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Chapter Thirteen
Jack's 'five minute walk' turned out to be an hour and a half of walking in circles through the busy streets before Jack recognised the lonely old house of Jo Baxter-Cress.
"You sure now Jack?" Will asked, sarcastically, as they approached the dimly lit house.
Jack grinned a reply. He knocked sharply on the door.
After a while it was opened, and standing silhouetted in the hallway was the figure of Joanne Baxter-Cress.
"Hullo, luv." Jack said.
Jo gasped at the sight of Jack Sparrow. She stepped forward and swung her hand, slapping him hard across the face.
He reeled with the impact. "Was it somethin' I said?" He asked.
"How about the words, "I'll be right back"?" She demanded.
"Oh, that."
"Hmmm, yes that." She said.
"I can explain."
"And I'd love to hear it, but I have much better things to be doing wit' my time."
"Like."
"Like.well.like." she broke off. "Oh alright then, come in." Jack stepped into the hallway, followed by Will, Gibbs and lastly Cotton.
"Bloody hell, how many is there?" She asked, as she shut the door on the night.
"Just four." Jack said with a grin.
She led them gruffily down the hallway and into what looked like it was once a sitting room.
As they entered a gruff man stood up, staring at the group in a rather unwelcoming manner.
"Business?" He demanded, as Jo appeared behind the group.
"Jo shook her head. "Friends. And if you don't mind."
The man grumbled as he walked from the room.
"Business?" Jack asked, imitating the man.
She tried to scowl, but ended up laughing. "Jack!"
He smiled, innocently.
"Look what are you doing here?" She asked, with a sigh.
"I need your help."
"Yeah well that's your problem Jack, you always need or want something, but you never give anything back." She turned away, raising her hand to her head. "Look why don't you sit down, I'll get you somethin' to drink."
She made to walk out the room, but he grabbed her arm.
"What now? A drink isn't good enough? You know Jack I feel that whatever I do, it'll never be right, it'll never be good enough for you!"
He put his finger to her lips. "I've missed you." he said, before he lent forward and kissed her.
She recoiled. "Now I know exactly what you're after, sorry Jack no freebies, you'll 'ave to pay, like the rest of 'em." She said, walking from the room.
He shrugged. "It was worth a try."
Jo returned two minutes later, carrying four bottles, she had also found the time to scoop her scraggy blond hair up on to her head.
"Here." She said, thrusting a bottle at each of them. "Now tell me what you want, we can all 'ave a good laugh and then you can be on your merry way."
Jack took a swig of the rum. "Well."
"I'll tell the story." Will said, quickly. "We are searching for a friend, it is very important that we find him. Our ship."
"My ship." Jack called out from under the rum bottle.
"The ship got caught in a storm, it was ripped to pieces, we need to repair it before we carry on."
"Yeah well, you'll be bloody lucky! I don't suppose Jack has told you his little story, they'll be no merchants willing to see to Jack round 'ere. An' if they catch sight o' him." she broke off. "The bottom line is, you're gonna be hard findin' someone who wants to be involved wit' Jack Sparrow."
"Captain Jack Sparrow."
"Captain? You've moved up in the world Jack? Congratulations, last time you were 'ere you were nothin' but Barbossa's puppy dog."
Jack grinned. "Is that the best you can come up wit'? You filthy, lying, backstreet whore!"
Jo jumped up. "I may be filthy, I may tell a lying whore, but I can tell thee one thing Cap'n Jack Sparrow, I am not backstreet." She said, angrily. She grabbed the empty bottle from his hand and flounced from the room.
"Touched a nerve there." Jack muttered.
"So go on then?" Will said.
"Go on what?"
"How did you get banished? What happened?"
"It's not important."
"I'm just curious, go on."
Jack shook his head, and followed Jo from the room.
Gibbs grinned. "Want to know what 'appened, son?" he asked.
A/N please review and tell me what you think. The next few chapters is the story of Jack's first visit to the island, it also includes the commandeering of the Black Pearl. Bootstrap Bill is also in the story. Anyway please tell me what you think!!
