A/N: Hello!

Okay, I'm back after small absence. School things came up eventually. Had an essee test which took out my time to edit new chapters. And in addition, I got inspired by write my own Kingdom of Heaven story, which occupied me also quite much last weekend... But anyway, here's the 10th! I can't believe it but it's true!

Okay, so that I DO NOT forget anyone who has added my stories into favorites, reviewed me etc. I thank all of my readers who like my story and have showed their opinions to me through messages. Really, your reviews are a mountain worth of gold to me!

This chap is quite patched up. I have molded it on many occasions and now I'm not sure what has become of it.

NOTE!

The so called "speech of gods" I've put in this chap is just gibberish I came up with. Originally at the scene where Calypso speaks in the movie, I believe the language is French. But to mold it better to my story, I've changed it so that she speaks in language only Eve understands.

-lindam2254 :)

After a while Elizabeth and Will climbed up on the Pearl, Will giving Elizabeth support as she jumped after him.

"Is Eve alright?" she now asked looking at Will worried, but he only looked serious when Elizabeth saw the blood on his shirt from Eve's wound.

"I don't know. I hope she is", he answered truthfully. Because he truly wasn't sure. Elizabeth then stared at him for a moment until got serious as well.

"We'll need to use the Black Pearl as a flagship to lead the attack", she then said stopping next to Barbossa, who widened his eyes.

"Oh, will we now?" he asked.

"All right Mrs. fish. Come on!" Pintel's voice then said and Will and Elizabeth turned to see Tia Dalma, wrapped in heavy ropes and led on deck from below. Their eyes widened.

"Barbossa you can't release her!" Will said, glancing at Barbossa. Barbossa then turned to look at him and immediately pistols were loaded and pointed at Will and Elizabeth.

"We need to give Jack a chance!" Elizabeth said also looking at Barbossa over his shoulder, but he ignored their words, now whipping around to stare at Elizabeth.

"Apologies Your Majesty. Too long my fate has not been in me own hands", Barbossa answered, leaning toward Elizabeth.

"What is going on here?" Eve's sharp voice suddenly asked and its tone made many skins crawl. Will, Barbossa and Elizabeth now turned to look at quickly returned Eve holding a scroll of some kind of dark cloth, but whose face was now hardened as she stared at Barbossa, dropping the bundle from her hands as jumped on the deck. Will noted she had chanced a clean shirt on.

"You're just in time your Ladyship!" Barbossa answered smiling, Eve now walking forward staring at Tia, meeting her eyes. Eve pointed at her turning to Barbossa again as hard gaze in her eyes.

"Why is she in bonds?" Eve demanded with tense voice. Barbossa stepped closer to her, Eve not breaking the stare between them.

"Just a precaution I assure you", he said, brushing off Eve's angry figure as she followed him with her eyes.

"And you suppose you'll earn her forgiveness like this?" Eve questioned, making Barbossa stop his walk back toward Will and Elizabeth. "By binding her again?"

"That's where you come in", he said. "It was after all due to your power only your aunt was able to be bound, so wouldn't it be only rational to reckon you to be the one to earn her wrath over us?"

Will noticed Eve's stare falter and she then glanced down, slight sadness and shame in her eyes, until they returned to stare at Barbossa who now stopped in front of Elizabeth, taking a hold of the Sao Feng's piece of eight. The necklace he had given to Elizabeth.

"No longer", Barbossa then finished his earlier words, gazing at Elizabeth with widened eyes, then yanking the necklace off. Elizabeth only stared at him her jaw proudly up, fuming.

Eve gave him a slight glare, until as Will's gaze traveled from Elizabeth and Barbossa to her he saw now her eyes soften and Eve turned around, hurrying to Tia as shooed the men pulling her by ropes, directing her on the deck herself whispering something to Tia.

"I am sorry for this", Eve whispered sadly, gazing at the ropes circled around Tia. "If I had been aware of this, I would've stopped it…"

Tia only smiled at her. "You are hurt, my niece", she then stated surprising Eve. But Eve only sighed.

