~ Chapter Three: Rapid Healing ~
Disclaimer: I do not own POTC or its characters. I only own Jesline, the plot, and places that the Black Pearl will soon be visiting.
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Jack looked at Jesline, still kneeling, inclined his and sat back in the chair. "Just as I thought." he said looking at her partly naked form. Her back was covered in banadages. They would need to be changed soon as the blood was seeping through.
Jesline was still looking at him. "How did you know?" she asked, staring with cold empty eyes.
"Your back. It has symbols carved into it. The symbols I believe are of the Drasul Language. They tell of your name and what you are. I just had to make sure, though, that it was you, Demon." Jack said, saying the last word with venom and hate. He knew exactly what she was. A killer of pirates. Every pirate hated and feared her. They all wanted her dead and Jack thought that he just may have that chance.
Jesline just stared. He called her by the name that pirates called her. He knew. He would probably kill her now, since she was so weak. But something clicked in her mind. He knew what she was because he could read the symbols on her back. How could that be when the Drasul Language, the language of the Devil, had been dead for almost 1,000 years? Jesline looked Jack hard in the face, suspicion in her eyes.
"How could you read the symbols and know what language it was, Captain, when it has been a dead language for 1,000 years?" Jesline asked, watching Jack carefully as if he was not real.
Jack put his hands to his chest and said, "Because I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."
Jesline watched him for a few more moments and then finally gave into her instincts. Somehow she knew that he was not the Devil's spy, an illusion to her eyes, sent to bring her back. He was Captain Jack Sparrow, the one who would...'must not think of that now' she thought.
"Let us be frank, Captain. You saved my life because I am a treasure hunter. You only kept me alive because you want me to find you treasure, correct?"
"Yes and no. Yes because you can find me and my crew treasure and no because Gibbs is the one who saved your life. He said that you would live, your wound's were not that serious, and that he pointed out that you were a treasure hunter, and for that I kept you aboard my ship, savvy?" Jack explained seeing that she was thinking about his words. Analyzing them and keeping them in memory.
"So, I am to live to find you treasure?" Jesline asked. Looking in his charcoal eyes, she saw greed pour into them.
"Yes."
"Well, then I ask one thing of you, and I will find you how every much treasure you want." Jesline said, keeping his gaze lock with hers.
"And what would that be?"
"Take me to the Nightseer's Island." Jesline said, hoping that he would accept, but not letting it show in her eyes.
"Nightseer's Island...um...dangerous place I heard." Jack said, stroking his chin," Why would you want to go there?"
"That is my business. Will you do it or not?"
"You see, luv, you want me to take you to a dangerous island without telling me why and I know that there is no treasure there. That would be a terrible waste of my time. That is asking alot." Jack said looking at Jesline.
Jesline closed her eyes and let out a breath as a wave of pain hit her again. She knew she would pass out soon. Jesline opened her eyes and looked at Jack.
"What would you ask of me?" Jesline asked, hoping he would end this conversation soon as an all to familiar voice was coming, calling, trying to find her. The Devil was in pursuit. She had to sleep soon so he could not locate her.
"You stay aboard as a crew member of the Black Pearl and I'll do what you want, savvy?"
Jesline thought it over and whispered, "Savvy." Jesline took another breath and said, "I need to sleep now Captain. I will not forget our agreement." Jesline closed her eyes and fell into dark empty sleep.
"I won't, Jesline. You can depend on that." Jack whispered. Jack got up, put his hat on and left the cabin, telling Jason to get some rest, as he stood guard at the door all day yesterday and that morning. Gibbs was now at the helm. Jack walked over to him and dismissed him. Gibbs left to the Captain's cabin and took the next watch over the woman.
Jack turned the helm west toward Nightseer's Island. What did, Demon, the most feared pirate killer need from that island, anyway? Every pirate, including Jack, knew that there was nothing on that island, but sand, rocks, and trees. What was there that Jesline would need? Jack's thoughts were interrupted by AnnaMaria yelling down to him from the crow's nest.
"What is it, luv?" Jack yelled
"I found something." AnnaMaria replied
"Not another injured lass, I hope?"
"No. Something else."
"Bring it down." Jack yelled, his curiosity peaked.
