Chapter 3. Sorry for the delay. To go out of town and didn't have a computer. But thanks for sticking with me so far. It's going to get better I promise. I'll try to fit some fluff in. (since it was so highly demanded). ^_~
CHAPTER 3
Now jack wasn't stupid and rarely at a loss for words but then again he had never had a girl fall practically from the sky into his arms. So he said the first thing that came to his mind, "'ello again love." He absent-mindedly wiped a few stray hairs away from her face.
Ekaterina wasn't really stupid either, just young and naïve. It had been a very stressful couple of weeks, being kidnapped and all, and she had never fallen from a balcony into the arms of a handsome man. When she struggled to her feet she did the only thing she could think of, run. But Jack had been ready this time and as she tried to bolt Jack grabbed her and held her to him, trapping her arms against her back and his stomach.
"Let me go!" She screamed, trying to kick at Jack.
But she was too close to him and Jack knowing this said playfully, "Not this time love."
"I won't go back! I won't!" She yelled squirming in his arms.
"I wouldn't think of it love." Said Jack thinking she meant the tavern.
Ekaterina grew very still and said, "What?"
Jack replied, "I wasn't going to take you back anywhere."
"Then why won't you let me go?" she said obviously confused about something.
"Because I bought you." He lied.
Ekaterina slanted her eyes at him. "That's not possible. The fight broke out before I could be auctioned off."
"Ah ah love. Why do you think I was talking to the tavern owner?" He turned her to face him, but still kept a tight hold. "I arranged a...private by, off the block. Savvy?"
"So you are just another one of those horrible, good for nothing pirates!" she yelled wriggling again.
"Oh no love." Said Jack looking down at her, "I'm one of those very rare good fur a lota things pirates."
Ekaterina gasped at this and blushed. She bent her head down quickly so Jack couldn't see it. But Jack had seen the red creep up into her face and he smiled, she was his. She just didn't realize it yet.
Ekaterina's head barely reached Jack's chin. The two little braids that made up his beard were eye level to her. "Then if you really did by me, may I ask a favor of you?" She couldn't bring herself to look into these strange and admittedly handsome pirates eyes.
"You can ask me anything." Jack whispered to her, bending his head down closer to her face.
She leaned her head back slightly allowing her face to come extremely close to Jacks. She was so close to him that she could see gold shinning in his brown eyes turned dark by the night and flickering torches. Her mouth was not even an inch from his, their lips almost touching as she said, "Do not call me love."
She pulled her head slightly away and Jack couldn't hold his frustration any longer. "Fine but I do get to do this." He gripped her shoulders tightly, expecting her to try to fight. He was surprised to find her looking up at him with something in her eyes that made him burn inside, like a powder keg within him had been lighted. Jack was about to close the intensly short distance between their heavy breathing lips when yelling voices came from above them. "I see her sir! She's just below!"
The bang of a door being flung open behind Jack made him turn to look, he was a tall man with long black hair and black eyes scanning the crowd for a moment, when the man saw Jack and Ekaterina he pointed at them and yelled to the two men at his back, "There she is! Quick, get her back here!"
Jack frowned thinking that this man's voice was too cultured to be a pirate. He turned back to Ekaterina and asked, "Friends of yours pet?"
The look of absolute fear on her face was enough to tell him other-wise without her small; half whispered "No."
Jack couldn't tell if Ekaterina had been answering his question or exclaiming in horror and it really didn't matter. He slid his right hand down her arm, gripping her left hand and said, "Come on!" They took off running thought the crowd filled streets. Jack could hear the men behind Ekaterina and himself screaming at people to "get the hell out of the way!" Jack needed a plan, something, anything to slow down the men behind them.
His eye caught on a rickety wooden scaffold leaning precariously against one of the ramshackle buildings. "I'm going to let go love. Don't wander off." He let go of her hand and pulled out his sword. Her hand found his free left one again. As they ran parallel to the scaffold Jack thrust his sword out cutting through the rotten wood. "Keep going!" Jack yelled to Ekaterina as the scaffold came down with a protesting squeal. Jack stopped and turned to admire his handy work. People, animals, dirt and debris that had flown into the air were returning to earth with all speed. Jack watched one of the men following them get hit by a pig and fall back into some mud. The other had gotten himself caught inside a barrel that had gone flying.
