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Will woke up at the break of dawn the next morning. He quietly climbed out of bed and got dressed, trying not to arouse Elizabeth. After making sure she was still asleep, he exited their room and headed down stairs. When he reached the foyer where the stairway ended, he turned towards a small room to the right. He walked into his study and over to his desk. He grabbed a piece of parchment and something to draw with. He made his way over to the window seat near the front of the room. As he sat down, he began sketching lightly. The more he sketched, the more one could tell it was a young girl with wild, dark hair and shining, radiant eyes. She wore a dress that was quite proper for a girl from England, but her hair was down, reaching her shoulders. As he continued the fine details, he didn't notice Jack walk into the room. Nor did he notice when the pirate looked over his shoulder to inspect the drawing.
"Nice drawing, mate. Who's it of?"
Will jumped slightly at the sound of Jack's voice, but responded all the same.
"It's Lillian, the day before our ship was attacked."
"Ah. Miss her a bit, eh?"
"Yes. I wish I knew if she were alive or not. Maybe then I could search for her."
"Aye."
Elizabeth poked her head into the room at that time. "I hate to interrupt, but breakfast is ready." She then left, heading for the kitchen.
Will sighed, placing the parchment on the window seat after standing. He headed for the kitchen table with Jack following. They noticed that Mr. Gibbs was already seated with a plate in front of him. Once they were seated, Elizabeth sat their plates down in front of them. She quickly fixes her own and sits beside Will.
"Are you sure you're okay, darling?" Elizabeth asks, turning to face Will.
"I'm fine. Don't worry," he said smiling. Something in his eyes gave away the hope buried deep within him and Elizabeth smiled in return. She would help her husband find his sister if she was still alive. She had spoken with Mr. Gibbs while she was making breakfast. He agreed to ask around Tortuga to see if anyone knew anything, but he made no promises. Little did the four know, but someone else was beginning a search similar to their own.
The ship was anchored a little ways from the shore of Tortuga. The brunette girl was making her way towards a tavern, ignoring the lecherous looks she received. When she entered the tavern, the old barkeep's face lit up, his smile reaching his soft green eyes.
"Lil! How good t'see ye again! What brings ye back 'ere?"
"'Ello, Lawren. Good t'see ya too. I'm looking for Lucas. He be around 'ere somewhere?"
"Aye. He's upstairs. Go on and head up there."
She smiled her thanks as she headed for the stairs in the back. Once she reached the top, she turned to the right, walking to the fourth door on the left. She knocked rather loudly and waited for someone to answer. Another smile graced her lips when she heard something hit the floor and a muffled, "Bloody 'ell!" The door opened shortly after to reveal a dark skinned young man with long, black dreadlocks. His rich, brown eyes lit up and a smile spread across his face.
"Lil! Yer back! I didn' expect ye until a few more weeks," he stated, scooping her up into a fierce hug.
She laughed slightly as she hugged him back. "S'good t'be back. I wasn' plannin' on stoppin' by, but somethin' came up. Ya remember the story I told ya. 'Bout before ya father found meh."
"Aye. 'Bout ye brother, eh?" he questioned as he released her, stepping aside so that she could enter the room.
"Aye. I dreamt 'bout it last night. I want to start searchin' for 'im, but I don' know where t'start."
"Lemme guess. Ye want me t'help ye?"
She looked at him with a hopeful light in her eyes, which were hazel once again, since the shirt she was now wearing was white. He sighed but grinned all the same.
"Aye, I'll help ye. We leavin' immediately?"
"Aye!" she replied excitedly. She gives him another hug before they head downstairs.
"Ye goin' somewhere, Lucas?" Lawren askes.
"Aye, we be goin' to find missy's brother."
"Ah, I see. Well, be off with ye. Ye've got a long journey ahead. And remember, if ye need anything, I'll be right 'ere!"
"Thanks Lawren! G'Bye!" Lil said as she walked out of the tavern. Lucas waved and nodded before following.
As they walked through the crowds towards the docks, the once lecherous looks turn into respectful looks as the brunette's name passes through a few people's lips. Lil picks up part of a conversation between two pirates and smiles.
"That's her, eh? Don' look so tough."
"Aye, she don', but I've seen her take down quite a few men. She not be one t'mess with."
"What's her name again?"
"Moonlight Lilly is what she be called. Only a selective few know her true name."
"Why she be called that?"
"She usually attacks at night. Don' use no torches er nothin', only the moonlight. But she don' hurt women er children, unless she see the need. I heard one of her crew members made the mistake of ravishing a woman without her permission once. Heard she cut 'is hands off. Woulda cut off somethin' else if her first mate didn' stop her."
