Chapter 2

Tortuga

"All crew repot to me before leaving the ship," ordered the captain. The crew lined up before him. Rainye cocked her head to peek at the rest of the crew. "Yes," she said to herself on seeing she was not the shortest anymore. It was one of those things that bothered her for a while now. Everyone on the crew liked to muss up or pat the head of the shortest person. Albeit she felt happy for this change, she felt a bit sorry for the new shortest guy who had bushy, curly hair. The kind of hair that everyone was compelled to pat. Raiyne finally paid attention to the Captain again.

"Now, who wants to get rations?"

Corin quickly raised his hand for the job because he hated dealing with the mass of drunken pirates here. There were far less drunk pirates in the area where they bought their supplies.

"Good!" remarked the captain, happy that he didn't have to threaten anyone to get the supplies. "Now, ye can do whatever yer like, just don't bother me and be back by sundown ya hear!" the captain growled. Everyone agreed merrily and walked off the ship as quickly as possible.

"Hey Cutter, who's standin' guard?" Raiyne asked Cutter as they walked off the ship.

"Ah, poor Curly, being the newest and all," Cutter answered.

"Poor Curly," Raiyne thought to herself. She looked back toward the ship. She could see his curly, bushy hair bouncing up and down as he walked around the ship. Luckily, she had never had to stand guard before because they were too afraid to leave 'bad luck' alone on the boat. Raiyne gladly used this superstition to her advantage to get her out of many grueling tasks.

"So where you going Cutter?" Raiyne asked inquisitively after taking one last look at Curly.

"I'll probably tag along with Corin. I don't feel like dealing with crazy pirates today," Cutter mumbled as he stared at building that had just caught in fire.

"What?!" Raiyne exclaimed. Cutter looked over at her and rolled his eyes as he shook his head.

"Whatever," Raiyne puffed, "I guess you are getting old." Cutter blew off the insult and started walking towards Corin. Most of the 12 men of the crew (save Curly) had already made it to the pub. She found herself more or less alone. Raiyne tightened up her head band before moving on.

"I guess I could go to the pub," she said aloud to herself. Most of her friends from other pirate crews went there. She started to walk the familiar path, through the bustling street where wildness ran amok. Not much had changed since the last time she came to the pub. Pirates were packed in wall to wall drinking, hanging out, or fighting.

Raiyne navigated her way through the dense crowd and finally got close to the bartender.

"Could ya fill this with rum?" she handed him her leather flask. He handed the bottle back to her when he was done.

"A little lass like you shouldn't be in here," he chuckled.

"And a little lad like you shouldn't be carin'" Raiyne snapped back as she threw him the coins that paid for the rum.

"I should've stolen it," she thought to herself. She then turned around to spot a familiar face. This person made her both happy and angry at the same time. It was the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow. Her other good friend Gibbs was sitting cater-corner to him at a table. They were set up in a reception-like manner. Raiyne walked slowly toward them as she took a swig of the sweet and strong rum. The two were looking downward at the time she approached them.

"Strangling your compass I see. That won't help at all," Raiyne remarked snidely. Gibbs looked up and smiled immediately. Jack shook the compass a few more times and snapped it closed.

"Oh bugga…Raiyne, if you've come to slap me just let me know and I'll leave now," Jack quickly said as he started to leave his seat. Jack was his usual self as always, but Raiyne also noticed he seemed a bit less calm from when the last time she met him.

"Why shouldn't I slap you?! After you kiss me, then run away afterwards, all to find out you just wanted to steal my rum!" Raiyne fumed.

"At that age I was helping you. No lass that age should be drinkin' rum. So…" he stalled a moment, "I took it upon myself to take the temptation away, so you should actually be thanking me," Captain Jack craftily explained.

"Oh really?" she said angrily folding her arms.

"Sure." He sat back down and started strangling the compass.

"You know that thing never worked," remarked Raiyne.

Jacked looked up at her and used his hand while saying, "It works."

As Raiyne was about to turn around to walk off Captain Jack spoke.

"Are you captain of that ship yet?"

Raiyne turned back around.

"I ain't captain of the Sea Stallion yet. Plus, if I was I'd have a captain's hat," Raiyne added pointing to her head.

"Oh I thought you just hated hats, just like hate dresses," He said opening the compass.

"True," Raiyne smirked. "By the way," she asked, "where's your hat?"

Jack snapped the compass closed as she said that.

"I lost it."

"Lost it?"

"Yeah, savvy?"

"You and that hat were inseparable, what happened?"

Gibbs cut in, "He dropped it in the ocean."

"And didn't retrieve it?"

"Nay."

It was Captain Sparrow's turn to cut in the conversation. "Raiyne, you know how much we love talking to you," he motioned his hands telling her to leave, "but I need you to move over or leave, love."

"It's Jones isn't it," Raiyne remarked as she pushed her curly hair out of her eyes.

Jack Sparrow retorted, "It most certainly is not. I just need some more crew for the Pearl." He went back to fiddling with the compass.

Raiyne turned her head to look behind her. "There's no one in line…I'll make ya a deal though. I'll get some guys to come over here to join."

Jack Sparrow became interested.

"What's my part of the deal? You know if you wanted to be part of my crew you can join now."

Raiyne sneered, "No thanks. Your part of our deal is to come no where near me or my ship until you're done with Davy Jones."

"Your ship?" he mused. "Fine, whatever, deal," Captain Jack agreed.

"Good."

Raiyne stood up on the table Gibbs was currently sitting at.

"ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JOIN THE MOST LEGENDARY PIRATE CREW, COME 'EAR! THE BLACK PEARL IS TAKIN' MEMBERS!"

She noticed a few coming forward. "You're welcome," she jumped off the table and started to walk away.

"Hey, how about a kiss for ol' Captain Jack before you never see 'im again," Jack smiled slyly as he said this.

"Not a chance ol' man," Raiyne answered back as she waved the rum while walking away.

"Darn, I thought I'd get some free rum," Jack told Gibbs, "an' I am certainly not an old man. That would be my father." He shook the compass again as the first old man arrived. "I know what I want," Captain Jack chanted to himself.

So there's chapter 2! Hope ya'll liked it (since Captain Jack was in it!) Anyway, till next chapter! -SB