The Struggle Between Two Pirates
Chapter 12: The Gift
The Dauntless and The Black Pearl reach the land at last. The pirates take the rowboats to the beaches. They run out and begin attacking the locals while Katrina walks out of one of the boats casually and Barbossa follows. The two go to a little place farthest away from the attacks where everyone is unaware of those attacks. The place is not completely indoors; sort of a street marketplace. No one notices Barbossa and Katrina which gives the two the advantage for surprises.
Barbossa doesn't stay close to Katrina so that he may observe her from a distance, but he does it casually as he looks around at all the trinkets and food for trade. Katrina looks at jewelry the most, really focusing on them. She sees a man behind some barrels selling wine. He's a bit meaty, tall, and tan skinned with black hair. What she notices most about him is the ring he wears on his left hand on his middle finger. Barbossa still watches her wondering what she plans on doing. Katrina walks up to the wine seller and looks at him intently.
"That's quite a ring ye got there mate." Katrina says.
"What?" The man replies.
"Your ring."
"Oh, this ring? Heh! Aye, it's very beautiful indeed. 'Twas a gift."
"A gift, ey?"
"Aye."
Katrina takes a good look at it, observing every detail.
"What's it made of, and the stone, what is that?"
"It's pure gold miss and the stone is a rare black diamond. So you can imagine how pricy it must've been."
"And it's value must be massive, ey? If someone were to offer you all the gold in the world for that ring, would you trade?"
"Well mam, it was a gift given by someone very special to me heart. I could never give it up."
"Aye, I don't blame ye. It's very beautiful."
The man nods at Katrina with a smile and Katrina smiles back. Barbossa waits to see what might come next from Katrina. She waits for the man to look down or in another direction. He does just that and Katrina unsheathes her sword and quickly cuts the man's left hand off that he had resting on a barrel. People around freak and scream as the man screams in agony and lifts his arm seeing the blood gush out. He looks at the one who did this to him and is shocked by her actions. Katrina takes the hand she cut off and slips the ring off the finger. She looks at the ring closely and then looks at the man.
"Thank you!" Katrina says as she tosses the hand to the man.
Katrina takes out a small bag which sounds to carry coins or some other treasure. Barbossa smiles as he watches her actions. Katrina places the small bag on the barrel for the man and she walks away. Others around rush to the man's aid and help him. One man informs the now handless man of who he had just met.
"Had ye know idea who she was? You've been robbed by the Black Cat."
The handless man is shocked, but mostly in pain and the people helping him are also taken aback that the pirate witch had been in there presence. Katrina passes Barbossa as he watches her, then he follows.
The pirates are still out pillaging. They take whatever they want showing no mercy for any poor soul. Before Katrina and Barbossa enter the boats, Katrina stops and Barbossa stops too after seeing Katrina stop. Katrina turns to Barbossa and she puts her hand out which seems to be closed holding something.
"Here! This is for you." Katrina informs Barbossa looking straight into his eyes.
Barbossa looks at her hand then he sticks his hand out with his palm facing up under Katrina's closed hand. She places what is in her hand into Barbossa's and it is the ring she took from the wine seller. Barbossa is surprised. He looks up at Katrina who smiles at him. He holds the ring between his thumb and index finger looking at it with bewilderment.
"What do ye think?" Katrina asks.
Barbossa looks at Katrina, smiling.
"Tis beautiful. Me thanks to ye for this fine piece of jewel."
Katrina gets closer to Barbossa and she takes the ring from him. She takes his left hand and slips the ring on Barbossa's ring finger as he watches her. After, they stare into each others eyes and Barbossa is lost with words.
"Looks much better on you," says Katrina.
Barbossa can only smile as Katrina wraps her arms around Barbossa's waist. He places one arm around her. A few pirates get into the boats with all the treasure they collected and food too. Jack walks up to Barbossa and Katrina tossing an apple in his hand. When he reaches the two, he tosses the apple to Barbossa and Barbossa catches it with his free hand.
"There's plenty more where that came from." Jack says with a grin.
