I could not wait to get home. I missed the island so much. But I also
missed Kyia. I hoped that she was doing ok. Oh please say that everything
is going to be ok,I thought.
As we sailed out into the open sea,I couldn't help but look out into it. It was just so beautiful.
"Beautiful isn't it?"asked Jack as he came over to stand beside me. "Just as beautiful as you."
"Thank you."
"You're still worried about your sister aren't you?"
"I just can't help thinking about her."
"She'll be alright. I promise you. Just forget what happened a year ago."
"It's just not that easy."
"I know what you mean."
"And Kyia's going to have to live through that for the rest of her life."
"And you don't want her to?"
"I just want her to forget. I don't think anyone would want to have those memories stuck in their head until the day they die."
"You're a strong woman. Don't ever forget that."
"Why do you have to be so damn kind?"
"Because I care. You know that." He put his arm around my shoulder.
And I'm glad that you care about me,I thought. That is what will keep me going. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For caring about me so much."
"It's the least I could do...my love..."
"No. It's the most you could do. You're the only man who ever cared about me."
Then there were no more words to say. All we could was look out into the open sea,hoping that we would reach home in time. In time so that would everthing would be ok.
I was so happy to see the island the same as it when we had left. When we reached the island,happiness filled me inside. I was home. Jack was with me and Kaya was fine. I guess she had seen the ship because she ran down to come and see us.
"You're ok!"she yelled as she ran down the hill and hugged me.
"Yes I'm fine. What are you doing up so late?"
"I saw the ship and I had to see you!"
"Sorry about that,"said Elizabeth as she came down the hill.
"Don't worry about it,"I said. Crap,I thought. Is there really anything else for me to say? "Oh,and thank you."
"It was my pleasure."
Later that night we were informed that Elizabeth and Will would be leaving in the morning. They thought it would be for the best. I didn't say anything though. I had Jack,and that was the one thing that mattered to me.
I still wanted to get away from it all. So that night while everyone was asleep,I took Yakul down to the shore. But to my surprise,Jack was already down there. I wondered if he was waiting for me,so I went to go see.
"Hey,"I said.
"Hey. Shouldn't you be asleep?"he asked with a grin on his face."
"I was going to ask you the same question. And yes,I guess I should."
"Same here."
"Then why are you down here?"
"I guess it's because I wanted to look at my ship one last time."
"Oh. I see."
"Why are you down here if you don't mind me asking?"
"I guess it's because I wanted to get away from everything."
"I see."
"I'm really glad this is happening."
"So am I."
"Why did you want to marry me in the first place?"
"Because you saw me something more than just a pirate."
"I didn't even know you were a pirate until after you were gone."
"Oh."
I chuckled,"I didn't believe it a first because I thought father was joking. But then I knew he wasn't."
We looked up to the horizon. The sun was starting rise. We knew that soon,Will and Elizabeth would be leaving,probably never to return again. Jack turned away and go up. "Where are you going?"
"This was my last goodbye. I'd best be starting back home now."
I smiled. "I'll come with you."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. There isn't much to do here anyways."
That morning we said goodbye to Elizabeth and Will. They were bound to go north were they would live for the rest of their lives. I knew they weren't coming back. Will was now with the love of his life and I knew that they would forget about this land in years to come.
"Well,I guess this is goodbye,"I said to Will.
"Not forever. We may come back,"he said with that handsome smile on this face.
I looked at Elizabeth and smiled,but said nothing. Just bowed my head. If Will was right,then maybe I didn't have think about them not coming back.
Jack and I went down to the shore as we watched the Black Pearl sail unto the coast one last time. I would probably be the last time that we would ever see the likes of the Black Pearl again.
"Well,how about you and I do some horseback riding?"asked Jack.
"Better be careful. I might go a little too fast for you."
End
As we sailed out into the open sea,I couldn't help but look out into it. It was just so beautiful.
"Beautiful isn't it?"asked Jack as he came over to stand beside me. "Just as beautiful as you."
"Thank you."
"You're still worried about your sister aren't you?"
"I just can't help thinking about her."
"She'll be alright. I promise you. Just forget what happened a year ago."
"It's just not that easy."
"I know what you mean."
"And Kyia's going to have to live through that for the rest of her life."
"And you don't want her to?"
"I just want her to forget. I don't think anyone would want to have those memories stuck in their head until the day they die."
"You're a strong woman. Don't ever forget that."
"Why do you have to be so damn kind?"
"Because I care. You know that." He put his arm around my shoulder.
And I'm glad that you care about me,I thought. That is what will keep me going. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For caring about me so much."
"It's the least I could do...my love..."
"No. It's the most you could do. You're the only man who ever cared about me."
Then there were no more words to say. All we could was look out into the open sea,hoping that we would reach home in time. In time so that would everthing would be ok.
I was so happy to see the island the same as it when we had left. When we reached the island,happiness filled me inside. I was home. Jack was with me and Kaya was fine. I guess she had seen the ship because she ran down to come and see us.
"You're ok!"she yelled as she ran down the hill and hugged me.
"Yes I'm fine. What are you doing up so late?"
"I saw the ship and I had to see you!"
"Sorry about that,"said Elizabeth as she came down the hill.
"Don't worry about it,"I said. Crap,I thought. Is there really anything else for me to say? "Oh,and thank you."
"It was my pleasure."
Later that night we were informed that Elizabeth and Will would be leaving in the morning. They thought it would be for the best. I didn't say anything though. I had Jack,and that was the one thing that mattered to me.
I still wanted to get away from it all. So that night while everyone was asleep,I took Yakul down to the shore. But to my surprise,Jack was already down there. I wondered if he was waiting for me,so I went to go see.
"Hey,"I said.
"Hey. Shouldn't you be asleep?"he asked with a grin on his face."
"I was going to ask you the same question. And yes,I guess I should."
"Same here."
"Then why are you down here?"
"I guess it's because I wanted to look at my ship one last time."
"Oh. I see."
"Why are you down here if you don't mind me asking?"
"I guess it's because I wanted to get away from everything."
"I see."
"I'm really glad this is happening."
"So am I."
"Why did you want to marry me in the first place?"
"Because you saw me something more than just a pirate."
"I didn't even know you were a pirate until after you were gone."
"Oh."
I chuckled,"I didn't believe it a first because I thought father was joking. But then I knew he wasn't."
We looked up to the horizon. The sun was starting rise. We knew that soon,Will and Elizabeth would be leaving,probably never to return again. Jack turned away and go up. "Where are you going?"
"This was my last goodbye. I'd best be starting back home now."
I smiled. "I'll come with you."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. There isn't much to do here anyways."
That morning we said goodbye to Elizabeth and Will. They were bound to go north were they would live for the rest of their lives. I knew they weren't coming back. Will was now with the love of his life and I knew that they would forget about this land in years to come.
"Well,I guess this is goodbye,"I said to Will.
"Not forever. We may come back,"he said with that handsome smile on this face.
I looked at Elizabeth and smiled,but said nothing. Just bowed my head. If Will was right,then maybe I didn't have think about them not coming back.
Jack and I went down to the shore as we watched the Black Pearl sail unto the coast one last time. I would probably be the last time that we would ever see the likes of the Black Pearl again.
"Well,how about you and I do some horseback riding?"asked Jack.
"Better be careful. I might go a little too fast for you."
End