"Captain?" You say, sloshing down more rum.
Jack is sitting on the deck, back against the mizzenmast, legs sprawled out in front of him. You're leaning up against Jack, his arm draped over your shoulder.
"Aye?" He says, paying more attention to his rum then you.
"You know why I'm so stubborn around you, don't you?" You say, looking up at the stars as if they were the prettiest things in the world.
Jack's attention is quickly taken away from the rum and placed solely around you, "Why's that, Bell?"
"Because you're so..." You stop, blinking a few times which causes you to look confused. Jack arches an eyebrow as he waits for you to continue. "What was I saying?" You ask, looking down from the stars and over to Jack.
"Ye were just about to confess your undying love for me." He says, smirking widely.
Your eyes pop wide, "Shhh!" You say frantically, "You aren't supposed to know I like you in that way. It's a secret." You say nodding.
Jack is slightly taken aback by this, but his face doesn't show it. It shows pride perhaps, but not surprise.
"Cap'n!" One of the crew member's called from the crow's nest.
"What?" Jack asked, rather unpleasantly.
"We be 'ere Cap'n." Jack nodded, and was about to get up before realizing you were still leaning on him. He stood up, carefully picking you up with him. "Let's go, love."
"Go where?" You ask in a childlike voice, eyebrows furrowed.
"To full-fill yer destiny." Jack said walking off the Pearl and onto the docking board.
"What if I don't wanna?" You ask, your head lolling back, and the rum bottle falling from your hand without you noticing.
"Well, that's why yer drunk, now isn't it?" Jack says, still smiling.
"Now where Jack?" Will asks running to catch up with him, "Jack!"
"What!" He asks, a look of confusion to match your own now on his face.
"Is she drunk?" He asks with concern.
"No..." Jack says shifting his eyes back and forth.
"I thought I was?" You say, wrinkling your nose.
Will glares at Jack until he finally confesses, "Okay, maybe a little..." He quickly changes the subject by pointing out a dank cave, "If I were something of value, I'd be hiding there."
"You're not valuable?" You ask, laying your shoulder on Jack's shoulder. "Yer a pirate..."
"What's yer point, love?" Jack asks, more or less ignoring you.
"Well...all pirates have prices on their heads...don't they?" You asked yourself, as everyone walked into the cave. "Your head should be worth a lot, it's very pretty." You say matter-of-factly.
Will tries to stifle a laugh, but fails, earning a glare from Jack.
"Now where's that necklace..." he says, setting you on the ground and pushing you onto Will, "Watch this." He says before walking through a couple of tunnels, the rest of the crew falling behind.
"Jack this is ridiculous. We've been in here for hours, and Arabell is really starting to get heavy. No offense." He says to you before continuing, "There's no necklace, Jack." Will says, groaning inwardly.
"There isn't?" Jack says in mock confusion, "Then...what do ye call this? Hmm?"" He says holding up a beautiful gold necklace. There were several tiny rubies carved into the chain, and a small medallion in the center. Pure gold, with a giant topaz. What appeared to be a tiny copper trinket of a fairy hung onto to the medallion with tiny little fingers.
"Give 'er here." Jack says, grabbing hold of you by the small of your back. "Will, lift her hair up so I can fasten this thing."
Will does so, taking your long tresses in his hands as Jack drapes the medallion around your neck and clicks it together so it stays. A soft humming sounds. Will jumps back a little, Jack however leans closer to your chest to look at the necklace closely.
The copper trinket begins to look lively, it's wings start to flickers, it's whole body trembles before it falls. Only to land in Jack's open hand. He brings it to his face, his other arm still bracing you. The tiny fairy, whose hair is the brightest red with gold lace weaved in, eyes like two rubies, and skin like copper, stands up. It takes a moment for the poor thing to gain it's footing on Jack's palm.
The rest of the crew is too busy starring at you to notice the fairy. Your hair has slowly faded, not to green, but to an orangey gold and it began to creep into ringlets, just as Gibbs had foretold, your skin is fading too, but your eyes, which are struggling to stay open due to the large amount of rum intake, didn't turn light blue...they had turned a rich shade of gold with flecks of dark chocolate.
"Ouch!" Jack yells, causing the crew's attention to move to him. "The little beastie bit me!" He says, rubbing his nose. (Heh. heh, at least it wasn't a monkey. I love you Tanya!) The fairy had left a jagged set of miniature teeth marks on the tip of his nose. She had flown away from Jack when he screamed, and is now sitting on your shoulder.
"Where'd it go. I want to shoot it!" Jack says, his eyes slowly drifting to you. He stares at you for a moment. You smile, still in your drunken state.
"Jack..." Will whispers as a few of the crew members look around suspiciously.
"Why are ye whispering?" Jack demands, finally taking his eyes off you.
"There's someone outside the cave..." After saying this, Will received a few whispered 'aye's from the rest of the crew.
"Well...Go! Fight whoever it is!" Jack said, watching the crew scatter out of the cave, "And keep to the code!" He yelled as an after thought. Jack slowly lowered you to the ground.
"Are leaving me, Captain?" You ask, sounding somewhat scared.
"Course not, Bell," He says propping you up against a rock, "But given yer...ah...drunken...ness, ye should stay put."
Your lower lip trembles, and Jack can't help but to think you look so fragile, even with those piercing eyes, and skin as pale as death itself. He looks over at the fairy, nuzzled now at the crook in your neck,
"Er...beastie...watch after 'er." He said awkwardly before leaving you and your newfound friend in the cave.
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A/N: And that's where I leave you. It will be two or three days until the last chapter is published. I need help writting it...if you can write swordfights well...email me!