"It's nothing", she said.

"It is not nothing now when even the smallest of wounds do not heal. Each cut takes its tax, my sweet. Next time it might be too late. You have to be careful", Tia answered.

"I know, I know", Eve agreed. "You've told me."

Tia then looked at her gently. "I'll be free. And then I will watch over you", she said then. Eve stared at her, then turning sad.

"I am sorry. Forgive me, tía. Because of me you were bound all those years ago", Eve apologized truthfully, truly bearing immense shame in her at the moment as gazed at her aunt in bonds in front of her eyes. But Tia only smiled.

"I do not blame you, hija. It was your father's doing those years ago. He took your powers and used them, but now you can do the opposite. You can free me."

Eve answered her smile, but hers was sadder. They stared at each other, but they were interrupted by Barbossa who yanked Eve away from Tia, the same men now pulling Tia back and tying her up to the main mast.

Eve gave her another gentle look, between the slight glares given to Barbossa, who now stood right next to Tia, Will and Elizabeth also coming closer as Barbossa motioned Ragetti to bring forth the bowl stolen from the Brethren. Eve followed as the bowl was given to Pintel, Barbossa then pulling out Jack's piece of eight, eventually dropping it also with the rest.

Tia's eyes were fixated on the objects. Eve let out a sigh.

"Be there some manner of rite or incantation?" Gibbs asked, Barbossa glancing at him.

"Aye. The items brought together, done", Barbossa said, now sweeping his fingers over the bowl as a ceremonial gesture. "Items to be burned…" he continued, as he was given a lighting stick. "… and someone must speak the words: Calypso, I release you from your human bonds."

"Is that it?" Pintel asked doubting looking, but Barbossa gave him tired glance.

"It is said it must be spoken as if to a lover."

Barbossa then smiled amused in the end, the men around him having understanding on their faces. But Eve held back despising snort.

Words of love were to free her aunt even they had been the exact ones to bind her? What a joke…

Eve stared at Tia the whole time, as then Barbossa lifted the lighting stick a dramatic look on his face.

"Calypso, I release you from your human bonds!" he then exclaimed loud, then lowering the stick in the bowl.

Pintel closed his eyes to shelter them for a possible explosion of some sort, but nothing happened. Tia looked at Barbossa, Pintel wrinkling his forehead in doubt.

"Is that it?" he asked again.

"Wrong", Eve then whispered, gaining everyone's attention to her momentarily. Will wrinkled his brows as saw that weird daze like sad expression taken over her so serious features a moment ago, another face he had never seen. She was somehow… devastated. "It's wrong."

Barbossa made a confused face. But then Ragetti spoke up.

"No, no, no, you didn't say it right!" he agreed with Eve looking at Barbossa, who made a tired face and then turned his eyes at him expecting. Ragetti blinked his eyes now awkward. "He didn't… You have to say it right."

Everyone now looked at him a bit confused, as Ragetti now met Tia Dalma's eyes sincerely, almost gently.

"Calypso", he started, Tia now seeing that gentleness and wrinkling her brows. Ragetti leant to whisper in her ear. "… I release you from your human bonds."

Eve let out a deep sigh. Tia's eyes closed and she tilted her head backwards, the items now bursting into flames.

Everyone took in amazed breath, but then they turned to look at Eve who finally moved, removing her medallion and walked over to Tia who was starting to twitch, her Goddess self about to break out. Eve stopped, stared at the bowl and lifting her sorry eyes back on her aunt.

"Eve don't!" Will said then taking a step forward. Eve looked at him as he frowned worried. "It might kill you."

"I don't have a choice", Eve answered, then directing slightly sharp look at Barbossa. "Do I?"

Barbossa said nothing, but in his eyes there was agreeance. Will frowned again as saw Eve sigh, and then drop the jewel in the bowl, a huge gust of wind starting to circle around them immediately as the flames touched the medallion.

