Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 21 – Never Say Never
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean.
Author's Note: Sorry that the last chapter was kind of crap, a little brief, I promise a better chapter this time and sorry I couldn't update sooner cause it's the end of the school year and we have so much to do.
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Josephine found the familiar arm curled around her waist as she snuggled up to Jack and slept on.
It was past midnight, she was tired from the day's events. Her hand had just stopped bleeding not long ago, it ached.
There was only one person on deck, the watchman. He wasn't usually positioned there but after the day's battle the Captain felt he would be needed. It turned out that he was right.
Captain Moris was trying to launch a sneak attack at night. He was discovered far too late. The moon was not bright and the watchman was nodding off to sleep every now and then. The ship was less than a thousand feet from the Black Pearl when Jack was woken up.
Josephine slept on, she needed sleep after what she had been through. Jack kissed her lightly on the cheek before he left the room.
Moris had loaded his canons and was preparing to fire when Jack yelled "Back so soon? I thought you would have chickened out by now." He only hoped his voice would carry that far.
A loud bang filled the air and a canon ball ripped into the side of the Pearl. "Shit!" murmured Jack. "Load the canons." He ordered his crew members.
Josephine woke up when the canon was fired. A moment later she had to dive off the bed to prevent being murdered by another canon ball. Covered in splintered wood she wondered where Jack was.
'Probably outside steering the ship.' Josephine kept to the floor and didn't straighten up till she was outside the cabin door. As soon as Josephine stepped on deck she heard a dozen or so gunshots.
She was knocked to the ground by Jack "Get back inside." He hissed at her "Moris' is back and he won't be on the most friendliest terms with you. It's you he's after, and he's not going to let you go."
Josephine hid in Jack's ruined cabin. She heard the sounds of battle, cries of pain and victory. But she couldn't see anything. After what seemed like an eternity Jack came to tell her that Moris' ship had left. The Black Pearl had not won, both ships had simply run out of ammunition.
It was dawn by the time all the injured crew members had been taken care of. Josephine felt helpless. All she could do was clean up Jack's cabin. She boarded up holes with planks of wood and cleared up all the debris. There were splinters of wood everywhere though.
As Jack watched his own crew, tired from battle, clear up the mess and take care of the injured he realized how much danger they were in. A few more hits and Moris would have sunk his ship.
The whole crew was almost silent through breakfast and lunch. It seemed as though they knew that Moris would be back and since the ship had been damaged so badly it was unlikely that they would be able to succumb through another round of blasting from the enemy ship.
Jack looked around at his crew members and his eyes rested on Josephine. She was struggling with her fork and knife because of her injured hand.
He remembered that she was still his hostage, she was still the innocent girl he had kidnapped from Port Royal more than a month ago. Even though she had proved herself more than he thought in the first battle, she was still naïve and had more faith in him than the rest of the crew put together.
She believed that they would win the next time around, he knew otherwise.
That night Jack made a very hard decision. "Josephine, can I talk to you?" he asked timidly when they were lying in bed. Josephine had done quite a good job of cleaning up the cabin.
Josephine turned to face him sensing something was wrong. "I'm...We're going to Port Royal to...pick up some supplies an'...I think...you're going to have to stay in Port Royal." Stuttered Jack.
Josephine looked at him with disbelief. "What? Leave me in Port Royal. What the hell for?"
"When Moris comes back..." started Jack but Josephine interrupted him.
"He's not going to come back is he, he lost the last two battles." Jack put a finger to Josephine's lips.
"He is going to come back, and when he does, he's going to win. The Black Pearl won't make it through another battle, she was really badly damaged this time around. Well as I was saying, me and the rest of the crew will go down with the ship. And I don't want you to be among us." Jack tried to be as straightforward as possible.
"You just want to sleep with me and then dump me like another whore." Said Josephine pouting, Jack had no idea she would take the news like this.
"No, that's not the point, this is for your own good."
"I'd rather die and stay with you than leave the ship and go back to Port Royal."
With this Jack pulled Josephine into a tight hug. "I'll come back for you, I promise, I'll come back for you."
"But...you might never come back, I don't want to leave you."
"Never say never." Whispered Jack. "Things never turn out the way you expect, you didn't expect to be this close to your kidnapper did you?"
Josephine did not answer, a tear rolled down her cheek. "We'll talk about it tomorrow." She said turning around with her back to Jack.
"Tomorrow we're arriving in Port Royal."
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Sort of cliffie, a little one hands out rock climbing equipment, just to be safe winks.
Please Review, Ortain
Chapter 21 – Never Say Never
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean.
