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Chapter 18 – Home –
:drum rolls and I jump out of no where: I AM BACK! It's a neat story actually, I was kidnapped by…(Jack) Yer a damn liar. She was lazy and didn't feel like writing anything. (Me) Thanks a bunch you ass. :sighs: He is right though, BUT, he forgot I had volleyball tryouts. Thanks to my reviewers, and here is the next one.
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"Make way! Criminal coming through!" My eyes shot open but quickly shut again since I wasn't used to the sunlight just yet.
"Pirate mate. Not a criminal." I frowned and pulled the covers over my head. Could he make things any worse for himself?
"Keep walking Sparrow. As Commodore says, soon you'll be getting what every pirate deserves…"
"Oh no." I muttered and threw the blankets off of me, I scrambled off the bed but fell in my hurry. I tried to get up but the blankets were tangled around my legs. Mentally cursing myself, I crawled over to the door and put my ear against it.
"A quick drop and a sudden drop." Someone finished for Gillette. "Bring him out, we are almost in port." I slumped against the door and counted. It had only been one day since we had left…I think. The sudden knock on the door startled me, it was followed by an unpleasant voice.
"Samantha?" Norrington asked knocking again. "Are you awake?"
"Yes." I sighed shimming away from the door. He opened it and looked to the floor.
"What are you doing down there?" He asked. "And what on earth have you been doing?" He added looking around the room.
"I don't know and…" I looked around the messy room and sighed. "Nothing. I fell getting up and was too lazy to clean."
"Are you alright?" He asked helping me up. I smiled and brushed myself off.
"Quite alright. Um, Commodore…"
"James."
"Yes, that's what I said. Could you tell me how long I have been sleeping for."
"About 4 days my dear." I looked at him, astounded.
"That long?"
"Yes." He smiled. "You were very tired my darling." I nodded. "We are in Italy you know…"
"I realize that." I looked at James in worry. "Where are Jack and the crew?"
"On the docks I believe."
"Not good…" I muttered before running out of the room. James called my name several times but, I ignored him. The sunlight stung my eyes and I looked around for someone, anyone! No one was on deck at the moment.
"Git movin' Sparrow." The cell keeper, Luke, yelled.
"I'm movin' as fast as I can and want to mate." I looked down and saw Luke smack him in the back of the head and Jack frown.
"Stop!" I yelled, running down forgetting I was only wearing my night clothes. "This isn't right…"
"Samantha!" I turned around and saw my mother. "You're alright!" She pulled me into a hug and showered me with kisses. I hugged her back. She stopped and frowned. "What are you wearing bella?" I looked down and my face went red.
"This couldn't possibly get any worse."
"Is Sam back so soon?" I groaned and looked up.
"Thanks." I muttered, looked up and put on a smile.
"Piper…Antoinette."
"Sam." They both nodded at the same time. I shook my head and looked back at my father.
"Father this isn't…"
"Why Samantha!" I sighed and looked up. I smiled and ran over to my grandmother.
"Grandmamma." She pulled me into a hug and smiled.
"So nice to see you darling. It has been to long…oh, and look how pretty you've gotten." I laughed awkwardly. "Mr. Sparrow! How are you?" Everyone, including Jack, stared at her as if she had lost her marbles. I chuckled.
"Enough!" My father bellowed. "We can all see Samantha later…now, off to the cells with this rat." Jack was pushed, along with the crew towards the town.
"Father please! This isn't right!" I ran in front of Jack, where my father was walking.
"Samantha, that is quite enough. He kidnapped you for god sakes!"
"Please, they don't deserve this." My father put his hand up and everyone halted.
"They do deserve this. Anything that comes to this…" He over looked Jack and shuddered in disgust. "...scum is something they deserve. They do this for a living and I am only doing the world a favor by ridding it of these vermin."
"They're just like us…only different." My grandmamma whispered to me.
"Father, please." I said on the verge of tears. "None of them deserve it, they aren't like the rest of them."
"What about the one who tried to kill you?" He asked. I glanced at Jack.
"Aye luv, I told him about Davy."
"Jack saved me from him!" I shouted. "He did it; he prevented anything from happening to me. For Christ's sake, he should be getting clemency for what he went through."
"I will hear no more. He is to be sent to the cells until I decide what to do with him." Luke nodded and pushed Jack over to the cells. I opened my mouth but my father gave a deadly glare. I quickly closed it.
"Now! Who would like some tea and biscuits?" My grandmother asked, clapping her hands together.
My mother shook her head and came over to me. "Welcome home darling."
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I sighed in frustration and tried as hard as I could to pull the comb out of my hair. It was stuck. I slumped onto the floor and groaned. I felt a sharp pain run through my head and I yelped. I looked up and saw my grandmamma there, with the comb in her hand and a lock of my hair.
"Sorry." She smiled. I studied her for a moment. It seemed as she got older, she got a bit more crazy. "How are you my child?"
"Alright…I guess." I murmured, pushing the hair out of my face.
"Just alright?"
"Well, what do you want me to say?" I snapped. She raised her eyebrow and I lowered my head in shame. "I'm sorry. I'm on the edge right now."
"It's quite alright darling. I mean, you were just kidnapped and I expect you are finding the experience was a frightful and tiring one."
"Pardon? Oh, yes…frightful." I lied. I hated lying to my grandmamma.
