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Forgive any language butchering...I'm not so good at pirate lol. Does contain DMC spoilers.
Chapter 3: The Fight
"You looked way to comfortable with Jack." Elizabeth stated dryly before I rose my brow giving her an 'oh really' look before I snorted in annoyance and gave her a quick smack to the shoulder. "Ok, you weren't comfortable with Jack." She grumbled rubbing her arm and tilting her head up at me seeing I was working through an intense thought process and frowning. "What's wrong?"
"Him." I muttered pointing back the way I come from and seeing Elizabeth allow only a hint of a 'told you so' look on her face. "And these…" I muttered counting down my issues on my fingers as I spoke. "You wanted me here for a reason and haven't told me, you haven't told anyone about this mission you and Will are dragging us on, and Jack is making too many valid points for me not to wonder what you're up to myself." I stated seeing Elizabeth nod before biting her lip and glancing up at me. "Liz…you're not using me to distract Jack are you?" I asked seeing her eyes widen and her mouth drop in surprise. "You wouldn't dare, I would throw you overboard and you know it." I thought doubting I would really do that too her.
"I most certainly wouldn't do that." Elizabeth stated sounding offended and somewhat less then convincing. "I want you to distract him, I'm not 'using' you to do so." She said seeing me narrow my eyes at her in irritation and knowing she said the wrong thing. "Let me explain." She said grasping my wrist as I turned to stomp off.
"I won't." I stated simply before jerking my wrist from her grasp. "You are my best friend and are using me for something and won't tell me why, I swear Elizabeth if you do anything to hurt that man again…I will become very violent, he's already changed and thinks I'm here for his amusement because of you dragging me along. Best friends don't leave each other in the dark or use them as pawns in a sick game of revenge or whatever the hell you deem this." I snapped swatting away her hand as she made another grab for my wrist and stomping away rapidly across the deck and nearly knocking Will over in the process, before I removed his arms from my shoulders and headed straight up the crows nest seeing Anna-Maria was done on her watch.
--Other POV's--
"Lizzie…ye made this far too easy." Jack thought from the shadows near the crates hearing everything and watching as Blair stomped her way out nearly yanking Will to the deck in her attempt to escape to the crows nest. "Ye are good at messing with people." He thought studying Gibbs from a distance seeing he was glancing at Will and Elizabeth in concern then he looked up at the crows nest starting toward it. Jack knew that this was his opportunity to step in and work things into his favor seeing Will and Elizabeth retreat below deck and making his way rapidly toward Gibbs surprising him.
"I'll go up there and see if I can help." Jack said seeing Gibbs give him a very suspicious look before sighing in retreat knowing if he did say anything it might create some issues with his standing, he hoped that maybe Blair was capable of changing Jack and knew she was quite capable of handling herself.
"Fine Jack. Remember she isn Elizabeth and will toss ye ter yer death if given a reason." Gibbs warned taking a sip from his flask and returning to the helm seeing Jack narrow his eyes dangerously in his direction.
--Original POV--
I stood there glancing across the water feeling the tears flowing freely realizing that my own best friend had somehow manipulated me into a huge mess, but I couldn't hate her mostly because she had been the only friend I had ever had other then Will and I knew she was trying to protect me as well as use me as a pawn. Interesting concept to understand one like Elizabeth as twisted as it sounded but I couldn't help it and sighed rubbing away my tears allowing the wind to dry my face cursing every word I could think of and then some that I knew were made up. "She needs me to distract Jack…I don't want too, I really like him and would rather try and gain his trust." I thought knowing it would probably be very unlikely I could ever succeed in such an impossible quest. I heard something and turned to the sound seeing a familiar figure pull himself up into the crows nest and found myself frowning suspiciously at Jack.
"Why are you up here?" I snapped knowing that he was as manipulative as Elizabeth had warned and glaring at him with my arms crossed. "It's a long way down…I could just toss him out." I thought peering over the side of the crows nest and shaking the violent thought from my mind.
"Easy love…I saw ye and Elizabeth had a fight, I just come to see if ye were alright. I know it was because of me own two cents." Jack stated struggling to keep a straight face and seeing I was studying him suspiciously. "Ye are smarter then I thought." He noted seeing me roll my eyes and give him an 'uh huh tell me another one' look. "Ye don't trust anyone do ye?" he questioned seeing he may have to think more carefully on plans to manipulate this situation in his favor.
"It's not that…as I recall you should never trust a pirate." I stated dryly quoting him directly from the movies and smiling as he narrowed his eyes in thought studying me for a moment. "But no…I don't trust anyone, except for Will." I stated realizing my first mistake in that sentence and seeing his eyes flash with a spark of amusement.
"Ah…ye don't trust Lizzie then." Jack stated apparently satisfied with my admittance and crossing his hands in a familiar praying fashion.
"I did…until now." I stated giving him a dark look and keeping my arms firmly crossed to indicate I was not enjoying this conversation and would rather be left alone. "Leave me alone Jack…before I accidentally do something very violent to your well being." I warned softly seeing him quirk his brow clearly not concerned that I would do anything to him. "Yeah right…I don't think I could." I thought studying him again and still deciding he looked much better in person and shaking away my less then innocent thoughts.