The other man winced slightly as they watched her push her way through the crowds. Once they reached the dock, she climbed into the small life boat her first mate was waiting in. Lucas climbed in after her, turning towards the young man a few years younger than themselves.
"I still can' believe ye picked this lad as yer first mate. Shoulda been me."
"Yer always 'ere in Tortuga, Lucas. Besides, James does a fine job."
James, who had frowned at Lucas's statement, now smiled with pride. As he began rowing back towards the boat, named after it's rambunctious captain, he listened to their conversation.
"Where ya think we should begin?"
"Not sure, missy. Ye say yer ship was attacked on the crossing from England, eh?"
"Aye."
"Ye know where the ship was headed?"
She shook her head. "No. All I remember is Will sayin' we were lookin' for our father."
"Ah. I see. Me friend used to live in a town called Port Royal, me think. Said he got there on a ship from England. He was a stow away, so he got off the first town they stopped in. Said he woulda stayed and got off at Tortuga if he coulda."
She nodded. "Ah, then Port Royal it is."
Lucas nodded in reply. They then reached the Moonlight Lilly, Lil's pride and glory. They quickly climbed up the rope ladder thrown to them. When her feet hit the deck, Lil smirked.
"Alright men! We be headin' for Port Royal! Get to work ya good for nothin' dogs!"
"Aye Captain!" they responded in unison.
"James, make sure they stick to their jobs. They give ya any trouble, ya come get me, y'hear?"
"Aye, Captain!" he replied before scurrying off.
"Follow me, Lucas."
Lil led him down below, to a door leading to a small cabin. "You're cabin is just how ya left it. James sleeps in there on the floor, only cause he don' want to sleep with the crew. Course I don' blame 'im none."
Lucas smiled as he opened the door, looking around the small cabin. "Don' bother me none. The boy can continue sleepin' in 'ere." He shut the door before turning to face her once again. "It'll be about two days before we reach Port Royal."
Lil nods. "Aye. Well then, ye better start dinner."
"Dinner?!" Lucas asked surprised.
"Aye, ya gotta help in some way. Besides yer the best cook on this ship, besides myself. But since I'm the captain, I don' got to cook."
Lucas grumbles to himself as he heads for the kitchen. Lil giggled slightly and headed up to the deck. As she went to stand beside James, she smiled slightly.
"What are ya smilin' fer, Cap'n?" James asked, watching her through the corner of his eyes.
"Well, James, I might be on me way to findin' a part of me past. Something I lost a while back and that I miss terribly."
"Ah, I see."
They were quiet after that, as they continued on their way to Port Royal.
Will had returned home from the smithy about an hour ago. He now sat smiling as he watched Elizabeth send glares in Jack's direction, who was in the process of drinking from a bottle of rum. Elizabeth didn't really like rum all that much and especially didn't like it when it was consumed in her house. He turned towards Mr. Gibbs.
"How long will you be staying?"
"Fer about four days or so. It's been a while since we've been 'ere, might as well stay as long as we can."
Will nodded before turning to look out the window. He noticed it was getting close to being dark and he sighed. He was glad no one had heard his sigh, for no one's attention was drawn to him. He turned towards Elizabeth and Jack, only to find them in a heated argument about why Elizabeth had poured Jack's rum down the sink. He chuckled slightly, which caused the two to turn towards him.
"I'm going to head up to bed, dear. It's been a tiring day and I need my rest for tomorrow."
"Do you have to work again tomorrow?"
"Yes, but I don't the next day. Johnathan said he would be glad to take over for the day."
"Alright then, I shall retire as well. Goodnight Mr. Gibbs, Jack," she said nodding to them as she stood. She made her way upstairs, once again ignoring Jack's muttered, "Captain!"
"Goodnight," Will stated before following Elizabeth.
Jack stood and stumbled into the study where he had found Will earlier this morning. Mr. Gibbs followed and watched as Jack picked the parchment up off of the window seat.
"What be that?"
"Will's sister," Jack responded, showing the older pirate the drawing.
"Ah, she have his looks."
"That she does, mate." Jack sat the paper back on the window seat. "Well, I'll be headin' to me room. G'Night."
"Night, Jack," Mr. Gibbs said as Jack stumbled out of the room. He looked at the picture a moment longer before taking it from it's position on the seat. "Ye look a bit familiar, lass," he stated, gazing at the picture. "I wonder if I haven't seen ye before." He folded the paper up and stuffed it into his shirt pocket before heading up to his room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alright, review and tell me what you think... Please... Should I make Lil run into Will in the next chapter? Or should I have her bump into someone else first? Tell me what you think should happen.
