Cleo walked through the streets of Tourtuga. Men bumped
into her and gave her catcalls and women looked at her in disgust sorry
they lost a customer or two. She in turned just rolled her eyes, and her
thoughts led her back to the Black Pearl and her father. Why wasn't there a
crew but Gabe on Brophy's ship? Had they all gone to drink? She turned a
corner and straight into a person,
"Watch where you're goin'...." She started, "Bill? What are you doin' here?"
"I should be asking you the same thing." He looked at her in disbelief,
"Where's dear Abigail?" She smiled, and he just looked down, she opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted,
"Bill, I told you stay close!" Will came up and looked at Cleo, "Cleo?"
"'Ello dear William!" She smiled,
"Jack!" Will called,
"What is it whelp?" Jack sauntered over to where they were, "Cleo!"
"Da!" She was caught up in his suffocating hug, and then he quickly released her,
"Did you break anythin'? Did they hurt you? Was there...."
"Da, I'm fine nothin' happened, just a lil confusion," She lowered her voice to a whisper, "did you get around to tellin' the Turners 'bout the necklace yet?"
"I was jus' gettin' to that, love" He smiled and turned to the two Turners who looked very confused, "Alright then, to the tavern?"
"I don't want to wait here," Natalie sighed crossing her arms in front of her,
"Its safer here," Naomi whispered,
"At least we could go up on deck," She went over to the door,
"You're going to get in trouble," Naomi whispered a little bit louder,
"You don't have to whisper, and why would I get in trouble I'm still on deck," Natalie looked at her sister and smiled, "Besides Ana Maria is on the ship its fine." Natalie opened the door and went on the deck. The night's air smelled of rum and adventure, something that Natalie loved, Naomi liked to play pirates in the safety of their own home.
"Girly, what are you doin' here?" She turned and saw Ana Maria coming up behind her,
"I don't want to stay below deck its too boring!" She sighed,
"As long as ya don't run off the ship I'll let ya stay here as long as ya..." Suddenly she had just dropped, Natalie starred in disbelief at Ana Maria who was now laying on the deck a little blood forming in the head where she was hit,
"So lil' one," A woman's voice coaxed her and she looked up, "what's you're name?"
"N... Natalie T... Turner," She stuttered,
"Natalie Turner, eh?" She smiled, and Natalie noticed some other pirates stood behind her, grinning, Natalie began to back away, "There, there, Natalie we wont hurt you, here." She snapped her fingers and two pirates came to get the struggling girl off her feet each holding her arms and lifted her up to look at her in the face. The woman gently stroked Natalie's face, "You look jus' like you're gran'ma,"
"Let me get this strait," Jack looked at his daughter carefully, "Brophy's here, an' the crew thought you lil Natalie, but then Brophy saw you and knew you weren't Natalie, Gabe let you out because they were goin' to kill you?"
"You forgot that Brophy's crew is incredibly stupid for not rememberin' me from the last lil visit," Cleo smiled,
"Makes no sense," He shook his head and took a swig of his rum,
"Why is that?" Will asked,
"Cause Brophy's been wantin' to kill Cleo here, since she was born," He shrugged and drank the rest of his bottle, and then ordered another,
"Why would any one want to kill Cleo?" Bill said sarcastically, and took a sip of the mug that was in front of him,
"That's like askin' why the navy wants me da." Cleo glared at him, Bill opened his mouth to say something,
"Brophy's Cleo's mum." Jack interrupted the two, and the two Tuners just starred at him and Cleo just shrugged,
"Is Brophy here?" Will asked looking at his friend,
"Yep," Cleo answered, "Don't think they knew the Black Pearl's here though, so Mr. Turner we can get on our merry way back to Port Royal in the arms of you're lovin' wife, and wonderful baby girl."
"When?" His eyes darted between the two, while Bill looked down into the empty mug,
"Tomorrow," Jack shrugged, and he got up, "Where you goin' mate?"
"Something's not right," He started for the door, Jack looked at the Bill and Cleo,
"I should go with him, before somethin' bad 'appens to him," He hurried after Will. Cleo and Bill sat in silence while Bill took a bottle from a waitress that was passing them and began to fill his mug,
"How many have you had of those?" Cleo looked at him, and took a bottle of her own,
"Four maybe five," He shrugged and took another drink of the rum, "Why?"
