Okay, I know we've been updating almost religiously every Friday for the
past while, and I'm so sorry for not updating last Friday. But it seems,
for the first time since we started this fic, that we've run out of pre-
written chapters. And neither Kat nor I really have the time to write more,
plus there's the slight problem that although we do have a BASIC idea of
what's to come, we're not entirely sure what happens in the next chapter.
So I'm posting this even though it's not technically an actual chapter.
We're hoping this will tide off the assassins until we can get something
else written.
*Ahem* Let it be known right now that there is no, repeat, NO, romance between Jack and Anamaria. They're friends. Very good friends, but friends. And for those of you who are convinced that Jack is more upset than is to be expected, think about it? How would you feel if your best friend of seventeen years up and left?
And as soon as we get it up somewhere, we'll post a link to the Halloween pictures of me as Jade! Yay!
On the bright side... I SAW PIRATES LAST NIGHT! Yay.
Jack quote: "Son, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?"
Reviewers:
Lenore Raven: I'm gooey and squishy inside? Well my tummy's pretty squishy. And I'm sorry. This chapter's short too.
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: Well it sucks you couldn't go tick-or-treating. I didn't get to go either. I went to my friend's part, and her mum wouldn't let us go out because her neighbour's don't like it when "older" kids go trick-or- treating. I tried to convince her I could pass as a ten year old but she didn't buy it. And hey. Don't diss the band. I like the band. I'm in the band.
Bratprincess: No you DON'T sense sappy romance. Ha! :P And sorry for skipping over your side of the Atlantic, really.
Musicalpaysytreh: Yes, Johnny Depp IS the sexiest. Yummy. And no. No romance.
Tipsy Pirate Lass: We're all proud of Jade. She's the only one with the balls to slap Jack when he's being stupid.
Morph: Don't worry about Anamaria. She's fine. And we'll see Lizzie's baby soon enough.
Szhismine: THANK YOU for the quotes. I'm actually not sure if we've used them yet or not but they're still VERY helpful. And yay for pirates and savvy!
Ginny-Star: Hmm... Anamaria withdrawal. That sound like me and my Pirates withdrawal. Seriously. I went around reciting it because I hadn't seen it in so long.
LotRseer3350: She's not pregnant... yet... O.o Don't worry. There's still far too much fun to be had with her.
Talon: That's hardly dirty. And Jack's already mad, so it doesn't much matter.
Harrypotter4ever: Eep! It's been 14 days. Sorry!
Dohgzmania: It IS a good thing you know what happens. I hope you keep reading.
Jack-Sparrow-4ever: Thank you so much. It's such a huge compliment for you to say that the first chapter interested you in the whole story. And likewise with the almost crying.
And now for the story. Yay!
*
"Darling, would you RELAX?" Jade looked up lazily to see her husband pacing the cabin.
"I can't. We're going so slow."
Jade pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders, blocking out the cold air. "We left the first week of March. The child isn't to be born until late in April. And we happen to be making excellent time. I know these things," she added conspiratorially.
"But what if something happens? What if the baby's born early? What if something goes wrong and she-" Jack choked. "What if we run into a storm?"
Jade rolled her eyes. "Wearing a hole in the ship will hardly help matters."
"I just don't know what to do. I feel as if we're not doing anything, or moving anywhere. If it seemed like we were getting somewhere, I'd be fine. But it doesn't. Everything's the same, day after day, except for the weather." He looked helplessly at Jade, who laughed.
"You're so adorable when you're pitiful." She stood up, taking his hands. He spun her around, and fell backward into the chair, pulling the laughing girl into his lap.
"What I need," he murmured, stroking her cheek, "Is a distraction."
Jade grinned mischievously. "I think I can offer a pretty good distraction."
*
"Are you sure about this?" Jack asked trepidaciously.
"Of course," Jade answered. "It's perfectly fine."
"I don't know. It just doesn't seem right, somehow."
"Just because it's not what you're used to doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it."
At that moment Jack Sparrow walked by. "What in the name of the ocean are you doing?"
Jack looked up guiltily, but Jade just stared at him. "What does it look like we're doing?"
"It LOOKS like you're about to dive in for a swim, but I know even you aren't that stupid. Swimming in the middle of the Atlantic in March is a sure way to kill yourself." Rolling his eyes, the captain walked off.
Jack turned to Jade with a hurt look.
"I thought you said it was perfectly fine."
"Oh come on now, darling. I wasn't really going to let you jump. And I distracted you, didn't I?" The hurt puppy dog look remained in Jack's eyes. "Oh stop that," Jade ordered. "It's driving me mad." When the look still didn't disappear, Jade grabbed her husband, pushed him roughly against the railing, and kissed him thoroughly for several long seconds. When she finally released him, he could do nothing but grin at her dazedly. Jade shivered, leaning against him and playing with his left hand, which had automatically wrapped around her.
"You know," she commented lightly, "You're far too adorable for your own good. I'm supposed to have you twisted around my little finger, succumbing to my every will, not the other way round. The only time you ever do what I ask is when we're talking about-"
*
"Will?"
The handsome man looked up at his lounging wife, a loose curl falling into his face. "Yes, darling?"
"Where do you think they are right now?"
Will got up, kneeling beside the nervous Elizabeth and rubbing her swollen stomach soothingly. "Well that would depend up when they left, dearest. But I imagine they have at least a good start."
