Author's Note: Ok, here is the next chapter.
It is MUCH more interesting than the last one, and Will and Elizabeth are actually in this one! yay!
And Jack is in this one too!
~*~
Far off in the distance, a man sat in the crow's nest of his ship, looking through a spyglass, trying to find Port Royale on the horizon as he swayed back and forth, hiccuping drunkenly as he swallowed his rum, shouting orders to his crew. This man was the infamous Jack Sparrow, the Pirate Captain of the legendary Black Pearl.
After looking and finding nothing he sighed and closed the spyglass, tucking it safely into his belt. He climbed down the ladder and began swaying again as he walked over to Anamaria, who was at the wheel.
"How far til we reach Port Royale, Luv?" Jack tucked his chin over her shoulder, hiccuping again. She was very used to Jack's ways by now, and she responded in her usual annoyed manner.
"Close enough, Jack. We'll reach the harbor by tomorrow afternoon, evening at the very latest Now get your chin off my shoulder and dont ask me again how long its going to be!"
"All right, all right luv. I'll leave yeh alone fer now." Jack stumbled down the stairs into his cabin and sat on his bed, taking another drink of his precious rum and smiling contentedly.
He then began to look around to find an outfit that could blend in at a fancy party. There werent many choices, mainly just his usual torn up white shirt and tan pants.
But, in one corner of the room was a magnificent coat and suit, something he'd stolen from a wealthy family he had robbed a few years ago. That would have to work; there was definately nothing else he could wear. And he'd have to think of something to do with his hair . . . and that could end up being difficult.
Jack looked over the letter from Will again. Maybe there would be something about it being a costume party. That would definately help him out. It explained that he was invited to come to the party they were arranging for Elizabeth's older sister as long as he was careful to BLEND IN and NOT GET DRUNK.
It didnt really seem like much fun, if you took away his rum, but maybe he would meet some girls. At first Jack had been reluctant, but then he thought about it and decided he should go. After all he had nothing better to do, so why not? He took another drink from his rum bottle and fell backward onto the bed, laying there until he fell asleep."
~*~ ~*~
Kat slowly opened her eyes and yawned. She saw the maid standing there with her hands on her hips, glaring at her and looking annoyed.
"What? What is it?" Kat mumbled tiredly, rubbing her eyes and sitting up. "Why do I have to get up so early?"
The maid sighed and said "It's NOT early, you silly, lazy girl, it's 11 in the afternoon! I've been trying to wake you for quite a while now. You have to get up and pick out a new dress with your father, the governer."
The maid grabbed her arm and pulled her out of bed and behind the screen in the corner, and continued with her speech as she brushed out her tangled light brown curls.
"You haven't already forgotten, have you? There is a masked ball tonight in YOUR honor. And your about to be late to your appointment to find a dress. Remember, you also have to get your hair and make-up done!"
Kat gasped in horror. How could she be so stupid? This was probably the biggest night of her life so far, and she had nearly FORGOTTEN it!
She helped the maid pull back her tangled hair and rushed out of the room and down the stairs. She arrived in the entry hall panting and sweating, still trying to kick on her left shoe. It wasn't as easy as it looked to run in a corset and high heels!
"Hello father. Elizabeth. Will" Kat panted, doing a clumsy curtsy. I'm ready to go now."
"Why, Kat, you look exhausted. What's wrong?" said the governor, coming over and hugging her. "How's my other daughter?" He smiled and laughed quietly to himself, as if remembering when he was young.
Kat explained everything she had been doing lately to him as they walked down the path to the front door. The guards helped them into the carriage and they drove off to the dressmakers.
~*~ ~*~
As soon as Jack woke up, he wandered slowly back up to the main deck, blinking in the bright light. Could it really be morning already?
"Anamaria, luv, how long until we-"
"Shut up Jack! I told you, we'll get there soon enough. why dont you take a look through your spyglass again? Then you can be the one to tell me something for a change."
