A/N I know, hell has frozen over and Elmo has converted to the side of all
things dark and evil. I HAVE UPDATED!
Sorry it took me so long, that little thing called school got in the way and these teachers have been on the warpath because of budget cuts
Then the beautiful Red Sox had to go and loose to those Yankees, if only they had taken Pedro out in the 8th, damn he was pitching beautifully all night you can't expect him not to get tired after a while. I'm still in mourning. But you're not here to hear about my baseball depressions, so forward ho to yonder ficcy! BTW, no offense to and Yankee fans out there, there personal opinions do not, in any way, effect the story so read ahead.
Disclaimer: I own nothing that has anything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean. This is only a story that my twisted mind cooked up and somewhere along the line it got here for all of you to read it. And if any of you decide to run away and become pirates. Tell your parents it wasn't my fault.
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Chapter Sever: Captain Jack Sparrow is No Fool
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Katie sat there for a long time aside from staring at the wall. What else was there to do? She couldn't very well go rummaging through the captain's drawers, even if she had wanted to. Likely full of nothing but bottles of rum and whisky, judging from what she'd seen so far.
Speaking of which, why was she in the captains cabin? Getting drunk didn't automatically qualify you for a heart to hest with Jack Sparrow, otherwise he's be in conversation with his crew nonstop, not to mention himself. Being a pirate was certainly more confusing than it looked.
After what seemed like an eternity the cabin door swung open to reveal Captain Jack Sparrow followed closely by the gray-eyed pirated.
"'ello there Mat, had a bit too much ter drink, eh?" Katie frowned and started to protest but he waved his hand and straddled the chair at the desk. "Mason 'ere told me, it's not yer fault. At least ye can hold it in, relivin' yer breakfast isn't fun for any o' us. Now." He glanced towards who Katie guessed to be Mason and the pirate shut the door tightly.
"There are some issues we feel the need to address, concernin' yerself." He reached behind him and casually opened one of the drawers in the desk and took out a small brown bottle. "See, I'm not tryin' ter be blunt here lad, but.yer not as much a lad as we thought ye ter be." He took a swig out of his bottle.
What? How could they know? They must be imagining things. Oh, who was she kidding, the thought should have never even crossed his mind, any of their minds, not once, if she has kept her disguise in check. Somehow they found out. So Katie chose the only option available besides breaking down and telling the truth, which really wasn't even a n option in the first place.
She held her chin up proudly and looked him strait in the face. "Well I may be you but you certainly have no right to insult my manhood. I'm less grown than any of you here, true, but my masculinity is under no circumstances to be questioned." Fortunately all that sneaking around from her mother in her early childhood had honed her lying ability considerably, and it was making its way into use now. At least she was able to keep a strait face at using terms like 'manhood' when referring to herself. It really would be quite funny if the situation weren't so dire.
But Katie's luck had seemed to run dry. Jacks expression did change, but only into an amused smirk. "What's yer real name, then? Madeline? Madison? Maybe Mat was yer fathers name, or yer brothers perhaps?" He questioned, ignoring her indignant protests.
"What is it with you pirates? Always making fun of your lower man." She emphasized man clearly. They couldn't find out, they'd. skin her alive and feed her to the sharks or something equally as horrible. She had to keep up this facade, she had to! Maybe if she kept them talking long enough, she could find a window and jump out.no, she couldn't swim that wouldn't work. "I don't suppose you'd like it if I started making fun of you!" She searched through her find and finding a satisfactory answer she smirked back at him. "Jaclyn."
To her chagrin all he did was laugh quietly at her. Maybe if she killed them both? Then they couldn't kill her, but there was the rest of the crew to think about.
No! That's disgusting, what was she thinking?
Of coarse she'd need a weapon. She'd long ago discovered that her sword was missing, she'd have to remember to find that later. Trying not to be too obvious she eyed Jack's nearly empty rum bottle. That would do nicely.
