Seven sins of a Dying Sparrow
By Too lazy
Well sorry about the long delay but school is fiendishly evil. In any case here is a filler chapter before the hunt for the Seven Sins is on, hope you enjoy and remember every time you review Captain Jack Sparrow gets a bottle of rum.
And life leads me here
It shows me, I have never really loved no one but me
Like the time, you slipped through my hands
I'll never understand why I'm such a Selfish Man
Flogging Molly-selfish man
"Violence only begets more violence Jack." Alex reprimands evenly and Jack throws an green apple that Alex easily catches. "All these years and your aim has not improved, better lay off the rum Jack." Alex taunts before taking the bite out of the fruit only to add to his point.
"I don't ever remember inviting you into my cabin brother, nor do I feel like having you rain down a sermon of fire and brimstone so get out." Jack ordered taking a seat at his desk and unrolled the aged parchment. His compass in front of him. Alex instead took a seat in front of Jack.
"Jack, I am not of your crew, and even if I resorted to pirating ways, I would sooner drown myself then sail under your colors or take orders from you. Now then, in discussion of what just happened, I feel you forget that our little sister Ikitomo is very prideful, just like you Jack, if anything hitting her is only going to make her more resistant to you and that could lead to trouble. Another little thing is you might want to have a word with Isabelle, she feels that you are angry at her." Alex throws the apple out the open window with perfect aim and Jack makes a sour face as he uncorks the rum bottle at his side.
" Try infuriated at her, I have no idea why she lets Ikitomo hit her. 'S not Isabelle's fault she was raised with the cold hearted mother was it."
Alex looks around the cabin, taking some notice of how clean and highly decorated it is. With lush carpets lining the wooden floors from Asia and Persia, oak furniture bolted down from England, tapestries from China, the bed hidden in the alcove seems to have both silk and thick velvet coverlet hanging over the side and the bed seemed to made from feathers itself. Alex had a feeling most of it was stolen minus of few honest purchases Jack would make. Such as the small case of rum behind Jack. But, as his dark brown eyes looked over at Jack, it occurred to Alex that Jack was the only thing out of place of the cabin.
"What? Do I have tentacles growing out of my face?" Jack asked trying to see if what he said had any truth and Alex retuned his attention to the matter at hand.
"Your cynicism is what makes the world go round Jack." Alex responded snidely before pulling the map towards him and flipping it around so he could see.
"Can I ask why your even here? This seems like chore to you rather then something you should do for the old man." Jack asked taking a swig of his rum as he studied his twin brother.
Alex did not look up but only pulled the Compass closer to him. "Unlike you Jack, I have no honor to uphold to the old man, he is merely the man who spawned us."
"Why is it you hate him so?" Jack asked pushing over the bottle to Alex who left it untouched but continued to go over the map.
"I don't hate him, I just dislike him greatly." Alex gave a non-committal shrug. Jack made a scoffing sound in the back of his throat.
"Alex, why do you lie to yourself? You were once a pirate you loved the life then one day you gave it all up for a life bound in chains that you cannot see but place on yourself." Jack said pity lilting his soothing voice. He took another drink of rum. Alex gave a small chuckle at his brother.
"It is called a respectable life Jack, you should try it sometime. Matter a fact there is another on this ship that can tell you life in society is not that bad." At Jack's puzzled expression, Alex let out an irritated sigh before speaking. "Your darling dolly bell, Elizabeth. Don't you think she would be happier in a respectable life, one where she is not constantly running from the noose?" Alex asked mockingly his dark eyes in a stare down with Jack's before Jack just abruptly started to laugh.
It was a good thing Jack had stopped drinking other wise it might have come out of his nose. Alex did not smile or move for a moment, his dark eye brows raised in his hairline for a moment then he frowned, pulling a pencil in his direction before looking at the map again. Once Jack caught his breath he spoke still smiling his gold tooth smile.
"Let me tell you something about Lizzie brother, she chose this life, I, in no way, despite your eye roll right now, in premeditated or otherwise fashion forced her into this life, matter a fact Alex, she was once engaged to a commodore and a blacksmith. She ran from this respectable life you seem to favor." Jack tilted his tri-corn hat in his brother's direction in a mocking solute but Alex was not paying attention any more, his focus now lay entirely on the aged map before him. He was now drawing on the map. This caught Jack's usually side tracked attention perfectly. "Oi! What you doin'?"
"Shut it!" Alex order now giving his complete attention to his drawing of the map.
"You can't even draw a line with out a ruler so what the hell are you doing to my map?" Jack growled getting up from his seat and standing behind his brother to see what he was drawing. That was when Jack saw very clearly what was being done.
When Alex had finished drawing he sat back in his seat and for once the twin brother's were thinking the same thing and happen to voice their opinion at the same time.
"Oh bugger."
"Jack you can't be serious, It's just a coincidences the drawing came out like this." Elizabeth scoffed indignantly.
"Actually it makes perfect sense when one stops to think about." Ikitomo said as she balanced on the railing, Jack was hoping she just might fall off.
"The fact that you think before any action is both unlikely and shocking Tomo-chan." Jack stressed out the hated nickname, and Ikitomo hopped from the railing sword drawn, Jack did the same, Isabelle and Alex held the two apart.
"Now please we are not here to fight we are here to save your father Jack and Ikitomo." Elizabeth said sternly as a mother would to her four-year old children. Jack and Ikitomo put away their swords but glare at each other; although Jack wore a smirk and Ikitomo a frown. Isabelle sent a silent plea of thanks towards Elizabeth.
"I agree with Elizabeth, it may be just a legend but considering that this family is constantly haunted by things other worldly it makes one slow down their actions, you excluded Elizabeth." Alex added as an after thought and Jack had the impulse to use the pummel of his pistol and beat Alex to a bloody pulp and then toss him over board. Isabelle knowing Jack's intention quickly came to Alex's rescue by placing her self between Jack and him and gave Jack warning glare. Jack took his hand away from the gun on his hip; Alex not the wiser.
"It does not matter," Isabelle began her voice soft. "He is our father and we need to help him."
"Not if that means going into the lion's den Isabelle, Jack I suggest that you turn us around immediately and we forget this endeavor."
" 'fraid we can't do that mate." Jack said evenly, his brother stopped mid stride to the cabin and turned to face his family his arms clasped neatly in front of him.
"Why not?"
"First and foremost this is not your ship, second this is our father to think about and thirdly where the hell is your sense of adventure?" Jack asked his ever fluttering hand pointing enthusiastically to the open ocean.
"You would die for this man? Risks the lives of others for him? Honestly Jack what do you seek to get out of this?" Alex asked cruelly his arms crossed over his chest walking a little towards his brother and this time it was Lizzie that stood up.
"Alex! This is not about treasure, adventure, or anything like that. This is to help someone who needs it and trying to put down others because of your own self loathing will not be tolerated! Do I make myself clear?" Elizabeth said irate at Alex and Alex looked away.
"Forgive me Elizabeth but, you do not know the whole story and might I suggest you learn it before choosing any side." Alex answered before turning abruptly and walking away.
"As I said he's a stupid git." Jack left as well, in the direction of the helm steps to steer the Pearl to her new destination.
"Well, that went better then expected." Isabella said brightly to Elizabeth as they looked over the map with the drawing with a trident in the center of a pentagram. This connected all the locations of the jewels.
"Let us just hope it stays better then expected Isabelle." Elizabeth said and went to help Gibbs with the riggings.
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