Chapter 4:
Josh laughed although it was fake. "That is a silly notion to make Clare don't ya think?" he asked feeling uncomfortable. Clarita stepped in front of Josh, their bodies were touching. Clarita looked into his eyes then she slyly grinned seeing the effect she had on him. He let out a smile sigh. Josh wanted to move, but he was backed up against the table. His hand moved along the edge of the table, it moved across a sword that he hadn't brought in earlier. He suspected the sword to be Jack's.
"I don't think it to be silly. I think it to be…" Clarita pretended to think for a moment, then she really began to think. "Well I don't think it would be silly but I don't know what I think it is." Josh looked Clarita puzzled not seeing what she was getting at. Not even Clarita knew she was getting at. All she knew was that she wanted to see how Josh would respond in a situation like this. Clarita pressed her body against Josh's, she noticed he tried to back up but he kept forgetting there was a table to keep him from going further.
"Clare… why must you do this?" Josh didn't know what to say but she was trying to think of a polite way to tell her to move away from him. He'd never been then close to a female except for his mother.
"Only for a bit of fun. What do you think of me?" Clarita asked.
Josh hated Clarita's boldness and curiosity, but he loved the way she was different from most women, but he couldn't tell her that of course. "I think nothing much of you Clare." He smiled thinking that maybe he should play at her little game. He though, put his hand around her waist. Clarita was taken aback by the moving as she thought that Josh was a gentleman (which he was).
"If you think nothing much of me, then why you make that move?" She asked quietly trying to see what he was getting at.
"Only because of the moves you were doing against me. It is only for a bit of fun." He responded knowing that he threw her joke right back at her. She was about to ask him again if he did like her but the door opened, revealing the recognizable pirate's body. It was Jack who had entered the room shutting the door behind him. Clarita jumped away from Josh out of instinct. She backed up blushing then she gave Sparrow a bitter smile actually enjoying what she was doing to Josh which was making him feel uncomfortable.
Sparrow studied the two for a second then he pointed his index finger up. "Maybe I should return at another time seeing that the two of you were busy." He said chuckling to himself thinking the situation was quite funny.
Clarita tilted her head. "Why have you returned here?" she asked from the curiousness that was always with her.
Jack had to think for a moment then he remembered. "I left my sword." Sparrow moved across the room. Josh picked the sword up and handed it to Jack still not trusting him. Before going, Jack whispered into Josh's ear. "I suggest you get this girl mate. She's a fine young one and you wouldn't want her to go to some old prune I bet." Sparrow slapped Josh's back a few times then he whispered to Clarita on his way out. "The deal is always there lass. I'll be staying at the Tankers. Remember that. I'll be there all night."
"I'll go tonight after supper." She responded to Sparrow.
"I might as well go have my supper as well lass. My stomach is quite empty." Jack retorted rubbing his fit stomach.
"How about you come over to have dinner with us Sparrow? You are invited to come after the sun sets. Our home will be the large yellow house down the street from the governor's home. You won't miss it seeing that we have the only yellow ever since the Governor's old home." Clarita didn't know why she had invited him. But a feeling of liking grew inside her for Jack. He gave a short smile and nod saying yes then left the ship once again. Clarita was about to leave knowing that Elizabeth would kill her if she wasn't home before the sun fully set. Josh walked behind her and grabbed her arm.
"What deal does Sparrow keep bringing up?" He asked knowing that it wasn't any of his business but he wanted to keep a close sharp eye out for Jack.
"It isn't any of your concern. Sparrow is family friend. That is why the trust is there between him and I." She answered.
"There should be no trust between a pirate Clare, no matter who he is." Clarita didn't want Josh to bring this matter up again. Sparrow seemed like a nice funny guy to her, but she knew that she would have to watch him at all times remembering the way he tried to touch her behind the door.
He then remembered the governor's party the next day. What a strange time to remember the party he thought to himself. "Clarita, may I ask to be your escort to the party tomorrow?" Josh asked he knew that she'd say no but he had a chance at least.
"My father will be escorting me." She answered.
"He will be taking your mother."
"He takes me as well on his other arm." Why did he bother to ask? Josh thought to himself.
