Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 9 – Length of Eternity
Disclaimer: I'm getting really bloody tired of writing these, I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean ok? Now don't sue me.
Author's Note: After the last chapter that was sort of pure insanity, well not all of it, I felt like writing something more serious. Not sad, but serious. Also Will and Elizabeth aren't going to make an appearance soon but I promises I'll put them in the story sooner or later.
The title might seem weird for now but you'll get it after the next chapter ; - )
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Josephine was falling. She madly grabbed at anything around her, she grabbed a rope and steadied herself. She was only around a meter from the ground now. If she had fallen straight onto deck she would probably have broken her back.
Her arm hurt terribly. It seemed to have started bleeding again. She seemed to have hit it when she fell. Jack had climbed down on a rope. "You seem to be prone to accidents luv." He was relieved she was alright. He touched her wound and she winced. "Looks like you're going to need some new bandaging."
He led her back to his cabin and sat her down. When he was bandaging her arm Josephine asked him what she at the same time, wanted to know but dreaded to find out. "When you said...when you said what you said to me on the horizontal bar (no I still haven't found out what it's called) did you mean it?"
Jack looked at her in a disbelieving manor. "Of course I mean it luv, did'ja think I was jokin' around with ye? I told ye I'd show ye that love lasts eternally didn't I?" Jack joked.
Josephine looked a little ashamed. "mmm" she muttered.
"Don't doubt the word of Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack gave her a little kiss on the cheek. "I've got a lot to do, we still haven't solved our supplies problem so we're docking in Tortuga for a while." Jack left, leaving Josephine in his cabin.
Josephine had never been to the town of Tortuga but she had heard stories of it. It seemed to be a town with now order, chaos everywhere.
They had reached Tortuga, Josephine went up to deck to where Jack was stearing his ship. "Stay close to me luv, we don't want you getting into any trouble." Jack ordered.
"And what kind of trouble would that be?" Josephine questioned.
"Just stay close to me, and don't make yourself noticeable."
They docked in Tortuga and the crew went to plunder some shop. Jack was worried, his hostage's family still hadn't paid anything yet, they had no incentive to pay anything.
Jack put his arm around Josephine and held her close, not really as a sign of affection, more a sign of protection. Josephine felt awfully squashed. Then Jack did something he'd never done before. He took off his tri- cornered hat and placed it on Josephine's head covering part of her face.
They went to the tavern and Jack ordered rum. It was getting dark. Jack sat next to Josephine instead of across from her, it was only the two of them. The rest of the crew had gone somewhere else and Gibbs was in search of a relative.
The rum loosened Jack up, his arm was entwined around Josephine's waist.
Josephine felt safe once again, he had told her he loved her. Josephine thought of if she had not been kidnapped by him. Her life would never be quite the same again, he had changed her somehow. If only she could forget the voices in her head now.
Josephine's thoughts were interrupted by Jack's voice. "I'm just gonna go to the other side of the tavern and talk with a friend." He got up and left Josephine alone.
A dirty old man took Jack's place and moved closer to Josephine, "Look what we've got here, new blood." The man smiled. He was so hideous. Josephine moved away.
"I'm sorry." She said, "You've got the wrong person."
"Oh no, nobody refuses me. This is a whorehouse you're in. Don't you think I'm handsome?" The man grinned maliciously at Josephine who back away into a wall. She didn't want to cause any trouble.
"You're very handsome, in fact too handsome for me." Josephine tried to slide away from him but another dirty man appeared on one side of her.
"I want her after you." He said to the first man.
Then Josephine snapped, she was not a whore and she was certainly not going to stand all this talk about her. She grabbed the knife out of her boot.
"Keep away from me." She pushed her way out from her corner and looked around frantically for a familiar face.
"Ye, don't want to cause trouble." Said one man advancing towards her.
"Captain Sparrow, Jack." Josephine was panicking, none of her training could ever prepare her for this. She was attracting attention. And not attention of the good sort.
