Stay Strong

A/N: A very short little fic I began a long while ago. I have been having a crazy amount of new fic ideas. I think there are at least 4 and I've already titled them although I haven't written them.

She could feel the warm blood trickle down her skin wetting her torn and tattered clothes and she could feel the pain. Thankfully she was right-handed for she had been shot in the opposite arm. There was a long scratch along her abdomen commanding blood to the air and a few slits across her back. She sliced her blade through the air, with each stroke taking down a member of le Mer de Mort's crew. She looked around the ship looking for Jack throughout the battle of sailors. She couldn't see him anywhere. There was only the worst to think about.

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Not soon later the battle was over. The Mer de Mort's crew had been slaughtered but there were only a few of the Pearl's crew standing. She traveled the whole deck of the ship looking for him in the sea of bodies. She found him at the bow soaked in blood. She knelt beside him pushing back the hair on one side of her face behind her ear. She placed a hand on his chest. She was surprised when she found his heartbeat, it was steady and yet not strong as regularly.

"Jack." His eyes fluttered open slowly at her beckon.

"Anamaria, I'm sorry I"

"Daddy!" The boy shouted jumping over the dead bodies in his rush to meet his parents.

"Jackson, I told you to stay in the cabin!"

"I's alright Maria," he said after a loud, hacking cough.

"He shouldn't see you, not like this. I don't want him to remember you here, bloody and on your death bed."

"I know, but I want to say goodbye to my little pirate ay?" How could she deny him as he lied there like that? "Jackson, I want you to take care of dear mummy here ay?" he held the small boy's hand. He did not understand.

"You can protect her," he proclaimed oblivious to the fact.

"Daddy has to go away…to heaven…or to hell rather but I'll see you again ay Captain Sparrow?" Jackson nodded. "I want you to remember something ay?" He signaled the boy to lean in closer to him. "Daddy loves you Jackson," he whispered in his ear and using what little strength he had left to give him a hug. "Don't cry love," he whispered as she wiped a tear from her red eyes.

"How can I not Jack? What will I do in the nights when I get cold and lonely? How can I lead these men Jack! How will I lead these men?" she yelled, frustrated, angry, devastated.

"When you need me you will look towards the horizon. No need to search far and long ay?" he took her hand as her other caressed his face.

"Jack, you can't leave me! Our son, this ship, the sea. Think about every bloody thing you're giving up dammit!"

"Anamaria, love. If it was up to me I would never leave any of it ay? I don't particularly have a choice really."

"Why do you have to go?" she sobbed onto his chest.

"Just remember love, look towards the horizon," were the last words he said as he took his last breath. She remained there, mourning the loss of her lover for the moment. Tears trailed down the mother's eyes as she stood to look about at the remaining crew.

"This man was your captain! He defended you and led you through wars and battles! He was a lover, a father, the best damned pirate in the Caribbean! Honor him!" And so they did as they put his body to rest in the sea.

Later

She was surprised as the small figure walked through the door. She hurried to dry the tears from her eyes though for a 5 year old he was completely aware of what was happening. He walked to where she sat on the bed Indian style. "Don't cry mummy. Pirates don't cry and you'll see daddy again." She smiled as his childish manner. It would be the only thing that kept.

"You're right. Come here," she said holding her arms out for him to climb in and held him close. "You're right Jackie pirates don't cry." They held onto each other until they both fell asleep.

Two Years Later

"Look at the bird mommy!" exclaimed Yoan moving his arm from around her shoulder to point at the bird that now sat at the railing to the right of the pair. Ana looked, with her mouth agape at the site. It was a sparrow. A sign, because no sparrow with the exception of Jack flew so far out to sea. But then of course, it cold have been chasing the horizon.

A/N: Yes I know it's so short but it's only a little ficlet! So hope you enjoyed and sayonara!