Esmeralda, the Ear'Quessir.
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Chapter 26: Stupid Parrot.
Legolas' POV
"ESME!! Please I've only just gotten back on my ship after such a long time! Let me get reacquainted with her before you end my life, please!" Jack squealed trying to dodge Esme who was going on a rampage destroying anything she came in contact with. Just ask Will, he couldn't feel his right arm anymore.
'YOU STUPID IMBECILE! You could have mentioned they were undead pirates! "OH, he just barely missed the sword she just threw at his head.
"Aye, Legolas sir, what has Jack done to anger the maiden so?" I turned to see Jack's first mate, Gimp, er, whatever his name was staring at me in awe. Yes, my ears are pointed and I'm rather tall, big deal.
"He didn't tell her the pirates we met back there were cursed and can walk under water. Which means, they're most likely going to follow us to our next destination." I crossed my arms, and smiled when I saw Esme had Jack cornered between the mast and herself.
"I've got you now, you sneaking coward!" She lunged and barely missed him as he began to climb up the mast.
"Aye, I would be angry as well." Gimp said nodding watch Esme throw things at Jack who was still climbing to reach safety.
"I'm sure. Esme, that's quite enough, you can kill him after he comes down, I need to ask you something." She looked like a mad woman when she turned to face me, it's a good thing I already fell in love with her or I might never have fallen for her with that face. "Smile?" She forced an ugly smile, threw one last pail up at Jack, and walked over to grab my hand.
"You know what I think is funny?" She smiled down at our entwined hands and then looked back up at me. "You're the male in this relationship, and you have softer hands than I do." I blanched and hand jerked my hand away.
'What are you implying?"
"Nothing." She hastily planted a kiss on the corner of my mouth before running off to find Edward, I suppose. Really, what did she mean?
"Why are you staring at your hands? They don't look any different to me mate. By the way, thanks for saving me." Jack slapped his arm around my shoulder, I turned to glare at him, he gracefully removed his arm like nothing happened.
"I wasn't helping you, she had just run out of ammo." I smirked while his grin slid off his face.
'Mad temper that one's got, how are you gonna handle that?" Jack shook his head before walking over the where Will nursed his throbbing arm. 'Gibbs!" Ah so that was that thing's name! 'Get a sling for Master William would you?" I snorted and walked to find where Esme had gone hiding.
"EDWARD! Where is our ship?" Esme snarled smacking her fist on the table.
"Well, gulp, they were supposed to meet us around this time today right here, but they're not here." I'm glad I wasn't that poor elf, she looked like she would tear him limb from limb and not care.
"You're joking right??" Charlotte shook her head no. Esme, turned red in the face, looked at me, smiled sweetly and then turned back to Edward and Charlotte. 'Who did you leave in charge?"
"Corolla." I don't remember that one.
"Ah, that would explain it! You know that dummy can't tell his left from his right! They're probably lost back somewhere in Rivendell for all we know!" She threw her arms in the air before stalking out of the room. I followed her over to the railing where she proceed to leave fingernail marks in the wood. She tensed when she felt me wrap my arms around her.
"Suula, Melamin." (Breathe, my love.) I felt her huffed before turning to face me.
"I believe I've become bipolar." She nodded before turning back to face onto the ocean. 'I wonder how Aragorn is fairing, with no one but that dwarf to deal with." I smiled at the thought of Aragorn shoving Gimli off into some bush and leaving him there. I shouldn't be mean, Esme does that for me.
"I don't know, we'll see soon." I replied resting my head on top of hers. I wonder if she can see hear Jack trying to sneak by us.
"Jack, you're so loud I could have shot you in the dark." Hey! She stole that line; she must have known what I was thinking because she winked at me before ducking under my arms to get around me. "You wouldn't be trying to escape me now would you?" Oh it was funny to see that human quake.
'Now what would ever make you think that Esme? I would never try to escape such beauty." Hold it there buddy, she's mine.
