Chapter Three: Savvy?
Jack was appalled. There was a long moment of silence as we just looked into each others eyes. Jack broke the silence.
"I'm sorry luv, what was that?" Jack asked seriously.
"I want you to kidnap me, take me to your ship, and go out to sea. You don't understand. I hate being the King's daughter. I despise having to dress up nicely with a damn corset that's a hundred times too tight. I always have to be polite, even if I don't mean it. My father always has me meet these suitors who are all the same. They are rich, arrogant jerks who are all tall, have horribly obvious white wigs, dress nicely, and only want me for the crown. I have to put up with these men going to boring, civil parties, dance the night away to a happy evening. I want to go out on adventure with a real man." ~Especially you.~ "I want to sail past the ho..."
"The horizon?" Jack interrupted. I looked up at him. He smiled sweetly. He knew exactly what I have always wanted to do.
"Yes." I answered softly. Another long pause followed this remark. I didn't know what to say next. I watched him as he looked up, concentrated in thought.
"Uh huh." Jack continued to think about it. ~Oh no, what if he thinks it is too risky. I had better tell him a plan, one that would work.~
"Jack, there are many women who look just like me. I could..."
"Aye, I'll do it." Jack agreed as I was explaining my plan.
"...hire one of them to pretend to be me so that or I could do the pillow trick... oh, you'll do it?" I realized. ~Wow, that was easy.~ "I'll meet you here tomorrow before dawn."
"Alright, I'll be 'ere before dawn. Tell no one, savvy?" ~Savvy, it makes me melt when he says that word.~ I nodded. He smiled and took my hand and kissed it. He turned around and walked back towards back down the alley. As soon as I was sure that he was gone. I looked back at the hand he had placed his beautiful lips on and kissed it.
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Jack quietly made his way to the new blacksmith shop. The sun was setting and the sky was beautiful mixture of colors. Jack eventually approached his destination. He looked up at the sign and smiled. "Turner Blacksmith Shop" the bold, black letters read. Jack knocked loudly on the heavy wooden door.
"I'm sorry, but the shop is closed for tonight. You'll have to come tomorrow." It was a voice Jack knew well.
"I guess I'll have to leave ye, but tell Mr. Turner and Ms. Swan that an ol' friend dropped by." The door opened immediately. A dirty and tired Will appeared. Jack noticed that Will hadn't changed since they last saw each other six months ago. They embraced like brothers.
"'ello mate. Long time no see, eh?" Will smiled in agreement.
"Yes, it is good to see you Jack. Elizabeth shall be thrilled to see you as well. Would you like to see our house?" Will invited. Jack nodded.
"Aye." The two men walked down the street to the Turners' place.
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I was so happy, I couldn't conceal my ecstasy. I skipped, danced, twirled, and ran down through the marketplace. I could care less that people were looking at me strangely. I was going to be kidnapped by Captain Jack Sparrow.
I got back to the mansion we were staying in. I crept quietly through the back gate. Opening the door to the house without a sound, I snuck up the stairs. When I entered my room, I ran to my bed and screamed into my pillow. I got up and looked around. This room wasn't as dreary anymore. I put on my nightgown and hid my peasant disguise.
My father was downstairs in the lounge drinking tea as he usually does before sleep. Smiling much more brightly than the fire, I ran over to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Well, you must have had a lovely evening with Davis Punnings! I daresay you have been with him for nearly four hours. He is a fine man." As I had said before, my father hasn't a clue about me, but I play along just to keep him happy.
"He is a fine man." ~Jack is. I could care less about Davis.~
"Emily, have you eaten?" My father inquired.
"Yes. Good night, father." I turned and started up the stairs.
"Good night, my dear."
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"Jack! Oh it is so good to see you!" Elizabeth hugged Jack tightly. "How have you been? Please, come in and make yourself at home. Jack smiled and sat down at the table. He looked around the kitchen. It wasn't grand or luxurious, but it was pretty comfortable. Jack looked at Elizabeth's hand, and then he looked at Will's hand. He noticed two important rings on their fourth fingers.
