Chapter 9

Disturbance

Saihrena sat in her room when she was done packing. She had changed into a lightweight dress, one that she could run in fairly easily. Jack appeared quicker than she expected, carrying only a small bag about a foot long, and a foot wide.

"Ready wheneva ye are luv," he whispered as he waltzed into her room. She nodded and slung her bag, roughly the same size as his, over her shoulder. She grabbed his hand and dragged him towards her window.

"There's a trellis a little ways away from my window. If we can make it to that we should be home free," she told him, releasing his hand and pushing the window open. Glass was a luxury most could not afford, but she knew her brother would have spared no expense when it came to his home. She quickly pushed the thoughts of her brother aside, she couldn't afford to cry right now. She stepped onto the ledge, holding onto Jack for support as she crept out the window. Jack was right behind her, jumping up as if they weren't three floors up. He grabbed her hand, holding on tight so as not to allow her to fall. A small overhang about a half of a foot wide ran along the outside of her window, it was on this that they walked precariously, their backs hugging the wall as they shimmied over to the trellis. Saihrena reached the trellis quicker than she had originally thought, and leaned over slightly to get a better look for a foothold. Her foot slipped, and she began to plummet, the stone walkway below was rushing up to meet her.

"I got ye," Jack whispered, and she opened her eyes, wondering idly when she had closed them, to see that her descent had been halted, she was hanging perilously by her hand. Jack grabbed her wrist with her other hand and pulled her up without breaking a sweat. When she reached solid ground she hugged the wall for a moment to regain her balance. Once it was regained she reached up on her tiptoes and kissed Jack quickly on the lips.

"Remind me to thank you properly later," she whispered. "Take both my hands Jack and hold on tight please?" She asked and he obliged her happily. A smirk was playing at the corners of his mouth as he took her wrists and lowered her until her feet met the trellis. He released her and waited for her to climb down a ways before following her. They made it to the ground with no more mistakes. Saihrena grabbed his hand again and they began to creep through the grounds.

"Where to now luv?" He whispered.

"I was speaking to my maid earlier and she told me there is a servant entrance to the East of us." Jack nodded and they headed to the East, their backs scraping against the palace as they walked and watched for patrolling guards. She had dressed as a maid, and thankfully Jack looked like a servant as well. They wouldn't be halted when they left through the servants' gate.

"'ow're we spose te get te the Pearl?" Jack asked as the looked around a corner. Seeing that it was clear they continued on.

"Let's take it one step at a time." She smiled up at him, her eyes sparkling in the moonlight. In the blink of an eye Jack's body was pressed hard against hers, her back was crushed into the palace wall behind her.

"Trust me," he whispered, and then kissed her. She didn't understand why he would do this now, but wrapped her arms around his neck none the less. Not long after this she heard muffled voices approaching them.

"What's all this then?" A guard asked, elbowing another guard in the ribs.

Jack turned and gave them an apologetic look, but since they were speaking Portuguese he didn't understand what they were asking. Blushing profusely Saihrena stepped forward. "I'm sorry good sirs, we, umm, we were just leaving," she said, her blush deepening as she grabbed Jack's hand and pulled him toward the exit, which was only a few feet in front of them.

"Go on home girl, and don't let us catch you doin that again on palace grounds," one of the guards called after them, she nodded her head and they charged through the gate.

"We have to get out of Chaves as soon as possible. We can get a room at an inn in the next town. I'm afraid we're walking from here," she said. They walked a mile from the palace, and she directed him down an alley. They both sagged against the wall in relief. They had made it, but she didn't trust Morgead not to come looking for them. "We'll catch a quick rest here and then head out of town." Jack nodded in agreement with her plan. After resting for a bit Jack pushed himself up from his crouch then grabbed her hands and pulled her up beside him.

"We should get moving luv," Jack said, keeping one of her hands in his and leading her from the dark alleyway into the empty streets. They tried to keep to the shadows, the less people that saw them, the harder they would be to track. It took a little under an hour for them to get out of Chaves. They were heading to Baga. It was a Port town North of Oporto, and the closest town to them. From there they could hire a coach and ride the rest of the way. The road to Baga was wild and overgrown, most went to and from Oporto. They continued on their wild path, tripping on rocks and plants that weren't discernable in the moonlight. The moonlight was bright enough for them to see by, but it was also bright enough to be seen by. They had to keep a wary eye out for highwaymen, and she nodded to Jack when he placed his free hand on his pistol. Hours passed and they continued to walk, it was getting close to midnight by now.

"We'll have to walk all night to make it to Baga, won't we?" She asked wistfully.

"Aye, but we can sleep in the coach princess," he murmured. Jack stopped suddenly and pulled her behind him. "Lay down and stay there," he hissed, and she quickly did as he ordered, something was wrong. She buried her face in her arm, thoughts that Morgead had hunted them down already were racing through her head. She almost jumped for joy when two men appeared in front of Jack, holding guns.

"Gimmie yer money else we'll kill ye," one of the men said. Jack just smirked at them.

"Ye see mates there's a problem with that, I aint got any money. So if ye'd be so kind as te move along ye won't 'ave te get 'urt," Jack told them. The men laughed, and Saihrena tried to bury herself deeper in the mud.

"What's that?" She heard the other man ask, and shuddered. "Well well, looks like a woman. Stand up pretty." She sighed and stood up. Her entire front was caked in mud. Jack stepped in front of her.

"She doesn't 'ave any money either, so why don't ye move along?" Jack asked again.

"I'd like te search 'er though," one of the robbers said, and the other began laughing and nodding as the first one walked towards Saihrena.

"I wouldn't be doin that mate," Jack growled. She stepped back, wanting to give him room to do what his tone had promised. Jacks pistol flew from his pants and the man that had been walking towards her dropped on the ground and before the other robber could even blink Jack had his cutlass at his throat. "Drop it." The man did so, and Jack kicked the gun away. "Next time ye decide te rob two people traveling at midnight ye may want te make sure one o them isn't Captain Jack Sparrow, savvy?" The man's eyes widened in fright.

"I-I'm sorry Cap'n, I din' realize. Please fergive me," he whined, and knelt on the ground cowering. Jack watched in disgust, then smacked the man over the head with the handle of his cutlass. The robber fell over unconscious. Jack smirked at Saihrena and picked up the two guns. He stuck them in his belt and then took Saihrena's hand.

"Ye a'right luv?"

"Yes, I'm fine thanks to you," she smiled and took his hand. They needed to get to Baga, the sooner they were on the Black Pearl, the sooner they would be safe.

Sorry it took me so long to have this up, I was writing my other story All I Wanted, but I figured I just gave you 3 chapters so you should all be fairly happy anyway. Please review! Thanks everyone for your lovely reviews, they really do make me write faster.