"Take her away!" yelled Bo'sun, "Will, get to work!"
Pintel and Ragetti grabbed Elizabeth harshly by her arms and practically had to drag her back down below deck.
"What is to become of Elizabeth?" Will asked, sternly.
"Hush boy, I promised that we wouldn't harm her, I didn't say that I'd give her a nice place to stay!" Bo'sun replied.
Will gave him a cold look. Pirates were so stubborn, you always had to explain every little detail to get them to do what you wanted; he never seemed to get it right.
In response to Will's glare Bo'sun snickered and walked away, back to the Captain's Quarters.
Will started ordering around the crew, but still worried about Elizabeth. Something didn't seem quite right about the deal. He still couldn't get it through his head that this is where he would be for the rest of his life. Of course, he could always attempt to escape, but he doubted that it would work out, being that there were so many pirates. He was also devising plans to get Elizabeth away. It would be hard to leave her, but it would be her only chance to live happily. There was no way, however, that he was bringing her back to Port Royal to Norrington.
"Will!" he heard Bo'sun yelling, "What're you doing over there! Get back to work!"
He rolled his eyes and continued to adjust the sails, once again.
"Keep this up and we'll have to cut off an ear!" Bo'sun mumbled to himself, "Pintel! Go check on the girl! Make sure she's not doing anything... rash."
"Aye, sir!" Pintel replied.
A few minutes later he came back above deck. Will kept a keen ear to see if Pintel was to say of her condition; he said nothing.
Will was beginning to get impatient... and worried. He wanted to ask how Elizabeth was, but had a feeling it would only make matters worse. Everyone knew his one weakness.
As the day progressed, Will became more and more impatient. Then, finally, it was time for supper.
"Ragetti!" Bo'sun yelled, "Go bring Elizabeth her dinner!"
"Aye, sir!" Ragetti replied. Will saw him grab a small piece of stale bread and contaminated water, and slowly walk down below deck.
A few minutes later he returned, with the same food in his hands.
"Ragetti, you fool!" Bo'sun yelled, "Why did you not give her the food?!"
"She didn't want it, sir." Ragetti replied, in protest.
Bo'sun sighed. Fine, let her skip her meal tonight, but we shall not let her starve herself to death... we may still need her.
Will looked at Bo'sun. He distrusted him.
Will ate a dinner of wine, pork, and apples. Bo'sun had a larger, and better meal, since he was the captain, and the crew had a meal of rum, stale bread, salted meat, and dirty water. Then, after a bit more work, they anchored somewhere off the coast of a Caribbean island, and went to bed. Once they were all asleep, including Bo'sun, Will snuck down below deck.
"Elizabeth?" he whispered.
"Will?" he heard a meek voice ask.
He followed her voice and made his way to her cell, with a candle.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes." she replied, although she wasn't entirely telling the truth.
"Why didn't you eat what Pintel brought to you?" he asked.
"I... I wasn't hungry." she answered, looking away.
"You must eat something!" Will said, as he took out an apple from his pocket.
"Here." he said, handing it to her, "I wasn't able to take much, but you may have this, if you like."
A small smile of gratitude crept onto Elizabeth's face. "Thank you, Will." she said, "... but I really am not hungry at all."
A frown formed on Will's face, "Elizabeth!" he scolded, "You cannot just sit around a starve yourself! You must eat! Please! Take this!... please?"
She looked at his longing face, sighed, and reluctantly grabbed the apple and took a small bite; it became silent for a moment, while the both of them sat there, thinking.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth" Will said, "I am just concerned with your health."
"Will my health is quite fine!" she replied.
"How is your wound?" he asked, concerned.
"Oh... it's... not bad... "
Will could tell she was lying. "Elizabeth, let me see it."
She reluctantly gave him her arm, as he examined the gash.
"It's not yet infected, however it will be soon if you don't keep it bandaged." he said.
Elizabeth was about to tear off a piece of her shaft. "No." Will stopped her, "You're torn up enough."
He then ripped off a piece of his shirt and gently rapped it around her scar.
"Thank you." Elizabeth said, looking up into his eyes. They stared into each other's eyes for a few seconds.
The silence was suddenly broken by Elizabeth, coughing lightly. Will quickly moved his hand to her back and shoulders, she had turned away from him. He knew that if she coughed louder someone was bound to wake up and come down below deck, but he would not leave her, not like this.
"Elizabeth?" he asked, "Elizabeth, what's wrong?"
"It -- " she started to say between coughs, "It's just a cold... " She looked as if she was about to say more, but started coughing even louder. Her cough was now stronger. She put her hand to her chest, as if in pain. Will grew even more worried. He wanted to get to her, to hold her, comfort her, until her cough had passed, but he could not get through the iron bars.
