Okidoki, here's the second chapter... finally! lol Yay celebration :P. Thanks very very very much to my reviewers,Toxic-Beetle, me-loves-Orli, Jackeroe, Jinxeh (again, thank you very much for the advice :) ), lala, white rose-black stems, Betsy, the anicaltanian, Mrs. R Sparrow, Ranger of Gondor, and cptn-jacks-bonnie-lass.
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Chapter 2.
Leeza finally stopped her crying and put the necklace around her neck, fingering the small ivory carved whale lightly and staring off into space, sniffling.
"Finished yer goodbyes, poppet?" A pirate asked maliciously behind her.
Leeza gasped and stuffed the necklace under her shirt, turning around sharply. They were behind her, watching with intent eyes.
"Yer a pretty little thing, me thinks," The pirate beside the first one commented with an awful grin that was enough to send shivers up anyone's spine. He stepped towards her and picked up a lock of her dark hair.
Without thinking, Leeza slapped his hand away and took a step back.
"Oooh, looks like she's a fighter, Pintel." He said to the pirate who had first spoken.
They all laughed.
"That's all right, we like a lass who struggles." Pintel responded.
Leeza whimpered in fear, what would they do to her? What did they want? She wished so much to be back on the Black Pearl, safe in her cabin with Jack and Seamus and the whole crew not far to protect her.
The filthy pirates crowded around her and started tugging at her clothing.
She screamed. "No. No! Get your hands away from me. No! Parley!" Leeza shouted.
They all froze.
"What did you just say?" Asked the dark skinned pirate.
"Parley." She repeated, desperately, panting in fear.
They all made sounds of disappointed and frustration, and let go of her.
"She wants to see the bloody Captain? She's a pirate?" Asked the pirate with a wooden eye.
"Of course she's a bloody pirate. Can't you tell, you idiot?" Pintel answered.
"Yeah," Leeza chimed in, once again, not thinking before acting.
They all looked at her strangely and she shrunk back. "Sorry,"
"No need for apologies, Miss." Said another voice.
"Cap'n Barbossa." Some of the pirates gasped in surprise.
Barbossa approached, and the pirates dispersed away from Leeza.
Leeza stared at him in shock and fear. "You… you, you…. You're supposed to be dead…My… I mean, Captain Jack Sparrow killed you himself, a long time ago. He… he told me…" She stuttered.
"Ah, well, Jack here saved us all, didn't you, Jack?" Barbossa asked the monkey on his shoulder.
It shrieked in approval and all the pirates nodded, a few saying "Aye."
"What's yer name, Miss?"
"Elizabeth Spa- umm…. Spariss…"
"Ah, well, Miss Spariss. What say ye we make a truce? You cooperate and my crew'll keep their hands off ye. Do we have an agreement?" Barbossa proposed with his hand outstretched.
Leeza eyed his hand, and reluctantly moved to shake it.
Once he had grasp of her hand, Barbossa pushed up the sleeve of her shirt to reveal a tattoo of two sparrows watching over a baby sparrow in a nest, with a horizon as a background. This tattoo was known throughout the Caribbean to be that of Jack Sparrow's child.
"Hm, decided to try and lie to us, did we, Miss Sparrow?" Barbossa stated.
She gave him a brief smile, waiting for him to let go of her wrist.
"Though it is pretty obvious, the traits you know. She's the spittin' image o' old Jack Sparrow, ain't she, lads?"
"Aye," The pirates all answered, staring Leeza up and down and grinning.
"Umm, it's Captain Jack Sparrow, if you'd be so kind. My father does have a respectable title, you know." Leeza said, cockily.
"Same attitude as well, eh?" Barbossa commented.
Leeza gave him a fake smile.
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Jack stood where his daughter's hand had left him, staring from the darkened way the ship went, to the hand that had held hers.
Ana Maria approached and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "She'll be alright, Jack. As long as your blood runs in her veins, I know she'll find a way."
"It's all my fault," Jack said between clenched teeth, closing his hand so tight his nails dug into his palm.
"Please don't blame it on yourself," Ana Maria pleaded.
Jack slammed his clenched fist down on the deck railing. "I should never have left her on deck alone at night, after the anchor had been lowered for several hours. Bloody hell, I shouldn't have even let go of the bloody anchor! I knew a ship was behind us, but I didn't bother to think it might be an enemy ship. Bloody hell…" Jack put a hand to his forehead, massaging his temple.
"What's done is done. You'll find her, if, that is, you are the same Captain Jack Sparrow I know." Ana Maria encouraged, smiling.
