Disclaimer - For the last time, I do not *sniff* own Jack Sparrow, Pirates
of the Caribbean, or *sniff* anything else of that nature. . . *tears*
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Gianna put on a striking blue dress and Jack took her by the hand, leading her up the stairs out onto the deck.
"Aren't you going to at least put a shirt on, Jack?" Gianna demanded.
"Nah," Jack said offhandedly, making Gianna laugh. Smiling and playing with him made her ache to hear those three words from him. And "I love you" was all she needed in life right now. She sighed, and Jack looked at her suspiciously. She shook her head and they approached Berry, who stood by the helm, looking out to sea.
Jack cleared his throat falsely and the quartermaster broke out of his reverie.
"Yes," Alan Berry said, his mind still elsewhere.
"Alan!" Gianna called, "Snap out of it!"
He shook his head sharply and Jack laughed good-naturedly, nudging Gianna playfully with an elbow.
Berry approached the pair reverently, almost cautiously, and bowed to Gianna as was polite. "Miss Cirocco-" But Gianna interrupted him.
"Yeah, what exactly were you people thinking when you came to our rescue? How'd you know it was us? And if you didn't know it was us, why were you tolling around the Black Pearl?" Gianna went on ranting until Jack placed a hand over her mouth, smiled apologetically at Berry, and motioned for him to continue.
"Well," Berry began, still uncomfortable around Jack Sparrow, "We have been pursuing the Black Pearl in your, er, absence, Miss Cirocco" he said, looking at Gianna. "And when we finally caught up to her, we saw that you were aboard and attacked. You see, Miss Cirocco," he said, "We haven't been doing so well without you. We're pretty much falling apart to scabbers, Miss." He smiled wanly.
Gianna, having pulled Jack's hand from her mouth, eyed her former Quartermaster suspiciously.
"We were wondering if you'd like to return to the Vesuvius and act as Captain once again, Miss Cirocco." He finished.
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Gianna stared at him wide-eyed. She regained her composure in a nanosecond, however, and looked at Jack. When their eyes met, they knew that they were thinking the exact same thing.
"It's a generous offer, indeed, Mr. Berry," she replied, sounding very professional, "But I will be remaining with Mr. Sparrow here and acting as his first mate."
Jack interrupted, "Actually, Gianna will be captaining the Black Pearl, if you please, luv." Gianna was shocked at Jack's generosity. He looked at her intensely, and she could see a burning emotion behind those eyes. Love perhaps? Hope twanged in her heart and she smiled with an overpowering happiness.
"Very well," Berry said stiffly, "But know this, Captain: you will always have an ally in us." Berry bowed again and Gianna nodded. He walked away, leaving the two alone.
"You don't mean it?!" Gianna cried, still shocked.
"Aye, that I do, lass. I can't think of anyone better for the job." He kissed Gianna deeply, and she responded with the same.
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Over the next few hours, Jack and Gianna collaborated with the crew of the Vesuvius and arranged for them to pick up a crew in Tortuga and finally sail.
"Once we have ourselves a crew, that's when the fun begins," Jack had said.
Gianna was happier than she's been in a long time, but still there was the ceaseless voice in the back of her mind telling her that she shouldn't get to comfortable, that Jack may just think of her as another fling, another of his many romantic exploits.
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That night when Gianna lay asleep, she heard a soft voice in her head. It rang clearly like a bell, and it was calling her name. She opened her eyes, and jumped up in bed when she saw Jack inches from her face. They bumped heads painfully, but still the got a laugh out of it.
Jack grabbed Gianna by the hand wordlessly, and pulled her through his cabin door out onto the deck.
"Jack Sparrow what has gotten into you?" Gianna asked. "Have you brought me here to sweep me off my feet by doing something incredibly romantic? Perhaps showing me the moon or the stars?"
Jack looked at her squarely for the first time.
"No," he said, "But I wanted to do this."
He kissed her deeper and more passionately than Gianna had ever been kissed in her life. She enjoyed the heat of the moment, the warmth of their bodies pressed together, and the sweetness and aliveness that raced at 1000 knots through her veins. They fell to the deck, still entwined and kissing, and when the finally pulled apart, they were breathless and pink with pleasure.
They lay beside each other, on their backs on the coal-black decks of the Pearl. They both gazed heavenward, admiring the navy night sky. Gianna's hair was spread out over the floorboards, and their hands were locked together as if they would never let go.
Gianna turned her head from the sky to face Jack.
"Jack Sparrow," she said plainly, her voice quivering with emotion, "I love you." Jack looked back at her, his chocolate eyes serious and searching. "And," she continued, "I need to know if you love me as well." It was out, and Gianna would finally know if her feelings were in vain.
"Luv, I've never felt this way in my life the way I feel right now. The way I feel when I'm with you. Every little second, everything I do is wonderful when you're around. You mean more to me than the Pearl, the ocean, and me own self. I may have never said it in words, luv, but my every move, my every breath, screams it. Gianna, I love you."
The End
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A/N - *sigh* How romantic! I'm so happy that Jack and Gianna can finally be together forever. Well folks, its been a wet and wild ride and its not something I'll forget. My next story will be located at fictionpress.com, so you can check me out there under the same penname, Lady Cyann. I wish you all fair seas and a happy journey. ~Lady Cyann~
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Gianna put on a striking blue dress and Jack took her by the hand, leading her up the stairs out onto the deck.
