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CHAPTER TEN
The Bond That Unites Us
Kat paused in her brushing to look out the window. Jack and Will were out on deck, trying to decide what kind of things to bring onto the ship from the BlackSmith shop. It still seemed so surreal. To see Will Turner. The actual Will Turner.
"It's like a dream, isn't it, Kat?" Riley said, bouncing on the bed. She had pulled her black hair back in several braids. In a way, she looked like a female version of Jack Sparrow. Kat smiled and then blushed.
"Did you see his muscles? Wow is all I can say!" Kat said, glancing out the window at Will again. "And he seems so sweet and did I detect a little stubborn pride as well?" Kat asked, turning her attention back to the smirking Riley.
"I'm sure that Will would be so happy to hear you compliment him so nicely." Riley laughed again when Kat's voice turned into a high-pitch in a poor try to defend herself.
"Oh, I don't think – I mean, I'm sure that he wouldn't – what I am trying to say about him is that he's—"
"Extremely cute?"
"Well ....... Yes!"
"Go tell him, then!"
"Are you daft in the head? He'd probably just laugh at me. I mean, wasn't he completely in love with Elizabeth?"
"Yeah, but he also was the one who left her, remember?"
"According to Jack and who can completely trust anything that comes out of the drunken man's mouth."
"Hey, I know! Why don't you just go out there and ask Will to show you the ropes? Like, how to be a pirate?"
"What? I can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"Riley, you're being pushy!"
"Am not and don't change the subject! If you like him, at least do something about it."
"You're one to talk."
"I'll make you an accord."
"You sound like Jack."
"Sparrow has nothing to do with this. Well, maybe a little bit. For every compliment that I give Sparrow, you have to compliment Will!"
"That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard!"
"Stupider than 'the monkies made me do it'?"
"Yes, much stupider than that."
"Ouch, diss."
"Alright, so I like Will. That doesn't mean I should throw myself on him! That's desperate!"
"Fine, but what about the compliment deal?"
"I still think its stupid."
"Kat!"
"Alright, but let me change it a bit. Every time that I compliment Will, you have to kiss Jack."
"What? Eww!"
"Oh, its not eww and you know it! You'd love to kiss him!"
"That's not the point! I'm not liking this deal. How about we just forget the whole thing."
"Thank you."
".... ..... Wait a minute, did you just—"
"Outsmart you? Totally."
"I hate you."
"I know."
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Jack looked up just as Kat and Riley emerged from their cabin. Kat, with some sort of satisfied smile on her face, came over and leaned on the railing. Riley, looking dejected, just sat on the stairs leading up to the helm. When Jack smiled at her, he loved how at first she smiled and then the smile turned into a scowl.
"So, where are we headed now, Jack?" Kat asked, trying to not stare at Will. She wasn't about to let him know that she was interested in him. In a way, she was doing the exact thing she told Riley not to do. Pretend that there is no interest. Because in most cases, no interest usually got you a whole damn lot of interest.
Perfect example? Jack Sparrow.
"Well, lass. I be thinkin' that we set sail and reach Tortuga for another round about. What say you all?"
"Tortuga? Really Sparrow, is there anything that you think of that doesn't include whores or rum?" Riley remarked angrily.
"Aye, Kitten, there are things other than that," Jack came over and stood over Riley. His arms crossed as he leaned against the side-railing.
A slight blush ran over Riley's cheeks and she turned the other way hoping that Jack hadn't seen it. Yet, there was scarcely a blush from Riley that he missed. He chuckled a bit before turning back to Will and Kat.
"What say you, Will?"
"I think we should go somewhere else. Somewhere new that we've never been to before!" Will said excitedly. He quickly pulled his hair back into a pony-tail and then looked back up to Jack. "I'm sure we can find a new crew in Tortuga though so maybe we will go there first."
"Wonderfully said, Turner!" Jack nodded and then went to the helm. "So it is to Tortuga!" He looked down and called to Gibbs. "Make sure that all the men are ready to set sail for—"
"Aye, Captain. I know where you are wantin' to go." Gibbs saluted Jack and then went below to wake up the napping crew.