Eve closed her eyes, placing her hand on the bowl and spoke, not in a language of men but in some language unknown, sometimes her words whispering like an echo in a cave. The men remembered an image of her back in the Locker and slight fear took over them as the bowl now started to shine due of Eve's words.

"Calypso hed the na… Hed the na…" Eve finished her mantra, Barbossa now seeing the objects burning into ash, Tia now struggling even more until the smoke rising from the bowl was consumed by her.

Will gazed between the two women until saw Eve now lift her head, instantly her eyes now turning around and she fell on her knees, huffing in exhaustion, like all strength been sucked out of her. The same feeling of getting her insides twisted repeated, now stronger and this time she felt like tearing apart.

Will twitched to her direction, but then tried to break free staring at Tia.

"Tia Dalma!" he called, but Tia didn't hear him. Eve lifted her head again, took a peek at him and saw smile on his lips.

"Calypso", Will now called more softly, Tia now snapping her eyes open to stare at him, turning her head, the bowl falling on the deck. Eve took in a breath.

"When the Brethren Court imprisoned you, who was it that told them how?" Will asked, staring at Tia. Eve sighed wrinkling her brows, staggering up giving him a pleading look. Tia stared at him under her brows, trembling.

"Who was it that betrayed you?" Will asked.

"Will, don't…" Eve pleaded now out loud, but was interrupted by her aunt.

"Name him!" she demanded widening her eyes. Eve turned her hopeless eyes now at her.

"Davy Jones", Will then revealed remarkably, wondering look in his eyes due of his own conclusions.

Eve's chest tightened for sorrow as she saw her aunt's face be now be consumed by pain, wrinkling her brows in agony. Tia then turned her eyes at Eve so full of doubt, but as she saw that hopeless expression in hers, even Will then made a compassionate face as Tia then sobbed, making a grimace mixing anger and sadness. Eve took in a breath.

"Lo siento, tía", Eve whispered close to tears. "Perdoname."

Everyone now started to retreat as Tia's body started to grow, her sorrow triggering the final transformation. But Eve was so tired by the use of her powers and her compassion for her aunt's pain that she only fell back on her knees, staring up at Tia growing all the time bigger to her true form. To the true form of a Goddess.

"This is it! This is it!" Pintel exclaimed pointing at the freeing Goddess, also retreating fear on his face.

The ropes slipped from their hands as the men tried to still hold her down, eventually them ripping off from the sides of the ship by Tia's size. The mast started to break along with the deck by her weight. But soon as Eve looked up again, letting out a breath and as everyone froze on their spots, Eve was looking at her. Her aunt. Calypso. Eve bowed her head.

"Calypso", she stated to herself, Barbossa now stepping forth and knelt behind Eve.

"Calypso!" now he cried out, others following his example and bowed before the Goddess in respect, Elizabeth and Will a bit slower as they first exchanged a look with each other.

"I come before you as but a servant, humble and contrite", Barbossa continued lowering his head, but then glanced up at the Goddess. "I have fulfilled me vow and now ask your favor…"

Calypso stared at him indifferent with hard eyes, pretty much with a look which reminded of Eve's same kind. But hers was much more powerful as it gazed down at the men on the deck from the heights, not speaking.

"Spare meself, me ship and me crew… but unleash your fury upon those who dare pretend themselves your masters!" Barbossa continued extending his arms to his sides, then tilting his head remarkably. "…Or mine", he added.

Calypso now smiled amused, but said nothing.

Barbossa wrinkled his forehead slightly for wonder as did after a while many others, until then suddenly the Goddess moved, reaching down her hand and touched Eve's head for everyone's surprise. Calypso's eyes changed immediately gentle as she looked at her niece, Eve now twitching by her touch. Eve felt strength return in her veins. Flow back in her body through her aunt's touch.

The men followed as Eve now slowly stood up, lifting up her shirt to see the open, bleeding wound to have healed again completely.

Will blinked for surprise. She had healed her. Eve felt joy in her chest and she turned her eyes up thankful, examining her dear aunt's face. Calypso smiled.

