MY PICTURE CAME! MY PICTURE CAME!! MY PICTURE CAME!!! As I imagine you can
probably tell, I'm very excited about this. So excited, in fact, that I've
decided it's time for us to post another chapter. (Actually, seeing as it's
Friday, it was going to be posted anyway, but shush.) So Happy
Thanksgiving. Unless you don't celebrate Thanksgiving (yum, food) in which
case Happy Something Day!
Kat has an interview at Starbucks right now, so we're all going to wish her good luck. *Hintreviewhintcough*
Oh, by the way, we have absolutely NO sense of how long it would take to get to Spain from the Caribbean. So we've decided to make it a month there and a month back. And we've also realized that we haven't given so much as the slightest hint of a time period. So when they (they being the members of the Pearl) return to Port Royal, it'll be mid-late September, which means they reached Spain in mid- August, which means they left Port Royal in mid-July. Yeah, I think you can figure out the rest from there.
Our Jack quote today is (gasp) not entirely Jack. In fact, it's mostly Will. And we've left the middle part out. But it just fits so well.
"You've been planning this all along!"
"Yeah."
Reviewers:
Bratprincess: Of course he loves Jade. She's his daughter. And it's Jack and... never mind, I don't have a point.
Ginny-Star: Stupid huzzahs. lol. I do love it when the governor tries to pretend he was helping all along though. That was funny.
Harrypotter4ever: There's still quite a bit more to go, don't worry.
MovieLvR4Lyfe: Maybe you ARE dead, but nobody else knows it and... I don't know. Glad you still like it!
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: I know what you mean! Sweet, sweet, sweet. It's all so sweet. I think I'm getting cavities.
Szhismine: Mmmmm... hugging Jack...
LotRseer3350: Our story is the bright spot in your sucky life? You've made our day! Well, you know, except for the part about you having a sucky life. But you know what we mean. We feel so loved!
Scarlett Red Rose: Is it Port Royal, or Port Royale? I've seen it all different and stuff and stuff and I'm rambling as well as digressing, so I'm just going to get on with it now.
*
The rest of the summer had passed slowly, gradually beginning to change into fall. Jack and Will were at the market, picking up things for Elizabeth, who wasn't feeling all that well. As people pushed past them abruptly, they paused for a moment in the middle of the bustling stalls.
"What else do we need?" Jack asked trying to read over his shoulder as his father checked the list written in Elizabeth's neat handwriting.
"A ham. For dinner."
"Why are WE doing the shopping again?"
"I have absolutely no idea. You try arguing with your mother. Especially when she's sick."
"Point taken."
"Oh, surely she's not that bad," a familiar voice scoffed. "She was always perfectly sweet to me."
Jack spun around, open-mouthed. "Jade?"
"The one and only."
"What are you doing here?"
"That, dear boy, is a long story." Jack Sparrow came sidling up to them. "However, I really don't see the need to speak of it now, seeing as-"
"Dad," Jade said warningly.
"Alright, alright. Come along William. I need a drink."
"What's going on?" Jack asked when they'd left. It was several seconds before Jade began speaking.
"You see, I wedded myself to the ocean long ago, when I was but a wee child. I was young, stupid, didn't understand what I was doing... And when I got back to it, I thought I was truly happy. I WAS... happy... but I realized that I wanted to be wedded to something else."
"What?" Jack questioned, trying to make sense of her cryptic explanation.
"I was wondering how I was going to fix that, because, you know, once you've married yourself to the ocean, it's rather difficult to divorce yourself from her, seeing as how she's not a person or even and entity really, savvy? Of course, in theory, that should make it rather difficult to wed yourself to her in the first place, but..."
Finally beginning to clue in, Jack grinned. Then, as much to shut her up as anything, he kissed her. For several seconds.
"Okay then," she said simply when he released her. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Did you ask me a question?"
"I'm not sure," Jade answered. "I do know, however, that I would very much like to do... that... again."
"No, I think you've had quite enough of... that," Jack Sparrow growled, returning with Will. "Now, I think we should all go up and visit poor bedridden Lizzie and-"
"Well, well." Norrington's cold voice drawled from behind them. "If it isn't Captain Sparrow." The captain turned to him, giving him a fleeting, dangerous grin. "And I thought you were dead."
"You thought wrong, mate."
"So it would seem. You made a mistake returning here, Mister Sparrow."
"Captain," Jack corrected through gritted teeth. "And it was rather necessary."
"I have no doubt it was. Unfortunately, it will cost you your life."
Jack rolled his eyes. "Really now, Commodore. Haven't we gotten past this of yet? How many more times am I going to have to thwart your plans of taking my life before you finally realize it's pointless?"
