AN// Pride and joy? Last chapter... *sniff* But I never get much reviews...
me quite sad... It's a good thing I don't write this for reviews...
otherwise it never woulda finished. *sniff again* Thanks to those of you
who DID write reviews. I love you for it.
In case you wanted to read the uncut version and didn't find the link for the last chapter, I'm really sorry! *pout* FF.N doesn't let you write in URL addresses... stinking thing. The link again is here if you want to read it before chapter 18. Just copy and paste to the address bar and replace "dot" with an actual dot.
Obfanfiction"dot"bravehost"dot"com/bluwine_tc17"dot"html
Chapter 18: "Over here!" Patricia called. Will turned and saw her already in the boat with several other men. He climbed in after her and saw the other on the sand. Across the water, on the shore, Jack and the rest of the crew were dressing down as if for a swim.
"What are they doing?" Will asked his arms pulling Patricia by the waist.
"Swimming?" she shrugged. She leaned back against him, sighing at the sight before her. "The island is really beautiful, isn't it?" Will nuzzled into her neck and Patricia knew what he was about to say before the words even left his mouth.
"Not as beautiful as you, of course." She just rolled her eyes and laughed.
"God, that was such a cheesy line and fairly predictable coming from you," she teased. Will's eyes played an insulted look.
"But I meant every word!" he defended himself.
"You better have!" Her finger poked at the underside of his chin. "It's the only reason I'm tolerating it." Her hands felt at the bristly hairs protruding from his chin and above his upper lip. "Who knew facial hair can be sexy?" The two other men coughed and Patricia giggled. "Sorry..."
"They're just jealous," Will whispered into her ear. Patricia silently laughed until they reached the sand. Once off, Elizabeth ran to meet them.
"Thank god! Another female!" Elizabeth exclaimed but then her eyes saw Will and Patricia's entwined fingers. "Nevermind!"
"What are you talking about?" Patricia asked confused. "Where's AnaMaria?"
"With Jack..." Elizabeth answered bitterly. "It's really not fair... He had her all to himself last night. I want a bit of female company but both my options are stuck to some man!.... I miss James."
"... all last night?!" Will repeated a bit surprised. His eyes met Patricia's and both began to laugh. "We weren't along in our activities, then, love," he said quietly into her ear. Patricia shook her head, still laughing, but felt sorry for Elizabeth, who really was feeling left out.
"Elizabeth, why don't you and I have a little walk around the insides of the island then? I'll leave Will to look for more underwater treasure." Her hand left Will and he immediately pouted.
"But it might be dangerous!"
"We'll be fine. I promise to stay within reasonable distance..." She trailed off, taking a step back, her hand holding her forehead.
"Love?" Will jumped in, full of concern. "Love, what's wrong?" Patricia shook her head, looking down. The weak dizziness she felt disappeared and she looked up at Will, smiling.
"I'm fine..."
"What was that?" Elizabeth asked, worried as well.
"Nothing... Nothing at all. It was just a dizzy spell... I've been having some the last few days... All this time on a boat, probably," she shrugged.
"Are you sure?" Will was still skeptical to her reasons. He saw how her eyes rolled in lightheadedness. "Maybe you should rest..."
"Will, I'll be fine." She tiptoed and kissed him on the lips, briefly. "Thank you for your worry but it's unneeded. I just need my land legs back." Will forced a smile, but it looked strangled. "Will! Just go! Don't worry! Elizabeth is with me... now go get me some gold!" She pushed Will towards the other men and he walked away reluctantly.
"It's like you have him on a leash," Elizabeth giggled.
"Quite a short one too," Patricia laughed. She looked at Elizabeth and noticed that all the smudges her skin was gone. "Elizabeth! You're clean!"
"What? Oh, yes... There's a little spring through that opening." Elizabeth pointed at a sandy trail leading into the inner island. "It's fresh water and isn't too cold."
"Do you mind if you wait a few minutes? I want to take a quick bath... I feel disgusting," Patricia grimaced.