"Thank you my daughter of the wind", finally Calypso spoke up, but no one but Eve understood her as she used the same language of the Gods as Eve had earlier. "You set me free, my child."

"Thank you, aunt", Eve answered now only happy smile on her face, all the sorrow gone. She looked rather dreaming now seeing her aunt now free and on her true form. "You saved me. Thank you, Calypso."

"I'll watch over you as you mother would've."

The atmosphere was intense by the interaction between the two Godly creatures. But it was cut as Calypso now pulled back her hand, whipping her head at Barbossa and stared at him again.

Then all of a sudden all of the hearts of the men were shadowed by fear as she started to speak her expression scary, again in the language of the Gods, but full of fury. Eve took a step backwards, listening to her aunt damning the men reflecting her contempt in all of its horror, her voice low and echoing in the air threateningly.

The men then stepped back as much as they could, staring at the Goddess who was now shaking her head in her surge of emotion until surprised the men on board starting to disband into pieces. Into crabs. They rained down on them, her final scream convoying, the men kneeling down and sheltered themselves with their hands. But Eve only stayed still, not even flinching as she was covered by the rain of crabs.

The ship rocked by their weight of them for a while, men falling down as the waterfall of crabs washed over those a bit farther. But as quickly as they had appeared, the crabs were gone as they fell over the rails. Eve's eyes were closed as the air again calmed, the presence of her aunt now gone.

As the crabs had vanished, the men started to get on their feet gazing around a bit dumbfounded, Will being one of them as he let out a breath, his eyes now hitting to Eve who hadn't moved an inch from her spot still on her feet. He then sighed.

"Is that it?" now he asked wrinkling his forehead. Many men hurried to watch over the edge.

"Why, she's no help at all", Pintel stated.

"Did it work?" Elizabeth asked, directing this question at Eve still standing still at the other side of the deck. "Will she help us?"

"No. She won't help us", Eve answered immediately, now finally moving and turned her eyes at Elizabeth. Everyone gasped by her definite answer. Will stepped forth his eyes fixated on Eve.

"What did she say to us?" Will asked. Eve kept a break until answered.

"I curse you", she then revealed making the men jolt once more. "I curse you and your ancestors who dared to suffocate me and my power. My revenge shall be as fierce and brutal as the suffering you caused me. I curse you. My hate shall be you doom. I damn you."

The ship was silent.

"And…" Eve then continued her voice now sad, repeating the incantation in the language of gods. "As a rough translation that means; Across all waters, find the path to he…who wrongfully entombed me…"

Another more brooding silence fell over the ship, until Pintel broke the tension.

"What now?" he asked from Barbossa, who just stared to the sea expressionless.

"Nothing", he said back simply. "Our final hope has failed us."

"Can't you ask her?" Pintel then asked rushing toward Eve who gave him a questionable look. "She's your aunt, sure she'll listen to you if you ask her!"

Eve's eyes narrowed. "No, she won't. And I understand why", Eve answered her voice death serious. Pintel gasped as her gaze hit him.

"She is angry. Angrier than you could possibly imagine. You have no idea how does it feel to be suppressed by bonds holding back your true self so that it hurts. Greating nothing but pain, but which you have to live with. Which you have to endure because it is part of what you have become. You are a prisoner in your own body against your will. So I well understand her anger. And see no reason why she should show us her assistance."

Everyone were silent, staring at Eve who kept Pintel captivated by her eyes, until then turned away, lifting her gaze back up to the sky as the wind suddenly became stronger again blowing off one sailor's hat. Calypso. She was free…

Eve then wrinkled her brows as she and the others saw clouds starting to swarm over the sky.

Will stepped away from the rail, examining Eve for a moment until saw her medallion still laying on the deck where it had fallen after the ritual. He went to it, lifting it up. But as he looked at the jewel horror struck him.

Now the much darkened emerald had been cracked throughout, probably by the quantity of power Eve had used to free her aunt. Again Tia Dalma's, no… Calypso's warning returned in his mind. When the jewel breaks… so would Eve's powers. And then… She would die.

