Undependable. Was the word that Dinah wrote in her journal the next afternoon. She wrote it in large, dark letters and then drew a little comic of Jack getting killed by a rabid pig. She woke up late this morning because of it being Saturday, but she almost died of freight because she didn't remember where she was.
Ana had noticed a change in her when she woke up. She way she was acting and shooting looks to Jack said it all, but when Ana had asked about it, Dinah refused to tell her and just said that she was homesick. Ana snuck up behind Dinah and watched as she drew Jack getting killed. Ana raised an eyebrow and said, "Nice picture there, mate."
Dinah jumped and turned around. She snapped her journal shut and said with no expression, "I'm just messing around."
Ana nodded and sat next to her old friend. She sat there quietly and watched the water as they quickly moved their way to a destination unknown to Dinah. Which reminded her, "Where are we going?"
Ana looked a Dinah, who was still staring at the water. "You'll have to ask Jack about that one,"
"I don't want to ask Jack. I don't want to talk to him."
Ana Maria sighed, "Cut the garbage and tell me the truth Milton- What happened?"
Dinah looked at her and bit the inside of her lip. "He kissed me. And I kissed him back. But last night I dreamed about the night we met, and I asked him if he remembered and he got me mad and then I asked if he meant what he said…"
"When? What did he say?"
Dinah looked away, "You'll have to ask Jack…"
"Good God! Just bloody tell me!" Ana said. Dinah closed her eyes and heard the anger in her voice. She recognized the anger and knew that she was just as mad.
"You're right, I'm sorry, Ana, but he is driving me insane! I feel so trapped and…so…" Dinah trailed off as Ana watched her. She smiled slightly and told Ana in hushed tones what Jack had told her two years ago.
Jack sighed again. Last night didn't go exactly the way he had planned. This whole thing was getting blown way out of proportion. He needed a drink. He got up from his bed and walked over to his rum cabinet. Nothing. He didn't want to walk across ship to go down to the galley because Dinah was probably out of her cabin.
The blasted woman makes me nervous to walk across my own bloody ship! He thought as he paced in his cabin. The question she asked last night echoed in his ears while trying to fall asleep and while thinking of things this morning. He needed to get his mind off her. He needed to go somewhere that he could get drunk and have a good laugh without worrying about Dinah. I know just the place. He said as he swung open his door, walked to the helm, saw Dinah and Ana watch him walk and then say something. He stopped mid-way to the helm so Dinah could hear, "Gibbs! Change course! We're going to Tortuga!" He looked at Ana and Dinah and then turned around and marched right back into his cabin.
Ana smiled. She was going to see her captain. She looked at Dinah, but Dinah was gone. She turned and saw Dinah knocking on Jack's door. He swung it open and almost hit her with it. She back off and gave him the deadliest glare she had ever seen.
"I demand to be taken home!"
"Afraid we can't do that, luv, We're going to Tortuga."
"I don't care where the heck we're going. I'm telling you I want to go home. NOW!"
"You don't get a say in that, lass. I kidnapped you, and you could've left, but you didn't. So now you're stuck." Jack said with a serious look on his face.
"Well then give me a boat and I'll row back to Bermuda. I want to get off this ship!"
"Well that's too bad, lass, because you don't happen to be going anywhere but Tortuga."
Dinah narrowed her eyes, "We'll see about that, Captain." She turned and walked off, we'll see about that.
The next day the Pearl came across a sunken ship. Or at least what was left of it. Jack and Ana figured that it was The Douglas, still looking for Dinah, but obviously not having any luck finding her. Jack's thoughts suddenly changed about The Douglas so he told his crew to have canons loaded and ready for any shop that may come along.
Meanwhile, Dinah stayed in her cabin. She didn't come out to eat or drink. Jack didn't care ask Ana what was wrong with her, because he knew that when two good friends get together, the captain's relationship is totally useless compared to two Girlfriends.
Tortuga was coming up in a couple hours and half of Jack wanted to get there as fast as possible but the other half wanted to be with Dinah. He had missed her presence on board, true, but he was too stubborn to change course again and go in and apologize to Dinah. He kept telling himself that it'd be fine. That when he got to Tortuga that he would find an attractive young lady that would satisfy all his "missing" of Dinah.
But once on the island and in the bar, Jack only found himself thinking of the woman. He sat in the bar and drank rum and let it burn his throat in hope that he would get over this sluggish state. He had ordered Dinah to stay in her cabin and if took one step off the ship or on Tortuga that he wouldn't hesitate putting her in the brig.
"Cap'an, what's wrong?" Gibbs asked far into the night, "Four women had come up to you askin' to bed you and you refused 'em! Imagine! Cap'an Jack Sparrow, refusin' a woman!"
"I dunno Gibbs, I-" Jack was stopped by a cold, sharp, metal touching the skin on his neck. He moved his eyes up the sword and found himself looking into the eyes of James.
"Where is she?" He asked quietly and firmly.
Jack sighed and answered with ease, "On the ship, mate. Where else do you think she'd be?"
"With you. Since you made her stay on board."
"Now look 'ere, James…she stayed on her own choice, savvy?…But if it makes you feel any better, I wish she had gone." He said, turning his head and picking up his shot glass and drinking all the contents in it. James put away his sword, seeing now real battle with this pirate.
"Then let me take her off your hands." James crossed his arms and Jack looked up at him.
Jack agreed and they left. They walked swiftly to the Pearl and when reaching it Jack walked to Dinah's door and knocked three times.
No answer.
Jack knocked again, "Dinah…your brother is 'ere to see you! Open up!"
Still no answer.
James tried next. He knocked, "Dinah Eileen, Open up!"
Nothing.
Jack frowned. Something was wrong. He opened the door and found the cabin empty. There was a note on Dinah's pillow and Jack walked over and picked it up, he read it out loud: "Dear Captain, I have decided to go against your wishes and I left the ship. And you're not going to catch me, so don't worry about filling up space in your brig. Cordially, Dinah E. Milton."
Jack finished and looked at James. He was frowning and breathing deep, he looked at Jack. They both stood there, each thinking of ways to punish this hard-headed woman.
Authors Note: I would love to hear about how you think the story is going to end or how you think I'm gunna end it…not like it's ANYWHERE close to being done (sighs) but I would like to know! (smiles) OH! And any nicknames for Dinah, ANY that you can think of- please pass on to me. Thanks.
SAVVYSPARROW: dude, I love Benny and Joon, and I can totally understand how someone can break a chair by watching that movie. I almost died…seriously. But yea, I'm glad you like my story and I hope to get more and more chapter done…but it's kinda hard…thinking of new problems…but oh well.
ABBIE NORMAL182: Right on! I'm glad you've come to like the name Dinah- to tell you the truth, I didn't really like it…I'm not sure if I've already told you that, but oh well. But I like it too now…except there's no nickname for her….hmmm.