By now Jack and his crew had all awoken, confused. Will heard steps coming from above deck. Someone was coming down!
Bo'sun entered. "What are you doing down here, Turner!" he yelled.
"I -- " Will thought quickly, "I heard coughing and came down to see what was the matter... "
Bo'sun gave him a look of disbelief, but quickly turned away as Elizabeth's cough grew worse.
More pirates came down. Whispers began of worry and curiousity from Jack's cell. Will held Elizabeth's hand through the bars.
"Pintel!" Bo'sun yelled, "Bring me the key!"
"Aye, sir!" Pintel replied, as he searched through his trousers for the key to Elizabeth's cell.
Bo'sun grabbed it from him and quickly opened the door. Will slid inside and now held Elizabeth in his arms as she sat up, coughing; her hands grew cold, and her breathing became short.
"She needs medicine!" Will yelled.
"Go get the medicines, Twigg!" Bo'sun yelled.
Twigg came down no more than a minute later with herbs and other tools.
"We'll have to bleed her." he said, as he took out the dirty lancets.
"No!" Will replied, angrily, as he protectively put one hand on Elizabeth's back and the other under her legs, picked her up, and stepped back, "I will not let you touch her with that knife. Bleeding does not work! My mother died from being bled too much. It will not help Elizabeth."
Twigg payed no attention to what Will had say and came closer and closer to Elizabeth and Will.
"Bo'sun!" Will yelled, "You swore to me you wouldn't hurt Elizabeth! This includes harming her with a knife, even if trying to help!"
Bo'sun stopped, in deep thought. All the pirates stood around, waiting for an answer.
"Fine!" Bo'sun finally yelled in reply, "Let the girl die! She means nothing to us!"
"Aye!" the pirates added.
They all left to go above deck. Will stayed with Elizabeth until she was fast asleep, and her coughing had gone down. She mumbled odd things in her sleep about Norrington, Pirates, and Will. Her breathing was not quite as short but became raspy. Will decided to stay with her the entire night, and fell asleep with Elizabeth in his arms.
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See! I promised I wouldn't take as long to update as I did last time, lol! Sorry if this chapter went pretty fast, but I was having trouble thinking up ideas for my story. However I do have a few clues about what'll happen as the story progresses! Hope you liked this chapter. R/R! :)
Pintel and Ragetti grabbed Elizabeth harshly by her arms and practically had to drag her back down below deck.
"What is to become of Elizabeth?" Will asked, sternly.
"Hush boy, I promised that we wouldn't harm her, I didn't say that I'd give her a nice place to stay!" Bo'sun replied.
Will gave him a cold look. Pirates were so stubborn, you always had to explain every little detail to get them to do what you wanted; he never seemed to get it right.
In response to Will's glare Bo'sun snickered and walked away, back to the Captain's Quarters.
Will started ordering around the crew, but still worried about Elizabeth. Something didn't seem quite right about the deal. He still couldn't get it through his head that this is where he would be for the rest of his life. Of course, he could always attempt to escape, but he doubted that it would work out, being that there were so many pirates. He was also devising plans to get Elizabeth away. It would be hard to leave her, but it would be her only chance to live happily. There was no way, however, that he was bringing her back to Port Royal to Norrington.
"Will!" he heard Bo'sun yelling, "What're you doing over there! Get back to work!"
He rolled his eyes and continued to adjust the sails, once again.
"Keep this up and we'll have to cut off an ear!" Bo'sun mumbled to himself, "Pintel! Go check on the girl! Make sure she's not doing anything... rash."
"Aye, sir!" Pintel replied.
A few minutes later he came back above deck. Will kept a keen ear to see if Pintel was to say of her condition; he said nothing.
Will was beginning to get impatient... and worried. He wanted to ask how Elizabeth was, but had a feeling it would only make matters worse. Everyone knew his one weakness.
As the day progressed, Will became more and more impatient. Then, finally, it was time for supper.
"Ragetti!" Bo'sun yelled, "Go bring Elizabeth her dinner!"
"Aye, sir!" Ragetti replied. Will saw him grab a small piece of stale bread and contaminated water, and slowly walk down below deck.
A few minutes later he returned, with the same food in his hands.
"Ragetti, you fool!" Bo'sun yelled, "Why did you not give her the food?!"
"She didn't want it, sir." Ragetti replied, in protest.
Bo'sun sighed. Fine, let her skip her meal tonight, but we shall not let her starve herself to death... we may still need her.
Will looked at Bo'sun. He distrusted him.
