Hello again, I have been lazy and busy (If the combination possible) so, sorry about the wait, but here it is.
Chapter 2- The one ship you can't catch
Daniel clamored up the mast to sit in the nest and eat his measly breakfast before the sun rose and the seagulls snatched away even the smallest crumbs of food. He sat down and tied himself to the small platform. Leaning out, he saw a figure racing at breakneck speed toward the ship; the figure raced up the gangplank and tapped Gibbs impatiently on the shoulder.
Daniel's eyebrows snapped together as he watched Gibbs sweep up the figure in a hug. The figure's large hat, (which would put even Jack's to shame) was pushed off and a tumble of light brown hair fell out. Daniel gasped and spat out a bite of sausage, he coughed once, and then untied himself, slid down a rope and landed hard on the deck.
"Danny boy! There y'are lad!" Gibbs said grabbing his shoulder and shaking him roughly, "This here's MISSTRESS Sarah! She be Bootstraps granddaughter."
Daniel shook his head forgetting for the moment that Gibbs had promised never to call him by his child hood nickname again. 'She's not bad looking,' he found himself thinking, 'but I've never seen a girl dress like a boy.'
He was jarred out of his thoughts with a clout to his head.
"Stop starin' lad!" Gibbs was saying," The boys a bit… daft. Dropped on the head when he was a boy. Pity he had such good breeding."
Gibbs and Sarah began to walk away and Daniel sighed. Mr. Cotton's parrot landed on his shoulder.
"Fastest ship in the fleet." It squawked.
"Oh, you're probably right Polly." Daniel stroked the bird's breast, "As usual. That's one ship I will never catch."
"Captain!" Gibbs cried, hammering on the door, "Captain! Ye'll ne'er believe who- "
"Tell them to leave the whiskey and pay them!" Jack shouted.
"No, Captain its-"
"Let me try." Said Sarah, "Jack I have a lovely HAT for you."
Jack stuck his hand out his window, "Give it here then, and stop calling me that! It's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, savvy?"
Sarah pushed the hat into Jack's hand and said "Sure Jack."
Jack opened his door and stuck out his head, "Oh its you." He grumbled.
Sarah giggled evilly.
"Go… Swab the decks!"
Sarah opened her mouth indignantly.
"Don't open it too wide luv, we don't want it to stretch now do we?" Jack laughed and opened the door, "Come in luv, I'll hide you from the bad pirates."
Sarah tossed her head, "No thank you, sir, I am quite capable of surviving out here by my own means."
Jack shrugged, "Suit yourself luv."
Sarah nodded and walked up the stairs to the fore deck of the ship.
Daniel swung down a rope and landed in front of her.
"Hello girlie!" he said winking at her, he turned and sat on the railing facing her.
Sarah stared at him. 'He is handsome,' she thought, 'but it is only his coloring, what with his black hair, and his eyes are green! A deep inky green like the sea.'
"I'm not a girl." She whispered.
"Pardon me, boy." Daniel said a teasing smile spread across his face.
"I meant that I am 16 and certainly not a child anymore."
"That's three times I have to change what I call you, now make up your mind!"
"You could call me Sarah!" She snapped.
"Sure, I'll call you Sarah if that is your real name." Daniel said leaning sideways onto the figurehead.
"What?"
"Look, we both know Gibbs lies. I am a fully functional human being and you may or may not be Sarah."
"I am Sarah!"
"Fine then."
"Wait."
Daniel looked up at Sarah curiously.
"Your accent. It's different."
"Civilized?"
" We-, yes."
"Mm. That's what some say."
They were both silent for a moment, then Sarah spoke up, "The suns up." She remarked.
"So is the town." Daniel said, making Sarah feel very stupid and small for a moment, "Your father's coming."
Sarah turned and fled down the stairs not hearing Daniel as he stood there and muttered, "The one ship you can't catch."