Cold As Glass
Sequel to Heart of Glass
A Pirate Lord's Adventure
Chapter 22
The warm oceanic sun tickled my skin, as I lounged across the large crates upon deck, while the men all around me cleaned the deck of the ship, even Sirius. But not Gibbs, Elizabeth, or Jack.
It was nice having several more crew men on board, because they took over the old tasks I had to do.
Suddenly Gibb's angry voice broke my solace. "Beckett!"
"Yes, they're signed."
I sat up and looked up and over at the three of them. Jack was starring down at a weathered piece of paper, which fluttered in the wind.
"Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company," Elizabeth pointed out, making me shiver slightly.
Jack stuck out his tongue in distaste and loudly sounded out," Bluergh!"
"Will was working for Beckett and never said a word," Gibbs hissed in betrayal, but I knew it all along. "Beckett wants the compass. Only one reason for that!"
Jack lowered the piece of paper, and countered, obviously thinking the same thing, but what I did not know. "Of course."
"He wants the chest."
I eagerly leaned in closer and listened.
But the men below me were whispering to one another, causing an unwanted buzzing noise. But, clearly, I heard Sirius growled at someone near the base of the crate I was sitting upon. "She is my wife, you son-of-a-bitch."
But I ignored him and his protective nature, and looked back at Elizabeth. She nodded in confirmation to what Jack was saying before," Yes, he did say something about a chest."
"If the company controls the chest, they control the sea."
"A truly discomforting notion, love." Jack growled in agreement to Gibbs.
"And bad!" Gibbs began to rant," Bad for every mother's son what calls himself a pirate. I think there's a bit more speed to be coaxed from these sails."
With that Gibbs shouted, running across the wet deck," Brace the foreyard!"
The crew jumped up off the ground and began running to their places, but my Sirius, just stood up and sat down next to me upon the crate.
"What is going on with Gibbs?"
"Beckett wants Jones's chest too." I whispered quietly, as Elizabeth and Jack whispered to one another.
Suddenly Jack's voice became louder," Will strikes a deal, yet you were the one with the prize-full pardon. 'Commission as a privateer on behalf of England and the East India Trading Company.' As if I could be bought for such a low price."
Jack then turned around and tucked the pardon into his jacket.
Elizabeth then ran up next to him, demanding," Jack, the letters, give them back!"
"No. Persuade me."
Elizabeth whispered something, rather sensual looking, into Jack's ear. Thus making me looking at Sirius in question.
Sirius shook his head, and whispered, as he kept starring at his father and Elizabeth," Something isn't right here."
Jack then turned around and whispered something back to her, with a smirk upon his face.
Elizabeth then bit her lip and walked away to the other side of the ship, while Jack went to the wheel.
With that Sirius and I were left alone once more.
I looked over at Sirius, and whispered," Was it just me, or was your father and Elizabeth…"
Sirius nodded in agreement, before I could even finish my thought. "Something is defiantly going on here, and I don't like it."
Suddenly Sirius got a hard and cold face and looked over at me," Did he do this to you?"
I shook my head, sorta surprised that Sirius would think this way.
"What about William?"
I shook my head again, before cooing," No one but you have ever touched me or talked to me, in such a manor, Sirius."
"Are you sure?" He narrowed his eyes at me, making me feel sorta hurt, but I understood his worries. After all he had been gone almost a year.
I nodded once again, as I gently leaned forward and touched his heart," I will never love another, as much as I love you."
I then smirked and added," I was willing to go to World's End for you and collect your soul from the locker."
"You can't do that." Sirius chuckled to me, as he reached out, letting his moist finger tips touch my cheeks.
"Well," I sighed, "according to Jack and the Tia Dalma you can."
"The Tia who?"
"Tia Dalma," I giggled back," the witch that blessed Jack's compass and was once a… lover of sorts to your father. She lives in the bayou."
"Oh," Sirius scowled," her."
I knew he disliked hearing about his father's numerous affairs with other women, when his mother was alive. Because according to my father's letters, Annabella (Sirius's mother), Jack supposedly loved Annabella and had even thought about giving up piracy for her. But when he got a hold of the Pearl, he lost interest in everything, even his brand new bouncing baby boy.
It seemed that Jack loved this ship even more than another's warmth and love.
"Let's go below," I quietly offered Sirius, while he kept starring at me with those big beautiful brown eyes. "Jack will call us, when we are needed."
Sirius's eyes sparked up eagerly, and pushed himself quickly off of the crates, before he held a hand out for my help. And without a doubt I took it, and let him led me down to the hold, where I had shown Sirius where I slept separate of the other crew members.
And for the first time in months, I actually felt life rush through my veins again.