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CHAPTER 2: I DON'T NEED YOUR TRUST
The Pearl set sail the next day and cut through the sea with ease. The crew seemed hesitant of the newcomer, avoiding her if they could. She spent most of her time in the crows nest staring out at the open sea. They would cast occasional glances to her, as if trying to figure her out.
Jack walked out of his cabin and looked up to the crows nest. "Connor, come down here lass!" He watched her climb down and head into his cabin. He followed her and shut the door. Inside sat Will and Elizabeth on the edge of Jack's bed and she stood in the middle of the room.
Jack walked over to his desk and sat in the chair in front of it. He eyed the girl before him. She had yet to take off the cloak on her. In the crows nest you could easily make out the blow of her hair but no more details. She had taken off the hood up there, but replaced it when Jack called her.
"You mind taking off the cloak and let us see your face?" She turned to Jack for a minute, before slowly reaching up and removing the hood.
Her skin was fair and her eyes as blue as the sea. Her hair was the same color as Jack's but much shorter, only reaching her shoulders. She looked only a few years younger than Jack, but her voice seemed as young as a 20 year old. She then removed the cloak completely. She was dressed in the same garb as Jack and she was lean and muscular. You could tell that she worked on ships rather than just cook. She was beautiful Jack had to admit.
Connor watched him look her up and down beginning to feel like a whore. She turned away from him so he could not stare at her front like he was. She focused her attention on the woman who was sitting next to Will. She was a beautiful lass and looked like she belonged with Will.
"Much better. Now that we know what you look like, you want to tell us where we are heading? We need to know soon before we get to far out to sea." Jack said, ignoring her stare that had settled on Elizabeth.
Will saw the flash of pain cross Connor's eyes at the tone of Jack's voice and saw the look of sorrow when she looked at Elizabeth. "We need to head toward Ireland. It's off the northern coast." Connor answered, tearing her gaze away from Elizabeth.
"You wouldn't be lying now would you? I don't take well with liars."
Connor's eyes turned hard and icy and she stepped closer to Jack. "Captain, I don't take well with being called a liar. I despise them also and would rather be hung than called one." She turned on her heel and stormed out of the cabin.
Jack sighed and left the cabin to return to the helm, leaving the Turners alone. "Liz did you see the look in her eyes?" Will asked his wife.
"Yes I did Will. What do you think it meant?" Elizabeth said staring at the door the Connor had exited.
"I don't know, but I'm going to go find out." Will kissed his wife and went out onto the deck. Jack was at the helm and he saw Connor making her way below deck.
He followed her into the galley, which was empty for the time being, and sat down next to her at the table. She looked down at the table, keeping her eyes away from the look that Will was giving her.
"What do you want Mr. Turner?" She asked.
"Call me Will. I want to know about you. How do you know where the treasure is and why you look at Elizabeth the way you do? If you don't mind, I can tell your private and this is a personal subject." Will said to her.
She looked up at his words, the sincerity not hidden in them. He meant every word and would listen. "I don't share my feelings or secrets Will."
"Why not? You can trust me, I won't tell anyone else." Will told her, keeping his voice calm.
"I learned long ago that people could not be trusted, ever since then I keep my feelings to myself." She said, surprised that Will wanted to know about her.
"You can trust some people Connor. Not everyone will betray you." Connor let out a sharp sigh, "Yeah right." She said sarcastically.
"No really, you can trust friends, and the people you love. You can even trust Jack." Will said.
"You know something, I envy you Will Turner." She said smiling.
"What?" He asked, surprised at her response.
"I do. Your willing to trust, even what you and Elizabeth have. I've never seen two people so close. It makes me realize what I have been missing. But at the same time your willingness to trust anyone will get you killed." She smiled sweetly.
"I used to be like you. Trustworthy, wanting to love. But I learned early on that you can't have both."
"What happened?" Will asked curiously.
"You asked how I knew of where the treasure is. I know because I am the map that nobody can find. It's on the back of my right shoulder. I let myself trust a man that I met and when he betrayed me, he really betrayed. me." She turned around and lifted her shirt so he could see her back.
"Oh my god." Will murmured. What meant his eyes was unbelievable. Long, horrifying scars marked her back and on the upper right part of her back was a map.
She lowered her shirt and turned back to face him. "He figured out that I was keeping something from him. He would talk about finding the treasure of Alantis and would notice my reactions. So he decided to have some fun until I told him. When he whipped me he found the map. He's the other person on the way to get the treasure right now."
"Connor I'm sorry, I don't know what to say." Will murmured, shocked that this woman had told him something so private.
"Let's get something straight Turner. I told you this because you seemed to care and I can see that you really are a nice person. But I do not want your sympathy." Connor said, gaining back her rigid voice. "I would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone about this, not even the Captain."
"But Connor I could help you, we could help you. If you got to know Jack you would see that he is a man of honor, in his own way. You can trust me and the others. We could. . ." But before he could finish Connor interrupted him.
"Mr. Turner, I don't need their trust, and I don't need your trust!" She all but ran out of the galley, leaving Will sitting there, dumbfounded.
