'Ello mates! I'm terribly sorry it's taken me this long to update but I've
been completely occupied by my exams! Ugh! I'm so happy they're over!
Anywho! My computer was also down so I've had to wait for that to! So here
goes! This one's kind of short, almost pointless but it was needed.
TheSiriusSparrow - You are so lucky that you're exams were before Christmas! Anywho! You're story is great!! And I'm so glad you like my story! Keep writing and keep reading! Enjoy!
Chapter Seven
Letters appeared one by one in the moonlight. Jack watched fascinated as the trail started to materialize on the map, the paces develop around it. At the top it read L'Ilot Perdu des Dieux, The Lost Isle of the Gods.
"No coordinates?" Will asked.
Jack searched the map's surface, "There." He pointed in the top right corner where had appeared a series of numbers.
"What does that mean?" Kate asked.
"It means I can get us to that island," Jack replied. (A/N: I swore on pain of death not to tell anyone the coordinates of the island. It could have a dangerous outcome if the wrong person found it.)
"When do we leave?" Will asked.
"Tomorrow," Kate replied promptly.
***
As the sun was rising the next morning Kate watched the first stirrings of the crew from the crow's nest of her ship. She was nervous as hell about the venture they were about to go on and all at the same time thrilled beyond words. She sighed; she had finally reached what she had been after for years now. So why did she have the feeling something was going to go wrong.
***
Jack stood at the helm his hands braced on it. He was frowning in thought as he watched the horizon out in front of him. He was about to go out on this venture with naught but a clue as to what he might find and somehow there seemed to be a foreboding cloud over everyone. This was the chance of a lifetime, right? Then why was he so apprehensive?
***
"Oh really?" Kate snapped glaring at Jack.
"Aye," Jack replied.
Kate was infuriated with Jack, again. He had boarded her ship that morning and ruined her whole morning only to tell her that they wouldn't be sailing that day.
"And could ya tell me why that might be Captain Sparrow?" she said indignantly.
He looked off at the sky over her shoulder, "There's a storm coming. Something obviously doesn't like the fact that we've discovered your treasure, luv."
"Why is it that I always agree with everything you say?" she grumbled as he grinned triumphantly.
"Depends," he replied. "Which part are you agreeing with?" She frowned and looked at him surprised. "Ah so you've noticed it to."
Kate couldn't help but stare at him. She thought he had been joking about the something not liking their discovering the treasure's secret. "You were serious?"
"Aye luv," he answered. "Something's not right."
"More like something doesn't feel right," she murmured. She stopped her train of thought. It had headed in an entirely different direction from where it had started.
Jack grinned lazily at her when her face turned red with frustration. He was so distracting!
"There's something else," he added.
"Oh?" she replied pretending disinterest.
"Indeed," he replied. "You won't be sailing the Night Flame to the Lost Isle."
She whipped her head up, "Why exactly?"
"It will be easier to explore a strange island with one ship, and one crew," he said easily. "We stop off at Tortuga-"
"The hell with you!" she shouted. "What makes you think I'm going to leave my ship and my crew and what's more in Tortuga?"
Jack raised a skeptical eyebrow in her direction wondering if he dared weather the storm that we brewing in her eyes. He shrugged he'd been through worse. "Tortuga-"
"No," she snapped. "I won't do it."
He sighed and rolled his eyes. "You're making this so much easier," he told her sarcastically.
"Well what did you expect," she asked. "Why don't you leave the Pearl and we go on the Night Flame?"
"The Pearl's the fastest ship in the Caribbean," he replied easily.
"What does that matter?"
"Look," he said exasperated. "You want to get there right? It will be easier with one ship and faster. With less people we'll need less supplies and less to worry about."
Her eyes narrowed and Jack sensed an explosion. He instinctively took a step back as she opened her mouth, "Who the hell---"
Jack raised his eyebrows and waited till she had finished her ranting and raging. When she was yet again silent staring at him in deadly disquiet he said, "Bloody hell woman are you finished then?"
Kate lifted a finger to point at him, "Never, not when you're around."
"Well thanks luv," he replied. "But compliments do nothing to help my ego." She glared and he went back to trying to reason with her. "The Pearl is faster, lighter, we'll make better time."
"And what of my ship and crew? What do you suggest I do with them?" she asked.
"Leave Pitney in charge and find her after we've found the treasure," he said with a shrug. "Of course you and you're crew will still get you're half of it. But I'm telling you it will be easier on both of us if we leave behind the Flame."
Kate sat brooding not willing to agree with him. She hated it when he was right and all the points he had just made weren't easy to ignore. She lifted her head and stared defiantly at him, "We'll go on the Pearl and you'll be leaving behind some of your crew as some of mine will be joining us. Agreed?"
