A/N: To let you know, I'm probably going to change the title and summary
soon. So I'm just telling you. Oh and sorry for the delay for chapter 5!
It's kiiiiinda short. But story is story, right? The whole going-back-to-
school thing is so hard. I used to stay up til' like 12:00 to write my ff
but now I'm goin to bed at like 8 cuz I've been just so tired. Soooooo yep
that's pretty much it. Thanks for the reviews. Luv ya all. :)))))
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except what you don't recognize. Such as Lynn and Kyrsten in this chapter.
Chapter Five: Healing Wounds
Jack Sparrow walked as fast as his mind was thinking. What had he done? He'd just lost two of the most important things in his life: his guy-friend and his chick-friend. He'd known that Will thought she was amazing, yet Jack hadn't gotten any sleep or barely eaten anything ever since Will had told him. Jack didn't know what to think of this.
He began to mumble to himself absentmindedly. "I don't know what I was thinking....the bloody governor's daughter...would have ne'er worked...a bloody, good-for-nothing pirate...all I am...that's all I am-"
Jack jumped. Will had touched his shoulder. Jack clutched his chest. "Tryin' to give me a heart attack, mate? Will, I suppose I shouldn't say that. You're more of an acquaintance to me than a mate-" He'd started rambling again. He continued to walk until they reached the dock. Jack looked over at the colorful ocean. Everybody thinks the ocean is blue, but it's not. It's the colors of the heavens. Well, the colors that Jack imagines heaven to be. Pastel pinks and yellows...white and baby blue...Not the kind of colors pirates are usually associated with....
"Jack, I'm sorry," Will said at last. "You deserve to be Miss Swann's friend. She deserves a friend like you. Someone who's not afraid to be bold and-"
"And you suppose I'm like that?" Jack smiled out at the ocean, revealing a few gold teeth.
"Of course. You're a pirate. And-and you need a friend. Everyone does...."
Jack didn't understand "So I thought you completely despised me? Or has that changed in the last eighteen and a half minutes?"
Will couldn't figure out what he should say. "I-I guess I've forgiven you. As long as you can tell me one thing."
"Aye?"
"It didn't mean anything, did it?"
He didn't need to explain; Jack knew. But then again, he didn't. He didn't know if he had felt anything when he kissed her. Was it just a kiss or was it a real kiss? With real passion or just lips? But, Jack really wanted to be Will's friend again, so he decided quickly.
"No, Will. It meant nothing."
Will smiled. "Okay. Well, I'm gonna go back to the shop to see if I can find Miss Swann."
"Wait a second, Will. It's my turn to ask you a question."
Will shrugged. "Shoot."
"Why do you call her 'Miss Swann'?"
Will's smile vanished into the soul of his face. "Damn you, Jack! Do you already want to destroy our newly-renewed friendship? Why do you always have to know everything?! Well, this one I will not tell you! Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go chop off my head, toss it into the depths of the sea, then have my body go swim after it, and paste if back on my shoulders with the blood from the opposite side of my elbows."
Jack continues to wait for an answer because obviously, this is not what our little Will says. Will opens his mouth and settles on saying, "Because she told me to." He walked away without another word. But Jack wanted to help.
"Hows 'bout I help you find her? I'm pretty sure she's not gonna be standing in your shop, waiting for you so she can fall hopelessly in your arms, and so you two can run away happily and get married and have good respectable little babies that will obey the law, and live together in heavenly bliss....But I'm sure you'd like that, wouldn't you?"
Will did not know what to make of this. But he could use the help, so he let him come. They searched around Port Royale until they both became tired and frustrated. Will and Jack were inches away from giving up when Will ran into two girls that Jack didn't know. One of them was Kyrsten-Jean, Will's ex-girlfriend. They'd broken up just around two months ago, but they were still very good friends. She had brown hair, brown eyes, and many freckles; she was a sweet gardener for the governor. Will stepped forward and gave her a hug.
"How are you, Kyrsten?"
"Good." She smiled. "But...may I inquire as to why you're outdoors with Mr. Sparrow at five til' twelve?"
Will coughed absentmindedly. "Um, actually...we were looking for Miss Swann. You haven't seen her, by any chance, have you?"
"Elizabeth? We did, as a matter of fact. She said she was heading back to your shop."
Will and Jack looked at each other dismally. "Thanks, Kyrsten. Jamie-Lynn," Will said, smiling at the honey-blond girl standing beside Kyrsten. But for some reason, Lynn's eyes were transfixed on Jack, who's eyes were transfixed on the sky. "Let's go, Jack. Thanks again, Kyrsten." They ran off.
