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Rosemary : youngest grandchild : brown hair and blue eyes

Rose : twin sister of Christian : long black hair and blue eyes

Christian : twin brother of Rose : brown hair and brown eyes

Chapter 3


Jack walked out on the deck. The moon was out that night and the sea made silent waves against the Pearl. His hand grabbed the bottle of rum tightly as he took another drink.

"Drink up me 'earties yo-ho" he softly muttered.

He smirked a little and yawned. He took out his compass and it pointed in the direction of the sea. He nodded and hung it back on his belt before walking back in his cabin. He placed the green bottle on his table and sat down, looking at his map.

X

Anamaria sat on the edge of her bed, her head in her hands. She sighed deeply and looked up, the familiar faces of the walls in her cabin greeted her. She stood up and walked slowly up the stairs until she arrived at the deck of the Pearl.

She looked at the night sky and smiled softly at the many stars above. She climbed up to the crows nest and sat down, still looking at the sky she was never going to reach. She heard Jack move around in his cabin but didn't pay attention to it.

X

"Did you know she was sitting there grandpapa?" Christian interrupted. Rose and Rosemary rolled their eyes and ignored him. Jack smirked and shook his head. Christian frowned a little and looked at his grandfather.

X

The sun rose up from the sea and Jack yawned as he fell on his bed. The rays of light shined through his windows but he refused to go out on deck and send the ship back on trail. He heard a soft knock on the wooden door.

"Captain, the men want to get going…" Anamaria said while entering the room. Jack opened his eyes and looked sideways at the woman before closing them again. Anamaria sighed and came closer to his bed.

"What's the matter Jack?" She smirked. Jack shook his head and sat up. Ana watched him, he looked tired and drunk.

"Tell them I'll be right there." Jack said, finally waking up a little.

Anamaria waited a little while, watching Jack sit on the edge of his bed and rub his eyes. Ana slowly walked out of the room, while Jack stood up and walked to his table behind her. Jack leaned on the table for support while he looked down at the ground.

Ana looked over her shoulder and frowned. Slowly, she turned around to face him again. His eyes were closed and he had a pained expression on his face.

"You okay Jack?"

He quickly looked up with wide eyes and nodded, his open eyes closed again for a moment but he shook his head to wake him up. He nodded to answer her question and stood up, he smiled softly at her and followed her out of the room, closing the door behind him.

The crew greeted their captain happily and immediately began their chores from the moment Jack stood at the wheel of the Pearl. Gibbs greeted him and Jack shook his head again while his eyes closed.

"Jack, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong Mr. Gibbs." Jack said quickly.

Gibbs looked unsure but nodded anyway. The crew was busy working and sometimes, Anamaria would shoot a glance at Jack and look worried at him. Jack rubbed his temple to prevent a head ache but ignored it eventually.

X

"Were you really alright Grandpapa?" Christian asked curious.

"If you wouldn't interrupt it the whole time, we would know Chris' !" Rose said as a matter of fact.

Jack chuckled a little before shifting in his chair. Rosemary woke up for a moment but her eyes closed soon afterwards.

X

"Jack, you should get some sleep." Anamaria decided as she stood next to him.

"I told you before Ana, I'm perfectly fine!"

Jack held the wheel of the Pearl thightly in his hands as Anamaria placed her hands on her hips and tapped her foot impatiently on the floor. Jack shook his head and turned back to the wheel.

"Come on Jack! Everyone can see you're dead tired. You should sleep."

Jack ignored it and tried to keep his focus on the ship and the ocean. He took a deep breath and tried to stay awake. Anamaria was right, he was dead tired, but wasn't going to give in to it. He could handle it.

Couldn't he?

Anamaria looked worried at Jack and noticed he was not going to give in. She let out an angry sigh and crossed her arms in front of her chest. Jack tried to ignore her but the sign of tiredness in his eyes was clearly visable.

"Come on Jack, you need to go to sleep. Don't you see this ain't helping you?"

"Stop mothering me!" Jack complained after a few moments of silence.

Anamaria raised an eyebrow disbelievalbe and looked at Jack who looked firm to the sea. His knuckles were white from the thight grip on the wheel and Ana took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

"Look, Ana, I don't need to go to sleep savvy? I'm perfectly alright." Jack decided

"Jack, you're almost falling asleep while you stand there."

"I can handle it." Jack said firm.

Anamaria looked unsure but gave in anyway. She knew he would see the thruth in her words later on, hopefully on time. Before he died of lack of sleep. Jack turned the wheel abruptely, making the crew loose their balance.

X

Jack watched his crew walk around on the deck. Anamaria was climbing to the top of the mast. He smiled at the woman and blinked the sun away from his eyes. Anamaria stood upon the mast, trying to hold her balance.

Jack frowned and secretely hoped she wouldn't fall of. This morning, he had been tired as she had said, but he had been to stubborn to admit it. While they took a quick break during noon, Jack had finally fallen asleep in a peacefull slumber before being brutely awoken by the crew running around, trying to move the ship again.

He took a quick breath as his eyes widened for a moment when Ana almost fell from the mast but regained her balance immediately afterwards. He let out a soft sigh of relief as she sat down in the crowsnest, gazing around for attacking ships.

X

"Didn't mom said once she walked upon the mast too?"

"Tha' was a long time ago Rose."

"Yeah Rose, "Christian said "She doesn't do that anymore."

"Why not Grandpapa Jack?"

Anne entered the room and leaned against the door frame for a moment before answering.

"I grew up." Anne smirked. Jack looked at his daughter and smirked back before turning back to his grandchildren. Anne shook her head and walked out the room.


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