note: surprisingly, I don't own POTC, if I did, I wouldn't write this...
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Jack was standing aboard his beloved Pearl, watching the crew taking the rum below. He watched every single bottle being taken below with loving eyes, so he didn't notice when Chris went past him right into his cabin. When all rum was safely aboard, he told the crew to set sails and went into his cabin. Chris was sprawling in his bed.
Nice, I didn't even need to persuade her…
He stopped for a while, eyeing her. She changed; it's been so many years. He had to admit that she was even more beautiful than she has been before. Brown skin, dark brown hair with streaks of blonde and red and piercing, stunning blue eyes you wouldn't expect.
I'm not in love with her… I mean I never was… It's been too many years since we had this… ah…this little accident… I can't be in love… I'm definitely not in love with this wench that betrayed me!!! Why? Ha, 'cause I'm Captain Jack Sparrow, that's why… Right, that's it, mate. Behave yerself.
He went to the bed and laid himself next to her.
"Yer know, luv, yer owe me." Jack said to the ceiling with a smug smile. "Remember back on the island I told yer …"
"I'll pay as soon's I can. Right now I don't 'ave no gold, as ya must 'ave noticed."
"Well, you can pay right now, luv. It don't need to be gold." Jack's grin broadened and propped himself on his elbows and leaned in closer. She pretended she didn't notice. He was staring at her intently and she pretended she didn't notice that either. But Jack was hard to get rid of when he set his mind onto something.
"What?!"
"I'm waitin'." Another grin and a flash of golden teeth.
"For?"
"Yer apology."
"What?!"
"Yer apology for when yer betrayed me."
Chris was staring in disbelief.
"Ya ain't gonna forgive me, never."
"No, I won't forgive yer, but I still wanna hear it, luv."
Jack was getting at her nerves. But she was still silent. Maybe if she ignored him long enough, he would give up. Oh, how naïve.
"Or should yer need some remindin' of how I saved yer?" He asked, happy how he was getting to her. When silence was all he got, he continued, staring at her for reactions.
"Once upon a time… there was a lass. Nice little thin', apparently from high society, about fifteen years of age, all alone in bloody Tortuga, wantin' freedom but not knowin' how to achieve it. And one day, a handsome young captain, me as it were, found her. He offered her freedom she longed for. He took her aboard his ship, taught her how to handle a sword, how to navigate ships and use maps, how to drink rum. He made her a pirate. That's what she wanted. She enjoyed it all immensely. But she enjoyed most the nights when she was alone with her captain in his cabin and they –"
"Enough!"
She sprang to her feet, standing beside the bed, giving Jack who was still lying on the bed comfortably, a dangerous look. She hated being reminded of her mistakes. And meeting Jack Sparrow was the biggest mistakes of all. Well, having a relationship with Jack Sparrow was the biggest mistake of all, actually.
"I saved yer, I gave yer everythin', luv. And yer stabbed me in the back and left me there when yer knew what was comin'."
In the meantime Jack also sprang up, facing her, gun in his hand, pointing at Chris, not so calm any more.
"Yer know, I shot Barbossa for the betrayal and the mutiny thin'. So gimme one good reason why I shouldn't shoot yer for yer betrayal of leavin' me there to be mutinied upon. Eh?! Answer!" Jack was getting impatient and dangerous.
"I didn't wanna be marooned with ya for ya poor captainship…" No, no, that definitely wasn't a good aswer. Alright, let's try somethin' else.
She decided to bet everything on the feelings she knew he once had for her. Even though he never admitted he had them. A woman's instinct. She looked him straight in his dark eyes with her own piercing blue ones and said as calmly as possible.
"Alright, shoot. I betrayed ya, I deserve the same as Barbossa."
Jack cocked his pistol. Chris's eyes widened.
Oops, wrong strategy…?
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