said.

"I don't like him." Jaden said.

"Of course you don't. He's a boy and he's interested in me." I said. "Let me rephrase that. He's a MAN and he likes me."

"You don't even know who he is." Jaden said.

"Here comes the overprotective stuff." Tara said.

"I'm not overprotective!" Jaden said. "I'm just looking out for my sister."

"Overprotective." All three of us girls said. Tara yawned loudly. Andrew copied her, then Roselyn, then me and then Jaden. Yawns certainly are contagious.

We got to Gramma's house and Andrew and Jaden went to separate guest rooms while Roselyn, Tara and I went to my old room that I had shared with Jaden when we used to live there. The bed I got was mum's old bed (her room had been turned into Gramma's sewing room so there was fabric and other things all over the place in there). There was another bed for times like this when we were visiting and Tara would wind up staying over. Over the course of the day, Tara and Roselyn had become fast friends so they weren't opposed to sharing a bed.

"So did you have fun?" Roselyn asked. Even in the dark I could tell she was smiling.

"I did." I said. "His name is Jarrett and he's gorgeous and an amazing dancer. Even with just that little kiss…" The other two squealed and I hushed them. There was silent giggling in the room. "We are so childish."

"We're fifteen, Lil." Tara said.

"Speak for yourself." Roselyn said. Again, we all giggled quietly. Tara, again, started the yawns. "I say we sleep now."

"Aye." I said. "Sleep now, talk later, savvy?"

"Savvy, cap'n." The other two said. They fell asleep before me. I actually couldn't stop thinking about Jarrett. It's weird…we hardly talked, just danced, and he was already firmly in my head. I wonder if this is what mum felt like with dad. How would I ask her though? I can't put it in the letter to both of them because dad would read it. I can't send her a separate letter because dad would get curious and probably worry about why I would do that.

I can't ask gramma because I don't think she's ever really felt this way. I can't talk to Tara's parents either or Uncle Will and Aunt Elizabeth because they would all tell my parents. No matter what I did, dad would find out and I don't need him getting on a ship and tracking us down to lecture me about boys and then start threatening any of them that talk to me.

Eventually I did sleep and I swear I probably dreamt about him too.

The next morning I could tell that we would be staying in Santiago for more then just a few days. The sky was only slightly grey but, like I said, I'm…intoned with the weather or something like that.

"Get comfy people." I said, walking into the kitchen to see them all there. "We'll be here for a while."

"It's only a little rainy outside." Roselyn said.

"You'll learn soon enough that there are a few things Lily can do that the rest of us can't." Tara said.

"I can do them too…a bit." Jaden said. I shook my head and sat next to Roselyn.

"Have you ever heard of Calypso?" I asked her.

"A bit." Roselyn said. "Controlled the sea and it's creatures as well at the weather or something along those lines."

"Well…she was mine and Jaden's…great-great-great-great grandmother or something like that." I said. "Our mum was the strongest in that line, apart from Calypso herself, so I have quite a bit of that power in me, so does Jaden but…being a boy…"

"Man!" Jaden said. I ignored him.

"He doesn't have it as strongly as I do." I finished. "Of course, because mum had twins, my powers aren't as strong as they could have been."

"Ooooh." Roselyn said.

"Roselyn, dear. I've been meaning to ask you something." Gramma said. Everyone looked at her.

"Yes?" Roselyn said.

"Do you know anything about your father?" Gramma asked.

"Only that he was a pirate…and very superstitious." Roselyn said.

"Reminds me of Gibson." I said, smiling.

"Lily, honey…I think you should possibly go see your parents soon." Gramma said. "They'll be able to tell better then me."

"Tell what?" Jaden asked.

"Just…something." Gramma said. I looked at my brother, cousin and friends. They all shrugged.

I sat on the docks later in the afternoon with a sketchpad and some charcoal, carefully drawing the sunset. Eventually I might paint it. I used to draw and paint a lot but then dad almost died, again, and mum finally convinced him to start training Jaden, Andrew and I to run the whole ship. Dad was about twenty-five when Grandpa had first brought mum onto the ship when she was less then a year old!!

I guess it's true what they say, love knows no boundaries…or age limit. Even though mum's in her thirties now, she still looks beautiful and young. Dad hasn't really changed in all these years except his hair's gotten greyer.

"She sings, she dances and she draws…rather well I might add." I jumped and looked up to see Jarrett standing over me. I smiled and shuffled slightly before patting the dock next to me. He took the hint and sat down.

"I want to finish this before the sun finishes setting." I said. "So if I don't talk much, that's why."

"Alright." Jarrett said. I looked back at my drawing. I started humming the music box song. A few years ago, Davy Jones' music box had appeared next to my bed on the ship. I don't know how or why it was there but I've had it ever since and it's actually a nice comfort sometimes. "What's that you're humming?"

"Oh…it's the tune from a music box." I said, looking up at him again. Dear lord he was a lot more gorgeous in the light of a sunset then he was by the light of a fire. "It's a song that's been passed down from mother to child in my family."

"I see." Jarrett said. "Anything passed down from father to child in your family?"

"Yeah…a ship." I said, laughing. Jarrett laughed as well. "My brown eye came from him." I pointed to it. "Different aspects of my looks came from him. My brother Jaden is almost our father's exact double apart from size, age and eyes. He has our mother's green eyes." I pointed at my other eye. Jarrett smiled at me. "What about your family?"

"My family's not exactly something to talk about." Jarrett said. "I never met my father until I was about six or seven. He didn't even know about me until then."

"Reminds me of my friend Roselyn." I said. "Except she never met him and he never knew about her so far as we know."

"That must not be nice." Jarrett said.

"I don't know." I said, shrugging. "Anyways, continue about your family."

"Right…well my father is…well…he used to be a commodore in the British Royal Navy." Jarrett said. I made a face. "I don't pay much attention to his ranking anymore but he got to the highest level before retiring and actually starting to spend more time with my mother and me."

"Work came first with him?" I asked.

"I suppose." Jarrett said. "For the last while he's been trying to get me to join the Navy."

(((A/N: I know it sounds weird but that's how it is.)))

"Oh?" I said, raising an eyebrow.

"I haven't yet." Jarrett said. "I actually had hopes of…well…something like this before I made my decision." He pointed between us and I knew what he meant. He either wanted to meet myself or my father and find out about the other side of life before deciding whether he wanted to follow in his own father's footsteps.

"So you have ideas of turning pirate, is that it?" I asked, putting down my pad and charcoal, having finished the picture. I held onto the edge of the dock and leaned back slightly, almost rocking in a way.

"Maybe I did." Jarrett said.

"Did?" I asked. "Past tense."

"I'm still deciding…still thinking." Jarrett said. He looked over at my ship and I sat up straight, looking at him. Something fluttered across my mind and I just had to ask.

"Who is your father?" I asked.

"Norrington…James Norrington." Jarrett said.

Ooooh. The plot thickens. There are so many different kinds of love interests in this thing now. There's Lily/Jarrett, Jaden/Roselyn, Jaden/Tara, Andrew/Roselyn and possibly Andrew/Tara…who knows!!

MADDIE AND JACK ARE GONNA MAKE ANOTHER APPEARANCE!!! I'll start telling you people whenever I have them planned into the story. I hope to get them quite a bit because I love them sooo much and at the moment I'm still kinda stuck on them…or at least Jack/OC relations because I've just updated my story on my other account that I shared with another writer, Sugababe2 I think is the name we have and the story is called Pirate Love so if you wanna check it out, feel free to.