"Did ye two get married?" Jack asked as he smiled impishly.
"Yes, we did. I'm sorry we didn't invite you, but we couldn't reach you. We were hoping you could be the best man." Elizabeth apologized.
"It's okay. I brought you two some items you might enjoy. Consider them belated wedding gifts." Jack pulled out a small package.
"I hope you didn't steal them." Elizabeth stated sternly. Jack was silent for about five minutes and then he spoke.
"I only stole yours, Elizabeth. Don't worry. You'll like it." Jack confessed. Elizabeth took the parcel and opened it. Her jaw dropped as she pulled out a dazzling ruby necklace. She looked up at Jack in awe. "Don't worry, Elizabeth. I stole it from somebody in Virginia. They'll never trace it to ye." Jack assured her.
"It's beautiful! Thank you Jack!" She hugged Jack. Elizabeth placed the necklace around her neck and smiled brightly. Jack turned to Will.
"And for ye mate, you can 'ave this sword. This was your father's blade. He threw it to me when I was marooned. I've 'ad it ever since. Now, it's yours." Will held the blade in his hands. Jack could tell that he was speechless. "So mate, I'll be needing a new one. How much are they? I'm not going to steal one from you since you are a friend."
"For you, Jack, I think I'll lower the price to fifteen shillings." Will offered happily. "Wait a minute, did you pilfer this money?" Will asked as Jack handed him fifteen coins.
"Aye."
"Jack, do you mind if we could join you for a couple weeks. Nothing interesting is happening in Port Royale, well except the arrival of the King and his daughter, and I was hoping we could get away for some excitement." Jack paused for a moment.
"Course ye can. And speaking of the King's daughter, I met 'er in the marketplace and she wants me to kidnap 'er. She'll being joining us as well." Elizabeth laughed at this.
"Jack, don't lie! I have met Princess Emily Harrington. She would never do something like this. You must have met someone else." Elizabeth accused.
"Well then, you'll find out tomorrow whether I am lying or not, eh?" Jack responded. Will returned and gave Jack a new sword.
Jack was appalled. There was a long moment of silence as we just looked into each others eyes. Jack broke the silence.
"I'm sorry luv, what was that?" Jack asked seriously.
"I want you to kidnap me, take me to your ship, and go out to sea. You don't understand. I hate being the King's daughter. I despise having to dress up nicely with a damn corset that's a hundred times too tight. I always have to be polite, even if I don't mean it. My father always has me meet these suitors who are all the same. They are rich, arrogant jerks who are all tall, have horribly obvious white wigs, dress nicely, and only want me for the crown. I have to put up with these men going to boring, civil parties, dance the night away to a happy evening. I want to go out on adventure with a real man." ~Especially you.~ "I want to sail past the ho..."
"The horizon?" Jack interrupted. I looked up at him. He smiled sweetly. He knew exactly what I have always wanted to do.
"Yes." I answered softly. Another long pause followed this remark. I didn't know what to say next. I watched him as he looked up, concentrated in thought.
"Uh huh." Jack continued to think about it. ~Oh no, what if he thinks it is too risky. I had better tell him a plan, one that would work.~
"Jack, there are many women who look just like me. I could..."
"Aye, I'll do it." Jack agreed as I was explaining my plan.
"...hire one of them to pretend to be me so that or I could do the pillow trick... oh, you'll do it?" I realized. ~Wow, that was easy.~ "I'll meet you here tomorrow before dawn."
"Alright, I'll be 'ere before dawn. Tell no one, savvy?" ~Savvy, it makes me melt when he says that word.~ I nodded. He smiled and took my hand and kissed it. He turned around and walked back towards back down the alley. As soon as I was sure that he was gone. I looked back at the hand he had placed his beautiful lips on and kissed it.
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Jack quietly made his way to the new blacksmith shop. The sun was setting and the sky was beautiful mixture of colors. Jack eventually approached his destination. He looked up at the sign and smiled. "Turner Blacksmith Shop" the bold, black letters read. Jack knocked loudly on the heavy wooden door.
