Battling Waters (5) -Confessions

As the Fighting Angel took sail, Lucy sits in the Captain’s Cabin and wonders about all the things Mària told her, and what it possibly could mean.
All of them wear masks. Hmm…well that is definitely meant figuratively. I have to look with my heart? How can I do that? I don’t even know what it means?! Agh!
And beware of the falcon, blood, death! I really didn’t need to know all these things! Why didn’t I listen to Jason and walk away! I’m so scared!
Lucy covers her face with her hands, trying to cover up the tears.
She suddenly feels someone’s arm circling around her waist and pulling her towards a hard rock chest. She feels comfort and she can’t fight the tears away anymore.
Her shoulders shook violently and uncontrollably while she holds desperately on to this person.
"Shh…there there. Everything is going to be better. You’ll see. You just got scared today. Nothing is going to happen."
When all the tears were dried up, Lucy lifts her head up to look straight into Jason’s eyes.
"Don’t be afraid, my fair lady. I will protect you. No harm will come to you."
Lucy smiled through her tears to Jason.
Jason has the strangest look in his eyes as his eyes wander all over her face and finally stops at her mouth.
He slowly bents forward and lightly place a kiss on her lips. As he pulls away, Lucy touches her lips and looked shocked at Jason.
"I’m so sorry my lady. I di…"
But before he could even finish, Lucy bent forward and kissed him passionately on the lips.
Jason groans and grabs Lucy by the waist, pulling her closer until she’s sitting on his lap.
Lucy’s arms circles around Jason’s neck. As she slowly breaks free she looks into Jason’s eyes.
She’s shocked at the heat and passion in his eyes and can hear that he is out of breath.
"Jason, I-I think I should go."
Lucy jumps of his lap and as quickly as possible walks to the door.
"Lucy," Jason whispers, "I need you."
Lucy turns around, shocked at what she just heard.
"Excuse me?"
"I think I’m in love with you."
"Don’t say that! You don’t mean that!"
‘Yes Lucy! I do!"
Lucy retreat out the door while horror fills her face.
"I’m sorry. But I just can’t."
Before Jason knew what happened, Lucy turned and left the Cabin.

"Captain! Captain! It’s the damn Blackheart! They are a’comin a fast from the North!"
"Juan, get the cannons ready. Men, arm yirselfs! This is goin’ to get ugly!"
Roberto feels his heart give a pull. Lucy!
"Lucy!"
"Lucy comes running to her father.
"Take Jason to the Cabin and lock the door!"
"Lucy runs to Jason, grabs him by the arm and pulls him into the Cabin. Before he can say anything she goes out, and locks the door from the outside.
"Lucy! Lucy, what are you doing! Your father told you to stay here as well."
Lucy smile. She is definitely not going to sit around and wait for the battle to finish. She is going to have her fair deal. Luckily she already changed into her knee breeches and the huge sailor shirt and with her tricorn hat on, she looks just like one of the crewmembers.
Only when you look intensively at her, you can see the lean built, the curves and the beautiful face.
Then she suddenly stops in her tracks in the middle of the main deck.
Everything seems to go in slow motion past her. But all she can hear while looking at the shipping coming closer, is Mària’s agonizing words: "Death by North."
Finally she register that someone is talking to her. She looks up to a pair of light brown eyes with the little yellow. The eyes that always looked at her with love and care, but know they are just plain angry and afraid.
"…lucy…Lucy!"
Roberto pulls Lucy to the Captain’s Cabin and open the door.
"Lucy! Stay here!"
By now Lucy is past the shock and realization.
"Papa, I want to help!"
"Lucy, I said no! This is the last time I am ever going to tell you to stay out of the fights! You know the law by disobeying the captain you will receive 30 slashes bare back! And that is the lightest punishment!"
"Papa! How dare you threaten me! I am your daughter! You can’t do that to me!"
"If you disobey my commands one more time, you will see why they call me the merciless Captain Roberto!"
With that he slams the door behind him shut and locks the door.

All the crew members of the Fighting Angel wait in anticipation for hell to break loose.
Roberto steps in front of his men.
"Men, today is going to be like no other day. The Blackheart is out to kill us and slaughter us like animals today. But we are not going down without a fight! We are going to show them what we are made of! We are going to show them who is the best pirates of the seven seas!"
"Yeah!!" The whole crew are charged up and ready for battle.
Roberto turn back to watch the Blackheart as it closes up the distance between them. He knows why Don is coming.
He’s coming for the Prince and Lucy, and this time he’s not leaving without the both of them.

Lucy stomps on the door.
"Papa! Let me out! I can help! Please! Let me out!"
Jason tries soothing her.
"Lucy, it’s better you stay here."
"I don’t care what you think! I want to help, I know I can!"
"Lucy, that place is definitely not the place for a Lady."
"Oh just shut up! You just don’t get it, do you? I want to be there to help my father. I don’t know what I’ll do without him. His all I have got left in this world."
Tears start to form in her eyes.
"The Blackheart came from the North." She softly whispers.
Jean frowns.
"Now what does that mean?"
Lucy’s face is a pale white sheet of fear and terror. She looks directly at Jason.
"Death by North."