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A/N: Never thought my story or this chapter would be so short but here it is!! I hope you like the bitter sweet ending.
To many of you who have asked about the prequels and sequels of this entire series. Yes, they are available under my username, just check my profile. Just adding this because a lot of the reviews on "We almost met 10 times" and "Through th ages" are asking this.
Leave me a word or two.
"Oi!" Jack shouted lamely as Jack the monkey stole his hat again and disappeared in the rigging. Elizabeth fidgeted on the railing and leaned back into his arms as the sun sunk further an further down the sky and time ran out.
"Tell me," she whispered as his arms surrounded her. "What is the first thing you'll do when we get back?"
"Let me think," he mocked a concerned face and pressed his index finger to his chin. "I will stupidly reject your embrace and tell you that once was enough after which I will proceed to get drunk in Tortuga, spend the next year finding the fountain of youth and the next three hundred years traveling the world and being mildly unhappy."
"Meanwhile I have sex on the beach," Elizabeth said and it hit home. Jack pulled a face.
"Must you remind me of that unpleasant fact?" Jack nagged with a sly smile. "That is in fact what I love about you...you never do cease the harmful commentaries."
"Neither do you Jack Sparrow."
"How many times must I add Captain to my name before it sticks?"
She didn't answer.
Too peaceful. Too perfect. Silence.
"Hello young lovers! Hello young lovers!" Cotton's parrot screeched as it flew by.
"Hardly young anymore," Elizabeth whispered as she snuggled in Jack's arms. They watched the sun as it sank deeper by the second.
"Other than the fact that I'm absolutely satisfied that we got together after three centuries and that I'll be going back to the free world...I regret the whole memory loss bit," he admitted. "Oh well! All's well that ends well right?"
"Capt'n?"
"Mister Gibbs?"
"Shall I tell the men then? Capt'n Barbossa already knows."
"Let them be," Jack shrugged. "And Mr. Gibbs?"
"Aye sir?"
"Have some rum and try not to fall asleep on the job again."
"I'll certainly try," Gibbs said before leaving.
"Good man," Jack nodded.
Silence again. They watched as the sun turned a deep shade of orange and edged threateningly towards the horizon line.
Aphrodite twisted a strand of her pure black hair around a delicate finger. Her hair almost reflected every single ray of the sun and her smile was soft and beautiful and yet as she looked down at the two watching the sun set she felt plain and miserable.
She sighed. Love! It was a vicious cycle like their lives.
The girl laughed and he tightened his grasp around her like she would slip away. Then again, Aphrodite thought, hadn't she so many times before?
She turned her back on them and sighed. She'd let them be...they deserved their happy ending.
"I'm afraid it's too late to take it back now isn't it? We can't change our minds and stay."
"I wonder why you would want to," he grinned.
"Now that you mention it I can't think of a reason for the life of me," she said decidedly.
"Witty banter until the very end love?"
"Indeed."
"Cursed with our pride we are darling. Cursed as Aztec gold and such."
There were moments of sad silence. Jack decided it was time for one last story.
"Did I tell you about the time I was executed for treason? The crowd was absolutely horrified when I didn't die..."
Venus, he always called her. It was pleasing to be called what she felt...he had a way with her.
She knew the flash of green was close and she dreaded it for them. She almost wished she could help...almost.
The girl laughed yet again and then it echoed and then the sun sank that last inch and Venus and all the other stars held their breath because they new that in one second or two the earth would be filled with a flash of green.
She wiped a stray tear. Why oh why did love stories have to have sad endings?
"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
Elizabeth nodded. "For what it's worth...I had fun while it lasted."
"I would hope so. Not every day you hear Captain Jack Sparrow whisper "I love you" in your ears."
"Hmmm. Then again it's often you hear Captain Jack Sparrow whisper something in one's ear. I'll take it with a grain of salt Captain," she smirked. "Love you too."
A flash of green took over the work and blinded them. They clung to each other and kissed as the earth capsized and turned upside down. It was all very romantic in Jack's opinion who hadn't had very many moments in his life that included just a kiss.
He tried to enjoy it for he knew in a second or two he would watch her get in that boat and go to Will for the hundredth time.
Everything went black.
Aphrodite, on the other hand, wasn't amused at all. She most certainly didn't feel like watching them say goodbye...she knew the routine too well. She most certainly didn't feel a thing for Jack any longer...
She gave a smile that betrayed the though. It didn't matter...she saluted them and wished the mortals all the best.
Sitting on a cloud and looking down on earth she finally realized it was time to move on.
Jack would always be somewhere deep inside her...his voice echoed in the air now. Coming from centuries before...
"Once was quite enough..."
She regretted missing a live performance of their goodbye scene and rushed there for the sake of it. To see them one last time before she quit.
lol! Did you honestly think I would leave you hanging like that?
I'm kinda proud of the real last chapter. Stay tuned...it's already written so review and you shall get it.