Chapter 12: The Gift
The Dauntless and The Black Pearl reach the land at last. The pirates take the rowboats to the beaches. They run out and begin attacking the locals while Katrina walks out of one of the boats casually and Barbossa follows. The two go to a little place farthest away from the attacks where everyone is unaware of those attacks. The place is not completely indoors; sort of a street marketplace. No one notices Barbossa and Katrina which gives the two the advantage for surprises.
Barbossa doesn't stay close to Katrina so that he may observe her from a distance, but he does it casually as he looks around at all the trinkets and food for trade. Katrina looks at jewelry the most, really focusing on them. She sees a man behind some barrels selling wine. He's a bit meaty, tall, and tan skinned with black hair. What she notices most about him is the ring he wears on his left hand on his middle finger. Barbossa still watches her wondering what she plans on doing. Katrina walks up to the wine seller and looks at him intently.
"That's quite a ring ye got there mate." Katrina says.
"What?" The man replies.
"Your ring."
"Oh, this ring? Heh! Aye, it's very beautiful indeed. 'Twas a gift."
"A gift, ey?"
"Aye."
Katrina takes a good look at it, observing every detail.
"What's it made of, and the stone, what is that?"
"It's pure gold miss and the stone is a rare black diamond. So you can imagine how pricy it must've been."
"And it's value must be massive, ey? If someone were to offer you all the gold in the world for that ring, would you trade?"
"Well mam, it was a gift given by someone very special to me heart. I could never give it up."
"Aye, I don't blame ye. It's very beautiful."
The man nods at Katrina with a smile and Katrina smiles back. Barbossa waits to see what might come next from Katrina. She waits for the man to look down or in another direction. He does just that and Katrina unsheathes her sword and quickly cuts the man's left hand off that he had resting on a barrel. People around freak and scream as the man screams in agony and lifts his arm seeing the blood gush out. He looks at the one who did this to him and is shocked by her actions. Katrina takes the hand she cut off and slips the ring off the finger. She looks at the ring closely and then looks at the man.
"Thank you!" Katrina says as she tosses the hand to the man.
Katrina takes out a small bag which sounds to carry coins or some other treasure. Barbossa smiles as he watches her actions. Katrina places the small bag on the barrel for the man and she walks away. Others around rush to the man's aid and help him. One man informs the now handless man of who he had just met.
"Had ye know idea who she was? You've been robbed by the Black Cat."
The handless man is shocked, but mostly in pain and the people helping him are also taken aback that the pirate witch had been in there presence. Katrina passes Barbossa as he watches her, then he follows.
The pirates are still out pillaging. They take whatever they want showing no mercy for any poor soul. Before Katrina and Barbossa enter the boats, Katrina stops and Barbossa stops too after seeing Katrina stop. Katrina turns to Barbossa and she puts her hand out which seems to be closed holding something.
"Here! This is for you." Katrina informs Barbossa looking straight into his eyes.
Barbossa looks at her hand then he sticks his hand out with his palm facing up under Katrina's closed hand. She places what is in her hand into Barbossa's and it is the ring she took from the wine seller. Barbossa is surprised. He looks up at Katrina who smiles at him. He holds the ring between his thumb and index finger looking at it with bewilderment.
"What do ye think?" Katrina asks.
Barbossa looks at Katrina, smiling.
"Tis beautiful. Me thanks to ye for this fine piece of jewel."
Katrina gets closer to Barbossa and she takes the ring from him. She takes his left hand and slips the ring on Barbossa's ring finger as he watches her. After, they stare into each others eyes and Barbossa is lost with words.
"Looks much better on you," says Katrina.
Barbossa can only smile as Katrina wraps her arms around Barbossa's waist. He places one arm around her. A few pirates get into the boats with all the treasure they collected and food too. Jack walks up to Barbossa and Katrina tossing an apple in his hand. When he reaches the two, he tosses the apple to Barbossa and Barbossa catches it with his free hand.
"There's plenty more where that came from." Jack says with a grin.