Chapter Two:
Jack led both girls down a hallway and stopped at the end of hall. He opened the door and both Felicity and Mary walked in. The room was small with only a bunk-bed to sleep in and a dresser with a mirror on it.
Felicity turned to Jack and frowned. "You expect us to sleep in here…It's so small," she complained.
"The only other available room is my room, and I highly doubt you would like that room, but if you change your mind the offer still stands," Jack said with a smirk on his face as he closed the door.
"Why did you do that!" Mary demanded.
Felicity looked at her with knotted eyebrows, "Do what?"
"Pull me away from Danny, I was talking to him."
"Danny? You're on a first name basis with him?" Felicity asked, disgusted. "Mary, they're holding us for ransom, not inviting us to tea!"
Mary rolled her eyes and sighed, "They're not going to hurt us, Father won't give them anything except the death sentence if they kill us."
"That doesn't mean you can flirt with the enemy!"
"Why not?" Mary demanded.
Felicity paused for a second, "Because…. Because! If you lead him on and attract you know what he'll do!"
"You have no idea what you're talking about! Danny is kind and gentle, he's not dishonorable at all, he said he would murder any man who tried to harm us!"
"Oh!" Felicity began. "And that isn't dishonorable!"
Mary shook her head, "It's honorable if it's in defense to save our lives!"
"We are not leaving this room except for meals until we reach Edinburgh."
"Are you mad!" she shouted. "You can stay in this room, but I'm not! Danny said he would take me for a walk along the upperdeck."
And with that, the younger Aldaine sister left the room, leaving Felicity to ruminate in her own thoughts.
Felicity watched her younger sister leave the room. She sat down on the bed irritated at her sister's stupidity.
Does she not understand that these men are dangerous and will possible kill her the first chance they get? Felicity thought to herself. But Jack said they were honest pirates...and he seemed trust worthy and handsome. No! what am I thinking this is a pirate and a man who kidnapped me and my sister and I possibly think he's handsome?
Disgusted with herself Felicity went up deck to find her sister. As she glanced around the deck Felicity began to panic because she didn't see Mary anywhere.
While Felicity was scanning the deck for her sister she felt an arm snake around her waist. Quickly turning around she came face to face with Jack. "Mr. Sparrow what on earth do you think your doing?" Felicity asked shocked while trying to escape from his grip.
"Have you changed your mind about sharing a room wit me, love?" He asked curiously.
"No I have not, and I never will for that matter. I would rather jump off the side of this ship then share a room with you!" Felicity said bitterly and he let go of her waist.
"That's too bad, love…know a lot of girls that would rather share a room wit me then jump off the side of the ship." Jack replied as matter of fact.
"Yes, well I'm not one of those girls and I'm sure the ones who would share a room with you are all whores." She said smugly.
Jack took a few steps towards her so that their faces were an inch apart. "Are you saying that I can't woo any girl I come across, Miss Aldaine?"
"Yes…" Felicity replied quietly.
"So love, you're challenging me to woo you by the time we get to Edinburgh since you're the only woman I've come across recently. What's in it for me if I win?" Jack asked smiling devilishly.
"I don't know…what do you want?" Felicity asked not paying close attention to what she was saying.
Jack looked at her and said. "If I win you have to stay on this ship."
"And if you lose you must bring both my sister and me back home and return the money to my father."
Jack held out his hand and said. "We have an accord?" Felicity looked at him skeptically as she shook his hand. There was something about him, now, that she didn't trust.
This is going to be a long trip. She thought.
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Mary hardly listened as Danny rambled on about nearly everything on the ship. She thought about her life in England and how trapped she felt there. Everything had to be done with propriety and nothing could be just done in the moment. If she liked a boy she couldn't hold his hand, she couldn't kiss him, no, not in front of anyone anyway, not when she wanted to or felt like she needed to.
And right now Mary felt like she had to kiss Danny. He was handsome and kind and had to most amazing smile she had ever seen. And then she decided, she wasn't in England anymore, she was kidnapped, on a pirate's ship, no one was going to tell her she couldn't kiss Danny. No one would tell her she was being improper and not like a lady at all. No one could stop her, not even her sister.
So as he took her below deck to show her the galley she readied herself to do something she had never done before. And when they were in the cool, dim passageway below deck she stopped walking. Danny stopped as well, looking at her to see what the matter was. And that was when she pushed him roughly against the door, looking into his eyes restlessly. He was about to say something but she covered his mouth with hers and kissed him fiercely.
At first he was taken aback by the sudden kiss but then kissed her just as violently. As their mouths made a fight to see who could devour the other first Mary kept Danny pinned to the wall, his hands tangled in her hair all the while. With their bodies pressed against each other and their lips hungry for more Danny pulled away.
She was breathless but she spoke, "What's wrong?"
Danny shook his head, "We can't do this."
"Why not?" she asked.
He shook his head again, "We've only just met."
Mary was confused, she had never heard of a pirate acting this way.
"Perhaps you should go back to your room, I'll see you later on." And he walked away, leaving Mary weak-kneed and breathless.
Within minutes she had found her way back to her room and walked in, finding Felicity sitting there.
"Oh," Mary said. "Hello Felicity."
"Where have you been?"
"With Danny," Mary replied, her voice biting with coldness.
Felicity narrowed her eyes at her sister, "Look at yourself, you're hair is a mess and your flushed- Mary you didn't!"
"Didn't what?"
"You were kissing him!"
"What of it?" she shouted back.
Felicity stood up, "Mary, you can't go around kissing pirates! Especially ones you've only just met!"
"Why not?"
"Because, it's not right!"
"I don't care!" she yelled angrily.
"Do you want these men to think they can just throw themselves at you whenever they want?" she asked.
Mary was about to respond but her sister cut her off.
"They already think that Mary! Now they'll think you're a girl who will allow it with pleasure!"
The last statement felt like a slap in the face and Mary's mouth fell open and she walked out of the room. She was too appalled to even tell Felicity that Danny had pushed her away, because now she felt like a horrible person.
