Disclaimer: I do not own anything that was in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I do own everything else including this story.
jennifer123: Here ye go lass, lol. I wasn't going to leave you like that for long.
BRITTANY: If you keep doing that your going to have a heart attack.
musicgirl141: I just thought of what I'd like on my own pirate ship and Maddy agreed with me. : shrugs: She loves her ship and how her crew feels on it.
Miranda de la Costa: tips her tri cornered hat: Thank you as always and I will continue because you asked nicely.
MariAmber: Thanks, I like the idea of them all having a history. If you want the timeline summary it's at the end of this chapter.
Author's Note: I know, every chapter in this story lives on a cliffhanger. But it keeps you coming back for more doesn't it?
Jack hesitated then slowly turned to face her. Madelin felt her heart jump into her throat to choke her. Before she and Will had entered, Jack had managed to take the two braids off his chin and the handlebar mustache he used to have. He looked very much as he had when he'd left England except for the coal under his eyes and the fact that he had aged at least ten years. It was the still the man she had kissed until the Pearl's crew had dragged them apart so they could leave. His chocolate brown eyes were downcast and no matter what, Madelin wanted those eyes to be staring back at her again.
" Jack, please." She begged, her left hand had gone to his hair and curled into the beautiful locks. He sighed and looked her straight in the eye and she saw him try his best to smile but he was doing a terrible job. " Hello Maddy." He whispered.
Neither of them saw the sly look on Will's face or that he had managed to sneak out of the room without them noticing. He did not want to be here when his aunt blew up and guessed they didn't want him there when they made up either. Will just hoped his plan would work.
Madelin was so focused on Jack's face, trying to process that he was alive and in front of her. She didn't notice she was crying until her vision started to blur. She had never cried in public ever since the news of Jack's death had first reached her, now the tears were angry and relieved at the same time. He was alive yet she had been led to believe he was dead for ten whole years. The hand Madelin had wrapped in Jack's hair tightened and she gave it a viscous yank. Jack gave a wide mouthed, wordless yelp of pain. She gave another yank and pulled hard enough to throw him on the ground.
" Maddy! Maddy! dam' wench, give me a chance ta explain will ya!" Jack yowled like a child, waving his ringed covered hands above his head in surrender. This only managed to fuel Madelin's fury and she did pull hard enough to bring him to his knees. Still with a hold on his hair she leaned over to look down intimidatingly into his face.
" Who says you should be given a chance to do anything but apologize for all the pain you put me through for the last TEN YEARS JACK WALKER!" She seethed viscously, finally letting go of him and she turned away as Jack rubbed his sore scalp where that patch of hair had almost been ripped out.
" Maddy, I have a real good reason ta not let ye know." He said in an attempt to convince her to at least calm down for a bit. He was going to kill Will when he got his hands on him. Madelin on the other hand was walking around the room, looking at anything but him. All Jack could think of was how beautiful she was, not just the young beauty she was when he left, but wild beauty that only his Maddy could let shine through even through tears and rage.
He couldn't believe she was standing there, he'd been trying to clean up for Will's marriage, never expecting for Maddy and her ship to show up. Will had obviously sent for her without telling Jack. Then Will came a few minutes ago to tell him that the Savvy was pulling up along side the Pearl.
Jack had gotten desperate with his hair at that point and decided short hair was better then dreads when it came to Madelin O'brien. When she had come in and spoke he froze. He was ready to get bashed over the head but instead she was actually laughing. That beautiful laugh he hadn't heard in so many years. It was obvious in that moment that she didn't know who he was and Will had not thought it necessary to enlighten her. Now he had to calm down the woman he still loved and let her know it was all his fault this had happened and he was going to find some way to make her forgive him somewhere in her heart. He didn't want to lose her again when she was right there in front of him. For once Jack happy that rum was not impairing his choices and especially not his words.
" Maddy, ye hav' every reason ta be mad at me. But now ye hav' ta stand still so the room will stop spinnin'." Jack grumbled the last bit but Madelin heard it, finally turning to him and glaring with those fiery green eyes.
" You've been drinking?" She said accusingly. Jack gave her a gold toothed grin and came over to her. Placing two dancing hands on her shoulders to make sure the pacing didn't continue.
" No, but it stopped ye from puttin' a hole in me cabin floor." He said and was happy for any excuse to feel her soft as silk skin, but that captain's jacket was getting in the way of his inquisitive fingers.
Madelin batted his hands away and jabbed her accusing finger into his chest and slowly backed him up as she spoke. " What do you mean your cabin, the Pearl is rightfully mine. Your lucky i'm not here to take her back right from underneath your arse!" She said. It seemed that she only had a venomous voice at the moment and Jack frowned at her, studying her face for some time. It just annoyed Madelin after a while. " What?" She demanded. Jack's frown only deepened.
" Wha' happened ta the proper lady I knew so well?" He asked, giving one of his devilish smiles, hoping the teasing jab would either break the tension or put Madelin over the boiling point so it would be over with and he could try to heal the wounds he had inflicted on her heart.
Madelin's face went completely slack, her eyes blank, emotionless windows. The difference created a frightening picture in front of Jack's eyes. Where had Maddy gone?
" She died when I thought you had." She said flatly and walked over to the bed. All her energy spent in those words she sat on the bed and curled up in a fetal position so tense he thought she might jump if he touched her.
Jack sighed, hearing what he supposed was her even breathing. She was exhausted from the encounter and fallen asleep immediately after laying down. He wanted to kick himself, maybe Anna Marie would do it for him.
Jack carefully took off Madelin's hat and shoes and even more carefully slid off her coat. For a moment he saw the luscious curves of her body from the clinging shirt and pants she wore. He shook his head before pulling a blanket over her form. Those thoughts had no place in this room right now. Her soul needed a gentle hand not her body.
When he was sure that Madelin was asleep and wouldn't wake in his absence, Jack bent down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. His eyes closed for a moment, savoring the gesture that had once been he'd done every night before she fell asleep.
" I'll make it right Madelin." He whispered.
Straightening, he went out the door with the scariest look on his face. His eyes burning a hole into Will Turner the moment he spotted him. It didn't take much for the youth to know just how much trouble he was in. Will made for the rigging and climbed up it like a monkey. Much faster then he ever had before in the past Jack observed. Jack He made to follow the young blacksmith up when he heard another familiar voice curse behind him.
" I'm seein' a bloody ghost!" Jack turned to the voice and saw someone he hadn't since the last time he'd seen Madelin.
Author's Note: lol, I know I'm evil. This is the last chapter that I had finished ahead of time, so you will all have to wait a little longer for the next one. It's half way finished already so don't have a panic attack. I'm speaking specifically to you Brittany, just calm down.
So what do you all think? I've never seen many writers actually show where Jack and Will actually came from. The O'brien's are Irish or at least Madelin's parents are. The Obrien's moved to England and Madelin's sister, Rebecca married Bill Turner. The Obrien's took in Jack Walker when he was young and Jack and Madelin fell in love. Jack finally proposed to her and they were to be married after the men came back from a searching for Isla de la Muerta. This is the timeline so far, but there will be bits of it in the story. Just to answer some of your unasked questions so you know this story has structure and will not be left unfinished.
:takes deep breathe: Okay, now that that's finished. Please review the story and tell me what you think. I have to get to work on the next chapter and we'll see what Jack will do about Will Turner and his little scheme to get his aunt and future uncle together. I'm writing the story and I even think Jack being Will uncle is strange.
