A/N: Alrite, luv. Just so ya know. I don't hold the copyrite to any of the charactors 'cept those I make up. Savy? Alrite then. Let's get to work.
Turning back towards the scores of wounded soliders at their feet, Jane started shouting demnads.
"Jack, I'll give ye the pleasure of tying up Norrington." She said gesturinig to the cowering commodore in the corner. Jack just smiled a wide, toothy grin.
"Will, go back to the Pearl and get Nicole. I'm sure she's worried 'bout us by now." Jane said. Will nodded and proceeded to retreive Nicole.
"And as for the rest of ye...! Off the side!" Jane said kicking one of the wounded soliders into the water as he gave a scream. "Sissy." Jane muttered.
"Ye heard me! Get you're bloody arses movin'!" Jane said pushing another solider of the edge.
Jane felt eyes looking at her. She turned around, scanning the ship. Finally her eyes rested upon two figures popping their heads out of the hold. Jane walked over to them.
"And you two gentlemen are...?" Jane asked standing over them. They looked up, fear in their eyes.
"Murtogg." The smaller one answered. Jane nodded and looked at the other one.
"Mullroy." He replied.
Jack's ears perked up. Dropping Norrington on the deck, Jack walked over. When Murtogg and Mullroy saw him, their eyes grew 3 inches wider.
"Ah. Mr. Murtogg and Mullroy. Such a pleaseant surprise to see ye." Jack said standing next to Jane, looking down at them too now.
As Jane bent over to help them up, her madalion swung from her chest dangling right in front of her.
"That must be it! The one Norrington was talking about." Murtogg whispered to Mullroy.
"What must be it?" Jane asked .
"That necklace. The commodore wanted it for something."Murtogg responded.
"This thing?" Jane said fingering the round, flat, gold madalion that rested between her breasts. She looked at it. Then at Jack.
"Well, Jack, seeing as how YOU gave this to me, mind telling me what they're talking about?" Jane said as a look of confusion crossing her face.
"No idea, luv." Jack responded quickly, a little too quickly.
"You lie!" Jane shouted. Jack just turned towards where Will and Nicole were boarding the ship again.
"The commodore said it's a key to some treasure map. He was planning on capturing you too when ye brought 'im Jack."
"Oh, was he now?" Jane said turning her eyes towards Norrington, who was slumped over on the other side of the ship.
"Aye. He also said Jack's got the map. That's why he's not answering ye I think. He know's all about it." Murtogg spat out quickly before Jeck returned.
Jane looked at the two men.
"Ah, I think I'll spare ye two. You may come in handy." Jane said leaving them on the deck as she stomped towards where Jack, Will and Nicole were standing.
"Mind if I talk to ye, Jack?" Jane said, a hint of anger in her eyes.
"Well, actually..."
"Jack!" Jane said gritting her teeth.
"Why sure..." Jack said walking off with Jane.
"Uh-oh." Will said, glancing at Nicole as she nodded.
"Jack, ye KNOW what they are talking about. Now tell me!" Jane said stamping her foot on the floor.
"It's...complicated luv."
"I've got time." Jane said coldly.
"Alright." Jack said sighing.
"Start from the beginning. When ye was first mate on my father's ship."
"Alright luv. I's on ye father's ship. One day I came across a map, down in the hold, and with it the necklace, which is the key. Well somehow the Royal Navy got news I had this tresure map, ye see, and they decided they wanted it. They've been chasing it ever since."
"Jack, that's all fine and dandy, but it doesn't explain why I have the necklace."
"Well, when I left your father's command, I gave it to ye, and promised ye I'd come back for ye one day, and here I am."
"Jack! If ye knew they were looking for it why'd ye give it to ME!" Jane spat. Her face began to turn red, she was getting angry.
"'Cause luv. I figured I'd need it one day, and it'd give me a REAL reason to come back for ye." He explained.
"Jack, stop acting like we was in love or something. I was 10 and ye was 23. It was 12 years ago." Jane said turning her back to him.
"I loved ye like me daughter, Savvy?" Jack asked grabbing her shoulder and tunring her back around.
"Oh, god! Shove it up your a..." Jane started before she was interupted by Will.
"What shall I do with Norrington? He's wrigling and squirming like there's no tommorrow over there." Will said. As they all looked at Norrington across the deck, he stopped struggling and rested huis head on the deck, as if to surrender.
"Once again, something else Jack starts and never finishes." Jane muttered. She strode across the deck and swung Norrington over her shoulder, to the shock of the ENTIRE crew.
"What? Ain't ye never seen a lady pirate before?" Jane asked in response to the akward stares.
She opened the hatch of the hold and dumped Norrington in with a loud thud. Jane winced mockingly. "That HAD to hurt!"