"No problem," Elizabeth smiled, understandingly. "No one's there anymore. Just follow the trail and you'll get there. I'll wait here till you get back." Patricia nodded and started to walk away but Elizabeth called to her before she reached the trail. "Oh and Patricia!"
"Yes?" she yelled back.
"Mack and Dylan! They wandered off early this morning. If you find them, get them back please?" Elizabeth requested.
"All right!"
Patricia waved her understanding and walked into the thin jungle. The sand below her feet was well worn. Footsteps ran through it back and forth and she wondered if the crew did all that this morning. The deeper she walked in, the thicker the jungle got and it seemed so peaceful to her. It didn't take long to get to the rocky spring Elizabeth was talking about. She stripped naked, quickly and slowly dipped her body into the fresh water, sighing in relief at the cleansing she was feeling...
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Twenty minutes had passed after leaving Patricia and Will was stepping out of the water. His breeches were soaked through and his chest bared. He had thrown off his vest and tunic before diving into the ocean to look for the rest of the cache and in the space of minutes, his olive skin was tanned. (AN// *drools at imagination*) Elizabeth was standing at the water's edge, eyeing him like any woman would.
"Patricia is a lucky woman," Elizabeth grinned audaciously.
"And I am a lucky man," Will replied reverently, emphasizing the second word.
"And Patricia KNOWS she's a lucky woman as well..." She touched the swollen red lines going down Will's back. Will blushed and smiled, embarassed.
"So that's why it stings..." He, then, realized that Elizabeth was standing alone. "Where's Patricia?"
"Oh.. she took a quick bath at a little spring nearby..." Elizabeth answered. Will turned around to the trees and wished he could see her as he wrung his hands in paranoia.
"She's there by herself?" Will asked worriedly.
"Don't worry..." But she never got to finish what was meant to be a reassuring sentence. Will's head shot up as he heard a high-pitched scream coming from the trees.
"That was Patricia..." he murmured, his blood running cold, before turning and running into the jungle.
AN// I haven't made any good cliffhangers the past how long! I needed one so I cut this chapter short on that little moment. *evil giggle* I wonder how long I should make you wait.... *looks at watch* tick tock tick tock. Hahah... Don't worry... not long!
In case you wanted to read the uncut version and didn't find the link for the last chapter, I'm really sorry! *pout* FF.N doesn't let you write in URL addresses... stinking thing. The link again is here if you want to read it before chapter 18. Just copy and paste to the address bar and replace "dot" with an actual dot.
Obfanfiction"dot"bravehost"dot"com/bluwine_tc17"dot"html
Chapter 18: "Over here!" Patricia called. Will turned and saw her already in the boat with several other men. He climbed in after her and saw the other on the sand. Across the water, on the shore, Jack and the rest of the crew were dressing down as if for a swim.
"What are they doing?" Will asked his arms pulling Patricia by the waist.
"Swimming?" she shrugged. She leaned back against him, sighing at the sight before her. "The island is really beautiful, isn't it?" Will nuzzled into her neck and Patricia knew what he was about to say before the words even left his mouth.
"Not as beautiful as you, of course." She just rolled her eyes and laughed.
"God, that was such a cheesy line and fairly predictable coming from you," she teased. Will's eyes played an insulted look.
"But I meant every word!" he defended himself.
"You better have!" Her finger poked at the underside of his chin. "It's the only reason I'm tolerating it." Her hands felt at the bristly hairs protruding from his chin and above his upper lip. "Who knew facial hair can be sexy?" The two other men coughed and Patricia giggled. "Sorry..."
"They're just jealous," Will whispered into her ear. Patricia silently laughed until they reached the sand. Once off, Elizabeth ran to meet them.
"Thank god! Another female!" Elizabeth exclaimed but then her eyes saw Will and Patricia's entwined fingers. "Nevermind!"
"What are you talking about?" Patricia asked confused. "Where's AnaMaria?"
"With Jack..." Elizabeth answered bitterly. "It's really not fair... He had her all to himself last night. I want a bit of female company but both my options are stuck to some man!.... I miss James."
