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Pirates of the Caribbean. Though I wish I had a monkey (.
Summary: As Will and Jack fight off Barbossa on the Interceptor, the ship wanders off into the Cursed Mist. The curse: Will, Jack and Barbossa end up switching bodies.Can Elizabeth cope up with Will being in the body of another?!
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LordLanceahlot - aaah, one of my beloved reviewers ^o^!!! It's UBER GREAT to know you loved chapter 11 ^o^!!! Heheh.perhaps it wasn't a good idea that Jack dragged them to the Mermaid's Cove. We all know Jack loves his rum and his women ;)! Let's just hope Will and Elizabeth can have him under control in this chap ;). As for your beloved Lance, he'll be in the story in one of the later chaps ;)! Heheh --- I'm still thinking of the perfect character for him ^_~!
Mrs. Sparrow - THANKS FOR THE REVIEW ^o^! I owe ya for updating the story too late nowadays x.x. waaah, darn school work getting in the way x.x! well, here's chapter 12 :D! Hope you enjoy it ^_^!
Vienna1 - HERE'S THE UPDATE ^o^!! Enjoy and thanks for leaving a review :D!
PippinFinn - Man, it definitely looks odd when Will (in um, Barbossa's body) protects Elizabeth, eh? Well, we'll definitely see more of that from this point on ;)! After all, he must keep her safe while they're in Toruga ^_^ (especially in the Cove where almost every man wants dear Lizzie O.o). Heheh --- good thing Will's current body scares them away :D! As for the "real" Barbossa, we'll see him some time soon ;)! So don't fret! He'll be back in action ^_^!
Blabalbdals - great to know you're enjoying the story ^o^!!! and since jack is now in Will's body, he kinda makes Will look kewl @.@. heheh. Thank you so much for reviewing and here's da next chap for ya ^o^!!!
Ohwowimcool - HI ^o^!!! Thank you so much for reviewing this fanfic ^o^! LOL, if they made this into a movie, I wonder how Will (Orlando Bloom) would look like acting like Jack?!!! And since they're currently in the Mermaid's Cove, you can just imagine the stuff Jack might do in Will's body O.O!!! LMAO! Let's just hope Jack doesn't end up drinking too much rum or we'll end up with an image of Will being drunk and sputtering nonsense and stuff. Lol. Anyway, here's da update ^o^!
BlueSand - RICHELLE!!! Hay, thanks for reviewing my story ^o^!!! I really gotta review yours soon :D! Medyo busy lang talaga!!! Anyway, I'll see ya around ;). Heheh, dapat pirates of the Caribbean cosplay next time ;)! Heheheh. Take care :D!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E. Email: gabe_gce@yahoo.com Site: gabe-e.com
PART 12 : Its all about the Rum and the Women
++++++++++++++ "Nothing can beat the wrath of a woman's jealousy." He thought to himself.
Jack noticed Will looking at him too. And like Elizabeth, he also looked pretty angry. After all, he was flirting with women in the boy's body. Though he thinks that he's actually doing Will a favor. Compared to him, Will definitely had no way with women.
Still, the two young ones continued to glare at him.
"Um --- yes." Jack said worriedly. He slowly moved his hand away from the young woman. "Sorry, luv. But it looks like we'll have to end our little soire for now." He said with a tone of sadness in his voice.
The young woman suddenly got a disappointed look on her face "Awww." She said sadly. "Why is this so, young master?"
"Because you see, um, me and um ---" Jack looked at Elizabeth, and then looked at Will. "--- me and my sister ---" he motioned his hand towards Elizabeth. "--- and my uncle ---" he motioned his hand towards Will, who suddenly got an angrier look on his face, "--- are on --- um, a voyage! YES! A voyage to seek out the different ways to lift different curses! We're um --- going to write a BOOK! Yes! A book about it!!!" He said enthusiastically.
The young waitress clasped her hands together as her face lit up. "That is delightful, young master! If that is the case, then perhaps I should leave you be for now."
