As stars appeared in the sky, the crew went below, leaving only Gibbs to
steer the ship. Amera came out of her cabin and went out on deck. She went
to the bow and put her hands on the rail. She couldn't eat, or sleep. Too
many thoughts were running through her mind.
She wanted answers. Nothing else mattered now, she just wanted the truth. "Couldn't sleep, eh?" She turned to find Jack standing there "I don't sleep much." Jack chuckled out loud, "You did last night, like a rock!" Amera stared out at the ocean. "That was different."
They were silent for a moment, then Jack walked closer to her. "Just so you know love, I knew your father." She turned to face him. "Really? You were friends?" He shook his head, "No, just acquaintances. He was old friends with a shipmate of mine, Bootstrap Bill."
Amera suddenly had interest in their conversation. "That I didn't know! What a heroic pirate that one, he had a son didn't he?" Jack looked at her amazed. "Aye, he helped me stop Barbossa and-" "And helped you get your ship back, got you out of a hanging, and ended the curse." Jack was now completely baffled by Amera's knowledge of his activities from just a week ago.
Amera grinned, "Hey, new travels fast these days. So what's in Port Vincent?" "Ah, just supplies. We're loadin' up on food and all." "Well, why don't we stop at Port Royal? It's just a day away from us, you can get all the.oh! I see, don't want to be caught by a certain Navy do we Captain?" Jack gave her a glare that showed her that he shouldn't be pissing him off like she was. But, she spoke again. "I guess you are the kind of man I thought you were, just lucky. The only reason you have this ship is because a boy decided to help you get it back. You really are the kind of man who runs away from danger, aren't you? Then I guess you really aren't a worthy Captain are you? If you'll excuse me now-"
Amera turned away from him and started walking away, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back. He held onto her, they were inches apart. "Listen Knightly! I'm not scared of anything or anyone, especially a silly girl that happens to threaten me! I love this ship more than anything, and I fought for her with my life! But, just to prove to you how dangerous I can be, we'll head to Port Royal, savvy?"
The two of them then realized how close they really were, and they were frozen. Finally, Amera swallowed hard and replied, "Savvy." Jack let go and she immediately went down to her quarters. Jack went to the helm to take over for Gibbs, and told him about their change in course. Gibbs left him and Jack was alone. He couldn't get the girl out of his head. 'What a stubborn wench, ragging on me like that! How I would love to toss her off my ship!' He thought to himself. But, he knew he could use the girl for now, she had an outstanding reputation, and Jack thought she could help his crew out. But he wasn't focusing on that now, he needed to think of what to do when he got to Port Royal. Then, he thought of the new happy couple that he could drop by to see.
Meanwhile, Amera lay on her bed, trying to put Jack out of her mind. He may be a drunk, and a scoundrel and one of the worst pirates she'd ever seen, but he had devastatingly handsome eyes. No, she couldn't think about it! There had only been one person in her life, and she made a promise that nothing would ever fill her heart again. Not after Christopher.
~*~*~*~*~*~* Amera woke up the following morning and looked out the window. They were approaching Port Royal. She hadn't been here in years! She wasn't going to stay on the ship, she had to go ashore with Jack, even though he was he least favorite person. But then she had a thought, 'Why don't I just stay at Port Royal? I can find another ship and get to the island myself! No, I couldn't commandeer a ship by myself. I guess I'm stuck with the drunken spineless Captain and his crew of maniacs!'
But, what if the British Navy did recognize her, since she did wear an obvious outfit. So, Amera got out of bed and started rummaging through chests and drawers in her room for something to wear that wouldn't look so suspicious.
They dropped anchor on the outskirts of Port Royal, on the other side where no one would see the ship. Jack walked down the ramp to the docks and impatiently waited for Amera who wanted to come.
"Oh, hurry up you blimy." Jack trailed off, his mouth was open and he was in pure shock. Amera ran down the ramp to him, in a dress! "Alright! Sorry I kept you waiting!" It was a dark red dress with black lace designed on it. She had put half of her long hair up in a bun, and the rest flowed down to her mid back.
After all the gaping, Jack spoke, "What in the 'ell are you doing wearing.that!?!" She grinned at him, "Well, I have to keep a low profile, I don't want to run into a navy guard looking like I normally do, they'd lock me up! And, I guess your hopeless!" She looked over him as he was wearing what he normally wore. Jack rolled his eyes at her, then he put his hands out in front of him, "Ladies first!" He mocked her all the way into town.
Since some of the crew went to do the supplies for them, Jack and Amera had an easy time finding just a few things they needed for the ship. They hadn't been bothered, yet. When they were done, Amera noticed Jack going in the opposite way of the ship.
