Juliet barely made it through dinner without embarrassing herself. It
took alot to remember what her
finishing school taught her. But she made it. She also met Will and
Elizabeth's three children. William, 3rd., who
had just turned 10, Isabella Marie who is about to turn 5, and their
adopted son, Webb, who is turning 18 tomorrow.
*~*~*~*~
After dinner Will told Webb and Bill(--William) to show Juliet around.
"So what's it like to be a pirate?" asked Bill once they were out of hearing range of their parents.
"What makes you think I'm a pirate?" Juliet aked with a smile.
"Because I saw a black 'P' tattooed on your right forearm. Only pirates have that."
"Oh, do they? Well I only have it on there because my middle name is Pearl."
"Really," he asked disappointedly.
"'Fraid so, Bill." She said with a look of mock sadness.
Webb, who had been very quiet, finally spoke up. "We know your first and second name, but we do not know your last. Pray tell, what is your last name?"
Juliet looked at him with cold eyes and a forced smile. "Smith. Juliet Smith. Satisfied?"
"No."
*~*~*~*~
For the rest of the tour neither Webb nor Juliet spoke to each other. Not that it really mattered because Bill did the talking for both. Once the tour was over Elizabeth, who Juliet truely liked, offered her a room for the night.
"Thank you, but I cant. My uncle will be expecting me."
"But how will you get home?"
"I'll walk. It's not really that far."
Elizabeth gasped, "Of course you cant! It's probably crawling with thieves and drunks!"
Juliet chuckled slightly. "My own people," she joked. "Thank you for dinner. It was lovely." With that she walked out and started her way home. She stopped when she thought she heard something, turned and looked, then kept walking. She made it to the tavern without incident. She walked around to the back and stopped again. She looked all around her, silently drawing her knife.
"Come out, come out, where ever you are." she chanted softly. Webb stepped out of the shadows.
"This is wear you live?" he asked in what sounded like a disgusting tone.
Juliet reluctantly sheathed her knife and asked, "What the hell are you doing here? Dont you have some nice bed to sleep in?"
Webb ignored her. "You want to come back to this place?"
Juliet glared at him with her eyes narrowed angrily. "Yes, I do. I have people you love me here. That's what makes a home anyway," she hissed at him. "I would invite you in, but since you think it's so vile you can march your happy ass home and be done with it."
Seth walked out carrying the trash. He stopped stopped and stared when he saw Webb. "Webb? Is that you?"
"Seth?! Wow! It's been awhile hasn't it?" He shook his hand.
"Hell yea! Where've you been, Mate? Last I heard you had a bit of bad luck, and was in jail."
Webb grinned, "Well I was for a while, but Will talked them into letting me out. That's were I've been for the last three years. How've you been?"
Seth looked at Juliet. "Well I've been working for her Uncle Vennie for a few months now. Now she's got me running her errands, too."
"Yea, well you weren't complaining when I paid you for doin' 'em, now did ya?"
Seth grinned, "Hell no, Birdy."
Juliet rolled her eyes at the name he'd taken to calling her.
"Birdy?" laughed Webb. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Because you were to busy looking down your nose at me."
Webb stopped laughing and glared.
Seth sensed the tension and then remembered something, "Juli, we got a message from your father. He said to meet him your cove."
Juliet looked, "Already? I figured I still had a week atleast."
"Well, Vennie sent a bird message to him for something and to see if he'd take me on with him as a crew member. Truth be told, I sail better than I bartend."
"You? As a pirate?" She tried not to laugh. True, he was probably a great salor. He had the muscle for it, but she just couldn't picture this funny, kind, annoying person as a pirate. He's the type her father would throw over board for getting on his nerves or doing something stupid.
Seth straightened. "Yes."
"Im sorry, Seth, but I just can't see you pilaging, destroying ships, and stealing things. It's just not you." Juliet said sadly, still trying not to laugh. "Not to mention the occational killing."
Seth's eyes narrowed. Although both he and Juliet would deny it, they had become friends. "I can do whatever I want."
"Besides," cut in Webb grinning, "Seth's always wanted to see Tortuga."
Juliet raised an eyebrow quizically. There's only one reason men want to go to Tortuga. "You wouldnt last one minute there. You're to nice."
"She's right," came a voice. The Commodore stepped out of the shadows. He looked at Juliet with a trace of distaste. "You're hereby under arrest for piracy, the muder of three men, and leading a slave revolution."
"One, you have no proof."
Commodore reached out and caught her right arm. He pulled up the sleeve and looked at the P tattooed there. "No proof, you say?"
"Fine. I'll go peacefully. But my father will come and get me." She glared at him. Webb and Seth just stood there staring.