Jack didn't want the woman to go yet. Oh how he loved flirting with the women in the Cove. But at that moment, he knew that if he didn't stop acting like himself, his two companions would eat him alive.
The young woman was about to leave, but she suddenly stopped on her tracks and turned towards Jack again. "Can I at least have a name with me? It would be nice if I could meet with you again. That is, if it's okay with your sister and your uncle."
Without consulting Jack and Elizabeth, he looked up at the young woman. "Will Turner. I'm Will Turner. Remember that, luv."
Will clenched his fists together.
"How can he use MY NAME?!!! MY NAME?!! You're going too far, Jack!! After this is all over, I'm never going to set foot in Tortuga again!!!"
Will felt the anger building up in him. Jack was definitely putting him in hot water this time.
The young waitress smiled. "Will Turner. That's a nice name.". She extended her hand towards Jack. "Nice to meet you, Will Turner. I'm "
Jack knew the women just wanted to shake hands with him, but he wanted to do something special for her to remember him by.
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Jack looked up at Lucia and stood up. She was quite tall, just a couple of inches shorter than him. And definitely more beautiful now that he could see her in the same eye level.
"Then it's a pleasure to meet you too, dear Lucia." Jack said as he smiled back at her.
He gently took her hand and leaned forward to kiss it.
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock as he saw what Jack just did. For once in his life, he had never thought of being that straight forward to a woman he'd just known. He didn't even pick up women for that matter. And now, there he was. Right in front of him was his body doing things even he hadn't thought of doing himself.
Elizabeth clenched her fist at the sight of it too. Jack and his new lady friend were definitely getting all too well. Even if she had no interest in Jack, it still pained her to see the image of her William being smitten with another girl.
She suddenly leaned forward and pulled Jack back down. "Okay, that's enough now, brother!!!" She said sternly. "You know we, and um --- our uncle still have important matters to discuss about our book."
Jack felt his rear hit the seat as Elizabeth pulled him down.
He angrily looked at Elizabeth. "I was in a discussion with Lucia! Where are your manners, lass?!" He slammed a hand on the table.
Lucia gave out a small laugh and looked at Elizabeth. "I think it's just right that you control your brother every once in a while. I'm afraid he'll meet even more women without a sister like you." She said jokingly.
Elizabeth smiled back at her. "Yes. I think he does." She suddenly glared at Jack. "And I think he's overdoing it too. So, brother, maybe we should get back to our real business now? Me and your UNCLE are starting to grow impatient."
Jack raised an eyebrow. He couldn't believe the governor's daughter had the guts to order him around. But then, they did have a curse to break. And if they don't break the curse soon, he might not get his own body back anymore. The idea of Barbossa running around as him made him cringe. Good thing Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs had him locked up in the brigs.
He then looked up at Lucia again. "Sorry about that little disturbance, luv. As you can see, my little sister doesn't quite approve of me gallivanting around with beautiful women such as you."
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Lucia laughed and placed a hand on Jack's shoulder. "It's really okay, Will." She said. She then turned towards Elizabeth. "I'm really sorry if I disturbed your business here, madam. It's just that your brother's charms got the best of me." She looked at Jack and smiled.
Elizabeth saw the young woman blush. A part of her wanted to feel angry since Lucia was obviously falling for HER 'Will Turner'. But she knew that Lucia wasn't to blame. It was Jack's fault that the young waitress was now smitten with Will.
Will on the other hand, wanted to strangle Jack. And strangle him good.
"Now what will I do when I meet her once I get MY body back?! Dammit, Jack! Why do you always have to get me into trouble?!" He thought to himself.
Will also couldn't believe that Jack had to say HIS name to Lucia. Now she's really going to think that Will Turner fancies her!
"Um, young William ---" Will said as he leaned towards Jack. "--- Maybe you should tell your new lady friend to let us be for a while. As you know, we are quite running out of TIME!" He said sternly. He knew Jack would keep on doing things his way unless someone puts a stop to it.
