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Post by naomikings on Jul 17, 2008 18:11:47 GMT
Naomi hid the pistol and dagger in her clothes, having changed before leaving the ship. She felt loads better now, but she reeled back when she lifted her head. There was the first man she had killed, there with the wound still bleeding on his forehead. "No!"
"Why did you leave me, William? I just wanted you to be safe and live a good life... Why?" The woman who was Will's mother reached out with a hand to touch her son, but she was unable.
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Post by toobright88 on Jul 17, 2008 18:21:10 GMT
Kaleb started when Naomi cried out and looked to where her terrified gaze was rooted, but rather than seeing the man Naomi had killed, Kaleb saw the man he had killed. His clothes bloodstained and his hands reaching, the ghost staggered toward Kaleb, wet gurgling noises issuing from its bloodied mouth. Kaleb could not look away from the gaping bullet wound in the middle of the man's chest, and as he bit back a cry he stumbled backwards, nearly falling over his own feet in his hurry to get away from the specter.
Will looked to his mother with pained eyes, a tear sliding down his cheek as he took a step closer. "Mum, I...I had to find Da, I had to know." he choked, the pain of leaving his mother and then her sudden death seemingly pulling him apart.
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Post by naomikings on Jul 17, 2008 18:29:04 GMT
"You looked for a man that left us behind! You tore my heart out, William!" The woman's mouth became gape as she screamed and lunged at him.
"Snap out of it!" Jack grabbed Will and shook him violently. The woman vanished from sight almost instantly, the mists that had made her form lingering like the rest. Naomi, on the other hand, was gawking at the man. He reached up and dug a finger into his wound, fishing out the round bullet.
"That hurt, you know..." He said. Naomi frowned.
"You... would have killed me. I couldn't let you or anyone get in my way of finding Kaleb." She whispered. The man shook his head and let the bullet drop, it rolling across the ground to her feet.
"I had a family. My wife... she was pregnant with our first child. Now I can't see my own child because of you." He said, voice still calm and quiet. Naomi shook her head and covered her face, muttering things into her palms.
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Post by toobright88 on Jul 17, 2008 18:58:38 GMT
Will looked to Jack, his eyes full of fear. His breathing was heavy as he looked past his captain to where the specter had been, slowly calming himself and realizing it hadn't been real. That thought did not ease the pain of old wounds he believed long ago healed, however. Nodding slowly to let Jack know he was alright, Will managed to sit down, burrying his face in his hands. His wounds hadn't healed at all - they had just been buried, covered over. And now they were as fresh as the tears that continued to run down his face.
Kaleb backed up, fear threatening to overwhelm him. The specter then suddenly lunged, pushing Kaleb hard into the sand as he towered over him. "You killed me in cold blood, boy, and I know I wasn't supposed to die that night!"
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Post by naomikings on Jul 17, 2008 19:05:50 GMT
Naomi had fallen into a sitting position, rocking herself with her head between her knees. She was shaking and sobbing, another figure having come to torture her and pick at the strings of her heart. It was a ghostly figure of Ellington, he and the first man speaking cruel words that stabbed at her like twisting blades. "I didn't mean to... I wanted to save him.. I'm so sorry."
Jack ran past her and grabbed Kaleb by the collar of his coat, lifting him up off the ground with ease, as if someone wasn't on him. He did and said the same thing he did to Will. "Go help the lass before she loses her mind."
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Post by toobright88 on Jul 17, 2008 19:15:42 GMT
Kaleb pulled away from Jack at first, believing it was the specter that had him in his deathly grasp, but upon seeing Jack's face he ceased his struggles gave a choked gasp. "What...?"
He too, came to the sudden realization that the man hadn't been real, and upon hearing Naomi was being tormented as well he whipped his head in her direction. He saw her on the ground, rocking herself and muttering, and the thought of her in distress spurned him into action. Fighting to get purchase on the sand Kaleb ran to Naomi, dropping to his knees beside her and gripping her shoulders, forcing her to look up at him. "Naomi! Come on, love, they aren't real! Naomi!"
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Post by naomikings on Jul 17, 2008 19:23:18 GMT
"I told you I'm sorry! I'm not a murder!" Naomi looked up, her face drenched in tears. She stopped her yelling when she focused her eyes on Kaleb's face. Her lower lip twitched and she flung her arms around him, crying into his shoulder. Jack sighed, looking up. There were more than a few wavering figures surrounding him, all sighing his name. Yet, it bothered him none.
"The ghosts of our past can be touched by the present, but they're only ghosts." He said quietly to himself. In a puff of mist, he was cleared of their spectral images. Naomi sniffled and rubbed her eyes, sighing shakily.
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Post by toobright88 on Jul 17, 2008 19:30:33 GMT
Kaleb wrapped his arms around Naomi's shaking form, hoping his presence would calm her - though to be honest he was far from calm himself. "You're alright, love. You're safe now." he whispered. "They're gone."
As she rubbed her eyes Kaleb pulled back slightly and met her gaze, tucking an errant curl behind her ear. "You ok?"
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Post by naomikings on Jul 17, 2008 19:38:02 GMT
Naomi nodded and blinked the rest of her tears away, a small smiling touching her face when he touched her hair. She slowly stood and coughed, looking to Jack. He only looked away, compass once again opened in hand.
"Thank you..." Naomi squeezed Kaleb gently, then kissed his cheek. She owed him one from before, anyway.
"Keep up. We don't want another episode." Jack called. Naomi frowned and went over to Will, patting his shoulder.
"Come on, Will." She said kindly, hoping he was okay too.
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Post by toobright88 on Jul 18, 2008 3:27:03 GMT
"No worries, love." Kaleb whispered back, managing a weak smile that grew once Naomi kissed his cheek. Though they had known each other a very short time, Kaleb found himself falling in love with this spectacular girl, the beginnings of love multiplying every time he looked upon her face.
Will flinched at Naomi's touch, startled out of his reverie. As he got to his feet he gave a shuddering sigh, wringing his hands nervously then hooking them under his belt as he regarded Naomi. "Coming." he quietly replied, seeming distracted. Brushing himself off he followed after Jack.
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