Chapter three
Five hours later they were settled and Rhia and a room. The weeks would pass by slowly. And they did. Her morning started with etiquette and then reading. Then how she should present herself in public. Every thing had some sort of fight with it. Finally she was aloud outside on a walk after about a month and a half.
The hours passed by, boring her to death. Finally she found a way to escape. She raced down a few alleys and found her way to the docks. She was by the sea again, she was home, almost. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and then ran straight into a boy. She fell backwards and her ankle went under her.
"Damn! I hate these shoes." She muttered then looked at who she had hit. It was Davy, the blacksmith boy she had met. "I'm sorry; I wasn't watching where I was going." She said as he helped her up.
"No problem, where's your boyfriend?" he asked.
"Boyfriend? Oh you must mean Bill, he's my cousin. I enjoy the sea too much to have a real boyfriend." She said.
"Oh, sorry. So what are you dong out here?"
"I finally escaped my proper prison. It's only a matter of weeks before they kill me." Rhia said.
"Oh, would you like to accompany me on a stroll by the docks?" Davy asked.
"If you stop talking like that. It's going to drive me insane for sure."
"Gladly, it drives me nuts too."
They walked down the docks listening to the talk and stuff, and then Rhia heard something that caught her attention. Mention of the name 'Sparrow'. She turned around and listened intently.
'yeah, from what I heard Jack Sparrow is starting to lose his luck, nearly been caught three times now." A man said.
"I heard the Flying Dutchman was hot on the Pearl's tail. That bodes ill for him for sure." Davy and Rhia listened intently. Then the men left to their boats.
"I have to go after that ship!" Davy and Rhia said at the same time.
"You have to go after that ship? Why?" They said together again.
"Jack Sparrow is my father!" Rhia explained, she might have an ally in this if she did tell the truth. Davy seemed a little more hesitant, but then said.
"Davy Jones is my grandfather, a few hundred years removed, but it's my destiny to kill him." He explained. Rhia fell silent in quick thinking.
"Can you sail?"
"A little."
"Can you follow orders?"
"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have a job."
"Good, we just need to get Bill and we could get a ship."
"How?"
"Commandeer one of course; my father has done it countless times."
They raced along the alley ways and through the streets. Until they came outside her 'house'.
"Ok, it will take some convincing but I can do it. Around midnight, come to my window, it's the one on the far side with the balcony. We'll be waiting there; I'm not aloud out after dark. I hate these restrictions, but anyway we can hide out by the bay until morning. Then we can see what we can do as far as getting a ship." Rhia said.
David just nodded having very little idea what she was saying; he was still wondering why he had trusted her with his secret. They went their separate ways and a few hours later Rhia was in her room, having been scolded for running off like she had and had convinced Bill to come with them.
She lay on her bed, lost in thought of her rash actions. Normally she wouldn't have trusted anybody other than Bill with helping her save her father, wouldn't even dream of telling someone from Port Royal that she was a pirate and more over, the daughter of the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow. Why did I do something like that? I know my father needs help, but I could have just jeopardized everyone's safety. Oh well, I guess I can't back out now can I? Besides if he does cause trouble I could always throw him overboard. Only if worst comes to worst. But then again, there's something about him that makes me trust him. Wait a minute, what am I thinking? He said himself he was the great grandson of Davy Jones himself! And Davy Jones is the one after my father! I am a fool, oh well, if he hinders me in keeping my father safe I guess I will have to kill him. Hopefully he'll have enough sense to realize that.
Suddenly there was a knock on her door. She sat bolt upright and drew a dagger from under her pillow, she didn't mean to, she was just a little unnerved right now. She quietly crept to the door and opened it a crack, dagger hidden behind her back. Bill stood outside.
"Let me in before somebody comes by and sees me!" He whispered. Rhia hastily opened the door then shut it quickly. Bill stood their in a Port Royal military outfit.
"What in world are you wearing?" Rhia asked, stunned as she looked him up and down. The only thing that looked even remotely pirate was the scuffed up and worn bag he carried with him, slung over his back.
"Um, mother signed me up for the military. I'm an officer now Rhia. I can't come with you. I just packed this bag of provisions for you and David." Bill said quietly. Rhia just shook her head in disbelief.
"You could argue against it Bill. But you're not, you're just agreeing to it. So do you hate me?" Rhia asked. Bill looked shocked.
"What do you mean do I hate you? You're my cousin."
"Yes, but I'm a pirate as well."
Bill walked up to her and clasped her hands in his, pleadingly.
"Yes, but you can still change that, you can become a nice woman." Bill said. Rhia pulled away as she picked up her bag and the bag he had brought with him. She shook her head sadly.
"I can't Bill. It's not the life for me, and it's not the life I want. I want adventure, and freedom. The ability to do whatever I want. Where men can't tell me what I can and can't do. Besides, my father is in danger. I'm not losing him too. My mother was too much as it is, losing my father, Bill. Bill, it would kill me if I lost him too." Rhia said, praying that he would understand. He suddenly shifted to a stiff, rigid attention position. Rhia hung her head.
"You have until dawn to get out of here Rhia. When I report to my commanding officer I will tell him. If you managed to miraculously make it out of the bay, I will be aboard the ship that hunts you down. But you won't, you won't make it out of the bay." Bill said. Rhia smiled. And backed away to the balcony.
"Oh Bill. Poor Bill, you seem to be forgetting something." Rhia said.
"What would that be?"
"Me. You forget that I am Rhia Sparrow, and one day I'll be just as infamous and clever as my father. Jack Sparrow." Rhia said then back flipped over the balcony and raced out the gate and down the streets.
So what's a poor girl to do? Guess you'l find out next chapter, when it's posted. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it.
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