Katie shook her head. She did not become a pirate to kill everyone in sight just because they found out she was a woman, she'd likely end up killed before she even got so far as grabbing the bottle out of his hand. So she would have to use her intelligence and wits to get out of this. Hopefully.
"Do you do this to every new recruit who comes aboard your precious ship? To see if they're tolerant to cruel teasing? Well, then I'm afraid to disappoint you but I will not be embarrassed by your very.strange claims. Perhaps you would have better luck with one of the other men?"
It was all a bluff and she knew it, but she was desperate. Put them off guard long enough and maybe she'd be able to slip by without notice until they reached the next port. She'd find whatever part of her disguise had tipped them off and fix it. Maybe wherever they stopped would have more pirates, and she could find a ship that would let her join the crew. That was a good plan. Better than trying to murder everyone.
"well, ye 'ave determination, I'll give ye that much. An' if it was anyone but me, ye might 'ave been able to pull it off. But I am Captain Jack Sparrow, and I am no fool. I'd bet my own 'ead that yer a woman." His smirk grew even wider, if it was possible, and his eyes twinkled in merriment,
Well she'd glad someone was getting something good out of this. The only thing she was getting was a certified death warrant. "Nay, not even that. More like a girl."
She looked over to the pirate that had spoken. Katie had nearly forgotten about him, leaning over there in the corner. His hat was draped over his head and he wasn't looking up, but the way his shoulders were shaking it was clear he was laughing. What had happened to him helping her earlier? She supposed that had been mandatory, requirement of the captain. So much for having at least one person willing to be kind to her.
Suddenly Katie found herself angry. At him for laughing, but mostly at herself. She knew she wasn't going to get out of this, she'd been caught red handed and likely would die because of it. Why did he have to harbor a secret love for as ruthless a career as piracy? Why did it even have to be a secret at all?
Katie realized she was sitting on the floor and decided she didn't like having got look up at these men. Thankfully her head didn't hurt much except when she moved too quickly, so when she slowly stood up the throbbing was still dull. Now Jack, still straddling the desk chair, had to look up at her. Albeit, it was a small victory, but victory it was.
"Than I'm afraid you'll soon be introduced to the headman's ax, captain, for I am not a women. Or a girl." She said fiercely. It was a lost battle, but she would fight to the bitter end, stubbornness had always been one of her strong points.
Mason's laughing from across the room was now audible and it irked Katie immensely. He shouldn't be laughing at her, after all she had to do to be here he just stood there laughing like it was nothing. It was his fault she'd ended up in this predicament in the first place!
In a moment of built up anger she started to stride over to him, but her head protested loudly and she settled for glaring instead while she gave him a more verbal show of disproval. If they were going to kill her then why not lighten her burden and let out all the frustration of the past few days on him? He deserved it anyway.
"What are you laughing about?" She demanded loudly, and then not being able to keep in the wince that her loud voice had warranted, bringing another round of chuckles from the corner, as well as a few from an amused captain filled with more than one type of mirth.
"All of you stupid pirates, every last one of you deserve to be knocked over the head with something.very hard and very big. Something that would hurt a lot, repeatedly! And you hardest of all! Maybe it would knock some manners into you. Just because you're dirty doesn't mean you have to be rude!" He was now laughing heartily, and she had a nagging suspicion that Jack was as well, but she didn't turn her head to look as it was already pounding from exertion and her growing temper.
With another much greater surge of frustration she stepped over to him, all nauseous feelings momentarily forgotten, and grabbed his hat off his head and slapped it on his chest. A daring move, but they were going to kill her anyway, and behind that anger wa a slight hurt feeling that this seemingly nice pirate had turned out to be just as stuck up and cruel as the others.
"I'm not a girl, I'm not a woman! I'm just as much a man as you are, which isn't saying much. You can't even look me in they eye when you're laughing at me."
Well, he wasn't laughing anymore. And he was looking at her now, well, glaring at her but eye contact has been achieved. So he had his hands around her throat, at least they were all serious. "Don' touch me hat, girl." He practically growled.