"I'm counting on it Miss Sparrow."
*~*~*~*~
Seth sat there looking guilty after he told Vennie what happened. Webb sat just as still there beside him.
Vennie sighed. "Thank you for telling me. I'll send word to Jack tonight. Pack your things and get ready to leave." Seth left and he looked at Webb. "You might as well stay the night. I'll send word to your parents so they dont worry. You can bunk with Seth."
"Yes sir," he said getting up. Will and Liz are going to have my head.
"You dont like Juli do you?" Vennie looked at him.
Webb thought for a minute. "Not really, Sir. She's sarcastic, careless, rude."
Vennie shook his head. "You dont know her well enough. You'd like her."
Webb looked at him doutfully, then walked out.
*~*~*~*~
Juliet searched every inch ofher cell, looking for a way out. Finally she gave up, laid down on the floor, and started singing, "Yoho, yoho, m'hearties, nananana, and really bad eggs." Jack had never really taught her all of the song. After a while she went to sleep.
"Get up!" yelled a gruff voice. Juliet opened her eyes. Light was streaming through the barred window and there appeared to be an angry man outside her cell.
"What do you want?" Juliet asked susipously. She'd been in jail before, and men didnt usually make it a point to come and visit you except for one reason.
"Ye've got a visitor." He stepped out of the way and she saw the Commodore, Will, and Elizabeth standing there. When the stepped forward she could see someone else behind them. Webb, she was suprised. Today was his birthday and came here?
The Commodore spoke up, "The Tuners have requested to see you. Do you wish to speak with them?"
"Yes."
"Then you have 10 minutes. I'll leave you now." He walked off.
"Happy Birthday Webb."
Webb looked startled, then said, "Thank you, Juliet."
She stood up and dusted herself off. She looked at Will and caught him smiling. "What's so funny?"
"That's exactly what your father did when I busted him out of prison 10 years ago. Lying on the floor as if he couldnt care less, then standing up and dusting himself off as if he had all the time in the world."
Webb stared at him, "You busted a pirate out of prison?"
"Yep. When Elizabeth was captured by Barrbosa."
"Umm. Sorry to interrupt your little flashback, but was there a reason you're here?"
Will snapped out of it and said, "Yes. We're going to try to get the Commodore Norrington to let you out on a technacallity. Since you havent done anything since you've been here to get you thrown in jail and he cant prove that you killed those men."
"Thank you Will." she smiled.
"But you'd have to stay at our house where Elizabeth, Norrington, or I can keep an eye on you."
Her smile slipped. Her father thought she was at the tavern. What if he came looking for her here and got captured? "That's great Will, but what about....?"
Elizabeth leaned close and whispered, "We sent word to Jack when we met with Vennie this morning. He'll know, dont worry."
"Thank you. But do you think Norrington will agree?"
"I'm sure he will," Elizabeth smiled. "He really is a softy."
Norrington walked in. "Time's up. "
"Goodbye Juliet," said Will and Elizabeth when the hugged her bye through the bars. When Webb walked up she stuck out her hand.
"You know they're making me do this, dont you?" he said with a pasted on smile, while shaking her hand.
"I figured."
"Well, good-bye, Birdy."
"You no good, son of a-"
"Nuh uh ah. Play nice."
Juliet let go of his hand. She'd get him back.
*~*~*~*~
The next day Will and Webb showed up to escourt her to their house. Norrington walked up the door of her cell and reluctantly unlocked it.
"Thank you very much Commodore. Tell me. Have you cought my father yet?"
He glared and fairly pushed her into Will. "No. Not yet." He said.
Juliet suppressed a laugh and a smile. The three went outside and climbed into the cairrage that was waiting.
No one said anything throughout the ride. When they reached the house and Juliet climbed out, with the help of Will and Webb do to her long skirts, she was greeted by a yell.
"Juli!" shouted Bill as he ran toward her. He latched himself onto her leg. Isabella Marie latched herself onto the other.
"Hello, Bill, Bella. What have you two been up to?"
"Trouble!" shouted Bill.
"Yea, touble!" echoed his sister in her baby voice. She kinda left out her R's when she talked.
Elizabeth walked out of the house. "Aren't you a little old to be hanging on someone's leg, Bill?"
He seemed to be thinking about it, then he finally let go and held out his hand. Juliet went to shake it, but he cought it. Then he lifted it to his lips and kissed the back of it.
Juliet smiled. "You're very sweet, Bill. Some people aren't as sweet as you," she looked over at Webb, "so you need to be sweet for them. Got that?"
"I think so."
"Good."
