Tortugan Beginnings
A Horse's Arse
Several Days Later
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"Angel?" Lucas said softly, trying to make her rise for the morning. "Angel?" He repeated a little louder.
Groaning, her eyes fluttered and she squeaked when she saw his hazy figure out of the corner of her eye. Moving to position her head to gaze at him, she smiled. Lucas. She was growing used to him and she was even beginning to trust him. Still, she wasn't quite sure if she wanted to go to Nassau with him. She was scared, anyone would be scared. Lucas grinned when he saw her soft blue eyes gazing back at him.
"Great, you're awake!" He smiled. Turning for a moment, she heard rustling. As he turned, in his arms he was cradling a canary yellow dress with white lace and a corset. Her face considerably brightened. "Me and Jack were looking for dresses for you and Audrina to wear whilst in Nassau. We couldn't have you going to into town looking like men, could we?"
Angel returned the smile and went to her feet, running her hands over the soft material. Never in her life had she ever had a real dress before. Canary yellow and off white lace and even a corset, the dress was beautiful to her. Touching it softly, she did something she never thought she would ever do. Flinging her arms around his neck, she embraced him softly before taking the dress from his arms. She was definitely growing fond of him over the few days and one day, she thought it would be possible to even trust him. That was saying a lot about Lucas Hart, if she thought it might be a possibility to trust him.
"Thank you." She said softly and disappeared for a moment in the guest room while he waited anxiously outside the door.
Inside the room, she peeled off her breeches and shirt and gazed at herself naked in the mirror. The bruises were fading on her face but they were still evident on her broken body. The sleeves on the dress were thankfully quarter length to hide the parallel cuts going up her bicep. She was skinny, a bit too skinny but she was filling out thanks to her days on the Pearl. Her breasts were small but perky and they were without bruises. Cradling the yellow dress in her arms, she finally felt pretty.
Looking at the corset, she knitted her eyebrows together. She had worn one before of course but Addison always laced her up. Lucas couldn't lace her up, no she wouldn't feel comfortable. "Lucas?" She said rather loudly.
"Yes, Angel? Are you ready?"
"No, I need a little help. Do you think you can get Audrina?"
"Yeah, I'll be right back." He replied and moments later Audrina entered the room.
Angel gazed at her with a smile tugging on her lips. She did look beautiful. The light blue corset styled dress offset her bronze skin and turquoise eyes nicely. The tops of her cleavage were shown pressed upwards and a single gold cross fell between her breasts. Her hair fell down in loose curls as it did always. She seemed uncomfortable in the dress, tugging at it or scowling. "Damn dress." She muttered underneath her breath. Looking up, she grinned at her. "Pretty dress, you need help?"
Angel nodded and turned as Audrina began to lace up the corset, pulling it tight but not to tight as to cut off her breathing. Within a few moments, she was completely dressed. The canary yellow seemed to go very good with her dark golden hair and blue eyes. Audrina began to run a brush through her hair and it shone with the moonlight dancing on her highlights.
"You look beautiful." Audrina complemented and they walked out of the guest bedroom to be greeted by Jack and Lucas.
"Only one day in Nassau, don't be late. Savvy?" Jack was saying to Lucas. As they heard the girls walk out of the room he turned and grinned at them. "Yer both look great. I think I might prefer both of you without the dress, though."
Audrina hit him and rolled her turquoise eyes and Angelina turned a dark crimson. "Oh shut up." Audrina scolded. Turning to Lucas and Angel, she grinned. "Have fun and Angel don't leave Lucas side at anytime."
They left for Nassau shortly after.
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The street was busy that night, although considerably more tame then Tortuga, it still had potential at being a pirate haven. Audrina stood close to Jack, wary of men's eyes following her as they went through the town.
"Ever been here before, luv?" Jack whispered into her ear.
Turning to him, she shook her head. "Actually, no. Ships I've worked on before had made port here but I never got off the ship." She said and let her eyes drink in the wonders of the Bahamas. "Most of the time I wasn't allowed."
"That's too bad, luv." Jack cooed in her ear and let his hand snake around her waist, holding her close. She turned to him and narrowed her eyes on him ominously.
