A/n: This is my newest story and my first story to my first trilogy. I hope
you all enjoy! I think I'm gonna have fun writing this~ I know I have said
it before I will finish this story blah, blah, blah and then I never do,
but the truth is I write more to them on my computer so please remind me to
update in reviews. I sometimes forget about these things . . . heh, well
enjoy and I will most likely be finishing this story unless some unforeseen
absurd reason occurs. Cheers Mates!
Disclaimer: I own none of it . . . well I own my few made up characters and of course Caroline. The plot is mine but, without Disney I would not have this plot so yeah. We already know all that stuff. Now on with the story!
Part one of the Trilogy: What treasures the sea holds (may change name
later)
The mermaid and The Captain
Prologue:
Caroline loved the sea for as long as she could remember back in time. It was almost as if it called to her in a language only she could translate. She made sure that when she woke in the morning she could see it and hear it when she fell asleep at night. It's crashing waves made the most calming noise her ears had ever seem to hear, the salty fresh smell it gave off in the breeze was her favorite sent and the feel of it on her body was the most soothing feeling. She wished some how, someway she could be part of it. Caroline didn't know but, someday she would be part of it, someday in the very near future.
"Caroline!" she heard her mother yell. Caroline was standing by her open window, the thin white draperies swaying softly in the morning air. Her face in took all of the sea's smell and as the breeze carried off the ocean and onto her face it swiftly blew her silvery blond hair around in a tangled heap. "Caroline! Come down here this instant!" she heard her mother calling up to her once again.
"I look Horrible," she thought to herself as she tried to tame her helpless hair. She left her ocean scented room and headed down her house's grand staircase; the first thing you saw as you entered the mansions French doors. Caroline had dressed herself in a lovely shaded dress of green; it accentuated her aqua green eyes and was by far her most favorite dress. It was simply plain, but Caroline loved it for that exact reason. It had slightly puffed short sleeves that rested loosely on her shoulders as its fanciest feature. Together it was a beautiful masterpiece on Caroline.
"There you are dear," her mother acknowledged her as she entered the kitchen. She was drinking a warm cup of tea, Susie, one of the maids had brought out for them. Caroline smiled. She was supposed to be called upon today by a man she knew nothing of, a man her mother and father thought fit for her. She had to wear the exact clothing they assigned to her and she was going to wear what she wanted for as much of the day as possible. In fact Caroline hadn't planed on going with him later at all, she had decided she would sneak off and try to explain it all later.
"Sit, have some tea darling." Her mother offered, but Caroline knew she must sit down and have tea even if she hadn't wanted too; it was the laws of society.
"So, mother, when is . . ." she paused trying to recall the man's name, ". . . Mark coming to call on me?" she asked innocently.
"Around one, he should be here in about an hour." She told her daughter.
"Well I think I'll go rest for a little while before he gets here, refresh myself . . ."
"Very well," with that Caroline left in a rush up the stairs to her bed room, just a quick stop to get her things before she snuck away. Once she was about to leave the mansion's doors she was caught. It was Susie the maid who had just been in the kitchen with her mother. "Susie please don't tell anyone I have gone . . ." Caroline pleaded to her and then said, "You know . . . you still owe me for keeping your secret about you and Tom, the stable boy." She smiled and nodded as a silent way of agreeing. One night Caroline had snuck out of her window for a quick night walk. When she passed the stables she heard giggles coming from inside and peeked around the corner to see Susie and Tom, up against a wall as they kissed. Caroline looked away and confronted her about the next morning, she would never tell but, now Susie was more inclined to help her get away with little things here and there.
As she walked down to the sea there was a rustle in the bushes. She turned to see what it was but, nothing was there. She continued on her way down to the water, sand now touching her soft padded feet, tickling her toes. She turned once again hearing noise behind her and when she did there was a coin with strange engravings hanging of a metal chain as if it had been waiting for her all along in the sand behind her foot prints. She went back and gingerly picked it up, caressing the metals surface.
It had a woman sitting on a rock near the ocean's edge, her hair blowing in the breeze, she was wearing nothing and you could just make out that her legs where not legs at all but, rather what looked to be a fin. On the back side it had a pirate symbol; the scull and cross bones. The most known symbol you could have shoved in Caroline's face, her father was killed by a pirate. The coin was silver and as she examined it more closely, seemed as it may be some sort of key. She slipped the thin metal chain around her neck, slipping the coin into her dress to hide from the eyes of prying people and continued her way down to the water.
The sun beat down on her and as she touched her feet to the rippling water on the wet send she felt like a swim. Caroline set her things down on the sand away from the waves reach. She had carried with her a leather bag; it held her shells she had collected over the years and trinkets she had found on the sandy beach by her home as well as in the water beneath her feet. She let down her hair she had pinned off her neck and slipped from her green dress, the fringe already wet with the sea, from when she had ran into the water moments before.
