CHAPTER 5: Romeo and Juliet
This chapter talks about, as the name suggests, "Romeo and Juliet". I hope you all enjoy.
Special thanks to JillValentine44 for all the inspiration.
Connor sat on the bed finishing her dinner, when out of the corner of her eye, something on the desk in the room caught her attention. Standing and walking over to it she found that it was Elizabeth's copy of "Romeo and Juliet".
Elizabeth had always spoke highly of Shakespeare's work and had tried to convince Connor to read "Romeo and Juliet" time and time again. Now, as her world began to fall apart, she saw no reason not to read it. She reached down and picked up the play as lightning lit the room, and thunder crashed down around her.
She walked over to the bed and opened the book and began to read as the rain began to pound on the ship. She was immersed in the deep love of Romeo and of Juliet, feeling like she could relate Jack and her to them. And as the storm raged on outside, she continued to read until she finished. But the ending had struck a place within her and she could not help but read that part one last time.
"What's here? A cup, closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end." She read aloud, then moved down a few lines. "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die."
Connor sat in silence staring at those last few lines of Juliet. She glanced up at the door as another clap of thunder struck. She hadn't heard any noise from the deck in a while and she began to grow concerned.
The last few lines screamed in her head. "It was true love." She whispered. Holding the book to her, she ran out the door and onto the deck.
It was empty, not a soul on deck, as the waves crashed violently against the side of the Pearl, rocking her back and forth, almost capsizing her. One particular wave crashed into the side, sending Connor flying into Jack's door. She landed on the floor, her head banging harshly against the door.
The door opened behind her and she fell backwards into the room. Jack quickly shut the door and turned to face her. "Ye all right Connor? What the hell were you doing out there?" He asked, coming over and sitting beside her, examining her head.
"Jack I have to talk to you. I. . .I read this book and I think it helped me see things clearer." She told him, holding up "Romeo and Juliet".
Jack took the story from her and stood. "Connor, it's a book, a story. Stop. I don't want to fight anymore, so just stay here until the storm's over and then go back to your cabin."
"Jack, please. Have you ever read it?" She asked, her voice pleading.
He sighed before answering. "No."
"True love Jack. No matter what, that love can never die. Please read it, for me."
"Connor, I have no desire to read this." He threw it down onto his desk, "Stay here, it's not safe to go back out there. Storm's almost over, then you can return to the cabin."
"No, I'll take my chances. I don't want to stay here." Connor said. Before Jack could say anything else she had opened the door and left the room.
Jack turned back to the book resting on his desk. He glanced back to the door then back to the story. "Damn woman, make me feel guilty." He said picking up the book and sitting at his desk. He propped his feet up on the desk and opened the book.
The words of the play filled his brain with imagery he had never experienced before. The balcony scene with Romeo and Juliet had reminded him of his and Connor's relationship in the earlier stages.
He continued to read late into the night. The storm had long passed and still he sat. He knew that Gibbs could handle the Pearl while he was indisposed. When he came to the end of the story he leaned forward in the chair.
He finished the story and closed the book, staring at the cover. "Damn woman, I hate it when you make sense." He mumbled under his breath. Looking out the window he saw the stars in the sky that were beginning to fade. He had read throughout the night.
"She came in here to tell me what she had realized and I pushed her away. If I go in there, I will never hear the end of it. But if I have to wake up one more time alone, I'll go crazy."
Reaching his resolution he stood and walked out on deck. Before he took two steps Gibbs was in front of him. "Captain, the Pearl suffered some damage last night. She's got a hole in her hull that we can't fix."
Jack looked down at the book in his hand before placing it in his pocket. "It won't hurt to wait a few hours to talk to her." He said.
"Captain?"
"Gibbs show me where. We'll have to dock in the next port. I just hope that Connor can forgive us." He said, following Gibbs down into the ship.
Connor sat on her bed, staring at her door. She willed Jack to walk through it, if he didn't then he really wasn't going to read the story, or attempt to keep her. If he didn't walk through that door in the next hour she was going to leave.
She knew the Pearl had been damaged and that they would have to dock in a nearby port. And when they did, she would be leaving. She would find her own way to get to Tyler on time. Jack was no longer connected to the boy and shouldn't have to risk his life for someone he had no relationship with.
"It's not like he cares anyway. He has his other women. If he really cared then he would have been in here by now, trying to convince me to stay. If he comes after this hour is up, he shouldn't bother coming at all, because nothing he can say will get me to stay." She whispered.
In the lower portions of the Pearl, Jack fought to keep her afloat. He would occasionally glance in the direction that he knew she was in. He wanted to talk to her, but would have to wait until this situation was under control.
"Not like she is going to go anywhere, there's no hurry." He muttered, before continuing to work on his ship again.
Shorter than the others I know, but it felt right to end there. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I need a lot more.
