CHAPTER 4.
Jack decided to let her go. After all, the girl needed some time to be alone and to think things out. But more importantly, he needed to be alone. with his beautiful bottle of irreplaceable rum.
After a bottle or two he fell asleep. Please note that he fell asleep, but didn't pass out. Who did you think Captain Jack was? Some weakling who can't take alcohol? So he fell asleep and he was dreaming about his Pearl. He dreamt that he was in the water, only a few feet from it, but the faster he swam the farther the Pearl seemed to get. Jack was starting to get really frustrated. Suddenly he thought he heard his beautiful ship crying. "What the 'ell? Boats don' cry," said Jack, waking up.
He rubbed his eyes, the sound of crying still in his ears. "Wait a minute", he thought, "That was no bloody dream." Turning around, he saw the Amazon curled up under the nearby tree, muttering something in her sleep and crying. Jack walked over to her and stared, not knowing what to do. The tears reflected the moonlight and her face was somewhat glowing. She looked so miserable and helpless that for the first time since they met Jack wasn't, even subconsciously, thinking of 'having fun' with her.
He sighed and wiped off her tears carefully. He lied next to her and hugged her, guessing that apart from everything else she was also cold since right now they were not close to the fire, which died out anyway. To his surprise she calmed down and stopped muttering words.
[In the morning]
"Ow!" groaned Jack, waking up with because of a pain in his shoulders and ribs. Apparently the crazy girl flipped him or something. "Wha' was 'at fo'?" he asked.
She was standing next to him, breathing fast and looking very angry. "Do not ever get so close to me again!"
"But, luv, I was only trying to help ye get warm!" said Jack sincerely.
"Cold is nothing," she yelled out, stepping into the water.
"Woah, where do ye think yer going?"
"If you must know, I am going to get my sword and my cloak. I lost them while I was swimming yesterday."
Jack ran up quickly, and grabbed her hand. "Do ye forget about yer condition?" he said, pointing to the wound, "The salt in the wate' is gonna make that hurt pretty damn bad."
"I must get those things. Pain is nothing, I can endure pain," she said persistently. "Aw, but, luv, what do ye think ye've got Capt'n Jack Sparrow fer?" With these words he let her go and dived right in.
Andromeda stared at the water for a while. Amazons didn't usually do favors for each other. Were all men like this one? He told her not to generalize people and perhaps he was right. I mean, there she was, an Amazon and she had dared to go against her Captain's orders and save a little boy's life.
She climbed a tree and grabbed a coconut. He was getting her things, so she would get some breakfast. She divided the coconut and left half of it next to the Jack's rum bottles.
After about 10 min she started to get really worried. Where was he? She went back into the water and dunked her head underwater and looked around frantically. Suddenly, VERY suddenly, somebody tapped her shoulder. She pulled her head out quickly and spun around, to find Jack standing there, grinning, with her sword in one hand and her gray cloak in the other.
She took them slowly, still recovering from the shock. "Why..? How?"
"Worried about me, where you? Well, luv, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow! Nothing bad ever happens to me!"
She couldn't resist saying what she said next, "Oh really, Captain? I suppose you really enjoy being on this island?"
Jack didn't look taken aback at all, instead he fixed his moustache, raised his left hand, doing an odd gesture and said, "Luv, I am an optimist. I see something good in every situation."
Jack decided to let her go. After all, the girl needed some time to be alone and to think things out. But more importantly, he needed to be alone. with his beautiful bottle of irreplaceable rum.
After a bottle or two he fell asleep. Please note that he fell asleep, but didn't pass out. Who did you think Captain Jack was? Some weakling who can't take alcohol? So he fell asleep and he was dreaming about his Pearl. He dreamt that he was in the water, only a few feet from it, but the faster he swam the farther the Pearl seemed to get. Jack was starting to get really frustrated. Suddenly he thought he heard his beautiful ship crying. "What the 'ell? Boats don' cry," said Jack, waking up.
He rubbed his eyes, the sound of crying still in his ears. "Wait a minute", he thought, "That was no bloody dream." Turning around, he saw the Amazon curled up under the nearby tree, muttering something in her sleep and crying. Jack walked over to her and stared, not knowing what to do. The tears reflected the moonlight and her face was somewhat glowing. She looked so miserable and helpless that for the first time since they met Jack wasn't, even subconsciously, thinking of 'having fun' with her.
He sighed and wiped off her tears carefully. He lied next to her and hugged her, guessing that apart from everything else she was also cold since right now they were not close to the fire, which died out anyway. To his surprise she calmed down and stopped muttering words.
[In the morning]
"Ow!" groaned Jack, waking up with because of a pain in his shoulders and ribs. Apparently the crazy girl flipped him or something. "Wha' was 'at fo'?" he asked.
She was standing next to him, breathing fast and looking very angry. "Do not ever get so close to me again!"
"But, luv, I was only trying to help ye get warm!" said Jack sincerely.
"Cold is nothing," she yelled out, stepping into the water.
"Woah, where do ye think yer going?"
"If you must know, I am going to get my sword and my cloak. I lost them while I was swimming yesterday."
Jack ran up quickly, and grabbed her hand. "Do ye forget about yer condition?" he said, pointing to the wound, "The salt in the wate' is gonna make that hurt pretty damn bad."
"I must get those things. Pain is nothing, I can endure pain," she said persistently. "Aw, but, luv, what do ye think ye've got Capt'n Jack Sparrow fer?" With these words he let her go and dived right in.
Andromeda stared at the water for a while. Amazons didn't usually do favors for each other. Were all men like this one? He told her not to generalize people and perhaps he was right. I mean, there she was, an Amazon and she had dared to go against her Captain's orders and save a little boy's life.
She climbed a tree and grabbed a coconut. He was getting her things, so she would get some breakfast. She divided the coconut and left half of it next to the Jack's rum bottles.
After about 10 min she started to get really worried. Where was he? She went back into the water and dunked her head underwater and looked around frantically. Suddenly, VERY suddenly, somebody tapped her shoulder. She pulled her head out quickly and spun around, to find Jack standing there, grinning, with her sword in one hand and her gray cloak in the other.
She took them slowly, still recovering from the shock. "Why..? How?"
"Worried about me, where you? Well, luv, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow! Nothing bad ever happens to me!"
She couldn't resist saying what she said next, "Oh really, Captain? I suppose you really enjoy being on this island?"
Jack didn't look taken aback at all, instead he fixed his moustache, raised his left hand, doing an odd gesture and said, "Luv, I am an optimist. I see something good in every situation."