The next morning Will woke up to find that Elizabeth was still sleeping. He
heard no noise on deck, so he assumed the pirates were still asleep. He
closed his eyes again and leaned his head back against the wall. He was so
tired from last night's events... that was no common cold that Elizabeth
had.
Just then Elizabeth stirred in her sleep, mumbling something worriedly about pirates attacking. "Parle!" she said. Then tossed and turned more. The color of her face was slowly decreasing. Will felt her forehead... it was burning!
"Oh no!" he mumbled quietly and worriedly to himself. Elizabeth, still sleeping, was now breathing heavily. "No!... no... " she mumbled.
She suddenly shot up, eyes open wide, coughing vigorously, with her hands grasping her stomach in pain. "Will!" she asked, worriedly.
"It's ok, Elizabeth," he replied soothingly, "I'm here."
She turned around and saw him. Still coughing. She grabbed his arm, squeezing it in pain. He didn't know what to do! He remembered his mother, long ago, having these same symptoms... she didn't live long after.
Jack and Anamaria woke up. "She alright?" Jack asked.
Will didn't answer. A few minutes later her coughing went down and she finally stopped coughing all together. She put her arms around Will and started crying. "Will," she said quietly, "I think I'm dying."
Will's eyes grew wide and he turned her so that she was looking at him. "Elizabeth!" he scolded, "Don't EVER say that again! You're not dying, you're fine! I'm going to get you home and you'll have the best doctors check on you and you'll be up and about within a week!"
Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't want to go home, Will." she said, "I want to stay with you!"
Will gazed at her, and brought her into another hug. A few minutes later, she fell asleep in his arms.
All was quiet, until Jack, spoke up. "Will," he said sadly, "I think she's right."
"No she's not!" Will yelled, angrily, "Neither of you are! She's fine!"
Anamaria now spoke up, "I've seen these symptoms before, Will." she tried to say soothingly, "She's got pneumonia."
"Pneumonia?" Will asked, "... no... that can't be true... "
"The coughing, the chest and stomach pains, the high fever, the shortness of breath and rapid breathing, the mental confusion, the chills... it all fits." Jack said, "Now I'm not the smartest person on earth, but I know a few people who've had this before."
"No!" Will yelled, "You're lying!"
"There's still a way, Will!" Anamaria said, trying to cheer him up... apparently it wasn't going to happen, though.
"How?" he asked.
"She needs a doctor, there are some good ones in Port Royal... "
Will closed his eyes, and sighed. "How are we ever going to get to Port Royal?"
Jack smiled. "I've got a plan!
* * *
Not but ten minutes later did Bo'sun and a few of his crew members come down.
"She still alive?" he asked, plainly.
"Yes, but... " Will replied.
"What?" Bo'sun asked, interrigated.
"She has a deadly disease that's highly contageous... could even kill every man on the ship!"
Bo'sun's eyes grew wide. "Then she'll have to go!" he said.
Will nodded and smiled.
"Give her to me." Bo'sun said.
Will looked at him, then Elizabeth, and gently handed her limp body to him.
He threw her over his should as if she were some napsack and walked above deck, Will following behind him. He walked over to the bow, lifted her up in the air, and--
"Bo'sun!" Will yelled.
He sighed and turned around, "What now, Turner!?"
"You promised you wouldn't harm her! Therefore the only option is for you to take Elizabeth back home, to Port Royal."
He sighed. "We'll take her to Tortuga; it's closest."
"No," Will replied, "Leaving Elizabeth in Tortuga is harming her. She'll be beaten... or... worse."
Bo'sun rolled his eyes and sighed. "Fine!" he replied, "... she's a distraction to you anyways... although... it'll be a shame to lose something so fine... won't it boys???"
He looked from Elizabeth, who was still in his grasp, to Will, with a sly expression.
Will was about to do something rash with all the anger inside of him... until he decided to do it Jack's way.
"Bo'sun," he said, still calmly, "she has a highly contageous disease, like I said before... I doubt you want to hold her or... anything else."
Just then Elizabeth woke up, but was very confused as to where she was and so weak that she didn't even fight to get back to Will.
