Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

Part Two of the Glass Trilogy

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 26

As soon as the boat hit the shore, we all jumped out carrying our share of shovels, buckets, and guns.

Jack heaved a shovel up over his shoulder and directed Pintel and Ragetti," Guard the boat. Mind the tide."

Pintel and Ragetti both glanced over at me, and I simply nodded. Let Jack think he has some power over my men. But soon he shall realize he won't.

"Don't touch my dirt."

With that Jack motioned for the rest of us to follow him, while Pintel and Ragetti, watched, in a questioning manor.

I gave them a reassuring nod once again, while I watched Sirius heave a shovel of his own over his shoulder and passed his large musket over to me to carry.

I smirked up at him, hoping he would loosen up slightly and smile at me for once, after everything I had told him earlier.

He studied my eyes for a second, before marching off after his father, like I didn't matter.

I gawked at him, but I followed behind Jack, Elizabeth, James, and Sirius. Something wasn't right. I knew it.

We kept walking and walking, across a barely flooded straight, while Elizabeth took determined steps, blindly following the spinning arrow of Jack's magical compass.

Yet after what seemed like hours of me walking in the hot humid sun light, Elizabeth finally came to a stop in the center of a rounded peninsula off of the island we had docked.

James lifted up an eyebrow in question, only to Elizabeth walk back around again, this time in the search for a specific spot.

Jack sighed, and got up onto of a pile of dirt and watched Elizabeth pace back and forth, while James watched Elizabeth from behind his dirty and scraggly hair.

Sirius found his spot next to James, while I crawled my way up next to Jack.

It almost felt like I was taking sides against my husband. He was choosing James and I was choosing Jack. Like we were choosing what we were going to be in life, once we got out of here. I was choosing piracy and he was choosing the Royal British Navy.

And you know what, oddly, I didn't feel heart broken or upset. I found it as a new rivalry. It was me against him. Only the best would come out on top.

And that would be me.

Pirate Rule Number Six-You Only Take Your Side, No One Else's. Even if that means you have to break a few rules.

Suddenly Elizabeth stopped walking and looked over at Jack's direction, with a startled face. She quickly shook it, obviously displeased with compass's directions. Or maybe her own thoughts…

Sophie's Code of Conduct Number One-Never Confuse Your Emotions With What You Really Want. Or Else, You'll End Up Like Sophie.

"This doesn't work." Elizabeth pouted," And it certainly doesn't show you what you want most."

With that Elizabeth plopped down upon the ground, crossing her legs, like a child would.

I rolled my eyes, spotting James and Sirius doing the same exact thing, while Jack ran over to Elizabeth's side.

Jack starred down at the compass, keeping his distance from it. "Yes, it does. You're sitting on it."

"Beg your pardon?" Elizabeth starred at him in an absolutely clueless fashion, making me groan, as I slung Sirius's rifle over my shoulder.

"He said move your fat arse, Elizabeth, because it's covering the chest."

Instantly I recovered a glare from Elizabeth, while Sirius and James both sent me questioning stares (as if it was out of the ordinary for me to snap in such a rude manor). And Jack…well he just ignored me, as if it was something I had always done.

"Move!" Jack began flailing his arms at Elizabeth, causing her to stand up and step back. But she sent me another glare, as if I was there to make her life a living hell.

I just smirked at her evilly. She had no bloody reason to be looking at me like that. If anything, I should be the one drowning her in the ocean right now. After all, it because of her and William that I am even in this mess in the first place.

Jack then motioned to James and Sirius to start digging, making both of them glance at him, as if he was insane.

But they reluctantly moved forward and began digging the hole-in hopes to find Davy Jones's heart.