"Well, I guess I should leave you to clean yourself up." She smiled, walking towards the door. "After all, you wouldn't want to marry James looking like that." I chuckled. She walked out of the room and I looked at myself in the mirror.
"Why he wants to marry me is a mystery." I suppose I'll have to tell Jack. God, what a messed up time this has been. Everything was going fine and then I ran into Sparrow. Oh God, and now I had to marry Norrington. How worse could this situation get?
"She wouldn't want to see you." I looked towards the door and listened to the conversation going on outside my door.
"Who wouldn't she?" A familiar, cold voice said with a malicious tone. Hugh. I groaned.
"I wonder why." Will replied angrily.
"You will let me in there now…pirate." How did he know? Governor Swann perhaps. Maybe even Norrington told him.
'Maybe you should go intervene before they kill each other."
"Good idea." I walked towards the door and opened it to see Will holding his pistol at Hugh.
"Will!" I shouted, pulling his arm down. He looked at me in shock.
"I could have killed him!" Will growled.
"She doesn't want me dead." Hugh smiled. Oh boy, I would love to slap that damn cocky, vain man into next week.
"No, I would just prefer to kill you myself." I pulled Will into my room and shut the door on Hugh. "Now, leave or I will call my father."
"Fine." He hissed and stormed off like a two year old. I turned and looked at Will.
"You are just as bad as he is!" I scolded. "If you act like that, there is a chance you will get kicked out of my house."
"Sorry. I just hate him so much."
"So do I." I sat on my bed and motioned for him to sit next to me. "Will, you're my best friend right?"
"Of course." He smiled laying on his back.
"Well, then do you think I should have told Jack about the marriage." Will shot up like a bullet and stared at me.
"You mean, you haven't already?" I shook my head. He pulled me up and opened the door. "Go tell him now."
"I don't want to go alone." I whispered. Will grabbed my hand and smiled.
"I'll come with you." I smiled in appreciation and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Will." We walked down the stairs and into the entrance way. "Maria!" She came running in.
"Could you tell my mother and father that I went for a walk with William." She nodded, curtsied and went up the stairs to find my parents.
"I still am not sure, if I should tell him." I told Will as we headed into town.
"Why not?"
'Yes, why not?' That was a good question. Why did I not want to tell him. He deserved to know. The thought occurred to me that I was doing this for Jack, I was doing it for me. So I wouldn't cry over it, so I wouldn't think about it.
"To be honest, I…I…I don't know why." I lied again.
"You can do it." Will said stopping. I looked up and saw the cells.
"We are here already?" I said in amazement.
"Time goes by." I nodded and looked around for the cell keeper who was no where to be found. I walked down the stairs and heard a faint singing.
"We're devils, we're scoundrels…" Jack sung to himself. I looked around the dark and dusty cells and saw him propped up against the wall, with his hat dipped below one eye. I took a deep breath.
"Jack…" I shouted. He looked up and narrowed his eyes.
"Samantha?" He called.
"Yes." I nodded.
"Luv…how did it go?" Jack asked scrambling towards the cell bars. I looked at him and frowned.
"Not good." I muttered. He grabbed my hand and looked me in the eye.
"Wha' happened?" He asked. I hesitated for a moment.
"Jack…"
"Luv, just tell me!" Jack commanded.
"I'm to…I'm to be married." I didn't look at Jack. I felt his hand slide off mine and I could feel the tears coming.
"To who?" Jack finally asked.
"Norrington." I whispered putting my head down and kicking some stones.
"Ye poor lass." I chuckled and then looked up at him.
"The thing is Jack…I love you." Jack smiled at me. "Not Norrington."
"I love ye too." He replied stroking my cheek with his forefinger. I kissed him.
"Samantha, are you down here?" Norrington asked from the stairs. Jack pushed me back and I groaned.
"Yes." I wiped my face and Norrington saw me.
"What are you doing down here…surely, you weren't visiting him?" He asked in disgust.
"I was…just to tell him how angry I was with him." I winked at Jack. Norrington smiled and Jack nodded.
"Well lass…I'm not sure I care in the least."
"That is no way to talk to a lady, Sparrow." Norrington hissed.
"She is no lady." Jack smirked. I had to laugh. Norrington looked at me and I pretended I was coughing.
"The dust makes me cough." I lied.
"Then let us go my darling." James smiled leading me out of the jail. I took one last glance at Jack and then walked away.
"Sam…I'm so sorry." Elizabeth said hugging me as I walked into my room. Will was there too.
"Sorry for what?" I asked. I took my necklace off and placed it in my jewellery box along with my rings, and bracelets.
"For all this. You are stuck marrying James when you should be with Jack." I frowned.
"Nonsense. This is how it is meant to be. Just like a fairy tale…the princess marries a rich and noble man and together they live happily ever after." I picked up my jewellery box and flung it at the mirror and it shattered into a million pieces. "It's all a bloody lie."
"Samantha calm down!" Will said as he grabbed me.
"No Will. This isn't what I want." Will hugged me and for the first time in my life, I cried. I cried every single emotion that I had been holding in my body…out.
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Hey, hey. Sorry for not updating in forever…
Jack: Yer not sorry…
Me: I will be faster next time…
Jack: No ye won't…
Me: JACK! SHUT THE HELL UP OR I WILL KICK YOU IN THE BALLS!
Jack: (pauses) No ye wont….-runs off-
Me: -sighs- Review savvy?
Captain Duckula out!