The lost ship{Jack}{open by invite}

Jack stood outside his bedroom on top of the roof. The roof was one of his favorite places to sit out and stare at the stairs and moon. "I wonder what the future holds?" he said as he tapped lightly on the skull that was in his lap. "Wake up bob, anybody home." he said with a smirk. Dark smoke billowed out of the skulls mouth and took form of a man, dressed in black robes with silver hair, as stern yet sad face.

"Must you always, annoy me so? Its bad enough being bound to my skull for all eternity without a vampire annoying me for most of it." Said Bob, a scowl on his face. "Man you're grumpy," Said Jack, "Anyways on to business, Tell me about the lost ship Prima Vera." He said with a twinkle in his eye.

"Going after lost treasures again Jacky? And didn't I tell you to throw that old thing away years ago?" Chryse said walking onto the roof. "Some things are lost for a reason, like that filthy skull, and yet you had to dig it up." She took out her watch and looked at it, "Isn't it past your bedtime anyway child? Do you want me to make you a glass of warm milk so you can sleep?" She walked over and sat next to Jack and put her arm around his shoulder. "I could even sing you a lullaby," she said with a smile, showing a glint of her fangs.

"Whats a cold bitch like you doing out of your coffin." Bob snapped at the insult. Jack shot a look at Bob. "She is a guest in my house and you will respect her, now shut the hell up and tell me what i asked you. Then return to your skull." Jack said coldly as he ignored Chryse' teasing.

Bob looked a bit hurt, "Fine, The Prima Vera, the Ship of Souls, is said to haunt the area around the docks of Costa del Sol. Only at times of the new moon, When darkness is at its worse. Finding it will be no easy task though, Not even I know when it appears." Bob said with a sigh then formed a black cloud and returned to his skull. "Asshole," he said as he did so.

"He really doesnt like you, huh?" Jack said as he looked back up at the stars.

"Yes well I can't say I like him much either, we're both to old to be staying in the same house. Let me throw him outside, then we'll both be happy. Oh or I could crush him with a hammer, shatter that brittle old skull of his like they should have done ages ago." Chryse said standing up. "How long till the New Moon anyway? I was hoping to do some shopping while were there, some great shops in that town.

"Of course we can go shopping, I had planned that all along, Lets see," he looked at the moon. "I think we have about a week til the next new moon. Plenty enough time for a vacation. We shall leave in the morning, rest up and dont forget your sunstone, and wear something victorian, I love dressing up." He said with a smile.

The next morning Chryse woke up early and began throwing clothes around her room, "To pompous, to plain, to blech...ahh here we go," she said pulling out a deep red gown with black trim, "Perfect," She got dressed, found a nice little black hat to wear and grabbed her black parasol and left her room an absolute mess.

Chryse walked down the hallway, practically skipping and stopped to look at herself in a mirror, "Absolutely stunning like always," she said with a smile as she smoothed a few of her grey hairs back down. She grabbed a rose out of the vase on the table under the mirror and tucked it into her hair and laughed.

"Jacky wake up!" She said knocking on his door before throwing the door open and barging into Jacks room.

Jack stood there with his pants halfway up, shirtless his muscles glistening in the sunlight. He had just finished his morning exercises, his chest was rising and falling with each breath. "Bah, I never can get any privacy when your here. I just think you like seeing me naked." He joked at her, as he buttoned his pants then walked to his closet and brought out an old looking sports jacket and a tattered fedora. He quickly dressed and looked at Chryse, "Well dont we look like a nice pair of folks," He smiled as he looked at himself in the mirror.

"Please Jacky, I've seen much better, don't flatter yourself," Chryse said stepping up next to him in the mirror, "I'm prettier, also you need a new hat. How are we getting there anyway? Oh I'm just so excited! A vacation and you're paying for everything of course. I need a whole new wardrobe, and maybe some new tools, there's a little shop there amazing trinkets from everywhere."

"I know this. I always pay for everything. Your just lucky i have more money than i know what to do with." He said with a toothy smile. "As for travel I recently bought one of those teleportation stones, and have yet had a need to use it. So if you'll take my arm and we'll grab the baggage I have a room and the Grand for us." He said as he removed a small round white stone from his pocket.

"I've got a terrible head for money, so I just don't bother, I think I've got some in a bank somewhere, I don't really care," Chryse said picking up her bag, and linking her arm with Jack's. "Oh wait!" she said dropping Jack's arm and her bag and throwing open the window. "Melchoir!" she cried happily holding her arm out, a raven, his feathers shining in the morning sun swooped down and landed on her arm. Chryse lifted him up to her shoulder and then came back to Jack. "Now we can go," she said smiling.

Jack smiled and he put on some sunglasses. "We are fucking Fabulous, darling." He said as he held out his hand. "Let's have a ball shall we!' He said as he flicked his wrist, a bright light filled the room and they vanished.

"Ahhh he we are," said Jack as they appeared on the sandy beach of Costa Del Sol. "Oh, do share that parasol, as I can feel my skin sizzling. Its a bit bright here, Im going to have to find some suntan lotion."


Continued in Treasure, Hunts, and Mystery.