AN: Hey Everyone! Sorry I havent updated for awhile because I was pretty busy and I was suffering from writer's block. ugh. Anyway, here is the new chapter.

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Chapter Three

A few days later

Captain Jack Sparrow spends most of his time in his room or just strolling around the property to clear his mind. However, it doesn't really work due to he is confined to the land which is something he despises.

But at least he is not alone in this dreadful place. He could see other vampires around the area, doing a lot of stuff. Some of them just come and go to wherever they want to be. He often ignored and avoids them most of the time. He knew that they were aware of his presence in the castle due to the King told them about him.

Jack did remember some of them talking badly about him. That there is a pirate lurking in the castle at the very moment, a pirate who just recently became a vampire and they should be careful around him since he is just a filthy pirate and a newborn. They are also aware that he carried the brand of a pirate on his right wrist which was something he is not proud of. This was the brand that almost caused him to almost lose his freedom. Even in his new life as a vampire, everyone is still thinking lowly of him. Those words still pained him a bit so he just learned not to care about it by putting up a mask of indifference and coolness. He was pretty used to be mocked and insulted anyway. He mostly tries to avoid them as he could or else he might lose his temper on them.

Only a few were kind to him; namely the king himself, Dino who is the king's second-in-command and one of the elder vampires; Gael, one of the Senior Veteran Vampires working under Alucard, and lastly Lloyd who suddenly found him interesting, while the rest seem to despise him. He is a pirate after all. Most people hated and feared pirates so much. They always think that they are nothing but the worst kind of unruly bunch. Not all of them were like that, there are also good pirates but people won't care if you are a good pirate or a bad pirate. They all think the same especially the people from the highborn class.

The Pirate Captain continued in avoiding everyone as he walks towards the lake, a place where it slightly reminds him of the sea and where he could be able to think clearly. He was also aware that someone was following him to his destination. He tried to ignore his stalker but it is already getting annoying for him.

"What the hell do you want?" Jack demanded coldly, still not stopping in his tracks.

A very long sigh could be heard from behind him.

"Well... You see, you have been avoiding everyone in the castle ever since you arrived in here." Jack recognized the voice as Lloyd's. The man was slightly a few decades younger than him in human years. But the man was so curious for his own good, reminds him of one of his friends back when he was trying to get his Pearl back. "Everyone has been talking about you since then... Um…a lot of good and bad things.." He added at the end.

"Just go away! You think I am not fucking aware of what are they talking about me? Of course, I know! I am not that stupid!" Jack retorted with his voice hard and cold as ice. His face was hard and had a hint of irritation. The captain also made sure to keep his temper in check. The last thing he wanted is to end up hurting someone who is nothing but kind to him for the past few days, just because he had lost his temper on the person.

Lloyd gulped a bit in fear at the tone of his voice. There is one thing he noticed about Jack, he became colder, harder and slightly antisocial ever since he became a vampire. But he just can't help it because a lot of his fellow vampires distrusted him, just because he is a pirate. He was not one of them.

"Well I don't care about what they say about you," Lloyd told him without hesitation as he followed the pirate to the lake.

Jack scoffed and turned around to give him a very cold glare. The other boy just raised both of his arms in surrender.

"Relax, mate I am not those other who thought that pirates are horrible as fuck." The younger man replied calmly ignoring his own fear towards Jack's ire and his cold icy gaze. "I am more in the neutral ground than most of everyone in my family and everyone here. Only I and some of my siblings don't care about what people say. I am definitely not a racist, unlike some people."

The pirate continues to gaze at him with his dark cold kohl-rimmed eyes for a while then without a word, he turned his back on Lloyd and proceed to walk to the lake, leaving him standing there.

Bloody hell! He is as damn scary as fuck! The younger vampire exclaimed as he shivered in fright while remembering Jack's cold eyes on him. He realized that Jack is no longer there with him. So he runs after the pirate.

The said pirate had finally arrived by the lake. He searched the area for a quiet spot to think. There he found a tree just a few minutes away from the water. Jack sat down and stretched his legs before him. He stripped off his heavy jacket, effects, and belts and placed all of them next to him, he leaned on the tree.

