Heart of Glass

A Pirate's Daughter's Adventure

Chapter 3

Will politely grabbed onto my elbow, as he pulled me onto the docks after Jack and Gibbs.

"I'm not going," I feebly pouted, after a long night of crying and shouting at my mother, and cursing Jack to Kingdom Come.

Will ignored my whine and whimper, while Gibbs announced," Feast your eyes, Captain. All of them, faithful hands before the mast, every man worth his salt. And crazy to boot."

I starred down at the ragged dressed people, who Gibbs was calling a crew. I couldn't suppress my laughter, and laughed to Will," This is no crew!"

Jack must have overheard my laughter, for he quickly went to work, trying to prove that this was a valid crew.

"You, sailor!"

Gibbs politely answered," Cotton, Sir."

"Mr. Cotton," Jack looked down at the silent sailor," Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death?"

Mr. Cotton remained silent, as did the parrot upon his shoulder.

Jack frowned and snapped," Mr. Cotton, answer me-"

"He's a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out, so he trained the parrot to talk for him. No one's yet figured how."

Jack sighed and looked up at Mr. Cotton's parrot. "Mr. Cotton's…parrot. Same question."

"Wind in the sails! Wind in the sails!" The parrot sounded off.

I rolled my eyes, while Gibbs explained," Mostly, we figure, that means yes."

Jack smiled," O' course it does. "

He turned back to me and Will," Satisfied?"

"Well, you've proved they're mad." Will agreed with me, while I shook my head.

But a foreign voice interrupted our conversation," And what's the benefit for us?"

I looked over at the figured, sending Jack over there, warily.

He pulled off the hat, after not being able to see the sailor's face. Only to get slapped across the face.

"Anamaria!" Jack explained, as his head was swiveled around in my and Will's direction.

"I suppose you didn't deserve that one either." Will frowned.

"No," Jack answered," that one I deserved."

"You stole my boat!"

Jack spun his head around," Actually-"he was slapped again," borrowed. Borrowed without permission. But with every intention of bringing it back to you."

"But you didn't!" She shrieked, making both Will and I step back for our own safety.

Jack then flustered for a second," You'll get another one."

Anamaria narrowed her eyes at Jack, while Will stepped in, and added to Jack's statement," A better one."

"A better one." Jack agreed, with a fake smile.

"That one." Will pointed to a boat out at sea. But that boat was the Interceptor.

I gawked at Jack and Will, only to have Jack ramble again," What one? That one?! Aye, that one. What say you?"

"Aye!" the crew shouted in return, making me groan loudly. These people really were crazy.

With that they all began to file onto Jack's and Will's boat, but Gibbs looked back at Jack, and whispered loudly," No, no, no, no, no. It's frightful bad luck to bring a woman abroad, sir." With that he made two obvious glances to both Anamaria and me.

I smirked, and teased," See, Jack, I guess I can't come."

Jack shook his head, and grabbed my shoulder, and announced to Gibbs and I," It'd be far worse not to have both of them."

Suddenly a loud thud echoed behind me, making me look behind myself, only to see Sirius there, who left a large bag full of his weapons next to my chests of clothing, books, and gold.

"Sirius!" I lunged towards him, only to have Jack tug me back towards him, while he looked up at his son.

Sirius and Jack seemed to stare at each other for a few seconds, before Jack hissed," Are you here to join my crew, boy?"

Sirius smirked, and slyly answered," I am here to represent the interest of Beaux's mother, who hired me on contract to act as Beaux's personal bodyguard if in fact her life is threatened in any sort of way."

Jack scowled, and muttered," I hate you mercenaries."

"We make more money, Jack." Sirius took my arm, pulling me out of Jack's grasp," And tend to live longer lives."

With that Sirius politely held my elbow, while the both of us walked aboard Jack's ship.

I looked over my shoulder, and stuck my tongue out at Jack, childishly, white I marched right up to the Captain's Cabin, making it my own.

I couldn't help but laugh to myself, picturing how Jack would go crazy with me turning his Captain's Cabin, into a safe haven for young female.

That'll teach him.

But all too quickly, I felt the ship rock violently underneath my feet, throwing me into a wall of the cabin

Jack had gotten us into a storm.

I groaned loudly, before wrapping my shawl tightly around me.

I was going to pick a beef with Jack. He had no idea where we were going, and to top it off we were all going to die, with him left as Captain.

I unlatched the door, only to be splashed in the face with buckets of salt water, and my hair to be whipped are violently in the hurricane like winds.

"Jack!" I shouted loudly, trying to over come the wind's howling.

"Not right now," I heard Jack shout above me, from the wheel.

I grabbed onto the railing for the stairs, and began marching" Yes, Jack! Right now! You're going to kill us all! Please, pull us out of this god forsaken storm!"

"Not right now!" Jack repeated, as another wave came hurtling aboard, knocking into me, making me fall directly into Jack.

"Right now!" I growled in his ear, only to fall back off of him, from the rocking of the ship.

And ungracefully, I feel back onto the floor, in a pile of wet silks, wet hair, wet skin, and a flaming temper.

"Get back into the cabin," I suddenly heard Sirius's voice echo, while he hung from the sails above me.

I looked up at him in protest, but he shouted back at me with frustration," Get back inside!"

I pouted, as I crawled on all fours to the stairs, where I continued to crawl, finding it was easier than walk up right in this hazardous environment. And I crawled back into the cabin, leaving a trail of sea water behind me, as I trudged over to an empty bath tub.

Quickly I began peeling my layers of clothing off of me, throwing them into the tub to dry.

"Another dressed ruined," I growled to myself, as I reached into a trunk gathering a night dress. "All thanks to Captain Jack Sparrow."