"Or what?" Katie nearly gaped at her bold response. Where had this reckless mood come from? Now they were not only going to kill her, but torture her mercilessly for hours as well. Why hadn't she thought of that before? Instead of being rational she had let her emotions control her actions. But she managed to keep her face clear of all her second guessing and glared right back at him.
He shoved her away. "Don touch me hat," was all he said.
"Stupid man," She muttered under her breath as she rubbed her throat. Perhaps she had gotten a bit carried away, but everything about him since he haw reappeared with the captain had been grating her already fried nerves. He had been asking, no begging, for her to say something. Of coarse she had been daft enough to comply.
Katie felt herself begin to sway with a new wave of pain from her recent endeavor and sat heavily on the bed before she fell flat on the floor again.
"Well, than what's yer name an' no more lies." Jack said calmly, though he wore an expression that said he was about to burst out into laughter, and every time he glanced towards Mason his eyes lit up and a smile found its way onto his face. So he found that funny, did he? Well, it wasn't funny at all. It was, in fact, quite painful. Did he always have to be in such a good mood?
"what do you mean, 'no more lies'? I've never lied a whit in my entire life." She stated, still not willing to give up.
"Well then, ye'll turn into an awful pirate if'n you never lie. But fortunately for ye, we know yer a liar. Where did you get those clothes, for one. Which, by the way, are obviously not yers, way too big fer ye. So no more lyin' an' no more skirtin' around me questions. What's yer name?"
"What's it matter to you it you're going to end up killing me in the end?" Katie asked stubbornly.
"We never said anythin' about killin' anyone.: Jack said, letting a few chuckles escape. "I still need crew for me ship an' ye'll work as well as anyone. But I also do be needin' yer name."
What the hell, why not? They already new, that much was obvious, and if she kept being stubborn they might resort to more, scientific ways to proove their claims. That wouldn't do at all. It isn't like it'd hurt her, just her stupid pride. "Fine," she said glumly, "Me name's Katie."
"there, Katie dear, that wasn't so 'ard then. Pretty name, if I might add. Much better than Mat. So, then, what are ye doin' 'ere?" What was she doing here? Didn't he just tell her himself that she was going to remain a part of his crew?
"What do you think I'm doing here? I didn't get this just to see if it tickles, you know." She said angrily, pulling up her sleeve and shoring the branded P shape burn in her arm. "I'm here to become a pirate, which I now am if you haven't forgotten."
"Hmm, interesting'," was all he said as he eyed her arm thoughtfully. Interesting? A word puzzle was interesting, this was her life, not something to be hmm'd at. He must be drunk, that would explain a lot. The other one too, that's where all the laughing had come form. Hell, the entire crew was more than likely intoxicated and they were all going to crash and drown. Rather ironic that the most famed ship of all time was run by a bunch of alcoholic mad men.
"Well, Mason. I don't think the other men will like it much, so we'll keep off from tellin' em as long as we can. In the meantime, we'll carry on as usual, and Katie 'ere can stay Mat as long as she can. Ye can leave now." He said, finally turning to face her and she just blinked. Leave? They weren't going to.punish her at all, as childish as it sounds.
"Well, if you're not going to kill me for being female then this disguise is rather pointless, since that was the reason for it in the first place," she said. The thick leather vest was getting rather cumbersome and she wouldn't mind being able to roll up her sleeves during the hot afternoons. Her hair she'd keep short, it was much easier to manage and by far the most practical choice.
Jack studied her for a moment before nodding. "I suppose yer right, go ahead."
She smiled a little before slowly exiting the captains room and, after getting her bearings, heading towards her own bunk, ever mindful of her still tender head, and all the while unbuttoning the heavy vest.
"If ye think they were bein' hard on ye before, then yer in for a nasty surprise. Most won't take kindly to bein' tricked by a girl, best ye be careful." Mason called after her.