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Night had fallen and Jack, Will and Nicole had asembled in the Captain's dining room. As it grew darker, Jane lit the lanterns on deck, casting eerie shadows across the ship. As she finished with the last one, she blew out the match and threw it over the edge. She sighed as she gripped the rail. Slowely letting her mind wander, thoughts of her childhood came flooding back. She remembered running on the deck barefoot, Jack chasing after her yelling. He had been in charge of her on the long voyages her father took. To Jack, she had almost become his own daughter. Then came that fatefull day when Jack resigned from her father's crew. "Twas the worse day of ye life." She whispered to herself. She remembered Jack placing the madalion around her neck, the cold metal stinging her skin as he gave her a peck on the forehead and slowely swaggered off the deck, not to be seen again.
The salty breeze filled her nostrils as she breathed deep, then exhailed letting the memories float out to sea. Then, there was a noise behind her.
"Oh, Will. You scared me." Jane said, turging around. Will was standing only a few inches from her.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Will replied. Niether of them moved, they just stood there staring at each other for a while. Then came the akward pause.
"Um, isn't it a lovely night?" Will said breaking the silence.
"Oh, cut the bull Will. I know you wanna tell me sumthin." Jane said bluntly. Will just stared confused. He actually had nothing planned to say.
"Fine then if you don't I do. Alright, well, I havn't been myself lately. As you obviously know." Jane said, she began pacing the deck. Will's eyes followed her.
"I heard what ye said to Nicole last night. 'Bout how I'm not like other girls an' all. Well. I thought I'd give ye my own explination. Will, you're my friend. And I love you. But I'm not sure how. If I love you more as a friend or as a lover. Ye understand?"
Will nodded.
"Good. I'm really sorry about calling it a charade. I know you love me, Will. But ye gotta understand. I got scared. Piracy's all I know. And if I was to get too carried away, I may even be crazy enough to settle down. It's just not me Will. I'm Jane Booth! Captain of the Drunken Goldfish! Who breaks for no man, woman or child!" Jane explained with widl hand gestures.
Will had now gone crosseyed with confusion.
"Alright. Well then. I care for ye Will. And I'm even willing to say I'm in love with ye. But if you're gonna be in love with me, understand this. You let me untamed spirit roam free, and we'll be alrite. But if you try to bridle me, so help me god, I'll drop you faster than a load of rocks. Agreed?" Jane said staring staight into William's deep eyes. She could melt in them forever.
"Agreed."
"Good." And with that, Jane grabbed Will around the neck and roughly kissed him.
"G'night Will." Jane winked.
"Good night..." Will mummbled. As if he was bewildered enough before, it seemed as if his head was spinning even faster. Wait, so now Jane DID love him? Uh god. He needed a drink.
Turning back towards the scores of wounded soliders at their feet, Jane started shouting demnads.
"Jack, I'll give ye the pleasure of tying up Norrington." She said gesturinig to the cowering commodore in the corner. Jack just smiled a wide, toothy grin.
"Will, go back to the Pearl and get Nicole. I'm sure she's worried 'bout us by now." Jane said. Will nodded and proceeded to retreive Nicole.
"And as for the rest of ye...! Off the side!" Jane said kicking one of the wounded soliders into the water as he gave a scream. "Sissy." Jane muttered.
"Ye heard me! Get you're bloody arses movin'!" Jane said pushing another solider of the edge.
Jane felt eyes looking at her. She turned around, scanning the ship. Finally her eyes rested upon two figures popping their heads out of the hold. Jane walked over to them.
"And you two gentlemen are...?" Jane asked standing over them. They looked up, fear in their eyes.
"Murtogg." The smaller one answered. Jane nodded and looked at the other one.
"Mullroy." He replied.
Jack's ears perked up. Dropping Norrington on the deck, Jack walked over. When Murtogg and Mullroy saw him, their eyes grew 3 inches wider.
"Ah. Mr. Murtogg and Mullroy. Such a pleaseant surprise to see ye." Jack said standing next to Jane, looking down at them too now.
As Jane bent over to help them up, her madalion swung from her chest dangling right in front of her.
"That must be it! The one Norrington was talking about." Murtogg whispered to Mullroy.
"What must be it?" Jane asked .
"That necklace. The commodore wanted it for something."Murtogg responded.
"This thing?" Jane said fingering the round, flat, gold madalion that rested between her breasts. She looked at it. Then at Jack.
"Well, Jack, seeing as how YOU gave this to me, mind telling me what they're talking about?" Jane said as a look of confusion crossing her face.
"No idea, luv." Jack responded quickly, a little too quickly.
"You lie!" Jane shouted. Jack just turned towards where Will and Nicole were boarding the ship again.
"The commodore said it's a key to some treasure map. He was planning on capturing you too when ye brought 'im Jack."
"Oh, was he now?" Jane said turning her eyes towards Norrington, who was slumped over on the other side of the ship.
"Aye. He also said Jack's got the map. That's why he's not answering ye I think. He know's all about it." Murtogg spat out quickly before Jeck returned.
Jane looked at the two men.
