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Chapter 19: A Friend Returns
Faith sat in Jack's cabin, watching over Abbi and taking notes on any changes in her condition. It had been about 5 days now, and Abbi was still lying unconscious in Jack's bed. Faith looked at Abbi, wishing she would just wake up already. The crew was just not the same without her. There was a spirit missing among them during their chores, during meal times, all the time. "Please wake up, Abbi," she whispered. "Please." She stood up and started frantically pacing the room. Abbi seemed to be making good progress, but the fact that she was not awake yet was not a good sign in itself. Faith took a deep breath to calm herself, but it didn't seem to help. She banged her fists on Jack's desk in frustration and took her usual seat beside Abbi once again. She leaned forward with her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands, praying fervently.
Abbi's eyes fluttered open to see Faith sitting beside her, leaning forward. She didn't think she was crying; she certainly hoped she wasn't. She did notice Faith's attire: pants and a shirt. She couldn't help from smiling. "Well, look who's out of the dress," she managed to say quietly.
Faith looked at Abbi and did a double take. Her eyes grew wide and she smiled brilliantly. "Abbi! You... you're alive!" she managed to stutter out.
"Yes... thank you Captain Obvious," Abbi replied in a sarcastic tone.
"Back to your old self already?" Faith said.
"Of course. Not phased one bit," Abbi said. She clutched her stomach and groaned in pain.
"Are you all right?" Faith asked, suddenly very concerned.
"I think so... just a few pains, that's all." She tried to sit up, but Faith pushed her back down.
"You've been out of it for days now. Don't try to take everything at once."
Abbi sighed, frustrated, but still smiling. She turned her head toward Faith and asked, "Where's Jack?"
"Jack is... oh, JACK! I have to find him NOW!" she said standing up suddenly and running to the door. She threw it open and ran out on the deck, leaving Abbi dumbfounded in the bed.
"Jack! Jack!" Faith called loudly.
"Aye?" Jack called back from the helm. By now Faith had the attention of not just the Captain, but the whole crew.
"It's Abbi!" Jack perked up immediately, hoping for some good news. "She alive!"
Jack's mouth fell agape as he ran down the stairs, jumping the last three and running across the deck to his cabin. He stood in the door to see Abbi lying in the bed, eyes wide open and smiling. He smiled in return and walked to Abbi's bedside, taking her hand in his and sitting down next to her. "Luv? Is it really you?" he whispered.
Abbi smiled all the brighter at his reaction. "Aye... Captain."
Jack cupped his free hand around Abbi's face. She shuddered at his gentle touch and placed her hand on top of his. "I'm right here, Captain. I'm not going anywhere."
"I know luv," Jack said leaning toward her and staring deep into her eyes. For a moment, they just stared at one another longingly, and the world seemed to stop. Abbi broke eye contact by letting out a wide yawn. Jack leaned back and patted Abbi's hand lovingly. "You still need your rest."
"But I just woke up!"
"I know luv, but you're still not well enough yet." Abbi gave another wide yawn. "And you're still tired. Too much excitement for one day, perhaps?"
"Hardly, Captain."
"Well, I have to go and continue to man the helm. I'll send Faith back in to watch over you." Abbi watched as he left. She sighed, disappointed. She found herself not wanting Jack to leave. She would have said something, but something made her stay quiet. She looked up to see Faith changing the gauze protecting her wound with a small smile plastered on her face.
"It's great to see you awake. We all have missed you... and I mean that."
"I believe you."
This response greatly surprised Faith considering the last time she said this, they ended up fighting. Faith looked at Abbi after finishing wrapping the wound to see her yawn once again. Her eyelids were heavy and Faith could tell that sleep was beckoning her.
"Sleep well, Abbi," Faith said as the piratess fell back asleep. She herself being exhausted, spread out on the floor by Abbi's bed and slowly but surely, drifted off into a deep slumber.
Jack steered the ship for a few more hours before handing it off to Gibbs. He started to make his way to his temporary bed in the crew's quarters before stopping in front of his own cabin. He made his way to the door and cautiously opened it. Inside he saw the both of the piratesses asleep, one on the floor. He stepped warily around Faith to get to Abbi. He kneeled next to her bed and took her hand in his like he had earlier that night. "I don't know what I'd do if something 'appened to you," he began to whisper to her sleeping figure. "I could never forgive myself if sumthin' ever 'appened to you. I'd die for you if I had to luv." He kissed her forehead gently before standing up and whispering, "I love you." With that, he left the room quietly and headed down to the crew's quarters, feeling as though a ton of weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He had told her how he felt, even if she was asleep. All he had to do was wait for her reply.