This chapter talks about, as the name suggests, "Romeo and Juliet". I hope you all enjoy.
Special thanks to JillValentine44 for all the inspiration.
Connor sat on the bed finishing her dinner, when out of the corner of her eye, something on the desk in the room caught her attention. Standing and walking over to it she found that it was Elizabeth's copy of "Romeo and Juliet".
Elizabeth had always spoke highly of Shakespeare's work and had tried to convince Connor to read "Romeo and Juliet" time and time again. Now, as her world began to fall apart, she saw no reason not to read it. She reached down and picked up the play as lightning lit the room, and thunder crashed down around her.
She walked over to the bed and opened the book and began to read as the rain began to pound on the ship. She was immersed in the deep love of Romeo and of Juliet, feeling like she could relate Jack and her to them. And as the storm raged on outside, she continued to read until she finished. But the ending had struck a place within her and she could not help but read that part one last time.
"What's here? A cup, closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end." She read aloud, then moved down a few lines. "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die."
Connor sat in silence staring at those last few lines of Juliet. She glanced up at the door as another clap of thunder struck. She hadn't heard any noise from the deck in a while and she began to grow concerned.
The last few lines screamed in her head. "It was true love." She whispered. Holding the book to her, she ran out the door and onto the deck.
It was empty, not a soul on deck, as the waves crashed violently against the side of the Pearl, rocking her back and forth, almost capsizing her. One particular wave crashed into the side, sending Connor flying into Jack's door. She landed on the floor, her head banging harshly against the door.
The door opened behind her and she fell backwards into the room. Jack quickly shut the door and turned to face her. "Ye all right Connor? What the hell were you doing out there?" He asked, coming over and sitting beside her, examining her head.
"Jack I have to talk to you. I. . .I read this book and I think it helped me see things clearer." She told him, holding up "Romeo and Juliet".
Jack took the story from her and stood. "Connor, it's a book, a story. Stop. I don't want to fight anymore, so just stay here until the storm's over and then go back to your cabin."
"Jack, please. Have you ever read it?" She asked, her voice pleading.
He sighed before answering. "No."
"True love Jack. No matter what, that love can never die. Please read it, for me."
"Connor, I have no desire to read this." He threw it down onto his desk, "Stay here, it's not safe to go back out there. Storm's almost over, then you can return to the cabin."
"No, I'll take my chances. I don't want to stay here." Connor said. Before Jack could say anything else she had opened the door and left the room.
Jack turned back to the book resting on his desk. He glanced back to the door then back to the story. "Damn woman, make me feel guilty." He said picking up the book and sitting at his desk. He propped his feet up on the desk and opened the book.
The words of the play filled his brain with imagery he had never experienced before. The balcony scene with Romeo and Juliet had reminded him of his and Connor's relationship in the earlier stages.
He continued to read late into the night. The storm had long passed and still he sat. He knew that Gibbs could handle the Pearl while he was indisposed. When he came to the end of the story he leaned forward in the chair.
He finished the story and closed the book, staring at the cover. "Damn woman, I hate it when you make sense." He mumbled under his breath. Looking out the window he saw the stars in the sky that were beginning to fade. He had read throughout the night.
"She came in here to tell me what she had realized and I pushed her away. If I go in there, I will never hear the end of it. But if I have to wake up one more time alone, I'll go crazy."
Reaching his resolution he stood and walked out on deck. Before he took two steps Gibbs was in front of him. "Captain, the Pearl suffered some damage last night. She's got a hole in her hull that we can't fix."
Jack looked down at the book in his hand before placing it in his pocket. "It won't hurt to wait a few hours to talk to her." He said.
"Captain?"
"Gibbs show me where. We'll have to dock in the next port. I just hope that Connor can forgive us." He said, following Gibbs down into the ship.
Connor sat on her bed, staring at her door. She willed Jack to walk through it, if he didn't then he really wasn't going to read the story, or attempt to keep her. If he didn't walk through that door in the next hour she was going to leave.
She knew the Pearl had been damaged and that they would have to dock in a nearby port. And when they did, she would be leaving. She would find her own way to get to Tyler on time. Jack was no longer connected to the boy and shouldn't have to risk his life for someone he had no relationship with.
"It's not like he cares anyway. He has his other women. If he really cared then he would have been in here by now, trying to convince me to stay. If he comes after this hour is up, he shouldn't bother coming at all, because nothing he can say will get me to stay." She whispered.
In the lower portions of the Pearl, Jack fought to keep her afloat. He would occasionally glance in the direction that he knew she was in. He wanted to talk to her, but would have to wait until this situation was under control.
"Not like she is going to go anywhere, there's no hurry." He muttered, before continuing to work on his ship again.
Shorter than the others I know, but it felt right to end there. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I need a lot more.