1Pirates of the Caribbean; Love Is Not A Victory
Chapter Three; Pirates Ye Be Warned
A/N Woot! I would like to thank Captain Ammie Sparrow, Redberry Greenleaf, Jinxeh and Elli for reviewing! hugs By the way, I bet you didn't expect what happened in the second chapter did you? Haha, I told you this story was different. And you thought I was lying, you should always trust dishonest people! And to answer your questions Jinxeh, Elli and Jordan are two normal girls, expect for the fact that they have powers that they learned of at a wizarding school, (something like Hogwarts) And yes, they were born with their powers, even though their parents do not have powers and they like to world hop, which is how they got here.(if you're confused about world hopping, if you've ever read A Wrinkle In Time, it's like tesseracting, but with a porta) And they originally live in America, but they travel all over the world and to other worlds.
I was the first one up in the morning, even though I was probably more tired than Will. I looked over at him laying on the couch and suddenly I felt an odd stirring in my stomach, my heart felt lighter, but not in a bad way. In fact-it was really pleasant. I flushed a little and looked away, thinking Will wouldn't want me staring at him while he was sleeping and I really didn't want him to think of me as more of a freak than he already took me for.
Swinging my legs over the side of the bed, I stood up and stretched, feeling my back pop. Ow. I staggered over to the kitchen table, making breakfast for Will and I, it was the least I could do since he was letting me stay at his house for free. Come to think of it, I shouldn't be doing that, I should find a job to pay him back for letting me stay here. I have a very strong conscience and now it was nagging at me for staying here without giving Will any kind of payment. (don't take that the wrong way)
I began wondering what I could do to get some money as I laid out the bread and jam.
"Good morning." I heard a voice call. I looked over my shoulder at Will and smiled.
"Good morning Will." I replied cheerfully. "Did you sleep well?"
"I did." He replied, also surprised by my good manners. It's not like Will thought I was brought up by heathens that taught me no sense of good behavior, it's just I wasn't like the normal ladies of Port Royal. "I have to run some errands at town today and I was wondering if you would like to come along." Will asked me as we sat down to breakfast.
"Sure, I wanted to go to town to look for a job." I told him.
"Why?" He inquired.
"Well, I feel bad for staying here without paying you, so I want to find a job so I can pay you back." I explained.
"That's very kind of you Jordan, but you don't need to do that." Will assured me. I smiled brightly.
"Oh I know I don't have to, but I want to Will." I protested gently, laying my small pale hand on his tan broad one. I felt that odd fluttering in my stomach again and took my hand away rather quickly. I started to spread some jam on my bread, acting like it was the most interesting thing in the world.
"If it's what you really want..." Will replied. I nodded.
"It is what I want."
"Alright, we'll go after breakfast." He promised. I nodded again, smiling. Now my god damned conscience could leave me alone!
As Will said, we went out to town after breakfast. I began looking at everything intently, trying to get accustomed to it. I was going to be living here now and God only knows how long, so I best get used to this town. I felt very uncomfortable after awhile though, maybe it was because the townspeople were staring at me. I smiled back weakly, even though I felt like yelling; 'What, you've never seen a girl before?' I kept my tongue though and walked on with my head high. Nothing was going to upset me today.
But most of the people who were staring at me were trying to figure out how I was related to Will. They had never seen me around town and most people assumed that Will and I were either distant cousins or married. Most assumed we were married. And it wasn't out of the question either, Will was a very handsome man, most of the towns woman thought, and would most certainly marry him if they were of lower social status or if they weren't already promised off by their fathers to someone else.
I myself did not care or mind things such as social status, people were people. But I do have to say that I prefer hard working people such as Will, to higher ranking people who consider a full days work signing important documents or raising fine crystal glasses to their lips.
We arrived at a small bakery where a kind looking middle aged woman stood behind the main counter. Rows and rows of different kinds of bread stood stacked behind her and the whole bakery was warm and smelled like bread. She looked up at us as we walked forward and smiled.
"Hello Will, what can I get for you today?" She asked him kindly.
"Two loaves of bread please." Will replied, handing her a couple shillings. The woman took the shillings and called a young girl over to her.
"Mary, please bring me two loaves of bread." She instructed gently. Mary curtsied to the baker lady and then looked up at Will. Her young pretty face flushed a little and her blue forget-me-not eyes sparkled. "Oh, hello Will." She said softly.
"Hello Mary, how are you doing?" He asked politely.
"Fine, fine." Mary assured him, laughing gaily.
"Good, I'm glad to hear that." Will replied, still ever polite. Mary seemed at a loss for words, so she just smiled. I felt another stirring in my heart and this time it didn't feel light and happy, it felt dark and heavy. It made me feel uneasy standing here in the bakery with Mary and Will and I didn't know why. I also found it hard to breathe as I looked at the two of them."The bread dear?" The baker woman reminded Mary gently. Mary nodded and flushed deeper.
"Forgive me ma'am." She murmured and walked off farther into the bakery and I found it easier to breathe again.
