Okay I am sooo sorry for taking FOREVER to update on this one. (hehe my
cat has a bar code sticker stuck to his sorry bout that) Any
who, all of you who have reviewed are so great and I hope that I can get my
muse back on this one. So here it goes....
"My parents are trying to ship me off with you and your father when you leave." Jake said to Mariah while they strolled down the busy streets of Port Royal. He had stayed up all night thinking about how he was going to get out of it and then decided to turn to Mariah to see if she had any brilliant ideas. Mariah looked at him, surprise written all over her face. Then she laughed.
"Haha! You? Out at sea? Oh that is a riot!" Mariah said, through great guffaws of laughter.
"Hey shut up, its not funny." Jake said, looking indignant. He couldn't help but notice how pretty Mariah looked when she laughed. He caught himself in the middle of the thought and pushed it to the back of his mind. He could not let himself be attracted to a pirate of all people. "I was actually wondering...if you would help me get out of it."
Mariah looked at him again; she had stopped laughing and now looked thoughtful. "Why don't ye want to go?" She asked seriously.
"Because I am not a pirate, I am a gentleman!" Jake said exasperatedly. "And besides, it is obvious that you don't see me fit to go to sea...even though I am perfectly capable."
Mariah started to laugh again. "Ye aren't made for the ocean Jake, its just not in yer blood." The last part made Jake wince internally.
"Actually yes it is. My grandfather apparently was a pirate and so it is in my blood." Jake admitted, stealing a timid glance at Mariah who had stopped dead in her tracks.
"Yer a pirate? Well, not by nature, but by blood, but that just means that I will have to train ye in the art of piracy. Ye up to the challenge?" Mariah said, giving Jake a cheeky smile.
"What exactly would this training entail?" Jake asked suspiciously.
"Well a pirate can't be a pirate unless they steal, so, I will have to teach ye how to steal." Mariah said and Jake couldn't speak. He just looked at her disbelievingly.
"I will not steal anything!" Jake said. Mariah grinned.
"Cuz yer too scared?"
5 minutes later
"Okay, I'll start ye off slow. See that loaf of bread over there in that basket?" Mariah said, pointing at a basket outside of the bakery.
"Yes." Jake said suspiciously. He did not want to steal from his friend the baker but the way things were going he would have to, to keep his dignity.
"Well I want ye to go over there and pretend to tie yer fancy shoe. When ye stand up, use the basket for support and slide the loaf out of it. Then walk back over here calm-like." Mariah said, raising one eyebrow. "Think ye can do it?" Jake just gulped and nodded, then began walking towards the bakery, trying to be nonchalant. If he screwed this up he would have a lot of explaining to do to his parents, and lose the newfound friendship with Mariah...not that he cared if he was friends with her or not...Jake stopped next to the basket and began tying his shoe that he had loosened before he set of on his quest. Mustering up all of his courage he grabbed the loaf of bread and kept it close to his leg as he set off back to Mariah who was smiling broadly at him.
"Hey young Jake, what are you up to?" The baker's voice called and Jake froze, scared to death. He noticed before he turned around that Mariah looked scared too, but was trying to hide it. The baker was standing in the doorway with his arms crossed.
"No-nothing." Jake said, hiding the loaf behind his back.
"Well that's good, why don't you come to my shop sometime soon and visit?" The baker said and headed back inside, leaving Jake shaking all over. He walked very fast back over to Mariah.
"I almost got caught! You almost made me get caught breaking the law!" Jake said in a loud whisper. Mariah merely smiled.
"Lets have lunch." She said and as they walked down the street Jake noticed that she slyly lifted a hunk of cheese from a basket outside a shop. They walked down to the docks and finally sat down on an old crate, facing the ocean.
"Ye did a good job Turner." Mariah said, breaking off a piece of cheese and handing it to Jake who, in turn, broke off a piece of the crusty white bread and handed it to Mariah.
"Thank you." Jake said and began eating. They sat in a comfortable silence for awhile, watching the hustle and bustle of the docks. "Where's yer ship?" Jake asked, looking around.
"Ah, the Black Pearl be moored some ways around that point, the crew is takin' turns keeping watch on it." Mariah said.
"But aren't you worried that someone will steal it?" Jake asked.
"Nah, everyone on the crew is a good person, and they all fear me father. Not sure why, he's a good man, but they all respect him so they wouldn't steal the ship." Mariah said thoughtfully.
"How'd you become a pirate Mariah?" Jake asked, looking at the pirate-girl who was looking out to sea.
"Well, when me mum died when I was 12, me father came to get me. He didn't have anywhere else to put me so he decided to keep me aboard so that he, and the rest of the crew could look after me. I just picked up things along the way I guess. I got rid of me fancy clothes and way of talking, learned to sword fight, even learned how to sail the ship. An now that I've become a pirate I wouldn't have it any other way. It is just so...so great to be yer own boss, to be out of society and live dangerously. My life won't be a wasted one, that's fer sure." Mariah finished by taking a huge bite of bread and cheese and they both sat in silence once again.
"The way you put it, piracy almost sounds appealing...almost." Jake said, giving Mariah a small smile, which she returned.
"The way I think, ye shouldn't hate someone until ye know them, and ye hate pirates and ye don't even know us. I think it would be good fer yeh to come on an adventure with me father an me. We can teach ye the tricks of the trade." Mariah said.
'Maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I thought.' Jake said to himself but to Mariah he said, "C'mon, I'm sure our parents will be wondering what has become of us." Mariah nodded and together they walked back up to the house, both feeling a little closer to the other.
