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you read this. That disclaimer is the same as this one. I only own the
characters I made up and the storyline. Everything else belongs to others
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Chapter 13: A Follower
The next few weeks went by rather slowly and extremely quietly. The crew went about their normal business, but something was definitely wrong between the Captain, his son, and Kaitlin Turner. They hardly ever spoke and if they ever did, it was only about following orders. Captain Sparrow was at the helm of the ship and a zombie-like expression was on his face and his son was sitting next to the mast of the Black Pearl looking at his feet. The only one who didn't seem as affected by this as much was Kaitlin. She normally sat in her room or was up in the crow's nest.
Mr. Gibbs finally got up the nerve to talk to Miss Turner on a foggy day on the sea. He glanced up at the crow's nest, but she wasn't there, so he ran to her cabin, knocking forcefully on the door. No answer. He stepped inside thinking she was asleep, but there was no one in the room. When he got back on deck, he ran into Anamaria. Her arms were crossed and a stern expression appeared on her face. "Gibbs, what ye doin'?"
"Looking for the other lass o' course. Have ye seen her?"
"Did ye check her room?"
"That and the crow's nest.no luck." This puzzled Anamaria. She knew that Kaitlin never wandered around the ship anymore, or at least since that day she fought the Captain. "Maybe she be in the bathroom?"
"Okay Gibbs, I'll check there and ye should check the lower levels of the ship. She's bound to be somewhere 'round here." He nodded to Anamaria and they both spilt up to find Kate. Gibbs ran down every flight of stairs that he could and checked everywhere from the crew's quarters to the brig. "Now, where haven't I looked?" he asked himself. He realized that there was only one other place she could be if Anamaria hadn't found her yet.the galley. When he burst through the doors, he saw Kaitlin cutting a piece of bread for herself. "Miss Kaitlin, I've been lookin' for ye."
"And this would concern me because.?"
"Because you've been silent for the past few weeks and the crew and I are concerned."
"Well, you have nothing to worry about, so if you don't mind, leave!"
"Why don't ye want to talk about what happened that morning?"
"What morning are you talking about?" Kaitlin asked sarcastically as she crossed her arms. Gibbs knew that it was a matter that was killing her to think of. "Ye know what I mean, so why don't ye just tell me?"
"Okay, you really wanna know?" she asked as she picked up a knife and studied the blade carefully.
"Aye, so out with it!"
"Fine, then I'll tell ya.take a seat." Mr. Gibbs did as he was told and sat down on a chair across from where she stood. "I woke up in young Jack's cabin and I went out on deck to see Captain Sparrow, but he wasn't there. Anamaria told me to check his cabin, so I did and I found him drunk. He passed out onto the floor and I helped him top his bed, placing a cool cloth on his forehead. Next thing I know, I've got a gun at my forehead!"
"Wait.he put a gun to ye head?"
"That's right," Kate replied as she turned her head away and looked down at the piece of bread in front of her. She picked it up and took a bite as she glanced back up at Mr. Gibbs. "If I had known, Miss Turner, I swear I would have-"
"Would have what.asked him about it? He would deny everything. I don't give a damn if the bastard was drunk, he should have more self-control."
"Ye be right about that.but ye gone the wrong way about dealing with it."
"How should I deal with it then?"
"Talk to the Captain and his son. I know they miss ye." Kate stormed out of the galley and up the stairs. When she glanced back to see if Mr. Gibbs was following her, she ran into the Captain's son. This caused him to lose his balance and he fell toward her. They both tumbled down the stairs and Jack landed on top of Kaitlin. "Ow!" they both exclaimed at once as they opened their eyes. When Kate realized in what position she was in, she pushed Jack off her body and ran back up the stairs. She then ran to the bow of the ship and looked at the fog that surrounded them. When she took in a deep breath of sea air in, it relaxed her body. "Miss Turner!" Anamaria called out as she ran up to Kaitlin.
"What now?" she asked, still facing the ocean.
"I have to talk to you about something."
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request.means-"
"We know what it means," a deeper voice replied before Kate could finish her sentence. That voice.she knew who it was and tried to step to her left, but ran into Captain Sparrow. She looked up at him and took a step to her right, but ran into Jack. When she turned around to leave, she faced Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs. "Okay, this isn't fair. Let me pass."
"Kaitlin," Mr. Gibbs began, "I told them all what you told me just moments ago and you really need to forgive them."
"Aye.ye do!" Anamaria yelled, but Gibbs hit her in the side.
"And Anamaria," Gibbs started again, "You shouldn't have said that nasty thing about the Captain and his son.especially to Miss Turner." She went quiet and walked away, leaving Kaitlin alone with the men. Kate couldn't look at them. She could only look at the ground and close her eyes tightly, afraid to look at the pirates. "Kate," Jack's son said as he touched her chin and lifted her face so she could look at him. She started to breathe heavily again and turned away, pushing past them and running up to the helm. The Captain followed her, but stopped at the wheel to steer. "Miss Kaitlin, you realize I was drunk that morning."
"Yes.I understand that, but OH MY GOD!"
"What's wrong?"
"Captain, come here!" she yelled as she reached back and pulled him up next to her. When his eyes looked to where she was looking, he gasped and shouted, "COME ABOUT MATES.WE HAVE A FOLLOWER!"
