I felt us land and him start running. He stumbled under my weight for a second but when I went to get down he held me up. I cursed as we made our way into town, and actually out ran the soldiers and God was that not surprising. He dove into a cove that had a blacksmith statue in it. I jumped down but before I could do anything he pulled me against him and covered my mouth. I struggled against him for a second before going still when a bunch of soldiers passed us.
I waited until they were all gone until I broke away from him expertly. I huffed at him and he just grinned at me.
"Love, don't be so upset, you looked so ravaging in nothing but your underskirts….meself being but a humble pirate I couldn't help but to want to enjoy you for a few more moments." Jack said still grinning. I felt my mouth twitch in response.
"And I'm supposed to believe that? You're Captain Jack Sparrow, The man who has a girl in every port." I told him and his smile dropped, most likely realizing I thought he was a man-whore. I placed my hand on his chest and, still in my petticoat, backed him against the wall. I ran my finger down his chest. "To bad you don't have one in this port." I placed my face close to his and his eyes darted from my lips to my eyes multiple times. "To bad you're not ready to be serious about women….I was looking to settle down." I muttered just skimming his lips with mine.
Just as he leant forward to take my lips I backed away. I giggled as his hands fluttered in the air where my shoulders had been. His eyes were still staring where my lips previously resided. God I still got it! I thought giggling at his expression. I walked out into the open and heard him make to bring me back in but I dodged him. I knocked on the blacksmith door to see if William was in and he wasn't or he would have opened the door. I opened it and turned back to Jack who was behind me with an emotionless face.
I motioned for him to follow me into the room and he did hesitantly. I snorted as I caught sight of Mr. Brown passed out on the chair in the corner. I had been here with dear William so much that I had figured out he made the blades. I had thought many times on telling everyone but Will refused it. Stubborn boy, he was a pirate down to the core, he just didn't know it yet. I was making my way half way across the room when I heard banging. I turned to see Jack at an anvil trying to break them. I watched, amused for a few seconds before I stepped in front of him.
"Captain? You aren't going to get out of them that way." I said trying to get him to stop before he did real damage. He looked up at me with the cutest puppy dog look and I smiled patiently at him. I looked around for a way to break the chains and suddenly Jack made an ah-ha sound and he picked up a red hot poker. I went to stop him but he pressed it up against the Donkey's ass before I could. I muttered obscenities but he just smirked at me. He looped his chains in the gears and waited. When they broke off I clapped for him.
We didn't get five seconds of conversation, which I'm sure he was dying for, because the door started opening. I panicked and pushed him into a corner where he would be hidden by two barrels. I straightened out my dress and tried to smooth down my hair. I must have looked horrible because when he saw me William, of course it would be him, rushed over to me.
"Ms. Swann? Are you all right? I heard about what happened with the pirate? Is he still here?" William asked and I blushed appropriately at his roaming gaze.
"Will, I'm fine. Please, Will only ask one question at a time. I can't answer you if you ask me so many questions." I said stepping back from his hands and he blushed furiously.
"Is it not true that a pirate kidnapped you?" He asked me furiously. I fake grimaced and looked down.
"Yes, Will, I'm afraid so. He was a brute of a man." I said lifting my teary eyes. However I had to stop myself from adding animal abuser in to the list of despicable things the man had done. Will made a noise of sympathy before he suddenly went still. I looked up at him and saw him staring at a hat, Jack's hat to be specific. I sighed out loud as Will went to touch it. He was stopped by a blade to his hand. We both looked to see Jack looking at him. I threw my hands up in the air.
"I try to get you out of here and what do you do? Show yourself over a hat!" I mumbled. I didn't bother to pay attention to what they were saying I just walked to the Donkey and began to sooth it out of its walk.
"You're the one they're hunting. The pirate." Will stated the obvious and I snorted. After I had the Donkey soothed I sat down on a bail of hey. (Don't kill me!) Jack acknowledged what he said with a tip of his head but suddenly Jack pays more attention to Will and I know what he's noticing. Boot Strap Bill's features in a younger boy.