Jack raised his finger and was about to say something, when Lucia suddenly cut him off. "Yes! Really sorry, sir." She gave a slight bow in Will's direction. "I actually believe I should get going. The Mermaid's Cove is getting more customers and the missus might need more people to attend to them all." She said apologetically.
She then looked at Jack again. "I'll be seeing you, Will." She said as her cheeks turned red. She smiled at him one last time and then walked away towards the bar.
Jack kept his eyes on Lucia as she made her to way to the bar. When he finally lost sight of her, he then spun around towards the table and swiped the mug of rum off it. He raised the mug against his lips as he gulped down all the rum he could take.
He slammed the mug on the table and wiped his lips.
"Now THAT is what I call a fine young woman!" Shouted Jack all joyfully. He looked at Elizabeth and waved a finger at her. "You should consider being more like her, luv. How do you expect men to fall for you if you're always stuck up like that?"
Elizabeth's face was filled with anger. Jack was starting to get even more tactless. She wasn't sure if it was the rum or just Jack alone. Either way, she had a feeling that they won't get anything done by that day.
Will suddenly grabbed Jack by his collar and came face to face with him. "Look, Jack! I know you're the captain around here, but this is no time to do YOUR kind of WORK! If we don't act now, we might not get our bodies back anymore!!!" He shouted at him.
Jack just raised his eyebrows and pulled away from Will. He stood up and shook his head to clear up the effects of the rum he just had. "Okay. Fine. Time to go to work." He said.
Will's eyebrows furrowed as he looked up at Jack. "What?"
Jack patted Will on the shoulder. "Look, you and Elizabeth stay here, while I go around and look for someone who may know about the little curse we've gotten ourselves into, aye?" He smiled at Will.
But Will didn't trust Jack. "I don't know. Maybe I should accompany you." He said worriedly.
"Ahhh. No need." Answered Jack Sparrow. "After all, you don't want to leave your bonnie lass alone in this table, eh?"
"I'll be fine." Said Elizabeth as she sat up straight with her chin up. After all, she wasn't a child anymore. Oh how she hated it when her father used to smother her with the protection of the royal navy. She was young woman, not an escaped convict who should be watched 24-7.
Jack walked behind Will and Elizabeth and placed a hand on their shoulders. "I say you two love birds should just stay seated here, while Uncle Jack does all the business talk, eh? After all, I don't want any of you cramping my style. If there's one man who could get any information from anyone in Tortuga, that's me---". He moved his face closer to Will's. "--- Not you ---" And then he moved closer to Elizabeth. "---And definitely not you, luv."
He then pulled away from them and placed his hands on his waist. "So that means I'll have to do MY part and you two will have to do your part like good little boys and girls. And your part is to sit around and angrily stare at the people around you so they don't think you're weak and easily robbed."
He sarcastically bowed towards them, and then made his way towards the crowd of men by the bar.
Will placed his elbows on the table and then placed his forehead on his hand. "I'll never understand that man." He sighed.
He then pulled his hand away and looked at Elizabeth. "Let's just hope he does HIS part. You know what Jack is like. First he's serious about something, and then he suddenly starts doing things his own way. I'm telling you, Elizabeth. He'll never change!"
Elizabeth lovingly looked back at Will and gently took his hand. "Well, he may be like that, and yes, he's quite obnoxious at times, but he did help you find me, you know. If it weren't for Jack, I wouldn't even be here right now. Sad to say, but we may really have to keep up with him."
Will leaned back against his chair and looked at Elizabeth's hand on top of the old and weathered hand he had now. He then turned his head towards Jack who was drinking rum with some of the men by the bar. "I don't know how long I can keep up with him though." He said worriedly.
"I can't go back to Port Royale looking like this!" He pointed at himself.
Elizabeth slowly moved her hand away from Will's and placed her hands together on the table in front of her. She looked down with an unsure look on her face. "Will?" She asked. Her eyes were focused on her hands which were clasped together on the table.
Will looked towards Elizabeth. "Yes?"
