Me: So…tired…can't…update…sooner…
Melissa: Awww… -gives hug-
Me: Thanks, Melissa! Now I have (good gosh, I'm low on characters) John to answer my reviewers.
John: Okay, first off, Elven-Roarior-Jeavryn: Yes, the plans on up and running! Some might even sense a bit of romance in this chapter!
Me: -raises an eyebrow- You're JEALOUS, aren't you, John?
John: NO!
Melissa: -blush-
John: -glarityglareglare-
Silverpaw: Sirius says thanks! So does Melissa.
blackmagic365: We're glad that you want her to update so much!
Cookie Monster's Crystal Ball: Well, it was one of those inescapable plot bunnies, I suppose.
Vampiric Phantoms: Yeah, I did good, didn't I?
Disclaimer: STOP ASKING ME! Oh, and John lied. You won't SENSE a BIT of romance, you'll SEE a LOT of romance! -winkwinknudgenudge-
Fred and Melissa crept out of the room, signaling to the others that the coast was clear. Everyone nodded and crept out also, hurrying quietly to their places, leaving Fred and Melissa standing there.
"Well," said Melissa, breaking the awkward silence. "Let's go."
Fred nodded and they silently crept out of the hallway, wincing at every squeak in the floorboards. They finally reached the deck, glancing around cautiously to make sure that no one else was on the deck. Suddenly, Melissa jumped.
"What?" Fred whispered, rushing over to her (A/N: all two inches…).
"I-I heard something," Melissa stammered. "I-I don't know what it was."
Fred stared at the person in front of him. In the course of however many minutes he had known Melissa, she had changed from a headstrong, stubborn pirate to a small, scared individual. It was as if she had let a disguise fall. In fact, just a few seconds ago, she had been spouting orders. Now, she was dependant on a complete stranger to help her.
"Melissa, what's going on with you?" Fred asked incredulously. "All of a sudden, you're so…. DEPENDANT on a person you don't even know!"
Melissa didn't answer.
"Melissa?"
"Look, Fred, I'm SCARED, okay?" Melissa burst out, her eyes shining with suppressed tears. "I'm scared and there's no way out of here! I've been trying to think of any way out, but my mind's blank! I'm stressed, tired, and completely freaked. Can't you cut me some slack (A/N: okay, if you, my more regular reviewers, don't like the sudden change in Melissa, TOO BAD! She's scared)?"
"Melissa, take a deep-"
"Look, can ANY guy comfort me?" Melissa said, now choked with sobs. "John did, but barely! It just suppressed it!"
"Look Melissa, just calm down-"
"CALM-!" she started to shriek, but just then, the ship lurched and she was pitched forward onto Fred, her lips crushing onto his. Her eyes widened, then closed as the kiss continued. Fred's eyes were as wide as dinner plates when Melissa moved away from him. Melissa blushed, and then ran ahead, desperate to get away from the moment.
Jakc and his crew were being battered by a fierce storm, battered to and fro.
"Hold 'er steady!" he yelled to his crew.
"Why are YOU so happy!" cried Anamaria.
"We're catching up!"
A/N: Short, I know, but I'm suffering from writers block. I am open to any ideas, just write them in the review.