"Umm.Sparrow, where are you going?" "Don't worry love. I'm just going to say hello to and old friend of mine. Won't take long." Amera shrugged as she noticed Jack was entering a blacksmith shop.
It was awfully dusty inside, she saw a mule in the corner, hundreds of beautiful swords, and a man working on a sword over some fire. "Hello Will!" The young man almost jumped, but looked up and saw Jack then clamed down a little. "Jack! What are you doing here?" He wiped the sweat off his head, took off his gloves and shook Jack's hand. "I needed some supplies, though I would come by and say hello." The man smiled, "Well I'm glad you did, and who is this?" They both looked back at Amera, she smiled at the man.
Jack had forgotten that she was there, then he spoke, "Oh! This is-" "Knightly, Amera Knightly. It's nice to meet you!" The young man smiled and Jack gave Amera an evil look. The man came over to her and shook her hand politely. "I am William Turner." She smiled sweetly at him, and Jack rolled his eyes. "I'm a friend of Jack's." William looked surprised, "Well Jack, I didn't know you were friends with ladies like this, how did you meet?"
Jack snickered, "This 'ere is no lady, Will. I assure you!" "Jack, don't be rude!" Will protested. "He's actually right for once, William. I'm not really a lady. This isn't my dress or anything. I don't think I'd even be able to afford this!" Jack was about to speak, upset by Amera's insult, but Will did first. "It is not the dress that makes the lady, it is her character. I stay true to what I said." Amera smiled, no one had ever treated her so nicely before.
"So, how did you meet?" Will went back to his original question. "Oh, well, Jack actually saved me. My ship was ambushed and it was blown to Davy Jone's Locker, with the rest of my crew. Jack found me in the water and have let me stay on his ship." Will raised his eyebrows at this, "That's fast, since I saw you just last week, Jack. And, I'd don't think it would be best if you two headed back to your ship now. Norrington and his men have been looking for you everywhere. It's amazing you weren't spotted when you came here! Please, come stay with Elizabeth and I at the Governor's house."
"Uh, Will, I don't think that's a bright idea if the Governor and the British Navy are looking for me! It's his house!" "Governor Swann has been gone for the past few days, he's been at sea and won't be back for another few days. Have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?" Jack rolled his eyes, and sighed in agreement.
Will lead them over to the Governor's house. Amera gasped as they entered through the front door. "This is a very nice house Will!" she exclaimed. "Aye, didn't think Elizabeth was this spoiled!" Will started to charge on Jack, but Amera held him back, "He's not worth it." Then, Elizabeth walked in. "Will! Your home early!" She kissed Will lightly and turned to Jack and Amera, somewhat shockingly. "Jack! What are you doing here? It's dangerous to be here when the British Navy is stationed her, and searching for you!"
"Aye, but you know me Elizabeth, I'm a dangerous man," Amera gave Jack a dirty look. "And I don't think the Navy would check the Governor's own house, would they?" He winked at Elizabeth but she ignored him, and walked over to Amera. "Hello, I'm Elizbaeth Swann, the daughter of Governor Swann." Amera shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Amera Knightly." Elizabeth's eyes went wide, everyone saw this. But, she quickly smile and went to prepare their dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Thank you for the dinner Elizabeth, it was very good." Said Amera. "I'm glad you liked it, would you like me to show the two of you to your rooms?"
Jack and Amera followed her upstairs. She put Jack in one room, ignoring his protest, then showed Amera to her room. Amera gazed around at the beautiful room, then thanked Elizabeth and went to sleep.
Later that night, Will and Elizabeth were downstairs in the dining room. "I'm serious! That is the girl! Trust me, I know my pirates!" Elizabeth said. Will took her hands in his. "I believe you Elizabeth. But she is a nice girl and very polite. So what if she's supposedly the most fierce some female pirates in the Caribbean? She's no worse than Jack!" They laughed and Elizabeth calmed down, then they left each other to go to sleep. Will hadn't proposed to Elizabeth yet, so they slept in different rooms.
~*~*~*~*~*~* "More rum bartender!" Jack said slurring his words as he raised his empty mug. He had snuck out of the house earlier that night for a little bit of relaxation. When the bartender served Jack his rum, he downed it in less then ten seconds. "What a rush!" He hiccupped and swaggered out of the bar. Jack made his way up the street, everything wasn't exactly clear for him. He knew it was dangerous to come out in the first place, but he hadn't had rum in a good while and thought he'd only stop for one drink.
He kept swaggering along the path, belching as he went. All of a sudden, he bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry mate!" Jack patted the stranger on the shoulder and walked on. But, he was stopped by the stranger again. "Well, well, well. This is a surprise seeing you here in Port Royal. I think I was right when I said you are the worst pirate I have ever seen!"
