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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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AAAAHH!!! Sorry if it took me this long to update x.x!!! I've been super busy with school and stuff, so I hadn't had enough time to sit down and continue the story =(! But now that it's da Christmas season (meaning moi won't have school for two weeks), I'll have enough time to write my fanfics again ^_^!!!
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO REVIEWED CHAP12!!! Lord Lancehalot, Pirate, BlueSand, MrsAlexisSparrow, PippinFinn, Keith's Devotee, veinna1, Ermine aka Tree, and ramen noodle :D!!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E.
PART 13 : That Darn Pirate Woman
*This story takes place within the story of the PotC movie.*
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Will had no idea who she was, but he was sure that the woman knew Barbossa. She also looked furious about something --- VERY furious about something. Even if Will hadn't known Barbossa for a very long time, he knew the pirate might have done something bad to upset the woman in the past.
"God, why do I have to be in Barbossa's body? Not only will I have to keep up with his looks, but I'll also have to avoid being tangled up in his line of work --- mainly piracy and deception. Two professions I'd never dreamt of getting into." He thought as he saw the angry woman walking towards him.
But Will knew he was in Barbossa's body now. It's either he survives being Barbossa, or he ends up digging deeper into his own grave.
The woman walked in front of him and her free hand suddenly reached out for the collar of his shirt. "YOU!!!!" She shouted.
She pulled him up towards her, until his face was an inch away from hers. "I can't believe you still have the guts to come back here to Tortuga!!! After what you've done to me!!! I should be skinning you alive by now!!!"
Will furrowed his eyebrows as he worriedly and curiously stared back into the woman's eyes. "Um --- Then I'm sorry for whatever I've done to you, madame. I --- I really apologize."
The woman suddenly brought her knife against Will's throat. He gulped as he felt the tip of the cold blade against his skin.
From the corner of his eye, Will saw Elizabeth ready to lunge at the woman. But he quickly made a hesitating motion with his hand, telling her to stop. If there was one thing he didn't want right now, that was for Elizabeth to get tangled up in whatever trouble he's just gotten himself into.
The woman moved her face closer to his and shouted at him. "Sorry?!!!! Do you think sorry is enough for what you've done to me?!! You ruined my life, you fool!!!" She tugged at his collar harder, causing him to move closer to her.
Will was quite amazed with how the woman stood up to Barbossa. There was even no sign of fear or hesitation in her eyes as she confronted him. Even in Port Royale, tales about the vile captain sent shivers down the spine of even the most bravest of sailors and pirates alike. And now, there he was, in the body of Barbossa, being threatened by a middle-aged pirate-like woman --- a WOMAN!!!
"Madame ---" He swallowed again. "--- I truly am sorry. If I've ever done you wrong in the past, then I'll --- I'll do anything to make up for it." He said. He could feel his heart beating faster. Will was never easily scared. But with how the woman seemed eager to kill him, he couldn't help but feel fear.
The woman pressed the tip of her knife harder against his throat, causing Will to whince.
"You speak as if you only stole a couple of shillings from me!!! It probably just seemed like a little activity for you and your Captain Sparrow when you did such a thing to me!!!"
Will tried to pull away from the woman. But the more force he exerted, the more she pulled him closer to her. He also didn't know what to say. Since he wasn't really Barbossa, he didn't know anything about whatever Barbossa did to her.
"So what I did to you --- It was --- terrible, eh?" He asked. He might as well play it safe.
The woman suddenly pushed him against the wall and pinned the knife right above his left shoulder. Will felt his heart jump as he heard the sound of the blade plunging into the wall behind him.
"TERRIBLE?!!!" She shouted. "We were betrothed by my father 11 years ago!!! And the night before our wedding, you and your precious Captain Sparrow left me!!!! Not only that, BUT YOU TOOK ALL OF MY ENTIRE FORTUNE WITH YOU!!!"
"Damn you, Barbossa. Now you've gotten me into even more trouble." He gulped.
