Chapter Three
"Miss Swann, are you all right?" Will wanted to know.
We were now aboard the Black Pearl and Port Royal was fast clearing out from view.
I badly wanted to tell everyone that I am not Elizabeth Swann and that this is all just a misunderstanding. So before anyone else could have their say, I announced, "Here's the thing, I'm just not who you think I am."
Will gave me a puzzled look while Jack just snorted as if he had already heard of that line several times. I wouldn't be surprised if he had. After all, he was a pirate. "Who you be then, love?" Jack asked, his eyes not leaving his compass at hand.
"Okay, I'm Elizabeth. But I'm definitely not Elizabeth Swann."
"What do you mean you're not Elizabeth Swann?" Will asked, half-jokingly. "Of course you are! You know, the governor's daughter."
"I may look like Elizabeth Swann but I'm definitely not her." I tried explaining. I didn't quite know how to break the news to them. Especially since Will got involved in all these just because he thought I was someone else. "I'm Elizabeth Parker."
"Oh," Will said, disappointment lining his face.
Jack didn't say anything but I thought I saw a glint in his eye.
***
"Where are we headed?" I asked Jack. It has almost been an hour and a half ever since we came aboard the Black Pearl and I at least wanted to know where we were headed. Will had gone down to the cabin along with the crew, feasting and drinking more rum, I suppose.
"To Tortuga, it seems."
And that was when I noticed that his compass didn't point north at all. "How are we ever going to find Tortuga with a compass that doesn't point north?"
"But we're not trying to find north, are we?" He said, grinning.
"Would ye mind getting me some rum from the cabin, love?" He added. "All this steering has worked me up fer a drink."
"Yeah, sure." I said as I went down the cabin in search for some rum. "Anything for the captain."
I found Will downing what seems to be his second bottle of rum, sitting on a tarnished stool next to Anamaria and another crew member. "Hey, can you tell me where the rum is kept? It's for Jack."
Will didn't say anything and just kept on imbibing even more rum.
"Fer the Cap'n, eh?" Anamaria said, pointing to a crate near Will. "Righ' there in tha' crate."
I pried open the crate and sure enough, there had to be at least a dozen bottles of rum in it. I took out a bottle and was about to leave when Anamaria asked, "'Ey, ye be 'Lizabeth Swann? The gov'nor's daughter of Port Royal?"
"Aye, no." I answered. "I'm Elizabeth Parker and I'm not the governor's daughter."
"Ye look lot like the lot, though-"
"But you fooled me," Will cut in, looking all inebriated now.
"Look, I'm sorry." I said. "I mean, I tried telling you guys right from the start that I'm not the governor's daughter but you just won't listen."
"Say what you want," Will said, propping his feet up on the crate. "But you and I, we're stuck in this ship, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"I-"
"Don't mind 'im, though." Anamaria said. "The chap's got no sense when 'is drunk."
It was no use talking to Will especially when he's on high so I left the cabin and went up the deck.
"Here's your rum," I told Jack, handing him the bottle.
"Aye, rum." He said, taking a swig of the rum.
"Uh, I was just wondering, but when do we reach Tortuga?"
"See that piece 'a land o'er there? That's Tortuga." He said, pointing over the horizon. "With the current on 'a side, we're gonna reach Tortuga in no time."
"Here," He added, handing over his compass. "Hold this fer me, will ye? I'm just gonna go check'n somethin' down the cabin."
I took the compass and watched him leave.
A while ago when he handed over his compass, I noticed the sexiness of his hand. Call me crazy but I think I'm infatuated with the Captain.
***
What kind of craziness has Tortuga got in store for the crew? You'll only find out when you watch out for the fourth chapter!
So far, did you find it good, or did it suck? R&R please!
"Miss Swann, are you all right?" Will wanted to know.
We were now aboard the Black Pearl and Port Royal was fast clearing out from view.
I badly wanted to tell everyone that I am not Elizabeth Swann and that this is all just a misunderstanding. So before anyone else could have their say, I announced, "Here's the thing, I'm just not who you think I am."
Will gave me a puzzled look while Jack just snorted as if he had already heard of that line several times. I wouldn't be surprised if he had. After all, he was a pirate. "Who you be then, love?" Jack asked, his eyes not leaving his compass at hand.
"Okay, I'm Elizabeth. But I'm definitely not Elizabeth Swann."
"What do you mean you're not Elizabeth Swann?" Will asked, half-jokingly. "Of course you are! You know, the governor's daughter."
"I may look like Elizabeth Swann but I'm definitely not her." I tried explaining. I didn't quite know how to break the news to them. Especially since Will got involved in all these just because he thought I was someone else. "I'm Elizabeth Parker."
"Oh," Will said, disappointment lining his face.
Jack didn't say anything but I thought I saw a glint in his eye.
***
"Where are we headed?" I asked Jack. It has almost been an hour and a half ever since we came aboard the Black Pearl and I at least wanted to know where we were headed. Will had gone down to the cabin along with the crew, feasting and drinking more rum, I suppose.
"To Tortuga, it seems."
And that was when I noticed that his compass didn't point north at all. "How are we ever going to find Tortuga with a compass that doesn't point north?"
"But we're not trying to find north, are we?" He said, grinning.
"Would ye mind getting me some rum from the cabin, love?" He added. "All this steering has worked me up fer a drink."
"Yeah, sure." I said as I went down the cabin in search for some rum. "Anything for the captain."
I found Will downing what seems to be his second bottle of rum, sitting on a tarnished stool next to Anamaria and another crew member. "Hey, can you tell me where the rum is kept? It's for Jack."
Will didn't say anything and just kept on imbibing even more rum.
"Fer the Cap'n, eh?" Anamaria said, pointing to a crate near Will. "Righ' there in tha' crate."
I pried open the crate and sure enough, there had to be at least a dozen bottles of rum in it. I took out a bottle and was about to leave when Anamaria asked, "'Ey, ye be 'Lizabeth Swann? The gov'nor's daughter of Port Royal?"
"Aye, no." I answered. "I'm Elizabeth Parker and I'm not the governor's daughter."
"Ye look lot like the lot, though-"
"But you fooled me," Will cut in, looking all inebriated now.
"Look, I'm sorry." I said. "I mean, I tried telling you guys right from the start that I'm not the governor's daughter but you just won't listen."
"Say what you want," Will said, propping his feet up on the crate. "But you and I, we're stuck in this ship, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"I-"
"Don't mind 'im, though." Anamaria said. "The chap's got no sense when 'is drunk."
It was no use talking to Will especially when he's on high so I left the cabin and went up the deck.
"Here's your rum," I told Jack, handing him the bottle.
"Aye, rum." He said, taking a swig of the rum.
"Uh, I was just wondering, but when do we reach Tortuga?"
"See that piece 'a land o'er there? That's Tortuga." He said, pointing over the horizon. "With the current on 'a side, we're gonna reach Tortuga in no time."
"Here," He added, handing over his compass. "Hold this fer me, will ye? I'm just gonna go check'n somethin' down the cabin."
I took the compass and watched him leave.
A while ago when he handed over his compass, I noticed the sexiness of his hand. Call me crazy but I think I'm infatuated with the Captain.
***
What kind of craziness has Tortuga got in store for the crew? You'll only find out when you watch out for the fourth chapter!
So far, did you find it good, or did it suck? R&R please!