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Chapter 14
Ruby blinked and opened her eyes. It was bright outside. She slept so late nowadays. Ruby sat up and pushed Jack's arm off of her, swinging her legs over the side of the bed. She rubbed her eyes and turned to look at Jack, who was laying on his stomach, mouth open. She half-smiled. He looked disgusting. This made her want to laugh, but suddenly she didn't feel so well. Ruby stood up and walked out of the room and up the stairs tothe deck,then more stairs to the wheel of the ship. She leaned over the edge, watching the water pass behind them. Her head began to hurt and her stomach lurched. Ruby heaved and gagged, but didn't throw up. She coughed and looked down at the water. I've never been seasick in my life... Her stomach lurched agian and this time she threw up. She wiped her mouth and coughed agian, her throat burning. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You alright, love?" Jack rubbed her arm. Ruby covered her mouth, heaved agian and threw up. Oh my god... She wiped her mouth a second time, feeling a little better. Jack put another hand on her shoulder. "You sure you're alright? Why don't you go donw to Sephora's room and stay and watch her a while, huh, love?" Ruby nodded and Jack stepped back, placing his hands on the wheel. Ruby hugged him and walked below deck, down the hall, to Sephora's room. She opened the door and stood there a while, looking at Sephora, remembering the story of Sleeping Beauty Sara had told her as a little girl. Ruby sat down beside the bed and rested an arm on the side, beside Sephora. She layed her head down and fell asleep.
Ruby's head fell off the bed and onto the floor. It felt like something had hit the ship. She blinked and sat up, the boat rocked beneath her and she stood up, a bit afraid. She climbed out of the room and up the stairs. So much water hit her, she almost thought that someone had thrown a bucket of water at her. The ship tilted and Ruby was thrown into the frame of the opening at the top of the stairs. She walked out and more water hit her. The climbed up the stairs to the wheel, the boat throwing her every which way.
"Jack!" Jack gripped the wheel, trying to get control over the ship agian. He spat out some water and glanced at her, but quickly back to the ocean in front of them.
"Ruby! Get below deck!" She ignored him.
"Where did this storm come from?" Ruby was thrown onto the deck next to Jack and more water was dumped on her.
"I don't know! Haven't seen a storm like this since before I killed Barbossa!" Ruby pulled herself up and something clicked in her head.
"The gold coins! Sephora said when the comandeered Porter's boat, he and his crew had gone ashore to Isla da Muerta! They must have gotten ahold of it!" She was almost thrown over again, but Jack caught her, looking alarmed.
"What?"
"She said they-" He stopped her as another wave soaked them.
"Get below deck! Now!" She looked at him. "Now!" She stood up and hugged him, but was thrown to the side. She started down the steps, and glanced back at him. Jack was trying to keep the ship going against the wind. She hurried down the steps and walked down the hall to Sephora's room, wringing the water out of her hair. She stopped at the door, looking down the hall to the storeroom. She sighed and walked down the hall and into the storeroom. She pulled a crate into an open area. The boat rocked, but she kept her balance. The storm seemed to be dying down. Ruby pulled the top of the crate and looked inside. Rum. She sighed and pulled out a half-empty bottle and pushed the crate back. She looked down at the bottle for a long time. Ruby closed her eyes and pulled the cork out. She lifted the bottle up to eye level and closed her eyes again. She took a long drink and tottered, but the sea had seemed to be alot calmer. She walked down the hall to Sephora's room, draggingher hand along the wall. She opened the door and took another drink, sitting beside the bed.
Ruby raised the bottle the Sephora in a toast and finished off almost all of the rum. She looked at the very last sip in the bottle and brought it to her lips. Her eyes closed and her head fell onto the floor and the bottle rolled out of her hand. She opened her eyes, her vision blurry and saw someone walk into the room. Her eyes closed and she passed out.