"Cheap talk for a two timing pirate." She still held that smirk on her face before brandishing a shoe out of nowhere. I always wonder where she obtains these random clothing articles she is known for throwing. "Do you know what this is?' She asked, her smirking growing wider.
"Ah, fancy that, a shoe." Jack's eyes were fixed on the heel of the shoe.
'Not just any shoe, a steel toed shoe." Oh she was evil.
"Even better." Jack started slowly backing away, but Esme matched his every step. Maybe I should help the poor blighter, after all, he, well, he, um…he never did anything actually. I really wish I had some peanuts to eat while watching this.
"Did you say peanuts?" Jack was instantly at my side.
"I said that out loud?" Esme gave me a sympathetic nod, I've been around her too long.
"Do you have any?" Jack started to sniff me trying to find my 'hidden stash of delicacy" as he called it. Does a peanut even have a smell? 'AHA! I think I've found one!" He grabbed my quiver and yanked it off my shoulders, knocking me over in the process.
"DON'T DUMP THAT OUT YOU IDIOT! THEN I HAVE TO PICK THEM ALL UP! GIVE IT TOO ME!" I could hear Esme laughing at the two of us tugging on the quiver for two very different reasons. Plus, if there was a peanut in there, it was mine anyway. I finally jerked the thing away from Jack, and gave him a good smack on the head with it before replacing it on my back. Heathen of a man really.
"Now what could be in that bag that you want no one to see, hmm, my dear Legolas." Her whisper in my ear made it twitch and I tensed, she giggled before grabbing my quiver and running off with it. Damn these hormones.
'Esme! Give it back." It was a very special quiver, from my father when he taught me how to use bow.
'Why should I? How are you gonna make me?" She stuck her tongue out before running up to the top deck. She could be insufferable at times.
"There are a few ways I could make you give that back." And there were a few ways I could think of…mwuwaahha. Ahem. She tried very hard to raise her eyebrows, sadly each effort failed, and she knew it. I took the chance to grab her and try to wrestle the thing from her grasp. Damn her strength. That sounded really wimpy, let's pretend, I never said that.
"Can't get it can you?" She taunted, laughing full out in my face. I'm never one to lose. Ok, maybe I am…but not today! "Why are you looking at me like that? Legs…what are you doi-" the moment she closed her mouth I kissed her ,I could feel her letting go of the quiver, but I think that can wait for a minute.
"ESME!" We both jumped apart blood red, Esme quickly dropped the quiver and smoothed her hair down. 'We've spotted our ship!"
"Have you now?" she winked at me before meeting Edward as he climbed the stairs. 'It's about time. I'm ready to get off this ugly ship."
"Excuse me! It's is a beautiful ship thank you very much!" I saw her jumped when she heard Jack speak. He is a fan of materializing out of thin air. As is Edward, much to my dislike.
"I would have to disagree with you there Master Jack, especially now that Hurricane Esme has blown through it." Gibbs said, he too was a fan.
"Esme's still standing right here!" She waved her hand as if to catch everyone's attention. Gibbs grunted before looking back at Jack. "Where to after we drop this lot off on their own ship, Cap't?"
'To war!" Esme said pumping her fist into the air, she really was a child at times, but that's one of her best qualities.
"I don't believe I was asking ye." Gibbs said glaring at her. She stuck her tongue out at him before coming to stand by me.
"You didn't need to, I was telling you." she wrapped her arms around my waist and gave me a hundred watt smile before turning to glare at Gibbs. "Just ask Jack, he agreed to it." Gibbs looked at Jack, flabbergasted.
'She threatened me with Rum mate, what could I do." Gibbs gave an understanding nod. Pirates, a dodgy group.
"Well, we're leaving your ship in a few hours, afterwards, just follow behind us." She smiled and turned to me. "That way they'll be the first ones met by the stupid undead pirates." I snorted, she was rather mean to this poor creatures.
"I heard that, you're going to leave us to be captured by those other pirates aren't you?" We turned to see Elizabeth glaring at Esme like she was some nasty thing on her shoe.
