A/N: Oh sorry for the confusion guys. Here let me clear it up. The story is
set before the movie took place but I'm just kind of changing it to having
Jack be their friend at that time. I wouldn't have done so but I had to in
order to have it make sense. Sorry for the confusion. And oh yeah, I'm not
even exactly sure if this is going to be W/E or J/E. Maybe it'll be a
little bit of both. :) Anyway, here's chapter 4. It's a little longer than
the others because I've been working on it for a while. Hope ya like it. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of its contents you may see in this fic.
Chapter Four: I'm Too Broken
Will was busy feeding the donkey when Jack appeared in the doorway.
"Where have you been all day?" Will asked at once.
Jack smirked. "Well, I tried to commandeer a boat, but it didn't work out so I escaped from the British navy, after all am Captain Jack Sparrow, and then I discovered this fun little place by the dock, had a couple drinks, met this cute lass, made a move, got bitch-slapped, and walked all the way here in the rain. You?"
"It's raining outside?"
"You get pretty absorbed in your work there, dontcha?"
"Aye. Say, would you hand me that hammer over there?"
Jack turned and reached for the hammer. "Will, you look sad. Do you want to tell-"
"No. I don't want to tell you anything, Jack. I want to work. I don't care if you're here but please just don't distract me."
He continued to work as Jack watched in awe. How could a man work for such a long period of time? It must have been at least eight hours since Will first started working before Jack left. Jack decided to take a chance. After all, he was Captain Jack Sparrow! "Will, I am going to ask you a question and you're going to give me a good answer, savvy? All right...if you love her, why don't you let her know? Why don't you just take her breath away and tell her you love her?"
Will dropped his hammer. He didn't want to answer this. He wanted to go back to his work. This is what he would consider a distraction. "She's the governor's daughter. The governor would be angry with me."
"Will, Will, Will. That's not your real answer, is it?"
"Fine!" Will shouted. He slammed his sword on the small table. Jack caught so much annoyance and depression in Will's eyes, he regretted he had asked. "I'll tell you, Jack! I'm afraid! Savvy? I am not good enough for her and she knows it and you know it and I know it! She deserves someone so much better than me."
Jack really regretted he'd asked. "I'm sorry for asking, mate. But please take my advice....Go to sleep."
And William did so, the moonlight brightening his dismal face....Jack stared at the blacksmith in pity. As cruel as it was, Will was right; as much as he tried, Elizabeth would never take him. And her father would be angry with him....
As if reading Jack's thoughts and preventing them from going on, Elizabeth walked through the front door of the shop. She smiled when she saw Jack. She couldn't help it. "Hello, Jack."
"Hello, Liz."
She raised hr eyebrows.
"Very sorry, Miss Swann." He really did look sorry too. How sweet!
Elizabeth thought. "It's okay. I'm not too fond of my name anyway." Jack looked at her quizzically. "Well, it's just that 'Elizabeth' sounds so proper. When, really, I'm not very proper at all."
"Of course you are. You're the governor's daughter!"
"So what, Jack?" Elizabeth said, a little angrily.
"Shhh. Quiet, darling," Jack said softly, pressing his finger to his lips and then placing his hands around her waist. "Mister Will is sleeping."
Elizabeth looked down at where he was touching her. "Mister Sparrow-"
"Liz," Jack interrupted, as if in a way of reminding her that their new friendship was pure.
She considered where this was going for a moment until she realized that it must be somewhere good. Elizabeth smiled and Jack stepped closer toward her.
Maybe this wasn't good....
"Jack, I need to ask you something."
"Anything, love."
Elizabeth searched through her long vocabulary in her mind to locate the words that matched how she felt in her heart. She felt quite foolish, standing here, inches from who was known as the sexiest pirate in the whole Caribbean...."Jack, what-what is this? What are we?"
"Well," Jack said drunkenly. "As I understand it, you, in fact, are a very beautiful citizen of Port Royale and I, myself, am a pirate."
"No...I mean, I don't know. I don't care." Elizabeth gently removed herself from his grasp, now holding his hands in hers. "I suppose if Will is asleep, I might as well be too." She stared at Will, who was fast asleep on the ground, with just a pillow beneath his brown locks. Elizabeth thought it was the most perfect thing she'd seen; it was like it should be on a postcard or something. "Good night, Jack." She kissed him on the cheek.
