We meet another important character here and a few things are cleared up. Growing more attached to Lily as a character and hope you like her too :) Enjoy and please review!
Chapter 5
"Right, against the wall with the pair of ye." Sparrow ordered in a bored voice, gesturing drunkenly with his gun. Lily backed away slowly, pulling the boy with her by his sleeve when he looked like he was about to argue.
"Don't be stupid." She hissed out of the corner of her mouth and he scowled, jerking his sleeve from her grip as they reached the wall.
The pirate paced around the area and the two youths followed him warily with their eyes, occasionally exchanging skeptical glances.
At last Lily spoke;
"I'm confused." She said bluntly and Sparrow whirled round to face her.
"Confused? Well," He said, pantomiming thinking with a hand to his chin, "I have a gun and you don't so you'll be doing what I bloody well say, clear?"
The boy growled under his breath so Lily raised her voice.
"Perfectly, however that was not the thing to which I was referring. More the fact that my Mother, when she realized who you were when I described you, seemed happy to think you were here, relieved almost so I thought (to my apparent error) that you, despite your rather roguish appearance and lack of manners, were a good man. Now I am under the impression your virtue is as black as your teeth. What's a girl to think?"
Throughout her speech Sparrow's face had gone paler and paler underneath his tan and his teeth seemed to grind of their own accord, he sprang closer to Lily, his eyes fixed on hers.
"You told Elizabeth?" He asked urgently and she inclined her head, watching him closely.
"What's going on here Sparrow?" The young man burst out and the pirate turned to him as if only just remembering he was there.
"Don't be so impatient Samuel – just like yer father!" He reprimanded and the boy – Samuel? - clenched his fists.
"Ironically," Sparrow said, addressing Lily, "I came here for a good purpose but the wind's 'ave most definitely changed and so I'm changing my plan accordingly."
She felt he was mocking her by his use of longer words which he flavored with a cockney accent.
"So as soon as things get difficult you swap sides?" She guessed and he nodded at her, looking almost pleased.
"Very astute, luv. That's yer mother in ye." He complimented approvingly and she glared at him.
"I think you need to clear a space in you amidst all of that rum for a little thing called your conscience." She told him, her chin raised and he rolled his outlined eyes.
"Ugh, and there's yer father." He said, swaggering towards Samuel. "And anyway, you try being drunk and happy yer whole life and then being sober and miserable all at once, wouldn't be a picnic would it missy? Nope, half my genius springs from being roaring drunk and I'll be keeping it that way."
Lily stared at him,
"It seems you have some serious self-confidence issues Mr. Sparrow which, if I were a counselor, I would immediately address." She said, actually drawing a short laugh from Samuel.
"Well yer not so stow it." Sparrow snapped. "Now you seem awfully chummy with old Samuel here, do you not mind the fact that he has orders to kidnap you and was planning on doing just that or do ye like the buzz?" He asked, quirking one eyebrow.
Lily turned to look at Samuel disbelievingly.
"What?" She said furiously and he met her eyes impassively. "You absolute cad! How dare you?" She accused, livid.
"Ah, so you just didn't know then." Sparrow deduced and Samuel rounded on him.
"Well so was he!" He said pointing at the pirate and Lily whirled round, her eyes flashing.
"What? Why, for goodness' sake?" She asked exasperatedly and the two men regarded each other warily.
"Probably for much the same reason actually." Jack mused and Samuel nodded once.
Lily's mouth dropped open and she looked between the two who were sizing each other up.
It happened all at once – they sprang for her and she slipped between them, beginning to run as they collided, but her skirts were a hindrance and she was soon detained by Sparrow as he grabbed her arm and swung her round.
"No!" Lily shouted furiously and Samuel darted forwards, swiping the gun from Sparrow as the pirate tried to stop Lily.
"Oy!" Jack yelled throatily as Samuel pointed the gun steadily at him and stepped closer.
"Give her over." He said, pointing at Lily who didn't take kindly to that remark, struggling more forcefully.
"No." Jack replied, childishly sticking his tongue out and Samuel rolled his eyes and cocked the gun.
Give. Her. To. Me." He said emphatically.
"No!" Lily shouted, "I am not a piece of meat to be haggled over, let me go sir!"
She succeeded in wriggling out of Jack's hold only to be grabbed by Samuel who promptly pressed the gun to her temple.
Sparrow glared at him and Lily alternately, his fists clenching and unclenching by his sides.
Lily didn't dare to move, she could feel the cold metal pressed against her skin and knew very well that in an instant she could be dead. But then she saw Sparrow and the wariness on his face and was reminded that both men needed something from her, to kill her would be foolish, the gun to her head was an empty threat.
That thought gave her courage and she steeled herself, knocking the gun out of the way abruptly and swiftly grabbing it from Samuel.
She couldn't believe it had actually worked – Samuel looked furious but the gun in her hand gave her power and she gripped it with both hands to keep herself steady and prevent herself from shaking.
"Did it ever occur to either of you that I don't WANT to be kidnapped?" She asked, breathing heavily and Samuel scowled at her.
"I want to know what's going on." Lily continued, her gaze flitting between the two men. "And then I want you both to leave me alone."
"And I want you to stop pointing that gun at my son."
Lily froze as the new voice was heard from behind her and slowly turned round to find herself staring into the barrel of yet another gun, held by a man who was surely yet another pirate.
She had seen enough of both to last her a lifetime.