"Will, why do you think we need a new crew?" Kat asked, seriously hoping that her voice didn't get higher while she was speaking. If it had, Will didn't seem to notice.
"Knowing Jack, he's probably hired the slummiest and the cheapest of the bunch which means they're probably not that good of a crew." He nodded up to Jack. "I'm sure that as soon we get to Tortuga, Jack will be too busy drinking and ... doing his little business that he won't even notice that the crew will be trashing the Pearl."
"Trashing? How do you know that term?"
"I heard your friend using it about Jack when he first boarded." Will smiled up at Jack and then looked down at Riley. "Something about 'trashing Jack in the garbage'?, I believe."
"Yep, that would be Riley." Kat said, grinning. "So, Will, how about you show me how to wield that cool sword of yours. Riley would be so jealous if I knew how to fight and she didn't."
"You wish to learn how to fight with a sword?" Will smiled again but this smile was different. He was impressed that a woman would even want to touch a sword. Sure, Elizabeth was willing to touch a sword but never willingly and only when push came to shove.
"That's why I asked you, wasn't it?" Kat said, the smile still on her face. She had to keep telling herself to not stare into his eyes. Those deep eyes that screamed adventure. They called and beckoned to her. How could she resist them?
"If you really would like to, than who am I to refuse you?" Then, realizing what he had just said, Will blushed a bit but turned his head so that no one would see it. Although Kat was too busy staring into his eyes, Riley wasn't. She smirked as she watched Kat follow Will over to the other end of the ship where he started to teach her.
Riley didn't mind that much. She felt more comfortable letting Jack and Will do the fighting. Plus, she already knew she was deadly with a staff. One good and solid whack from her could mean a one way ticket to the hospital with more than an over-night stay.
"Well, Kitten? How 'bout me grub?"
"Sparrow, we don't have enough food to last us to Tortuga, thanks to your little splurging a couple nights ago."
"Couldn't help meself, luv." Jack said, momentarily distracted from the helm. When she didn't respond with her usual sarcasm, he was sure something was bothering her. He looked down at her, knowing that she didn't know he was looking. She was watching Kat and Will with either amusement or a sort of lonliness.
He smiled then, in a sad way. He had always been jealous of Will's ability to protect his loved one and still be a faithful pirate. Jack, however, was hardly the one you would call 'gallant'. More of the one-night stand but just because that was who he was, didn't mean he wanted to be someone else. A man that a woman could want. Could love.
"Sparrow, can I ask you something?" Riley said, suddenly at his side. He had drifted so deeply into his thoughts that he hadn't noticed her creep up to him. He smiled slowly.
"Sure, luv. Ask to your heart's—"
"It's about Will."
"Oh, then you might be wantin' to ask the boy himself." Jack said, laying his eyes on Will. How was that girls always were intruiged by the nice guys?
"No, I need to ask you because I'm not sure he would give me an honest answer." Riley hesitated a little before going on. "Do you know why he left Elizabeth?"
"Once a man is called to the sea, its hard to go against it. Even in the face of love, if that's what it was."
"So it was just because that she didn't like him being a pirate?"
"And the fact that she was a rich snob who would only be satisfied by all the riches of the Arabia!" Jack scoffed. "Still, it was a shame to see such a pretty thing go."
"Well, then why didn't you go after her Sparrow? I'm sure she would have gone with you." Riley said, hoping the bitterness in her voice wasn't noticed. She glared out at the sea over the helm, past Kat and Will, to the endless waters in front of the Black Pearl.
"I'm not sure really. I think it was her being too snobbish. Always used to having it her way and when she doesn't, she finds some way to get around it."
"Then you ride these waters alone, just like I did." Riley's voice went quiet, remembering a time when she had the same situation.
"Like you did?" Jack cast his darkened eyes down at her, noticing the thoughtful expression on her face. He knew the look well. He saw it every time he saw his reflection in the ocean. The look of sorrow and misplaced devotion gone wrong.
"Aye, Kitten. Like you did."
END OF CHAPTER TEN
Heykyra13 = In the infamous words of Shenkle ... shuddip!
Clueless-Patty = Thanks for all the cool reviews! I love hearing your output!
