Chapter 1
More Than You Think
"A pirates life fer me," Jack grumbled as he gulped down half a bottle of rum. He stood with his hands on his love, "the only love I'll ever 'ave," he whispered as he turned the wheel slightly to the left.
"Captain?" Bandit asked, coming up behind Jack suddenly.
"What de ye want?" Jack growled, not turning around.
"The crew wanted to make sure you were doing all right sir, that's your eighth bottle of rum in the last hour."
"Tell the bloody crew I'm fine, and we'll be in Tortuga within the hour," Jack said. Bandit nodded and left quickly, he had been the only one brave enough to approach Jack since they left Port Royal, but even he knew when to turn tail and run. No one had said anything since Elizabeth had shown up at the Pearl with a note and a necklace. The note had said simply,
"I'm sorry Jack, we've grown too different. Don't hate me." The necklace he had recognized as the gift he had gotten her for their engagement. It was a silver chain and on it a single black pearl. She had left it, she had left him, and he hated her. After Elizabeth had left he had ordered the anchor up and he had left, he hoped he never saw Port Royal again.
Tortuga suddenly loomed before them as if it had appeared from nowhere, and Jack realized he had been lost in his thoughts for almost an hour.
"Land Ho," lookout cried and Jack turned the wheel to prepare to land. He was going to get a lot more drunk, and a good wench. That would cure all.
Saihrena lay on the floor of her cage pinching herself. "This has to be some horrible nightmare." After the shock had worn off she had gone for her brother's throat; he hadn't been very happy with that, especially since she had almost succeeded. He beat her and threw her in the brig, where she had been laying for two days trying to make this a dream. It had to be a dream; Jack would have come for her by now if it were real. The sound of keys jingling in a lock made her come to herself and she looked up to see a grungy pirate unlocking her cage.
" King Raul says ye can come up if'n ye be'ave yerself," the man said, giving her a toothless grin. She nodded and stood, following him out of the leaky brig. Sunlight hit her hard, making her shield her eyes and blink away tears. She wasn't used to the brightness after so many days of darkness.
"Let me help you darling," a voice cooed next to her. She pulled out of Morgead's grasp quickly and backed up.
"I'd drown in Davey Jones' Locker," she said sweetly.
"That can be arranged," he snarled. Her eyesight having finally adjusted, she saw the fury in his eyes as he spoke. "Your brother wishes to speak with you." He made to grab for her again, but when he saw her back up he simply nodded and walked towards the helm. She followed him warily.
When they reached the helm she saw Raul waiting for her. He wasn't even steering the ship, he was simply standing beside the man that was. He looked familiar to her, though she couldn't place him. With a shrug she turned to her brother, loathing oozing from every pore of her body.
"What?" She asked simply when he didn't speak.
"I was just wondering how you were enjoying your new quarters?"
She shrugged marginally. "I've had worse."
"I'm sure you have," he said, nodding.
"Why now?" She burst out suddenly. "After all these years why have you kidnapped now?"
"Well because before you were a nobody, a nothing, you weren't noticed my dear. Now, however, that you were about to marry that filthy wretch Sparrow who came back to life you are getting a name for yourself, and I cannot have anyone know that my sister is a disgusting pirate."
"No one knew who I was," she whispered. "I was happy."
"And perhaps that was it, I couldn't let you be happy," he smirked, and walked away. She jumped as his back turned to her. Her arms twisted around his neck and she began to pull, hoping to choke him before she was pulled off. She would be killed of course, but it was a small price to pay to be rid of this refuse.
Before she could even establish a decent grip however he was free, and she didn't know how it could have happened so quickly. She looked up to see the man who was steering the ship standing above her along with Morgead and her brother.
"Not smart sister dear." A smile twitched at his lips.
"I'll take 'er te the brig Majesty," the man said, reaching for her. He gathered her in his arms and carried her effortlessly back to her cage where he dropped her without preamble. "Ye damn fool, ye must wait for the opportune moment," the words drifted to her, and she looked closer at him as he locked her cell. A smile lit his face and she knew him, how she could have missed the resemblance in the first place eluded her. They were so similar, but it was the smile that brought out his true self, even hidden underneath his mask of servitude.
She nodded to let him know she knew she was not as alone as she had thought. He turned and left then, and she watched as Jack's brother left her in the cell to think.
Sorry that it took me longer to get this out than I said, and I'm sorry it's so short everyone! Okay, so here it is. I won't be writing as often as I did on the last one, but I thought you guys might be happy that I had written SOMETHING. Anyway I'm much busier than I was then, my daughter is older and doesn't sleep as much, or as long, and she needs a lot more attention then she once did. So anyway I hope you guys liked it, and here's a hint, I will more than likely want to write more if I've got motivation… in other words REVIEW!