AHH! JACK TOLD ABBI HE LOVED HER!!!!!!!!!!!! Excited? I am!
barbara: is this soon enough for you? I am SO glad you like it so much! I've been waiting for your review for a week or so now, so I'm really glad I got your review! Thanks bunches!
foxgirlangie: The best story you've ever read, huh? Wow. That's quite a compliment! Glad you like so much! Here's more! Hope you enjoyed it!
Light of Earendil: Actually, I like LOTR NOT because of Orly. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but that's not why I started to like LOTR. But you are right- a lot of people do like LOTR b/c Orly is in it! Anyway, I am pleased that you like our story! Thanks for reviewing!
psychotic kitten: I'm guessing this is randomdreamer? Glad to hear from you mate! Is this enough Jack and Abbi for now? I hope so!
margo: wassup gurl? How's you doggie? I hope he's feeling better! Did you like this chappy? Please let us know ASAP! And yes, Ary really is falling behind. She is STILL grounded! ARGHH! We really look forward to your reviews! Thanks for taking the time to review this story!
missfunkydiva27: Who are you?!? In case you didn't know, this is Joey (Ary's best friend- I think you know who I am), but I don't know who you are! PLEASE TELL ME!!!! You're in Ary's King Bible class, but that's all I know! Thanks for the review! Hope you like the rest of the story!
I have some bad news. PLEASE FORGIVE ME NOW!! 1) This story has only ONE MORE CHAPTER LEFT! And I will not update until we get 55 reviews, so tell your friends to read it! I don't think we'll have a problem reaching this goal at all, so I should update pretty soon! I have faith in you guys! 2) I cannot update this weekend, even if we do reach 55 reviews before then. I'm going on a family camping trip, so sorry! But hey- the more reviews, the sooner we get the last chapter up!
And just to remind all of you- YES THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL!!!!
Keep R&R (and have a good week!)!
Joey (and Ary in spirit!)
Chapter 19: A Friend Returns
Faith sat in Jack's cabin, watching over Abbi and taking notes on any changes in her condition. It had been about 5 days now, and Abbi was still lying unconscious in Jack's bed. Faith looked at Abbi, wishing she would just wake up already. The crew was just not the same without her. There was a spirit missing among them during their chores, during meal times, all the time. "Please wake up, Abbi," she whispered. "Please." She stood up and started frantically pacing the room. Abbi seemed to be making good progress, but the fact that she was not awake yet was not a good sign in itself. Faith took a deep breath to calm herself, but it didn't seem to help. She banged her fists on Jack's desk in frustration and took her usual seat beside Abbi once again. She leaned forward with her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands, praying fervently.
Abbi's eyes fluttered open to see Faith sitting beside her, leaning forward. She didn't think she was crying; she certainly hoped she wasn't. She did notice Faith's attire: pants and a shirt. She couldn't help from smiling. "Well, look who's out of the dress," she managed to say quietly.
Faith looked at Abbi and did a double take. Her eyes grew wide and she smiled brilliantly. "Abbi! You... you're alive!" she managed to stutter out.
"Yes... thank you Captain Obvious," Abbi replied in a sarcastic tone.
"Back to your old self already?" Faith said.
"Of course. Not phased one bit," Abbi said. She clutched her stomach and groaned in pain.
"Are you all right?" Faith asked, suddenly very concerned.
"I think so... just a few pains, that's all." She tried to sit up, but Faith pushed her back down.
"You've been out of it for days now. Don't try to take everything at once."
Abbi sighed, frustrated, but still smiling. She turned her head toward Faith and asked, "Where's Jack?"
"Jack is... oh, JACK! I have to find him NOW!" she said standing up suddenly and running to the door. She threw it open and ran out on the deck, leaving Abbi dumbfounded in the bed.
"Jack! Jack!" Faith called loudly.
"Aye?" Jack called back from the helm. By now Faith had the attention of not just the Captain, but the whole crew.
"It's Abbi!" Jack perked up immediately, hoping for some good news. "She alive!"