"You look familiar…Have I threatened you before?" he said briefly leaning over his blade to look at him more. I felt my mouth twitch up in to a smile as Jack's weirdness is shown to Will.
"I've made a point of avoiding familiarity with pirates." Will spat at him, reminding me that he hated pirates, and yet he had no idea that a legend, two if you counted Jack, was in the room with him.
"Ah. Then it would be a shame to put a black mark on your record. So if you'll excuse me…us." He said motioning for me to get up with a hand on his pistol. In the short moment he looked back to me Will had grabbed a sword from an anvil and was now pointing it at Jack. Jack looked at him like he was a little boy with a wooden sword.
"You think this wise, boy?" Jack said appraising Will. "Crossing blades with a pirate?" He roguishly grinned. No doubt he was happy to announce his pirate history. I mean I would to if I wouldn't get hung for it….choices….
"You threatened Miss Swann." Will said and tilted his head to me. Jack made a funny face that I could have sworn was anger but before I could get up and actually see if that was jealousy he was grinning wickedly and just the thought that Captain Jack Sparrow was jealous when it was completely unneeded made me want to fist pump. Plus he didn't know me for an hour and he's getting offended by what he thinks is somebody else who has a thing for me….okay thoughts are getting confusing…
"Only a little…." He said and ran his sword up and down Will's. I grinned as they began fighting around in a circle, you got to admit, Jack Sparrow could get out of almost anything. I watched as the oblivious Will let Jack get closer to where the door was and where I sat.
"You know what you're doing; I'll give you that…" He attacked Will again to see how he would move. "Excellent form…" Will preceded to attack him. "But how's your footwork? If I step here—" and Jack did step in an imaginary line and Will followed him. "Very good! And if I step again, you step again…" And they continued that and I could swear that William was letting him go on purpose. One of the major rules of fighting is always know your surroundings.
"Ta!" Jack suddenly said breaking through my contemplation. I didn't even get up when he motioned for me to because not five seconds later Will through a sword at the door and blocked the lever that would let him out. I snorted as Jack did a funny jumping move, trying to get the door open I guess. Jack mouthed a curse but when he turned around he was smiling at Will.
"That's a good trick. Except, once again, you are between me and my way out." He said forgetting about me in the heat of the moment. "And now you have no weapon." Jack said cockily. Eyes on Jack, Will simply took another sword that had been lying on an anvil. Jack slumped a little most likely hoping he could get away free. He got over it quickly and lunged at Will. At one point in the fight Jack disarmed Will with a rather underhanded move.
Will just picked up another sword and that made Jack aware of all of the swords, knives, boarding axes in various stages of completion around the room.
"Who makes all these?" Jack asked as they fought around the turning wheel. I noticed that the donkey was moving again and that the sword Will was using was red hot.
"I do." Their swords clanged together again. "And I practice with them. At least three hours a day." Wow William, way to brag in the middle of a fight, just like a pirate!
"You need to find yourself your own girl mate." I noticed his eyes flittered to me but I just let it go. "Or maybe the reason you practice three hours a day is you've found one but can't woo said strumpet…you're not a eunuch are you?" Jack asked making a weird face at him. I giggled which in hindsight probably didn't help Will's anger.
"I practice three hours a day so that when I meet a pirate, I can kill it!" Will said and Jack noticed his anger and stepped away just in time to miss being decapitated. I kind of lost it there because suddenly they went up into the rafters and I waited a good few minutes only to have to step back so sand wasn't blown on my face. I surveyed the scene quickly. Will was covered in sand with a wooden mallet raised but was standing in front of the door. Jack was standing in front of him with his pistol and sword ready to kill Will.
"You cheated." Will said dryly. I snorted in laughter; I mean what did you expect?
"Pirate." Jack said moving towards me. Will stepped in his way, now blocking both Jack's way out and his way to me.
