Tori and Kirsten stood up and stretched their legs. "Wow. It was even better the fifth time
around," Kirsten said as they walked to the exit of the movie theater. "Well, yeah," Tori replied,
"but how can Pirates of the Caribbean ever be bad? I still despised the cliffhanger at the end,
though." Kirsten nodded, and reached into her purse, black with a pink letter "K" on it. She pulled
out a wad of cash. "I've got a $20 left. Wanna get some pizza later?" she asked as she pushed
open the door of the movie theater.
"Kirsten, I don't think we're in Oklahoma anymore," Tori said, blue eyes widening. Kirsten's
mouth was hanging open, and she pushed a strand of medium-length light brown hair behind her
ear. "Oh...my...gosh, Tori, I think we're on the...the..."
"Black Pearl," they finished together. Tori immediately pulled a compact out of the back
pocket of her jeans and checked her hair. She had long hair, dark brown, and it was naturally
curly. She pulled a lipgloss from her turquoise purse and applied it, barely looking at the mirror.
This was a skill that Kirsten envied, and she often wondered how Tori did it. "Kirst? Do I look
OK?" Tori asked her friend. "Yeah, you look fine. Me?" "Yeah, fine. I wonder when we'll see
them?" Tori said. They were total fans of Jack (Tori) and Will (Kirsten), almost obsessed. Okay,
maybe a little obsessed. Fine, totally obsessed. They walked further onto the deck.
They saw a ton of "familiar" faces, Mr. Gibbs, Anamaria, even the monkey. They didn't see,
however, Jack, Will, or Elizabeth. Until the three noticed them in their odd clothes (jeans and a
turquoise-and-black top for Tori, and a cute striped tank and a hot pink skirt for Kirsten), that is,
and walked over. Elizabeth tapped them both on the shoulder.
Tori and Kirsten spun around on the spot, and screamed at the same time. Elizabeth looked
puzzled. "Who are you two?" she asked.
"This is Tori and I'm Kirsten. You're Elizabeth Swann, right?" Kirsten asked. "Yes," said
Elizabeth suspiciously, "but how do you know my name?" Tori cleared that right up, though.
"Well, you're only one of the stars of our favorite movie of all time!" Elizabeth looked puzzled
again. "I'm afraid I don't know what a 'movie' is," she said. Kirsten opened her mouth to explain,
but Tori cut her off. "Elizabeth, would you mind introducing us to your friends?" she said.
gesturing to Jack and Will. Elizabeth brightened up. "Alright, follow me," she said.
She walked them over to where Jack and Will stood, looking at them thoughtfully. "Tori,
Kirsten, this is Captain Jack Sparrow and William Turner. Jack, Will, this is Tori and Kirsten,"
she said. "Pleased to make your acquaintance, Kirsten, Tori," Will said, making polite bows to
each of them. Tori shook his hand, Kirsten just stared. Jack stepped forward. "Hello, loves," he
said, taking Tori's hand and kissing it. Her eyes widened. Kirsten was still staring at Will.
"So, girls," Elizabeth said, "how did you come to be here today?" Tori glanced at Kirsten
before replying, "We...don't know, to be honest. Not that we're complaining," she said winking at
her friend. "Right," Elizabeth said. "Well," Jack seemed to interrupt whatever she was saying.
"We'd better introduce you to the rest of the crew, eh?" he said, and grinned at them, flashing a
few gold teeth. "Oh, that's fine," Tori said, and followed him, smiling at her friend. Kirsten grinned
back, as Will had taken her hand to follow Tori and Jack.
"Gibbs! Anamaria!" Jack yelled, causing them to rush over. "We have a couple of
'newcomers' on board, please introduce them to the crew. Tori, Kirsten, this is Mr. Gibbs and
Anamaria. Behave for them, will ya?" Tori giggled a very Tori-ish giggle at that, then blushed the
same color as her lipgloss. Elizabeth got a look of realization on her face, then smirked as she
walked away.
"Hello, Tori and Kirsten, isn't it? I'm Anamaria," Anamaria introduced herself to the girls.
