Okay, this here be my first fanfic. Please be kind! Um, ok, got nothing
else to say.
Lawyer: (taps foot) Ahem!
Me: ooops! Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean! (cries) But I
do own Kay! She's mine! Okay, well please r and r. Uh, I have to do
something while you do... (turns to look evily at lawyer, who gulps and backs
up) Sic im! (Lawyer is attacked by my pet dragon)
Lawyer: Help!
Broken Walls
Chapter 1: A Life Defined By Wearing Black
Kay stood on the deck of a pirate ship. She watched as the crew worked on their various tasks, wind blowing their hair, spray splashing their faces. But Kay's hair was not blown by the wind, nor she wet by the sea spray. She was dreaming, and she knew it, and she didn't want to move for fear that she would wake and end the dream.
She was watching the two men at the ship's helm. One was wearing a tri- cornered hat over dread-locked dark hair, and had brown eyes. Kay could tell at a glance that this was the ship's captain. The other had blue eyes and dirty blonde hair. They were talking together in easy friendship.
Then suddenly the captain looked up and saw her. His expression changed to one of shock. His companion called his name, confusion on his face.
"Captain? Jack? Hey Jack!"
The image started to fade as Kay watched Jack turn and ask his companion Bill if he could see the girl too.
Kay opened her eyes groggily. Her mother was shaking her awake.
"Kay wake up. Your father and I are leaving in a few minutes."
Kay groaned, then glanced at her bedside cloak. 10:52. Damn, she'd slept late. "Okay mom, I'll be down in a few minutes." Her mother left the room, leaving Kay to ponder the last part of her dream. The pirate captain had seen her. No one else in the dream had. That was strange.
Kay shook it off and went downstairs to say goodbye to her parents. They were going to a party hosted by her dad's boss and would not be back until later that night.
As Kay locked the door after her parents she saw something out of the corner of her eye and turned quickly, but when she looked closer there was nothing there. But she could have sworn for an instant that she had seen the pirate captain from her dream.
~*~
Later, around 8:30 p.m., Kay was watching the weather report. It had rained, then temperatures had dropped, freezing the rain into the roads making driving treacherous. She ran her fingers through her long, dark brown hair, then fixed her bandanna, which was slipping off her head.
Kay was obsessed with pirates, so for her 16th birthday she had been given a ton of pirate stuff. Her parents had given her some outfits, like the black pants and red shirt she was wearing, and her grandmother had given her a bag full of bandannas and some jewelry. Then Kay's mother had passed down to Kay her locket, a gold heart half the size of her palm, with pictures each of her mom and dad.
A knock on the door interrupted Kay's thoughts. Glancing out the window Kay saw a cop on the doorstep. Curious and worried Kay opened the door.
"Are you Kay Joans?" asked the cop.
A thousand dire possibilities raced through Kay's mind before she answered. "Yes. I am."
The cop sighed heavily. "I'm afraid I have some bad news..."
~*~
Kay was standing in the rain at her parent's funeral, not really listening as the priest droned on endlessly. She was numb, not allowing herself to feel anything. She had built a wall around herself and she wasn't letting anyone in. If she let the wall down, she knew she would hurt.
Her eyes scanned the grounds beyond the two coffins and the crowd of well wishers. She caught a flicker of movement behind one of the other tombstones and turned away, not wanting to have to see another person visiting a dead loved one, so she didn't see the pirate from her dream step out from behind the tombstone. She didn't see his eyes light on her in recognition, or see as the eyes of everyone who looked in his direction pass through him without seeing him before he finally vanished.
~*~
Kay took sleeping pills that night, knowing that she'd never get any rest otherwise. In her dream she walked along a beach. She looked around and saw that she was on a small island. Up ahead she could see a small campfire. When she came up to it Kay wasn't too surprised to see the pirate captain. She was surprised to see the tangle of emotions that crossed his face in between gulps of what she assumed was some kind of alcohol.
Anger, a dazed confusion, grief, and apathy warred for prominence in his expression. Then he looked up and saw Kay. The scene faded to nothing.
~*~
As Kay was still a minor she was taken to foster care. There, she was taken under the sheltering wings of three girls, Kia, Lennet, and Marie. Over the course of a year she and the girls became closer than sisters and Kay let down the walls she had built up after her parents died.
Then Kia developed leukemia. She battled it for six months, then finally went into remission. Everyone relaxed and life slowly returned to normal. Until three months later when Lennet fell down the stairs and broke her neck. Kay's life was thrown into a whirlpool of hell as she struggled to build up her walls again, but was unable to keep out Kia and Marie, who grieved with her. This time she wasn't alone.
But four months after that Kia's cancer came back with a vengeance. The doctor's were unable to do anything and Kia died two months later. Kay was left with only Marie to turn to.
During her first year of college Kay fell in love with a boy named Darren. He was fun, and loved adventure. Kay again let down her walls and laid her trust to Darren. Then over the winter break Darren went on a ski trip, and was killed in a skiing accident.
Over the summer break Kay and Marie went to the beach. The tides turned unexpectedly and Marie was caught in a riptide. By the time she was brought back to shore the lifeguard could not start her breathing again, she had drowned.
Standing at Marie's funeral Kay wondered dimly how many more she would attend. It seemed her life's defining factor was wearing black. No more, she decided, no more. Everyone I care for ends up dead. I can't get close to anyone. If I do I'll lose them and I'll just get hurt again. So no more. Kay built up her walls again, tall and strong. She had no one left and never again would she let them down for anyone. She would just be hurt if she did.