Now Will knew why the woman was enraged. And he couldn't blame her. To be promised to marriage and then left the day before the wedding, that was already terrible in itself. But to have her entire fortune too, that just made it worse --- much worse.
The woman tugged the dagger from the wall and pinned it closer to Will's left ear. "And it doesn't end there, Barbossa!" She added. "When you left, my father angrily pursued you!!! He wanted to kill you, your crew, and your captain for what you've done to me!!! But something happened along the way. He didn't tell me exactly what, but when he came back, he -- - he wasn't himself anymore!!! It's like he didn't even know me!!!"
She suddenly grabbed his collar again and slammed his back harder against the wall.
Will gave out a small groan as he felt his back hit the wall. The woman was definitely strong for her middle-aged motherly stature.
"I really apologize!!!!" Cried out Will. "From the bottom of my heart I do!!! Let the past be the past, madam! Me and my captain were wrong for deserting you! I'm genuinely sorry!!!"
Will knew it was very un-Barbossa-like to have plead to her like that, but he knew he had to put an end to it before they end up in a situation where one of them might get hurt.
The woman narrowed her eyes and moved her face closer to Will who was still pinned against the wall. "I don't trust you. I say I kill you now. By the way, stop referring to me as madam. My name is Elena, remember? Or have you forgotten?!"
Being an undead pirate, Will couldn't die. Still, he didn't want to experience the pain of a sharp blade plunging into his throat.
"Of course I remember. And --- You can trust me --- Elena." He said calmly. "If you want, I'll ---- I'll even pay you back for all the goods that we've stolen from you. Everything! Right down to the last shilling. Let's just forget about the past, aye? Start anew as I say."
"How can I trust you?" She asked sternly. Her grip on his collar was still tight.
"Because --- well, I've changed!" He said.
"You?!! Change?!!! HA!!!" The woman gave out a sarcastic laugh "I'll be honest with you, Hector! If I was 10 years younger, I would have preferred that my father betroth me to that Jack Sparrow instead. Why? Because he seems more trustworthy than you are! It's quite amazing that your captain had trust you for so long."
"She doesn't know about the mutiny and the curse of the Aztec Gold." Will thought to himself.
For the woman, the Black Pearl was still Jack's ship, and Barbossa was still his first mate.
"Look, Elena. I mean it --- I have changed. If there's anything I can do ---"
The woman suddenly pulled her hands away from Will and tugged her knife from the wall. She hid the knife in one of her coat's pockets. Will quickly stood up straight and brushed himself off after being freed from her grip.
"Fine." She said sternly. "Prove that you truly have changed. First, pay me back for all the goods you have stolen from me eleven years ago."
"Yes --- yes I will." He said.
"And then ---- Our marriage will continue as planned."
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock as he almost fell to the ground in surprise. "M--- marriage?"
Elena tilted her head up towards him and narrowed her eyes. "Yes --- our marriage. You abandoned me, remember? And you did promise to pay me back for EVERYTHING that you've done to me ---- the goods and the marriage." She said sternly.
Will somehow knew that the woman before him would not take no for an answer. And now he realized that he'd gotten himself into even deeper trouble.
"Jack, where are you? Get me out of this ---" Will mumbled under his breath.
He knew he had to get out of the arrangement before it was too late. Yes, he was in Barbossa's body --- and if he did marry her, then she would end up marrying Barbossa and not him.
Still, Will didn't want to feel responsible for marrying Elena. Not only would it hinder their quest to lift the curses, but it would bring him more trouble if they don't find a way to break the curse.
So he had to act now. "Why me?!!!" He shouted as he threw his arms up in the air. He towered over the woman as he shouted at her. Elena was tall, but Barbossa was a couple of inches taller than her. "I don't deserve you, Elena! You just told me I'm not trustworthy --- so why ME?! Can't we just move on?!! I believe there are better men out there who deserve you more than me! So why me?!!!" Will had no idea what he was saying. He just wanted her to leave them alone.
