The Beginning Of New Things
The two white ships continued to pursue The Black Pearl, but they were having trouble catching up. Indeed, they were now in firing range but didn't dare make an attack on the ship that contained the Princess. It took them a good four days to get this close and Jade, looking through Jack's telescope when he wasn't looking, noticed the unmistakable figure of Sir William Hant, alongside her father. What she was wondering was how he had gotten to the Caribbean so quickly. She hadn't been captured all that long, and he would have had to left before she was even taken for him to get here so quickly, let alone wait for news of her napping to reach him. "Jack, will you please let me go?" Jade said the evening she saw that William was on one of the ships coming to claim her. She would have to escape him some other time, or live the rest of her life in misery at his side. St the moment, Jade felt both options were better than staying on a ship with the most arrogant Pirate to ever walk the Earth. "No can do, love." Jack answered, taking his shirt off. Jade had also asked him to sleep with his shirt on, but he also said then; "No can do, love." That line annoyed her. She had also been asking for him to release her every single day since he captured her. He refused her each time. "Fine, good night, Captain Sparrow." Jade said. "Night love."
Jack woke up yet again with Jade in his arms, as if they were hugging each other in their sleep. He seriously wondered if Jade was doing on purpose to taunt him, because he did find her attractive. She was unlike any other girl he had met. With straight, long black hair and her skin had tanned from being in the sun so much. She was slim and wore almost no make-up, something very uncommon in the Caribbean at that time. When he first met her she walked very proudly around the ship but he noticed she had started bending her head slightly and kept her gaze downwards. He wondered briefly what stories were told about him to make her so suddenly abiding.
As to them waking up in each other's arm; this made things increasingly awkward between them. They never spoke of it, and acted as if it didn't happen.
"Come on love, we've got business to attend to today." Jack said. "Make yourself look pretty."
"I beg your pardon?" "Right, well, your father and your fiancé will be seeing you today, we must look presentable." He left the cabin and went on deck, leaving Jade to change. She left her hair down because she was unable to find a ribbon, and she wore a light blue dress that had a floral print on it. She took it out of the trunk and smelt the cloth of her dress. It smelt of wild flowers. Her maids had picked some and hung it in her trunk to make her clothes smell nice. Now, when she was rescued, she would at least look, and smell proper. She also dabbed the same scented perfume on the base of her neck as she did every day.
Jack was right, she did see her father and William. She was amazed at how close the ships were to each other, just out of swinging-rope distance. "Princess! Princess!" William called. His voice was just audible over all the noise that the pirates were making. "Come over here, by me love." Jack called. As if she had a choice! Immediately two crewmembers escorted her and placed her beside their Captain. He was smiling, and she could see a golden tooth. "Give us the Princess and we will leave you unharmed!" Her father had called over. "What a generous proposition!" Jack yelled back. He put his arm around Jade's shoulders and kissed her on the cheek. She was so shocked that she almost slapped him. "But I'm afraid I've taken a liking to the girl." So that's what he was doing. "How dare you Sir!" That voice was William's, and he was angry. Jade knew that he already thought of her as his property. Jack smiled more broadly and gave William a mock-salute. Then, he took a knife out of his bootleg and moved Jade in front of him, holding her around her waist with one hand, his other hand held the knife, and this was at her neck. "Don't move, and I won't have to hurt you." He whispered in her ear, she smelt of wildflowers, he noticed.
Everyone else on the other ships were still, panicked about what this crazy Pirate would do.
"If any of you make any move, I'll slit her throat, savvy?" He called. Jade noticed briefly William slip away from the crowd. "Now, Annamaria, please be so kind as to tell the cannon boys to pick a ship and blast to pieces. And then, could you do us a favor and get my ship away from these gentlemen." "Aye." With that one word, Annamaria left, and a moment later, a large sound filled Jade's ears. The second ship's mast had a cannon ball go through it. Another hit its stopper side. Men on the ship all ran to the lifeboats, and most made it to the ship that Jade's father was on. The only thing was, the end of the mast was now going to fall on Jade. She hadn't noticed, she was watching William standing off to the side of the ship smoking, not bothering to help a drowning comrade. Jack had moved his knife and his hold from Jade a moment before and stepped away to give Annamaria the instructions.
