*earlier that day*
After seeing the shadow of Port Royale, Eve went to her cabin and carefully dressed. For the first time in a very long time she pulled out a dress.
But not just any dress. This dress was blood red, thick velvet, with black lace adorning it as trim and a black corset under it. There were billowed out sleeves for arms with a glove-like character attached that was black.
Eve pulled on her most feminine black boots, ones that laced up and had heels. Then she got out a very special little jewelry box.
In it was a set of ruby-incrusted jewelry. First thing that Eve pulled out was a silver ruby medallion. She placed it around her neck then tucked it into her bodice. Next came two silver tennis bracelets with rubies in each link. Eve, annoyed at getting bracelets on (she was never good at that), pulled out 4 rings and layed them on the table. One was a matching ruby jewel, small and delicate on a silver band. This one she put on her middle finger on her left hand. Another was a larger completely silver ring. It was a flat band with Captain Eve Spade of the Dark Angel engraved into it (She made a note to thank Will for doing it so nicely, then to thank Elijah for getting it for her). She placed it on her right thumb, pausing for a moment to admire the scar that ran near it. The third ring was another simple band that wove into a little infinity sign. She tenderly placed it on her left hand ring finger.
Finally she looked to the fourth ring. Her wedding ring. On it was ruby and onyx with J ingraved on one side and A engraved on the other. The band itself was white-gold.
Eve stared at it, and didn't notice that tears were flowing down her pale complexion. There was a pound on the door, and quickly Eve slipped the ring onto her right hand ring finger and said, "Come in!"
Gibbs walked in and said, "Aye, Elijah wants to go. Are ye ready, Captain?"
"I'll follow. I want to do some stuff before I leave."
"Aye." And with that Gibbs walked out of the cabin.
Eve sat down, applied the typical kohl to her eyes, and stared into the mirror. She was so different. Even with the dress and everything. Adam would barely recognize her.
~***~
Gibbs came on the little boat to shore and muttered how unlucky it was to have a woman as a CAPTAIN! Elijah gave him a sharp look.
"Gibbs! Captain Spade is the best we could have! Since. . . since Jack. . ." Elijah stopped. Everyone hung their heads soberly.
"I know, Detroit! Bloody 'ell, it was just a comment."
"Well it was a bad one. I advise ye to watch your bloomin' mouth, savvy?"
"Savvy," Gibbs muttered. He was silent until they reached the nearest pub and had had a few drinks.
Elijah didn't go with them to the pub. He went immediately to the smithy he remembered. He had gotten a ring for Eve there.
"'Ello?" Elijah looked around in the dusty shop.
"Hold on a minute," Came a heavy british accent from the back.
Will Turner stepped out of the shadows. "Ahh! Elijah. It's been too long!" The two men shook hands.
"So what brings you to Port Royale, my friend?" Will asked when they had sat down by a table. He didn't mind the break, and since the head blacksmith had drunk himself to death, he could.
"Eve did. She wanted to see the Commodore. Adam Riley?"
"Yes, I know him. Good man."
"I suppose. I'm not fond of 'is son, though 'e and Eve get on alright." Elijah scowled.
"Ah. I see."
Elijah quickly decided that he didn't like that tone of voice, that mocking in Will's voice. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Elijah, Eve doesn't love you."
Elijah was taken aback. "Who said she did, mate?"
"No one, but you think it. She lost Jack, and he was her one true love."
Elijah scoffed. "You know nothing."
"And neither do you." Will stared at Elijah. And Elijah knew he was right.
"Then what was it in the Windmill Inn?"
"You guys stayed in the Windmill? Bloody hell!"
Elijah grinned.
Will rolled his eyes. "Lucky whelp. So did you just miss me or do you want something in particular?"
Elijah's grin widened. He thought back to a few weeks ago, when he and Eve had sat in her cabin together, and he remembered her saying, "If there's one thing I miss, it's archery."
She wouldn't miss it for long. It would make the perfect christmas present.
~***~
Eve rowed herself to shore. The dockmaster heard her, and without looking up, he said, "One shilling to tie up your boat, and I'll need your name."
Eve got out and walked up to him slowly, tauntingly. She pulled his face up to see her. "Are you sure," She said softly, "That you couldn't just hold onto it for me? I'm quite out of money, but I promise I'll make it up to you."
The dockmaster shuddered. "Alright, Miss Smith."
"Thank you sir."
"Enjoy your time in Port Royale."
"I'm sure."
Eve wondered around, looking to see if Elijah was around. She was so distracted in her search that she didn't see the man walking, also distracted, toward her.
POW!
Eve fell back, and rubbed her back. She looked up to say an apology, but then. . .
