Chapter Ten

Disappointment

Then, he leaned in to kiss me. But I got scared so I just quickly hugged him and gave him a peak on the cheek. Of course then I ran off (you know we did a lot of running off in this story). I looked back, I saw his face, I have had that face many times before. It was the face of disappointment he wanted something more than what I gave him. I was still running and was still looking at Peter. I didn't notice the wall about five feet in front of me and I ran right into it. I blacked out (I do a lot of that too). So once again, all I heard were a million footsteps running towards me and someone stepped on my hair thank you very much! By now, everybody on the ship liked me, they thought I was so cute, sweet, innocent, and shy. They also thought it was cute how Peter and I liked, or loved, each other and were afraid to do anything about it. Although the whole time they were pushing Peter.

So I am just lying there on the floor, Peter, Jack, Will, and Elizabeth were the closest ones to me. Elizabeth, or maybe Peter, was stroking my long hair and occasionally rubbing my face. I lay there, not moving, by now the pirates knew that if I fainted or blacked out there was no use in asking me a question because I wouldn't answer. Although I heard one voice, Peter's voice to be exact. "Lana, it is ok. We will get you to bed and you will be fine," he was saying soothing things like that, and all the other pirates were quite. I guess they were trying to hear what Peter was saying into my ear. The only ones who were talking to me were Peter, Jack, and Will. Elizabeth was letting al the men talk.

"Yeah, and I am really sorry about tying you up, and this time Elizabeth isn't telling me to say anything," Will said softly.

"I'm sorry about…uhmmm…hey Peter, what am I sorry about?" Jack said confused. He is so stupid at times.

"How about trying to shoot her when she was scared to death in your rum seller!" he said a little louder.

"OK! I'm sorry about that, love."

Then some members of the crew were told to take me to my room. One of them almost dropped me! Peter was following close behind. Finally we got to my room and they gently put me on my bed and left me alone with Peter (again). I could tell Jack was standing by the door, because it wouldn't be like him to just let us sit there without him knowing what happens. Then Peter just lay down next to me and just sat there.

I started to wake up but Peter didn't notice. I looked at him for a while and finally got up the courage to say, "I love you to Peter." Then closed my eyes again and tried to go to sleep. But before I could fall asleep, I felt a bounce, he had jumped of the bed and ran out the door.

I heard a laugh and I knew Jack was going to come in again. "What?" I said in a 'go away' tone.

"What a man cannot come and see how a young girl as yourself is doing after SMASHING into a wall?"

"You know, we need to find you a girlfriend," I said annoyed.

"No thanks, I already have nine." He said proud

"What did you want?" I said trying to sit up, but I fell back and hit my head. "No need to ask, I am fine."

Jack then came over and sat down next to me, putting is arm around my shoulder. "What are you doing?" I asked him.

"Hugging you," he said rapping his arms around me.

"Why?"

"Because you are so nice to Peter even when you don't love him," he said backing off.

"Who said I didn't?"

"Didn't what?"

"Love him!"

"You do?" he asked surprised.

"Well if I didn't, why would I have just said I did?"

"Ok. See ya!" The crew had started to pick up the way that I talked. But it sounded weird to hear them say it. With all the yo, what's up, whatcha doin', coolio and stuff like that. It was starting to freak me out!

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Most nights I would just get my dinner and eat on the deck. I always liked the deck because you could see the stars, and it was A LOT quieter then in "the dinning room". But tonight I didn't get dinner and just sat in a corner on deck. "What are you doing?" Peter asked me.

"Thinking," I answered back.

"About what?" he asked sitting down.

"Oh nothing really. Darn it!!! I was going to baby-sit for my neighbor today!!!" I said standing up and pacing.

Then I saw Peter slump down in to the corner I was sitting in. "You want to go home, don't you?" he said looking down at his feet.

"No! I hated home! It was just that that was a good way to get money."

"Ok," he just looked so sad! After that he got up and went to bed early. After a while, so did I.