"'Ey, girl, ye needs to move along now!" a harsh voice yelled over the chaos of the tavern.
Adelei balanced a tray of grog unsteadily and tried to walk quickly to the man sitting across the room. She was accustomed to dodging the fights and various flying objects that often crossed her paths. She swung to the left to avoid the chair that was suddenly tossed across the room. It hit an enormous man that bellowed furiously and charged at the chair-thrower. Finally, after ducking and dodging some more, Adelei reached the man and set the tray down at his table which was seemed to pour over with half-naked whores.
"Yer a lil' late," one of the girls growled, taking a swig of grog and licking the ear of the man. He looked to be in utter ecstasy and did not seem too aware of his drinks.
"Erm..sir, I got ye yer...," Adelei started, but another girl interrupted.
"He's a bit busy at the moment," she said, reaching her hand below the table, "Come back later if yer lookin' for a good time."
"No thanks," muttered Adelei and with a disgusted expression, turned around and walked back behind the bar. This was her new life in Tortuga. She had been here for three months now.
"My shift is over," she called to the bar tender, "I'm goin'!" He ignored her.
She walked out of the tavern and nearly tripped over two men caught in a brawl. Walking to the right, she walked up towards the docks and into a small, rundown wooden house. Screams, hollers, and laughter could be heard from inside. Port Royal had given her a room in one of the many boarding houses that he owned. It was small with a tiny bed, a basin for washing, and something that no one else in the boarding house had....a fireplace. How she had gotten one was beyond her, but she was glad for it.
Running up the steps to her room, she walked in and locked it behind her. She had gotten used to the noise and could now tune it out when needed. Her job at the tavern fed her and she felt a strange sort of....thing....What was it called? Ah, yes: Independence....For the first time in her life she was taking care of herself and she felt a freedom that she had never felt before.
Jack. No matter where her thoughts wandered, they would always go back to Jack. 'Why?' she wondered. 'I hate him! I do! But still...' She could still remember him....'no stop!' she screamed at herself in her thoughts. 'You hate him. You hate him. You...you.....oh never mind, just stop thinking.'
She took off her bandana, unraveled her hair and let it tumble down her back. She then started to take off her dress when suddenly the door was pushed open and Royal's men walked in.
"What in the.." Adelei gasped as they grabbed her and dragged her out. They pushed her outside where she stumbled and almost fell.
"What is the meanin' o' this!?" she exclaimed, clenching her fists in anger.
"Temper temper, lass," said Port Royal from behind her. Adelei spun around, fear grasping at her throat.
"I 'ave a bit o' a bone to pick with ya," he said. "Ye see there was a man that came in today an' we thought he didn' pay 'is tab. So we went to 'im an' he said he did and that he saw ye pocket the money."
"I most certainly did not!" cried Adelei, shocked. "'e's lyin'!"
"Miss Filiger, I suggest ye tell me the truth," said Port, a little louder than before. "Captain Jin-Wei is not one to lie."
"Well, neither am I!" she said.
"Ye better tell me now," said Port, "It'll be better if ye tell me now, trust me."
"Listen, I'll be payin' the tab off," sighed Adelei, "even though I didn' take it. I'll pay it off 'cause I know ye ain' believin' me so...."
"Ye can't pay it off," growled Port. "'is tab was worth more than what yewd make in three years!" And yet again, Adelei found herself in fear of her life.
"I-I swear," she choked, "I took nothin'."
"And this.....Miss Filiger.....is this how ye repays me?"said Port, softly. "By actin' out the pirate in yer blood?"
"No!" cried Adelei in frustration, "I swear, I-"
"Enough of this!" he shouted "Ye 'as lost me trust, woman. But I be a generous man an' I'll give ye two days to come up with the money or else.........."
"O-or else what?" stuttered Adelei.
"Ye don' wanna know," smiled Port and motioned his men to him. "We'll be back in two days."
Adelei breathed in and out very deeply. A loud cat call reminded her of her clothing situation and she ran back into the boarding house and to her room. She looked around desperately, trying to think of something to sell. She suddenly remembered that she had nothing and fell onto her bed.
And then an idea struck her. She would sell the room and everything in it. It was a nice room and the fireplace was sure to double its price. She did not want to sell it, but she did not want to find out what Port had in store for her if she did not provide the money. In the morning she would go and tell Port Royal her plan, but for now she slept uneasily.
*next morning*
"Yer goin' to be homeless, ye realizes that?" Port looked at her suspiciously.
"Aye," nodded Adelei slowly.
"Do ye 'ave any idea how it's like to be homeless in Tortuga?" asked Port, leaning back in his chair.
"Do I really 'ave any other choice?" asked Adelei, softly.
"Good point," smiled Port, "But ye know I can't protect ye on the streets an' ye know that job o' yers is only enough to feed ye." Adelei nodded.
"Ye know there are other ways to repay the money....," he said, leaning forward and she felt his hand snake up her arm. She stepped back.
