Next chapter is the last. Thanks to everyone who read the story.
CHAPTER 13: NOW WHAT?
Connor recognized the voice at once and closed her eyes. Jack stared over her shoulder at the speaker a look of hatred on his face. Connor turned to face the man and opened her eyes.
In front of her stood Nate. "How the hell are you here?"
"Very interesting Captain Jack that when your crew prepares to blow a ship they don't pay much attention to the prisoners. I simply sneaked off the ship and went onto the Pearl. I've been hiding there this whole time. The crew of that trash doesn't pay much attention."
"Ye will not call the Pearl trash." Jack said.
"Anyway, thank you for taking me to the treasure. But now I will ask you to hand over your ship. I'm sure that after the news we all just heard, Connor will want to stay and get to know her city." He said, ignoring Jack and staring straight into Connor's eyes. "And since you two are in love, I'm sure that the Captain will want to stay with you." He added in spite.
"You'll not be getting the Pearl or this treasure." Jack said while drawing his sword. "Where the hell did those guardians go?" He whispered to Connor.
"Away."
"Captain, are you sure you want to fight over this treasure. You have Isle DeMuearta after all, do you really need this."
"I'm not just fighting for the treasure Nate. I don't like people who hurt my things and you have hurt something of mine." Jack said while moving Connor out of the way.
"I never touched her Sparrow."
"The scars would say otherwise."
They walked over to each other and touched swords. Connor stood off to the side amd watched. Jack and Nate stared into each other's eyes waiting for the other to move first.
Jack was first, he swung his sword just to meet Nate's. They began to fight, moving around the room wiith each clang of their swords. Neither man showed signs of tiring.
Will and Elizabeth came running into the room. They stood next to Connor and watched the fight. "We were wondering where you two were and when we heard the swords." Will said out of breath. Connor filled them in with what was going on, never taking her eyes off of the fighting men.
Jack's tripped on his foot while walking backwards and fell to the floor. Nate's sword was to his throat instantly. "Drop your sword Sparrow." Jack did as Nate said and kept his eyes locked with him.
"I guess we finally found out which one of us is better. You don't deserve any of your treasure if you can't fight for it. So, I'm sorry Sparrow, but you lose." Nate raised his sword above Jack's chest.
"No, you lost long ago Nate." A voice said behind him and a sword pierced through his chest.
Jack rolled out of the way just as Nate's body fell right where he had been laying. He looked up and found Connor staring down at Nate. He stood and walked over to her. Her eyes were empty of emotion as she stared down at the body.
"Luv." He said quietly.
"I've been wanting to do that for over a year now." Connor said, taking a deep breath. She looked up at Jack and smiled.
"Jack! That was close, if Connor hadn't have acted so quickly you 'd be dead." Will said. He and Elizabeth ran over to the two of them.
"Yes, well, I'll just have to show my thanks to Miss Connor later won't I." He smiled cheekily.
Connor narrowed her eyes, "Right Sparrow. Why don't you tell me how that goes tomorrow. Right now though, I want to get this treasure and get out of here. Too many people keep interrupting us."
"Right. Let's get as much as we can. We'll get the crew to come down here and help."
Connor and Jack sat in his cabin counting up all of the treasure. It had taken a week to hull it all onto the ship. Connor had begun to count it all after the first day. She would finish one chest and have it sent down to the brig, for that was the only place left that there was room.
Jack sat at his desk and watched her count. She finished a chest and before she oculd start another Jack spoke up. "What now?"
"What?"
"What are ye going to do? When we get back to the Caribbean, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I don't have any plans yet."
"Ye could stay on the Pearl, join the crew."
"Jack, I don't think that would be a good idea."
"Why not?"
"I'm a wanderer. I don't like to stay in the same place for long amounts of time. I go here and there, changing my location every other month."
"So when we get back your going to disappear."
"Until I resurface again yes. I plan on causing some trouble, and I'll be in Tortuga when I come back."
"What about us?"
"We'll see each other I'm sure." She said trying to avoid the direction the conversation was going. She knew that there would be a time that this would come up.
"That's not what I meant and you know it. What's going to happen to us, out relationship?"
"Like I said, I'm sure we'll see each other from time to time."
"What if that's not enough? What if I don't see you for a year or more?"
"Jack, we're pirates. Did you honestly think that we were going to make it? You know how bad that would be. We would get in each others way. We're each others weakness and in battle that can cause death."
"So even though we're in love it's going to end. What the hell are we supposed to do with this feeling?"
"Keep it. Don't forget about me and never stop loving me. If we see each other in Port we'll hang out. This isn't the end of our relationship, this is just a long distance one. You know, where we don't know when we're going to see each other, but we will see each other."
"Why can't you try to stay here?"
"Jack, nothing is tying here. I have nothing here giving me a responsibilty to stay, or a neverending reason to stay. Nothing is permanent, and I don't want to be here when something bad happens. So why don't we just enjoy the rest of our time together. I might not see you for another year."
She walked over to him and kissed him on the ljps. She led him to the bed and all the while Jack's heart was forming a large hole.