PuckNoFae = That be alright. I don't think I ever wrote their actual age. As long as you reviewed, you're savvy in my book!
CHAPTER TEN
The Bond That Unites Us
Kat paused in her brushing to look out the window. Jack and Will were out on deck, trying to decide what kind of things to bring onto the ship from the BlackSmith shop. It still seemed so surreal. To see Will Turner. The actual Will Turner.
"It's like a dream, isn't it, Kat?" Riley said, bouncing on the bed. She had pulled her black hair back in several braids. In a way, she looked like a female version of Jack Sparrow. Kat smiled and then blushed.
"Did you see his muscles? Wow is all I can say!" Kat said, glancing out the window at Will again. "And he seems so sweet and did I detect a little stubborn pride as well?" Kat asked, turning her attention back to the smirking Riley.
"I'm sure that Will would be so happy to hear you compliment him so nicely." Riley laughed again when Kat's voice turned into a high-pitch in a poor try to defend herself.
"Oh, I don't think – I mean, I'm sure that he wouldn't – what I am trying to say about him is that he's—"
"Extremely cute?"
"Well ....... Yes!"
"Go tell him, then!"
"Are you daft in the head? He'd probably just laugh at me. I mean, wasn't he completely in love with Elizabeth?"
"Yeah, but he also was the one who left her, remember?"
"According to Jack and who can completely trust anything that comes out of the drunken man's mouth."
"Hey, I know! Why don't you just go out there and ask Will to show you the ropes? Like, how to be a pirate?"
"What? I can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"Riley, you're being pushy!"
"Am not and don't change the subject! If you like him, at least do something about it."
"You're one to talk."
"I'll make you an accord."
"You sound like Jack."
"Sparrow has nothing to do with this. Well, maybe a little bit. For every compliment that I give Sparrow, you have to compliment Will!"
"That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard!"
"Stupider than 'the monkies made me do it'?"
"Yes, much stupider than that."
"Ouch, diss."
"Alright, so I like Will. That doesn't mean I should throw myself on him! That's desperate!"
"Fine, but what about the compliment deal?"
"I still think its stupid."
"Kat!"
"Alright, but let me change it a bit. Every time that I compliment Will, you have to kiss Jack."
"What? Eww!"
"Oh, its not eww and you know it! You'd love to kiss him!"
"That's not the point! I'm not liking this deal. How about we just forget the whole thing."
"Thank you."
".... ..... Wait a minute, did you just—"
"Outsmart you? Totally."
"I hate you."
"I know."
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Jack looked up just as Kat and Riley emerged from their cabin. Kat, with some sort of satisfied smile on her face, came over and leaned on the railing. Riley, looking dejected, just sat on the stairs leading up to the helm. When Jack smiled at her, he loved how at first she smiled and then the smile turned into a scowl.
"So, where are we headed now, Jack?" Kat asked, trying to not stare at Will. She wasn't about to let him know that she was interested in him. In a way, she was doing the exact thing she told Riley not to do. Pretend that there is no interest. Because in most cases, no interest usually got you a whole damn lot of interest.
Perfect example? Jack Sparrow.
"Well, lass. I be thinkin' that we set sail and reach Tortuga for another round about. What say you all?"
"Tortuga? Really Sparrow, is there anything that you think of that doesn't include whores or rum?" Riley remarked angrily.
"Aye, Kitten, there are things other than that," Jack came over and stood over Riley. His arms crossed as he leaned against the side-railing.
A slight blush ran over Riley's cheeks and she turned the other way hoping that Jack hadn't seen it. Yet, there was scarcely a blush from Riley that he missed. He chuckled a bit before turning back to Will and Kat.
"What say you, Will?"
"I think we should go somewhere else. Somewhere new that we've never been to before!" Will said excitedly. He quickly pulled his hair back into a pony-tail and then looked back up to Jack. "I'm sure we can find a new crew in Tortuga though so maybe we will go there first."
"Wonderfully said, Turner!" Jack nodded and then went to the helm. "So it is to Tortuga!" He looked down and called to Gibbs. "Make sure that all the men are ready to set sail for—"
"Aye, Captain. I know where you are wantin' to go." Gibbs saluted Jack and then went below to wake up the napping crew.