"What are you doing?" She said, pulling away from his embrace.
"What? An incredible handsome pirate captain can't hold a beautiful lady close, eh?" Jack said teasingly, his eyebrow arching.
Audrina smirked at him and lifted her brow. "Oh? I don't see any incredible, handsome pirate captains around." She laughed. "Oh you meant you?"
Jack frowned and tilted his head before theatrically putting his hand on top of his heart. "Yer wound me so, luv." They chorused in laughter and turned again where he allowed his hand to snake around her waist once more, pulling her close. "If they think yer Jack Sparrow's woman, no one will touch yer."
"Oh?" Audrina said, not pulling away from his embrace. Her heart kept thumping faster and she scowled. She shouldn't feel like this. "So you're doing this for my benefit? Who ever thought you could be a gentleman."
"Entirely for yer benefit, luv." He slurred into her ear, causing shivers to run up her spine. Leaning back a little bit, he added. "Well it's also nice ter hold a lady this close."
Audrina smirked. "That's the closest you're ever going to hold me."
"Yer know yer luv me." He drawled even closer to her ear, causing goose bumps to prickle her skin.
Turning to him, she tilted her head. "Alright, Mister Sparrow, show me everything in Nassau." Drumming her fingers on his chest, he looked down at her hand and up at her and back down at her hand before eventually breaking out into a grin. "I want to see everything."
What caused her to do that, she wasn't entirely sure. It felt right at the time. Removing her hand as if it was touching fire, she blushed and turned away from him. Jack's brows rose even move. This is certainly interesting, he thought."I'll show yer everything." He started, not exactly knowing where he was going with that. "First yer have to give me a kiss, missy."
Audrina smirked and slapped him hard in his face, satisfied when his head twisted and pure, utter shock was evident on his face. "I'd rather kiss a horse's arse!" She spat at him, though she was quite amused by the captain.
Jack chewed on his lip while nursing his red cheek with his hand. "I didn't deserve that." He murmured. Smirking, he arched his eyebrow. "It's rather funny yer say that, Miss Hart. I've been called a horse's arse on many occasions. That's an odd coincidence, wouldn't yer say?"
"Prove that yer a horse's arse and I'll kiss you." Audrina smirked, either way this should be amusing.
"Oh and I thought yer were gonna give me a challenge." Jack smirked.
His eyes twinkled in the moonlight and stopped the nearest man walking on the street. He was a large man, black skinned and dark eyed. It was the worst person for Jack to pick. Tattoos riddled the man's skin and he overall looked quite menacing.
"My good man! May I ask yer something, mate? Can I call yer mate?" He didn't wait for an answer. "What would yer do if I decked yer right this moment?
The man lifted an eyebrow curiously. "Yer be wantin' a death sentence boy?" He paused for a minute and his gaze strayed over Jack's shoulders and onto Audrina. The man allowed his eyes to move generously up and down her body, resting on her cleavage. She shivered. "Yer a horse's arse if yer deck me because I'll have ter retaliate, aye? Leavin' little ole girlie all 'loneā¦."
Jack's smirk widened. "I'm a horse's arse, aye? Well, that's all yer needed fer. Run along now."
The man snarled at him and placed a hand cautiously on Jack's throat before squeezing once and then removing his hand. "This will be like my goodbye present fer talkin' ter me boy. 'Nd don't yer ever call me mate."
Winding his fist back, he punched Jack square in the jaw. With a smirk, the man left and Jack touched his lip and felt blood. He winced and turned to Audrina who looked absolutely in shock. He grinned; he would be getting that kiss now. With a stabbing pain in his lip he turned to where the man had disappeared into the crowd. He saw his figure and shuddered. Obviously he didn't know who Captain Jack Sparrow was. Audrina moved toward him and placed a hand lovingly on his shoulder, peering at the injury. Leaning back, she began to rummage through her bag to look for something to clean the blood up. It hadn't yet occurred to her that she had lost the bet.
"I most definitely did not deserve that! But was too easy, luv." Jack spat and narrowed his eyes on the man's departing figure. He turned to her and smirked. "There yer have it, yer have to give ter give me a kiss, Rina."