"If we --- find out that --- the curse can't be broken ---" Elizabeth was tapping her thumbs together. "---- I would still want to marry you." She then looked up towards Will. "I don't want to marry the Commodore, Will. I want you. I love you."
Will's eyes opened wide. He didn't expect her to say such things at that time and at that place. Perhaps she was just trying to make him feel better. "Elizabeth --- you don't have to say that." He reached out and placed his hand over hers.
She stared back into his eyes. "I really mean it, Will. If we find out that this curse can't be lifted, I will STILL marry you."
Will moved his hand to her cheek. "Elizabeth, please. You --- you don't have to say that. I love you too but, but----"
"But what, Will?" She said. Her eyes looked as if they were about to break into tears.
Will couldn't understand why Elizabeth was acting this way. Was it because she pitied his state? Or could it be that Elizabeth may be forcing herself to love him now that he looked like Barbossa?
The young man opened his mouth and was about to say something, when a spinning knife suddenly zoomed right under his nose, hitting the wall behind him.
Will's eyes opened wide as he looked at the knife's blade halfway through the wall. "What in the world?" he thought. He could feel his heart beating fast and hard. If he leaned an inch closer towards Elizabeth, the knife would have hit him head on.
"BARBOSSAAAA!!!!" Shouted a woman's voice.
Will and Elizabeth quickly spun around to look at the direction where the voice came from.
Marching towards them was a middle-aged woman who was dressed in a male pirate's garb. Her long, wavy brown hair bounced up and down as she took long, quick strides towards their table. She held a knife on her right hand, identical to the one that was just thrown at Will, and she had an eye patch on her right eye.
Jack, who was talking with the bartender, suddenly jumped at the sound of the woman's voice.
"That voice ---" He whispered. "---Oh no --- Not her,". He mumbled with a worried look on his face.
Jack raised his eyebrows as he slowly turned towards the direction of Will and Elizabeth's table. His eyes opened wide with fear at the sight of the woman who was heading towards them.
"Looks like the past truly catches up with everyone." He thought to himself.
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TO BE CONTINUED ^o^
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Summary: As Will and Jack fight off Barbossa on the Interceptor, the ship wanders off into the Cursed Mist. The curse: Will, Jack and Barbossa end up switching bodies.Can Elizabeth cope up with Will being in the body of another?!
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LordLanceahlot - aaah, one of my beloved reviewers ^o^!!! It's UBER GREAT to know you loved chapter 11 ^o^!!! Heheh.perhaps it wasn't a good idea that Jack dragged them to the Mermaid's Cove. We all know Jack loves his rum and his women ;)! Let's just hope Will and Elizabeth can have him under control in this chap ;). As for your beloved Lance, he'll be in the story in one of the later chaps ;)! Heheh --- I'm still thinking of the perfect character for him ^_~!
Mrs. Sparrow - THANKS FOR THE REVIEW ^o^! I owe ya for updating the story too late nowadays x.x. waaah, darn school work getting in the way x.x! well, here's chapter 12 :D! Hope you enjoy it ^_^!
Vienna1 - HERE'S THE UPDATE ^o^!! Enjoy and thanks for leaving a review :D!
PippinFinn - Man, it definitely looks odd when Will (in um, Barbossa's body) protects Elizabeth, eh? Well, we'll definitely see more of that from this point on ;)! After all, he must keep her safe while they're in Toruga ^_^ (especially in the Cove where almost every man wants dear Lizzie O.o). Heheh --- good thing Will's current body scares them away :D! As for the "real" Barbossa, we'll see him some time soon ;)! So don't fret! He'll be back in action ^_^!
Blabalbdals - great to know you're enjoying the story ^o^!!! and since jack is now in Will's body, he kinda makes Will look kewl @.@. heheh. Thank you so much for reviewing and here's da next chap for ya ^o^!!!
