Chapter 3:

A/N: Good Morning! Ah, well today's chapter will hopefully be a little better then yesterdays, but we shall see.

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After I had finished eating I walked sleepily back to my room forgetting all about the woman named Elizabeth. I opened the door and stepped in to the tiny hole they called my cabin. I sat on my hammock and pulled off my boats grabbing my blanket I laid back, tilted my hat into my face and went to bed.

I awoke once again to banging on my door. "Reynolds? Reynolds are you in there?" It was Sparrow; I looked out of my window and noticed the sun already up.

"I overslept! Yes I'm here, I'll be out in a minute!" I hollered as I stumbled out of my hammock.

"Well when you're done getting ready just come up on top deck, I'll introduce you to the rest of my crew." I waited until I heard his footsteps disappear down the hall before I got up from the floor in which I lay.

I walked over to my dresser and pulled out the set of clothes Ana had given me. I changed as quickly as I could, making sure to wear the vest so my chest would go unnoticed. I pulled my hair out of the ponytail and retied it as a low one then placed my hat back onto my head. My boots were the last thing I put on, I checked to see if my dagger was still in its holster on the inside of my leather boot, which it was.

I opened the rickety old wood door and walked out into the hallway and onto the deck. We must have set sail in the middle of the night because there was no land anywhere in sight. I walked up to the helm where I had seen the Captain and I announced my presence.

"Ah Reynolds, good to see you awake. Come with me I'll introduce the rest of my crew." I walked with the man down the steps from the helm and over to some gentlemen standing in line. "Lads this here is Reynolds he is the newest addition to me crew and I should want you all to take turns showing him the ropes around here!" Jack pronounced to his crew.

I followed him down the line of men as he introduced them all to me. "This here Is Gibbs, Cotton, Ana-Maria, Henry, Seth, Will, Sean, Jake, Samuel, and Terrence." I smiled politely and listened to Sparrow as he lectured me on the rules of his ship, "No fighting, No mutinying, No stealing each others women, Always have rum, Never drink my rum, and lastly DO NOT interfere with my personal time, savvy?"

"Yes sir," I sounded so childish, virtually nineteen and I sounded like a five year old.

"Okay, then Mr. Turner here will show you how to swab the deck," Sparrow informed me. Great my first job on the ship, cleaning up other people's messes, I could tell today was going to be a long one.

Will turner took me over to a small closet and grabbed out a mop, bucket and scrub brush. "Here you take the bucket fill it with water dunk the mop in and-."

"I know how to mop, I'm not an idiot you know," I grabbed the mop, bucket and brush from him and began to walk away.

He followed me keeping up with my pace, "Do you have a problem with authority?"

"If I didn't why would I be here?" I chucked the bucket overboard holding onto the rope at the end of it.

"Well you could at least show some appreciation to the people in higher ranks than you, that includes the women too."

"Oh, what did your bonny lass run to you crying telling you how I insulted her?" I got up in his face with my comment which sounded like a good idea at the time, but that was before he put me in a death grip and pinned me to the railing.

"Learn to respect those more important than you."

"What? So I can turn out like you?" I spoke between gritted teeth, "Lets get one thing straight here I didn't ask to join this crew, I didn't even want to."

"Then why are you here?"

"Your captain saved my life I owe him for that, the least I could do was join his crew." Turner loosened his grip and let me stand up straight. I eyed him as he retreated away to his 'important' duties.

I rubbed my eyes contemplating the events that just took place before pulling my bucket up. I sat it on the hard wood deck and shoved my mop in it then scrubbed up and down the deck with it.

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When lunch came I was overjoyed, I had already cleaned half the deck and my hands were full of calloses. I followed some of the crew bellow deck into the galley, I spotted Ana and called for her but she ignored me.

As soon as I had gotten my food I found a seat on the end of a bench and sat eating quietly. This day had already started out rough and I just wanted to be alone, I always felt better alone.

One of the men from the crew came up and sat next to me, I believe it was Samuel. "So you're the new one, eh?" His grin was full of yellow teeth and a couple gold caps.

"Yeah, that's me." I sighed and took a bite of my roll.

He starred at me a moment his blue eyes boring into my head, he had blonde hair with a reddish tint and was a scrawny looking fellow. "How long have you been in the Caribbean?"

"Five years, you?" Usually I wasn't much for small talk but I made an exception this time because he looked just as lonely as me.

"My whole life, my pa was a sailor, wanted me to be one to. But I couldn't bring myself to following the rules of the King or Governor." The man gave a short but memorable cackle.

"Ah, so you know this place well then?" I picked up my apple about to bite into it when Samuel stopped me.

"There's a worm in that one, here," he handed me another apple from the pile.

"Thanks, I think." I took the apple and bit into it, the juice was sweet and tasty. The cold liquid felt good sliding down my throat.

"Yes I know this place well, been sailing for ten years now." He voiced proudly picking up his own roll and biting into it.

"That's a long time-."

"Reynolds can I talk with you?" I turned my head and noticed Sparrow at the door I nodded to him and stood.

"It's been nice talking with you Samuel, we'll finish some other time." I walked to the door and stepped out into the hallway with Sparrow.

"Yes sir?"

"Were my rules not clear enough for you?"

"No sir, they were crystal clear."

"Then do you mind explaining your confrontation with Mr. Turner this morning?"

"Confrontation? I wasn't aware of any confrontation, we simply had a misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?"

"Yes, you see he thought that I shouldn't have a problem with authority where as I did. I wouldn't be a very good pirate if I did everything the laws said I should now would I?" I must admit I loved to confuse people and lie and cheat just to get my way, but such is the way of a pirate right?

"I'm not talking about authority I'm talking about yours and his discussion on Elizabeth."

"Ah yes Elizabeth, tell me is that his lover?"

I could tell Sparrow was becoming frustrated with my delays, "Just do us a favor next time you feel the need to insult someone, insult me that way there is no confusion no lies and I can solve the problem very easily." With that Sparrow walked off leaving me in my angered disposition.

I gathered my strength and walked back to my cabin, and as I look back on it now, was probably not a smart idea because in my cabin I found little Miss Swann snooping through my things. "Is there something I could maybe help you with?"

Her eyes shot up from the spot in which they were currently searching, "Uh-."

"May I inquire as to why you are rummaging through my room or would you like to take it up with the Captain?"

Elizabeth stood and smiled slightly, "I was just cleaning."

"Right, go on and get out." She accepted by offer graciously. I took my hat off and ran my fingers through my unruly locks undoing the ponytail and exposing my shoulder length hair, my green bandana still clung to my head. I sat down and recanted my thoughts before going back to my duties on deck.

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A/N: Well I hope you liked it, more to come soon! Tell me what you thought and thanks for those who have reviewed! TA!