Disclaimer: The only character I own is Kat Sparrow. Steal her and die.
Sorry it's taken so long for another chapter. My keyboard went haywire and
I had no enter key. Believe me, it's bad enough writing papers without that key. Anyway, I'm going to be on Spring Break soon so I will be able to work on this a lot more. I have college midterms coming up, so there probably won't be an update next week. Either way, I need you to review it
and on with the show!
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Night had fallen before the teenage girl decided to leave her post in the sky. She carefully pulled her boots back on and proceeded to swing down on one of the ropes from before. She landed with a dull thud as the fellow crew members continued to work around her. Darkness never meant that the
days work was finished. She gazed up at the helm to find that her dear
brother wasn't there. She figured that he must have returned to the
quarters for business. She began to walk toward there, when one of the crew ran right into her, knocking her backwards. She lay there for a few
seconds, the wind knocked out of her.
"Why don't ye watch where ye are standing wench?" The rather large dark
skinned man's voice boomed. She gazed up at him and nearly cringed in
fear. His body was covered in strategically places scars. He wasn't wearing a shirt, so his muscled chest seemed to puff out even farther than
usual. His face bore a sneer that was enough to scare the fur off of a rabid dog. Kat knew that he was not a regular English pirate. His accent
was much different from theirs. She began to push herself up when he
kicked her back down.
"Did you not hear the captain earlier?" She asked, attempting to stand back up again. This time, she drew her sword before he could kick her back
down. She looked him dead in the eyes, trying not to blink. She never wanted to show that she was afraid, especially not to a man such as this.
"Ye are not welcomed here." He hissed, not breaking the contest. Suddenly, two men came in between the large man and the young girl. They both looked rather dirty and worn, but had a young quality to them. One
appeared to be much older than the other, but the younger one was much
taller. The shorter, bald man pushed Kat's sword down.
"Now now poppet, there be no need for this. Ye, best not be gettin' in a
fight ye surely can't win." He said, his yellow teeth glinting in the moonlight. Kat just looked at him for a minute. She didn't really know what his intentions were. Yet, she re-sheathed her sword and backed down. The bald man then turned to the large, black man. "Ye will be the first
man cast off by a captain in the first night for pickin' a fight with a
woman if ye are not wise, Bo'sun." He said to the man. Bo' sun just scowled, but walked back to the turn stile he had been working at. It was not worth getting into a scuffle with these two men. It would have been
too easy. The two men turned to Kat.
"I mus' a'mit, that would 'ave been quite entertaining." The taller, skinny man said. Kat's eyes went from one to the other. She knew better
than to fully trust pirates, even ones that save your hind quarters.
"I didn't need any assistance, but I thank you for it." She said, holding
out her hand. The bald man promptly took it and gave it a sharp shake.
"Names Pintel. This 'ere is my brother Raghetti." He introduced them both. Kat once again looked at the two. She knew that families come in all shapes and sizes, but this was a little weird. She quickly let go of Pintels hand, only to discretely wipe the dirt and sweat onto the side of
her waist bandana.
"Is my brother in the captain quarters?" She asked over the noise of the
other men. Raghetti began to nod like a spider had fallen on his head.
"Aye 'e is." He answered. Kat gave a weak smile.
"Good to know." She said. She gave a little nod and allowed them to return to their duties as she walked to the quarters. She opened the door to find Jack, and the man that had helped her before standing around the
table, looking at various maps. Both of them looked up as the girl
entered.
"Kat, there ye are! I thought ye would have come down hours ago." Jack said as Kat took a seat on the cushion next to the window. She let out a
sigh.
"It's been so long since I have been able to be up in the crows nest. I
felt I should make up for the lost time." She said, looking out of the window at the starry night sky. She turned back to the two. "Aren't you
supposed to be doing that sort of planning with your first mate?" She
asked, looking at the parchment sprawled out.
"Barbossa is tied up with the new crew, so I asked William Turner here to assist." He said, picking up a compass. William smiled at Kat, his eyes
very warm.