Elena stepped up to him and poked him in the chest. "Because marrying you is the only way to make sure that you don't go running off with my fortune again! Believe me --- I don't want to marry you either.". She looked at him from head to toe and sneered at his sight. "You've definitely grown uglier since the last time I saw you."
"Then don't marry me, madam! Please. If you want your fortune, then it's all yours! I won't even bother you again. Let bygones be bygones" Will said.
Elena moved her face closer to his. "What --- did you say?"
Will tilted an eyebrow as he curiously looked back at her. "Um, what?"
"The one about you not interested in my fortune?" She said. Her face softened a bit as she said that. For a little while there, Will swore he saw a gentler woman in her eyes.
"Yes. Your fortune. I'm not interested in it anymore. It's all yours. I'll pay you back --- right down to the last shilling. And I promise to never bother you again. And --- and I'll never come back to Tortuga after this, just like what you wanted."
Suddenly, the look of anger and hatred disappeared from Elena face. And Will saw the gentler woman he saw in her eyes earlier. It was as if she was staring at a different woman. A woman who looked like she could care.
"Why Hector --- I didn't know you had it in you. I never even thought the day would come that YOU, Barbossa, would shun treasure."
Somehow, will didn't like the tone in her face. She seemed more calm and caring now, but it just didn't feel right.
"I told you, I have changed." He said timidly.
"It seems you really have." Elena said.
Much to Will's surprise, she reached out and gently touched his beard and his hair. "You know what?" She said. "If you shave this ugly beard and fixed yourself up a bit, you won't really look THAT ugly anymore." A soft smile formed on her lips.
Will really didn't like where the conversation was going. It looks like he made a mistake by making Barbossa TOO nice. The last thing he wanted was to get even more involved with that Elena. And now, it seemed as if that woman was starting to genuinely fall for him.
Elena leaned towards him and moved her lips close to his ear. "Perhaps we can still push through with our marriage. I'll give you another chance, Barbossa." She whispered. She then moved away from him and smiled.
"Oh no ---" Will whimpered.
"Actually, I really CAN'T." He said nervously.
"And why is that?!" Elena shouted. Her eyes pierced into his as she glared at him.
"Because --- because ---" Will's eyes wandered around the room as he tried to think of something to say ---anything that would get him out of that certain marriage proposal from a woman who doesn't take no for an answer.
Elizabeth suddenly stood up. "--- Because we're engaged to get married next month." She said loudly.
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock with what Elizabeth just did. He didn't want her to get mixed up in his problem with Elena. And now, Elizabeth just put herself smack dab in the middle of it all.
Elena twirled around towards the direction of Elizabeth's voice. Her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at the beautiful, young woman from head to toe. "Now what do we have here?" She asked with a sinister tone in her voice.
Elizabeth lifted her head up as she proudly stared back into Elena's eyes. She wouldn't let the pirate woman look at her as an innocent, helpless child "I'm his fiancée." She said.
Elena sneered at her and turned towards Will. "IS THIS TRUE, BARBOSSA?!!!" She shouted.
Will's eyes darted towards Elizabeth. Elizabeth looked back at him firmly. His eyes darted back to Elena. "Y --- Yes!!! Me and Sarah are to be wed next month. That is actually why I can't marry you."
The pirate woman narrowed her eyes. The look of anger was slowly starting to form in her face. "No wonder you've changed." She glanced at Elizabeth. "That young, beautiful wench had corrupted you with her pitiful way of life. Hmph! And I thought you weren't the kind of pirate who'd easily be swayed by a bonnie lass in a pretty dress. Usually, you're the one who --- shall I say --- manipulates them."
Elena turned around to face Elizabeth. "I don't know how you did it, wench. But I've known that pirate for more than 10 years. No woman had ever changed him. And here you are, back with him after he left me the night before our marriage!"
Will didn't like how Elena was addressing Elizabeth. He also felt fear at the thought of Elena laying a finger on his beloved. He's experienced Elena's rage just a little while ago, and he didn't want her doing the same to Elizabeth. Will promised to protect her beloved, and protect her he shall.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Elena's arm. "THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" He shouted angrily.
