A little bit of silly JE fluffiness around the holidays. Enjoy and review.

"I'm sorry1 I'm really sorry. I am," Jack pleaded as he flailed his arms around. He was wrapped in the Kraken's tentacle and it was swimming around in the ocean under the stars.

"We've been at this for almost half an hour! Can you please just take me back to my ship?"

In answer the Kraken spun him around until the scenery changed and Jack found himself (still wrapped in the tentacle) looking into the window of his own cabin where Elizabeth sat crying.

"Oh no!" Jack exclaimed tiredly. "Don't tell me I'm dead. Did she kill me again? I knew I shouldn't have let her on my ship? Did she tie me to the mast again?"

All his questions were answered when he watched himself enter the cabin and sat beside Elizabeth and put on arm around her

"Oh yay! I live."

He observed himself comforting Elizabeth as she sobbed.

"Will! Will! I can't believe he's gone."

"I'm really sorry luv."

Jack looked at the Kraken and frowned. "The whelp eh? Better him than me."

The Kraken shook it's head disapprovingly and tossed Jack in the air. When Jack landed he found himself in a room in Tortuga. With Elizabeth and himself on the bed kissing passionately.

"My! I like this version of the future," he muttered to himself. As soon as he said this Elizabeth broke away from the kiss.

"I'm sorry Jack, I can't…I can't keep chasing after you when you're clearly only interested for…well you know I'm not that kind of girl. I can't be with someone who doesn't care for me."

Jack wanted to say something but Elizabeth put a finger on his lips.

"Don't think I haven't noticed that you only started being all nice to me after Will died…very sweet of you but I don't appreciate sympathy."

"Well I was obviously waiting for Will to die so I could make my move without guilt," the real Jack observed aloud.

The future Jack didn't say a thing as Elizabeth got up, put her cloak on and made for the door Jack.

"Goodbye Jack. Time for me to make my own way in the world."

"Let me guess," Jack said bitterly. "It would never have worked out between us? What is this? The third or fourth time you've left since we've known each other. You'll be back."

Elizabeth shook her head sadly. "Not this time. Because this time I'm not leaving you for anyone…I'm just leaving you because I don't want to be with you."

With that she was gone leaving Jack to sink to the bed with his bottle of rum.

Suddenly a Kraken tentacle ripped the floorboards and dragged Jack down.

Jack found himself peering into his own cabin again. He watched himself talk to Mr.Gibbs.

"Sir I have news of Miss Elizabeth and—"

Jack smirked. "Ah I see! She's come begging back has she? Sent a message for us to fetch her? Well I'm not so sure I'm in the mood for rescuing, I'll have to think about that request."

"But Captain—"

"Mr. Gibbs where exactly is she?"

"Well that's what I was trying to tell you—"

"Never mind. It has to be Tortuga. The wench has a habit of turning up there. Unless it's Singapore. Is it Singapore?"

Gibbs was at the end of his rope. "Jack! She's dead," he finally snapped.

"What?" Jack asked with a mocking laugh. It was ridiculous.

"I—I just found out."

"Mr.Gibbs I should have to marooned for such lies but I won't because you've proven yourself to be rather useful at times."

"Capt'n they delivered us her body."

Jack stared into the distance for a few seconds before clearing his throat and shrugging. Trying desperately to keep his expression blank and careless. "Leave me," he said with a wave of his hand.

"Jack…"

"Just leave," Jack ordered tiredly.

"Aye!"

Jack watched himself pull out his compass, watch the needle spin pointlessly and slam it on the table.

"Mr. ghost of Christmas yet to come, sir?" Jack said to the Kraken. "Can we please go home now. I'm not so sure I like this…Bloody hell!" Jack screamed as the Kraken spun him around and let him go. As he fell he saw scattered images of himself hugging Elizabeth's dead body, himself alone with a bottle of rum and Elizabeth laughing and hugging him.