"Ah, I think I'll spare ye two. You may come in handy." Jane said leaving them on the deck as she stomped towards where Jack, Will and Nicole were standing.
"Mind if I talk to ye, Jack?" Jane said, a hint of anger in her eyes.
"Well, actually..."
"Jack!" Jane said gritting her teeth.
"Why sure..." Jack said walking off with Jane.
"Uh-oh." Will said, glancing at Nicole as she nodded.
"Jack, ye KNOW what they are talking about. Now tell me!" Jane said stamping her foot on the floor.
"It's...complicated luv."
"I've got time." Jane said coldly.
"Alright." Jack said sighing.
"Start from the beginning. When ye was first mate on my father's ship."
"Alright luv. I's on ye father's ship. One day I came across a map, down in the hold, and with it the necklace, which is the key. Well somehow the Royal Navy got news I had this tresure map, ye see, and they decided they wanted it. They've been chasing it ever since."
"Jack, that's all fine and dandy, but it doesn't explain why I have the necklace."
"Well, when I left your father's command, I gave it to ye, and promised ye I'd come back for ye one day, and here I am."
"Jack! If ye knew they were looking for it why'd ye give it to ME!" Jane spat. Her face began to turn red, she was getting angry.
"'Cause luv. I figured I'd need it one day, and it'd give me a REAL reason to come back for ye." He explained.
"Jack, stop acting like we was in love or something. I was 10 and ye was 23. It was 12 years ago." Jane said turning her back to him.
"I loved ye like me daughter, Savvy?" Jack asked grabbing her shoulder and tunring her back around.
"Oh, god! Shove it up your a..." Jane started before she was interupted by Will.
"What shall I do with Norrington? He's wrigling and squirming like there's no tommorrow over there." Will said. As they all looked at Norrington across the deck, he stopped struggling and rested huis head on the deck, as if to surrender.
"Once again, something else Jack starts and never finishes." Jane muttered. She strode across the deck and swung Norrington over her shoulder, to the shock of the ENTIRE crew.
"What? Ain't ye never seen a lady pirate before?" Jane asked in response to the akward stares.
She opened the hatch of the hold and dumped Norrington in with a loud thud. Jane winced mockingly. "That HAD to hurt!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Night had fallen and Jack, Will and Nicole had asembled in the Captain's dining room. As it grew darker, Jane lit the lanterns on deck, casting eerie shadows across the ship. As she finished with the last one, she blew out the match and threw it over the edge. She sighed as she gripped the rail. Slowely letting her mind wander, thoughts of her childhood came flooding back. She remembered running on the deck barefoot, Jack chasing after her yelling. He had been in charge of her on the long voyages her father took. To Jack, she had almost become his own daughter. Then came that fatefull day when Jack resigned from her father's crew. "Twas the worse day of ye life." She whispered to herself. She remembered Jack placing the madalion around her neck, the cold metal stinging her skin as he gave her a peck on the forehead and slowely swaggered off the deck, not to be seen again.
The salty breeze filled her nostrils as she breathed deep, then exhailed letting the memories float out to sea. Then, there was a noise behind her.
"Oh, Will. You scared me." Jane said, turging around. Will was standing only a few inches from her.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Will replied. Niether of them moved, they just stood there staring at each other for a while. Then came the akward pause.
"Um, isn't it a lovely night?" Will said breaking the silence.
"Oh, cut the bull Will. I know you wanna tell me sumthin." Jane said bluntly. Will just stared confused. He actually had nothing planned to say.
"Fine then if you don't I do. Alright, well, I havn't been myself lately. As you obviously know." Jane said, she began pacing the deck. Will's eyes followed her.
"I heard what ye said to Nicole last night. 'Bout how I'm not like other girls an' all. Well. I thought I'd give ye my own explination. Will, you're my friend. And I love you. But I'm not sure how. If I love you more as a friend or as a lover. Ye understand?"
Will nodded.
"Good. I'm really sorry about calling it a charade. I know you love me, Will. But ye gotta understand. I got scared. Piracy's all I know. And if I was to get too carried away, I may even be crazy enough to settle down. It's just not me Will. I'm Jane Booth! Captain of the Drunken Goldfish! Who breaks for no man, woman or child!" Jane explained with widl hand gestures.
Will had now gone crosseyed with confusion.
"Alright. Well then. I care for ye Will. And I'm even willing to say I'm in love with ye. But if you're gonna be in love with me, understand this. You let me untamed spirit roam free, and we'll be alrite. But if you try to bridle me, so help me god, I'll drop you faster than a load of rocks. Agreed?" Jane said staring staight into William's deep eyes. She could melt in them forever.
"Agreed."
"Good." And with that, Jane grabbed Will around the neck and roughly kissed him.
"G'night Will." Jane winked.
"Good night..." Will mummbled. As if he was bewildered enough before, it seemed as if his head was spinning even faster. Wait, so now Jane DID love him? Uh god. He needed a drink.