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She wanted answers. Nothing else mattered now, she just wanted the truth. "Couldn't sleep, eh?" She turned to find Jack standing there "I don't sleep much." Jack chuckled out loud, "You did last night, like a rock!" Amera stared out at the ocean. "That was different."
They were silent for a moment, then Jack walked closer to her. "Just so you know love, I knew your father." She turned to face him. "Really? You were friends?" He shook his head, "No, just acquaintances. He was old friends with a shipmate of mine, Bootstrap Bill."
Amera suddenly had interest in their conversation. "That I didn't know! What a heroic pirate that one, he had a son didn't he?" Jack looked at her amazed. "Aye, he helped me stop Barbossa and-" "And helped you get your ship back, got you out of a hanging, and ended the curse." Jack was now completely baffled by Amera's knowledge of his activities from just a week ago.
Amera grinned, "Hey, new travels fast these days. So what's in Port Vincent?" "Ah, just supplies. We're loadin' up on food and all." "Well, why don't we stop at Port Royal? It's just a day away from us, you can get all the.oh! I see, don't want to be caught by a certain Navy do we Captain?" Jack gave her a glare that showed her that he shouldn't be pissing him off like she was. But, she spoke again. "I guess you are the kind of man I thought you were, just lucky. The only reason you have this ship is because a boy decided to help you get it back. You really are the kind of man who runs away from danger, aren't you? Then I guess you really aren't a worthy Captain are you? If you'll excuse me now-"
Amera turned away from him and started walking away, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back. He held onto her, they were inches apart. "Listen Knightly! I'm not scared of anything or anyone, especially a silly girl that happens to threaten me! I love this ship more than anything, and I fought for her with my life! But, just to prove to you how dangerous I can be, we'll head to Port Royal, savvy?"
The two of them then realized how close they really were, and they were frozen. Finally, Amera swallowed hard and replied, "Savvy." Jack let go and she immediately went down to her quarters. Jack went to the helm to take over for Gibbs, and told him about their change in course. Gibbs left him and Jack was alone. He couldn't get the girl out of his head. 'What a stubborn wench, ragging on me like that! How I would love to toss her off my ship!' He thought to himself. But, he knew he could use the girl for now, she had an outstanding reputation, and Jack thought she could help his crew out. But he wasn't focusing on that now, he needed to think of what to do when he got to Port Royal. Then, he thought of the new happy couple that he could drop by to see.
Meanwhile, Amera lay on her bed, trying to put Jack out of her mind. He may be a drunk, and a scoundrel and one of the worst pirates she'd ever seen, but he had devastatingly handsome eyes. No, she couldn't think about it! There had only been one person in her life, and she made a promise that nothing would ever fill her heart again. Not after Christopher.
~*~*~*~*~*~* Amera woke up the following morning and looked out the window. They were approaching Port Royal. She hadn't been here in years! She wasn't going to stay on the ship, she had to go ashore with Jack, even though he was he least favorite person. But then she had a thought, 'Why don't I just stay at Port Royal? I can find another ship and get to the island myself! No, I couldn't commandeer a ship by myself. I guess I'm stuck with the drunken spineless Captain and his crew of maniacs!'
But, what if the British Navy did recognize her, since she did wear an obvious outfit. So, Amera got out of bed and started rummaging through chests and drawers in her room for something to wear that wouldn't look so suspicious.
They dropped anchor on the outskirts of Port Royal, on the other side where no one would see the ship. Jack walked down the ramp to the docks and impatiently waited for Amera who wanted to come.
"Oh, hurry up you blimy." Jack trailed off, his mouth was open and he was in pure shock. Amera ran down the ramp to him, in a dress! "Alright! Sorry I kept you waiting!" It was a dark red dress with black lace designed on it. She had put half of her long hair up in a bun, and the rest flowed down to her mid back.
After all the gaping, Jack spoke, "What in the 'ell are you doing wearing.that!?!" She grinned at him, "Well, I have to keep a low profile, I don't want to run into a navy guard looking like I normally do, they'd lock me up! And, I guess your hopeless!" She looked over him as he was wearing what he normally wore. Jack rolled his eyes at her, then he put his hands out in front of him, "Ladies first!" He mocked her all the way into town.
Since some of the crew went to do the supplies for them, Jack and Amera had an easy time finding just a few things they needed for the ship. They hadn't been bothered, yet. When they were done, Amera noticed Jack going in the opposite way of the ship.
"Umm.Sparrow, where are you going?" "Don't worry love. I'm just going to say hello to and old friend of mine. Won't take long." Amera shrugged as she noticed Jack was entering a blacksmith shop.