"At least once more, Mister Sparrow," Norrington answered.
"Captain!" Jack howled as they took him away. "It's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, savvy?"
Jade immediately turned to Will and Jack. "No making plans without me this time, savvy? I know what we need to do."
*
They returned to the large house on the hill, informing Elizabeth of what had occurred. Jade had her plan laid out, and everyone knew what they had to do. Elizabeth, who was feeling much better after an afternoon of rest, was adamant in being involved. Jack was to be hung at sunset, and they intended to be just a little late. Jade was particularly antsy, waiting for the proper time.
She was pacing back and forth in the garden when jack came out.
"Is everything alright?" he asked.
"Yes. The crew's ready, the Pearl's ready. Everything's ready."
"Are YOU alright?"
She nodded. "Of course. Yes. Fine."
"You're lying." Jack sat down, pulling her with him. "Stop pacing, you're making me nervous." He didn't release her hand as she landed beside him.
"I can't help it. I AM nervous. Well, not nervous really, but I just can't seem to sit still, savvy?"
Jack nodded. "You need a distraction."
"I need a distraction," Jade confirmed.
"I think I can think of a pretty good one."
"And what might that be?" For an answer, he pulled out a ring with their birthstones on it. "Jack, is this a-"
"Yes."
"Then yes."
"Really?"
"No."
"What?"
Jade burst out laughing. "I was kidding."
"Don't scare me like that," Jack admonished.
"Sorry. Is this an actual engagement ring? As in, for sometime in the possibly not so distant future?"
Jack half shrugged. "I just.. I was afraid if something were to go wrong today, well, I want you to know that... I love you. And I want to be with you. No matter what it takes."
Jade stared at him for so long that he began to turn red, and shifted uncomfortably. "That was absolutely the most..." she trailed off, unable to express exactly how much his words meant to her. And then, because Jade was really a girl of very few words, she leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you," she whispered.
Jack grinned at her for a moment and then started. "I almost forgot. I got you this as well." He produced a silver chain. "I figured this way you could wear it around your neck, and maybe we'll have time to convince your father before he keelhauls me and eats me alive."
Jade grinned crookedly. "Sounds like a plan to me." She handed the ring back to Jack, who threaded it through the chain. Carefully brushing back her hair, he fastened it around her neck.
Jade leaned back into her arms, feeling, to her surprise, completely safe. The worries that had plagued her only minutes before were gone. It felt as though everything would be alright, just as long as she remained here, in his arms.
They stayed that way all afternoon.
Kat has an interview at Starbucks right now, so we're all going to wish her good luck. *Hintreviewhintcough*
Oh, by the way, we have absolutely NO sense of how long it would take to get to Spain from the Caribbean. So we've decided to make it a month there and a month back. And we've also realized that we haven't given so much as the slightest hint of a time period. So when they (they being the members of the Pearl) return to Port Royal, it'll be mid-late September, which means they reached Spain in mid- August, which means they left Port Royal in mid-July. Yeah, I think you can figure out the rest from there.
Our Jack quote today is (gasp) not entirely Jack. In fact, it's mostly Will. And we've left the middle part out. But it just fits so well.
"You've been planning this all along!"
"Yeah."
Reviewers:
Bratprincess: Of course he loves Jade. She's his daughter. And it's Jack and... never mind, I don't have a point.
Ginny-Star: Stupid huzzahs. lol. I do love it when the governor tries to pretend he was helping all along though. That was funny.
Harrypotter4ever: There's still quite a bit more to go, don't worry.
MovieLvR4Lyfe: Maybe you ARE dead, but nobody else knows it and... I don't know. Glad you still like it!
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: I know what you mean! Sweet, sweet, sweet. It's all so sweet. I think I'm getting cavities.
Szhismine: Mmmmm... hugging Jack...
LotRseer3350: Our story is the bright spot in your sucky life? You've made our day! Well, you know, except for the part about you having a sucky life. But you know what we mean. We feel so loved!
Scarlett Red Rose: Is it Port Royal, or Port Royale? I've seen it all different and stuff and stuff and I'm rambling as well as digressing, so I'm just going to get on with it now.
*
The rest of the summer had passed slowly, gradually beginning to change into fall. Jack and Will were at the market, picking up things for Elizabeth, who wasn't feeling all that well. As people pushed past them abruptly, they paused for a moment in the middle of the bustling stalls.
"What else do we need?" Jack asked trying to read over his shoulder as his father checked the list written in Elizabeth's neat handwriting.
"A ham. For dinner."
"Why are WE doing the shopping again?"
"I have absolutely no idea. You try arguing with your mother. Especially when she's sick."
