A/N: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated for awhile! Homework, you understand. I'm really happy, though, because Johnny Depp's new movie comes out in like two weeks! Can I get a whoop whoop? Anyway, many thanks to:
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Chapter 7: Homeland Revisited
Time passed and Charlotte healed completely. A huge fight with Jack about her working on the ship proved that she was back to normal. Surprisingly, Jack won that argument and Charlotte agreed to help out on the ship. The hard work made the time pass fairly quickly.
Charlotte stood at the railing, staring out at the small island that drew nearer with very second. She didn't even notice Jack come up to her until he wrapped his arm lazily around her waist. Charlotte looked skeptically at the arm and took it off her and threw it back at Jack. The pirate captain took no notice and snaked his arm around her once more. Charlotte sighed.
"What do you want, Jack?" She asked, annoyed.
"Just to discuss the plan, love," Jack said.
"The plan?" Charlotte asked, eyebrows raised.
"Aye, the plan," Jack repeated, grinning. "As soon as we reach that little island, you will lead me to your Star Lake. We will find that map and then we are off once again to find the treasure."
"We?" Charlotte asked. "I'll lead you to the map, but then I'm memorizing it and going off to find that knife by myself. There's no way in hell I'm staying around you more than I need to."
Jack's grip on Charlotte's waist tightened and he moved closer to her.
"Is that so?" He whispered in her ear. "Well, let's see if I can change your mind."
Charlotte's mind was blank for a moment as she inhaled Jack's scent, but thoughts soon returned and she elbowed him in the stomach.
Jack doubled over in pain and began to laugh.
"What the hell is so funny?" Charlotte demanded.
"Don't think I didn't notice how long it took you to say something back to me, love," he wheezed.
Charlotte hit him on the head and stalked in to her cabin, slamming the door.
They reached the island shortly afterwards. Jack made his way to Charlotte's cabin and walked in without knocking. He stopped dead when he heard the unmistakable click of a pistol. He looked around slowly and his gaze fell on Charlotte sitting on a chair facing him. Her head was tilted to the side and a steady hand held the pistol that was pointed directly at Jack. She'd obviously used one before.
"It's not nice to enter someone's cabin without knocking, Captain," she said softly.
Jack looked unfazed. "It doesn't matter if that cabin's on my ship, love."
Charlotte laughed quietly and shot the floor an inch away from Jack's foot. He flinched.
"You're not about to shoot me for what happened earlier, are you?" Jack asked, frowning.
"Yes, among other things," Charlotte said thoughtfully. "For all things that you've done to me." She shot again, this time a little closer to his foot.
Charlotte stood up and walked slowly over to Jack and stopped in front of him. She pointed the gun at Jack.
"I don't like you, Jack," Charlotte continued. "And I'd really appreciate it if you just dropped me off somewhere as soon as possible."
Jack made up his mind and grabbed Charlotte's arm. A shot went wild as he twisted her arm behind her back and held her tightly.
"Now, really," Jack hissed, his dark eyes flashing dangerously. "I'd thought we were past all this."
"That wasn't very intelligent, was it?" Charlotte asked calmly. "Although, I never really thought of you as an intelligent person. Take this situation, for example. Sure, you've disarmed me, but what comes next? Are you going to shoot me? A lot of good it would do."
Jack wrenched the pistol from her grasp and pushed her away roughly.
"I'm getting very sick of you constantly trying to kill me or at least injure me," Jack said angrily.
"Tough," Charlotte said shortly.
Jack's eyebrows flew up. "Tough? You must be insane saying things like that to me on my ship, love."
Charlotte shrugged. "You're right. I probably am insane."
Jack looked at her suspiciously. One minute she was fighting with him and the next she was agreeing with him. He couldn't figure her out and he didn't like it.
Jack sighed. "Ok, here's what's going to happen now, so listen closely, love. You're going to stop being so crazy and you're going to lead me to the map. Then, we will come back to this ship and we will go after the treasure. You will not try to run away or kill me again, savvy?"
Charlotte laughed. "Aye aye Captain!"
As the two walked down the road a few minutes later, Charlotte leading the way, Jack quietly pulled out his pistol. No way was he going to be unarmed around this woman again.
A/N: I think I'll stop there. Review!
