Yo ho and a bottle of rum everyone!! I'm actually updating fast for this
story. Can you believe it? Lol. I'm trying really hard to keep up with
every story of mine. So here's the next chapter.
By the way, thank you for all your reviews for the last chapter. I was happily surprised at the amount I received. Thanks!
Disclaimer: Must I admit I don't own anything? It's so depressing!
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Chapter 8
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The next day found Jack sitting at Min's bedside in an adamant watch of her. He had been in the same position for hours and Elizabeth was starting to worry that he'd never move to eat, sleep or drink.
Walking in the room she placed a hand on Jack's shoulder gently.
"Jack, you need a break," she murmured to him.
He grunted a noncommittal response in return.
"Seriously, if she hasn't woken up yet, then she probably won't in the next half an hour or so."
"Ye ne'er know," Jack finally spoke, slightly turning his gaze from Min to glance at Liz.
"No, but you need to take a break. Go find Will, he's at the smithy." Liz prodded him, pulling him to his feet. She pushed him towards the door with some resistance from him.
"'Lizbeth, stop that. I'll go, but if anything changes find me right away. Promise me," Jack stated, turning at the door to look back at the prone figure on the bed.
Liz smiled slightly. There was a never before seen softness in Jack's eyes the moment he looked at Min that made her feel a bit bad to make him leave, even for a bit. But, he needed a break, and she knew Will would keep him busy.
"I promise to send someone right away if she wakes up. Now go!" She said and forcefully pushed him out the door and shut it in his stunned face.
Jack stumbled into the corridor, shocked at what Liz had just done. She was a lot stronger than she looked. He straightened up and brushed at his clothes.
Fine, if Liz wanted him out of the house then he would go see Will at the smithy. Maybe Will could help him understand some of the things he was feeling at the moment.
Trudging down the stairs and out the door Jack made his way to Will's work place. When he stood in front of the area of work he paused before it.
The last time he was here he'd fought with Will, then been arrested. Good times, good times, he thought impishly.
Without knocking he slipped inside the humid smithy where Will worked. There was no one to be seen. Why was it that whenever he visited, Will wasn't around? Jack shrugged and wandered around the work area.
Stopping at a particular spot he examined some daggers that were lying on a work bench. Picking out one he looked at it more closely.
It had an intricate design of black vein type lines running in crazy directions around it. Making it look like a black spider web. On the tip of the handle was a black pearl molded into it. Jack was stunned; it was the nicest and neatest dagger he'd ever seen. He didn't know Will made daggers and he wanted this one. Would Will give it to him or should he commandeer it? He thought, stroking the handle of it.
He didn't have to decide because Will walked in at that moment and grinned at what Jack was looking at.
"I figured you'd like that one Jack, because I kind of modeled it after the Black Pearl," he chuckled. "So you don't have to steal it because I'm giving it to you."
Jack grinned, Will knew him well. "I admit I was going to but now that you're giving it to me, my thanks."
"You're welcome. Did Elizabeth send you here?" Will asked, as he picked up a sword he was working on. He idly twirled it a bit, making sure the balance was correct.
Jack tucked the dagger in his sash and sat down on a stool next to the hearth. Leaning back he watched Will assess the sword carefully.
"Aye, she pushed me out of Min's room to come here. Said I needed a break."
Will nodded, "You did need a break Jack, when I left this morning you were sitting with Min and now it's one o'clock in the afternoon and you just left her side. It was about time."
Jack shrugged, "I didn't want to leave her."
"You like her more than you're letting on, aren't you?" Will commented, while sticking the sword he was still holding in the fire.
"Perhaps," was the nonchalant answer from the stool and Will sighed; getting Jack to open up wasn't easy.
"Don't play that with me Jack, I've known you to long to take that as an answer. You like her, don't you?"
"Aye, I like 'er, jus' like I like ye and Lizzie."
Will rolled his eyes, "That's not what I meant you daft man. I mean you like her more than friends, like the way a man looks at a woman he wants to court."
Jack's head came up quickly, "You think I want to COURT her?!"
Will nodded, "Yes, or at least be more than friends or partners in whatever you're doing."
Jack looked away, blushing, a bit embarrassed that Will had distinguished that he liked Min a bit more than friends. Will smiled, so he was right in his assumptions.
"Oh so it is that you found a girl and you hastened to her rescue in order to win her fair heart eh?" Will mimicked Jack's saying from a while back.
Jack glared at him, "I'm not intending 'to win her fair heart' whelp. Min and I have an agreement and we're sticking to it, we signed a document that we'd finish what we started."
