Chapter 2

The next morning I woke up, got back into my dress and went downstairs into the kitchen for some breakfast.

Ellen, the cook, soon had my breakfast on the table and I ate while wondering what to do today. First I needed to go and put my 'normal clothes' on, so that would mean a visit to the Pearl, then I'll have to see what comes my way after that. Dad will be hear all day, probably talking to Elizabeth or what ever and Will should be busy at work. I put my plate in the sink and went to find Dad or either one of Elizabeth and Will.

I went into the parlour first, finding all three of the people I wanted.

"I'm going to go back to the Pearl, I have to get out of this dress" I said, more to Dad.

"Right, make sure the crew are ok and stay away from the fort and Norrington, I don't want to hear that you've been arrested and are due to hang in the morning" said Dad and he turned to face me.

"Yes I know ok" I made my way to the door.

"do you want me to come with you?" asked Elizabeth.

"No, I'll be fine, I'll catch up with you later Lizzy" I said as Elizabeth smiled back at me.

"Will, I might even drop by at the smithy if I'm passing; you are working today aren't you?" I said to Will.

"Yeah course I am, got to earn a living some way or another" he said, flashing a grin at Elizabeth.

"Will I told you, you don't need to work, my father left us with enough money to get by with and you've earned enough over the years by selling your swords, you don't even have to work now" said Elizabeth.

"Yes but I love working in the smithy, it's just what I do" said Will. "I'll be in the smithy all day if you decide to come by Lily" he added.

I walked out of the front door and down the stone path; I greeted James as I walked by and made my way to the docks.

Port Royal was unusually busy today. I walked through the streets and through the market place, listening to the traders shouting what they were selling; I wonder if they had sore throats by the end of the day.

I walked past the fort and looked up at it. I saw the marines walking back and forth along the wall. I stopped when I heard Dad's name. I looked towards the sound of the voices speaking and saw two of the red coats sitting on the steps talking. I listened carefully to what they were saying.

"Remember that time when Jack Sparrow came to commandeer one of the ships?" said one of them

"oh yeah, and he told us about the Black Pearl, I still can't believe it's a real ship, I thought it was just a myth" replied the other.

"I told you I'd seen it, a ship with black sails, crewed by the damned and all that, of course, it won't be now that Sparrow has his ship back, the commodore weren't too pleased about that"

"no he wasn't, he was in a mood for weeks after that fiasco with Elizabeth Turner"

"oh yeah, she was Elizabeth Swann then wasn't she?"

"yeah, I hear Norrington still fancies her, wants her back but she married that blacksmith"

I suddenly saw a man in a blue coat and he looked very proper. It was Commodore Norrington. I started to run so that the commodore wouldn't recognise me and arrest me, I do look very much like my father. I'll have to tell Elizabeth about Norrington and the rumors spreading about the commodore, I wonder if she already knows.

I only stopped running when I got to the Pearl, I couldn't risk being caught, Dad would go spare.

I ran up the Pearl's gangplank and stopped at the top, gasping for air. Marty and Gibbs came running up to me when they saw me doubled up trying to catch my breath.

"Lily?" asked Marty, putting his hand on my shoulder, he could only just reach.

"What's up lass?" asked Mr. Gibbs, he looked worried.

"Nothing, I just saw Norrington that's all, you know how Dad makes a fuss about not being caught, so I ran"

"oh" replied Gibbs and he went back to doing whatever he was doing.

"You sure you're ok?" said Marty as he turned around to follow Gibbs.

"Yes I'm fine Marty, just go" I said, I swear everyone on this ship is too damn protective over me.

Once I got my breath back, I went into my cabin and took off my shoes and dress. Then I walked over to my closet and pulled out one of my white shirts, with frills along the neckline and a red corset. Then out came the pants and my black boots. I also put my bandanna on. I decided to leave the hat in the closet for now and put on the clothes I had gotten out. Then I took off the necklace I had on and put them in the drawers.

I took a look at myself in the mirror and saw Lily Sparrow, the pirate. I now wasn't dressed as some upper class wench, which I hated to be dressed up as. God knows why Elizabeth puts up with it; she told me herself she hates it all. I don't care that I might be given a few dirty looks on the way round Port Royal, I am proud of who I am and wont be put off by some silly, posh, snooty people. Dad got to go into town dressed as a pirate, like he was, so why shouldn't I?

After saying bye to the crew, I once again walked down the gangplank and made my way through town. I was nearly in sight of Elizabeth's house when I was stopped by a long blue coat and a pompous white wig.

"Name?" asked Commodore Norrington. He looked at my clothes and I knew he thought I was a pirate. I just hoped that he wouldn't recognise my well known corset.