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CHAPTER 2: I DON'T NEED YOUR TRUST
The Pearl set sail the next day and cut through the sea with ease. The crew seemed hesitant of the newcomer, avoiding her if they could. She spent most of her time in the crows nest staring out at the open sea. They would cast occasional glances to her, as if trying to figure her out.
Jack walked out of his cabin and looked up to the crows nest. "Connor, come down here lass!" He watched her climb down and head into his cabin. He followed her and shut the door. Inside sat Will and Elizabeth on the edge of Jack's bed and she stood in the middle of the room.
Jack walked over to his desk and sat in the chair in front of it. He eyed the girl before him. She had yet to take off the cloak on her. In the crows nest you could easily make out the blow of her hair but no more details. She had taken off the hood up there, but replaced it when Jack called her.
"You mind taking off the cloak and let us see your face?" She turned to Jack for a minute, before slowly reaching up and removing the hood.
Her skin was fair and her eyes as blue as the sea. Her hair was the same color as Jack's but much shorter, only reaching her shoulders. She looked only a few years younger than Jack, but her voice seemed as young as a 20 year old. She then removed the cloak completely. She was dressed in the same garb as Jack and she was lean and muscular. You could tell that she worked on ships rather than just cook. She was beautiful Jack had to admit.
Connor watched him look her up and down beginning to feel like a whore. She turned away from him so he could not stare at her front like he was. She focused her attention on the woman who was sitting next to Will. She was a beautiful lass and looked like she belonged with Will.
"Much better. Now that we know what you look like, you want to tell us where we are heading? We need to know soon before we get to far out to sea." Jack said, ignoring her stare that had settled on Elizabeth.
Will saw the flash of pain cross Connor's eyes at the tone of Jack's voice and saw the look of sorrow when she looked at Elizabeth. "We need to head toward Ireland. It's off the northern coast." Connor answered, tearing her gaze away from Elizabeth.
"You wouldn't be lying now would you? I don't take well with liars."
Connor's eyes turned hard and icy and she stepped closer to Jack. "Captain, I don't take well with being called a liar. I despise them also and would rather be hung than called one." She turned on her heel and stormed out of the cabin.
Jack sighed and left the cabin to return to the helm, leaving the Turners alone. "Liz did you see the look in her eyes?" Will asked his wife.
"Yes I did Will. What do you think it meant?" Elizabeth said staring at the door the Connor had exited.
"I don't know, but I'm going to go find out." Will kissed his wife and went out onto the deck. Jack was at the helm and he saw Connor making her way below deck.
He followed her into the galley, which was empty for the time being, and sat down next to her at the table. She looked down at the table, keeping her eyes away from the look that Will was giving her.
"What do you want Mr. Turner?" She asked.
"Call me Will. I want to know about you. How do you know where the treasure is and why you look at Elizabeth the way you do? If you don't mind, I can tell your private and this is a personal subject." Will said to her.
She looked up at his words, the sincerity not hidden in them. He meant every word and would listen. "I don't share my feelings or secrets Will."
"Why not? You can trust me, I won't tell anyone else." Will told her, keeping his voice calm.
"I learned long ago that people could not be trusted, ever since then I keep my feelings to myself." She said, surprised that Will wanted to know about her.
"You can trust some people Connor. Not everyone will betray you." Connor let out a sharp sigh, "Yeah right." She said sarcastically.
"No really, you can trust friends, and the people you love. You can even trust Jack." Will said.
"You know something, I envy you Will Turner." She said smiling.
"What?" He asked, surprised at her response.
"I do. Your willing to trust, even what you and Elizabeth have. I've never seen two people so close. It makes me realize what I have been missing. But at the same time your willingness to trust anyone will get you killed." She smiled sweetly.
"I used to be like you. Trustworthy, wanting to love. But I learned early on that you can't have both."
"What happened?" Will asked curiously.
"You asked how I knew of where the treasure is. I know because I am the map that nobody can find. It's on the back of my right shoulder. I let myself trust a man that I met and when he betrayed me, he really betrayed. me." She turned around and lifted her shirt so he could see her back.
"Oh my god." Will murmured. What meant his eyes was unbelievable. Long, horrifying scars marked her back and on the upper right part of her back was a map.
She lowered her shirt and turned back to face him. "He figured out that I was keeping something from him. He would talk about finding the treasure of Alantis and would notice my reactions. So he decided to have some fun until I told him. When he whipped me he found the map. He's the other person on the way to get the treasure right now."
"Connor I'm sorry, I don't know what to say." Will murmured, shocked that this woman had told him something so private.
"Let's get something straight Turner. I told you this because you seemed to care and I can see that you really are a nice person. But I do not want your sympathy." Connor said, gaining back her rigid voice. "I would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone about this, not even the Captain."
"But Connor I could help you, we could help you. If you got to know Jack you would see that he is a man of honor, in his own way. You can trust me and the others. We could. . ." But before he could finish Connor interrupted him.
"Mr. Turner, I don't need their trust, and I don't need your trust!" She all but ran out of the galley, leaving Will sitting there, dumbfounded.
Wow!. Review Please.
Hope you liked it. Connor is hard person to write. She has many layers which you will see as the story progresses. Keep reading and reviewing!