Here goes the Jack chapter! I hope I make you proud. (:
Another thing: I'm sorry if my chapters are short. I know some people write these long, crazy stories, but I am not one of those people. I write for the fun of it. So please enjoy, even though they are short.
And I am also sorry that it is taking so long to get these chapters up. I am in college and very busy. Thank you for being patient.
I stumbled onto the deck and into my first mate's bedroom. It was right above the Captains Quarters, very glamorous, but I was not feeling like looking at the décor. That girl. I knew I knew her from my very first glimpse of her. There was something about her that most women didn't have. She had those eyes that had enchanted me from the moment I saw them decades ago. She had that hair, that dark wavy hair. And then when I met her… she was just like my love, my Angelica.
People have never understood what a mistake I made when I left Angelica on that island. They told me. "She is better off without you," or "You're better off without her." But that isn't the truth at all. She was my equal, and nobody has ever matched up to me. Not in my eyes at least.
"I'm with child…" she told me. I didn't believe her. She was a hard person to believe. She was a pirate. Nobody believes a pirate if they know what's good for them. But how could I leave her… I didn't even remember the night. And how could I forget a night like that? I never forgot nights like that… I never get that drunk… Alright, maybe I do. But I don't remember it. At all.
And now that girl. The one in my Quarters. She looks so much like Angelica… She is 18… Angelica is her mother. I'm her father. I must be. She was with me all that time, and she told me, after all. It isn't likely she lied, now. When the girl is standing in my Quarters.
And did she know? Did Angelica tell her who I am?
I didn't know what to do… I never wanted to be a father. I was a pirate first and foremost and women were just for fun. Then Angelica came along and these feelings came with her. But I wasn't going to just let her take me from me. I couldn't settle down and not be a pirate anymore. I wouldn't be happy. But I wasn't necessarily happy without her either. I made a mistake. I don't usually admit that but I am now.
I heard the door creak open and turned around. But nobody was there. I stood up and closed it, then turned around. Angelica was standing there. "Hello Jack," she said, looking as gorgeous as ever. That smile I couldn't resist. I wasn't expecting to see her…
"An…gelica. How'd you find me, love?" I asked, and I'm sure she could hear my voice crack a little.
"I have my ways, Jack," she said, walking closer to me. She smiled. "Where's my daughter?" she asked, putting her hand to my face.
I backed up. "I think… I'd like to know how you found me."
"I think I'd like to know where my daughter is, Jack."
"Don't you mean our daughter, love?" I asked, seeing her face soften a little.
"How did you…" She looked almost sad. "Jack…"
"I'm not as stupid as I look, love. I'm not mad at you."
"You're not?" she asked, surprised.
"I didn't believe you anyway, love. You did nothing wrong."
She smiled then. "You never cease to amaze me, Jack Sparrow."
I remember that smile. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and I didn't know how I could have ever left her. I remember when she cut herself with Barbossa's sword. I remember feeling like I was going to die with her. I remember when I realized I could save her life. Running to that fountain, I would've done anything. Nobody knew how bad I wanted to drink that water myself, but she was more important. She needed to live. And I remember when Blackbeard took that cup from me. I thought it was the one that would've saved her, and my heart nearly stopped. But when he died instead, I had never been so happy.
I am probably the stupidest person alive for leaving her on the island, especially when she was carrying my child. A child I never wanted… but now I felt as if she was a part of me. Just like Angelica had been all these years. Apart, but still together…
She stepped closer and pressed her lips to mine. I never thought that would happen again. "Where is Maryn?" she asked again, her lips brushing against mine.
I kissed her. "Downstairs… but I'm sure you don't want to just… barge in and scare the life out of the poor girl."
"If she is anything like her parents, I'm sure she already knows who you are, Jack," she said. "Her curiosity is one thing she could from you I can't stand."
I smiled. I had always been the curious one. Never could stay away from finding out the truth. A girl with my blood… I couldn't be more proud.
"Mom…" I heard Maryn whisper from behind. The door had creaked open without either of us noticing. "What…are you doing here?"