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Thank you to Lyric1 and Dana-Black for reviewing!
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A joke
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"Pleasure...I guess that was supposed to be reassuring?" River asked looking from one of the woman to the other. Anamarie shrugged and held out clothing that resembled the ones she and Tasmin where sporting. Pirate clothes.
"Don't matter, as long as you keep out o' the way and do what yer told you'll be dandy. Here now try these on." Anamarie handed River the clothing.
"And we found ye with this. Jacks done gone through it and didn't find much to his liking, though he did think some of it was a tad strange." Tasmin said handing River her book-bag. River stifled a laugh of amusement, this had to be some kind of dream. They didn't know what a cd player was? Now that she thought about it she couldn't even remember all the things she had kept in the ruddy bag. Since school was over she had probably already took all of her major school books out and returned the text books. She started pulling things out of her bag ignoring the strange looks she was getting from the female pirates and the clothes they had layed next to her bag. Tasmin watched curiously as River pulled out a Evanescence cd and her portable cd player. She then pulled out her sketch book and Journal which she had on her at all times. The only thing left was a book, 'Edger Allen Poe and his Work' and some tampons and pads. She blushed at this realizing that Jack had seen these, then remembered he didn't know what they were.
"Whats that?" Anamarie pointed to the Cd and the player. The silver end was sending rainbow hues around the room.
"A cd, want to hear it?" Tasmin and Anamarie both nodded at River's question. +Of course they would+. River thought numbly as she handed the head phones to Anamarie and turned the song on to number one to let it play through.
"Well its certainly nothinh I've ever heard before." Anamarie squinted at River, not trusting the objects she had. For all she knew River was some kind of Magic user. Of course she was going to confront her about it before Jack walk, sorry, swaggered back into the room.
"Don't suppose we have another room for our little visitor?" He turned to Tasmin and Anamarie who both gave a nod as to say 'no'. "Bloody women are taking over my Pearl!" He shouted looking at each one of them separately. "I'm starting to belief in Gibb's superstitions." He mumbled fingering the two black braids hanging from his beard/goatee. His hair was adorned with many beads and charms that glittered in the light coming from the door he had left ajar. "You'll have to stay in my cabin until we reach port." He waved his hands about the small cabin. "This be yer new home for the time love, get comfy. Yer going to have to work to keep yer keep. And since I'm not sleepin' on this hard floor, were going to be sharing a bed." She seemed to look at River for the first time as his eyes scanned her body, she hadn't been paying attention though-share a room-whats more, a bed- with this, this Man? Her chin started to quiver as memories of the movie night came flooding back and she clutched the blankets in her hands until her knuckles turned white. "Careful love, those do cost a pretty cent despite what the crew says." Captain Jack nodded to the way she clutched the blankets. His eyes narrowed. "She ganna be ok?" He turned to Tasmin and Anamarie who were still watching with interest. Anamarie scoffed and Tasmin shrugged her shoulders.
"Donno Cap'n. She seems a bit funny if ye ask me." Anamarie said watching River. "How'd she get here and where'd she get those bloody clothes?" She asked turning to look at Jack.
"She just needs some rest is all." Tasmin spoke up. She knew Anamarie was just looking out for the ship, she also knew that before Tasmin had come a long originally as a stowaway, Anamarie had been just content being the only woman aboard the Black Pearl. "I'll tell 'er about the ship and all and you can all get on with your work." Anamarie nodded and headed out for the deck, she had some work to do on the sails-the bloody things where practically falling apart! Jack watched River a bit more before shrugging and following Anamarie. He was needed at the helm anyway.
"Ignore 'um, Anamarie's just a tough cookie, and Jack-well-He's a good cap'n." Tasmin said picking up the clothes in her hands. "'Ere ye know how ta put 'ese on?" She asked. River just stood motionless. "'Ello?!" She waved her hand on in front of Rivers face. River jumped as if she had been burnt. "Ye ok?" Tasmin looked into the girls eyes. "Somethin's bothering ye."
"Dono what your talkin' bout." River put on an innocent look. Tasmin narrowed her eyes but nodded.
"Well 'ere. After ye get 'um on ye can come on deck. I'm sure Anamarie can use some help on the sails. And a storms coming. We got red skys this morning." Tasmin concluded and made her way for the door to the cabin. "Prove ye can work like the men and ye'll be fine." She stated before walking out the door. Thoughts of sharing a bed with the 'pirate' that she had found hovering over her when she had awoken was making things best left forgotten come to life. River changed into the clothes finding them quite difficult the figure out at some points. Finally getting herself together she walked out into the bright sunlight.