We;;, if him and the captain weren't the ones who had just let her off the hook without a hitch and told her to be on her merry way. Now they're warning her like they're all aobut to poison her during dinner or something, not that she wouldn't put it past them. Couldn't they make up their minds? They must be drunk. Or mad. Maybe a mixture of both.
Bloody pirates.
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A/N Yay! I got that one down, and I wrote it all in one night. I hadn't intended to write out the discovery so soon, but you can't very well make Jack Sparrow an idiot, it just doesn't work that way. Plus I have the next few chapters planned out, expect a flash over to Will and Elizabeth soon, by the way do you guys like when I do that or is it better if I keep it all from Katie's POV?
Honestly, you guys really do give me inspiration. When I read all your lovely reviews I just had the urge to WRITE and therefore, here is the next chapter. Or there was the next chapter, whatever.
Now, I have decided to take time out of my busy schedule to bring a new section called the review song, meant to inspire those of you who like to skulk in the background to review. Ahem.
*Written to the tune or 'Ain't no Mountain High'*
*Spotlight flashes on an empty stage, beat begins. Jack Sparrow jumps out in Temptation-esque attire with microphone*
Listen baaaaaaaaby
Ain't no review to big
Ain't no review too small
Ain't no review nice enough, baaaby
If you read this,
Re-view
No matter where you are
No matter how far
Click that button, baaaby
Just review this fic,
Breeze'll update in a hurry,
You don't have to worry
Cause baby there
Ain't no review she don't read
Ain't no wasted word on Sea
Ain't no response she don't write
So review this fic for me baby
*Jack Sparrow exit stage left*
Now, if Jack Sparrow serenading you with his oh so sexy voice couldn't get you to review, I don't know what will. You must be either extremely tire or just a lost cause. I tried.
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Thanks to the ENORMOUS response, I've decided to try this a little differently. To those of you that I have a comment I need to respond do, I will do so, but those of you who just say what a great job I've done etc., which is just as appreciated, I'll list your names at the bottom so I won't be repeating myself over and over and it will take up way less space.
( Oh and if you've asked me to send you an email and don't get one for this chapter it's because my computer is messing up and being corny and won't let me sign on to my email, so sorry I'll get on out ASAP)
Child of the Wolves I know, he can have that effect on people, it's relaly unhealthy, but we're just human! Yeah, there's been more Jack, obviously, and I think there will be in the future, I'm tossing around an idea of having a very mild scene with him and Anamaria, just talking you dirty minded you, let me know what you think.
And yes, I realized they would have to be pretty stupid not to realize it as well, so here we are and everything.
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Quof wow you reviewed so many times it was just like..WOW. Thank you so much,a nd I'm truly sorry it took me FOREVER.as far as your senseing things we'll just have to see.me no saying ^-^ yes, I think the next few chapters one of them will be dear old Will and Elizabeth, and I'm thinking of doing a small one on Anamaria and Jack in the future, tell me what you think! And I know, I've read this one over a few times, that damn spellchecker really gets on my nerves, it says 'ye' is wrong but putting random o's is alright with it..? Who knows, but I'm thinking of getting a beta anyways.
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tigress33 - it was Elizabeth is five years older than Katie, otherwise Elizabeth and Will wouldn't be able to be her legal guardians, hope that cleared it up and thanks for the review!
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Sorry it took me so long, that little thing called school got in the way and these teachers have been on the warpath because of budget cuts
Then the beautiful Red Sox had to go and loose to those Yankees, if only they had taken Pedro out in the 8th, damn he was pitching beautifully all night you can't expect him not to get tired after a while. I'm still in mourning. But you're not here to hear about my baseball depressions, so forward ho to yonder ficcy! BTW, no offense to and Yankee fans out there, there personal opinions do not, in any way, effect the story so read ahead.
Disclaimer: I own nothing that has anything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean. This is only a story that my twisted mind cooked up and somewhere along the line it got here for all of you to read it. And if any of you decide to run away and become pirates. Tell your parents it wasn't my fault.