"Move away." Jack said darkly. Will shoke his head.
"I can not just step aside and let you take her away again." He said, being the gentlemen he is. I wanted to laugh at him for being so stupid. Jack Sparrow is not a rapist and never will be. I would know I planned his life out.
"Please, move." Jack tried again. When Will refused again Jack stared him down then cocked the gun when we started hearing the soldiers banging on the door behind Jack. "This shot was not meant for you." He half-pleaded half-warned. Turns out he didn't need to worry because right when Jack uncocked the gun Mr. Brown smashed his rum bottle over Jack's head and Jack went down. Five seconds of stunned silence latter the useless navy came in the doors with Norrington and my father in the lead. While Father headed straight for me Norrington looked down at the unconscious pirate.
"Excellent work Mr. Brown. You've aided in the capture of a dangerous fugitive." Norrington said glancing briefly at the drunken form of Mr. Brown.
"Just doing my civic duty." Mr. Brown rasped out. I snorted and shivered lightly as Father led me out the door to the sweat sunshine.
I turned the page of a book as the maid put two coal pans in the bottom of the bed for our feet. The things always made me nervous because I didn't want to be burnt during the night but she did it anyways.
"Nice and toasty. Thank you Estrella." I say as she exited. Elizabeth had been trying to talk to me alone all day about Jack and I happened to think she would burst if I waited any longer to answer them. Plus that maid thought Norrington was a good match for me, disgusting right?
"Oh Cassandra, please I've been dying to ask all day. What happened?" Elizabeth asked automatically as the door closed behind the maid. I don't think any of these higher up people realize that they can still hear you even after they close the doors.
"It was fine Elizabeth, actually to fine. I think the man was the most gentlemanly pirate you're likely to ever find. Sure he made some advances but when I said no he didn't try to take it from me." I said closing my book which was actually 'The Frightening Tale of Captain Jack Sparrow and the Siege of Fort Knocks' (I don't remember what he actually did T.T)
"So is he really charming? Like you always said he was? He was rather handsome though I find myself still leaning towards William…" She said blushing slightly at her confession. I looked as stern as I could but it only lasted for a whole five seconds before we both broke in to giggles, which was a relieve, you weren't a loud to laugh when in the company of men.
"Oh Elizabeth, we didn't really talk that much, because your gorgeous William had to be a hero. But he was the most handsome man I had seen, much more then the pictures. He had the deepest eyes, no matter how cliché it is I swear they were almost black. His hair was part dread locks, part beads, part regular hair. Oh and he was so eccentric and charming to the core!" I gushed out to her and we giggled over him together. But I held her stare for a second. "Oh Elizabeth can I trust you with something very dear to me? It's about before Norrington found me." I said and she instantly sobered up. I didn't talk about my past a lot and so naturally she was always interested.
"Of course, always. I won't tell a soul." She said holding up her delicate pinky finger. I clasped it with mine and smiled at her. I let our hands fall together into our laps.
"The story of my family dying and me moving out here isn't exactly true…" I started and she snorted.
"I kind of thought so; you weren't very upset when others mentioned them. Plus one time I even had to remind you what happened." She said, giggling. I lightly smacked her arm.
"Well, I was the daughter of a high society people….just not of noble people. My mother and father where both pirates…" I told her. She sucked in a sharp breath but I looked to the blankets between us. "Mom was the great pirate Isabelle Myst of the Arctic, a pirate lord." I said in remembrance and Elizabeth seemed to choke on her own spit. "Dad was a pirate that everyone knew and I don't like to talk about him much. He loved me but he left to travel around the world.
"I was raised on the high seas and Mom took me around with her. I knew how to kill a man who weighed one hundred pounds more then me before you were even taught your ABC's. I was born and breed a pirate lady. The reason I say pirate lady is because us pirate's of the court know every code in the book, every legal way to get ourselves out of trouble and how to look good doing it." I said remembering the good days when I was care free and I didn't have to worry about anything until the next raid came along. I'm still kind of care free know but not for long.
