The Blood In My Veins | Black Sails (Under Constructions)

Sus Ojos Azules

We had an enormous chance that at the end we would end up with guards, but we needed some hope so I kept the good thoughts inside my head.

The further we ran the better we saw the daylight coming closer at the end of the tunnel.

Perhaps we could make it.

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We sprinted below the fort's grounds, following the tunnel that ended in the center of the island and I looked back over my shoulder, seeing that Naida was broken by the lack of sleep and her mixed emotions. I pulled her with me against the wall, covering her mouth so she couldn't make a sound when the English watch patrolled right next to the opening of the tunnel we were hiding in. Slowly lowering my hand from her lips, I signed to her to the guards on the hand of a nod to the men. I could see her close her eyes in frustration and she sighed before shrugging at me.

Both having no idea how to handle this, I signed to my tired girl beside me to wait till they were gone.

It took a while for those assholes to leave, but eventually they did.

Naida had been able to rest for a bit and was boosted with a little bit of energy for the next part we had to pass.

Taking in a deep breath, I stuck my head out of the entrance to see if we could blend into the busy streets and off we went. It didn't take long before they noticed Naida was nowhere to be found in Nassau and of course they were probably seeking me too, but they couldn't tell the crowd I had escaped because That would only feed their resistance towards civilisation even more.

As the redcoats searched all the houses and tents, we instead saw an opportunity to run into the wilderness.

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(POV Naida Jones)

Not giving into my exhaustion, I forced myself to follow the fast man among the trees and the distance between the sea and us grew bigger the further we went into the green forest-like place. We had been running around the place with a few stops for almost 2 hours and completely lost, I collapsed onto the ground when black stars appeared before my eyes.

I was blinded by them and the only thing I could hear was Charles asking if I was okay before shouts began to appear from not that far away.

My head shot up, trying to spot the redcoats through the dark spots in my vision, but everything spun around me. 

I tried to stand up, seeking support by the man beside me, but I knew we didn't had time for me to recover from my exhaustion and with one arm underneath both my legs, keeping them together, and one arm underneath my arms I was lifted by Charles who started to smoothly move between the plants and trees with me in his arms. I glared up at the alert man and watching over his shoulder, I could see black shadows searching for us and luckily they didn't know which way we went.

My dizzy sight still followed the black phantoms until they had rotated themselves, thinking they lost us. I then could feel the fast heartbeat of Charles against my rib cage drop as he finally stopped.

"I think we lost them, you're okay?"

"Mhuh. Just horribly dizzy and worn out."

"You're sure that's all?"

"Yeah. Oh, and a backache." I could hear him chuckle at my quick change of mind and he had let go of me very carefully so I could sit on a tree trunk.

"Look." I followed his gaze and my eyes rested onto an old, but still good-maintained cabin. "I don't think anyone minds if we rest here. Come...."

Charles pulled my arm over his shoulder, lifting me a bit because of his height in comparison with mine and gave me support while walking over all the tree roots that had grown above ground. When the floor was more stable and even, he had let go of me, stepping foot inside the uninhabitable house with me behind him, the two of us holding hands.

The coast was clear and I dropped myself onto the bed which was placed in the left corner of the wooden house. It didn't have two floors and everything was instead on the first floor which was easier for me to get everywhere to be honest and a few small windows were decorating the wooden walls.

In the corner of my eye I could see Charles glaring down at me with his piercing blue eyes and I just smiled at him. "How the fuck did we succeeded to get out of that shithole?"

"Having faith?"

"Bullshit." Charles shook his head, squeezing my thigh when he sat down beside me.

"Luck....?" I spoke up again, unsure.

"More like it." A smirk was possible seeing on his face and I pushed myself up. "I will seek some dry wood to light up the fireplace. I'll stay around, don't worry. Just.... go to sleep...." Nodding, a forehead kiss was given to me and I saw him disappear behind the door while I had laid myself down again.

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Slowly I awoke, feeling the warmth of the burning fireplace filling the wooden house plus the warmth of Charles next to me. He had probably laid me against him as he was silently staring at the fire.

The moment I coughed a little to secretly get his attention he instantly watched me and understood I was awake as I looked at him, smiling happily.

There was something in his eyes I could not quite understand.

It wasn't cockiness nor concern.

No rage, but neither relief.

I playfully glared up at him before walking two fingers up his bare chest and then I understood it. It wasn't any of the emotions I had once seen in him, it was pure love and joy that filled his cold eyes.