Disc- I don't own any of the PoTC characters so don't sue me, I'm poor enough as it is.
Note to reader: I haven't done FanFics in a while (about 2 years...blame MySpace and Facebook), and I usually do X-men, but this is an idea that's been swimming around in my head, so I decided to give it a shot.
Enjoy!
Oh Cartagena! Beautiful wonderful, Cartagena. Sure it wasn't as big or popular as Madrid but the sights and sounds were unsurpassable in all of Spain, in fact in all of Europe.
For Esperanza Gutierrez, it was good to be home.
Her father's newly acquired seat in the court had taken them on a five-month excursion of the continent. From Britain to France to Italy, Esperanza and her father seemed to have seen it all. This much work only to improve Spain's popularity amongst its allies, and try to reconcile with its enemies.
They had come back with trunks full of new and imported goods, from handpainted plates and silverware to new gowns and fans for Esperanza.
Oh yeah, and the one thing Esperanza tried desperately to forget, a new step-mother, courtesy of England.
Ever since her mother had died of pneumonia five years ago when Esperanza was 12, her father had been determined to find her a new mother, claiming that a young lady her age needed some "positive female influence" in her life.
Well Esperanza didn't want a new mother, especially not this one.
Her name was Lucy; she had long blonde hair, and sharp thin features. Not to mention, she wasn't as well….endowed….as the women in Spain.
Compared to Esperanza's mother, Lucy had nothing to offer her father. She truly had no idea what he saw in her.
Of course few women could rival mother's beauty. With her soft curving features, midnight black hair, and chocolate brown eyes, she had enchanted every man who ever laid eyes on her.
Esperanza looked a lot like her mother, and for that she was glad. The main difference was that her hair was like her father's, a dark smooth brown that curled only slightly at the ends.
If her mother were still alive, she would have spend those five months exploring and learning all the things Europe had to offer. Not wasting her time in boring tea parties or dull balls listening to Lucy's fake words, with the sole purpose of making a good public impression.
Esperanza's mother had never let her high place in society go to her head, and she never seemed to care about having everyone else approve or think highly of her.
Lucy though, was the complete opposite, she lived to impress, and spent all her time finding and purchasing the latest trends, she thought of nothing more than to move up in society.
Esperanza believed that was the only reason Lucy had married her father, but of course he would hear nothing of it.
Esperanza's train of thought was broken as soon as the coach stopped in front of their new residence which had been built during their time away and was part of the new perks her father enjoyed in his new position.
With help from her coachman, she stepped out of the coach and couldn't help but gasp at her new home.
With a rough yellow brick exterior that gracefully made its way around a two tall towers at opposite ends of the property, it was only steps away from a castle. There was a front patio that she was sure would soon be decorated with new furniture, and two dark wood pillars made the giant entrance seem welcoming.
Home, sweet home Esperanza said to herself.
She stepped up the entry stairs, with her coachman close behind. One of the stable boys had moved the coach to the back, and Esperanza turned to look behind her. There was a beautiful fountain lined with plants of exquisite beauty. The water sparkled with soft colors of lilac and orange in the twilight and a soft breeze combed the grass and ruffled her hair. In the distance the soft sounds of the ocean could be heard.
Mamá would have loved this.
She stepped inside and asked to be shown her room, her father and step-mother would be arriving soon and she didn't want to be there to see them. In Esperanza's opinion, the less she saw of Lucy, the better it would be for the both of them.
Her room was very spacious with a set of French doors that opened to a small balcony. Her old bed, armoire, and desk looked very small and oddly out of place. She couldn't wait until her new furniture arrived from France.
She noticed her trunks and chests had already been brought in and her bed made, good, everything was ready, just as she expected it.
Darkness would be falling soon so she walked over to her side table and lit a long candle, being in the dark had always made her uncomfortable.
Little did she know the darkness was the least of her worries.
After arranging her books on the built-in shelves Esperanza knelt down and dug around inside one of her clothes chest, looking for her sleeping gown. Soon, her caretaker Anna, would come in to help her undress and then she could finally call it a night. Today had been exhausting and she couldn't wait to hit the pillow and float off into her dreams.
She heard her father come in a few minutes ago but didn't bother to go greet him, she could see him early tomorrow morning since Lucy had the habit of sleeping late.
She heard the door creak open behind her, finally Anna had arrived.
"Anna, do you have any idea where my sleeping gown could be?" She asked not even bothering to turn around.
She started standing up and turning to look at the door behind her "I just can't seen to find it any-" Her words were stopped by a thick piece of wood flying at her head. Knocked unconscious, she fell into the chest and the lid slammed shut.
"Oops" chuckled a chubby man as he eyed the luxurious room "looks like we got ourselves a good bit o' booty here, don't ya think?" he said looking at his comrade.
"That we do" he responded as more men pilled into the room taking everything they could carry, including a big chest that seem to weight more than the others.
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