The Bend to Rue (Jack Sparrow fanfic)

Chapter 12

Finally back to my old self, I climbed up to the crows nest. I watched everyone from my spot until I finished drawing on some spare pit of parchment with some coal I found when I was stuck in the cabin. An old pirate  with the name Pintel found me when he came up for his shift. Pintel was balding, kinda scary looking, like he was on the verge of scurvy with yellow eyes, rotten teeth, yellowing fingernails and a yellowish hue to the skin. He was funny though, especially when his pal Ragetti was with him. They bickered like an old married couple. "Watchu doin' up here Poppet?"

"Oh, just thinking." I said, finishing up my drawing.

"Mind if I ask what?"

"Not at all." I smiled.

"What are you think about?" He pushed me slightly, smiling himself.

"Needed some air away from Jack."

"Really? Though' you two was attatched a' the hip."

"That's just it. He's confusing, insane, drunk, a major flirt. I leaned over to the side, seeing him eavesdropping. "Not to mention he EAVESDROPS!" He jumped before looking up at me.

"Fancy seeing you here, Luv."

"Yeah, fancy that." I looked over at Pintel.

"Care to join me on the deck?"

I followed Jack to the Wheel and sat down at the map table, which is where I found a box. It was small, almost like a little wooden pocket book. I opened it to find a compass.... that I don't think worked.

"Captain Sparrow?"

"Yes Ms. Ravens?" He called back at me, apperantly deciding if I wasn't goign to call him by his first name, he wouldn't call me by mine.

"Which way is North?" He looked back at me and found me looking at the compass and then looking around.

"Why?" He patted himself down, before his gaze zeroed in on the compass in my hands. 

"I don't think the way this thing is pointing is North." I looked at the sun for a second and then determined this compass was indeed broken.

"Which way is it pointing?" He asked. "Luv?"

"Well, it's pointing-" It spun around. "Well that's strange."

"What's strange?" I looked up at him as he moved around.

"It's... Are you wearing a magnet?" He smirked.

"Of course not, don't be silly." He snatched the compass out of my hands.

"Why do you keep it?"

"Uh... Sentimental reasons." He shut it with a snap before pushing it deep into his coat pocket.

"You're sentimental?"

"What? Surprised?"

"A little." He humphed and went back to work.

"Ok." I mouthed as he went back to work, having a nagging feeling I was just played.

 That night, I was alone with Jack, who was very.... attentive towards me. "Jack?" I asked, leaning away from him a little uncomfortable.

He smirked at me using his first name. "Yes Luv?"

"Are you all right?"

"Oh yes." He started humming a familiar tune. It was so familiar, I knew I'd heard it before somewhere...

"Where've I heard it before?" I muttered, curling up to sleep as he worked at his desk. He dimmed the light a little, allowing me to fall into an uneasy sleep.

"NO!" I jolted awake from I nightmare I haven't had in a long time.

"Angel?" I jerked away rom him in fright, nearly falling out of the bed, only for him to wrap his arms around me. "Angel, Wha's wrong Luv?"

"N-nothing." I shook a bit, "I-it was j-just a nightmare." I turned away from him as he wiped the sleep from his face.

"You wanna talk about it?" I shook my head, willing the tears not to form. "Might make you feel better." He prompted. "Here." He covered me up so I would stop shivering. He seemed to be waiting.

With a sigh I picked at the cover's threads. "At first it was my parents," I gulped. "I- I was in the car behind them. I couldn't do anything but watch as the drunk missed the stop light and rammed right into them. And- And then I turned to the passenger seat. I - I couldn't see anything. And then that- that captain- the one you saved me from. his voice-" Jack brought me into his chest, shushing me and rubbing my back gently before he started humming that tune once again.

"You'll be ok." He whispered, "Everything will work out in the end." He continued humming as I fell asleep against him. 

"That's nice." I whispered, snuggling closer to his warmth.

"I knew you'd warm up to me."

"In your dreams. I'm not that asleep." With that, I pushed him off the bed, successfully hogging the covers.

I woke up to Jack.... Staring at me."Mornin' Luv."

"Mmmm-no." I rolled over.

"Now now, Today's the big day."

"Day?" I moaned as he tried to roll me back over." It's day time?" It didn't feel like daytime.

"No' exactly." He pulled me into a sitting position and I felt something heavy fall on my shoulders. It was warm. "No- don't go back to sleep." He caught me as I tried to fall back into the bed. "Come on Luv, Don't keep the men waiting. We're here."

"Where's here?" I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, obvious he wasn't going to let me sleep.

"Mermaid Rock." He let me wash my face and then took me outside. I wasn't the only one yawning. I looked over at a stretching Gibbs, a bleary eyed Will, and Pintel was shaking awake Ragetti, who was asleep on his shoulder. Jack swung me around to face a rock that resembled a mermaid lying on her side. The spray from the waves around her made it look as though she was crying as the drained down her face.

"That's nice Jack." I yawned, moving to go back into the cabin, only to be brought around into a circle.

"Not jus' yet Luv."

"What now?" 

"How do we open it?!" Cried a cranky crewmember.

"So glad you asked." Jack smiled, "Legend has it that a mermaid fell in love with a pirate captain. He broke her heart when she saw him kissing another woman. She waited for him to come back to her, crying all the while. Eventually she turned to stone." He looked at me and I was instantly awake,

"Wha-?" Suddenly Jack was infront of my face, "No-!" Jack cut off my protests by pulling me to him and crashing his lips to mine. It was soft, yet scratchy. He held me to him until we heard the grating of rock and the wounded cry of a young woman.

Jack and I turned at the sound of cheering only to see that there was no longer a meermaid looking rockm but a staircase leading into the depths of the ocean. I struggled to snap out of my daze. Jack's kiss was passionate and warm. It made my insides all gooey. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye to find him smirking. I fully turned and glared at him. He just used me.AGAIN!

I looked back at the staircase. He looked a bit scared when I looked back at him again, but I just scowled and walked over to Will and Gibbs. "I'm not going to hit you. It probably wouldn't hurt anyways." He breathed a sigh of relief. "However, if I find something heavy, you should watch your back, or your front. I'm not picky."