"Please go on." Elizabeth whispered to me and I realized I had stopped talking. I cleared my throat and took off the suddenly to tight medallion. Elizabeth took it around her neck without asking.
"Well, one day Mom decided she was going to stop being a pirate and go legit and since mom never legally married Dad it was a good idea. However, I didn't like it at all. I was pissed. I loved my father and I refused to live without him. So when we reached next port Mom sat me down and told me to decide if I wanted to live the life of a pirate, or become someone worthwhile. I chose to be a pirate." I stood up for a second and left the bed to grab a stack of five books.
I sat back down on the bed in front of Elizabeth. "Mom was okay with it though she shed a lot of tears that she'd probably kill me for even mentioning to you. She gave me her piece of eight and well made me the next Pirate Lady of the Arctic!" I said proudly and Elizabeth gasped. I spread out the five books and they all had titles that said something about my adventures, for instance one was titled, 'The Dashing Lady Cass of the Arctic! How she escaped the E.I.T.C!' I smiled as Elizabeth opened them up.
"I've never seen these before." She said and opened one up. I grabbed the previously mentioned book and opened it up to show a black and white drawing of me.
"This was me as a pirate, but that comes later in the story. So I was fifteen when I was left with the most beautiful ship in the sea and everywhere to go. Oh Elizabeth you should have seen my ship! She was called The Black Diamond. She had a sister named the Black Pearl." I restrained myself from telling her that it was the same ship that Jack had.
"She shone in the light and was made of a black wood to match her twin, the pearl, but what was the most magnificent thing about it was that the statue on the front was made of a black clear crystal, a substance that no one knew what was, and it shone in the sun and no matter what happened it has never broken. It even had its own legend. It was said that Destiny herself made them both out of two jewels in her sword." I said getting caught up in my ship once again. It was true of course. I made the Black Pearl and The Black Diamond and of course it really did have a statue of Black Diamond. I just couldn't tell anyone or it would be gone. These mortals are greedy.
"Anyways, I made my way for a long time, just by myself. I was really good, having learnt from my Mom and Dad. Until one day when I was nineteen or twenty I decided my crew needed a few days off and so I docked my ship in a hidden harbor on the Island, Betelgeuse. My own island by the way. I went out to the next island and had one thing of rum and got caught by Captain Norrington. Luckily for me I had a back story. I told him I was going upstairs to get my things but really I was telling my first mate that she needed to look over my ship and keep it together until I could make it back." I went silent finally and glanced at Elizabeth's enthralled face.
"Wow…" She breathed out. I smiled at her as she grabbed my arm and moved the silk nightgown's sleeve up. She stared at the P brand and I smiled softly at her as she looked me in the eye. "My God, I've never even thought about this. Oh please will you tell me what it's like?" She asked scouting closer to me. I pursed my lips trying to think if that would be a good idea.
I didn't have time to deliberate because suddenly we heard a boom and some lights flashed. I jumped up to the windows and looked on to a battle scene taking place. I couldn't see much of anything because of a bleak fog and I gulped when I saw a ship with black wood on the water. I curse and turned to Elizabeth. "This is what I get for talking about the Pearl." I said darkly. I swung around and started getting as dressed as I could.
I turned to see Elizabeth doing the same. When we were both dressed I held her still.
"Elizabeth, I'm going to go help, all right? I want you to head to the fort and stay there. Don't do anything heroic." I didn't give her time to argue as I shoved her out the door. Quickly I took the dress off and grabbed a box from under the bed. Inside the box was everything from my pirating days. My hair essentials and even my compass. After, dressing in what I consider my finest outfit I savored the feeling of the silk and the feeling of my weapons strapped around my slim waist. After a good five minutes I shot out the bedroom door and made my way down stairs the back way. I grimaced as I opened the back door and the first thing I saw were pirates. I hacked my way thru. (By the way did anyone notice they didn't get a speck of blood on them anywhere? Food for thought!)