"We meet again milady." He beamed, then turning his attention back to the map. Kat hopped off of the seat and walked up next to Jack. She couldn't make out exactly where he was trying to take them. She was ready to ask,
but decided that it would just send him into one of his lengthy
explanations.
"What was the commotion out there? I was just about ready to come out and
check things." Jack asked, not looking up from his project. Kat just
rolled her eyes behind his back.
"It was nothing. Just a little tiff between men." She brushed it off. Jack seemed to believe her, as he did not put down his work. Kat watched in silent as he mumbled unheard comments to William. Kat could help but stare as this handsome man once more. She felt as though that if she were
to look away, his looks would disappear and she would be gazing at just another scum ball from Tortuga. Her experiences in her temporary home had taught her that not many men could be trusted to treat a lady the why she
was meant to be. This man seemed different to her.
"Captain, don't you think you better be getting back to the helm? Barbossa hasn't been back with the night report just yet." William asked his new
friend. Jack just looked at him with his crooked smile.
"Of course. I'll leave ye to finish the mapping. I shall return shortly." He said. Kat moved to one side to allow her brother to pass and leave the quarters. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat when she found that
she was now alone with this incredible man. The quiet was almost deafening, if it where for the sounds of the crew and the sea. Feeling her
tension, William set a piece of parchment back down upon the table and
looked up at the teenager.
"Tis not everyday that a pirate captain brings family on board, let alone a
lass like yourself." He said, taking a seat across the table from her.
Kat gave a slight shrug.
"Jack isn't your usual captain. Believe me, I should know." She snickered. Much to her surprise, he laughed with her. She was not use to
someone being so kind with her.
"He is the first one that I have ever seen that acts so outwardly as he does. Swaggering about, sometimes babbling about nonsense." He laughed, taking a drink from a flask he kept in his pocket. Kat could smell that it
couldn't have been a drink that would impare him.
"You should see him when he has a bit of rum in him. It's a sight to
behold." She said, her muscles now beginning to unwind the more
comfortable she became.
"May I be so bold as to ask, Miss Sparrow, as to what you are doing with your brother? Shouldn't you be home with your mother, learning the trades of a woman?" He asked, his eyebrow rose in curiosity. Kat just shook her
head.
"Jack and I are orphans. Our father died before I was born, and our Mum
died just after. I know I shouldn't, but I do feel much jealousy with
Jack. He got to meet these wonderful people, and I never got an
opportunity. Yet, he has been so good to me. Even when we lived with
Mum's friend for a time, he always made sure that I was taken care of.
When they too passed, he brought me to Tortuga so that I would not be
alone." She explained in a somber fashion. Her heart froze a bit with
hurt over thinking about the parents she never knew, but she quickly
recovered.
"I'm sorry to here that Miss Sparrow. Your brother is a great man to do what he is done. It's not usual that you hear about sibling pirates that
happen to contain a sister." He commented. Kat gave another shrug.
"You don't have to keep calling me Miss. Sparrow. Kat will do just fine."
She said, giving a half smile.
"Kat it is then." He said, then taking another drink from his flask.
"What about you, Mr...William...Bootstrap...what am I suppose to call you?" She
stammered.
"Fellow crew members must call me Bootstrap. Only true friends and family may call me William. You may call me the latter of the two." He answered.
Kat was a little taken aback by this. She had never been considered a
friend to anyone, except for some of the females on Tortuga.
"William then, what about you? Do you have any family?" She asked, putting her head into her hands, deeply listening. William let out a sigh.
"Aye, I do. I have a wife back on the mainland that I love with all of my heart. I also have a son, also named William Turner." He started. Kat
winced a bit when hearing that he was married. She felt that any woman that was to have this man should thank the heavens above for such a gift as
this.
"Why are you not with them?" Kat asked with such wonder.
"My wife didn't want William to know what I really do. She has him thinking that I am a merchant sailor. He must never know that his father is a low life scallywag. He's almost ten now, so he would be old enough to understand what that was. Most of all, I don't want him following in my footsteps by any means. I want him to lead a righteous path, not one of a
criminal." He continued. Kat listened with awe. She felt that she understood how he felt about his son. Jack had almost sent her away once, not wanting her to become like him. He then realized that he couldn't live
without her and allowed her to come.
