Amanda's eyes looked at the worn ship's deck that belonged to the Pearl. It was faded and dirty.
'Yea, dirty with pirates,' she thought. A big burly pirate was leading her to the Captain's cabin and he held her arm none too gently. "Let me go, you brute!" She fought her arm free from him when they reached the cabin. He grabbed it again and dug his nails into her flesh.
"Please, please, please!" Jack stood in the cabin's doorway. "Do what the lady says. Savvy?" His grasp loosened and she tore her arm away.
"Thank you, Captain." She moved her sleeve further down her arm.
"Please, come in." He did a big hand gesture to beckon her into the room. A few candles were lit illuminating a large table with food on it. "Have a seat luv." She was about to sit down when the first mate, Barbossa walked in.
"Excuse me, Captain." His pet monkey jumped off of his shoulder and onto the table. Jack sighed.
"Barbossa, how many times have I told you to keep that bloody monkey out of my cabin?"
"I'm sorry Captain. It won't happen again." The monkey grabbed a bit of meat from a platter.
"Make sure that it doesn't." Jack looked at the monkey like he wanted to smack it. Barbossa started reaching for an apple in a nearby bowl but Jack's blade stopped him.
"And Barbossa, if you're not willing to admit that you're a monkey, don't act like one." Amanda stifled a giggle. Jack edged the two towards the door. "Although, I can see the family resemblance between the two of you. No wonder you're such good friends." He smiled and slammed the door on Barbossa's face. The monkey ran to the door and seeing that it was closed, it looked up at Jack. He growled and opened the door.
"I think you forgot something." He watched the monkey run out and jump onto Barbossa.
"Thank you, Captain. I would've been lost without me monkey."
"Yes, you wouldn't have anyone to talk to, I expect." He smiled again and slammed the door.
"Now," he said, whilst turning around and sauntering back to the table. "Where were we?" He stopped at the sight of Amanda eating already. "Well, it seems that we can't keep you waiting for anything, eh luv?"
"Some things are to wait for, but others are better used before they are too old." She took out a roll from under a cloth and ate one half of it.
"Well, there's no rushing you, is there?" She almost drank from her goblet but stopped and sniffed it.
"What is this?"
"Hmm? Oh, that's wine. Why? Is something wrong with it?"
"Oh no, it's just that I don't drink."
"Ah, a prim and proper lady, are we? By the way you were eating, you could've fooled me!" He reached behind his chair to a collection of bottles and grabbed one. "Here you go luv." He handed her a bottle with clear liquid in it.
"What is it?" She swished the fluid around in the wine-shaped bottle.
"It's water luv. You have my word on that." She uncorked it and took a sip.
"You are a man to be trusted Captain. Not many pirates are known for that.
"Why thank you, luv! You flatter me beyond repose." A knock was heard on the door. "Who is it?"
"It's Barbossa. I must discuss something with you."
"Can it wait?" Jack fiddled with a fork before he flipped it into his glass.
"I'm afraid not Captain. 'Tis urgent."
"Allright, come in."