Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 10 – Distant from the Stars
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean but I own the plot so ha, ha don't steel my story, ta, ha, la, don't steal my story. I'm in a weird mood again.
Author's Note: I apologize for the last cliffy. Please review when you're done reading. Please please please please please review. Thanks. I think Pirates of the Caribbean two is coming out in 2005, I know that's ages away. It's called Treasure of the Lost Abyss. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom are all in it.
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Josephine didn't know where she was going, she just ran, out of the tavern and past all the men who had tried to assult her just now. She wanted to go back to the Pearl. There was nowhere else she could go, nowhere else she could stay for the night.
As she reached the dock she could see Gibbs and the crew loading something onto the ship, it had been a good haul. They had robbed some drunk men, plundered a shop.
"Back so soon?" asked Gibbs. Josephine looked behind him, Jack was there chasing after her yelling her name. She boarded the ship and ran into Jack's cabin, locking the door behind her.
Her whole body felt numb, she had been so stupid. She hadn't met anybody as guilible as herself. Jack told her he loved her, he had kidnapped her. It was probably all just a stupid trick so he could sleep with her.
The door clunked open, Jack was holding a key. They stood staring at each other for a while, then Jack spoke. "I...erm...I saw a friend across the tavern and just went to say hi." His excuse was feeble. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
From the last time he went to Tortuga he owed the whore money, he went to told her he couldn't pay her back just yet. She told him that she would give him another night, free of charge if he paid twenty percent extra the next time he was there. It seemed too good to be true, Josephine flew out of his mind and then they...they started...
Jack was jerked out of his thoughts when he received a hard slap from Josephine. "You bastard." She yelled. "Did you know? When you told me you loved me, I believed you." She wasn't yelling anymore. "You told me your love would last an eternity. How long would eternity last? Till the time you slept with me?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Jack said wringing his hands.
"Then what did you mean?" (Josephine)
"Erm...I...it was just a silly little impulse, won't happen again." Jack smiled his most charming smile at Josephine. "And anyway, I just thought she was like...I knew her better than I knew you."
"Oh yes" snarled Josephine "You knew every inch of her, literally. Get out of my room."
"That's my room you're talking 'bout" (Jack)
"Fine" snapped Josephine. She grabbed her pillow, and a few sheets and headed out of the room slamming the door behind her. Jack, curious of where Josephine was going to sleep that night, decided not to stop her. Josephine found she had just done a rather rash thing, she had absolutely nowhere to sleep that night. She wasn't about to sleep with the crew. She looked around her, the deck was deserted. In the time she and Jack had argued the ship had left Tortuga and they had drifted out to sea. The anchor had been let down.
There was nowhere else to go. Josephine felt lonely for the first time since she was kidnapped. "That's right" she reminded herself, she was kidnapped, she did not belong here. She did not belong anywhere, a misfit. Her parents didn't care, Jack certainly didn't care. She had no one.
She made a bed on deck that consisted of a few sheets for a mattress, a pillow and more sheets for warmth. She decided to tuck herself in even thought she wasn't tired. It was quite cold on deck and the wind was blowing in her face. A few sheets weren't enough for warmth
Josephine curled up into a ball and let her tears roll. She felt so alone, so small, such an insignificant speck under the stars. Her parents had no incentive to pay any ransom money, less than a quarter of their yearly profit. There had not been great battles to get her back. Nobody cared.
Above her were the stars. They seemed so small and far away. They had always seemed closer when Josephine was young and used to look out of her window in the night sky. She stars were perfect, and she was far from it.
Maybe that was why nobody cared about her, she was far from perfect.
As Josephine drifted into an uneasy sleep, she tried to comfort herself by saying that one day, someone will come along just like in those childhood fairy tales, someone who loved her. Someone who thought she was perfect just the way she is.
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I just wanted to do a note to reviewers thing:
Imitating Licentiousness (YvieS1@aol.com): Thanks for the tip : - ), I didn't know, ah well, horizontal pole. Crow's nest...I wonder why it's called that. It's more specific.
captainme (suzy): Thanks for reviewing so much!!! : - ) As for your last review, it's sex. And I suppose he does feel a little different to her than others. Even though she doesn't think she's pretty he thinks she looks good. And thanks for being my first reviewer.
CrazyCanoeingGIT (Nabiso1@aol.com): Too lazy to log in. lol. Josie, I like that nickname, never really thought of it, I was thinking of Jo but that's a little...modern. Josie's more old-ish. Thanks reviewing so much.
Jack Sparrow's Bonnie Lassie: Hee hee, rock climbing equipment. I promises I won't have too many cliffies : - ) but sometimes I can't help being evil. Thanks for reviewing.
Rin+Shippo-Mononoke: Thanks for reviewing : - ). I'll be looking forward to your story.
Dead-Girls-Watch: Thanks for reviewing. : - )
Sabrina: Thanks, I'll update soon. : - )
XPUNKROCKGODESSX: I'm not going to assure you that Jack isn't going to die [grins evilly] just for the point of suspense, Thanks for reviewing.
Clueless-Patty: I'm on a rool, hee hee, that sounds so cute. Thanks for reviewing.
Jack-Sparrow-Lover: Thanks for reviewing, I really like your Revenge of the Bleeding Heart story, please update soon.
Confusable: lol fiesty wench. Thanks for reviewing.
Veronica: I'm a girl who think Johnny Depp is hot *cough cough I believe I have mentioned this before. I wish this would be casted into a movie {dreams}. Thanks for coming, please keep reviewing.
sta (irisbr@digitelone.com): Thanks for coming, please keep reviewing : - )
Amber: Thanks for reviewing. : - )
CentellearSirene: Thanks for reviewing. : - )
Chapter 10 – Distant from the Stars
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean but I own the plot so ha, ha don't steel my story, ta, ha, la, don't steal my story. I'm in a weird mood again.
