Little Sparrow
Authors Note- I wasn't trying to make Jack look gay by him skipping. It just seemed like something he'd do to avoid the conversation about his sister.
Chapter Four- Brother to the Rescue
Jack remained seated on a cluster of rocks over looking the harbor, and the town. He watched the Black Pearl sail out, but remain on the other side of the peninsula, always being able to see the top of the mast.
Once he knew his ship and crew were staying, Jack stayed focused on the fruit stand, and did not once look away, he could see her, but she couldn't see him. As the day went on, he continued watching his sister, exchanging fruit and money to dozens. Not once did she smile, not once did she look even some what happy. That was the person he always knew her as, then again, that was such a long time ago.
The sun was seeping past the horizon, hardly enough sunlight to see what was currently going on. But he wasn't very far in the first place, Jack was able to see a dark figure emerging from the stand long after sunset.
Using only the broad moonlight for a guide, Jack followed Melanie throughout the deserted streets. She continued in a straight line until finally turning into a narrow alley between two buildings. Jack stayed hidden on the street as she walked downward, however neither that alley nor the street they had been on were at all familiar to him. Centered in the small space, Melanie sat down against the side wall of the building. She sighed, reaching into her pocket and retrieved a small branch of grapes. Only eating one, she put the m back and curled her legs against her chest as though resting.
" Melanie" the sound of her name made her jump.
She squinted in the direction he was standing in, revealing himself in the moonlight, " Jack?" she scrambled to her feet, " what on Earth are you doing here? I thought you had left".
Jack began walking towards her, " I stayed, and you're the one who should be answering that question".
Melanie bit her bottom lip, looking over her shoulder, where there was an old, ratty, wool blanket puddle on the ground, " uh, I come here once in awhile, just to think".
" Melanie, don't even try lying, it's one of the pirate advantages, I can tell when someone is lying, especially someone I know rather well. I just want to know, where are mom and dad?".
She took a step back, " why? They don't want to see you".
" As I don't want to see them, I just want to make sure everything is alright with you".
" I'm fine" she took a deep breath, " get out of here Jack, a pirate can only be spotted once before suspicion is thought of".
Jack shrugged, " I suppose you're right. Very well Melanie, maybe I'll stop by in a few weeks". He knew her very well, perhaps too well. If Melanie Sparrow was ever under the impression that she had won an argument, she'd cave in.
And he was right. As Jack began to casually stroll down the mysterious street, Melanie went after him. " Wait, Jack!" he turned on his heel to face her distraught expression, " mom and dad, they're.- they're..they're dead".
He stumbled backwards, but stopped himself with his left foot. Those were defiantly not the words he was expecting, " w-what?".
" They died, about two years ago. It was horrible" he walked slowly back to her as she continued rambling, " the house was robbed, and they were killed. Everyone thought it was pirates, that's why I don't want you here".
Jack approached her, standing inches away, " why didn't you tell me?".
" And how was I to do that?" she cried, " that's why I work at a stand, that's why I sleep in an ally, and that's why I'm so miserable all the time".
He held her sister in an embrace, " I never thought I'd be so thrilled to come back here, I should have come sooner" he softly told her.
" Everything in dads will, it was left to you" she continued, avoiding his comment, " because you're the oldest. And everyone thought you were dead, or a pirates, and because of that belief, I wasn't able to get anything".
He gently stroked her back, with her buried cries on his shoulder, " it's alright, you've still got me, I'm still family".
" Oh sure, that's reliable" Melanie broke away from him, " my brother, the pirate. What are you going to do? Rob a bank for be?".
If ever she had that sarcasm with him in the past, he'd ignore her or shove her into a mud pit. But now he remembered that his sister inherited half her personality from his mother, " no, I'm going to take you with me".
Melanie spun around with an ice cold glare, " what's that suppose to mean?".
Jack's eyebrows narrowed, " you know what, I'm not sure. But I can't leave you here alone".
" Obviously I can manage".
" And what happens when the grapes run out?" she snarled at him, " come with me, on the Black Pearl, it's really a lot of fun I can assure you. You're always guaranteed to a full stomach and a good night sleep".
She slowly looked up at him, " the Black Pearl" she whispered, shock slightly pausing her, " on a ship with pirates" she returned to her stern tone, " are you guaranteed to not wake in the ocean?".
" Well, I'm not, but you are" she then turned away, " Melanie, I'm not leaving you here, but I am leaving" Jack's thoughts briefly went to a certain crew member aboard the Pearl, " at least you won't be alone, and you'll be safe".
" If I go" she quietly said, " would you bring me back if I asked?".
" Of course".
Melanie slowly stepped in a circle, hugging her own arms. Her eyes were deep and dark as she bit her bottom lip, " alright, I'll come".