Eve noticed her medallion in his hands and she came to him, now also directing a sad look at it realization in her eyes.

"Now it's only a matter of time", she breathed, taking the necklace back and placed it back to its usual place around her neck. "I thought it to last a bit longer after freeing my aunt, but I guess I thought wrong."

Will now turned to Eve, looking at her unreadable expression on his face. But Eve then only gave him small thankful smile until walked to the rail now herself. A storm was forming. The Goddess was about to show her wrath as promised.

"It's not over", Elizabeth then stated also after examining the changing weather, Eve glancing at her.

"There's still a fight to be had", Will said to Gibbs.

"We've an armada against us, and with the Dutchman there's no chance. Especially if Miss. Eve says her aunt has left us on our own ", Gibbs answered his voice also sounding as defeated as he looked.

Eve gave his direction a bit sorry look. Yes, she also had hoped her aunt to consent, forget her anger and be merciful. But she hadn't. And as said, it hadn't surprised her. But Eve was slightly disappointed.

"There's only a fool's chance", Elizabeth spoke up again, gazing down. Eve turned now to her.

"I am sorry", she said. "I had hoped her to help us, but she's relentless in her wrath."

Elizabeth nodded to her smiling a bit, which Eve answered. Then Eve's smile widened as she now waved toward the other side of the ship where Lucas stood, holding now the bundle she had arrived on the Pearl just before releasing Calypso.

Lucas walked immediately to her, smiling and bowing deep to Elizabeth before gave the bundle back to Eve, who nodded her head as a thanks. Then Elizabeth followed in confusion as she now stepped back with Lucas, rolling the bundle open with one move revealing a flag, offering it to Elizabeth as Lucas then bowed again, now kneeling.

"I pledge my loyalty and my ship under your command and use, captain Swann, the King of the Brethren and all pirates. Please accept my humble token of friendship and trust me with your consent by taking this flag as yours", Eve said smiling, and after a one exchange of looks with dumbfounded Elizabeth she also now knelt before her, then looking up expectant. Elizabeth looked hesitant.

"What is she doing?" Will asked as confused from Gibbs, who was following the happenings suddenly interested.

"She is pledging her loyalty to Miss. Elizabeth", he answered. "She's going through one of the oldest of pirate traditions where you give over the flag of your own ship to the captain you wish to serve and under whose colors one wants to sail. I haven't seen this quite a time and I am surprised anyone does this nowadays…"

Will looked thoughtful, as she then saw Elizabeth glancing from Eve to the flag still confused, Eve then lifting a brow remarkably as also looked down at the flag. Barbossa eventually rolled his eyes.

"The purpose of this is to take the flag", he then said to Elizabeth, who had then realization on her face and bent down, lifting up the flag of Eve's ship. It had a skull on it, holding a rose in its teeth.

Eve then smiled and stood up. But then she made a face.

"I already thought you'll refuse me", she said sarcastically, Elizabeth then getting over her surprised daze and she hit her on the arm smiling.

"Very funny!"

"Was it? Because if it was you don't have that great of a sense of humor…"

Elizabeth then sighed, gazing at the flag in her hands. "Thank you Eve", she then said truthfully, eventually lifting up her eyes to meet Eve's. Eve smiled.

"Don't thank me yet", she answered. "Save that for later when I will save your life. Ether in other battle or this one."

Will followed as the girls now gazed at each other warmly, seeing how deeply they cared for each other and it made him smile. But it also then reminded of him about his conflicting feelings about both of them. Will then turned his eyes away suddenly quite gloomy.

"We're doomed. There's no possibility for us to survive", then suddenly someone said hopeless, making the girls return back to the reality. Both of them turned as well gloomy like Will and many others.

"Revenge won't bring your father back, Miss. Swann", Barbossa then spoke again stepping next to Elizabeth. "And it's not something I'm intending to die for."

Eve wrinkled her brows as looked at him.