Anamaria had had enough of Captain Jack bothering her, and she wasnt going to let it happen again, Jack knew that, so he reluctantly took out his spyglass and scanned the horizon. Moments later, he brought it back down, grinning.
"Ahh, there it be. Port Royale."
~*~ ~*~
Kat came back from the dressmakers smiling. She had had a very good time with her father, he was one of the few people who actually listened to her when she talked about her life. The dressmaker had even let her choose any fabric she wanted for her dress, and had it made specifically for her! That was something that didnt happen every day.
When she walked in the front door, Will and Elizabeth were there waiting for her, smiling the special smiles they reserved for one of those times when they were about to have a discussion that Kat would probably dislike, or when they had important news. Those faces were NEVER a good sign.
Kat turned her eyes away from Will and Elizabeth and tried to walk by quickly without being stopped.
"Kat," said Elizabeth said quietly, "after you've put your dress up in your room, would you please come downstairs and talk to us?"
Kat groaned and cursed silently. They'd caught her before she could go and lock herself in her room and refuse to come out. "Ok, ok, ok. I'll be right down!" she replied, trying to sound sweet, but really sounding as if she was about to burst from the tension in her voice.
But, secretly, she really wondered what Will and Elizabeth could have to say to her. She was always curious, even if the news was never good for her.
When she had finished putting her things back in her room, she came back downstairs to find them sitting down to tea.
"Please sit down. We would like to talk to you about the party tonight."
Oh, all right, that didnt sound too bad, Kat thought. But I bet there's something I'm not going to like buried SOMEWHERE in this conversation. But all she said was "Oh, alright then."
"Well," Elizabeth said, looking at her sister in a funny way, "there will be a lot of people at the party, and, ummm,"
"What?" Kat asked nervously.
Elizabeth tried to continue "Ummm, we were thinking, maybe, you should think about getting married. You know, before your too old . . ."
Kat tried to think of something to say, but her mind was completely blank. The room started spinning, and Kat blacked out.
It is MUCH more interesting than the last one, and Will and Elizabeth are actually in this one! yay!
And Jack is in this one too!
~*~
Far off in the distance, a man sat in the crow's nest of his ship, looking through a spyglass, trying to find Port Royale on the horizon as he swayed back and forth, hiccuping drunkenly as he swallowed his rum, shouting orders to his crew. This man was the infamous Jack Sparrow, the Pirate Captain of the legendary Black Pearl.
After looking and finding nothing he sighed and closed the spyglass, tucking it safely into his belt. He climbed down the ladder and began swaying again as he walked over to Anamaria, who was at the wheel.
"How far til we reach Port Royale, Luv?" Jack tucked his chin over her shoulder, hiccuping again. She was very used to Jack's ways by now, and she responded in her usual annoyed manner.
"Close enough, Jack. We'll reach the harbor by tomorrow afternoon, evening at the very latest Now get your chin off my shoulder and dont ask me again how long its going to be!"
"All right, all right luv. I'll leave yeh alone fer now." Jack stumbled down the stairs into his cabin and sat on his bed, taking another drink of his precious rum and smiling contentedly.
He then began to look around to find an outfit that could blend in at a fancy party. There werent many choices, mainly just his usual torn up white shirt and tan pants.
But, in one corner of the room was a magnificent coat and suit, something he'd stolen from a wealthy family he had robbed a few years ago. That would have to work; there was definately nothing else he could wear. And he'd have to think of something to do with his hair . . . and that could end up being difficult.
Jack looked over the letter from Will again. Maybe there would be something about it being a costume party. That would definately help him out. It explained that he was invited to come to the party they were arranging for Elizabeth's older sister as long as he was careful to BLEND IN and NOT GET DRUNK.
It didnt really seem like much fun, if you took away his rum, but maybe he would meet some girls. At first Jack had been reluctant, but then he thought about it and decided he should go. After all he had nothing better to do, so why not? He took another drink from his rum bottle and fell backward onto the bed, laying there until he fell asleep."
