AN: I know that I probably have that Chinese dude's name wrong, but oh well haha. You know what I mean. Please don't correct me on it.
Disclaimer: This is pathetic… If they're on the silver screen then they aint mine… Yet.
There was no one around on the deck as I walked to the starboard side to see a dusky-looking ocean. The wind blew my hair around my face as I stood watching the fog that surrounded the Pearl. That's when I realized that it wasn't the Pearl at all and that it was Teng's ship. Suddenly, Jack's voice appeared from behind me. "You don't trust me. Why did I love you?" I whipped around to see no one there but Teng.
"You don't need Jack. He doesn't love you." Flashbacks of that moment on the deck ran through my mind. He reached out and pushed me back against the rail, causing me to tumble backwards.
I awoke in a cold sweat, tears streaming down my face. I sat, finding that I was still in my old cabin and that it was late evening. Jack apparently hadn't regretted what had happened yet, if he would at all. My heart was racing from the nightmare, my breath ragged. As I sat there, trying to calm my breathing, I listened for any movement outside. There was no noise but the lapping of the waves on the sides of the Pearl. The room was silent until I heard feet on the deck above me and voices. It was Jack talking to Gibbs, apparently passing on the helm position to his first mate. I couldn't make out any of the words until they passed the entrance to the cabins. They stopped walking for a moment there. "What're ye goin' to do, Jack?" I held my breath and laid down facing the wall.
"Dunno Gibbs. Really destroyed her I think. But she needs to tell me things. Can't say you love somebody and lie. I actually told her the truth, believe it or not."
Gibbs laughed. "True. But judging from the way there's been no sign that she's even aboard since late mornin', she's crushed."
Sarcasm dripped from Jack's voice. "Thanks for the information." I heard Gibbs sigh and walk on to the helm.
No sound came from Jack for a few moments. I closed my eyes and listened for any sign of movement. Gibbs had been right. I knew it wasn't all his fault, but I was crushed. A year ago I wouldn't have thought of myself as the type to get all worked up over a man. Yet I was. I loved him and I had let a stupid fight destroy me. I stopped my thoughts when I heard Jack sigh deeply and progress down to the cabins. My breath caught in my throat as I heard him stop in front of my door. The door opened slowly, almost cruelly, as Jack entered and shut it behind him. Before I could control myself, tears were streaming down my face again, hidden from him. He stopped next to the bed and listened for a moment, my sobs echoing in the uncomfortable silence that was engulfing us. I continued to cry, not knowing why a silly fight had us both so emotionally shaken. After a few moments, I felt the bed move. Jack sat with his back against the wall and his feet crossed. "Alley." I turned towards the sound of my pet name. I shifted so I was facing him on my right side. His eyes shone in the early moonlight through the tiny window. I watched the shadows of his hands gesture towards him, indicating what he wanted me to do. I obeyed and accepted his help of sitting, his arm wrapping around my shoulders and pulling me to him. "You trust me, aye?"
"Aye."
"Then you know that I meant nothing by earlier. Alex, ever since you were first poisoned you have told me that you were fine. That none of the events that occurred were bothering you. I believed you, and then today you tell me you're scared."
I interrupted, knowing I had to put in my two cents. "I wasn't!" I pulled back slightly and turned my head to look at him. Through the darkness I could tell his kohl was smeared. "You've told me all sorts of things about Teng. How he's mutinied and imprisoned, even killed, people for innocent acts. Imagine how the fact that you stole his ship registered in my mind, Jack. I already had the fact that Barbossa would be on the verge of killing if you didn't get a ship stored in my mind. The thought of someone else chasing us sent me into panic mode and I didn't think. I never doubted that you would protect me"
Jack nodded and pulled me so that my head rested against his chest, his chin on my head. The beads in his beard fell against my hair as he spoke. "You're right about that. I will protect you. I over reacted, as much as I hate to admit it." I could hear the smile in his voice. "And I'll continue to protect you until the day I die because, my darling Alexis, I am going to marry you one day soon."
I smiled and looked up at him, pull away slightly. "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too darling." I found myself pulled to him, his lips upon mine.
When we pulled apart, something he'd said clicked. He said he was going to marry me. Jack Sparrow wasn't the kind to settle down and get married unless he thought someone was worth it. I didn't think I was, but he did and that's all that mattered. I settled back down beside him, my head on his shoulder and drifting off. Jack's voice interrupted my thoughts. "Why don't we go back to my cabin, eh?"
"Aye." I grinned up at him lazily and made to stand but apparently he had other plans for me.
His arms came up under me and lifted me off the bed as he made his way across the room. I grinned at him as he carried me to his cabin. Once we entered the room, Jack grinned and gently tossed me onto the bed, my head in between the pillows. As I expected, he crawled over me, his hair tickling my face gently. "Let me make this whole fiasco up to you, love."
I stared up at him with wide green eyes. "How?"
He took my hands in his and pinned them next to my shoulders and kissed me passionately. "Like this…" He trailed off and kissed me once more. I was wrapped up in his kisses and didn't notice that he was working my hands with his. When we pulled apart, I felt a cool metal against my left ring finger. In the moonlight, it shimmered. It appeared to be black pearl with diamonds scattered around the base. It was beautiful.
"Jack, I…"
"You deserve it darling. And if you'd like, tonight I could give you a hint of what it promises…" He grinned down at me and waited for an answer.
"Jack…"
Jack rolled off and got up, pulling the covers back and helping me under. "I understand love." He crawled under the sheets and pulled me to him, both of us on our left sides. "I'll wait until you're ready." I smiled as he pulled me closer to him.
He truly was perfect. He sensed what I needed and wanted and gave it to me with no questions, most of the time at least. I loved him and knew that he knew it. "Jack?" I spoke his name for the millionth time that night.
"Yes Alley?" I could feel his warm breath against my scalp.
"I love you. And I am sorry."
"I love you too deary. And I know you are. I am too." He kissed my hair and settled back down.
Most of the time, Jack would say 'and I you.' But tonight, he had told me he loved me. It felt good to hear it word for word. Before long, I fell asleep in his arms.