Jack was silent the rest of the way; Will had only began to understand why when they reached Mr. Brown's shop, to find Elizabeth.
"What took you two so long? I've been standing here for approximately forty- two minutes and eighteen seconds!" She said furiously looking at an imaginary watch on her wrist.
"I'm sorry, Miss Swann," Will declared hastily. "I was worried."
Elizabeth ignored him. "So did you two make up?" She folded her arms.
"Yes," said Will. "Everything is better."
"Then what took so long?"
"Well, we didn't know you were here, so we ran all around Port Royale until we found Kyrstena and Jamie-Lynn-"
"You mean Lynn, the candle maker who lives on Patched Flag Street?"
"Yes..."
Elizabeth's eyes switched from Will to Jack. "You know, Kyrsten and Lynn are good friends of mine. She fancies you...."
"Kyrsten?!" Will spat.
She looked at him pathetically. "No, not Kyrsten." She turned back to Jack. "Lynn, she tells me a lot." Elizabeth grinned "She thinks you're sexy and she'd do anything to go out with you."
Jack stared. "Well, you can tell her that I'm not interested."
Elizabeth was shocked. She'd been positive that Jack would take any pretty girl he could lay his hands on. "What? Okay, two things. First, she'd be heartbroken if I told her that, so I'm not going to. And two, why not?!"
Jack shrugged. He didn't feel like having this conversation. He felt like going to get drunk or something. "I'm just more focused on getting back the Pearl right now, not a girl....Well, how cute. I made a rhyme. Now if you'll excuse me-"
"Jack, please," Elizabeth cried, preventing him from leaving. "Please just think about it, okay?"
Jack rolled his eyes. "I don't want anyone that you are trying to give me." And for the second time this evening, Jack closed the shop's door on Will and Elizabeth, but neither of them decided to chase after him.
"Why do you always do that, Miss Swann? Why do you always try to hook him up with all the wrong girls?" Will asked desperately.
"Because I-I just feel sad that Jack is alone...."
Will realized that she was sincere and wrapped his arms around her. "Maybe he's telling the truth. Maybe he really doesn't want a girl right now."
"No, I know for a fact that he does."
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
A/N: The next chapter is a flashback about how Lizzie knows that Jack wants a girl. Just lettin' ya know. :) l8a
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except what you don't recognize. Such as Lynn and Kyrsten in this chapter.
Chapter Five: Healing Wounds
Jack Sparrow walked as fast as his mind was thinking. What had he done? He'd just lost two of the most important things in his life: his guy-friend and his chick-friend. He'd known that Will thought she was amazing, yet Jack hadn't gotten any sleep or barely eaten anything ever since Will had told him. Jack didn't know what to think of this.
He began to mumble to himself absentmindedly. "I don't know what I was thinking....the bloody governor's daughter...would have ne'er worked...a bloody, good-for-nothing pirate...all I am...that's all I am-"
Jack jumped. Will had touched his shoulder. Jack clutched his chest. "Tryin' to give me a heart attack, mate? Will, I suppose I shouldn't say that. You're more of an acquaintance to me than a mate-" He'd started rambling again. He continued to walk until they reached the dock. Jack looked over at the colorful ocean. Everybody thinks the ocean is blue, but it's not. It's the colors of the heavens. Well, the colors that Jack imagines heaven to be. Pastel pinks and yellows...white and baby blue...Not the kind of colors pirates are usually associated with....
"Jack, I'm sorry," Will said at last. "You deserve to be Miss Swann's friend. She deserves a friend like you. Someone who's not afraid to be bold and-"
"And you suppose I'm like that?" Jack smiled out at the ocean, revealing a few gold teeth.
"Of course. You're a pirate. And-and you need a friend. Everyone does...."
Jack didn't understand "So I thought you completely despised me? Or has that changed in the last eighteen and a half minutes?"
Will couldn't figure out what he should say. "I-I guess I've forgiven you. As long as you can tell me one thing."
"Aye?"
"It didn't mean anything, did it?"
He didn't need to explain; Jack knew. But then again, he didn't. He didn't know if he had felt anything when he kissed her. Was it just a kiss or was it a real kiss? With real passion or just lips? But, Jack really wanted to be Will's friend again, so he decided quickly.
"No, Will. It meant nothing."