"You are a good man for doing that. He should be very proud of what you have done for him." She said calmly. William looked out the windows on
the doors of the quarters.
"Someday he will be. For now, I send back any kind of treasure I encounter just to give my son a better life. Not many here can say that they have helped those in need." He said with a hint of sadness in his voice. Kat held back tears that had gathered in her eyes. Out of all of the stories
she has heard through the years, his struck such a chord.
"The saying is wrong. There is such honor among thieves. You are heavy proof of this." She said, carefully wiping them away before they could be
seen. He looked down at the floor and nodded.
"Aye, the same for you. I maybe too old to leave all of this, but what about you? Do you ever think that you will get out of this?" He asked.
Kat thought for a moment.
"Well, I do love to travel the seas. Yet, I do want to have a family someday far away from this life of sin. Maybe when I grow old enough to be
on my own and married. For now, I've got Jack, the ship and the seas
ahead." She said with pride. Just then, the door opened once more and
Jack appeared. William suddenly stood up from his seat out of respect.
"Captain." William nodded to Jack.
"The wind is too light to travel tonight. We have set anchor and will be here until morning." Jack said, taking off his hat and setting it on the
table. William nodded again.
"Aye." He answered.
"Ye are dismissed to ye'r duties William." Jack said, motioning to the door. He didn't say it his usual authority voice, so Kat could tell that he must have been awful good friends with him. As he turned to leave, Kat
stood up and cleared her throat.
"William?" She said softly. He turned back to face her. "When you said that only your friends and family may call you William, why did you allow
me to?" She asked with curiosity. He just looked at her caringly.
"I liked you the minute I met you and the captain. Why, aren't you use to
having friends?" He asked her. Kat bit her lip.
"Of course. I have one back in Tortuga named Anamaria. She is a Chilean that is almost as old as Jack is." She answered, giving a sideways glance to her brother. Jack knew her friend Ana all too well. He had been given
his share of slaps from that one.
"Well, now you have another one to add to your list." William smiled. With that, he left the captain quarters to return to his work. Jack looked
from the door back to Kat.
"I see ye two have made nice." He said, returning to his piles of parchments once more. Kat Sat back down and grabbed an apple from the bowl
on the table.
"Well, I surely wasn't going to only talk to you this whole time, if that
is what you were thinking." She said sarcastically as she bit into the apple. She ate it as she watched Jack pine over these maps like there was the gold themselves. "Where exactly are you taking this ship?" She asked, pointing to a marked area. Jack limply hit her hand away so she would not
smudge the ink.
"Ye will know in time. Right now, I think it's best that ye rest. Ye need ye'r strength if I'm were let ye stand on the very top another day." He said. Kat suddenly felt very tired. She had been awake for a very long time, and it was well into night by now. Not wanting to go down to where the crew slept, she took the seat by the porthole as her bed. She took off her waist bandana and balled it up to make a cushion for her head. As she laid down in a way to look out the porthole, Jack came up behind her. He had removed his own jacket and placed it on top of her. Because her body was so short and the jacket was long, it covered her perfectly against the
cool night air.
"Thank you." She said to him, her eyes drooping. He then bent down and kissed her at the top of her forehead. He had done that ever single night since she before she could remember. No matter what, she never grew too
old for it.
"Pleasant rest Kat. Tomorrow is another big day." He whispered into her ear. He then left her alone to continue his work. Outside, Kat listened to the music of the sea overtop the working men. She felt herself slowly
slipping away into the world of dreams, until she was fast asleep.
