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Yay! Another chapter! ... I have no idea what to say so... Have chapter 21 of A Sparrow's Nest!

Then a shot rang through the air; and silence spread across the beach. Smoke drifted from the barrel of Nathan's gun. Nakada shuddered slightly and sank to her knees.
"Bastard!" Jack spat and pulled the trigger of his own weapon. Nathan hit the ground, a small trickle of blood coming from the hole in his right temple as Jack sped over to his daughter.
"Nakada!" he yelled as he dropped beside her. He gently took her by the shoulders
"Jack?" Nakada said weakly, lifting her head slightly, her eyes were glazed over slightly
"Stay with me luv." Jack said gently as he laid his daughter onto the sand, he pulled her hands away from her stomach and the growing blood red area around the bullet hole.

"Damn it!" he swore softly, pulling his coat off and then his shirt (A.N. If the matter weren't so serious I'd be drooling now:P), bundling the shirt up and gently pressing it to his injured daughter's abdomen. She groaned and shifted in protest.
"Hush luv." He said quietly "You're alright." Ana dropped to the ground beside him and took Nakada's hand.
"Jack she's freezing." She said gently. Jack frowned
"Hold this for a minute." He instructed, and Ana put her hand to the shirt. Jack pulled his sash off and tied it around the shirt before grabbing his discarded coat from the sand beside him. Ana carefully took the girl in her arms as Jack wrapped the coat loosely around his child.

"Come on." He muttered to Ana and Gibbs, taking the girl into his own arms and standing up slowly. Nakada screamed lightly at the movements and lapsed into unconsciousness
"Nakada, wake up." Jack said, "Come on luv, stay awake." Nakada gave a low groan, her eyes fluttering before they opened.
"Jack?" she whispered feebly "What's going on?" Jack looked down at her as they walked through the forest again.
"You've been shot luv." He explained gently "We're taking you to the Pearl." Nakada's eyes rested on Jack's face
"Where's Nathan?" she whispered. Jack looked into her pain filled eyes
"Dead." He replied, "I shot him." Nakada smiled and then hissed in pain.
"Don't worry Nakada, we're almost there." Jack said as they broke through the trees. A small bay was there, sheltered by the rocks from the rolling waves. Ana walked into the boat and got in so Jack could pass the injured girl to her. Gibbs got in next and grabbed the oars and Jack stepped in once he'd pushed the boat away from the beach.

Nakada hissed in pain as the boat rocked on the waves once they left the bay and Jack reached over to her and toyed with her hair reassuringly. Ana looked from the pale and cold girl in her arms to her worried father and knew, in a way, the grief Jack must be going through at the time. He'd recently found a daughter he never knew existed (A.N. That sounds really bad, doesn't it?); one of the one woman he truly loved, and it seemed very likely that Nakada would die. Ana pushed the thoughts from her head and took Nakada's icy hand in hers.

"She'll be ok Jack." She said, trying to convince herself and Jack as the rowboat drew up along side the Pearl. Jack nodded silently and took the child from Ana, swiftly moving up the rope ladder that hung over the side of the ship. Ana quickly followed and silently followed Jack into his own quarters, shutting the door behind her.
"Ana, get some cloths, a basin of cold water and some bottles of rum." Jack ordered and Ana nodded, swiftly and silently moving out of the room to get the required objects. Jack laid Nakada on his bed, noting that she gritted her teeth and moaned at the movements, it hurt Jack to see her in so much pain, pain he'd likely to have caused by bringing her to the sea.
"Don't worry, lass. It'll be okay." He said, trying to sound as positive as possible.

Ana shot into the room at that moment, two bottles of rum and several lengths of cloth in her hands. Jack quickly took the items from her and set the cloth and rum on the end of the bed, then taking up on bottle and a length of cloth and soaking the latter with the first.

"This is going to hurt, Nakada." Jack told his daughter as he sat beside her on the bed and lifted her shirt slightly, so the wound was exposed. Nakada arched her back and screamed as Jack pressed the cloth to the bleeding wound and Ana grabbed the girl's arms before she could flay out. She made comforting noises to the young girl as she watched Jack. Eventually, he pulled the blood soaked cloth away from the wound and inspected it, the bullet was fairly close to the top of wound so Jack called in Mr. Gibbs and within 5 minutes, the bullet was set on the table beside the bed. Jack poured the second bottle of rum onto another cloth and pressed it to his daughter's stomach, she made no move of protest, having fallen unconscious whilst the bullet was being removed. Finally, Jack washed the injury with cold water and Ana stitched it up before wrapping it in bandages.

"Jack, I'm gonna get some food, you want some?" Ana asked; only receiving a grunt from her captain. She laid a hand on his shoulder before leaving the cabin.
Jack stood up shortly after she left and pulled a chair up to the bed, he sat in it and watched Nakada's chest rise slowly, the only way he was sure she was still alive.

Ok. I know you all hate me for this chapter dodges flying objects I am so sorry. (Hacks out own eyes to save you the trouble) One of my friends pointed out Nakada would be dead from the gunshot wound as they wouldn't have the right surgical equipment and stuff but I have to keep her! I own this story! I can do what I want! Plus you'd all murder me if she died – I know it!
Excuse me whilst I go and scream in a corner at how rubbish this chapter was, that's why it was so short – I can't write all that sweet stuff, I'm sorry! If any of you can help make it better, e-mail me please!

For My Reviewers:

Wow, I have 85 reviews on this – that's only… 65 more than I expected to get! When I've gotten over the initial shock that some people actually like my story, I'll bake Jack Sparrow cookies to share with you all!

Jinxeh: Poor you. I hope your eyeball stops twitching. Yay for updates! Hope this one makes you feel better to! We don't get to play dodge ball, I'd love to but nowhere near me does anything fun like that. It wasn't the end! I couldn't do that to you guys! Thanks for the Review! Review!

Radcliffe18: Mwhahahahahaha (racking cough) I could be really cruel, change my mind about not killing her and do it right now – but I'm nice, so I won't. That gunshot has been in my head since I wrote the 4th chapter. Review!

ForensicPhotographer771: Bah bah bum! I should have put that at the end of my last chapter! Cliff hangers are nuts, I was thinking about leaving you all to hang longer but some people who review this know where I live so I decided against it! Review!

Tinkthefairy: Oh no! I'm so sorry I gave you a heart attack! Ummm… yes… Nathan. He's dead now! (Ignores cries of 'finally') …Grilled vegetables… I don't know whether to eat them or pick up my rabbit and uses her as a protective shield. Thanks for the point about my French, I cannot do languages! Jack does not love you! He loves me! He told me when he left you Hahaha! And he's sitting here, drinking a bottle of rum I gave him, playing with my toy pirate mouse, M.J Sparrow, and telling me over and over and over that he loves me! He even had it engraved on a solid gold fire poker, so I could have my love of pokers and proof of Jack's love forever! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Scares away people staring) Review!

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