Thank you for the review. And I think this is going to be one of my fave chapters, just for the sake of Jack and Barbossa arguing. LOVE!
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Chapter 10 Barbossa
Barbossa walked out of the captain's quaters with Pintel and Ragetti behind him. He walked out and met Jack and Elizabeth standing on the deck, looking at him. The whole crew was smiling to see them back. Barbossa deathglared each one of them.
"Mrs. Turner." Barbossa looked at Elizabeth and bowed his head.
"Captain Barbossa." Elizabeth spoke and had somewhat of a smile. She was somewhat happy to see him. But nevertheless, he had Jack's ship so she wasn't extremely happy with him. Jack looked down at the thought of Mrs. Turner. Elizabeth noticed this and looked confused.
"Jack Sparrow." Barbossa hissed and walked towards him with a terrifying look.
"It's captain if you would. Hector Barbossa." Jack spoke mockingly.
"It's captain if you would." Barbossa said equally as mockingly. They got up in each other's face. Their deathglares were interupted by Pintel and Ragetti waving at Elizabeth.
"Hi, poppet!" Ragetti yelled.
"'Ello, Poppet." Pintel nuged Ragetti out of the way as he yelled. Elizabeth smiled and bowed her head. Barbossa and Jack looked around at them and gave them a confused look.
They both whispered sorry and looked down. Jack turned his head to Elizabeth and gave a weirded out look. Eizabeth chuckled and shrugged. Jack smiled and so did Elizabeth. Barbossa looked back around and saw this and he smirked.
"So, Mrs. Turner, aren't ya supposed to be on that little island waiting for your beloved Turner? Or are ya givin' up on him? Pity, he did so much for ya. And what are ya doin' hangin' out with Sparrow? Ya could've done so much better, missy." Barbossa exlaimed with an evil grin.
"I haven't given up on anyone, Barbossa!" Elizabeth yelled.
"Oh, I see. So what is this suppose to be a lit--" But before he could finish Jack barged in on his guilt trip.
"Barbossa, no need to bring Elizabeth into this. Just give me my ship back and everything will be hunky dorrie, savvy?" Jack said furiously.
"Ya haven't givin' me back that chart ya stole." Barbossa hissed.
"Borrowed with out permission, I call it. And besides, why should I give ya back the charts to the Fountain of Youth when ya haven't even returned my ship ya stole?" Jack yelled pointing around at the ship.
"I call it taking what's mine, Sparrow." Barbossa said.
"It's pretty hard taking what's yours when it ain't yours, innit Barbossa?" Jack growled. Barbossa got in Jack's face.
"Listen here ya, bloody, no good idiot--" Barbossa hissed.
"How about we make a deal?" Elizabeth yelled. "We all stay on the Pearl and you both will look off the charts and take us to the Fountain. Then when we get there you both drink from it and become immortal."
"That still leaves me without my ship, missy." Barbossa said as he crossed his arms.
"You can have mine" Elizabeth said. Barbossa smiled and Jack dropped his mouth. "I won't be able to use it, anyway." She echoed Jack.
"That's a very nice offer, but that still leaves me without the Pearl." Barbossa hissed.
"Barbossa, it's just a ship!" Elizabeth yelled and Jack looked up and said, "Hey..." Elizabeth ingored him and went on. "Barbossa, do you really want to risk your immortality on a ship when I'm offering you a ship and a crew right now? Besides, if you stayed fighting for the Pearl, you'd have to deal with Jack. And I don't think you would want that." Barbossa looked over at Jack and Jack smiled.
Barbossa rolled his eyes and mumbled, "How about I just kill him and keep the charts and The Pearl to myself?" Babossa pulled out his sword pointed it towards Jack. Jack quickly put his hand to his sword, when Elizabeth interupted them.
"Barbossa, one, you don't know where the charts is. Two...Barbossa! And three, if you touch him you will have to deal with me and everyone else that's on his side." Elizabeth quickly pulled her sword out and pointed it Barbossa. Elizabeth smirked and Jack smiled.
"Fine. But Sparrow, I'll be watching ya." Barbossa hissed and walked away telling everyone to get back to work. Elizabeth smiled and nudged Gibbs to follow the Pearl with the Express.
"Lizzie!" Jack protested as he walked up.
"You can thank me later." Elizabeth put her finger on his lips. She smirked and walked away. Jack stood there for a moment, trying to process it all. How in the world was this going to work. Barbossa wouldn't have given up that easily. Then he replayed what she just said in his mind and he smirked.
The next couple of days were a rock and a hard place. Barbossa and Jack were arguing, which was nothing new. Elizabeth tried to remind herself not to get on either one's bad side. There had been a few sword fights which never led to good but nobody died. Thank God, Elizabeth would always mumble. Because if he changed his mind it would not be good for anyone.
Jack just tried to ignore it and think of Elizabeth. He always reminded her she looked amazing that day. She would smile and give him a peck.
Barbossa had noticed this and realized he had a lot of info he could put to good use one day. Jack had wondered what Elizabeth would do after this was all over. Would she go back to he island? He thought about asking her to stay plenty of times. But it wasn't his place. If she wanted to stay she would. But he so wished she would.
Elizabeth had not thought about Will in a week, maybe longer, and it actually felt good. She didn't worry, she didn't miss, she didn't feel guilty. She had other things on her mind and other people.