Chapter 12:
Nev: I'M GOING TO KILL HER! *Pip grabs her trying to hold her back* LET ME AT HER! LET ME AT HER!
Will: Good lord Nev! *helps pip hold her*
Jack: *sitting back in his chair laughing* Let her go, this alt to be very a musing!
Nev: YOU LET OUR SHIP GO!
Anne: *cowarding in corner* well not exactly let go.
Nev: So what it floated off on its own? That's something I'd like to see. *calming down and plopping into a chair* What do we do now?
A/N: Okay people! Heres the next chapter! Enjoy!
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Cat and Elizabeth stood on deck watching the situation at hand float on over to their ship. They could here both Jack and Salina yelling and scowling at each other which turned out to be of most amusement to them.
William had run to the side tossing a rope overboard to the two drenched pirates. "Grab a hold!"
Jack was the first to grab the rope and began to climb up. "Jack hurry! Jack!"
"I'm moving as fast as I can, love!" He shouted down to Salina who was treading water at the bottom of the rope.
"You can move faster!" She started to push him upwards trying to get him to speed up his pace.
Salina grabbed the rope and tugged desperately on it for Will and the crew to raise them up but there was no answer. The side of the ship shook as one of the sharks hit into it nearly inches away from Salina. Jack dropped from the rope and fell back into the water.
The splash engulfed Salina pulling her into it, she floated further into the water looking around for any sign of him. But she found what she did not wish to see, a hammerhead shark swimming straight for her.
Just as she was about to let out a muffled scream she was pulled from the water and heaved up onto the deck of the Pearl. Salina coughed up the salty water and looked through her soaked strands of hair at the crew.
"Welcome back Miss Rose." A familiar voice announced abruptly. Salina looked up from her spot on the floor to a tall woman with shoulder length black hair and dark enchanting eyes.
"Ello' Anna-Maria." Salina sat up and faced the woman becoming aware of the fact that she was also dripping wet. "I suppose I owe you an apology and a thank you?"
"That would be the proper way to handle this matter." She replied and extended her hand to the pirate on the deck floor, whom took it gladly.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry for saying those things I was just in an uproar about other things, please forgive me."
"Consider it done." Anna smiled and dropped Salina's hand.
"Say, where's Jack?"
"Oh he's right there." Anna pointed to the helm where Jack stood steering as usual.
"He never gets enough of that does he?"
"Never." Anna strolled off down to her cabin leaving salina stand in the center of the deck, dripping wet.
"Salina!" Cat came running out from the crowd.
"What is it Cat?" Salina looked a little perplexed from Cat's display of affection.
"Your okay!" She exclaimed as she grabbed a hold of the older woman and hugged her.
"Cat? Cat please."
Cat backed away smiling, "Right, sorry."
Salina nodded and walked up to the helm. Jack eyed her suspiciously before speaking, "You're not going to fall over again are you?"
Salina smiled, "I don't believe so though it might be amusing." She leaned on the railing and looked down as the sharks swam away. "I'm guessing that we're heading for Tortuga, am I right?"
"Aye that be the place we are heading."
"So you do have a plan?"
"To go to Tortuga, prance into the Faithful Bride, get some rum, become drunk, and find a nice lass to keep me bed warm, I know it's too trashy for your tastes but then again it's not your tastes I'm concerned with."
"No Jack ye never were, because if you had been I wouldn't have been left alone for twelve years." Salina turned and walked away down into the lower decks.
The rest of the crew had already returned to their work, slaving away on the Pearl in the hot mid-day sun. Elizabeth appeared by the helm and tried to get Jack's trust.
"Jack I don't know what went on in the past between you and Salina, but you are being extremely rude to her and she still is a woman you know. Have some respect for her just for that."
"You're right you don't know what went on between her and I, and secondly that pirate is not a woman! She will never be one again, she is too rough and brutal to ever be considered a woman ever again!"
"From what I understand the only reason she became that way is because of you! So maybe it is you who needs to think and reorganize and stop being such a pathetic boy!"
Jack pulled out his pistol and aimed it Elizabeth, "Don't push me!"
"What Jack? Are you really going to shoot me? Can you? Go ahead if you can!" Elizabeth stood there for a moment watching his reaction to her accusations.
"SPARROW YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER AND SO HELP ME GOD I WILL TEAR THIS SHIP APART! DO YOU HEAR ME?" Salina stood at the top step by the helm glaring harshly at Jack.