Ohwowimcool - HI ^o^!!! Thank you so much for reviewing this fanfic ^o^! LOL, if they made this into a movie, I wonder how Will (Orlando Bloom) would look like acting like Jack?!!! And since they're currently in the Mermaid's Cove, you can just imagine the stuff Jack might do in Will's body O.O!!! LMAO! Let's just hope Jack doesn't end up drinking too much rum or we'll end up with an image of Will being drunk and sputtering nonsense and stuff. Lol. Anyway, here's da update ^o^!
BlueSand - RICHELLE!!! Hay, thanks for reviewing my story ^o^!!! I really gotta review yours soon :D! Medyo busy lang talaga!!! Anyway, I'll see ya around ;). Heheh, dapat pirates of the Caribbean cosplay next time ;)! Heheheh. Take care :D!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E. Email: gabe_gce@yahoo.com Site: gabe-e.com
PART 12 : Its all about the Rum and the Women
++++++++++++++ "Nothing can beat the wrath of a woman's jealousy." He thought to himself.
Jack noticed Will looking at him too. And like Elizabeth, he also looked pretty angry. After all, he was flirting with women in the boy's body. Though he thinks that he's actually doing Will a favor. Compared to him, Will definitely had no way with women.
Still, the two young ones continued to glare at him.
"Um --- yes." Jack said worriedly. He slowly moved his hand away from the young woman. "Sorry, luv. But it looks like we'll have to end our little soire for now." He said with a tone of sadness in his voice.
The young woman suddenly got a disappointed look on her face "Awww." She said sadly. "Why is this so, young master?"
"Because you see, um, me and um ---" Jack looked at Elizabeth, and then looked at Will. "--- me and my sister ---" he motioned his hand towards Elizabeth. "--- and my uncle ---" he motioned his hand towards Will, who suddenly got an angrier look on his face, "--- are on --- um, a voyage! YES! A voyage to seek out the different ways to lift different curses! We're um --- going to write a BOOK! Yes! A book about it!!!" He said enthusiastically.
The young waitress clasped her hands together as her face lit up. "That is delightful, young master! If that is the case, then perhaps I should leave you be for now."
Jack didn't want the woman to go yet. Oh how he loved flirting with the women in the Cove. But at that moment, he knew that if he didn't stop acting like himself, his two companions would eat him alive.
The young woman was about to leave, but she suddenly stopped on her tracks and turned towards Jack again. "Can I at least have a name with me? It would be nice if I could meet with you again. That is, if it's okay with your sister and your uncle."
Without consulting Jack and Elizabeth, he looked up at the young woman. "Will Turner. I'm Will Turner. Remember that, luv."
Will clenched his fists together.
"How can he use MY NAME?!!! MY NAME?!! You're going too far, Jack!! After this is all over, I'm never going to set foot in Tortuga again!!!"
Will felt the anger building up in him. Jack was definitely putting him in hot water this time.
The young waitress smiled. "Will Turner. That's a nice name.". She extended her hand towards Jack. "Nice to meet you, Will Turner. I'm "
Jack knew the women just wanted to shake hands with him, but he wanted to do something special for her to remember him by.
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Jack looked up at Lucia and stood up. She was quite tall, just a couple of inches shorter than him. And definitely more beautiful now that he could see her in the same eye level.
"Then it's a pleasure to meet you too, dear Lucia." Jack said as he smiled back at her.
He gently took her hand and leaned forward to kiss it.
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock as he saw what Jack just did. For once in his life, he had never thought of being that straight forward to a woman he'd just known. He didn't even pick up women for that matter. And now, there he was. Right in front of him was his body doing things even he hadn't thought of doing himself.
Elizabeth clenched her fist at the sight of it too. Jack and his new lady friend were definitely getting all too well. Even if she had no interest in Jack, it still pained her to see the image of her William being smitten with another girl.
She suddenly leaned forward and pulled Jack back down. "Okay, that's enough now, brother!!!" She said sternly. "You know we, and um --- our uncle still have important matters to discuss about our book."
Jack felt his rear hit the seat as Elizabeth pulled him down.
He angrily looked at Elizabeth. "I was in a discussion with Lucia! Where are your manners, lass?!" He slammed a hand on the table.