Will smiled. "Okay. Well, I'm gonna go back to the shop to see if I can find Miss Swann."
"Wait a second, Will. It's my turn to ask you a question."
Will shrugged. "Shoot."
"Why do you call her 'Miss Swann'?"
Will's smile vanished into the soul of his face. "Damn you, Jack! Do you already want to destroy our newly-renewed friendship? Why do you always have to know everything?! Well, this one I will not tell you! Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go chop off my head, toss it into the depths of the sea, then have my body go swim after it, and paste if back on my shoulders with the blood from the opposite side of my elbows."
Jack continues to wait for an answer because obviously, this is not what our little Will says. Will opens his mouth and settles on saying, "Because she told me to." He walked away without another word. But Jack wanted to help.
"Hows 'bout I help you find her? I'm pretty sure she's not gonna be standing in your shop, waiting for you so she can fall hopelessly in your arms, and so you two can run away happily and get married and have good respectable little babies that will obey the law, and live together in heavenly bliss....But I'm sure you'd like that, wouldn't you?"
Will did not know what to make of this. But he could use the help, so he let him come. They searched around Port Royale until they both became tired and frustrated. Will and Jack were inches away from giving up when Will ran into two girls that Jack didn't know. One of them was Kyrsten-Jean, Will's ex-girlfriend. They'd broken up just around two months ago, but they were still very good friends. She had brown hair, brown eyes, and many freckles; she was a sweet gardener for the governor. Will stepped forward and gave her a hug.
"How are you, Kyrsten?"
"Good." She smiled. "But...may I inquire as to why you're outdoors with Mr. Sparrow at five til' twelve?"
Will coughed absentmindedly. "Um, actually...we were looking for Miss Swann. You haven't seen her, by any chance, have you?"
"Elizabeth? We did, as a matter of fact. She said she was heading back to your shop."
Will and Jack looked at each other dismally. "Thanks, Kyrsten. Jamie-Lynn," Will said, smiling at the honey-blond girl standing beside Kyrsten. But for some reason, Lynn's eyes were transfixed on Jack, who's eyes were transfixed on the sky. "Let's go, Jack. Thanks again, Kyrsten." They ran off.
Jack was silent the rest of the way; Will had only began to understand why when they reached Mr. Brown's shop, to find Elizabeth.
"What took you two so long? I've been standing here for approximately forty- two minutes and eighteen seconds!" She said furiously looking at an imaginary watch on her wrist.
"I'm sorry, Miss Swann," Will declared hastily. "I was worried."
Elizabeth ignored him. "So did you two make up?" She folded her arms.
"Yes," said Will. "Everything is better."
"Then what took so long?"
"Well, we didn't know you were here, so we ran all around Port Royale until we found Kyrstena and Jamie-Lynn-"
"You mean Lynn, the candle maker who lives on Patched Flag Street?"
"Yes..."
Elizabeth's eyes switched from Will to Jack. "You know, Kyrsten and Lynn are good friends of mine. She fancies you...."
"Kyrsten?!" Will spat.
She looked at him pathetically. "No, not Kyrsten." She turned back to Jack. "Lynn, she tells me a lot." Elizabeth grinned "She thinks you're sexy and she'd do anything to go out with you."
Jack stared. "Well, you can tell her that I'm not interested."
Elizabeth was shocked. She'd been positive that Jack would take any pretty girl he could lay his hands on. "What? Okay, two things. First, she'd be heartbroken if I told her that, so I'm not going to. And two, why not?!"
Jack shrugged. He didn't feel like having this conversation. He felt like going to get drunk or something. "I'm just more focused on getting back the Pearl right now, not a girl....Well, how cute. I made a rhyme. Now if you'll excuse me-"
"Jack, please," Elizabeth cried, preventing him from leaving. "Please just think about it, okay?"
Jack rolled his eyes. "I don't want anyone that you are trying to give me." And for the second time this evening, Jack closed the shop's door on Will and Elizabeth, but neither of them decided to chase after him.
"Why do you always do that, Miss Swann? Why do you always try to hook him up with all the wrong girls?" Will asked desperately.
"Because I-I just feel sad that Jack is alone...."
Will realized that she was sincere and wrapped his arms around her. "Maybe he's telling the truth. Maybe he really doesn't want a girl right now."
"No, I know for a fact that he does."
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
A/N: The next chapter is a flashback about how Lizzie knows that Jack wants a girl. Just lettin' ya know. :) l8a