"Looks like yer alive then, c'mon Gibbs 'ill have somethin' for ye." Captain Sparrow stated turning to see River come out of his cabin. She looked down at the clothes she was wearing. Not trusting the plain white shirt she had kept the green tank on underneath. She gasped as she looked about her, there were men running around, some where working on different things about the ship and others were running their mouths about one unfortunate or another at some place that 'wasn't far now'. But what really excited her was the ocean. The waves crashing and churning about the ship made her forget everything. The sea green vastness seemed to soak up all the unhappiness in her.
"Like it lass?" She about jumped as Jacks voice came through the barrier she usually had up. She mentally kicked her self. She had let her guard down. Damn.
He was closer then she thought at first and when River turned to say something she found he was less then a foot away. She shied away and almost fell over a bucket.
"Damn." River said aloud. She looked up at the grinning Captain. "Yeah, I've never seen it before." She controlled her voice as she got some much needed space. Jack's charming grin disappeared and he about swallowed his toung.
"NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN?!" He took a settling breath. "How can ye live with yerself?" He seemed astonished. Of course she had seen the ocean, in pictures, but never the crashing moving sensation that came with being on the ship.
"I've seen it in pictures!" She defended her self. Then about gagged as she realized that she had yelled at him.
"It ain't the same." He insisted watching her. She nodded watching the water once more. "Ye can scrub the brig. It needs a good cleanin'." He eyed the cross hanging on her neck with a gleam in his eye. She placed her hand over it, clenching it in her fist and his eyes snapped up. "'Ave Anamarie or Tasmin tell ye were we keep the buckets and rags." He sniggered a little. "You going to be tired tonight. I guess that means the fun 'ell 'ave to wait." He was joking but it still made her flinch. He watched as she went and asked Tasmin where the supplies was kept and went to retrieve it.
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I couldn't really think about what I wanted to do with this chapter. I don't mean to make Anamarie sound extremely rude it just seems that she would need to get to know someone before she became all buddy-buddy with them. Though I'm sure she'll become more kind in a couple chapters. Since that storms coming and all. Please tell me what you think. I don't know if I portray the characters all that well and I want your insight! Tell me how I'm doing for a fan thats only been able to seethe movie once .
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Thank you to Lyric1 and Dana-Black for reviewing!
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A joke
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"Pleasure...I guess that was supposed to be reassuring?" River asked looking from one of the woman to the other. Anamarie shrugged and held out clothing that resembled the ones she and Tasmin where sporting. Pirate clothes.
"Don't matter, as long as you keep out o' the way and do what yer told you'll be dandy. Here now try these on." Anamarie handed River the clothing.
"And we found ye with this. Jacks done gone through it and didn't find much to his liking, though he did think some of it was a tad strange." Tasmin said handing River her book-bag. River stifled a laugh of amusement, this had to be some kind of dream. They didn't know what a cd player was? Now that she thought about it she couldn't even remember all the things she had kept in the ruddy bag. Since school was over she had probably already took all of her major school books out and returned the text books. She started pulling things out of her bag ignoring the strange looks she was getting from the female pirates and the clothes they had layed next to her bag. Tasmin watched curiously as River pulled out a Evanescence cd and her portable cd player. She then pulled out her sketch book and Journal which she had on her at all times. The only thing left was a book, 'Edger Allen Poe and his Work' and some tampons and pads. She blushed at this realizing that Jack had seen these, then remembered he didn't know what they were.
"Whats that?" Anamarie pointed to the Cd and the player. The silver end was sending rainbow hues around the room.
"A cd, want to hear it?" Tasmin and Anamarie both nodded at River's question. +Of course they would+. River thought numbly as she handed the head phones to Anamarie and turned the song on to number one to let it play through.
"Well its certainly nothinh I've ever heard before." Anamarie squinted at River, not trusting the objects she had. For all she knew River was some kind of Magic user. Of course she was going to confront her about it before Jack walk, sorry, swaggered back into the room.
