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Chapter 15

A few days later we had sighted Tortuga on the horizon. I hadn't been over to the Pearl in days, Oliver's orders; he didn't want me swinging back and forth in case the baby was hurt, I had actually caught father looking across to the Star Maker, but he stopped when he got to me. I suppose he was seeing if I was ok, after all, even though he had made me move, he still expected me to come back over everyday like the bloody stubborn Sparrow I am. Oliver said that when he goes to the Pearl to talk to dad about where to head next and what supplies we need, father asks about me. I was thankful that he still gave a damn about me, but I should be over there so that he didn't even need to ask.

I wondered whether anyone in Tortuga would recognise me when we docked, I had to loose the corset wearing for now and that was how I was recognised, I'd just have to see how it went, but just because I was pregnant, and the people don't know who I am, doesn't mean that if anyone tries anything with me, that I wont make them regret it. If anything, the hormones and emotions had made me stronger, I feel it in my body; Oliver said that if I tried to, I could pack a pretty mean punch when with child.

I watched Elizabeth as she came over to me, a baby in each arm, all the men and Anamaria were seeing to it that we would dock in Tortuga safely. She sat herself down next to me and passed Lily to me.

"Hey Lily, how are you today?" I asked her softly. I was amazed at how much the twins had grown over the past few months. I watched with wide eyes as Lily pointed up at me giddily, repeating the name 'Lily' over and over again. She smiled at me and I smiled back, tickling her, she wriggled about in my arms and I feared she would roll over and fall onto the fall, so I stopped tickling her and held her tight.

"Lily?" asked Elizabeth, setting Jack on her knee securely.

"Yes?"

"I was just wondering, well it was Will and I really and we were thinking that a pirate ship isn't really a safe place, so if anything should happen to us we'd like you and Oliver to be the twin's godparents, and we're going to ask Jack once we dock in Tortuga" she said. I looked up at her and smiled.

"I'd love to" I beamed, right now I felt really proud.

"Great" said Elizabeth. "You've got all you're money safe right?" she asked me

"Yeah" I replied, jingling my money bag in my pocket.

"Right, but we only need that money in case we can't steal anything" she said, I looked at her again, grinning my father's mischievous grin that he had passed onto me.

"Will was right wasn't he, you are a proper pirate now" I said, chuckling to myself. Elizabeth laughed and nodded in agreement.

"When I was a child I thought it would be fascinating to meet a pirate, during the whole Barbossa curse thing, I thought it would be fascinating to be a pirate, and now I am one and I was right all along, I love it and I wouldn't give it up for all the commodores, fancy proposals, tea parties and posh dresses in the world" she said. I nodded, knowing how she felt.

Years ago when I was around 14, we had stopped in France for some supplies, father was a wanted man in France so he had given me a dress and made me act like a woman of high aristocracy, I hated every minute of it, so when the crew were celebrating due to their success, I was celebrating because I could take the damn dress off.

I felt the ship shudder as we docked in Tortuga, I passed Lily to Will, who had just come over to us, and I went to find Oliver, Elizabeth was right behind me, I saw she had given Jack to Will.

"Oliver!" I shouted above the hustle and bustle of the crew getting ready to get off the ship.

"Lily?" asked Oliver from the rail of the ship, he was stood next to the gangplank, waiting for me.

"Are you going with Will and Jack and the others?" I asked, knowing they would all be heading to the nearest tavern.

"Aye" Oliver said. He held my hand and walked in front of me, going down the gangplank. I followed his lead and gave him a kiss on the lips before turning back to Elizabeth. She got the twin's off Will and said their goodbyes. We waited for the crew to get out of sight before we set off for the shops, hopefully we would catch them before they closed.

Walking along the streets of Tortuga with the twins was quite an experience. Lily started to whimper at all the gunshots and noise, but Jack seemed quite at ease with it all and he looked like he was enjoying himself, saying captain over and over again.

"I think he likes that word Lizzy" I said.

"I reckon it's a sign, he's going to be a captain when he's grown up, just like his uncle Jack" she said. I smiled and we continued to make our way towards the shops, dodging fights and drunken men chasing the local whores.

"Here we are" I said, motioning towards the row of shops on our right hand side. Elizabeth nodded, knowing what we have to do. I walked into the shop, followed by Elizabeth.

