Chapter 10:
A/N: Sorry it's been a while; stupid school gets in the way. Oh well, on with the story!
Disclaimer: NO I DON'T OWN ANY OF IT, EXCEPT MY CHARACTERS AND THE PLOT!
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Cat stirred in her sleep, moving around in the untamed white sheets of Jack's bed. Her red oily hair spread around her face in a halo and her white shirt wrinkled from lying in the bed for so long. Salina walked to her side and moved a strand of fiery red hair from her face.
"Cat? Cat?" She asked in a faint whisper brushing her coarse fingers through Cat's hair, staring lovingly at the young woman lying before her.
Cat's eyes twitched underneath their lids as she woke peacefully from her long slumber. Her eyes flickered opened and looked around the room in a haze. She rubbed her eyes trying to see clearly as she sat up.
"So how are ye feeling today? Rested I'm sure." Salina broke the silence as she plopped down in the bed next to Cat and curled under the covers with her.
Cat smiled faintly as she looked at her beloved comrade with caring in her eyes. "Where am I?"
Now it was Salina's turn to smile as she wrapped a comforting arm around the lass and explained. "We're on the Black Pearl. It's a long story to explain but all that's important at the moment is that you're fine and fit as a fiddle now."
"I suppose you're right, what happened to our ship? Is it in port near by?"
Salina let her eyes fall to the sheets and then found the strength in her to explain the events that had taken place. "Well ye see Cat, our ship is gone. It was burned to ruble and sunk to the bottom of Davy Jones' locker. Our crew is no more; I was forced to swim to port royal with ye and Smith. The one place in the world where I dare not go again! I found Jack, oh god why, found a doctor, got ye fixed up, boarded this ship and sailed off. Is that a short enough summary for ye?"
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did ye board this ship, I though ye never want to see it again?"
"I had no choice Cat, it was either this or stay in Port Royal and there are a lot of problems between me and Port Royal, too many to share. So I took me chances and put my life back into Jack's hands. Only now am I realizing what a bad idea it was." Salina sighed heavily and looked back to Cat whom was leaning her head on Salina's shoulder.
"But you needn't worry Cat, you'll be safe aboard this ship. I won't let anything happen to ye."
"Captain?" Cat started.
"Cat please, I'm not your captain anymore I'm your fellow pirate and sister aboard this ship ye can refer to me as Salina, like ye used to."
"Right then, so Salina what is our plan of action?"
"Well-." Jack stumbled into the dim room noticing the two women on his bed.
He raised his brow and smiled suggestively to Salina, "I never thought I'd see two women in my bed waiting for little ol' me to return. Salina ye shouldn't have."
Salina's peaceful smile dropped to a frown at the sight of him, "I didn't, Jack," she turned to Cat who was giggling slightly. "Do ye see what I have to put up with Cat?"
"Aye, that I do, and I find it rather amusing as well."
"See Salina, at least someone on this ship appreciates my charms." Jack protested.
Salina rolled her eyes and pulled the covers from her legs standing and walking to the door, "If ye call those your charms now wonder ye haven't had a woman in a long time!" She thrust the door opened and left.
"Oy! That went straight to me black heart, love!" He shouted as he stood by the door.
Salina reproached him and starred him face to face, "Jack ye wished ye had a black heart but ye aren't even a good enough pirate for that." With that she turned and walked off onto the deck leaving Jack standing there astonished and Cat in the bad laughing hysterically.
"It aint that funny, love." He hissed.
"Oh but it is!" She smiled and continued to laugh rolling around in the linens of the bed. Jack rolled his eyes and walked out slamming the door shut to his cabin.
Cat sat up and looked at the closed door thoughtfully "DON'T LEAVE ME IN HERE!" She then smiled and fell to the covers laughing again, "Ah, and I thought I was the mad one, guess not."
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Salina stood by the railing watching the roaring waves crash against the sides of the ship. The sky was dark and the stars twinkled in the night sky revealing a spectacular performance. "For as long as I can remember I used to stand outside and watch the stars and dream about a new adventure. I'd sometimes sit out for hours at a time just watching and listening to the sounds of the crashing waves."
