Ah, So, what have we here? I have no idea. But, I would like to say thanks for the reviews I did get, very cool! I know all my fellow Orlando fans are still sobbing, but it will be okay, I promise =P…..Lol, anyway, on with the…fan fiction….
Also, if you have any ideas on where the rest of this story should go, please let me know! I want to know! I am getting such BAD writer's block lately! *throws things at a poster of Barbossa* Ok, so I don't have a poster of Barbossa…but if I did, I'd throw things at it.
P.S.-Meaghan, I have nothing against Will Turner. In fact, he's one of my favorite characters! I just wanted to show what would happen without him in my mind, that's all, lol.
P.S.S.- I watched some of Chocolat, which I hadn't seen in a few years. Very good! If you haven't seen it, you should. Johnny looks mighty fine………*drools*
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Jack awoke to find himself lying on his back, with a weight he was not used to bearing him down. He looked down to see Elizabeth, her head lying softly on his chest, brown curls spilling down over her eyes. Her one arm was stretched across him as well, causing her to be snuggled quite close. He just smiled, thinking to himself about how lovely she looked with the sunlight pouring through her hair. They lay there like that for about another ten minutes, until Elizabeth finally stirred, but didn't move from the position she was in.
"Comfortable there, love?" Jack asked the barely awake Elizabeth, who hadn't yet realized what she was doing.
"Huh…what? Oh!" she exclaimed, quickly withdrawing from jack and almost falling out of the bed. "Oh, I'm sorry Jack. I don't know what…" she trailed off, looking very alarmed.
"Don't worry about it," he replied with a smile. "I knew you couldn't resist me."
She slapped his arm playfully and then proceeded to get out of bed, find a dress, and go into the bathroom to change. Jack just changed in the cabin, and he was pulling on his boots by the time she reentered.
"Well, don't you shine up quick?" he teased, noticing that her hair was neatly pinned again.
"Oh, well, it's important for a lady to regain composure quickly," she played along.
Jack then held out his arm and asked, "Shall we then?"
Elizabeth looked questioningly at him and replied, "Do you really think I still need you to hold me up? I believe I can walk on my own now…"
"I didn't say you needed me love," he said smiling. "I just think it's fun to walk around with a pretty girl like you on my arm."
She grinned, and decided to humor Jack, just for a while. After all, he'd taken quite good care of her over the past few days, and especially last night. She realized that he'd been right, she couldn't be alone on her first night knowing Will was gone. So, she hooked her arm through Jack's, held her head high, and walked out of the cabin with him.
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Elizabeth was feeling much better today, with the sea air filling her lungs and the sun shining so brightly. She decided that's she help out a bit, seeing as she knew how and there was nothing better to do. However, she found it quite hard to move about and pull ropes, etc. wearing a frilly dress. So, she hurried down to the cabin that had been Will's and found a clean shirt and pair of pants. "Thanks, Will," she thought to herself as she pulled them on. "This'll make my work much easier…"
As she arrived back on deck, Jack didn't seem surprised at her choice of clothing.
"Finally got rid of that bloody dress, I see," he commented.
"It was too bloody hard to move around in!" she replied, going back to the work she'd been doing, belaying one of the ropes that held a sail.
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Later that day, after they'd had lunch, Elizabeth, jack, Ana and Gibbs were sitting around playing cards. They were playing poker, betting on bottles of rum. "Perhaps we should move on to strip poker…" Jack commented. His shirt was already halfway unbuttoned, revealing a very tan, well toned chest. Elizabeth tried hard not to look, but she couldn't resist sneaking a peek once and again.
"I think not," she replied, glaring at him in mock astonishment. "Well, suit yourself…" he said, cracking a smile.
After their last game, Jack went to make sure the crew prepared dinner and Ana went up to the crow's nest. This left Elizabeth sitting there with Gibbs.
"He likes you a lot, ye know." Gibbs started, out of nowhere.
"Who does?"
"Jack, ye fool! He wouldn't still have you aboard if he didn't. he's never kept a woman aboard as long as you! Cept maybe Ana…" he trailed off, deep in thought.
"Of course he likes me, Mr. Gibbs. I like him too. We're good friends, Jack and I."
"Aye, friends, that's true….but have you never noticed the way he looks at ye, "Lizabeth? I've never seen him look at any person, much less a lady, that way. There's some form of care in his eyes when he looks at you that isn't there the rest of the time. He cares deeply for ye, lass. Don't ever forget that…I'll not see him hurt, understand?"