*Everybody say it with me now...AAWWWWWWWWW!!! I had to add that last part so you can really get a feel for how much Jack cares for his sister. What do you think about the stuff with William? Another thing, I don't really know if Pintel and Raghetti were brothers in the movie. I just thought it
would be interesting if they were. Anyway, I'm not sure what the next
chapter is going to be about, but it'll come soon.!*
Sorry it's taken so long for another chapter. My keyboard went haywire and
I had no enter key. Believe me, it's bad enough writing papers without that key. Anyway, I'm going to be on Spring Break soon so I will be able to work on this a lot more. I have college midterms coming up, so there probably won't be an update next week. Either way, I need you to review it
and on with the show!
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Night had fallen before the teenage girl decided to leave her post in the sky. She carefully pulled her boots back on and proceeded to swing down on one of the ropes from before. She landed with a dull thud as the fellow crew members continued to work around her. Darkness never meant that the
days work was finished. She gazed up at the helm to find that her dear
brother wasn't there. She figured that he must have returned to the
quarters for business. She began to walk toward there, when one of the crew ran right into her, knocking her backwards. She lay there for a few
seconds, the wind knocked out of her.
"Why don't ye watch where ye are standing wench?" The rather large dark
skinned man's voice boomed. She gazed up at him and nearly cringed in
fear. His body was covered in strategically places scars. He wasn't wearing a shirt, so his muscled chest seemed to puff out even farther than
usual. His face bore a sneer that was enough to scare the fur off of a rabid dog. Kat knew that he was not a regular English pirate. His accent
was much different from theirs. She began to push herself up when he
kicked her back down.
"Did you not hear the captain earlier?" She asked, attempting to stand back up again. This time, she drew her sword before he could kick her back
down. She looked him dead in the eyes, trying not to blink. She never wanted to show that she was afraid, especially not to a man such as this.
"Ye are not welcomed here." He hissed, not breaking the contest. Suddenly, two men came in between the large man and the young girl. They both looked rather dirty and worn, but had a young quality to them. One
appeared to be much older than the other, but the younger one was much
taller. The shorter, bald man pushed Kat's sword down.
"Now now poppet, there be no need for this. Ye, best not be gettin' in a
fight ye surely can't win." He said, his yellow teeth glinting in the moonlight. Kat just looked at him for a minute. She didn't really know what his intentions were. Yet, she re-sheathed her sword and backed down. The bald man then turned to the large, black man. "Ye will be the first
man cast off by a captain in the first night for pickin' a fight with a
woman if ye are not wise, Bo'sun." He said to the man. Bo' sun just scowled, but walked back to the turn stile he had been working at. It was not worth getting into a scuffle with these two men. It would have been
too easy. The two men turned to Kat.
"I mus' a'mit, that would 'ave been quite entertaining." The taller, skinny man said. Kat's eyes went from one to the other. She knew better
than to fully trust pirates, even ones that save your hind quarters.
"I didn't need any assistance, but I thank you for it." She said, holding
out her hand. The bald man promptly took it and gave it a sharp shake.
"Names Pintel. This 'ere is my brother Raghetti." He introduced them both. Kat once again looked at the two. She knew that families come in all shapes and sizes, but this was a little weird. She quickly let go of Pintels hand, only to discretely wipe the dirt and sweat onto the side of
her waist bandana.
"Is my brother in the captain quarters?" She asked over the noise of the
other men. Raghetti began to nod like a spider had fallen on his head.
"Aye 'e is." He answered. Kat gave a weak smile.
"Good to know." She said. She gave a little nod and allowed them to return to their duties as she walked to the quarters. She opened the door to find Jack, and the man that had helped her before standing around the
table, looking at various maps. Both of them looked up as the girl
entered.
"Kat, there ye are! I thought ye would have come down hours ago." Jack said as Kat took a seat on the cushion next to the window. She let out a
sigh.
"It's been so long since I have been able to be up in the crows nest. I
felt I should make up for the lost time." She said, looking out of the window at the starry night sky. She turned back to the two. "Aren't you
supposed to be doing that sort of planning with your first mate?" She
asked, looking at the parchment sprawled out.
"Barbossa is tied up with the new crew, so I asked William Turner here to assist." He said, picking up a compass. William smiled at Kat, his eyes
very warm.
