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Where we Last left off...(that sounds like one of those cheesy Saturday morning cartoons.)

"Emmett? Is my father a good man?" I looked up at him suddenly, I don't really know where it came from, but I wanted to know, no I needed to know. He looked at me thoughtfully at me, and then replied. "Yes miss, the greatest."

I was standing on the deck of the ship. When you are first looking at it you might think it is a piece of junk, but that is only the outside, Emmett was right, when I stepped out onto the deck-that is after the men stopped staring at me- I instantly fell in love with this ship. The sails may have been up, but just standing there you could tell that when the sails were full, she could fly. To the left was, what I assume to be the sleeping quarters and the wheel. Directly in front of me stood the main mast, standing taller than a tree, next to the main there was another one to the left and right, and of course the rigging. Way up top, on the main mast I could make out the Lookout Post.

"Can this lovely lady really be my Isabella?" a man's deep voice called to my left from the sleeping quarters. I turned to look at him, I was surprised to see that he was so, young looking. He was wearing a brown tri-cornered hat, a tan looking shirt, that needed a good washing, and a brown shirt with black trim over the tan one. Also he was wearing a black double buckle belt with a rich crimson sash running around it as well. He had black pants tucked into brown wale skin boots. (Pic on Profile) Could this...man really be my father? It was then that I realized that I had been staring at him for a full minute, I coughed to try to cover my blush, and failed miserably.

"Isabella, would you like to join me for dinner? I know it is late but it is better than standing out here in the cold." I nodded it was becoming a little chilly. I followed him to the left and through a large door and, as I correctly assumed, was the captains cabin. Upon entering the Cabin, I noticed that the floor was a little warmer, and the chill of the night air couldn't penetrate that of the cabin. I also noticed that the most dominate thing in the room was a large oak table covered in maps and charts, compasses and a ruler. On the opposite side of the room there was a chair and a bed, to my left a large ornately carved chest, most likely filled with clothes and things of that nature.

I then noticed there was a pair of pistols under a map on the table, that was when I looked at my father. He was staring at me, as if sizing me up. (A/N Charlie is Out Of Character) "I am sorry about the mess, would you like to sit down he said offering me his chair. I nodded and sat down. The chair was quite comfortable if I did say so myself. "Isabella, did Re-your mother tell you why I am here?" He asked quietly.

"No, no she didn't" He sighed and slumped down on his bed. "Well, thats just damn self-righteous of her isn't it. Oh! Excuse my language, I forgot." I looked at him, I knew men that swore but I never really expected my father to. "It is quite alright. Don't worry." I looked at me, he said nothing for a few moments, then "How old are you Isabella?" I started at his question. "Fifteen." I stated.

He sighed, "Just a child" he muttered. "But sill she deserves an explanation." he said, still muttering. "Isabella, do you know why I left you and your mother?" He paused and waited for me to answer. "No, I don't" I answered, finally I would get some answers. " I left because, well because I needed to prove myself. You know how your mother is... she always wanted more than I could give her, so I set out for what I could give her, money, riches, fame... but then I found out the hard way that I was only losing what I had had a slight grip on. You and your mother. When I returned after about a year or so, I found out that she had married and was now a Lady of the Court and had no interest in a sailor. I-I was enraged so using the gold I had earned I bought this ship, found a crew and started privateering-"

That was when I interrupted him.

"You mean Pirating. Not Privateering, father, Pirating." I was upset, 'Daughter of a Pirate' thats is what they will call me now. "Well, I guess you could call it that. Anyways, I found a crew and have been from port to port ever since." He said with ease. That was when I realized. "Your the famous Captain Swan, oh dear Lord." I whispered. "Wait you haven't told me, why are you here, exactly?" I questioned. He smiled. "You are leaving here and accompanying me on this ship." I stared at him. "You're joking, right?" He shook his head. "No it is what your mother and Phillip wanted. They wanted to start over...without you."

I swallowed hard, maybe this is just some horrible dream and I will wake up tomorrow and Angela will be there, telling me all about Benjamen Cheny, the American. I pinched myself and closed my eyes. 'Please let me wake up, please!' I thought desperately. I opened my eyes, no such luck.

"Isabella, please don't cry." He said trying to calm me. I reached out to touch my right eye, sure enough the traitorous tears were there. "If you will open that chest over there I believe she left you a note along with some clothes. I ran over to the trunk. There, on top of a pile of clothes, was a letter sealed in red wax with my name on it in my mother's hand. It read:

My dearest Isabella,

If you are reading this then I can assume that Charlie has told you of mine and Phillip's plan. I am sorry darling, but I was never a good mother to you, I had never really gotten the chance to be. My only hope is that you will be happier on the ship than you ever were at Phillip's house. No matter what you think I will miss you greatly, I-we just need to start over, begin anew as it were. I wouldn't bother trying to come to the house, the servants were given instructions not to let you in and your things have been locked in this chest, there is no real reason to come back, Isabella. Know this though, I will always love you, and you will always be my Isabella. Please don't try to contact me, for you won't find me, I love you and I am sorry.

Your mother,

Renee Crestwick

I couldn't hold the tears any longer, they fell from my eyes like a flood. Outside I could feel the anchor pull up from the sea, and the sails being lowered, we were leaving my home, my friends and the only place I have ever known, and though I would never tell anyone, I was strangely excited.

Well?? Please review! Yes Charlie is out of Character because he is a Pirate and has never REALLY had to fill the 'father' role. And Bella is 'strangely excited' because she has never been outside Port Angeles in England, also she has never been out of her mother's care so she is looking foreward to that, and she gets to stay with her father and talk with him and learn from him.

Yes Jasper will come in soon and Edward in a few chapters. Rose and Alice you might have to wait a while for them but they will be in there also Carlisle and Esme soon.

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