Jack shrugged and headed to his cabin, leaving Jesse and Will alone on
deck. "I said I'd bring it back someday. I suppose today would be as good
as any. Here." Will said, handing the locket back to Jesse, who took it
with a trembling hand. "How did you... well, become a blacksmith?" she
said, closing her hand around the necklace. "I was picked up by a Navy ship
on it's way to Port Royal with the governor and his daughter, Elizabeth.
She was my age then. They took me to Port Royal and the only person who
would take me in was Brown, the blacksmith. It kind of just went from
there." He paused. There really wasn't much else to the story. "How did you
become...a pirate?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.
"After your mother died," Jesse said with a deep sigh. "I left Port James. I wanted to find someplace that didn't...hurt so much to be in. Somehow I ended up in Tortuga. I stayed there a few weeks and nearly got killed a couple of times. I learned that if you hang around at one of the bars near closing time they'll give you a few of the left-overs. Bread and some soup, at least I think it was soup, you don't really ask, maybe cheese sometimes. The owner of the bar would let me sleep in the basement with the liquor if I promised not to drink any. After the second time I got close to having my head blown off I started to ask around for help with sword fighting. A couple of the older men would show me the basics. This one lady, I think her name was Anne, she showed me almost everything I know. She was the only woman I had ever seen in Tortuga who wasn't a...well, whore. She was really a pirate. I figured I could do it if she could and set out on a boat a few days after Anne left. Well, actually I made a deal with the captain of the ship and became the chef on the boat. I learned a lot about ships from them and kind of learned how to handle myself on a boat full of male pirates. After that I docked here and there. I uh... well, most of the time I stowed away. It kinda went from there. And here I am."
A silence followed Jesse's long story. "Why did you change your name?" Will asked, breaking the silence. "I didn't want to hear Adrienne. It reminded me too much of you and your mother. You were the only people who I ever really cared for. Jessica was my middle name. I figured I should stick to something still in my real name. I found out my mother's maiden name was Jaine, so...it just stuck. I didn't want my father's name. Not after the bastard left." Will didn't have anymore questions now. None that screamed to be answered anyway. "Oh... I'm gonna go and get some sleep. You should too. Jack'll probably be up again soon to sail the ship for the night." "You go ahead. I'm gonna stay up here a bit longer."
Jesse watched Will head back to his cabin and turned back to the sea when he headed in to the room that was his. She knew Jack wouldn't be up for at least two hours. He had gone to drink something. He hadn't cared if they turned down his invitation. He had wanted a drink and he was gonna get one whether someone drank with him or not. She sighed and sat on one of the crates; looking out on the sea was something she had been doing for a long time. She loved how each wave was so different. It reminded her of life. Each day was a new start and could be as big or little as she wanted.
Next chapter is long I promise. Or there will be two. Reviews! I've gotten a lot but I'm greedy, so I want more. Thanks for everyone who's praying. I don't care who you pray to, it's the thought that counts. Don't stop, though. She seems to be in a spot of bad luck and well, let's just say if I said, I could be charged with defamation. Yeah. Did I mention like reviews?
"After your mother died," Jesse said with a deep sigh. "I left Port James. I wanted to find someplace that didn't...hurt so much to be in. Somehow I ended up in Tortuga. I stayed there a few weeks and nearly got killed a couple of times. I learned that if you hang around at one of the bars near closing time they'll give you a few of the left-overs. Bread and some soup, at least I think it was soup, you don't really ask, maybe cheese sometimes. The owner of the bar would let me sleep in the basement with the liquor if I promised not to drink any. After the second time I got close to having my head blown off I started to ask around for help with sword fighting. A couple of the older men would show me the basics. This one lady, I think her name was Anne, she showed me almost everything I know. She was the only woman I had ever seen in Tortuga who wasn't a...well, whore. She was really a pirate. I figured I could do it if she could and set out on a boat a few days after Anne left. Well, actually I made a deal with the captain of the ship and became the chef on the boat. I learned a lot about ships from them and kind of learned how to handle myself on a boat full of male pirates. After that I docked here and there. I uh... well, most of the time I stowed away. It kinda went from there. And here I am."
A silence followed Jesse's long story. "Why did you change your name?" Will asked, breaking the silence. "I didn't want to hear Adrienne. It reminded me too much of you and your mother. You were the only people who I ever really cared for. Jessica was my middle name. I figured I should stick to something still in my real name. I found out my mother's maiden name was Jaine, so...it just stuck. I didn't want my father's name. Not after the bastard left." Will didn't have anymore questions now. None that screamed to be answered anyway. "Oh... I'm gonna go and get some sleep. You should too. Jack'll probably be up again soon to sail the ship for the night." "You go ahead. I'm gonna stay up here a bit longer."
Jesse watched Will head back to his cabin and turned back to the sea when he headed in to the room that was his. She knew Jack wouldn't be up for at least two hours. He had gone to drink something. He hadn't cared if they turned down his invitation. He had wanted a drink and he was gonna get one whether someone drank with him or not. She sighed and sat on one of the crates; looking out on the sea was something she had been doing for a long time. She loved how each wave was so different. It reminded her of life. Each day was a new start and could be as big or little as she wanted.
Next chapter is long I promise. Or there will be two. Reviews! I've gotten a lot but I'm greedy, so I want more. Thanks for everyone who's praying. I don't care who you pray to, it's the thought that counts. Don't stop, though. She seems to be in a spot of bad luck and well, let's just say if I said, I could be charged with defamation. Yeah. Did I mention like reviews?