Fighter
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Thank You:
*Lenore Raven: I'm so glad you like my stories, Who said I have a life that doesn't revolve around the internet?! They lied! lol
*Lyric1: Thanks ^^
*Dana-Black: Thanks!
A song to listen to this chapter would be a Voice Within by Chritina Aguilera. It's not that I like her or anything, I don't know- I've never met her. But her lyrics are awesome and she has a great voice.
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Dagger
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River heard Jack stand up and leave the room mumbling about not being able to sleep, and how Gibbs was in the right track with his bad luck thinking. River sat up after he left and picked up her book bag and sketch book, pulling open the side pocket on the book bag she dug out a small box of colored pencils. Setting them down on the desk she started changing back into the pirate pants she had received from Tasmin and Anamaria. Silently cursing pirate bathing habits.
The sunlight seemed un-natural, so did the whole circumstance in general. Men were running around the deck, pulling at the ropes or coming up from below deck and informing a dirty chubby man about how much food was left or the amount of cannon balls they had left in case of attack. River silently walked around to a almost quite part and sat down looking over the crashing waves and the glittering diamonds the sun left on top of the blue green water. The sun was a fire red orange and was just coming up. River pulled out a colored pencil and started drawing, first black and white and then added bits of color to the sun rise, then mixing a blue green for the waves- making it darker in some places and almost white in others. She gently bit her lower lip as she tried to find a color to match the clear sky above her.
"Yer a good artist." River jumped from where she had been sitting. Damn the ocean and its tranquility. Jack leaned over her shoulder and surveyed the picture she had been working on. "But ye forgot one thing."
"And what would that be?" River turned to face him irritably. She hadn't had barely any sleep and now he was commenting on her drawing? He pointed a little to the right.
"Are those dolphins?" River caught a glimpse of a slick silver body glide over the top of the water and dive back down, followed by two or three more and then replayed. She watched in awe, the only sea creatures she had ever seen where behind glass walls. Jack just nodded.
"Do ye always scream in yer sleep?" He had thought about it and had decided to question her about it when she was relaxed and focused on something that would hold her attention. Her eyes were alive and watching the dolphins with curiosity and hope. Unfortunately, River wasn't one to let her wall down for long periods of time.
"It was a nightmare." She stated quietly retreating into herself again. Damn him and his beautiful dark eyes.
"Cap'n!" Gibbs voice called from somewhere on the ship nearby. River let out a small sigh of relief, thankful for the interruption. "Theres a ship in our wake, their sporting a Jolly Roger."
"Why thank ye Gibbs." Jack was giving a charming smile as he nodded to River and turned to walk over to Gibbs who handed Jack a bronze spy glass. Jack turned it to the spot Gibbs was pointing to and watched for a moment. "There after us alright, must be me charming goods looks." Anamaria came up from below deck rolling her eyes.
"I heard that Captain." She said walking past him and over to River. "Here, if yer goin' to be on a pirate ship all quite like ye are, yer goin' to need somethin' to protect yerself with." Anamaria held out a object wrapped in a thick white cloth. River took it reluctantly. "Its not going to bite you- well really it should be hurting the one thats bothering you." She said after pondering the thought. River unwrapped the cloth and looked down at a dagger. Silver blade sending shivers down her spine, a hard white handle with carvings imbedded into it. "Its sharp, and thats ivory. The markings are old." Anamaria stopped to think. "Some one told me what they mean...Freedom I think it was." She shrugged. "Careful with it." She warned before walking up to join into the conversation with Gibbs and the Captain. River traced her index finger over the carvings. Freedom, that would be nice.
"There coming up fast, I give 'um another hour before they catch up." Gibbs informed Jack as River walked over, suddenly feeling uncomfortable being alone. Mostly because the threat of another pirate ship coming closer wasn't to appealing. Jack started giving orders to the crew, dropping the sails to allow the wind to push the ship on farther and faster.
"Ye might wanna head to the captains quarters." Tasmin looked back at Raven as she walked past. "Better safe then sorry." River nodded her head before walking into Jacks cabin and closing the door. She picked up her cd player and cd turning the volume up until it hurt her ears and closed her eyes.
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River could just barely hear the cannons moving across the deck. She reached to turn the volume up on her cd player and rolled her eyes as she realized it was already up as far as it would go. She jumped as the all to clear sound of cannon fire sounded. She clutched the dagger that Anamaria had given her running her thumb over the ivory blade, thinking about the elephant that was dead now because of it, though at this time the elephants weren't endangered either so it wasn't as bad. She flung her headphones off her head as she felt hands on her shoulders.
