The next morning Jack came in to Jacklyn's room to wake her up for
breakfast. He was moving slowly and stealthfully over to her bed and bent
over to her ear.
"Morning lass!!" Jack yelled, waking up Jacklyn. She countered his attack with a not-so-graceful punch, knocking Jack off his feet and onto the ground.
"Jack!" She screamed hoarsely.
"What are you complaining about? My nose is bleeding!" Jack said, he then touched his nose and looked at his fingers, they were bloody.
"You shouldn't yell in your physical superior's ear. Didn't your father ever tell you how to pick your fights?" Jacklyn said, as if she were talking to a child.
"My father never taught me nothing." Jack began, "I barely even met the man, not that I wanted to. He had far too many rules."
"Rules are a privilege." Jacklyn stated.
"A privilege to break, yes." Jack countered. Jacklyn looked annoyed; she did not at all care to be argued with.
"Why must you irk me so?" Jacklyn said.
"Because it's fun!" Jack said, moving his hands extravagantly.
"OK, let's have some more fun!" Jacklyn said. She then grabbed Jack by the wrist and led him updecks. She saw Gibbs and walked up to him. Jack hid behind her, his nose still bleeding profusely, but Jacklyn pulled him out and showed Gibbs and the rest of the crew.
"Jack, did the little girl beat you up?" Gibbs said, holding back the laughs.
"No, I bumped my nose on her, uh, fist." Jack said, trying to make it sound like it was an accident.
"Jack, I got ye good and that's all there is to it. Savvy?" Jacklyn said.
"You did- I just- Where did you learn that word anyway?" Jack fumed.
"What word?" Jacklyn said, she had no clue that 'savvy' was any different than any other word.
"Savvy, it's not a respectable kind of word; mostly it's not used much except by me. I've seen other people use it but not any respectable people." Jack said.
"I don't know, I never really thought about it. William says it from time- to-time." Jacklyn said.
"He does!?" Jack said, wrinkling his nose and raising his eyebrows at the mere thought.
"Yes, he does. Why? You don't think it's the kind of word a person like him should use?" Jacklyn said.
"Of course he shouldn't, it's not very whelpish." Jack said.
"That's not even a word."
"That's not important. What is important is this. You are on my ship now, and must show me respect." Jack said.
"Fine, but it won't be easy." Jacklyn said.
"Good, now do you want the grand tour of my grand ship?" Jack said waving his arms as he spoke.
"I suppose that could be nice." Jacklyn said before Jack grabbed her wrist and dragged her below deck. He took her into a small hallway with doors evenly spaced on each side. It was a grimy gritty place and Jacklyn's stomach churned just from being there.
"Not so pretty is it?" Jack said when he noticed the look on her face.
"No, not really." Jacklyn said.
"Don't worry, the only reason I brought you here was to tell you never to come down here. My crew are wild and I don't need to be worrying about you all day." Jack said.
"I find it hard to believe that you could worry about anything but yourself." Jacklyn snipped.
"Well I can. And I do. I've been worried about you ever since I left you with Will. And apparently for good reason." Jack said angrily.
"Oh, that. That doesn't usually happen. Usually they let me be and I let them be." Jacklyn said.
"You've been around that man before?"
"Not that one exactly, others."
"What kind of others?"
"Just others, other pirates, other drunks, even other swordsmen."
"You have? Did they ever hurt you?"
"No, Jack. They never hurt me. Shall we continue with the tour?"
"Oh, yes, we shall." Jack grabbed Jacklyn's wrist again and showed her throughout the Black Pearl stopping at the galley, Gibbs' cabin, Anamaria's cabin and several other places but he lost her when he came updecks. He turned around to tell her something but she was gone.
"Jacklyn? Jacklyn!? Gibbs! Where's me daughter?" Jack said when he saw Gibbs nearby.
"Relax, Captain. Look up." Gibbs said. Jack turned white and looked up. There, at the highest point on the entire ship stood his darling daughter, her hair waving in the breeze.
"Jacklyn! Get down here!!" Jack yelled at the top of his lungs and Jacklyn grabbed hold of a rope and jumped down scaring Jack half to death.
"Yes, daddy dearest?" Jacklyn said almost innocently.
"Very funny. Where did you learn to do that?"
"Swing from the top of the mast? I learned that from a sailor friend of mine. It's not so hard after falling every time." Jacklyn said.
"Falling every time? I'm glad you did, teaches you tolerance." Jack said.
"Tolerance is something I do not have. I normally simply remove the thing I need to tolerate. That's why I killed my sailor friend. Of course no one caught me since I had a respectable reputation." Jacklyn said, smirking.
"Killed him? I'm impressed. I didn't think you could." Jack said.
"You didn't think I could? After the way I threatened you with that cutlass? You bet I can." Jacklyn said menacingly.
"Hold up there luv! Why don't we put that temper of yours to good use? Kill ol' Mr. Gillette?"
"Kill him? Excellent! I've wanted to do that for years!" Jacklyn said jumping up and down.
"Good, now what say we get something to eat before it's all gone?" Jack said.
"Good idea." Jacklyn said before departing for the galley.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hi! Well, I've finally got a moment to sit down and write. Sorry it took me so long. I've had school and my sisters to baby-sit and to top it off my mother's due to have a baby next week. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. Ciao!