He lowered his pistol and placed it back in his belt all the while looking intently at Elizabeth who showed no fear what so ever of death, surprisingly she welcomed it, and to what reason he did not know. Elizabeth, noticing Jack's stare, shoved past Salina and walked down to will whom stood gawking at her.
Salina was the first to speak, her tone furious and aggravated, "Don't ever pull something like that again! I don't care who it is, if it is over me and you wish to shoot someone then aim your pistol at the one who caused the problem not some innocent who was defending me! You still have such a massive temper Jack, one that you have held in you for god knows how long now, and I will not allow you to unleash it on Elizabeth or Cat or anyone else who happens to step in your way, savvy?"
Jack just stood there watching how much passion and anger he had aroused from within her. It illuminated her entire being and for the first time in his life he did not know what to do. Salina noticed his glare and found that what she said had indeed reached him and he understood.
"Right." She nodded and turned on her heal to walk off but felt a comforting hand pull on her arm.
"Salina?" Without turning to face him she listened to his thoughts and tone of voice, waiting for his explanation to surface to which there was none. He hadn't tried to cover his tracks or lie to her he merely spoke his mind, which scared her and caused her to turn and face him eye to eye.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, "I had no idea that I was so cold."
Salina looked deeply into his eyes, "Jack, you scared me, I didn't know how to stop you. I really thought you were going to pull the trigger. Please don't apologize though, It's not you." She laughed slightly and stopped as she could feel his other arm snake around her waist and pull her closer.
'What am I doing? Why am I letting him do this? This isn't me! Salina wake up!' Her thoughts settled to the back of her mind and she permitted his touch on her skin, his warm embrace covering her entirely, but before she knew it the moment was ruined.
"Captain which would ye prefer, salmon or pork?" Gibbs approached and stopped suddenly taking in what was going on. "Oh, my apologies sir."
"No please go on with your business," Salina broke away from Jack's hold, looking at the floor as she walked away.
Jack gazed at the pirate as she walked off onto the lower deck tieing ropes and tightening them as she made her way to the edge. Was this her place, back with him on this ship, or was this just an unexpected happening? Jack could not answer this question and just continued to stare as he gripped the hard wood of the wheel.
"I'll return later, Captain." Gibbs walked down the steps and down to the galley.
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"What am I doing, why am I letting this happen again?" Salina thought aloud as she pulled on the ropes harder and harder. "I shouldn't let him get this close again!"
"Who shouldn't you let get close again?" Salina let go of the rope and fell back on her butt scowling at her clumsiness.
"Oh, hello Will." She grabbed his hand and he pulled her up.
"So who shouldn't you let get close to you again?"
"Oh. Gibbs! Last time he drank and got really close to me he barfed all over the front of me, it wasn't a pretty sight." Salina gave a fake laugh and bit her lip still very surprised by his presence.
"I see," Will replied, still very skeptical on the real meaning of her ramblings. "What happened to your arm?"
Salina looked down at her right shoulder and remembered the shark, "Oh, it's just a minor problem, nothing to concern yourself with."
"I've become aware of the fact that everything is minor to you." Will smiled and pulled up her sleeve.
"Will, please it's just a little scra-." Salina let out a harsh scream as Will pressed his fingers to the gapping cut. "BLOODY HELL THAT HURT!" Salina shoved backwards her shoulder still throbbing with pain.
"I'm sorry but I had to see it if you want it to be fixed." He laughed throughout his sentence.
"Fixed? Oh no you're not laying a hand on my wound! Your touch hurts!" She objected backing away.
"Well you can't very well walk around bleeding like that."
"I'll fix it me self!"
"Come on it won't take long, and I swear it won't hurt." Salina backed into the railing and watched frantically as will approached her.
"Stay away or I'll- I'll cut you! Yes I'll cut you!" Salina pulled her dagger out and pointed it towards Will. The planks next to her creaked and Salina turned her head to face the person next to her but found herself knocked unconscious on the ground.
"Finally she shut up! All her hollering was giving me a headache!" Jack sheathed his sword again and picked the lass up from the floor, "Now where were you planning on stitching her arm up?"
Will laughed and pointed to Jack's cabin. "That'll do." Jack turned with Salina in his arms and walked her into his cabin.
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A/N: I think I'll leave it there for now. Who knows what will happen next/ I sure don't and I'm the writer! Oh well guess we'll find out soon, until then please review and I'll keep writing! Love to all! TA!