"No," she said, loudly. Port raised his eyebrows and leaned back again.
"So maybe it skips a generation," he muttered.
*later that day*
Adelei had sold the room to another young woman who was more than glad to buy it. She gave all the money to Port, reluctantly of course, but she did. All she had was a bundle of food. She kept her hair up in her usual way and had it under a bandana.
She hid in an ally between another tavern and a whorehouse. The sort of noise that echoed through the ally was worse than the boarding house and Adelei would constantly hear gun shots and screams and laughter. She therefore could not sleep very well.
One night however was different. She was walking to the ally from her job and as she walked out, she noticed that no one was in the streets. It was dead silent. She could hear her own breath. The buildings and houses had no lights and even the tavern behind her quickly locked its door and shut out the light.
'Oh no,' she thought. 'What is happening?' She walked further down the street, hoping to find someone, anyone, but every light was off and it was like a ghost town. 'What would cause a thing like this?' she wondered. Suddenly she heard something behind her. She turned around swiftly only to see nothing. The moon shone bright and lit the empty street.
Adelei then decided that it would be best that she walked faster. And so she did. The ally hid her food. No one ever came in there and surely whatever was following her would not see her go into the narrow space, or at least that is what was running through her mind at the moment.
She finally got there and marveled at how quickly her journey was compared to when the streets were filled the usual scum of Tortuga. Walking deeper into the ally, she climbed over a crate that obscured her so that no one would see. Untying the bundle of food, she shoved the dry bread into her mouth and took an enormous gulp of the wine.
She suddenly realized that the little light she had was being blocked. Her breath started to come in shorter and she sat, eyes wide with fear, staring at the ground, afraid to look at what was blocking the light. Slowly, her eyes traveled upwards and settled on a familiar pair of boots. Then she finally manage to pull her head all the way up to a familiar, smiling face.
"Fancy meeting yew here," said Captain Jack Sparrow. Her fear subsided.....slightly.
"What do yew want?" she asked, trying to sound angry but he could hear the fear in her voice.
"Jest payin' a visit," said Jack, pulling her up to her feet. She was still shorter than him by a few inches.
"A pirate ne'er pays," spat Adelei, glaring at him. But Jack merely smiled.
"I see yer in a good mood," said Jack.
"Care to tell me why this place 'as suddenly become like a ghost town?" she asked.
"It's 'cause I'm 'ere, love, what other reason?" smiled Jack.
"No really, tell me," said Adelei. Jack raised an eyebrow.
"I be the richest pirate in the Carribean righ' now," he said quietly. "They 'ave reason to fear me. Also they're still superstitious 'bout the Pearl. Seems there be a new rumor goin' round that she an' the crew be cursed again."
"I see, so what does ye want with me?" asked Adelei harshly, "Plenty o' whores in Tortuga to choose from...."
"Yer so modest," said Jack. Adelei shot him a mean look.
"Oh yer despicable," fumed Adelei, "If I 'ave to listen to this nonsense any longer I think I'll-"
"Ye'll what?" he asked in a low husky voice as he pulled her towards him. But to his surprise, she pulled out a knife.
"I'll slice yer throat," she said coldly, as she threatened him with it.
"Now where'd yew get that pretty little knife?" Jack asked.
"Compliments of Port Royal," she said, pointing the knife at him as she backed away.
"Are ye goin' to cut me or are ye gonna just stand there and point it at me?" Jack asked, walking towards her slowly. Adelei swallowed hard and then turned around to run but he caught her around the waist and wrestled the knife out of her hand and pressed it to her throat.
"Yew wouldn't," she struggled, breathing hard.
"Wouldn' I?" he whispered into her ear and she had that feeling again. That feeling.....
He felt her relax and turned her around, pressing her against the wall. "What do yew want from me?" she whispered, "We made a deal. Yer rich an' feared now. I am no use to yew! Why can't ye just leave me be!?"
"Why should I?" he asked.
"I am not yer whore!" she screamed as she pushed him away. "I am not like these other women that ye use! I 'ave feelin's an' I deserve to be respected and now ye can't lock me in a dungeon any longer so why don' ye jest leave?! Jest leave!"
"Now, love, ye must know that if ye tell a pirate to do something, he will only turnabout an' do the exact opposite o' what is asked or demanded o' him,"Jack said, with his hands pressed together. "Therefore, I am disinclined to aquies to yer request, savvy?"
"Yew stole that from someone and I'm not sure you're even sayin' it righ'!" cried Adelei.
"It's a famous sayin' an' I can 'ave me own version o' it,"said Jack. "An' I can steal anythin' I want, includin' things that people say."
"Fine then, "Adelei growled, "I command ye to stay here with me."
"That can be arranged," he said, pulling her towards him.
"'Ey!" screamed Adelei, "Yer supposed to do the exact opposite o' what I say!"
