A/N: Yeah! It's all better now, or is it? Da Da DAAAAAAA! We'll see soon
enough. I don't own PoTC, Disney does.
Light was shining in my face .I groaned and turned over to see Jack, grinning like a fool in his sleep. I smiled and turned over. I wanted so badly to fall back to sleep, but I doubted that anyone would grant me that gift. I certainty wouldn't be sitting around, waiting for Jack to wake up. I got up, only to be pulled down again by Jack. His nuzzled his face into the nape of my neck, and kissed my neck, moving slowly up to my mouth. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and let my tongue slip into his mouth. Jack let out a slight groan, and moved closer to me. I pulled away before it went to far. It had gone too far hours ago. I rapped the sheet around me, and went looking for my clothes. They had to be here somewhere. Jack came up behind me, and wrapped his arms around me, kissing my neck once more, and then he took my hand.
There was a sight moment of tension in me, when I watched him pull off Andrew's wedding ring from my finger, and placed in the wooden ring he had taken away so long ago. I smiled up at him, and placed a kiss on his lips. I was still uneasy about the whole thing. By law, I was married to Andrew, and from what I knew there was no way to undo that, other than death. He could still be alive, and if he found me again I knew he would tell the world who I really was. The thought ruined the moment, and I went back looking for my clothes. Jack tossed me a pair of his pants, along with a shirt. He made it clear he didn't want me to help the crew after I took such a beating. But I did anyway. I had to learn how to man the sails all over again, and Jack insisted on Ralf helping me as much as he could. When we were out of hearing distance, Ralf grinned at me. "What deal did you strike with the Captain now? He seems like he was back before Andrew showed up, and you were on the ship."
I smirked at Ralf. He knew all too well that Jack and I were in love. After our ship watch was over, I climbed down from the ratlines, and all at once James and Cora attacked me, tossing their bodies on my in a fit of laughter. I had seen them from the main mast, running around, playing with little wooden swords that Cotton had made for them days ago when I was unconscious. Both of them were rambling on and on about the stories they had heard from the pirates. They looked so happy, and started to run about, singing and skipping to some pirate song. I laughed as Nick came out on the deck. In his arms, he was holding Lizzy. She was kicking and failing her legs about. She had gotten so big, so quickly. I was amazed. She was going to be two soon. I looked at Nick, but his face was grim, and my face fell at how old he looked. He was 62, and looked like Gibs last time I saw him. Now he looked like he had aged eighty years.
Nick handed me Lizzy, who I allowed to crawl about a bit. "Abe, there's been a loss in your family since you left." My heart dropped. No, this couldn't be happening, not to me, not now. "Your...your mother. She past away a week or two ago. We only got the news ourselves three days ago from a passing ship. She died around family, Abe. She was happy, and old. The only thing missing, was..." I held up my hand, it was trembling before me. "You mean to tell me, my mother will never see her grandchildren, or see me again? You mean to tell me, that my mother is dead?" Nick nodded. I felt my legs give way, and my head snapped back. The world buzzed around me. I wasn't even aware of James and Cora, trying to shake me awake. I didn't even register the fact the Jack was holding me in his arms, carrying me into his cabin to try to get some reaction from me. I forgot how long it was, I only knew that my life seemed to crumble before me. There had to be a reason why Tara wasn't here, a reason why Will wasn't too. Elizabeth might have had her baby early. I missed it when I swore to be there.
My mother was dead, my mother was dead. The words repeated over and over in my head. I forgot how many days I just sat there, not eating or drinking. Then, I was just sitting there, when a little girl came up to me, and looked me in my eyes. Then a young woman, maybe my age followed her, and calmly sat nearby, not speaking, not talking, just siting there, and going about their business. When the mother pulled out a book and the child began to read, I looked over at them. It was Caitlyn and her daughter. Caitlyn looked up at, me and asked her daughter to go read to Cora and James. She walked over to me, and kneeled down at my feet, brushing my hair from my face. "There was nothing you could do, other than love her, Abby. If you did that, then you gave her a gift she'll never be able to forget. You let her live again after she lost so much. If only that merchant had stuck around longer, then he could have helped her."
This news surprised me I looked up at Caitlyn with a questioning eye. "This merchant came back and gave her something. She was on her feet for a few weeks, before whatever it was seemed to fail. We ran out of what the merchant called The Miracle Drug, and we tried to find him, but we couldn't. No merchant company knew of him, and a few days later, she passed away." I suddenly remembered something, and shock ran through me. My breathing quickened, and I was gripping a pillow so tight, that my knuckles were turning white. Caitlyn tried to shake me, to stop me. From what she was saying, I looked as pale as a cloud. My head filled with thought about Andrew's mystery elixir, and how he gave it to sailors when they were too ill to work, and suddenly they would be well. Then I remembered them dying later, when Andrew wouldn't give them anymore. They had become dependent on it, without it, they were dead. Andrew was that merchant, he had killed my mother.