It was awfully dusty inside, she saw a mule in the corner, hundreds of beautiful swords, and a man working on a sword over some fire. "Hello Will!" The young man almost jumped, but looked up and saw Jack then clamed down a little. "Jack! What are you doing here?" He wiped the sweat off his head, took off his gloves and shook Jack's hand. "I needed some supplies, though I would come by and say hello." The man smiled, "Well I'm glad you did, and who is this?" They both looked back at Amera, she smiled at the man.
Jack had forgotten that she was there, then he spoke, "Oh! This is-" "Knightly, Amera Knightly. It's nice to meet you!" The young man smiled and Jack gave Amera an evil look. The man came over to her and shook her hand politely. "I am William Turner." She smiled sweetly at him, and Jack rolled his eyes. "I'm a friend of Jack's." William looked surprised, "Well Jack, I didn't know you were friends with ladies like this, how did you meet?"
Jack snickered, "This 'ere is no lady, Will. I assure you!" "Jack, don't be rude!" Will protested. "He's actually right for once, William. I'm not really a lady. This isn't my dress or anything. I don't think I'd even be able to afford this!" Jack was about to speak, upset by Amera's insult, but Will did first. "It is not the dress that makes the lady, it is her character. I stay true to what I said." Amera smiled, no one had ever treated her so nicely before.
"So, how did you meet?" Will went back to his original question. "Oh, well, Jack actually saved me. My ship was ambushed and it was blown to Davy Jone's Locker, with the rest of my crew. Jack found me in the water and have let me stay on his ship." Will raised his eyebrows at this, "That's fast, since I saw you just last week, Jack. And, I'd don't think it would be best if you two headed back to your ship now. Norrington and his men have been looking for you everywhere. It's amazing you weren't spotted when you came here! Please, come stay with Elizabeth and I at the Governor's house."
"Uh, Will, I don't think that's a bright idea if the Governor and the British Navy are looking for me! It's his house!" "Governor Swann has been gone for the past few days, he's been at sea and won't be back for another few days. Have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?" Jack rolled his eyes, and sighed in agreement.
Will lead them over to the Governor's house. Amera gasped as they entered through the front door. "This is a very nice house Will!" she exclaimed. "Aye, didn't think Elizabeth was this spoiled!" Will started to charge on Jack, but Amera held him back, "He's not worth it." Then, Elizabeth walked in. "Will! Your home early!" She kissed Will lightly and turned to Jack and Amera, somewhat shockingly. "Jack! What are you doing here? It's dangerous to be here when the British Navy is stationed her, and searching for you!"
"Aye, but you know me Elizabeth, I'm a dangerous man," Amera gave Jack a dirty look. "And I don't think the Navy would check the Governor's own house, would they?" He winked at Elizabeth but she ignored him, and walked over to Amera. "Hello, I'm Elizbaeth Swann, the daughter of Governor Swann." Amera shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Amera Knightly." Elizabeth's eyes went wide, everyone saw this. But, she quickly smile and went to prepare their dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Thank you for the dinner Elizabeth, it was very good." Said Amera. "I'm glad you liked it, would you like me to show the two of you to your rooms?"
Jack and Amera followed her upstairs. She put Jack in one room, ignoring his protest, then showed Amera to her room. Amera gazed around at the beautiful room, then thanked Elizabeth and went to sleep.
Later that night, Will and Elizabeth were downstairs in the dining room. "I'm serious! That is the girl! Trust me, I know my pirates!" Elizabeth said. Will took her hands in his. "I believe you Elizabeth. But she is a nice girl and very polite. So what if she's supposedly the most fierce some female pirates in the Caribbean? She's no worse than Jack!" They laughed and Elizabeth calmed down, then they left each other to go to sleep. Will hadn't proposed to Elizabeth yet, so they slept in different rooms.
~*~*~*~*~*~* "More rum bartender!" Jack said slurring his words as he raised his empty mug. He had snuck out of the house earlier that night for a little bit of relaxation. When the bartender served Jack his rum, he downed it in less then ten seconds. "What a rush!" He hiccupped and swaggered out of the bar. Jack made his way up the street, everything wasn't exactly clear for him. He knew it was dangerous to come out in the first place, but he hadn't had rum in a good while and thought he'd only stop for one drink.
He kept swaggering along the path, belching as he went. All of a sudden, he bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry mate!" Jack patted the stranger on the shoulder and walked on. But, he was stopped by the stranger again. "Well, well, well. This is a surprise seeing you here in Port Royal. I think I was right when I said you are the worst pirate I have ever seen!"
*~*~*~*~*~ ok people! Please read and review! Let me know what you think so far! I need to know what you guys think! ~midnightdreams87