Disclaimer: I do not own the "Pirates of the Caribbean" or any other parts
of Walt Disney's creations. I only own the characters I create and the
storyline changes that I made, since this takes place during the movie.
Enjoy mates!
~I know this chapter took forever to post, and I'm SO sorry. Forgive me mates and enjoy the chapter. Hopefully the next one will be up soon.hopefully.
~Lady-Star3, to answer your question, Natalie will have some faults. They haven't been revealed yet. *smiles* It'll all come together in time. *_^ Sorry about the late chapter.writer's block is an evil thing.
Chapter 6: The Captain's Cabin
Jack's eyes fluttered open and he saw that he was in a cabin. When he looked to his left, he saw Natalie kneeling next to the bed with her head rested on the mattress. "Hey.wake up," Jack said softly as he lifted his hand and touched her curly hair. It was softer than silk and made him shiver. When her eyes finally met his, there was a silence.a pleasant silence. Natalie finally broke the silence by saying, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright, I guess.but I thought I would be lying on the floor."
"Captain Sparrow, I couldn't let you just lie on the floor, lifeless as you were. I just couldn't do that." Jack sat up and held out his hands to Natalie. She gracefully accepted them as he helped her stand up and then sit on the bed next to him. Jack started to look her over and noticed how afraid the little girl inside her was. "Ye put up a great fight out there."
"Honestly, Captain Sparrow?"
"Aye and.wait," he replied as he looked at her left arm and saw blood on her shirt, "You're bleeding!" Natalie glanced down at her as Jack lifted his hand to her wound and gently pressed on it. She flinched slightly and Sparrow knew how much pain she was in. "Stay here," he whispered as he stood up and walked over to the small bathroom. He came back with a bowl of warm water and some cloth. "What are you doing?"
"Just lie down, Miss O'Connell." She did what she was told without question and watched as Jack sat down on the bed next to her and took out a knife. Natalie gasped and started shaking until Jack put a hand on her arm. "I'm not going to hurt ye, so just relax." For some reason, Jack's voice relaxed Natalie and she watched him cut her sleeve off and the wound was revealed. It wasn't deep, but it wasn't shallow either. "I need to take care of this, so I want ye to hold still, savvy?"
"Um.okay," Natalie replied shakily as Jack dipped the cloth in the lukewarm water and placed it over the cut, "AH!"
"Shh," Jack whispered as he put his other fingers to her lips to silence her, "The pain will subside." Natalie nodded softly and closed her eyes as the water seeped into the wound. The pain was unbearable, but there was no other way to help her. Soon enough, Jack had stopped placing water on the cut and it was wrapped in white bandages. When he tied the knot to keep the cloth on, he looked at her and found that she was staring back. "Captain Sp-"
"Please.call me Jack," he said calmly as he stroked the side of Natalie's cheek, causing her to tremble. This woman was starting to drive him mad.and he had no clue why. She confused him and it made her a more difficult girl to understand and then seduce. Natalie watched him carefully as his fingers ran over her cheek and down her neck. "What are you doing?" Jack didn't answer. He leaned toward her, but she pulled away and rolled off the bed. Jack watched her stand up and back toward the door of the cabin. "Something wrong?"
"I am so outta here," Natalie replied as she grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open. The only problem was, she hit herself in the head with the door and fell on her back. "Ow." she moaned as she closed her eyes and rubbed her head.
"Very graceful," Captain Sparrow said as he stood up and walked over to her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jack standing there with his hand extended out to her. She accepted his hand and stood up, but when she tried to walk out the door, Jack didn't let her go. "Sparrow, I must get out onto the deck. I have to.um.fix a sail that I ripped."
"Anamaria can take care of that dear," he whispered as he touched her cheek again. To his surprise, Natalie pulled out of his grasp and ran out the door. She ran to the bow to the Interceptor and stared out at the horizon line. The wind was blowing calmly and Natalie took a deep breath. She wondered what Jack had been trying to do. Was he trying to seduce me.or just play more head games? "I'll say seduce," she said quietly to herself.
"Seduce what?" came a voice from behind her. When she turned around, Anamaria was standing there with her arms crossed. "Anamaria, what are you talking about?"
"You said seduce. What did ye mean by that?"
"Nothing, girl.nothing. I was just thinking-"
"About Jack?" Anamaria interrupted.
"NO! Hell no! Are you damn insane?"
