Later that afternoon Anamaria was still getting Jacklyn dressed in her
room.
"What's taking so long?" Will asked, pacing.
"The road to beauty is a long one," Jack said lying in a chair, drinking rum, "Take me for example it took me 7 years to become the charming pirate you see before you, but I didn't have any help."
"Jack, your not making us feel any better." Will said.
Jack was about to say something but was cut off by Anamaria stepping out of Jacklyn's room.
"How is she? Where is she? Is she alright?" W ill said, dying with anticipation.
"Well, she very angry at me but I think she'll pull through."
"Can we see her?"
"Certainly."
With that, Anamaria pull the door open to reveal Jacklyn. She wore one of Anamaria's off-white shirts and blue pants, one of her fathers brown vests, a silver scarf wrapped around her head, and various sashes adorned her tiny waist. Her raven black hair was braided and dreadlocked here and there, but generally clean and well managed. She wore boots somewhat like her fathers but slightly different, and a belt across her waist and chest, with her cutlass attached. She had little jewelry but still wore earrings and her necklace.
"Oh, my." Was all Elizabeth could manage to say.
"Ah, now your beginning to look the part, luv. I bet you're more comfortable too, eh?" Jack said
"Don't call me luv." Jacklyn said, "And yes, without my corset I'm much more comfortable. However, the fact that she just poked holes in my ears is quite painful."
"Ye need to look the part if my crews going to accept ye."
"Why do they need to accept me?"
"Because if they don't how are ye going to survive life on me pearl?"
"What?"
"Your coming aboard my ship The Black Pearl tomorrow, luv."
"But why? Why must I leave Port Royal? I love it here."
"I know darling, but ye must come. I've gone this long without you, don't make me wait any longer."
"You should have thought about that before abandoning me!"
"I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I was trying to keep you from getting hurt. But apparently I didn't do a very good job." Jack took Anamaria's hand and led her to the door. "We'll be back in the morning, Will" he said as he left.
Jacklyn turned to the Turners for answers. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked, "Why did you hide it from me? Were you too busy just to stop and mention, 'Oh, Jacklyn, you're a pirate!'?" She stood there waiting for answer. No answer came. She turned around and went back into her room.
Elizabeth turned to Will and started crying again. "We're losing her!" She cried.
"No we're not, she'll visit, I know she will." He said trying to comfort her.
"But she won't stay long, and she's going to be traveling with those scoundrels, she could be hurt, or worse." Just the thought made Elizabeth's eyes swell, she didn't want her child to be killed, she just wanted her to live long and prosper.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning Jacklyn trudged down the stairs. Elizabeth, Will, Jack, Anamaria, and a new face, Gibbs, were standing at the bottom. She was still dressed up like a pirate, except she was now wearing a large black hat.
"Why are ye wearing that?" Jack said, lifting an eyebrow.
"What?" Jacklyn snipped, she was in no mood for his criticism.
"You know what, the bloody hat!" Jack said.
"It hides my face." Jacklyn snipped
"Ye don't need to wear a mask, luv. You're not infamous yet." Jack said, laughing at her.
"It's not to hide from the law; it's to preserve my reputation." Jacklyn said.
"As what? A boring stiff?"
"No, as a respectable young woman"
"Ye'd best give up on that, luv. You're a Sparrow."
"But the Jacklyn they know isn't, so be quiet."
"I'll not lie to them, tis not my way."
"It's not lying we are simply going to let them believe what they want to."
"They're going to think I kidnapped you!"
"Well, you are."
"Jacklyn, darling, I'm not kidnapping you, I'm taking ye out to sea. I know ye love the sea, I've watched you. The way you marveled at me pearl. It was like looking in the mirror."
"Really?"
"Aye, luv."
"Then will go with you, temporarily, and see if life on the sea is as good as you say."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I know, I know. It's been forever since I last wrote a chapter. But I have an excuse; I couldn't find my notebook and my computer died. I'm Sorry! Don't hurt me.
Ciao!