Jack watched her lay down in the hay next to Will.
What was Jack to do now? Should he go find a girl at some bar? No, his only girl was right here. So Jack found a blanket in the corner of the small shop, and spread it across the three of them, Elizabeth in the middle of the two equally amazing men.
Jack wasn't sure if Elizabeth was asleep or not. He stared at her delicate face and ran his fingers across her cheek.
"I'm awake, Jack," Elizabeth said, startling him.
"Oh, right. Sorry, love."
She smiled at him. "It's okay. Really..." She continued to stare at him as Jack did the same. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what he felt. He didn't even know if he was supposed to feel anything. He was a pirate, after all.
"Elizabeth..."
"Hm?"
"I'm not sure I should tell you, but little Will has all these feelings for you. He talks about you constantly and when he's not working, he's staring at your picture or writing your name over and over. And I-I was just wondering..."
"What is it, Jack?" Elizabeth whispered, moving closer to him. Jack felt his heart beat fast. So I do have one of those hearts everyone talks about?
"How do you feel about Will? He'd be so happy if he could find out."
"Well, I feel the same way about him that I feel about you."
"I don't understand."
"Me either."
And then she touched his rough face and smiled. Jack ran his fingers through her pretty hair and looked into her soulful eyes...and of course, it was he that made the first move. He kissed her with nothing but raw passion, but quickly stopped, only to place more kisses down her neck.
"Jack..."
"Mmm...?"
"What if Will wakes up?"
"Then we'll have ourselves a little triangle, won't we?"
Elizabeth sat up. "Jack, I don't want a triangle."
"Then..." He continued to move his lips around her neck and shoulders. "We'll keep it to a...two-sided figure! What are those called again?"
"There's no such thing as a two-sided figure, Jack...." Elizabeth sorted out the logic in her head. She sat up straighter, Jack following her with his lips. There's no such thing as a two-sided figure. Elizabeth snapped out of reality and began to think. So there's always another side to a love. Is it a good or bad side? What if she decided that she did want this with Jack and what if Will didn't find out? Where would it all go? But then again, how could Will not find out? He was lying inches away from her. Elizabeth looked at him. Sweet little Will...And then there was Jack, who was still throwing his passion out into the open. The only word Elizabeth could think of to describe Jack was the one she didn't want to use. Sexy.
She escaped from her reverie once the word popped in her head. She glanced at Jack nervously. He was now chewing on the neck area below Elizabeth's left ear. She then immediately felt angry at herself for enjoying this. "Oh, Jack. I need to tell you something."
"Mmm...?"
"No, Jack. I need you to listen to me." She took his head in her hands and put it very close to her own.
"Okay, love, let's hear it."
"Well, I don't know how to say it so I guess I'll just say what I'm thinking. I-I think I'm in love with Will."
Jack blinked. "Oh. I suppose you would like me to leave...."
"Jack, sweetie, no, I don't want you to leave-"
And then a new voice sounded. "Oh, but I do."
Elizabeth and Jack looked at the fully-awake Will. Tears were racing down his astonished face; Elizabeth was shocked. How could she have been so stupid? He'd been awake this whole time!
"Will, I-"
"Elizabeth, if you love me, you would stay away from that-that pirate! It's not like he appreciates you for who you are, anyway!"
"Will," Jack said defensively. "I thought we were friends!"
"No friend of mine would be all over the woman he knows I love like that! I trusted you, Jack! And you went and told her everything. You're nothing but a horrid pirate!"
The kohl that lay beneath Mr. Sparrow's eyes had begun to fade. Elizabeth ran toward him. "Jack, I'm sorry. But I just have to agree with Will. You're-you're a pirate...."
He stared at the floor. "I suppose I am. That never stopped you from being my friend before. But...it doesn't matter to me now because I'm just a bloody pirate with absolutely no feelings." He turned to leave. He didn't know where he was going exactly, but it was clear to him that he was no longer welcome around Will.
But Elizabeth didn't want him to leave. Jack was a good friend and a good pirate and a good man. "Jack, please-"
"No, Miss Swann. I understand. You're a respectable young lady and deserve a respectable young man. Not a pirate...savvy?"
He left.
