Chapter 35
Bells were ringing throughout what seemed like all of France. After what seemed like weeks of negotiating and making amends, the people of the town came to like the new not beastly prince and helped to form a beautiful wedding. Everybody attended it... except one.
When the wedding was over, Mrs. Potts decided to look into Jewel's room to see if she was there or not. She gasped in surprise at what she saw. The bed was stripped of any sheets, blankets, and pillows and there were numerous items missing.
"Oh good heavens!" Mrs. Potts said, surprised at the thievery done here. Then she saw it. An unopened letter laying folded on the bed. Mrs. Potts took it and knew exactly who to bring it to.
"Master!" she said, running down the hall to catch up to him and Belle. They turned to see the exhausted Mrs. Potts.
"What is it, what's wrong?" the master asked
"It's Jewel. She's gone and so are the sheets, blanket, and pillows from her bed, and there's this note." She held out the letter. Belle took it and looked at it surprised.
"And she's nowhere to be found?" she asked
"Can't find her anywhere." Mrs. Potts said
"Thank you Mrs. Potts" the master said. He led Belle into his room and closed the door. She sat down on the bed and opened the letter.
"What does it say?" he asked
"It's says..." Belle started, "Dear Belle and (she could see Beast beneath the scribble of ink) Prince Adam,
Congratulations on your marriage and may you both live together happily ever after. I am truly sorry though. I felt the winds and knew they were perfect for sailing. I already told you I'm a sailor after all. But I haven't told you much of the truth.
I'm a pirate.
Oceanis is actually my middle name. It's also the reason I have the scars on my back and a glove on my right hand. I have a tattoo there that really shows my allegiance.
Please don't tell anyone of this. If Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip or anybody else found out, please don't tell them. I don't want them to remember me as a pirate all their lives when I did so much for them while here in the castle.
Also, don't send anybody looking for me. The ocean is very big and it would take a long time to find me in my little boat in it.
I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the hospitality and gifts.
J.O.S
Jewel Oceanis Sparrow
daughter of captain Jack Sparrow
co-captain of the Black Pearl
pirate of the Caribbean
p.s. I took the sheets, pillows, and blanket from my room, a couple golden candelabras, a handful of silverware, a vase, a violin, the scythe, the dress, the gloves with the dress, the fan with the gloves and dress, the coat Prince Adam gave me, the coat the coat rack gave me, and the mirror that shows people and what they're doing on it."
"A pirate?" Adam said, shocked by the news. "Living with us this whole time?"
"Adam, please. Realize what she did for us after all." Belle said, putting a hand on her husbands shoulder as he sat down next to her.
"True." Adam responded. "But where will she go? Where can she go?"
"From what I've read, pirates go wherever they please and let the wind guide them." Belle said, walking out to the balcony as the wind blew. "I know she will be fine on her own. After all, she is Captain Jack Sparrows daughter."
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me." Jewel sang as she sailed her little dingy. It wasn't small, per say, but it wasn't large. It was a boat that could be sailed by one person that even had a small room and supply area for the sailor. Jewel was able to get this boat by trading the candelabras she "borrowed without permission" from the castle. She looked at a compass she found and saw it spin a bit as she moved the helm. It stopped when she stopped and now she had a heading.
"Weastward it is." she said. "Devils and black sheep, and really bad eggs..." She put a loop of rope around the wheel, just to make sure it stayed while she looked for something in her cabin to eat. There was a small barrel there. She took her knife out of her boot and worked to pull out the nails that held it closed. When her job was complete. The barrels contents spilled out in front of her.
Apples. Why did it have to be apples?she thought. She picked up one of the green fruit and glared at it.
"Bugger." she said. This was not really supposed to be a picky matter. She took a bite out of it reluctantly. It had a small sour taste to it. Other than that, it was pretty delicious. She left her cabin and went back up to the helm. She put a hand on it and looked ahead. Her grip tightened.
"Clouds up ahead..." Jewel said looking nervous, before leaning back and loosening her grip on the helm. "I can handle them. I can handle anything!"