To ThePinkPanther - Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you like my story and I'll continue it as long as I have reviewers who want me to. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Will woke up at the break of dawn the next morning. He quietly climbed out of bed and got dressed, trying not to arouse Elizabeth. After making sure she was still asleep, he exited their room and headed down stairs. When he reached the foyer where the stairway ended, he turned towards a small room to the right. He walked into his study and over to his desk. He grabbed a piece of parchment and something to draw with. He made his way over to the window seat near the front of the room. As he sat down, he began sketching lightly. The more he sketched, the more one could tell it was a young girl with wild, dark hair and shining, radiant eyes. She wore a dress that was quite proper for a girl from England, but her hair was down, reaching her shoulders. As he continued the fine details, he didn't notice Jack walk into the room. Nor did he notice when the pirate looked over his shoulder to inspect the drawing.
"Nice drawing, mate. Who's it of?"
Will jumped slightly at the sound of Jack's voice, but responded all the same.
"It's Lillian, the day before our ship was attacked."
"Ah. Miss her a bit, eh?"
"Yes. I wish I knew if she were alive or not. Maybe then I could search for her."
"Aye."
Elizabeth poked her head into the room at that time. "I hate to interrupt, but breakfast is ready." She then left, heading for the kitchen.
Will sighed, placing the parchment on the window seat after standing. He headed for the kitchen table with Jack following. They noticed that Mr. Gibbs was already seated with a plate in front of him. Once they were seated, Elizabeth sat their plates down in front of them. She quickly fixes her own and sits beside Will.
"Are you sure you're okay, darling?" Elizabeth asks, turning to face Will.
"I'm fine. Don't worry," he said smiling. Something in his eyes gave away the hope buried deep within him and Elizabeth smiled in return. She would help her husband find his sister if she was still alive. She had spoken with Mr. Gibbs while she was making breakfast. He agreed to ask around Tortuga to see if anyone knew anything, but he made no promises. Little did the four know, but someone else was beginning a search similar to their own.
The ship was anchored a little ways from the shore of Tortuga. The brunette girl was making her way towards a tavern, ignoring the lecherous looks she received. When she entered the tavern, the old barkeep's face lit up, his smile reaching his soft green eyes.
"Lil! How good t'see ye again! What brings ye back 'ere?"
"'Ello, Lawren. Good t'see ya too. I'm looking for Lucas. He be around 'ere somewhere?"
"Aye. He's upstairs. Go on and head up there."
She smiled her thanks as she headed for the stairs in the back. Once she reached the top, she turned to the right, walking to the fourth door on the left. She knocked rather loudly and waited for someone to answer. Another smile graced her lips when she heard something hit the floor and a muffled, "Bloody 'ell!" The door opened shortly after to reveal a dark skinned young man with long, black dreadlocks. His rich, brown eyes lit up and a smile spread across his face.
"Lil! Yer back! I didn' expect ye until a few more weeks," he stated, scooping her up into a fierce hug.
She laughed slightly as she hugged him back. "S'good t'be back. I wasn' plannin' on stoppin' by, but somethin' came up. Ya remember the story I told ya. 'Bout before ya father found meh."
"Aye. 'Bout ye brother, eh?" he questioned as he released her, stepping aside so that she could enter the room.
"Aye. I dreamt 'bout it last night. I want to start searchin' for 'im, but I don' know where t'start."
"Lemme guess. Ye want me t'help ye?"
She looked at him with a hopeful light in her eyes, which were hazel once again, since the shirt she was now wearing was white. He sighed but grinned all the same.
"Aye, I'll help ye. We leavin' immediately?"
"Aye!" she replied excitedly. She gives him another hug before they head downstairs.
"Ye goin' somewhere, Lucas?" Lawren askes.
"Aye, we be goin' to find missy's brother."
"Ah, I see. Well, be off with ye. Ye've got a long journey ahead. And remember, if ye need anything, I'll be right 'ere!"
"Thanks Lawren! G'Bye!" Lil said as she walked out of the tavern. Lucas waved and nodded before following.
As they walked through the crowds towards the docks, the once lecherous looks turn into respectful looks as the brunette's name passes through a few people's lips. Lil picks up part of a conversation between two pirates and smiles.
"That's her, eh? Don' look so tough."
"Aye, she don', but I've seen her take down quite a few men. She not be one t'mess with."
"What's her name again?"
"Moonlight Lilly is what she be called. Only a selective few know her true name."
"Why she be called that?"
"She usually attacks at night. Don' use no torches er nothin', only the moonlight. But she don' hurt women er children, unless she see the need. I heard one of her crew members made the mistake of ravishing a woman without her permission once. Heard she cut 'is hands off. Woulda cut off somethin' else if her first mate didn' stop her."
