I'm back.
Like I said, I'm trying to take a small break from Distressin' Damsel, but I'll update it this weekend!
-Captain Autumn
He laughed as she ran into his arms and picked her up, twirling her around. When he set her down, he smiled and said, "Princess, I'm hurt." She smiled at that grin, and said, "Don't be. I'm not doing it because I want to." He smiled at her again, and hugged her once more as he said, "Do ye know how much I missed you?"
"Probably as much as I missed you." Lila said, pulling back and looking down at him. When her eyes met with his once more, she said, "What are you doing here?" Time had changed many things, but time had most definitely not changed Captain Jack Sparrow. A smile played out on his handsome, ageless face as he wrapped an arm around her waist, and led her down to the courtyard.
"As you know, we're goin' to war-" He was cut off by Lila turning around rather quickly and saying, "Jack, I can't help you. Do you know what my father would do if he knew I was even talking to a pirate? I am going to be queen soon and-"
"How soon?" Jack asked, letting his hair fall down. Lila smiled at that, but quickly took her thoughts away and said, "I don't know. He said that Calypso gave the orders that his time was almost up. After the war, but there's not telling-"
"-how long that will last." Jack finished for her in a distant voice. He glanced out at sea once more, before turning his almost black eyes back to Lila and saying, "Lila, darlin', I'm not here to ask you to help me, well, I actually was but I knew that you couldn't-" He gave her a look that he knew would make her give in. It took her a minute, but finally giving in to those eyes, she said, "What do you need me to do?"
Jack smiled and said, "Good girl. How familiar are you with, well this is a stupid question. I was going to ask, but he is your fiancee."
"What does Andrew have to do with this?" She asked, not defensively, almost in a "I knew he was no good" kind of voice. Jack looked behind her, making sure they were alone in the courtyard and said in a whisper, "Do you know who his great-grandfather was?"
"Yes. Cutler Beckett. But I don't-" Jack leaned down, his lips almost touching hers. It shocked her, but then she realized that this was Jack Sparrow. He pulled back just a little, still staring at her, and said, "Love, that man wants more than you as a fiancee. He want's your kingdom." Jack pulled back, apparently not seeing Lila's flaming cheeks, and wrapped an arm back around her waist, "His great-grandfather was the head of he EITC-"
"The East India Trading Company? But that's been out of service for years!" Lila said, shocked. Being the daughter of a god, Lila only really aged about every few years. Though she had the appearance and health of a 20 year old, Lila was technically around the age of 135, being only 15 years old when the EITC was destroyed.
"Princess, he's bringing it back. And if we can't stop him, there's going to be three sides to this war." Lila groaned and sat down on the railing. Jack was standing up, looking down at her, before kneeling down in front of her so he could look her in the eyes. "Lila, darlin', I'm on your side. Pirates honor, I swear. I'm telling you this, because..." He trailed off for a moment, before saying, "Darlin', you could get seriously hurt or killed." Lila's eyes met his when he said that.
He tried to smile as he said, "But that's why you're going to help me." He got up, and stood in front of her. Taking her hand, he gently pulled her up, as she said, "When do we leave?" Jack smirked as he tried to pull his hair back up. Then, as the entered the ballroom once more, he leaned down and whispered, "That's the Lila I know."
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"You're mad!"Arabella shrieked at her as she watched Lila pack in horror. She was also looking on in horror because of all things, Lila was in trousers and dressed like a pirate. She looked back into her face as she watched her pull her curls up. "Lila! You're-"
"Mad, I know. Don't you know me at all?" Lila said, flashing Bella a grin she hadn't seen in years. That made Bella smile as she said, "Then, I'm coming with you." Lila looked shocked for a moment, but smiled anyway and said, "You can't go in that."
Bella looked down at her dress, then said, "I'll go in whatever I please, Lila. You look like a man." Lila slung her bag over her shoulder, and smiled at Bella as she said, "Sticks and stones."
