~ A/N ~ I apologize for the way the format of my past two chapters has
turned out. I don't know why it did that or how it happened. So, I tried
writing it differently this time. *Hopes it will work this time*. Thanx and
happy reading!
Chapter 5: A second rescue and a first time
Elizabeth opened her eyes. She slowly sat up in bed and peered out the window; it was dark outside. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted something bright, but she couldn't make out what it was. Confused, she got out of bed and looked at the small clock that stood on her bedside table. It read 3:02. She put on her robe and walked up the small staircase that led to the deck. There, she saw Jack sitting on the edge of the deck and looked up to find that the ship had stopped at an island.
"Jack, why is the ship stopped?" Elizabeth said looking around tiredly. Jack turned around and smiled. "Ah, good evening love, you dozed off." "Dozed off? I went to bed! Jack - are you aware it's three 'o' clock in the morning?" "Yes, thank you, love. And, you forget. I'm a pirate - we have no sense of time." Under her breath; "Well, that explains a lot of things." "If you wouldn't mind getting off the ship now, cause I'd really like to get going-" "-Where are we?" "Oh, we're at Menos. Getting supplies. Now-" "-At three 'o' clock in the morning?" Jack, looking rather frustrated and annoyed, said, "Pirate - no sense of time." "Oh, right.Well, since I'm not a pirate and I do have a sense of time, I'll be going back to sleep now. So, have fun on your little island," Elizabeth said as she began to walk away. " "No, don't go. You can't go," said Jack hurriedly as he ran after her and pulled her around. "And why is that?" "Because. A captain cannot leave his ship until all the passengers on it are gone." Elizabeth glared at him and crossed her arms. Jack tugged her a little and motioned to the island with his eyes. "Ugh! Fine," Elizabeth pulled her arm away from him and stormed past him onto the island. Jack followed after her. The island was like one big party. Pirates were everywhere getting drunk and chasing women. Music was playing around an open fire and people wildly danced. As Elizabeth and Jack walked past them, two pirates turned their heads and looked at her; she looked back at them disgustedly. They finally reached a pub where they were to find the rest of the crew awaiting them. When Elizabeth noticed everyone was sitting there having a drink, she sighed and pulled Jack aside. "I thought you said we were here to get supplies." "Aye." "Then, why is everyone having a drink?" "Well, that's what we do. We party until dawn, and then we get the supplies on our way out," he said while Elizabeth looked furious. "Well, I don't know about you, but I'm going to get me a drink, savvy?" he said as he walked to the table where the others were sitting. Elizabeth stomped over and addressed the group: "Unlike the rest of you, I like to sleep at night. So, if you all don't mind, I'm going to go and sleep by the ship, [glancing at Jack] since apparently there's some sort of rule I can't be on it, until you all have collected your supplies. Good night," she walked out of the pub, slamming the door behind her. "Certainly has a hot head on her don't she?" said Gibbs. "Or she doesn't like beer," Anamaria said, laughing. "Imagine that," said Jack, laughing slightly.
~ A few hours later ~ Elizabeth lied sleeping near the boat. A few pirates came up next to her
and started poking at her with the butt of a gun. She finally woke and screamed when she saw them. "Stop that! Get away from me!" "Or what," said one of the pirates. "Or, I'll-I'll..." "Didn't think so." The two pirates put a handkerchief in her mouth and tied her hands together. She struggled
and squirreled around as they carried her across the beach. Jack sat at the table looking rather bored and looked out the window beside him. "So, I was thinking we would arrive at the island some time in the next two to three days," Gibbs told Anamaria. "Good. We must get that treasure before anyone else!" "But, I should probably check the map again. By the way, where is yer map, Jack?" But, Jack wasn't paying any attention at all to Gibbs and was concentrating more on where Elizabeth was. "Jack? Jack?" Gibbs continued calling to him. Finally noticing: "Oh, yeah! Of course. That's sounds great, let's do it," Jack said, smiling. "Jack, we was asking where yer map was!" said Anamaria. "Right! Yes, of course. Well, uh.me map's on me ship, so I'll go get it then. Be right back," Jack got up and scrambled out the door. This was his perfect opportunity to check and see where Elizabeth had gone. The two pirates continued carrying Elizabeth away and began to take her up onto a cliff. All of a sudden, Jack arrived at the ship and noticed Elizabeth wasn't there. "Elizabeth?" He looked up and saw the two pirates carrying her up to the cliff. "Elizabeth!" Elizabeth looked down and noticed Jack was there. "Jack!" she said in a muffled voice because of the cloth in her mouth. She began to flail even more. Jack ran up after them until all of them reached the top of the cliff. "Let her go," Jack commanded them. The two pirates looked at him disbelievingly. "Or what?" "Do you know who I am, mates?" They shook their heads. "No. Who might yer be?" "I'm captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?" They