Chapter 2- A Bit Dangerous
Jack sighed heavily as he began his ascent up the plank to his ship. Most of his crew were out in the town, surely getting drunk and finding pleasurable company for the night. His lookout, a young lad of 20, greeted him as he stepped onto the deck.
"Glad to see ye're back capt'. The missus was askin' why ye took so long."
Jack put his hands on his hips, lowered and shook his head. He looked back up and gave the pirate a small grin. "Thanks for the heads up Kenny. An' heed my warnin'. Don't git married."
The two men laughed together and Jack made his way to his cabin. He cracked the door enough to peer inside and saw that Romi was asleep on their bed. She had left a candle lit for when he returned. Jack smiled and closed the door. He walked to the cabin next to his and opened the door. He stood in the doorway and marveled as his beautiful little princess slept soundly in her bed. Her dark hair that resembled his was becoming lighter like her mother's. Soft curls framed her face and she still had on her red bandanna. She wore that everywhere. He stepped inside and went to kiss her forehead. He stood and looked at her again. A frown came over him suddenly. If the stories of that island are true, he would be putting his family in danger.
He had to make sure that no harm came to Romi and Celeste. He left the room and quietly shut the door, making his way to Will's cabin. He knocked and Will came to the door, he had obviously been asleep.
"Is everything alright Jack?" He asked concerned.
"Everything is fine. I found the old woman we came to see. Come wit' me to the meetin' quarters."
Will let out a yawn. "Sure Jack, let me get dressed and I'll meet you there."
Jack nodded and turned on his heel. Will shut the door and walked over the bed. He shook Angela, who was very much asleep, to awaken her. "What is it Will?" She asked quietly.
"Jack needs to talk to me. I'll be right back." He said as he hurriedly dressed himself.
"Must you go?" She replied a bit irritated.
"Angie I am his first mate. It's my duty."
"Alright. Just hurry back." He bent down to give her a kiss and left the cabin, quietly closing the door behind him.
He arrived at the quarters where Jack was sitting at the large, oval shaped, mahogany table. His feet propped up and his hands behind his head. "Ah William, come sit." He took his feet down and removed his hat and placed it on the table.
Will came over and sat near Jack who now stood leaning over the table where a large map laid. "I found Susanna Roth's cottage. After asking around town only one person 'eard of 'er and directed me to where she lived. After hearin' 'er ghost story, she told me where we need to go to find the crown." "Wonderful! Where will we be heading off to then?" Will asked calmly.
"The island of Fantasma."
Will's face lost its color and he swallowed the lump he felt suddenly at his throat. "Isn't that island supposed to be filled with ghosts?"
Jack looked his first mate over. "Will, I never took ye for a superstitious man."
"Sorry Jack. When I was younger my mother used to tell me the stories that circled that island. Supposedly no one ever got off that island alive, or so the story goes. I guess those childhood emotions came running back." He blinked a few times to get himself back in order.
"Right well, the old woman gave me the coordinates for that island and accordin' to the map, it should be located right about.......'ere." He placed his finger on the map and looked up at Will.
"There's nothing there but ocean for miles in every direction. Are you sure the woman knew what she was talking about?"
"Aye she said it wouldn't show up on the map, but that these are the exact coordinates."
Will shrugged his shoulders. "Alright then. When are we to head out?"
"At dawn. I told me men to be back 'ere before the sun rises. This should be a 2 week sail at the most."
"Did she tell you where the crown was on the island?"
"No. We'll just have to find it ourselves when we get there. I doubt the island is very big."
"True. Alright then, I'll see you in the morning."
Will got up to leave and Jack picked up his hat and went back to his cabin. Once there he began to disrobe, blew out the candle and got in bed. As he propped an arm over Romi, she awoke. Not opening her eyes, she just smiled as she snuggled closer to him. "Missed you Jack."
He kissed the back of her head. "Me too luv."
"Did you find the woman you came here to seek?"
"Aye I did. We'll be sailing in the morn' first thing." After some silence, "Luv?"
"Yes Jack?"
"Do you think it would be wise if you and Celeste didn't go with me on this particular sail?"
Romi turned around and looked at him. "Why?"
Jack flipped onto his back and looked at the ceiling. "I just think it's goin' to be a bit dangerous and I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if anything happened to either of ye." He looked at her.
"Jack, I understand your concern. And believe me I won't be putting Celeste in any sort of dangerous situation. But I can't stay away. I'd be thinking that something might happen to you the whole time you're away. I'll go mad!"
Jack turned back on his side and placed a hand on her cheek. "I knew it was foolish of me to even bring it up. Forget I said anything. Let's get some sleep aye?"
"Aye." She bent down to kiss him, and not wanting to stop, relished in the feel of his warm lips against hers. Jack put his arm around her as she lay back down and snuggled against his chest. Romi quickly fell back asleep, but Jack had trouble sleeping, still worried about their journey ahead of them.
