Chapter ten: One way road

That night, I don't think I slept but a wink. Jack snores filled the room, and reverberated off the walls, echoing and making the noise louder. I was afraid to sleep under the moth eaten blankets and Jack actually offered his jacket for me to cuddle up under. I slept with my boots on. I could hear the other inhabitants of the other rooms, and lets just say that it wasn't that pleasent to listen to. I welcomed morning.

"Wake up sleepy head. I know you must have been having nice dreams," Jack said from the floor. I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep.

"Come on now, ge' up!" He said, grabbing his jacket. I still didn't move. "Fine." He mumbled and next thing I knew the matress was being tilted and I slid off the bed and landed with a "thunk" on the floor.

"Bloody asshole!" I shrieked at him.

"Sticks and stones, love." I got to my feet, and I could tell he was holding back laughter.

"You didn't have to do that, I was awake."

"Ah." I looked around the room, and saw my bundle of clothes by where Jack was sleeping.

"Did you sleep on my spare clothes?" I asked, picking them up and noticing that they were wrinkled.

"I needed a pillow,"

"So you used my clothes that I needed to change into today?"

"So? Whats a few wrinkles."

"Arg." I shook the wrinkled things out and then blushed.

"Turn around."

"What..? Why?" I glared daggers at him. "Right, right. Fine." He grumbled and turned around. I changed fast and with minimal flesh shown. After I pulled the shirt over my head, I noticed he was sniggering.

"Whats so funny?" I demanded, poking him to let him know he could turn back around.

"Nothin." He gave me a mischeivious smile. I didn't return it. "Your always so dour...You need to lighten up..." I blinked. Lighten up? Was I really all that moody?

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well, its just that you never really speak until someones speaks to you. You keep most conversations short. You don't interrupt. You don't laugh loud, or often...Your just...I dunno."

"Jack," I said, an eyebrow raised. "Thats having good manners, not being dour. Im not being all moody, Im being polite."

"What?" I started to laugh. "Well then stop being all mannerly. You are not at court anymore, Coralie. You are a pirate! You need to start being a scurvy dog. You need to be un-polite. Start belching and flatulating. Start getting dirty, start being a pirate."

"If being a pirate means that I" But once again Jack cut me off by coming forward and kissing me. For once I didn't mind. It kept him quite, so it did. He started to slowly move towards the bed. I hadn't noticed we were moving and gave a start when the edge of the bed touched the back of my knees. He slowly lowered me down, and deepend the kiss.

This was wrong. I didn't want to do this. If silencing Jack ment being a whore, then I would just have to bear his bitching.

Then someone was banging on the doors. "Jack!" Will called out. Jack stopped his kissing but kept his mouth very close to mine.

"Im going to bloody kill them." He said in a husky whisper.

"Jack!" Will shouted. "If you don't answer Im going to think she's killed you and break down the door!" Jack slowly got off of me and opened the door. Will came into the room, glancing from me to Jack and back to me.

"Sorry if I interrupted anything," He said stifly. "But that blighter Georgia said we need to get out fast." Jack gave a curt nod and we rounded up the few things we had. We were walking out the door when Will caught my hand and pulled me back.

"What were you doing with Jack?" He demanded in a whisper.

"I don't think its any of your buisness." I said cooly, managing to look down my nose at him, while still looking up.

"Jack is not relationship savvy. He will take advantage..." I tried to wrench myself from his grip, but he kept a firm hold. "Do not make any mistakes...he will not care if you are a virgin, he will try to overpower"

"I can take care of myself, Will." I spat at him. "And besides, I'm a pirate. Being "pure" doesn't matter anymore." Will turned pale.

"Have you...?"

"I dont think its any of your buisness, but no." With a burst of strength I managed to pry myself from his grip and ran to catch up with Jack, Derack, and David who were halfway down the stairs.

"Where were you?" Jack asked as we ducked out of the back door.

"Forgot something," I mumbled, looking away and turning pink.

"Sure." He said narrowing his eyes.

We made it back to the ship without incident. After we got back on however, is a different matter...

"Why wasn't I able to go with you ashore?" Elizabeth demanded as soon as we climbed over the railing.

"You were asleep when we left, and there was nothing for you to do." Jack said, brushing past her.

"What was there for Coral to do?" She argued, this time with Will.

"She helped Jack." He said in a particularly nasty voice.

"Oh, you mean she was his whore?" Said Elizabeth a smirk on her face.

"You take that back." I hissed at her.

"Oh, poor little whore doesn't like to be called a whore?" She taunted. Will sighed and grabbed her by the elbow, dragging her off.

"This isn't over!" She screamed.

I walked back to my cabin and sat down, just confused. What was going on with me? OR with Will and Jack? Both seemed to be clammering for my attention...and affection. Jack, like Will said, wasn't the relationship type. And Will had Elizabeth, in a way.

"Knock knock." I looked up to see Jack standing in the doorway. "Can I come in?"

"Ah, no."

"Oh well, comin' in anyways." He said happily and walked in and sat down on my cot.

"Do you ever go where your wanted?" I asked.

"Well, with me, I am never unwanted." I raised an eyebrow. "Well, ok, your an exception, so you are."

"What are you doing here?" I questioned in a weary tone.

"Well, a moment ago I was walking 'round. But now, I am staring at the most beautif" Before he could finish the sentence, Derack came barging into my cabin.

"Jack! There is a man in a row boat asking if he could come aboard, he says he knows one of the crew members."

"Whats his name?" Jack stood up and put a hand on his sword.

"Markus Monroe." I think I may have passed out.