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Chapter 3:

Once we were aboard the Black Pearl, Jack adressed the crew and gave them their orders before he entroduced me to them as the ships new swabbie. Looking around at some of his crew "and just to clear things up if'in any of ye even think about misstreating her, I'll personaly cut off that what makes ye a man, Savvy!" he spoke stearnly. I could see a few of the crew hands travel to their crotches when the heard his threat, "Now get to work you lazy seadogs!" he yelled causing the crew to hurry off to work.

Before heading up to the helm, Jack showed me his cabin and where I could stoy my things "This is where ye will be sleeping" he said pointing to the small cot that was placed under the windows of his cain. Mr.Gibb's had placed it so that any who entered would have to pass his large bed before they could get to me. I also saw that he had a desk that was covered with maps and other things a Captain of a ship needed, "It's a bit of a mess, but it's home" he smirked "If ye want, ye can clean this place up a bit BUT don't tuch me desk!".

I couldn't help but to giggle softly at his remark, "It's fine, really" I replied. Once I had put my things away I fallowed him out of the cabin and up to the helm of the ship.

As Jack stood behind the wheel of the Pearl, I leaned over the back rail and watched as my beloved Port Rose grew farther and farther into the distance as we sailed away. A single tear ran down my cheek as I watched it turn into a blure, I had never been out of my home port before. Turning around I walked down the stairs that led up to the helm and made my way to the bow of the ship and watched the clear blue waters of the Caribbean. Every now and then I would look around the ship and I would always stop and watch Jack stear the ship with such ease.

After the dinner bell rang and what was left of the crew on deck had gone done to eat Jack placed a rope over the wheel and sauntered down the stairs and stood next to me as I watched the setting sun. "So how do ye like me Pearl?" he asked. But when I didn't anwser he turned and looked at me, leaning one elbow onto the rail "what's wrong kid?" he then asked me with a conserned look on his face.

I looked back down at the water as a single tear fell from my eye, "I miss my father Jack" I spoke in a saddened whisper, "I've never been with out my father around to care for me let alone away from Port Rose before" I wanted to cry so badly but I didn't want to do it infrount of him so I choked back my tears the best I could.

Jack nodded his head silenty as he placed his hand gentaly onto my sholder "Aye, I know what you mean, kid." he replied as he to looked out over the water. Clearing his throat "I be woundering, how old are ye anyway?" he asked changing the subject.

I looked up at him, "I just celabrated my seventeenth birthday only two days ago" I replied with a mocked chearfull tone.

A gold toothed smile cam on his face "Well my belated congradulations on your most happiest of days then," he said in his normaly cheerie tone of voice. Then he watched me as I yawned slightly, "Ya must be tiard," he said nuddging his head towards the cabin "go on to bed kid, I be in shortly," he replied.

With a slight smile and a nod I bid Jack goodnight and headed off to the cabin. Once inside I took off my boots and britches and climbed into my bunk. It was not as comfortable as my bed at home but it would do for now. I layed in bed I thought of how wounderfull my birthday party was and about all of the good time I had with my dear father as sleep soon took me over. I never heard Jack come into the cabin some time durring the night, but the clanging of bottles was what woke me up. Looking across the room I saw with his feet crossed on top his desk as he took a long swig from a bottle containing a golden liqued. With the only light being from the almost full moon I could see that he was deep in thought over something so I did not say a word. Closing my eyes I tried to go back to sleep, after a while I suddenly felt as if I was being watched. Snapping my eyes open again saw Jack sitting on my side of his bed looking at me for some reasion, "What's wrong Jack?" I whispered.

Flopping back onto his bed, "Nothing...go back to sleep kid" I heard him reply with a grown.

I wasn't bying that, getting up I quietly mande my way over to his side "I know something in worng. You can tell me" I replied softly.

He sighed heavaly "Let it be" he replied sadly, but as I went to turn to head back to my own bed I felt him grab onto my wrist gentaly "Thank fer asking," the he fell asleep with a loud snore.

The next two days went along with out any problems every morning Mr.Gibbs put me to work mopping the deck of the Pearl. Jack would stand at his postion at the helm watching out over the his crew and to make sure that they were fallowing his orders when I was ever ear them. From what Mr. Gibbs had told me that he once had a crew comeit mutiny on him in the middle of the night and it was a hard learned lession for him. I just couln't come to understaind why someone would do that to him, I mean for a man that is supose to be a fearce pirate all I could see was a good man living a hard life. But late at night I could hear him cry-out in his sleep for someone that he must have loved at one time but lost tragicly.

When I was done with my chores for the day Mr. Gibbs walked over and inspected the work I had done, " Ye be doing a fine job here swabbie " he said with a smile.

I felt proud of myself when he said that to me, "Thanks" I replied happily. I was just about to put my bucket and mop away when Jack came over "Mr. Gibbs, would ye be so kind to put those away? I need to have a word with the kid" he said to his frist mate, with only a nod Gibbs took the mop from me and headed off.

Walking over to the bow of the ship Jack asked for me to stand next to him, " how are ye holdin' up kid" he asked me keeping his voice down.

I smiled a little "A little sore but I be leanin' fast, Captain" just from the little time I have been aboard the Black Pearl I was already starting to talk like the the rest of them.

Shaking his head "Thats not what I ment " I could here the tuch of laughter his voice.

Leaning over the railing of the ship I looked out over the water, "I know" I muttered. I just didn't feel like talking about how I was handling my fathers death and being home sick.

With a nod and a knowing look about him "Aye" he said in a low whisper. Moving closer to me, "When ye feel up to talkin' ye know where to find me!"he replied as he placed his hand onto my sholder. After a monent of silance he patted my sholder softly and walked off leaving me to my privet thoughts.

When dinner was over that evening I walked about on the main deck as the rest of the crew relaxed bellow deck. The sky was colored in the most beautiful shades of pink and purple with a tuch of blue mixed in. I kept thinking about what Jack had said to me earlyer that day, " When ye feel up to talkin' ye know where to find me!" then the heavy sound of foot steps suddenly brought me out of my trian of thought.

"There be no finer sight then a sunset over Caribbean waters" Jack replied as he walked up to me.

Without even a glance over to him "I'll talk when you do!" I spoke up to him.

I could hear him laugh softly to himself, "Ye be setting tirms now?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Aye" I replied looking over at him," I don't wish to talk about whats bothing me anymore that you do" I said being stuborn.

Shaking his head he stuck out his hand to me, "Then we havd an accord," he smiled showing off some of his gold teeth. Reaching over with his other hand he slapt me gentaly onto my back, "yer something kid" he chuckled as he turned and headed back up to the helm.