CHAPTER 9
Jack started for the door but Bethany's eyes pleaded with him in the darkness not to give away their location.
"Please Jack," she whispered.
Jack reluctantly sat back down drawing Bethany into his lap as he did so. Bethany was glad of his closeness as they sat quietly and listened. A crash sounded, closer than the gunfire this time. Bethany jumped and Jack's grip on her tightened reassuringly even if that hadn't been Jack's intention or motive for doing so.
"Find 'em!" A voice boomed out that transported Bethany back to a different time when she'd been trapped in the darkness.
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FLASHBACK
"Alice look after your sister, be quiet and stay hidden no matter what." she placed her hands on Alice's shoulders kissing them both on the forehead in turn. "I love you."
Bethany felt the dampness of her mother's tears as they fell on her head then the door shut and everything went dark. Alice and Bethany huddled together in the silent darkness.
"What do they want?" their mothers fear filled voice asked on the other side of the door.
"The treasure." their father answered.
"You said it was over!"
"I'll just give them the map, then it will be" Footsteps retreated down the hall and then returned a moment later, "I can't find the map, it's gone!"
Their mother gasped slightly "Oh my, I put it in the cupboard!"
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Bethany began fumbling around in the darkness searching for the map. Jack tried to shush her but Bethany batted his hands away. Amidst all their tussling both of them failed to notice that once again the house had descended into silence.
Bethany slapped Jack's hand away as he tried to clamp it over her mouth to keep her quiet.
"Stop it!"
"You're going to get us both killed if you don't. . . be quiet."
Bethany and Jack both stopped to listen; Jack cocked his head to the right. It was deadly quiet. Jack pushed Bethany off his lap, fighting his way past her towards the door.
"Hey!" she said indignantly, feeling insulted and a little disappointed she had to admit; she'd been quite comfortable actually.
The door swung open under Jack's hand with a bang, Bethany cringed. If the pirates were anywhere close still they would have heard that.
"Time to go." Jack said grabbing hold of Bethany's hand. "Don't want t'be running in'ter Jenkins now do we!
"De ja vu!" she shook away the cobwebs and broke free of Jack's grasp. He looked back at her with exasperation.
"Er. . . the map!" Bethany reminded him rolling her eyes she stepped back inside the cupboard and emerged brandishing a small tatter of paper a few moments later. Jack snatched it from her hands.
"Like I said luv, time to go. You too?"
Bethany bit down on her lip with the beginnings of a smile. She looked to Jack, then the map and back at Jack. She nodded with a grin.
"Me too."
They ran down to the dock at high speed, Bethany trailing behind; feeling caught up in the excitement of it all. She caught up with him eventually when he stopped at the docks.
"What's wrong?" she asked breathlessly "Where's the boat?" Bethany's gaze settled on the wrecked remains of the boat. "Gibbs can send someone out for us, right?"
"Gibbs could if Gibbs were 'ere luv"
Jack grabbed Bethany's chin with his thumb and index finger, raising it to take in the horizon. Her mouth opened in a slight 'O' of surprise. The Black Pearl was nowhere to be seen.
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A/N: Hey everyone! Firstly; once again; thank you everyone for all your reviews. I love hearing what you all have to say! Secondly I'm so sorry for not adding in so long. As I've said I started university which gave me less time to write but aside from that my computer died and we had to get a new one and if that wasn't enough I caught laryngitis! But rest assured I'm still alive and kicking; as is the fic! The next chapter will be longer I promise! Thanks for your patience! Emily xx
Jack started for the door but Bethany's eyes pleaded with him in the darkness not to give away their location.
"Please Jack," she whispered.
Jack reluctantly sat back down drawing Bethany into his lap as he did so. Bethany was glad of his closeness as they sat quietly and listened. A crash sounded, closer than the gunfire this time. Bethany jumped and Jack's grip on her tightened reassuringly even if that hadn't been Jack's intention or motive for doing so.
"Find 'em!" A voice boomed out that transported Bethany back to a different time when she'd been trapped in the darkness.
* * * * * * * * * *
FLASHBACK
"Alice look after your sister, be quiet and stay hidden no matter what." she placed her hands on Alice's shoulders kissing them both on the forehead in turn. "I love you."
Bethany felt the dampness of her mother's tears as they fell on her head then the door shut and everything went dark. Alice and Bethany huddled together in the silent darkness.
"What do they want?" their mothers fear filled voice asked on the other side of the door.
"The treasure." their father answered.
"You said it was over!"
"I'll just give them the map, then it will be" Footsteps retreated down the hall and then returned a moment later, "I can't find the map, it's gone!"
Their mother gasped slightly "Oh my, I put it in the cupboard!"
* * * * * * * * * *
Bethany began fumbling around in the darkness searching for the map. Jack tried to shush her but Bethany batted his hands away. Amidst all their tussling both of them failed to notice that once again the house had descended into silence.
Bethany slapped Jack's hand away as he tried to clamp it over her mouth to keep her quiet.
"Stop it!"
"You're going to get us both killed if you don't. . . be quiet."
Bethany and Jack both stopped to listen; Jack cocked his head to the right. It was deadly quiet. Jack pushed Bethany off his lap, fighting his way past her towards the door.
"Hey!" she said indignantly, feeling insulted and a little disappointed she had to admit; she'd been quite comfortable actually.
The door swung open under Jack's hand with a bang, Bethany cringed. If the pirates were anywhere close still they would have heard that.
"Time to go." Jack said grabbing hold of Bethany's hand. "Don't want t'be running in'ter Jenkins now do we!
"De ja vu!" she shook away the cobwebs and broke free of Jack's grasp. He looked back at her with exasperation.
"Er. . . the map!" Bethany reminded him rolling her eyes she stepped back inside the cupboard and emerged brandishing a small tatter of paper a few moments later. Jack snatched it from her hands.
"Like I said luv, time to go. You too?"
Bethany bit down on her lip with the beginnings of a smile. She looked to Jack, then the map and back at Jack. She nodded with a grin.
"Me too."
They ran down to the dock at high speed, Bethany trailing behind; feeling caught up in the excitement of it all. She caught up with him eventually when he stopped at the docks.
"What's wrong?" she asked breathlessly "Where's the boat?" Bethany's gaze settled on the wrecked remains of the boat. "Gibbs can send someone out for us, right?"
"Gibbs could if Gibbs were 'ere luv"
Jack grabbed Bethany's chin with his thumb and index finger, raising it to take in the horizon. Her mouth opened in a slight 'O' of surprise. The Black Pearl was nowhere to be seen.
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A/N: Hey everyone! Firstly; once again; thank you everyone for all your reviews. I love hearing what you all have to say! Secondly I'm so sorry for not adding in so long. As I've said I started university which gave me less time to write but aside from that my computer died and we had to get a new one and if that wasn't enough I caught laryngitis! But rest assured I'm still alive and kicking; as is the fic! The next chapter will be longer I promise! Thanks for your patience! Emily xx