Elizabeth and Anna pushed open the heavy wooden doors that led into the
forgery. They saw no one.
"Will?" Elizabeth called softly. "Will? You better still be here-ah!" She jumped and spun around. "What was that for?"
"No particular reason." A handsome young man, maybe four years older than Anna, stood smiling behind them. Elizabeth smiled back and put her arms around his neck. His smile increased as he slid his hands about her waist.
Anna looked at Will curiously. There was something oddly familiar about him. Still, she waited silently to be noticed.
"Who is this?" Will asked finally, giving her a complete, careful overlook. She did the same.
"You look familiar," they said at the same time.
"Anna. Anna Sparrow."
"You're related to Jack?"
"He's my uncle."
"I thought so."
"You thought he was my uncle?"
"Not exactly, but I figured you were related to him."
"I see. And who are you?"
"Will Turner."
Anna's eyes widened. "Turner? As. as in Bootstrap Bill Turner?"
"Yes. He was my father. I take it you knew him?"
Anna took a deep breath, and looked Will in the eyes. "I knew him. He saved my life. If not for him, I'd be at the bottom of the sea." A tear escaped her eye, but she wiped it away quickly.
Will nodded slowly. "You were there, then. When."
Anna took his hand and held it gently. "I was. I can see this hard for us both. Let us talk of happier things. It Jack here?"
"He is. He's in the back room with my partner Alex. It's right over there." He pointed to small door. Anna smiled her thanks and opened it.
~*~
Jack was found clanking through the swords, muttering things, almost as if he wanted to buy one.
"Jack, what are you doing?" Anna asked, shutting the door behind her.
"Nothing!" Jack said quickly, dropping the sword he was holding. "Ah Anna! I was wondering what was takin' yeh so long."
Anna didn't pay too much attention to her uncle. Something else caught her eye. A brown-haired young man with bright brown eyes sat watching Jack, and now her, with amusement.
Anna felt her cheeks redden and quickly turned away. After a moment, she turned and faced the young man and held out her hand. "Anna Sparrow," she said quietly. He took her hand and kissed it.
"Alex Miller. You are Jack's niece, I presume?"
"I am."
Alex cast a quick look at Jack out of the corner of his eye, then he dropped his voice to a whisper. "Every other sentence he speaks is about you. He speaks so very highly of you. He is proud of you, by the sound of his voice. And I have only known him a short while."
Anna blushed, a deep shade of crimson, and looked down at one of the swords on the ground. Stooping, she picked it up and looked it over carefully. She avoided looking at Alex, so he would not see her embarrassment. But there was something that drew her to his presence, like a shark to blood.
Finally, she stood, and looked for Jack. Eh was nowhere to be seen. Shaking her head, she left the room, Alex close behind her.
~*~
Jack, Will, Jacky and Elizabeth sat be the furnace, where it was warmest. Their conversation ceased when Anna cleared her throat.
"Uncle Jack," she said. "I'm going back to the ship."
Jack looked at Will, who nodded.
"That isn't the smartest idea, Anna," he said. "There are too many people here who know me, who want me dead. I'll take my risks, Anna, but I don't want you to get in the middle of it." He stood. "I don't want to see you hurt."
Anna was stunned. Her uncle had never said anything like that to her before.
"Where do I go, then?" she asked.
"I'm sure Father would have no objection if you stayed with us tonight, Anna," Elizabeth piped up.
Will shook his head. "But if your father finds out who she really is."
"That won't work," muttered Jack.
"You could stay with us," Jacky said softly. Everyone else got quiet.
"Jacky," Alex said in a slightly scolding tone. "Father would skin us if he found out who she was."
"I'm right here!" Anna yelled. "It's not like I'm going to die anytime soon! I'm eighteen now! I can decide what I want to do and what I don't! I'm staying in the Pearl tonight!"
With that, she stormed out.
Jack shook his head sadly. "Sometimes I forget that she is all grown up now. I'll see you in the morning. Good night."