The other man winced slightly as they watched her push her way through the crowds. Once they reached the dock, she climbed into the small life boat her first mate was waiting in. Lucas climbed in after her, turning towards the young man a few years younger than themselves.
"I still can' believe ye picked this lad as yer first mate. Shoulda been me."
"Yer always 'ere in Tortuga, Lucas. Besides, James does a fine job."
James, who had frowned at Lucas's statement, now smiled with pride. As he began rowing back towards the boat, named after it's rambunctious captain, he listened to their conversation.
"Where ya think we should begin?"
"Not sure, missy. Ye say yer ship was attacked on the crossing from England, eh?"
"Aye."
"Ye know where the ship was headed?"
She shook her head. "No. All I remember is Will sayin' we were lookin' for our father."
"Ah. I see. Me friend used to live in a town called Port Royal, me think. Said he got there on a ship from England. He was a stow away, so he got off the first town they stopped in. Said he woulda stayed and got off at Tortuga if he coulda."
She nodded. "Ah, then Port Royal it is."
Lucas nodded in reply. They then reached the Moonlight Lilly, Lil's pride and glory. They quickly climbed up the rope ladder thrown to them. When her feet hit the deck, Lil smirked.
"Alright men! We be headin' for Port Royal! Get to work ya good for nothin' dogs!"
"Aye Captain!" they responded in unison.
"James, make sure they stick to their jobs. They give ya any trouble, ya come get me, y'hear?"
"Aye, Captain!" he replied before scurrying off.
"Follow me, Lucas."
Lil led him down below, to a door leading to a small cabin. "You're cabin is just how ya left it. James sleeps in there on the floor, only cause he don' want to sleep with the crew. Course I don' blame 'im none."
Lucas smiled as he opened the door, looking around the small cabin. "Don' bother me none. The boy can continue sleepin' in 'ere." He shut the door before turning to face her once again. "It'll be about two days before we reach Port Royal."
Lil nods. "Aye. Well then, ye better start dinner."
"Dinner?!" Lucas asked surprised.
"Aye, ya gotta help in some way. Besides yer the best cook on this ship, besides myself. But since I'm the captain, I don' got to cook."
Lucas grumbles to himself as he heads for the kitchen. Lil giggled slightly and headed up to the deck. As she went to stand beside James, she smiled slightly.
"What are ya smilin' fer, Cap'n?" James asked, watching her through the corner of his eyes.
"Well, James, I might be on me way to findin' a part of me past. Something I lost a while back and that I miss terribly."
"Ah, I see."
They were quiet after that, as they continued on their way to Port Royal.
Will had returned home from the smithy about an hour ago. He now sat smiling as he watched Elizabeth send glares in Jack's direction, who was in the process of drinking from a bottle of rum. Elizabeth didn't really like rum all that much and especially didn't like it when it was consumed in her house. He turned towards Mr. Gibbs.
"How long will you be staying?"
"Fer about four days or so. It's been a while since we've been 'ere, might as well stay as long as we can."
Will nodded before turning to look out the window. He noticed it was getting close to being dark and he sighed. He was glad no one had heard his sigh, for no one's attention was drawn to him. He turned towards Elizabeth and Jack, only to find them in a heated argument about why Elizabeth had poured Jack's rum down the sink. He chuckled slightly, which caused the two to turn towards him.
"I'm going to head up to bed, dear. It's been a tiring day and I need my rest for tomorrow."
"Do you have to work again tomorrow?"
"Yes, but I don't the next day. Johnathan said he would be glad to take over for the day."
"Alright then, I shall retire as well. Goodnight Mr. Gibbs, Jack," she said nodding to them as she stood. She made her way upstairs, once again ignoring Jack's muttered, "Captain!"
"Goodnight," Will stated before following Elizabeth.
Jack stood and stumbled into the study where he had found Will earlier this morning. Mr. Gibbs followed and watched as Jack picked the parchment up off of the window seat.
"What be that?"
"Will's sister," Jack responded, showing the older pirate the drawing.
"Ah, she have his looks."
"That she does, mate." Jack sat the paper back on the window seat. "Well, I'll be headin' to me room. G'Night."
"Night, Jack," Mr. Gibbs said as Jack stumbled out of the room. He looked at the picture a moment longer before taking it from it's position on the seat. "Ye look a bit familiar, lass," he stated, gazing at the picture. "I wonder if I haven't seen ye before." He folded the paper up and stuffed it into his shirt pocket before heading up to his room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alright, review and tell me what you think... Please... Should I make Lil run into Will in the next chapter? Or should I have her bump into someone else first? Tell me what you think should happen.