Chapter Uno

"That'll be two pounds, ma'am." I said as I handed the newly wrapped, fresh bread to the woman. She had two boys with her whom were chasing each other around the bakery.

"Boys, stop running!" Her sons ceased and stood beside her, but continued to hit each other slightly in a sneaky matter. The woman took two pounds out of the small coin bag she carried with her and handed me the money and took the bread.

"Thank you very much. Have a nice day." I said to the woman with a warm smile. The woman smiled back.

"Thank you. You too." The woman handed the bread to one of her boys and grabbed both their hands and walked out the door. That left me bored out of my mind. I didn't really have much left to do. I swept the floor, there wasn't anymore bread to be baked, and all the orders that needed to be picked up today were already made and ready to go. All I could do was wait.

So I went into the back and grabbed a wooden stool to sit on. I took it back out to the front behind the counter. I sat down and put my elbows on the counter and rested my chin in my hands. I let out a deep sigh. I started daydreaming. I was reminiscing about back when my father would teach me the ways of the sword. I could just picture myself back on deck of The Silhouette. A tear fell down my cheek. I missed those days more than anything. I still can't get over the fact that I gave the boat away. I regret it so much now.

I quickly wiped my tear away as I heard someone walk in. I looked to see who it was and it was a good friend of mine. Ismiled at the sight.

"Hello there." The person said to me with a grin.

"Well hello yourself. Let me get your order." I went into the back and picked up two loafs of pumpernickel bread.

"Hot out of the oven." The person handed me a basket to set them in. I placed the bread in there as the person was searching for the money. The person handed me the money.

"Why thank you Mr. Turner." We both laughed slightly.

"You're quite welcome Miss Levanti." He said with a smirk, "So how's business going today?" He asked.

"Horribly slow I'm afraid. I don't understand it. It's been this way for a couple weeks now. No matter, what do I care? Except for the fact that I have nothing to do. Ms. Harkins is doing all of the paper work, the floors are swept and mopped, and the bread is baked. There's absolutely nothing left to do except wait. My patience is running thin." I sat back down. Will looked like he had something up his sleeve. He set the basket of bread down on the counter and walked behind the counter.

"What are you doing?" I asked, but he kept going to the back where Ms. Harkins was. I couldn't hear anything, but I saw that they were talking about something. Then I saw Ms. Harkins nod and smile and continued doing her work. Will walked over to me smiling.

"Come on." He said to me as he grabbed my arm bringing me to my feet.

"What are you doing? I can't just leave." I said taking my arm back.

"Of course you can't just leave. That's why I asked Ms. Harkins if you could take the day off since business is slow and you finished your duties." I gave him a stern look. "Don't worry. You'll still get paid for the rest of the day." I smiled and took off my apron.

"Oh, okay. I guess I'll be taking a day off then." I laughed. Will grabbed the bread off the counter and opened the door for me and he followed.

I walked Will back to where he worked and we parted for the day. I didn't want to watch him make weapons on my day off. I took in a deep breath of the fresh air. I knew exactly where I wanted to go, the docks.

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I hid behind a grouping of barrels as two guards walked by in red. I knew that if I was caught being there, I would be arrested. Especially since I was a woman. I did a lot of sneaking around as a child, so I wasn't too worried.

As soon as I was sure that no one else was around, I peaked over the barrels to try to locate what I was looking for. Of course, the first ship I spotted was The Interceptor. It was the biggest ship I'd ever seen. Well, except for The Black Pearl, of course. Then I looked off to the side, near by a mountain of rocks and there it was. I felt my heart skip a beat. It was still as beautiful as I remembered. I slowly rose from my knees and began walking over to the ship. Just the glimpse of it was so mesmerizing.

When I reached the ship, I stopped in front of the ramp leading up to it. I felt pain and excitement all together. I slowly started approaching the deck. I touched the entrance to the ship gently before entering it. I was taking it all in. After all these years, I couldn't believe my eyes. It all looked the same. They kept it in excellent condition, I thought. I stepped onto the deck for the first time in two years. I looked around. I wasn't quite sure where I wanted to go first.

