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SuzzieQue-Thank you so much for understanding! AND RIGHT! I remember now, they did have fireplaces, thank you!
AbbieNormal182-Thank you for the review! And I'm sorry about the delay but it's a lot of stress and I need more time for the next chappie. But I will return! This is not over!
DaydreamBeliever14-Yeah, wouldn't they be cute as a couple? BUT you must wait to find out. And thanks!
Lady Bee-Thank you! Once I get the whole 'Holiday Season Stress' thing sorted out, I'll probably have a whole new chapter up and running!
Reese Sparrow-Thank you so much! What did I say? Lol, about you being alright with what I said?...Oh well, I'll go back and look, maybe I'll see what I said lol
DarkenedLight-Yeah.I wanna be a pirate too!! Stupid technology.eh, whatcha gonna do? Well, thanks for the awesome review!!!
Angyl-Yes, I noticed that after a few chapters that the Jack and Jack switching was rather confusing, but it was too late to change anything. But thank you SO much! Your review really made me very, very happy! Keep reading!
A/N: I'm back, but it'll still take a while for the next chapter to come up. I was pretty proud of this chapter, so please enjoy!
Chapter 9-A suitor
Over the following months, Pearl was growing more depressed and her parents were worrying about her.
She became pale, didn't eat much, and rarely talked. She never smiled. What killed her parents was that they couldn't help her no matter what. They knew she missed a great friend like Jack, but he was out at sea and they couldn't bring him back.
"Will," Liz said one dark, stormy evening. "We have to do something about Pearl. She looks awful and I have a strong feeling she doesn't feel much better."
"Well...maybe a suitor will help her forget about Jack. He's the only guy friend she's ever had."
"Yes, Will, perhaps you're right. We'll start looking tomorrow morning." ~*~*~*~
The next morning, Pearl noticed something quite odd. She sat there, eating her breakfast, but would look up occasionally at her parents. Her parents didn't eat at all; instead they just stared at her. Pearl would look up at her parents, who would immediately look down at their meals.
Not being able to take this anymore, Pearl dropped her fork and gave her parents a death glare. She then asked, "Can I help you?!"
Her parents looked at her alarmed, then at each other and sighed. "Pearl, we think it's time you forget about Jack." Liz said softly.
"Forget about Jack? What do you mean, forget about him?!"
"Maybe you could get a suitor! I've talked to a lot of young men around town who would love to marry you, Pearl." Will tried to convince her daughter, but Pearl wasn't pleased.
"Jack was my friend, maybe even more, let's keep it at that! One day, Jack will come back! I know he will, he promised me he would!" Tears began to run down Pearl's face. She clenched her fists into balls and stared daggers at her parents, who looked at each other and sighed. They couldn't talk Pearl into anything; she was too stubborn.
"Pearl, we're not taking you away from Jack, we're just saying maybe loving someone else might take your mind away from worrying about him at sea."
Pearl sighed before walking slowly up to her room. Jack promised that he'd come back...he told her that he loved her. What would Jack think if she were planning to marry someone else? ~*~*~*~
"Pearl, meet Thomas Greene. He's a cabin boy on the HMS Fire Maiden."
Pearl forced a smile and shook his hand. He looked at her confused. A girl shaking a man's hand...not normal...
"Would you like to see the ship?" Thomas asked Pearl, with anticipation in his young eyes. With blonde hair and green eyes, he could make any woman swoon over him. Any woman but Pearl.
"So," Pearl began, trying to make conversation, thinking the more they talked, the sooner she'd be able to get away from the man. "What do you do on the ship, exactly?"
"I assist the captain himself!" Thomas answered proudly. "One day I'll be the captain, I can promise you that!"
"So, do you ever...you know, break the rules? Go looting, pirating...how about pilfering? Raiding? Pillaging?"
Thomas' eyes grew large at the sound of the words. "No, milady, never! I intend to see every pirate hang from the gallows as soon as possible."
Pearl couldn't help but gasp.
"I know, miss, it's an awful business. These 'pirates'," You could tell he hated them...he spat the word pirates out of his mouth and sounded like he wanted to wash his mouth out with soap, "are an awful lot. I promise you, if you become my wife, I will keep pirates rid from you for all eternity." He smiled at her, but Pearl simply looked away.