A/N: If you read this and like it, then please R&R. If you dont review then I wont write anymore chapters. Thank you for those that did. I really appriciate it. Sorry about my bad spelling. Ignore it. ^_^
*~*~*~*~
After dinner Will told Webb and Bill(--William) to show Juliet around.
"So what's it like to be a pirate?" asked Bill once they were out of hearing range of their parents.
"What makes you think I'm a pirate?" Juliet aked with a smile.
"Because I saw a black 'P' tattooed on your right forearm. Only pirates have that."
"Oh, do they? Well I only have it on there because my middle name is Pearl."
"Really," he asked disappointedly.
"'Fraid so, Bill." She said with a look of mock sadness.
Webb, who had been very quiet, finally spoke up. "We know your first and second name, but we do not know your last. Pray tell, what is your last name?"
Juliet looked at him with cold eyes and a forced smile. "Smith. Juliet Smith. Satisfied?"
"No."
*~*~*~*~
For the rest of the tour neither Webb nor Juliet spoke to each other. Not that it really mattered because Bill did the talking for both. Once the tour was over Elizabeth, who Juliet truely liked, offered her a room for the night.
"Thank you, but I cant. My uncle will be expecting me."
"But how will you get home?"
"I'll walk. It's not really that far."
Elizabeth gasped, "Of course you cant! It's probably crawling with thieves and drunks!"
Juliet chuckled slightly. "My own people," she joked. "Thank you for dinner. It was lovely." With that she walked out and started her way home. She stopped when she thought she heard something, turned and looked, then kept walking. She made it to the tavern without incident. She walked around to the back and stopped again. She looked all around her, silently drawing her knife.
"Come out, come out, where ever you are." she chanted softly. Webb stepped out of the shadows.
"This is wear you live?" he asked in what sounded like a disgusting tone.
Juliet reluctantly sheathed her knife and asked, "What the hell are you doing here? Dont you have some nice bed to sleep in?"
Webb ignored her. "You want to come back to this place?"
Juliet glared at him with her eyes narrowed angrily. "Yes, I do. I have people you love me here. That's what makes a home anyway," she hissed at him. "I would invite you in, but since you think it's so vile you can march your happy ass home and be done with it."
Seth walked out carrying the trash. He stopped stopped and stared when he saw Webb. "Webb? Is that you?"
"Seth?! Wow! It's been awhile hasn't it?" He shook his hand.
"Hell yea! Where've you been, Mate? Last I heard you had a bit of bad luck, and was in jail."
Webb grinned, "Well I was for a while, but Will talked them into letting me out. That's were I've been for the last three years. How've you been?"
Seth looked at Juliet. "Well I've been working for her Uncle Vennie for a few months now. Now she's got me running her errands, too."
"Yea, well you weren't complaining when I paid you for doin' 'em, now did ya?"
Seth grinned, "Hell no, Birdy."
Juliet rolled her eyes at the name he'd taken to calling her.
"Birdy?" laughed Webb. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Because you were to busy looking down your nose at me."
Webb stopped laughing and glared.
Seth sensed the tension and then remembered something, "Juli, we got a message from your father. He said to meet him your cove."
Juliet looked, "Already? I figured I still had a week atleast."
"Well, Vennie sent a bird message to him for something and to see if he'd take me on with him as a crew member. Truth be told, I sail better than I bartend."
"You? As a pirate?" She tried not to laugh. True, he was probably a great salor. He had the muscle for it, but she just couldn't picture this funny, kind, annoying person as a pirate. He's the type her father would throw over board for getting on his nerves or doing something stupid.
Seth straightened. "Yes."
"Im sorry, Seth, but I just can't see you pilaging, destroying ships, and stealing things. It's just not you." Juliet said sadly, still trying not to laugh. "Not to mention the occational killing."
Seth's eyes narrowed. Although both he and Juliet would deny it, they had become friends. "I can do whatever I want."
"Besides," cut in Webb grinning, "Seth's always wanted to see Tortuga."
Juliet raised an eyebrow quizically. There's only one reason men want to go to Tortuga. "You wouldnt last one minute there. You're to nice."
"She's right," came a voice. The Commodore stepped out of the shadows. He looked at Juliet with a trace of distaste. "You're hereby under arrest for piracy, the muder of three men, and leading a slave revolution."
"One, you have no proof."
Commodore reached out and caught her right arm. He pulled up the sleeve and looked at the P tattooed there. "No proof, you say?"
"Fine. I'll go peacefully. But my father will come and get me." She glared at him. Webb and Seth just stood there staring.
"I'm counting on it Miss Sparrow."
*~*~*~*~
Seth sat there looking guilty after he told Vennie what happened. Webb sat just as still there beside him.