Jack glanced at Jade, the other ship's mast was about to fall on her, Why wasn't she paying attention. With out thinking, he dived and push Jade to the ground, landing on top of her.
Jade was in a state of shock. How could her fiancé be so ruthless to some one who was under his command? How could he stand, smoking, so arrogantly and watch another soldier struggle in the water and act as if he was watching a slightly boring play? All of a sudden, she felt herself being thrown to the deck, hitting it hard, with the weight of some one on top of her. She opened her eyes, not realizing she had even closed them, and saw Jack looking at her with concern. She looked past him and noticed a mast a foot away from Jack's head. It had hit the side of the Pearl, but done no real harmful damage. Had Jack just saved her life?
She was shaking slightly, and she put her arms around his neck, refusing to let go. Jack dragged her from underneath the mast and help her stand. She let go of him and just nodded. All the while not taking her eyes off of the thick piece of wood that would have crashed down on her head if Jack hadn't pushed her. Already, the majority of the crewmembers had gathered around the fallen wood and pushed it back into the water. The Pearl was off before the other ship could even start to recover from the damages.
Jack brought Jade into his chambers and was surprised that she actually accepted the glass of brandy he offered her to calm her down. A lady never drank, and a Princess didn't associate herself with those who did.
"Why'd you do it?" Jade asked after a short while, twirling her tumbler clockwise, slowly. "What?" "Save me." "I don't know." But he did. Jack didn't want to see Jade dead. And he didn't want to see her in the arms of Sir William Hant either.
Jade stole a glance of her rescuer. Why was she happy that father and William hadn't been able to rescue her?
The two white ships continued to pursue The Black Pearl, but they were having trouble catching up. Indeed, they were now in firing range but didn't dare make an attack on the ship that contained the Princess. It took them a good four days to get this close and Jade, looking through Jack's telescope when he wasn't looking, noticed the unmistakable figure of Sir William Hant, alongside her father. What she was wondering was how he had gotten to the Caribbean so quickly. She hadn't been captured all that long, and he would have had to left before she was even taken for him to get here so quickly, let alone wait for news of her napping to reach him. "Jack, will you please let me go?" Jade said the evening she saw that William was on one of the ships coming to claim her. She would have to escape him some other time, or live the rest of her life in misery at his side. St the moment, Jade felt both options were better than staying on a ship with the most arrogant Pirate to ever walk the Earth. "No can do, love." Jack answered, taking his shirt off. Jade had also asked him to sleep with his shirt on, but he also said then; "No can do, love." That line annoyed her. She had also been asking for him to release her every single day since he captured her. He refused her each time. "Fine, good night, Captain Sparrow." Jade said. "Night love."
Jack woke up yet again with Jade in his arms, as if they were hugging each other in their sleep. He seriously wondered if Jade was doing on purpose to taunt him, because he did find her attractive. She was unlike any other girl he had met. With straight, long black hair and her skin had tanned from being in the sun so much. She was slim and wore almost no make-up, something very uncommon in the Caribbean at that time. When he first met her she walked very proudly around the ship but he noticed she had started bending her head slightly and kept her gaze downwards. He wondered briefly what stories were told about him to make her so suddenly abiding.
As to them waking up in each other's arm; this made things increasingly awkward between them. They never spoke of it, and acted as if it didn't happen.
"Come on love, we've got business to attend to today." Jack said. "Make yourself look pretty."
