Hey peoples I be back in the writing chair. So, here is the second chapter
for To Catch a Thief.
Disclaimer: I forgot to put this, my bad. What can I say? I don't own jack squat. And I'm not to happy about that one, I want the Captain!
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"Maybe I can change that." Min said.
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Hearing this Jack sat up quickly and looked at Min sharply. She was looking very smug sitting there with her arms crossed and an "I'm worth more than you think" look on her face.
"And how do you plan to do that one luv." Jack questioned suspiciously, one eyebrow raised.
"If I tell you now, I may have to kill you or someone else who wants the treasure. Fortunately for you I'm choosing you to help me instead of having to kill you for trying to steal the location of the jewel from me. So, I have a proposition for you, but I don't think we should talk about anymore here, there are too many ears."
"'aight. I guess I understand, but this better be worth my while."
"Oh, it will definitely be." Min smiled and glanced around the tavern just in case. Jack's eyes followed and then turned back to her. 'This had better be good', he thought.
"We could parley further on me ship if you'd like."
"Very good Captain. Shall we go then?"
Standing up Jack threw some coins on the table to pay. Turning back to Min he offered his arm to her. Min looked a little surprised at him showing gentlemanly qualities but none the less she accepted the outstretched arm.
Arm in arm the two strolled out of the tavern and into the Tortugan streets. Jack led the way to the Black Pearl since it was only he who knew where it was.
Min decided to watch the scenery around her of myriads of pirates and whores. She remembered long ago how she would have cringed at this but now it made her feel at home. But she also was seeing if she was being followed again.
Next to her, arms still linked, was Jack with arms waving around and blabbering about the meaning of freedom or something. For now she ignored him.
Glancing to her right she caught a glimpse of a man that was definitely following them. 'Crap! What to do, what to do?' she thought frantically. Suddenly an idea came to her, 'be aggressive, be-e aggressive Min.'
Seeing an opening, and without a warning, Min shoved Jack against a store front. His eyes widened in surprise and his mouth formed a large 'O'.
Min saw them man behind them stopped too and lean against a wall to watch.
"Oi sir! You better pay me good for this." Min giggled and batted her eyes as she pretended to be a whore.
Jack had no idea what was going on until Min's lips were all over his. 'She tastes like strawberries and cream', thought Jack as he played along for now and kissed her back.
Breaking the kiss Min giggled again, "Did you like that sir? Because if you did then you can just follow me and there'll be more where that came from." Jack just nodded amicably.
Taking his hand she led him into a nearby alley all the while watching the man behind them. He stayed where he was.
When in the alley Min pushed Jack behind her and peaked out. The mysterious man was still there; soon 20 minutes went by and the man finally left. Min breathed a great sigh of relief and leaned her back against the wall next to Jack who was still standing there.
"Luv, I just wanna know one thing, what the hell just happened?! Not that I minded the kissing but why did you do that?"
"Um, we were being followed by someone."
"Oh and you think I'm goin' t' just accept that lousy explanation? You'd better think again."
"Okay, okay I'll tell you everything. But can I do it on your ship?"
"Aye, now let's hurry it up then. I know some back ways to get there." Jack said grabbing her hand and leading her away.
Frankly he was surprised at this woman he'd met, so far she'd been extremely serious, cocky, and then she was totally outgoing and willing to do whatever it took to solve the problem of them being followed. He was altogether confused, never had he met a woman like her. He was amazed at her and very turned on to her personality. Jack grinned at his new challenge; Min was going to be a hard cookie to crack, but he was going to crack her.
Sneaking through the back streets Jack and Min were soon in a large clearing behind the town. Long green grass covered it and a clump of trees were at the other end of the field. Behind them was a small bay where the Black Pearl was secretly anchored.
Ending up at the edge of the water Min watched as Jack went over to a clump of bushes. Pulling a few boughs away he revealed a small boat sizable enough for two people but one could easily row.
He dragged it into the water and turned back to get Min. She shrieked as he snaked her around the waist and carried her into the water to set her in the boat.
