A/N: Thanks for all your reviews - keep them up and give me moooooooore!!! And... all the answers to your questions will come.....eventually. ;)
Don't own anything except a coffee mug and a laptop. Oh. And Billie and Gil.
Por qué lo Resiste
Chapter Two
The man watching from outside their window was struggling to hold his laughter in as well.
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It didn't work as well as he'd hoped. The silent giggles he'd allowed himself accidentally turned into a snort.
Hearing a noise outside, Will frowned but kept laughing. He stood up and motioned for Billie to keep laughing. She frowned at him but continued to giggle falsely along with her father.
Outside, their observer was flat against the wall, peeking through a crack in the door. Upon seeing Will reach for his sword he huffed petulantly,
"Damn it!"
He drew two pistols from his belt and kicked the door open, seeing a pretty girl gasping and her father raising his sword.
He rolled his eyes and pointed the pistols at them both, "hel-lo! Man with two guns here! Doubt you'd want to fight me, mate!"
Will glared at him, still wielding his blade, "If you were a real man then you would fight fair."
"Aye, mate, but I'm a pirate so I come with different rules - obviously," the pirate said smugly, taking the steps down further into the room.
"Don't take another step," Will shouted, "Take whatever you want. If it is me you want, then fine - I'll go. Just don't hurt the girl."
The pirate laughed, "Jeez, mate, lighten up! I'm not going to hurt you, and I don't want anything!"
"The guns in both of our faces would state otherwise, pirate!"
"Firstly, you say 'pirate' like it's a bad thing. Secondly, it's for self-preservation, mate. Had I not accidentally made myself out to be a stalker of sorts then you wouldn't have got your sword out, am I right? I would've knocked on the door, but you would've knocked off my block, savvy?"
Will looked at him suspiciously, "then drop your weapons."
Bowing slightly, the pirate drawled, "only if you drop yours, mate."
Billie stared at the stranger- taking in his appearance in detail should he need a description later. 'Right', she thought, 'Top to bottom...Combed dark hair tied back with a tatty black ribbon, two piercings in his right ear....ew, high cheekbones, dark eyes, tanned skin, neat goatee, dirty white shirt, dirty fingernails, black breeches, sea boots and wielding... guns." She frowned at the lack of any other weapon on his person.
Taking a closer look at his face as well, Will decided the pirate was still a teenager. He could win a battle with this boy for sure, so he nodded curtly and dropped his weapon to the ground.
The pirate threw the guns to the floor with a flourish.
"Lovely," the pirate exclaimed, "Now, do you have any food? I'm famished!" He walked over to the fire, rubbing his hands and winking at Billie, "hello, luv!"
Gaping in indignation, Billie struggled for words.
"Now, love, that's not all that attractive-"
She stood, shouting, "How dare you?"
He winced, "Not that you're not pretty, lass, you're damn sensitive, but I know a heap of guys who'd pay for looks like y -"
"No, you moron! How dare you come into our shop in the middle of the day with...with...guns...and then try to be civil?"
He shrugged, "pirate?"
Will shoved a plate of bread under the pirate's nose and turned to Billie, "calm down - we'll see what he wants, and if worst comes to worst we will call the guard."
Glaring at the rugged man attacking his loaf, Billie sat back down and clenched her fists.
"Now," Will started, turning towards the pirate, "What is your name and what is your business here?"
"Well, good Sir," the pirate started, "I have been kicked off my ship-"
Billie snorted, "un-surprising..."
The pirate turned to her and sneered, "un-attractive! Anyway, I have been kicked off my ship to come and collect you," he looked at Will and turned back to look disdainfully at Billie, "and I suppose you too."
Ignoring his fuming daughter, Will looked confused, "'collect us'? What do you mean 'collect us'?"
"I mean, Mr. Turner, that I will be taking you and your charming daughter, Billie Octavia Turner," he paused in thought and turned back to Billie, "you know your initials spell 'bot'? Did the other kids around here ever call you 'Bot-bot'? 'Cause that would be terrible!"
Billie looked at him, horrified, "no!"
"Oh, so you won't mind if I do? Thanks, Bot-bot! Anyway, I mean, Mr. Turner, that I will be taking you and your charming daughter, Bot-bot, back to my ship where we'll go on a very exciting and daring adventure!" He finished his spiel with a glorious grin, showing off a tiny diamond embedded in one of his canine teeth.
Will was stunned, "how do you know our names?"
"I know a lot about you, Will," he said with a smile, "so... Are you ready to go?"
With a definite shake of his head, Will said, "no. We will not be going with you."
The pirate winced and pressed his palms together, "Please, please don't say that. If you do, I'll be forced to knock you both out and drag you to the ship all by myself. So just come willingly, for the sake of my back?" He emphasised this by sucking in some breath and rubbing the small of his back.
Will closed his eyes for a moment, "take me, fine. But let my girl stay?"
"Can't! She's seen me. She knows who you're with... she can't stay. She has to come," he said, sounding disgusted.
"I'll have you know I can manage fine at sea, you disgusting oaf! I will go, father! We'll both go, see what this is all about and then escape later if it's bad!" Billie said with vigour.
"This isn't a story, Billie," Will said, looking concerned, "you can't just 'escape' when the going gets bad. We'll be on a ship with pirates, are you sure you can handle that?"
"I'm not a baby any more, Daddy," she said, scowling.
"You're my baby, Princess," he said, still staring at her worriedly.
"How sweet!" the pirate crowed, putting his hands on his cheeks and fluttering his eyelashes.
"Billie, go pack your work clothes and my clothes...take anything you need," Will said.
With a withering glare tossed in the direction of the pirate, Billie disappeared up the stairs to their living quarters.
"What ship is it you sail under?" Will asked, taking the pirates plate.
Grinning like a Cheshire cat, he puffed up his chest before stating proudly "the Black Pearl, mate."
Will dropped the plate, its brittle form smashing into tiny pieces. A sudden recognition flooded Will.
"What?" he whispered, his eyes never breaking the contact with pirate.
"You heard me, mate - the Black Pearl."
Quick footsteps could be heard above them.
"What is your name?" Will asked breathlessly, hoping the answer would be the one he thought it to be.
"Gil, Mr. Turner." The pirate answered, appearing to be a little fazed for the first time that afternoon.
Billie appeared at the stairs, confused at the lack of weapons.
"And," Will swallowed, hoping to alleviate the dryness of his throat, "and your last name?"
"Why," Gil smirked, "I'm Gilbert Sparrow, mate!"
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Duh DUH DUUUUUUUUHNNNNN!!!
Is Gil related to Jack? Where IS Jack? Where is Gil taking the Turners on his ship? What is this adventure about? Who ARE all these people?
... Actually if you need the answer to that, you should probably watch pirates of the Caribbean to get the general gist...
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