Seamus was creating a great racket, jumbling around on deck and trying to open all the sails and haul up the anchors on his own. "Hurry! Someone help me, if we get going now we might have a chance of catching them!"
"Give it up, lad. She's long gone. There's no way we'll ever catch up to them, now." Jack said hopelessly.
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"So let me get this straight," Captain Barbossa said, chuckling. "You expect Jack will catch us, take you back then strand me and my crew on some god forsaken island, and then the lot of ye will sail off in my ship?"
"Pretty much," Leeza responded with attitude.
Barbossa chuckled again, then leaned towards her over the table, so they were face to face. "I seriously doubt that will ever be happenin', missy."
Leeza wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"What?"
"Your breath definitely smells bad. Could you please get the bleeding hell out of my face."
"Hm," Barbossa mumbled, then sat back down in his chair. "Me thinks, ye take after ol' Jack a bit too much for yer own good, darlin'." He remarked, picking an apple up out of the basket.
"I'll take that as a compliment, thank you." Leeza replied, with a bitter smile.
"Captain, the Pearl's gaining on us." Said a voice behind her.
She turned her head to look at a… girl, was it? A rather unattractive girl.
"Ah, Miss Sparrow, I'd love for ye to meet my daughter, Barbara. Barbara, this is Elizabeth Sparrow. I believe I've told you about her father, Jack."
"Excuse me, Captain Jack Sparrow. Captain. How many times do I have to tell you people?"
Barbara stared hatefully down Leeza, who smiled sarcastically, then, her face clouded over, and a look of sheer disgust found its way to her lips as she looked Barbara up and down.
"Indeed. See the expressions. I suppose she doesn't only take after her father in appearance." Barbara commented.
"Aye," Said Barbossa.
"I'm not the only one," Leeza stated, still observing Barbara's not so great appearance, before finally shuddering and looking away.
The sudden loud sound of a cannon being fired jolted everyone into alert.
"The Pearl. She's prolly targeted us by now, sir." Barbara stated, turning to quickly rush up the stairs on deck.
"You wait 'ere, lassie." Barbossa ordered Leeza in a threatening manner, getting up to follow Barbara with the few crewmen that were in the room tailing him.
They all hurried upstairs, leaving Leeza still rather stalled by the ugly feminine sight that had met her eyes.
"Wait a moment," She said to herself. " 'The Pearl's gaining'… The Pearl… that's Jack's ship!" She jumped to her feet, finally coming back to her senses whereas she'd been quite slow the previous moments.
Leeza emerged onto the deck, the early morning sun stinging her eyes. She looked around then jumped up on the railing of the ship, holding onto the ropes for support as she leaned over to take a good look at the gaining ship.
"That's definitely the Pearl," She muttered to herself, staring at the huge black sails of the grand ship that was seemed to be soaring on the water.
"Oi! You there! You're not supposed to be 'ere on deck!" Shouted a pirate.
Leeza's head swivelled towards the source of the voice so quickly she nearly lost her balance and fell.
The dark skinned pirate was striding towards her quickly. Before she could jump down or run anywhere he grasped her legs and threw her over his shoulder.
"Let me go! It's not all that comfortable up here at all! I want down you bloody mutineers!" Leeza shouted, angrily.
"You'd best watch your filthy mouth, Elizabeth. Or father Sparrow will find his baby Sparrow dead in the water." Barbossa stated in a threatening tone.
Leeza's eyes widened and she shut up.
"Lock 'er in the brig," Barbossa ordered.
Leeza was finally set down on the stairs and then roughly pushed into a flooded cell, which the pirate locked.
She looked up at him and he grinned, turning and climbing up the stairs to the deck.
Leeza looked around at the flooded room she was in. "Looks to me like there's a leak down here." She commented to herself. Sighing, her eyes scanned around the cell for something interesting.
On the far side, there was a hole in the wall, just big enough to look through. She peered through it with one eye, but could see nothing but the gentle waves of the dark ocean, which sparkled in the sun.
Leeza sighed again, heavily this time, and leaned against the wall. She hated having to stay in one spot with nothing to do.
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"Open all the sails we have! With this wind she'll carry us quick enough to catch up no problem!" Jack shouted to the crew.
"Aye, Captain!" They all replied, getting right to work on Jack's orders.
Jack squinted his eyes, spotting a familiar figure on board the ship they were chasing.
"Leeza," He whispered to himself, watching her disappear as a pair of hands grabbed her. "Hurry, men! We've not long till we reach them."
"I thought someone said there wasn't any hope we would catch them." Seamus called, grinning.
"That person was mistaken, son." Jack said, his pride too swelled to admit that he was wrong.
