Other crew members were advancing. With no where else to go, James scooped Sarah into his arms and held her closely to his body as he jumped off the ship.
When they hit the water, the impact was so strong that it caused James to loosen his grip on Sarah, causing her to sink under the surface. Desperately, James dove under water and found the collar of her shirt. He wasted no time pulling her to the surface, where they both gasped for air, sucking in huge amounts.
His eyes burned from the sea salt, and he looked around bleary-eyed for Elizabeth's ship. He began to pull Sarah onto his body, her back on his front, her head on his shoulder, when something wrapped around his left leg. What ever it was, it didn't squeeze, or bite. It did nothing but entangle around his leg.
Then he saw it. A rope was floating in the water, many ropes were, actually. It was one of the tow lines! He reached down, now knowing the object wouldn't bite him or anything, and untangled himself.
He was losing his calmness. He could feel Sarah fighting more and more for breath as she lay against his body. He held her more securely and started pull his way closer to Elizabeth's ship with the tow line.
"We're almost there, just don't give up on me!" Soon they were at the side of the ship.
One of the crew members looked over the portside and saw them.
"Captain! We have intruders!" Elizabeth ran to where the sailor was and looked over the side.
"Those aren't intruders! Get them on the deck now!"
Aboard the ship...
James and Sarah were hauled to the deck, soaked to the bone. James turned Sarah over on her back, looking worriedly at her face as she struggled to speak.
"I...I can't lose any m-more blood."
Elizabeth soon knelt down on the other side of Sarah. James looked to her with a desperate look.
"We have to stop the bleeding, now." Elizabeth could hear the worry in his voice. She yelled an order to one of the crew members.
"James, take her below deck, I've already had someone put down enough blankets for cushioning. I'll be there shortly."
He nodded and once again scooped Sarah into his arms as she let out a pain-filled moan.
Below Deck...
Elizabeth was correct, there were lots of blankets laid out on top of each other in a corner. James laid Sarah on top of them. Seconds after that, he heard footsteps, and Elizabeth came into view.
Elizabeth knelt down next to James and poured fresh, cool water on the wound. Sarah let out a pain-filled gasp and clutched one of the blankets she was laying on top of.
"Here, blotch up the water with this and make sure it's dry before we sew it up." She handed him a dry piece of cloth and he did as instructed.
When that was done, Elizabeth picked up the thread and needle.
Once Sarah felt the needle pierce her skin, she fell into unconsciousness. The pain from being impaled and then having a needle stuck in the tender area around the wound was just too much for her to take.
It had been an hour after Sarah had fallen unconscious. James had never left her side, though, he did want to walk around a bit. So he did. He went up on deck, and saw Elizabeth standing at portside. He walked over beside her and placed his hands on the railing, his gaze straight-forward.
Elizabeth turned her attention to him.
"How is she?"
"She hasn't woken yet."
Silence.
"Do you love her?" He looked down at her with a tired expression.
"Why?"
"You kissed me earlier. What was that for?"
He uncomfortably shifted his weight and looked out at the horizon.
"I love you. But having found the women I was engaged to after you left me for Turner, I love her too."
Elizabeth furrowed her brows.
"Engaged?"
"After you left me for Turner, Sarah appeared in my office, crying. She asked me if I was to leave pirate hunting and if I truly loved her. We became engaged that day." Silence. " I would have been married to Sarah and Sparrow would have been hung by now if it weren't for that bloody hurricane."
More awkward silence.
"James, who do you truly love more?"
He kept his gaze on the horizon.
"Sarah." They looked at each other at the same time. "It tears me in two to say that, but I do. We never broke our engagement, so it seems I'm still promised to her."
"Good. I'm glad you finally found someone."
"Thankyou."
With that, he turned on his heal and went to check on his beloved.
Please review! It is much appreciated! I'll be out of town tomorrow, so I don't know when the next update will be. I got to come up with more ideas! Don't worry, I'll update soon.