"I beg your pardon?" "Right, well, your father and your fiancé will be seeing you today, we must look presentable." He left the cabin and went on deck, leaving Jade to change. She left her hair down because she was unable to find a ribbon, and she wore a light blue dress that had a floral print on it. She took it out of the trunk and smelt the cloth of her dress. It smelt of wild flowers. Her maids had picked some and hung it in her trunk to make her clothes smell nice. Now, when she was rescued, she would at least look, and smell proper. She also dabbed the same scented perfume on the base of her neck as she did every day.
Jack was right, she did see her father and William. She was amazed at how close the ships were to each other, just out of swinging-rope distance. "Princess! Princess!" William called. His voice was just audible over all the noise that the pirates were making. "Come over here, by me love." Jack called. As if she had a choice! Immediately two crewmembers escorted her and placed her beside their Captain. He was smiling, and she could see a golden tooth. "Give us the Princess and we will leave you unharmed!" Her father had called over. "What a generous proposition!" Jack yelled back. He put his arm around Jade's shoulders and kissed her on the cheek. She was so shocked that she almost slapped him. "But I'm afraid I've taken a liking to the girl." So that's what he was doing. "How dare you Sir!" That voice was William's, and he was angry. Jade knew that he already thought of her as his property. Jack smiled more broadly and gave William a mock-salute. Then, he took a knife out of his bootleg and moved Jade in front of him, holding her around her waist with one hand, his other hand held the knife, and this was at her neck. "Don't move, and I won't have to hurt you." He whispered in her ear, she smelt of wildflowers, he noticed.
Everyone else on the other ships were still, panicked about what this crazy Pirate would do.
"If any of you make any move, I'll slit her throat, savvy?" He called. Jade noticed briefly William slip away from the crowd. "Now, Annamaria, please be so kind as to tell the cannon boys to pick a ship and blast to pieces. And then, could you do us a favor and get my ship away from these gentlemen." "Aye." With that one word, Annamaria left, and a moment later, a large sound filled Jade's ears. The second ship's mast had a cannon ball go through it. Another hit its stopper side. Men on the ship all ran to the lifeboats, and most made it to the ship that Jade's father was on. The only thing was, the end of the mast was now going to fall on Jade. She hadn't noticed, she was watching William standing off to the side of the ship smoking, not bothering to help a drowning comrade. Jack had moved his knife and his hold from Jade a moment before and stepped away to give Annamaria the instructions.
Jack glanced at Jade, the other ship's mast was about to fall on her, Why wasn't she paying attention. With out thinking, he dived and push Jade to the ground, landing on top of her.
Jade was in a state of shock. How could her fiancé be so ruthless to some one who was under his command? How could he stand, smoking, so arrogantly and watch another soldier struggle in the water and act as if he was watching a slightly boring play? All of a sudden, she felt herself being thrown to the deck, hitting it hard, with the weight of some one on top of her. She opened her eyes, not realizing she had even closed them, and saw Jack looking at her with concern. She looked past him and noticed a mast a foot away from Jack's head. It had hit the side of the Pearl, but done no real harmful damage. Had Jack just saved her life?
She was shaking slightly, and she put her arms around his neck, refusing to let go. Jack dragged her from underneath the mast and help her stand. She let go of him and just nodded. All the while not taking her eyes off of the thick piece of wood that would have crashed down on her head if Jack hadn't pushed her. Already, the majority of the crewmembers had gathered around the fallen wood and pushed it back into the water. The Pearl was off before the other ship could even start to recover from the damages.
Jack brought Jade into his chambers and was surprised that she actually accepted the glass of brandy he offered her to calm her down. A lady never drank, and a Princess didn't associate herself with those who did.
"Why'd you do it?" Jade asked after a short while, twirling her tumbler clockwise, slowly. "What?" "Save me." "I don't know." But he did. Jack didn't want to see Jade dead. And he didn't want to see her in the arms of Sir William Hant either.
Jade stole a glance of her rescuer. Why was she happy that father and William hadn't been able to rescue her?