Elena's eyes opened wide with surprise as she felt the firm, tight grip on her upper arm. In the blink of an eye, she spun around towards Will's direction and pressed her body against his. Will's hand still held her upper arm tight. His eyes seemed as if they would pierce through her soul as he looked at her angrily.
She narrowed her eyes as she moved her face close to his. "Protecting your little whore, aren't you?" She muttered under her breath. "I don't like how you've changed, Barbossa. You've gone soft --- Just like that silly, little captain of yours." She sneered at him.
A sly smile formed on her lips as she ran a finger down his chest. She held her gaze on his face. "--- But for some ungodly reason, I find this change rather --- attractive. It's as if you're another person now. A new person I might learn to --- like."
Elena gritted her teeth and pulled her arm away from Will's grip. "Too bad this whore beat me to you.". She shot an angry look at Elizabeth.
She suddenly pulled out a knife from her pocket and pointed it at Will's throat. "I won't let you go that easily though. You now intrigue me, Barbossa."
Will just stood there unmoving. She didn't intimidate him anymore. He may have tolerated her actions earlier, but after what she did to Elizabeth, he was starting to think otherwise.
"Put down the knife, Elena." He said firmly.
Elena raised an eyebrow. "I'll put down the knife, if you keep up with our deal."
"I told you!!! I'll pay you back for everything I've stolen from you!" He shouted back at her.
Elena smiled again. The smile that curled up the corner of her lip looked more mischievous than intimidating. "Ha! Not THAT deal! The deal you made with my father eleven years ago! The deal you made with him under the Pirate's Code!". She moved her knife from his neck, up to his chin. Will remained unmoving.
"And that is?" He asked.
"Our marriage." She said with a smile. She pulled the knife away from him and slid it into one of her coat's pockets.
*** TO BE CONTINUED!!!! ***
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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AAAAHH!!! Sorry if it took me this long to update x.x!!! I've been super busy with school and stuff, so I hadn't had enough time to sit down and continue the story =(! But now that it's da Christmas season (meaning moi won't have school for two weeks), I'll have enough time to write my fanfics again ^_^!!!
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO REVIEWED CHAP12!!! Lord Lancehalot, Pirate, BlueSand, MrsAlexisSparrow, PippinFinn, Keith's Devotee, veinna1, Ermine aka Tree, and ramen noodle :D!!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E.
PART 13 : That Darn Pirate Woman
*This story takes place within the story of the PotC movie.*
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Will had no idea who she was, but he was sure that the woman knew Barbossa. She also looked furious about something --- VERY furious about something. Even if Will hadn't known Barbossa for a very long time, he knew the pirate might have done something bad to upset the woman in the past.
"God, why do I have to be in Barbossa's body? Not only will I have to keep up with his looks, but I'll also have to avoid being tangled up in his line of work --- mainly piracy and deception. Two professions I'd never dreamt of getting into." He thought as he saw the angry woman walking towards him.
But Will knew he was in Barbossa's body now. It's either he survives being Barbossa, or he ends up digging deeper into his own grave.
The woman walked in front of him and her free hand suddenly reached out for the collar of his shirt. "YOU!!!!" She shouted.
She pulled him up towards her, until his face was an inch away from hers. "I can't believe you still have the guts to come back here to Tortuga!!! After what you've done to me!!! I should be skinning you alive by now!!!"
Will furrowed his eyebrows as he worriedly and curiously stared back into the woman's eyes. "Um --- Then I'm sorry for whatever I've done to you, madame. I --- I really apologize."
The woman suddenly brought her knife against Will's throat. He gulped as he felt the tip of the cold blade against his skin.
From the corner of his eye, Will saw Elizabeth ready to lunge at the woman. But he quickly made a hesitating motion with his hand, telling her to stop. If there was one thing he didn't want right now, that was for Elizabeth to get tangled up in whatever trouble he's just gotten himself into.