Jack's mouth fell agape as he ran down the stairs, jumping the last three and running across the deck to his cabin. He stood in the door to see Abbi lying in the bed, eyes wide open and smiling. He smiled in return and walked to Abbi's bedside, taking her hand in his and sitting down next to her. "Luv? Is it really you?" he whispered.
Abbi smiled all the brighter at his reaction. "Aye... Captain."
Jack cupped his free hand around Abbi's face. She shuddered at his gentle touch and placed her hand on top of his. "I'm right here, Captain. I'm not going anywhere."
"I know luv," Jack said leaning toward her and staring deep into her eyes. For a moment, they just stared at one another longingly, and the world seemed to stop. Abbi broke eye contact by letting out a wide yawn. Jack leaned back and patted Abbi's hand lovingly. "You still need your rest."
"But I just woke up!"
"I know luv, but you're still not well enough yet." Abbi gave another wide yawn. "And you're still tired. Too much excitement for one day, perhaps?"
"Hardly, Captain."
"Well, I have to go and continue to man the helm. I'll send Faith back in to watch over you." Abbi watched as he left. She sighed, disappointed. She found herself not wanting Jack to leave. She would have said something, but something made her stay quiet. She looked up to see Faith changing the gauze protecting her wound with a small smile plastered on her face.
"It's great to see you awake. We all have missed you... and I mean that."
"I believe you."
This response greatly surprised Faith considering the last time she said this, they ended up fighting. Faith looked at Abbi after finishing wrapping the wound to see her yawn once again. Her eyelids were heavy and Faith could tell that sleep was beckoning her.
"Sleep well, Abbi," Faith said as the piratess fell back asleep. She herself being exhausted, spread out on the floor by Abbi's bed and slowly but surely, drifted off into a deep slumber.
Jack steered the ship for a few more hours before handing it off to Gibbs. He started to make his way to his temporary bed in the crew's quarters before stopping in front of his own cabin. He made his way to the door and cautiously opened it. Inside he saw the both of the piratesses asleep, one on the floor. He stepped warily around Faith to get to Abbi. He kneeled next to her bed and took her hand in his like he had earlier that night. "I don't know what I'd do if something 'appened to you," he began to whisper to her sleeping figure. "I could never forgive myself if sumthin' ever 'appened to you. I'd die for you if I had to luv." He kissed her forehead gently before standing up and whispering, "I love you." With that, he left the room quietly and headed down to the crew's quarters, feeling as though a ton of weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He had told her how he felt, even if she was asleep. All he had to do was wait for her reply.
AHH! JACK TOLD ABBI HE LOVED HER!!!!!!!!!!!! Excited? I am!
barbara: is this soon enough for you? I am SO glad you like it so much! I've been waiting for your review for a week or so now, so I'm really glad I got your review! Thanks bunches!
foxgirlangie: The best story you've ever read, huh? Wow. That's quite a compliment! Glad you like so much! Here's more! Hope you enjoyed it!
Light of Earendil: Actually, I like LOTR NOT because of Orly. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but that's not why I started to like LOTR. But you are right- a lot of people do like LOTR b/c Orly is in it! Anyway, I am pleased that you like our story! Thanks for reviewing!
psychotic kitten: I'm guessing this is randomdreamer? Glad to hear from you mate! Is this enough Jack and Abbi for now? I hope so!
margo: wassup gurl? How's you doggie? I hope he's feeling better! Did you like this chappy? Please let us know ASAP! And yes, Ary really is falling behind. She is STILL grounded! ARGHH! We really look forward to your reviews! Thanks for taking the time to review this story!
missfunkydiva27: Who are you?!? In case you didn't know, this is Joey (Ary's best friend- I think you know who I am), but I don't know who you are! PLEASE TELL ME!!!! You're in Ary's King Bible class, but that's all I know! Thanks for the review! Hope you like the rest of the story!
I have some bad news. PLEASE FORGIVE ME NOW!! 1) This story has only ONE MORE CHAPTER LEFT! And I will not update until we get 55 reviews, so tell your friends to read it! I don't think we'll have a problem reaching this goal at all, so I should update pretty soon! I have faith in you guys! 2) I cannot update this weekend, even if we do reach 55 reviews before then. I'm going on a family camping trip, so sorry! But hey- the more reviews, the sooner we get the last chapter up!
And just to remind all of you- YES THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL!!!!
Keep R&R (and have a good week!)!
Joey (and Ary in spirit!)