Well, I had this idea when I watched Pirates Of the Caribbean...over and over again. It's how I get most of my ideas ^^
Disclaimer; I don't any characters in the film. Shame. I own Ruby. :)
Chapter One
How A Lady Became A Rogue
Ruby was 18. Her life was, needless to say, grand. Her house was grand, her clothes were exquisite, and her father's ego was almost as big as their fortune. But still, Ruby wasn't content. It wasn't in a spoiled brat way that she wasn't satisfied. In fact, Ruby hates all of her clothes. No, what Ruby wanted she couldn't have.
Ruby wanted freedom.
She wanted be rid of Port Royal, and find some place, some place different. But she couldn't. Her father was a respectable man. Leaving would mean humiliation for him, and her mother. She couldn't bare the thought of leaving them behind.
But that all changed.
It was the night before a hanging. Ruby hated them. She hated the fact people watched. It always makes Ruby cringe, when she watches the body fall, only to suddenly stop, and she can hear the neck crack from a distance. Just thinking about what was to happen to that poor wretch, made Ruby shudder. Yes, Ruby was much different than anybody else she knew. She was much more different than her parents. It was hard to believe that each of them were related.
That, and the fact she's going to have to wear a corset.
As Ruby soundly slept in her chambers, dreaming of a life without having to watch hanging's, when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of a door crashing, and what sounded like a body being flung down the stairs. She heard sobs, and a scream and then...silence.
Panicking, Ruby tied her sheets to the balcony as quickly as her shaky hands would do it. She heard her bedroom door fly open, and an angry, drunk father roared as he saw his daughter slide down the sheets. Ruby landed without causing too much pain on her feet. She stumbled, and quickly rushed to find some place safe, her red hair flying into her face. She could hear her father's angry cries, and immediately spotted a ship, leaving the docks.
"Come on Ruby" she whispered, as she stared at the ship leaving slowly, "It's what you've been waiting for" Ruby looked back and smiled. She sprinted as fast as she could, careful not to step in horse manure, her feet in pain, jumped in the water, and started to swim as fast as she could. The ship wasn't going too fast. She climbed aboard, found a hiding place, her heart pumping with adrenaline.
Ruby looked out of a crack of the ship, as Port Royal became nothing more, than a distant horizon.
But, that's only the beginning.
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