Love of the Sea

~Silas' Final Move~

~Islas' POV~

I woke up today knowing that we'll be leaving the cave and returning to the sea, all I can do is hope that Silas has more planned than just telling me how he feels. Actions have always spoken louder than words, and from the beginning his actions have only been kind, and protective, but I've never seen love. I don't know perhaps I missed it, perhaps I've been blind, I love him, and I know he says he loves me, I just want to see it.

~Silas' POV~

I know that Isla is waiting for me to show that I love her, not just tell her so tonight after the crew goes below deck for the night I have a surprise for her. I want her to know that I love her, that this is real, that I'm not just trying to screw a princess, because that's the last thing on my mind when it comes to her. This is my last chance to show her that my feelings are real, otherwise I feel that I'll lose her.

~Islas' POV~

I collected my belongings pulling on my brown outfit, and strapping my sheaths to my ankles and waist putting my weapons in place. 

I looked around making sure that I had everything before walking out of the room heading to the ship placing everything in my shared cabin. I went to the helm standing next to Silas and watching the sun sweep across the deck before the warmth hit my face causing me to sigh in comfort as I basked in the heat. I sighed living in the moment feeling the cool spray of the sea but the heat of the sun, however I was pulled from my peace by the feeling of someone watching me. I let my bright green eyes open looking to my side seeing Silas, and as I looked into his piercing blue eyes I saw something I had been waiting to see. I saw love, and I knew that he would find a way to show me those feelings. I pulled myself from his gaze with a small blush rising to my face, I looked at the men and sighed.

"I should go check on how everything's going?"

He nodded his head and I walked down onto the deck, I helped the men get everything to the way it's meant to be. I saw Sweet struggling up on the mast and went up to help him, I heard Silas yelling at me to get down but I just shook my head. I went to Sweet and he looked at me like I was crazy, all I did was give him a smile, he knew he wasn't going to get me down.

"What are you doing? Cap looks pissed that you're up here."

I sighed, shaking my head.

"I don't care, you need help, so tell me what's wrong."

"The ropes are just a mess, no one got the knots out before we set sail."

I nodded my head understanding the problem.

"Alright, I get it, I can help."

He gave me a confused look.

"How?"

I held up my hands wiggling my fingers with a smirk on my face.

"Tiny fingers, I can get knots out with ease."

"If you say so."

I went to work with Silas standing on deck yelling at me to get down, I finally became frustrated and looked down at him.

"Will you please shut it! I know what I'm doing and if you don't stop I'm going to hurt myself or worse cut these damn ropes, so please just stop yelling at me and let me do this."

He sighed, shaking his head, throwing his arms up in frustration before going back to the helm knowing I'd have to come down sooner or later. I sat there with Sweet finishing out what's left of the knots before going to the middle of the mast and sliding down to the deck. I walked up to the helm looking at Silas and to say the least I was frustrated and kinda pissed at how he acted.

"Fixed the ropes on the mast, you're welcome, next time instead of yelling at me, making me seem insubordinate, why don't you try talking to me? You could've asked me why I was up there, you could've asked Sweet why I was up there, learn how to talk to people."

With that I walked away going back to work hoping that he takes what I said to heart because this shit will never happen again.

~Silas' POV~

After what Isla said I knew she was right, I should've asked instead of yelling at her, I know that I fucked up lets just hope that I can fix it. As the night came to a close I let Isla go to our cabin while I set everything up, the only thing I could do then was hope that she'd be happy with it. I sighed looking around seeing that everything was perfect, I had one of the crew members ready to start playing some music. I looked at him nodding my head and hearing him play a song that was kinda slow and elegant yet had some bite to it, I knew then that it was perfect for Isla.

~Islas' POV~

As I sat in the cabin taking off my sheaths I heard some music playing, I smiled taking off my hat pulling my boots back on before walking out onto the deck. I saw Silas standing there and we instantly started dancing, it was a mix of so many different styles and I was surprised that he could keep up. As we moved to the music it was perfect, fast yet elegant, and fun, when the song ended a real slow song started. I looked at Silas stepping back a bit only for him to pull me into his chest holding me close and swaying me to the music. He leaned his forehead against mine and I sighed closing my eyes knowing that I wouldn't have this forever.

"What are you thinking about?"

I pulled away, opening my eyes making them meet his bright blue ones.

"How this won't last, tomorrow I'll wake up and this will have been nothing more than a wonderful dream."

"This isn't a dream Isla, I'm here, you're here, and I'm in love with you."

"Silas, what's the crew going to say? Their Captain and his first mate, they're going to think this is just some joke. I can't be your weakness, what happens if my Father shows up again? Our cannons cannot hold off his army, there's so much at risk here, we could lose everything including each other."

"I don't care what the crew thinks, and as far as your Father goes I'm not afraid of him, the only way he'll be able to hurt me is to hurt you. Love is not a weakness, it's so much stronger than that, and you're worth every risk on sea and land. You're right we could lose everything, but you'll never lose me, even if I don't live, I'll always be with you."

I smiled with tears in my eyes.

"You really think we can do this? You really think that we can make it through everything that gets thrown at us?"

"I do."

I smiled and knew then that even if things don't last, even if my Father comes, even if I lose him to the sea, he'll always be with me. I knew then that this is everything I want, the sea, a ship, and the love of my life, this is it for me, this is my life, the life I chose for myself.

"Ask me."

He smiled leaning his forehead against mine.

"Marry me? Become the Queen of the Sea."

I smiled knowing that it was fast but I'm in love with him and he's all I'm ever going to want in this world.

"Yes."

He smiled lifting me into a hug spinning around before placing my feet back on the deck and crashing his lips to mine. I smiled knowing that from this point on my life will be nothing but complicated, then again it's never been easy but this is completely new and I was excited for it. We pulled away leaning our foreheads against each other, the music stopped and the deck hand went below. Silas took my hand leading me to our cabin, I sighed sitting on mine taking off my boots, before laying down. He knew that we wouldn't be sharing a cot till we were married, and at this point we don't know when that will be, I guess we'll figure that out when we dock in Tortuga.