"I will not let you bring all this luggage on me ship!" Jack walked up to
Elizabeth abroad the Black Pearl as Will came behind her with her bags.
"You will just have to live with it then!" She went down to her quarters
and Will followed behind with all the luggage.
"AHH!" Jack kicked a barrel and stomped up to the helm. Amera was standing there, sailing the ship as they left Port Royal early that morning. "Why? Please tell me why I have to put up with that God forsaken woman!" Amera sighed, "She is Will's fiancé, and Will wouldn't go without her. You know we need him, anyways, I promised."
Jack sighed and tried to calm himself down, pacing back and forth. He suddenly stopped, looking at Amera from where he was standing. "You now, you look good in that dress love." She turned and faced him at her side. He was staring directly at her chest, which was shown through the low cut dress. "Almost sexy." He gave her a wink and grinned, showing his gold and silver teeth.
Amera smiled back. "Sadly Sparrow, you will never have me." She turned back to the horizon ahead of them and kept steering. Jack could tell by her expression that she was very uninterested. So, as curious as he was, Jack spoke. "You have a man, don't you?"
Amera didn't even flinch at the question, but spoke plainly. "Correction, I did." Then Jack became even more curious. "What happened? Did he have a go with you one night and left the next morning?" She became a little tense, but tried to keep herself from strangling Jack.
"No. We knew each other, about a year. He was a mate on a pirate ship that came to Tortuga. I loved him with all my heart, and he always told me how he loved me so, and I knew it was true. But, one day, he went out on his captain's ship, and." Jack hated her trailing off and didn't want a cliffhanger. "And?"
"Their ship sank to Davy Jones Locker by another ship, news was that there were no survivors, I knew it was true when he didn't come back. That was eight years ago, I was only seventeen."
No one spoke. Jack wasn't sure what to say. But, he finally worked up to courage to speak, "I'm sorry love. I-" "Don't worry about it, that happened a long time ago. You can take the helm at noon. Go now." "Knightly-" "Just go Jack!" She stared at him as he just stood there, but finally he started to walk down the steps. At that moment, when Amera looked at him, he saw the vulnerability in her eyes. He had never seen her look like that before. But, he let it go and walked off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Jack walked trough the dark hallway, heading up deck to get some fresh sea air. He passed an open room, then backed up to peek in. He saw Will and Elizabeth standing there, both looking at the only bed in the room. They were both frozen, not knowing what to say or how to handle sleeping in the same bed.
Jack stepped into the room and put a hand on each of their shoulders. "Better get comfortable kiddies, this will be a long trip. Better make due with what you got." He chuckled as he swaggered out of the room like he normally did, leaving the two In an awkward silence.
"I.I could sleep on the floor." Will stayed a gentlemen as much as he could. But, he was sweating, completely nervous. Then, he felt Elizabeth's hand take his. He turned and faced her. She was smiling at him, which calmed Will and he smiled back. They shut the door, and the room was silent.
Up on deck, Amera was at the bow of the ship, leaning on the rail. Gibbs steered as all was quiet, Amera loved the peace. She felt the cool breeze on her face and she closed her eyes happily, loving to be out on the open ocean. Suddenly, there was a creak of a floorboard and Amera sighed and opened her eyes, knowing who was there.
"What the hell do you want Jack?" Jack stepped out from the shadows and gave her a nasty look. "Ey! Ey! Don't be speakin' to be that way! I'm the one that's takin' you to your treasure! You should be nice to me!" He stepped up to her, close enough for Amera to smell Jack's breath. He had a strong stench of rum on him. She rolled her eyes at him, "Oh please."
She turned and began to walk away, but Jack followed her. "Ey! If your really the infamous Amera Knightly, then why haven't you done anythin' that you usually do?" She stopped, turned to face him, putting her hands on her hips. "What do you mean what I 'usually' do?"
Jack cleared his throat, and wobbled from all the rum he had. "I mean, obviously I've been annoying you," "Obviously." "And you haven't tried to slit my throat or anythin'. I mean, how do I know your really that fast with a dagger?" Amera grew a sly grin on her face.
"You want to see my skills?" Jack snickered, "Aye, what can you show-" before he knew it, there was a sharp pain at his neck. Amera had her dagger at his throat, in not even half a second! Jack wobbled back a little, then put up a finger. "That's good." Amera laughed, and lowered the dagger.
"Come on Knightly, let's get you a drink!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You mean he sailed away with your ship? Twice!?!" Amera was in Jack's quarters, sitting at the table with him, downing rum. "Aye, and I killed 'em too after that!"
