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Family meeting

Shaw pulled us into a small blacksmith shop. She walked into the back and we heard voices for a moment and then she came back out with a woman shorter than Isyla, but with a very strong presence. She looked us up and down then smiled. "Girls!" She opened her arms wide and started in for a hug but Isyla and I took a step back. "Oh. It seems you don't remember me. Girls, I'm your Aunt Eliza." I gaped for a moment as memories from so many years ago came flooding back. The woman who helped our father raise his daughters with manners and yet deadly precision when it comes to breaking people's hearts. I smiled and went in for a hug. Isyla was right after me. "Now, It's been so long but we don't have time for a long reunion. Frankly I'm fascinated about how you all found each other again but that'll have to wait until we get you back to your father. Killian should be here any moment - ah speak of the devil." The door opened and shut and the tall figure in the robe was in the shop with us. He walked forward a couple steps until he towered above me. Now I am not a small female by any means. Shaw and I both stand at about 5 foot 11 inches without boots. This man was well over 6 feet tall. I looked up and saw two insanely blue eyes staring back at me. They almost glowed beneath his hood. He tossed back his hood and standing in front of me was around 6 and a half feet of pure muscle mass and intimidation. Dark brown wavy hair with wisps of honey colored strands kept with similar braids and dreads such as mine fell in front of his face but one could still see the scar that found its way from the top of his cheek bone, across his left eye and through his brow. His tanned soft but rough looking skin made the scars look pale in comparison. One more scar ran across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose as if someone forced the cut along his face. His ears were littered with earrings of gold and jewels and a single turquoise necklace found it's way across his chest. As he unclasped his robe his fingers glittered with plain bands of silver and gold, only one ring had a jewel and it was a deep ruby red held on his right index finger. I glanced gown at the cutlass he was carrying. It just so happened to be the one I'd sold him yesterday. He put his robe on the coat hanger and refaced me. "Morning. I hear you need some help in recovering your goods. How can I be of service to you?" He said. I sucked in sharply as the devilish intent that so rivaled mine rolled across my every bone. Shaw spoke first. "Killian, these are our sisters Calypso and Isyla. I believe you've met Cal before at the very least." He looked down and met my eyes again. I saw a flash in his eyes of something raw. I couldn't tell if it was malice or something else. He nodded and said "Aye, she sold me one of her genius creations. I must say, whoever taught you how to make a cutlass made the right choice in you as a student." I responded with "Aye. But it was I that chose my master. Isyla almost ended up with the blacksmith skills, I almost ended up with just my fighting skills. Either way, how are you supposed to help us recover our things?" He smirked just a tad and looked at Eliza. "Are all members of your family this feisty? Shaw punched me when she first met me, Your brother gave me a gorgeous shiner, and now this wee one looks like she wants to rip off my man parts and feed them to the goats!" Aunt Eliza laughed with him and said "Maybe it's just your presence or rugged good looks." Shaw groaned with a flash of guilt on her face as the group laughed. "Anyways let's take this to the back where nobody will hear us if they're pressing ears up against the doors. Follow me." KIllian put his arm out for me to lead the way and I sent him a glare before swinging my hips around the corner of the table and following my siblings and Aunt Eliza to the back. I felt Killians' massive and intimidating presence as he followed me. It sent shivers down my back. Soren and Mako grabbed a bunch of stools from a top one of the shelves and then Killian helped them drag a table over to the center of the room while Aunt Eliza brought a pitcher and some mugs for everyone. Shaw placed a map of Tortuga and the ports on the table and Isyla and I sat down. Killian happily plopped himself down on a stool right next to me and I arched a brow so high Isyla leaned over and whispered "Loveshark, if you raise your brow any higher it's going to fly away." I groaned and smacked my head down on the table. Isyla giggled and Killian smirked. A mug was placed into my hand so I lifted my head and took a deep swig. Killian raised his own brow to that and then Shaw started our tactics meeting. We spoke on where Shanks had docked his ship and how many men would still be on board at night. Isyla and I gave specific details about where and what all our weapons were. My cutlasses were in one room and her explosives in the room next to it. "I suppose there is one thing I should mention. I may have gotten a little pissed off in the moment when I caught the bloody ass that tried to kill us. I cut open all his fingers on one hand, but i didn't kill him, he did almost get thrown over the bacony rail though. He's probably reported back to Shanks by now." Killian chuckled. "I like you more every time something comes out of your mouth lassie." I turned my head to look at him, he had a ridiculous smile on his face with mischief in his eyes. Something about him just made me want to punch him. I smiled, walked over and sat myself on his lap, wrapped my arms around his neck and with his look of surprise told him in a seductive voice "The last man that liked what came out of my mouth almost got run through with my cutlass. Be careful what you start to fancy Mate, it might just be the death of you." I got up and walked back to the table and leaned