Elizabeth did NOT understand, but she nodded, trying to let what Gibbs had just said sink in. Jack? Could he really think of her as more than just a friend? "Of course not," she pushed the thought from her mind. "Gibbs is just a little drunk is all…" And with that, she headed down to help prepare dinner.
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After dinner, (and a hearty meal it was) Elizabeth was sitting on the deck, watching the sun slowly sinking, as she had done so many times with Will, just weeks ago. God, she missed him. "If I could only see him one more time…" she thought to herself. She was just contemplating what she'd say, when she felt someone sit down very close behind her and wrap their arms around her waits. As she began to protest, she heard Jack's voice in her ear.
"Shh…don't worry, I just thought maybe we could watch the sunset together. I know you and Will used to…" he trailed off, obviously thinking he'd said something wrong.
"Yes, we watched the sunset all the time," she confided. "Though we were usually too busy looking at each other to notice it's beauty like you can out here…"
Jack gently pulled her back until she was leaning her back on his chest, her head settled on his shoulder.
"He was a fine man, Elizabeth. He loved you a lot. He proved that the day he died…not many men would do that for a lady."
Elizabeth just sank back further into the curve of Jack's body, feeling comfortable, and sleepy. "I know he did, Jack. And I loved him too. He was the most gentle, loving, wonderful man I've ever met…along with you," she added. Jack looked down and this compliment and smiled. "Ah, well, there goes MY reputation," he mused. She smiled, closing her eyes and feeling the beat of his heart through her back.
"Jack?" she said suddenly, after a few moments of silence.
"Yes love?" he replied, gently toying with the long brown curls that spilled down her face.
"Can I stay with you again tonight? Please?"
"Aye, you may stay with me as long as you like," he said softly. "As long as you need to."
"Thank you," she whispered. She felt everything growing warm, as she was lulled into sleep by the sound of Jack's breathing and the gentle rolling of the ship.
Gibbs started up onto the deck to ask Jack where they'd be headed. However, he opened to door to find Jack perched atop some boxes, with Elizabeth sound asleep in his lap. His own eyes were closed as well, and his hands were laced into hers.
Quietly, Gibbs backed up and closed the door, leaving the two laying peacefully in the light on the setting sun.
Also, if you have any ideas on where the rest of this story should go, please let me know! I want to know! I am getting such BAD writer's block lately! *throws things at a poster of Barbossa* Ok, so I don't have a poster of Barbossa…but if I did, I'd throw things at it.
P.S.-Meaghan, I have nothing against Will Turner. In fact, he's one of my favorite characters! I just wanted to show what would happen without him in my mind, that's all, lol.
P.S.S.- I watched some of Chocolat, which I hadn't seen in a few years. Very good! If you haven't seen it, you should. Johnny looks mighty fine………*drools*
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Jack awoke to find himself lying on his back, with a weight he was not used to bearing him down. He looked down to see Elizabeth, her head lying softly on his chest, brown curls spilling down over her eyes. Her one arm was stretched across him as well, causing her to be snuggled quite close. He just smiled, thinking to himself about how lovely she looked with the sunlight pouring through her hair. They lay there like that for about another ten minutes, until Elizabeth finally stirred, but didn't move from the position she was in.
"Comfortable there, love?" Jack asked the barely awake Elizabeth, who hadn't yet realized what she was doing.
"Huh…what? Oh!" she exclaimed, quickly withdrawing from jack and almost falling out of the bed. "Oh, I'm sorry Jack. I don't know what…" she trailed off, looking very alarmed.
"Don't worry about it," he replied with a smile. "I knew you couldn't resist me."
She slapped his arm playfully and then proceeded to get out of bed, find a dress, and go into the bathroom to change. Jack just changed in the cabin, and he was pulling on his boots by the time she reentered.
"Well, don't you shine up quick?" he teased, noticing that her hair was neatly pinned again.
"Oh, well, it's important for a lady to regain composure quickly," she played along.
Jack then held out his arm and asked, "Shall we then?"
Elizabeth looked questioningly at him and replied, "Do you really think I still need you to hold me up? I believe I can walk on my own now…"
"I didn't say you needed me love," he said smiling. "I just think it's fun to walk around with a pretty girl like you on my arm."