"I say we play a game, Mr. Turner," She smiled, "Who ever drinks the most wins,"
"Wins what?" He smiled as he took another sip,
"If I win I can do what ever I want to you, and you win you can do what ever you want to me," She smiled as he lifted a brow, "No killin' on either party or hurtin'" Bill thought for a second while Cleo raised her mug in the air, and Bill followed it, he smiled,
"Deal,"
"Watch where you're goin'...." She started, "Bill? What are you doin' here?"
"I should be asking you the same thing." He looked at her in disbelief,
"Where's dear Abigail?" She smiled, and he just looked down, she opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted,
"Bill, I told you stay close!" Will came up and looked at Cleo, "Cleo?"
"'Ello dear William!" She smiled,
"Jack!" Will called,
"What is it whelp?" Jack sauntered over to where they were, "Cleo!"
"Da!" She was caught up in his suffocating hug, and then he quickly released her,
"Did you break anythin'? Did they hurt you? Was there...."
"Da, I'm fine nothin' happened, just a lil confusion," She lowered her voice to a whisper, "did you get around to tellin' the Turners 'bout the necklace yet?"
"I was jus' gettin' to that, love" He smiled and turned to the two Turners who looked very confused, "Alright then, to the tavern?"
"I don't want to wait here," Natalie sighed crossing her arms in front of her,
"Its safer here," Naomi whispered,
"At least we could go up on deck," She went over to the door,
"You're going to get in trouble," Naomi whispered a little bit louder,
"You don't have to whisper, and why would I get in trouble I'm still on deck," Natalie looked at her sister and smiled, "Besides Ana Maria is on the ship its fine." Natalie opened the door and went on the deck. The night's air smelled of rum and adventure, something that Natalie loved, Naomi liked to play pirates in the safety of their own home.
"Girly, what are you doin' here?" She turned and saw Ana Maria coming up behind her,
"I don't want to stay below deck its too boring!" She sighed,
"As long as ya don't run off the ship I'll let ya stay here as long as ya..." Suddenly she had just dropped, Natalie starred in disbelief at Ana Maria who was now laying on the deck a little blood forming in the head where she was hit,
"So lil' one," A woman's voice coaxed her and she looked up, "what's you're name?"
"N... Natalie T... Turner," She stuttered,
"Natalie Turner, eh?" She smiled, and Natalie noticed some other pirates stood behind her, grinning, Natalie began to back away, "There, there, Natalie we wont hurt you, here." She snapped her fingers and two pirates came to get the struggling girl off her feet each holding her arms and lifted her up to look at her in the face. The woman gently stroked Natalie's face, "You look jus' like you're gran'ma,"
"Let me get this strait," Jack looked at his daughter carefully, "Brophy's here, an' the crew thought you lil Natalie, but then Brophy saw you and knew you weren't Natalie, Gabe let you out because they were goin' to kill you?"
"You forgot that Brophy's crew is incredibly stupid for not rememberin' me from the last lil visit," Cleo smiled,
"Makes no sense," He shook his head and took a swig of his rum,
"Why is that?" Will asked,
"Cause Brophy's been wantin' to kill Cleo here, since she was born," He shrugged and drank the rest of his bottle, and then ordered another,
"Why would any one want to kill Cleo?" Bill said sarcastically, and took a sip of the mug that was in front of him,
"That's like askin' why the navy wants me da." Cleo glared at him, Bill opened his mouth to say something,
"Brophy's Cleo's mum." Jack interrupted the two, and the two Tuners just starred at him and Cleo just shrugged,
"Is Brophy here?" Will asked looking at his friend,
"Yep," Cleo answered, "Don't think they knew the Black Pearl's here though, so Mr. Turner we can get on our merry way back to Port Royal in the arms of you're lovin' wife, and wonderful baby girl."
"When?" His eyes darted between the two, while Bill looked down into the empty mug,
"Tomorrow," Jack shrugged, and he got up, "Where you goin' mate?"
"Something's not right," He started for the door, Jack looked at the Bill and Cleo,
"I should go with him, before somethin' bad 'appens to him," He hurried after Will. Cleo and Bill sat in silence while Bill took a bottle from a waitress that was passing them and began to fill his mug,
"How many have you had of those?" Cleo looked at him, and took a bottle of her own,
"Four maybe five," He shrugged and took another drink of the rum, "Why?"
"I say we play a game, Mr. Turner," She smiled, "Who ever drinks the most wins,"
"Wins what?" He smiled as he took another sip,
"If I win I can do what ever I want to you, and you win you can do what ever you want to me," She smiled as he lifted a brow, "No killin' on either party or hurtin'" Bill thought for a second while Cleo raised her mug in the air, and Bill followed it, he smiled,
"Deal,"