~*~ ~*~
Kat slowly opened her eyes and yawned. She saw the maid standing there with her hands on her hips, glaring at her and looking annoyed.
"What? What is it?" Kat mumbled tiredly, rubbing her eyes and sitting up. "Why do I have to get up so early?"
The maid sighed and said "It's NOT early, you silly, lazy girl, it's 11 in the afternoon! I've been trying to wake you for quite a while now. You have to get up and pick out a new dress with your father, the governer."
The maid grabbed her arm and pulled her out of bed and behind the screen in the corner, and continued with her speech as she brushed out her tangled light brown curls.
"You haven't already forgotten, have you? There is a masked ball tonight in YOUR honor. And your about to be late to your appointment to find a dress. Remember, you also have to get your hair and make-up done!"
Kat gasped in horror. How could she be so stupid? This was probably the biggest night of her life so far, and she had nearly FORGOTTEN it!
She helped the maid pull back her tangled hair and rushed out of the room and down the stairs. She arrived in the entry hall panting and sweating, still trying to kick on her left shoe. It wasn't as easy as it looked to run in a corset and high heels!
"Hello father. Elizabeth. Will" Kat panted, doing a clumsy curtsy. I'm ready to go now."
"Why, Kat, you look exhausted. What's wrong?" said the governor, coming over and hugging her. "How's my other daughter?" He smiled and laughed quietly to himself, as if remembering when he was young.
Kat explained everything she had been doing lately to him as they walked down the path to the front door. The guards helped them into the carriage and they drove off to the dressmakers.
~*~ ~*~
As soon as Jack woke up, he wandered slowly back up to the main deck, blinking in the bright light. Could it really be morning already?
"Anamaria, luv, how long until we-"
"Shut up Jack! I told you, we'll get there soon enough. why dont you take a look through your spyglass again? Then you can be the one to tell me something for a change."
Anamaria had had enough of Captain Jack bothering her, and she wasnt going to let it happen again, Jack knew that, so he reluctantly took out his spyglass and scanned the horizon. Moments later, he brought it back down, grinning.
"Ahh, there it be. Port Royale."
~*~ ~*~
Kat came back from the dressmakers smiling. She had had a very good time with her father, he was one of the few people who actually listened to her when she talked about her life. The dressmaker had even let her choose any fabric she wanted for her dress, and had it made specifically for her! That was something that didnt happen every day.
When she walked in the front door, Will and Elizabeth were there waiting for her, smiling the special smiles they reserved for one of those times when they were about to have a discussion that Kat would probably dislike, or when they had important news. Those faces were NEVER a good sign.
Kat turned her eyes away from Will and Elizabeth and tried to walk by quickly without being stopped.
"Kat," said Elizabeth said quietly, "after you've put your dress up in your room, would you please come downstairs and talk to us?"
Kat groaned and cursed silently. They'd caught her before she could go and lock herself in her room and refuse to come out. "Ok, ok, ok. I'll be right down!" she replied, trying to sound sweet, but really sounding as if she was about to burst from the tension in her voice.
But, secretly, she really wondered what Will and Elizabeth could have to say to her. She was always curious, even if the news was never good for her.
When she had finished putting her things back in her room, she came back downstairs to find them sitting down to tea.
"Please sit down. We would like to talk to you about the party tonight."
Oh, all right, that didnt sound too bad, Kat thought. But I bet there's something I'm not going to like buried SOMEWHERE in this conversation. But all she said was "Oh, alright then."
"Well," Elizabeth said, looking at her sister in a funny way, "there will be a lot of people at the party, and, ummm,"
"What?" Kat asked nervously.
Elizabeth tried to continue "Ummm, we were thinking, maybe, you should think about getting married. You know, before your too old . . ."
Kat tried to think of something to say, but her mind was completely blank. The room started spinning, and Kat blacked out.