She grinned, and decided to humor Jack, just for a while. After all, he'd taken quite good care of her over the past few days, and especially last night. She realized that he'd been right, she couldn't be alone on her first night knowing Will was gone. So, she hooked her arm through Jack's, held her head high, and walked out of the cabin with him.
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Elizabeth was feeling much better today, with the sea air filling her lungs and the sun shining so brightly. She decided that's she help out a bit, seeing as she knew how and there was nothing better to do. However, she found it quite hard to move about and pull ropes, etc. wearing a frilly dress. So, she hurried down to the cabin that had been Will's and found a clean shirt and pair of pants. "Thanks, Will," she thought to herself as she pulled them on. "This'll make my work much easier…"
As she arrived back on deck, Jack didn't seem surprised at her choice of clothing.
"Finally got rid of that bloody dress, I see," he commented.
"It was too bloody hard to move around in!" she replied, going back to the work she'd been doing, belaying one of the ropes that held a sail.
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Later that day, after they'd had lunch, Elizabeth, jack, Ana and Gibbs were sitting around playing cards. They were playing poker, betting on bottles of rum. "Perhaps we should move on to strip poker…" Jack commented. His shirt was already halfway unbuttoned, revealing a very tan, well toned chest. Elizabeth tried hard not to look, but she couldn't resist sneaking a peek once and again.
"I think not," she replied, glaring at him in mock astonishment. "Well, suit yourself…" he said, cracking a smile.
After their last game, Jack went to make sure the crew prepared dinner and Ana went up to the crow's nest. This left Elizabeth sitting there with Gibbs.
"He likes you a lot, ye know." Gibbs started, out of nowhere.
"Who does?"
"Jack, ye fool! He wouldn't still have you aboard if he didn't. he's never kept a woman aboard as long as you! Cept maybe Ana…" he trailed off, deep in thought.
"Of course he likes me, Mr. Gibbs. I like him too. We're good friends, Jack and I."
"Aye, friends, that's true….but have you never noticed the way he looks at ye, "Lizabeth? I've never seen him look at any person, much less a lady, that way. There's some form of care in his eyes when he looks at you that isn't there the rest of the time. He cares deeply for ye, lass. Don't ever forget that…I'll not see him hurt, understand?"
Elizabeth did NOT understand, but she nodded, trying to let what Gibbs had just said sink in. Jack? Could he really think of her as more than just a friend? "Of course not," she pushed the thought from her mind. "Gibbs is just a little drunk is all…" And with that, she headed down to help prepare dinner.
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After dinner, (and a hearty meal it was) Elizabeth was sitting on the deck, watching the sun slowly sinking, as she had done so many times with Will, just weeks ago. God, she missed him. "If I could only see him one more time…" she thought to herself. She was just contemplating what she'd say, when she felt someone sit down very close behind her and wrap their arms around her waits. As she began to protest, she heard Jack's voice in her ear.
"Shh…don't worry, I just thought maybe we could watch the sunset together. I know you and Will used to…" he trailed off, obviously thinking he'd said something wrong.
"Yes, we watched the sunset all the time," she confided. "Though we were usually too busy looking at each other to notice it's beauty like you can out here…"
Jack gently pulled her back until she was leaning her back on his chest, her head settled on his shoulder.
"He was a fine man, Elizabeth. He loved you a lot. He proved that the day he died…not many men would do that for a lady."
Elizabeth just sank back further into the curve of Jack's body, feeling comfortable, and sleepy. "I know he did, Jack. And I loved him too. He was the most gentle, loving, wonderful man I've ever met…along with you," she added. Jack looked down and this compliment and smiled. "Ah, well, there goes MY reputation," he mused. She smiled, closing her eyes and feeling the beat of his heart through her back.
"Jack?" she said suddenly, after a few moments of silence.
"Yes love?" he replied, gently toying with the long brown curls that spilled down her face.
"Can I stay with you again tonight? Please?"
"Aye, you may stay with me as long as you like," he said softly. "As long as you need to."
"Thank you," she whispered. She felt everything growing warm, as she was lulled into sleep by the sound of Jack's breathing and the gentle rolling of the ship.
Gibbs started up onto the deck to ask Jack where they'd be headed. However, he opened to door to find Jack perched atop some boxes, with Elizabeth sound asleep in his lap. His own eyes were closed as well, and his hands were laced into hers.
Quietly, Gibbs backed up and closed the door, leaving the two laying peacefully in the light on the setting sun.