"Hi," Tori said. "So...you have your eye on ol' Jack," she said to Tori. Kirsten giggled. Anamaria
turned her gaze to Kirsten. "And you, on Will. He's engaged, you know," she said. "Yeah,
but...he's so FINE!" Kirsten said. Tori giggled. "Yes, well, he is engaged, to that Elizabeth girl.
But we're not actually sure if they're gonna go through with it, 'causa what she did..." Anamaria
trailed off. "I know!" Tori said, "I hated her so much in that scene in the movie!" "Movie?" asked
Anamaria. Kirsten gave her friend a "duh" look and said "Never mind." "Anyway," said Anamaria,
"I don't blame you. They're the two best-lookin' men that I know. Compared to this lot, anyway."
She gestured to a particularly disgusting group of pirates. "Y'know?" Tori and Kirsten nodded.
"Well," Anamaria said, "been nice talkin' to ya. I have a feeling we can become good friends."
Kirsten said "Yeah." Tori nodded.
At that moment, Elizabeth came over to them. "Are you three getting along? I see Gibbs left,
what were you, talking about boys and such?" she asked, smiling. The other girls laughed. "Well,
I've actually come to get Tori and Kirsten, I wanted to get to know them a little more, as they
might be here for a while." "Oh, okay," said Tori, and they followed Elizabeth to the front of the
ship.
"So, you two seem to know a lot about us. I was just wondering...how?" she asked. "Well, it's
kind of a long story, Tori said. "It involves a 'movie', so..." Elizabeth grinned. "What's in those
bags?" she said, noticing their shopping bags for the first time. Tori and Kirsten began pulling
things out. "Oh, just a few things we picked up at the mall. There's a t-shirt..." "a compact..."
"some lipgloss..." they said in turns. They emptied it out to the bottom. "A diary and..." Tori
blushed again. Kirsten snorted. "And the fleece blanket with a picture of Jack on it." Elizabeth
grinned. Tori reached over and grabbed the blanket protectively. "Mine," she said. Kirsten and
Elizabeth laughed, getting the men's attention. They walked over, intent on figuring out what the
girls were talking about.
"Hello, girls," Will said. "What are you up to?" "Oh," Tori and Kirsten said in unison.
"Nothing." They giggled. Will tried to take the blanket out of Tori's hands, but she fought back.
"Guess those three years of dance paid off," she said as she pulled the blanket back. This time,
Jack grabbed it. Tori found she had a harder time keeping it this time, as she had to stand up to
keep it. Jack grinned at her. She grinned back.
Suddenly, she had an idea. If she let go, she could figure it to where Jack would have to
catch her. Apparently, he was thinking the same, as he gave the blanket a sharp tug. She was
great actress, a skill she knew of well, so she made it look realistic as she pretended that the
force of the pull made her spin halfway, so her back was facing him, and she screamed as she
fell backward. She knew he would catch her, so it was no surprise when strong arms grabbed
her. She stayed there a minute, pretending to look herself over, but really smirking at Kirsten and
Elizabeth.
"Tori! Are you okay?" Jack asked concernedly. "I think I'll be fine," Tori said, spinning around
to face him. "Thanks for saving me," she said, smiling. "Any day, love," Jack replied, smiling right
back at her. She turned back around, facing Kirsten, flipped her hair, and walked back to the
bench that they had been sitting on.
"Tori! Are you crazy! If he hadn't caught you..." Kirsten said, trailing off. "I had a feeling he
would, Kirsten," Elizabeth said. "What do you mean?" Tori asked. "Well, I can't really
explain...well, maybe I can. Kirsten, describe your friend, please," Elizabeth said. "Tori? Well,
she's got a great sense of humor, she's really adventurous and daring, y'know? She's kind, but
tough, and she can be sarcastic," Kirsten said. "Thanks, K," Tori said sarcastically. "You see?"
Kirsten said to Elizabeth. "Remind you of anyone?" Elizabeth said. Kirsten got a knowing look in
her brown eyes. "Oh, I see. So you think..." "Yes, I think!" Elizabeth said. "They have so much in
common, Kirsten! Don't you see?" Elizabeth said, gesturing to where Tori and Jack had struck
up a conversation. "They do look good together," Kirsten admitted.
(R& R appreciated!)