Author's Note: Sorry that the last chapter was kind of crap, a little brief, I promise a better chapter this time and sorry I couldn't update sooner cause it's the end of the school year and we have so much to do.
shields head from heavy objects
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Josephine found the familiar arm curled around her waist as she snuggled up to Jack and slept on.
It was past midnight, she was tired from the day's events. Her hand had just stopped bleeding not long ago, it ached.
There was only one person on deck, the watchman. He wasn't usually positioned there but after the day's battle the Captain felt he would be needed. It turned out that he was right.
Captain Moris was trying to launch a sneak attack at night. He was discovered far too late. The moon was not bright and the watchman was nodding off to sleep every now and then. The ship was less than a thousand feet from the Black Pearl when Jack was woken up.
Josephine slept on, she needed sleep after what she had been through. Jack kissed her lightly on the cheek before he left the room.
Moris had loaded his canons and was preparing to fire when Jack yelled "Back so soon? I thought you would have chickened out by now." He only hoped his voice would carry that far.
A loud bang filled the air and a canon ball ripped into the side of the Pearl. "Shit!" murmured Jack. "Load the canons." He ordered his crew members.
Josephine woke up when the canon was fired. A moment later she had to dive off the bed to prevent being murdered by another canon ball. Covered in splintered wood she wondered where Jack was.
'Probably outside steering the ship.' Josephine kept to the floor and didn't straighten up till she was outside the cabin door. As soon as Josephine stepped on deck she heard a dozen or so gunshots.
She was knocked to the ground by Jack "Get back inside." He hissed at her "Moris' is back and he won't be on the most friendliest terms with you. It's you he's after, and he's not going to let you go."
Josephine hid in Jack's ruined cabin. She heard the sounds of battle, cries of pain and victory. But she couldn't see anything. After what seemed like an eternity Jack came to tell her that Moris' ship had left. The Black Pearl had not won, both ships had simply run out of ammunition.
It was dawn by the time all the injured crew members had been taken care of. Josephine felt helpless. All she could do was clean up Jack's cabin. She boarded up holes with planks of wood and cleared up all the debris. There were splinters of wood everywhere though.
As Jack watched his own crew, tired from battle, clear up the mess and take care of the injured he realized how much danger they were in. A few more hits and Moris would have sunk his ship.
The whole crew was almost silent through breakfast and lunch. It seemed as though they knew that Moris would be back and since the ship had been damaged so badly it was unlikely that they would be able to succumb through another round of blasting from the enemy ship.
Jack looked around at his crew members and his eyes rested on Josephine. She was struggling with her fork and knife because of her injured hand.
He remembered that she was still his hostage, she was still the innocent girl he had kidnapped from Port Royal more than a month ago. Even though she had proved herself more than he thought in the first battle, she was still naïve and had more faith in him than the rest of the crew put together.
She believed that they would win the next time around, he knew otherwise.
That night Jack made a very hard decision. "Josephine, can I talk to you?" he asked timidly when they were lying in bed. Josephine had done quite a good job of cleaning up the cabin.
Josephine turned to face him sensing something was wrong. "I'm...We're going to Port Royal to...pick up some supplies an'...I think...you're going to have to stay in Port Royal." Stuttered Jack.
Josephine looked at him with disbelief. "What? Leave me in Port Royal. What the hell for?"
"When Moris comes back..." started Jack but Josephine interrupted him.
"He's not going to come back is he, he lost the last two battles." Jack put a finger to Josephine's lips.
"He is going to come back, and when he does, he's going to win. The Black Pearl won't make it through another battle, she was really badly damaged this time around. Well as I was saying, me and the rest of the crew will go down with the ship. And I don't want you to be among us." Jack tried to be as straightforward as possible.
"You just want to sleep with me and then dump me like another whore." Said Josephine pouting, Jack had no idea she would take the news like this.
"No, that's not the point, this is for your own good."
"I'd rather die and stay with you than leave the ship and go back to Port Royal."
With this Jack pulled Josephine into a tight hug. "I'll come back for you, I promise, I'll come back for you."
"But...you might never come back, I don't want to leave you."
"Never say never." Whispered Jack. "Things never turn out the way you expect, you didn't expect to be this close to your kidnapper did you?"
Josephine did not answer, a tear rolled down her cheek. "We'll talk about it tomorrow." She said turning around with her back to Jack.
"Tomorrow we're arriving in Port Royal."
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Sort of cliffie, a little one hands out rock climbing equipment, just to be safe winks.
Please Review, Ortain