Bloody hell why does this girl keep fainting?
Jack put her carefully on the floor. She can be glad that I was here, Gibbs is right, women onboard a ship is nothing but trouble! I should never have picked her up in the first place.
He sighed and immediately felt guilty. It's not her fault.
Angela started moving and opened her eyes.
"Are ye alright?"
"No. Shit…My head hurts like hell."
"I can understand that, ye should lie down, don't want ye to faint again."
"I won't, but yeah, I think I need to lie down for a while…"
Jack helped her up and over to the bed.
"This sucks…"
"What?"
"Nothing, never mind. Where exactly are we going?"
"Isla la Vacte. The Pearl was damaged during the last raid, so we have to..."
"…go to Port Royal."
"What?"
"We have to go to Port Royal; he will attack there and…"
"No, we are not turning around to go to Port Royal because ye had a nightmare!"
"You said you believed me!"
"It doesn't matter; we are NOT going to Port Royal end of discussion!"
Jack went over to the cupboard where he had his rum and got a bottle.
This time he didn't offer her anything, he was going to need this rum that was for sure.
"Why doesn't it matter?"
"I can't risk it." He turned to Angela looking straight in her eyes. "If I go back to Port Royal I guarantee that I will end up in a noose, the Commodore and the whole bloody Royal Navvy are hunting me right now! And ye expect me to do what? Walk around in Port Royal and just wait for Norrington to come with his bloody redcoats and throw me in jail, or maybe he'll bring me to the gallows right away?" Jack was walking around the cabin, shouting.
"And what about me crew, should I risk their life as well?"
"What about Will, doesn't he matter?"
"What are ye talking about; Will has nothing to do with this."
"Oh really? I told you what I saw! Port Royal will burn! They will leave no survivors!
Will and Elizabeth will die unless you do something!"
"What can I do? I can't believe I'm even listening to this, to ye! You're crazy!"
"Am I? Fine, do as you like I can't see why I should care! I'm not the one who owes this to Will." Jack turned to her.
"What? And ye say that I do?"
"Exactly, he saved your life, now you can save his and you'll be square. Savvy?"
Jack just stared at her, she had imitated him and he didn't like the fact that she could do that.
"I don't owe him a bloody thing…" Jack muttered.
"You're some friend, always there when people needs you." She looked away.
"But can you at least take me there?"
"Why? Ye said that ye didn't care."
"I know I said that, but I do care. I can't let all those people die, not when I know that there is something I can do." She looked away. "If they die it will be on my conscience."
Jack looked at her, she seemed serious. This is madness!
"I can't, would never risk my crew!"
"You don't have to take me all the way; you can put me in one of the rowing boats a few miles off shore. " Jack shook his head. "Fine! Then I'll jump of the rail on this ship and swim to Port Royal! Just show me in which direction Port Royal is!"
Jack grabbed her arm. "Now that is just stupid and you know it!
"Let me go!" She tried to pull away but his grip was too hard on her.
"Now listen very carefully. What kind of person do ye think I am? I would never leave a defenceless woman in a boat…"
"Defenceless woman my ass!" Jack lost his grip on her arm when she pulled away again; he had never heard anyone talk like she did and he had to admit that it was very interesting.
He opened his mouth to say something but never got a chance to, Angela slapped him, hard.
"Look here Captain Jack Sparrow, I'm not another damsel in distress, and I am perfectly capable of taking care of my self you know!" She pointed her finger at him.
"Yes I know that" He rubbed his cheek and were just about to tell her that her that her slapping skill wouldn't help her much when he saw that she had got very pale again.
Oh no!
"Angela, are ye alright?" She didn't answer, she just stood there. Then she suddenly stumbled and fell, Jack didn't catch her this time. "Damn it!" He hurried over to her.
"Angela." He sat down beside her. Then he saw that she hadn't passed out, her eyes were opened. After a few seconds she sat up. "We don't have much time. He is getting stronger; he won't wait for much longer." She looked straight at him. "Please, take me to Port Royal."
"What did ye see this time?"
"Doesn't matter, I'm just crazy aren't I?" Jack sighed.
"Just tell me what ye saw."
"Not much, but I saw enough to know that we don't have much time left.
"Fine, I'll take ye there, but I can't risk me crew or the Pearl so..."
"You'll put me in one of the rowing boats?"
"Aye….but not alone. Could never do that."
"Then who…?"
"I'll go with ye."
"You?"
"Aye, do ye have a problem with that?"
"No" She looked away. Jack didn't know why he cared for her so much, and it scared him.
He put his hand over hers and this time she didn't pull away. ..
Short chapter, I know.
Hope you like it anyway ;)
