Stronger Than Glass

Sequel to Cold as Glass

End of the Glass Trilogy

A Captain's Adventure

Chapter 11

We drifted soundlessly through the night. The stars reflected eerily onto the water as the boat seemed to be almost sailing across the skies rather than the water.

And now the boat and its passengers were no longer hindered by the coldness of the god forsaken place we had just left.

It almost felt as if we were back in the Caribbean, with the nice warm night.

It was so peaceful and content, that Sirius and I were even able to sneak away from any of the crew from Singapore's eyes, and held one another as we looked out at the almost mythical waters.

"Tis it not a beautiful night?" Sirius whispered majestically to me, resting his chin upon my shoulder.

I smiled contently, and answered back in a whisper-daring to break the wonderful silence," I doubt I have seen such a beautiful night for years now."

"Not since our wedding night, I dare say." Sirius whispered against the shell of my ear, sending uncontrollable shivers down my spine.

But I teased, quietly," Actually, I was thinking of a night, back upon Tortuga. Back when we were children, the night before you left for you're first time as a mercenary."

My memories rushed through my veins, reminding me of how Sirius and I sat upon the edge of an empty dock, during the dead of night. We were just children, Sirius was just barley thirteen years of age and I was about eleven years of age. Everything was so perfect as we sat their just quietly looking out at the calm waters. Sirius had admitted to me that he had liked me-more than you would like a friend or a distant family member. But he told me not to tell anyone else. That night he had made me promise to not work in my mother's brothel as a whore, and begged me not to let anyone claim my heart at least until Sirius said we were both enough to show affections for one another without being chided by others.

Sirius sent me an upset stare, hating whenever I brought up that very rare and sensitive moment for Sirius, who had bled his heart for me when I was so naïve and young. I was barely old enough to understand his affections for me, and he was barely old enough to claim that he possessed this sort of love for me.

But after this moment, I knew Sirius was too good to let slip through my grasp. So nearly every passing moment after that, when I wasn't thinking about my father, I would think about Sirius. He was the only reason I am who I am today. Because without him, I would lifeless and without love.

I smiled widely at Sirius, before I quickly pecked his lips, letting my girlish happiness from that night so many years ago ego through my touch.

Sirius rolled his eyes, before he pulled me into a tighter embrace. It was obvious he was my protector and lover, and in this blissful darkness he only reminded me of the love we rarely displayed anymore out of fear of someone trying to use it against one another, or call us weak.

"How long do we continue not talking?"

Sirius and I both hardened, as we adjusted our stares to find Elizabeth not too far away from us, starring out at the sea, with Will warily standing a few steps behind her.

Elizabeth glanced back at Will, looking like she was torn in two, then answered," Once we rescue Jack, everything'll be fine."

I felt a small part of my heart break for Will, who replied, trying to display that all he cared about was making Elizabeth happy," Then we rescue Jack."

For a brief moment Elizabeth and Will looked disgusted with themselves than at one another. With this, Elizabeth marched off pass Will, and away to the opposite side of the deck.

Reluctantly Sirius and I broke our tight grasp upon one another, knowing our hiding spot wasn't so private now, and gathered ourselves. We both walked up to Will's side, as he looked out at the dark waters in solace.

Then I noticed how Will's stare grew from hurt to curiosity, as he starred longer at a certain part of the horizon. I followed his line of vision, as saw what looked to be mist growing near the edges.

I grabbed Sirius's hand and motioned with my head for him to look as well. And he did, but he seemed unsure and wary of this.

But we were interrupted.

"For what we want most," Tia Dalma took a pained breath as she looked out there with us," there is a cost must be paid in the end."

We looked back at Tia Dalma, who looked very mournful as she looked over at Sirius and I then the ocean.

Yet even with this eerie prophecy, I spotted Will glancing down at the shinny, metallic, chains and necklaces that littered Tia Dalma's neck and torso. They looked some what gothic in the moonlight, and almost…something of the old world you would seen upon witches over bubbling cauldrons, with warts on their nostril.

But Will's eyes widen, when he looked at them, as if he had remembered something. Something that was very…alarming.

With that Will took off running the length of the ship.

Sirius and I glanced between one another, than Tia Dalma who mournfully looked out at the sea.

But instead of pressing Tia Dalma's cryptic message further, I went after Will with Sirius following right behind me…showing his allegiance to me. And only me.