Presents in Town

"Yer not going straight to the tavern, are ye?" I asked, tugging Jack's sleeve. He laughed.

"Love, I intend to buy ye some of yer own clothes before going fer a drink. I think a nice dress would suit ye perfect." He said, taking my hand and pulling me to the helm. He pointed to the shoreline.

"See, we'll get ye some clothes and a dress and then we'll go out and have some fun, savvy?" I grinned.

"Savvy." I replied, squeezing Jack's hand. He turned to me, smiling, before spinning me around.

"Now go help Elizabeth, Will says she's fidgeting around some baby names." I nodded, beginning to prance off, although he caught me by the arm.

"And tell them the name Jack is really one they should consider." He said, winking and letting me go. I laughed, nodding and disappearing down to Elizabeth. Will and her were sitting on their bed, Will looking bored out of his brain. I jumped in, loving the look of thanks on Will's face. I sat down, shooing him away and giving him the chance to escape.

"So, what ye doing?" I asked. Elizabeth grinned.

"I was thinking of baby names. I think Alice is nice but Will prefers something less girly He said it was too frilly." She said, clasping her hands in her lap. I nodded.

"Alice is nice but I think if it was a boy, Will would be right." I joked, watching her. She nodded.

"And if it's a boy I think something like…"

"Jack?" I asked, grinning. "Our Jack, he said that..." I began but Elizabeth cut in.

"Your Jack." She said, nudging me. I blushed.

"Well then, my Jack says you should really consider it." I finished, still blushing. She shrugged before launching into a whole list of names. I sighed, my thoughts drifting to Jack and what I might buy in town.

"Are you listening?" I looked up, nodding.

"Of course." I lied. She raised her eyebrows.

"What was the last name I mentioned?" I frowned.

"Uh, James? Dominic?" She shook her head, making a 'tut' noise.

"Really, Violet, you must listen." She scolded. I nodded, putting my head down as if I was ashamed. She sighed.

"So, what is going on with you and Jack now?" I looked up, hearing the words 'you and Jack'.

"You weren't listening again, were you?"

"No, Mrs. Turner." I muttered as if I was a child, sulking. She shook her head, repeating herself.

"So, what is going on with you and Jack now?" I grinned.

"He's taking me into town later to buy some dresses, that's before we go 'celebrating'. And yes I do believe that by 'celebrating' he actually means getting drunk and staggering back to the ship." I laughed, watching Elizabeth's face light up.

"Jack is taking you looking for dresses? Oh, how wonderful!" She sighed. "I wish Will took me dress shopping." I laughed, patting her shoulder.

"No worries, I mean, yer having a baby. More than me and Jack. Think of it like this. Dress, baby." I weighed the options, putting my hands out and moving them like a pair of scales. Of course, baby won. She smiled.

"I suppose you're right…"

"Suppose? I am right, Elizabeth. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go see how long it will take to dock." I said, rushing from the room before Elizabeth could trap me into listening to her reel off more names. I think she asked me to come back but I ignored her, jumping up the steps and onto the deck, where Jack was calling orders to anchor. I smiled, looking to the shore. We were hidden in a small cove, keeping us from sight. Jack said we would be able to let down the boats and row in; else we risked being caught by red coats and such. Still, we weren't far away from the beach and a little walk would lead us right into town. And he was right. It was a short walk into town until we were met by shop lined streets. The crew headed straight for the tavern and whore houses, yet, Jack took my arm.

"So, love, what colour dresses d'ye like?" I smiled, shrugging.

"I don't know, yer the expert." I remarked, remembering the last time Jack had come shopping. He grinned.

"Well, how 'bout, ye go look around and I'll buy ye a dress. And ye have to wear it." He added, rather worryingly. I nodded slowly.

"Okay. But…" I was about to spit out a whole list of things I wouldn't wear, for example, frills, ruffles, anything black, anything that was too low cut, and knowing Jack that was what he'd buy, anything that was too whore-like. Jack held up a hand.