"Sure, that's what Elizabeth told Norrington when she agreed to marry him and where did that end up at? She and I are now married, not her and Norrington." He walked over to where Jack sat. "Jack, if you like her, then do something about it. I finally did and look where it got me: I'm happily married to the woman of my dreams."
"But Will, mate, I 'aven't even known her very long!" Jack whined, throwing his hand in the air.
"Does that have to matter? No! Sometimes you can love someone your whole life and not know it until you meet that person. Don't ask me how I know that I just do. Could it be that you and Min are meant to be together?"
Jack thought about that, his mind recalling the dream he'd had not long ago. Maybe the whelp was right this one time. Could it be that he and Min were meant for each other? It was a hard thing to imagine, but it could happen if they worked at it hard enough he supposed.
"I ne'er thought I'd say this but, ye could be right. I did have this weird dream the other night about that," Jack admitted.
Will smothered a grin; he knew he had been right. "Well if you need help wooing your strumpet I have some ideas if you'd like."
"Don't call 'er a strumpet, she's better than tha'," Jack murmured, then changed the subject. "Ye'd help me win her affections?"
"Yes, I'd do that."
"How?" He gave Will a wary look.
"Well, first you could bring her flowers so when she wakes up she'll see them and be happy you brought them. Then you could take her on walks or a picnic while she's recovering and can finally go outside."
Jack idly stroked his chin in contemplation, "And will work? I've ne'er had to woo a lass before."
"Yes, trust me Jack. With my help you won't go wrong." Will said, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"I 'ave a feeling I'm getting into something I'm not sure I want to get into," Jack said a bit worriedly. But with Will's help hopefully it would end up alright.
Oddly enough, Jack actually liked what Will suggested. After that dream, his thoughts had drifted in this general direction. Should he pursue Min's affections or should he just keep it a professional relationship?
The conclusion he came to had been with Will's help he would woo Min into liking him more than a friend or business partner.
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TBC
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Okay so I'm sorry if you all think that it's a short chapter but it's late and I need to update the story. Also, not much happened, so stay tuned for some more interesting parts!
Don't forget to read and review!!!!
TA!
DaydreamBeliever14 aka Angie
Author Note: For those of you who also read The Bracelet 2, I will be updating that story within the week. I know that seems long, but it'll be worth it! Thanks!
Oh yeah! Go see Spider-man 2! It's so great!
By the way, thank you for all your reviews for the last chapter. I was happily surprised at the amount I received. Thanks!
Disclaimer: Must I admit I don't own anything? It's so depressing!
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Chapter 8
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The next day found Jack sitting at Min's bedside in an adamant watch of her. He had been in the same position for hours and Elizabeth was starting to worry that he'd never move to eat, sleep or drink.
Walking in the room she placed a hand on Jack's shoulder gently.
"Jack, you need a break," she murmured to him.
He grunted a noncommittal response in return.
"Seriously, if she hasn't woken up yet, then she probably won't in the next half an hour or so."
"Ye ne'er know," Jack finally spoke, slightly turning his gaze from Min to glance at Liz.
"No, but you need to take a break. Go find Will, he's at the smithy." Liz prodded him, pulling him to his feet. She pushed him towards the door with some resistance from him.
"'Lizbeth, stop that. I'll go, but if anything changes find me right away. Promise me," Jack stated, turning at the door to look back at the prone figure on the bed.
Liz smiled slightly. There was a never before seen softness in Jack's eyes the moment he looked at Min that made her feel a bit bad to make him leave, even for a bit. But, he needed a break, and she knew Will would keep him busy.
"I promise to send someone right away if she wakes up. Now go!" She said and forcefully pushed him out the door and shut it in his stunned face.
Jack stumbled into the corridor, shocked at what Liz had just done. She was a lot stronger than she looked. He straightened up and brushed at his clothes.
Fine, if Liz wanted him out of the house then he would go see Will at the smithy. Maybe Will could help him understand some of the things he was feeling at the moment.
Trudging down the stairs and out the door Jack made his way to Will's work place. When he stood in front of the area of work he paused before it.
The last time he was here he'd fought with Will, then been arrested. Good times, good times, he thought impishly.
Without knocking he slipped inside the humid smithy where Will worked. There was no one to be seen. Why was it that whenever he visited, Will wasn't around? Jack shrugged and wandered around the work area.
Stopping at a particular spot he examined some daggers that were lying on a work bench. Picking out one he looked at it more closely.