"I thought ye would like to know that they caught up." Tasmin grinned innocently, or as innocent as a female pirate can grin.
"You don't say." River replied sarcastically. She switched her cd player off and stood up from where she was sitting. It was Tasmin's turn to roll her eyes. She even opened her mouth to say something before another cannon shot rang out and
"Cap'n! There coming aboard!" A voice from above rang out in excitement. Tasmin cracked a smile.
"I live for this stuff." She stated before turning and walking back out the door. River looked around the room and followed her, she would rather be out on deck watching and knowing then being stuck in the captains quarters and NOT knowing what was going on. The sky was smokey with gun powder. A large ship was pulled up next to the Black Pearl and ropes and gang planks were situated so that the pirates could board one anothers ship. The yelling and clashing of sword against sword was deafening and River was starting to rethink knowing what was going on.
"'Ello poppet." A toothless *really* dirty pirate was suddenly standing in front of her. +But of course. Why wouldn't my life take a turn for the worse.+ River sighed heavily looking around the dock. Jack had that always present grin on his face as he crossed blades with a pirate from the other ship, Anamaria was facing off against a somewhat heavy pirate with a cutlass, and Tasmin was laughing as she shoved a blade through a filthy scumbag who then fell overboard into the chilled waters below.
"Why doesn't this look like it'll be fun?" River asked no one in particular. She took a step back as the dirty pirate reached out for her and she turned to run back into Jack cabin, with any luck it would have a lock on the door. Luck sucks.
"Damn damn damn damn..." River tried pushing the large captain's desk against the door but it wouldn't budge. She went on cursing while pushing a chair under the knob. Well it works in movies, besides luck owed her one. Lucks a bitch.
"Poppet." A sing song voice range through the door. "I saw ye go in 'ere." The knob on the door rattled. River looked around the room her eyes falling on the bed. Oh well, the oldest trick in the book has to start somewhere. She crawled under the bed clutching the dagger in her hand behind her back so the pirate wouldn't see it until it was just a tad to late. She saw his overly large feet shuffle across the room after hearing a crack as the door opened. He stopped infront of the bed and slowly started to bend over, a clouded grey eye above the retched crooked smile. "I knews ye was in 'ere, now quit playin and common out before I make ye." River, feeling rather board and surprisingly brave considering she didn't really care at this point (she was after all stuck on a pirate ship in the 17 hundreds), scrunched up her nose and stuck out her toung. "Is that 'ow it is then. I'll 'ust 'ave to get ye meslef." The pirates gruesome grin grew wider as a dirty hand with tidbits for nails started under the bed. In one swift movement River brought the blade out from behind her back and drug it into the pirates outstretched hand imagining Dustin's hand- hate glittering in her eyes. The blade went through like butter and dug into the old wood of the pirate ship with a sickening thud, the cut so cleanly made the only blood was running down the blade and onto the floor in a small glittering puddle. The pirate yelped with surprise and fury and reached his other hand down to try and pull the blade out of his hand, though it wasn't easy in his position. River crawled backwards out from under the bed so that her feet were out first, then her mid-section and then her head. She shook her head making a mental note to clean the cabin if she ever got the chance as many dust bunnies made it out of her hair and floated slowly back down to the floor, only to be pushed back under the bed by a breeze or the movement of the ship.
"Thats what you get for messing with a girl with problems." River mused to herself as she made her way back on deck quickly, not wanting to be around and alone when the blade was pulled from the pirates hand. Jack and most of the crew had made their way to the other ship and were making there way back aboard the Pearl with food and such that they had taken from the other ship. Tasmin had a green apple in her hand that she took a large bite out of before tossing it to River.
"You missed all the fun." Tasmin said with a large smile. "Jack's ganna take everything but a weeks rations for the ones that are still alive and through their sails in the ocean. That ways they have a chance and were to far away for them to catch up- besides, it'll take days before their sails are dry enough to use anyway." Tasmin finished with a deep breath. Anamaria was hooting the crews victory.
"Did ye get board down in the captains quarters girly?" Anamaria asked taking the apple that River was handling absently and taking a large bite.
"On the contrary. I don't think Jack will be to happy when he gets to his cabin." River gave a half uncertain grin looked back to where she had come up recently. "That dagger came in handy Anamaria, it a bit of a literal since if you think about it."
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So what do you all think? Did River get a little to brave in this chapter? I'm trying to get her to loosen up, but maybe it was to fast. Anyways please review. I really like this story and I hope you all do to.