"Did you do that on purpose?" Ekaterina asked amazed.
"Of course!" said Jack dramatically, "After all I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!"
"Are you really?" Ekaterina asked starring at him now with those amazing blue eyes.
"Why, have you heard of me?" Jack said smiling down at her.
"Maybe." She retorted back.
"And what have you heard about me?"
Ekaterina looked at him slyly, "I did not eaves drop so I do not actually know. But from the tone of the voices it could not have been anything flattering."
"They're just jealous." Jack quipped back. He looked at her, looking up at him and asked, "Who were those blokes that were chasing us?"
"My kidnappers." She said shortly.
"Kidnappers?" Jack asked confused.
"Yes. I was kidnapped two weeks ago from my ship the Cerulean. I was on my way to live with my wealthy uncle from England when my ship was attacked by that man."
"Wealthy huh?" Jack mused to himself stoking his mustache. "Do you know what they wanted?" Jack asked, suddenly serious.
"The man, his name is Brock wants to use me as his hostage so he can make my uncle give him everything for my safe return."
The men Jack had knocked unconscious began to groan, slowly coming out of their stupor. "Look, we can't stay here. Those miscreants will be after us as soon as they come around." Jack said, nodding his head in the groaning men's directions.
"But where?" Sighed Ekaterina exasperatedly. "To your ship?"
Jack fidgeted nervously for a moment then said half under his breath, "I actually don't have a ship at this point it history. But I am in the market."
Ekaterina's eyes went wide, "You're supposed to be a fearsome pirate captain and you don't even have a ship?"
"I misplaced my last one." Jack said bitterly.
"Some pirate you are." Huffed Ekaterina. "Where can we stay since you don't have a ship?"
Jack thought for a moment and Ekaterina watched a smile creep across his face, "I know someone."
Jack and Ekaterina wandered down to the docks until Jack found the boat he wanted. The Intrepid, it was a worthy looking schooner with white sails painted silver in the moonlight. "Anna Maria!" Jack yelled at the boat.
The lights were on in the captain's cabin and after Jack yelled a couple more times a woman's head popped out. "What idiot gob is yelling for me?"
Jack smiled and bowed extravagantly, "It's me Anna. It's Jack."
"Jack?" Anna yelled back in surprise. "I though you was dead?"
"Apparently you weren't the only one." Jack laughed back to her.
The head disappeared from the window and a couple of seconds later the whole body came into view on the deck, walking towards Jack and Ekaterina. When Anna Maria walked up, Jack flew open his arms and said, "Good to see you Anna." His answer was a slap so hard it resounded against the water of the bay.
Ekaterina gasped and asked Jacks frowning face, "Are you all right?"
"I don't think I deserved that." Jack muttered half to himself straightening up.
"You've been alive all dis time and never even told me?!" Anna Maria yelled at Jack.
"I just got into port Anna!" Jack said scowling at her.
"Well fine. What do ya want?" Anna Maria said crossing her arms and looking at Ekaterina a little oddly.
"I need some help Anna." Jack said putting his hands on her shoulders, "I need you to hide me and this lass for awhile."
"And why should I help you hide your latest strumpet?"
"Strumpet!" Ekaterina exclaimed. "If you will excuse me miss but I am no ones strumpet."
Anna smiled at her indulgently and said, "Yeah, whatever you say girlly."
"She's had a hard day." Jack smiled at Anna.
"That's not the only hard thing she's gonna have if I know you Jack." Mumbled Anna under her breath.
"What?" asked both Ekaterina and Jack.
"Never mind." Anna sighed.
Jack pulled her slightly to one side and whispered in her ear, "Come on Anna. She's got a rich uncle waiting for her safe return home." He looked at her mischievously, "I promise I'll make it worth your while."
Anna thought for a moment then said, "Aye. Come on board."
Jack smiled at her, "Thank you Anna." He then sauntered up the gangplank, followed closely by Ekaterina.
As Anna Maria followed them onto her boat thinking to herself, "I know I'm gonna regret dis."
After Ekaterina and Jack had eaten, Jack turned to her and said, "Now, we need to get you out of those clothes."
"Excuse me?" Ekaterina asked blushing to the tips of her hair.