Will ate a dinner of wine, pork, and apples. Bo'sun had a larger, and better meal, since he was the captain, and the crew had a meal of rum, stale bread, salted meat, and dirty water. Then, after a bit more work, they anchored somewhere off the coast of a Caribbean island, and went to bed. Once they were all asleep, including Bo'sun, Will snuck down below deck.
"Elizabeth?" he whispered.
"Will?" he heard a meek voice ask.
He followed her voice and made his way to her cell, with a candle.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes." she replied, although she wasn't entirely telling the truth.
"Why didn't you eat what Pintel brought to you?" he asked.
"I... I wasn't hungry." she answered, looking away.
"You must eat something!" Will said, as he took out an apple from his pocket.
"Here." he said, handing it to her, "I wasn't able to take much, but you may have this, if you like."
A small smile of gratitude crept onto Elizabeth's face. "Thank you, Will." she said, "... but I really am not hungry at all."
A frown formed on Will's face, "Elizabeth!" he scolded, "You cannot just sit around a starve yourself! You must eat! Please! Take this!... please?"
She looked at his longing face, sighed, and reluctantly grabbed the apple and took a small bite; it became silent for a moment, while the both of them sat there, thinking.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth" Will said, "I am just concerned with your health."
"Will my health is quite fine!" she replied.
"How is your wound?" he asked, concerned.
"Oh... it's... not bad... "
Will could tell she was lying. "Elizabeth, let me see it."
She reluctantly gave him her arm, as he examined the gash.
"It's not yet infected, however it will be soon if you don't keep it bandaged." he said.
Elizabeth was about to tear off a piece of her shaft. "No." Will stopped her, "You're torn up enough."
He then ripped off a piece of his shirt and gently rapped it around her scar.
"Thank you." Elizabeth said, looking up into his eyes. They stared into each other's eyes for a few seconds.
The silence was suddenly broken by Elizabeth, coughing lightly. Will quickly moved his hand to her back and shoulders, she had turned away from him. He knew that if she coughed louder someone was bound to wake up and come down below deck, but he would not leave her, not like this.
"Elizabeth?" he asked, "Elizabeth, what's wrong?"
"It -- " she started to say between coughs, "It's just a cold... " She looked as if she was about to say more, but started coughing even louder. Her cough was now stronger. She put her hand to her chest, as if in pain. Will grew even more worried. He wanted to get to her, to hold her, comfort her, until her cough had passed, but he could not get through the iron bars.
By now Jack and his crew had all awoken, confused. Will heard steps coming from above deck. Someone was coming down!
Bo'sun entered. "What are you doing down here, Turner!" he yelled.
"I -- " Will thought quickly, "I heard coughing and came down to see what was the matter... "
Bo'sun gave him a look of disbelief, but quickly turned away as Elizabeth's cough grew worse.
More pirates came down. Whispers began of worry and curiousity from Jack's cell. Will held Elizabeth's hand through the bars.
"Pintel!" Bo'sun yelled, "Bring me the key!"
"Aye, sir!" Pintel replied, as he searched through his trousers for the key to Elizabeth's cell.
Bo'sun grabbed it from him and quickly opened the door. Will slid inside and now held Elizabeth in his arms as she sat up, coughing; her hands grew cold, and her breathing became short.
"She needs medicine!" Will yelled.
"Go get the medicines, Twigg!" Bo'sun yelled.
Twigg came down no more than a minute later with herbs and other tools.
"We'll have to bleed her." he said, as he took out the dirty lancets.
"No!" Will replied, angrily, as he protectively put one hand on Elizabeth's back and the other under her legs, picked her up, and stepped back, "I will not let you touch her with that knife. Bleeding does not work! My mother died from being bled too much. It will not help Elizabeth."
Twigg payed no attention to what Will had say and came closer and closer to Elizabeth and Will.
"Bo'sun!" Will yelled, "You swore to me you wouldn't hurt Elizabeth! This includes harming her with a knife, even if trying to help!"
Bo'sun stopped, in deep thought. All the pirates stood around, waiting for an answer.
"Fine!" Bo'sun finally yelled in reply, "Let the girl die! She means nothing to us!"
"Aye!" the pirates added.
They all left to go above deck. Will stayed with Elizabeth until she was fast asleep, and her coughing had gone down. She mumbled odd things in her sleep about Norrington, Pirates, and Will. Her breathing was not quite as short but became raspy. Will decided to stay with her the entire night, and fell asleep with Elizabeth in his arms.
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See! I promised I wouldn't take as long to update as I did last time, lol! Sorry if this chapter went pretty fast, but I was having trouble thinking up ideas for my story. However I do have a few clues about what'll happen as the story progresses! Hope you liked this chapter. R/R! :)