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Post by Eric Jackson on Oct 13, 2004 0:08:23 GMT -5
*Eric smiled and nodded softly as he shifted in the bed, burying half his face into the pillow. He did want her to stay, even if she woke him up a few times. He understood she couldn't escape her nightmares, but he felt if she was in here with him maybe they wouldn't hurt her as bad. With his eyes still closed he reached out and pat the spot beside him.* You need to sleep too you know, Tobbs and Jack'll be fine. *He whispered.
He opened an eye and glanced at her, his smile growing. It bothered him greatly that she had her nightmares and couldn't seem to get rid of them. He wondered really if she ever would. He was fortunate enough to have gotten past the ones of Ashley that use to plague his mind.
He gazed at her a moment longer, wanting her to be the last thing he saw before he fell asleep again and then slowly his eye shut and he rolled onto his back, his arm extended across Evelyns pillow.* I don't mind if you wake me up, just as long as you're in here. And besides, you shouldn't have to face your nightmares alone, you know I'm always here for you. *He said softly. He wanted her to know that she could come to him anytime for anything, no matter how much she thought it would inconvince him. He simply just wanted to help out in anyway he could.*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Oct 13, 2004 0:24:16 GMT -5
::Jack smiled and held her tightly.:: "Well it's a trick that comes in handy......" He said and then rocked her back and forth a bit::
"Well then ye sleep....let's go home..." ::In so saying this he scooped her up as if she weighed no more then a bundle of feathers and marched down the stone steps of the glorious temple. He paused once however and examined something glittering that caught his eyes...picked it up and continued walking with Tobbs wrapped firmly in his coat::
::He bid the natives a nodding farewell, most of whom were giving him curious looks and stuffing jewels or gold trinkets inot his pockets as a farewell gift....and he thanked them:: "We'll come back sometime..." He said with a laugh::
::And out into the jungle still cradling Tobbs out to the beach and the open sea. He reached akwardly into his pocket and drew out what he'd seen eariler and slipped it over Tobbs's neck. It was a pendant made to look like a rayed star. It was made of white diamonds and sea colored gems, on a pale gold chain.::
"Come on...lets go buy Tortuga then...." He whispered to her and boarded the next little boat heading to the Pearl. Once on deck he gave a few orders to open the sails and hoist anchor. He looked at Tobbs who was still in his arms:: "yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me......."
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Post by Evelyn on Oct 13, 2004 0:26:52 GMT -5
Evelyn looked up to Eric as he spoke to her. He beckoned to her and she looked around the room. Just with her hesitation to get into bed, she supposed she was holding Eric up. She groaned a bit and then stretched out her hand to him, touching his upturned palm and smiling. "I know yer here fer me Eric luv..." Evelyn began softly, brushing a few curls from her face and plopping her chin upon the edge of the bed.
With that Evelyn shook her head, shaking away the doubts in her head. "Fine...I'll jus' stay then..." Evelyn smiled slightly, her lip curling JUST slightly and then getting into bed. She was dressed in only a loose shirt and some torn up pants. The shirt hung off of her shoulder slightly as she cuddled her pillow and looked to Eric as he seemed to sleep peacefully. She sat upon her legs, craning over him suddenly and then kissing him tenderly, not able to keep herself from touching him.
She deeped the kiss a bit and then pulled back as a bit of passion ignited. They would need to save that for some later time. "Too bad yer too tired mate..." Evelyn teased as she gave a soft laugh and then took her place beside him, laying her arm and her upper torso over him, her fingers soflty caressing his chest in the soft darkness.
He would sleep, but she could not. She shrugged and to her it didn't matter. She could find her own peace in simply laying next to him, watching him sleep, and keeping him close. Around him was the only time she felt remotely safe at all. Of course the dangers of her past still tapped her lightly on the shoulder every now and again, but with Eric, she knew no harm would come to her without a fight, and it was the best feeling in the world. She loved him, plain and simple. Loved him purely..."Eric mate...I love ye..." she said with a bit of a smile curling her lips and then sighing heavily again.
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Post by Eric Jackson on Oct 13, 2004 0:49:30 GMT -5
*He smiled when she said she knew he was there for her and touched his hand. His smile grew when she decided to stay and he felt her climb into bed next to him. He felt better when she was close to him, that was his whole purpose for bringing her in here in the first place, that and he hoped she'd stay in there every night hence.
The room grew silent and suddenly he felt her lips upon his. Keeping his eyes closed he slipped a hand about the back of her neck and placed the other just beneath her jawline as the kiss deepend. He was rather enjoying this when suddenly she pulled back. His eyes popped open as she spoke and he grinned.* You have GOT to stop doing that to me. *He laughed, running his fingertips over one of her bare shoulders then he sat up a little and kissed it.* Tired? Who said anything about me being tired? *He laughed and rolled his eyes at himself as he yawned. He was too tired, which seemed to be just his luck. The PERFECT opportunity and he couldn't even bloody use it.* Im making up for this. *He laughed, laying back down again.