Jack saw her color change and laughed a deep rich laugh that made Ekaterina blush even redder. "Oh don't worry love. No matter how appealing the prospect, I never sleep with a woman that didn't want me to." He starred into Ekaterina's deep blue eyes as he spoke. And she saw something dark pass across his face but the moment after she thought she saw it, it was gone and Jack was continuing, "What I meant was we can't have you wandering around Tortuga looking like an English lady." He stood up and walked over to her. So that means." He slid his long index finger over her back, across the blue material, "This high-falooten dress needs to go."
"And what do you propose I wear instead?" She asked realizing her voice was just a little breathy.
Jack grinned at her, and opening a drawer said, "Anna said you could choose something of hers."
"Alright." She stepped over to the drawers full of clothing and after picking a few things she said, "Do you mind?"
"Excuse me love. I'll turn around." Jack said turning his back on her.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Ekaterina starring up at him, she said, "No, I meant do you mind helping me? I can't get this dress off by myself."
Jack smiled, "Happy to oblige love." Ekaterina turned her back to him, allowing him to use his nimble, many ringed fingers to undo the laces of her dress.
As his fingers did their work quickly and proficiently Ekaterina turned her head slightly and asked, "Why are you being so nice to me? From what I remember pirates are not supposed to be nice."
"Well you know love. It's a common misconception that a pirate cannot be a good man as well." He paused for a moment then continued, "Or perhaps I'm helping you so that you only think I'm a good man so I can take advantage of you."
"Well, which one is it?" asked Ekaterina.
Jack had undone the laces about half way down her back when he said, "What do you think?"
"I think you're not as black hearted as you would have me believe. But," she continued, "You are nowhere near saintly white either."
Jack chuckled and said, "That's alright. I don't really think you're as lady like as you would have me believe."
"What does that mean?"
"It means you kick men in the balls and then kiss their cheeks? You scratch and punch and then you would have me think that you're a proper lady. I doubt it love. And also you don't have the eyes of a lady."
"What do you know about my eyes?" she asked interested.
"There is something in 'em love. Something that no lady I've ever met had it them."
Ekaterina closed her eyes secretly savoring the feel of his hands slowly undressing her. "I thought I asked you to stop calling me love."
"You did." He said, "But I decided to ignore your request. There you're out." He finished as he undid the last lace. The dress was now loose around Ekaterina. And as she turned to face him again, she clutched the dress to her chest so it wouldn't fall.
"Why do you want to call me love? You know my name?"
"Yes but Ekaterina is such a mouth full. Love is easier; it just rolls off your tongue like the taste of spices."
Ekaterina could feel heart rushing through her again at the sound of his voice, but it wasn't in her face. She said, "You can call me Kat. That's shorter than love, and everyone at home used to call me that anyway. I always thought my name was too serious."
She smiled at Jack and then felt his arms come around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Alright Kat it is then."
He bent his head down towards her own and was just to her lips when she said, "I really should get changed now. Would you mind stepping out for a moment?"
She turned away from him and pulling out of his arms went to pick up the clothes she had picked out. Jack clenched his hands and teeth and stepped out of the room. Her games were driving him crazy! "Bloody women, hot one moment cold as ice the next!" He thought to himself. And the more he thought the more annoyed he became. He needed to get drunk, and fast! He knocked on Ekaterina and his cabin door and said, "Are you decent?"
"You can come in." she replied.
Jack walked in and headed straight for the bottles of rum Anna had supplied his cabin with. He pulled out the cork took a long pull and then turned to see Ekaterina. She was standing in the middle of the lantern lit cabin clothed in black, loose black britches with a large black belt tucked into black leather boots that came up to her calves, a dangerously loose black blouse showing off a dangerously large sliver of skin and with just the hint of a curve to it. Her outfit was finished by the long black coat she was holding in her hands. All that black paled her already pale skin and lit her hair on fire, making it brighter than he had ever seen.
He coughed out, "You would have made a stunning pirate love."
"I'll take that as a compliment." She said walking up to him with just the slightest swing of her hips. She looked at the bottle in his hand and asked, "What is that?"
"It's rum love...err Kat. Best drink on earth." He held the bottle out to her, "You want a taste? I promise it will warm you up right quick."
She held out her hand, "Why not? I'll try anything once."
