Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

Part Two of the Glass Trilogy

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 24

I sighed quietly, as I sat down upon the stairs, just starring off. Things were so…different then what I thought they would be. I had nothing to do, believe it or not.

I was almost completely bored out of my mind!

Sirius was off in the crow's nest doing his job he bargained to do with his father, and after I had explained to him what had happened to Bootstrap. I don't know why, but he seemed distant after that piece of information.

Suddenly Elizabeth huffed and sat down upon the steps behind me, crossing her arms and scowling as she did so.

I didn't bother to comment to her, due to I think we both understood we both had things upon our minds that we were trying to keep bottled up.

And just like I would have predicted, Jack came sauntering up with a bottle of rum, and sat down next to both Elizabeth and I.

"My tremendous intuitive sense of the female creature informs me that both of you are troubled." Jack smirked

I ripped the rum out of his hands, and took a large gulp, holding it against my chest, as I leaned against the railing next to me.

Elizabeth then sighed and murmured," I just thought I'd be married by now. I'm so ready to be married."

I then held up the rum for her to take, and consoled-ignoring Jack's intense stare upon both of us," I understand your pain."

Elizabeth all too willing took the rum and took as big of a gulp as I had, before passing it back to me.

"You know," Jack began eyeing us up again, as he cleared his throat," Girls, I am captain of a ship. And being a captain of a ship, I could in fact perform a 'mar-i-age' right here. Right on this deck. Right…now."

"It would have been nice if you told Sirius and me this piece of information before we went to Port Royal." I groaned, taking a big gulp of the rum.

Jack rolled his eyes at me, before he ripped his rum out of my hands.

I sent him a viper-like glare, before Elizabeth growled in disgust to Jack," No, thank you."

Elizabeth then jumped up from the stairs and went walking away, only to have Jack start chasing after her.

Eagerly I listened, as I overheard Jack beg," Why not? We are very much alike, you and I. I and you. Us."

Elizabeth then gasped," Oh! Except for a sense of honor, and decency, and-and a moral center. And Personal hygiene!"

Jack experimentally sniffed his underarms, making me roll my eyes, as I leaned back into the steps watching the show take place in front of me.

But I wasn't finding it at all surprising that Jack was taking advances to Elizabeth now that Will was out of the picture.

"Trifles." Jack evilly grinned back. "You will come over to my said, I know it."

Elizabeth eyed him up and commented," You seem very certain."

"One word, love. Curiosity." Jack grinned again, leaning closer to her. "You long for freedom. You long to do what you want to do because you want it. To act on selfish impulse. You want to see what it's like. One day, you won't be able to resist."

Elizabeth then growled, as if to prove him wrong," Why doesn't your compass work?"

Jack took a step back from Elizabeth, before reeling his head back," My compass works fine."

"Because you and I are alike." Elizabeth began in a most regal tone," And there will come a moment when you have a chance to show it. To do the right thing-"

"I love those moments," Jack sarcastically smiled," I like to wave at them as they pass by."

Jack then began walking away from Elizabeth, but when I saw Elizabeth following behind him I knew. Jack has Elizabeth under his grasp, even if she didn't realize it yet, she was under his control. Because any sane woman, you didn't like Jack, would have just walked away right then and there.

"You'll have the chance to do something…something courageous. And when you do, you'll discover something." Elizabeth smiled at Jack, as they both leaned against a railing close by. "That you're a good man."

Jack rolled his eyes back at Elizabeth," All evidence to the contrary."

Elizabeth lightly laughed," Oh, I have faith in you. Want to know why?"

"Do tell, dearie."

Elizabeth then leaned dangerously close to Jack," Curiosity."

I continued help but groan, while Pintel and Ragetti both sat down next to me.

"Hello, boys." I smiled up at them.

But that was when I noticed the nervous stare they were both sending me.

"What is the matter?" I questioned quietly, turning to face both of them.

Pintel then cleared his throat," Ahh…miss…"

"If anything should go wrong with Jack's deal with You-Know-Who, we were wondering-""-if you would say that we are part of your crew and therefore not part of his deal with-""You-Know-Who." They both finished with wide smiles on their faces.

I starred at them oddly for a moment, before murmuring, quietly to both of them," How will I be able to know I can trust both of you? And that the both of you will stay with me, and remain loyal?"

Ragetti looked over at Pintel, who merely nodded-as if in consent to something.

Ragetti then sighed and leaned over and murmured in my near," I have a piece of eight that belonged to your father, the one you are to inherit."

I starred at Ragetti in shock, before whispering," Let me see it."

Pintel groaned and smacked Ragetti up the back of his head, instantly making his wooden eye ball pop out of his head and land right on my lap.

I starred down at the eyeball in shock for a couple of seconds, before bravely picking it up and holding it back out for Ragetti to take back.

"That is it, Miss." Pintel motioned to the eyeball.

My eyes went wide and looked down at it in question. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, Miss," Ragetti smirked," Your father gave it to me and told me to guard it with me life."

I sighed and cleaned the eyeball with my jacket, while I whispered," I shall claim both of you are part of my crew, but you must always stay with me."

"Yes, poppet," Pintel smiled.

I passed Ragetti back his eyeball, and watched him routinely push the eyeball back into his socket and let it focus back into place.

"Land, ho!" Sirius shouted, followed by Gibbs bellowing," Land, oh!"

Instantly we all rushed to the side of the ship, and saw the small strip of land in front of us.

Here, is where we make our last stand, I thought to myself. This is our last chance to clear Jack's name, before he gets sent to the Locker.

Well…here goes nothing.