Runaway

Summary: One Shot. An Alternate Ending to Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl. JE

Disclaimer: The movie Pirates of the Caribbean does not belong to me, because if it did Jack and Elizabeth would have ended up together.

Pairings : Jack/Elizabeth

Author: Steph aka Datakenobi05

Runaway

Elizabeth Swann watched as Captain Jack Sparrow backed up towards the edge of the wall. It was a short wall and she knew what was going to happen before it did.

"This will be the day that you will always remember..." Jack started but his escaping speech was cut short as he fell over the wall and into the ocean. Elizabeth stood there waiting for the sickening crunch of the pirates body on the rocks below.

Commodore James Norrington and his right hand man Gillette(sp?) looked into the distilled water. "Idiot. He has no where to go but back to the gallows."

Elizabeth let out a breath of relief and mused on Jack's last words to her. "It would have never worked between us darling." Then she knew, he was wrong. All of her emotions started at once and she pulled away from Will who had a hand draped around her shoulders.

"Elizabeth?"

But she didn't turn back, all she knew was her place wasn't on the arm of some high and mighty commodore, nor was it right with a blacksmith. Ever since she was a young girl Elizabeth knew, it was with a pirate. So she ran towards the docks her hat falling off and her hand fan forgotton. Her hair was coming untied and she saw Jack get pulled out of the water and land on his beloved ship.

"Jack!" She yelled but she knew it was futile. Running at full speed she hit the docks and jumped into the water.

"I thought I told you to keep to the code." Jack said as he landed on the ship.

"We figured they were more like guidelines than actual rules." Gibbs said and held his hand out.

"Jack!"

The pirate captain turned just in time to see someone jump into the water and start swiming toward the Pearl.

"What in bloody Hell?" Gibbs said then shivered when the figure got closer, it was Elizabeth. One woman on the ship was bad enough in his opinion.

Jack however, looked interested and lowered a rope down to her so she could hang on. When she had a tight grip, Jack pulled her up out of the water.

"What's the matter love? Feeling guilty for not saying goodbye to me?"

Elizabeth smiled at him and nodded, out of breath. "Something like that." She said and looked into his eyes. The smile on Jack's face faded and he looked back at her.

"Take me with you." She said and he smiled at her before wiping the hair from her face and letting his lips find her forehead.

When he steped away she looked confused. She was expecting something a little more than that. Jack, seeing the look on her face almost laughted out loud. Leaning in toward her he let his breath play on her face. "What's the matter love?"

"Kiss me Jack."

The pirate was only too eager to comply. Cupping her face with his strong hands Jack kissed her softly then more passionately. "Why me love?"

"Your the pirate of my dreams Jack."

Jack smiled more broadly then before, she was doing something for his ego alright. "So your going to be my runaway?"

"What?" Elizabeth asked and realised that the rest of the crew was watching her as if waiting for her answer.

"When a woman leaves her life for a pirate she's called his runaway." Jack explained nuzzling her neck.

She giggled. "Yes Jack."

His face turned serious and he looked into her eyes. "That was what I was hoping love."

This time Elizabeth didn't correct him on his lack of proper name usage. Instead she kissed him and found her freedom.

THE END