Getting in himself he rowed them to the Black Pearl. Bumping against the ship Jack's crew threw down a rope ladder. Jack grabbed Min again and threw her over his shoulder and proceeded to climb to the deck of the Pearl.
When on board Jack set her down and told the crew to keep watch for anything suspicious. Then he brought Min to his cabin.
Min gasped as she entered, it was so beautiful. But, she'd never tell Jack that, to him it'd be handsome and never pretty.
The room was furbished in wood that was a dark maroon color. A large round table took up the middle of the 20 foot by 30 foot room (I just made the size up so sorry if it's not the right size for a ship).
At the end of the room, opposite of the door, were large windows (like in the movie) where the moonlight shown through. Underneath them was a double sized bed with white cotton sheets and a black bed spread. At the end of the bed was a sea chest that Min assumed held Jack's clothing and weapons.
On the right side of the room was a door leading somewhere unknown for now, while on the opposite side was a large liquor cabinet with countless bottles of rum in it. Next to the cabinet was a writing desk big enough to hold sea maps, paper, and writing quills.
"It's wonderful Jack, I mean Captain." Min breathed.
Jack chuckled, "Aye, it is. Now that it's just the two of us you may call me Jack. Around everyone else it's Captain, savvy?"
"Savvy."
"Take a seat luv," Jack said gesturing to a chair around the table. He walked over to the liquor cabinet and took out two bottles of rum and went back to the table where he took a seat across from Min.
Min raised an eyebrow, "Do I get some rum or not?"
Jack was surprised; he didn't think that Min would want to drink more rum. He'd never known a woman who could drink lots of rum, so both had been for him. But, he slid a bottle to Min who snatched it up, popped the cork and took a long swig. When she was done she sighed with contentment.
"Some damn good rum you've got here Jack. Now do you want to know everything? And I mean everything? Because I have to warn you that I've never told anyone what I will tell you."
Jack leaned far forward in his seat and looked straight into Min's glowing amethyst eyes, "Absolutely darling, bring it on. If it's about treasure then I'm game."
"Alright this is going to take a bit so relax."
"It all started when I was born and raised in France. My family was not just commoners but a very rich high class family. And as soon as I was old enough I was brought to court in order to find a suitable husband."
"An important thing though is that a special trait that has run in our family for generations is that we are very excellent thieves. And when I turned 13 my grandfather took me under his wing to be his pupil. Throughout one summer he taught me everything he knew on how to be a great thief. Ever since then he and I traveled around Europe after setting our sights on a certain jewel or whatever happened to catch our eye. After five years my grandfather died and I took over the "business"."
"Since I was very welcome at the French court I took to stealing while there but I had to make sure I was extremely careful not to get caught. Anyway, since I was at court I had to act as though I was there for a real purpose."
"Unfortunately with my mother pressuring me to marry, I was introduced to many eligible suitors, one of which was Richard de Clarion; a high ranking man that is very rich and in the market for a wife. We got to know each other well and eventually he proposed. I couldn't just say no even though I didn't feel anything for him so I agreed to marry him. He never knew that it was me that was making all the ladies of the court's jewels disappear."
"One night I was after a special jewel, the Dame Rouge (Red Lady). Bad luck for me because it so happened that while I was in the middle of coming out of the woman's room someone walked in on me. They didn't see my face but they knew that I was in the process of stealing the jewel. The alarm was raised and I just barely escaped with the jewel and my life."
"Then I knew I had to leave France forever. So I pawned the jewel and used the money to get passage to the Caribbean. I hopped islands until I ended up on Tortuga where I got a job in a jewelry shop. My little problem of not being able to keep my hands off jewels eventually got me fired when my boss realized I was stealing from him. So, I was sort of hiding out and waiting for the opportune moment to find someone to help me get my next jewel. Because I need to sail there so that's where you come in. But, I think my "fiancé" has found me since we were being followed. Richard has many connections. Very unfortunate, because I don't want to marry him and don't plan to."
"Now, I need your help to sail to an island where the greatest jewel ever is and I am willing to give you half of the profit. There are other jewels on this island so you may take them when we get there but I want the one. La Foire Bijou (the Fair Jewel). It is precious to me. What say you to that?" Min finally finished.
