“And my brother didn’t deserve to die.”, she whispered, barely holding back tears. It hurt so much, everyday. Life had long since lost its value to her, but then she fell for Lucian, hard, and the meaning had come back. If not for him, she would’ve killed herself a long time ago.
"Not to ruin the moment, but who's Ace?" Ryan looked around nervously, hoping that no one would judge him for not feeling sad.
"Jared if you haven't got anything better to say, get the fuck out of this room." Leah said, focusing her gaze on her.
Joanna stood up. "YOU JACKASS!" she shouted. "How can you be so insensitive, huh? Is it all that tech? Is it? IS IT? Kameo's best friend died!"
"What? I'm not a sucker for funerals?"
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!"
“How did it happen?” Lucian asked softly. He continued to rub the back of her hand lightly. He wanted to tell her that it was okay to cry, that holding it in wasn’t good to do.
Joanna stood up. "YOU JACKASS!" she shouted. "How can you be so insensitive, huh? Is it all that tech? Is it? IS IT? Kameo's best friend died!"
Boyfriend, actually.
(Sorry. Still a best friend though, right?)
"Hey, so what? He wasn't my friend, so I really don't care."
"Jared. Out. Now." Leah said, pointing to the door.
Kameo's mouth fell open and he bit his lip, trying not to yell or cry or both, drawing blood.
Joanna took a deep breath. "I'm sorry." She choked out. "I should have held my temper."
Ryan was still confused. So this 'Ace' was Kameo's best friend…and now he's dead? He didn't ask questions, not wanting to worsen the situation.
"Listen, I get that you're sad, but everyone move on! We're pirates for god's sake, and my old friend Nova (Referance to my novel, sorry) would have moved on by now! This is life!"
“October 4th. Five years ago. I— my dad was trying to——“ she clenched her fists, hating how weak her voice sounded. “I told him no. I should’ve known better than to refuse.” Her voice shook and a single tear trickled down her face. “He took it out on David. I was too weak to stop him. It was my fault.” The tears were coming faster now, hot and plentiful.
"Well we're not you or your friend. Just because we're pirates, doesn't mean we don't have feelings. And I believe Cap has given you an order."
"Give people time to mourn, at least." Ryan responded. "I don't even know this dude, but he seems pretty important to these guys." He guestured to the crew. "Keep your opinions to yourself."
"Sometimes it's hard to move on, got it? This is hard on everyone, and we don't need some stupid ass comments to make it worse." Leah countered, regretting how harsh she was. "Sorry, I didn't mean to lose my temper."
"Well, small kid, you're halfway right. Mourning is good, but I have the right to voice my opinions even if they offend."
Kameo left the room, deciding to go to his lab where he could cry and scream in peace.
"Also, I have emotions turned on low, you're not offending me." Jared said.
“It wasn’t your fault, it was your father’s..” Lucian said softly, hating how upset it made her. He shifted his chair so he was closer to her, now able to wrap his arms around her.
Ryan watched the boy, Kameo, leave. He tried to get Joanna's attention, pointing to the boy as he left.
Morrigan instinctively flinched when he touched her, half-thinking he was going to strangle her from instinct. She quickly sank into the hug. “But I made him mad. Fighting him when he tried to hurt Davy after only made it worse. He wouldn’t have killed him if I had been good.”