There was no way I could even begin to thank Gigi for her hospitality on board Red Lust. I'd always seen her as a vindictive fashion icon, but there was a good person underneath. She had come and woken me up personally when Gold was seen in the distance, and she told me her plan, that would involve them leaving being none the wiser that I was on board. I owed her my life.
Of course, I knew it was because Zayn and her had fucked. I had joked about it back on Volere, but there was just something in me that felt that he was going to do it no matter what the situation was. I thought it was no big deal, just the settling of scores, but Niall was walking around the ship like a dead man, acting like he'd been cheated on, when Zayn and him weren't even together. He stormed out like a dramatic little bitch when Zayn and Gigi disappeared together, gone off to who knows where. Meanwhile, Harry and I enjoyed a nice meal together, but no one wants to hear about that.
While Zayn had been recovering, we'd all been enjoying a nice vacation. This was the first time I hadn't been captain of a ship, in like five years, and I was spending a lot of time hanging with my boy. The tall curly one. I don't have a son. I spent every waking hour thinking of jokes to make him laugh, and he was constantly making me food and checking in on me, because I kind of got a concussion when we fell from Ocean's Ghost to the ocean below. But Zayn's injury was definitely way worse, so I'd kept quiet.
One thing to be worried about, however, was that Red Lust was headed to Mente to search for the same treasure we've been searching for. Now, so far, my crew has kept silent on the fact that we've already been to Mente and found jack shit, but we're wasting time here. We need to get to Cannelloni and keep searching. I'm sure those islands are already full to the brim with pirates searching.
I've been internally trying to figure out something, but I need to have a meeting with my trusted advisors. Mostly Zayn and Niall. Harry has no experience, but I love him anyways. But I need Zayn's knowledge on Gigi, and of what we've done in the past in battle. And Niall, who knows politics and battle better than anyone.
So, early the next morning, I went to see Zayn, and got Harry to find Niall. We came together in the medical bay, and Niall sat as close to the door as he could. It took Zayn a while to wake up, but I started the meeting anyway. "Okay, overthrowing Gigi. What do we think?"
"Absolutely not." Zayn said immediately.
"Of course you would say that," Niall rolled his eyes, folded his arms.
"We need to go to Cannelloni, and she's headed to Mente. So, we overthrow the ship." That's the thought that's been rattling around in my brain.
Harry frowned. "Gigi listens to reason. I know she's competition in the greater scheme of things, but we can tell her that there's no treasure on Mente, and she can take us to Cannelloni. Drop us on Pensare or something."
"With Gold, Red Lust, and Siren's Scream on the water, we stand no chance without a boat. Time is running out. If we can eliminate Gigi, we have to."
"You want to kill her?" Zayn gasped, sitting up. I scrunched up my face, and watched as Niall hid his face in his hands. No one wants to not be having this conversation as much as him. "Absolutely not. Harry's right. She's not a bitch."
"If we want this treasure, we have to." It was what I wanted to say, but Niall said it instead. And I wanted this. Beating everyone else was going to be so worth it, but at the same time, I almost felt like I wouldn't be heartbroken if we didn't get it. Maybe I was changing.
"Let's table this," I sighed. "Talk after dinner."
The meeting was over then, and Zayn called after Niall, but it was pointless. He was gone, back to whatever corner of the ship he's been hiding out in. "I want to explain everything to him," Zayn sighed, putting his head in his hands. "I'm not in love with her, I swear."
"We know," Harry punched my shoulder. "We're not killing Gigi, you idiot."
"The discussion is tabled," I said, feeling that he would never forgive me if I went through with the plan. But I had been thinking about this for days, I couldn't see a way around this. And if we didn't kill Gigi, then she'd just kill us when she broke out of whatever confinements we found for her. "Don't worry, Zayn. He'll come around." I left with those empty words, and Harry followed me out, long fingers intertwined with mine.
"I want this treasure as much as you do, but this isn't the way," He whispered to me.
"Tabled!"
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Daisy's Baby // 1D AU
أدب الهواة{STAND-ALONE WORK} The rumor of treasure starts to float around Campanelle and it's surrounding islands. The only problem is that the call is answered by every pirate out there. Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, a pair of dangerous, deadly, and desira...