Will glanced at her, starting to get worried.
She saw a blurry image of who she thought was Will, then turned her head away and closed her eyes, coughing a bit.
"You're right." Bo'sun replied, "However, my boys won't care!"
He stood Elizabeth up and pushed her into a couple of his crew members. They grabbed her arms, holding her limp body up about to do... whatever they wanted to do. Elizabeth closed her eyes. She was too weak to do anything in her defense.
Will couldn't take it anymore and totally lost it. He ran up to them, punching the one who was tugging at Elizabeth's already torn shaft.
"Get off of her!" he yelled, as he grabbed and practically threw them onto the ground.
He then caught Elizabeth, who couldn't support herself, before she hit the ground as well.
He placed her arm around his neck, supporting her.
Bo'sun laughed.
Will glared at him so angry that words cannot express.
"You stay away from her!" he yelled.
"Will," Bo'sun replied, "You're a PIRATE... you're gonna have to get used to these things."
"I will never be like you." he gritted angrily through his teeth.
"We'll see," Bo'sun replied, "... we'll see."
* * *
Sorry guys, the chapter was pretty short, but I know you wanted an update!
**During the next few chapters, the story will change dramatically, and will go into various problems from the beginning.**
Orlandolover32: Thanks soooo much for all of your reviews! Hahahaha I was literally laughing out loud at them! I'm afraid I cannot answer all of your questions, because I'd end up giving things away. But i'll let you know that everything turns out well in the end! I could never write a story with things ending badly. I can write bad things throughout the story, but never at the end! Hehe... well anyways, bleeding is a practice that they used back then (around the 18th century or 1700s) for almost every disease and infection you got. They'd think that they'd be taking out all the 'bad blood' in your system, therefore curing you of the disease, but they really only made things worse. Washington died from being bled too much... umm... yea I'm no history teacher or anything lol (in fact I suck in History) but it's what we're learning about in class! I made Will smart though, realizing that bleeding was not the way to go ^_^
R/R Guyzz!! OMG i'm SO excited that I actually have SIXTY-TWO REVIEWS!!!! Before this story the most reviews I had ever gotten were thirteen!
Just then Elizabeth stirred in her sleep, mumbling something worriedly about pirates attacking. "Parle!" she said. Then tossed and turned more. The color of her face was slowly decreasing. Will felt her forehead... it was burning!
"Oh no!" he mumbled quietly and worriedly to himself. Elizabeth, still sleeping, was now breathing heavily. "No!... no... " she mumbled.
She suddenly shot up, eyes open wide, coughing vigorously, with her hands grasping her stomach in pain. "Will!" she asked, worriedly.
"It's ok, Elizabeth," he replied soothingly, "I'm here."
She turned around and saw him. Still coughing. She grabbed his arm, squeezing it in pain. He didn't know what to do! He remembered his mother, long ago, having these same symptoms... she didn't live long after.
Jack and Anamaria woke up. "She alright?" Jack asked.
Will didn't answer. A few minutes later her coughing went down and she finally stopped coughing all together. She put her arms around Will and started crying. "Will," she said quietly, "I think I'm dying."
Will's eyes grew wide and he turned her so that she was looking at him. "Elizabeth!" he scolded, "Don't EVER say that again! You're not dying, you're fine! I'm going to get you home and you'll have the best doctors check on you and you'll be up and about within a week!"
Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't want to go home, Will." she said, "I want to stay with you!"
Will gazed at her, and brought her into another hug. A few minutes later, she fell asleep in his arms.
All was quiet, until Jack, spoke up. "Will," he said sadly, "I think she's right."
"No she's not!" Will yelled, angrily, "Neither of you are! She's fine!"
Anamaria now spoke up, "I've seen these symptoms before, Will." she tried to say soothingly, "She's got pneumonia."
"Pneumonia?" Will asked, "... no... that can't be true... "
"The coughing, the chest and stomach pains, the high fever, the shortness of breath and rapid breathing, the mental confusion, the chills... it all fits." Jack said, "Now I'm not the smartest person on earth, but I know a few people who've had this before."
