Cicada was watched as one of the crew threw off Levi's jacket. She let out a long sigh and looked over to Phoenix. Her cousin gave her a nod and went to go and fish the jacket back. Cicada would have to reprimand the crew member who had done it, her one rule was no one was allowed to just take and throw other crewmates possessions. Not unless given permission. She let out a sigh and walked over to her first mate, James. She could tell he was a little annoyed at Lil's last comment but seemed fine overall. She gave him a nudge in the ribs, "So what do ya think of him?"
"The new guy?" James asked back, "Seems like he'll fit in. Do you know where we're going next?"
"I was thinking Portia," Cicada told him, "We need to stock back up on supplies and I think it's time for a few of the crew to finally leave the ship."
"Like old man Jim?"
"Like old man Jim. I'm sick of playing babysitter for him."
James let out a deep laugh, "I'll let Zanna know then. Once she's not drunk that is."
Cicada looked out and sure enough, her black haired navigator was drunk off her ass. She let out a slight laugh and shake of her head, that is why Cicada didn't drink. She had no intention of doing stupid things such as the ones some of her crew were doing. Besides someone on this ship needed to stay sober.
Levi turned to the man and grabbed him by the collar. "I'm sorry about this." He said with a evil smile. Using the mans body weight against him, and threw him to the deck. "Listen I want say this again." He looked at everyone including the captain. "I don't take lightly to my things being taken." He glared, at the man now laying on the deck of the ship. It seemed as the party was over, it was all fun and games till this guy messed with Levi. He turned, and headed back down the stairs.
Cicada let out a high pitch whistle before letting it drop garnering the crew's attention. She stepped out onto the deck and over to the large man. Her voice was low and threatening. She shouted out, "It seems some of you need a reminder of the rules on this ship. My ship! We don't steal from eachother. We don't throw other's possession overboard. And we most certainly don't rip jackets off of other crewmates!" Her glare went down to the member on the ground and pulled her cutlass out on him, "I don't give warnings! And your lucky I don't feel like making you walk the plank. Next stop we make you are to leave this ship, or else my mind might change about the plank. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am." He glared a bit as he stood and walked away. Levi felt like punching something. It was a Navy jacket of course the pirates don't want it around. The jacket was from his father, the man that left him as a child, he had no mother. He just left him, a ten year old child to fend for himself on the streets. The jacket was what he left him. Levi honestly didn't know why he kept it. Was there still a longing inside, one for his dad, or was it a reminder to never trust anyone. "Damn it." He sat on the bed a buried his face in his hands. His brown hair stuck to the side of his face from sweat. It's hot. He sighed and just sat there for bit.
Cicada watched him leave and sheathed her cutlass. She turned to the rest of the crew, “Go back to your stations. We’ll be sailing through the night.”
The crew nodded and dispersed. Phoenix, on the other hand, had gotten the jacket back from the water using a string and hook. The jacket was soggy and she had almost lost it in the ocean’s current a few times, but had retrieved it none the less. The younger pirate was the cousin of Cicada, but most people thought them to be twins. The only differences were Phoenix had hazel eyes and chopped off hair while Cicada had brown eyes and kept her hair long. Then you put them side by side and saw that Phoenix was much taller than Cicada, even with her lame leg. Phoenix hobbled over to where Levi had been told to stay and spotted him on the bed. She held the jacket in hand before tossing it next to where Levi was sitting, “There’s your jacket back. Don’t know why, but Cap’ told me to fish it out for ya. You can thank her later.” With that Phoenix turned and left Levi and went back to her station up in the crows nest.
The sogginess of the jacket felt uncomfortable on his lap, but he was grateful. "I'll have to hang this up somewhere." He walked back up and found a spot where it should be good. Having it dry down in the bunker wasn't the best idea. As he hung it up, Levi ran his fingers over the gold stars on it. Only bad memories came from this, but anytime he tried to throw it out something stopped him, as if this jacket were some kind of curse. Running his hand through his dark brown hair, his eyes wandered to Cicada. It would only be fair to say thank you. Making his way across the deck, he stopped next to her and watched the crew. "Thank you." He said quickly, it was weird for him, but she deserved it. His white shirt was now wet and see through, although he didn't care at this moment. When they stopped next he would buy new clothes since all his were properly at the bottom of the ocean.
Cicada wouldn’t lie if someone asked if she checked Levi out. He had a wet shirt on and she could see his physicality. It was for crew purposes only. The crew was slowly getting back to their stations. A few, such as Zanna, were too drunk to do so and they ended being escorted back to their quarters. She looked up to see a darkening sky before looking back towards Levi. She gave a slight smirk and a nod, “It was nothing. Elliot shouldn’t have thrown it in the first place.”
"So his name is Elliot." Levi crossed his arms. The sky got darker and the stars began to rise in the sky. This was one of Levi's favorite things about being at sea. The stars you could see them clearly. "Beautiful." He leaned back and looked to the sky. "So, why did you become a pirate? Is there some story behind all of it?" Levi was curious about this girl who became a pirate Captain, you don't see many Female captains. People must belittle her a lot. She's tough and knows how to control her crew, unlike Levi who just didn't are about much, plays with women and like his whole crew drown. He wasn't a good guy in the least. So having him aboard wasn't the best idea.
Cicada's eye went a little glassy as she thought back to the beginning. She had had to fight her way to the top, all while struggling with grief. Her eyes cleared up as she continued her gaze at the sky. Nothing could compare to this view on the sea. She glanced over at Levi, "Yes, his name is Elliot. But you don't have to remember that since he won't be apart of the crew for much longer. And what is to you? I'm not about to spill my life's story to some stranger."
