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Chapter 7
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Kate didn't speak much the rest of the day due to shock. The last member of her real family she had seen was her father. It was late in the evening, and Kate sat on her bed in the maid's quarters of Colonel Eastman's mansion. Her fellow maid, Beverly, slept in a bed across the room. The two had never spoken much; Kate did not consider her a friend. Come to think of it, she didn't consider anyone her friend, safe for Jonathan. She was in her nightgown with her robe overtop of it. Jonathan had presented the set to her as a birthday present the previous year without the Colonel's knowledge. There was a knock on the door.
"Yes?" Kate asked cautiously, fearing it was the Colonel, but a kind voice answered back.
"Kate? It's me." It was indeed Jonathan, and Kate smiled as she went to unlock the door. He was still in his clothes from the day, his dark hair a bit ruffled.
"Something wrong?" Kate batted her eyes, and Jonathan smiled.
"Nah, I couldn't sleep." Said Jonathan, he came in and sat down on her bed, Kate shut the door behind him and sat too.
"You've been quiet." Jonathan pointed out. She looked at him.
"Well, it's been quite an eventful day." Kate broke eye contact with him again.
"Well, out with it. We've got the time." Jonathan urged.
"I found--my uncle, Jonathan." It was strange saying it; she had never known any other uncles before.
"Your uncle? You don't mean that pirate..."
"He's my mother's brother. I know because his last name is the same as my mother's maiden name. And his eyes...they look so much like mine. You should see them, Jonathan. It's really remarkable."
"Aye, if he looks like you he must be an attractive man." Jonathan said with a wink. Kate smiled.
A sudden sound made Kate jump. It came from the window...someone was throwing rocks. She gave Jonathan a questioning look, only to realize that he looked just as puzzled as she did. She then traveled the window, opened it, and stared downwards. It was Jack.
"It's him!" Kate turned back
"It's who?" Jonathan studied her intently.
"My Uncle! Jack Sparrow!"
"Jack Sparrow is your uncle?" his eyes got very round, "I've been reading about the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow since I was a lad. He's your uncle?" he stressed "uncle" disbelievingly.
Kate ignored him and frowned down at Jack.
"What are you doing here?!" Kate whispered quite loudly.
"Here to take you away, love. If you would like to go...Yer last chance, lass!" Jack swayed around a bit; Kate feared he would fall.
"My last chance for what?"
"To leave this place...for good. Ye can't be unnaturally happy bein' a maid." Jack spoke too loudly, and Kate shushed him.
"Meet me out back." She closed the window and turned to Jonathan, who was looking quite sad.
"You're leaving me, Kate?" His gaze met hers.
"Come with me, Jonathan." Kate ran over to him and held his hands tightly. "I want you with me."
"Why not stay here? I can persuade my father to raise your salary...please, Kate."
"It's not about the money, Jonathan." Kate paused and her eyes studied his deeply. "I want to be free. I want that feeling of invincibility...like I own the world. I haven't had it for so long." Her voice trailed off, and Jonathan sighed.
"I don't want to keep you caged, then." He choked. "Go."
"Come with me."
"Kate, I can't leave my father. He's growing old...he can't take care of himself forever. I must take his place at Colonel when he retires."
She hated to hear him say that. She knew as well as anyone that the last thing Jonathan wanted was to replace his father. Kate thought she saw a hint of a tear rimming Jonathan's eye.
"We're going opposite ways now, Jonathan. You're against pirates. And me, well..."
Jonathan's head jerked up, and his eyes silently pleaded her not to say the words.
"I'll be a pirate."
Another rock was heard at the window; Jack was getting impatient. Quickly, without another word to Jonathan, she packed only what she felt she needed in a small bag. She brought two spare maid under-dresses and of course, her ring. Kate stopped and looked at Jonathan before she left the room. He walked to her and looked her deeply in her eyes.
"Well, things never turn out how they're expected to." She breathed in a hushed manner, smiling slightly. More rocks were thrown at the window. She knew she had to go now.
"I'll miss you, Kate." His blue eyes were glued to hers. This was it.
Kate leaned in and kissed Jonathan's cheek, before turning and swiftly moving down the steps, bag in hand.
She didn't look back.