"I'm not supposed to do anythin'," said Jack, as one of his hands traveled to her breast.
"But ye jest said!" cried Adelei., still struggling against him.
"A bit thick, aren' ye?"sighed Jack.
"What!?" exclaimed Adelei, trying to pull away. "I am not thick! Why, I'll have yew know that I recieved perfect marks from me tutor an'....."
"Thas fascinatin' lass, really it is, but do ye mind tellin' me after our little rendezvous?" he said. His grip was like iron chains around her waist and no matter how much she struggled he would not let go.
"Quite the charmer, aren't yew?" she muttered, kicking him in the shins. "I, unfortunately, have a bitter hatred for the French....." She was cut off by a finger to her lips. And then that finger was replaced by another set of lips, his own to hers. Pressing her up against the wall, he lifted her up roughly and her legs wrapped around his waist.
"Jack...." she started.
"Capn'," he reminded her as he started to undo the laces on her dress.
"Jack," she continued, "I don' wanna do this." He stopped what he was doing and looked at her, at her lust filled eyes, at her flushed skin. And then he smiled. "I don't!" He was still smiling. "Really....."
"An' someone can see us an' there isn' even a bed. How can......" he kept smiling and continued to undo her dress.
"Jack...." Adelei started.
"Capn'," he reminded her again, still busy with the laces.
"It....it......it's not........we can't!!! Look, there's not even a bed!" she continued.
"Yewd be surprised what can be done without a bed," he whispered, getting frustrated and cutting the laces off her dress. Suddenly her thoughts stopped and her heart started to race.....well more than it already was anyways.
"Stop," she said, frantically. He looked at her, curiously and then continued moving her dress down her legs.
"I...I can't," she cried, tears spilling down her face. He stepped away, putting his hands up. She stepped out of her dress, stumbling out of it a bit and, climbing over the crate, ran down and out of the ally way. She stopped when she finally got to the eastern portion of the island, where there was a small forest of palms that looked over the ocean. Sitting and looking over the calm ocean, she held herself and cried.
Whatever he said or did, he brought back a torrent of memories, painful memories of that day and of days before that. She did not know why it reminded her of those things (especially at a moment like that), but the pain was intense.
She jumped as she felt his hand on her shoulder.
"I ne'er want to see or touch another pirate for the rest o' me life," she said quietly, moving away from him.
"Yew do realize that ye live in Tortuga, righ'?" he reminded her.
"Not for long," she said, "Royal's ship sails in nine months."
"An' what do ye 'ave waitin' for yew in Britland?" asked Jack.
"England," she corrected him, "There is much more for me there than here."
"Such as?" he asked.
"Well.....for one thin'.......I....I.....none o' yer business," she looked away.
"I see," said Jack slowly, playing with his braids. "So yer goin' to Europe with no money, no connections, nothin' but the clothes on yer back an' ye think that yer goin' to be better off there?"
"An' what is there for me 'ere?" she asked, looking at him, her eyes shimmering with tears. "'Ere I'm used and hurt by everyone. I've been to England before and they only treated me with the utmost respect."
"Aye, but that was with yer father and 'is money, am I righ'?" Jack smiled.
"What does it matter?" Adelei glared, "I'll earn my way up. I'm educated and I work hard."
"Alrigh' love, whatever yew say," he said and pulled her onto his lap.
"Why do ye handle me like that?" she asked, softly.
"Like what?" Jack asked, caressing her cheek.
"Like yew care," she looked up at him with large, glistening green eyes. "I know what kind of man ye are." She sobbed and pulled out of his grasp. "Ye play with me and ye know that...that....and then ye jest leave me and try an' pick me up whenever ye needs me like I'm some....some.... prostitute!"
"Now thas not true!" said Jack, "I ne'er paid ye for anythin'!"
Gathering up her bodice, she started to walk away when he grabbed her hand and pulled her down.
"Leave me alone," she sighed. "Please, ye don't even know how much yew hurt me........" She stopped and looked away.
"Adelei," he whispered, "Yer like me rum. I jest keep comin' back to ye because I jest need more o' yew. I don' know why."
"Oh, how romantic," she said, sarcastically. "Now let me go."
"I'll ne'er let ye go," he said, bringing his lips to hers. His tongue slipped inside and caressed hers and she, of course, responded. She did not know why she did, but she always did. She always would.
They continued to kiss and she did not realize that Jack had pushed her up against a tree. To her, all that existed was her and Jack. His mouth, his smell, his warmth, his weight, was all that was real, nothing else. And she almost melted when he untied the front of the bodice and pulled it down so it exposed her shoulders. His lips then moved down to the space between her neck and shoulder and his lips began to suck and tease the skin there. She moaned softly and closed her eyes.
"Well, well, Miss. Filiger, I didn' know ye worked as a nightwalker, too," said a cruel voice in front of them.
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A/N: Sorry, I've been caught up in lots and lots of school work. Here u go!
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