Jack smiled wickedly and handed her the bottle, grabbed another from the cabinet and said, "Bottoms up!"
CHAPTER 3
Now jack wasn't stupid and rarely at a loss for words but then again he had never had a girl fall practically from the sky into his arms. So he said the first thing that came to his mind, "'ello again love." He absent-mindedly wiped a few stray hairs away from her face.
Ekaterina wasn't really stupid either, just young and naïve. It had been a very stressful couple of weeks, being kidnapped and all, and she had never fallen from a balcony into the arms of a handsome man. When she struggled to her feet she did the only thing she could think of, run. But Jack had been ready this time and as she tried to bolt Jack grabbed her and held her to him, trapping her arms against her back and his stomach.
"Let me go!" She screamed, trying to kick at Jack.
But she was too close to him and Jack knowing this said playfully, "Not this time love."
"I won't go back! I won't!" She yelled squirming in his arms.
"I wouldn't think of it love." Said Jack thinking she meant the tavern.
Ekaterina grew very still and said, "What?"
Jack replied, "I wasn't going to take you back anywhere."
"Then why won't you let me go?" she said obviously confused about something.
"Because I bought you." He lied.
Ekaterina slanted her eyes at him. "That's not possible. The fight broke out before I could be auctioned off."
"Ah ah love. Why do you think I was talking to the tavern owner?" He turned her to face him, but still kept a tight hold. "I arranged a...private by, off the block. Savvy?"
"So you are just another one of those horrible, good for nothing pirates!" she yelled wriggling again.
"Oh no love." Said Jack looking down at her, "I'm one of those very rare good fur a lota things pirates."
Ekaterina gasped at this and blushed. She bent her head down quickly so Jack couldn't see it. But Jack had seen the red creep up into her face and he smiled, she was his. She just didn't realize it yet.
Ekaterina's head barely reached Jack's chin. The two little braids that made up his beard were eye level to her. "Then if you really did by me, may I ask a favor of you?" She couldn't bring herself to look into these strange and admittedly handsome pirates eyes.
"You can ask me anything." Jack whispered to her, bending his head down closer to her face.
She leaned her head back slightly allowing her face to come extremely close to Jacks. She was so close to him that she could see gold shinning in his brown eyes turned dark by the night and flickering torches. Her mouth was not even an inch from his, their lips almost touching as she said, "Do not call me love."
She pulled her head slightly away and Jack couldn't hold his frustration any longer. "Fine but I do get to do this." He gripped her shoulders tightly, expecting her to try to fight. He was surprised to find her looking up at him with something in her eyes that made him burn inside, like a powder keg within him had been lighted. Jack was about to close the intensly short distance between their heavy breathing lips when yelling voices came from above them. "I see her sir! She's just below!"
The bang of a door being flung open behind Jack made him turn to look, he was a tall man with long black hair and black eyes scanning the crowd for a moment, when the man saw Jack and Ekaterina he pointed at them and yelled to the two men at his back, "There she is! Quick, get her back here!"
Jack frowned thinking that this man's voice was too cultured to be a pirate. He turned back to Ekaterina and asked, "Friends of yours pet?"
The look of absolute fear on her face was enough to tell him other-wise without her small; half whispered "No."
Jack couldn't tell if Ekaterina had been answering his question or exclaiming in horror and it really didn't matter. He slid his right hand down her arm, gripping her left hand and said, "Come on!" They took off running thought the crowd filled streets. Jack could hear the men behind Ekaterina and himself screaming at people to "get the hell out of the way!" Jack needed a plan, something, anything to slow down the men behind them.
His eye caught on a rickety wooden scaffold leaning precariously against one of the ramshackle buildings. "I'm going to let go love. Don't wander off." He let go of her hand and pulled out his sword. Her hand found his free left one again. As they ran parallel to the scaffold Jack thrust his sword out cutting through the rotten wood. "Keep going!" Jack yelled to Ekaterina as the scaffold came down with a protesting squeal. Jack stopped and turned to admire his handy work. People, animals, dirt and debris that had flown into the air were returning to earth with all speed. Jack watched one of the men following them get hit by a pig and fall back into some mud. The other had gotten himself caught inside a barrel that had gone flying.
"Did you do that on purpose?" Ekaterina asked amazed.