"I guess you make a point. But.. I'm not quite ready to share my story." He was sure she was going to say the same thing. How did he expect her to share when he didn't, Levi was fine with that for now. Maybe in the future they will be more comfortable. "So, where ate we stopping next?" Levi was definitely going to be a wanted man from now on, if not by the government, then definitely by the families of those he let drown. Feeling guilty was something he never really felt though, although he wish he could.
"Portia," Cicada responded as she forced back her yawn. She stepped away from Levi and gave him a tip of the hat, "If you're worried about being wanted, people will most likely be assumed you died. Most of the people aboard this ship were officially declared dead by the government, and they have a bad habit of not wanting to admit they're wrong. So don't worry your pretty little head."
"Aw, you think my heads pretty?" Levi looked at her with a quick smirk before turning his eyes back to the stars. "I guess that's true, my ship did sink." He would probably be declared dead. That is if he doesn't go back to his home island. People would definitely recognize him if he did. "I think I might head to bed. I mean I did have a long day, almost died, so.." Taking the chance he patted her on the head with a smile and walked away. Tomorrow he would feel better and be more productive.
Cicada swatted at his hand when he patted her head. No one just pats her head and gets away with it; however, it was late and she was also tired. She let him leave without a word before turning and heading to her cabin. There were some perks to being captain. Before she entered and went to bed she turned and gave a quick nod to James indicating he was in charge for the night. James gave a quick nod back and Cicada went to finally get some rest.
(Breeze: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/661466263998818569 Except the hair is blonde and instead of the hat it's a violet bandana)
(Phoenix: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/553520610428687354/ Except she's tanner and has freckles)
(Zanna: https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/139963500905755014 And she uses guns.)
(James: https://co.pinterest.com/pin/300967187581850852 He's actually a darker-skinned African American and has hazel eyes instead of red.)
(River: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/313070611570239033 His eyes are gray and his hair is a light brown)
(That gives me a better idea of what they look like, haha.)
The next morning, Levi rose before the sun. It was warm, with no breeze, Levi knew it was going to be a hot day. He didn't mind though. From the corner of his eye he saw his jacket and walked over to it. It was completely dry. It was a bit stiff, but that didn't bother him much. Taking it down he slipped it on and felt more like himself. The only thing that was out of place was the navy star. With all his strength he ripped it off, leaving a hold in it's place. Taking one last look he chucked it into the sea. He was no navy Captain now, nor was he ever really.
(Yep. That's why I looked for them.)
Cicada woke up with the sun and she got out of her hammock and stretched. She got changed into her regular captain's outfit before throwing on her hat and walking outside to smell the ocean breeze. She stretched once again and walked out to check on others in the crew quarters before spotting Levi. She walked over to where he was and gave him a slight wave, "Normally I'm the first one up."
I like to get up before the sun." It was the best time to have some alone time without it being too dark. As the sun rose the sky became a pink and yellow color. Levi looked over and saw that Cicada's hair looked like it was fire. If only there was some wind, Lebi would have been convinced it was. Her eyes turned a golden color. She was quite beautiful, but Levi had no interest in a relationship right now. All he wanted was to figure himself out, and find out what he wanted in life. And if becoming a pirate will help with that, then he would do it. "Plus, I love to watch the sun rise."
Cicada gave him a slight nod. She understood her reasoning and looked out at the sunrise. She loved sunsets more, but that was her personal opinion. A slight wind picked up and she let out a breath, "It is quite beautiful. So your a morning person aren't ya? Then you can help me wake up the rest of the crew."
"I'm not sure that they'll like that. But sure I'll give it a shot." He turned with a grin and crossed his arms. "What did you have in mind?" He had a feeling she didn't just normal wake her crew up, but he could also could be reading her wrong. There was still much he needed to learn about her and her crew, which he was actually excited for. Most of them seemed like decent people. It would be about another day before they reach land, and he couldn't wait. Being on the ocean was fine, but he didn't want to be on the water forever.
"Speaking of shots," Cicada pulled out a pistol from her coat pocket. She had a wicked grin on her face as she began making her way to where the crew was sleeping. Her favorite part of the morning was watching the crew scramble after she fired her pistol into the air to wake them, "You won't be helpin' today, but you can most certainly watch. I fire my pistol into the air and then watch'em scramble around. Some of the older members are more used to it, but they still wake up every time."
Levi was starting to like Cicada more and more. "This going to to be enjoyable." He followed behind waiting for the chaos to happen. Levi looked over and saw Lil sleeping, for some reason she had captivated him. Being nice he decided to walk over and wake her up before Cicada shot her gun. "Lil, get up." He quickly dragged her out of bed and pulled her over to where Cicada was standing.
Cicada stood outside of the door frame and shot the gun into the sky. A loud bang was heard and over half the crew jumped to their feet hands reaching for their weapons. While the other half, either used to the captain's antics or extremely hungover, shot murderous glares or threw their pillows. Cicada caught one and let out a hearty laugh, "Rise and Shine sleepin' beauties! We've got a long day ahead of us."
Levi covered Lil's ears. She turned and smiled. He thought she was beautiful and fun to be around. He may be a bit interested in her, but he still wasn't ready for a relationship. Levi laughed at the younger mates scrambling around, while the ones who have been there a while threw pillows and just yawned. "You're right, this was fun to watch." Levi smiled. Lil took Levi's hands off her ears and headed up stairs. "Thank you!" She yelled from the top.