'Damn that insufferable girl. Damn her to hell." Esme continued to stream curses until I smacked hand over her mouth, just for old time's sake.
"Of course not, why would we ever do that?" I asked smiling.
'Because you're pirates." She said moving her neck in a very strange matter, almost like a snake. Fascinating.
"I'll have you know, I am no pirate!" I crossed my arms and glared down my nose at her. She did the weird neck thing and raised her eyebrow.
'Then why are you with her?"
'Because if I wasn't, I probably would have ended up with someone like you. Snobby and annoying to boot." Her mouth opened and closed like a fish. Yes, I was rude, to a woman none the less. "Besides, I love her." Elizabeth continued to blow air like a dying fish.
"Well, I'm coming with you on your ship, and you shouldn't disagree with me if you aren't trying to set it up so that I'm captured again." She said glaring triumphantly like she'd won something.
'Sorry hun, we've reached maximum capacity with this one aboard." Esme prodded her thumb in my chest and nodded her head. I nodded with her, wait, is she calling my fat? I turned to ask her but she gave a subtle shake of her head, I guess she wasn't.
'Then he should stay here so I can go on your ship." Elizabeth glared at me and crossed her arms. I wonder if she knew who she was talking too?
"I'll make my own decisions very much, and you can't tell me what to do. I'm going with Esme, and your ass is staying on the Pearl. End of discussion." by the time I was finished everyone was staring at me with mouths open. 'What?"
"You. Just. Cussed." Esme said her mouth touching the floor.
"Oh bother." I flicked my wrist; they should hear me when I'm no duty.
"Just who are you to talk to me like that! Do you know who I am?" Elizabeth was so close in my face I could smell her breath, it was quite disgusting. "I'm the Governor's daughter; you have no right to talk to me like that!" I gave Esme a look, she was busy trying to stuff her fist into her mouth so as not to be heard laughing, before turning back to Elizabeth whose nostrils were raging like a bulls.
"I'm the Prince of Mirkwood actually. " Her face turned this nasty white color and she quickly backed away from me and started apologizing profusely. Eru I hate it when people do that. 'Stop, I really wish you hadn't made me do that. I hate it when people treat me like that." She stopped her stammering, but she was still breathing really hard.
"You're ship is about a league away." I heard Esme cuss, and turned to find her in Jack's arms, I suppose Will scared her when he spoke. Sometimes I wonder if she really is an elf, she's forever getting frightened by that.
'Thanks Will, you guys ready to go?' She turned to Edward and I, who nodded, before she skipped down to the cabins to find Charlotte.
"Where did you come from?" I asked Bart when he appeared out of no where to return back to the Daerochon.
"I've been here the whole time." He stared at me like I was crazy. I really never saw him our whole stay on the Pearl. I turned to Esme who just shrugged before jumping into the dinghy. I followed suit shaking my head the whole time. Behind us, Jack, Will and Elizabeth, were loading their own dinghy to come finalize plans. I thought it was easy, get on their ship, get killed by those pirates while we go to war? What's so difficult about that? Apparently a lot.
"Well, it'll feel good to finally get back aboard my vessel." Esme was sprawled out across the back side of the dinghy, her foot resting on my knee. I wonder what she would do if I tickled her foot…hmmm…"I wouldn't do that if you want to keep your nose the shape it is." Darn. Caught in the act.
"They're arrived! Through down the ladder." I looked up to see some pirate glancing back down at us.
"Don't forget to drop the anchor first Corolla, it wouldn't do for the ship to be moving while we're trying to board." Esme said rolling her eyes, maybe this Corolla person really was a simpleton.
'Aye aye Captain!" Corolla nodded to some one aboard the ship before throwing the ladder over board. It almost hit Bart, shame it didn't. Note to self, must stop being cruel.
"Um Legolas dear, are you planning on staying in the dinghy then? 'I looked up to see Esme waving at me from the deck of the ship.
