A Pirates Life
"Chapter 1"
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Enchanted Forest – 300 Years ago
She was late, well not entirely late but she ran as fast as she could through the market place to get to the bakery where she and older brother worked. Her name was Amelia and she was twelve years old with brown hair that was pulled back into a braid and brown eyes, she wore a brown pair of pants and a white top with a brown vest. She entered the bakery and saw her brother talking to a man in black, she walked to to the bakery owners wife who just taken out two loafs of nut bread.
"Smells good." Amelia told her smiling and hands her the money for the bread she had delivered to the tavern.
"You can have some later," Lydia who was a tall blonde woman with a kind smile and blue eyes covered in flour "Can you go upstairs and check the stew?"
"Sure," Amelia smiled "Who's Jacob talking to?"
"His name is Captain Jones, he's a pirate," Lydia told her. "He came into buy some bread and the two of them started talking."
That night after dinner Jacob wanted to discuss something with his sister, he was nineteen years old with short brown hair and brown eyes, he had been taking care of his younger sister for the past two years. Amelia had asked earlier why he was talking to the pirate and he had told her after dinner he would explain everything.
"You want to what." Amelia asked surprised, according to Jacob Captain Jones was in town looking new crew members. "Do you know what happens to pirates who caught?"
"Yes," Jacob told her "I'm going to work in the galley as their cook, Amy he promised to pay me well and part of that money I will send to you."
"What if he finds me?" Amelia asked him a little tearfully, she was referring to her father.
Their father was the village drunk who liked to mistreat his wife and children, Jacob tried to protect his mother and sister from his rages the best he could, after his wife died things got worse. One night their father came home from the tavern drunk and ordered Amelia to make him dinner, she made him some soup and as she brought it to him she tripped and the hot soup went flying hitting him.
He got angry and punished her, Jacob heard his sister screaming and ran out of their room and knocked his father to ground. The two of them ran out of the house, their father tried to go after them but he slipped on the wet floor. Jacob had hidden some clothes in the barn and the two of them took the horse and road off, they arrived in Port Maron about three later and Jacob began looking for a job, thankfully the bakery was hiring.
"Our father will never find us, Lydia and Ronald promised to take care of you and they will never let him hurt you." Jacob assured her.
"Can't you ask the Captain if I can come to?" Amelia asked "I can help you."
"I know and next to Lydia you make the best apple raisin bread in all the realm combined," Jacob smiled at her. "I think your safer here, I'll write and send money every chance I get I promise."
"When do you leave?" Amelia asked.
"In the morning?" Jacob told her giving a hug "You can see me off."
"Fine." Amelia smiled at him.
"This the young lass you were telling me about." Captain Jones asked Jacob.
The night before Jacob went to Lydia and Ronald to thank them for watching out for Amelia, they didn't like the idea of him joining a pirates crew but he had been wanting to make some extra money and he knew that joining a ships crew may provide some of that extra income.
"Yep, my sister Amelia." Jacob told the Captain.
"Nice to meet you sir." Amelia nervously replied, she had never met a pirate before. She had seen them and heard stories about them, but never met one.
"She's so polite." Milah who was the Captains girlfriend walks up from behind him.
"This is Jacobs sister." Captain Jones told his girlfriend.
"You and and your brother are from the baker." Milah smiled.
"Yes ma'am." Amelia smiled "I make the best apple raisin bread in the entire realm, that's what brother says anyways. Can I stay and help my brother out? I promise to be good and do everything you say."
"Maybe when your older lass." Captain Jones told her before walking up the ramp to his ship.
"I'm ready Captain." Jacob said, he had been putting his things away in the crew quarters and making sure the galley had all the supplies needed. "Amelia your going to be ok." Jacob walked down the ramp and gave his sister a hug.
"Don't leave me here." Amelia started to cry "I'm afraid if father finds me he'll hurt me again."
"He won't, I told you Lydia and Ronald won't let that happen." Jacob assured her. "I love you brat."
Jacob gave her a kiss on the forehead and walked back up to the Jolly Roger. Jacob stood at the railing as the ship started to sail away from the dock. Captain Jones walked up to him and asked him what his sister meant by her father hurting her, Jacob gave him a short summary. Milah heard what Jacob had told him and walked up to them.
"Let her come with us, Killian, she can assist me." Milah told him "When we go to ports she can run errands for us at the market?"
"She's also twelve." Jacob told them. "It's totally up to you, I'd love to have my sister around but I'd also want her to be safe."
"Is there any other safer place then a ship?" Captain Jones told them and ordered the Jolly Roger back to port.
"I can come with you." Amelia smiled.
"Yes." Captain Jones "As long as you obey all my orders, you can stay."
"Yes sir." Amelia told him. "I promise."
"Your going to be my Milah's errand girl, meaning anything she needs at the shops when we arrive at ports your going to get." Captain Jones told her.
"Yes sir." Amelia smiled.
"Come with me Amelia." Milah took the Amelia by the hand. "Lets go find a place for you to sleep."
"Are you mad Jacob?" Amelia asked her brother later that night, the two of them were going to share a room, Jacob was laying down, he was tired from his first night of cooking for the crew. He had sent a message to Ronald and Lydia telling them that Amelia was coming with him and thanked them for giving him the job, he told them he would send them money for the rest of the rent.
"No, Yes, No." Jacob sat up. "No, I'm not mad. I'm glad your here."
"Me to." Amelia smiled before turning out the lantern. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight" Jacob told her before falling asleep himself.
TO BE CONTINUED
I will be adding Storybrooke Characters in Future Chapters! :) I hope you enjoyed the first chapter!