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Chapter Sever: Captain Jack Sparrow is No Fool
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Katie sat there for a long time aside from staring at the wall. What else was there to do? She couldn't very well go rummaging through the captain's drawers, even if she had wanted to. Likely full of nothing but bottles of rum and whisky, judging from what she'd seen so far.
Speaking of which, why was she in the captains cabin? Getting drunk didn't automatically qualify you for a heart to hest with Jack Sparrow, otherwise he's be in conversation with his crew nonstop, not to mention himself. Being a pirate was certainly more confusing than it looked.
After what seemed like an eternity the cabin door swung open to reveal Captain Jack Sparrow followed closely by the gray-eyed pirated.
"'ello there Mat, had a bit too much ter drink, eh?" Katie frowned and started to protest but he waved his hand and straddled the chair at the desk. "Mason 'ere told me, it's not yer fault. At least ye can hold it in, relivin' yer breakfast isn't fun for any o' us. Now." He glanced towards who Katie guessed to be Mason and the pirate shut the door tightly.
"There are some issues we feel the need to address, concernin' yerself." He reached behind him and casually opened one of the drawers in the desk and took out a small brown bottle. "See, I'm not tryin' ter be blunt here lad, but.yer not as much a lad as we thought ye ter be." He took a swig out of his bottle.
What? How could they know? They must be imagining things. Oh, who was she kidding, the thought should have never even crossed his mind, any of their minds, not once, if she has kept her disguise in check. Somehow they found out. So Katie chose the only option available besides breaking down and telling the truth, which really wasn't even a n option in the first place.
She held her chin up proudly and looked him strait in the face. "Well I may be you but you certainly have no right to insult my manhood. I'm less grown than any of you here, true, but my masculinity is under no circumstances to be questioned." Fortunately all that sneaking around from her mother in her early childhood had honed her lying ability considerably, and it was making its way into use now. At least she was able to keep a strait face at using terms like 'manhood' when referring to herself. It really would be quite funny if the situation weren't so dire.
But Katie's luck had seemed to run dry. Jacks expression did change, but only into an amused smirk. "What's yer real name, then? Madeline? Madison? Maybe Mat was yer fathers name, or yer brothers perhaps?" He questioned, ignoring her indignant protests.
"What is it with you pirates? Always making fun of your lower man." She emphasized man clearly. They couldn't find out, they'd. skin her alive and feed her to the sharks or something equally as horrible. She had to keep up this facade, she had to! Maybe if she kept them talking long enough, she could find a window and jump out.no, she couldn't swim that wouldn't work. "I don't suppose you'd like it if I started making fun of you!" She searched through her find and finding a satisfactory answer she smirked back at him. "Jaclyn."
To her chagrin all he did was laugh quietly at her. Maybe if she killed them both? Then they couldn't kill her, but there was the rest of the crew to think about.
No! That's disgusting, what was she thinking?
Of coarse she'd need a weapon. She'd long ago discovered that her sword was missing, she'd have to remember to find that later. Trying not to be too obvious she eyed Jack's nearly empty rum bottle. That would do nicely.
Katie shook her head. She did not become a pirate to kill everyone in sight just because they found out she was a woman, she'd likely end up killed before she even got so far as grabbing the bottle out of his hand. So she would have to use her intelligence and wits to get out of this. Hopefully.
"Do you do this to every new recruit who comes aboard your precious ship? To see if they're tolerant to cruel teasing? Well, then I'm afraid to disappoint you but I will not be embarrassed by your very.strange claims. Perhaps you would have better luck with one of the other men?"
It was all a bluff and she knew it, but she was desperate. Put them off guard long enough and maybe she'd be able to slip by without notice until they reached the next port. She'd find whatever part of her disguise had tipped them off and fix it. Maybe wherever they stopped would have more pirates, and she could find a ship that would let her join the crew. That was a good plan. Better than trying to murder everyone.
