His First Mate

Chapter eight.

As I sipped the rum I notice Jack has his gaze on me. Nothing else. Just me. I blushed profusely, looking out into the open ocean.

I breathed in deeply, inhaling the sweet smell of rum, and the salty water.

I sigh, letting go of the breath I had been holding. Jack eyes had drifted off, as if he's piecing together or thinking about some something.

"Hey y/n?" He says, "yea captain?" I reply. He sighs "just call me Jack love." I nod and the heat returns to my cheeks. "Sure thing. Captain." I mock him and smirk, hoisting myself up onto the edge of the ship and standing.

I eventually sit down, and watch the horizon, and jack sits beside me, still drinking his rum. I giggle. He looks at me, then my lips, then back up to my eyes. I always knew Jack was a flirt but, it's like he was drawing me in, like I couldn't help myself. He moves closer. So I mimic his move. I lean in as if to kiss him, and move to kiss his cheek instead. He looks mad, I smirk in triumph. And he pushes me off the side of the boat. "Payback love." He winks, I hardly notice because my legs start pulling themselves together, I scream in agony as jack and my dad run to the side where I was. I look up at them with tears in my eyes. Then back down at my legs. Which aren't legs anymore? I have a tail?! What the hell! I look up at Gibbs expecting an answer. He looks at me and nods, goes to say something. "A mermaid!" One of the crew shouts, Jack immediately shushes him and tells him it's me. The crew mate looks even more panicked than I am.. oh bugger.

"I promise I'll explain when you're back on the boat lass." He says, loud enough for me to hear, she ship was still sailing away from me. "Y/n love you're gonna have to swim." Jack looks at me, I shake my head as he mouths, "I believe in you."

I try to swim forward, but my tail doesn't move. The ship is moving further and further away. I take a deep breath and try to swim again, to my surprise I move forward at least a meter. I swim under the water, realising I can breath, and flip my tail going faster and faster until I catch up to the boat. I look up, Jack is pacing. "JACK!" I shout up, he jumps, and tosses me a rope to climb up. I give him a 'really?' Face as he acknowledges the fact that I don't have legs at the moment.. he sighs and moves over to the ropes on the ship and ties them together. Soon enough he drops down a swing? Well rope tied together to create a swing. I sit on it and he pulls me up.

"I'll go get mr. Gibbs." He rushes off. The crew begin to stare at me, I look down feeling self conscious. I'm naked.. "JACK!" I yell, he rushes over, "holy.." he's staring, I clear my throat and he hands me his coat, "uh.. you must be cold..." he mutters, I just laugh, and walk off to his bed quarters, "wear some of my clothes. They're comfy." He smiles. "Oh! But hand me the clothes you were wearing before." I raise an eyebrow, questioning him. He rolls his eyes, "I'm gonna let them dry! Do you think that badly of me?" He asks giving me a fake pout. I laugh and walk over to him, I kiss him on the cheek "thanks Jackie boy!"