A Pirate's Life For Me (Mary Read X OC Fanfic)

Chapter 7

A/N: So this whole chapter will be in Jane's POV. Happy reading!

James and I have been hanging out for almost three weeks now, and I can't tell you how happy I am. Being around James just makes me feel at ease, and like I can be myself. I've told him about my love for the arts, and I lent him some books so he can read some of my favorites. James lent me some of his favorite books that he likes read while he's sailing, and apologized for them being a bit worn by water. Mark and Bennet really seem to like Kidd too, whenever James comes into the shop to say 'Hi' or comes around for a drink or two, the three of them get along like they've known each other for years.

It's about midday, and the bell on the shop door rings. I come out from the back room, where Mark and I were playing a card game, to see who it is. It's James, and he has Edward Kenway with him. "Hey lass, Edward was looking for a new sword, and when he told me this, I knew that ye would have somethin for 'im" James says, smiling at me. "Well of course. So Mr. Kenway, what kind of sword are ya looking for? We mainly have French style, but we have a couple Spanish made and a few British." After a bit of talk, we find the right swords for Edward. "Lass what do I owe ye?" Edward asks me, and I reply with "Ya know what? Since you're Kidd's friend I'll give em to ye for 2000 Reales. But don't be expecting this every time ya come to the shop, though" I say playfully. "Only 2000 Reales lass? Are ye sure?" Edward asks me, looking a bit skeptical. "Yeah. Ya better take it before I change my mind." I say chuckling. Edward laughs, puts the Reales on the counter, and turns to James. "Ye've caught yerself a fine one Kidd, be good to 'er" Edward laughs as he walks out the door.

Once Edward was gone, James turns to look at me. "Ye have any plans tonight?" He asks, smirking. I smirk and get an evil idea, so I say "I'll have to check, there's this lad who wants to do something with me tonight and I don't know if I want to go." James suddenly looks mad and a little hurt and asks "Who's the bloke?" I suddenly laugh at his jealousy, and say "You, James. You can be an idiot ya know that?" He turns pink for a second before he starts to chuckle a little. "So would ye like to come out with me tonight?" James asks me once I stop laughing. "That sounds grand. What are we gonna do?" I ask him. "That, is a surprise. I'll pick you up from here in a couple of hours, if Mark doesn't mind" James says, peering around me. Mark then stumbles from behind a box and looks at us sheepishly. James starts to laugh and I look at Mark and say "You bloody eavesdropper" before I playfully smack him and chuckle. "I'll see you then James" I tell him. He turns to leave and says "See ye then, love." I turn bright red when he called me 'love', but he didn't see because he was already out the door.

The rest of the day is slow, and after about an hour I tell Mark I'm going home to clean up so I'll be ready when Kidd comes to pick me up. I head to the house and put on a black skirt and a blue blouse. I line my eyes with just the slightest of eyeliner, and I put the smallest amount of lipstick on. I put the lipstick in my pocket just in case I need to put more on later.

I get back to the shop and work for another hour or two. We only have two customers come in, and I'm getting more impatient by the minute. Finally, after what seems like years, I see a red bandana walk in the door. James looks a bit more polished than usual, but I couldn't tell you what it was that made him look that way. "Mark! James is here, I'll see you later tonight, okay?" I shout. "Okay, just be back before sunrise" He says teasingly, sending me a smirk. "Oh shut up." I say, laughing. James and I walk out the door, and after a moment he grabs my hand. I smile, and we keep walking. "Where are we going?" I ask him once more. "I told ye, it's a surprise." James says smirking. I groan and we keep walking. Finally, we reach a cliff that overlooks the sea. Set out is a small picnic, and the scene is about to be even more beautiful because the sun is about to set. James leads me to sit down, and then pulls out a bottle of wine, not rum. "Do ye drink wine? I didn't know if ye did so if ye don't I brought this too..." He says, pulling out a bottle of spiced rum. I laugh and tell him that I prefer rum on a daily basis but I love wine on special occasions. He then smiles and pours us both a glass, and we eat.

While we're eating, we talk about small things, like how our day went and the new painting I'm working on. But while we're talking about this I can tell that there's something he wants to discuss. And it must be important if he did all of this. What if he's leaving Nassau? Maybe he got finished with what he needed and he's setting sail again? Or maybe he has a lover and he's getting uncomfortable with how close we've been getting? I run through all the worst possibilities in my head, and eventually I can't take it anymore. "James, what did you really want to talk about?" I ask him. I need to know. "What are ye talking about?" James says, a little too quickly. "I can tell that there's something you want to talk about. I can see it in your eyes." I tell him. James sighs and looks at me. We just stare into each other's eyes for a while. Before I know it, our lips are touching. I don't know who kissed who, but all I know is that we are kissing. Our lips move in sync and I push myself closer to him. I feel his tongue run across my lower lip and we deepen the kiss. After what feels like the most blissful eternity, we pull away so we can breathe. Our lips touch briefly for another second, before I feel James pull off his bandana. He then pulls back and looks at me.

Just as before, he looks so much more feminine with his hair down. He honestly looks like a woman. Then something crosses my mind; what if 'he' is a woman? I pull the tube of lipstick out of my pocket and hand it to 'James'. He puts it on, and then starts to pull up his shirt. He takes it off and all around the top is bandages. James Kidd, is a woman.

I'm shocked, but I feel that I almost knew it all along. I don't know what to feel, or how I should react. I think it over for a moment, but I can't see a reason to be feeling anything negative. James is still James, even if that isn't her real name. Why should her gender matter? I smile, and pull my friend in for another kiss.

I can tell she is shocked I wasn't mad or upset, but after a moment she kisses back. I pull away and lean my head on hers. "So, I'm assuming your real name isn't James, is it?" I say smiling. She just chuckles a little and says "No. It's not." We're both quiet for a moment, until I look at her, turning my head. "Well? What is it then?" I ask, laughing. "Mary. Mary Read." Mary. I love it. "It's beautiful. Just like you" I say, hugging her. "Ye're really not mad?" She asks, shocked. "Why would I be? You're the same person I've developed feelings for. What should it matter if you're a woman?" I say laughing, but then I realize what I said. 'Person I've developed feelings for'. I just told her that I had feelings for her. I look down for a minute, but when I look back up, Mary has the biggest smile on her face. "Person ye've developed feelings for, eh? I told ye I would woo ye." She says laughing. "Stop, please." I say feeling the most embarrassed I have in my whole life. She probably doesn't feel that way about me and is just going to make fun of me. What if she doesn't want to hang out with me anymore, thinking I'm some sort of freak?

I think she realizes that that's how I'm feeling, and to my surprise she wraps her arms around me and kisses my head. "Ye know, I've got feelings for you too." She says quietly. I look up and once I realize she's serious, I grin. I pull her into a hug and we stay there for who knows how long. I then realize she must be freezing with her shirt off, so I pull away and put it on her. "Thanks lass." Mary says, and I give her another kiss.

Mary Read. I repeat the name in my mind. Mary Read, Mary Read and Jane Cliffsworth. I like it.

A/N: So I have no idea if I did that well. I don't know. I was thinking about rewriting this whole chapter but in James/Mary's point of view? I already have the next chapter written but someone tells me that they want the chapter I'll add it in.