"well, ye 'ave determination, I'll give ye that much. An' if it was anyone but me, ye might 'ave been able to pull it off. But I am Captain Jack Sparrow, and I am no fool. I'd bet my own 'ead that yer a woman." His smirk grew even wider, if it was possible, and his eyes twinkled in merriment,
Well she'd glad someone was getting something good out of this. The only thing she was getting was a certified death warrant. "Nay, not even that. More like a girl."
She looked over to the pirate that had spoken. Katie had nearly forgotten about him, leaning over there in the corner. His hat was draped over his head and he wasn't looking up, but the way his shoulders were shaking it was clear he was laughing. What had happened to him helping her earlier? She supposed that had been mandatory, requirement of the captain. So much for having at least one person willing to be kind to her.
Suddenly Katie found herself angry. At him for laughing, but mostly at herself. She knew she wasn't going to get out of this, she'd been caught red handed and likely would die because of it. Why did he have to harbor a secret love for as ruthless a career as piracy? Why did it even have to be a secret at all?
Katie realized she was sitting on the floor and decided she didn't like having got look up at these men. Thankfully her head didn't hurt much except when she moved too quickly, so when she slowly stood up the throbbing was still dull. Now Jack, still straddling the desk chair, had to look up at her. Albeit, it was a small victory, but victory it was.
"Than I'm afraid you'll soon be introduced to the headman's ax, captain, for I am not a women. Or a girl." She said fiercely. It was a lost battle, but she would fight to the bitter end, stubbornness had always been one of her strong points.
Mason's laughing from across the room was now audible and it irked Katie immensely. He shouldn't be laughing at her, after all she had to do to be here he just stood there laughing like it was nothing. It was his fault she'd ended up in this predicament in the first place!
In a moment of built up anger she started to stride over to him, but her head protested loudly and she settled for glaring instead while she gave him a more verbal show of disproval. If they were going to kill her then why not lighten her burden and let out all the frustration of the past few days on him? He deserved it anyway.
"What are you laughing about?" She demanded loudly, and then not being able to keep in the wince that her loud voice had warranted, bringing another round of chuckles from the corner, as well as a few from an amused captain filled with more than one type of mirth.
"All of you stupid pirates, every last one of you deserve to be knocked over the head with something.very hard and very big. Something that would hurt a lot, repeatedly! And you hardest of all! Maybe it would knock some manners into you. Just because you're dirty doesn't mean you have to be rude!" He was now laughing heartily, and she had a nagging suspicion that Jack was as well, but she didn't turn her head to look as it was already pounding from exertion and her growing temper.
With another much greater surge of frustration she stepped over to him, all nauseous feelings momentarily forgotten, and grabbed his hat off his head and slapped it on his chest. A daring move, but they were going to kill her anyway, and behind that anger wa a slight hurt feeling that this seemingly nice pirate had turned out to be just as stuck up and cruel as the others.
"I'm not a girl, I'm not a woman! I'm just as much a man as you are, which isn't saying much. You can't even look me in they eye when you're laughing at me."
Well, he wasn't laughing anymore. And he was looking at her now, well, glaring at her but eye contact has been achieved. So he had his hands around her throat, at least they were all serious. "Don' touch me hat, girl." He practically growled.
"Or what?" Katie nearly gaped at her bold response. Where had this reckless mood come from? Now they were not only going to kill her, but torture her mercilessly for hours as well. Why hadn't she thought of that before? Instead of being rational she had let her emotions control her actions. But she managed to keep her face clear of all her second guessing and glared right back at him.
He shoved her away. "Don touch me hat," was all he said.
"Stupid man," She muttered under her breath as she rubbed her throat. Perhaps she had gotten a bit carried away, but everything about him since he haw reappeared with the captain had been grating her already fried nerves. He had been asking, no begging, for her to say something. Of coarse she had been daft enough to comply.
Katie felt herself begin to sway with a new wave of pain from her recent endeavor and sat heavily on the bed before she fell flat on the floor again.