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Jack sighed heavily as he began his ascent up the plank to his ship. Most of his crew were out in the town, surely getting drunk and finding pleasurable company for the night. His lookout, a young lad of 20, greeted him as he stepped onto the deck.
"Glad to see ye're back capt'. The missus was askin' why ye took so long."
Jack put his hands on his hips, lowered and shook his head. He looked back up and gave the pirate a small grin. "Thanks for the heads up Kenny. An' heed my warnin'. Don't git married."
The two men laughed together and Jack made his way to his cabin. He cracked the door enough to peer inside and saw that Romi was asleep on their bed. She had left a candle lit for when he returned. Jack smiled and closed the door. He walked to the cabin next to his and opened the door. He stood in the doorway and marveled as his beautiful little princess slept soundly in her bed. Her dark hair that resembled his was becoming lighter like her mother's. Soft curls framed her face and she still had on her red bandanna. She wore that everywhere. He stepped inside and went to kiss her forehead. He stood and looked at her again. A frown came over him suddenly. If the stories of that island are true, he would be putting his family in danger.
He had to make sure that no harm came to Romi and Celeste. He left the room and quietly shut the door, making his way to Will's cabin. He knocked and Will came to the door, he had obviously been asleep.
"Is everything alright Jack?" He asked concerned.
"Everything is fine. I found the old woman we came to see. Come wit' me to the meetin' quarters."
Will let out a yawn. "Sure Jack, let me get dressed and I'll meet you there."
Jack nodded and turned on his heel. Will shut the door and walked over the bed. He shook Angela, who was very much asleep, to awaken her. "What is it Will?" She asked quietly.
"Jack needs to talk to me. I'll be right back." He said as he hurriedly dressed himself.
"Must you go?" She replied a bit irritated.
"Angie I am his first mate. It's my duty."
"Alright. Just hurry back." He bent down to give her a kiss and left the cabin, quietly closing the door behind him.
He arrived at the quarters where Jack was sitting at the large, oval shaped, mahogany table. His feet propped up and his hands behind his head. "Ah William, come sit." He took his feet down and removed his hat and placed it on the table.
Will came over and sat near Jack who now stood leaning over the table where a large map laid. "I found Susanna Roth's cottage. After asking around town only one person 'eard of 'er and directed me to where she lived. After hearin' 'er ghost story, she told me where we need to go to find the crown." "Wonderful! Where will we be heading off to then?" Will asked calmly.
"The island of Fantasma."
Will's face lost its color and he swallowed the lump he felt suddenly at his throat. "Isn't that island supposed to be filled with ghosts?"
Jack looked his first mate over. "Will, I never took ye for a superstitious man."
"Sorry Jack. When I was younger my mother used to tell me the stories that circled that island. Supposedly no one ever got off that island alive, or so the story goes. I guess those childhood emotions came running back." He blinked a few times to get himself back in order.
"Right well, the old woman gave me the coordinates for that island and accordin' to the map, it should be located right about.......'ere." He placed his finger on the map and looked up at Will.
"There's nothing there but ocean for miles in every direction. Are you sure the woman knew what she was talking about?"
"Aye she said it wouldn't show up on the map, but that these are the exact coordinates."
Will shrugged his shoulders. "Alright then. When are we to head out?"
"At dawn. I told me men to be back 'ere before the sun rises. This should be a 2 week sail at the most."
"Did she tell you where the crown was on the island?"
"No. We'll just have to find it ourselves when we get there. I doubt the island is very big."
"True. Alright then, I'll see you in the morning."
Will got up to leave and Jack picked up his hat and went back to his cabin. Once there he began to disrobe, blew out the candle and got in bed. As he propped an arm over Romi, she awoke. Not opening her eyes, she just smiled as she snuggled closer to him. "Missed you Jack."
He kissed the back of her head. "Me too luv."
"Did you find the woman you came here to seek?"
"Aye I did. We'll be sailing in the morn' first thing." After some silence, "Luv?"
"Yes Jack?"
"Do you think it would be wise if you and Celeste didn't go with me on this particular sail?"
Romi turned around and looked at him. "Why?"
Jack flipped onto his back and looked at the ceiling. "I just think it's goin' to be a bit dangerous and I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if anything happened to either of ye." He looked at her.
"Jack, I understand your concern. And believe me I won't be putting Celeste in any sort of dangerous situation. But I can't stay away. I'd be thinking that something might happen to you the whole time you're away. I'll go mad!"
Jack turned back on his side and placed a hand on her cheek. "I knew it was foolish of me to even bring it up. Forget I said anything. Let's get some sleep aye?"
"Aye." She bent down to kiss him, and not wanting to stop, relished in the feel of his warm lips against hers. Jack put his arm around her as she lay back down and snuggled against his chest. Romi quickly fell back asleep, but Jack had trouble sleeping, still worried about their journey ahead of them.
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