"Yer not as threatening as ye like to pretend." Jack stated matter-of-factly before he turned and went to leave the crows nest pausing a moment with a thought and amused expression. "Ye want to learn about the Pearl?" He questioned waiting for a response he was sure would be 'yes'.
"Nice try." I muttered rolling my eyes and hearing him mutter something irritably before he started from the crows nest far from amused. "Don't underestimate my threatening capabilities." I called after the annoyed retreating form finding myself smiling and glancing out across the ocean again. "I'm annoying him and enjoying it." I thought seeing that just maybe there was still some good hidden in him somewhere, it was just going to take a lot of effort for it to resurface.
I finally gave up my watch in the crows' nest yawning loudly and started my way down deck pausing at the last few rungs and shifting so I could hang upside down to stare at Elizabeth and Will who were both apparently waiting for me to return from my tantrum. I waved upside down and promptly flipped them both off before untangling myself and flipping down falling flat on my ass. "Ouch." I thought grumbling at myself for trying to show off and ignoring them both I made my way below deck seeing their cabin and seeing Anna-Maria motion for me to come into hers. "I'm sharing with Anna, this is so cool." I thought waving to her and flopping down across the cot apparently Elizabeth had made up with my stuff and yanking the blankets over my head in case Elizabeth decided to try and talk to me again. I sat bolt right up in bed the next morning feeling someone shaking me and took aim with my pillow hearing a muffled curse smiling down satisfied I had ruined Elizabeth's morning again and then I tucked the pillow back under my head rolling away from her and closing my eyes.
"Please wake up Blair…I really need to talk with you and I don't want to have Will help me drag you out of bed." Elizabeth threatened as I rolled over glaring up at her and swatted her with my pillow again. "Stop!" she yelled ducking several more swings and stepping back crossing her arms in exasperation.
"Go away Liz…I am still not in the mood to talk with you." I snapped returning the pillow back behind my head and yanking the blankets moodily over my head in turn. "You used me and I don't like it." I thought hearing a sigh and then the door closing behind her with a rather loud bang. "I win." I murmured with a satisfied smile before peeking out from under the covers and rolling onto my back staring at the ceiling for a long time.
--Other POV--
"She's impossible, stubborn, violent, and…
"Elizabeth stop." Will said softly seeing she was fuming over her attempt to apologize with Blair that morning and sighing. "That's what you get for not giving her the full story and then using her in this whole mess." He thought knowing he wouldn't say anything because Elizabeth would become very violent with him and thankful Blair wouldn't push him.
"I know I deserve it Will…I just can't stand it when she's mad at me or I've done something to cause that painful look in her eyes." Elizabeth murmured huffing angrily beside the mast on deck and glancing up at the helm seeing Jack appeared thoroughly amused with her ranting and stomping around that morning. "She cares for him…why?" she moaned glaring at Jack who pretended to take no notice to her tantrum and dark glare.
"I don't know." Will admitted seeing it did not help her calm down in the least and sighed miserably as she started to again stomp back and forth on a rampage and then paused suddenly running into his arms and allowing the tears to fall freely. "Why do I always seem to be in the middle?" he wondered absently.
Jack stood there watching Elizabeth throw herself at an exasperated looking Will and finally gave up allowing his laughter to come and seeing Gibbs give him a curious look before he quickly sobered unsuccessfully keeping the smirk from his face. "Lizzie really ticked off her friend, she must have got told to bugger off." He thought seeing another opportunity to stir up trouble and wondering if he had finally figure out a way to manipulate things this time around without again having Blair catch on and return the favor. Jack ordered someone to take the helm and started below deck seeing Gibbs, Elizabeth and Will watching him suspiciously but he ignored this and continued toward Anna-Maria's cabin knowing where exactly to find her.
--Original POV--
I sat there in bed staring up at the ceiling and gave up trying to fall back asleep, before I stood from bed walking over to a wash basin cleaning up and pulling on a green tunic with a pair of tan pants reaching into my bag and pulling out another well hidden bag of my jewelry that I occasionally wore and digging around the several 'Jack Sparrow' related items I found the medallion that had 'pirate' on it with a dagger on a silver chain and placed it around my neck resisting the urge to wear any of the other items. "I don't need to encourage him…until I can somewhat trust him not to use me." I thought sighing irritably as I tossed the items back in the sack and heard the door to Anna-Maria's cabin open without so much as a knock.
"Do you mind?" I snapped chaining the necklace around my neck and giving Jack an evil look before I ran my brush through my hair. "How did I know it would be you?" I thought sarcastically before dropping my brush and ignoring him while I tugged on my boots and sword.
"Not actually." Jack stated amused that he had again gotten on my nerves. "It's not like I care if yer dressed or not love." He said clearly seeing my eyes narrow at him thinking of a violent retort for that and only flushing scarlet. "Ah, so ye are easily embarrassed." He thought watching as I tested my necklace and crossed my arms studying him.
"I know that…it's just courteous to knock." I stated dryly before seeing he was going to be a pain in the ass that morning and rolling my eyes in annoyance. "I have a reflex when someone opens without knocking…I remove their 'lower region effects'" I stated with air quotes watching his amused smirk fade and smiling faintly as I walked passed him and made my way down the corridor heading toward the deck. "That seemed to strike him." I noticed with an amused giggle seeing he was staring after me and appeared to be thinking over the threat carefully.