I was surrounded by pirates now and I really needed to re-load my guns. I spotted the entrance to the jail and dived in. I made as little noise as possible, just in case the other pirates had come here as well and I was glad I did when I heard a voice speaking.
"Well, well…Look what we have here, Twigg. It's Captain Sparrow." I peeked around the corner to see which one was speaking in the Dutch. I saw two men standing in front of a cell that held non-other then Captain Jack Sparrow. I raised my eyes to the ceiling as if asking God, why.
"Huh, Last time I saw you, you were all alone on a God-forsaken island, shrinking into the distance." The one called Twigg spoke to Jack who was leaning on the bars towards them. I couldn't see very well but I think I saw a spark of hatred. I was most likely right if what I think they're speaking about is true. "I'd heard you'd gotten off, but I didn't believe it." The man said to the Captain again.
"Did you sprout little wings and fly away?" the other male taunted him.
"His fortunes aren't improved much." Twigg said and the both of them laughed. Jack looked at them as if he would kill them with his gaze. He steps closer to the bars and into the moonlight. Yum he looks really good even in moonlight.
"Worry about your own fortunes, mate. The lowest circle of hell is reserved for betrayers… and mutineers." Jack sneered.
The un-named male shoved his arm through the bars and wraps his hand around Jack's gorgeous throat. Jack instinctually grabbed the wrist. I gasped silently at the man's arm, instead of all the flesh and bone it showed just bone and ripped cloth. It only showed though where the man's arm was under the moonlight.
"So there is a curse…" Jack said staring at the skeletal arm.
"You know nothing of hell, but you're about to." The man says and he grabs a gun from his waist. I took this as my cue to interrupt. I leant up against the wall with one shoulder and took out two guns.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." I finally spoke. They swiveled around, startled, and like all men their eyes traveled down my body which was, in this time, in men's clothing.
"What are you thinking little missy?" Twigg asked and did what I desired, which was to take his hand off of Jack's throat. He pointed his gun at me now. I glanced at Jack to see his eyes wide and roaming places they shouldn't. I quickly looked back to the two evil pirates though so as not to get caught up in Jack.
"Seeing as you can't die, these guns may seem un-useable, but I guarantee that if I shot you in the head you'll be knocked out long enough that I can call the guards down here or I can even spread every one of your limbs out across the town. So you chose walk up the opposite stairs and to the armory or I fire these guns." Truthfully? I wasn't an idiot; I'd made the weapons able to kill them. I mean what is the point of being Lady Destiny if you can't use it?
They glared at me and Jack before taking my advice silently. Thank God because if I had to actually shot them Jack would ask a lot of questions. I made sure they were completely gone before I put the guns up. I swaggered to where Jack was still leaning up against the cell doors.
"Fancy meeting you here, Captain." I said smiling. I leant my body (using my arm) against the jail as well putting me close to him again.
"Ah, I would say the same except I find myself perplexed," I refused to raise my eyebrows at his educated speaking, well beside the drunken slur that came with drinking to much rum. "Are ye' not the Governor's daughter?" He said leaning his face close to the bars so he could look at me closer. I smiled crookedly at him.
"I'm not biologically his daughter; t'was cornered in a bar by Norrington and found myself drunken in my rum so I had no chance of getting out." I pushed back so he could see all of me. I raised my hands out in a ta da fashion and said, "You're lookin' at the Pirate Lady of the Arctic, Captain or Lady Cass." His eyes roamed my body in both lust and admiration.
"Well, luv. You seem to find yourself in the presence of Captain Jack Sparrow." I giggled and decided to tease him again. I fake sighed and got up close to the bars again only a good three inches away from his face.
"If these bars weren't here I'd show you how grateful I am that you saved me on the docks. It's to bad…" He stared at my lips again and I grinned slowly before leaning in and giving him a teasing peck on the lips. I have to tell you for those two seconds I was in heaven….yum I didn't really get a taste of the goodness we would have to rectify that later.