'You could have told me it was my turn you know." I huffed before beginning the ascent.
"But you looked so deep in contemplation." I blanched, who knew she knew such words? Damn, stop!
"So it would seem." I nearly dropped my hold on the ladder when I heard some random voice. How many new people would I have to deal with?
"Commodore!" Elizabeth ran over to some man standing in the middle of the ship like he owned it.
"Elizabeth, I thought we would never find you!" He leaned to wrap her in a hug when Will came out of nowhere and stuck his hand out.
'Nice to see you again Commodore Norrington.' This commodore man looked anything but happy about seeing Will.
"Mister Turner, what a pleasant surprise, spending time with pirates now are we?" I could hear Esme cussing about intruders on her ship, I knew this was coming.
'So it would seem you are too." Will shot back, not moving from between Elizabeth and Norrington.
"Only to find Miss Elizabeth I assure you. It wasn't by choice." Norrington spat, Will merely wiped the residue off his face. That's disgusting.
'Well, it's not by my choice, that I return to my ship and have it covered by RED COATS! And it definitely wasn't by CHOICE!" Esme shouted right in Norrington's ear. I bet he'll be deaf for a few weeks. 'Now that I have your undivided attention."
"I'm listening." He was busy trying to regain the hearing in his right ear still. I knew that would happen. Esme turned to Jack, grabbed his sword and pointed it straight into Norrington's face. She is rather violent at times. I went to lower her sword but Will yanked me back. "I'm listening, intensely."
"Will, let me go, she' gonna kill a man." I said rolling my eyes, if I really wanted to get away he couldn't hold me back, he just shook his head and continued to watch with a rather sadistic gleam in his eye. Humans. Dwarves as well it would seem.
"Excellent. You will now remove your self and your crew from my ship, and never come back, or else. Oh, how ominous did that sound?" She turned laughing at me. Norrington merely rolled his eyes.
"Leave him alone!" Elizabeth jumped in front of Esme, and if I believe what I'm seeing, her smirk just got even bigger.
"If you don't move, I shall run you down as well." She said, more for show than truth. Norrington scoffed and Elizabeth raised her eyebrow. "You don't think I will?"
"Amin umilnow ro lledur." (I don't think he believes you.) She narrowed her eyes end turned back to Norrington, dropping the sword while she was at it. A lot of good will come from that.She took a step forward knocking Elizabeth out of the way as she went; I have half a mind to think she really would have hurt her, had it not been for Will.
" Lleum ro risamin?" (Do you think I lie?) He gulped and took a step back.
'What? What did you say?" He continued to back away as she advanced he signaled for his little lackeys to come help him, they didn't move either. Esme is quite frightening when she's angry.
"LEAVE!" They were rushing to their boats before she even stopped screaming. 'Perfect."
"Commodore! You don't have to go anywhere." Elizabeth ran to the side of the ship and tried to convince him to return aboard, all he did was babble and point behind her. We all turned to see Esme looming over her; it was like she was making all the light around her go out, it was down right creepy.
'You can join him if you like." Her hands were twitching as if she wanted to throw her overboard to go with them. Elizabeth shook her head frantically and ran over to Will who hugged her. Esme stopped looming. Thank Eru.
"Must be her time of the month." I heard Jack whisper to Gibbs, before he was knocked over by a pail pitched at him. That was it, I just started laughing. "What's wrong with him I wonder?"
'Legolas?" Esme asked coming closer to me, I was bent over laughing and had to hold my hand up.
"Sim?" I had finally caught my breath and stood to find everyone staring at me.
"That was something we expected out of a lunatic like Esme, but not you really." Jack then received a kick in the shin by Esme, who smiled at me before tackling me in a smothering hug. Hey, I'm not one to complaining.
"Legolas?"
"You still smell good." Sweat drop anyone?
Author's Note: Thought I would try it in a different POV for a change, it'll be back to normal soon I promise, but let me know if this was any good for him? Anyway, you know the deal!