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A few days later, Jack and Arabella were shuffled into the clean office of the head of the East India Trading Company. They were escorted by three men, who had the teens in handcuffs.
Jack turned to the nearest man. "Er, could you please take these off?" said he as he held his hands up. The man snarled. Jack turned back in defeat. "I guess not." Jack avoided looking at the desk, where the head of the EITC sat. Instead he looked around the office. It was pretty nice, but so was everything else in Port Royal. There was a huge globe in the corner, a couple chairs and a table near it...
The man at the desk cleared his throat to grab Jack's attention. "Jack Sparrow," he addressed Jack in his rich British accent.
Arabella and Jack corrected him in unision, "Captain."
The man didn't seem to notice. He continued. "And who is this?" He pointed at Arabella. Jack glanced at her nervously. "She's nobody," he said, "Just a friend."
"And your name?"
Arabella looked at the ground. "A-Arabella." She stuttered.
"Last name?" The man questioned impatiently. He didn't have to like to coax every answer out of them like this.
Arabella opened her mouth, but Jack was quicker. "Her last name's Jones. Arabella Jones." Arabella furrowed her borw and glanced at Jack. Why did he lie?
The head of the East India Trading Company spoke again. "Jack Sparrow, do you know whom the spy Fitzwilliam P. Dalton was working for?"
"The East India Trading Comapny," Arabella answered. Jack's jaw dropped. Now he was in really deep trouble.
The man smiled faintly. "Yes, the Company. Do you know the charges for such crimes as mudering said spy?"
"It was an accident, I can explain!" Jack said.
The man didn't care to notice. "Hanging by the neck until dead," he stated matter-of-factly. His face never changed- It was like he had no feelings; Jack thought it was creepy and unnatural."And her?" Jack pointed at Arabella.
"The charge is also death."
"What!?" Arabella's eyes grew wide.
"For being associated with pirates."
Jack groaned. This was going to be worse than he thought.
"Your hanging will be tommorow at dawn." With a motion of his hand, the man sent the people who had brought Jack and Arabella away to put them in a prison cell.
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A prison guard shoved Jack and his friend into a dusty cell in the prison. The guard slammed the cell door so hard that it made Jack wince. Arabella groaned. "Wonderful," she said sarcastically as she peered out the small window in the wall, "We have a perfect view of the gallows."
Jack laughed, "They probally put us in this cell on purpose."
"Why did ye lie about my name, anyway?" Arabella asked. The question had been bugging her and she had to know.
"I didn't want them to know you were Laura Smith's daughter. I thought they'd let you go if you weren't related to a pirate. I was wrong. Apparently if you've even sailed with one you're considered a pirate." Jack slumped to the ground unhappily.
Arabella couldn't help but to smile. "Oh, Jack." She laughed a little.
"And the stupid old farts won't even listen to me when I have to explain it was an accident. They're all stupid, fat, and overly rich. I hate them."
It was silent for a while, except for the occasinal snore coming from an old man in the cell next to theirs.
Jack sat in thought. There was one thing that really bothered him that he had been waiting to ask. "Bell?"
"Yeah?" Arabella sat next to Jack, also as bored at he was.
"Why exactly were you with Fitz? Dancing? And why'd you know what he was working for the old farts?"
Arabella sighed. She knew that question was coming. "Ye see, I visited my father at The Faithful Bride that day, and there was a letter that Fitz had sent because his father was trying to marry him off again, and he had to choose someone to marry at a ball before he could work with his father to get rid of pirates in Tourtuga. He told me so."
Jack laughed. "They'll never get the pirates out of Tourtuga!"
"And then ye charged in and ruined the party. It was actually kind of funny." Arabella smiled.
Another silence fell over the two, but it wasn't as long this time because of Jack.
"Bell?" He asked again.
"Yeah?"
"There's something I really need to tell you." Jack squirmed uncomfortably as he said this.
"What?"
"Well..."
"What?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Yes I would."
"Erm..."
"Spit it out, Jack!"
"Well, uh, er..."
"Jack!" Arabella screamed so loudly that it woke up the snoring man in the neighboring cell.
"Fitzwilliam only loved you because he knew that I liked you and he wanted to bother me about it and he really didn't actually love you." Jack spoke quickly.
Arabella didn't reply, dumbstruck. She wasn't expecting that...
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That night, Jack and Arabella were both wide awake. They couldn't sleep; the thought of tommorow bothered them so much.
"I can't sleep." Jack groaned. "Arggggg!" He screamed as he shook the bars of the cell door.
The guard standing close by gave him a cold stare.
Arabella rubbed her eyes sleepily. "I'm bored," she yawned.
"If your so bored," The guard retorted angrily, "Why don't you just think of things you'd like to do or see before you die."
Jack smiled. He said, "Good idea, Guardy! Ok, I'll start. I'd like to go to Fiji or Mount Everest."
"I wish I could go to Boston." said Arabella, "And I wish that the guy who said that something wouldn't be embarrasing if ye imagined someone in thier underwear."
Jack was confused. "Huh?"
"Long story."
"Anyway, I would go to... eh, I forgot. Oh, I know- Atlantis!" Jack laughed.
"No such thing." Arabella replied.
"I know, that's the point!"
"Ye know, I wish I could go anywhere other than this prison."
"Good one. I'd like to find a cave filled with loads and loads of gold!"
"Ye and gold," Arabella muttered, rolling her eyes. "I'd like for Fitz to be back again."
"You know he won't come back, Bell." Jack said grimly.
"I know."
Ok, So it's not over yet. I had to bring more Sparrabella into this chapter, but there'll be much more in the next! I love you guys who review!
