A/N: this is set after the 4th pirates of the Caribbean movie
chapter one: "now the key to these shackles"
I ran with the others, I didn't care for Mrs. Robertson the least bit, but if she did not marry commodore Clade I had to. I didn't want that! I want freedom! when we got to the docks I couldn't see anything or hear anything, I knew Annebella was safe but there was something else going on. I weave in between the men, when I was finally in the front of the crowd a ruff looking man stood before me. his eyes immediately caught mine. his eyes enchanted me, they were a deep brown, and as deep brown met blueish-green the world seemed to stop spinning.
"w-wait a minute your that pirate Norrington died chasing!" Annebella said.
"hang him!" the governor commands.
"jack sparrow isn't it?" the commodore ask. the pirate looked away from me.
"captain jack sparrow if you please sir" at least this pirate had some respect.
"Carter fetch some irons, keep your guns on him men!" the commodore shouts. the pirates eyes were once again locked with mine.
I was shocked, "what? didn't he just save Annebella?" I asked. I ran and stood in front of the captain, he was still looking at me. Carter came back and started to chain his hands together.
"one good deed can not fix countless other miss deeds" the commodore tells me.
"but it is enough to imprison him?" the captain ask.
the commodore counters, "exactly!"
"that's not fair!" I claim. I looked back at him and saw a certain look in his eye and I knew what he was going to do. I stepped closer to him, "what if he's gave up piracy, what if he's trying to fix his wrong doings?!"I ask.
The captain never took his eyes off me, "yeah what the lass said!" he calls.
Clade wasn't happy with that, he tried to pull me away but I held my ground, I knew this man wasn't bad, he just wanted freedom, like me.
"Katrina! commodore Clade is trying to protect you!" Annebella calls at me.
once the irons were on he pulled the chains over my head."finally! commodore my effects please...and my hat" he commands. the commodore grabs the captain's weapons, "Katrina is it" he ask me.
"yes," I tell him, my voice is calm as everyone looks in fear.
"odd name but just as beautiful as the young woman who owns it" he comments. "give them to the lass" he says strictly talking to Clade. the commodore does as he is told. the captain takes the gun cocks it and puts it to my head while turning me around so I face him, "if you'll be so kind love" I put his hat back on his head for him, "now if you'll be even kinder" he smirks. I start to supply him with his effects as I do so I try to take his dagger but he catches me, I guiltily smile. he shot me this look, "beautiful and full of little tricks, how old are you dale" I fixed the sheath, I had to lean against him to do so, which had a few people snarling in disgust, I take it the pirate captain was smiling about me being against him. him greedily rubbing my back confirms my thoughts.
"nineteen, as of five weeks ago" I tell him, pulling away the slight bit that a could, thanks the chains. he pouts about me no longer being against him.
"k-Katrina, don't tell him that he's a pirate!" Annebella calls out.
"my life, my information, I decide who can know it!" I thought to my self.
he turns me to were I'm looking at Clade again "now the key to these shackles, if you please!" Clade looks at the captain and if looks could kill... the captain started to get mad after about 3 minutes. he leans into me and whispers, "cover your ears dale" I did so, confused in till I heard him yell at the commodore, "NOW!" the commodore looks at Carter and he gives Clade a key in which Clade gives to me.
"release her!" Clade commands.
"I will" he tells him "after I feel that I'm safely aboard my ship."
"Mr. sparrow I see no ship!" the commodore comments
"Mr. Clade, please don't be so cocky, it's Captain Sparrow and if you haven't noticed I'm in a predicament here were I could get a bullet put through my skull." I counter calmly. everyone looks at me in shock. the warm breath I felt on my ear stops, I even shocked the pirate.
he chuckles, "feisty! I like this one!" he starts to walk back, bringing me with him, "gentleman this is the day that you will always remember as the day you almost caught captain jack...sparrow!" and with that we both fell into the icy water. the pirate grabbed my wrist and dragged me through water in till we neared the cliffs. "still got that key?" the captain ask, turning to face me.
"no...I think I dropped it in the water..." I told him
"ah...what's that around your neck?" he ask.
I pulled the chain out to show him the locket...and the key!? "smart man!"I comment. he smiles and tells me to get the irons off him. I did so. he continued to pull me out into the open water in till we were beside a ship.
"Gibbs through the line!" he called. he pulled me into him and held on to me very tightly, smiling from ear to ear, as he jerked the line and in one swift move we were on the ship. we were surrounded by other pirates. the captain stood and pulled me up and against him, " master Gibbs if you would please get my coat for this fine woman" he ordered and whispered to me, "wouldn't want the entire crew to be starring at your beautiful breast" with that I realized that my chest was showing through my wet dress.
"aww cap'n aren't you gonna share!?" one man called out.
I look in disgust at the man, "I'm not a salty wench,"
"no! gents," he addresses all of the crew, "this fair woman is not to be used as a strumpet, you may consider her as your co-captain. and if anyone even thinks of 'accidentally' bumping into her will answer to me,savvy?"