Lucia gave out a small laugh and looked at Elizabeth. "I think it's just right that you control your brother every once in a while. I'm afraid he'll meet even more women without a sister like you." She said jokingly.
Elizabeth smiled back at her. "Yes. I think he does." She suddenly glared at Jack. "And I think he's overdoing it too. So, brother, maybe we should get back to our real business now? Me and your UNCLE are starting to grow impatient."
Jack raised an eyebrow. He couldn't believe the governor's daughter had the guts to order him around. But then, they did have a curse to break. And if they don't break the curse soon, he might not get his own body back anymore. The idea of Barbossa running around as him made him cringe. Good thing Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs had him locked up in the brigs.
He then looked up at Lucia again. "Sorry about that little disturbance, luv. As you can see, my little sister doesn't quite approve of me gallivanting around with beautiful women such as you."
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Lucia laughed and placed a hand on Jack's shoulder. "It's really okay, Will." She said. She then turned towards Elizabeth. "I'm really sorry if I disturbed your business here, madam. It's just that your brother's charms got the best of me." She looked at Jack and smiled.
Elizabeth saw the young woman blush. A part of her wanted to feel angry since Lucia was obviously falling for HER 'Will Turner'. But she knew that Lucia wasn't to blame. It was Jack's fault that the young waitress was now smitten with Will.
Will on the other hand, wanted to strangle Jack. And strangle him good.
"Now what will I do when I meet her once I get MY body back?! Dammit, Jack! Why do you always have to get me into trouble?!" He thought to himself.
Will also couldn't believe that Jack had to say HIS name to Lucia. Now she's really going to think that Will Turner fancies her!
"Um, young William ---" Will said as he leaned towards Jack. "--- Maybe you should tell your new lady friend to let us be for a while. As you know, we are quite running out of TIME!" He said sternly. He knew Jack would keep on doing things his way unless someone puts a stop to it.
Jack raised his finger and was about to say something, when Lucia suddenly cut him off. "Yes! Really sorry, sir." She gave a slight bow in Will's direction. "I actually believe I should get going. The Mermaid's Cove is getting more customers and the missus might need more people to attend to them all." She said apologetically.
She then looked at Jack again. "I'll be seeing you, Will." She said as her cheeks turned red. She smiled at him one last time and then walked away towards the bar.
Jack kept his eyes on Lucia as she made her to way to the bar. When he finally lost sight of her, he then spun around towards the table and swiped the mug of rum off it. He raised the mug against his lips as he gulped down all the rum he could take.
He slammed the mug on the table and wiped his lips.
"Now THAT is what I call a fine young woman!" Shouted Jack all joyfully. He looked at Elizabeth and waved a finger at her. "You should consider being more like her, luv. How do you expect men to fall for you if you're always stuck up like that?"
Elizabeth's face was filled with anger. Jack was starting to get even more tactless. She wasn't sure if it was the rum or just Jack alone. Either way, she had a feeling that they won't get anything done by that day.
Will suddenly grabbed Jack by his collar and came face to face with him. "Look, Jack! I know you're the captain around here, but this is no time to do YOUR kind of WORK! If we don't act now, we might not get our bodies back anymore!!!" He shouted at him.
Jack just raised his eyebrows and pulled away from Will. He stood up and shook his head to clear up the effects of the rum he just had. "Okay. Fine. Time to go to work." He said.
Will's eyebrows furrowed as he looked up at Jack. "What?"
Jack patted Will on the shoulder. "Look, you and Elizabeth stay here, while I go around and look for someone who may know about the little curse we've gotten ourselves into, aye?" He smiled at Will.
But Will didn't trust Jack. "I don't know. Maybe I should accompany you." He said worriedly.
"Ahhh. No need." Answered Jack Sparrow. "After all, you don't want to leave your bonnie lass alone in this table, eh?"
"I'll be fine." Said Elizabeth as she sat up straight with her chin up. After all, she wasn't a child anymore. Oh how she hated it when her father used to smother her with the protection of the royal navy. She was young woman, not an escaped convict who should be watched 24-7.