Now she was ready for a swim, making sure no one was looking she slowly emerged herself in the gently rolling waves of the water. She was calmed immediately, it was like there was no other person in the world but, her and nothing else mattered but, the swim she was taking that moment. Caroline swayed in the ocean and dove beneath a wave getting her hair wet, making it shimmer like a diamond catching on light.
She danced feeling content and as she splashed herself with salty droplets of sea her hand caught on her new found treasure from the beach; the coin and chain. It was so strange how it just appeared and what was it? Caroline had never seen any coin like this one before and it seemed so special. Soon enough she retreated from the crashing waves, sitting herself down in the sand behind a bush where she could see the water but, no one could see her.
When she entered the front doors and into her room her mother had waited for her there. "Would you like to explain where you ran off to this afternoon?" she asked in a serious tone. "Well you see Maddie's cat got out and it has this odd fascination with sea so we had to chase her into the water to get her back. I had seen her coming up the drive from the parlor window moments after I left you in the kitchen and went to say 'Hello' I Guess I lost track of time . . . I am sorry. Will I be able to make up my time with Mark another day?" Caroline gave her explanation.
Her mother didn't entirely trust all she said but only warned her, "Things like this will not bring the kind of husband you should have. I had to explain to Mark you had a tea date with a friend and was running late; he said he could come back tomorrow afternoon. I told him that would be wonderful."
"I'm sorry . . ." she said to her mother once again and plopped herself down on the white covered bed after her mother had left the room. It was beginning to become dark outside. The moon was coming out tonight and it was full. Caroline didn't notice but, her new found treasure had begun to glow and soon would be drawing her into the water, revealing a secret even she wasn't expecting.
***
Somewhere out in the Caribbean surrounding the island Caroline lives on there is a man she has never met who will help her in the long journey ahead of her. He may like her and even try to show her that all pirates aren't bad, but neither he nor she in all their lives expected they would find a love more precious than any gold or silver. Caroline will learn how hard it is to face something you have tried to hate for all your life while feeling something she has never experienced in her life, something that will control every move she makes; love.
That man out there holds the other piece to the coin Caroline has found; the coin that will change her life forever, in ways she never expects possible. When and if he can find her the two coins will lock on each other and together reveal a secret treasure that takes a woman and a man to accomplish finding.
That man's name is Captain Jack Sparrow. He stands on his hips some where steering her towards Caroline, a bottle of rum in hand and every once in a while he pulls out his compass that doesn't point north to find the right course. His coin dangles from his neck onto his tanned chest and as he steers to find Caroline he isn't sure what he will find.
Disclaimer: I own none of it . . . well I own my few made up characters and of course Caroline. The plot is mine but, without Disney I would not have this plot so yeah. We already know all that stuff. Now on with the story!
Part one of the Trilogy: What treasures the sea holds (may change name
later)
The mermaid and The Captain
Prologue:
Caroline loved the sea for as long as she could remember back in time. It was almost as if it called to her in a language only she could translate. She made sure that when she woke in the morning she could see it and hear it when she fell asleep at night. It's crashing waves made the most calming noise her ears had ever seem to hear, the salty fresh smell it gave off in the breeze was her favorite sent and the feel of it on her body was the most soothing feeling. She wished some how, someway she could be part of it. Caroline didn't know but, someday she would be part of it, someday in the very near future.
"Caroline!" she heard her mother yell. Caroline was standing by her open window, the thin white draperies swaying softly in the morning air. Her face in took all of the sea's smell and as the breeze carried off the ocean and onto her face it swiftly blew her silvery blond hair around in a tangled heap. "Caroline! Come down here this instant!" she heard her mother calling up to her once again.
"I look Horrible," she thought to herself as she tried to tame her helpless hair. She left her ocean scented room and headed down her house's grand staircase; the first thing you saw as you entered the mansions French doors. Caroline had dressed herself in a lovely shaded dress of green; it accentuated her aqua green eyes and was by far her most favorite dress. It was simply plain, but Caroline loved it for that exact reason. It had slightly puffed short sleeves that rested loosely on her shoulders as its fanciest feature. Together it was a beautiful masterpiece on Caroline.
"There you are dear," her mother acknowledged her as she entered the kitchen. She was drinking a warm cup of tea, Susie, one of the maids had brought out for them. Caroline smiled. She was supposed to be called upon today by a man she knew nothing of, a man her mother and father thought fit for her. She had to wear the exact clothing they assigned to her and she was going to wear what she wanted for as much of the day as possible. In fact Caroline hadn't planed on going with him later at all, she had decided she would sneak off and try to explain it all later.
"Sit, have some tea darling." Her mother offered, but Caroline knew she must sit down and have tea even if she hadn't wanted too; it was the laws of society.
