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Chapter 5

Sleep& Peace Attend Thee

The night went on as usual. Hope and Jack continued to stand at the helm silently enjoying the other's presence. Jack stared out to sea before looking over at Hope. She was leaning forward against the rail. She had taken her hair out of the long braid and the smaller ones. It waved gently in the warm, night air. Jack smiled and called to her.

"You know, darling You've been much to quiet tonight." Hope turned and saw Jack looking at her intently.

"I just can't get that dream out my head. Those red sails. How many ships do you know that have red sails?" Jack was quiet, not wanting to say the truth but knew he should.

"Several." Hope looked at him unconvinced.

"Name three."

"Uh…can't."

"Exactly. Every time I think about it I get even more worried." Hope looked down then back up again. "I'm scared, Jack." Jack looked at her sympathetically.

"Come 'ere," he said softly. When she walked over he put his arm around her.

"Now what did I say earlier." Hope just looked at him.

"I know. But, Jack aren't you the least bit worried?" He was silent. "Of course you wouldn't be. You're always so sure of yourself and your actions that worry and doubt never cross your mind." Hope said as she walked away.

"Hope." Jack said grabbing her arm before she got to far. Hope turned back to him. "I'm sorry. I do worry, about you and Katie. There has never been a time when I haven't. You are the best thing that has happened to me. I never knew love, except for gold and silver until I met you. Then Katie came and now I feel like I have something to live for besides pilfering and plundering. Two women have changed a lifetime of piracy." Hope smiled at his almost drastic change. In this moment he wasn't a pirate but a good, honest, and loving man.

"Jack. I believe that is the sweetest thing you have ever said to me."

"I try. Just don't let the crew know I went soft." Hope laughed and placed her head against the side of his, being that they were the same height. Jack reached up and caressed her cheek and pulled away just enough to kiss her.

"What would I do without you?"

"You'd be lost, darling." Hope laughed as they kissed again. They stayed like that for a moment when a voice called to them.

"Mother." Jack and Hope looked down at their daughter.

"Katie. You should be in bed, love." Jack said kneeling down to her.

"I couldn't sleep."

"The crew?" Hope said kneeling in front of her as well. Katie shook her head no. "Well come on. Let's try this again." Hope said standing and leading Katie back down to the living quarters of the ship. It was Katie's choice to sleep with the crew, as such, her parents allowed it, as long as the crew didn't misbehave and were somewhat proper when she was around. "Don't stay at the wheel all night again. If you do I'll throw you overboard, savvy?"

"You have me word, love." Hope nodded as they walked down to the cabin.

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Hope tucked Katie into her bed pulling the blankets around her comfortably.

"There you are, my dear. Now, please try to go back to sleep." Hope said reaching out and moving Katie's hair from her face. "I love you."

"Me too."

"Goodnight, Katie." Hope kissed her forehead and stood up to leave.

"Mother?"

"Yes, darling, what is it?"

"Can you sing me to sleep?" Hope was a little surprised. The last time Katie asked to be sung to sleep was a few years back. She turned to the crew and the Turner's that were still awake.

"You don't mind do you?"

"Don't mind at all, lass. Some of us need a song to sleep as well." Mr. Gibbs said. Hope smiled and looked down at Katie.

"What do you want to hear?"

"I don't know the name but you said your sister Catherine used to sing you a lullaby when you were a little girl." Hope smiled. Her sister always tried her best to be a mother figure to Hope, those were her fondest memories of her.

"All right." Hope sat on the side of Katie's bed recalling the words. "Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee, all through the night. Guardian angels God will send thee, all through the night. Soft the drowsy hours are creeping. Hill and vale in slumber sleeping. I my loving vigil keeping, all through the night." Hope's voice was soft and light, flowing throughout the deck like a whisper on the wind. The crew had somewhat gotten used to a child being aboard and as such, Hope's singing, which they didn't mind. Her voice was soothing. "While the moon her watch is keeping, all through the night. While the weary world is sleeping, all through the night. O'er thy spirit gently stealing. Visions of delight. revealing. Breathes a pure and holy feeling, all through the night." Hope's voiced echoed to the helm of the ship where Jack still stood. He turned his head to direction of the voice and smiled. Turning back to sea, he started to hum the same song to himself. Hope had sung it many times, usually at Katie's request or to soothe either him or her.