He couldn't help but want her as she was laying there beside him, so warm and beautiful. He grinned a little and shook his head, wrapping his arms about her as she laid down upon him, her fingers running over his chest. He kissed the top of her head and again let his eyes droop to a close. Everything felt perfect now, even if all they were doing was laying there. It was enough to make him feel like the happiest man alive. No amount of gold could be worth more then the woman lying next to him. He squeezed her lovingly as she said she loved him.* I love you too, Evelyn. *He whispered and a moment later fell asleep, his breathing soft and quiet and his face peaceful. Everything was just how he wanted it to be.*
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Oct 13, 2004 0:55:45 GMT -5
*As if she'd been holding off for some consent from Jack, Tobbs sleepily yawned and smiled, cuddling up against him as he carried her onward. She was a bit out of it, to tell the truth. Crazy trip. Crazy day. Crazy everything. But all that mattered right now was being close to Jack.*
*She barely felt the gift Jack slipped on her neck, but she could sense it, and she smiled more, letting her hand go to the pendant and feel it over a bit, clasping it and sighing contentedly.*
*She didn't know if she should be up helping Jack get some treasures, but she had just remembered Zimbabba had loaded up, with help form a few other dozen natives, the entire ship, basically all it could hold. So no one would go unrewarded. She relaxed again and when she sensed they were on deck, she murmured something and pulled his coat closer on her.*
"Jack...we're gonna start sialin' back soon...aye..."
*It was more like a statement rather than a question, but she was too tired to want to stay up. And she wanted to make sure Jack was sleeping too.*
"Come on...let's go sleepin' now...we're on ship...ship's for sleepin'....remember?"
*As she spoke, the crew began getting ready to let out the sails and start their sailing. Those who were ashore were summoned to get on the ship, and as everyone was on, Port Royale became their new destination....*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Oct 13, 2004 12:21:55 GMT -5
"Yes, I know....everyone needs to sleep......" He said and felt tired to be honest. He watched as various members of the crew prepared to hoist anchor and the black sails snapped open. :::
"Well we best be droppin' off the eunuch now...." He said, just loud enough for anyone paying attention to hear. Then he lifted his voice up:: "To Port Royale! Gotta give Norrington something to do...."
::Yawning he went to his cabin with Tobbs and laid her down on the bed and laid down next to her:: "Ships are for sleepin'...." He agreed and yawned again.:: "Bloody jungles....the seas are where pirates belong...."He muttered tiredly then closed his eyes::
"Go to sleep...." He said as if reassuring her all would be well. The world wouldn't end or anything. And he yawned, and blinked, looking out the small window to the jungles outside. No he belonged at sea.....and he was glad Tobbs belonged there too.....:::
::He wondered vaguely if Will and Elizabeth would have a boy or a girl.....maybe they'd hang around Port Royale just to find out....or sail in the general area.....he couldn't wait to see Will's face when he realized that the screaming bundles of "joy" wouldn't stop screaming. And no amount of pleading with them would do any good becuase they didn't care either way...::
::poor poor eunuch.....He laughed to himself, just picturing what a future his friends and crew had......he shook his head. Some pirates they were.....::
::finally he did go to sleep, heading resting next to Tobbs. They'd be all right. After all they'd been through...things couldn't get worse...and life had never been better.....::#nosmileys
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Post by Tasha Antipova on Oct 13, 2004 15:48:43 GMT -5
Tasha took in Avery's passionate kiss, savoring it. She was upset when he stopped and walked off to the boat. She was soon back on deck and went into her cabin, flopping on the bed. She felt something pressing aganist her breast and smiled. She pulled out a braclet from the cave. Jack's crew didn't git ever'thing!
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Avery Tolen
Apprentice/Of the Crew
Pillaging, drinking, flogging, wenching. Just another day in paradise.
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Post by Avery Tolen on Oct 13, 2004 16:52:54 GMT -5
Half way to his cabin, Avery paused and looked back at his blue-eyed sorceress. She looked slightly dejected. His refusal to meet her eyes earlier had hidden the emotion in them at his actions. Now it was open for him to see. He could feel his heart sink slightly as the woman made her way towards a side door. Open it and slip inside without noticing his eyes on her.
He stepped into his own cabin after a moment, falling on to his bed and closing his eyes. He fell asleep for a moment to be thrown into a dream of sad blue eyes. He woke with a start, pulling a hidden dagger free at the sound of the door opening.
"Calm down, Ry, it's just me!" a rough voice muttered, the new man's hands pushing the dagger away from his chest. "What's got you so jumpy?" the man asked sitting down on a bunk across from Ry. "So jumpy I can't even enter our cabin without fearing for my life," he shot his cabin-mate a grin.