Jack just sat there with an unreadable expression on his face. Min worried on her lip as she prepared for his answer. He sat there for a minute longer stroking his goatee.
Finally he spoke, "You surprise me. I totally expected a different story but I must admit that I've never heard one like yours. So, I believe I shall help you, but one more thing. How am I to trust that you even know of an island where all this so called treasure of yours is?"
"First of all, I'm Mignonne Marie Deschamps," Min said with a flourish of hands. "Secondly I have proof. Would you please get out a map of the Caribbean s'il vous plait?"
Jack complied and retrieved a Caribbean map from his desk. He spread it out on the table top and used the rum bottles to hold it down.
Min grabbed her violet cloak that had been slung over her chair. Standing closely next to Jack she reached into the pockets, Jack heard a ripping sound, and then her hand came back into view holding five different colored diamonds. They were white, pink, yellow, blue, and purple. His eyes lit up with keen interest.
Setting the jewels down on the map she proceeded to arrange them on certain Caribbean islands until they formed the shape of an arrow. Which happened to point to a small virtually unknown island but it was still on the map. Everyone who sailed considered it to be haunted since it was called the island of The Skeleton's Palace.
"Bloody hell! I never knew o' that! Why dinnit I think to go there? I'm Jack Sparrow, Captain of the infamous Black Pearl, the most feared pirate in the Caribbean and I never went there." Jack exclaimed.
Min suppressed a laugh. He was so comical looking now.
"Stop berating yourself Jack. You'll be going there if you agree to help me."
"Aye, you be right and that's why we have an accord." Jack said shaking her hand once more.
"Aye, we have an accord. Now we should leave right away, and I have a few things I want to do before be do...." Min started.
But, Jack had tuned her out by then to contemplate what he'd gotten himself into. Not to bad, considering he was going to be getting a shit load of treasure when it was done.
One thing bothered him though. What was so special about that one jewel to make Min want it so bad? He'd have to ask her soon. Jack glanced at the talking woman as she droned on.
'What a spitfire. She could take on me whole crew, get beat, and still be smiling afterwards.' He thought. 'She sure isn't what she seems to be, especially since she came from aristocracy. No, Min is different; she takes what she wants and gives nothing back. The kind of woman he liked because she knew she was selfish and didn't mind having other people know it, mostly when it came to jewels and now controlling the adventure. Kind of like himself, once he thought about it, since he had used a few selfish ways to get the Black Pearl back by using Will Turner.'
"Jack?! Are you listening to me? Because if you aren't I will personally hurt you...badly." Min cried with frustration after seeing Jack in dream land.
Jack realized Min had found out he wasn't listening and tried to right things.
"Sorry luv. But treasure makes me weird like. You know?" Jack said, and thought that Min talks way too much. 'How can I shut her up for now?' He thought when an idea popped into his sexy head.
Grabbing Min by the face he kissed her passionately, catching her by total unawares.
Min wasn't ready for the kiss but soon realized how much she liked it and responded with equal passion.
This went on for a few minutes until Min decided to stop. She inched her face a little bit away from Jack's.
"Thank you Jack."
"For wha'?" He asked confused.
"For letting me know I made the right decision for you to help me."
"My pleasure luv. Now what say you that we get cracking on our plans? Aye?"
"Aye!"
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TBC!!!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
Thanks to:
Jeyke: The story I removed was Love, Lust and Captain Jack. I felt it wasn't really going anywhere and this story is supposed to be a better and newer edition of it. But, if I can think of a good plot to go with that story I will totally repost it. Thanks for reviewing though and please do so again!
Fadingimage: I hope you've gotten a better feel for Min's personality in this chapter. If you didn't let me know cause I will try to change that. Thanks for the review!
Spikeluver17: I hope the end of this chapter answered your question on whether they'll be involved or not and that Min is a jewel thief. I hope you like that they'll be or eventually be involved. Thanks for the review!
Commodores R Ppl 2: Thanks for the review Jess. I hope you liked it!
R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R!!!!!!!!!!!! Please? I'll give you all a big cookie, cake, and blanket with a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow on it!?
