Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

Part Two of the Glass Trilogy

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 27

"Mmmmm…." Jack hummed again, meditating upon the sand, at my feet, keeping his back towards me.

It was obvious out of the four other people around him, he only trusted me to guard his back. Usually Gibbs held this place though, and my father before he.

Elizabeth sent me another glare, before glancing back at Sirius and James, who were both still digging deep into the sand.

Suddenly a loud clank from James's shovel colliding with something, awoke all of us from our lulling silence.

Instantly we all gathered around the deep hole and peered down.

There in front of us was a barely peeking black outline of the top of the heavy chest.

Eagerly Jack reached down into there, brushing off the top layer of sand, before quickly finding the handle.

James and Sirius also reached down, grabbing onto the handles, and they pulled it up and onto the ground level.

"It's locked," James grunted sourly, as he flashed the lock to each of us.

I just rolled my eyes, and smacked the end of the musket against it, and it broke off, by the blunt force alone.

"Now it isn't." I smirked up at James, who just rolled his eyes.

Sexist pig.

Eagerly Jack rushed in front of me and knelt down in the sand and opened it up. Only to reveal…letters.

I sent Jack a questionable glance, while James fell down to his knees in disbelief.

I bravely reached in and pulled out one of the many letters, but so did Elizabeth obviously trying to mimic me.

I began to unfold the letter in my hand, as I watched Jack pull out a heavy metal chest, while Elizabeth began looking at her letter as well.

Jack held it up and pressed his ear against it, thus having James, Sirius, and Elizabeth follow in his lead.

But I didn't dare move closer to it. If his heart was truly in there, I didn't want to have my fingers on it, if Davy Jones found out.

Yet even at my distance I could hear the heart beating. In a steady, monotone, and dramatic manor.

"It's real!" Elizabeth exclaimed, in shock, withdrawing her ear.

James took his turn, and chuckled, to Jack," You actually were telling the truth."

"I do that quiet a lot," Jack huffed," yet you people are always surprised."

"With good reason!"

My body spun around, holding Sirius's musket up and aiming it directly at Will's drenched form.

Elizabeth gasped, and instantly popped up," Will!"

She ran towards him, as Will eyed up James and Sirius in a questioning manor, then my aim at him.

"You're all right!" Elizabeth shouted, running towards him, while Jack, Sirius, and James all moved around the chest in a protective manor, while I lowered the musket. Yet I didn't completely trust him.

Something fishy was going on.

"Thank god! I came to find you!" Elizabeth proclaimed, as she wrapped her arms around him. And they both shared one of their usual over dramatic kisses.

James awkwardly looked down, while Jack narrowed his eyes, as if in interest.

Yet I felt Sirius's eyes upon the back of my head, while I stood in front of them three men behind me. In a almost jealous manor that he wasn't able to do that with me right now.

"How did you get here?" Jack suddenly snapped, breaking his daze, and the young lovers.

"Sea turtles, mate." Will jested, still holding Elizabeth. "A pair of them, strapped to my feet."

"No so easy, is it?" Jack jested back at him.

Then Will's eyes flashed over at Sirius. "Where have you been?"

"Around." Sirius simple answered, but I detected a hint of hostility.

Now there was defiantly something going on that I didn't obviously know about.

Will ignored Sirius, and looked over at Jack," But, I do owe you thanks, Jack."

"Oh? You do?" Jack lifted an eyebrow, making me clutch the musket tighter. Ready to aim and fire.

"After you tricked me onto that ship to square your debt with Jones, and have Beaux's punishment revoked completely-"

"What?" Elizabeth squawked.

"What?" Jack imitating Elizabeth, while I just rolled my eyes.

"-I was reunited with my father." Will finally finished.

Jack then smirked, improving as he went," Oh, well… you're welcome, then."

"Everything you two said to me," Elizabeth began rushing towards Jack and me," every word was a lie!"

"Pretty much." I shrugged my shoulders with a blunt smile.

"Except about the bit with Beaux being marked. Because she wasn't…" Jack then glanced over at me and questioned," Were you?"

"You got me," I bluntly sighed again," Bootstrap got me on my way to you, Jack. Then Davy Jones cleared my debt, since he doesn't take women or Pirate Lords who don't owe him."

"Pirate Lord?" Sirius questioned.

"Oh yeah," Jack laughed," Sirius, apple-of-my-eye, your married to the Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, and apparently she is on great grounds with Davy Jones."

I continued to ignore Sirius and Jack behind me, while Elizabeth kept gawking at the two of us.

"Time and tide, love." Jack shrugged in defeat, holding his arms out.

Suddenly Will came walking up to me, holding up a key in his hands. "What are you doing?" I questioned with a scowl.

Will leaned down and adjusted the chest, so he could open it easier. "I'm going to kill Jones."

Then out of nowhere Jack pulled out his cutlass and held it to Will's throat. "Can't let you do that, William. 'Cause if Jones is dead, who's to call his terrible beastie off the hunt, eh?"

Jack looked over at me, as if in question why I wasn't raising my gun and pointing it at someone.

I glanced over at the musket, while Jack continued," Now. If you please, the Key."

When I looked up, Jack had his hand out and waiting for Will, who was standing up from the ground.

That was when Will pushed Elizabeth back next to me, and pulled her sword form her belt, pointing it right at Jack.

I didn't move. I just starred between Jack and Will, since it hadn't been the first time they had swords pointed at one another.

"I keep the promises I make, Jack. I intend to free my father. I hope you're here to see it."

Suddenly Norrington pulled out his sword towards Will," I can't let you do that either. So sorry."

Elizabeth gawked at James, while I found myself stepping back, while Sirius stills stood there, with the shovel on his shoulders, and a cutlass on his waist.

"I knew you'd warm up to me eventually." Jack chuckled, looking over at James. But now I knew where James's loyalties lied. They lied with himself.

He twisted his sword in Jack's direction and Will in James's. "Lord Beckett desires the contents of that chest. I deliver it, and get my life back."

"Ah." Jack smirked," The dark side of ambition."

James then corrected, in his typical cool tone," Oh, I prefer to see it as the promise of redemption."

"You filthy liar." Sirius suddenly sounded off, pulling out his sword pointing it at James, only to have Will point his sword at Sirius, Jack to Will, and James to Jack.

"You are only after that position so you can have Elizabeth back.-""Now I know where your heart lies, you bastard son of a pirate."

Suddenly they all lunged at one another, knocking Elizabeth backwards.

Yet I just stood there.

I didn't need to get involved. Sirius was a big boy he could take care of himself. And I had my own problems and opportunities to take care of at the moment.

"Stop it!" Elizabeth shouted at the men, as if they were children, but of course they wouldn't listen.

And they ran off down the shore, with their swords clanking, groans echoing, and sand being kicked up.

I sighed, and settled the butt of my musket down onto the ground, while I watched them, like it was some show.

It was amusing how they were all fighting for their different reasons, but I guess my mother was right:

Sophie's Code of Conduct Number Two-Pirates Are Little Boys, Who Refuse To Bathe, Eat Properly, Believe In Old Wife's Tales, And Can't Live In The Real World.

Will got pushed down by Jack at one point, and the rest of the men began rushing off, while Elizabeth rushed over to Will's aid.

I rolled my eyes, while I glanced over at the chest, which was mere inches from my grasp.

You know…it never hurt to have a little leverage.