The woman moved her face closer to his and shouted at him. "Sorry?!!!! Do you think sorry is enough for what you've done to me?!! You ruined my life, you fool!!!" She tugged at his collar harder, causing him to move closer to her.
Will was quite amazed with how the woman stood up to Barbossa. There was even no sign of fear or hesitation in her eyes as she confronted him. Even in Port Royale, tales about the vile captain sent shivers down the spine of even the most bravest of sailors and pirates alike. And now, there he was, in the body of Barbossa, being threatened by a middle-aged pirate-like woman --- a WOMAN!!!
"Madame ---" He swallowed again. "--- I truly am sorry. If I've ever done you wrong in the past, then I'll --- I'll do anything to make up for it." He said. He could feel his heart beating faster. Will was never easily scared. But with how the woman seemed eager to kill him, he couldn't help but feel fear.
The woman pressed the tip of her knife harder against his throat, causing Will to whince.
"You speak as if you only stole a couple of shillings from me!!! It probably just seemed like a little activity for you and your Captain Sparrow when you did such a thing to me!!!"
Will tried to pull away from the woman. But the more force he exerted, the more she pulled him closer to her. He also didn't know what to say. Since he wasn't really Barbossa, he didn't know anything about whatever Barbossa did to her.
"So what I did to you --- It was --- terrible, eh?" He asked. He might as well play it safe.
The woman suddenly pushed him against the wall and pinned the knife right above his left shoulder. Will felt his heart jump as he heard the sound of the blade plunging into the wall behind him.
"TERRIBLE?!!!" She shouted. "We were betrothed by my father 11 years ago!!! And the night before our wedding, you and your precious Captain Sparrow left me!!!! Not only that, BUT YOU TOOK ALL OF MY ENTIRE FORTUNE WITH YOU!!!"
"Damn you, Barbossa. Now you've gotten me into even more trouble." He gulped.
Now Will knew why the woman was enraged. And he couldn't blame her. To be promised to marriage and then left the day before the wedding, that was already terrible in itself. But to have her entire fortune too, that just made it worse --- much worse.
The woman tugged the dagger from the wall and pinned it closer to Will's left ear. "And it doesn't end there, Barbossa!" She added. "When you left, my father angrily pursued you!!! He wanted to kill you, your crew, and your captain for what you've done to me!!! But something happened along the way. He didn't tell me exactly what, but when he came back, he -- - he wasn't himself anymore!!! It's like he didn't even know me!!!"
She suddenly grabbed his collar again and slammed his back harder against the wall.
Will gave out a small groan as he felt his back hit the wall. The woman was definitely strong for her middle-aged motherly stature.
"I really apologize!!!!" Cried out Will. "From the bottom of my heart I do!!! Let the past be the past, madam! Me and my captain were wrong for deserting you! I'm genuinely sorry!!!"
Will knew it was very un-Barbossa-like to have plead to her like that, but he knew he had to put an end to it before they end up in a situation where one of them might get hurt.
The woman narrowed her eyes and moved her face closer to Will who was still pinned against the wall. "I don't trust you. I say I kill you now. By the way, stop referring to me as madam. My name is Elena, remember? Or have you forgotten?!"
Being an undead pirate, Will couldn't die. Still, he didn't want to experience the pain of a sharp blade plunging into his throat.
"Of course I remember. And --- You can trust me --- Elena." He said calmly. "If you want, I'll ---- I'll even pay you back for all the goods that we've stolen from you. Everything! Right down to the last shilling. Let's just forget about the past, aye? Start anew as I say."
"How can I trust you?" She asked sternly. Her grip on his collar was still tight.
"Because --- well, I've changed!" He said.
"You?!! Change?!!! HA!!!" The woman gave out a sarcastic laugh "I'll be honest with you, Hector! If I was 10 years younger, I would have preferred that my father betroth me to that Jack Sparrow instead. Why? Because he seems more trustworthy than you are! It's quite amazing that your captain had trust you for so long."
