AN: Please please PLEASEEE r&r. thanks darlings:) btw Mana can 'heal' so yea haha.
I strained to hear the conversation outside. "Ah. So Jack Sparrow. We meet at last."
"Captain Jack Sparrow. Now what are you doing here?"
"To beware. I know of your precious girl. Wouldn't want her hurt now would we?" My breath caught, partially due to what I heard. The next thing I heard was the sound of somebody climbing onto the ship.
When Jack emerged a few moments later, he was carrying the heart. "Will got it darling." My eyes widened as he tucked it away. I smiled weakly. He came over to me and took off his effects before climbing in next to me. I snuggled into his arms. "So how is my pirate lass?"
I smiled as I looked at him. "I... I-I..." A fit of coughs overtook my body. Jack helped me sit up as I coughed. The coughs racked my body until I was sore all over again.
"Breathe Alex."
I took in a ragged breath and caught it. After a few more breaths, I was able to talk again. "I'm tired. And weak."
Jack looked at me for a moment, as if making sure I was breathing normally, then laid back down with me in his arms. "You're anything but weak my love."
I shifted my gaze up to him. "I sure don't feel like it..." A series of coughs overtook my body once more as I spoke. This time, though, I wasn't able to calm it. I tried to stop, but the poison wouldn't allow it. I lay my head on Jack's chest and closed my eyes as I coughed. "J-Jack..." I moaned as I went uncautious, still coughing.
When I regained cautiousness, Jack was walking in with Jones trailing not far behind. The sound of his peg leg sounded throughout the room as he came over to the bed. My eyes were half open and hazy, as Jack had told me later. Jack sat next to my head and rested one hand on my hair and the other pulled the cut arm out from under the covers. "Pour the antidote in, then we'll go on deck and you'll get the bloody heart. Savvy?"
Jones popped his lips as he reopened the cut he had made the first time and poured a clear liquid into it. "There."
"Thank you. Now if you don't mind, Alex, I'll be right back." Jack glared at Jones, forcing him to exit first so he could give me a kiss without being mocked. "I love you." He whispered as he got up and followed him.
After a couple of moments, I heard the sound of Davy Jones screaming. I smiled and slowly got up. By the time I got up onto the deck, Jones' remains were gone, along with the stabbed heart. Jack turned and saw me. "Alex! what're you doing out here?"
"Coming to see you."
He flashed his famous smile at me as he swaggered over to me. "Darling, give the antidote time. Rest." Before I could protest, he was carrying me back down into the cabin.
I didn't make it to his cabin. It was almost like whatever that beast had poured into me was making me drowsy. The next morning I woke under the covers in Jack's arms. I looked at him and smiled. He was a pirate yet a normal human. I shifted onto my back and held his arm that draped over me. A cough interupted the peaceful silence. I quickly stopped it. But as I lay there, it seemed to get worse. Before I knew it, Jack was awake and whispering words of comfort to me as I hacked. He slipped out of the bed and got me to drink some water from the table. He sat there and stroked my hair as I tried to regain my peaceful thoughts. Suddenly, Mana orbed in. "Alex!" She looked at Jack. "What happened to her?"
"She got poisoned by Jones." Mana glared at him as he spoke.
"Move." He obeyed and looked worried. She placed her hands over the cut and healed it. "Alex?"
I moaned and sat up. "I'm good..." I almost toppled over as my sister threw her arms around me. A smile formed on my mouth.
"Jack, take care of her." With one last hug and unspoken words, she orbed out again.
I smoothed out the large shirt and pants I was wearing as I sat on top of the covers in the middle of the bed. Jack wasn't watching. "Jack?"
His back remained facing me as he stared into space. "Mmm?"
"You alright?"
Jack turned and swaggered over to me, sitting next to me. "Of course love. You're alright." A blush raised in my cheeks.
I snuggled into his embrace that he had pulled me into. My head rested on his shoulder, dangerously close to his neck. Grinning, I started to kiss his neck. A low growl viberated from his throat. "Oh no you don't." He pushed me so that I was under him, our heads near the foot of the bed. His lips did what I did to him on me. I closed my eyes and sighed happily.
"Jack?"
Jack pulled away, looking slightly disappointed. "Yes love?" He looked down at me and absentmindedly played with my straight blonde hair.
"I scared you didn't I? When Jones poisoned me, I mean."
In a swift motion, I was laying on him. I rested my head on his chest as his hands lay on my waist and in my hair. "Yes you did. But let's not talk of such things, savvy?"
I looked into his eyes, trying to figure out what was nagging him, but he silenced my attempts by capturing my lips. My eyes closed as he masked whatever he was hiding. This kiss seemed to be full of more than the normal love. This time it was full of want and thankfulness. After a few moments, I broke the kiss, curiosity getting to me. "What's bothering you? And don't you dare say nothing."
Jack smiled and shifted his hold on me. I watched his face. "I'm getting you into so much Alley."
"I can handle it..."
"I know. But I almost lost you." I watched his face intensely. "I don't want to lose you." I lay my head on his chest and closed my eyes as his heart beat in my ear. "I won't let anything happen, love. I promise."
"I love you."
His response blended with his steady heartbeat. "I love you too darling."
I apparently fell asleep because I woke up with my head on the pillows. I burried my head into them, inhaling the smell of Jack. It was soothing, considering that I fell back asleep. Jack woke me by gently shaking me and carrassing my face. I just groaned at him and swatted his hands away. I quickly opened my eyes when he started kissing my neck again. I turned my head to meet his lips. He pulled away and stood, holding his arm out. "Would you like to go walk the beach of a beautiful island with thou?" His fake gentlemen impression made me laugh.
A nod was my answer and he escorted me out onto the deck, where a ladder had been thrown. When I made to climb down it, Jack stopped me and wrapped his arms around my waist. Understanding, I put my arms around his neck and held on as he climbed down. Once on the sand, Jack sat me down gently and held onto my waist as we began to walk. "Beautiful isn't it?" Jack laughed at my question.
"Pales in comparrison to you darling." I blushed in the dark.
He stopped and turned me so we were facing eachother. His hand came up and carrassed my face as I wrapped my arms around his neck once more. His face slowly inched towards mine, as if testing the boundaries. The next words he spoke took me by surprise. I'd heard him say it before, but usually it was in a tense, not loving, condition. "I love you Alley."
I smiled and moved my face closer to his. "I love you too." Then our lips collided.
He held me close as his hand worked through my hair. We stood for at least a minute, not pausing for air. When we broke apart, I saw him stifle a yawn. "Want to go to sleep?"
"I...Am fine." He stifled another yawn.
I just laughed and helped him down onto the inner shore's sand. Jack flopped down and pulled me to him. I knew no matter how tired he was, he would still have his way. I gave in and lay my head on his arm, facing him. His eyes were half open and his smile was tired. "Go to sleep."
"Come 'ere." I obeyed him as he practically lifted me onto him. My head rested under his as I heard his breathing even out. Taking that as a sign, I too fell asleep.