Cordelia, Daughter of the Sea
Fitting In
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Cnt>Cordelia was thrilled to be part of Jack’s crew, and
Jack’s crew was happy that Cordelia was actually useful aboard the ship.
Cordelia and Jack were on shore and decided to share her cabin with
Cordelia.
A few weeks passed and everything was going better
than Cordelia could have expected. She
was getting to know the crew, who really weren’t bad people at all once she got
past all of the myths of pirates being evil.
Of course, she already knew that after she met Jack.
only call Jack “Jack” when other crewmembers weren’t around.
Cordelia was holding her own on The Black Pearl
and had never felt more at home in her life, not even with Adelaide and
Collin. One of her favorite things to
do on thip hip was to cook for the crew.
Aide ide had taught her how to cook several fantastic meals and to say
that the crew was appreciative was a terrible understatement.
During these past couple of weeks, Jack and Cordelia
spent a lot of time together. They
would sometimes eat privately in Jack’s cabin, or, after the rest of the crew
had gone to their quarters, sat out on the deck and talked.
stars, something Collin really never spoke of, and Cordelia told Jack some more
about her life.
When Cordelia asked Jack about his own past, he
usually came up with one excuse or another to avoid the subject.
were the outrageous stories she was told by the crew. Some she she felt there was more to Captain Jack Sparrow than
roping sea turtles.
Jack and Cordelia were both painfully attracted to
each other, but neither of them really knew how to go about things.
Jack was…well, Jack was actually afraid of hurting Cordelia, something he had
never before worried about. After
Cordelia had successfully stolen her first item – a loaf of bread (everyone has
to start somewhere) – Jack had asked her to come to his cabin…