Will looked astonished at her, for she knew he was there the whole time. "Aye they are beautiful."
"Not just beautiful, extraordinary. But this is the first time in twelve years I've been able to watch them on this ship, and it brings back old memories." She turned to Will and noticed how tall he was compared to her, he had at least a good three inches over her. She began again, changing the subject this time, "So where might the young Mrs. Turner be tonight?"
"Oh Elizabeth? Probably in our cabin bathing."
Salina smiled, "You're nothing like Jack." She looked back out to the sea as if waiting for it to reach out and grab her.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, It's just if I were taking a bath in my cabin he'd jump at the opportunity to either harass me or try to bed me," she laughed aloud and then bit her lip knowing she probably had said a little too much.
"So there is a past to you and Jack?"
"As if it wasn't already visible, nah, but it's nothing to talk about, just a thing of the past. Well I'm going to call it a night, Little Turner. So I shall see ye in the morning."
"Good night Salina."
She turned and began to walk away back to Jack's cabin. "Cat?"
The laughing in the room ceases and a small voice is heard from inside, "Yes?"
"Did ye want to sleep in my cabin tonight or are ye going to stay in there?"
"I think I'll stay in here as long as Captain Sparrow doesn't climb in here with me."
Salina snickered, "I can't guarantee that he won't, that man has a mind of his own!"
There was some shuffling heard within the room then the door was yanked opened and Cat appeared fully dressed. "Where's your cabin?" Her blood-orange hair a mess and hanging in her face, she clenched her belongings in her arms and kept a stern expression plastered on her face.
"I thought ye'd see things my way. It's this way." Cat and Salina walked off down the narrow steps to her cabin.
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Jack walked up behind Will and put a hand on his shoulder, "What's bothering ye William?"
Will shook the thought from his head and looked to Jack, "Oh nothing. Say where is it that we are heading Jack?"
There was a short pause before Jack answered, "We're heading to Tortuga, we might be able to find some information out there. Are ye sure there is nothing bothering ye?"
"Jack, I don't mean to pry, but what is it that happened between you and Salina? I'm only asking this because by her being here it's effecting the whole crew and I thought perhaps it would be good to bring it out in the open before someone else gets hurt."
"Gets hurt, what is it ye are thinking Will?"
"Well Anna has already gotten pulled into it, and so has Gibbs and myself, and like I said I thought it would be better if you just brought it out in the open.'
"I suppose it would be a good idea, but there's just so much, and we really have no time to discuss it now. Salina knows this and accepts it and she just goes on with her life, as do I. Wait! Did ye say it effected you?"
"Well- you see-."
"How does this effect you at all, other than Salina knowing who you are?"
"Well it was an accident, not something that was meant to happen, and I got pulled into it a little but it's not there any more so it's nothing you see."
Jack turned and looked him straight in the eyes, "What happened?"
"Well you know how you asked me why me and salina were acting weird around each other for a while?" There was a moment of brief silence, "That was because when we were at Port Royal, well she kissed me."
Jack's eyes widened and his anger grew within him, "WHAT!?!?!?"
"Now, now Jack, please don't blow this out of proportion, please." Will staggered backward trying to ward off the raged Sparrow.
"And she had the nerve to tell me off about being with women! Argh! That woman drives me crazy!" Jack clenched his fists together and hollered out into the night.
Elizabeth appeared on the deck with a hint of confusion on her face, "Will what's going on out here?"
Will quickly walked over to her, "I think we better go before things get worse."
Now completely confused, "Get worse?"
"Don't ask lets just go back to our cabin." Elizabeth nodded agreeably and the two of them ventured down to their cabin.
Jack stood by the railing cursing aloud, "With all the nerve! This going to be a long voyage that's for sure." He rolled his eyes and stomped back to his cabin.
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A/N: Well I hope you found this chapter amusing! Please review and let me know what you thought! Also, please check out LOTRwolf's and my story: A Change In The Winds. Thanks! Love to all!