CHAPTER 13: NOW WHAT?
Connor recognized the voice at once and closed her eyes. Jack stared over her shoulder at the speaker a look of hatred on his face. Connor turned to face the man and opened her eyes.
In front of her stood Nate. "How the hell are you here?"
"Very interesting Captain Jack that when your crew prepares to blow a ship they don't pay much attention to the prisoners. I simply sneaked off the ship and went onto the Pearl. I've been hiding there this whole time. The crew of that trash doesn't pay much attention."
"Ye will not call the Pearl trash." Jack said.
"Anyway, thank you for taking me to the treasure. But now I will ask you to hand over your ship. I'm sure that after the news we all just heard, Connor will want to stay and get to know her city." He said, ignoring Jack and staring straight into Connor's eyes. "And since you two are in love, I'm sure that the Captain will want to stay with you." He added in spite.
"You'll not be getting the Pearl or this treasure." Jack said while drawing his sword. "Where the hell did those guardians go?" He whispered to Connor.
"Away."
"Captain, are you sure you want to fight over this treasure. You have Isle DeMuearta after all, do you really need this."
"I'm not just fighting for the treasure Nate. I don't like people who hurt my things and you have hurt something of mine." Jack said while moving Connor out of the way.
"I never touched her Sparrow."
"The scars would say otherwise."
They walked over to each other and touched swords. Connor stood off to the side amd watched. Jack and Nate stared into each other's eyes waiting for the other to move first.
Jack was first, he swung his sword just to meet Nate's. They began to fight, moving around the room wiith each clang of their swords. Neither man showed signs of tiring.
Will and Elizabeth came running into the room. They stood next to Connor and watched the fight. "We were wondering where you two were and when we heard the swords." Will said out of breath. Connor filled them in with what was going on, never taking her eyes off of the fighting men.
Jack's tripped on his foot while walking backwards and fell to the floor. Nate's sword was to his throat instantly. "Drop your sword Sparrow." Jack did as Nate said and kept his eyes locked with him.
"I guess we finally found out which one of us is better. You don't deserve any of your treasure if you can't fight for it. So, I'm sorry Sparrow, but you lose." Nate raised his sword above Jack's chest.
"No, you lost long ago Nate." A voice said behind him and a sword pierced through his chest.
Jack rolled out of the way just as Nate's body fell right where he had been laying. He looked up and found Connor staring down at Nate. He stood and walked over to her. Her eyes were empty of emotion as she stared down at the body.
"Luv." He said quietly.
"I've been wanting to do that for over a year now." Connor said, taking a deep breath. She looked up at Jack and smiled.
"Jack! That was close, if Connor hadn't have acted so quickly you 'd be dead." Will said. He and Elizabeth ran over to the two of them.
"Yes, well, I'll just have to show my thanks to Miss Connor later won't I." He smiled cheekily.
Connor narrowed her eyes, "Right Sparrow. Why don't you tell me how that goes tomorrow. Right now though, I want to get this treasure and get out of here. Too many people keep interrupting us."
"Right. Let's get as much as we can. We'll get the crew to come down here and help."
Connor and Jack sat in his cabin counting up all of the treasure. It had taken a week to hull it all onto the ship. Connor had begun to count it all after the first day. She would finish one chest and have it sent down to the brig, for that was the only place left that there was room.
Jack sat at his desk and watched her count. She finished a chest and before she oculd start another Jack spoke up. "What now?"
"What?"
"What are ye going to do? When we get back to the Caribbean, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I don't have any plans yet."
"Ye could stay on the Pearl, join the crew."
"Jack, I don't think that would be a good idea."
"Why not?"
"I'm a wanderer. I don't like to stay in the same place for long amounts of time. I go here and there, changing my location every other month."
"So when we get back your going to disappear."
"Until I resurface again yes. I plan on causing some trouble, and I'll be in Tortuga when I come back."
"What about us?"
"We'll see each other I'm sure." She said trying to avoid the direction the conversation was going. She knew that there would be a time that this would come up.
"That's not what I meant and you know it. What's going to happen to us, out relationship?"
"Like I said, I'm sure we'll see each other from time to time."
"What if that's not enough? What if I don't see you for a year or more?"
"Jack, we're pirates. Did you honestly think that we were going to make it? You know how bad that would be. We would get in each others way. We're each others weakness and in battle that can cause death."
"So even though we're in love it's going to end. What the hell are we supposed to do with this feeling?"
"Keep it. Don't forget about me and never stop loving me. If we see each other in Port we'll hang out. This isn't the end of our relationship, this is just a long distance one. You know, where we don't know when we're going to see each other, but we will see each other."
"Why can't you try to stay here?"
"Jack, nothing is tying here. I have nothing here giving me a responsibilty to stay, or a neverending reason to stay. Nothing is permanent, and I don't want to be here when something bad happens. So why don't we just enjoy the rest of our time together. I might not see you for another year."
She walked over to him and kissed him on the ljps. She led him to the bed and all the while Jack's heart was forming a large hole.