The pirate in us all

"Um...ya." she answered lightly as she shruged sbout the fact he dismissed a lot of things....

*Im at home so heres the pic...*

**Aww, sweet tattoo!

Jake

"Good," I said as I turned to leave. "Then you should be able to take over as lookout."

I smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "That's for last night."

Without waiting for her response, I slid down the ladder to the deck and started my own chores.

She blushed deeeply and put her hand to her cheek. No one had sver had the nerve or the guts to kiss her...ever!

She looked out to the ocean. It was a darkening day and the clouds grew darker by the min.

"Storm aproching."she called out to the deck. People scurrryed obout on deck try ing to get things together.

Nash- "Did you put the moves on her?" he said jokingly as Jake came down from the crows nest.

Jake

I shot him a warning glance, smirking. "Well, yeah... Of course, it's none of your business to begin with," I snapped, taking my place on the sail halyards.

Nash chuckled a bit as the crew scurryed to get the sails tied down befor the storm.

Sean lay agenst the pole and stared at the storm clouds that bobbled in the sky. The Crimson Tear was proble inthe storm now....

Zen-He jumped up as rain pelted him.

"Cap!Rain!" he called quickly but it was proble already obvious since he was soaked head ot toe.
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Sean- Sean sat there in the rain as it hit her cheeks. She was shivering badly and every thing was wet up here....

Sean trembled with chlls that shot up her back at lightning spead.

Her teeth shatered. She could not stop herself from it. It stayed with her as her bones started to sinck into the coldness.

"Drake! Get down to the cabins below you'll catch a cold!" Nash yelled above the storm.

Sean clamered down to below deck still shivering madly.

Jake

I watched for Sean. What was she doing? She'd get sick if she stayed out any longer...

She stumbled into the cabins, soaking wet and shivering violently.

"Sean, you're really smart, you know that?" I snapped, wrapping an arm around her and guiding her to my bunks. "Let's get you dry and warm."

To emphasize what I meant, I picked up a towel and wrapped it around her.

Sean was just doing her duty but every one seamed that that was any easy job.

"Thanks." she gittered out as he rubbed the towel on her back.

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After a while and Jake didnt mind Sean was out cold on his bunk. She made breathing look easy for she lay there as her stumache went up and down....

Jake

I watched her lay there, curled up in the towel, fast asleep. And it was nice. She was peaceful, beautiful, comfortable, warm...

I sighed, sitting on the floor of my room, just staring.

Nash knew. He knew I actually liked this one, and that she had impressed me, earned my respect, maybe more...

Great.

*Great what?*

Nash- He drew up a lossly flapping sail and huryed below deck. He cracked the door open to Jake's room and gave a smile ot the sight. Yeah he knew...

He shut the door.

Sean- She slowly awoke. The rain resounded around her and she sat up. Jake was there...on the floor. He was asleep.

She leaned down moving her face to his. His breathed wafted into her face. It was a rich smell...she couldn't quight place it...

Mabe its just me..."she said aloud as she sniffed her self and then leaned her head down on his shirt...

No it wasn't her it was him.He smelled of she guessed the sea but in a diffrent sence.

Jake

I had dozed off. I woke after a while to find her laying against me, her head on my chest, asleep. I smiled and put an arm over her, keeping her warm and safe. Where she should be.

I lightly rested my chin on her head, and a scent drew my attention. It was like the rain, after a storm. The calm after the storm. The beauty of freshness...

I sighed, easing my arms underneath her as I stood. I picked her up with ease; she was smaller than I thought she had been, and weighed almost nothing. So tiny, so slender, so pretty...

Control yourself, Jake. You're on a pirate ship, not an island.

Still, I laid down on the bunk, her still cuddling against me, and fell asleep.

Sean awoke to fine Jake next to her on the bed.

Hadn't she been sniffing him? Mabe so fell asleep...

The storm was passing.

Nash entered.

"Get back to your post when you wake him up." he said.

"Ya sure." she said.

He left.

She nuddged Jake.

**I thought it was Nash...**

Jake

I stirred when I felt someone nudging me in the side. I forced my eyes open to see that the storm was passing and Sean was awake.

"Hey," she said. "Nash just said get to our posts."

I groaned, sitting up. Damn that Nash!

Wait. What was I thinking? Was I saying that I liked being close to Sean?

It certainly was true.

"Fine." I stood and stretched. "How'd you sleep?"