"She doesn't know about the mutiny and the curse of the Aztec Gold." Will thought to himself.
For the woman, the Black Pearl was still Jack's ship, and Barbossa was still his first mate.
"Look, Elena. I mean it --- I have changed. If there's anything I can do ---"
The woman suddenly pulled her hands away from Will and tugged her knife from the wall. She hid the knife in one of her coat's pockets. Will quickly stood up straight and brushed himself off after being freed from her grip.
"Fine." She said sternly. "Prove that you truly have changed. First, pay me back for all the goods you have stolen from me eleven years ago."
"Yes --- yes I will." He said.
"And then ---- Our marriage will continue as planned."
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock as he almost fell to the ground in surprise. "M--- marriage?"
Elena tilted her head up towards him and narrowed her eyes. "Yes --- our marriage. You abandoned me, remember? And you did promise to pay me back for EVERYTHING that you've done to me ---- the goods and the marriage." She said sternly.
Will somehow knew that the woman before him would not take no for an answer. And now he realized that he'd gotten himself into even deeper trouble.
"Jack, where are you? Get me out of this ---" Will mumbled under his breath.
He knew he had to get out of the arrangement before it was too late. Yes, he was in Barbossa's body --- and if he did marry her, then she would end up marrying Barbossa and not him.
Still, Will didn't want to feel responsible for marrying Elena. Not only would it hinder their quest to lift the curses, but it would bring him more trouble if they don't find a way to break the curse.
So he had to act now. "Why me?!!!" He shouted as he threw his arms up in the air. He towered over the woman as he shouted at her. Elena was tall, but Barbossa was a couple of inches taller than her. "I don't deserve you, Elena! You just told me I'm not trustworthy --- so why ME?! Can't we just move on?!! I believe there are better men out there who deserve you more than me! So why me?!!!" Will had no idea what he was saying. He just wanted her to leave them alone.
Elena stepped up to him and poked him in the chest. "Because marrying you is the only way to make sure that you don't go running off with my fortune again! Believe me --- I don't want to marry you either.". She looked at him from head to toe and sneered at his sight. "You've definitely grown uglier since the last time I saw you."
"Then don't marry me, madam! Please. If you want your fortune, then it's all yours! I won't even bother you again. Let bygones be bygones" Will said.
Elena moved her face closer to his. "What --- did you say?"
Will tilted an eyebrow as he curiously looked back at her. "Um, what?"
"The one about you not interested in my fortune?" She said. Her face softened a bit as she said that. For a little while there, Will swore he saw a gentler woman in her eyes.
"Yes. Your fortune. I'm not interested in it anymore. It's all yours. I'll pay you back --- right down to the last shilling. And I promise to never bother you again. And --- and I'll never come back to Tortuga after this, just like what you wanted."
Suddenly, the look of anger and hatred disappeared from Elena face. And Will saw the gentler woman he saw in her eyes earlier. It was as if she was staring at a different woman. A woman who looked like she could care.
"Why Hector --- I didn't know you had it in you. I never even thought the day would come that YOU, Barbossa, would shun treasure."
Somehow, will didn't like the tone in her face. She seemed more calm and caring now, but it just didn't feel right.
"I told you, I have changed." He said timidly.
"It seems you really have." Elena said.
Much to Will's surprise, she reached out and gently touched his beard and his hair. "You know what?" She said. "If you shave this ugly beard and fixed yourself up a bit, you won't really look THAT ugly anymore." A soft smile formed on her lips.
Will really didn't like where the conversation was going. It looks like he made a mistake by making Barbossa TOO nice. The last thing he wanted was to get even more involved with that Elena. And now, it seemed as if that woman was starting to genuinely fall for him.
Elena leaned towards him and moved her lips close to his ear. "Perhaps we can still push through with our marriage. I'll give you another chance, Barbossa." She whispered. She then moved away from him and smiled.
"Oh no ---" Will whimpered.