I had to think fast. A name… any name… "Lucille Hazelworth" I answered, hoping I was convincing enough. Lucille Hazelworth was my mother's name, from what Dad had told me. I wondered why it was the one I chose.

"I haven't seen you around before? What is your business here?" asked Norrington.

"She's with me" came a voice from behind me. I turned to see who it was. I saw a man walking up to us; he put his hand on my shoulder. I desperately wanted to punch him for touching me. "I was looking for you, where did you go?" he asked me, I realised what he was doing.

"Oh I just went for a wander" I replied, putting on a false smile.

"What is your business here, Mr Hazelworth?" asked Norrington, shifting his gaze from me to my 'husband'

"we came for supplies and to visit friends" replied the man. "Are we done here commodore because we really must be going"

"very well, on your way" said Norrington before he turned around and went to speak with the two marines who I saw earlier. I turned around to face the man.

"I think I owe you a thank you Mr…"

"Watson, Oliver Watson, and it was my pleasure, the commodore is not an easy man to fool" said the man, whose name had turned out to be Oliver Watson. He was taller than me by a few inches and had deep dark brown eyes and equally dark hair, which was just shorter than Will's. He wore a loose shirt and a waistcoat over it; he also wore black trousers and some boots that came up his knees. He wore a red sash around his waist. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was a pirate, but he lived in Port Royal so he couldn't be. I finally stopped my staring and answered Mr. Watson.

"I'm… I'm…" damn did he have to be so good looking?

"I think I caught your name before… Lucille Hazelworth?" he said, finishing of my excuse for a sentence.

"Oh, no that's not my real name, I just didn't want the commodore to know who I really am" I said stupidly, why did I say that, now he'll want to know who I am, Dad will kill me.

"And who are you really?" said Mr. Watson, he looked rather surprised.

"I'm… umm, I'm Lily, that's all I can say Mr. Watson and I really must be going, I might see you around sometime" I tried to walk off but this man had me transfixed, why did have to look at me that way!

"Call me Oliver, please, I don't like to be so formal" said 'Oliver'

"Fine ok Oliver, bye" I replied, damn it! I didn't have to go anywhere, why did I say that? I didn't want to go, but maybe going home would be best in a situation like this. Yes I'll go and tell Elizabeth. Good plan Lily.

I turned around and was stopped by Oliver, who grabbed hold of my wrist.

"Well if you must be going, can I have the pleasure of walking you to your destination?" he asked me, his eyes were gleaming and I just couldn't resist him, he was so kind to me and I'd only just met him. Well he doesn't have a wedding ring on so what the hell!

"Sure" I replied and we set off walking back to the mansion. Once he figured where I was heading he stopped in awe.

"You live there?" he asked me.

"Yes, well, only for a few days, I am friends with Elizabeth and Will Turner" by this point Oliver's mouth had dropped open.

"So… you must have heard of Jack Sparrow?" he asked, looking into my eyes as if to find an answer. I rubbed my forehead 'more than you know' I thought to myself as I tried to figure out what to tell him.

"Yes, I've heard of him, in that household its hard not to have heard about him" I said, well, it was the truth at least, especially when said Jack Sparrow happened to be in that house at the very moment, and my father.

"Wow" was all he said. He mustn't be an enemy of father's; I could see that in his eyes, he was one of his many fans.

"Would you like to come in? I'm sure Elizabeth would love to meet you…" I said, I couldn't help myself, he's just too nice to let go quickly. "One more thing…" I said, I needed to know if he really was a pirate, Dad might know him.

"What's that?" he asked me before I could finish my sentence.

"are you a sailor?" a asked

"Yes" he replied. I figured as much by how he was dressed.

"Are you a pirate?"

"Yes" he replied, "I came from a wealthy family living in England. My father was a sailor and a captain of his own ship. He took me on as a cabin boy when my mother died, some of his crew were pirates but he didn't know at the time, soon the pirates committed a mutiny against my father and I was the only one to survive after they killed the rest of the crew. I jumped ship while the pirates stole it. I was picked up by a passing pirate ship and joined the crew, I've been a pirate ever since, a few months later I heard that my father had died and his ship had been sunk" he explained.

"Oh" I merely replied. Oliver certainly had had an eventful life.

We walked up to the house when we found we had nothing more to say. James looked at me as if to warn me about what my father would do to Oliver if he found him so much as looking at me the wrong way, but I ignored him, I just wanted to talk to Elizabeth with Oliver and avoid my father at all costs.

Once inside I looked around for Elizabeth, getting a few strange looks from the maids and other staff. I eventually found Elizabeth in the dining room speaking with Samuel, the house cook. I waited until Samuel had gone before I went to Elizabeth with Oliver. Thankfully father was no where to be seen.