They laughed, drunk from the rum. Amera got up, still laughing, then fell onto Jack's bed from the dizziness. "No really, I did! No one gets away with me ship alive!" Jack got up from his chair and swaggered over to the bed and plopped down next to her. "You're quite a pirate Jack, not a typical one that's for sure!" He turned to his side to face her. "I 'ope that's not an insult, cause I'll have to kill ya if your makin' fun of me!" Amera grinned and looked at him. "No, it was a compliment." Amera turned to her side, they were staring at each other. Neither tore their eyes away, they just stared.
"So, did you like you ship, the Red Coral?" she closed her eyes, picturing it in her mind. "More than anything. It was so beautiful, I took it to many different places. My uncle and I were both captains, but he let me control it most of the time. It seemed it was all he could give me. Jack, you listen to me," She put her finger on the tip of Jack's nose. :
"Never, ever, let anyone take the Pearl away from you again. Protect your dream, don't let anyone stop you. Like.like I was." She took her finger off him, staring into his eyes. "And now I have nothing." He looked up at her. His hand moved to her face.
"Don't say that love. You've got plenty!" "Like what?" "Like, the gold we're goin' after! And, the ocean.The ocean is freedom. Like my ship, the Black Pearl." Jack started to daydream about his boat, leaving Amera to talk. "Jack, I don't have the Black Pearl! It's yours.!"
"Well, for now, we'll split it! We share it 'till we get to the gold, then you can use your share of the money to but a ship, a better ship than your last one!" He grinned at her encouragingly. She looked into his eyes, "Really? You'll share the Pearl with me?"
Jack's face turned serious again. "Of course I will! You'd seem make a good captain. I mean, you are smart, cunning, brave, and." "And?" She smiled at him and moved a little closer, taking his scent of rum and ocean air. "And.beautiful."
Jack took his hand and put it on Amera's head, stroking her hair. Then he lay it on her cheek. He leaned in and closed his eyes, his lips slowly brushed hers. Amera closed her eyes, accepting the kiss. Jack increased the kiss, sliding his tongue into her mouth. She greeted it moaning softly. He took his arm and brought her to him, the kiss was warm and passionate. Amera never wanted him to let go.
Then, their lips parted, Amera relaxed a little, drifting off to sleep. Jack's arm was still around her when he too fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~* ok! now things are really getting interesting! R&R people, tell me what u think! and don't worry, there'll be more action soon! and, some other surprising things will happen in the next couple of chapters, so read to find out!! *midnightdreams87
"AHH!" Jack kicked a barrel and stomped up to the helm. Amera was standing there, sailing the ship as they left Port Royal early that morning. "Why? Please tell me why I have to put up with that God forsaken woman!" Amera sighed, "She is Will's fiancé, and Will wouldn't go without her. You know we need him, anyways, I promised."
Jack sighed and tried to calm himself down, pacing back and forth. He suddenly stopped, looking at Amera from where he was standing. "You now, you look good in that dress love." She turned and faced him at her side. He was staring directly at her chest, which was shown through the low cut dress. "Almost sexy." He gave her a wink and grinned, showing his gold and silver teeth.
Amera smiled back. "Sadly Sparrow, you will never have me." She turned back to the horizon ahead of them and kept steering. Jack could tell by her expression that she was very uninterested. So, as curious as he was, Jack spoke. "You have a man, don't you?"
Amera didn't even flinch at the question, but spoke plainly. "Correction, I did." Then Jack became even more curious. "What happened? Did he have a go with you one night and left the next morning?" She became a little tense, but tried to keep herself from strangling Jack.
"No. We knew each other, about a year. He was a mate on a pirate ship that came to Tortuga. I loved him with all my heart, and he always told me how he loved me so, and I knew it was true. But, one day, he went out on his captain's ship, and." Jack hated her trailing off and didn't want a cliffhanger. "And?"
"Their ship sank to Davy Jones Locker by another ship, news was that there were no survivors, I knew it was true when he didn't come back. That was eight years ago, I was only seventeen."
No one spoke. Jack wasn't sure what to say. But, he finally worked up to courage to speak, "I'm sorry love. I-" "Don't worry about it, that happened a long time ago. You can take the helm at noon. Go now." "Knightly-" "Just go Jack!" She stared at him as he just stood there, but finally he started to walk down the steps. At that moment, when Amera looked at him, he saw the vulnerability in her eyes. He had never seen her look like that before. But, he let it go and walked off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Jack walked trough the dark hallway, heading up deck to get some fresh sea air. He passed an open room, then backed up to peek in. He saw Will and Elizabeth standing there, both looking at the only bed in the room. They were both frozen, not knowing what to say or how to handle sleeping in the same bed.