"Now, Will-who is this pretty young girl, your wife?" The baker woman asked kindly, smiling even brighter at the two of us. If I was drinking any kind of liquid, I would've spit it out at that remark.
"Um...actually ma'am...I'm Will's cousin visiting from England. I have a busy life in England and can hardly find the time to travel here, but this year I made a special point to visit Will." I replied kindly. (Wow I'm good) The woman nodded, her smile faltering a little.
"I see, well-I hope you enjoy your stay at Port Royal." She said almost apologetically.
Just then Mary reappeared with the loaves of bread in her thin arms. She handed them over to Will and I saw her hands visibly shaking. Why was she so nervous around Will? I wasn't.
"Thank you." Will replied. Mary nodded and Will turned around and left the store, with me following him.
"Well, I'm going to go look for a job now, so you just head home and I'll meet you there in an hour or less." I said to Will as we walked back to his house. Will however, looked more skeptical.
"Are sure you're going to be alright, do you think you can find your way around?" He asked, looking at me. I nodded.
"I think I'll be fine and I won't go far or be long, so please don't worry." I assured him and walked on down the street, Will watching me carefully for awhile before heading home.
I walked down the crowded streets, looking for a place that would interesting. I passed many shops selling various imports, but I wanted a place out of the sun and where they're weren't a lot of people.
At last I found a small bookstore crammed between two other stores, but that didn't change my attitude about the store, I still wanted to work there. I opened the door carefully and peered inside. Even though the store was quite small, the shop was crammed with bookcases and books were piled on every available surface.
"Hello?" I called. No one answered for me a long time, so I called then again and this time a woman in her early thirties appeared in the main room. Apparently there were other small rooms leading out of this main room. "Hello ma'am, I was looking for a job and I was wondering if there was anything I could do around here to help you out." I explained. "My name is Jordan...Jordan Turner." I held out my hand, but she didn't shake it, half of me didn't expect her to.
"My name is Mona and I haven't seen you around here before, how long have you been here?" She asked me. I told her the story I told the baker woman and how I was going to be living in Port Royal and that I really needed a job. She nodded when I was done, but still looked at me skeptically.
"I'll work very hard I promise, I just really need the money." I replied, still trying to win her over. She laughed a little.
"Don't we all need the money?" She muttered, shaking her head. "And speaking of which, I don't think you'll get much profit out of this business, hardly anyone comes by here."
"I don't mind." I assured her. She sighed and then nodded.
"Alright lass, you start tomorrow morning and I expect you to be here." She commanded. I nodded earnestly.
"I'll be here, I promise." At that I left the book store and raced back to Will's house. I couldn't wait to tell him my good news, hopefully it would make him smile because I really do like it when he smiles.
Elli woke up to the soft noise of someone shuffling around her room. She groaned as that same someone pulled open the curtains, letting the harsh Jamaican sun shine through the wide windows. Elli decided to stop trying to sleep and sat up in bed. She scanned the room, looking for the evil person who opened the curtains and let the sun come in. It was one of Elizabeth's many maids, Linda. She walked over to the end of the bed and gave Elli and small curtsey.
"I'm sorry to wake you miss, but Elizabeth asked me to fetch you." She explained. Elli groaned, so it was bloody Elizabeth's fault.
"I'll be down in a minute." Elli replied and laid back in bed, curling up again. Linda clicked her tongue.
"Now miss, a lady never stays in bed this late." She countered.
"And how late is it?" Elli asked, sitting up once again.
"Eight thirty, miss." Linda replied. Elli climbed out of bed and Linda motioned to the bath she had drawn for Elli, who slipped off her nightgown and climbed in. It was cold and Elli spent the better half of her bath trying to stop shivering. After Elli was done with her bath, Linda helped her into a petticoat, and then picked up the corset. Elli glared at it evilly.
"Oh no, I am not wearing that." She protested, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Why ever not?" Linda asked in reply.
"Those things are evil, they squeeze the life out of you! How can people stand wearing those?" Elli demanded.
"Did you not wear corsets where you came from?" Linda asked.
"Yes, we did not wear corsets, so why start now?" Elli asked in reply.
"You'll get used to them miss. You're in Port Royal now and you best learn how to do things our way." Elli rolled her eyes, but gave in. She turned around, took a deep breath and held it as she felt Linda doing up the laces on her corset.
Elli looked out the window and began wondering where I was. She knew she had came here with me, we both stepped through the portal at the same time, but now we were separated. She really hoped to find me soon, who knows what kind of people I might've run into.
"There you go miss." Linda said, finished with the corset. She then helped Elli into a deep blue dress and found some shoes for her to wear, because Elizabeth and Elli were roughly around the same dress and shoe size. And even though Elizabeth's dress and shoes were a little tight on her, Elli didn't complain, she didn't want them to have to go out and buy new clothes and shoes just for her.
"Breakfast will be ready in about fifteen minutes." Linda told Elli and left the room. As soon as she left, Elizabeth appeared.
