Words mean nothing anymore. I used to be able to look into your eyes and see an undying storm of emotion. All that is left now is a cold reflection, a world of stone. The touches shared, maybe too hasty but never meaningless. It should have been forever. Now you're gone and memories are all that are left to eat away at my every thought like acid. The liquid corrodes skin and unearths the hidden bone. The smoke clears but it still smells like death. This is what you have done to me.

It's not the same as giving up. I'm giving in, letting this emptiness have the rest of me because all that is left is worthless. The good went with you. It /i you.

I watched your lifeless body drift out to sea. The people mourning for you, those that spent their time pretending not to care, they loved you, we all did.

You made it so hard for people to show just how much. The best I could do was to give you something made with my own sweat, my seemingly endless tears. As I watched your floating deathbed, I glanced one last time at the blade lying at your side. It is the last thing I will ever make in this world. Just know that it was made for you.

I will follow you to the depths of Hell. Please wait for me.

There is nothing here and my tears are running dry. All I have now is the longing to seek you out, to make you happy again.

Staring at these stars, they've lost all of their beauty. All that is left is the knife I cradle, the feeling of nearing completion. The blade drifts towards unclothed flesh, the intentions are just as good as they used to be. Fulfilling its purpose, the metal tears open now pale skin in hopes of releasing tears again, though this time they are red.

In such a short time I had given my heart to you, just to let a drunken fight take you from me. I avenged your death, the devil drowning in a pool of his own blood. I just hope that you can forgive me.

It's darker now. The night's breeze is so much colder than before. I know I'm getting closer to seeing you again.

I whisper my last thoughts to the clouds now drifting overhead, "Jack, I never told you I love you."

I will tell you when I get there. I'm not giving up everything, I'm getting you back.

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A/N: This was an attempt at keeping me from just going and killing the characters in 'Painless'. This was kind of a cliché but I felt it needed to be done. This can also be viewed on Adultfanfiction.net under the same pen name. 'Painless' is accessible only there (besides the link posted on the pirategasm LJ community) and will never be available here due to the NC-17 rating. A very big THANK YOU to Seraph for betaing this for me. I think the capitals got my point across, but I am very grateful to you for working with me. I suggest everyone should take a look at her wonderful work by going to the pen name seraphinikins on this site. Do it! Especially if you like Jack/Will.