Or now as it seemed because Jack's hand lashed out to catch the back of my head as I moved to pull away. He crushed his lips on mine and after a moments surprise I kissed him back. As his slightly sea-chapped lips roamed over mine I felt his odd facial hair tickling my face and I laid my hand on his cheek while the other tried to stay on the bars for purchase. Finally after what seemed to be only a few short seconds he pulled back smiling. I opened my closed eyes to return his grin.
"Naughty." I breathed. His grin turned even more mischievous then it was before.
"If you let me out of this cell, love, I'll show you just now naughty I can be." He muttered, his eyes flicking between my eyes my mouth and my cleavage. I glanced down to his lips from his, darkened with lust, eyes.
"You'll have to romance me Jack. I'm not a wench, Captain. I have to be properly married before I'll let you take me." I told him still whispering. He frowned in disappointment briefly before looking me fully in the eyes.
"I seem to find me self attracted to that idea….hmmm you do have such a lovely figure." He said. I smiled crookedly at him even as one of his arms slide through the bars to pull me as close as the bars will allow.
"When I say romance me, Captain, that does not mean the same as seduce me. It means I'll have to have a ring on my finger and It'll take more then just kisses and promises to get me married. After all, so many have failed…" I glanced out at the night to see it was most likely midnight and most of the fighting was over. If I was going to let it play out then I would have to hide long enough for Will to awaken.
"Hmmm…" He answered still staring at my lips. I gave in to distraction and pressed my lips to his in and open-mouthed kiss that was just as sweet as it was sensual. He tightened his arm around my small waist and I felt his heat through the bars. He surprised me by keeping the kiss tender.
"I'll confess," He said slightly out of breath when the sweet kiss ended. "I've become jealous of the men who tell me about their lasses. I'd like to give it a try…with you." He whispered the last part on my lips. I grinned at him and could tell my eyes were twinkling in surprised joy.
"That's a surprise for someone of your reputation, Captain. I'm flattered I'm the lass to get you thinking these thoughts, even though we've just met." I tried to think of a better way to reward him for his surprising action and a thought struck me. "When we get you out of these bars I might just have to give you a proper kiss." I said as sensually as I could and I think it worked because his arms tightened and his breath stopped for a second.
"And why must we wait? I can kiss you a lot of ways right here…right now…." He said coming closer for another kiss. I pulled back a bit and he pouted.
"Ye don't quite understand Captain, there are a lot of pirates out there right now and I've been stuffed in to ugly dresses day after day. I think I'm going to go enjoy a little more pirating and then break you out, savvy?" I said smirking. I did however give in and kiss him which cut off his reply. I felt his hand ruffle through my hair and something clinked. The bars were really starting to chafe my face so I pulled back and out of his arms. He let them fall limp through the bars. I turned back to him and wished I had not. He had a deep fire in his eyes and they stared at me intently.
"I'll be seeing you soon, Captain." I told him trying to dull the same fire that was in me.
"Soon love, and without bars." Jack answered. I made my way out in to the night and to the fighting. There was just as much fighting now as there had been an hour ago and I was starting to dislike it. I cut through pirate after pirate as I made my way to where I knew William would fall and sure enough when I reached the lane he was fallen over. I held back a giggle as I sliced a man down. I knelt beside him to try and wake him but that was a bad decision because suddenly I was on the ground out cold.
All right…..Hey guys! I've put up some pictures on my profile to describe her but I really don't like them. I couldn't find any that were really good so it upsets me. I liked how Angelica was dressed so it's hard to find something other then that. Note: on the clothes picture her pants aren't like that it's tighter. Hopefully I'll change them by the third chapter!
I love you guys for reading this and a special shout out to Nyxan Moon (Did I sp Okay?) for suffering through this while writng a WillOC and her story is really good so far so go read it to!