"So what was the point of this again? Make me realize the error of my ways and make Will and Elizabeth live happily ever after?" Jack asked no one in particular as he fell further and further into nothingness and was surprised when a strange voice that seemed to belong to Elizabeth replied.

"Yup that's about it."

"Well I won't, won't, won't ,won't, won't, won't , won't…" he repeated stubbornly as he came closer and closer to the ground. His eyes shut together.

Won't, won't, won't…

He could feel the ground getting close.

Won't, won't, won't…

He hit the ground with a jolt.

Won't, won't…

His eyes snapped open.

"Won't," he declared to the empty room as he sat up straight in his bed.

"Well that's interesting," he muttered to himself. Suddenly he knew exactly what to do.

He stepped onto the deck as he put his hat on. The crew members who had been singing and dancing froze at the sight of him.

He grinned. "You look like you've seen a ghost. Carry on! Why don't you lot have any rum? Well take some from my private holds. It's special occasion after all. Go on! No time to dilly dally."

Next he turned to Gibbs. "Mr. Gibbs?!"

"Aye sir??"

"If somebody ever dies tell me straight away and give me a bottle of rum to drawn my sorrows."

Gibbs looked confused. "Aye sir."

"Good man. Now take this letter and cast it to sea. It's for one Captain William Turner wishing him a merry Christmas and informing him that his wife is well and wants him to be happy. He should receive it…being that he's the sea and all."

"Aye!"

"Thirdly…would you please set the course to Tortuga in the morning. We need to restock ob supplies."

Gibbs grinned. "Of course!"

"That'll be all."

With that Jack walked off in search of Elizabeth who was leaning against a railing and looking rather grim.

"Lizzi! Darling."

"Hmmm?! Oh it's you."

Before she had a chance to protest Jack pulled her into a kiss.

"Jack what are you doing? What if Will finds out."

"I won't tell, will you? Because some might say I should clear the path for you two but I'm too curious to do that. I'll always wonder if it would've worked out between us if we tried."

Elizabeth kissed him back in response.

"By the way Elizabeth. Please don't leave. We need you here on the Pearl…With out you there might as well be another mutiny."

"Well in that case Captain Sparrow I have to choice but to stay. Can't let you lose the Pearl again can I? Plus, I don't want to miss out on the adventures."

"Wouldn't let you if you wanted to luv. Merry Christmas!"

"Thought you didn't celebrate Christmas."

"A series of things happened. One of them being you."

So they kissed again as far far away in a town off the coast the big church clock struck twelve. Jack Sparrow had a sensational feeling that he'd cheated the spirits of Christmas.

Up in the heavens looking down on them Teague and Elizabeth sat on the Kraken's back who was whipping his eyes with a tissue as one would when watching Titanic. Both Teague and Elizabeth were laughing.

"He actually believed we were the spirits of Christmas," Teague said with a chuckle.

"He believed that nonsense about me dying and my lust and passion for doing what I wanted."

"The boy was always easy to manipulate. Reverse psychology works so well on him. Tell him to do one thing and he'll definitely do the other."

"I was tired I've watching them flirt and never get together. Bout time someone did something. We all played our parts good." Elizabeth nodded and petted the Kraken. "You did a good job Max! Yes you did! Yes you did. Good boy," she said as she fed him a doggy biscuit.

Suddenly aware Elizabeth finally ripped her hat off. "Oh my horns were killing me in this hat," she exclaimed as she took the hat off and revealed her two horns and took her pitch-fork out.

"Tell me about it! My wings hurt so bad," Teague said as he took his coat off and revealed his wings and grabbed his harp.

"So do you wanna go to Zeus' Christmas ball. I heard it's gonna be a lot of fun this year."

"Why not? We've earned it."

"Come on Max! Good boy. Take us to Mount Olympus won't you? Good Kraken-poo."

There you go. The last bit. Right on New Years eve before I head out to my party. What with the holidays over it seemed the most appropriate time to post. Leave me word. Your reviews could be nice late Xmas presents.