AnnaMaria climbed down the crow's nest very quickly, with something under belt. She took it out and handed it to Jack. He examined the item and found that it was a cloak, velvety dark blue almost black. It was heavy, which was strange.
"Open the cloak up Captn'." Jack did and found a sheathed sword, it was broad and heavy, but easy to manage. It was the reason that the cloak weighed so much. The sheath, though, was black and glittered in beautiful jewels. Jack unsheathed the sword and held it in front of him. He saw that the sword's hilt was black like the sheath, but with a lion head on each side holding the blade. The lion heads had snake bodies that intertwined with each other creating the hilt. The blade was clean and smooth. Not a single mark on it. It was the most beautiful sword that Jack had ever seen. Jack resheathed the sword and told AnnaMaria to take the helm and yelling for Jason to go up into the crow's nest, which they did. Jack went into his cabin and saw Gibbs leaning over Jesline, checking her back wounds. Gibbs looked up and saw Jack. He then looked back down and started putting fresh bandages on her back.
Jack walked over to the bed and pulled out a drawer from underneath it. There was a small dagger like the sword in the drawer. It had been found in Jesline's leg, deeply embedded, but now clean and safe. He placed the cloak and sword next to the dagger and closed the drawer, locking it, making sure that their new crew member could not retrieve her weapons. Jack then looked at Jesline's back.
"How is she doing?" Jack asked.
"Her wounds are healing rapidly. I'd say in three days she'll be able to walk around." Gibbs said
"Good because in four days we will be at Nightseer's Island."
Gibbs nodded and attended to Jesline. 'The poor lass, who would do this to her?' Gibbs thought to himself. Whom, indeed?
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"Have you found her yet?" said the cloaked man in the shadows whispering with anger.
"No, master. She disappeared, after I did what you told me to do. She escaped." said the frightened man.
"Damn! Find her or I will make you suffer endless pain. Now!!!" Yelled the cloak man.
"Yes, Devil. She will be found. I swear it." said the frightened man and he ran off in the direction of the town.
"I will find you soon, my love, I will. When I do, you will pay dearly for your deceit, make no mistake about that." the Devil said, laughing with evil and a promise. The town that night could not sleep for the strange laugh brought in a storm and eerie mist that spoke of many deaths to come.
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On the second day, Jesline's stitches were removed. On the third day, her wounds were nothing more than scars. Reminders of a dreadful tale that could not be told.
On the third day, Jesline awoke from her slumber and sat up in the bed with the sheet clutched to her body. There were clothes on the table, hers as she could tell, clean and waiting. Jesline quickly, but slowly got dressed, for her back and leg ached still, but not as bad. Jesline put her boots on and then walked over to the door, seeing that it was unlocked and opened it.
What she saw before her was the crew moving about the ship doing this and that and the Captain standing at the helm, watching the horizon wearing his coat this time. The sun was so bright that Jesline had to shield her eyes with the back of her hand.
"You feeling fine, lass?" said the man. When Jesline's eyes adjusted to the light she saw that it was Gibbs.
She smiled, but it never met her eyes. She said, "Yes, I just wanted to take a walk is all."
"What of your back, luv. Is it doing fine?" Jack asked looking behind him at Jesline.
"Yes it is, Captain Jack."
"Let me have a look then lass. Just to make sure." Jack said signaling one of his crew mates to take the helm and moving behind her untucking her shirt. He took one of his hands and lightly caressed her scars. Jesline felt heat go through her. Jack's touch was doing something to her body, but what she could not tell.
Jack removed his hand from Jesline's back and let go of her shirt. Jesline quickly tucked it in. She then felt Jack against her back whispering in her ear, "Rapid healing I'd say."
Feeling Jack this close was a little intoxicating, but not enough for Jesline to caught up in the moment. She turned her face toward Jack and whispered back, "I am a part of your crew, not your whore." and walked away from him back into the cabin. Just then AnnaMaria yelled down from the crow's nest, "Captn' a merchant ship be approachn'."
Jack then yelled, "Well gents and ladies," Jack started looking at AnnaMaria when said the last word, "let's do what we do best. Pillage and plunder. Get movin' you scallywags!" Jack finished taking his position at the helm.