"Of course!" said Jack dramatically, "After all I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!"
"Are you really?" Ekaterina asked starring at him now with those amazing blue eyes.
"Why, have you heard of me?" Jack said smiling down at her.
"Maybe." She retorted back.
"And what have you heard about me?"
Ekaterina looked at him slyly, "I did not eaves drop so I do not actually know. But from the tone of the voices it could not have been anything flattering."
"They're just jealous." Jack quipped back. He looked at her, looking up at him and asked, "Who were those blokes that were chasing us?"
"My kidnappers." She said shortly.
"Kidnappers?" Jack asked confused.
"Yes. I was kidnapped two weeks ago from my ship the Cerulean. I was on my way to live with my wealthy uncle from England when my ship was attacked by that man."
"Wealthy huh?" Jack mused to himself stoking his mustache. "Do you know what they wanted?" Jack asked, suddenly serious.
"The man, his name is Brock wants to use me as his hostage so he can make my uncle give him everything for my safe return."
The men Jack had knocked unconscious began to groan, slowly coming out of their stupor. "Look, we can't stay here. Those miscreants will be after us as soon as they come around." Jack said, nodding his head in the groaning men's directions.
"But where?" Sighed Ekaterina exasperatedly. "To your ship?"
Jack fidgeted nervously for a moment then said half under his breath, "I actually don't have a ship at this point it history. But I am in the market."
Ekaterina's eyes went wide, "You're supposed to be a fearsome pirate captain and you don't even have a ship?"
"I misplaced my last one." Jack said bitterly.
"Some pirate you are." Huffed Ekaterina. "Where can we stay since you don't have a ship?"
Jack thought for a moment and Ekaterina watched a smile creep across his face, "I know someone."
Jack and Ekaterina wandered down to the docks until Jack found the boat he wanted. The Intrepid, it was a worthy looking schooner with white sails painted silver in the moonlight. "Anna Maria!" Jack yelled at the boat.
The lights were on in the captain's cabin and after Jack yelled a couple more times a woman's head popped out. "What idiot gob is yelling for me?"
Jack smiled and bowed extravagantly, "It's me Anna. It's Jack."
"Jack?" Anna yelled back in surprise. "I though you was dead?"
"Apparently you weren't the only one." Jack laughed back to her.
The head disappeared from the window and a couple of seconds later the whole body came into view on the deck, walking towards Jack and Ekaterina. When Anna Maria walked up, Jack flew open his arms and said, "Good to see you Anna." His answer was a slap so hard it resounded against the water of the bay.
Ekaterina gasped and asked Jacks frowning face, "Are you all right?"
"I don't think I deserved that." Jack muttered half to himself straightening up.
"You've been alive all dis time and never even told me?!" Anna Maria yelled at Jack.
"I just got into port Anna!" Jack said scowling at her.
"Well fine. What do ya want?" Anna Maria said crossing her arms and looking at Ekaterina a little oddly.
"I need some help Anna." Jack said putting his hands on her shoulders, "I need you to hide me and this lass for awhile."
"And why should I help you hide your latest strumpet?"
"Strumpet!" Ekaterina exclaimed. "If you will excuse me miss but I am no ones strumpet."
Anna smiled at her indulgently and said, "Yeah, whatever you say girlly."
"She's had a hard day." Jack smiled at Anna.
"That's not the only hard thing she's gonna have if I know you Jack." Mumbled Anna under her breath.
"What?" asked both Ekaterina and Jack.
"Never mind." Anna sighed.
Jack pulled her slightly to one side and whispered in her ear, "Come on Anna. She's got a rich uncle waiting for her safe return home." He looked at her mischievously, "I promise I'll make it worth your while."
Anna thought for a moment then said, "Aye. Come on board."
Jack smiled at her, "Thank you Anna." He then sauntered up the gangplank, followed closely by Ekaterina.
As Anna Maria followed them onto her boat thinking to herself, "I know I'm gonna regret dis."
After Ekaterina and Jack had eaten, Jack turned to her and said, "Now, we need to get you out of those clothes."
"Excuse me?" Ekaterina asked blushing to the tips of her hair.
