Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 1

The rolling swells of the ocean captured my mind and thoughts, as I quietly sat next to Elizabeth, who was in her wedding gown, crying.

A storm was coming.

I didn't dare look up at Elizabeth, for I would have begun yelling at her. I wanted to see her cry. I wanted her to feel my pain. I was a widow, who had only been with my husband for a night, before I lost him. I had killed my father. My mother had disowned me through a bitter letter. And I was living off of the Governor of Port Royal.

I wanted her to cry. I wanted her wedding day to be ruined.

No one was allowed to be happy, if I couldn't be.

I wanted her heart to be as cold as mine. As cold as frozen ice. As cold as glass.

The thunder shook the moist and humid air around us, causing me to look out at sea.

I vowed never to go back out to sea. The sea had ruined my life, and had taken everything I had ever loved and held dear, away from me.

Unless I was presented with an opportunity to kill Jack and/or James Norrington. I would never step back out to sea.

Elizabeth sniffled loudly, as the rain began to pour down upon us, blocking the sun from touching her.

I closed my eyes, while her tears brought back memories of my tears over Sirius.

Uncontrollably, tears began to slither down the curves of my face.

Why did he have to go?

As the rain hit the china, it created a soft "ding" noise, almost playing the music that was needed for Elizabeth and Will's wedding.

It would have been a beautiful wedding. Governor Swann had gotten the best of everything for his daughter and William upon their wedding day. But those two really did deserve the best, after everything they have gone through.

Yet the loud pounding of footsteps coming towards us, made Elizabeth and I turn around in worry.

And there stood William in manacles, being escorted by several red coated soldiers.

"Will!" Elizabeth dropped her bouquet and ran right for him.

I curiously looked at the soldiers.

Why was Will a prisoner of these men? He was an upstanding citizen! More so than his father.

Elizabeth wrapped Will up in her arms, crying," Why is this happening?"

I quietly stood up from my spot, silently looking at the happy couple, while I stood in the down pour of rain, letting it drown me.

I wish the rain would just swallow me up, and take me to Sirius. I wanted to be wherever he was, even if that meant hell or the bottom of the ocean.

"I don't know." Will sighed in defeat, while Elizabeth let go of him. "You look beautiful," he commented, looking over her dress and her.

She did have the best dress in all of Port Royal. It was almost sickening how perfect it was for her.

"I think," Elizabeth sniffled, brushing the back of her hand against her moist cheeks, trying to keep her face dry," its bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding."

I sadly sighed, and looked down at my feet. The last thing my husband saw me in was my wedding dress.

Yet, I over heard Governor Swann shouting, thus breaking my train of thought," Make way! Let me through! How dare you! What is going on here?"

I looked back up, I saw Governor Swann being blocked from Will and Elizabeth, while a new person emerged from the red coats, with his perfect white curls and black coat.

"Stand your men down at once! Do you hear me?" The governor shouted at the man I suspected to be in charge.

"Governor Weatherby Swann, it's been too long." The new character spoke, as I stayed away from the marines.

"Cutler Beckett-"Governor Swann began in shock, but was quickly cut off by Beckett," His Lord now…actually."

"Lord or not, you have no reason and no authority to arrest this man. Why, Lord Beckett, have you arrested my daughter's fiancé? Do you have a warrant?" Governor Swan questioned, with a scowl. But it was obvious he was trying to be civil.

"In fact," Beckett paused and smirked," I do." Beckett held out his hand to the man next to him, and commanded," Mister Mercer, the warrant for the arrest of one William Turner, please."

Mercer passed Beckett the warrant, opening it up and looking down at it. He then chuckled to himself," Oh, is it? That's annoying. My mistake." Beckett than raised his hand and nonchalant waved towards Elizabeth," Arrest her."

"No!" Shouted Will, as he tried to lunge forward and protect Elizabeth from the onslaught of soldiers coming towards her.

"On what charges?" Elizabeth shouted, as several men rushed over to her and began putting her wrists in manacles.

On instinct I began inching backwards. If they had warrants for Will and Elizabeth, who says they wouldn't have one for me.

Beckett took two more scrolls from Mercer, who had a smirk on his craggy face.

Beckett then looked down at the two scrolls in his hands, and continued," Ah-ha! Here's the one for William Turner. And I have another one for a Mister James Norrington. And a Mister Sirius Sparrow, who also goes by the alias of a Mister Sirius Teague. Are either of them present?"

Instantly my heart swelled up when he said Sirius's name and how he was wanted by the government.

Elizabeth fought against her captures, while Governor Swann corrected," Lord Beckett, James Norrington resigned his commission some months ago. I have no earthy idea as to where James Norrington could be! And as to Sirius Sparrow, he is at the bottom of the ocean. Now please let his wife morn in peace!"

"Ah…yes…he had a wife." Beckett smirked, as I saw him look over at me, finally noticing me.

I held my head high, ready to sprint to a hiding place and keep myself hidden until I could sneak upon a boat to Tortuga. Despite the fact I promised never to go back out to sea.

"What are the charges!?" Elizabeth shouted once again, making Beckett look over at her.

"I'll get there soon enough, Miss. Swann." Beckett chide, before Mercer handed Beckett a large and, rather heavy looking, scroll. Then opened it up and read aloud:

"Beaux Hélène Béatrix du Barry, also known as Beaux Hélène Béatrix Barbossa and Beaux Hélène Béatrix Sparrow and current Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, wife of one Sirius Sparrow and daughter of a one Pirate Captain Hector Barbossa (Prior Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea). I hear by arrest you for the acts of piracy-"

Without another word uttered out of his mouth, I ran. I ran as fast as I could. I ran like there was no tomorrow. I ran like…like…I was going to see Sirius again.

Of course the echoing noises of the people shouting for me to halt or people yelling at me for running into them was far from my thoughts.

I pushed myself into a hiding spot, pulled my wet dress up against me, and watched the soldiers run pass my hiding spot, thinking I had ran ahead. And from there I went into a place I knew where I could hide, dry up, and get a change of clothes. The Black Smith.