An hour later and the place was packed just as she thought. The pirates, called the Heart Pirates apparently, had swarmed the placed and ordered nearly everything on the menu plus all the alcohol they had. They took up the five of the nine tables and the other four were occupied by some curious islanders although they had separated the tables to the far right of the bar. It seems that the other people didn't want to converse with the rowdy group but instead choose to stare at them like they were animals at the zoo. With the way they ate and burst in to loud laughter Iris couldn't help but compare them to starving hyenas. At least they dressed differently than your average pirate.

They all wore the same outfit that was a white suit with their symbol on the back and breast pocket. Nearly all wore some kind of hat except for the very large man that nearly touched the roof of the building even though he was sitting. If Iris looked carefully enough she could see scares that encompassed his neck which lead her to believe that he was a slave at some point. Who could possibly make a slave out a behemoth like him she had no idea but she hoped that she never meets the person. Iris isn't a fan of slavers and she would roast them on the fire pit if she got her hands on one. Then again the guy probably is already dead or dying if the big guys is free and walking about.

"Um, Iris? We have a slight problem." One of the bust boys said to her while looking down at his feet. Iris had a bad feeling pass though her as she recognized that stance. It meant that he either dropped something expensive or he lost something expensive. It was always one or the other with him and she was almost afraid to ask which one.

"Is something broken or is it lost?" She asked

"Um, lost I think. I was getting the recipe book for the next round of dishes but I got…side tracked." He mumbled at her as he shuffled his feet. His hair covered his eyes but she guessed that they were filling up with tears. Heart of lion this one. She thought as she looked at him.

"You were side tracked by what exactly?" She asked with as much patience as a mother.

"Some of the pirates offered to teach me poker and I put the book down for only a few minutes just play a few hands and when I looked back to where I put it, it was gone." He said. Now his voice was starting to quiver and unless Iris did something fast she was going to have a fourteen year old sobbing mess on her hands.

"I'll look for it. I'm guessing it was at the table in the corner?" That was where she saw them playing cards earlier and she hoped one of them didn't snatch it. Not that the book was expensive but a really good recipe book. An island favorite to be exact. Without it the cooks would have to improvise and Iris was sure that their regular customers would not be happy about that. She walked calmly over to the table which sat three of the pirates. One wore a hat that had a red pompom on top and the words penguin written above the bill.

"Excuse me." She said as she reached the table. They looked up from the cards in their hands to leer at her. "One of the boys seems to have left a book lying about around here and I was wondering if you have seen it."

"Nope haven't seen it." The one with the pompom hat said as he grinned widely up at her. He seemed to be the type that was weak with women if the blush across his cheeks were any indication. He also looked her up and down and obviously liked what he saw. She smiled inwardly when a funny idea came into her head and she knew exactly how to get the book back.

"Really? That's a shame. I so did like that book and I hope nothing bad has happened to it." She said with a small, girly pout directed at him. She also moved closer so that her hip brushed against his arm and with the knee high skirt she was wearing hugging her as it did the guy almost got a nose bleed. He turned in his chair closer to her and that's when she saw a familiar shape outlined by his jump suit close to the beast pocket shift slightly. Bingo.

Iris smiled as she leaned closer and mover her hands to either side. "Are you sure you haven't seen it?" she whispered to him.

"N-no." he stammered at her. With a quick movement with her right hand she pulled the book from where he was hiding it and held it up like a kid at show and tell. His face went from joy to shock in a nano second and his friends face mirrored his.

"That's odd because this is the book I was looking for." She said with a victory smile at him. His friends quickly got over the shock and start to howl with laughter. Even the guests next to the bar were smiling at her shenanigans too. They all knew that Iris was a great pick pocket when a guest had tried to make off with a very expensive bottle of liquor. She had gotten it back just by doing the same thing she did to the pompom guy.

"Thanks for your help." She said with a big smile as she turned and walked back to kitchen area. She could hear the guys' still laughing and poking fun at their friend for being fooled but he didn't seem to mind. He said to his friends that at least he got close to a woman which is more than can be said for anyone else on the ship. Iris huffed a laugh at them and didn't notice when the door to the bar opened and their captain and his first mate walked in.