"There's a woman..." Avery started after a moment unsure of what to say.
"Tasha or the woman you flung yourself at in the City of Gold?" the mate inquired.
"Her name's Tasha?" he asked quietly. He rolled the name around on his tongue, it fit. It seemed perfect for the beautiful girl. Suddenly he made up his mind, he quickly excused himself from his friend and started down towards her cabin.
Pausing outside of her door, he hesitated for a moment before gently knocking and calling, "Tasha?" He waited the words forming on his lips as he watched the door intently.
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Oct 13, 2004 23:03:30 GMT -5
*Tobbs felt...well, exhausted really. Like all this holding back of sleep finally caught up to her. And that was ALOT of holding back sleep. So she was pretty dang tired.*
*Curling up close to Jack as they lay down, she sighed contentedly and listened to him with a small smile, acknowledging his comforting consent to sleep with her own sleepy yawn.*
"Sleep....sleep....night captain...."
*And she was asleep. Deep sleep really. She hadn't been peacefully sleeping for...for as long as she could remember, actually. She slept all through the night, without waking up once. And THAT was accomplishment alone right there.* ~~~~~~ "LAND HO!"
*A crew man called as he saw Port Royale on the horizon. Mornign had just dawned, and it was a rather beautiful day. The sun was shining, and slowly...slowly...the harbor crept alive in wake through the fading mist. By tne time the Pearl drew into the docks and anchored, life was busy bustling as always.*
*Tobbs stretched as she opened her eyes and looked around the cabin. Light was already shining through, and she blinked a few times, muttering soemthing when she heard the crew up and ready to go ashore.*
*Rolling over and grunting slightly, she rested her head on Jack's chest and nudged him a bit, trying to get him to wake up.*
"Jack...wake up captain....we're in Port Royale..."
*She nudged him again, then sat up and slowly stood. Changing and grabbing some effects, she stretched again, leaning on the table in the quarters with an apple she'd just bitten into in her hands.*
"Captain.....come on now...Port Royale's...fun...Alright I'm lying, but I'm sure yer friend Norrington wants to see you!"
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Oct 13, 2004 23:16:55 GMT -5
::Jack mumbled something and rolled onto his side, still groggy and confused:: "We're...where?" He asked curiously and sat up::
::He blinked once and rubbed his eyes then yawned. He was stil ltired and half heartedly tried to convince Tobbs she was too:: "No...no let's just go back to sleep." ::He reached out and took hold of her wrist and drew her closer, getting her to sit on the bed::
"None of the crew will notice. We can just sleep a bit longer." He muttered and using a bit of tugging and tickling had her lying next to him again. He curled an arm over her rather affectionatly:: "Let's just stay like this, savvy?"#nosmileys
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Oct 13, 2004 23:33:38 GMT -5
*Tobbs rolled her eyes at Jack and watched him wake up slowly, trying to usher her back to sleep. Was he now? She tried to be serious, but couldn't suppress a smile from slipping onto her face, which in turn grew as he tugged and tickled her back to laying down with him*
*Sighing in defeat, she looked to him and nodded slowly.*
"Well....alrigh'....not like I'm missing anythin' in this place..."
*She shrugged and moved about a bit, throwing her belt and effects (she'd not put on her boots yet, so it was rather quicker than before) over with a nonchalant manner and expression about her.*
* Then, taking his hand again with hers and resting it against her face, she watched him for a bit, recounting the way over towards the port from the island.*
"Gonna go sleepin'...?"
*She said so a bit pouty, with almost an edge of a whine in it, but barely. Teasing him again. Such fun.*
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Post by Eric Jackson on Oct 13, 2004 23:35:36 GMT -5
*Eric yawned and shifted a little, slowly opening his eyes and blinking as sunlight poured through the small porthole and filled the room with a gentle warmth. He rubbed his eyes a moment until they adjusted to the light and he glanced down at Evelyn who was still sleeping peacefully. He smiled a little, it was odd for her to still be awake at this hour. Normally she was the first to rise and the last to settle down.
He held her a little tighter and ran his fingertips up her arm, over her bare shoulder, and then gently through her dark curls. She looked as beautiful as an angel lying there beside him. A moment later he had realized that the Pearl had come to a stop and he raised a brow, glancing towards the Porthole. He sighed heavily and knew that Elinor would be out there any moment now and he would have to face her.
He looked back at Evelyn and his smile returned. He was warm and cozy lying here beside her that he didn't want to get up. But he knew he needed to. He raised up and propped himself over her, his blonde hair hanging down in his face as he bent over and kissed her forehead softly, moving to the bridge of her nose, and then finally to her lips where he lingered for a moment before rising again. After gazing at her for another moment he carefully climbed over her and sifted through his clothes until he found a clean shirt and pants. He slipped them on and put his belt through the loops, deciding to leave his weaponry behind.