Once the two girls managed to sneak out of the castle, since Lila had been doing it for years if came as no problem for her, they walked down to the docks where Jack said the Pearl was going to be waiting for her. She finally saw those familiar black sails heading her way, followed by...
...the Dutchman.
Lila felt her breath catch in her throat when she saw the Dutchman sail behind the Pearl. Why hadn't she known it? She should have. After Elizabeth's death, those two captains had been closer than ever. Bella made a face when she saw the Dutchman as she said, "I thought your uncle died."
"He did die." Lila said, with a sigh as she walked over to the Pearl. Bella was still slightly confused, but followed Lila anyway. Once she was on the Pearl, she was met by a set of familiar arms wrapping around her, "Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Your Highness." Jack said, smiling as he pulled back from her. She beamed up at him, and his eyes darted past her to Bella. "Ah, Miss Watson. Nice to see you again."
Bella's eyes went wide when she saw Jack, but she instantly relaxed and managed to say in a squeaky voice, "Jack, nice to see you." When Jack smiled at her, and turned away, Bella came up to Lila and said, "Jack Sparrow? You didn't tell me Jack-"
"Darling, it's the Black Pearl. You honestly didn't think that I was sailing with Barbossa, did you?" Lila asked her, giving her a grin as she followed Jack up the stairs to the wheel. "We're making port in Tortuga. I have some business I have to take care of there."
Lila smirked as she put a hand on the wheel. Jack would have killed pretty much anyone for doing that, but since it was her, she could do whatever she wanted. Actually, that sight made him smile. When she raised her gaze to meet his, she asked teasingly, "Business."
"Oh, shut it, Princess." Jack said, holding the other end of the wheel so that the two were looking eye to eye. Bella smiled as the two stared at each other. Jack looked like he was about to say something, or rather do something, when someone literally popped up from behind Jack. Out of thin air, really.
But that's one of the perks of being captain of the Flying Dutchman.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know-" The captain stopped talking as his gorgeous brown eyes rested on Lila. She lifted up from the wheel, and the two of them just stared at each other for a long time. Jack, glancing at Bella, said to her, "Ah, Miss Watson. I feel the need to leave...they need to...would you like some rum?" Jack wrapped an arm around Bella's shoulders as she asked in a completely disgusted voice, "Rum?"
"Yes, darlin'. Rum. What did you think I said?" Jack's voice disappeared along with him as they walked below deck leaving Lila and the Dutchman's captain on the top deck, alone. Lila studied him for a moment. Like Jack, time had changed many things, but Captain William Turner still remained the same. Everything was the same about him. He was still extremely handsome, only a bit more tan.
But everything was the same.
She looked back up into the face of the man she hadn't seen since Elizabeth's funeral. "Your Highness." Will said to her in a polite voice, as if he was unsure as what he was going to say. Lila felt her cheeks heat up, but thankfully it was dark outside and he couldn't, or hopefully couldn't, see that.
"Will." She said, matching Will's voice. "Captain, now?" He smiled and looked down, as if he couldn't look into her eyes. Raising his gaze back up, he said, "Yes."
They stared at each other for a long time...
"Will, I promise I'll come back for you." She whispered, as she felt his arm wrap around her waist. He sighed as they stood on the docks of Port Royal and said, "I know. Lila, I promise I'll always love you."
"Promise?"
"Only if you keep yours." He said, smiling. Before he leaned down and kissed her.
Lila snapped back into reality. She felt a tear roll down her cheek as she turned from the dock, and left Will. She heard him sigh deeply as he called out, "Lila! LILA!" She felt him grab her arm and pulled her back. She found herself being forced to look back into those eyes of his. Those eyes that were making her-
"Lila, I'm sor-"
"Will." She said, silencing him. "You have nothing to be sorry about. I didn't keep my promise." She pulled her hand out of his and said, "You didn't have to keep yours."
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