Chapter 15: A Promise to Keep

Will ran through the ship running from his current living quarters to Elizabeth's. For the first time in a long time he was happy. Things were looking better--way better! Things that hadn't been making sense were finally starting to make sense! Elizabeth loved him and now he was sure of it.

Will suddenly paused in his tracks realizing something. How did he know that Elizabeth loved him? Her explanation as to why the compass pointed to Jack made sense, but was that perhaps just a cover up?

Will's joyful mood quickly turned into a saddened one. What proof did he have that Elizabeth loved him? The more he thought about it the more he realized there was none.

Elizabeth could have lied, but she didn't look like she was lying. Then he remembered the look in her eyes when she'd told him she didn't love Jack just before leaving his room. It was a look of truth and honesty. A look that had made him feel so much better.

She'd also always been unwilling to give up on him. No matter what he'd said to her, no matter what he'd done, she'd always insisted that she did not love Jack, but loved him. If that were not true would she not have given up on him by now and left to be with Jack?

Not to mention, if she was in love with Jack she hadn't spent much of any time with him since he'd been brought back from the dead. If she really loved him wouldn't she have spent more time with him?

Yes, Will was convinced, Elizabeth did not love Jack--she loved him. He wondered why he hadn't noticed it before.

Nothing anyone could say could ever make him feel happier than he felt right now. Never again would he doubt Elizabeth's love for him—never ever!

Will continued running towards Elizabeth's room at the quickened space he had been earlier. Everything seemed so wonderful! Could life get any better?

"Elizabeth!" Will hollered as he reached her door.

On the other side of the door Elizabeth heard Will's call. Her heart skipped a beat. He no longer sounded depressed and saddened as he'd been for many days. He sounded happy—no, not just happy, but incredibly joyful! Could it be that he'd forgiven her?

Elizabeth calmly opening the door, hiding all the excitement she was feeling inside.

"Elizabeth!" Will smiled as she opened the door, "I understand now. Everything's clear."

Elizabeth immediately began appologizing. "Will, I am so sorry for all the trouble I've caused."

"No, I am the one who should be sorry Elizabeth. You've been trying to convince me from the beginning that you never loved Jack, yet I refused to listen to reason."

"Oh Will, don't be so hard on yourself," Elizabeth laughed, "You were only trying to protect yourself from what you thought to be a bad relationship."

Will was so delighted he was almost crying in joy. This was amazing! She was so forgiving, so understanding, so... so amazingly, incredibly... everything he'd ever wanted.

"Elizabeth," Will sighed, "I can not express in words how relieved I am to know this is all behind us."

Elizabeth's smile grew. "I could not agree more."

The smile suddenly left Will's face as he grew serious again. "Elizabeth, there's something... something I need to... to discuss."

"What is it?" Elizabeth asked, hoping it didn't have anything to do with Jack.

"Well, actually, there's more than just one thing, more like say two."

Elizabeth's eyes suddenly showed sadness within them. Will noticed this and quickly explained more.

"It's not what you think though," he continued, "Don't assume the worst, my love."

Love? He'd referred to her as his love! Things were certainly getting better!

"It's just that... when you said you wanted me to become a pirate..."

"Will, honestly, I... I... I don't care."

"No, you do!" Will corrected, "It's the thing you want most in the world. The compass showed it."

Elizabeth sighed. She couldn't argue with that. "Will, honestly, I can live without..."

Will placed his finger over her lips silencing them. "You don't need to."

"You mean?" Elizabeth asked hopeful.

"Yes, I'll sail the seven seas for you, do whatever you want. It doesn't matter. Elizabeth, I'd do anything for you."

Elizabeth's heart started beating twice as fast again. Her fiancé certainly was amazing! "Will," she gasped, "I..."

"Before you continue there's something else you should know. I promised my father I'd save him from Davy Jones and I intend to keep the promise and I've wasted enough time sitting around here doing nothing. It's time I free my father."

Elizabeth suddenly felt overcome by fear. Was he saying that he was leaving her? Would he be returning? Was he leaving her for good?

Will knew exactly what she was thinking. When you love someone as much as he loved Elizabeth it's almost like you can literally read their thoughts.

"I'm not leaving you Elizabeth."

Elizabeth smiled and sighed a sigh of relief.

"Never will I ever leave you permanently, but I'm afraid I can't always be by your side for every moment of our lives."

Elizabeth was confused again. What on earth was he talking about?

"I'll return as soon as I possibly can and then," Will smiled, "We shall be wed."

Elizabeth smiled. "Must you really leave though?" she asked.

"I always keep my promises and I am not about to change that now, I'm sorry Elizabeth, but I will return as soon as I can."

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A/N:

Okay well there's another chapter. Kind of short and I apologize for that. Took awhile longer to update than I thought it would, but I've been kind of busy lately.

Anyhow everybody go review please!

And to my reviewers from last chapter:

Smithy:

Don't know much about eye surgery, but hope that ends up alright. I think my grandpa had it at one point, but like I said don't know much about it. Anyhow, thanks for reviewing!

Mypiratecat1:

Thank you! I actually almost got rid of the Jack & Barbossa conversation because I wasn't sure if it worked or not, but I'm glad to know I made the right decision by keeping it. Thanks for your review!

Purplediamond7:

Yeah rum and pirates are pretty similar. lol Anyway, thanks for reviewing!

Williz:

Not quite sure if Wo is a good or bad thing, but I'm going to assume that's a compliment. Thanks for reviewing!

Danny Phantom SG-1:

Yeah my email hasn't been working either. I hate that. I'm anxiously waiting for people to update their stories and for all I know they might already have. I wasn't even getting my review alerts. At first I thought nobody was reviewing and started wondering... Anyway, thanks for reviewing!