Jacklyn A. Sparrow
"What's taking so long?" Will asked, pacing.
"The road to beauty is a long one," Jack said lying in a chair, drinking rum, "Take me for example it took me 7 years to become the charming pirate you see before you, but I didn't have any help."
"Jack, your not making us feel any better." Will said.
Jack was about to say something but was cut off by Anamaria stepping out of Jacklyn's room.
"How is she? Where is she? Is she alright?" W ill said, dying with anticipation.
"Well, she very angry at me but I think she'll pull through."
"Can we see her?"
"Certainly."
With that, Anamaria pull the door open to reveal Jacklyn. She wore one of Anamaria's off-white shirts and blue pants, one of her fathers brown vests, a silver scarf wrapped around her head, and various sashes adorned her tiny waist. Her raven black hair was braided and dreadlocked here and there, but generally clean and well managed. She wore boots somewhat like her fathers but slightly different, and a belt across her waist and chest, with her cutlass attached. She had little jewelry but still wore earrings and her necklace.
"Oh, my." Was all Elizabeth could manage to say.
"Ah, now your beginning to look the part, luv. I bet you're more comfortable too, eh?" Jack said
"Don't call me luv." Jacklyn said, "And yes, without my corset I'm much more comfortable. However, the fact that she just poked holes in my ears is quite painful."
"Ye need to look the part if my crews going to accept ye."
"Why do they need to accept me?"
"Because if they don't how are ye going to survive life on me pearl?"
"What?"
"Your coming aboard my ship The Black Pearl tomorrow, luv."
"But why? Why must I leave Port Royal? I love it here."
"I know darling, but ye must come. I've gone this long without you, don't make me wait any longer."
"You should have thought about that before abandoning me!"
"I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I was trying to keep you from getting hurt. But apparently I didn't do a very good job." Jack took Anamaria's hand and led her to the door. "We'll be back in the morning, Will" he said as he left.
Jacklyn turned to the Turners for answers. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked, "Why did you hide it from me? Were you too busy just to stop and mention, 'Oh, Jacklyn, you're a pirate!'?" She stood there waiting for answer. No answer came. She turned around and went back into her room.
Elizabeth turned to Will and started crying again. "We're losing her!" She cried.
"No we're not, she'll visit, I know she will." He said trying to comfort her.
"But she won't stay long, and she's going to be traveling with those scoundrels, she could be hurt, or worse." Just the thought made Elizabeth's eyes swell, she didn't want her child to be killed, she just wanted her to live long and prosper.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning Jacklyn trudged down the stairs. Elizabeth, Will, Jack, Anamaria, and a new face, Gibbs, were standing at the bottom. She was still dressed up like a pirate, except she was now wearing a large black hat.
"Why are ye wearing that?" Jack said, lifting an eyebrow.
"What?" Jacklyn snipped, she was in no mood for his criticism.
"You know what, the bloody hat!" Jack said.
"It hides my face." Jacklyn snipped
"Ye don't need to wear a mask, luv. You're not infamous yet." Jack said, laughing at her.
"It's not to hide from the law; it's to preserve my reputation." Jacklyn said.
"As what? A boring stiff?"
"No, as a respectable young woman"
"Ye'd best give up on that, luv. You're a Sparrow."
"But the Jacklyn they know isn't, so be quiet."
"I'll not lie to them, tis not my way."
"It's not lying we are simply going to let them believe what they want to."
"They're going to think I kidnapped you!"
"Well, you are."
"Jacklyn, darling, I'm not kidnapping you, I'm taking ye out to sea. I know ye love the sea, I've watched you. The way you marveled at me pearl. It was like looking in the mirror."
"Really?"
"Aye, luv."
"Then will go with you, temporarily, and see if life on the sea is as good as you say."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I know, I know. It's been forever since I last wrote a chapter. But I have an excuse; I couldn't find my notebook and my computer died. I'm Sorry! Don't hurt me.
Ciao!
Jacklyn A. Sparrow