Clarita snatched her arm back and walked from the ship leaving Josh. He soon left as well. Clarita walked home, remembering the soft scent of Josh still went through her mind. She couldn't place the scent, but it reminded her of apples for some reason.
Clarita entered the large house that belonged to Elizabeth and William Turner. Will made a good profit off of making swords, plus Elizabeth's dad bought them the house seeing as to how the old home was damaged from the invasion of the Black Pearl.
"Welcome home miss." The young new maid, Lauren, said as she took Clarita's shoes.
Clarita threw her hands over hand in a tired gesture. "How many times must I say? Please call me Clare or Clarita. I could care less about the last name when people call me it." Clarita wasn't trying to be rude, but Lauren was used to the way Clarita was. At first she was appalled by the way at how free spirited Clarita was.
"Well ma'am, it isn't my place to call you by first name as you know." Lauren responded.
"You call my mother by her first name. There should be no difference."
"She has the will to fire me as you know if I don't do as she says and she asked me to call her Elizabeth which I do." Clarita knew that this was what Lauren would say so Clarita saw no point in making her request. Clarita sighed as she looked out the window. The moon was rising, sending rays of light across the harbor. She was wondering when Jack would arrive and she also thought about his proposition. She'd need more information from him though. Clarita turned around after she heard someone coming down the stairs. It was Will. Clarita didn't know that he had beaten her home.
"What took you so long? The shop I went to was farther from home than the blacksmith is." He asked. He already knew Elizabeth would question Clarita, but he wanted to ask before she could.
Clarita sighed trying to think of an explanation knowing that she'd be in big trouble for being on the ship without supervision of her dad. Clarita then remembered her meeting with Jack. "Father you remember Jack Sparrow?" Clarita asked.
Will smiled remembering the time they met in the blacksmith, then Will thought that she wanted to hear the same story that she'd heard a thousand times about the meeting with the two. "Of course I remember. How could I forget?" He asked.
"I met him." Clarita quickly not sure if Will understood her.
Will smirked knowing that Sparrow had left the town for adventures. It wouldn't be too safe if Sparrow to return, but maybe things were forgiven and forgotten. "How?" He asked crossing his arms. Clarita thought for a moment debating whether to tell Will the truth even though she hated to tell her favorite and only father lies.
"I was um…walking home of course and I saw a man had fallen. He seemed quite drunk." Will sat down in the soft comfortable listening to what he knew was a lie when Clarita first stuttered by saying um. It was rare Clarita stuttered when she talked because she knew what she was going to say most of the time when she did stutter, it mostly meant that the um would be followed by a lie.
"Continue." Clarita stood in front of Will going on with the story.
"His movements before falling made him seem to be drunk. Well I helped him up and he asked me my name so that he could somehow thank me." That was her second mistake to Will. Will knew Sparrow well enough for him to not thank anyone unless he was getting some sort of benefit from it as well.
"You told him your full name?" William asked.
"Yes father I did. He recognized it and said he thought I looked like someone he knew. As you know father, many say I look like mother." Will smiled knowing that it was true. He looked at her features seeing the resemblance between her and Elizabeth.
"Is your story complete?" Will asked. He knew it was all a lie but he was wondering if she met Sparrow. If this was a lie then surely she hadn't met him, Will told himself.
"He told me his name was Jack Sparrow and that he'd find a way to thank me since no one helps him now a days." Clarita paused thinking if she should anything else. "Then I ran into Josh, and he asked to escort me to the Governor's party tomorrow evening, but I turned him down." Clarita added in. Will thought for a moment wondering if Josh really did. It was a likely story but to him it didn't seem true enough. Will didn't ask Clarita anything else, knowing that he was letting her off easily for the lie, but Elizabeth would not take mercy on the girl.
Elizabeth entered the room welcoming Clarita and William home. Before anything else could be done or said, there were a few raps of knocks on the door. Elizabeth beat Lauren to opening the door. Clarita wondered if it was Jack, but they were in another room unable to see the door, but she could still hear.
Elizabeth opened the door only to be greeted by a smiling pirate showing his golden teeth. Elizabeth gasped not knowing whether to slam the door in his or welcome him. "What are you doing here?!" Elizabeth asked. Clarita knew for sure that it was Jack Sparrow and that Elizabeth's greeting was very unformal.