"Well, you spent quite a bit of time in Jack's cabin and I just figured-"
"Well don't even think that way. I'm not in the least bit interested in Jack that way. He just brought me along because I had nowhere to go. It was only a kind gesture." Anamaria laughed and went back to the helm. Natalie kicked the railing and walked over to Will, who was sitting on a barrel, polishing his sword. "What's up, man?" Natalie asked.
"Just resting, Miss O'Connell," he replied as he looked up at her.
"I would have answered my question with 'the sky is up', but yours was good too," she said with a hearty laugh. Will just stared at her with a solemn face. Natalie sat down next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Mr. Turner, why aren't you laughing or having fun? You're with pirates for God's sake!"
"I don't know."
"Elizabeth, right?"
"What?" Will asked as his gaze became intense and somewhat angry.
"Your woman.you're worried about her."
"I know.and I'm praying that she hasn't been killed yet."
"She's fine, lad. You'll save her and everything will be as you wish."
"How do you know that?"
"I just do," Natalie said with a smile as she gave Will a warm embrace. He returned it happily and rested a head on her shoulder like he had known her forever. "So.what about you and Jack Sparrow?" he asked.
"What about me and Jack Sparrow?"
"Well, you already fell for him.didn't you?" Natalie gently pulled out of the embrace and stared seriously at the blacksmith. Her gaze started to scare him, so he stood up so he wouldn't be intimidated by a woman. "What do you mean 'fall for him'?"
"It's just.you spent time with-"
"Ye know, Anamaria said the same thing to me. I was trying to help him. He's like a friend.hello?"
"Well, I apologize for-"
"You know what.I've got a better idea," Natalie said as she stood on top of the barrel that Will had been sitting on and shouted, "MAY I HAVE EVERYONE'S BLOODY ATTENTION!" The entire crew stopped working and stared as she continued to speak loudly, "IF ANY.AND I MEAN ANY OF YOU THINK THAT ANYTHING IS GOING ON BETWEEN ME AND THE CAPTAIN, SO HELP ME GOD, I'LL KILL YA! WE'RE FRIENDS AND I WAS JUST MAKING SURE HE WAS OKAY. SAVVY?"
"AYE!" they all shouted back and raised their hands in the air as if at defeat, for they knew if they pushed her too far, she WOULD kill them. Natalie stepped down and gave Will a look that made him back up and go back to polishing his beautiful sword. When she looked back at the horizon, dark clouds were forming. "Damn," she whispered under her breath as she ran back to the Captain's cabin.
~I know this chapter took forever to post, and I'm SO sorry. Forgive me mates and enjoy the chapter. Hopefully the next one will be up soon.hopefully.
~Lady-Star3, to answer your question, Natalie will have some faults. They haven't been revealed yet. *smiles* It'll all come together in time. *_^ Sorry about the late chapter.writer's block is an evil thing.
Chapter 6: The Captain's Cabin
Jack's eyes fluttered open and he saw that he was in a cabin. When he looked to his left, he saw Natalie kneeling next to the bed with her head rested on the mattress. "Hey.wake up," Jack said softly as he lifted his hand and touched her curly hair. It was softer than silk and made him shiver. When her eyes finally met his, there was a silence.a pleasant silence. Natalie finally broke the silence by saying, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright, I guess.but I thought I would be lying on the floor."
"Captain Sparrow, I couldn't let you just lie on the floor, lifeless as you were. I just couldn't do that." Jack sat up and held out his hands to Natalie. She gracefully accepted them as he helped her stand up and then sit on the bed next to him. Jack started to look her over and noticed how afraid the little girl inside her was. "Ye put up a great fight out there."
"Honestly, Captain Sparrow?"
"Aye and.wait," he replied as he looked at her left arm and saw blood on her shirt, "You're bleeding!" Natalie glanced down at her as Jack lifted his hand to her wound and gently pressed on it. She flinched slightly and Sparrow knew how much pain she was in. "Stay here," he whispered as he stood up and walked over to the small bathroom. He came back with a bowl of warm water and some cloth. "What are you doing?"
"Just lie down, Miss O'Connell." She did what she was told without question and watched as Jack sat down on the bed next to her and took out a knife. Natalie gasped and started shaking until Jack put a hand on her arm. "I'm not going to hurt ye, so just relax." For some reason, Jack's voice relaxed Natalie and she watched him cut her sleeve off and the wound was revealed. It wasn't deep, but it wasn't shallow either. "I need to take care of this, so I want ye to hold still, savvy?"
"Um.okay," Natalie replied shakily as Jack dipped the cloth in the lukewarm water and placed it over the cut, "AH!"