Disclaimer: I forgot to put this, my bad. What can I say? I don't own jack squat. And I'm not to happy about that one, I want the Captain!
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"Maybe I can change that." Min said.
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Hearing this Jack sat up quickly and looked at Min sharply. She was looking very smug sitting there with her arms crossed and an "I'm worth more than you think" look on her face.
"And how do you plan to do that one luv." Jack questioned suspiciously, one eyebrow raised.
"If I tell you now, I may have to kill you or someone else who wants the treasure. Fortunately for you I'm choosing you to help me instead of having to kill you for trying to steal the location of the jewel from me. So, I have a proposition for you, but I don't think we should talk about anymore here, there are too many ears."
"'aight. I guess I understand, but this better be worth my while."
"Oh, it will definitely be." Min smiled and glanced around the tavern just in case. Jack's eyes followed and then turned back to her. 'This had better be good', he thought.
"We could parley further on me ship if you'd like."
"Very good Captain. Shall we go then?"
Standing up Jack threw some coins on the table to pay. Turning back to Min he offered his arm to her. Min looked a little surprised at him showing gentlemanly qualities but none the less she accepted the outstretched arm.
Arm in arm the two strolled out of the tavern and into the Tortugan streets. Jack led the way to the Black Pearl since it was only he who knew where it was.
Min decided to watch the scenery around her of myriads of pirates and whores. She remembered long ago how she would have cringed at this but now it made her feel at home. But she also was seeing if she was being followed again.
Next to her, arms still linked, was Jack with arms waving around and blabbering about the meaning of freedom or something. For now she ignored him.
Glancing to her right she caught a glimpse of a man that was definitely following them. 'Crap! What to do, what to do?' she thought frantically. Suddenly an idea came to her, 'be aggressive, be-e aggressive Min.'
Seeing an opening, and without a warning, Min shoved Jack against a store front. His eyes widened in surprise and his mouth formed a large 'O'.
Min saw them man behind them stopped too and lean against a wall to watch.
"Oi sir! You better pay me good for this." Min giggled and batted her eyes as she pretended to be a whore.
Jack had no idea what was going on until Min's lips were all over his. 'She tastes like strawberries and cream', thought Jack as he played along for now and kissed her back.
Breaking the kiss Min giggled again, "Did you like that sir? Because if you did then you can just follow me and there'll be more where that came from." Jack just nodded amicably.
Taking his hand she led him into a nearby alley all the while watching the man behind them. He stayed where he was.
When in the alley Min pushed Jack behind her and peaked out. The mysterious man was still there; soon 20 minutes went by and the man finally left. Min breathed a great sigh of relief and leaned her back against the wall next to Jack who was still standing there.
"Luv, I just wanna know one thing, what the hell just happened?! Not that I minded the kissing but why did you do that?"
"Um, we were being followed by someone."
"Oh and you think I'm goin' t' just accept that lousy explanation? You'd better think again."
"Okay, okay I'll tell you everything. But can I do it on your ship?"
"Aye, now let's hurry it up then. I know some back ways to get there." Jack said grabbing her hand and leading her away.
Frankly he was surprised at this woman he'd met, so far she'd been extremely serious, cocky, and then she was totally outgoing and willing to do whatever it took to solve the problem of them being followed. He was altogether confused, never had he met a woman like her. He was amazed at her and very turned on to her personality. Jack grinned at his new challenge; Min was going to be a hard cookie to crack, but he was going to crack her.
Sneaking through the back streets Jack and Min were soon in a large clearing behind the town. Long green grass covered it and a clump of trees were at the other end of the field. Behind them was a small bay where the Black Pearl was secretly anchored.
Ending up at the edge of the water Min watched as Jack went over to a clump of bushes. Pulling a few boughs away he revealed a small boat sizable enough for two people but one could easily row.
He dragged it into the water and turned back to get Min. She shrieked as he snaked her around the waist and carried her into the water to set her in the boat.
Getting in himself he rowed them to the Black Pearl. Bumping against the ship Jack's crew threw down a rope ladder. Jack grabbed Min again and threw her over his shoulder and proceeded to climb to the deck of the Pearl.