A/N: Sorry it's been a while; stupid school gets in the way. Oh well, on with the story!
Disclaimer: NO I DON'T OWN ANY OF IT, EXCEPT MY CHARACTERS AND THE PLOT!
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Cat stirred in her sleep, moving around in the untamed white sheets of Jack's bed. Her red oily hair spread around her face in a halo and her white shirt wrinkled from lying in the bed for so long. Salina walked to her side and moved a strand of fiery red hair from her face.
"Cat? Cat?" She asked in a faint whisper brushing her coarse fingers through Cat's hair, staring lovingly at the young woman lying before her.
Cat's eyes twitched underneath their lids as she woke peacefully from her long slumber. Her eyes flickered opened and looked around the room in a haze. She rubbed her eyes trying to see clearly as she sat up.
"So how are ye feeling today? Rested I'm sure." Salina broke the silence as she plopped down in the bed next to Cat and curled under the covers with her.
Cat smiled faintly as she looked at her beloved comrade with caring in her eyes. "Where am I?"
Now it was Salina's turn to smile as she wrapped a comforting arm around the lass and explained. "We're on the Black Pearl. It's a long story to explain but all that's important at the moment is that you're fine and fit as a fiddle now."
"I suppose you're right, what happened to our ship? Is it in port near by?"
Salina let her eyes fall to the sheets and then found the strength in her to explain the events that had taken place. "Well ye see Cat, our ship is gone. It was burned to ruble and sunk to the bottom of Davy Jones' locker. Our crew is no more; I was forced to swim to port royal with ye and Smith. The one place in the world where I dare not go again! I found Jack, oh god why, found a doctor, got ye fixed up, boarded this ship and sailed off. Is that a short enough summary for ye?"
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did ye board this ship, I though ye never want to see it again?"
"I had no choice Cat, it was either this or stay in Port Royal and there are a lot of problems between me and Port Royal, too many to share. So I took me chances and put my life back into Jack's hands. Only now am I realizing what a bad idea it was." Salina sighed heavily and looked back to Cat whom was leaning her head on Salina's shoulder.
"But you needn't worry Cat, you'll be safe aboard this ship. I won't let anything happen to ye."
"Captain?" Cat started.
"Cat please, I'm not your captain anymore I'm your fellow pirate and sister aboard this ship ye can refer to me as Salina, like ye used to."
"Right then, so Salina what is our plan of action?"
"Well-." Jack stumbled into the dim room noticing the two women on his bed.
He raised his brow and smiled suggestively to Salina, "I never thought I'd see two women in my bed waiting for little ol' me to return. Salina ye shouldn't have."
Salina's peaceful smile dropped to a frown at the sight of him, "I didn't, Jack," she turned to Cat who was giggling slightly. "Do ye see what I have to put up with Cat?"
"Aye, that I do, and I find it rather amusing as well."
"See Salina, at least someone on this ship appreciates my charms." Jack protested.
Salina rolled her eyes and pulled the covers from her legs standing and walking to the door, "If ye call those your charms now wonder ye haven't had a woman in a long time!" She thrust the door opened and left.
"Oy! That went straight to me black heart, love!" He shouted as he stood by the door.
Salina reproached him and starred him face to face, "Jack ye wished ye had a black heart but ye aren't even a good enough pirate for that." With that she turned and walked off onto the deck leaving Jack standing there astonished and Cat in the bad laughing hysterically.
"It aint that funny, love." He hissed.
"Oh but it is!" She smiled and continued to laugh rolling around in the linens of the bed. Jack rolled his eyes and walked out slamming the door shut to his cabin.
Cat sat up and looked at the closed door thoughtfully "DON'T LEAVE ME IN HERE!" She then smiled and fell to the covers laughing again, "Ah, and I thought I was the mad one, guess not."
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Salina stood by the railing watching the roaring waves crash against the sides of the ship. The sky was dark and the stars twinkled in the night sky revealing a spectacular performance. "For as long as I can remember I used to stand outside and watch the stars and dream about a new adventure. I'd sometimes sit out for hours at a time just watching and listening to the sounds of the crashing waves."