Jacklyn A. Sparrow.
"Morning lass!!" Jack yelled, waking up Jacklyn. She countered his attack with a not-so-graceful punch, knocking Jack off his feet and onto the ground.
"Jack!" She screamed hoarsely.
"What are you complaining about? My nose is bleeding!" Jack said, he then touched his nose and looked at his fingers, they were bloody.
"You shouldn't yell in your physical superior's ear. Didn't your father ever tell you how to pick your fights?" Jacklyn said, as if she were talking to a child.
"My father never taught me nothing." Jack began, "I barely even met the man, not that I wanted to. He had far too many rules."
"Rules are a privilege." Jacklyn stated.
"A privilege to break, yes." Jack countered. Jacklyn looked annoyed; she did not at all care to be argued with.
"Why must you irk me so?" Jacklyn said.
"Because it's fun!" Jack said, moving his hands extravagantly.
"OK, let's have some more fun!" Jacklyn said. She then grabbed Jack by the wrist and led him updecks. She saw Gibbs and walked up to him. Jack hid behind her, his nose still bleeding profusely, but Jacklyn pulled him out and showed Gibbs and the rest of the crew.
"Jack, did the little girl beat you up?" Gibbs said, holding back the laughs.
"No, I bumped my nose on her, uh, fist." Jack said, trying to make it sound like it was an accident.
"Jack, I got ye good and that's all there is to it. Savvy?" Jacklyn said.
"You did- I just- Where did you learn that word anyway?" Jack fumed.
"What word?" Jacklyn said, she had no clue that 'savvy' was any different than any other word.
"Savvy, it's not a respectable kind of word; mostly it's not used much except by me. I've seen other people use it but not any respectable people." Jack said.
"I don't know, I never really thought about it. William says it from time- to-time." Jacklyn said.
"He does!?" Jack said, wrinkling his nose and raising his eyebrows at the mere thought.
"Yes, he does. Why? You don't think it's the kind of word a person like him should use?" Jacklyn said.
"Of course he shouldn't, it's not very whelpish." Jack said.
"That's not even a word."
"That's not important. What is important is this. You are on my ship now, and must show me respect." Jack said.
"Fine, but it won't be easy." Jacklyn said.
"Good, now do you want the grand tour of my grand ship?" Jack said waving his arms as he spoke.
"I suppose that could be nice." Jacklyn said before Jack grabbed her wrist and dragged her below deck. He took her into a small hallway with doors evenly spaced on each side. It was a grimy gritty place and Jacklyn's stomach churned just from being there.
"Not so pretty is it?" Jack said when he noticed the look on her face.
"No, not really." Jacklyn said.
"Don't worry, the only reason I brought you here was to tell you never to come down here. My crew are wild and I don't need to be worrying about you all day." Jack said.
"I find it hard to believe that you could worry about anything but yourself." Jacklyn snipped.
"Well I can. And I do. I've been worried about you ever since I left you with Will. And apparently for good reason." Jack said angrily.
"Oh, that. That doesn't usually happen. Usually they let me be and I let them be." Jacklyn said.
"You've been around that man before?"
"Not that one exactly, others."
"What kind of others?"
"Just others, other pirates, other drunks, even other swordsmen."
"You have? Did they ever hurt you?"
"No, Jack. They never hurt me. Shall we continue with the tour?"
"Oh, yes, we shall." Jack grabbed Jacklyn's wrist again and showed her throughout the Black Pearl stopping at the galley, Gibbs' cabin, Anamaria's cabin and several other places but he lost her when he came updecks. He turned around to tell her something but she was gone.
"Jacklyn? Jacklyn!? Gibbs! Where's me daughter?" Jack said when he saw Gibbs nearby.
"Relax, Captain. Look up." Gibbs said. Jack turned white and looked up. There, at the highest point on the entire ship stood his darling daughter, her hair waving in the breeze.
"Jacklyn! Get down here!!" Jack yelled at the top of his lungs and Jacklyn grabbed hold of a rope and jumped down scaring Jack half to death.
"Yes, daddy dearest?" Jacklyn said almost innocently.
"Very funny. Where did you learn to do that?"
"Swing from the top of the mast? I learned that from a sailor friend of mine. It's not so hard after falling every time." Jacklyn said.
"Falling every time? I'm glad you did, teaches you tolerance." Jack said.
"Tolerance is something I do not have. I normally simply remove the thing I need to tolerate. That's why I killed my sailor friend. Of course no one caught me since I had a respectable reputation." Jacklyn said, smirking.
"Killed him? I'm impressed. I didn't think you could." Jack said.
"You didn't think I could? After the way I threatened you with that cutlass? You bet I can." Jacklyn said menacingly.
"Hold up there luv! Why don't we put that temper of yours to good use? Kill ol' Mr. Gillette?"
"Kill him? Excellent! I've wanted to do that for years!" Jacklyn said jumping up and down.
"Good, now what say we get something to eat before it's all gone?" Jack said.
"Good idea." Jacklyn said before departing for the galley.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hi! Well, I've finally got a moment to sit down and write. Sorry it took me so long. I've had school and my sisters to baby-sit and to top it off my mother's due to have a baby next week. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. Ciao!
Jacklyn A. Sparrow.