When on board Jack set her down and told the crew to keep watch for anything suspicious. Then he brought Min to his cabin.
Min gasped as she entered, it was so beautiful. But, she'd never tell Jack that, to him it'd be handsome and never pretty.
The room was furbished in wood that was a dark maroon color. A large round table took up the middle of the 20 foot by 30 foot room (I just made the size up so sorry if it's not the right size for a ship).
At the end of the room, opposite of the door, were large windows (like in the movie) where the moonlight shown through. Underneath them was a double sized bed with white cotton sheets and a black bed spread. At the end of the bed was a sea chest that Min assumed held Jack's clothing and weapons.
On the right side of the room was a door leading somewhere unknown for now, while on the opposite side was a large liquor cabinet with countless bottles of rum in it. Next to the cabinet was a writing desk big enough to hold sea maps, paper, and writing quills.
"It's wonderful Jack, I mean Captain." Min breathed.
Jack chuckled, "Aye, it is. Now that it's just the two of us you may call me Jack. Around everyone else it's Captain, savvy?"
"Savvy."
"Take a seat luv," Jack said gesturing to a chair around the table. He walked over to the liquor cabinet and took out two bottles of rum and went back to the table where he took a seat across from Min.
Min raised an eyebrow, "Do I get some rum or not?"
Jack was surprised; he didn't think that Min would want to drink more rum. He'd never known a woman who could drink lots of rum, so both had been for him. But, he slid a bottle to Min who snatched it up, popped the cork and took a long swig. When she was done she sighed with contentment.
"Some damn good rum you've got here Jack. Now do you want to know everything? And I mean everything? Because I have to warn you that I've never told anyone what I will tell you."
Jack leaned far forward in his seat and looked straight into Min's glowing amethyst eyes, "Absolutely darling, bring it on. If it's about treasure then I'm game."
"Alright this is going to take a bit so relax."
"It all started when I was born and raised in France. My family was not just commoners but a very rich high class family. And as soon as I was old enough I was brought to court in order to find a suitable husband."
"An important thing though is that a special trait that has run in our family for generations is that we are very excellent thieves. And when I turned 13 my grandfather took me under his wing to be his pupil. Throughout one summer he taught me everything he knew on how to be a great thief. Ever since then he and I traveled around Europe after setting our sights on a certain jewel or whatever happened to catch our eye. After five years my grandfather died and I took over the "business"."
"Since I was very welcome at the French court I took to stealing while there but I had to make sure I was extremely careful not to get caught. Anyway, since I was at court I had to act as though I was there for a real purpose."
"Unfortunately with my mother pressuring me to marry, I was introduced to many eligible suitors, one of which was Richard de Clarion; a high ranking man that is very rich and in the market for a wife. We got to know each other well and eventually he proposed. I couldn't just say no even though I didn't feel anything for him so I agreed to marry him. He never knew that it was me that was making all the ladies of the court's jewels disappear."
"One night I was after a special jewel, the Dame Rouge (Red Lady). Bad luck for me because it so happened that while I was in the middle of coming out of the woman's room someone walked in on me. They didn't see my face but they knew that I was in the process of stealing the jewel. The alarm was raised and I just barely escaped with the jewel and my life."
"Then I knew I had to leave France forever. So I pawned the jewel and used the money to get passage to the Caribbean. I hopped islands until I ended up on Tortuga where I got a job in a jewelry shop. My little problem of not being able to keep my hands off jewels eventually got me fired when my boss realized I was stealing from him. So, I was sort of hiding out and waiting for the opportune moment to find someone to help me get my next jewel. Because I need to sail there so that's where you come in. But, I think my "fiancé" has found me since we were being followed. Richard has many connections. Very unfortunate, because I don't want to marry him and don't plan to."
"Now, I need your help to sail to an island where the greatest jewel ever is and I am willing to give you half of the profit. There are other jewels on this island so you may take them when we get there but I want the one. La Foire Bijou (the Fair Jewel). It is precious to me. What say you to that?" Min finally finished.
