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A/N: Thanks for the reviews!!! Thank you to Princess Moanna for correcting my use of commas. I hope you like this one everyone!
Will woke up spluttering. A guard threw cold water over him, laughing manically. Will coughed violently as a shiver went down his spine. As a result, Elizabeth woke up too. Her eyes shifted from Will to the guard until she settled on glaring at the latter.
"What was that for?" demanded Elizabeth.
"We cannot allow the whelp to sleep in," replied the guard. His answer was more of a snicker than a polite reply. He left the two alone after that.
Will and Elizabeth looked at each other. For the past few days they were there, they have spoken to each other only occasionally. Of course, since Will was still a bit sick and weak, Elizabeth helped him occasionally. He was grateful for the help but it would never erase what she did with Jack.
Elizabeth hasn't had the courage to tell Will that she kissed Jack just so they could survive. She thought he would be mad at her and she couldn't take that seeing as they were already barely speaking to each other. At times, she would simply gaze at him-when he wasn't looking at her.
"So um…. How do you feel today?" Elizabeth asked.
"Better, I guess," said Will. He was always uneasy when people asked how he is or how he felt.
"That's great, Will," she said. That was certainly an improvement. Then she thought about their fate, what awaits them. "Will, do you think we would be able to escape?"
Will looked around their prison. He could use leverage to break out but once they were out, there was no where to go. "I don't know," He honestly didn't. "I bet the crew already rescued Jack by now," he added bitterly.
Elizabeth didn't fail to notice the tone of his voice. She knew he was emotionally in pain and she didn't want it that way. "Will, I have to tell you something. About the kiss."
Will cringed; he didn't think there was more and he wasn't sure he wanted to hear it. " I don't-"
"I killed him." Elizabeth interrupted. She felt like poison was being sucked out of her. . "I chained him to the mast, then, I killed him."
Will stared, his mouth agape. Why didn't she tell him earlier? "Why did you kiss him?"
"It was a distraction," she explained. "I kissed him so I could push him back and chain him. The Kraken was only after him. You know that." Her eyes started to water now.
"You could've distracted him another way!" argued Will.
"I-I couldn't think of another w-way," Elizabeth stuttered. In her heart, she knew that telling Will the truth wouldn't make him forgive her, but she had to do it.
"Maybe because it was all you thought about," snapped Will.
"You know that isn't true," she whispered. She just wanted them to be what they once were.
"I don't know what to believe anymore," Will spat out angrily. He didn't know whether to trust her or not anymore. He still loved her and he knew that.
There was silence; Elizabeth didn't dare to speak. Will was too mad to break the silence. It grew harder to start for every second they didn't talk. Tears started falling down Elizabeth's face as she realized that she and Will might never get out of here and may never be the same again. Will saw this and his face softened. He didn't mean to hurt her, he never had.
"I'm sorry," he said.
"Don't be. This isn't your fault, it's mine." She wiped her tears away with her arm. "Do you believe me?"
Will looked into her eyes and saw regret. He didn't truly believe in her story, not yet anyways. Yet, he didn't want to hurt her feelings. He thought of a reply and said, "I'd like to."
Elizabeth nodded. She didn't really expect him to, but she hoped he would. "You know I don't love him though, right?"
Will sighed; he was still confused as to what to believe: her or his instincts. He decided to keep quiet this time. He didn't want to say anything that might give her false hope.
BOOM!!!BOOM!!! They heard cannons firing, wood splintering and men shouting. They quickly ducked for cover as a cannonball just flew past by them, destroying the brig. Their guard got hit by it and died instantly. A huge piece of wood pierced Will on his leg and trapped him. Elizabeth quickly crawled to him.
"Please, pull it out! Aaagh!," gasped Will.
"Okay, okay. Hold on Will, " cried Elizabeth. She tried to pull it away as carefully as she could. He yelled in pain as she pulled the last of the shreds on his flesh.
"Thanks, " he gasped. She helped him up; his leg bleeding freely. They looked through the big hole that the cannonball made. The Black Pearl!!! It was here to rescue them. Will glanced accusingly at Elizabeth.
"Ahoy mateys!" shouted Barbossa. He was grinning like a madman. "Whelp! Ms. Swann! Come aboard already!" And beside Barbossa was Capt. Jack Sparrow, back from the dead.