"Have you no honor as a Pirate Lord?" she asked, but didn't get an answer. Thought she didn't expect to get such, but only turned her eyes back at Elizabeth who looked thoughtful as gazed down, then letting out a sigh and turned to Barbossa.

"You're right", she agreed then walking past him, turning around after a couple of steps. "Then what shall we die for?" she questioned, turning around again.

"You will listen to me. Listen!" she now exclaimed her voice rising, rushing suddenly through the men death serious look on her face as then climbed on the rail. "The Brethren will still be looking here to us, to the Black Pearl, to lead", she continued letting her eyes wander at the men now staring at her from the deck.

"And what will they see?" she asked. "Frightened bilge rats aboard a derelict ship? No. No, they will see free men, and freedom! And what the enemy will see is the flash of our cannons! They will hear the ring of our swords and they will know what we can do! By the sweat of our brows, and the strength of our backs… and the courage of our hearts!"

Smile came on Eve's lips as she listened, everyone else also now being drawn by Elizabeth's words spoken in such enthusiasm it returned the already suffocated flame back into their hearts. Even Barbossa now listened somehow excited himself as Elizabeth now gazed around again.

"Gentlemen…" she continued more calm, then turning to look at Will, meeting Eve's eyes last. "Hoist the colors."

Will nodded. "Hoist the colors", he agreed.

"Hoist the colors!" other man repeated, others again repeating it. Eve smiled.

"Yo, ho, all together, hoist the colors high!

Heave ho, thieves and devils. Never shall, we die!"

The song just came out from Eve's lips, everyone freezing due its clear ring in the air. But as she stopped she smiled again, wider, also nodding toward the flag of her ship.

"Hoist the colors high", she also agreed. Elizabeth answered her smile.

"Aye, the wind's on our side boys! That's all we need!" Gibbs then exclaimed in turn, making now finally all of the men cheer. Elizabeth gazed upon her crew, until turned her eyes back to look at the other pirate ship remarkably.

"Hoist the colors!" she shouted out all her lungs, now waving open the flag she hold so that it fluttered in the wind, quickly everyone witnessing all of the ships starting to heave their flags to the masts same kind of cheer erupting all around the Pearl.

Eve smiled again. Now it started. The final battle was at hand.

Elizabeth now came down from the rail, walking to Eve and offered her arm to her playfully.

"You'll come or go to your ship, captain Rodrigués?" she asked sarcastically and smiled, Eve tilting her head as took a hold of it.

"I'll stay. It is not after all my ship any longer", she answered, getting one more amused smile from Elizabeth who then gave the flag back to Lucas.

"Take that back and prepare yourselves", she said to him, Lucas nodding but still looked at Eve. She rolled her eyes.

"Do as she says", Eve commanded confirming, lifting her brows and Lucas nodded.

"Buena suerte, capitána", he said before flashed another smile and turned to leave. Eve's expression softened.

"To you too."

They walked to the upper deck to the helm, Will and Barbossa joining them and together they followed the ships preparing for battle, the final flags being hoisted up to the masts. Eve gazed over their own and enemy vessels in thoughts. She had no idea what would come to pass now.

She noticed the storm starting to centralize in middle of the two fleets, clouds getting darker. There was thunder in the air and Eve smelled rain. She felt her aunt's grief, her anger as the strong breeze pulled her hair, like fingers tugging it around. She heard whispers. Words spoken mouthless, Calypso's crestfallen breathed words to the wind. She was everywhere, and the feeling of betrayal which Eve could now feel as her own was so immense that it burdened her chest as she listened those helpless cries of a broken heart spoken out due bitterness. Eve sighed.

Elizabeth then left to shout out orders, Barbossa following her leaving Eve stand alone with Will.

Eve didn't seem to be affected by this, but Will gave her a glance after a moment of silence. He wanted to speak, say something, but there was nothing in his mind. It was now just like it had been with Elizabeth. So uncomfortable even some time ago he had been able to speak with this young woman about everything. But then he did speak after all.