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Well, that's it guys! What did you think? Huh? New chapter very soon! The ideas are just flooding to me! Wow! :)
Love Always! Anna
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Chapter 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kate didn't speak much the rest of the day due to shock. The last member of her real family she had seen was her father. It was late in the evening, and Kate sat on her bed in the maid's quarters of Colonel Eastman's mansion. Her fellow maid, Beverly, slept in a bed across the room. The two had never spoken much; Kate did not consider her a friend. Come to think of it, she didn't consider anyone her friend, safe for Jonathan. She was in her nightgown with her robe overtop of it. Jonathan had presented the set to her as a birthday present the previous year without the Colonel's knowledge. There was a knock on the door.
"Yes?" Kate asked cautiously, fearing it was the Colonel, but a kind voice answered back.
"Kate? It's me." It was indeed Jonathan, and Kate smiled as she went to unlock the door. He was still in his clothes from the day, his dark hair a bit ruffled.
"Something wrong?" Kate batted her eyes, and Jonathan smiled.
"Nah, I couldn't sleep." Said Jonathan, he came in and sat down on her bed, Kate shut the door behind him and sat too.
"You've been quiet." Jonathan pointed out. She looked at him.
"Well, it's been quite an eventful day." Kate broke eye contact with him again.
"Well, out with it. We've got the time." Jonathan urged.
"I found--my uncle, Jonathan." It was strange saying it; she had never known any other uncles before.
"Your uncle? You don't mean that pirate..."
"He's my mother's brother. I know because his last name is the same as my mother's maiden name. And his eyes...they look so much like mine. You should see them, Jonathan. It's really remarkable."
"Aye, if he looks like you he must be an attractive man." Jonathan said with a wink. Kate smiled.
A sudden sound made Kate jump. It came from the window...someone was throwing rocks. She gave Jonathan a questioning look, only to realize that he looked just as puzzled as she did. She then traveled the window, opened it, and stared downwards. It was Jack.
"It's him!" Kate turned back
"It's who?" Jonathan studied her intently.
"My Uncle! Jack Sparrow!"
"Jack Sparrow is your uncle?" his eyes got very round, "I've been reading about the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow since I was a lad. He's your uncle?" he stressed "uncle" disbelievingly.
Kate ignored him and frowned down at Jack.
"What are you doing here?!" Kate whispered quite loudly.
"Here to take you away, love. If you would like to go...Yer last chance, lass!" Jack swayed around a bit; Kate feared he would fall.
"My last chance for what?"
"To leave this place...for good. Ye can't be unnaturally happy bein' a maid." Jack spoke too loudly, and Kate shushed him.
"Meet me out back." She closed the window and turned to Jonathan, who was looking quite sad.
"You're leaving me, Kate?" His gaze met hers.
"Come with me, Jonathan." Kate ran over to him and held his hands tightly. "I want you with me."
"Why not stay here? I can persuade my father to raise your salary...please, Kate."
"It's not about the money, Jonathan." Kate paused and her eyes studied his deeply. "I want to be free. I want that feeling of invincibility...like I own the world. I haven't had it for so long." Her voice trailed off, and Jonathan sighed.
"I don't want to keep you caged, then." He choked. "Go."
"Come with me."
"Kate, I can't leave my father. He's growing old...he can't take care of himself forever. I must take his place at Colonel when he retires."
She hated to hear him say that. She knew as well as anyone that the last thing Jonathan wanted was to replace his father. Kate thought she saw a hint of a tear rimming Jonathan's eye.
"We're going opposite ways now, Jonathan. You're against pirates. And me, well..."
Jonathan's head jerked up, and his eyes silently pleaded her not to say the words.
"I'll be a pirate."
Another rock was heard at the window; Jack was getting impatient. Quickly, without another word to Jonathan, she packed only what she felt she needed in a small bag. She brought two spare maid under-dresses and of course, her ring. Kate stopped and looked at Jonathan before she left the room. He walked to her and looked her deeply in her eyes.
"Well, things never turn out how they're expected to." She breathed in a hushed manner, smiling slightly. More rocks were thrown at the window. She knew she had to go now.
"I'll miss you, Kate." His blue eyes were glued to hers. This was it.
Kate leaned in and kissed Jonathan's cheek, before turning and swiftly moving down the steps, bag in hand.
She didn't look back.
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Well, that's it guys! What did you think? Huh? New chapter very soon! The ideas are just flooding to me! Wow! :)
Love Always! Anna
P.S. REVIEW! P.P.S. Oh yes, don't forget to review! P.P.P.S. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! P.P.P.P.S. Alright, I'm done, sorry...but REVIEW!