It had an intricate design of black vein type lines running in crazy directions around it. Making it look like a black spider web. On the tip of the handle was a black pearl molded into it. Jack was stunned; it was the nicest and neatest dagger he'd ever seen. He didn't know Will made daggers and he wanted this one. Would Will give it to him or should he commandeer it? He thought, stroking the handle of it.
He didn't have to decide because Will walked in at that moment and grinned at what Jack was looking at.
"I figured you'd like that one Jack, because I kind of modeled it after the Black Pearl," he chuckled. "So you don't have to steal it because I'm giving it to you."
Jack grinned, Will knew him well. "I admit I was going to but now that you're giving it to me, my thanks."
"You're welcome. Did Elizabeth send you here?" Will asked, as he picked up a sword he was working on. He idly twirled it a bit, making sure the balance was correct.
Jack tucked the dagger in his sash and sat down on a stool next to the hearth. Leaning back he watched Will assess the sword carefully.
"Aye, she pushed me out of Min's room to come here. Said I needed a break."
Will nodded, "You did need a break Jack, when I left this morning you were sitting with Min and now it's one o'clock in the afternoon and you just left her side. It was about time."
Jack shrugged, "I didn't want to leave her."
"You like her more than you're letting on, aren't you?" Will commented, while sticking the sword he was still holding in the fire.
"Perhaps," was the nonchalant answer from the stool and Will sighed; getting Jack to open up wasn't easy.
"Don't play that with me Jack, I've known you to long to take that as an answer. You like her, don't you?"
"Aye, I like 'er, jus' like I like ye and Lizzie."
Will rolled his eyes, "That's not what I meant you daft man. I mean you like her more than friends, like the way a man looks at a woman he wants to court."
Jack's head came up quickly, "You think I want to COURT her?!"
Will nodded, "Yes, or at least be more than friends or partners in whatever you're doing."
Jack looked away, blushing, a bit embarrassed that Will had distinguished that he liked Min a bit more than friends. Will smiled, so he was right in his assumptions.
"Oh so it is that you found a girl and you hastened to her rescue in order to win her fair heart eh?" Will mimicked Jack's saying from a while back.
Jack glared at him, "I'm not intending 'to win her fair heart' whelp. Min and I have an agreement and we're sticking to it, we signed a document that we'd finish what we started."
"Sure, that's what Elizabeth told Norrington when she agreed to marry him and where did that end up at? She and I are now married, not her and Norrington." He walked over to where Jack sat. "Jack, if you like her, then do something about it. I finally did and look where it got me: I'm happily married to the woman of my dreams."
"But Will, mate, I 'aven't even known her very long!" Jack whined, throwing his hand in the air.
"Does that have to matter? No! Sometimes you can love someone your whole life and not know it until you meet that person. Don't ask me how I know that I just do. Could it be that you and Min are meant to be together?"
Jack thought about that, his mind recalling the dream he'd had not long ago. Maybe the whelp was right this one time. Could it be that he and Min were meant for each other? It was a hard thing to imagine, but it could happen if they worked at it hard enough he supposed.
"I ne'er thought I'd say this but, ye could be right. I did have this weird dream the other night about that," Jack admitted.
Will smothered a grin; he knew he had been right. "Well if you need help wooing your strumpet I have some ideas if you'd like."
"Don't call 'er a strumpet, she's better than tha'," Jack murmured, then changed the subject. "Ye'd help me win her affections?"
"Yes, I'd do that."
"How?" He gave Will a wary look.
"Well, first you could bring her flowers so when she wakes up she'll see them and be happy you brought them. Then you could take her on walks or a picnic while she's recovering and can finally go outside."
Jack idly stroked his chin in contemplation, "And will work? I've ne'er had to woo a lass before."
"Yes, trust me Jack. With my help you won't go wrong." Will said, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"I 'ave a feeling I'm getting into something I'm not sure I want to get into," Jack said a bit worriedly. But with Will's help hopefully it would end up alright.
Oddly enough, Jack actually liked what Will suggested. After that dream, his thoughts had drifted in this general direction. Should he pursue Min's affections or should he just keep it a professional relationship?
The conclusion he came to had been with Will's help he would woo Min into liking him more than a friend or business partner.
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TBC
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Okay so I'm sorry if you all think that it's a short chapter but it's late and I need to update the story. Also, not much happened, so stay tuned for some more interesting parts!
Don't forget to read and review!!!!
TA!
DaydreamBeliever14 aka Angie
Author Note: For those of you who also read The Bracelet 2, I will be updating that story within the week. I know that seems long, but it'll be worth it! Thanks!
Oh yeah! Go see Spider-man 2! It's so great!