Will looked at Elizabeth. "He's not as wonderful as he seems, I guess. I trusted him." He noticed the look of sadness on Elizabeth's face. "I'm sorry, it's just that I can't trust him anymore. I'm sorry, Elizabeth."
"First of all, it's 'Miss Swann.' Second of all, Will...don't try to fix my heart, it's broken beyond repair."
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of its contents you may see in this fic.
Chapter Four: I'm Too Broken
Will was busy feeding the donkey when Jack appeared in the doorway.
"Where have you been all day?" Will asked at once.
Jack smirked. "Well, I tried to commandeer a boat, but it didn't work out so I escaped from the British navy, after all am Captain Jack Sparrow, and then I discovered this fun little place by the dock, had a couple drinks, met this cute lass, made a move, got bitch-slapped, and walked all the way here in the rain. You?"
"It's raining outside?"
"You get pretty absorbed in your work there, dontcha?"
"Aye. Say, would you hand me that hammer over there?"
Jack turned and reached for the hammer. "Will, you look sad. Do you want to tell-"
"No. I don't want to tell you anything, Jack. I want to work. I don't care if you're here but please just don't distract me."
He continued to work as Jack watched in awe. How could a man work for such a long period of time? It must have been at least eight hours since Will first started working before Jack left. Jack decided to take a chance. After all, he was Captain Jack Sparrow! "Will, I am going to ask you a question and you're going to give me a good answer, savvy? All right...if you love her, why don't you let her know? Why don't you just take her breath away and tell her you love her?"
Will dropped his hammer. He didn't want to answer this. He wanted to go back to his work. This is what he would consider a distraction. "She's the governor's daughter. The governor would be angry with me."
"Will, Will, Will. That's not your real answer, is it?"
"Fine!" Will shouted. He slammed his sword on the small table. Jack caught so much annoyance and depression in Will's eyes, he regretted he had asked. "I'll tell you, Jack! I'm afraid! Savvy? I am not good enough for her and she knows it and you know it and I know it! She deserves someone so much better than me."
Jack really regretted he'd asked. "I'm sorry for asking, mate. But please take my advice....Go to sleep."
And William did so, the moonlight brightening his dismal face....Jack stared at the blacksmith in pity. As cruel as it was, Will was right; as much as he tried, Elizabeth would never take him. And her father would be angry with him....
As if reading Jack's thoughts and preventing them from going on, Elizabeth walked through the front door of the shop. She smiled when she saw Jack. She couldn't help it. "Hello, Jack."
"Hello, Liz."
She raised hr eyebrows.
"Very sorry, Miss Swann." He really did look sorry too. How sweet!
Elizabeth thought. "It's okay. I'm not too fond of my name anyway." Jack looked at her quizzically. "Well, it's just that 'Elizabeth' sounds so proper. When, really, I'm not very proper at all."
"Of course you are. You're the governor's daughter!"
"So what, Jack?" Elizabeth said, a little angrily.
"Shhh. Quiet, darling," Jack said softly, pressing his finger to his lips and then placing his hands around her waist. "Mister Will is sleeping."
Elizabeth looked down at where he was touching her. "Mister Sparrow-"
"Liz," Jack interrupted, as if in a way of reminding her that their new friendship was pure.
She considered where this was going for a moment until she realized that it must be somewhere good. Elizabeth smiled and Jack stepped closer toward her.
Maybe this wasn't good....
"Jack, I need to ask you something."
"Anything, love."
Elizabeth searched through her long vocabulary in her mind to locate the words that matched how she felt in her heart. She felt quite foolish, standing here, inches from who was known as the sexiest pirate in the whole Caribbean...."Jack, what-what is this? What are we?"
"Well," Jack said drunkenly. "As I understand it, you, in fact, are a very beautiful citizen of Port Royale and I, myself, am a pirate."
"No...I mean, I don't know. I don't care." Elizabeth gently removed herself from his grasp, now holding his hands in hers. "I suppose if Will is asleep, I might as well be too." She stared at Will, who was fast asleep on the ground, with just a pillow beneath his brown locks. Elizabeth thought it was the most perfect thing she'd seen; it was like it should be on a postcard or something. "Good night, Jack." She kissed him on the cheek.
Jack watched her lay down in the hay next to Will.
What was Jack to do now? Should he go find a girl at some bar? No, his only girl was right here. So Jack found a blanket in the corner of the small shop, and spread it across the three of them, Elizabeth in the middle of the two equally amazing men.