"Oh Elli, you look so nice in that dress, it really matches your eyes." Elizabeth gushed happily when she saw Elli. See, Elli has clear blue eyes, long brownish/blonde hair and a nice golden tan. She looked a lot different from the woman of Port Royal who were all a delicate shade of peach, but that didn't bother Elli.
"Thanks." Elli replied, looking at Elizabeth oddly.
"Well, today my father and I are going to a ceremony and we were wondering if you would like to accompany us." Elizabeth said.
"Um...no thank you, I'll just stay here, maybe go out and look around the town." Elli declined.
"Alright, well if you change your mind, the fort is right over there." Elizabeth replied and pointed out the window. Elli nodded and the two of them walked downstairs for breakfast.
I opened the door to Will's house and found that it was empty, he had gone. I looked around for a note or something, but there wasn't anything to tell me where he was. I began to panic, but then I had a thought, he was probably at his shop. I rushed up the street to the blacksmiths's shop and sure enough, I found him walking out of the shop and to a large, beautiful house on a hill.
"Will!" I called out and ran up behind him. He turned around and smiled at me.
"There you are Jordan. I'm sorry I didn't leave you a note, I didn't expect you back for a while." He apologized.
"It's alright, but I wanted to tell you something Will, I got a job already!" I exclaimed.
"That's great Jordan, where are you working?" Will asked.
"Oh, at a little bookstore." I replied. "My bosses's name is Mona, do you know her?" I asked. Will thought for a moment.
"I think so." He said, nodding.
"Now where are you headed?" I asked him, looking back at the large white house.
"The governor of Port Royal asked me to make a sword for him, so now that it's finished, I have to deliver it to him." Will explained.
"The governor asked you to make a sword for him? That's impressive, you must be really good." I said. Will looked down at me, surprised. He wasn't used to getting such praise for his work, most people didn't even know he made the swords, they thought it was Mr. Brown, the man who was Will's master for a long time until Will learned to do things all by himself and then Mr. Brown just started drinking more and more and paying Will less and less attention.
"Is it alright if I come with you or do you want me to go home?" I asked all of a sudden.
"I don't mind, besides, we're already this far." He pointed out. I nodded and we kpet on walking to the governor's house.
Elli finished her breakfast and was heading up the stairs to her room when the door bell rang. Elli paid it no attention and kept walking up the stairs. It wasn't for her anyways. Elizabeth was also walking up to her room to do some last minute touches on herself before the ceremony.
A butler opened the door and found Will and I standing in the doorway.
"Sir, I have the governor's order." Will said. The butler nodded.
"I'll go fetch him." He assured him and walked off. Will and I carefully stepped into the house and I carefully shut the door behind us. This house was so large and filled with delicate objects(like chandeliers) that I was afraid of touching anything. A loud snap startled me out of my thoughts and I wheeled around, paranoid. I saw Will holding a broken candlestick in his hands. I started laughing, I couldn't help it; the look on his face was so funny!
"Jordan, this isn't funny!" Will hissed. "What am I going to do with this?" I regained myself and began looking around for something to shove the candlestick in. I had better hurry though, because I heard footsteps above us and they were getting closer.
"Um...shove it in that vase!" I cried and pointed to a pretty China blue vase. Will did as I said and we both turned around again, acting like nothing was wrong.
We were just in time, because after five minutes the governor walked down the stairs and over to us. I began praying that he wouldn't notice the candelabra.
"Good day sir, I have your order." Will said and laid the slim green case on the table. He opened it and took out one of the most beautiful swords I had ever seen. He began explaining the sword to the governor using a lot of terms that I did not understand, but promised to learn.
Will then flipped the sword through the air, a trick that startled me out of my thoughts. I marveled at how graceful he was with a sword and I wished I knew how to use one. Maybe I could get him to teach me.
"Well done," the governor was saying, "the Commodore will be very pleased. Do pass along my compliments to your master." Will was wearing a smile on his lips until the governor said that last part. His smile faltered and he looked hurt, but quickly covered it.
"I shall, a craftsman is always pleased to hear that his work is appreciated." Will said with a strained voice and a fake smile on his face. I gently laid a hand on his arm and he turned and smiled at me a little.
Just then all the attention in the room was snatched away and directed towards the stairs where Elizabeth was walking down the grand stair case, coming to grace us with her presence. (obvious sarcasm)
"Elizabeth, you look absolutely stunning." The governor said, smiling at his daughter. But Elizabeth completely ignored her loving father and flounced over to Will. I instinctively backed away. Being around people like her made me uncomfortable, but for some reason, she made me feel even more uncomfortable.
"Will, it's so good to see you again!" She cried happily. "I had a dream about you last night." My eyes widened as did the governor's and Will's. Oh no she did not go there.
"About me?" Will finally replied. She nodded.
"About the day we met, do you remember?" She asked. I started to wonder if she was purposely trying to make me feel bad. That was ridiculous of course, she didn't even know me, but I still couldn't help feeling angry. I felt jealousy stirring in my heart again and I wondered why. Why was a feeling jealous towards all these girls that knew Will. Why was I jealous? I didn't love Will, so why would I feel this way?