~*~
Alex watched Jack leave in confusion. The others fell back into a quiet conversation and he slipped out the back door. Jack had just barely rounded the corner as Alex left. He followed him, a few paces behind, in the shadows. Once, Jack stopped and listened.
Alex held his breath until Jack continued on. They reached the docks, and Jack headed for a large, yet slightly less grand ship. It had the look of someone sleeping; the sails were hoisted up and Alex could see no movement up on deck. The only sign of habitation was one lit-up porthole. Actually, it was more of a window, one that would belong in a captain's cabin, maybe.
Silently, Alex crept onto the ship after Jack. He marveled at the size, but when he turned back to look for Jack, he was gone.
Alex looked around wildly, until he heard voices.
"I'm tired of being treated like a child, Jack! I'm eighteen now, not eight!" Anna was yelling, rather loudly at that.
Alex crept closer to one of the doors.
"I'm sorry, Anna. Truly, I am. Just sometimes I ferget that you've grown up so much." There was no trace of anything but sincerity in Jack's voice.
"Yes, well it happens too often, Jack! I'm leaving! And don't follow!"
Suddenly, Alex realized that he was in plain view. Frantically he looked about for somewhere to hide, but there wasn't.
The door flew open and Anna stalked out, Jack close behind her. "Anna, c'mon." he voice trailed off and they both froze.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Anna yelled harshly. But she didn't give him time to answer. "You!" she said, wheeling about to face Jack. "This was all your doing, Jack!" And she ran off, sobbing.
"Anna!" Jack looked at Alex in disbelief, and then shook his head. "I'll deal with you later. Anna!"
~*~
Commodore Norrington sat in his office, staring through the window, his eyes scanning the docks. Something peculiar made him do a double take. A large ship stood tied to the docks, it's sails up. He had never seen this ship before, but it seemed familiar. Or maybe he had seen it. His memory seemed to be slipping of recent.
Standing, the commodore went to the window and stared at the ship. "Gillette!" he called after a moment. The lieutenant came quickly to his side.
"Aye, sir?" he asked.
"Do you see that ship?" he asked.
"Which one, sir?"
"That one." Norrington pointed to the strange ship.
Gillette was about to answer, when the door opened. "Sir," said the officer who entered. "We have reason to believe Jack Sparrow is in Port Royal."
Norrington's eyes widened. "Thank you," he said, dismissing the man. "Gillette, I know that ship now. I want Jack Sparrow. Find him."
"Yes, sir," Gillette said and left.
~*~
Governor Swann sat at a large oak table, looking over some papers from the commodore, when Elizabeth came in, with Jacky and a strange young woman.
"Good evening, Father. You remember Jacky?"
He nodded. "Who is your friend, Elizabeth?" the governor asked, in a slightly teasing voice. Elizabeth smiled nervously.
"This is Anna."
"Miller," Anna put in quickly, sensing Elizabeth's unease. "My name's Anna Miller. I'm Jacky's cousin. I'm in town to visit for a while. Elizabeth and Jacky were going to show me around."
Governor Swann nodded approvingly. "How would you like Jacky and Anna to stay here for the night, Elizabeth?"
"That would be wonderful, Father! Thank you!" Elizabeth went over and hugged her father.
"I will send a messenger to Lord Miller and let him know-"
"That is quite all right, Governor, sir," Jacky interrupted. "I'll just catch my brother on his way home and tell him."
"As you wish."
Elizabeth led Jacky and Anna outside. Jacky turned to Anna. "I must admit that you can keep your cool.but my cousin! Anna, I must say this is never going to work."
"It will, if I can get your brother and Will to cooperate."
Elizabeth nodded. "Look! There they are now."
Alex and Will came trudging up the hill, looking rather glum. When they saw the girls, their paced quickened.
"Anna!" Will called. "We have a problem. It's about Jack."
Anna paled. "Oh, god."
~*~
A/N: DO NOT CONFUSE THESE CHARACTERS WITH THE ONES FROM THE UNFORGOTTEN TREASURE! I got permission to use some of Jacky's characters and she got permission to use mine. Thank you.