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Thank You:
*Lenore Raven: I'm so glad you like my stories, Who said I have a life that doesn't revolve around the internet?! They lied! lol
*Lyric1: Thanks ^^
*Dana-Black: Thanks!
A song to listen to this chapter would be a Voice Within by Chritina Aguilera. It's not that I like her or anything, I don't know- I've never met her. But her lyrics are awesome and she has a great voice.
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Dagger
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River heard Jack stand up and leave the room mumbling about not being able to sleep, and how Gibbs was in the right track with his bad luck thinking. River sat up after he left and picked up her book bag and sketch book, pulling open the side pocket on the book bag she dug out a small box of colored pencils. Setting them down on the desk she started changing back into the pirate pants she had received from Tasmin and Anamaria. Silently cursing pirate bathing habits.
The sunlight seemed un-natural, so did the whole circumstance in general. Men were running around the deck, pulling at the ropes or coming up from below deck and informing a dirty chubby man about how much food was left or the amount of cannon balls they had left in case of attack. River silently walked around to a almost quite part and sat down looking over the crashing waves and the glittering diamonds the sun left on top of the blue green water. The sun was a fire red orange and was just coming up. River pulled out a colored pencil and started drawing, first black and white and then added bits of color to the sun rise, then mixing a blue green for the waves- making it darker in some places and almost white in others. She gently bit her lower lip as she tried to find a color to match the clear sky above her.
"Yer a good artist." River jumped from where she had been sitting. Damn the ocean and its tranquility. Jack leaned over her shoulder and surveyed the picture she had been working on. "But ye forgot one thing."
"And what would that be?" River turned to face him irritably. She hadn't had barely any sleep and now he was commenting on her drawing? He pointed a little to the right.
"Are those dolphins?" River caught a glimpse of a slick silver body glide over the top of the water and dive back down, followed by two or three more and then replayed. She watched in awe, the only sea creatures she had ever seen where behind glass walls. Jack just nodded.
"Do ye always scream in yer sleep?" He had thought about it and had decided to question her about it when she was relaxed and focused on something that would hold her attention. Her eyes were alive and watching the dolphins with curiosity and hope. Unfortunately, River wasn't one to let her wall down for long periods of time.
"It was a nightmare." She stated quietly retreating into herself again. Damn him and his beautiful dark eyes.
"Cap'n!" Gibbs voice called from somewhere on the ship nearby. River let out a small sigh of relief, thankful for the interruption. "Theres a ship in our wake, their sporting a Jolly Roger."
"Why thank ye Gibbs." Jack was giving a charming smile as he nodded to River and turned to walk over to Gibbs who handed Jack a bronze spy glass. Jack turned it to the spot Gibbs was pointing to and watched for a moment. "There after us alright, must be me charming goods looks." Anamaria came up from below deck rolling her eyes.
"I heard that Captain." She said walking past him and over to River. "Here, if yer goin' to be on a pirate ship all quite like ye are, yer goin' to need somethin' to protect yerself with." Anamaria held out a object wrapped in a thick white cloth. River took it reluctantly. "Its not going to bite you- well really it should be hurting the one thats bothering you." She said after pondering the thought. River unwrapped the cloth and looked down at a dagger. Silver blade sending shivers down her spine, a hard white handle with carvings imbedded into it. "Its sharp, and thats ivory. The markings are old." Anamaria stopped to think. "Some one told me what they mean...Freedom I think it was." She shrugged. "Careful with it." She warned before walking up to join into the conversation with Gibbs and the Captain. River traced her index finger over the carvings. Freedom, that would be nice.
"There coming up fast, I give 'um another hour before they catch up." Gibbs informed Jack as River walked over, suddenly feeling uncomfortable being alone. Mostly because the threat of another pirate ship coming closer wasn't to appealing. Jack started giving orders to the crew, dropping the sails to allow the wind to push the ship on farther and faster.
"Ye might wanna head to the captains quarters." Tasmin looked back at Raven as she walked past. "Better safe then sorry." River nodded her head before walking into Jacks cabin and closing the door. She picked up her cd player and cd turning the volume up until it hurt her ears and closed her eyes.
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River could just barely hear the cannons moving across the deck. She reached to turn the volume up on her cd player and rolled her eyes as she realized it was already up as far as it would go. She jumped as the all to clear sound of cannon fire sounded. She clutched the dagger that Anamaria had given her running her thumb over the ivory blade, thinking about the elephant that was dead now because of it, though at this time the elephants weren't endangered either so it wasn't as bad. She flung her headphones off her head as she felt hands on her shoulders.
