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Chapter 2: A Rogue Pirate
The next day, after school, Kaitlin walked to the blacksmith shop as she always did. While she was dipping flaming steel into water, two girls from her school walked to a filthy window and looked in. "What is she doing? Look at her. She's got pants on with a vest and man's shirt. What is with her?" Christina asked her friend.
"I have no idea. Why don't you go in and ask her?"
"Danielle, do you think that's wise?"
"Why don't you just come in and find out!" They both froze and turned to their left to see Kaitlin standing in the doorway. She walked back into the blacksmith shop and the other girls followed. They watched as she walked back over to the sword she was working on and continued as if they weren't there. "So, what are the both of you doing here?"
"We just wanted to see what you do in here. What do you see in this? It's filthy and not a very lady-like place." Kaitlin dropped the entire sword in the water and picked up a finished one as she locked her eyes on Christina and Danielle. "Do you really want to know?"
"Well, if you haven't noticed, everyone looks at you as a freak. You've got more of a man's personality than a woman's." Kate walked toward them with the sword at her side as they backed away. "You all make fun of me because I'm not like you, but why don't you look at things from a different perspective. I look at all of you and think how you all act and dress the same. It's good to be an individual."
"What about that necklace you always wear?" Danielle asked as Kaitlin stroked the sword blade back and forth with a cloth. Christina backed over toward the door and Danielle did the same as Kaitlin moved closer to them. She placed the sword back on a rack and lifted the necklace out from the inside of her shirt. The sunlight from the window caught the golden color of the skull attached to the chain. Kate touched the front of it and tilted it so the sunlight could catch the gold color more. "My father gave this to me when I was a baby. It was from.I don't know. I actually have no idea where he got it, but I always wear it." All of a sudden, the door swung open and Will stepped in. He looked at Kaitlin as she tucked the necklace back inside her shirt and let her arms hang by her sides. "Hello ladies."
"Hi, Mr. Turner," they both said flirtatiously as they ran out the door giggling. Will looked over at his daughter and opened his arms. She ran to him and threw herself into his arms. He stroked the back of her head and took a deep breath. Kaitlin backed away from him and looked into his eyes. "Dad.what's wrong?"
"I.I.I have something I want to tell you, but I don't know how you're going to take it."
"Dad, you can tell me anything."
"It's.it's not that simple. I'll tell you later."
"Okay, take your time." He walked over to his daughter and put his arm over her shoulder as they walked out the door, heading home. They arrived at home and met Elizabeth in the living room. She was happy to see them and they all sat down and relaxed.
All of a sudden, there was a loud knock at the door. They all jumped and Will and Elizabeth looked at each other. The doorman was already asleep, so Elizabeth walked to the door and opened it slowly. A dark figure stood there and walked into the house. The dim lights came on and the person was revealed. "Elizabeth." Her mouth dropped open and she wrapped her arms around the man. Will and Kaitlin ran out into the foyer and Will ran over and hugged the man. Kate backed away into the shadows as her parents let go of the man.
He was charming, yet looked like he had been roughing it his entire life. His long black hair and dark eyes made him look devilish, but the beads that hung from his hair and beard lightened him up a bit. His moustache was messy, his clothes and pirate hat were torn, and he had a pistol and sword at his waist. "It's great to see you again, Jack."
"Remember.it's Captain Jack," he said with a smile as he glanced over Will's shoulder to see a young woman hiding in the darkness of the room. "Hello, Miss Turner." Kaitlin just backed farther into the corner behind the stairs. Will walked over to her and grabbed her hand as he said, "Aren't you going to say hello to our friend?" She shook her head slightly and backed up farther.
"Will, let me handle this," Jack said as he walked over to Kaitlin. She looked around and tried to push her body farther into the wall, but she couldn't move any further. Jack took his hat off and placed it on the ground. He then took his weapons off and placed them on the ground as well. Kaitlin's eyes met his as he knelt down in front of her and took her hand. She was breathing heavily and was filled with fear. "You have nothing to be afraid of. I'm not going to hurt you Miss.uh.what's your name?"
