Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 5

Nervously I looked down at my hand, where a small black spot had developed.

And I recalled what Bootstrap told me," Jack's time is up. It's coming after him and you. But if you do as we bargained, only Jack shall have to go to the locker. But just remember it's drawn with ravenous hunger to any man that bears the black spot."

Sadly I sighed, as I trudged through Tortuga. The streets were crowded, as usual, even during the day, when we had docked.

Awkwardly I looked around, trying to see where I should go. I knew I couldn't hide with my mother, for she would report me, as soon as she saw me.

And every person I had asked if they had seen Captain Jack Sparrow, they had given me the same variety of answers:

"Captain Jack Sparrow? Owes me four doubloons. Heard he was dead."

"Singapore. That's what I heard. Drunk with a smile on his face. Sure as the tide, Jack Sparrow turned up in Singapore."

I had even gotten slapped across the face by both Giselle and Scarlet, who didn't recognize me…luckily.

But, as I walked up to a shrimper who I heard Jack talked too before, I noticed someone else walking up alongside me.

I cautiously glanced out of the corner of my eye, and saw Will.

Without a second to spare, I forced my eyes ahead, and pretended like nothing happened and that I was just an ordinary person.

But without hesitation, I walked up to the shrimper, adjusting my pack, while I asked the shrimper," I'm looking for my brother; he is on the Black Pearl with Jack Sparrow. Where was the last place you heard they were?"

But Will walked up to my side, and questioned," I'm looking for Jack too. Do you know where he is?"

"Can't say about Jack Sparrow, but there's an island just south of the straits, where I trade spice for…" The shrimper paused to mend a hole in his net, before continuing, as if he was in a hazy day dream,"…mm…delicious long pork."

He then looked over at William and me, before adding, obviously breaking out of his day dream," Cannot say about Jack, but you'll find a ship there. A ship with black sails."

"Could you take me there?" I questioned, before Will could even breathe.

The shrimper nodded, while Will added," And me as well?"

The shrimper nodded again, before bargaining," I'll take you both for a couple of shillings."

Instantly I began digging into my pack and produced two shillings, and passed it over to the shrimper, before bargaining," I'll give you two more once you take me to the island."

The shrimper nodded, while Will passed over his share of the shillings too.

"We leave at mid-day," the shrimper announced, before he waved his hand off at me. "Until then, please leave the dock. I have work to do."

I nodded in understanding, and I began to quickly trudge off of the dock.

"Hold up, lad," Will called after me, but I still kept quickly walking off of the dock and back into the crowds, where I hopped I could loose Will.

"Wait!" Will shouted, before I felt him roughly grab onto my shoulder and spin me around.

But out of natural instinct, I looked up at him.

That was when I saw Will's shocked face, and felt his hand slip off of my shoulder.

"Beaux?" Will questioned quietly, almost as if he had seen a ghost. A ghost of me.

I adjusted my pack, before hissing, in a lower tone," I think you have the wrong person, good sir."

I began walking away again, but Will grabbed my shoulder again, inquiring, in a harsher and more serious tone," How did you get off of Port Royal?"

I didn't answer his question. Instead I only reminded him, keeping my voice low and quiet," I shall see you again, at mid-day, sir."

"But-"Yet I cut Will off, when I began walking towards the crowds once again, where I promised myself that I would run towards my mother's tavern. And have a nice big bottle of rum.

So I ran, like the British Royal Navy was chasing after me with that god forsaken warrant. Leaving Will behind to get drunk at my mother's tavern.

God only knows how much I needed a drink right now.