"Jack!"
After seeing the shadow of Port Royale, Eve went to her cabin and carefully dressed. For the first time in a very long time she pulled out a dress.
But not just any dress. This dress was blood red, thick velvet, with black lace adorning it as trim and a black corset under it. There were billowed out sleeves for arms with a glove-like character attached that was black.
Eve pulled on her most feminine black boots, ones that laced up and had heels. Then she got out a very special little jewelry box.
In it was a set of ruby-incrusted jewelry. First thing that Eve pulled out was a silver ruby medallion. She placed it around her neck then tucked it into her bodice. Next came two silver tennis bracelets with rubies in each link. Eve, annoyed at getting bracelets on (she was never good at that), pulled out 4 rings and layed them on the table. One was a matching ruby jewel, small and delicate on a silver band. This one she put on her middle finger on her left hand. Another was a larger completely silver ring. It was a flat band with Captain Eve Spade of the Dark Angel engraved into it (She made a note to thank Will for doing it so nicely, then to thank Elijah for getting it for her). She placed it on her right thumb, pausing for a moment to admire the scar that ran near it. The third ring was another simple band that wove into a little infinity sign. She tenderly placed it on her left hand ring finger.
Finally she looked to the fourth ring. Her wedding ring. On it was ruby and onyx with J ingraved on one side and A engraved on the other. The band itself was white-gold.
Eve stared at it, and didn't notice that tears were flowing down her pale complexion. There was a pound on the door, and quickly Eve slipped the ring onto her right hand ring finger and said, "Come in!"
Gibbs walked in and said, "Aye, Elijah wants to go. Are ye ready, Captain?"
"I'll follow. I want to do some stuff before I leave."
"Aye." And with that Gibbs walked out of the cabin.
Eve sat down, applied the typical kohl to her eyes, and stared into the mirror. She was so different. Even with the dress and everything. Adam would barely recognize her.
~***~
Gibbs came on the little boat to shore and muttered how unlucky it was to have a woman as a CAPTAIN! Elijah gave him a sharp look.
"Gibbs! Captain Spade is the best we could have! Since. . . since Jack. . ." Elijah stopped. Everyone hung their heads soberly.
"I know, Detroit! Bloody 'ell, it was just a comment."
"Well it was a bad one. I advise ye to watch your bloomin' mouth, savvy?"
"Savvy," Gibbs muttered. He was silent until they reached the nearest pub and had had a few drinks.
Elijah didn't go with them to the pub. He went immediately to the smithy he remembered. He had gotten a ring for Eve there.
"'Ello?" Elijah looked around in the dusty shop.
"Hold on a minute," Came a heavy british accent from the back.
Will Turner stepped out of the shadows. "Ahh! Elijah. It's been too long!" The two men shook hands.
"So what brings you to Port Royale, my friend?" Will asked when they had sat down by a table. He didn't mind the break, and since the head blacksmith had drunk himself to death, he could.
"Eve did. She wanted to see the Commodore. Adam Riley?"
"Yes, I know him. Good man."
"I suppose. I'm not fond of 'is son, though 'e and Eve get on alright." Elijah scowled.
"Ah. I see."
Elijah quickly decided that he didn't like that tone of voice, that mocking in Will's voice. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Elijah, Eve doesn't love you."
Elijah was taken aback. "Who said she did, mate?"
"No one, but you think it. She lost Jack, and he was her one true love."
Elijah scoffed. "You know nothing."
"And neither do you." Will stared at Elijah. And Elijah knew he was right.
"Then what was it in the Windmill Inn?"
"You guys stayed in the Windmill? Bloody hell!"
Elijah grinned.
Will rolled his eyes. "Lucky whelp. So did you just miss me or do you want something in particular?"
Elijah's grin widened. He thought back to a few weeks ago, when he and Eve had sat in her cabin together, and he remembered her saying, "If there's one thing I miss, it's archery."
She wouldn't miss it for long. It would make the perfect christmas present.
~***~
Eve rowed herself to shore. The dockmaster heard her, and without looking up, he said, "One shilling to tie up your boat, and I'll need your name."
Eve got out and walked up to him slowly, tauntingly. She pulled his face up to see her. "Are you sure," She said softly, "That you couldn't just hold onto it for me? I'm quite out of money, but I promise I'll make it up to you."
The dockmaster shuddered. "Alright, Miss Smith."
"Thank you sir."
"Enjoy your time in Port Royale."
"I'm sure."
Eve wondered around, looking to see if Elijah was around. She was so distracted in her search that she didn't see the man walking, also distracted, toward her.
POW!
Eve fell back, and rubbed her back. She looked up to say an apology, but then. . .
"Jack!"