"K-Kaitlin.Kaitlin Turner," she stuttered as she gulped.
"Captain Jack Sparrow's mine. I'm sure you've heard of me." Kaitlin looked at him and pulled her hand away. She jumped over him and ran to her father. "Dad, get this creepy bastard out of here!"
"KAITLIN!" Will yelled as Jack stood up and put his weapons back on. He put his hands on his hips and walked over to her. "Now you listen.I'm not gonna hurt you."
"You're a bloody pirate!" she yelled back as she ran up the stairs and slammed her door behind her. Jack looked at Will and Elizabeth as they turned their heads toward the ground. "You didn't tell her did you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Will, she said 'bloody pirate' and ran to her room. She was absolutely terrified of me. Why didn't you tell her about her heritage?"
"I told you to tell her today at work. You promised me you would."
"Elizabeth, I just don't want her to get angry." She shook her head and went to her room without a word. Will led Jack to his room and as he was about to walk away, Jack stopped him. "What now?"
"I just can't believe you didn't tell her," Jack said as Kaitlin cracked her door so she could watch and listen to something she thought had to do with her. She was in her long white nightgown and slippers. What are they talking about? she thought to herself. She couldn't hear them because they started walking away from Jack's room, so she quietly escaped from her room and shut the door behind her. Kate then hid behind some curtains in the middle of the hall, hoping not to be noticed. "You should tell her that you're a-"
"Quiet! She might hear you. She has enough going on in school and at the shop, so please.don't." Sparrow nodded and watched Will enter his room. He then walked down the hall, but stopped in front of the curtains where Kaitlin was hiding. She began breathing heavily and covered her mouth to prevent him from hearing her. She watched as his feet turned toward her and in one swift motion, Jack pushed the curtain aside and whipped out his sword.
Chapter 2: A Rogue Pirate
The next day, after school, Kaitlin walked to the blacksmith shop as she always did. While she was dipping flaming steel into water, two girls from her school walked to a filthy window and looked in. "What is she doing? Look at her. She's got pants on with a vest and man's shirt. What is with her?" Christina asked her friend.
"I have no idea. Why don't you go in and ask her?"
"Danielle, do you think that's wise?"
"Why don't you just come in and find out!" They both froze and turned to their left to see Kaitlin standing in the doorway. She walked back into the blacksmith shop and the other girls followed. They watched as she walked back over to the sword she was working on and continued as if they weren't there. "So, what are the both of you doing here?"
"We just wanted to see what you do in here. What do you see in this? It's filthy and not a very lady-like place." Kaitlin dropped the entire sword in the water and picked up a finished one as she locked her eyes on Christina and Danielle. "Do you really want to know?"
"Well, if you haven't noticed, everyone looks at you as a freak. You've got more of a man's personality than a woman's." Kate walked toward them with the sword at her side as they backed away. "You all make fun of me because I'm not like you, but why don't you look at things from a different perspective. I look at all of you and think how you all act and dress the same. It's good to be an individual."
"What about that necklace you always wear?" Danielle asked as Kaitlin stroked the sword blade back and forth with a cloth. Christina backed over toward the door and Danielle did the same as Kaitlin moved closer to them. She placed the sword back on a rack and lifted the necklace out from the inside of her shirt. The sunlight from the window caught the golden color of the skull attached to the chain. Kate touched the front of it and tilted it so the sunlight could catch the gold color more. "My father gave this to me when I was a baby. It was from.I don't know. I actually have no idea where he got it, but I always wear it." All of a sudden, the door swung open and Will stepped in. He looked at Kaitlin as she tucked the necklace back inside her shirt and let her arms hang by her sides. "Hello ladies."