my hip against it, then realized that my siblings were staring at me in astonishment except for Isyla who was trying to stifle her laughter. I put my head in my hands. "Sorry, I won't- well i can't say it won't happen again it probably will." Shaw was surprisingly the first one to start laughing "Caly, we're Pirates, it's what we do." she said, Aunt Eliza hit Killian on the back of the head and Soren and Mako were hooting. Isyla said "If you thought she was feisty when you first met her, you have no idea what you're in for mate. She is the queen of sass." Killian was crying with laughter and i felt my face get hot. Aunt Eliza came over and handed us some food while we continued our meeting. Killian had men who were experts in stealth recovery missions along with himself. We finally came up with a plan that would go into place tomorrow night. Killian had one of his men keeping an eye on Shanks ship for us. We decided it was time for lunch and everyone but Aunt Eliza, Isyla Killian and I went out to grab some food and rum. Isyla went to help Aunt Eliza gather some firewood out back. Killian and I were left in an awkward silence. I was staring at the map unsure of what to say when he came up next to me. "Well as much as I loved having you sit on my lap and while I can think of many other things I would love to have you do to me, I think it's time i tell you why I wanted you to meet me today, even if it did work out somehow if not the way I expected." I felt my face get hot again. I Laughed and said "Oh and what things might those be? Rip off your man parts and feed them to the goats?" He smirked. "Not at all Lass. I asked you to meet me because I need your help as well it seems. After we recover your weapons, may I ask you to help find my father? He and your father used to be good friends. It's currently what your father is doing right now as well. He went missing two years ago and normally I wouldn't care, but I found out that he's been hiding something from me for years and I have to know about it." I watched as his emotions moved like waves of the sea across his eyes. It almost seemed like his eyes actually were the ocean. "Do my siblings know about this offer?" He nodded "Aye they do, Shaw has agreed to help as well since it will bring her back to your father too." I nodded my head. "You've got a deal then mate." We shook hands and he pulled me in close to whisper in my ear. "If you ever want to know what those things are, you can ask, or you can go with your gut. I'm sure you want the same things." I shivered as his hot breath left my ear. I glared at his laughing face as he pulled away. "Sorry to bust your balls, but if all I wanted was a quick f**k, i could just go right back to the fiancee that was cheating on me with a bar maid. I'm sure i could even get a three-way, not that we've ever done it. And not that you needed to know that either." His face dropped "Calypso that's not what I meant in the slightest. I'm truly sorry about what happened. I'll leave you to your thoughts for now then." He started to go but my brain wouldn't let it be. "UGH wait! Don't go. I'm just being an ass right now. My mouth just kind of spews out whatever it wants and it gets me in trouble. My instinct to sarcasm is more sarcasm and you're just too much fun to pass up." He turned and did his little half smile at me. "So you think i'm fun huh?" He came staggering back to stand directly in front of me, our chests almost touching. I smirked and I knew he was interested in my eyes just as much as I was his. "You know out of all of your family members you are the feistiest I've met by far." I laughed. "Yeah well if we are gonna work together you better get used to it." He smirked and replied "I already am lass." I raised an eyebrow and then made to go around him when he gently caught my wrist. My heart fluttered and then I felt it break again. "Calypso, I don't know what happened between you and the man that broke your heart to such pieces, but I promise if I ever meet him, I will kill him for hurting you in such a way." I smiled sadly and said "Thanks, but if anyone is going to kill the bastard it's going to be me." I pulled him down a bit and kissed his cheek. I fell back and saw a dark look cross his face before he smiled at me. I walked out to help Isyla and Aunt Eliza finish up with the firewood. Everyone turned back up with food and rum and we ate in good spirits. Killian would glance my way every now and then but stayed with Soren and Mako. Afterwards I helped Aunt Eliza with some of her work. "I am pleasantly surprised with the quality of work you do Caly m'girl. I don't think there's a blacksmith around that could challenge your work. Show me your cutlass, Killian and Shaw spoke of nothing but praise of theirs." I pulled mine out for her to inspect. She was oohing and ahhing when i told her to touch the bottom of the hilt. She gasped as the poison chamber opened and coated the blade. "Now that is a fine trick! Worthy of the best Pirates! Oh your father will be so proud! How did you do that? You use a metal spring coil? How'd you make it so small? Even the best metal workers can only make them a certain size." I laughed. "The key is in the type of metal. Everyone always uses iron, the key is to find an ore that is both sturdy and flexible no matter how thin you make it. The trick to the poison is to create a small cylinder that has a press activated top that pushes the pin inside of it to push the bottom out inside of the hilt, making the poison release and flow against the blade, just so happens i made sure that the metal of the blade is magnetized so that the components in the poison will stick to the blade as it is swung." A round of applause started from behind me as i turned and saw my siblings and Killian standing there listening to how i created the blade. I blushed as my aunt put it back into it's scabbard and handed it back to me.