"I'm sorry, but the shop is closed for tonight. You'll have to come tomorrow." It was a voice Jack knew well.
"I guess I'll have to leave ye, but tell Mr. Turner and Ms. Swan that an ol' friend dropped by." The door opened immediately. A dirty and tired Will appeared. Jack noticed that Will hadn't changed since they last saw each other six months ago. They embraced like brothers.
"'ello mate. Long time no see, eh?" Will smiled in agreement.
"Yes, it is good to see you Jack. Elizabeth shall be thrilled to see you as well. Would you like to see our house?" Will invited. Jack nodded.
"Aye." The two men walked down the street to the Turners' place.
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I was so happy, I couldn't conceal my ecstasy. I skipped, danced, twirled, and ran down through the marketplace. I could care less that people were looking at me strangely. I was going to be kidnapped by Captain Jack Sparrow.
I got back to the mansion we were staying in. I crept quietly through the back gate. Opening the door to the house without a sound, I snuck up the stairs. When I entered my room, I ran to my bed and screamed into my pillow. I got up and looked around. This room wasn't as dreary anymore. I put on my nightgown and hid my peasant disguise.
My father was downstairs in the lounge drinking tea as he usually does before sleep. Smiling much more brightly than the fire, I ran over to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Well, you must have had a lovely evening with Davis Punnings! I daresay you have been with him for nearly four hours. He is a fine man." As I had said before, my father hasn't a clue about me, but I play along just to keep him happy.
"He is a fine man." ~Jack is. I could care less about Davis.~
"Emily, have you eaten?" My father inquired.
"Yes. Good night, father." I turned and started up the stairs.
"Good night, my dear."
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"Jack! Oh it is so good to see you!" Elizabeth hugged Jack tightly. "How have you been? Please, come in and make yourself at home. Jack smiled and sat down at the table. He looked around the kitchen. It wasn't grand or luxurious, but it was pretty comfortable. Jack looked at Elizabeth's hand, and then he looked at Will's hand. He noticed two important rings on their fourth fingers.
"Did ye two get married?" Jack asked as he smiled impishly.
"Yes, we did. I'm sorry we didn't invite you, but we couldn't reach you. We were hoping you could be the best man." Elizabeth apologized.
"It's okay. I brought you two some items you might enjoy. Consider them belated wedding gifts." Jack pulled out a small package.
"I hope you didn't steal them." Elizabeth stated sternly. Jack was silent for about five minutes and then he spoke.
"I only stole yours, Elizabeth. Don't worry. You'll like it." Jack confessed. Elizabeth took the parcel and opened it. Her jaw dropped as she pulled out a dazzling ruby necklace. She looked up at Jack in awe. "Don't worry, Elizabeth. I stole it from somebody in Virginia. They'll never trace it to ye." Jack assured her.
"It's beautiful! Thank you Jack!" She hugged Jack. Elizabeth placed the necklace around her neck and smiled brightly. Jack turned to Will.
"And for ye mate, you can 'ave this sword. This was your father's blade. He threw it to me when I was marooned. I've 'ad it ever since. Now, it's yours." Will held the blade in his hands. Jack could tell that he was speechless. "So mate, I'll be needing a new one. How much are they? I'm not going to steal one from you since you are a friend."
"For you, Jack, I think I'll lower the price to fifteen shillings." Will offered happily. "Wait a minute, did you pilfer this money?" Will asked as Jack handed him fifteen coins.
"Aye."
"Jack, do you mind if we could join you for a couple weeks. Nothing interesting is happening in Port Royale, well except the arrival of the King and his daughter, and I was hoping we could get away for some excitement." Jack paused for a moment.
"Course ye can. And speaking of the King's daughter, I met 'er in the marketplace and she wants me to kidnap 'er. She'll being joining us as well." Elizabeth laughed at this.
"Jack, don't lie! I have met Princess Emily Harrington. She would never do something like this. You must have met someone else." Elizabeth accused.
"Well then, you'll find out tomorrow whether I am lying or not, eh?" Jack responded. Will returned and gave Jack a new sword.