"Will, why do you think we need a new crew?" Kat asked, seriously hoping that her voice didn't get higher while she was speaking. If it had, Will didn't seem to notice.
"Knowing Jack, he's probably hired the slummiest and the cheapest of the bunch which means they're probably not that good of a crew." He nodded up to Jack. "I'm sure that as soon we get to Tortuga, Jack will be too busy drinking and ... doing his little business that he won't even notice that the crew will be trashing the Pearl."
"Trashing? How do you know that term?"
"I heard your friend using it about Jack when he first boarded." Will smiled up at Jack and then looked down at Riley. "Something about 'trashing Jack in the garbage'?, I believe."
"Yep, that would be Riley." Kat said, grinning. "So, Will, how about you show me how to wield that cool sword of yours. Riley would be so jealous if I knew how to fight and she didn't."
"You wish to learn how to fight with a sword?" Will smiled again but this smile was different. He was impressed that a woman would even want to touch a sword. Sure, Elizabeth was willing to touch a sword but never willingly and only when push came to shove.
"That's why I asked you, wasn't it?" Kat said, the smile still on her face. She had to keep telling herself to not stare into his eyes. Those deep eyes that screamed adventure. They called and beckoned to her. How could she resist them?
"If you really would like to, than who am I to refuse you?" Then, realizing what he had just said, Will blushed a bit but turned his head so that no one would see it. Although Kat was too busy staring into his eyes, Riley wasn't. She smirked as she watched Kat follow Will over to the other end of the ship where he started to teach her.
Riley didn't mind that much. She felt more comfortable letting Jack and Will do the fighting. Plus, she already knew she was deadly with a staff. One good and solid whack from her could mean a one way ticket to the hospital with more than an over-night stay.
"Well, Kitten? How 'bout me grub?"
"Sparrow, we don't have enough food to last us to Tortuga, thanks to your little splurging a couple nights ago."
"Couldn't help meself, luv." Jack said, momentarily distracted from the helm. When she didn't respond with her usual sarcasm, he was sure something was bothering her. He looked down at her, knowing that she didn't know he was looking. She was watching Kat and Will with either amusement or a sort of lonliness.
He smiled then, in a sad way. He had always been jealous of Will's ability to protect his loved one and still be a faithful pirate. Jack, however, was hardly the one you would call 'gallant'. More of the one-night stand but just because that was who he was, didn't mean he wanted to be someone else. A man that a woman could want. Could love.
"Sparrow, can I ask you something?" Riley said, suddenly at his side. He had drifted so deeply into his thoughts that he hadn't noticed her creep up to him. He smiled slowly.
"Sure, luv. Ask to your heart's—"
"It's about Will."
"Oh, then you might be wantin' to ask the boy himself." Jack said, laying his eyes on Will. How was that girls always were intruiged by the nice guys?
"No, I need to ask you because I'm not sure he would give me an honest answer." Riley hesitated a little before going on. "Do you know why he left Elizabeth?"
"Once a man is called to the sea, its hard to go against it. Even in the face of love, if that's what it was."
"So it was just because that she didn't like him being a pirate?"
"And the fact that she was a rich snob who would only be satisfied by all the riches of the Arabia!" Jack scoffed. "Still, it was a shame to see such a pretty thing go."
"Well, then why didn't you go after her Sparrow? I'm sure she would have gone with you." Riley said, hoping the bitterness in her voice wasn't noticed. She glared out at the sea over the helm, past Kat and Will, to the endless waters in front of the Black Pearl.
"I'm not sure really. I think it was her being too snobbish. Always used to having it her way and when she doesn't, she finds some way to get around it."
"Then you ride these waters alone, just like I did." Riley's voice went quiet, remembering a time when she had the same situation.
"Like you did?" Jack cast his darkened eyes down at her, noticing the thoughtful expression on her face. He knew the look well. He saw it every time he saw his reflection in the ocean. The look of sorrow and misplaced devotion gone wrong.
"Aye, Kitten. Like you did."
END OF CHAPTER TEN