Light was shining in my face .I groaned and turned over to see Jack, grinning like a fool in his sleep. I smiled and turned over. I wanted so badly to fall back to sleep, but I doubted that anyone would grant me that gift. I certainty wouldn't be sitting around, waiting for Jack to wake up. I got up, only to be pulled down again by Jack. His nuzzled his face into the nape of my neck, and kissed my neck, moving slowly up to my mouth. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and let my tongue slip into his mouth. Jack let out a slight groan, and moved closer to me. I pulled away before it went to far. It had gone too far hours ago. I rapped the sheet around me, and went looking for my clothes. They had to be here somewhere. Jack came up behind me, and wrapped his arms around me, kissing my neck once more, and then he took my hand.
There was a sight moment of tension in me, when I watched him pull off Andrew's wedding ring from my finger, and placed in the wooden ring he had taken away so long ago. I smiled up at him, and placed a kiss on his lips. I was still uneasy about the whole thing. By law, I was married to Andrew, and from what I knew there was no way to undo that, other than death. He could still be alive, and if he found me again I knew he would tell the world who I really was. The thought ruined the moment, and I went back looking for my clothes. Jack tossed me a pair of his pants, along with a shirt. He made it clear he didn't want me to help the crew after I took such a beating. But I did anyway. I had to learn how to man the sails all over again, and Jack insisted on Ralf helping me as much as he could. When we were out of hearing distance, Ralf grinned at me. "What deal did you strike with the Captain now? He seems like he was back before Andrew showed up, and you were on the ship."
I smirked at Ralf. He knew all too well that Jack and I were in love. After our ship watch was over, I climbed down from the ratlines, and all at once James and Cora attacked me, tossing their bodies on my in a fit of laughter. I had seen them from the main mast, running around, playing with little wooden swords that Cotton had made for them days ago when I was unconscious. Both of them were rambling on and on about the stories they had heard from the pirates. They looked so happy, and started to run about, singing and skipping to some pirate song. I laughed as Nick came out on the deck. In his arms, he was holding Lizzy. She was kicking and failing her legs about. She had gotten so big, so quickly. I was amazed. She was going to be two soon. I looked at Nick, but his face was grim, and my face fell at how old he looked. He was 62, and looked like Gibs last time I saw him. Now he looked like he had aged eighty years.
Nick handed me Lizzy, who I allowed to crawl about a bit. "Abe, there's been a loss in your family since you left." My heart dropped. No, this couldn't be happening, not to me, not now. "Your...your mother. She past away a week or two ago. We only got the news ourselves three days ago from a passing ship. She died around family, Abe. She was happy, and old. The only thing missing, was..." I held up my hand, it was trembling before me. "You mean to tell me, my mother will never see her grandchildren, or see me again? You mean to tell me, that my mother is dead?" Nick nodded. I felt my legs give way, and my head snapped back. The world buzzed around me. I wasn't even aware of James and Cora, trying to shake me awake. I didn't even register the fact the Jack was holding me in his arms, carrying me into his cabin to try to get some reaction from me. I forgot how long it was, I only knew that my life seemed to crumble before me. There had to be a reason why Tara wasn't here, a reason why Will wasn't too. Elizabeth might have had her baby early. I missed it when I swore to be there.
My mother was dead, my mother was dead. The words repeated over and over in my head. I forgot how many days I just sat there, not eating or drinking. Then, I was just sitting there, when a little girl came up to me, and looked me in my eyes. Then a young woman, maybe my age followed her, and calmly sat nearby, not speaking, not talking, just siting there, and going about their business. When the mother pulled out a book and the child began to read, I looked over at them. It was Caitlyn and her daughter. Caitlyn looked up at, me and asked her daughter to go read to Cora and James. She walked over to me, and kneeled down at my feet, brushing my hair from my face. "There was nothing you could do, other than love her, Abby. If you did that, then you gave her a gift she'll never be able to forget. You let her live again after she lost so much. If only that merchant had stuck around longer, then he could have helped her."
This news surprised me I looked up at Caitlyn with a questioning eye. "This merchant came back and gave her something. She was on her feet for a few weeks, before whatever it was seemed to fail. We ran out of what the merchant called The Miracle Drug, and we tried to find him, but we couldn't. No merchant company knew of him, and a few days later, she passed away." I suddenly remembered something, and shock ran through me. My breathing quickened, and I was gripping a pillow so tight, that my knuckles were turning white. Caitlyn tried to shake me, to stop me. From what she was saying, I looked as pale as a cloud. My head filled with thought about Andrew's mystery elixir, and how he gave it to sailors when they were too ill to work, and suddenly they would be well. Then I remembered them dying later, when Andrew wouldn't give them anymore. They had become dependent on it, without it, they were dead. Andrew was that merchant, he had killed my mother.