Disclaimer: I do not own POTC or its characters. I only own Jesline, the plot, and places that the Black Pearl will soon be visiting.
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Jack looked at Jesline, still kneeling, inclined his and sat back in the chair. "Just as I thought." he said looking at her partly naked form. Her back was covered in banadages. They would need to be changed soon as the blood was seeping through.
Jesline was still looking at him. "How did you know?" she asked, staring with cold empty eyes.
"Your back. It has symbols carved into it. The symbols I believe are of the Drasul Language. They tell of your name and what you are. I just had to make sure, though, that it was you, Demon." Jack said, saying the last word with venom and hate. He knew exactly what she was. A killer of pirates. Every pirate hated and feared her. They all wanted her dead and Jack thought that he just may have that chance.
Jesline just stared. He called her by the name that pirates called her. He knew. He would probably kill her now, since she was so weak. But something clicked in her mind. He knew what she was because he could read the symbols on her back. How could that be when the Drasul Language, the language of the Devil, had been dead for almost 1,000 years? Jesline looked Jack hard in the face, suspicion in her eyes.
"How could you read the symbols and know what language it was, Captain, when it has been a dead language for 1,000 years?" Jesline asked, watching Jack carefully as if he was not real.
Jack put his hands to his chest and said, "Because I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."
Jesline watched him for a few more moments and then finally gave into her instincts. Somehow she knew that he was not the Devil's spy, an illusion to her eyes, sent to bring her back. He was Captain Jack Sparrow, the one who would...'must not think of that now' she thought.
"Let us be frank, Captain. You saved my life because I am a treasure hunter. You only kept me alive because you want me to find you treasure, correct?"
"Yes and no. Yes because you can find me and my crew treasure and no because Gibbs is the one who saved your life. He said that you would live, your wound's were not that serious, and that he pointed out that you were a treasure hunter, and for that I kept you aboard my ship, savvy?" Jack explained seeing that she was thinking about his words. Analyzing them and keeping them in memory.
"So, I am to live to find you treasure?" Jesline asked. Looking in his charcoal eyes, she saw greed pour into them.
"Yes."
"Well, then I ask one thing of you, and I will find you how every much treasure you want." Jesline said, keeping his gaze lock with hers.
"And what would that be?"
"Take me to the Nightseer's Island." Jesline said, hoping that he would accept, but not letting it show in her eyes.
"Nightseer's Island...um...dangerous place I heard." Jack said, stroking his chin," Why would you want to go there?"
"That is my business. Will you do it or not?"
"You see, luv, you want me to take you to a dangerous island without telling me why and I know that there is no treasure there. That would be a terrible waste of my time. That is asking alot." Jack said looking at Jesline.
Jesline closed her eyes and let out a breath as a wave of pain hit her again. She knew she would pass out soon. Jesline opened her eyes and looked at Jack.
"What would you ask of me?" Jesline asked, hoping he would end this conversation soon as an all to familiar voice was coming, calling, trying to find her. The Devil was in pursuit. She had to sleep soon so he could not locate her.
"You stay aboard as a crew member of the Black Pearl and I'll do what you want, savvy?"
Jesline thought it over and whispered, "Savvy." Jesline took another breath and said, "I need to sleep now Captain. I will not forget our agreement." Jesline closed her eyes and fell into dark empty sleep.
"I won't, Jesline. You can depend on that." Jack whispered. Jack got up, put his hat on and left the cabin, telling Jason to get some rest, as he stood guard at the door all day yesterday and that morning. Gibbs was now at the helm. Jack walked over to him and dismissed him. Gibbs left to the Captain's cabin and took the next watch over the woman.
Jack turned the helm west toward Nightseer's Island. What did, Demon, the most feared pirate killer need from that island, anyway? Every pirate, including Jack, knew that there was nothing on that island, but sand, rocks, and trees. What was there that Jesline would need? Jack's thoughts were interrupted by AnnaMaria yelling down to him from the crow's nest.
"What is it, luv?" Jack yelled
"I found something." AnnaMaria replied
"Not another injured lass, I hope?"
"No. Something else."
"Bring it down." Jack yelled, his curiosity peaked.