Jack wasn't sure if Elizabeth was asleep or not. He stared at her delicate face and ran his fingers across her cheek.
"I'm awake, Jack," Elizabeth said, startling him.
"Oh, right. Sorry, love."
She smiled at him. "It's okay. Really..." She continued to stare at him as Jack did the same. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what he felt. He didn't even know if he was supposed to feel anything. He was a pirate, after all.
"Elizabeth..."
"Hm?"
"I'm not sure I should tell you, but little Will has all these feelings for you. He talks about you constantly and when he's not working, he's staring at your picture or writing your name over and over. And I-I was just wondering..."
"What is it, Jack?" Elizabeth whispered, moving closer to him. Jack felt his heart beat fast. So I do have one of those hearts everyone talks about?
"How do you feel about Will? He'd be so happy if he could find out."
"Well, I feel the same way about him that I feel about you."
"I don't understand."
"Me either."
And then she touched his rough face and smiled. Jack ran his fingers through her pretty hair and looked into her soulful eyes...and of course, it was he that made the first move. He kissed her with nothing but raw passion, but quickly stopped, only to place more kisses down her neck.
"Jack..."
"Mmm...?"
"What if Will wakes up?"
"Then we'll have ourselves a little triangle, won't we?"
Elizabeth sat up. "Jack, I don't want a triangle."
"Then..." He continued to move his lips around her neck and shoulders. "We'll keep it to a...two-sided figure! What are those called again?"
"There's no such thing as a two-sided figure, Jack...." Elizabeth sorted out the logic in her head. She sat up straighter, Jack following her with his lips. There's no such thing as a two-sided figure. Elizabeth snapped out of reality and began to think. So there's always another side to a love. Is it a good or bad side? What if she decided that she did want this with Jack and what if Will didn't find out? Where would it all go? But then again, how could Will not find out? He was lying inches away from her. Elizabeth looked at him. Sweet little Will...And then there was Jack, who was still throwing his passion out into the open. The only word Elizabeth could think of to describe Jack was the one she didn't want to use. Sexy.
She escaped from her reverie once the word popped in her head. She glanced at Jack nervously. He was now chewing on the neck area below Elizabeth's left ear. She then immediately felt angry at herself for enjoying this. "Oh, Jack. I need to tell you something."
"Mmm...?"
"No, Jack. I need you to listen to me." She took his head in her hands and put it very close to her own.
"Okay, love, let's hear it."
"Well, I don't know how to say it so I guess I'll just say what I'm thinking. I-I think I'm in love with Will."
Jack blinked. "Oh. I suppose you would like me to leave...."
"Jack, sweetie, no, I don't want you to leave-"
And then a new voice sounded. "Oh, but I do."
Elizabeth and Jack looked at the fully-awake Will. Tears were racing down his astonished face; Elizabeth was shocked. How could she have been so stupid? He'd been awake this whole time!
"Will, I-"
"Elizabeth, if you love me, you would stay away from that-that pirate! It's not like he appreciates you for who you are, anyway!"
"Will," Jack said defensively. "I thought we were friends!"
"No friend of mine would be all over the woman he knows I love like that! I trusted you, Jack! And you went and told her everything. You're nothing but a horrid pirate!"
The kohl that lay beneath Mr. Sparrow's eyes had begun to fade. Elizabeth ran toward him. "Jack, I'm sorry. But I just have to agree with Will. You're-you're a pirate...."
He stared at the floor. "I suppose I am. That never stopped you from being my friend before. But...it doesn't matter to me now because I'm just a bloody pirate with absolutely no feelings." He turned to leave. He didn't know where he was going exactly, but it was clear to him that he was no longer welcome around Will.
But Elizabeth didn't want him to leave. Jack was a good friend and a good pirate and a good man. "Jack, please-"
"No, Miss Swann. I understand. You're a respectable young lady and deserve a respectable young man. Not a pirate...savvy?"
He left.
Will looked at Elizabeth. "He's not as wonderful as he seems, I guess. I trusted him." He noticed the look of sadness on Elizabeth's face. "I'm sorry, it's just that I can't trust him anymore. I'm sorry, Elizabeth."
"First of all, it's 'Miss Swann.' Second of all, Will...don't try to fix my heart, it's broken beyond repair."