Author's Note: I apologize for the last cliffy. Please review when you're done reading. Please please please please please review. Thanks. I think Pirates of the Caribbean two is coming out in 2005, I know that's ages away. It's called Treasure of the Lost Abyss. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom are all in it.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Josephine didn't know where she was going, she just ran, out of the tavern and past all the men who had tried to assult her just now. She wanted to go back to the Pearl. There was nowhere else she could go, nowhere else she could stay for the night.
As she reached the dock she could see Gibbs and the crew loading something onto the ship, it had been a good haul. They had robbed some drunk men, plundered a shop.
"Back so soon?" asked Gibbs. Josephine looked behind him, Jack was there chasing after her yelling her name. She boarded the ship and ran into Jack's cabin, locking the door behind her.
Her whole body felt numb, she had been so stupid. She hadn't met anybody as guilible as herself. Jack told her he loved her, he had kidnapped her. It was probably all just a stupid trick so he could sleep with her.
The door clunked open, Jack was holding a key. They stood staring at each other for a while, then Jack spoke. "I...erm...I saw a friend across the tavern and just went to say hi." His excuse was feeble. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
From the last time he went to Tortuga he owed the whore money, he went to told her he couldn't pay her back just yet. She told him that she would give him another night, free of charge if he paid twenty percent extra the next time he was there. It seemed too good to be true, Josephine flew out of his mind and then they...they started...
Jack was jerked out of his thoughts when he received a hard slap from Josephine. "You bastard." She yelled. "Did you know? When you told me you loved me, I believed you." She wasn't yelling anymore. "You told me your love would last an eternity. How long would eternity last? Till the time you slept with me?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Jack said wringing his hands.
"Then what did you mean?" (Josephine)
"Erm...I...it was just a silly little impulse, won't happen again." Jack smiled his most charming smile at Josephine. "And anyway, I just thought she was like...I knew her better than I knew you."
"Oh yes" snarled Josephine "You knew every inch of her, literally. Get out of my room."
"That's my room you're talking 'bout" (Jack)
"Fine" snapped Josephine. She grabbed her pillow, and a few sheets and headed out of the room slamming the door behind her. Jack, curious of where Josephine was going to sleep that night, decided not to stop her. Josephine found she had just done a rather rash thing, she had absolutely nowhere to sleep that night. She wasn't about to sleep with the crew. She looked around her, the deck was deserted. In the time she and Jack had argued the ship had left Tortuga and they had drifted out to sea. The anchor had been let down.
There was nowhere else to go. Josephine felt lonely for the first time since she was kidnapped. "That's right" she reminded herself, she was kidnapped, she did not belong here. She did not belong anywhere, a misfit. Her parents didn't care, Jack certainly didn't care. She had no one.
She made a bed on deck that consisted of a few sheets for a mattress, a pillow and more sheets for warmth. She decided to tuck herself in even thought she wasn't tired. It was quite cold on deck and the wind was blowing in her face. A few sheets weren't enough for warmth
Josephine curled up into a ball and let her tears roll. She felt so alone, so small, such an insignificant speck under the stars. Her parents had no incentive to pay any ransom money, less than a quarter of their yearly profit. There had not been great battles to get her back. Nobody cared.
Above her were the stars. They seemed so small and far away. They had always seemed closer when Josephine was young and used to look out of her window in the night sky. She stars were perfect, and she was far from it.
Maybe that was why nobody cared about her, she was far from perfect.
As Josephine drifted into an uneasy sleep, she tried to comfort herself by saying that one day, someone will come along just like in those childhood fairy tales, someone who loved her. Someone who thought she was perfect just the way she is.
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I just wanted to do a note to reviewers thing:
Imitating Licentiousness (YvieS1@aol.com): Thanks for the tip : - ), I didn't know, ah well, horizontal pole. Crow's nest...I wonder why it's called that. It's more specific.
captainme (suzy): Thanks for reviewing so much!!! : - ) As for your last review, it's sex. And I suppose he does feel a little different to her than others. Even though she doesn't think she's pretty he thinks she looks good. And thanks for being my first reviewer.
CrazyCanoeingGIT (Nabiso1@aol.com): Too lazy to log in. lol. Josie, I like that nickname, never really thought of it, I was thinking of Jo but that's a little...modern. Josie's more old-ish. Thanks reviewing so much.
Jack Sparrow's Bonnie Lassie: Hee hee, rock climbing equipment. I promises I won't have too many cliffies : - ) but sometimes I can't help being evil. Thanks for reviewing.
Rin+Shippo-Mononoke: Thanks for reviewing : - ). I'll be looking forward to your story.
Dead-Girls-Watch: Thanks for reviewing. : - )
Sabrina: Thanks, I'll update soon. : - )
XPUNKROCKGODESSX: I'm not going to assure you that Jack isn't going to die [grins evilly] just for the point of suspense, Thanks for reviewing.
Clueless-Patty: I'm on a rool, hee hee, that sounds so cute. Thanks for reviewing.
Jack-Sparrow-Lover: Thanks for reviewing, I really like your Revenge of the Bleeding Heart story, please update soon.
Confusable: lol fiesty wench. Thanks for reviewing.
Veronica: I'm a girl who think Johnny Depp is hot *cough cough I believe I have mentioned this before. I wish this would be casted into a movie {dreams}. Thanks for coming, please keep reviewing.
sta (irisbr@digitelone.com): Thanks for coming, please keep reviewing : - )
Amber: Thanks for reviewing. : - )
CentellearSirene: Thanks for reviewing. : - )