Hey all, this is my first go at a fanfiction so please don't hate me if you don't like it- and sorry that the first chapter's so short, I got a bit stuck with it. J
Disclaimer: I do not own anything relating to Pirates of The Caribbean [not even Jack?] unfortunately…no. L
Chapter 1: Introducing Anouk.
Port Royal's pubs were crowded tonight. Sailors, merchants, townspeople and even some well-to-do members of society, all determined to get as drunk as possible in the vain hope that maybe they would escape their miserable lives for one night. Outside, away from the stale smell of alcohol, the cool wind swirled around the tops of trees and raced along the backstreets of the town.
Anouk looked over her shoulder as she walked away from the tavern, The Black Cat. She preferred the companionship of the fresh night air as opposed to drunken sailors.
Pulling her tattered shawl tighter around her shoulders, she hurried down the crumbling brick path, trying to ignore the jeers and catcalls of drunks, to a small cottage tucked away behind a grove of palm trees.
Opening the door she stepped in and fumbled for the pack of matches on the mantelpiece.
She lit the thin candles stuck crudely into the wall and turned around to face her reflection.
Soft light illuminated Anouk's features as she gazed into the cracked mirror hanging on the wall.
She was beautiful. Her Asian/English looks were the chief motive for her employment at The Black Cat and because of that she was underestimated as another working whore.
However she quickly proved her worth as a swift learner and an able worker. Her looks attracted many a customer and although she received many dinner offers and requests to join merry tables, Anouk favoured doing her job and then getting right out of there.
Her straight black hair reached the middle of her back and then curled into ringlets.
She was petite with a small build, but regardless of her slightness Anouk was fierce in a fight as those who dared cross her soon discovered.
Exhausted, she flopped into her makeshift bed without bothering to change her clothes and soon was fast asleep.
In spite of her prettiness and good nature, Anouk felt that she wasn't good enough, not good enough for anyone to love, and for that reason alone she had never accepted any dinner invitations or requests. She was destined to lead a long, solitary life.
Or so it would seem…
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And that is the end of chapter 1! –dances-
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