There were two sets of stairs leading up to a higher deck where the wheel stood. I decided to go up there. It was where I'd spent a lot of time when on the ship anyways. Keeping my eye on the horizon and looking at all the world's wonders. I stood at the wheel and looked at it. Simply just touching it softly gave me memories already. The wind suddenly blew gently, making my simple blue dress go with it. My long, wavy, brown hair moved with the wind and my dress. I closed her eyes and smiled. I always dreamed of being captain of the ship one day. I just pictured things a bit differently.

"Hey!" My sweet thoughts were suddenly interrupted. I opened my eyes in alarm and saw the same two men that walked by earlier, running up to the ship. I knew for sure that they were guards. I knew trouble was headed my way, but Ifigured that I should just face it. I'd been through worse. The men approached me.

"You there! What are you doin' on this ship? Stealin' it?" The bigger man said to me holding a gun only about a foot away from me.

"Heavens no. I mean no harm. I'm only here to think." I said to him.

"Likely story. You may be a woman, but it doesn't mean that you can't be up to no good." The skinnier man said.

"Listen, if I'm being a bother, I could just leave." I said as I attempted to walk towards the stairs, but they stepped in front of my path.

"Oh. You're not goin' anywhere except with us." The bigger man said getting a more firm grip on his gun.

"I'm only a baker. It's not like I'm a pirate or anything. Just let me go and I'll never come back here again. Alright?" I attempted again, but they stepped in my path once again. I sighed in frustration.

"Sure, sure. Tell it to the judge." The bigger one said once again.

"Okay. I don't want to hurt you two. Let me pass and I'll spare you both." They both looked at each other and laughed.

"Spare us? What could a lil' thing like you possibly do to us?" The skinnier said still laughing. I sighed once again.

"I warned you." In a blink of an eye, I took both of the guards swords and held it up to their chests. They stopped laughing and their faces filled with fear. They dropped their guns in defeat.

"Now, now. There's no need for that." A man said behind the two guards on the lower deck. I looked between the two men's heads and saw Captain Norrington standing on deck. He walked up the stairs and next to them.

"Lower your weapon, Adonia." I kept my eyes on the men. I realized that it wasn't worth it and held back my weapons. I twisted them about simply, ending in a position as to where the blades where pointing to the floor. I held them in front of the men, giving them back to them. They quickly took them back and picked up their guns.

"She caught us off guard, Captain. She was trying to steal the ship." I rolled my eyes and looked away. I knew there was no point in arguing with the idiots.

"That'll be all, gentlemen. I'll take it from here." They nodded and hurried off the ship. I walked off back to the wheel. I placed my hands on it and looked out to the sea.

"What are you doin' here?" I asked the Captain now looking at him. He started walking towards me with his hands behind his back. He stood a foot away.

"I was about to ask you the same question." He replied.

"I came here to think. I have a right to be here, you know. It did use to be my ship after all." He looked away.

"That you do. They did not know. I apologize on their behalf." He looked down thinking of what to say next. He felt very awkward around me.

"No need. It happens. I understand." I stepped away from the wheel and crossed my arms across my chest and looked at him.

"You know, you never told me why you were out here." He looked at me.

"I was thinking as well."

"About what exactly? I would think that you would have your hands full and everything. It's hard to believe you found the time."

"Miss Levanti, there are many things you do not know about me, so one should not assume." I took that as a slap in the face. Another reason why I disliked him.

"Sorry. I won't do it again." I began walking towards the stairs.

"I'm thinking of asking Elizabeth Swann's hand in marriage." He said. I stopped where I was and looked back at him.

"Elizabeth Swann?" I thought to myself about Will. I knew he wouldn't be too happy to hear about this. "The governor's daughter?"

"Yes. She's grown up to be a fine woman." As disgusted as I was, deep down inside, I also felt sorrow. I figured it was because of Will.

"Right. That she has. Well, I'm going to go." The Captain was puzzled.

"You do not wish me well?" He said as I was walking down the stairs. I looked back at him from the lower deck.

"Oh, forgive my manners." I laughed to herself and continued walking.

"Do you always walk away when people try to open up to you?" I stopped and turned back once again.

"Pardon me?" I didn't like where this was going.

"I only tell you this out of sympathy. You haven't been around long and I've noticed you do not speak to many people other than your own customers." He felt confident about his statements.

"One musn't assume, remember. I don't need your sympathy. In fact, I don't need anything from you, but thanks anyway." I began walking away for the final time. He didn't truly understand what he'd said wrong.