"Aren't you going to at least put a shirt on, Jack?" Gianna demanded.
"Nah," Jack said offhandedly, making Gianna laugh. Smiling and playing with him made her ache to hear those three words from him. And "I love you" was all she needed in life right now. She sighed, and Jack looked at her suspiciously. She shook her head and they approached Berry, who stood by the helm, looking out to sea.
Jack cleared his throat falsely and the quartermaster broke out of his reverie.
"Yes," Alan Berry said, his mind still elsewhere.
"Alan!" Gianna called, "Snap out of it!"
He shook his head sharply and Jack laughed good-naturedly, nudging Gianna playfully with an elbow.
Berry approached the pair reverently, almost cautiously, and bowed to Gianna as was polite. "Miss Cirocco-" But Gianna interrupted him.
"Yeah, what exactly were you people thinking when you came to our rescue? How'd you know it was us? And if you didn't know it was us, why were you tolling around the Black Pearl?" Gianna went on ranting until Jack placed a hand over her mouth, smiled apologetically at Berry, and motioned for him to continue.
"Well," Berry began, still uncomfortable around Jack Sparrow, "We have been pursuing the Black Pearl in your, er, absence, Miss Cirocco" he said, looking at Gianna. "And when we finally caught up to her, we saw that you were aboard and attacked. You see, Miss Cirocco," he said, "We haven't been doing so well without you. We're pretty much falling apart to scabbers, Miss." He smiled wanly.
Gianna, having pulled Jack's hand from her mouth, eyed her former Quartermaster suspiciously.
"We were wondering if you'd like to return to the Vesuvius and act as Captain once again, Miss Cirocco." He finished.
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Gianna stared at him wide-eyed. She regained her composure in a nanosecond, however, and looked at Jack. When their eyes met, they knew that they were thinking the exact same thing.
"It's a generous offer, indeed, Mr. Berry," she replied, sounding very professional, "But I will be remaining with Mr. Sparrow here and acting as his first mate."
Jack interrupted, "Actually, Gianna will be captaining the Black Pearl, if you please, luv." Gianna was shocked at Jack's generosity. He looked at her intensely, and she could see a burning emotion behind those eyes. Love perhaps? Hope twanged in her heart and she smiled with an overpowering happiness.
"Very well," Berry said stiffly, "But know this, Captain: you will always have an ally in us." Berry bowed again and Gianna nodded. He walked away, leaving the two alone.
"You don't mean it?!" Gianna cried, still shocked.
"Aye, that I do, lass. I can't think of anyone better for the job." He kissed Gianna deeply, and she responded with the same.
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Over the next few hours, Jack and Gianna collaborated with the crew of the Vesuvius and arranged for them to pick up a crew in Tortuga and finally sail.
"Once we have ourselves a crew, that's when the fun begins," Jack had said.
Gianna was happier than she's been in a long time, but still there was the ceaseless voice in the back of her mind telling her that she shouldn't get to comfortable, that Jack may just think of her as another fling, another of his many romantic exploits.
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That night when Gianna lay asleep, she heard a soft voice in her head. It rang clearly like a bell, and it was calling her name. She opened her eyes, and jumped up in bed when she saw Jack inches from her face. They bumped heads painfully, but still the got a laugh out of it.
Jack grabbed Gianna by the hand wordlessly, and pulled her through his cabin door out onto the deck.
"Jack Sparrow what has gotten into you?" Gianna asked. "Have you brought me here to sweep me off my feet by doing something incredibly romantic? Perhaps showing me the moon or the stars?"
Jack looked at her squarely for the first time.
"No," he said, "But I wanted to do this."
He kissed her deeper and more passionately than Gianna had ever been kissed in her life. She enjoyed the heat of the moment, the warmth of their bodies pressed together, and the sweetness and aliveness that raced at 1000 knots through her veins. They fell to the deck, still entwined and kissing, and when the finally pulled apart, they were breathless and pink with pleasure.
They lay beside each other, on their backs on the coal-black decks of the Pearl. They both gazed heavenward, admiring the navy night sky. Gianna's hair was spread out over the floorboards, and their hands were locked together as if they would never let go.
Gianna turned her head from the sky to face Jack.
"Jack Sparrow," she said plainly, her voice quivering with emotion, "I love you." Jack looked back at her, his chocolate eyes serious and searching. "And," she continued, "I need to know if you love me as well." It was out, and Gianna would finally know if her feelings were in vain.
"Luv, I've never felt this way in my life the way I feel right now. The way I feel when I'm with you. Every little second, everything I do is wonderful when you're around. You mean more to me than the Pearl, the ocean, and me own self. I may have never said it in words, luv, but my every move, my every breath, screams it. Gianna, I love you."
The End
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A/N - *sigh* How romantic! I'm so happy that Jack and Gianna can finally be together forever. Well folks, its been a wet and wild ride and its not something I'll forget. My next story will be located at fictionpress.com, so you can check me out there under the same penname, Lady Cyann. I wish you all fair seas and a happy journey. ~Lady Cyann~