He closed his eyes and tried to relax his muscles of both his shoulders and his back against the tree. Perhaps he should try to take a slight nap under this tree for a while. It was also pretty windy today anyway. Even during morning time. He enjoyed the feeling of the wind on his face and the sound of the water in the nearby lake as he slowly began to doze off.

Lloyd searched the lake until he found Jack fast asleep under a huge tree. He stared at the sleeping pirate captain and realized that Jack looked so peaceful while asleep, not his usual cold and angry expression.

He sighed quietly. He also noticed that Jack is always angry for the past few days especially during the first time the king introduced him to them. He always had that cold expression on his handsome features. He glanced at the sleeping pirate captain again. In the silence, well, except for the sound of the water of the nearby lake, Lloyd heard the unmistakable sound of snoring. I just wish he was this peaceful when he is awake... Not always frowning, and cold.

However, he still doesn't know the reason why Jack is always cold and distant but Lloyd knows that the king knew about the reason why he is like that. He obviously won't even dare to try to pry on it, even he is so bloody curious about it!

Since Jack was still fast asleep, he decided not to disturb him and just leave him be. So Lloyd quietly left the place to find something to do.

Damn Jack is such a very complicated person and is very closed off. He thought as he walks away from the tree. It looks like he will have a very hard time in becoming Jack's friend since the captain is just too cold. All he wanted to is to make more new friends in the castle especially Jack Sparrow.

"Is something wrong, Lloyd?" A voice asked him, causing him to jump.

Lloyd quickly turned to the source of the voice and found one of the senior veteran vampires, Gael standing there. He was tall and lean. Good looking too. He felt his cheeks burn with embarrassment for being startled.

"Sorry but I guess you are right. Gael" He muttered as Gael approached him.

He looked at Gael and he met his gaze. He could see the concern in his eyes.

"Then what is wrong then?" He asked Lloyd again.

The younger man hesitates for a while but his eyes burned with determination.

"Well... It's about Jack." He finally said

"Jack Sparrow? You mean the pirate?" Gael widens his eyes in surprise at the mention of the newest member of their group. "What about him?"

"Yeah, that's right. I was just wondering but…why..?" Lloyd replied with a nod. He took a deep breath and started to explain about Jack's current mood and what's going on with him. The older vampire listened with rapt attention. His eyes soften

"The truth is, no one really knows why. I think the only who really knows is the king. But you are right he is too cold and closed off. I mean he should learn to trust us all. However, we can't really blame him for his attitude." Gael replied after Lloyd was done explaining everything. His voice was solemn as he continued with his opinion on Jack.

"Besides, he just recently arrived here in the castle, meaning his case is very different from all of us. For example, he is a pirate, an outlaw and an outcast to the society, while the rest of us, we're either part of the middle class or the upper class. So most of us don't trust him and he doesn't trust us either."

"So it forced him to distance himself from all of us?"

"Yes, it is one of the reasons. Another reason is that he is also a newborn vampire. It means he will be very unpredictable when it comes to his emotions but he is surprisingly good in repressing all his emotions by putting up a mask of a cold, warning apathy and distant facade that was both scary and a little impressive to behold. However, we should still be careful around him though. So try not to pester him all the time. Just let him be. Okay?" The senior vampire told him.

"Okay Gael."

"Good. He is going to trust us but it will take a while for him. I have a strange feeling that he has some really bad trust issues."

The conversation between the duo continued for a while as they walk through the garden. They both gave a curt nod to the other vampires they run into.

Jack finally woke up from his nap. He was laying on his back, the last time he remembered he was still leaning against the tree. Maybe he changed his position while asleep. He slowly sat up from his position on the grass under the tree. He gave his arms a very long stretch and glanced around the surrounding area. It was already midafternoon and the sun was pretty high up in the sky

He slept pretty well even for a short while. The pirate captain slowly got to his feet and quickly strapped his effects and belts around his body, then put on his jacket. He began to walk back to the castle or maybe to go to the library. Jack hasn't seen the library yet. He heard it was huge and filled with a lot of information about being a vampire and other things about the supernatural world from the king. It was actually one of his plans to go there and start researching everything he needed to do for his revenge against the rogues. He also needs to plan to escape his imprisonment from this place but he could deal with it, later on, for now, he needs to plan for his revenge.