both stared at him blankly. "So, what that means is I'll knock you so hard off this cliff that you'll fall straight through Davy Jones' locker into the fiery pits of hell. Savvy?" They immediately emerged in a full-blown sword fight. When he had knocked one pirate off the cliff, Jack cut the ropes off of Elizabeth. Finally, when Jack knocked the other one off the cliff, he also knocked Elizabeth off with him. Jack immediately ran and grabbed her hand while she was mid- fall. It started to slip. "Hurry, come on, pull yourself up, love." "I can't. I'm slipping!" "Well, then hold on tighter!" Jack struggled and pulled her up onto the cliff. They both fell back panting. Elizabeth looked over at Jack, who was putting his hat and jacket back on. "Thank you. You saved my life; again." "No problem, love," Jack began to leave. "Wait! Don't go." "It's almost dawn and I'd better start getting the supplies in order." "Well - I mean, you could wait until after the sun rises. I was thinking maybe we could watch it rise - together," she said hesitantly. Jack stood in thought for a moment, then: "All right," he walked over and sat down next to her. "Don't you just love watching the sun rise?" Elizabeth asked him. "Yes.I guess." Jack said, looking around nervously. "Jack?" "Aye?" "Why did you save me?" Elizabeth looked into Jack's eyes. He avoided her gaze. "Well, I was just passing by, and you were in trouble, so I helped you," he said, smiling. "But that's not the only reason.is it?" she looked into Jack's eyes, and this time he didn't avoid her gaze. She leaned to kiss him; but he put his hands up. "This is not a good idea, love." Elizabeth pulled away, with a sad look in her eyes. "How silly of me. I thought we liked each other, Jack," Elizabeth got up and started toward the cave that was also on the cliff. "We do like each other. Wait, we.?" he looked up at her as she began to go down the cliff. "Bloody hell.she likes me." He got up, grabbed her by the arm, pushed her up against the wall of the cave and kissed her. "Don't tell Will," said Elizabeth when they stopped. Jack ran his fingers through her hair and lifter her chin. "I may be a pirate, but I'm not stupid, love," then he kissed her again.
Chapter 5: A second rescue and a first time
Elizabeth opened her eyes. She slowly sat up in bed and peered out the window; it was dark outside. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted something bright, but she couldn't make out what it was. Confused, she got out of bed and looked at the small clock that stood on her bedside table. It read 3:02. She put on her robe and walked up the small staircase that led to the deck. There, she saw Jack sitting on the edge of the deck and looked up to find that the ship had stopped at an island.
"Jack, why is the ship stopped?" Elizabeth said looking around tiredly. Jack turned around and smiled. "Ah, good evening love, you dozed off." "Dozed off? I went to bed! Jack - are you aware it's three 'o' clock in the morning?" "Yes, thank you, love. And, you forget. I'm a pirate - we have no sense of time." Under her breath; "Well, that explains a lot of things." "If you wouldn't mind getting off the ship now, cause I'd really like to get going-" "-Where are we?" "Oh, we're at Menos. Getting supplies. Now-" "-At three 'o' clock in the morning?" Jack, looking rather frustrated and annoyed, said, "Pirate - no sense of time." "Oh, right.Well, since I'm not a pirate and I do have a sense of time, I'll be going back to sleep now. So, have fun on your little island," Elizabeth said as she began to walk away. " "No, don't go. You can't go," said Jack hurriedly as he ran after her and pulled her around. "And why is that?" "Because. A captain cannot leave his ship until all the passengers on it are gone." Elizabeth glared at him and crossed her arms. Jack tugged her a little and motioned to the island with his eyes. "Ugh! Fine," Elizabeth pulled her arm away from him and stormed past him onto the island. Jack followed after her. The island was like one big party. Pirates were everywhere getting drunk and chasing women. Music was playing around an open fire and people wildly danced. As Elizabeth and Jack walked past them, two pirates turned their heads and looked at her; she looked back at them disgustedly. They finally reached a pub where they were to find the rest of the crew awaiting them. When Elizabeth noticed everyone was sitting there having a drink, she sighed and pulled Jack aside. "I thought you said we were here to get supplies." "Aye." "Then, why is everyone having a drink?" "Well, that's what we do. We party until dawn, and then we get the supplies on our way out," he said while Elizabeth looked furious. "Well, I don't know about you, but I'm going to get me a drink, savvy?" he said as he walked to the table where the others were sitting. Elizabeth stomped over and addressed the group: "Unlike the rest of you, I like to sleep at night. So, if you all don't mind, I'm going to go and sleep by the ship, [glancing at Jack] since apparently there's some sort of rule I can't be on it, until you all have collected your supplies. Good night," she walked out of the pub, slamming the door behind her. "Certainly has a hot head on her don't she?" said Gibbs. "Or she doesn't like beer," Anamaria said, laughing. "Imagine that," said Jack, laughing slightly.