Jack just sat there with an unreadable expression on his face. Min worried on her lip as she prepared for his answer. He sat there for a minute longer stroking his goatee.
Finally he spoke, "You surprise me. I totally expected a different story but I must admit that I've never heard one like yours. So, I believe I shall help you, but one more thing. How am I to trust that you even know of an island where all this so called treasure of yours is?"
"First of all, I'm Mignonne Marie Deschamps," Min said with a flourish of hands. "Secondly I have proof. Would you please get out a map of the Caribbean s'il vous plait?"
Jack complied and retrieved a Caribbean map from his desk. He spread it out on the table top and used the rum bottles to hold it down.
Min grabbed her violet cloak that had been slung over her chair. Standing closely next to Jack she reached into the pockets, Jack heard a ripping sound, and then her hand came back into view holding five different colored diamonds. They were white, pink, yellow, blue, and purple. His eyes lit up with keen interest.
Setting the jewels down on the map she proceeded to arrange them on certain Caribbean islands until they formed the shape of an arrow. Which happened to point to a small virtually unknown island but it was still on the map. Everyone who sailed considered it to be haunted since it was called the island of The Skeleton's Palace.
"Bloody hell! I never knew o' that! Why dinnit I think to go there? I'm Jack Sparrow, Captain of the infamous Black Pearl, the most feared pirate in the Caribbean and I never went there." Jack exclaimed.
Min suppressed a laugh. He was so comical looking now.
"Stop berating yourself Jack. You'll be going there if you agree to help me."
"Aye, you be right and that's why we have an accord." Jack said shaking her hand once more.
"Aye, we have an accord. Now we should leave right away, and I have a few things I want to do before be do...." Min started.
But, Jack had tuned her out by then to contemplate what he'd gotten himself into. Not to bad, considering he was going to be getting a shit load of treasure when it was done.
One thing bothered him though. What was so special about that one jewel to make Min want it so bad? He'd have to ask her soon. Jack glanced at the talking woman as she droned on.
'What a spitfire. She could take on me whole crew, get beat, and still be smiling afterwards.' He thought. 'She sure isn't what she seems to be, especially since she came from aristocracy. No, Min is different; she takes what she wants and gives nothing back. The kind of woman he liked because she knew she was selfish and didn't mind having other people know it, mostly when it came to jewels and now controlling the adventure. Kind of like himself, once he thought about it, since he had used a few selfish ways to get the Black Pearl back by using Will Turner.'
"Jack?! Are you listening to me? Because if you aren't I will personally hurt you...badly." Min cried with frustration after seeing Jack in dream land.
Jack realized Min had found out he wasn't listening and tried to right things.
"Sorry luv. But treasure makes me weird like. You know?" Jack said, and thought that Min talks way too much. 'How can I shut her up for now?' He thought when an idea popped into his sexy head.
Grabbing Min by the face he kissed her passionately, catching her by total unawares.
Min wasn't ready for the kiss but soon realized how much she liked it and responded with equal passion.
This went on for a few minutes until Min decided to stop. She inched her face a little bit away from Jack's.
"Thank you Jack."
"For wha'?" He asked confused.
"For letting me know I made the right decision for you to help me."
"My pleasure luv. Now what say you that we get cracking on our plans? Aye?"
"Aye!"
~@~
TBC!!!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
Thanks to:
Jeyke: The story I removed was Love, Lust and Captain Jack. I felt it wasn't really going anywhere and this story is supposed to be a better and newer edition of it. But, if I can think of a good plot to go with that story I will totally repost it. Thanks for reviewing though and please do so again!
Fadingimage: I hope you've gotten a better feel for Min's personality in this chapter. If you didn't let me know cause I will try to change that. Thanks for the review!
Spikeluver17: I hope the end of this chapter answered your question on whether they'll be involved or not and that Min is a jewel thief. I hope you like that they'll be or eventually be involved. Thanks for the review!
Commodores R Ppl 2: Thanks for the review Jess. I hope you liked it!
R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R, R&R!!!!!!!!!!!! Please? I'll give you all a big cookie, cake, and blanket with a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow on it!?