"Don't suppose we have another room for our little visitor?" He turned to Tasmin and Anamarie who both gave a nod as to say 'no'. "Bloody women are taking over my Pearl!" He shouted looking at each one of them separately. "I'm starting to belief in Gibb's superstitions." He mumbled fingering the two black braids hanging from his beard/goatee. His hair was adorned with many beads and charms that glittered in the light coming from the door he had left ajar. "You'll have to stay in my cabin until we reach port." He waved his hands about the small cabin. "This be yer new home for the time love, get comfy. Yer going to have to work to keep yer keep. And since I'm not sleepin' on this hard floor, were going to be sharing a bed." She seemed to look at River for the first time as his eyes scanned her body, she hadn't been paying attention though-share a room-whats more, a bed- with this, this Man? Her chin started to quiver as memories of the movie night came flooding back and she clutched the blankets in her hands until her knuckles turned white. "Careful love, those do cost a pretty cent despite what the crew says." Captain Jack nodded to the way she clutched the blankets. His eyes narrowed. "She ganna be ok?" He turned to Tasmin and Anamarie who were still watching with interest. Anamarie scoffed and Tasmin shrugged her shoulders.
"Donno Cap'n. She seems a bit funny if ye ask me." Anamarie said watching River. "How'd she get here and where'd she get those bloody clothes?" She asked turning to look at Jack.
"She just needs some rest is all." Tasmin spoke up. She knew Anamarie was just looking out for the ship, she also knew that before Tasmin had come a long originally as a stowaway, Anamarie had been just content being the only woman aboard the Black Pearl. "I'll tell 'er about the ship and all and you can all get on with your work." Anamarie nodded and headed out for the deck, she had some work to do on the sails-the bloody things where practically falling apart! Jack watched River a bit more before shrugging and following Anamarie. He was needed at the helm anyway.
"Ignore 'um, Anamarie's just a tough cookie, and Jack-well-He's a good cap'n." Tasmin said picking up the clothes in her hands. "'Ere ye know how ta put 'ese on?" She asked. River just stood motionless. "'Ello?!" She waved her hand on in front of Rivers face. River jumped as if she had been burnt. "Ye ok?" Tasmin looked into the girls eyes. "Somethin's bothering ye."
"Dono what your talkin' bout." River put on an innocent look. Tasmin narrowed her eyes but nodded.
"Well 'ere. After ye get 'um on ye can come on deck. I'm sure Anamarie can use some help on the sails. And a storms coming. We got red skys this morning." Tasmin concluded and made her way for the door to the cabin. "Prove ye can work like the men and ye'll be fine." She stated before walking out the door. Thoughts of sharing a bed with the 'pirate' that she had found hovering over her when she had awoken was making things best left forgotten come to life. River changed into the clothes finding them quite difficult the figure out at some points. Finally getting herself together she walked out into the bright sunlight.
"Looks like yer alive then, c'mon Gibbs 'ill have somethin' for ye." Captain Sparrow stated turning to see River come out of his cabin. She looked down at the clothes she was wearing. Not trusting the plain white shirt she had kept the green tank on underneath. She gasped as she looked about her, there were men running around, some where working on different things about the ship and others were running their mouths about one unfortunate or another at some place that 'wasn't far now'. But what really excited her was the ocean. The waves crashing and churning about the ship made her forget everything. The sea green vastness seemed to soak up all the unhappiness in her.
"Like it lass?" She about jumped as Jacks voice came through the barrier she usually had up. She mentally kicked her self. She had let her guard down. Damn.
He was closer then she thought at first and when River turned to say something she found he was less then a foot away. She shied away and almost fell over a bucket.
"Damn." River said aloud. She looked up at the grinning Captain. "Yeah, I've never seen it before." She controlled her voice as she got some much needed space. Jack's charming grin disappeared and he about swallowed his toung.
"NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN?!" He took a settling breath. "How can ye live with yerself?" He seemed astonished. Of course she had seen the ocean, in pictures, but never the crashing moving sensation that came with being on the ship.
"I've seen it in pictures!" She defended her self. Then about gagged as she realized that she had yelled at him.
"It ain't the same." He insisted watching her. She nodded watching the water once more. "Ye can scrub the brig. It needs a good cleanin'." He eyed the cross hanging on her neck with a gleam in his eye. She placed her hand over it, clenching it in her fist and his eyes snapped up. "'Ave Anamarie or Tasmin tell ye were we keep the buckets and rags." He sniggered a little. "You going to be tired tonight. I guess that means the fun 'ell 'ave to wait." He was joking but it still made her flinch. He watched as she went and asked Tasmin where the supplies was kept and went to retrieve it.
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I couldn't really think about what I wanted to do with this chapter. I don't mean to make Anamarie sound extremely rude it just seems that she would need to get to know someone before she became all buddy-buddy with them. Though I'm sure she'll become more kind in a couple chapters. Since that storms coming and all. Please tell me what you think. I don't know if I portray the characters all that well and I want your insight! Tell me how I'm doing for a fan thats only been able to seethe movie once .