"We meet again milady." He beamed, then turning his attention back to the map. Kat hopped off of the seat and walked up next to Jack. She couldn't make out exactly where he was trying to take them. She was ready to ask,
but decided that it would just send him into one of his lengthy
explanations.
"What was the commotion out there? I was just about ready to come out and
check things." Jack asked, not looking up from his project. Kat just
rolled her eyes behind his back.
"It was nothing. Just a little tiff between men." She brushed it off. Jack seemed to believe her, as he did not put down his work. Kat watched in silent as he mumbled unheard comments to William. Kat could help but stare as this handsome man once more. She felt as though that if she were
to look away, his looks would disappear and she would be gazing at just another scum ball from Tortuga. Her experiences in her temporary home had taught her that not many men could be trusted to treat a lady the why she
was meant to be. This man seemed different to her.
"Captain, don't you think you better be getting back to the helm? Barbossa hasn't been back with the night report just yet." William asked his new
friend. Jack just looked at him with his crooked smile.
"Of course. I'll leave ye to finish the mapping. I shall return shortly." He said. Kat moved to one side to allow her brother to pass and leave the quarters. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat when she found that
she was now alone with this incredible man. The quiet was almost deafening, if it where for the sounds of the crew and the sea. Feeling her
tension, William set a piece of parchment back down upon the table and
looked up at the teenager.
"Tis not everyday that a pirate captain brings family on board, let alone a
lass like yourself." He said, taking a seat across the table from her.
Kat gave a slight shrug.
"Jack isn't your usual captain. Believe me, I should know." She snickered. Much to her surprise, he laughed with her. She was not use to
someone being so kind with her.
"He is the first one that I have ever seen that acts so outwardly as he does. Swaggering about, sometimes babbling about nonsense." He laughed, taking a drink from a flask he kept in his pocket. Kat could smell that it
couldn't have been a drink that would impare him.
"You should see him when he has a bit of rum in him. It's a sight to
behold." She said, her muscles now beginning to unwind the more
comfortable she became.
"May I be so bold as to ask, Miss Sparrow, as to what you are doing with your brother? Shouldn't you be home with your mother, learning the trades of a woman?" He asked, his eyebrow rose in curiosity. Kat just shook her
head.
"Jack and I are orphans. Our father died before I was born, and our Mum
died just after. I know I shouldn't, but I do feel much jealousy with
Jack. He got to meet these wonderful people, and I never got an
opportunity. Yet, he has been so good to me. Even when we lived with
Mum's friend for a time, he always made sure that I was taken care of.
When they too passed, he brought me to Tortuga so that I would not be
alone." She explained in a somber fashion. Her heart froze a bit with
hurt over thinking about the parents she never knew, but she quickly
recovered.
"I'm sorry to here that Miss Sparrow. Your brother is a great man to do what he is done. It's not usual that you hear about sibling pirates that
happen to contain a sister." He commented. Kat gave another shrug.
"You don't have to keep calling me Miss. Sparrow. Kat will do just fine."
She said, giving a half smile.
"Kat it is then." He said, then taking another drink from his flask.
"What about you, Mr...William...Bootstrap...what am I suppose to call you?" She
stammered.
"Fellow crew members must call me Bootstrap. Only true friends and family may call me William. You may call me the latter of the two." He answered.
Kat was a little taken aback by this. She had never been considered a
friend to anyone, except for some of the females on Tortuga.
"William then, what about you? Do you have any family?" She asked, putting her head into her hands, deeply listening. William let out a sigh.
"Aye, I do. I have a wife back on the mainland that I love with all of my heart. I also have a son, also named William Turner." He started. Kat
winced a bit when hearing that he was married. She felt that any woman that was to have this man should thank the heavens above for such a gift as
this.
"Why are you not with them?" Kat asked with such wonder.
"My wife didn't want William to know what I really do. She has him thinking that I am a merchant sailor. He must never know that his father is a low life scallywag. He's almost ten now, so he would be old enough to understand what that was. Most of all, I don't want him following in my footsteps by any means. I want him to lead a righteous path, not one of a
criminal." He continued. Kat listened with awe. She felt that she understood how he felt about his son. Jack had almost sent her away once, not wanting her to become like him. He then realized that he couldn't live
without her and allowed her to come.