A/N Thanks for all the reviews!!
Chapter Thirteen
Jack's 'five minute walk' turned out to be an hour and a half of walking in circles through the busy streets before Jack recognised the lonely old house of Jo Baxter-Cress.
"You sure now Jack?" Will asked, sarcastically, as they approached the dimly lit house.
Jack grinned a reply. He knocked sharply on the door.
After a while it was opened, and standing silhouetted in the hallway was the figure of Joanne Baxter-Cress.
"Hullo, luv." Jack said.
Jo gasped at the sight of Jack Sparrow. She stepped forward and swung her hand, slapping him hard across the face.
He reeled with the impact. "Was it somethin' I said?" He asked.
"How about the words, "I'll be right back"?" She demanded.
"Oh, that."
"Hmmm, yes that." She said.
"I can explain."
"And I'd love to hear it, but I have much better things to be doing wit' my time."
"Like."
"Like.well.like." she broke off. "Oh alright then, come in." Jack stepped into the hallway, followed by Will, Gibbs and lastly Cotton.
"Bloody hell, how many is there?" She asked, as she shut the door on the night.
"Just four." Jack said with a grin.
She led them gruffily down the hallway and into what looked like it was once a sitting room.
As they entered a gruff man stood up, staring at the group in a rather unwelcoming manner.
"Business?" He demanded, as Jo appeared behind the group.
"Jo shook her head. "Friends. And if you don't mind."
The man grumbled as he walked from the room.
"Business?" Jack asked, imitating the man.
She tried to scowl, but ended up laughing. "Jack!"
He smiled, innocently.
"Look what are you doing here?" She asked, with a sigh.
"I need your help."
"Yeah well that's your problem Jack, you always need or want something, but you never give anything back." She turned away, raising her hand to her head. "Look why don't you sit down, I'll get you somethin' to drink."
She made to walk out the room, but he grabbed her arm.
"What now? A drink isn't good enough? You know Jack I feel that whatever I do, it'll never be right, it'll never be good enough for you!"
He put his finger to her lips. "I've missed you." he said, before he lent forward and kissed her.
She recoiled. "Now I know exactly what you're after, sorry Jack no freebies, you'll 'ave to pay, like the rest of 'em." She said, walking from the room.
He shrugged. "It was worth a try."
Jo returned two minutes later, carrying four bottles, she had also found the time to scoop her scraggy blond hair up on to her head.
"Here." She said, thrusting a bottle at each of them. "Now tell me what you want, we can all 'ave a good laugh and then you can be on your merry way."
Jack took a swig of the rum. "Well."
"I'll tell the story." Will said, quickly. "We are searching for a friend, it is very important that we find him. Our ship."
"My ship." Jack called out from under the rum bottle.
"The ship got caught in a storm, it was ripped to pieces, we need to repair it before we carry on."
"Yeah well, you'll be bloody lucky! I don't suppose Jack has told you his little story, they'll be no merchants willing to see to Jack round 'ere. An' if they catch sight o' him." she broke off. "The bottom line is, you're gonna be hard findin' someone who wants to be involved wit' Jack Sparrow."
"Captain Jack Sparrow."
"Captain? You've moved up in the world Jack? Congratulations, last time you were 'ere you were nothin' but Barbossa's puppy dog."
Jack grinned. "Is that the best you can come up wit'? You filthy, lying, backstreet whore!"
Jo jumped up. "I may be filthy, I may tell a lying whore, but I can tell thee one thing Cap'n Jack Sparrow, I am not backstreet." She said, angrily. She grabbed the empty bottle from his hand and flounced from the room.
"Touched a nerve there." Jack muttered.
"So go on then?" Will said.
"Go on what?"
"How did you get banished? What happened?"
"It's not important."
"I'm just curious, go on."
Jack shook his head, and followed Jo from the room.
Gibbs grinned. "Want to know what 'appened, son?" he asked.
A/N please review and tell me what you think. The next few chapters is the story of Jack's first visit to the island, it also includes the commandeering of the Black Pearl. Bootstrap Bill is also in the story. Anyway please tell me what you think!!