Chapter Two

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Chapter Two

Jack whistled to himself as he stood at the helm of his ship. He finally felt at peace with himself, Ana had laid off of him since he had posted his letter to Elizabeth and he was in control of his home and his destination, that was exactly the way that Jack liked it.

Elizabeth held the envelope in her hand in trepidation, she was almost afraid to open it. She had instantly recognized the flamboyant swirls of the handwriting on the envelope, and the seal on it was familiarly tatty and unique to her friend who currently sailed the seas of the Caribbean pillaging and plundering. She smiled slightly as she thought of the pirate Captain, she so desperately hoped that the letter enclosed in her hand was telling her that he would be attending her impending wedding, yet she had a knot in her tummy at the thought that he may not. She sighed to herself, the worse thing was the suspense, she had promised Will that she would not open the letter until he returned home, and every second felt like an eternity as she waited for him. She felt as thought the letter was burning a hole in her hand as she turned it over and over trying to resist the temptation. She tilted it to one side and peered through the tiny gap in the side, trying to see if she could make out any of the words. She then carefully placed her nail in the gap and shifted it slightly to one side to see if that allowed anything further to become clear. Elizabeth huffed and placed the letter down in disgust, she wasn't used to being defeated, but she couldn't bring herself to tear the letter open without Will beside her, even though she was dying to be reassured by the words contained within the letter.

When Will arrived home he was shocked as Elizabeth literally flew towards him, her figure a blur.

"Oh thank god you are home" Elizabeth exclaimed as she physically took hold of him and dragged him into the living area of his home. He was too shocked to speak for a few moments.

"What on Earth is the matter?" he asked her, and he immediately realized what had his fiancée so het up when he saw what she was frantically weaving in front of his face "From Jack?" he asked. She nodded simply, please that finally she was going to get to read the words that she had carved to read since the letter had arrived earlier that day. She waited no longer and literally tore the envelope open pulling the letter out from within. The two then read it together.

Dear Whelp and Miss Elizabeth,

I am glad to hear that you are finally making an honest lady out of the lovely Miss Swan. This is really just a quick note to let you know that I have received your letter and myself and Anamaria would be honored to attend your nuptials, providing that we encounter no difficulties as we head into port. Thank you for your kind invitation, I fear that it is far more than I deserve for the horrors that I put you through on our last meeting, I do hope that I can make that up to you, and if not I will die trying.#

Anyway I better dash we are on the trail of a lovely Spanish merchant ship and the lads are getting restless.

We will see you shortly.

Love

Your Friend

Jack

The two were pleased to find that their friend did intend to come to their wedding, yet neither of them could hide the concern that they felt by some of the words and the general tone contained in the letter.

"He sounds a bit low to me" Will commented when he was sure that Elizabeth had also finished reading.

"Yes, yes he does. That is something we shall have to talk to Ana about upon their arrival" Elizabeth replied.

Ana couldn't help but get mad, she knew that Jack had sent the letter and that he had bothered to do that was a relief, and she had deliberately backed off since he had done so, yet he had still not told her what he had said in his reply. She didn't even know if they were going to the wedding or not, and it was beginning to irritate her, yet she could not bring herself to beg him to tell her. She sighed to herself as she saw his smug grin, yet she couldn't' bring herself to be completely angry, for it was the first sign of the old Jack that she had seen in along time, and she didn't want to push him back below the surface.

"Admit it, you really want to know don't ya?" he asked her, his tone taunting slightly which she was sure was deliberate.

"Couldn't care less really" she replied even though she knew that they both knew that it was a lie.

"I'll not bother telling ya then" he responded before sauntering off back to the helm of his ship. She bit down on her lip to prevent herself from screaming in frustration. A few moments later she just couldn't take any more, so she spun on her heel and headed in the direction that he had gone.

"Jack Sparrow, you get back here this instant" she yelled after him, and he spun around and quickly marched back towards her.

"It is Captain Sparrow love, Captain savvy?" he told her, yet she could clearly see the twinkle in his eye. "What do you want love?" he asked her, deliberately baiting her. She took a deep breath and allowed a friendly smile to form on her face.

"Captain please will you tell me if we will be attending the wedding of Will and Elizabeth?" she asked him, her tone sickly sweet. Jack rolled his eyes all too aware of her dramatic performance. He stepped forward and looked deep into her dark orbs.

"Yes me dear we shall be attending" he told her, before gently reaching forward, taking her hand in his and lifting it to his lips where he planted a gentle kiss on it. Without another word he turned away back to the helm, and somehow Ana could've sworn that her heart had sped up.

End Chapter Two

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