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A/N: Yay 3 reviews...Thank you! Not much to say, on with the story mates!
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Sail On Silver Girl
Chapter 2"Oy Gibbs! What the bloody 'ell you think yer doing? Yer supposed ta watch me ship!!" Although Captain Jack Sparrow was quite drunk he was still sober enough to notice his ship was unguarded – Gibbs was the worst lookout he could have chosen, he would never be able to save his beloved Pearl from some bloody scallywags. Jacks hand glided possessively over the rail of his beautiful ship as Gibbs stirred abruptly, dropping his flask.
"Jack! 'Tis bad luck to wake a man when he's sleepin!" he started with exasperation, then scratched his head. "Uh oh…sleeping? Oh yeah alright…sorry Captain …but I promise there is not so much as a scratch or your ship!" He finished embarrassedly.
"Better not be.." Jack grumbled and made his way down to his quarters. "Prepare to set sail at dawn!" he called back over his shoulders.
As the night proceeded more and more crew members trudged aboard, each one utterly satisfied and filled up with rum, rum and more rum…
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"Ouch!" Silver groaned as her head connected with a corner of the wooden chest. What a dreadful way to wake from such a pleasant dream! And a pleasant dream it was – her at the helm of her very own ship, sailing the seven seas, having all the freedom possible. She sighed. No matter how fun Tortuga could be, it was the vast plains of water that she longed for and she felt that the sea called for her. She shook her head. 'Don't I have something better to do than waste my time with childish dreams?!' she mentally scolded herself and slowly got up, rubbing her head. She looked around and her brows furrowed in confusion.
"Where the hell…?" Suddenly it all came back to her: the tavern, running from those men, hiding on a ship…
"Oh shit!" she muttered and quickly fastened her dark red bandanna around her head so her hair was hidden and out of her face. She opened the door quietly, prepared to sneak out quickly, hoping it was still dark enough to go unnoticed into Tortuga. She mentally prepared for another boring day of beating her friends at playing cards and getting drunk… 'Great' she thought. 'As boring as ever!'
She flinched as the door to the deck creaked and slowly stepped out. A small gasp escaped her mouth as she was blinded by the glaring sunlight, which reflected off the sparkling sea…
Sea?!
Silver hurriedly looked from side to side. In the far distance she could make out a small strip of land, other than that the ship was surrounded by water that reflected under the sun like a field of diamonds. She was stunned at the beauty. But then, remembering the not-so-pleasant position she was currently in she tore her eyes away only to see a group of dirty men staring back at her.
"Oy lad! What are ye doing here?" one of them growled, coming closer. Silver backed away.
"A stowaway, huh? Now boy, the Captain wont be pleased when he hears that.." the man guffawed loudly.
'Boy?!' Silver thought? Well, her clothes were loose and her hair was out of hair face – but did she really look like a boy?? Well, there were more important things to deal with now – that man coming up to her for example. She backed away even more until she felt her back collide with the wood of the door she had just exited.
"A sparrow got yer tongue, eh?" the man spoke again and this time the whole crew erupted with laughter. 'Great' Silver thought as she stared incredulously at the laughing men. 'On a ship crewed by maniacs…was this some kind of inside joke or something?'
"Well, we'll bring ye to the captain boy – maybe he'll get ye to talk!" Silver was grabbed forcefully by the wrist and dragged along. She realized that the crew must really be thinking she was a boy – and maybe this wasn't too bad, at least she wouldn't get raped…she had heard gruesome stories of pirates – and on a pirate ship she was, judging by the black sails.
The man dragging her knocked at a door. "Oy Captain! We got a stowaway! The boy doesn't seem t'be wanting to talk, maybe you can get something out of 'im…"
Silver heard some grumbling, the sound of glass and then a slurred voice.
"Not another one! We just had one last week! What does everyone think stowing away on the Black Pearl?!"
Silver gasped. She was on the Black Pearl, the legendary pirate ship! She had heard stories of the ship and her ruthless Captain – Jack Sparrow. She winced. Of all ships she had to choose the Pearl – just great!
"Bring 'im in…" the voice sounded again. The man pushed firmly against the door and shoved her inside.
"I'll be checking on the riggings Cap'n." And with that he left, leaving Silver alone with the Captain of this ship. She eyed him disgustedly; not only was he, according to the stories, bloodthirsty, but also a complete drunk. The cabin reeked of rum and the bottles littering the floor only confirmed that.
"Another stowaway…" Her thoughts were interrupted as Jack Sparrow started to speak and slowly advanced on her.
"I don't like stowaways…" he said thoughtfully stroking his beard. "So I guess I'll be better of tossing ye over board, wont I lad?"