Will looked astonished at her, for she knew he was there the whole time. "Aye they are beautiful."
"Not just beautiful, extraordinary. But this is the first time in twelve years I've been able to watch them on this ship, and it brings back old memories." She turned to Will and noticed how tall he was compared to her, he had at least a good three inches over her. She began again, changing the subject this time, "So where might the young Mrs. Turner be tonight?"
"Oh Elizabeth? Probably in our cabin bathing."
Salina smiled, "You're nothing like Jack." She looked back out to the sea as if waiting for it to reach out and grab her.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, It's just if I were taking a bath in my cabin he'd jump at the opportunity to either harass me or try to bed me," she laughed aloud and then bit her lip knowing she probably had said a little too much.
"So there is a past to you and Jack?"
"As if it wasn't already visible, nah, but it's nothing to talk about, just a thing of the past. Well I'm going to call it a night, Little Turner. So I shall see ye in the morning."
"Good night Salina."
She turned and began to walk away back to Jack's cabin. "Cat?"
The laughing in the room ceases and a small voice is heard from inside, "Yes?"
"Did ye want to sleep in my cabin tonight or are ye going to stay in there?"
"I think I'll stay in here as long as Captain Sparrow doesn't climb in here with me."
Salina snickered, "I can't guarantee that he won't, that man has a mind of his own!"
There was some shuffling heard within the room then the door was yanked opened and Cat appeared fully dressed. "Where's your cabin?" Her blood-orange hair a mess and hanging in her face, she clenched her belongings in her arms and kept a stern expression plastered on her face.
"I thought ye'd see things my way. It's this way." Cat and Salina walked off down the narrow steps to her cabin.
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Jack walked up behind Will and put a hand on his shoulder, "What's bothering ye William?"
Will shook the thought from his head and looked to Jack, "Oh nothing. Say where is it that we are heading Jack?"
There was a short pause before Jack answered, "We're heading to Tortuga, we might be able to find some information out there. Are ye sure there is nothing bothering ye?"
"Jack, I don't mean to pry, but what is it that happened between you and Salina? I'm only asking this because by her being here it's effecting the whole crew and I thought perhaps it would be good to bring it out in the open before someone else gets hurt."
"Gets hurt, what is it ye are thinking Will?"
"Well Anna has already gotten pulled into it, and so has Gibbs and myself, and like I said I thought it would be better if you just brought it out in the open.'
"I suppose it would be a good idea, but there's just so much, and we really have no time to discuss it now. Salina knows this and accepts it and she just goes on with her life, as do I. Wait! Did ye say it effected you?"
"Well- you see-."
"How does this effect you at all, other than Salina knowing who you are?"
"Well it was an accident, not something that was meant to happen, and I got pulled into it a little but it's not there any more so it's nothing you see."
Jack turned and looked him straight in the eyes, "What happened?"
"Well you know how you asked me why me and salina were acting weird around each other for a while?" There was a moment of brief silence, "That was because when we were at Port Royal, well she kissed me."
Jack's eyes widened and his anger grew within him, "WHAT!?!?!?"
"Now, now Jack, please don't blow this out of proportion, please." Will staggered backward trying to ward off the raged Sparrow.
"And she had the nerve to tell me off about being with women! Argh! That woman drives me crazy!" Jack clenched his fists together and hollered out into the night.
Elizabeth appeared on the deck with a hint of confusion on her face, "Will what's going on out here?"
Will quickly walked over to her, "I think we better go before things get worse."
Now completely confused, "Get worse?"
"Don't ask lets just go back to our cabin." Elizabeth nodded agreeably and the two of them ventured down to their cabin.
Jack stood by the railing cursing aloud, "With all the nerve! This going to be a long voyage that's for sure." He rolled his eyes and stomped back to his cabin.
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A/N: Well I hope you found this chapter amusing! Please review and let me know what you thought! Also, please check out LOTRwolf's and my story: A Change In The Winds. Thanks! Love to all!