Vennie sighed. "Thank you for telling me. I'll send word to Jack tonight. Pack your things and get ready to leave." Seth left and he looked at Webb. "You might as well stay the night. I'll send word to your parents so they dont worry. You can bunk with Seth."
"Yes sir," he said getting up. Will and Liz are going to have my head.
"You dont like Juli do you?" Vennie looked at him.
Webb thought for a minute. "Not really, Sir. She's sarcastic, careless, rude."
Vennie shook his head. "You dont know her well enough. You'd like her."
Webb looked at him doutfully, then walked out.
*~*~*~*~
Juliet searched every inch ofher cell, looking for a way out. Finally she gave up, laid down on the floor, and started singing, "Yoho, yoho, m'hearties, nananana, and really bad eggs." Jack had never really taught her all of the song. After a while she went to sleep.
"Get up!" yelled a gruff voice. Juliet opened her eyes. Light was streaming through the barred window and there appeared to be an angry man outside her cell.
"What do you want?" Juliet asked susipously. She'd been in jail before, and men didnt usually make it a point to come and visit you except for one reason.
"Ye've got a visitor." He stepped out of the way and she saw the Commodore, Will, and Elizabeth standing there. When the stepped forward she could see someone else behind them. Webb, she was suprised. Today was his birthday and came here?
The Commodore spoke up, "The Tuners have requested to see you. Do you wish to speak with them?"
"Yes."
"Then you have 10 minutes. I'll leave you now." He walked off.
"Happy Birthday Webb."
Webb looked startled, then said, "Thank you, Juliet."
She stood up and dusted herself off. She looked at Will and caught him smiling. "What's so funny?"
"That's exactly what your father did when I busted him out of prison 10 years ago. Lying on the floor as if he couldnt care less, then standing up and dusting himself off as if he had all the time in the world."
Webb stared at him, "You busted a pirate out of prison?"
"Yep. When Elizabeth was captured by Barrbosa."
"Umm. Sorry to interrupt your little flashback, but was there a reason you're here?"
Will snapped out of it and said, "Yes. We're going to try to get the Commodore Norrington to let you out on a technacallity. Since you havent done anything since you've been here to get you thrown in jail and he cant prove that you killed those men."
"Thank you Will." she smiled.
"But you'd have to stay at our house where Elizabeth, Norrington, or I can keep an eye on you."
Her smile slipped. Her father thought she was at the tavern. What if he came looking for her here and got captured? "That's great Will, but what about....?"
Elizabeth leaned close and whispered, "We sent word to Jack when we met with Vennie this morning. He'll know, dont worry."
"Thank you. But do you think Norrington will agree?"
"I'm sure he will," Elizabeth smiled. "He really is a softy."
Norrington walked in. "Time's up. "
"Goodbye Juliet," said Will and Elizabeth when the hugged her bye through the bars. When Webb walked up she stuck out her hand.
"You know they're making me do this, dont you?" he said with a pasted on smile, while shaking her hand.
"I figured."
"Well, good-bye, Birdy."
"You no good, son of a-"
"Nuh uh ah. Play nice."
Juliet let go of his hand. She'd get him back.
*~*~*~*~
The next day Will and Webb showed up to escourt her to their house. Norrington walked up the door of her cell and reluctantly unlocked it.
"Thank you very much Commodore. Tell me. Have you cought my father yet?"
He glared and fairly pushed her into Will. "No. Not yet." He said.
Juliet suppressed a laugh and a smile. The three went outside and climbed into the cairrage that was waiting.
No one said anything throughout the ride. When they reached the house and Juliet climbed out, with the help of Will and Webb do to her long skirts, she was greeted by a yell.
"Juli!" shouted Bill as he ran toward her. He latched himself onto her leg. Isabella Marie latched herself onto the other.
"Hello, Bill, Bella. What have you two been up to?"
"Trouble!" shouted Bill.
"Yea, touble!" echoed his sister in her baby voice. She kinda left out her R's when she talked.
Elizabeth walked out of the house. "Aren't you a little old to be hanging on someone's leg, Bill?"
He seemed to be thinking about it, then he finally let go and held out his hand. Juliet went to shake it, but he cought it. Then he lifted it to his lips and kissed the back of it.
Juliet smiled. "You're very sweet, Bill. Some people aren't as sweet as you," she looked over at Webb, "so you need to be sweet for them. Got that?"
"I think so."
"Good."
A/N: If you read this and like it, then please R&R. If you dont review then I wont write anymore chapters. Thank you for those that did. I really appriciate it. Sorry about my bad spelling. Ignore it. ^_^