Pirates With Heart 2

Chapter One

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, the rain came down strong. Lanterns spotted the street of a small port town. Bars were bustling with people; the weather sure brings out people in the town.

In one bar in particular, a lone man sat at the bar with a bottle of rum in his hands. It took one slow swig, and slammed it back down on the counter. He didn't usually drink, but he had a good reason to now.

"Another?" the barmaid asked him, whipping her hands on a towel.

Will looked up at her, she was extremely beautiful, her long blonde hair hung around her shoulders and her brown eyes sparkled when she smiled at him. He practically melted in his seat, "No, that's fine." He replied, pointing to his half empty bottle.

The barmaid turned around to another man, he couldn't let her go he needed to know more about her. "Wait," Will started saying, "what's your name?"

She turned around and smiled at him softly, "Lana." She replied and flung a strand of hair behind her shoulder. "What's your name stranger?" Lana leaned up against the counter in front of him.

It took Will a second to breathe, because it felt like Lana took his breath away. "Will." He answered.

"Nice to meet you, Will." Lana said, and then she turned back to the man on the other side of the bar. Will clutched his chest, as if to make sure his heart was still there. He took a deep breath and drank what was left of his rum.

The bar was getting crowded; he needed to go somewhere where he can be alone.

He stood up and pushed his way through the crowd, the men were getting rowdy. Will stumbled over a stray object on the floor and landed in this man's lap.

Will quickly got up, "I'm sorry sir." Will apologized; he gave him a smile and started walking away.

The man wasn't going to except Will's apology, he got up and stood right and front of Will. He was a six foot massive man, with a fowl stench.

Will looked at him, with fear in his eyes. "Your not sorry boy!" he spat at Will. He pushed Will over on a table. Will tumbled over the other side of the table, with rum spilled all over him.

Oh, this is just wonderful, Will thought to himself. He wasn't going to take any chances of getting himself killed, so he just made a run for it. He ran outside the door and around the corner of the small shack.

His heart was beating and his was pounding. He leaned up against the side of the shack, listening to every noise. All he heard was bottles breaking, people yelling, and gunshots being fired.

Then the door of the bar swung open, Oh, great now the giant's after me. He shifted down the wall of the building, trying so hard not to make a noise.

When suddenly a figure in the moonlight appeared at the edge of the shack, Will held his breathe and hoped it wasn't the giant. But, when he looked at the figure carefully, it was mush too petite to be the giant, it looked like a women.

The figure came closer to him and the facial features started to become clearer, yes it was in fact a woman.

Will was relieved it was Lana; he took a breath and smiled at her. It most of looked like a fool, hiding from a man like a sissy.

She gave him a worried smile and asked, "Are you alright?" she touched his shoulder softly.

Will looked into her big brown eyes and felt himself disappear from the world. After a few moments he regained himself again, "Ahh, yes." That is all he managed to get out of his mouth.

"Good, you had me worried." She explained to him, taking her hand off his shoulder. "Well, I better go clean up."

Will couldn't just let her go back in there, "Wait," he called after her, "why don't you stay with me?" He looked down at his feet, he felt like a little boy.

"Really?"

"Yes, I mean I have nothing else to do?" He gave her a little grin; she looked so radiant in the moonlight.

"I guess, for a little while." She walked over to him and made a set against the wall. Will sat next to her, the ground felt cool and comfortable.

The sky was clear and the stars shined, it was the perfect night Will had seen in a long time.

They sat there on the ground in silence for awhile, when Lana asked, "So what brings you here to Gunman's Bay?" She looked at him questionably, playing with a piece of grass.

"It's a very long story?" Will replied, as he laughed.

"Come on I want to know." Lana insisted, he poked him in the arm playfully.

"Fine, well I…" Will stopped talking when he heard people talking behind the bar. He turned his head in that general direction.

"Come on t…" Lana said, but Will hushed her and put his index finger to her lips. He took it off and listened to the conversation intently.

One man spoke up, "Yes, Jack Sparrow got arrested by the Royal Navy and his whole crew."

The next man replied, "Really, so the famous Captain Jack Sparrow got caught, aye?"

"Yes." The first man answered.

Will was shocked; his mouth hung open as everything clicked into to place. They didn't leave him there, they got caught.

Will stood up abruptly, he started walking away. When Lana stopped him, "Wait, wait, wait, am I missing something?" She asked.

"Yes, like I told you before. It's a long story." Will started walking away again.

Lana followed him as she asked, "Where are you going?"

Will kept his fast paced walk, "I have to go help some people."

"Who?"

Will didn't answer right away, he made his way passed the bar and out onto the streets on Gunman's Bay. "Come with me and you'll find out."

Lana stopped walking, and stood in the street in shock, "What? You just want me to come with you." She asked.

Will turned around and faced her, "Yes." Then he turned back around.

Lana stood there frozen, then started after him. "I'm coming!" She shouted at him, with a smile on her face.

"Good." Will shouted back, "You will be good help on the ship."

She stopped once again, "Wait, do you even have a ship?"

"No, but I will soon have one." He told her, he stopped and turned around to face her again. "Fine, I will tell you one thing about me," he took a pause, "I'm a pirate."

Lana stood there in horror, that was the least thing she expected to come from Will at the moment. "Oh."

"If you don't want to come with me then I understand, no one likes a pirate." He said disappointed. He spun back around and started walking toward the dock.

Lana stayed in here spot and watched Will go into the darkness of the night. A pirate that was a scary thought, but yet again it was exciting to her, she never met a real pirate.

She looked down at her feet and toyed with the towel she still held in her hand, this was a hard decision, to leave her life behind her and sail with a pirate.

She took one tiny step forward, and started running after Will.

She came to the dock, but she couldn't see Will in the darkness. She walked on the creaky wood and slowly examined the ships.

She finally saw a rough figure of a man on a ship, fidgeting with rope. That had to be Will, she walked closer to the ship, "I'm coming." She spoke to figure.

He looked up and smiled at her, "Good." He held out his hand to help her aboard.

Lana placed her foot on what looked like a barrel, but was wrong. She slipped and fell into Will's arms. She looked up at his face, "Thank you." She breathed.

"I hope you're careful next time." Will smiled at her; he helped her up on her feet and finished untying the ship from the dock. "I want you, Lana, to go below and look for a compass."

Lana didn't answer, she headed directly down below.

Will walked over to the helm, this was going to be the first time he ever sailed a ship by himself. He gracefully run his hands across the smooth wood, and took the wheel with both hands and turned it slightly.

The wind whipped the sails, and the ship made its way out of the bay.