"Well, than what's yer name an' no more lies." Jack said calmly, though he wore an expression that said he was about to burst out into laughter, and every time he glanced towards Mason his eyes lit up and a smile found its way onto his face. So he found that funny, did he? Well, it wasn't funny at all. It was, in fact, quite painful. Did he always have to be in such a good mood?
"what do you mean, 'no more lies'? I've never lied a whit in my entire life." She stated, still not willing to give up.
"Well then, ye'll turn into an awful pirate if'n you never lie. But fortunately for ye, we know yer a liar. Where did you get those clothes, for one. Which, by the way, are obviously not yers, way too big fer ye. So no more lyin' an' no more skirtin' around me questions. What's yer name?"
"What's it matter to you it you're going to end up killing me in the end?" Katie asked stubbornly.
"We never said anythin' about killin' anyone.: Jack said, letting a few chuckles escape. "I still need crew for me ship an' ye'll work as well as anyone. But I also do be needin' yer name."
What the hell, why not? They already new, that much was obvious, and if she kept being stubborn they might resort to more, scientific ways to proove their claims. That wouldn't do at all. It isn't like it'd hurt her, just her stupid pride. "Fine," she said glumly, "Me name's Katie."
"there, Katie dear, that wasn't so 'ard then. Pretty name, if I might add. Much better than Mat. So, then, what are ye doin' 'ere?" What was she doing here? Didn't he just tell her himself that she was going to remain a part of his crew?
"What do you think I'm doing here? I didn't get this just to see if it tickles, you know." She said angrily, pulling up her sleeve and shoring the branded P shape burn in her arm. "I'm here to become a pirate, which I now am if you haven't forgotten."
"Hmm, interesting'," was all he said as he eyed her arm thoughtfully. Interesting? A word puzzle was interesting, this was her life, not something to be hmm'd at. He must be drunk, that would explain a lot. The other one too, that's where all the laughing had come form. Hell, the entire crew was more than likely intoxicated and they were all going to crash and drown. Rather ironic that the most famed ship of all time was run by a bunch of alcoholic mad men.
"Well, Mason. I don't think the other men will like it much, so we'll keep off from tellin' em as long as we can. In the meantime, we'll carry on as usual, and Katie 'ere can stay Mat as long as she can. Ye can leave now." He said, finally turning to face her and she just blinked. Leave? They weren't going to.punish her at all, as childish as it sounds.
"Well, if you're not going to kill me for being female then this disguise is rather pointless, since that was the reason for it in the first place," she said. The thick leather vest was getting rather cumbersome and she wouldn't mind being able to roll up her sleeves during the hot afternoons. Her hair she'd keep short, it was much easier to manage and by far the most practical choice.
Jack studied her for a moment before nodding. "I suppose yer right, go ahead."
She smiled a little before slowly exiting the captains room and, after getting her bearings, heading towards her own bunk, ever mindful of her still tender head, and all the while unbuttoning the heavy vest.
"If ye think they were bein' hard on ye before, then yer in for a nasty surprise. Most won't take kindly to bein' tricked by a girl, best ye be careful." Mason called after her.
We;;, if him and the captain weren't the ones who had just let her off the hook without a hitch and told her to be on her merry way. Now they're warning her like they're all aobut to poison her during dinner or something, not that she wouldn't put it past them. Couldn't they make up their minds? They must be drunk. Or mad. Maybe a mixture of both.
Bloody pirates.
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A/N Yay! I got that one down, and I wrote it all in one night. I hadn't intended to write out the discovery so soon, but you can't very well make Jack Sparrow an idiot, it just doesn't work that way. Plus I have the next few chapters planned out, expect a flash over to Will and Elizabeth soon, by the way do you guys like when I do that or is it better if I keep it all from Katie's POV?
Honestly, you guys really do give me inspiration. When I read all your lovely reviews I just had the urge to WRITE and therefore, here is the next chapter. Or there was the next chapter, whatever.
Now, I have decided to take time out of my busy schedule to bring a new section called the review song, meant to inspire those of you who like to skulk in the background to review. Ahem.
