Love,Hate,and Cigars-Chapter 14

Love, Hate, and Cigars-Chapter 14
You walked down 2 pairs of small stairs till you were at the bottom level of the ship, only seeing a few more barrels and cages. They were empty except for the one in the corner where a shadow was in the corner, deathly quiet. You swallowed hard and kept close to Allistor as the both of you went closer to the cage. "Well, if it isn't the Red Devil himself and his persistent little lass, here to grace me with his present." Evans quietly spoke up, not moving from his spot. "What is it that ya' want? Hmm?" he was smiling a bit, wiping a bit of dried blood off his lip.

Allistor stood there in front of the cage, face to face with the other man, "Oh shut ya' trap, Evans. I'm 'ave question and yer gonna answer them." Evans expression didn't change; neither did his dark tone, "Alright then, what are your questions Scotsman?"

"The lass' brother was on yer ship and she' lookin' for 'im. I know ya' know what 'appen t' 'im because yer givin' me that smile of yers."

Evans chuckled, "Oh right you are, Allistor." He then looked at you and started to talk, "I take it your brother is that Christopher boy who thought he could fight me." He shifted a bit on the floor, "'e was smart and a fast learner but like the rest of us, greed took over 'im."what does he mean by that? "He started to get his eyes on that treasure that both of us are searchin' for. That boy managed to whip up his own crew and make a fake map and take the real one for himself."

Allistor raised an eyebrow, "That can't be possible. The map I took from you is-"
"Is a fake and look where it ended you. Tell me, did you find that treasure?" Allistor kept quiet. "That's what I thought. I followed you because I wanted that map back and just t' mess with ya' again." Evans gave a small laugh. You couldn't really get this all through your head. Your brother, your Christopher, became a pirate and a bloody good one.
"n-no! That's not possible! You're lying about all of this!" You yelled at Evans, pointing to him.

"I'm not lyin'. You wanted the truth so I gave ya it. Not my fault you can't handle it." He shrugged.

You were about to talk again but the captain put a hand on your shoulder and spoke first. "Okay, if this pup is a captain now, where is 'e?" Evans thought about it for a bit then spoke, "He's on 'is way to Devil's Cove, that's where the real treasure is. He threw us all off from the trail so no one else will be sniffin' around for it." Allistor rubbed his chin, thinking and looking down a bit. As much as you wanted to find out the answer, you had to get out of there, feeling nauseous. You turned to leave but a hand on your shoulder made you stop and sigh, looking back at Allistor. "Well, then, looks like I'm headin' t' Devil's Cove t' meet this devious friend of ours." He turned to leave and you quickly followed him out, "Oh! Another thing!" You both looked back, "Don't be surprised if 'es not like your dear brother ya' remember lass." You stood there for a moment then turned and went back upstairs, hearing his laughing grow faint.

The both of you went to Allistor's office, with Ross quickly behind, and the Scotsman plopped into his chair and propped his  feet up on to the desk. You sat down and looked at our feet, not saying a word or looking up at them.

"So what did ya find out?" Ross asked, leaning on the wall.

Allistor stretched his arms out and yawned,"Turns out 'er brother is one of us,"He grabbed the map off the desk," and this is a fake.'es headin' t' the actual treasure now."

"Oh? and where in the 'ell us that?"

Allistor smiled," At Devil's Cove.The kid 'as guts for goin' after a dangerous thing like that." He chuckled.

Ross thought for a moment,"So we're goin' t' go to Devil's Cove, pick up that treasure, and go on our merrily way?"

"Yep!I'm thinkin' headin' to the Nordic countries, or maybe towards the Caribbean."Allistor replied."And what of my brother and me? Are you just gonna drop me off with him and go on like all this never happened?" You spoke up,still not looking up at either of them. Allistor sighed,"No,yer part of this crew now and yer not goin' t' just leave like that,____, and yer brother...if he threatens my crew or me then I'm not sure what will 'appen next."

So I'm nothing but another person on his ship...I bloody knew it...You glared up at him,"Then you really don't know what you're going to do? You're just makin' this all up as you go..."

He smiled,"the best part of being a pirate,lass. it makes it more adventurous." You stood up,"I see then...I thought you were smart enough to come up with a good plan but I guess that's only for real gentlemen,not some bloody pirate such as yourself."He jumped up to his feet,"What the 'ell do ya mean by that?! You're one to talk Miss ___!Almost 3 months on this ship and ya' still think you're still a civilian from that small port of yours." You glared back at him,"I am! I'm still going to be that civilian when I get back!"He grabbed your arm a bit roughly and pulled you back, "Sorry t' burst yer bubble,lass,but yer a pirate now and once a pirate,always a pirate." You wiggled out of his grasp and was about to slap him, but stop yourself and pointed to him."Don't you dare talk to me for the rest of this trip.I'll be glad when we get back to port so i can get the hell away from your disgusting self!"You left and slammed the door hard in his face.