Nev: I'M GOING TO KILL HER! *Pip grabs her trying to hold her back* LET ME AT HER! LET ME AT HER!
Will: Good lord Nev! *helps pip hold her*
Jack: *sitting back in his chair laughing* Let her go, this alt to be very a musing!
Nev: YOU LET OUR SHIP GO!
Anne: *cowarding in corner* well not exactly let go.
Nev: So what it floated off on its own? That's something I'd like to see. *calming down and plopping into a chair* What do we do now?
A/N: Okay people! Heres the next chapter! Enjoy!
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Cat and Elizabeth stood on deck watching the situation at hand float on over to their ship. They could here both Jack and Salina yelling and scowling at each other which turned out to be of most amusement to them.
William had run to the side tossing a rope overboard to the two drenched pirates. "Grab a hold!"
Jack was the first to grab the rope and began to climb up. "Jack hurry! Jack!"
"I'm moving as fast as I can, love!" He shouted down to Salina who was treading water at the bottom of the rope.
"You can move faster!" She started to push him upwards trying to get him to speed up his pace.
Salina grabbed the rope and tugged desperately on it for Will and the crew to raise them up but there was no answer. The side of the ship shook as one of the sharks hit into it nearly inches away from Salina. Jack dropped from the rope and fell back into the water.
The splash engulfed Salina pulling her into it, she floated further into the water looking around for any sign of him. But she found what she did not wish to see, a hammerhead shark swimming straight for her.
Just as she was about to let out a muffled scream she was pulled from the water and heaved up onto the deck of the Pearl. Salina coughed up the salty water and looked through her soaked strands of hair at the crew.
"Welcome back Miss Rose." A familiar voice announced abruptly. Salina looked up from her spot on the floor to a tall woman with shoulder length black hair and dark enchanting eyes.
"Ello' Anna-Maria." Salina sat up and faced the woman becoming aware of the fact that she was also dripping wet. "I suppose I owe you an apology and a thank you?"
"That would be the proper way to handle this matter." She replied and extended her hand to the pirate on the deck floor, whom took it gladly.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry for saying those things I was just in an uproar about other things, please forgive me."
"Consider it done." Anna smiled and dropped Salina's hand.
"Say, where's Jack?"
"Oh he's right there." Anna pointed to the helm where Jack stood steering as usual.
"He never gets enough of that does he?"
"Never." Anna strolled off down to her cabin leaving salina stand in the center of the deck, dripping wet.
"Salina!" Cat came running out from the crowd.
"What is it Cat?" Salina looked a little perplexed from Cat's display of affection.
"Your okay!" She exclaimed as she grabbed a hold of the older woman and hugged her.
"Cat? Cat please."
Cat backed away smiling, "Right, sorry."
Salina nodded and walked up to the helm. Jack eyed her suspiciously before speaking, "You're not going to fall over again are you?"
Salina smiled, "I don't believe so though it might be amusing." She leaned on the railing and looked down as the sharks swam away. "I'm guessing that we're heading for Tortuga, am I right?"
"Aye that be the place we are heading."
"So you do have a plan?"
"To go to Tortuga, prance into the Faithful Bride, get some rum, become drunk, and find a nice lass to keep me bed warm, I know it's too trashy for your tastes but then again it's not your tastes I'm concerned with."
"No Jack ye never were, because if you had been I wouldn't have been left alone for twelve years." Salina turned and walked away down into the lower decks.
The rest of the crew had already returned to their work, slaving away on the Pearl in the hot mid-day sun. Elizabeth appeared by the helm and tried to get Jack's trust.
"Jack I don't know what went on in the past between you and Salina, but you are being extremely rude to her and she still is a woman you know. Have some respect for her just for that."
"You're right you don't know what went on between her and I, and secondly that pirate is not a woman! She will never be one again, she is too rough and brutal to ever be considered a woman ever again!"
"From what I understand the only reason she became that way is because of you! So maybe it is you who needs to think and reorganize and stop being such a pathetic boy!"
Jack pulled out his pistol and aimed it Elizabeth, "Don't push me!"
"What Jack? Are you really going to shoot me? Can you? Go ahead if you can!" Elizabeth stood there for a moment watching his reaction to her accusations.
"SPARROW YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER AND SO HELP ME GOD I WILL TEAR THIS SHIP APART! DO YOU HEAR ME?" Salina stood at the top step by the helm glaring harshly at Jack.