"I thought ye would like to know that they caught up." Tasmin grinned innocently, or as innocent as a female pirate can grin.
"You don't say." River replied sarcastically. She switched her cd player off and stood up from where she was sitting. It was Tasmin's turn to roll her eyes. She even opened her mouth to say something before another cannon shot rang out and
"Cap'n! There coming aboard!" A voice from above rang out in excitement. Tasmin cracked a smile.
"I live for this stuff." She stated before turning and walking back out the door. River looked around the room and followed her, she would rather be out on deck watching and knowing then being stuck in the captains quarters and NOT knowing what was going on. The sky was smokey with gun powder. A large ship was pulled up next to the Black Pearl and ropes and gang planks were situated so that the pirates could board one anothers ship. The yelling and clashing of sword against sword was deafening and River was starting to rethink knowing what was going on.
"'Ello poppet." A toothless *really* dirty pirate was suddenly standing in front of her. +But of course. Why wouldn't my life take a turn for the worse.+ River sighed heavily looking around the dock. Jack had that always present grin on his face as he crossed blades with a pirate from the other ship, Anamaria was facing off against a somewhat heavy pirate with a cutlass, and Tasmin was laughing as she shoved a blade through a filthy scumbag who then fell overboard into the chilled waters below.
"Why doesn't this look like it'll be fun?" River asked no one in particular. She took a step back as the dirty pirate reached out for her and she turned to run back into Jack cabin, with any luck it would have a lock on the door. Luck sucks.
"Damn damn damn damn..." River tried pushing the large captain's desk against the door but it wouldn't budge. She went on cursing while pushing a chair under the knob. Well it works in movies, besides luck owed her one. Lucks a bitch.
"Poppet." A sing song voice range through the door. "I saw ye go in 'ere." The knob on the door rattled. River looked around the room her eyes falling on the bed. Oh well, the oldest trick in the book has to start somewhere. She crawled under the bed clutching the dagger in her hand behind her back so the pirate wouldn't see it until it was just a tad to late. She saw his overly large feet shuffle across the room after hearing a crack as the door opened. He stopped infront of the bed and slowly started to bend over, a clouded grey eye above the retched crooked smile. "I knews ye was in 'ere, now quit playin and common out before I make ye." River, feeling rather board and surprisingly brave considering she didn't really care at this point (she was after all stuck on a pirate ship in the 17 hundreds), scrunched up her nose and stuck out her toung. "Is that 'ow it is then. I'll 'ust 'ave to get ye meslef." The pirates gruesome grin grew wider as a dirty hand with tidbits for nails started under the bed. In one swift movement River brought the blade out from behind her back and drug it into the pirates outstretched hand imagining Dustin's hand- hate glittering in her eyes. The blade went through like butter and dug into the old wood of the pirate ship with a sickening thud, the cut so cleanly made the only blood was running down the blade and onto the floor in a small glittering puddle. The pirate yelped with surprise and fury and reached his other hand down to try and pull the blade out of his hand, though it wasn't easy in his position. River crawled backwards out from under the bed so that her feet were out first, then her mid-section and then her head. She shook her head making a mental note to clean the cabin if she ever got the chance as many dust bunnies made it out of her hair and floated slowly back down to the floor, only to be pushed back under the bed by a breeze or the movement of the ship.
"Thats what you get for messing with a girl with problems." River mused to herself as she made her way back on deck quickly, not wanting to be around and alone when the blade was pulled from the pirates hand. Jack and most of the crew had made their way to the other ship and were making there way back aboard the Pearl with food and such that they had taken from the other ship. Tasmin had a green apple in her hand that she took a large bite out of before tossing it to River.
"You missed all the fun." Tasmin said with a large smile. "Jack's ganna take everything but a weeks rations for the ones that are still alive and through their sails in the ocean. That ways they have a chance and were to far away for them to catch up- besides, it'll take days before their sails are dry enough to use anyway." Tasmin finished with a deep breath. Anamaria was hooting the crews victory.
"Did ye get board down in the captains quarters girly?" Anamaria asked taking the apple that River was handling absently and taking a large bite.
"On the contrary. I don't think Jack will be to happy when he gets to his cabin." River gave a half uncertain grin looked back to where she had come up recently. "That dagger came in handy Anamaria, it a bit of a literal since if you think about it."
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So what do you all think? Did River get a little to brave in this chapter? I'm trying to get her to loosen up, but maybe it was to fast. Anyways please review. I really like this story and I hope you all do to.