Disclaimer: No, unfortunately, I do not own Pirates, nor do I own anything to do with Pirates except for my own imaginary characters.
AN: Thanks to all of my reviewers! I appreciate them greatly! I'm sorry this has taken so long to update, but I have been so busy with my other two stories. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well!
Light Among Shadows
Chapter Two: Findings
Pounding footsteps echoed in the cavern, telling Elizabeth that Will and Jack were coming towards her. With sudden realization, she stared down at the girl lying next to her, and then up at the growing forms of her companions. When they were almost upon her, she called out, "No! Wait! Don't come any closer!"
The sounds of loud crashing told Elizabeth that Will and Jack had stopped suddenly, one of them most likely losing their balance. "Elizabeth, what's wrong?" the concerned voice of Will asked.
"Nothing, it's just. . ." she paused for a moment, once again staring down at the naked girl. "Jack, give me your coat"
"What? Why?"
"Just throw it over the chest to me, you'll find out afterwards."
Elizabeth could almost see the look that the two men exchanged in the few moments of silence that stood between her request and the rustling of Jack throwing his jacket over the chest. The cloth landed on her head, causing Elizabeth to duck slightly and glare at the spot where she knew Jack was standing. She rolled her eyes, pulling the jacket off of her head, her hair falling in her face.
With a grunt, she picked up the girl and with her other hand, wrapped the jacket around the girls shoulders. Careful not to hurt the girl, she lay her back down on the cave floor, pulling the girl's arms through the sleeves and buttoning the jacket closed over her body. Satisfied that she was almost properly covered up, Elizabeth called out, "Okay, you can come around now."
Once again, footsteps echoed in the cavern as Will and Jack walked around the chest. "What on Earth. . ?"
"I just found her here, Will. I was thinking that perhaps she was why you felt like you needed to come here, Jack."
Jack stared down at the girl, her black hair framing her pale face. He didn't know her, that was for sure. Now, the only question was: who was she? And of course, how did she get there? Both were questions that he couldn't answer. The way she was positioned, the way her arms and legs were placed, she seemed almost to have fallen instead of just lain down to sleep. Jack looked up at the ceiling, bending backwards to stare at the rocky roof. He saw no signs of someplace that she could have fallen from, so the question was: how did she fall there?
"Jack?" Elizabeth said, tugging at his white shirt. "Jack, I think we should get her on board the Pearl. She could catch her death in here."
Jack continued to stare down at the girl for a moment more, and then shook his head slowly, pushing away all thoughts of where she could have come from. Silently, he bent down and picked her up, careful not to lift the jacket flap any so as not to reveal any more of her pale skin. Without speaking to one another, the three companions made their way silently out of the main cave and out to the small boat that awaited them.
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The darkness had changed. It was no longer warm or foggy. The fog had changed to being silky and smooth around her body. The warmth dissipated, becoming cool around her body. A light hovered above her, illuminating the spot that she was sitting on. She looked up into the light as voices filtered down to her, voices that she could not decipher.
She stood up slowly her head tilted up to stare into the small beam of light. Suddenly, her feet lifted off of the ground, gravity once again giving up on her. The voices grew louder as she came closer to the end of the light.
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Jack stood over his bed quietly, his lips pursed as he stared down at the sleeping girl that slept in it. In all his years, he had never had a naked woman sleeping in his bed while he wasn't in it. He still wasn't happy that Elizabeth had made him give up his bed to this girl. He had wanted to put her in one of the other cabins, but Elizabeth had told him that it would be better for the girl to be a real bed in order to get better.
"How sleeping in a real bed would help someone get better, is beyond me," Jack muttered to himself, his fingers playing with the two braids in his beard.
It had been almost a week since the Pearl had left the Isla de Muerta, bearing with it the girl they had found there. He had contemplated for days why and how a girl could have just appeared on the island, much less years after the whole defeat of Barbossa. Did she get shipwrecked? And if so, where were the rest of her crew? He shook his head, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
"Who are you lass? Where did you come from?" he asked the sleeping girl, stooping over slightly to peer into the girl's face. His eyes scanned her face slowly, taking in the small scar on the bridge of her nose and the tiny one on her neck. She had a beautiful neck, he noted. His eyes trailed over her pale shoulders. His eyes scanned her shoulders to where the silk sheets met her flesh.
He stopped for a moment as his eyes caught sight of a small marking on her shoulder. The shadows in his cabin played over her skin, causing the marking to hide from his view. His hand reached out slowly, trailing his fingers over the small raised flesh on her skin. He followed the design slowly, his rough fingers discovering every inch of it.
"Mmmm," a soft voice whispered.
Jack jerked up quickly, his hands hovering in mid-air as his eyes narrowed. He watched as her face squished up, her eyes clenching tightly. "Mmmm. No."
"Lass?" he whispered, hesitantly touching her shoulder and pushing her slightly. "Lass, you awake?"
"Mmmm," she muttered again. Her eyes fluttered open slowly, her pupils dilating to adjust to the darkness. She focused slowly on the face hovering above her and then screamed, her fist coming up to connect with the hovering face.
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Sorry this was so short. I wasn't sure exactly how to end it, and this was the best way that I wrote. Promise to update again soon!
AN: Chapter Three: Tales. I guess that's what you get for hovering over someone when they first wake up. Will Jack ever find out what the marking on her shoulder is? Will they find out who she is and where she came from? You'll just have to wait and find out!
NazgulGirl: I'm trying to be quick! I promise! But, I only have this on my mom's computer because my stupid computer won't let me online, so it's hard to write it! But, I suppose I could write it out like I do the other two stories, but, ah, well. I'll update as fast as I can!
Dawnie-7: Hmm . . . . well, all will be revealed in later chapters, so that is actually a question that I can't answer. Sorry!
Elentari II: I completely agree with you. Jack wouldn't want immortality. I honestly don't think he'd be able to live with it, and wind up doing stupid things just to find a way to die.
Jack Sparrow fanatic: Thank you!
DaydreamBeliever14: I'll update as soon as possible! I promise!
Mystery GYRL: I still told you that it was up; you just didn't listen to me. Anyway, of course he wouldn't, he is Captain Jack Sparrow after all.