Jack still continued on ignoring everyone's curious stares and dark looks as he walks by them. His face remained impassive throughout his journey towards the library. He finally reached the library and he opened the huge doors, then he entered. There were already people inside, some of them look at him from the books they were reading, and others don't even seem to notice him enter the room which he ignored.

He took note of everything in the room. The library was huge was enough for a lot of people to hang out and to research anything. The interior design was just like his current chambers, it also has a Victorian gothic design. The walls were covered in dark red wallpaper, while the rest of the room has furnishes which have the mixture of black and red.

There were a lot of very comfortable looking chairs scattered around the room each of them has large dark round wooden tables in front of them, where people could place their books, things, and drinks on top. The books were on the dark wooden shelves by the walls. The books look pretty old and ancient. Very delicate.

Jack closed the door behind him and quickly approached one of the shelves, still ignoring everyone who was watching him with a bit interest on their faces. Anyway he scanned the books for an interesting topic to read or to help him in his research.

Damn, there are a lot of interesting topics in here. He thought as he continues to look through the shelves. Some books managed to catch his attention. Titles like "The History of the Supernatural World", "Vampirism", "The Great Alliance", "The Day when the World almost Ended" and many others.

Jack decided to take all of the books that interested him from the shelves and he carried them to the table at a corner of the library just by the window so he won't be disturbed. He quietly sat down one of the chairs and made himself comfortable. He carefully opens the ancient book on his lap and began to read it. The Captain was so engrossed to the book that he is reading, he didn't even notice that a glass of fresh blood appeared on the table beside his books but the delicious scent caught his attention, letting him realize that he was so thirsty. He felt his throat burn in protest.

Jack quickly looked up from his book and saw the glass next to his things. He raised an eyebrow at the glass. He wondered how it got there and who placed it there without him noticing. The captain lifted one shoulder in a shrug, then he lifted the glass of blood to his lips and drank in one long gulp while enjoying the delicious taste of blood. He finished every single drop of blood from his glass and gave his lips a satisfying lick.

So delicious and fresh but I want more... The captain mused as he stared at his empty glass with a slight pout. His throat was still burning but it doesn't hurt as much as before when he was so thirsty.

Jack put down his empty glass on the table and went back to reading. Luckily he managed to get a notebook and a pen from his room before taking a nap by the lake and going here. He pulls out the notebook and his pen from his jacket, he placed it on his armchair and started to take down notes as he continued to read while he hummed under his breath.

The Pirate Captain continued to read for the entire day until he managed to fill up his notebook. He closed the book and the notebook with a groan. He leaned back on the puffy chair with his eyes closed. Jack absently rub his forehead with his fingers. It looks like he needs to get a couple of more notebooks and pens from his room so he could continue his research, he was also planning to learn a new language, Romanian since he saw some books on learning different languages somewhere in the shelves.

However he could feel his head pounding from absorbing too much information so he decided to rest his eyes for a while, he covered his upper face with his leather tri-corn hat. I also need to explore this place and try to find a way to escape... I really want to go back to my ship and to the sea…I just can't stand this place anymore but.. His head throbbed in pain as he thought of it. Damn, bloody headache. It looked like I read too much today, huh but whatever... Ugh.

Jack stayed that way for a minute on the chair with his eyes closed as he leaned his head on the armchair, afterward he opened his eyes again to glance out of the window. The sky was so clear and dark, not even a cloud in sight. Judging by the sky it's almost sunset.

The pirate captain saw some people were hanging out, talking and strolling in the garden. His jaw tightening, his gaze darkened and he felt his mood worsening as he watched the other vampires enjoy their day.

Lucky them, they are enjoying their day unlike me… I am bloody stuck in this dreadful place. Jack quickly turn away from the window. He glanced back at the books and his notebook on the table. He picked up his notebook and placed into the pocket of his jacket, then he stood up and returned all the books to the proper place. Jack quietly went out of the library. He quickly passes by his room to put away his notebook somewhere safe and secure, after that he went out and began to explore the castle grounds.

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