Audrina scowled, remembering what she owed him. She couldn't possibly say no now, he was punched for bleedin' sakes. Taking out a handkerchief, she began to nurse the swollen and split lip and wiped the blood trickling down his chin away. Chewing her lip, she sighed. "Fine, Jack. One kiss." As she wiped the blood away, he winced. "You all right?"
"One real kiss, I didn't get decked fer just a peck on the lips, luv." Jack thought for a moment and gave a lopsided grin. Only Jack Sparrow could be so incredibly chipper after being decked in the jaw. "When yer kiss me, the pain will have ter go away."
Audrina stiffened. It was true that she never really kissed a man before. She had but she never meant it and she never did it with her consent. She never had a moment where she kissed a man because she wanted to and was not forced to. A real kiss? She knew what that was. Men had taught her the meaning of a real kiss but they never seemed real to her. She was scared that she couldn't give a real kiss in the first place. But to Jack? He wasn't even fond of her in that way. At least she didn't think so. Was she fond of him in that way? A little bit, nothing serious. She had been fond of men before but it felt different with Jack. It might be because he was her captain. And captains usually hurt her but he didn't.
Closing her eyes, she leaned down and pecked him on the lips, the taste of blood faint on them. She knew it wasn't a real kiss but she didn't think she could give him a real one. Opening her eyes, she saw that he wasn't content with her kiss. Taking the back of her neck, he leaned her closed and slid his tongue over her lips. It felt as if her blood had just frozen in her veins. As she gasped, her mouth opened and he deepened the kiss. It wasn't an incredibly passionate kiss but she did feel something. As they pulled away, she recognized the lopsided smile on his face. Her face, she would imagine, was flushed a deep red. She didn't know what quite to say to him and averted her eyes. She was sure he could hear the thumping of her heart.
"That was a real kiss, Rina." Jack said, grinning. "Now, yer kept yer end of the deal and I'll keep mine. Ter the tavern!" As he began to move in front of her, he turned suddenly and winked at her. "The pain went 'way, luv."
That's all it was? A deal? Why did she feel so completely betrayed? Did the kiss mean anything?
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Angelina's arm was snaked through Lucas' arm and they walked that way down the street. It pleased him immensely to see a happy smile on her angelic face. They were away from the music, the drinking, the crowds, the whores and they walked on an empty street, arm in arm. Stores were closing for the night all expect for the bakery that was beginning to close.
"Would you like a pastry, Angel?" Lucas said, motioning to the bakery with his chin.
Her eyes widened as she gazed at the bakery lustfully. She couldn't recall the last time she had something sweet. Nodding feverishly to him, she smiled. "Thank you."
They entered the bakery only to be greeted by the fresh smells of dough, sugar, honey or anything else used in pastries. Unconsciously she licked her lips. She remembered abruptly that she had no money. Chewing on the inside on her cheek nervously, she turned to Lucas. She didn't want to ask him for money, he had been too good to her. All of them had and she didn't want to ask for anything more.
"If you're worrying about money, no problems, Jack gave me money to buy you anything you wanted." He reassured her and turned to the disgruntled clerk who was eagerly waiting for some orders. "Two of you're finest pastries."
The clerk mumbled underneath his breath and gave them what looked like sticky type buns with some type of glazing on top. Handing one to Angelina, they both bit down and realized that the pastry was quite good. Arm in arm, once more, they left the bakery and stepped onto the cobblestones on the street.
"How do you like it here?" Lucas was the first to talk after several seconds of not-so-awkward silence.
Angelina pondered it. How did she like it here? She loved it. She loved the ways the soft sounds of the waves can still be heard from where they were and how it wasn't such a wild city. She loved how she could still smell the salty ocean but all the same be in civilization. She liked it more then Tortuga, she never actually felt safe in Tortuga but she liked it for the mere fact it was an escape for her. Nassau was a pirate haven all the same but there was something about it that she plainly liked. It made her feel safe. For a split second, she wondered if she felt safe because of the quietness and tranquility of the street they were walking on or the mere fact that she was clinging onto Lucas' arm. Angelina wasn't quite sure.
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