"Though I roam a minstrel lonely, all through the night. My true harp shall praise sing only, all through the night. Love's young dream, alas, is over. Yet my strains of love shall hover. Near the presence of my lover, all through the night." Jack sang softly.

"Hark, a solemn bell is ringing, clear through the night. Thou, my love, art heavenward winging, home through the night. Earthly dust from off thee shaken. Soul immortal shalt thou awaken. With thy last dim journey taken, home through the night." Hope finished as Katie fell into a deep sleep. She looked over at the crew who had all fallen asleep as well. Smiling she stood up and walked to the companionway and back up onto the main deck and into her and Jack's cabin.

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A few hours later Jack gave up the wheel to Anamaria.

"Try not to hit anything?" Anamaria glared at him and raised her hand to hit him. Jack put his hands up in defense. "Hey. Let's play nice shall we." Jack grinned as Anamaria turned away from him. He gave her a look of disapproval before he headed down to his cabin. Hope was asleep when he entered the bedroom. Glancing at her he proceeded to remove all his effects save for his pants and shirt. He picked up his gun and held it in front of him, stroking it once before putting it under his pillow. Blowing the candle out he crawled in beside Hope.

"You are aware that putting a gun under a pillow while you sleep can be dangerous." Hope's voice came to him. Jack grinned as he looked over at Hope who was just staring at him.

"Darling. I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. I live for danger." He said leaning towards her.

"Yes. You also live for being a pain." Jack laughed.

"Shouldn't you be having dreams about me right now?" Hope smiled.

"No. Because the dream would be a nightmare then." Jack frowned but Hope could see he was trying to hold back a smile.

"Now why'd you have to go and do that? Fine. I see how it is." Jack turned over so that his back was towards her. Hope laughed and shook her head. She put her hand on his arm and laid her head upon it.

"You're just as bad as Katie sometimes. You know I didn't mean it. Every dream I've had with Captain Jack Sparrow is a little bit better than the real one."

"Really? Do tell." Jack said turning back over and putting his arm around her.

"Maybe later." Hope smiled as they kissed. Hope laid her head on his chest and they both fell asleep.

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Jack was awakened a few hours later by a noise on deck. He looked over at Hope and saw she was still asleep. He grabbed for his gun, but found that it wasn't there. He looked all around the bed and on the floor, nothing. He couldn't even find his cutlass. Before he could get out of bed the door swung open and Jack looked up as a tall, dark man stepped in the room, the moonlight silhouetting his figure. This sound startled Hope as she woke up as well.

"Hello, Jack." He instantly recognized that voice. Though he had only heard it once the man behind the voice was someone you didn't forget very easily.

"Draco."

"Well well. What do we ave 'ere? A pretty, young lass. No doubt yer beloved Hope. I be hearin' sailors talk about. Seems yer marriage to this wench has created quite a stir amongst yer fellow pirates. As such, I be meanin' t help ye with that." They looked at him confused before he raised his left hand and fired at Hope. Within a second she slumped onto the bed.

"No!" Jack moved to her and turned her over. She stared at him with pain and sadness. "Hope." He placed his hand on her face as tears formed in her eyes. She whispered softly.

"I love you." Before Jack could say or do anything, her eyes closed, and her body went limp.

"No." Jack turned back to Captain Draco who laughed and disappeared as if a ghost. Jack shot out of the bed and went out onto the main deck. "Draco! I swear! I will find you and I will kill you! Draco!" He received no reply but looked to the right and saw a ship sail into the fog that had appeared so quickly. And just as Draco had disappeared so did the ship. Jack returned to the cabin and held Hope close to him. The emotions he always tried to hide came out freely as he cried for the first time in his life that he could remember.

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