"Point taken."
"Oh, surely she's not that bad," a familiar voice scoffed. "She was always perfectly sweet to me."
Jack spun around, open-mouthed. "Jade?"
"The one and only."
"What are you doing here?"
"That, dear boy, is a long story." Jack Sparrow came sidling up to them. "However, I really don't see the need to speak of it now, seeing as-"
"Dad," Jade said warningly.
"Alright, alright. Come along William. I need a drink."
"What's going on?" Jack asked when they'd left. It was several seconds before Jade began speaking.
"You see, I wedded myself to the ocean long ago, when I was but a wee child. I was young, stupid, didn't understand what I was doing... And when I got back to it, I thought I was truly happy. I WAS... happy... but I realized that I wanted to be wedded to something else."
"What?" Jack questioned, trying to make sense of her cryptic explanation.
"I was wondering how I was going to fix that, because, you know, once you've married yourself to the ocean, it's rather difficult to divorce yourself from her, seeing as how she's not a person or even and entity really, savvy? Of course, in theory, that should make it rather difficult to wed yourself to her in the first place, but..."
Finally beginning to clue in, Jack grinned. Then, as much to shut her up as anything, he kissed her. For several seconds.
"Okay then," she said simply when he released her. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Did you ask me a question?"
"I'm not sure," Jade answered. "I do know, however, that I would very much like to do... that... again."
"No, I think you've had quite enough of... that," Jack Sparrow growled, returning with Will. "Now, I think we should all go up and visit poor bedridden Lizzie and-"
"Well, well." Norrington's cold voice drawled from behind them. "If it isn't Captain Sparrow." The captain turned to him, giving him a fleeting, dangerous grin. "And I thought you were dead."
"You thought wrong, mate."
"So it would seem. You made a mistake returning here, Mister Sparrow."
"Captain," Jack corrected through gritted teeth. "And it was rather necessary."
"I have no doubt it was. Unfortunately, it will cost you your life."
Jack rolled his eyes. "Really now, Commodore. Haven't we gotten past this of yet? How many more times am I going to have to thwart your plans of taking my life before you finally realize it's pointless?"
"At least once more, Mister Sparrow," Norrington answered.
"Captain!" Jack howled as they took him away. "It's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, savvy?"
Jade immediately turned to Will and Jack. "No making plans without me this time, savvy? I know what we need to do."
*
They returned to the large house on the hill, informing Elizabeth of what had occurred. Jade had her plan laid out, and everyone knew what they had to do. Elizabeth, who was feeling much better after an afternoon of rest, was adamant in being involved. Jack was to be hung at sunset, and they intended to be just a little late. Jade was particularly antsy, waiting for the proper time.
She was pacing back and forth in the garden when jack came out.
"Is everything alright?" he asked.
"Yes. The crew's ready, the Pearl's ready. Everything's ready."
"Are YOU alright?"
She nodded. "Of course. Yes. Fine."
"You're lying." Jack sat down, pulling her with him. "Stop pacing, you're making me nervous." He didn't release her hand as she landed beside him.
"I can't help it. I AM nervous. Well, not nervous really, but I just can't seem to sit still, savvy?"
Jack nodded. "You need a distraction."
"I need a distraction," Jade confirmed.
"I think I can think of a pretty good one."
"And what might that be?" For an answer, he pulled out a ring with their birthstones on it. "Jack, is this a-"
"Yes."
"Then yes."
"Really?"
"No."
"What?"
Jade burst out laughing. "I was kidding."
"Don't scare me like that," Jack admonished.
"Sorry. Is this an actual engagement ring? As in, for sometime in the possibly not so distant future?"
Jack half shrugged. "I just.. I was afraid if something were to go wrong today, well, I want you to know that... I love you. And I want to be with you. No matter what it takes."
Jade stared at him for so long that he began to turn red, and shifted uncomfortably. "That was absolutely the most..." she trailed off, unable to express exactly how much his words meant to her. And then, because Jade was really a girl of very few words, she leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you," she whispered.
Jack grinned at her for a moment and then started. "I almost forgot. I got you this as well." He produced a silver chain. "I figured this way you could wear it around your neck, and maybe we'll have time to convince your father before he keelhauls me and eats me alive."
Jade grinned crookedly. "Sounds like a plan to me." She handed the ring back to Jack, who threaded it through the chain. Carefully brushing back her hair, he fastened it around her neck.
Jade leaned back into her arms, feeling, to her surprise, completely safe. The worries that had plagued her only minutes before were gone. It felt as though everything would be alright, just as long as she remained here, in his arms.
They stayed that way all afternoon.