"No!" Silver yelled, startled by the power of your voice. "I….I mean…I mean please don't…I had no intention of stowing away…this…this is an accident! I'm really sorry, but can't I…"
"Can't you what?" Jack Sparrow questioned. "Stay on me ship? And what use would that be fer me, huh?"
"Well I…I can clean and…and I know how to fix the riggings..and…I can cook!" Silver added trembling with fear of what Captain Jack Sparrow might do to her.
"Can you now…" Jack repeated pensively. "Well I guess we could need a cook...but ye get off at the next port, aye? T'will be Ambera…but we'll only reach there in two weeks." He finished louder. Seeing the boy beam he added: "But ye better do the work well!" Silver nodded vigorously – she was desperate not to give Captain Jack Sparrow an excuse to get rid of her.
"Well, welcome aboard the Black Pearl, boy!" Jack called cheerily and smacked her hard on the shoulder. Silver sighed from relief. And she was thankful that obviously every member of this ship thought her a boy. She didn't dare to think what those men, including their Captain, would do to her once they found she was really a girl. She shuddered and decided it was best to keep it that way instead of making them aware of the mistake. It was a good thing she had hidden her hair, she thought.
"Ye can fix a hammock down with the crew. I'll call Gibbs to show you around." Jack said and Silver looked shocked.
"Uh…Captain…you wouldn't possibly have a single cabin spared?" She asked hopefully. Jack stared at her incredulously.
"Aye, I do…but why do ye think ye'll be getting some special treatment, eh? Yer no better than the rest of me crew."
Silver bit on her tongue. She had to think of something, and quickly too, because her identity would definitely be uncovered if she had to share a room with the rest of the crew.
"I …I sleepwalk!" She broke out – it was the first thing that came to her mind.
"Sleepwalk, eh?" Jack repeated, eying her suspiciously. "Well I guess ye could get that cabin…don't have any use for it right now…I'll call Gibbs to show it to you…" He added slowly.
"Thank you, Cap'n!" Silver said relieved and made her way to the door. On her way out she could feel Jack's narrowed eyes boring into her back.
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"This be yer new crewmember" Jack announced loudly, patting Sylvia on the shoulder, addressing the crew who was gathered before him.
"Aye!" the crew shouted in unison and Silver could feel all eyes on her. She unconsciously straightened her bandanna to prevent her hair from falling out and revealing her and hoped that no one would suspect anything. The crew was still eying her, most of them looked uninterested, but there was another, dark-skinned woman aboard who watched her sceptically. Silver averted her eyes.
"Now get back t'work ye scallywags!" Jack roared and everyone scattered away to continue their work.
"Gibbs." A man introduced himself and stuck out his hand. She recognized him as the man she had seen on the deck yesterday, the one who had been watching the ship. She looked at the hand before her and hastily thought of a name to give him.
"Sam…" she said quickly and shook his hand. Gibbs nodded and pointed to various crewmembers. "This be Cotton, that John…and there, that's Anamaria, ye better be careful of her, she ain't one to bed." Gibbs added with a wink. Silver had to restrain herself from laughing out loud at the situation. It was too weird to be held for a guy.
After Gibbs appointed her to cleaning the deck she was left alone and finally had time to think. She realized that she wasn't nervous anymore at all and actually quite enjoyed being on this ship. How wrong she had been this morning thinking that this was going to be another mundane day in Tortuga! Silver sighed happily, momentarily forgetting that her position (on a pirate ship..) was still quite scary, and enjoyed the view. She only once more been on a ship, but had always relished the time she had there. She felt that she was born for the sea and every free moment she had in Tortuga she spent at the docks, watching great ships coming in and helping them tying up. That way she had met with a pirate more than once – and though most had eyed her suggestively and tried to pay her for services, they had still seemed quite honorable men once she had made her point clear that she wasn't someone to fool around with. She grinned; t'was a good thing she knew how to deal with pirates…!
Looking at the water before her she remembered how she envied the life of a pirate when she was younger. "And I think I still do…" she whispered quietly to herself. A pirate was free – not bound by any rules, just living life as it came and it fascinated her. Only that she could never become one she thought bitterly and clutched her left shoulder blade. Then a smile crossed her face.
'But I can make the best of my ride on the Black Pearl!' she thought excitedly. This was going to be one adventure!
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A/N: Wow, I'm not used to writing long chapters! Well, this might not be a long one for you, but mine are usually no more than 1000 words *lol*
Anyway, hope you enjoyed it! What d'ya think happens next? Will they discover she's a girl? Huh? Hehe, oh well you'll find out soon enough! Please review oki? And a big thankyou to my first three reviewers, Dimonah Tralon, Rin and Treefrog 101!!