~~~Anna Sparrow~~~
"Will?" Elizabeth called softly. "Will? You better still be here-ah!" She jumped and spun around. "What was that for?"
"No particular reason." A handsome young man, maybe four years older than Anna, stood smiling behind them. Elizabeth smiled back and put her arms around his neck. His smile increased as he slid his hands about her waist.
Anna looked at Will curiously. There was something oddly familiar about him. Still, she waited silently to be noticed.
"Who is this?" Will asked finally, giving her a complete, careful overlook. She did the same.
"You look familiar," they said at the same time.
"Anna. Anna Sparrow."
"You're related to Jack?"
"He's my uncle."
"I thought so."
"You thought he was my uncle?"
"Not exactly, but I figured you were related to him."
"I see. And who are you?"
"Will Turner."
Anna's eyes widened. "Turner? As. as in Bootstrap Bill Turner?"
"Yes. He was my father. I take it you knew him?"
Anna took a deep breath, and looked Will in the eyes. "I knew him. He saved my life. If not for him, I'd be at the bottom of the sea." A tear escaped her eye, but she wiped it away quickly.
Will nodded slowly. "You were there, then. When."
Anna took his hand and held it gently. "I was. I can see this hard for us both. Let us talk of happier things. It Jack here?"
"He is. He's in the back room with my partner Alex. It's right over there." He pointed to small door. Anna smiled her thanks and opened it.
~*~
Jack was found clanking through the swords, muttering things, almost as if he wanted to buy one.
"Jack, what are you doing?" Anna asked, shutting the door behind her.
"Nothing!" Jack said quickly, dropping the sword he was holding. "Ah Anna! I was wondering what was takin' yeh so long."
Anna didn't pay too much attention to her uncle. Something else caught her eye. A brown-haired young man with bright brown eyes sat watching Jack, and now her, with amusement.
Anna felt her cheeks redden and quickly turned away. After a moment, she turned and faced the young man and held out her hand. "Anna Sparrow," she said quietly. He took her hand and kissed it.
"Alex Miller. You are Jack's niece, I presume?"
"I am."
Alex cast a quick look at Jack out of the corner of his eye, then he dropped his voice to a whisper. "Every other sentence he speaks is about you. He speaks so very highly of you. He is proud of you, by the sound of his voice. And I have only known him a short while."
Anna blushed, a deep shade of crimson, and looked down at one of the swords on the ground. Stooping, she picked it up and looked it over carefully. She avoided looking at Alex, so he would not see her embarrassment. But there was something that drew her to his presence, like a shark to blood.
Finally, she stood, and looked for Jack. Eh was nowhere to be seen. Shaking her head, she left the room, Alex close behind her.
~*~
Jack, Will, Jacky and Elizabeth sat be the furnace, where it was warmest. Their conversation ceased when Anna cleared her throat.
"Uncle Jack," she said. "I'm going back to the ship."
Jack looked at Will, who nodded.
"That isn't the smartest idea, Anna," he said. "There are too many people here who know me, who want me dead. I'll take my risks, Anna, but I don't want you to get in the middle of it." He stood. "I don't want to see you hurt."
Anna was stunned. Her uncle had never said anything like that to her before.
"Where do I go, then?" she asked.
"I'm sure Father would have no objection if you stayed with us tonight, Anna," Elizabeth piped up.
Will shook his head. "But if your father finds out who she really is."
"That won't work," muttered Jack.
"You could stay with us," Jacky said softly. Everyone else got quiet.
"Jacky," Alex said in a slightly scolding tone. "Father would skin us if he found out who she was."
"I'm right here!" Anna yelled. "It's not like I'm going to die anytime soon! I'm eighteen now! I can decide what I want to do and what I don't! I'm staying in the Pearl tonight!"
With that, she stormed out.
Jack shook his head sadly. "Sometimes I forget that she is all grown up now. I'll see you in the morning. Good night."