Chapter 13: A Follower
The next few weeks went by rather slowly and extremely quietly. The crew went about their normal business, but something was definitely wrong between the Captain, his son, and Kaitlin Turner. They hardly ever spoke and if they ever did, it was only about following orders. Captain Sparrow was at the helm of the ship and a zombie-like expression was on his face and his son was sitting next to the mast of the Black Pearl looking at his feet. The only one who didn't seem as affected by this as much was Kaitlin. She normally sat in her room or was up in the crow's nest.
Mr. Gibbs finally got up the nerve to talk to Miss Turner on a foggy day on the sea. He glanced up at the crow's nest, but she wasn't there, so he ran to her cabin, knocking forcefully on the door. No answer. He stepped inside thinking she was asleep, but there was no one in the room. When he got back on deck, he ran into Anamaria. Her arms were crossed and a stern expression appeared on her face. "Gibbs, what ye doin'?"
"Looking for the other lass o' course. Have ye seen her?"
"Did ye check her room?"
"That and the crow's nest.no luck." This puzzled Anamaria. She knew that Kaitlin never wandered around the ship anymore, or at least since that day she fought the Captain. "Maybe she be in the bathroom?"
"Okay Gibbs, I'll check there and ye should check the lower levels of the ship. She's bound to be somewhere 'round here." He nodded to Anamaria and they both spilt up to find Kate. Gibbs ran down every flight of stairs that he could and checked everywhere from the crew's quarters to the brig. "Now, where haven't I looked?" he asked himself. He realized that there was only one other place she could be if Anamaria hadn't found her yet.the galley. When he burst through the doors, he saw Kaitlin cutting a piece of bread for herself. "Miss Kaitlin, I've been lookin' for ye."
"And this would concern me because.?"
"Because you've been silent for the past few weeks and the crew and I are concerned."
"Well, you have nothing to worry about, so if you don't mind, leave!"
"Why don't ye want to talk about what happened that morning?"
"What morning are you talking about?" Kaitlin asked sarcastically as she crossed her arms. Gibbs knew that it was a matter that was killing her to think of. "Ye know what I mean, so why don't ye just tell me?"
"Okay, you really wanna know?" she asked as she picked up a knife and studied the blade carefully.
"Aye, so out with it!"
"Fine, then I'll tell ya.take a seat." Mr. Gibbs did as he was told and sat down on a chair across from where she stood. "I woke up in young Jack's cabin and I went out on deck to see Captain Sparrow, but he wasn't there. Anamaria told me to check his cabin, so I did and I found him drunk. He passed out onto the floor and I helped him top his bed, placing a cool cloth on his forehead. Next thing I know, I've got a gun at my forehead!"
"Wait.he put a gun to ye head?"
"That's right," Kate replied as she turned her head away and looked down at the piece of bread in front of her. She picked it up and took a bite as she glanced back up at Mr. Gibbs. "If I had known, Miss Turner, I swear I would have-"
"Would have what.asked him about it? He would deny everything. I don't give a damn if the bastard was drunk, he should have more self-control."
"Ye be right about that.but ye gone the wrong way about dealing with it."
"How should I deal with it then?"
"Talk to the Captain and his son. I know they miss ye." Kate stormed out of the galley and up the stairs. When she glanced back to see if Mr. Gibbs was following her, she ran into the Captain's son. This caused him to lose his balance and he fell toward her. They both tumbled down the stairs and Jack landed on top of Kaitlin. "Ow!" they both exclaimed at once as they opened their eyes. When Kate realized in what position she was in, she pushed Jack off her body and ran back up the stairs. She then ran to the bow of the ship and looked at the fog that surrounded them. When she took in a deep breath of sea air in, it relaxed her body. "Miss Turner!" Anamaria called out as she ran up to Kaitlin.
"What now?" she asked, still facing the ocean.
"I have to talk to you about something."
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request.means-"
"We know what it means," a deeper voice replied before Kate could finish her sentence. That voice.she knew who it was and tried to step to her left, but ran into Captain Sparrow. She looked up at him and took a step to her right, but ran into Jack. When she turned around to leave, she faced Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs. "Okay, this isn't fair. Let me pass."
"Kaitlin," Mr. Gibbs began, "I told them all what you told me just moments ago and you really need to forgive them."
"Aye.ye do!" Anamaria yelled, but Gibbs hit her in the side.
"And Anamaria," Gibbs started again, "You shouldn't have said that nasty thing about the Captain and his son.especially to Miss Turner." She went quiet and walked away, leaving Kaitlin alone with the men. Kate couldn't look at them. She could only look at the ground and close her eyes tightly, afraid to look at the pirates. "Kate," Jack's son said as he touched her chin and lifted her face so she could look at him. She started to breathe heavily again and turned away, pushing past them and running up to the helm. The Captain followed her, but stopped at the wheel to steer. "Miss Kaitlin, you realize I was drunk that morning."
"Yes.I understand that, but OH MY GOD!"
"What's wrong?"
"Captain, come here!" she yelled as she reached back and pulled him up next to her. When his eyes looked to where she was looking, he gasped and shouted, "COME ABOUT MATES.WE HAVE A FOLLOWER!"