My first impression of the shop was 'wow'. I had never seen so many baby things in my life! Elizabeth and I walked over to the aisles and started to look around. Elizabeth saw a few blankets on offer so she got out her money and went over to the counter where the shop keeper was sitting. I watched Elizabeth buy the blankets and watched as the woman at the counter started fussing over Jack and Lily.

I slipped away and shoved a few blankets down my shirt, I made it so the woman couldn't tell I had blankets shoved down there, I just looked fat now, I couldn't wait to get them back out again. Elizabeth came round the corner, smiling at me, we both walked out of the shop, leaving the woman sitting behind the counter, smiling, I guess she didn't know she'd just been robbed.

"What did you get?" asked Elizabeth, looking pointedly at my shirt.

"Just some blankets, I figured we'd need them the most since the baby will have to be wrapped up when it comes out" I said. Elizabeth nodded and we went back to the ship.

Once we were on the Star Maker, Elizabeth went to feed Lily and Jack; I put the blankets in a spare cupboard in the cabin.

When I got to the deck I found no one around. I went to find Elizabeth but I just found her lying in bed next to the twins, asleep.

"Typical" I muttered and went back out.

I noticed someone moving around in a cabin on the Pearl, but everyone else had gone to the taverns. I decided to take a look at the possible intruder.

I swung across, knowing that if Oliver had seen me I would be getting a telling off. I landed on the deck with not even a thud; I quickly made my way toward the cabin and stood outside the door. I could hear voices from inside.

"Have you done it yet Clara?" said one voice; I leaned in closer, trying to hear more.

"no, I haven't had the right moment to do it yet, Jack's sent his brat off to the other ship so no ones been together, for the past few weeks its only been me and Jack on the Pearl" said Clara. So she was planning something.

"well Clara, you'd best think of a way to do it, and you'd best think of a way fast, you only have until tomorrow when they set sail again, but your not planning on going with them, and your not planning on Sparrow or his daughter going either, you told me as much" said the voice. I so desperately wanted to know who this woman was.

"Listen to me Gillian! I know perfectly well when they set sail again! Oliver and Jack were planning on having a meeting tonight when they got back from the tavern, Lily will be along I presume so all I have to do, is steal Jack's pistol and kill them both, Oliver will most likely be there but if I have to kill him too then so be it!" Clara said.

The stupid bloody wench! I'll kill her! I have to warn the other's I can't let Dad go back to that monster! 'Gillian' had just said something about revenge for leaving Clara behind all those years ago, she stood up and I heard footsteps walking towards the door, towards me!

I heard Gillian say goodbye to Clara, I pulled out my dagger that I kept in my boot at all times, I stood a little closer to the doorframe and waited for Gillian to come out.

"See you tomorrow Clara" she said, she opened the door and stepped out, closing the door behind her.

"Yeah she'll see you tomorrow, in hell" I said quietly, getting Gillian's attention. She spun round, gasping with the shock of seeing me with a dagger in my hands.

Before she could alert Clara, I put the dagger to her throat and dragged it across her neck. I watched her as she slumped to the floor; I dragged her across the deck and heaved her over the rail, watching her lifeless figure sink into the ocean, never to be seen again.

I ran down the gangplank and into Tortuga once more, I ran to the nearest Tavern, The Blacksmith's Sword, I smiled very briefly at the likeliness the name had to Will. Stepping inside of the tavern I noticed the crew, Dad, Will and Oliver all sat at a table in the corner. They all shut up when I ran towards them.

"Lily?" asked Oliver, not expecting me to be in here.

"Not here… Oliver, Will, you and… Dad have to come with me… quickly" I gasped, out of breath from running.

"Why?" asked Will, "is it Elizabeth? Are the twin ok?" he asked, getting to his feet.

"No it's not them, it's Clara, but she's fine, please just come with me back to the Star Maker, I have to tell you something"

"Right then" said Will, he and Oliver stood by me. I watched father uneasily.

"Are you coming Dad, this involves you, you know, you need to be told most of all" I said. He looked at me blankly, as if he was unsure of me telling the truth.

"I'm coming" he said finally, detecting the urgency in my voice, he downed his rum then followed is out of tavern, batting away the wenches that flung themselves at him.

Please review, this chapter was so hard to write! I had no idea what to write in the conversation between Clara and Gillian so it might be a little rushed, but bear in mind that they had already been speaking when Lily got to them, so it isnt the full conversation.