"Love, my tremendous intuitive sense of the female creature tells me that yer about to list a whole load of things ye don't want." I began to nod, looking a little relieved.

"And yer not gonna get the chance." He finished, smirking, before spinning me around. I squeked, turning back to look at Jack. And he was gone.

"Oh, great." I muttered, sighing and making my way through the town. I came to many little shops, some stalls and a blacksmiths, although, the first shop I actually looked in was a small hdden bookshop. I walked in quietly, not wanting to disturb the peace of the old shop. I looked at the walls of books, most covered in thick layers of dust.

"Can I help?" I turned to the woman, her white hair tied in a small bun at the nape of her neck. I could tell she wasn't rich for she was wearing an old, faded dress and looked like she had worked for many years. I shook my head.

"No, thank you, I'm just looking."

"Well, I could help. What do you like to read?" I smiled sightly, the old woman looking at me warmly.

"I…well, I can't actually read." I admitted. The woman smiled at me, not even remotely shocked. She waved her hand.

"Well, if you do decide on anything, come and see me." She said, walking into the back. I smiled to myself, pulling out an old book, looking at it and replacing it. I did this with a number of books until one caught my eye. It was old and leatherbound, immeadiately sticking out from the others. I looked at it, examining the detail of the first page. It was extra ordinary and, flicking through the book, I found all the pages were filled with detailed maps, maps that I was sure Jack didn't have.

"Exquisite, isn't it?" The woman looked at the book that I was holding, smiling.

"What's your name,dear?" I looked at her.

"I'm Violet." I said. She looked at me quizically.

"No last name?" I shook my head. She shrugged.

"I'm Sara." She said. I smiled.

"It's a lovely book, Sara, I just wish I could afford it." Sara took the book from me, walking to the back. She returned minutes later, the book wrapped in brown paper.

"It's yours, free of charge." She said, handing me the book.

"Are you sure? I mean, its so lovely. I could never possibly..." Sara waved a hand, silencing me.

"Take it, dear."

"Thank you. It's for a friend of mine." I said, thinking of Jack as I took the book from the old hands.

"Who?" She asked. I shrugged.

"Jack Sparrow. You may have heard of him." She laughed.

"Oh, heard of him I have." She said. I grinned.

"I sail with him, aboard the Pearl."

"Oh, well, if you ever need a place to stay, you can find me here. You are both welcome." She said warmly.

"We leave tomorrow, but if we didn't then I would gladly come see you. I'm sorry." Sara shook her head.

"Nonsense, dear, anytime you need me, just come here. Always welcome, you and your 'friend'." Her tone was secretive, as if she knew something.

"I don't love him." I blurted, my cheeks flushing. She laughed again.

"Course not, dear." I smiled, embarrassed.

"I can tell by the way you said his name. My first love was a pirate. He promised he'd come and see me. And he did for a short while. Then one day he left and didn't come back." Sara looked down, her old hands fiddling with a piece of string she had used to tie up the book.

"I'm sorry. Did you ever hear from him again?" She shook her head sadly, her wrinkled cheeks wet from small tears.

"He died in a naval raid. Shot through the head." I gasped, my hand flying to my mouth.

"That's awful." She nodded, looking up at me.

"Be careful, dear, wouldn't want that for you and your sweet heart." She said, in a motherly tone. Suddenly she cheered up.

"Now come along. I'm sure Captain Sparrow is dying to see you. Off you go." She said, pointing to the door. I nodded, smiling at her.

"Now, that book. It comes with one condition." She paused. I bit my lip.

"What?"

"That you come back and visit me, dear."

"Of course I will." I said, and, even though I barely knew Sara, I felt a strong bond with her. It pained me to leave, yet, I did. I walked down the streets, ready to find Jack and see what monstorosity he had bought for me to wear, however horrid and or frilly.

:D There we go. another chapter. boring chapter maybe but it's a chapter none the less. REVIEW IT, SAVVY!

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