*Written to the tune or 'Ain't no Mountain High'*
*Spotlight flashes on an empty stage, beat begins. Jack Sparrow jumps out in Temptation-esque attire with microphone*
Listen baaaaaaaaby
Ain't no review to big
Ain't no review too small
Ain't no review nice enough, baaaby
If you read this,
Re-view
No matter where you are
No matter how far
Click that button, baaaby
Just review this fic,
Breeze'll update in a hurry,
You don't have to worry
Cause baby there
Ain't no review she don't read
Ain't no wasted word on Sea
Ain't no response she don't write
So review this fic for me baby
*Jack Sparrow exit stage left*
Now, if Jack Sparrow serenading you with his oh so sexy voice couldn't get you to review, I don't know what will. You must be either extremely tire or just a lost cause. I tried.
REVIEWERS
Thanks to the ENORMOUS response, I've decided to try this a little differently. To those of you that I have a comment I need to respond do, I will do so, but those of you who just say what a great job I've done etc., which is just as appreciated, I'll list your names at the bottom so I won't be repeating myself over and over and it will take up way less space.
( Oh and if you've asked me to send you an email and don't get one for this chapter it's because my computer is messing up and being corny and won't let me sign on to my email, so sorry I'll get on out ASAP)
Child of the Wolves I know, he can have that effect on people, it's relaly unhealthy, but we're just human! Yeah, there's been more Jack, obviously, and I think there will be in the future, I'm tossing around an idea of having a very mild scene with him and Anamaria, just talking you dirty minded you, let me know what you think.
And yes, I realized they would have to be pretty stupid not to realize it as well, so here we are and everything.
Catgirl Nekoneko Wow, you really flatter me, but as you look around I'm sure you'll find better than this, especially since I tend not to update as much, but don't worry, I won't drop this fic for nothing.
Quof wow you reviewed so many times it was just like..WOW. Thank you so much,a nd I'm truly sorry it took me FOREVER.as far as your senseing things we'll just have to see.me no saying ^-^ yes, I think the next few chapters one of them will be dear old Will and Elizabeth, and I'm thinking of doing a small one on Anamaria and Jack in the future, tell me what you think! And I know, I've read this one over a few times, that damn spellchecker really gets on my nerves, it says 'ye' is wrong but putting random o's is alright with it..? Who knows, but I'm thinking of getting a beta anyways.
Vera-Sabe- thanks for all the sweets! I'm glad you liked that box thing, I thought it was funny but I didn't want to say anything, it could've just been me on a sugar high.thanks for the double review!
GrinningContrivance- yes, if I saw a story with my name in the summary I'd probably go read it to, if only just to see my name written down, maybe be able to pursued myself into thinking I'm famous or something. it's not K/J so it'll probably be K/OC, I just have to figure out which OC and we'll be set.
tigress33 - it was Elizabeth is five years older than Katie, otherwise Elizabeth and Will wouldn't be able to be her legal guardians, hope that cleared it up and thanks for the review!
Cassandra Cassidy- don't I know it, alcohol smells and tastes bad, hell, if it had a sound it'd probably sound bad! But thanks for the review!
Rainne- yes, there are going to be some consequences for that, I'm sure. But we know Jack, he's a good guy and she wasn't insulting HIM so he's probably just sitting there laughing his ass off, kind of a laid back guy. Thank's for the review, and now that I'm back on the net (took me forever, huh?) I'll try to get around to your fic, after being such a faithful reviewer how could I not?
The rest of you, thank you so much! I really do appreciate all of your comments, they really are the Chicken Soup for the Authors Soul, and I would write back to every one of you if only I have the time and energy to do so. You've all asked me questions that have either been answered in this chapter or in the authors notes, or just given me tons of wonderful praise to which I can only thank you and blush like a tomato, so don't think you're being underappriciated in any way! I love you guys, all my reviewers hugs and kisses and lots of sugary foods!!
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