"Can't admit I was right for once, eh, Jack?" The young irish man stated.
Jack gave him an annoyed smile. "Just do me a favor, all right, lad? Shut your bloody mouth and keep up the good work."
"Will do, Captain." Seamus answered, saluting him with a smile and taking another swig from his pocket bottle of rum before returning to man the deck.
Jack fixed his eyes on the ship ahead of them again, his chocolate brown eyes determined as he ever had been.
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Spotting a dog in the corner with keys dangling from his mouth, Leeza picked up a chicken bone carelessly discarded by someone after dinner and tried to coax the dog closer with it.
"Come here, doggy. Come on, I've got a nice bone here for you."
The dog's small head poked out in curiosity.
"That's it, come here, dog, come get the bone. Yes, good doggy… bit closer. Come on… almost. Yes! Got it!" Leeza snatched the keys from the dog's mouth and dropped the bone for him on the ground.
The lock clicked and the door opened. "Ha! Looks like I'm having good luck today." She mused, waltzing towards the stairs.
A loud cannon shot echoed in the air on deck and Leeza stopped in her tracks, as the sound of a cannon breaking through the ship ensued right behind her. Her eyes were the only things moving from side to side in thought as she didn't move an inch from where she'd stopped.
"I know those guns," Leeza finally concluded, now jumping up the stairs to the deck two at a time.
She reached the deck to meet strong wind blowing her long tangled black hair into her face. Leeza pushed her raven strands out of the way so she could see and her eyes widened at the sight of the Black Pearl.
Then, she saw her father, pistol in hand, ordering the firing of cannons.
"Jack!" She screamed, running towards him, ready to swing from a rope to the Pearl's deck.
His eyes settled on his daughter who was running through the jumble of ropes towards him and a spark of hope twinkled in his chocolate brown irises. "Prepare to board!" Jack shouted to his crew.
Leeza screamed for him to help her as some pirates grabbed her and dragged her back towards the brig. "No! Let go of me! Jack! Help me!" She screamed in despair, her eyes watering with hopeless tears.
"I'm coming, Leeza!" Jack shouted, grabbing a rope and stepping onto the railing of the ship, not waiting for the others to be ready.
Pintel took a tiny bottle out and popped the cork, attempting to poor the contents in Leeza mouth.
She screamed and jerked her head away.
"Damnit! Someone hold her still for me will you!" He said impatiently.
One held her head still as he could, while another kept a tight grip on holding Leeza's jaw open.
Though she struggled and probably would receive bruises in the spots where the pirates gripped her firmly later on, Pintel managed to get nearly the whole small bottle down her throat.
"Now, swallow, like a good girl." He teased her.
"Mm mm," She refused, unable to shake her head.
Pintel sighed and pinched her nose so Leeza had no way of breathing.
It was a long struggle of pointlessly trying to hold her breath, but it ended with Leeza finally swallowing the bitter liquid and gasping for air.
"There's a good girl." Pintel grinned, patting her head.
Leeza growled at him.
"Now off to the brig with you," He grasped her arms and pulled her towards the door, despite her screaming and protest.
The last thing she saw before she was pushed down the stairs was the crew members storming Barbossa's ship and Jack being intercepted by a pirate on his way towards Leeza.
She stumbled down the stairs to the brig, yelping in pain as she went whenever she bumped her elbow, knee, shin or head off an edge.
At the foot of the stairs she lay sprawled on the floor, pain aching all over her body. She groaned and looked up, rubbing her sore arm.
Pintel grinned and shut the door. Leeza heard a click, which made it obvious she was now locked down there.
"Damnit!" Leeza cursed, pounding the floor once then grasping her wrist and hissing in pain.
She sighed exasperatingly and laid her head on the floor in defeat.
A few seconds later, Leeza lifted her head to look around. She got to her feet and stumbled a bit, realizing the room had seemed to shift slightly.
"Whoa," She breathed trying to keep her balance, feeling as if she was in a dream and everything seemed unreal.
Her vision started to get blurry and she blinked several times, trying to right her seeing and snap out of it. But it only got blurrier, and the sounds of the fighting going on up on deck and her father banging on the door and yelling her name seemed so distant and slow.
"Jack…?" She whispered lowly to herself, barely aware she was even speaking.
A sudden wave of warmth swept over her and she started to feel as if she were burning up with a mad fever. Then all of a sudden coldness spread from her stomach to all part of her body.
Her fingers became numb and she felt tingles all over her body. Her mind was lightheaded and the room started spinning. She collapsed on the floor. Black out.
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So yea, there's the second chappie, please review and tell me what you all thought:)