Elizabeth smiled. "There's only about a month left. Do you think they'll be here in time? Do you think they're alright?"
Will kissed her forehead. "Jack's taking care of it, and he gave us his word. I have every faith that they'll be back, safe and sound, in plenty of time."
*Ahem* Let it be known right now that there is no, repeat, NO, romance between Jack and Anamaria. They're friends. Very good friends, but friends. And for those of you who are convinced that Jack is more upset than is to be expected, think about it? How would you feel if your best friend of seventeen years up and left?
And as soon as we get it up somewhere, we'll post a link to the Halloween pictures of me as Jade! Yay!
On the bright side... I SAW PIRATES LAST NIGHT! Yay.
Jack quote: "Son, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?"
Reviewers:
Lenore Raven: I'm gooey and squishy inside? Well my tummy's pretty squishy. And I'm sorry. This chapter's short too.
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: Well it sucks you couldn't go tick-or-treating. I didn't get to go either. I went to my friend's part, and her mum wouldn't let us go out because her neighbour's don't like it when "older" kids go trick-or- treating. I tried to convince her I could pass as a ten year old but she didn't buy it. And hey. Don't diss the band. I like the band. I'm in the band.
Bratprincess: No you DON'T sense sappy romance. Ha! :P And sorry for skipping over your side of the Atlantic, really.
Musicalpaysytreh: Yes, Johnny Depp IS the sexiest. Yummy. And no. No romance.
Tipsy Pirate Lass: We're all proud of Jade. She's the only one with the balls to slap Jack when he's being stupid.
Morph: Don't worry about Anamaria. She's fine. And we'll see Lizzie's baby soon enough.
Szhismine: THANK YOU for the quotes. I'm actually not sure if we've used them yet or not but they're still VERY helpful. And yay for pirates and savvy!
Ginny-Star: Hmm... Anamaria withdrawal. That sound like me and my Pirates withdrawal. Seriously. I went around reciting it because I hadn't seen it in so long.
LotRseer3350: She's not pregnant... yet... O.o Don't worry. There's still far too much fun to be had with her.
Talon: That's hardly dirty. And Jack's already mad, so it doesn't much matter.
Harrypotter4ever: Eep! It's been 14 days. Sorry!
Dohgzmania: It IS a good thing you know what happens. I hope you keep reading.
Jack-Sparrow-4ever: Thank you so much. It's such a huge compliment for you to say that the first chapter interested you in the whole story. And likewise with the almost crying.
And now for the story. Yay!
*
"Darling, would you RELAX?" Jade looked up lazily to see her husband pacing the cabin.
"I can't. We're going so slow."
Jade pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders, blocking out the cold air. "We left the first week of March. The child isn't to be born until late in April. And we happen to be making excellent time. I know these things," she added conspiratorially.
"But what if something happens? What if the baby's born early? What if something goes wrong and she-" Jack choked. "What if we run into a storm?"
Jade rolled her eyes. "Wearing a hole in the ship will hardly help matters."
"I just don't know what to do. I feel as if we're not doing anything, or moving anywhere. If it seemed like we were getting somewhere, I'd be fine. But it doesn't. Everything's the same, day after day, except for the weather." He looked helplessly at Jade, who laughed.
"You're so adorable when you're pitiful." She stood up, taking his hands. He spun her around, and fell backward into the chair, pulling the laughing girl into his lap.
"What I need," he murmured, stroking her cheek, "Is a distraction."
Jade grinned mischievously. "I think I can offer a pretty good distraction."
*
"Are you sure about this?" Jack asked trepidaciously.
"Of course," Jade answered. "It's perfectly fine."
"I don't know. It just doesn't seem right, somehow."
"Just because it's not what you're used to doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it."
At that moment Jack Sparrow walked by. "What in the name of the ocean are you doing?"
Jack looked up guiltily, but Jade just stared at him. "What does it look like we're doing?"
"It LOOKS like you're about to dive in for a swim, but I know even you aren't that stupid. Swimming in the middle of the Atlantic in March is a sure way to kill yourself." Rolling his eyes, the captain walked off.
Jack turned to Jade with a hurt look.
"I thought you said it was perfectly fine."
"Oh come on now, darling. I wasn't really going to let you jump. And I distracted you, didn't I?" The hurt puppy dog look remained in Jack's eyes. "Oh stop that," Jade ordered. "It's driving me mad." When the look still didn't disappear, Jade grabbed her husband, pushed him roughly against the railing, and kissed him thoroughly for several long seconds. When she finally released him, he could do nothing but grin at her dazedly. Jade shivered, leaning against him and playing with his left hand, which had automatically wrapped around her.
"You know," she commented lightly, "You're far too adorable for your own good. I'm supposed to have you twisted around my little finger, succumbing to my every will, not the other way round. The only time you ever do what I ask is when we're talking about-"
*
"Will?"
The handsome man looked up at his lounging wife, a loose curl falling into his face. "Yes, darling?"
"Where do you think they are right now?"
Will got up, kneeling beside the nervous Elizabeth and rubbing her swollen stomach soothingly. "Well that would depend up when they left, dearest. But I imagine they have at least a good start."
Elizabeth smiled. "There's only about a month left. Do you think they'll be here in time? Do you think they're alright?"
Will kissed her forehead. "Jack's taking care of it, and he gave us his word. I have every faith that they'll be back, safe and sound, in plenty of time."