Jack grinned, "Agreed."
Two days later Kate stood at the helm with Jack watching Tortuga disappear in it's own gloom. How had he talked her into this? She was leaving her ship behind to go on a treasure hunt with Captain Jack Sparrow, on the infamous Black Pearl.
"Fancy that," she muttered to herself. "Not to good for you after all."
"No one's good enough for him," Will said.
She turned looking at him sharply, "Apologies I didn't know I wasn't alone."
Will smirked, "It's alright really." He leaned against the rail next to her. "Jack's a hard man to predict, hard man to figure. You can never tell who he will trust and who he won't." Will paused thoughtfully, "Though I suppose he trusted you because you took the advantage he gave you that night when you took over his ship. I think he admires his own qualities in a person."
For the first time since Will had meant her she laughed out right, "I would believe it any day. But I still find it hard to believe a man that crazy can be as smart as people say."
Will shrugged, "Most people don't until they learn otherwise. Jack for instance gave Elizabeth a good talking to." He laughed remembering, "I told her once that I didn't believe Jack had done all the things people said and she jumped all over me."
"I see," she replied. "The man still drives me insane. I suppose it's that- "
"Arrogant smirk? Handsome face? Wonderful body? Ghastly language?" Jack said. "Please do tell. I've heard them all."
Kate turned and looked at him doubtfully. "Probably that smart ass grin you never wipe off your face."
"Ah luv," Jack replied. "Could it be that you love these things about me not hate them?"
Kate raised her eyebrows warily, "No, it's your wonderful, charming personality that drives me crazy. I take one look at you and I'm falling all over myself to keep from throwing myself at you."
Will laughed and Jack smirked, "I told you she'd warm up to me eventually."
Kate shook her head disbelievingly, "I will never understand men."
"Get used to it," Elizabeth said coming to join them at the helm. "It never changes."
"When will we reach the Isle?" Kate asked.
"The distance will take us about four days to cover but if we sail through the night we can make it in two days tops," Jack replied.
"Two days?" Kate asked disbelievingly. "I've only been two days distance away from it all this time?"
Jack grinned, "Four days, possibly a week. I told you it would be different on the Pearl."
"Well you better be taking us to the right place," she replied. "Or you'll be sorry you didn't."
******
Well how did you like that? Enjoy it, yes no? LOL! Well I put the next chapter up with this one so happy reading!
Yeah anyways I promise this chapter did have a point! lol! Thanks very much to those who've waited patiently (or impatiently) for these next chapters! Please R/R!! Ta all!
TheSiriusSparrow - You are so lucky that you're exams were before Christmas! Anywho! You're story is great!! And I'm so glad you like my story! Keep writing and keep reading! Enjoy!
Chapter Seven
Letters appeared one by one in the moonlight. Jack watched fascinated as the trail started to materialize on the map, the paces develop around it. At the top it read L'Ilot Perdu des Dieux, The Lost Isle of the Gods.
"No coordinates?" Will asked.
Jack searched the map's surface, "There." He pointed in the top right corner where had appeared a series of numbers.
"What does that mean?" Kate asked.
"It means I can get us to that island," Jack replied. (A/N: I swore on pain of death not to tell anyone the coordinates of the island. It could have a dangerous outcome if the wrong person found it.)
"When do we leave?" Will asked.
"Tomorrow," Kate replied promptly.
***
As the sun was rising the next morning Kate watched the first stirrings of the crew from the crow's nest of her ship. She was nervous as hell about the venture they were about to go on and all at the same time thrilled beyond words. She sighed; she had finally reached what she had been after for years now. So why did she have the feeling something was going to go wrong.
***
Jack stood at the helm his hands braced on it. He was frowning in thought as he watched the horizon out in front of him. He was about to go out on this venture with naught but a clue as to what he might find and somehow there seemed to be a foreboding cloud over everyone. This was the chance of a lifetime, right? Then why was he so apprehensive?
***
"Oh really?" Kate snapped glaring at Jack.
"Aye," Jack replied.
Kate was infuriated with Jack, again. He had boarded her ship that morning and ruined her whole morning only to tell her that they wouldn't be sailing that day.
"And could ya tell me why that might be Captain Sparrow?" she said indignantly.
He looked off at the sky over her shoulder, "There's a storm coming. Something obviously doesn't like the fact that we've discovered your treasure, luv."
"Why is it that I always agree with everything you say?" she grumbled as he grinned triumphantly.
"Depends," he replied. "Which part are you agreeing with?" She frowned and looked at him surprised. "Ah so you've noticed it to."
Kate couldn't help but stare at him. She thought he had been joking about the something not liking their discovering the treasure's secret. "You were serious?"
"Aye luv," he answered. "Something's not right."