Jack walked behind Will and Elizabeth and placed a hand on their shoulders. "I say you two love birds should just stay seated here, while Uncle Jack does all the business talk, eh? After all, I don't want any of you cramping my style. If there's one man who could get any information from anyone in Tortuga, that's me---". He moved his face closer to Will's. "--- Not you ---" And then he moved closer to Elizabeth. "---And definitely not you, luv."
He then pulled away from them and placed his hands on his waist. "So that means I'll have to do MY part and you two will have to do your part like good little boys and girls. And your part is to sit around and angrily stare at the people around you so they don't think you're weak and easily robbed."
He sarcastically bowed towards them, and then made his way towards the crowd of men by the bar.
Will placed his elbows on the table and then placed his forehead on his hand. "I'll never understand that man." He sighed.
He then pulled his hand away and looked at Elizabeth. "Let's just hope he does HIS part. You know what Jack is like. First he's serious about something, and then he suddenly starts doing things his own way. I'm telling you, Elizabeth. He'll never change!"
Elizabeth lovingly looked back at Will and gently took his hand. "Well, he may be like that, and yes, he's quite obnoxious at times, but he did help you find me, you know. If it weren't for Jack, I wouldn't even be here right now. Sad to say, but we may really have to keep up with him."
Will leaned back against his chair and looked at Elizabeth's hand on top of the old and weathered hand he had now. He then turned his head towards Jack who was drinking rum with some of the men by the bar. "I don't know how long I can keep up with him though." He said worriedly.
"I can't go back to Port Royale looking like this!" He pointed at himself.
Elizabeth slowly moved her hand away from Will's and placed her hands together on the table in front of her. She looked down with an unsure look on her face. "Will?" She asked. Her eyes were focused on her hands which were clasped together on the table.
Will looked towards Elizabeth. "Yes?"
"If we --- find out that --- the curse can't be broken ---" Elizabeth was tapping her thumbs together. "---- I would still want to marry you." She then looked up towards Will. "I don't want to marry the Commodore, Will. I want you. I love you."
Will's eyes opened wide. He didn't expect her to say such things at that time and at that place. Perhaps she was just trying to make him feel better. "Elizabeth --- you don't have to say that." He reached out and placed his hand over hers.
She stared back into his eyes. "I really mean it, Will. If we find out that this curse can't be lifted, I will STILL marry you."
Will moved his hand to her cheek. "Elizabeth, please. You --- you don't have to say that. I love you too but, but----"
"But what, Will?" She said. Her eyes looked as if they were about to break into tears.
Will couldn't understand why Elizabeth was acting this way. Was it because she pitied his state? Or could it be that Elizabeth may be forcing herself to love him now that he looked like Barbossa?
The young man opened his mouth and was about to say something, when a spinning knife suddenly zoomed right under his nose, hitting the wall behind him.
Will's eyes opened wide as he looked at the knife's blade halfway through the wall. "What in the world?" he thought. He could feel his heart beating fast and hard. If he leaned an inch closer towards Elizabeth, the knife would have hit him head on.
"BARBOSSAAAA!!!!" Shouted a woman's voice.
Will and Elizabeth quickly spun around to look at the direction where the voice came from.
Marching towards them was a middle-aged woman who was dressed in a male pirate's garb. Her long, wavy brown hair bounced up and down as she took long, quick strides towards their table. She held a knife on her right hand, identical to the one that was just thrown at Will, and she had an eye patch on her right eye.
Jack, who was talking with the bartender, suddenly jumped at the sound of the woman's voice.
"That voice ---" He whispered. "---Oh no --- Not her,". He mumbled with a worried look on his face.
Jack raised his eyebrows as he slowly turned towards the direction of Will and Elizabeth's table. His eyes opened wide with fear at the sight of the woman who was heading towards them.
"Looks like the past truly catches up with everyone." He thought to himself.
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TO BE CONTINUED ^o^
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