I only own Kathryn and her curse.


Kathryn stared across the table decorated with numerous delicacies. She quivered when the captain stood and grabbed an apple from the middle. He took a seat next to her right hand and smiled grimly. "The apples are the best things that I have to offer," he said with a callous smile. Kathryn had not moved since she had been dragged to the leather, golden-trimmed chair. Her hands still lay folded in her lap and the captain moved closer. She could smell the mold growing on his teeth and the acrid smell of the apple juice which churned her stomach. "Where did you obtain this…" he looked behind his chair and then to the door which separated them from the rest of the crew, "curse?"

Kathryn bit the inside of her lip and clasped her hands tighter. "I was born with it," she answered harshly.

The captain nodded. "What can you do, exactly?" he asked.

Kathryn looked at him and smirked. She moved her hand to the side and she could feel the water outside of the boat. She pulled her arm back in and the boat jerked slightly. There were cries of surprise and the cry that a man had fallen overboard outside. The captain stood and opened the door. He exited the room, closing the door behind him to evaluate the damage. He entered minutes later and Kathryn hadn't moved.

"If you think that you are going to keep me prisoner, you are wrong," Kathryn said with a coy smile. She picked up the glass of wine in front of her and sniffed it. She placed her other hand over the chalice and pulled the wine out of the glass. The captain stared as the wine separated from the toxin that he had poured into the glass minutes ago. "This wasn't to kill me, was it?"

Barbossa grabbed for another apple and bit into it. The juice pattered onto Kathryn's cheek and she wiped it off. The wine was still levitated in the air and he reached for it. She pulled it back into the goblet and he smiled. "Nothing like a good sleep to get the adrenaline out of an attack," he chuckled.

Kathryn placed the glass back onto the table and stood from her chair. "I want to go home, Captain Barbossa," she said.

The captain stood and grabbed the hilt of his sword. "Sit down, Miss Kathryn Brown," he said with a threatening smile.

Kathryn stared at the disgusting figure in front of her. "You will take me home, do you understand?" she asked. "If you don't, I will destroy this ship and everybody on it."

The man before her smiled. The mold on his teeth had been eaten away by the acid on the apple. "I am the captain of this ship. I will decide if you go home."

Kathryn was still standing. Her hands were at her side and the captain strode over to her, his heels clinking against the wood of the ship. Kathryn distanced herself from the pirate. He grabbed her shoulder which was covered in the Chinese silk robes she wore. "What a delicate fabric," he said. "But you are English, correct?"

Kathryn pulled her shoulder away from the barbarian. "My accent has been deeply muddled by the years I have spent away from England, but yes, I am English," Kathryn answered as she returned to the table to sit down on the black leather of the chair she had evacuated.

The captain walked over to a door and opened it. Kathryn paid no attention to him, but was curious as to what he was doing. He moved into the little room that the door hid and exited, slamming the door with the heel of his shoe. Kathryn looked at what the captain had.

"A proper English lady should have proper English clothes," he said with a grin. Kathryn stared at the green and blue fabric. Her mind was buzzing. Was she to undress in front of this pirate?

She grabbed the armrest of the chair until her knuckles turned white. "I will not change my clothes with you in the room," she said, her blue eyes slitting and glaring at the captain.

The man nodded and placed the dress across the chair beside him. He turned on his heel and exited the room, closing the double doors swiftly behind him.

Kathryn jumped from her chair and undressed immediately. She did not know how long the man would wait, but she presumed that the faster she undressed, the quicker she would be done. She threw the silken shirt and pants onto the floor and threw the dress over her head. She still kept the silken undergarments on and the dress slid quickly over her skin. She pulled her arms through the sleeves and tied the dress tightly against her frame. Her lungs took a deep breath in and then she finished tying the dress with her delicate fingers. She looked at her feet and saw the silken shoes which were now soiled with dirty seawater and dirt from the floorboards. She sneered at the dirt and grabbed the silk outfit off of the floor. She folded them and the captain barged in, letting the doors slam against the wooden planks that created the wall.

"Captain, a tinge of privacy, please?" she asked. Kathryn watched the man close the double doors and then proceeded to fold her clothes. She finished the task and the pirate snatched the silk away from her. He smiled as he smelled the fabric. Kathryn looked away, disgusted.

He smiled and took the silk into the room he had gotten the blue and green dress. Kathryn looked down at it. She saw the silken blue trim against the green fabric which colored the majority of the dress. Her blouse was the same silky blue as the trim.

"Captain!" a crew member barged in. Kathryn recognized him as the one who had lost his eye. She stared at the dirty man as he looked down at her. Barbossa looked at his crewmember.

"What do yer need?" he asked, bowing slightly before passing Kathryn, mocking a gentleman.

"The crew has seen a Spanish ship coming for us," he huffed.

Barbossa's attitude changed. He shuffled onto the deck and pushed the dirty crew member to the side. Kathryn was momentarily left alone with the man and she glared at him.

"I am sorry, young lady," he said while bowing himself out of the room. He shut the door and Kathryn ran over to a dirty window. She used her fist to wipe the grim off of it and stared at the Spanish ship. Her heart sank. She had seen that ship before.


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