"No!" Will yelled, "You're lying!"
"There's still a way, Will!" Anamaria said, trying to cheer him up... apparently it wasn't going to happen, though.
"How?" he asked.
"She needs a doctor, there are some good ones in Port Royal... "
Will closed his eyes, and sighed. "How are we ever going to get to Port Royal?"
Jack smiled. "I've got a plan!
* * *
Not but ten minutes later did Bo'sun and a few of his crew members come down.
"She still alive?" he asked, plainly.
"Yes, but... " Will replied.
"What?" Bo'sun asked, interrigated.
"She has a deadly disease that's highly contageous... could even kill every man on the ship!"
Bo'sun's eyes grew wide. "Then she'll have to go!" he said.
Will nodded and smiled.
"Give her to me." Bo'sun said.
Will looked at him, then Elizabeth, and gently handed her limp body to him.
He threw her over his should as if she were some napsack and walked above deck, Will following behind him. He walked over to the bow, lifted her up in the air, and--
"Bo'sun!" Will yelled.
He sighed and turned around, "What now, Turner!?"
"You promised you wouldn't harm her! Therefore the only option is for you to take Elizabeth back home, to Port Royal."
He sighed. "We'll take her to Tortuga; it's closest."
"No," Will replied, "Leaving Elizabeth in Tortuga is harming her. She'll be beaten... or... worse."
Bo'sun rolled his eyes and sighed. "Fine!" he replied, "... she's a distraction to you anyways... although... it'll be a shame to lose something so fine... won't it boys???"
He looked from Elizabeth, who was still in his grasp, to Will, with a sly expression.
Will was about to do something rash with all the anger inside of him... until he decided to do it Jack's way.
"Bo'sun," he said, still calmly, "she has a highly contageous disease, like I said before... I doubt you want to hold her or... anything else."
Just then Elizabeth woke up, but was very confused as to where she was and so weak that she didn't even fight to get back to Will.
Will glanced at her, starting to get worried.
She saw a blurry image of who she thought was Will, then turned her head away and closed her eyes, coughing a bit.
"You're right." Bo'sun replied, "However, my boys won't care!"
He stood Elizabeth up and pushed her into a couple of his crew members. They grabbed her arms, holding her limp body up about to do... whatever they wanted to do. Elizabeth closed her eyes. She was too weak to do anything in her defense.
Will couldn't take it anymore and totally lost it. He ran up to them, punching the one who was tugging at Elizabeth's already torn shaft.
"Get off of her!" he yelled, as he grabbed and practically threw them onto the ground.
He then caught Elizabeth, who couldn't support herself, before she hit the ground as well.
He placed her arm around his neck, supporting her.
Bo'sun laughed.
Will glared at him so angry that words cannot express.
"You stay away from her!" he yelled.
"Will," Bo'sun replied, "You're a PIRATE... you're gonna have to get used to these things."
"I will never be like you." he gritted angrily through his teeth.
"We'll see," Bo'sun replied, "... we'll see."
* * *
Sorry guys, the chapter was pretty short, but I know you wanted an update!
**During the next few chapters, the story will change dramatically, and will go into various problems from the beginning.**
Orlandolover32: Thanks soooo much for all of your reviews! Hahahaha I was literally laughing out loud at them! I'm afraid I cannot answer all of your questions, because I'd end up giving things away. But i'll let you know that everything turns out well in the end! I could never write a story with things ending badly. I can write bad things throughout the story, but never at the end! Hehe... well anyways, bleeding is a practice that they used back then (around the 18th century or 1700s) for almost every disease and infection you got. They'd think that they'd be taking out all the 'bad blood' in your system, therefore curing you of the disease, but they really only made things worse. Washington died from being bled too much... umm... yea I'm no history teacher or anything lol (in fact I suck in History) but it's what we're learning about in class! I made Will smart though, realizing that bleeding was not the way to go ^_^
R/R Guyzz!! OMG i'm SO excited that I actually have SIXTY-TWO REVIEWS!!!! Before this story the most reviews I had ever gotten were thirteen!