Pirates of the Caribbean, the Bleeding Ruby.
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Bootstrap could only remember one other time when he had been so worried and that was when William was being born, but back then he had his friends with him to support him. Though now he was alone and no one to help as the closest thing he had to a daughter was bleeding to death and had poison in her body. Rose let out another cry of pain and Bootstrap applied more pressure to the wound on both sides.
"Garr… I'm gone rip… Arr … that bastards balls off!" Rose cursed as she clenched her teeth with the pain.
"Save your strength and don't talk!" Bootstrap told her with a worried voice.
Rose half heartedly smiled,
"Don't give me that Crap Bill!" Rose tried but stopped with another cry, "I'm not going to the angel's just jet."
Just then the doors to the cabin opened and a very solemn captain limped in. he walked over to the bed hidden in the corner and looked down at the two. He went to say some thing but Rose cut him off,
"Don't say you're sorry or any of that shit Arr!" Rose yelled at him.
"We need some more bandages Captain!" Bootstrap pleaded looking really worried. Jones didn't say anything as he walked away. He came back a few moments later with some clean white shirt's which he started to tear into strips.
The two worked quietly together to patch her up as best they could. Both choosing to ignore the unlady like words coming out of Rose's mouth as the pain got to her.
eventually Rose fell into an uneasy sleep.
"Mr Turner your no good to any one in the condition your in now, as your captain I order you to get some sleep and then come back in the morning to look over the lass!" Jones told him giving him a pointed look. Bootstrap went to argue but Jones stopped him,
"I'm not going any were, I'll watch her while you get some rest now go before I remove you my self!" He ground the lasted party. Bill nodded and with one lasted look at Rose left the room.
Once the door was shut Jones looked down at Rose and sighed. He wouldn't deny the guilt he felt well made to his crew. He sighed again as he sat down on the floor leaning against the bed. No sooner had he sat down then Rose's hand flopped over and used his head as a rest. Jones made his popping noise as he looked at the hand that had come into his line of vision. Lighting up his pipe he took the time to study it. In all the time she had been sailing with him on the Dutchman he hadn't noticed that she ware some sort of black fabric on her hands. He guessed they helped protected her hands. He also hadn't noticed the single silver ring she wore on her hand. He shrugged and settled down puffing away on his pipe and staring off into know where and lessening for anything that would me Rose had taken a turn for the worse.
Rose awoke some time later as she had another painfull attack from the poison. Once she could see straight again she looked round the dimly light cabin. She knew where she was but not where its owner was. Breathing heavily and with slightly bleary eyes she noticed a bleary out line of a man asleep against the bed posted. She knew she had never seen this man before but just there was something to him that she couldn't place. Then as she watched him something poked its head out from under his long hair. In move its head from side to side looking at her then in a quick move moment it scurried over to her hand witch was closes to the man. Rose smiled as it played with her hand before some how working a ring on to her middle finger then running back to its master. Rose didn't have time to think about what had just happened as sleep claimed her again.
Jones jolted awake as the ship gave a terrible lurch. He quickly looked up at Rose who was now deadly pall. He put a hand to her head and cursed she was freezing, though still alive. He removed his coat and draped it over her before fetching some more sheets from various places. Some right from the crews beds that were still being used. When he came back to the cabin Bill was there trying to warm Rose up as well.
"How much longer till we reach her?" He asked.
"The end of the day if this wind holds but…" Jones trailed off.
"But! But what? But is not a good word!" Bill pressed as he opened the door to leave. Jones stopped but with out even looking back he replied,
"But even then there's no guarantee she'll live," and with that he left.
Bootstrap looked down and Rose and clutched her hand in his own two,
"Come on Rose you're stronger than this. You can pull through this! You have two what will Jack and Emma do, with out you there to keep em safe?" Bootstrap asked her almost still form. Nothing no replies just the sharp intake of breath.
"Come on Rose you pulled through every other time, hay you even pulled off stuff that Jack thought impossible and now you're gonna let some bloody poison and gun shoot take you out?" Bootstrap said clutching her hand tightly. All of a sudden Rose squeezed his hand a little. His head shoot up and saw the small smile on Rose's face. . Bill stayed with her the whole day not daring to leave her for a second.
Jones came back into the room later.
"We here, go put some blankets in the boat," He instructed as he picked Rose's still sleeping form up. Naturally she leaned towards him and the heat he offered. He stiffened slightly as he followed Bootstrap out to the boats. As gently as they could they put her in the boat and set off for Rose's only hope now, Tia Dalma.