AnnaMaria climbed down the crow's nest very quickly, with something under belt. She took it out and handed it to Jack. He examined the item and found that it was a cloak, velvety dark blue almost black. It was heavy, which was strange.
"Open the cloak up Captn'." Jack did and found a sheathed sword, it was broad and heavy, but easy to manage. It was the reason that the cloak weighed so much. The sheath, though, was black and glittered in beautiful jewels. Jack unsheathed the sword and held it in front of him. He saw that the sword's hilt was black like the sheath, but with a lion head on each side holding the blade. The lion heads had snake bodies that intertwined with each other creating the hilt. The blade was clean and smooth. Not a single mark on it. It was the most beautiful sword that Jack had ever seen. Jack resheathed the sword and told AnnaMaria to take the helm and yelling for Jason to go up into the crow's nest, which they did. Jack went into his cabin and saw Gibbs leaning over Jesline, checking her back wounds. Gibbs looked up and saw Jack. He then looked back down and started putting fresh bandages on her back.
Jack walked over to the bed and pulled out a drawer from underneath it. There was a small dagger like the sword in the drawer. It had been found in Jesline's leg, deeply embedded, but now clean and safe. He placed the cloak and sword next to the dagger and closed the drawer, locking it, making sure that their new crew member could not retrieve her weapons. Jack then looked at Jesline's back.
"How is she doing?" Jack asked.
"Her wounds are healing rapidly. I'd say in three days she'll be able to walk around." Gibbs said
"Good because in four days we will be at Nightseer's Island."
Gibbs nodded and attended to Jesline. 'The poor lass, who would do this to her?' Gibbs thought to himself. Whom, indeed?
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"Have you found her yet?" said the cloaked man in the shadows whispering with anger.
"No, master. She disappeared, after I did what you told me to do. She escaped." said the frightened man.
"Damn! Find her or I will make you suffer endless pain. Now!!!" Yelled the cloak man.
"Yes, Devil. She will be found. I swear it." said the frightened man and he ran off in the direction of the town.
"I will find you soon, my love, I will. When I do, you will pay dearly for your deceit, make no mistake about that." the Devil said, laughing with evil and a promise. The town that night could not sleep for the strange laugh brought in a storm and eerie mist that spoke of many deaths to come.
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On the second day, Jesline's stitches were removed. On the third day, her wounds were nothing more than scars. Reminders of a dreadful tale that could not be told.
On the third day, Jesline awoke from her slumber and sat up in the bed with the sheet clutched to her body. There were clothes on the table, hers as she could tell, clean and waiting. Jesline quickly, but slowly got dressed, for her back and leg ached still, but not as bad. Jesline put her boots on and then walked over to the door, seeing that it was unlocked and opened it.
What she saw before her was the crew moving about the ship doing this and that and the Captain standing at the helm, watching the horizon wearing his coat this time. The sun was so bright that Jesline had to shield her eyes with the back of her hand.
"You feeling fine, lass?" said the man. When Jesline's eyes adjusted to the light she saw that it was Gibbs.
She smiled, but it never met her eyes. She said, "Yes, I just wanted to take a walk is all."
"What of your back, luv. Is it doing fine?" Jack asked looking behind him at Jesline.
"Yes it is, Captain Jack."
"Let me have a look then lass. Just to make sure." Jack said signaling one of his crew mates to take the helm and moving behind her untucking her shirt. He took one of his hands and lightly caressed her scars. Jesline felt heat go through her. Jack's touch was doing something to her body, but what she could not tell.
Jack removed his hand from Jesline's back and let go of her shirt. Jesline quickly tucked it in. She then felt Jack against her back whispering in her ear, "Rapid healing I'd say."
Feeling Jack this close was a little intoxicating, but not enough for Jesline to caught up in the moment. She turned her face toward Jack and whispered back, "I am a part of your crew, not your whore." and walked away from him back into the cabin. Just then AnnaMaria yelled down from the crow's nest, "Captn' a merchant ship be approachn'."
Jack then yelled, "Well gents and ladies," Jack started looking at AnnaMaria when said the last word, "let's do what we do best. Pillage and plunder. Get movin' you scallywags!" Jack finished taking his position at the helm.