"...."

Ross cleared his throat,"Capt'n...? What's yer plan?"

Allistor turned and sat back down,biting his lip."Set sail for Devil's Cove...kick Evans off my ship and back t' 'is ship and leave before 'e gets a chance t' retaliate...."Ross nodded."Aye,Capt'n"The other man nodded then left, leaving the captain alone and hearing him curse under his breath before he shut the door.

It was odd and hard not talking to Allistor.For the next week you didn't exchange that many glances and he went to bed an hour after you did without saying a word. I really need to sort out my priorities...I don't know what I want! you thought to yourself multiple times as you helped Ross with commands and cleaned the deck.The crew was getting ready to dock at an island and also preparing for any attack. Then, after a few days, you saw the island coming up ahead."There goes Devil's Cove,Miss ___."

"Why is it called that?" You asked curiously.

One of the men spoke up,"They call is that because it's said t' be cursed.But that's just an old man's superstition."

You raised an eyebrow,A cursed Island? How can an island be cursed?."Oi! there goes another ship over there captain!"Someone pointed out to a large ship with black sails docked at the island already. Allistor stepped over to him and looked,"It's Miss ___,ship. Don't worry about them for now! Get this ship docked and make it quick!"

Christopher....

Once the ship was docked,Allistor and a few of his men prepared to go to the island. Before they left, he went up to you and you quickly looked away. "Hey ___,if ya' want t' ya can come with us.I know ya wantin' t' see your brother and the best way is t' come with us."

"No,thank you. I rather stay here."

Allistor knew he wouldn't be able to convince you to come with him and it took all your guts to say "no" to him.He just sighed, turned, then left with his group to the island.Once he was gone, you sat on the floor and groaned,everything hurts now...You fell asleep there on the floor and no one bothered to move you.The sound of yelling woke you up after 2 hours and you saw men scrambling around, ready to fight and you immediately jumped to your feet.Then two unrecognizable men grabbed you by your arms," Gah!Let me go! Let me go!Ross!" You looked around and couldn't find him."Well now,I'm sure the capt'n will like her."You weren't scared this time. This time your were pissed off and was ready to give a swift kick of your boot to any of them.One of the men holding you grabbed you and threw you over his shoulder and started to head off the Cheshire and head back to the other ship.

You kicked,screamed, and yelled as the man held on to you tightly.Then he put you down,"Gah! Shut yer trap wench!" You growled and kicked him hard in his knee, making him trip and fall.he spatted out curses at you while the other men just laughed.Then it went silent when a tall man,with short dark brown and cold eyes came out of his office.Your eyes widened,_"Chris....."."Oi,capt'n we found another ship not t' far from here."

"Is it Evans ship?" His voice sounded familiar but it wasn't the sweet one you were used to.This one was dark,cold and menacing.

"No,it's a slender one called "Chesire" and the captain wan't on board."The man speaking pushed you up,"and we found this little poppet on board."You looked away and Chris came up to you, making the others move quickly out of the way."Look up at me."He demanded. Reluctantly, you looked up at him,familiar eyes meeting up with each other. His eyes softened a bit at the sight of you then he turned to his men."Mr.Crawley, how dare you treat my sister with such disgrace." The other man looked scared,"I..! I didn't know she was yer sister,Capt'n! Honestly!" Christopher growled at him then gently took you by the hand,"Bloody fools! Stop standing around and find that damned captain! I want him found and here so I can speak to him! I want t' know why he has my little sister!"The crew gave a quick "aye" then spurted about.

Then you both went into his office and the minute the door was closed he looked at you with the same sweet eyes of his that you remember."Wish this was a better time and setting to see,___."You bite back tears and hugged him tightly,"You're a fool Chris!"He chuckled and hugged you back.Then you both went to his desk and sat down,"I'm so glad to see you,___.I've been away for so long that I figured you've forgotten me.."

"How could I forget my own brother?I've been thinking about you since you left."

Chris smiled,"I'm glad.I can't believe how much you've grown...You've grown into such a lovely young woman,___."You smiled,"Thank you."He held his chin,"Now then,tell me why were you on a pirate ship and dressed like one of them?"

You looked away,"Well...it's a long story and I don't want to bore you..."

His expression changed to a bit darker one,"__,what the hell is going on here?I never gave anyone my whereabouts and yet here you are and with more pirates no less."You didn't look up at him, keeping quiet."___,you have some explaining to do and i advise you not to lie to your big brother."