"You...erm...look lovely, Miss Turner." He said nervously. He took his hat off of his head and fingered the rim of the hat.
"Thank you." Looking up at the sun, Pearl decided she had had enough. "OH! Look, it's past noon, time for lunch! I really must be going, nice to see you, Timothy!"
Looking upset, he called after Pearl, who was steadily running away. "But we haven't reached the ship yet, milady! And it's Thomas!!" ~*~*~*~
Slamming the door on her way in, both Will and Elizabeth ran to her.
"YOU SET ME UP WITH A PIRATE HATER?!?!" She yelled angrily.
Elizabeth's eyes grew wide. "We didn't know he hated pirates, dear!"
"Eat something, Pearl, your pale and your panting!"
"I'm not hungry!" She ran to her room and sat on the bed, crying out all her anger. Jack was the only one who understood her, why did he ever have to leave? ~*~*~*~
Jack *Finally, Jack's in this chapter!* sat in the Faithful Bride in Tortuga, sipping water out of a tankard. They had docked at Tortuga a few hours earlier, and Jack was still as sad as ever. His parents knew why. It wasn't hard, he had been love sick every day prior to their stop.
A skimpy strumpet walked over to the young pirate, pulling her sleeve off of her shoulder, revealing her skin.
"How about a night together? You look like you want to forget about something. I don't cost much." She said with a grin.
"It's nice of ye to offer, but a night with ye will only make me feel worse, thanks anyway."
With a frown, she stormed off, but Jack didn't notice. Instead, he sat at the bar, staring at his dirty tankard filled with water that didn't look too clean. Looking deeper into the water, he saw a vision of Pearl, in her room, on her bed, crying. Startled, he punched the tankard, which fell off of the bar top and shattered. The bartender didn't look too happy, so Jack muttered a 'sorry' and paid him extra for the drink before leaving for the 'Pearl'.
"Jack, where ye going?" His father asked.
"Back to the ship, I have thinking to do."
Outside the tavern, he ran as fast as possible onto the ship and into his cabin and put his head in his hands. He had to do something before Pearl forgot him completely.
SuzzieQue-Thank you so much for understanding! AND RIGHT! I remember now, they did have fireplaces, thank you!
AbbieNormal182-Thank you for the review! And I'm sorry about the delay but it's a lot of stress and I need more time for the next chappie. But I will return! This is not over!
DaydreamBeliever14-Yeah, wouldn't they be cute as a couple? BUT you must wait to find out. And thanks!
Lady Bee-Thank you! Once I get the whole 'Holiday Season Stress' thing sorted out, I'll probably have a whole new chapter up and running!
Reese Sparrow-Thank you so much! What did I say? Lol, about you being alright with what I said?...Oh well, I'll go back and look, maybe I'll see what I said lol
DarkenedLight-Yeah.I wanna be a pirate too!! Stupid technology.eh, whatcha gonna do? Well, thanks for the awesome review!!!
Angyl-Yes, I noticed that after a few chapters that the Jack and Jack switching was rather confusing, but it was too late to change anything. But thank you SO much! Your review really made me very, very happy! Keep reading!
A/N: I'm back, but it'll still take a while for the next chapter to come up. I was pretty proud of this chapter, so please enjoy!
Chapter 9-A suitor
Over the following months, Pearl was growing more depressed and her parents were worrying about her.
She became pale, didn't eat much, and rarely talked. She never smiled. What killed her parents was that they couldn't help her no matter what. They knew she missed a great friend like Jack, but he was out at sea and they couldn't bring him back.
"Will," Liz said one dark, stormy evening. "We have to do something about Pearl. She looks awful and I have a strong feeling she doesn't feel much better."
"Well...maybe a suitor will help her forget about Jack. He's the only guy friend she's ever had."
"Yes, Will, perhaps you're right. We'll start looking tomorrow morning." ~*~*~*~
The next morning, Pearl noticed something quite odd. She sat there, eating her breakfast, but would look up occasionally at her parents. Her parents didn't eat at all; instead they just stared at her. Pearl would look up at her parents, who would immediately look down at their meals.
Not being able to take this anymore, Pearl dropped her fork and gave her parents a death glare. She then asked, "Can I help you?!"