"Shh," Jack whispered as he put his other fingers to her lips to silence her, "The pain will subside." Natalie nodded softly and closed her eyes as the water seeped into the wound. The pain was unbearable, but there was no other way to help her. Soon enough, Jack had stopped placing water on the cut and it was wrapped in white bandages. When he tied the knot to keep the cloth on, he looked at her and found that she was staring back. "Captain Sp-"
"Please.call me Jack," he said calmly as he stroked the side of Natalie's cheek, causing her to tremble. This woman was starting to drive him mad.and he had no clue why. She confused him and it made her a more difficult girl to understand and then seduce. Natalie watched him carefully as his fingers ran over her cheek and down her neck. "What are you doing?" Jack didn't answer. He leaned toward her, but she pulled away and rolled off the bed. Jack watched her stand up and back toward the door of the cabin. "Something wrong?"
"I am so outta here," Natalie replied as she grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open. The only problem was, she hit herself in the head with the door and fell on her back. "Ow." she moaned as she closed her eyes and rubbed her head.
"Very graceful," Captain Sparrow said as he stood up and walked over to her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jack standing there with his hand extended out to her. She accepted his hand and stood up, but when she tried to walk out the door, Jack didn't let her go. "Sparrow, I must get out onto the deck. I have to.um.fix a sail that I ripped."
"Anamaria can take care of that dear," he whispered as he touched her cheek again. To his surprise, Natalie pulled out of his grasp and ran out the door. She ran to the bow to the Interceptor and stared out at the horizon line. The wind was blowing calmly and Natalie took a deep breath. She wondered what Jack had been trying to do. Was he trying to seduce me.or just play more head games? "I'll say seduce," she said quietly to herself.
"Seduce what?" came a voice from behind her. When she turned around, Anamaria was standing there with her arms crossed. "Anamaria, what are you talking about?"
"You said seduce. What did ye mean by that?"
"Nothing, girl.nothing. I was just thinking-"
"About Jack?" Anamaria interrupted.
"NO! Hell no! Are you damn insane?"
"Well, you spent quite a bit of time in Jack's cabin and I just figured-"
"Well don't even think that way. I'm not in the least bit interested in Jack that way. He just brought me along because I had nowhere to go. It was only a kind gesture." Anamaria laughed and went back to the helm. Natalie kicked the railing and walked over to Will, who was sitting on a barrel, polishing his sword. "What's up, man?" Natalie asked.
"Just resting, Miss O'Connell," he replied as he looked up at her.
"I would have answered my question with 'the sky is up', but yours was good too," she said with a hearty laugh. Will just stared at her with a solemn face. Natalie sat down next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Mr. Turner, why aren't you laughing or having fun? You're with pirates for God's sake!"
"I don't know."
"Elizabeth, right?"
"What?" Will asked as his gaze became intense and somewhat angry.
"Your woman.you're worried about her."
"I know.and I'm praying that she hasn't been killed yet."
"She's fine, lad. You'll save her and everything will be as you wish."
"How do you know that?"
"I just do," Natalie said with a smile as she gave Will a warm embrace. He returned it happily and rested a head on her shoulder like he had known her forever. "So.what about you and Jack Sparrow?" he asked.
"What about me and Jack Sparrow?"
"Well, you already fell for him.didn't you?" Natalie gently pulled out of the embrace and stared seriously at the blacksmith. Her gaze started to scare him, so he stood up so he wouldn't be intimidated by a woman. "What do you mean 'fall for him'?"
"It's just.you spent time with-"
"Ye know, Anamaria said the same thing to me. I was trying to help him. He's like a friend.hello?"
"Well, I apologize for-"
"You know what.I've got a better idea," Natalie said as she stood on top of the barrel that Will had been sitting on and shouted, "MAY I HAVE EVERYONE'S BLOODY ATTENTION!" The entire crew stopped working and stared as she continued to speak loudly, "IF ANY.AND I MEAN ANY OF YOU THINK THAT ANYTHING IS GOING ON BETWEEN ME AND THE CAPTAIN, SO HELP ME GOD, I'LL KILL YA! WE'RE FRIENDS AND I WAS JUST MAKING SURE HE WAS OKAY. SAVVY?"
"AYE!" they all shouted back and raised their hands in the air as if at defeat, for they knew if they pushed her too far, she WOULD kill them. Natalie stepped down and gave Will a look that made him back up and go back to polishing his beautiful sword. When she looked back at the horizon, dark clouds were forming. "Damn," she whispered under her breath as she ran back to the Captain's cabin.