A/N: So did ya like it? Again, I am really sorry for taking so long to update and I know this is a really small chapter but this story is only getting started so review and tell me what you think!
"My parents are trying to ship me off with you and your father when you leave." Jake said to Mariah while they strolled down the busy streets of Port Royal. He had stayed up all night thinking about how he was going to get out of it and then decided to turn to Mariah to see if she had any brilliant ideas. Mariah looked at him, surprise written all over her face. Then she laughed.
"Haha! You? Out at sea? Oh that is a riot!" Mariah said, through great guffaws of laughter.
"Hey shut up, its not funny." Jake said, looking indignant. He couldn't help but notice how pretty Mariah looked when she laughed. He caught himself in the middle of the thought and pushed it to the back of his mind. He could not let himself be attracted to a pirate of all people. "I was actually wondering...if you would help me get out of it."
Mariah looked at him again; she had stopped laughing and now looked thoughtful. "Why don't ye want to go?" She asked seriously.
"Because I am not a pirate, I am a gentleman!" Jake said exasperatedly. "And besides, it is obvious that you don't see me fit to go to sea...even though I am perfectly capable."
Mariah started to laugh again. "Ye aren't made for the ocean Jake, its just not in yer blood." The last part made Jake wince internally.
"Actually yes it is. My grandfather apparently was a pirate and so it is in my blood." Jake admitted, stealing a timid glance at Mariah who had stopped dead in her tracks.
"Yer a pirate? Well, not by nature, but by blood, but that just means that I will have to train ye in the art of piracy. Ye up to the challenge?" Mariah said, giving Jake a cheeky smile.
"What exactly would this training entail?" Jake asked suspiciously.
"Well a pirate can't be a pirate unless they steal, so, I will have to teach ye how to steal." Mariah said and Jake couldn't speak. He just looked at her disbelievingly.
"I will not steal anything!" Jake said. Mariah grinned.
"Cuz yer too scared?"
5 minutes later
"Okay, I'll start ye off slow. See that loaf of bread over there in that basket?" Mariah said, pointing at a basket outside of the bakery.
"Yes." Jake said suspiciously. He did not want to steal from his friend the baker but the way things were going he would have to, to keep his dignity.
"Well I want ye to go over there and pretend to tie yer fancy shoe. When ye stand up, use the basket for support and slide the loaf out of it. Then walk back over here calm-like." Mariah said, raising one eyebrow. "Think ye can do it?" Jake just gulped and nodded, then began walking towards the bakery, trying to be nonchalant. If he screwed this up he would have a lot of explaining to do to his parents, and lose the newfound friendship with Mariah...not that he cared if he was friends with her or not...Jake stopped next to the basket and began tying his shoe that he had loosened before he set of on his quest. Mustering up all of his courage he grabbed the loaf of bread and kept it close to his leg as he set off back to Mariah who was smiling broadly at him.
"Hey young Jake, what are you up to?" The baker's voice called and Jake froze, scared to death. He noticed before he turned around that Mariah looked scared too, but was trying to hide it. The baker was standing in the doorway with his arms crossed.
"No-nothing." Jake said, hiding the loaf behind his back.
"Well that's good, why don't you come to my shop sometime soon and visit?" The baker said and headed back inside, leaving Jake shaking all over. He walked very fast back over to Mariah.
"I almost got caught! You almost made me get caught breaking the law!" Jake said in a loud whisper. Mariah merely smiled.
"Lets have lunch." She said and as they walked down the street Jake noticed that she slyly lifted a hunk of cheese from a basket outside a shop. They walked down to the docks and finally sat down on an old crate, facing the ocean.
"Ye did a good job Turner." Mariah said, breaking off a piece of cheese and handing it to Jake who, in turn, broke off a piece of the crusty white bread and handed it to Mariah.
"Thank you." Jake said and began eating. They sat in a comfortable silence for awhile, watching the hustle and bustle of the docks. "Where's yer ship?" Jake asked, looking around.
"Ah, the Black Pearl be moored some ways around that point, the crew is takin' turns keeping watch on it." Mariah said.
"But aren't you worried that someone will steal it?" Jake asked.
"Nah, everyone on the crew is a good person, and they all fear me father. Not sure why, he's a good man, but they all respect him so they wouldn't steal the ship." Mariah said thoughtfully.
"How'd you become a pirate Mariah?" Jake asked, looking at the pirate-girl who was looking out to sea.
"Well, when me mum died when I was 12, me father came to get me. He didn't have anywhere else to put me so he decided to keep me aboard so that he, and the rest of the crew could look after me. I just picked up things along the way I guess. I got rid of me fancy clothes and way of talking, learned to sword fight, even learned how to sail the ship. An now that I've become a pirate I wouldn't have it any other way. It is just so...so great to be yer own boss, to be out of society and live dangerously. My life won't be a wasted one, that's fer sure." Mariah finished by taking a huge bite of bread and cheese and they both sat in silence once again.
"The way you put it, piracy almost sounds appealing...almost." Jake said, giving Mariah a small smile, which she returned.
"The way I think, ye shouldn't hate someone until ye know them, and ye hate pirates and ye don't even know us. I think it would be good fer yeh to come on an adventure with me father an me. We can teach ye the tricks of the trade." Mariah said.
'Maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I thought.' Jake said to himself but to Mariah he said, "C'mon, I'm sure our parents will be wondering what has become of us." Mariah nodded and together they walked back up to the house, both feeling a little closer to the other.
A/N: So did ya like it? Again, I am really sorry for taking so long to update and I know this is a really small chapter but this story is only getting started so review and tell me what you think!