~*~
Okay, tell me what u think. Remember this is my first fanfic so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no flames! I'll update soon if people like it. If not I'll update anyway because I like it! ^_^ Oh, the lawyer is gonna live for those of you who want to know. He will, however, continue to be the plaything of my dragon. (grins evily)
Broken Walls
Chapter 1: A Life Defined By Wearing Black
Kay stood on the deck of a pirate ship. She watched as the crew worked on their various tasks, wind blowing their hair, spray splashing their faces. But Kay's hair was not blown by the wind, nor she wet by the sea spray. She was dreaming, and she knew it, and she didn't want to move for fear that she would wake and end the dream.
She was watching the two men at the ship's helm. One was wearing a tri- cornered hat over dread-locked dark hair, and had brown eyes. Kay could tell at a glance that this was the ship's captain. The other had blue eyes and dirty blonde hair. They were talking together in easy friendship.
Then suddenly the captain looked up and saw her. His expression changed to one of shock. His companion called his name, confusion on his face.
"Captain? Jack? Hey Jack!"
The image started to fade as Kay watched Jack turn and ask his companion Bill if he could see the girl too.
Kay opened her eyes groggily. Her mother was shaking her awake.
"Kay wake up. Your father and I are leaving in a few minutes."
Kay groaned, then glanced at her bedside cloak. 10:52. Damn, she'd slept late. "Okay mom, I'll be down in a few minutes." Her mother left the room, leaving Kay to ponder the last part of her dream. The pirate captain had seen her. No one else in the dream had. That was strange.
Kay shook it off and went downstairs to say goodbye to her parents. They were going to a party hosted by her dad's boss and would not be back until later that night.
As Kay locked the door after her parents she saw something out of the corner of her eye and turned quickly, but when she looked closer there was nothing there. But she could have sworn for an instant that she had seen the pirate captain from her dream.
~*~
Later, around 8:30 p.m., Kay was watching the weather report. It had rained, then temperatures had dropped, freezing the rain into the roads making driving treacherous. She ran her fingers through her long, dark brown hair, then fixed her bandanna, which was slipping off her head.
Kay was obsessed with pirates, so for her 16th birthday she had been given a ton of pirate stuff. Her parents had given her some outfits, like the black pants and red shirt she was wearing, and her grandmother had given her a bag full of bandannas and some jewelry. Then Kay's mother had passed down to Kay her locket, a gold heart half the size of her palm, with pictures each of her mom and dad.
A knock on the door interrupted Kay's thoughts. Glancing out the window Kay saw a cop on the doorstep. Curious and worried Kay opened the door.
"Are you Kay Joans?" asked the cop.
A thousand dire possibilities raced through Kay's mind before she answered. "Yes. I am."
The cop sighed heavily. "I'm afraid I have some bad news..."
~*~
Kay was standing in the rain at her parent's funeral, not really listening as the priest droned on endlessly. She was numb, not allowing herself to feel anything. She had built a wall around herself and she wasn't letting anyone in. If she let the wall down, she knew she would hurt.
Her eyes scanned the grounds beyond the two coffins and the crowd of well wishers. She caught a flicker of movement behind one of the other tombstones and turned away, not wanting to have to see another person visiting a dead loved one, so she didn't see the pirate from her dream step out from behind the tombstone. She didn't see his eyes light on her in recognition, or see as the eyes of everyone who looked in his direction pass through him without seeing him before he finally vanished.
~*~
Kay took sleeping pills that night, knowing that she'd never get any rest otherwise. In her dream she walked along a beach. She looked around and saw that she was on a small island. Up ahead she could see a small campfire. When she came up to it Kay wasn't too surprised to see the pirate captain. She was surprised to see the tangle of emotions that crossed his face in between gulps of what she assumed was some kind of alcohol.
Anger, a dazed confusion, grief, and apathy warred for prominence in his expression. Then he looked up and saw Kay. The scene faded to nothing.
~*~
As Kay was still a minor she was taken to foster care. There, she was taken under the sheltering wings of three girls, Kia, Lennet, and Marie. Over the course of a year she and the girls became closer than sisters and Kay let down the walls she had built up after her parents died.
Then Kia developed leukemia. She battled it for six months, then finally went into remission. Everyone relaxed and life slowly returned to normal. Until three months later when Lennet fell down the stairs and broke her neck. Kay's life was thrown into a whirlpool of hell as she struggled to build up her walls again, but was unable to keep out Kia and Marie, who grieved with her. This time she wasn't alone.
But four months after that Kia's cancer came back with a vengeance. The doctor's were unable to do anything and Kia died two months later. Kay was left with only Marie to turn to.
During her first year of college Kay fell in love with a boy named Darren. He was fun, and loved adventure. Kay again let down her walls and laid her trust to Darren. Then over the winter break Darren went on a ski trip, and was killed in a skiing accident.
Over the summer break Kay and Marie went to the beach. The tides turned unexpectedly and Marie was caught in a riptide. By the time she was brought back to shore the lifeguard could not start her breathing again, she had drowned.
Standing at Marie's funeral Kay wondered dimly how many more she would attend. It seemed her life's defining factor was wearing black. No more, she decided, no more. Everyone I care for ends up dead. I can't get close to anyone. If I do I'll lose them and I'll just get hurt again. So no more. Kay built up her walls again, tall and strong. She had no one left and never again would she let them down for anyone. She would just be hurt if she did.
~*~
Okay, tell me what u think. Remember this is my first fanfic so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no flames! I'll update soon if people like it. If not I'll update anyway because I like it! ^_^ Oh, the lawyer is gonna live for those of you who want to know. He will, however, continue to be the plaything of my dragon. (grins evily)