Authors Note- I wasn't trying to make Jack look gay by him skipping. It just seemed like something he'd do to avoid the conversation about his sister.
Chapter Four- Brother to the Rescue
Jack remained seated on a cluster of rocks over looking the harbor, and the town. He watched the Black Pearl sail out, but remain on the other side of the peninsula, always being able to see the top of the mast.
Once he knew his ship and crew were staying, Jack stayed focused on the fruit stand, and did not once look away, he could see her, but she couldn't see him. As the day went on, he continued watching his sister, exchanging fruit and money to dozens. Not once did she smile, not once did she look even some what happy. That was the person he always knew her as, then again, that was such a long time ago.
The sun was seeping past the horizon, hardly enough sunlight to see what was currently going on. But he wasn't very far in the first place, Jack was able to see a dark figure emerging from the stand long after sunset.
Using only the broad moonlight for a guide, Jack followed Melanie throughout the deserted streets. She continued in a straight line until finally turning into a narrow alley between two buildings. Jack stayed hidden on the street as she walked downward, however neither that alley nor the street they had been on were at all familiar to him. Centered in the small space, Melanie sat down against the side wall of the building. She sighed, reaching into her pocket and retrieved a small branch of grapes. Only eating one, she put the m back and curled her legs against her chest as though resting.
" Melanie" the sound of her name made her jump.
She squinted in the direction he was standing in, revealing himself in the moonlight, " Jack?" she scrambled to her feet, " what on Earth are you doing here? I thought you had left".
Jack began walking towards her, " I stayed, and you're the one who should be answering that question".
Melanie bit her bottom lip, looking over her shoulder, where there was an old, ratty, wool blanket puddle on the ground, " uh, I come here once in awhile, just to think".
" Melanie, don't even try lying, it's one of the pirate advantages, I can tell when someone is lying, especially someone I know rather well. I just want to know, where are mom and dad?".
She took a step back, " why? They don't want to see you".
" As I don't want to see them, I just want to make sure everything is alright with you".
" I'm fine" she took a deep breath, " get out of here Jack, a pirate can only be spotted once before suspicion is thought of".
Jack shrugged, " I suppose you're right. Very well Melanie, maybe I'll stop by in a few weeks". He knew her very well, perhaps too well. If Melanie Sparrow was ever under the impression that she had won an argument, she'd cave in.
And he was right. As Jack began to casually stroll down the mysterious street, Melanie went after him. " Wait, Jack!" he turned on his heel to face her distraught expression, " mom and dad, they're.- they're..they're dead".
He stumbled backwards, but stopped himself with his left foot. Those were defiantly not the words he was expecting, " w-what?".
" They died, about two years ago. It was horrible" he walked slowly back to her as she continued rambling, " the house was robbed, and they were killed. Everyone thought it was pirates, that's why I don't want you here".
Jack approached her, standing inches away, " why didn't you tell me?".
" And how was I to do that?" she cried, " that's why I work at a stand, that's why I sleep in an ally, and that's why I'm so miserable all the time".
He held her sister in an embrace, " I never thought I'd be so thrilled to come back here, I should have come sooner" he softly told her.
" Everything in dads will, it was left to you" she continued, avoiding his comment, " because you're the oldest. And everyone thought you were dead, or a pirates, and because of that belief, I wasn't able to get anything".
He gently stroked her back, with her buried cries on his shoulder, " it's alright, you've still got me, I'm still family".
" Oh sure, that's reliable" Melanie broke away from him, " my brother, the pirate. What are you going to do? Rob a bank for be?".
If ever she had that sarcasm with him in the past, he'd ignore her or shove her into a mud pit. But now he remembered that his sister inherited half her personality from his mother, " no, I'm going to take you with me".
Melanie spun around with an ice cold glare, " what's that suppose to mean?".
Jack's eyebrows narrowed, " you know what, I'm not sure. But I can't leave you here alone".
" Obviously I can manage".
" And what happens when the grapes run out?" she snarled at him, " come with me, on the Black Pearl, it's really a lot of fun I can assure you. You're always guaranteed to a full stomach and a good night sleep".
She slowly looked up at him, " the Black Pearl" she whispered, shock slightly pausing her, " on a ship with pirates" she returned to her stern tone, " are you guaranteed to not wake in the ocean?".
" Well, I'm not, but you are" she then turned away, " Melanie, I'm not leaving you here, but I am leaving" Jack's thoughts briefly went to a certain crew member aboard the Pearl, " at least you won't be alone, and you'll be safe".
" If I go" she quietly said, " would you bring me back if I asked?".
" Of course".
Melanie slowly stepped in a circle, hugging her own arms. Her eyes were deep and dark as she bit her bottom lip, " alright, I'll come".