~*~
Alex watched Jack leave in confusion. The others fell back into a quiet conversation and he slipped out the back door. Jack had just barely rounded the corner as Alex left. He followed him, a few paces behind, in the shadows. Once, Jack stopped and listened.
Alex held his breath until Jack continued on. They reached the docks, and Jack headed for a large, yet slightly less grand ship. It had the look of someone sleeping; the sails were hoisted up and Alex could see no movement up on deck. The only sign of habitation was one lit-up porthole. Actually, it was more of a window, one that would belong in a captain's cabin, maybe.
Silently, Alex crept onto the ship after Jack. He marveled at the size, but when he turned back to look for Jack, he was gone.
Alex looked around wildly, until he heard voices.
"I'm tired of being treated like a child, Jack! I'm eighteen now, not eight!" Anna was yelling, rather loudly at that.
Alex crept closer to one of the doors.
"I'm sorry, Anna. Truly, I am. Just sometimes I ferget that you've grown up so much." There was no trace of anything but sincerity in Jack's voice.
"Yes, well it happens too often, Jack! I'm leaving! And don't follow!"
Suddenly, Alex realized that he was in plain view. Frantically he looked about for somewhere to hide, but there wasn't.
The door flew open and Anna stalked out, Jack close behind her. "Anna, c'mon." he voice trailed off and they both froze.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Anna yelled harshly. But she didn't give him time to answer. "You!" she said, wheeling about to face Jack. "This was all your doing, Jack!" And she ran off, sobbing.
"Anna!" Jack looked at Alex in disbelief, and then shook his head. "I'll deal with you later. Anna!"
~*~
Commodore Norrington sat in his office, staring through the window, his eyes scanning the docks. Something peculiar made him do a double take. A large ship stood tied to the docks, it's sails up. He had never seen this ship before, but it seemed familiar. Or maybe he had seen it. His memory seemed to be slipping of recent.
Standing, the commodore went to the window and stared at the ship. "Gillette!" he called after a moment. The lieutenant came quickly to his side.
"Aye, sir?" he asked.
"Do you see that ship?" he asked.
"Which one, sir?"
"That one." Norrington pointed to the strange ship.
Gillette was about to answer, when the door opened. "Sir," said the officer who entered. "We have reason to believe Jack Sparrow is in Port Royal."
Norrington's eyes widened. "Thank you," he said, dismissing the man. "Gillette, I know that ship now. I want Jack Sparrow. Find him."
"Yes, sir," Gillette said and left.
~*~
Governor Swann sat at a large oak table, looking over some papers from the commodore, when Elizabeth came in, with Jacky and a strange young woman.
"Good evening, Father. You remember Jacky?"
He nodded. "Who is your friend, Elizabeth?" the governor asked, in a slightly teasing voice. Elizabeth smiled nervously.
"This is Anna."
"Miller," Anna put in quickly, sensing Elizabeth's unease. "My name's Anna Miller. I'm Jacky's cousin. I'm in town to visit for a while. Elizabeth and Jacky were going to show me around."
Governor Swann nodded approvingly. "How would you like Jacky and Anna to stay here for the night, Elizabeth?"
"That would be wonderful, Father! Thank you!" Elizabeth went over and hugged her father.
"I will send a messenger to Lord Miller and let him know-"
"That is quite all right, Governor, sir," Jacky interrupted. "I'll just catch my brother on his way home and tell him."
"As you wish."
Elizabeth led Jacky and Anna outside. Jacky turned to Anna. "I must admit that you can keep your cool.but my cousin! Anna, I must say this is never going to work."
"It will, if I can get your brother and Will to cooperate."
Elizabeth nodded. "Look! There they are now."
Alex and Will came trudging up the hill, looking rather glum. When they saw the girls, their paced quickened.
"Anna!" Will called. "We have a problem. It's about Jack."
Anna paled. "Oh, god."
~*~
A/N: DO NOT CONFUSE THESE CHARACTERS WITH THE ONES FROM THE UNFORGOTTEN TREASURE! I got permission to use some of Jacky's characters and she got permission to use mine. Thank you.
~~~Anna Sparrow~~~