"So, mother, when is . . ." she paused trying to recall the man's name, ". . . Mark coming to call on me?" she asked innocently.
"Around one, he should be here in about an hour." She told her daughter.
"Well I think I'll go rest for a little while before he gets here, refresh myself . . ."
"Very well," with that Caroline left in a rush up the stairs to her bed room, just a quick stop to get her things before she snuck away. Once she was about to leave the mansion's doors she was caught. It was Susie the maid who had just been in the kitchen with her mother. "Susie please don't tell anyone I have gone . . ." Caroline pleaded to her and then said, "You know . . . you still owe me for keeping your secret about you and Tom, the stable boy." She smiled and nodded as a silent way of agreeing. One night Caroline had snuck out of her window for a quick night walk. When she passed the stables she heard giggles coming from inside and peeked around the corner to see Susie and Tom, up against a wall as they kissed. Caroline looked away and confronted her about the next morning, she would never tell but, now Susie was more inclined to help her get away with little things here and there.
As she walked down to the sea there was a rustle in the bushes. She turned to see what it was but, nothing was there. She continued on her way down to the water, sand now touching her soft padded feet, tickling her toes. She turned once again hearing noise behind her and when she did there was a coin with strange engravings hanging of a metal chain as if it had been waiting for her all along in the sand behind her foot prints. She went back and gingerly picked it up, caressing the metals surface.
It had a woman sitting on a rock near the ocean's edge, her hair blowing in the breeze, she was wearing nothing and you could just make out that her legs where not legs at all but, rather what looked to be a fin. On the back side it had a pirate symbol; the scull and cross bones. The most known symbol you could have shoved in Caroline's face, her father was killed by a pirate. The coin was silver and as she examined it more closely, seemed as it may be some sort of key. She slipped the thin metal chain around her neck, slipping the coin into her dress to hide from the eyes of prying people and continued her way down to the water.
The sun beat down on her and as she touched her feet to the rippling water on the wet send she felt like a swim. Caroline set her things down on the sand away from the waves reach. She had carried with her a leather bag; it held her shells she had collected over the years and trinkets she had found on the sandy beach by her home as well as in the water beneath her feet. She let down her hair she had pinned off her neck and slipped from her green dress, the fringe already wet with the sea, from when she had ran into the water moments before.
Now she was ready for a swim, making sure no one was looking she slowly emerged herself in the gently rolling waves of the water. She was calmed immediately, it was like there was no other person in the world but, her and nothing else mattered but, the swim she was taking that moment. Caroline swayed in the ocean and dove beneath a wave getting her hair wet, making it shimmer like a diamond catching on light.
She danced feeling content and as she splashed herself with salty droplets of sea her hand caught on her new found treasure from the beach; the coin and chain. It was so strange how it just appeared and what was it? Caroline had never seen any coin like this one before and it seemed so special. Soon enough she retreated from the crashing waves, sitting herself down in the sand behind a bush where she could see the water but, no one could see her.
When she entered the front doors and into her room her mother had waited for her there. "Would you like to explain where you ran off to this afternoon?" she asked in a serious tone. "Well you see Maddie's cat got out and it has this odd fascination with sea so we had to chase her into the water to get her back. I had seen her coming up the drive from the parlor window moments after I left you in the kitchen and went to say 'Hello' I Guess I lost track of time . . . I am sorry. Will I be able to make up my time with Mark another day?" Caroline gave her explanation.
Her mother didn't entirely trust all she said but only warned her, "Things like this will not bring the kind of husband you should have. I had to explain to Mark you had a tea date with a friend and was running late; he said he could come back tomorrow afternoon. I told him that would be wonderful."
"I'm sorry . . ." she said to her mother once again and plopped herself down on the white covered bed after her mother had left the room. It was beginning to become dark outside. The moon was coming out tonight and it was full. Caroline didn't notice but, her new found treasure had begun to glow and soon would be drawing her into the water, revealing a secret even she wasn't expecting.
***
Somewhere out in the Caribbean surrounding the island Caroline lives on there is a man she has never met who will help her in the long journey ahead of her. He may like her and even try to show her that all pirates aren't bad, but neither he nor she in all their lives expected they would find a love more precious than any gold or silver. Caroline will learn how hard it is to face something you have tried to hate for all your life while feeling something she has never experienced in her life, something that will control every move she makes; love.
That man out there holds the other piece to the coin Caroline has found; the coin that will change her life forever, in ways she never expects possible. When and if he can find her the two coins will lock on each other and together reveal a secret treasure that takes a woman and a man to accomplish finding.
That man's name is Captain Jack Sparrow. He stands on his hips some where steering her towards Caroline, a bottle of rum in hand and every once in a while he pulls out his compass that doesn't point north to find the right course. His coin dangles from his neck onto his tanned chest and as he steers to find Caroline he isn't sure what he will find.