One man lunged at her, she was too fast, kicked him in the groin, he grunted in pain and fell. The other men backed away.
Josephine looked around for Jack, he was still nowhere to be seen. Aware that many people were still staring at her she walked towards the bar where a barmaid was working. "Have you seen Captain Jack Sparrow? He had a red bandana on and..."
The barmaid pointed to a stairway leading up. Josephine thanked her and, still holding her knife, went to find Jack. The faster they leave this place the better.
There were three doors when she got up to the landing. The first one had rum barrels in it and the second one had a bed in it but there wasn't a soul in sight. Josephine opened the door of the third one. There was a couple kissing on the bed.
"Urgh." Josephine backed out quickly and closed the door. She went back down. "Um, excuse me, he's not up there." She didn't want to bother the barmaid again but she had no choice.
"He is, I'm sure he is, saw him go up with some whore." The barmaid waved Josephine away saying that she had a lot to do and she needed to earn a living.
Josephine went up the stairs again. Maybe he was in the second bed room and she hadn't noticed him. She opened the door again but the room was still deserted, there was no hiding place. She checked the store room again. There was nobody in there.
Josephine didn't want to believe that Jack was in the third room but she knew he had to be. The barmaid saw him go up with a whore didn't she? She was probably mistaken. Anyway just now Josephine hadn't gotten a proper look.
She opened the third door again softly. The couple were still in there, they were still kissing, and the man was wearing a red bandana. It was Jack.
Josephine felt her mouth go dry. She couldn't believe it. "Bloody pirate." She murmered. She threw the knife she was still holding across the room and it got stuck in the wood an inch away from Jack's head.
This distracted him, he looked up.
Josephine didn't want to stay, she turned and ran...
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Credit to reviewers I've found out that the horizontal pole is called the crow's nest, but oh well.
Another cliffie, hee hee, I'm evil. [grins and hands out rock climbing equipment] ; - ) anyway I promises I'll update as soon as possible.
Thanks again for all the reviews and please keep reviewing. Thxxxxx
Ortain
Chapter 9 – Length of Eternity
Disclaimer: I'm getting really bloody tired of writing these, I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean ok? Now don't sue me.
Author's Note: After the last chapter that was sort of pure insanity, well not all of it, I felt like writing something more serious. Not sad, but serious. Also Will and Elizabeth aren't going to make an appearance soon but I promises I'll put them in the story sooner or later.
The title might seem weird for now but you'll get it after the next chapter ; - )
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Josephine was falling. She madly grabbed at anything around her, she grabbed a rope and steadied herself. She was only around a meter from the ground now. If she had fallen straight onto deck she would probably have broken her back.
Her arm hurt terribly. It seemed to have started bleeding again. She seemed to have hit it when she fell. Jack had climbed down on a rope. "You seem to be prone to accidents luv." He was relieved she was alright. He touched her wound and she winced. "Looks like you're going to need some new bandaging."
He led her back to his cabin and sat her down. When he was bandaging her arm Josephine asked him what she at the same time, wanted to know but dreaded to find out. "When you said...when you said what you said to me on the horizontal bar (no I still haven't found out what it's called) did you mean it?"
Jack looked at her in a disbelieving manor. "Of course I mean it luv, did'ja think I was jokin' around with ye? I told ye I'd show ye that love lasts eternally didn't I?" Jack joked.
Josephine looked a little ashamed. "mmm" she muttered.
"Don't doubt the word of Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack gave her a little kiss on the cheek. "I've got a lot to do, we still haven't solved our supplies problem so we're docking in Tortuga for a while." Jack left, leaving Josephine in his cabin.
Josephine had never been to the town of Tortuga but she had heard stories of it. It seemed to be a town with now order, chaos everywhere.
They had reached Tortuga, Josephine went up to deck to where Jack was stearing his ship. "Stay close to me luv, we don't want you getting into any trouble." Jack ordered.
"And what kind of trouble would that be?" Josephine questioned.
"Just stay close to me, and don't make yourself noticeable."
