In the morning, I jumped out of bed, and ran to the deck. I looked around, but to my surprise, Jack was no where to be found. Where is he? I thought. Sighing, I walked over to the starboard side. I glanced out into the dark, choppy water, waiting for the sunrise. Suddenly, I felt a pair of arms wrapped around my waist. I glanced back, and saw Jack, smiling down at me.
He leaned in and gave me a kiss; A long kiss that left me longing for more. I turned my head back around and leaned against his shoulder. He was about four or five inches taller than me, so I was comfortable. We stood with each other, and the sun began to come up. We watched as different colors began to come into the sky, but because of this, we didn't see what was happening around us. There were many clouds behind us, and soon an extremely large wave was lifting up the Pearl. The ship was soon hectically rocking everywhere. Jack fell on the deck, but I was thrown into the dark abyss of the sea.
"Selesta!" Jack yelled, diving in after me. I splashed into the icy cold water and began to sink down. No matter how hard I swam, the sea was stronger. Soon, I saw Jack swimming toward me. He grabbed me and pulled me toward the surface. The crew had come out because of the wave, and they threw us a rope, and pulled us up.
"Jack, thank-you! You saved my life!" I kissed him again, but he didn't smile this time. "Jack, what's wrong?" He held on to his side, wincing in pain. Soon, I saw a bit of blood. "Jack, let me see that." He moved his hand, and I saw more blood starting to seep through his shirt. "Take it off, Jack." I said.
"Now, I know you like me Selesta, but..." He joked, trying to calm me down.
"Jack now's not the time. Just do it." He pulled off his shirt, and I saw a deep cut in his side. It wasn't very large, but I knew it was painful. "Jack, how did this happen?" There was panic in my voice, and he must have noticed it.
"The side of the ship must have scraped against me when I dived in after you. Nothing to worry about though, I be good after a little work." He smiled and tried to stand, but was unable to do so. "Ok, maybe not." His voice wasn't as strong as before, and he must have started to get worried, too.
The crew wasn't around anymore, they had disappeared after my kiss; they probably didn't want to watch that. I nervously glanced around for someone who could help. Soon, I saw Lola walking on the deck, probably just coming from the cabin.
"Lola!" I yelled, as tears began to form in my eyes. She saw us, and ran over.
"What happened?" She asked, and I told her the story, leaving out what happened before we fell.
"Jack, were going to help you stand, and well take you to the Captains cabin. Well get an expert to help, and you'll be better soon." We pulled him to his feet, and walked to the Captains cabin. He opened the door, and immediately asked what happened, I again told the story, the same way I told Lola, and we helped lay Jack down on a couch. Lola and the Captain left to get the 'expert' as they would continue to say, leaving Jack and I alone.
"Jack, I'm so sorry, this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't fallen in the water." The tears I had been holding in finally fell, and Jack feebly smiled.
"No, falling wasn't your fault." He reached up and wiped my tears away with his hands. "Nothing could've been done. Please, just promise me you won't blame yourself for this. Promise me." More tears fell I nodded my head. "Good. Then come here. I believe I need another kiss. That other one just wasn't enough." I leaned down, and kissed him, hoping I could help ease his pain. He laughed, this time like he really meant it. "After that, I'll be fine for the rest of my life! But I still want another kiss, just to make sure..." He was trying his persuasion skills again. Laughing, I kissed him again, but this time, the captain returned.
"Well, I guess I should've waited longer to come back in, eh?" The captain laughed.
