I apologize for the structure, I know it must be quite annoying. However, i am having trouble getting it to work properly so I'm afraid you'll just have to bear with me. Please read and review, this is my first fanfic. :)
CHAPTER ONE
"How do I look?" Lila asked her friend, Charli, while gazing at herself in the
mirror. Charli rolled her eyes, "For the millionth time, you look great!" Lila blushed. She
was nervous as all hell. Jason Miller, the local heart-throb had asked her to accompany
him to a banquet at the governor's household. Jason was indeed the most sought-after
boy in the tiny coastal town of Port Crystal; all the girls fawned over him. And whenever
there was a social occasion coming up, they all waited anxiously to see who he would
invite. So, tonight was a big night for Lila. She wanted to look her best. And she looked
stunning. She wore a pale blue dress with white lace fringing. Her corset accentuated her
curvy figure wonderfully. Her curly red hair was braided and tied up, with a few loose
strands framing her delicate face. She took a deep breath. "Wish me luck." And with that
she walked out the door to meet Jason.
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Several hours later, Lila was bored out of her mind. This was most certainly not
the evening she had imagined. Jason was not the dream man his looks would have her
believe. Of course, he was devastatingly handsome. But boy did he know it. He was, by
far, the most conceited and arrogant man she had ever met. And he was far from subtle in
his advances towards her. She actually began to dread the long carriage ride home. She
began to contemplate how she would be able to get herself out of any compromising
situation, when a loud bang and the sound of shouting and gunfire interrupted her
thoughts. The music in the hall suddenly stopped, and everyone froze for a split second.
Jason even stopped mid-sentence. It seemed that every head in the room simultaneously
turned towards the entrance hall door. Seconds dragged on for eternity as everyone held
their breaths, not wanting to believe the wild thoughts running through their heads. Lila's
hands trembled. The gunfire and shouting continued, only it seemed to be getting nearer
the governor's house. Suddenly a maid burst through the doors, her hair had become
loose and was falling out from beneath her bonnet, she was panting and had a wild and
scared look in her eyes. Then she screamed the word everyone in the room had dreaded.
"PIRATES!" Her shout echoed through the hall for a split second, and then the eerie
peace was broken. Women began shrieking and the men began shouting orders. Lila
remained motionless for a second, a million thought racing through her mind. She barely
noticed Jason's hand on her elbow, pulling her up and yelling something at her.
Something…. "RUN!" He pushed her in the direction of the servant's door, and then
turned in the other direction. Where he was going she did not know. She stumbled
through the door. Where was she supposed to go? She snapped out of her daze when a
maid ran into her, sending them both crashing to the ground. She shook her head. The
night air was freezing. The maid cursed at her and scrambled to her feet, then took off.
Lila stood up and looked down the street, only to be greeted by a terrifying sight. A band
of dirty, shouting men wielding swords and guns were racing up the street. She knew
what that meant. If they had managed to actually get this far, then the city was already
lost. They barely had enough men to defend the port itself, so there was no possible way
they could defend the city once it had been infiltrated this far. Since Port Crystal was not
overly wealthy nor an important military or economic centre, the risk of raiding by
pirates was indeed very low. Which made her wonder briefly why these pirates were
here. She didn't have time to ponder this query, however, as these pirates were fast
advancing towards her. She turned to run, only to smash right into one of them. The
biggest man she had ever seen. His dark eyes glared at her, and he smiled a wicked,
yellow-toothed grin. His eyes wandered over her body, and he seemed to like what he
saw. The way he looked at her made her shudder, she didn't want to think about what
was going on in his mind. He advanced towards her, and she backed away, glancing
around furiously for an escape route. She spotted a gap between two buildings, and tried
to run for it. But the pirate was far quicker than his bulk would have had her believe. He
grabbed her arm forcefully, and she whipped around and bit down on his arm. Even
though she had bitten hard enough to draw blood, all this did was enrage the huge man
even more. The last thing she saw was his massive hand swinging towards her face, and
then everything went black.
