Will still leaned on the side of the rocking ship, waiting patiently
for Jack's answer.
"My sister," Jack whispered, leaving Will completely speechless.
"You had a sister?" Will asked fully surprised,
"Yes, why?"
"No reason I guess, you've just never mentioned anything about your family." Will said, now completely interested in what Jack had to say.
"Well that's probably because I never really had a family, my sister Lanen, was the closest thing I had to a family. You see, she was very fond of pirates, don't get me wrong though, I was too. She was younger then I by only a year, and we had a lot in common, mainly the fascination with the ocean and pirates." Jack swayed slightly as the ship rocked gently, then continued, "Now we were never pirates, nor had we sailed the ocean together. That day had finally come for us to sail and become real pirates."
Will listened carefully, again finding himself leaning on the ships edge, and soon started to hear Jack's voice change, hardly recognizing it at all. "Anyway," Jack continued, "My sister and I came up with a plan to steal the governor's ship, built as the best. Yes, that was the ship destined for us, or so we thought, it was beautiful, none better then the black Pearl of course! But this ship had it's own secrets and beauty about it as well. You see, Lanen was a risk taker, basically if she wanted something, she nearly had it, nothing stood in my dear sister's way."
Jack closed his eyes for a moment, and Will knew he was reliving everything, thought by thought. "Nothing stood in her way," he repeated, his eyes stilled closed, "Nothing, but the governor's army. They took another ship, and leaded on after us. They caught up nonetheless, but that didn't mean that Lanen and I would go down easily, no." Finally Jack opened his eyes, and Will found himself looking into the eyes of a stranger, Jack didn't even have the slightest signs of his usually drunkiness, or anything.
"It was Norrington who lead the army, and also the bastard who killed my sister!" Jack's voice now was bitter.
"How old is that damned Norrington?" Will asked, still remembering what a bastard he had been toward Elizabeth the second time they faced Barbosa.
"Not Commodore Norrinton! His father! She wasn't much older then Sam, and as you can expect a gun shot, doesn't have any surviving promises. I fought off the only ones who aboarded, which was the easy part. Then I immediately went to help Lanen, it came time when she went short of breath too. I talked to her and encouraged her to breath, just as I had done to Sam. Unfortunately she could not keep up with the slow steady breaths, and unlike Sam died right in my arms.
"I only knew of one place my sister would have wanted to be put to rest, which was the sea. Without a second thought, I let Lanen fall into the depths of the ocean below, that is a main reason why I love to sail. There you have it, Will, that is probably why I became serious, when you almost lost yer daughter. Now, I would like to be alone, if yeh don' mind." Jack's voice was slowly starting to become his own, and Will left without a word.
Will joined Elizabeth by Sam's bed, and just seeing his little girl taking full complete breaths without the slightest signs of difficultly. "How is she?" Will asked, gently placing his arm around his wife.
"Much better," Elizabeth whispered, but sounded as if she was about to cry, Will thought Elizabeth would've been happy and thankful that Sam was alive. "I'm so sorry Will," she stammered,
"Sorry for what?"
"When Sam was kidnapped, I felt like I was parted from life itself, and I kept thinking, will I ever get through this." she paused and seemed to lean into Will, feeling the warmth of his arm around her. "The only problem I know noticed, was there was only 'I' and I never thought of 'we'. I thought maybe I could get through this myself, but it never occurred how much easier it would have been to get through it with you, I'm just so sorry!" she was sobbing now,
"Elizabeth," Will whispered, and easily wiped her tears away, comforting her helping her be calm.
A/N srry I know this chappy iz kinda short... ok. n the next chappy, can Sam make it to help?? She still is day or two away from real help! N e way.... I think the next chappy will be the last of this story. well plz review!!
"My sister," Jack whispered, leaving Will completely speechless.
"You had a sister?" Will asked fully surprised,
"Yes, why?"
"No reason I guess, you've just never mentioned anything about your family." Will said, now completely interested in what Jack had to say.
"Well that's probably because I never really had a family, my sister Lanen, was the closest thing I had to a family. You see, she was very fond of pirates, don't get me wrong though, I was too. She was younger then I by only a year, and we had a lot in common, mainly the fascination with the ocean and pirates." Jack swayed slightly as the ship rocked gently, then continued, "Now we were never pirates, nor had we sailed the ocean together. That day had finally come for us to sail and become real pirates."
Will listened carefully, again finding himself leaning on the ships edge, and soon started to hear Jack's voice change, hardly recognizing it at all. "Anyway," Jack continued, "My sister and I came up with a plan to steal the governor's ship, built as the best. Yes, that was the ship destined for us, or so we thought, it was beautiful, none better then the black Pearl of course! But this ship had it's own secrets and beauty about it as well. You see, Lanen was a risk taker, basically if she wanted something, she nearly had it, nothing stood in my dear sister's way."
Jack closed his eyes for a moment, and Will knew he was reliving everything, thought by thought. "Nothing stood in her way," he repeated, his eyes stilled closed, "Nothing, but the governor's army. They took another ship, and leaded on after us. They caught up nonetheless, but that didn't mean that Lanen and I would go down easily, no." Finally Jack opened his eyes, and Will found himself looking into the eyes of a stranger, Jack didn't even have the slightest signs of his usually drunkiness, or anything.
"It was Norrington who lead the army, and also the bastard who killed my sister!" Jack's voice now was bitter.
"How old is that damned Norrington?" Will asked, still remembering what a bastard he had been toward Elizabeth the second time they faced Barbosa.
"Not Commodore Norrinton! His father! She wasn't much older then Sam, and as you can expect a gun shot, doesn't have any surviving promises. I fought off the only ones who aboarded, which was the easy part. Then I immediately went to help Lanen, it came time when she went short of breath too. I talked to her and encouraged her to breath, just as I had done to Sam. Unfortunately she could not keep up with the slow steady breaths, and unlike Sam died right in my arms.
"I only knew of one place my sister would have wanted to be put to rest, which was the sea. Without a second thought, I let Lanen fall into the depths of the ocean below, that is a main reason why I love to sail. There you have it, Will, that is probably why I became serious, when you almost lost yer daughter. Now, I would like to be alone, if yeh don' mind." Jack's voice was slowly starting to become his own, and Will left without a word.
Will joined Elizabeth by Sam's bed, and just seeing his little girl taking full complete breaths without the slightest signs of difficultly. "How is she?" Will asked, gently placing his arm around his wife.
"Much better," Elizabeth whispered, but sounded as if she was about to cry, Will thought Elizabeth would've been happy and thankful that Sam was alive. "I'm so sorry Will," she stammered,
"Sorry for what?"
"When Sam was kidnapped, I felt like I was parted from life itself, and I kept thinking, will I ever get through this." she paused and seemed to lean into Will, feeling the warmth of his arm around her. "The only problem I know noticed, was there was only 'I' and I never thought of 'we'. I thought maybe I could get through this myself, but it never occurred how much easier it would have been to get through it with you, I'm just so sorry!" she was sobbing now,
"Elizabeth," Will whispered, and easily wiped her tears away, comforting her helping her be calm.
A/N srry I know this chappy iz kinda short... ok. n the next chappy, can Sam make it to help?? She still is day or two away from real help! N e way.... I think the next chappy will be the last of this story. well plz review!!