"What did she mean?" he then asked, glancing at Eve again. "Across all waters, find the path to he who wrongfully entombed me…"

"Can't you tell?" Eve questioned. "It was you who revealed the name of her betrayer."

In Will's eyes was realization. Eve then continued.

"She loved him", Eve then said that same shade of sadness returning briefly. "My aunt loved Jones and was ready to endure all the humiliation and pain a life of a mortal would give her, suppress her true nature and being just because that love was the only thing to make her endure the torture", she continued, taking then a break. "But to learn that love making her blind and being betrayed by it… It broke her heart Will. I feel it. Right now. I feel her pain… That phrase meant just that. Find the path to he who wrongfully entombed me. Jones betrayed her."

Eve close her eyes briefly. Will gave her a sorry look and put a hand on hers. But Eve didn't say anything more for a moment, awkward silence falling between them again.

"I am sorry of what I said back at the bank. My words might've been too cruel", Eve then finally spoke. Will looked at her surprised, until then remembered what she meant. He looked away.

"It's just that I agree with Elizabeth. Your cause is lost, and what you are doing for it is futile. I met your father", Eve then continued.

"You… met my father?" Will asked. "How? Were you…"

"I was aboard the Dutchman with Elizabeth", Eve cut in. "Beckett had sent Jones after Sao Feng and the ship was taken over."

Will listened and then nodded, leaning on the rail. But he waited for nothing to Eve to look at him. She just stared forward.

"How did you get away from there?" he then asked. "Surely if Jones got his hands on you second time he wouldn't just have let you go."

Now Will saw new sorrow on Eve's face. She leant on the rail herself, sighing.

"John and James helped us escape", she said then Will wrinkling his brows.

"Norrington? Was he there?" he asked. Eve nodded.

"They opened the cell to let us out. But just before we were about to sneak out from the ship your father… he caused an alarm. We were caught and James… He died, Will."

Will stared at her shocked. Eve's voice had shattered a bit while mentioning Norrington and he saw that she wasn't lying.

"Norrington's… dead?" he stated, then gazing down in thoughts. "And my father was the one to have caused this?"

"It is too late Will", Eve then continued. "Your father is already beyond your saving. Will, I saw him. He was starting to change. Become part of the ship. Will, he told you not to come."

Will now gasped and met Eve's eyes, which she had now turned to stare at him serious.

"He said that? He told you to say this to me?" Will asked, but saw Eve flinch. She looked away again.

"No", she confessed. "Your father told Elizabeth to tell you this. He entrusted his words to her, and I am sorry to intervene. But, I have now to tell you what else he said…"

Will met Eve's eyes again as she now turned completely toward him.

"He said you cannot save him. Because then… you lose Elizabeth", Eve then said after a small break.

Will blinked for surprise, but then he felt a squeeze in his chest as he stared into those so familiar light blue irises somewhat helpless. He wrinkled his brows, Eve then letting out a breath and looked down.

"It's just like I said to you", she then continued. "If you don't make things clear and think what is the most important to you, you will lose it. Forever."

"But what if I don't know what that is?" Will then asked, at first looking away but meeting Eve's surprised eyes in the end. Eve let her eyes falter.

"I am not here to tell you that", she answered simply, turning away. Will took a step closer.

"But you could make me understand", he said. Eve shook her head.

Will then made a sad frown. "You hate me", he then stated, making half smirk. Of course she would.

Eve then actually jolted by his tone but sighed. "No. I'm just angry", was her answer.

Eve looked at him once then, until after that moment of staring she then separated from the rail about to leave.

"I said what I had in my mind", she then said, making one of those polite smiles Will had seen recently. "Goodbye, Will."

"What do you mean by goodbye?" Will then asked, that sounding afterwards much stupider than in his head but it came out nevertheless as his thoughts rushed back to remember his fears. Eve had stopped, but she didn't look at him.

"I am saying my farewells to you", she said. "After all we might die today."

