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Duchess of Thieves

Chapter Four:

Her throat was clamped, her heart was racing, and she was nervous to boot. Elise swiped her sweaty hand against her black shirt as she slowly crept against the cool brick that stuck to her back. Even though she had done this many a time, it still had managed the effects of failure that endlessly haunted her. The voices she knew so well were talking off post as it seemed. Slowly she peered from around the corner and saw deep red jackets standing lazily against their rifles.

Elise breathed in and looked up at the half moon that was suddenly disappearing behind the gray clouds, making it but a shade darker. Luck was in her favor, and that only seemed to calm her a bit. The streets were empty besides the guards and their senseless noise, although sometimes a soul or two would strut down the cobble stone. The drunken pigs mostly took this offer often swaggering down with drool slopped on their faces.

Her eyes traced the militaries as they boomed with short laughter and turned opposite of the thief. Elise lapped her tongue quickly around her lips and stepped forward... now was the time...

"Mind if I join in?"

Elise jolted backwards with a hand pressed firmly against her mouth. Wide eyed she realized how close it was she didn't fall forwards and give away her position as well as yelping like a child being scared by a sibling who appeared from behind. Sweat that was forming atop her head was now shaped into beads ready to slide down her face at any given moment. Elise regained her frightened composure and stood like nothing had faltered her guard.

"Did I scare you luv?" Came a husky voice. His warm breath against her cold ear sent small shivers through her body.

Elise turned around and slammed her finger unto his chest. Her lips parted as a voice spoke in a deadly whisper.

"What in the HELL are you doing here!" The blonde demanded as soft as she could.

There, with his body staggered, was Jack Sparrow. Her enemy that became of her only many of hours before was looking at her with an innocent look on his handsome face. His eyebrows had merely disappeared from the faded red bandanna only leaving the edges noticeable. His mouth, she could tell, was trying not to grin just like he had intervened on the right time. Which he had done so. His head slowly cocked to the left as the tips of his lips formed into a smirk. The decorated pirate had begun to admire his hand flamboyantly, as well as jetting his pinky outward more then the others. Elise, curious to what the especial treatment to the pinky was targeted in with her eyes. There on his grubby little finger sat her precious ring. No doubt the one he stole from her.

"Mister Sparrow, may I as inquire to what you're presence is called for being here on this dark night?" She said more sweetly with a forced smile upon her face. In the inside she was fuming with madness but she knew if she led on it might not be a wise choice for her situation.

Jack only studied her.

"Well?"

"Am I not wanted here?"

Elise glided up to his body and batted her eyes. Her own hand made its way down his vest and off to the side of his weaponry. Jack only kept grinning, knowing full well what she was doing. Quickly Elise grabbed his pistol and jabbed it full onto his chest.

"Just know that I can blow you're fuckin' heart to bits right now." She growled. "When you take your leave you can give me my ring back. It's had enough time gracing such a drunk pirate!"

Sparrow sighed and raised his arms in mock defeat. "Yer absolutely right luv. Such a wonderful gift shouldn't be allowed on such a scoundrel. Indeed! I shall take my walk of shame and let ye stand there with no clue of what yer doin'" Elise glared. "But...before I do go."

Elise was alarmed when he cupped his hands around his mouth.

"I will shoot!"

A shrill shriek of woman's erupted through the dead air. "Tis the Duchess! Help!"

"Bastard!!!" Elise ferociously slammed her finger into the trigger but nothing came of it, only a click.

"She's got a gun!" Came another cry of the 'women'. Jack stared hard with a look of mere pleasure slapped on his expression. He walked back over to where the girl was standing in fear and grabbed the pistol from her loose grip. He then turned around and waved his little worth of a goodbye, next beginning his journey out of the ally.

Only unbeknownst to him the royal navy had come earlier than expected.

"There she is!" Was the yell of the first guard.

"She's not alone! Wait? That's not woman, that's a pirate!"

Elise banged her feet against the ground and started running out of the other entrance with the navy tagging behind her. Jack too had started to run.

"Bloody good that did Sparrow! You've got to be the worst pirate I've ever seen!"

"But ye have at least seen me, eh! Ye should be blessed!"

"I'll be blessed when I see your head hanging from a noose!"

"Once again luv, I won't be alone!"

There they were, two thieves bickering and panting all while they try to out do the royal navy following behind.

What have Elise and Jack gotten themselves into?

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