"Hi, Mr. Turner," they both said flirtatiously as they ran out the door giggling. Will looked over at his daughter and opened his arms. She ran to him and threw herself into his arms. He stroked the back of her head and took a deep breath. Kaitlin backed away from him and looked into his eyes. "Dad.what's wrong?"
"I.I.I have something I want to tell you, but I don't know how you're going to take it."
"Dad, you can tell me anything."
"It's.it's not that simple. I'll tell you later."
"Okay, take your time." He walked over to his daughter and put his arm over her shoulder as they walked out the door, heading home. They arrived at home and met Elizabeth in the living room. She was happy to see them and they all sat down and relaxed.
All of a sudden, there was a loud knock at the door. They all jumped and Will and Elizabeth looked at each other. The doorman was already asleep, so Elizabeth walked to the door and opened it slowly. A dark figure stood there and walked into the house. The dim lights came on and the person was revealed. "Elizabeth." Her mouth dropped open and she wrapped her arms around the man. Will and Kaitlin ran out into the foyer and Will ran over and hugged the man. Kate backed away into the shadows as her parents let go of the man.
He was charming, yet looked like he had been roughing it his entire life. His long black hair and dark eyes made him look devilish, but the beads that hung from his hair and beard lightened him up a bit. His moustache was messy, his clothes and pirate hat were torn, and he had a pistol and sword at his waist. "It's great to see you again, Jack."
"Remember.it's Captain Jack," he said with a smile as he glanced over Will's shoulder to see a young woman hiding in the darkness of the room. "Hello, Miss Turner." Kaitlin just backed farther into the corner behind the stairs. Will walked over to her and grabbed her hand as he said, "Aren't you going to say hello to our friend?" She shook her head slightly and backed up farther.
"Will, let me handle this," Jack said as he walked over to Kaitlin. She looked around and tried to push her body farther into the wall, but she couldn't move any further. Jack took his hat off and placed it on the ground. He then took his weapons off and placed them on the ground as well. Kaitlin's eyes met his as he knelt down in front of her and took her hand. She was breathing heavily and was filled with fear. "You have nothing to be afraid of. I'm not going to hurt you Miss.uh.what's your name?"
"K-Kaitlin.Kaitlin Turner," she stuttered as she gulped.
"Captain Jack Sparrow's mine. I'm sure you've heard of me." Kaitlin looked at him and pulled her hand away. She jumped over him and ran to her father. "Dad, get this creepy bastard out of here!"
"KAITLIN!" Will yelled as Jack stood up and put his weapons back on. He put his hands on his hips and walked over to her. "Now you listen.I'm not gonna hurt you."
"You're a bloody pirate!" she yelled back as she ran up the stairs and slammed her door behind her. Jack looked at Will and Elizabeth as they turned their heads toward the ground. "You didn't tell her did you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Will, she said 'bloody pirate' and ran to her room. She was absolutely terrified of me. Why didn't you tell her about her heritage?"
"I told you to tell her today at work. You promised me you would."
"Elizabeth, I just don't want her to get angry." She shook her head and went to her room without a word. Will led Jack to his room and as he was about to walk away, Jack stopped him. "What now?"
"I just can't believe you didn't tell her," Jack said as Kaitlin cracked her door so she could watch and listen to something she thought had to do with her. She was in her long white nightgown and slippers. What are they talking about? she thought to herself. She couldn't hear them because they started walking away from Jack's room, so she quietly escaped from her room and shut the door behind her. Kate then hid behind some curtains in the middle of the hall, hoping not to be noticed. "You should tell her that you're a-"
"Quiet! She might hear you. She has enough going on in school and at the shop, so please.don't." Sparrow nodded and watched Will enter his room. He then walked down the hall, but stopped in front of the curtains where Kaitlin was hiding. She began breathing heavily and covered her mouth to prevent him from hearing her. She watched as his feet turned toward her and in one swift motion, Jack pushed the curtain aside and whipped out his sword.