"... all last night?!" Will repeated a bit surprised. His eyes met Patricia's and both began to laugh. "We weren't along in our activities, then, love," he said quietly into her ear. Patricia shook her head, still laughing, but felt sorry for Elizabeth, who really was feeling left out.
"Elizabeth, why don't you and I have a little walk around the insides of the island then? I'll leave Will to look for more underwater treasure." Her hand left Will and he immediately pouted.
"But it might be dangerous!"
"We'll be fine. I promise to stay within reasonable distance..." She trailed off, taking a step back, her hand holding her forehead.
"Love?" Will jumped in, full of concern. "Love, what's wrong?" Patricia shook her head, looking down. The weak dizziness she felt disappeared and she looked up at Will, smiling.
"I'm fine..."
"What was that?" Elizabeth asked, worried as well.
"Nothing... Nothing at all. It was just a dizzy spell... I've been having some the last few days... All this time on a boat, probably," she shrugged.
"Are you sure?" Will was still skeptical to her reasons. He saw how her eyes rolled in lightheadedness. "Maybe you should rest..."
"Will, I'll be fine." She tiptoed and kissed him on the lips, briefly. "Thank you for your worry but it's unneeded. I just need my land legs back." Will forced a smile, but it looked strangled. "Will! Just go! Don't worry! Elizabeth is with me... now go get me some gold!" She pushed Will towards the other men and he walked away reluctantly.
"It's like you have him on a leash," Elizabeth giggled.
"Quite a short one too," Patricia laughed. She looked at Elizabeth and noticed that all the smudges her skin was gone. "Elizabeth! You're clean!"
"What? Oh, yes... There's a little spring through that opening." Elizabeth pointed at a sandy trail leading into the inner island. "It's fresh water and isn't too cold."
"Do you mind if you wait a few minutes? I want to take a quick bath... I feel disgusting," Patricia grimaced.
"No problem," Elizabeth smiled, understandingly. "No one's there anymore. Just follow the trail and you'll get there. I'll wait here till you get back." Patricia nodded and started to walk away but Elizabeth called to her before she reached the trail. "Oh and Patricia!"
"Yes?" she yelled back.
"Mack and Dylan! They wandered off early this morning. If you find them, get them back please?" Elizabeth requested.
"All right!"
Patricia waved her understanding and walked into the thin jungle. The sand below her feet was well worn. Footsteps ran through it back and forth and she wondered if the crew did all that this morning. The deeper she walked in, the thicker the jungle got and it seemed so peaceful to her. It didn't take long to get to the rocky spring Elizabeth was talking about. She stripped naked, quickly and slowly dipped her body into the fresh water, sighing in relief at the cleansing she was feeling...
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Twenty minutes had passed after leaving Patricia and Will was stepping out of the water. His breeches were soaked through and his chest bared. He had thrown off his vest and tunic before diving into the ocean to look for the rest of the cache and in the space of minutes, his olive skin was tanned. (AN// *drools at imagination*) Elizabeth was standing at the water's edge, eyeing him like any woman would.
"Patricia is a lucky woman," Elizabeth grinned audaciously.
"And I am a lucky man," Will replied reverently, emphasizing the second word.
"And Patricia KNOWS she's a lucky woman as well..." She touched the swollen red lines going down Will's back. Will blushed and smiled, embarassed.
"So that's why it stings..." He, then, realized that Elizabeth was standing alone. "Where's Patricia?"
"Oh.. she took a quick bath at a little spring nearby..." Elizabeth answered. Will turned around to the trees and wished he could see her as he wrung his hands in paranoia.
"She's there by herself?" Will asked worriedly.
"Don't worry..." But she never got to finish what was meant to be a reassuring sentence. Will's head shot up as he heard a high-pitched scream coming from the trees.
"That was Patricia..." he murmured, his blood running cold, before turning and running into the jungle.
AN// I haven't made any good cliffhangers the past how long! I needed one so I cut this chapter short on that little moment. *evil giggle* I wonder how long I should make you wait.... *looks at watch* tick tock tick tock. Hahah... Don't worry... not long!