"Actually, I really CAN'T." He said nervously.
"And why is that?!" Elena shouted. Her eyes pierced into his as she glared at him.
"Because --- because ---" Will's eyes wandered around the room as he tried to think of something to say ---anything that would get him out of that certain marriage proposal from a woman who doesn't take no for an answer.
Elizabeth suddenly stood up. "--- Because we're engaged to get married next month." She said loudly.
Will's eyes suddenly opened wide with shock with what Elizabeth just did. He didn't want her to get mixed up in his problem with Elena. And now, Elizabeth just put herself smack dab in the middle of it all.
Elena twirled around towards the direction of Elizabeth's voice. Her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at the beautiful, young woman from head to toe. "Now what do we have here?" She asked with a sinister tone in her voice.
Elizabeth lifted her head up as she proudly stared back into Elena's eyes. She wouldn't let the pirate woman look at her as an innocent, helpless child "I'm his fiancée." She said.
Elena sneered at her and turned towards Will. "IS THIS TRUE, BARBOSSA?!!!" She shouted.
Will's eyes darted towards Elizabeth. Elizabeth looked back at him firmly. His eyes darted back to Elena. "Y --- Yes!!! Me and Sarah are to be wed next month. That is actually why I can't marry you."
The pirate woman narrowed her eyes. The look of anger was slowly starting to form in her face. "No wonder you've changed." She glanced at Elizabeth. "That young, beautiful wench had corrupted you with her pitiful way of life. Hmph! And I thought you weren't the kind of pirate who'd easily be swayed by a bonnie lass in a pretty dress. Usually, you're the one who --- shall I say --- manipulates them."
Elena turned around to face Elizabeth. "I don't know how you did it, wench. But I've known that pirate for more than 10 years. No woman had ever changed him. And here you are, back with him after he left me the night before our marriage!"
Will didn't like how Elena was addressing Elizabeth. He also felt fear at the thought of Elena laying a finger on his beloved. He's experienced Elena's rage just a little while ago, and he didn't want her doing the same to Elizabeth. Will promised to protect her beloved, and protect her he shall.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Elena's arm. "THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" He shouted angrily.
Elena's eyes opened wide with surprise as she felt the firm, tight grip on her upper arm. In the blink of an eye, she spun around towards Will's direction and pressed her body against his. Will's hand still held her upper arm tight. His eyes seemed as if they would pierce through her soul as he looked at her angrily.
She narrowed her eyes as she moved her face close to his. "Protecting your little whore, aren't you?" She muttered under her breath. "I don't like how you've changed, Barbossa. You've gone soft --- Just like that silly, little captain of yours." She sneered at him.
A sly smile formed on her lips as she ran a finger down his chest. She held her gaze on his face. "--- But for some ungodly reason, I find this change rather --- attractive. It's as if you're another person now. A new person I might learn to --- like."
Elena gritted her teeth and pulled her arm away from Will's grip. "Too bad this whore beat me to you.". She shot an angry look at Elizabeth.
She suddenly pulled out a knife from her pocket and pointed it at Will's throat. "I won't let you go that easily though. You now intrigue me, Barbossa."
Will just stood there unmoving. She didn't intimidate him anymore. He may have tolerated her actions earlier, but after what she did to Elizabeth, he was starting to think otherwise.
"Put down the knife, Elena." He said firmly.
Elena raised an eyebrow. "I'll put down the knife, if you keep up with our deal."
"I told you!!! I'll pay you back for everything I've stolen from you!" He shouted back at her.
Elena smiled again. The smile that curled up the corner of her lip looked more mischievous than intimidating. "Ha! Not THAT deal! The deal you made with my father eleven years ago! The deal you made with him under the Pirate's Code!". She moved her knife from his neck, up to his chin. Will remained unmoving.
"And that is?" He asked.
"Our marriage." She said with a smile. She pulled the knife away from him and slid it into one of her coat's pockets.
*** TO BE CONTINUED!!!! ***