He glanced back at Evelyn, wondering if he should wake her up. He wasn't even sure if she'd want to head out into Port Royal with her leg the way it was, but just incase he sat back down beside her.* Evelyn, do you want to stay here? We're at Port Royal now. *He said, leaning over and placing one of his arms on the other side of her as his eyes danced about her.*
*Elinor had been unsettled since the day Eric left, it bothered her greatly that he ran off with that....woman...if she could be called that. She certainly didnt LOOK like a lady. Elinor huffed as she paced up and down the oversized porch of her home. Her hair was done up in tidy ringlets and her dress was made of beautiful silk which flowed gracefully to her feet.
She was fanning herself as she gazed out at the ocean and suddenly her hazel eyes widened and she gasped. There was that ship with the black sails, the one Eric had left on! She cried out happily and rushed towards it. She paused on the decks and stood on her tiptoes to see up on the deck, a large smile on her face as she waited for him.
She only hoped that Evelyn woman had left him alone, she hadn't been working on courting this man for a year just to let HER take it all away.*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Oct 13, 2004 23:53:16 GMT -5
::Jack looked at her a while, sort of like observing her. He smiled at her and kissed her cheek::
"Just like havin' ye near me..." He smiled and drew her closer then quirked an eyebrow:: "Well I think I've earned a good long rest.....for a week or more..."
::But he sat up slowly and then edged closer to her:: "'sides...Norrington will just want to hang me or something..."
::He settled into a sitting position that was comfortable for him that wasn't hurting his wounds or effecting his groggy sleepy state:: "So....want to buy part of Port Royale? I think we could now....."
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Oct 14, 2004 0:02:28 GMT -5
*Tobbs smirked a bit as well as laughed.*
"Oh really now?"
*She nodded when he talked about rest...they'd rested alot on the way sailing over here, but she judged a good two weeks or more were well deserved.*
"'ang you? ....aye, that'd be bad...I'm sure I'd rather 'ave you with me than a decoration someone could 'ang on their wall...NOT a good idea...*
*She watched him move and waited until he was settled, adjusting again to be near him, but still laying down on her part. She'd rather not sit for some reason. So she lay down close to him, looking up at him with her smile still present.*
"Buy Port Royale...hmmm....don' know about tha' one...we could always turn it in to another Tortuga...but I think it's already set its reputation as prissy and full of crown servin' nutters."
*She nodded wisely, wondering if most of the pirates in the world would think it was some kind of trick to lure them in and get hanged. She'd might have guessed that...but then, she overanalyzed alot.*
"Ya know...I'm gonna drive you crazy from time ta timeprobably intentionally most often...think you can 'andle it? Up for the challenge Jack?"
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Post by Evelyn on Oct 14, 2004 0:04:19 GMT -5
Evelyn's eyes opened very slowly. They were slits for a few moments and she looked straight, her eyes falling upon the wooden walls of the cabin room. She blinked them open wider, noticing that Eric wasn't there and it startled her. Then his warm voice reached her ears and she blinked awake, reaching up a hand to rub away the sleep from her eyes a bit. She turned slowly from her side onto her back and looked up at him.
"Eric..." she smiled warmly stretching up a hand and caressing his cheek tenderly. "We're here already?" she asked rubbing her eyes a bit more before propping herself up and sitting up so that she was level with him. "Well tha' was bloody quick." She said with a large yawn and then smiling. Her honeyed eyes were a bit wearied, a sign that she hadn't slept until late in the night. She ran a hand through her brown curls and shook her head a bit.
Looking back at his face gently, Evelyn lenaed forward and kissed his lips softly then sat back again. Her eyes traveled over him curiously, as if attempting to decipher what he would do exactly and she bit her nails a bit. "So...erm...what 'xactly do ye have in mind ta do here?" she asked him lifting her brows and continuing to gnaw on them. "But either way...'m comin' with ye Eric." She stated with determination on her tired face. She got out from under the covers and shivered a bit as her feet hit the cool decks.
"I hope we're not here fer long...I kinda don' like bein' 'round so many bloody naval officers ye know." Evelyn began gently, scratching her head a bit and then taking Eric by the hands and bringing him to stand up in front of her. "No matter what Eric...I'll be here for ye." She stated cleanly, cupping his face in her hands and kissing a bit strongly and with deep feeling before parting.
Just when she turned and made to dress she sighed. "Gah...my clothes are back in my cabin still..." Looking over her shoulder at him she smiled. "I'll meet ye up on deck if ye like..." Evelyn reassured him with a gentle smile then left the cabin to her own.
It would be a difficult situation alright...not for her, or Eric but for that Elinor woman if she DARED touch Eric or herself. Evelyn was already boiling remembering the insults the woman threw at her the last time, this time though, she wouldn't tolerate any of it. The woman had no one to protect her now...
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