Adventures at Sea: The Meeting of True Minds
The wind whipped at his hair as he shouted orders at his crew. Killian Jones captain of the Jolly Roger, known and feared by many as Captain Hook, was sailing through the rough seas in search of his one true love. Rum. As always they had run out of rum. Hook's jet black hair was plastered to his head and his dark coat billowed out behind him making him look like the pirate captain his was. His beloved mistress, the ocean blue, was desperately trying to sink his beautiful ship but he wasn't giving up with out a fight. Morning would soon come and with it, it would bring good wind and fair waters.
The sun did finally grace the world with its presence and land was within sight.
"Captain, we'll reach land in less than half a day." Smee, Hook's first mate says walking up to the helm of the ship where the Captain stood.
"Good. Tell the men that we'll stay a shore a while and they can head to the tavern. We'll set sail late tomorrow morning."
"Aye Captain."
Hook walks with the air of a confident man and the grace of a prince, he had changed into dry clothes before coming a shore and now he was heading straight to the tavern. He buys a few dozen bottles of rum and makes a couple of his crew members take them back to the ship, then he settles himself down at the bar with a drink. Not many people were in the tavern and it was quiet, with each patron only interested in their own bottle, even Hook's crew was quite tonight. Tired from the journey. Of course there were some tavern maids around offering company for the night, but Hook's mind was on his whiskey. The near silence was interrupted by a small group of people entering the tavern. Hook turns around on his stool to watch the new comers take a seat.
There were two men and three women. The men both had black hair and wore swords on their hips. One of the women had long brown hair tied back with a pretty blue ribbon. The second woman had ornate armor, a sword at her hip and probably a few knives hidden on her person. But the third woman immediately caught Hook's eye. She had long blond hair trailing down her back and was laughing at something one of her friends had said, her laughter made Hook smile with no reason.
The tavern had come alive since they'd walked in and was soon as noisy as ever; people talking barmaids flirting and card games being played. Soon Hook had joined a game between a couple other people in the tavern. He was winning with ease. Cards were his game, he could read people and tell when they were lying.
"Can we join the game?" A voice comes from behind him, and Hook turns in his chair to find the blond girl who he had been looking at earlier and one of her friends, the woman who wore the armor of a man.
"Aye you can join the game." Hook says, looking both women up and down. He reaves a glare from the armored woman, but the blond holds his eyes longer. She rolls her eyes at him and takes a seat, her friend sitting down next to her with no hesitation.
"So, lasses, what're your names?" Hook asks, after the blond orders a tankard of ale for the both of them.
"Why do you concern yourself with our names?" The armored one demands. Hook holds his arms up in front of himself, a glint of mischief in his eyes.
"Just tryin' to make conversation lass. No need to bite me. Although if you did want to there's a nice alleyway out back." Hook says, smirking. He just loved getting a rise out of people. The blond looks between her friend and Hook, and then bursts out laughing, whereas the other woman looks like she's about ready to start a tavern brawl.
"Mulan, no need to cut off his balls." The blond says, putting a hand on her friend's hand on the table, to calm her. "Swan. And this is Mulan." The blond, whose name is Swan says, giving Hook a look with a mixture of curiosity and adventure.
"Captain Hook, nice to meet you lovely ladies. Now, let's see if you're any good at cards."
After a half hour playing cards with this girl and Hook had found that she wasn't just a pretty face. She was a tough lass and he admired that about her. She wouldn't take crap from any of these drunken tosses around here, and she was a fair hand at cards.
The tavern was slowly starting to empty as it was getting to the early hours of the morning, and still Hook played cards with the blond, her friend and a couple other men.
"Okay fellas, I think I've taken too much of your money already. I'm going to call it quits." Swan says, getting up to leave with Mulan following suit.
"Aye, me too lads." Hook gets up, to follow Swan, Mulan and her other friends, who had been hanging around waiting for her to finish her game, out of the tavern.
"Hey love." Hook calls out to her as he walks out onto the street outside the tavern. "You never did tell me your first name?"
"Why do you want to know my name Pirate?" She calls back, grinning at him.
"Because you're a pretty lass with no name at the moment, I can't bloody well call you Swan." He says easily.
"When you have earned my name you shall receive it. Until then, Swan is all you will have." She says, walking away with her friends, laughing. "Good night Pirate."
"Farewell Swan. I will see you another time, and then I shall acquire your full name."
"Good luck with that." She giggles back, leaning heavily on one of her companions, obviously she was as drunk as a pirate.
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