~ A few hours later ~ Elizabeth lied sleeping near the boat. A few pirates came up next to her
and started poking at her with the butt of a gun. She finally woke and screamed when she saw them. "Stop that! Get away from me!" "Or what," said one of the pirates. "Or, I'll-I'll..." "Didn't think so." The two pirates put a handkerchief in her mouth and tied her hands together. She struggled
and squirreled around as they carried her across the beach. Jack sat at the table looking rather bored and looked out the window beside him. "So, I was thinking we would arrive at the island some time in the next two to three days," Gibbs told Anamaria. "Good. We must get that treasure before anyone else!" "But, I should probably check the map again. By the way, where is yer map, Jack?" But, Jack wasn't paying any attention at all to Gibbs and was concentrating more on where Elizabeth was. "Jack? Jack?" Gibbs continued calling to him. Finally noticing: "Oh, yeah! Of course. That's sounds great, let's do it," Jack said, smiling. "Jack, we was asking where yer map was!" said Anamaria. "Right! Yes, of course. Well, uh.me map's on me ship, so I'll go get it then. Be right back," Jack got up and scrambled out the door. This was his perfect opportunity to check and see where Elizabeth had gone. The two pirates continued carrying Elizabeth away and began to take her up onto a cliff. All of a sudden, Jack arrived at the ship and noticed Elizabeth wasn't there. "Elizabeth?" He looked up and saw the two pirates carrying her up to the cliff. "Elizabeth!" Elizabeth looked down and noticed Jack was there. "Jack!" she said in a muffled voice because of the cloth in her mouth. She began to flail even more. Jack ran up after them until all of them reached the top of the cliff. "Let her go," Jack commanded them. The two pirates looked at him disbelievingly. "Or what?" "Do you know who I am, mates?" They shook their heads. "No. Who might yer be?" "I'm captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?" They both stared at him blankly. "So, what that means is I'll knock you so hard off this cliff that you'll fall straight through Davy Jones' locker into the fiery pits of hell. Savvy?" They immediately emerged in a full-blown sword fight. When he had knocked one pirate off the cliff, Jack cut the ropes off of Elizabeth. Finally, when Jack knocked the other one off the cliff, he also knocked Elizabeth off with him. Jack immediately ran and grabbed her hand while she was mid- fall. It started to slip. "Hurry, come on, pull yourself up, love." "I can't. I'm slipping!" "Well, then hold on tighter!" Jack struggled and pulled her up onto the cliff. They both fell back panting. Elizabeth looked over at Jack, who was putting his hat and jacket back on. "Thank you. You saved my life; again." "No problem, love," Jack began to leave. "Wait! Don't go." "It's almost dawn and I'd better start getting the supplies in order." "Well - I mean, you could wait until after the sun rises. I was thinking maybe we could watch it rise - together," she said hesitantly. Jack stood in thought for a moment, then: "All right," he walked over and sat down next to her. "Don't you just love watching the sun rise?" Elizabeth asked him. "Yes.I guess." Jack said, looking around nervously. "Jack?" "Aye?" "Why did you save me?" Elizabeth looked into Jack's eyes. He avoided her gaze. "Well, I was just passing by, and you were in trouble, so I helped you," he said, smiling. "But that's not the only reason.is it?" she looked into Jack's eyes, and this time he didn't avoid her gaze. She leaned to kiss him; but he put his hands up. "This is not a good idea, love." Elizabeth pulled away, with a sad look in her eyes. "How silly of me. I thought we liked each other, Jack," Elizabeth got up and started toward the cave that was also on the cliff. "We do like each other. Wait, we.?" he looked up at her as she began to go down the cliff. "Bloody hell.she likes me." He got up, grabbed her by the arm, pushed her up against the wall of the cave and kissed her. "Don't tell Will," said Elizabeth when they stopped. Jack ran his fingers through her hair and lifter her chin. "I may be a pirate, but I'm not stupid, love," then he kissed her again.