Hey, Thanks for the review Fuchsai, I hope that this is more of what you were looking for :)
Desiree and Benjamin followed Pullings below very aware that there were many people watching them.
"Doctor,"said Pullings, "These people were found overboard just now."
A man of gentlepresence turned around, "Yes well I shall have a look at them." Mr. Pullings left the two standing there alone.
"Come what are your names?"
"I'm Benjamin Gonham, and this is my sister Desiree." Benjamin answered quickly.
"My name is Stephen Maurtin; I'm the doctor here aboard the Surprise."
"The surprise?" said Desiree. She turned around and saw her brothers face go as white as her own. She observed the doctor and recognized him from the movie Master And Commander. Instantly, Desiree felt like falling over, and she did. Ben caught her before she hit the ground.
"Steady," said the doctor leading her over to his own hammock, "You two are freezing!" He wrapped both of the Gonhams in thick wool blankets and made Ben sit down, giving them both something warm to drink.
"Ben" Desiree whispered sure that she was in a dream.
"Shh" he replied, not wanting to make the doctor suspicious, "I know".
"The captain is expecting you" the doctor said after exchanging whispered words with a young boy outside the door. "I will take you to him."
Ben helped his sister up, and walking behind her, kept his hands on her shoulders, fearing she would pass out again. The doctor knocked on a door.
"Come in" said a voice. When they entered, they saw the man played by Russell Crow. Stephen walked toward the door and looked at Aubrey.
"It's all right Doctor, you can stay." Maurtin closed the door and sat down.
"I am Captain Aubrey" the man said standing up from his desk and coming around.
Ben shook his hand, "Thank you for pulling us out sir" he said.
"Yes well would you do the honor of telling me who you are and why you were in the middle of the Pacific please?" the captain, more of ordered than asked.
Desiree looked at her brother, hoping he knew what to say.
"My name is Benjamin Gonham, and this is my sister Desiree Gonham. We… were on a whaling ship that was captured earlier today sir."
Desiree raised an eyebrow. "So, we are going to lie our way through this" she thought to herself.
"Captured?" The captain said, "And how did that happen?"
"A French frigate came by and demanded our surrender, when our captain refused, they fired upon us, and we fell into the water" explained Ben. Dezy visibly tensed at the lie, but it was too late, she couldnt risk contradicting her brother in front of the men.
"Indeed" the captain said passing the doctor a knowing look. "What was the name of the ship that fired on you?" he asked.
Desiree was praying that her brother had a good answer.
"The Acheron" Ben stated shortly, remembering the movie.
The captain looked a bit taken aback.
"Here? How close?"
"I don't know sir" Benjamin said.
The captain sighed, "Where are you from, why were you on a whaling ship?" asked the captain., the last question directed more towards Desiree.
"We are Americans said Ben; we grew up in the Virginias. The ship was making its rounds to England, which is where our Grandmother is. We were going to live there since our parents have recently passed.
"Yes" said Aubrey, "This is not a whaling ship; it is a ship of war. You may very well die here" he said flatly, though his expression softened a bit when he glanced toward Desiree.
"You may stay on board until we arrive in England."
Desiree's heart lit up! "To be there when it all happened" she remembered herself thinking. This is exactly what she had wished for. She turned to Ben who didn't look nearly as pleased as she presentlt felt.
"Thank you sir" said her brother.
"Miss Gonham will stay in my quarters" the captain began, "You on the other hand" he said looking at Benjamin, "You will work with the rest off the crew. I hope you are a fast learner because there is much to learn".
Ben nodded his head, "Yes sir."
"Very well" said Aubry. "Stephen, will you please find these two some clothes, and then show the lady to my cabin?"
"Yes, this way" Stephen replied, motioning for the two to follow him out the door.
No sooner had they left the room then Ben whipped around and grabbed his sister at the shoulders, leaning in close so that only she could hear, not the crewmembers who stood by gawping at them.
"I don't like the idea of you staying in a room with a man that we have only just met" he said. "If he tries anything…"
"Its all right Ben," she whispered, "I'll be fine, really!" Desiree knew that her brother would still be uneasy, but also she knew it would have been silly to go up to the captain and demand he change the arrangements.
"Come along said Stephen", noticing that they where not following him. Ben ran a hand through his wavy brown hair.
When they were below deck, Maurtin found two sets of clothes that were the same as the ones the other sailors wore, and presented them to Ben.
"And for you Miss Gonham..." Stephen said pulling out a beautifully made dress that reminded her of the one Elizabeth wore on Pirates Of The Caribbean because of its dark redish purplecolor. He also gave her a shift that looked like a nightgown.
"Thank you" she said smiling. She wondered. but did not ask why the dress and shift had been brought along in a ship of war.
"I suggest that you go to bed now" he said to the two, "It is late."
"Good night Benjamin" Desiree said as the Doctor led her out of the room to the Captain's quarters. Ben gave her a faint empty smile that had worry written all over it before she slipped around the corner.
When Desiree walked up on deck, there were many men staring at her. She realized that she was probably the first female they had seen in a long while. She felt shy about being watched and felt her cheeks blush.
"There you are" said Stephen. Desiree was standing in a small dimly lit room; the Captain wasn't there yet. An extra hammock had apparently been set up for her on the opposite side of the room as the Captains, it swung slightly with the gennte rocking of the ship.
"Thank you Doctor" she said as he left closing the door behind him. There were many maps and books laid out on a table at the back of the room. She also noticed a beautiful oaken violin up against the Captain's hammock.She slipped on the nightgown she had been given and fell asleep to the sound of creaking wood with a mixture of worry, and excitement in her mind. She wasn't sure if she would wake up in this world, or her own.
This had better be getting more exciting for you guys, if not, then I promise I'll fix that in a heartbeat! Thanks for reading, I'm updating soon ;)