He lowered his pistol and placed it back in his belt all the while looking intently at Elizabeth who showed no fear what so ever of death, surprisingly she welcomed it, and to what reason he did not know. Elizabeth, noticing Jack's stare, shoved past Salina and walked down to will whom stood gawking at her.
Salina was the first to speak, her tone furious and aggravated, "Don't ever pull something like that again! I don't care who it is, if it is over me and you wish to shoot someone then aim your pistol at the one who caused the problem not some innocent who was defending me! You still have such a massive temper Jack, one that you have held in you for god knows how long now, and I will not allow you to unleash it on Elizabeth or Cat or anyone else who happens to step in your way, savvy?"
Jack just stood there watching how much passion and anger he had aroused from within her. It illuminated her entire being and for the first time in his life he did not know what to do. Salina noticed his glare and found that what she said had indeed reached him and he understood.
"Right." She nodded and turned on her heal to walk off but felt a comforting hand pull on her arm.
"Salina?" Without turning to face him she listened to his thoughts and tone of voice, waiting for his explanation to surface to which there was none. He hadn't tried to cover his tracks or lie to her he merely spoke his mind, which scared her and caused her to turn and face him eye to eye.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, "I had no idea that I was so cold."
Salina looked deeply into his eyes, "Jack, you scared me, I didn't know how to stop you. I really thought you were going to pull the trigger. Please don't apologize though, It's not you." She laughed slightly and stopped as she could feel his other arm snake around her waist and pull her closer.
'What am I doing? Why am I letting him do this? This isn't me! Salina wake up!' Her thoughts settled to the back of her mind and she permitted his touch on her skin, his warm embrace covering her entirely, but before she knew it the moment was ruined.
"Captain which would ye prefer, salmon or pork?" Gibbs approached and stopped suddenly taking in what was going on. "Oh, my apologies sir."
"No please go on with your business," Salina broke away from Jack's hold, looking at the floor as she walked away.
Jack gazed at the pirate as she walked off onto the lower deck tieing ropes and tightening them as she made her way to the edge. Was this her place, back with him on this ship, or was this just an unexpected happening? Jack could not answer this question and just continued to stare as he gripped the hard wood of the wheel.
"I'll return later, Captain." Gibbs walked down the steps and down to the galley.
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"What am I doing, why am I letting this happen again?" Salina thought aloud as she pulled on the ropes harder and harder. "I shouldn't let him get this close again!"
"Who shouldn't you let get close again?" Salina let go of the rope and fell back on her butt scowling at her clumsiness.
"Oh, hello Will." She grabbed his hand and he pulled her up.
"So who shouldn't you let get close to you again?"
"Oh. Gibbs! Last time he drank and got really close to me he barfed all over the front of me, it wasn't a pretty sight." Salina gave a fake laugh and bit her lip still very surprised by his presence.
"I see," Will replied, still very skeptical on the real meaning of her ramblings. "What happened to your arm?"
Salina looked down at her right shoulder and remembered the shark, "Oh, it's just a minor problem, nothing to concern yourself with."
"I've become aware of the fact that everything is minor to you." Will smiled and pulled up her sleeve.
"Will, please it's just a little scra-." Salina let out a harsh scream as Will pressed his fingers to the gapping cut. "BLOODY HELL THAT HURT!" Salina shoved backwards her shoulder still throbbing with pain.
"I'm sorry but I had to see it if you want it to be fixed." He laughed throughout his sentence.
"Fixed? Oh no you're not laying a hand on my wound! Your touch hurts!" She objected backing away.
"Well you can't very well walk around bleeding like that."
"I'll fix it me self!"
"Come on it won't take long, and I swear it won't hurt." Salina backed into the railing and watched frantically as will approached her.
"Stay away or I'll- I'll cut you! Yes I'll cut you!" Salina pulled her dagger out and pointed it towards Will. The planks next to her creaked and Salina turned her head to face the person next to her but found herself knocked unconscious on the ground.
"Finally she shut up! All her hollering was giving me a headache!" Jack sheathed his sword again and picked the lass up from the floor, "Now where were you planning on stitching her arm up?"
Will laughed and pointed to Jack's cabin. "That'll do." Jack turned with Salina in his arms and walked her into his cabin.
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A/N: I think I'll leave it there for now. Who knows what will happen next/ I sure don't and I'm the writer! Oh well guess we'll find out soon, until then please review and I'll keep writing! Love to all! TA!