Her parents looked at her alarmed, then at each other and sighed. "Pearl, we think it's time you forget about Jack." Liz said softly.
"Forget about Jack? What do you mean, forget about him?!"
"Maybe you could get a suitor! I've talked to a lot of young men around town who would love to marry you, Pearl." Will tried to convince her daughter, but Pearl wasn't pleased.
"Jack was my friend, maybe even more, let's keep it at that! One day, Jack will come back! I know he will, he promised me he would!" Tears began to run down Pearl's face. She clenched her fists into balls and stared daggers at her parents, who looked at each other and sighed. They couldn't talk Pearl into anything; she was too stubborn.
"Pearl, we're not taking you away from Jack, we're just saying maybe loving someone else might take your mind away from worrying about him at sea."
Pearl sighed before walking slowly up to her room. Jack promised that he'd come back...he told her that he loved her. What would Jack think if she were planning to marry someone else? ~*~*~*~
"Pearl, meet Thomas Greene. He's a cabin boy on the HMS Fire Maiden."
Pearl forced a smile and shook his hand. He looked at her confused. A girl shaking a man's hand...not normal...
"Would you like to see the ship?" Thomas asked Pearl, with anticipation in his young eyes. With blonde hair and green eyes, he could make any woman swoon over him. Any woman but Pearl.
"So," Pearl began, trying to make conversation, thinking the more they talked, the sooner she'd be able to get away from the man. "What do you do on the ship, exactly?"
"I assist the captain himself!" Thomas answered proudly. "One day I'll be the captain, I can promise you that!"
"So, do you ever...you know, break the rules? Go looting, pirating...how about pilfering? Raiding? Pillaging?"
Thomas' eyes grew large at the sound of the words. "No, milady, never! I intend to see every pirate hang from the gallows as soon as possible."
Pearl couldn't help but gasp.
"I know, miss, it's an awful business. These 'pirates'," You could tell he hated them...he spat the word pirates out of his mouth and sounded like he wanted to wash his mouth out with soap, "are an awful lot. I promise you, if you become my wife, I will keep pirates rid from you for all eternity." He smiled at her, but Pearl simply looked away.
"You...erm...look lovely, Miss Turner." He said nervously. He took his hat off of his head and fingered the rim of the hat.
"Thank you." Looking up at the sun, Pearl decided she had had enough. "OH! Look, it's past noon, time for lunch! I really must be going, nice to see you, Timothy!"
Looking upset, he called after Pearl, who was steadily running away. "But we haven't reached the ship yet, milady! And it's Thomas!!" ~*~*~*~
Slamming the door on her way in, both Will and Elizabeth ran to her.
"YOU SET ME UP WITH A PIRATE HATER?!?!" She yelled angrily.
Elizabeth's eyes grew wide. "We didn't know he hated pirates, dear!"
"Eat something, Pearl, your pale and your panting!"
"I'm not hungry!" She ran to her room and sat on the bed, crying out all her anger. Jack was the only one who understood her, why did he ever have to leave? ~*~*~*~
Jack *Finally, Jack's in this chapter!* sat in the Faithful Bride in Tortuga, sipping water out of a tankard. They had docked at Tortuga a few hours earlier, and Jack was still as sad as ever. His parents knew why. It wasn't hard, he had been love sick every day prior to their stop.
A skimpy strumpet walked over to the young pirate, pulling her sleeve off of her shoulder, revealing her skin.
"How about a night together? You look like you want to forget about something. I don't cost much." She said with a grin.
"It's nice of ye to offer, but a night with ye will only make me feel worse, thanks anyway."
With a frown, she stormed off, but Jack didn't notice. Instead, he sat at the bar, staring at his dirty tankard filled with water that didn't look too clean. Looking deeper into the water, he saw a vision of Pearl, in her room, on her bed, crying. Startled, he punched the tankard, which fell off of the bar top and shattered. The bartender didn't look too happy, so Jack muttered a 'sorry' and paid him extra for the drink before leaving for the 'Pearl'.
"Jack, where ye going?" His father asked.
"Back to the ship, I have thinking to do."
Outside the tavern, he ran as fast as possible onto the ship and into his cabin and put his head in his hands. He had to do something before Pearl forgot him completely.