"More like something doesn't feel right," she murmured. She stopped her train of thought. It had headed in an entirely different direction from where it had started.
Jack grinned lazily at her when her face turned red with frustration. He was so distracting!
"There's something else," he added.
"Oh?" she replied pretending disinterest.
"Indeed," he replied. "You won't be sailing the Night Flame to the Lost Isle."
She whipped her head up, "Why exactly?"
"It will be easier to explore a strange island with one ship, and one crew," he said easily. "We stop off at Tortuga-"
"The hell with you!" she shouted. "What makes you think I'm going to leave my ship and my crew and what's more in Tortuga?"
Jack raised a skeptical eyebrow in her direction wondering if he dared weather the storm that we brewing in her eyes. He shrugged he'd been through worse. "Tortuga-"
"No," she snapped. "I won't do it."
He sighed and rolled his eyes. "You're making this so much easier," he told her sarcastically.
"Well what did you expect," she asked. "Why don't you leave the Pearl and we go on the Night Flame?"
"The Pearl's the fastest ship in the Caribbean," he replied easily.
"What does that matter?"
"Look," he said exasperated. "You want to get there right? It will be easier with one ship and faster. With less people we'll need less supplies and less to worry about."
Her eyes narrowed and Jack sensed an explosion. He instinctively took a step back as she opened her mouth, "Who the hell---"
Jack raised his eyebrows and waited till she had finished her ranting and raging. When she was yet again silent staring at him in deadly disquiet he said, "Bloody hell woman are you finished then?"
Kate lifted a finger to point at him, "Never, not when you're around."
"Well thanks luv," he replied. "But compliments do nothing to help my ego." She glared and he went back to trying to reason with her. "The Pearl is faster, lighter, we'll make better time."
"And what of my ship and crew? What do you suggest I do with them?" she asked.
"Leave Pitney in charge and find her after we've found the treasure," he said with a shrug. "Of course you and you're crew will still get you're half of it. But I'm telling you it will be easier on both of us if we leave behind the Flame."
Kate sat brooding not willing to agree with him. She hated it when he was right and all the points he had just made weren't easy to ignore. She lifted her head and stared defiantly at him, "We'll go on the Pearl and you'll be leaving behind some of your crew as some of mine will be joining us. Agreed?"
Jack grinned, "Agreed."
Two days later Kate stood at the helm with Jack watching Tortuga disappear in it's own gloom. How had he talked her into this? She was leaving her ship behind to go on a treasure hunt with Captain Jack Sparrow, on the infamous Black Pearl.
"Fancy that," she muttered to herself. "Not to good for you after all."
"No one's good enough for him," Will said.
She turned looking at him sharply, "Apologies I didn't know I wasn't alone."
Will smirked, "It's alright really." He leaned against the rail next to her. "Jack's a hard man to predict, hard man to figure. You can never tell who he will trust and who he won't." Will paused thoughtfully, "Though I suppose he trusted you because you took the advantage he gave you that night when you took over his ship. I think he admires his own qualities in a person."
For the first time since Will had meant her she laughed out right, "I would believe it any day. But I still find it hard to believe a man that crazy can be as smart as people say."
Will shrugged, "Most people don't until they learn otherwise. Jack for instance gave Elizabeth a good talking to." He laughed remembering, "I told her once that I didn't believe Jack had done all the things people said and she jumped all over me."
"I see," she replied. "The man still drives me insane. I suppose it's that- "
"Arrogant smirk? Handsome face? Wonderful body? Ghastly language?" Jack said. "Please do tell. I've heard them all."
Kate turned and looked at him doubtfully. "Probably that smart ass grin you never wipe off your face."
"Ah luv," Jack replied. "Could it be that you love these things about me not hate them?"
Kate raised her eyebrows warily, "No, it's your wonderful, charming personality that drives me crazy. I take one look at you and I'm falling all over myself to keep from throwing myself at you."
Will laughed and Jack smirked, "I told you she'd warm up to me eventually."
Kate shook her head disbelievingly, "I will never understand men."
"Get used to it," Elizabeth said coming to join them at the helm. "It never changes."
"When will we reach the Isle?" Kate asked.
"The distance will take us about four days to cover but if we sail through the night we can make it in two days tops," Jack replied.
"Two days?" Kate asked disbelievingly. "I've only been two days distance away from it all this time?"
Jack grinned, "Four days, possibly a week. I told you it would be different on the Pearl."
"Well you better be taking us to the right place," she replied. "Or you'll be sorry you didn't."
******
Well how did you like that? Enjoy it, yes no? LOL! Well I put the next chapter up with this one so happy reading!
Yeah anyways I promise this chapter did have a point! lol! Thanks very much to those who've waited patiently (or impatiently) for these next chapters! Please R/R!! Ta all!