"It's not that. There's something else", Will said back. Eve wrinkled her brows.

"There's nothing else."

"There is, Eve. I saw it. Your medallion. It's almost…"

Will's words ran out and he looked down, not wanting to state those fears of his out loud. Eve blinked and glanced at him, but then only directed a sad look to the sea.

"Calypso healed you, right?" Will asked then, lifting up his eyes again. "She gave you power, didn't she? So, you should be fine, right?"

"She only healed my body. Even she cannot repair the damage made inside. She said that next time it could be my last", Eve answered. Will looked at her, seeing her eyes flicker through her hair swaying in the strong wind and noted the truth in them. Despair took a hold of him as he clenched his hand into a fist.

"I will not let you die", he said. Eve sighed.

"We've talked about this. You cannot stop it", she stated back.

"No!" he then said louder, making Eve gasp as he suddenly grabbed her hand. Will stared at Eve all of a sudden so intensely, who blinked for confusion as answered his stare until Will realized, looking slightly awkward letting go of Eve.

"I mean… I've had these dreams…" Will then continued. "Dreams where you… die. I watch you die and even I try to save you... I cannot", he continued Eve now staring at him, her surprised expression then softening.

"Dreams do not point reality", Eve then just said back. "Even if I would die in a dream that doesn't mean I will really die."

Will now sighed in turn. "I know. But everything you've told me about yourself and your powers... And what I heard Calypso say to you and what she told me… It all makes me fear. She told me to save you, Eve. To give you back what you are promised with. To give you your strength back but I… I don't understand it. I don't know how. I don't know what should I do, Eve."

Will stared at Eve sincerely for a moment, seeing her gaze soften until she then hesitated, shaking her head.

"You do nothing, Will. I am not your burden to bear either", Eve then only answered. "It is not your job to save me. I cannot be saved. You cannot help me, Will. No one can… I don't want you to help me."

That last phrase was expected but still it hurt Will. Eve now gave him one more look and was about to leave again, but Will stopped her.

"Please Eve, I don't want to separate like this", he said meeting Eve's eyes again. She frowned.

"Like how?" she only asked.

"You hating me."

Eve let out tired sigh. "I don't hate you Will!" she exclaimed, but her tone didn't quite support her words.

"You do. I know you and I see it from your eyes. You have never managed to hide your anger from me when it has truly set foot in you", Will answered. Eve sighed again, turning, walking a couple of steps toward the wall.

"What do you want of me then, Will?" she asked.

"I want you to forgive me. Everything used to be so good between us but now… You haven't truly looked into my eyes even once after the meeting at the bank. I just want to see you smile at me like you always do…"

Will stepped behind Eve smiling himself. Eve then shook her head and circled him, stopping again thinking until then gave him a hesitant look.

"What if I can't?" she then asked, her voice slightly shaking. Will gave her a questionable look. Eve came closer. "What if I cannot look you into eyes and smile like I use to do in the past? It wouldn't be the same. Nothing will ever be the same between us again…"

Will stared at her as she came even closer, finally staring back at him just before him. Eve's gaze was helpless.

"Will… You are not the same to me as years ago when we met. Besides you lied to me. You hid a thing from me that involved me, working behind my back. You insulted me, Will. And it takes a lot to get under my skin…"

"Eve", Will whispered, truly sorry as he could hear the pain in Eve's voice getting a confirmation to his own conclusions. But then he gasped as Eve's eyes looked back up into his. Eve stared at him, her forehead touching his.

Will's heart skipped a beat, then starting to race faster as he answered her stare, until Eve just lowered her gaze.

"Just don't die", she then breathed, and before Will could do anything she escaped, separating from him and walked to the stairs with quick steps. Will looked after her again like many times before completely frozen, as the rain eventually started to fall, the thunder now echoing much closer.

A/N:

A bit of honey to you guys at the end! ;D

translations:

Lo siento, tía. Perdoname/=Forgive me aunt. Forgive me.

Buena suerte, capitána/= Good luck, captain.

Thanks for reading!