Jack saw her color change and laughed a deep rich laugh that made Ekaterina blush even redder. "Oh don't worry love. No matter how appealing the prospect, I never sleep with a woman that didn't want me to." He starred into Ekaterina's deep blue eyes as he spoke. And she saw something dark pass across his face but the moment after she thought she saw it, it was gone and Jack was continuing, "What I meant was we can't have you wandering around Tortuga looking like an English lady." He stood up and walked over to her. So that means." He slid his long index finger over her back, across the blue material, "This high-falooten dress needs to go."
"And what do you propose I wear instead?" She asked realizing her voice was just a little breathy.
Jack grinned at her, and opening a drawer said, "Anna said you could choose something of hers."
"Alright." She stepped over to the drawers full of clothing and after picking a few things she said, "Do you mind?"
"Excuse me love. I'll turn around." Jack said turning his back on her.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Ekaterina starring up at him, she said, "No, I meant do you mind helping me? I can't get this dress off by myself."
Jack smiled, "Happy to oblige love." Ekaterina turned her back to him, allowing him to use his nimble, many ringed fingers to undo the laces of her dress.
As his fingers did their work quickly and proficiently Ekaterina turned her head slightly and asked, "Why are you being so nice to me? From what I remember pirates are not supposed to be nice."
"Well you know love. It's a common misconception that a pirate cannot be a good man as well." He paused for a moment then continued, "Or perhaps I'm helping you so that you only think I'm a good man so I can take advantage of you."
"Well, which one is it?" asked Ekaterina.
Jack had undone the laces about half way down her back when he said, "What do you think?"
"I think you're not as black hearted as you would have me believe. But," she continued, "You are nowhere near saintly white either."
Jack chuckled and said, "That's alright. I don't really think you're as lady like as you would have me believe."
"What does that mean?"
"It means you kick men in the balls and then kiss their cheeks? You scratch and punch and then you would have me think that you're a proper lady. I doubt it love. And also you don't have the eyes of a lady."
"What do you know about my eyes?" she asked interested.
"There is something in 'em love. Something that no lady I've ever met had it them."
Ekaterina closed her eyes secretly savoring the feel of his hands slowly undressing her. "I thought I asked you to stop calling me love."
"You did." He said, "But I decided to ignore your request. There you're out." He finished as he undid the last lace. The dress was now loose around Ekaterina. And as she turned to face him again, she clutched the dress to her chest so it wouldn't fall.
"Why do you want to call me love? You know my name?"
"Yes but Ekaterina is such a mouth full. Love is easier; it just rolls off your tongue like the taste of spices."
Ekaterina could feel heart rushing through her again at the sound of his voice, but it wasn't in her face. She said, "You can call me Kat. That's shorter than love, and everyone at home used to call me that anyway. I always thought my name was too serious."
She smiled at Jack and then felt his arms come around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Alright Kat it is then."
He bent his head down towards her own and was just to her lips when she said, "I really should get changed now. Would you mind stepping out for a moment?"
She turned away from him and pulling out of his arms went to pick up the clothes she had picked out. Jack clenched his hands and teeth and stepped out of the room. Her games were driving him crazy! "Bloody women, hot one moment cold as ice the next!" He thought to himself. And the more he thought the more annoyed he became. He needed to get drunk, and fast! He knocked on Ekaterina and his cabin door and said, "Are you decent?"
"You can come in." she replied.
Jack walked in and headed straight for the bottles of rum Anna had supplied his cabin with. He pulled out the cork took a long pull and then turned to see Ekaterina. She was standing in the middle of the lantern lit cabin clothed in black, loose black britches with a large black belt tucked into black leather boots that came up to her calves, a dangerously loose black blouse showing off a dangerously large sliver of skin and with just the hint of a curve to it. Her outfit was finished by the long black coat she was holding in her hands. All that black paled her already pale skin and lit her hair on fire, making it brighter than he had ever seen.
He coughed out, "You would have made a stunning pirate love."
"I'll take that as a compliment." She said walking up to him with just the slightest swing of her hips. She looked at the bottle in his hand and asked, "What is that?"
"It's rum love...err Kat. Best drink on earth." He held the bottle out to her, "You want a taste? I promise it will warm you up right quick."
She held out her hand, "Why not? I'll try anything once."
Jack smiled wickedly and handed her the bottle, grabbed another from the cabinet and said, "Bottoms up!"