They docked in Tortuga and the crew went to plunder some shop. Jack was worried, his hostage's family still hadn't paid anything yet, they had no incentive to pay anything.
Jack put his arm around Josephine and held her close, not really as a sign of affection, more a sign of protection. Josephine felt awfully squashed. Then Jack did something he'd never done before. He took off his tri- cornered hat and placed it on Josephine's head covering part of her face.
They went to the tavern and Jack ordered rum. It was getting dark. Jack sat next to Josephine instead of across from her, it was only the two of them. The rest of the crew had gone somewhere else and Gibbs was in search of a relative.
The rum loosened Jack up, his arm was entwined around Josephine's waist.
Josephine felt safe once again, he had told her he loved her. Josephine thought of if she had not been kidnapped by him. Her life would never be quite the same again, he had changed her somehow. If only she could forget the voices in her head now.
Josephine's thoughts were interrupted by Jack's voice. "I'm just gonna go to the other side of the tavern and talk with a friend." He got up and left Josephine alone.
A dirty old man took Jack's place and moved closer to Josephine, "Look what we've got here, new blood." The man smiled. He was so hideous. Josephine moved away.
"I'm sorry." She said, "You've got the wrong person."
"Oh no, nobody refuses me. This is a whorehouse you're in. Don't you think I'm handsome?" The man grinned maliciously at Josephine who back away into a wall. She didn't want to cause any trouble.
"You're very handsome, in fact too handsome for me." Josephine tried to slide away from him but another dirty man appeared on one side of her.
"I want her after you." He said to the first man.
Then Josephine snapped, she was not a whore and she was certainly not going to stand all this talk about her. She grabbed the knife out of her boot.
"Keep away from me." She pushed her way out from her corner and looked around frantically for a familiar face.
"Ye, don't want to cause trouble." Said one man advancing towards her.
"Captain Sparrow, Jack." Josephine was panicking, none of her training could ever prepare her for this. She was attracting attention. And not attention of the good sort.
One man lunged at her, she was too fast, kicked him in the groin, he grunted in pain and fell. The other men backed away.
Josephine looked around for Jack, he was still nowhere to be seen. Aware that many people were still staring at her she walked towards the bar where a barmaid was working. "Have you seen Captain Jack Sparrow? He had a red bandana on and..."
The barmaid pointed to a stairway leading up. Josephine thanked her and, still holding her knife, went to find Jack. The faster they leave this place the better.
There were three doors when she got up to the landing. The first one had rum barrels in it and the second one had a bed in it but there wasn't a soul in sight. Josephine opened the door of the third one. There was a couple kissing on the bed.
"Urgh." Josephine backed out quickly and closed the door. She went back down. "Um, excuse me, he's not up there." She didn't want to bother the barmaid again but she had no choice.
"He is, I'm sure he is, saw him go up with some whore." The barmaid waved Josephine away saying that she had a lot to do and she needed to earn a living.
Josephine went up the stairs again. Maybe he was in the second bed room and she hadn't noticed him. She opened the door again but the room was still deserted, there was no hiding place. She checked the store room again. There was nobody in there.
Josephine didn't want to believe that Jack was in the third room but she knew he had to be. The barmaid saw him go up with a whore didn't she? She was probably mistaken. Anyway just now Josephine hadn't gotten a proper look.
She opened the third door again softly. The couple were still in there, they were still kissing, and the man was wearing a red bandana. It was Jack.
Josephine felt her mouth go dry. She couldn't believe it. "Bloody pirate." She murmered. She threw the knife she was still holding across the room and it got stuck in the wood an inch away from Jack's head.
This distracted him, he looked up.
Josephine didn't want to stay, she turned and ran...
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Credit to reviewers I've found out that the horizontal pole is called the crow's nest, but oh well.
Another cliffie, hee hee, I'm evil. [grins and hands out rock climbing equipment] ; - ) anyway I promises I'll update as soon as possible.
Thanks again for all the reviews and please keep reviewing. Thxxxxx
Ortain