Together (Henry Turner)

05

Aria woke up with the bright sun beating down on her face. Stirring slightly, she fluttered her eyes open. Jack was in front of her steering the ship while she laid down comfortably on the pile of nets. She sat up and rubbed her face, squinting as she looked up at the sun. 

~

Carina and Henry were standing on the side of the ship when Aria walked down beside them. The astronomer was drawing in her journal while Henry was staring out into the sea as Aria came right in between them. Carina felt her presents but didn't look up. "Good morning, sleeping beauty." She teased causing Aria to smiled amusingly. 

Henry turned his head and looked at her. "Morning." He said simply.

"Good morning, witch and coward." Aria joked causing the other two to chuckle softly.

The three stood in silence. Henry pulled out his necklace, looking down at it. Aria couldn't help but stare at him. Biting her lip, she couldn't help but realize how handsome Henry was. The read head didn't realize how long she was staring at him until Henry turned his head to look at her. Shyly, she looked away and back out at the sea.

"So you're saying she's got the map but she's the only one who can follow it?" Gibbs said right behind them. Aria and Henry turned to see the whole crew standing behind them.

"So we should shoot her?" A crew member asked causing Aria to roll her eyes.

"Honestly," she looked at him. "Could you possibly be that stupid?" 

"Leave her be, she will take us to the trident." Henry said to the same man.

"You've been saying that for hours." Gibbs said.

"There's two things we know are true, yeah? The stars don't shine by day and she forgot the donkey." Scrum pointed at Carina who rolled her eyes, tapping Aria's leg with her foot.

"I'm on it." She whispered to her new friend and leaned forward to flick Scrum on the forehead.

"What was that for?!" He exclaimed, rubbing his forehead.

"For being stupid once more, Scrum, that is why."  

"How can we go to a spot where no land exists on any map?" Gibbs asked starting to get frustrated.

Carina turned. "This chronometer keeps the exact time in London, I'm using it to make an altitude measurement to determine longitude. Only then we'll find our exact spot at sea." 

"So you expect to find the trident with a time piece?" A crew member asked.

"Yes, my calculations are precise and true. I'm not only an astronomer, I'm also a horologist." Then crew perked up when Carina finished speaking. A couple smirked and other looked at each other in surprise. 

"Oh my god..." Aria covered her face with a hand while Henry rolled his eyes at the crew. 

"Can they really be that stupid?" He leaned down to ask Aria.

"Yup." She answered almost immediately. 

"No shame in that, dear." Jack said causally. "We all have to make a living, aye?" He looked around his crew for support. 

Carina, now realizing what he meant, spoke up. "No, I'm a horologist." 

"So was my mum but she didn't cry loud about it as you are." Scrum said.

"So your saying your mother was more academically inclined?" Carina asked.

"More like academically reclined." Jack said moving his arm out horizontally in front of him.