"You are a good man for doing that. He should be very proud of what you have done for him." She said calmly. William looked out the windows on
the doors of the quarters.
"Someday he will be. For now, I send back any kind of treasure I encounter just to give my son a better life. Not many here can say that they have helped those in need." He said with a hint of sadness in his voice. Kat held back tears that had gathered in her eyes. Out of all of the stories
she has heard through the years, his struck such a chord.
"The saying is wrong. There is such honor among thieves. You are heavy proof of this." She said, carefully wiping them away before they could be
seen. He looked down at the floor and nodded.
"Aye, the same for you. I maybe too old to leave all of this, but what about you? Do you ever think that you will get out of this?" He asked.
Kat thought for a moment.
"Well, I do love to travel the seas. Yet, I do want to have a family someday far away from this life of sin. Maybe when I grow old enough to be
on my own and married. For now, I've got Jack, the ship and the seas
ahead." She said with pride. Just then, the door opened once more and
Jack appeared. William suddenly stood up from his seat out of respect.
"Captain." William nodded to Jack.
"The wind is too light to travel tonight. We have set anchor and will be here until morning." Jack said, taking off his hat and setting it on the
table. William nodded again.
"Aye." He answered.
"Ye are dismissed to ye'r duties William." Jack said, motioning to the door. He didn't say it his usual authority voice, so Kat could tell that he must have been awful good friends with him. As he turned to leave, Kat
stood up and cleared her throat.
"William?" She said softly. He turned back to face her. "When you said that only your friends and family may call you William, why did you allow
me to?" She asked with curiosity. He just looked at her caringly.
"I liked you the minute I met you and the captain. Why, aren't you use to
having friends?" He asked her. Kat bit her lip.
"Of course. I have one back in Tortuga named Anamaria. She is a Chilean that is almost as old as Jack is." She answered, giving a sideways glance to her brother. Jack knew her friend Ana all too well. He had been given
his share of slaps from that one.
"Well, now you have another one to add to your list." William smiled. With that, he left the captain quarters to return to his work. Jack looked
from the door back to Kat.
"I see ye two have made nice." He said, returning to his piles of parchments once more. Kat Sat back down and grabbed an apple from the bowl
on the table.
"Well, I surely wasn't going to only talk to you this whole time, if that
is what you were thinking." She said sarcastically as she bit into the apple. She ate it as she watched Jack pine over these maps like there was the gold themselves. "Where exactly are you taking this ship?" She asked, pointing to a marked area. Jack limply hit her hand away so she would not
smudge the ink.
"Ye will know in time. Right now, I think it's best that ye rest. Ye need ye'r strength if I'm were let ye stand on the very top another day." He said. Kat suddenly felt very tired. She had been awake for a very long time, and it was well into night by now. Not wanting to go down to where the crew slept, she took the seat by the porthole as her bed. She took off her waist bandana and balled it up to make a cushion for her head. As she laid down in a way to look out the porthole, Jack came up behind her. He had removed his own jacket and placed it on top of her. Because her body was so short and the jacket was long, it covered her perfectly against the
cool night air.
"Thank you." She said to him, her eyes drooping. He then bent down and kissed her at the top of her forehead. He had done that ever single night since she before she could remember. No matter what, she never grew too
old for it.
"Pleasant rest Kat. Tomorrow is another big day." He whispered into her ear. He then left her alone to continue his work. Outside, Kat listened to the music of the sea overtop the working men. She felt herself slowly
slipping away into the world of dreams, until she was fast asleep.
*Everybody say it with me now...AAWWWWWWWWW!!! I had to add that last part so you can really get a feel for how much Jack cares for his sister. What do you think about the stuff with William? Another thing, I don't really know if Pintel and Raghetti were brothers in the movie. I just thought it
would be interesting if they were. Anyway, I'm not sure what the next
chapter is going to be about, but it'll come soon.!*