Jack stepped into the room and put a hand on each of their shoulders. "Better get comfortable kiddies, this will be a long trip. Better make due with what you got." He chuckled as he swaggered out of the room like he normally did, leaving the two In an awkward silence.
"I.I could sleep on the floor." Will stayed a gentlemen as much as he could. But, he was sweating, completely nervous. Then, he felt Elizabeth's hand take his. He turned and faced her. She was smiling at him, which calmed Will and he smiled back. They shut the door, and the room was silent.
Up on deck, Amera was at the bow of the ship, leaning on the rail. Gibbs steered as all was quiet, Amera loved the peace. She felt the cool breeze on her face and she closed her eyes happily, loving to be out on the open ocean. Suddenly, there was a creak of a floorboard and Amera sighed and opened her eyes, knowing who was there.
"What the hell do you want Jack?" Jack stepped out from the shadows and gave her a nasty look. "Ey! Ey! Don't be speakin' to be that way! I'm the one that's takin' you to your treasure! You should be nice to me!" He stepped up to her, close enough for Amera to smell Jack's breath. He had a strong stench of rum on him. She rolled her eyes at him, "Oh please."
She turned and began to walk away, but Jack followed her. "Ey! If your really the infamous Amera Knightly, then why haven't you done anythin' that you usually do?" She stopped, turned to face him, putting her hands on her hips. "What do you mean what I 'usually' do?"
Jack cleared his throat, and wobbled from all the rum he had. "I mean, obviously I've been annoying you," "Obviously." "And you haven't tried to slit my throat or anythin'. I mean, how do I know your really that fast with a dagger?" Amera grew a sly grin on her face.
"You want to see my skills?" Jack snickered, "Aye, what can you show-" before he knew it, there was a sharp pain at his neck. Amera had her dagger at his throat, in not even half a second! Jack wobbled back a little, then put up a finger. "That's good." Amera laughed, and lowered the dagger.
"Come on Knightly, let's get you a drink!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You mean he sailed away with your ship? Twice!?!" Amera was in Jack's quarters, sitting at the table with him, downing rum. "Aye, and I killed 'em too after that!"
They laughed, drunk from the rum. Amera got up, still laughing, then fell onto Jack's bed from the dizziness. "No really, I did! No one gets away with me ship alive!" Jack got up from his chair and swaggered over to the bed and plopped down next to her. "You're quite a pirate Jack, not a typical one that's for sure!" He turned to his side to face her. "I 'ope that's not an insult, cause I'll have to kill ya if your makin' fun of me!" Amera grinned and looked at him. "No, it was a compliment." Amera turned to her side, they were staring at each other. Neither tore their eyes away, they just stared.
"So, did you like you ship, the Red Coral?" she closed her eyes, picturing it in her mind. "More than anything. It was so beautiful, I took it to many different places. My uncle and I were both captains, but he let me control it most of the time. It seemed it was all he could give me. Jack, you listen to me," She put her finger on the tip of Jack's nose. :
"Never, ever, let anyone take the Pearl away from you again. Protect your dream, don't let anyone stop you. Like.like I was." She took her finger off him, staring into his eyes. "And now I have nothing." He looked up at her. His hand moved to her face.
"Don't say that love. You've got plenty!" "Like what?" "Like, the gold we're goin' after! And, the ocean.The ocean is freedom. Like my ship, the Black Pearl." Jack started to daydream about his boat, leaving Amera to talk. "Jack, I don't have the Black Pearl! It's yours.!"
"Well, for now, we'll split it! We share it 'till we get to the gold, then you can use your share of the money to but a ship, a better ship than your last one!" He grinned at her encouragingly. She looked into his eyes, "Really? You'll share the Pearl with me?"
Jack's face turned serious again. "Of course I will! You'd seem make a good captain. I mean, you are smart, cunning, brave, and." "And?" She smiled at him and moved a little closer, taking his scent of rum and ocean air. "And.beautiful."
Jack took his hand and put it on Amera's head, stroking her hair. Then he lay it on her cheek. He leaned in and closed his eyes, his lips slowly brushed hers. Amera closed her eyes, accepting the kiss. Jack increased the kiss, sliding his tongue into her mouth. She greeted it moaning softly. He took his arm and brought her to him, the kiss was warm and passionate. Amera never wanted him to let go.
Then, their lips parted, Amera relaxed a little, drifting off to sleep. Jack's arm was still around her when he too fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~* ok! now things are really getting interesting! R&R people, tell me what u think! and don't worry, there'll be more action soon! and, some other surprising things will happen in the next couple of chapters, so read to find out!! *midnightdreams87