Chapter three: Tortuga

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They pulled into the poet Scarlet looking around in wonder. Sticking close to Jack, mostly out of being wary of the strange men.  Jack didn't mind one bit he liked the fact that a woman this lovely was treating him as some sort of protection.  They soon made it to a pig pen where there was a man sleeping amongst the pigs, Will threw a bucket of water on him. 
"Oi! Don't you know it's bad luck to wake a man" he yells.
"Mister Gibbs" Jack says an air of authority about him while speaking "find me a crew and a ship" he turns on his heel "we set sail tomorrow" he begins walking away then stops "Scarlet, Will come along".  Scarlet stares at him walking quickly. 
"Don't you dare speak like that to me again!" she tells him stopping in front of him. 
"I'm the captain you follow my orders love" he says stopping to speak with her "so you do as I say alright?". She scowls turning away and stomping off fuming with anger, Jack watched this staring at the way her hips moved as she walked off. 
"Well... we know who not to ask for any dating advice" Will says jokingly patting Jacks shoulder "she'll be fine in a couple of hours". 
"Still mate she seems upset" Jack said turning to him. 

Scarlet stopped in front of a bar walking in she noticed Jack and Will.  As she walked towards them all noise stopped.  She took her seat motioning for everyone to continue as before, soft noise filled the air.  She reached over the table taking Jacks drink.  Jack stared noting the way other men watched her. A young sailor stumbles over drunk sitting by her.
"Hello *hic* poppet" he says in a drunken slurring of his words, his breath stinking of liquor "how about leaving these two losers and hanging with me?"    
Scarlet laughs coldly "go with you? As if I'd rather go with those godforsaken lobsters" she makes a shoo motion with her hand not even bothering to look at him.  Jack on the other hand was staring the man down with a steely gaze, he was ready to jump to her aid if she asked for it (he was silently hoping she would). 
"Aw come on!" the sailor says loudly and stupidly catching everyone's attention "don't be such a bitch" he grabs her arm "come along poppet".  He didn't realize that he had made a huge mistake for Scarlet turned towards him a look of pure anger on her face as her fist connected with his face.  The man stood up releasing her arm although he still reached for her.  At this Jack decided he should step in sharing a look with Will they both punched the man hearing a crack as he stumbled backwards grabbing his nose bright red blood pouring out between his fingers.  He stared at them wide eyed at the woman with the two men beside her he watched her punch him one last time before blacking out. 
Jack stares at Scarlet as she watches the people with an air of curiosity.  He wished she would look at him with the same aura of curiosity. She looked at all the different people then turned to Jack "Captain its getting late where are we going to stay?" She asked his heart fluttered when she called him captain he grinned.
"The boat" he says "there should be room on board to sleep" she nods standing up. 
"I'll meet you there then" she walks out the door reaching the ship in a matter of minutes. She climbs aboard finding the captains quarters. She closed the door and dimmed the lights crawling into the bed and falling asleep quickly. 

Jack walked to the ship with Will who was in a drunken stupor and wobbling as he walked laughing loudly.  Jack chuckled watching him.  He helped him onto the boat and down to a hammock.  Jack himself feeling tired went to the captains room he was about to lay down when he say a corset on the desk.  Then he say Scarlet asleep on track bed he smiled softly before going below decks to sleep leaving her alone with the largest room to herself. 

The next morning Scarlet awoke to see light flooding in she sat up stretching then putting on her corset.  She walked outside bare feet curling as they touched the cold wood.  She noticed there was now a whole crew of people she turned around looking for Jack finding him at the wheel. She walks up yawning.
"Well good morning sleeping beauty" Jack says a slight grin.
"Where are we off too?" Scarlet asks not greeting him.
"We're going to Isla Muerte" Jack says motioning her to stand by him "I need you to steer". She stands near him taking the wheel.
"How do I do this?" she asks he stood behind her placing his hands over hers.
"Like this" he says showing her; she nodded. 
"Tell me where to go captain" she said Jack smiled. 
"Take a left" he says looking out at the horizon.

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