Disclaimer: As all disclaimers, I don't own any of the characters in
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 ~ great to see you're still here ^o^!!! WHOOOO!!! OoOohhhh...if it's more fluff you want, then dammit, it's more fluff you'll get ;). Hey, nothing beats having lovers alone in a room, ya know (yah, they'll finally get some time alone in this chappy ^o^!)
Ermine aka Tree ~ Here's the next chap ^o^!!! hope ya like it ^_~!!!
Erin Richards ~ And here's more coming your way ^_^! Thanks for droppin by :D
Sida ~ hi, sida ^_^! Thanks so much for checkin' out this little fanfic o' mine ^o^! Well, here's the next chapter --- straight from davey jones' locker ;)! Hope you like it :D!
Oyoyoyoyoy ~ lol @ ur name ^_^! Yeap :D! the story has finally been updated ^o^!!!
Shadow wasserson ~ Thank you so much for your detailed review ^_^!!! Heheh...yeah, I bet it's rather odd that Barbossa and Will can still both feel...But that's just how the curse works (or does it, really?). Looks like not everything is transferable ;) --- But who knows, right? Thanks :D!!
Phillyisha ~ it's GREAT to know you've loving the story ^o^!!! Thank you for reviewing and I hope this satiates your craving for more ^_~!!
Elena ~ thank you uber much for your kind words ^o^!!!! lol! I bet it freaks everyone out whenever Elizabeth and Will (now in barbs' body) get all touchy feely. Uh oh...there's a lot of that here in this one o.O!!!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E.
PART 16 : All alone in the night
*This story takes place within the story of the PotC movie.*
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Will made his way up to the second floor and leaned back against the wall by the stairs. "This is going to be tougher than I thought. My father must have been a very patient man to have kept up with Jack for so long."
His nose twitched as he smelled a vile odor in the air. It smelled like rum. Will looked down and saw his rum-soaked shirt. "I hope Elizabeth doesn't take this differently.". But it just wasn't his shirt that smelled like rum, but even he himself smelled like rum too. "Damn you, Jack! Now Elizabeth might think I've drunk too!"
Will sighed and made his way to the farthest room in the narrow hall. He stood right in front of it and reached out for the knob. But before opening the door, he suddenly remembered the man who just came out of the room behind him.
He turned around and saw the door to the bathroom.
"Hmmm ... Wouldn't hurt if I freshen up for a bit. If I'm going to spend this night with Elizabeth, I might as well make myself acceptable." He thought to himself.
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Elizabeth sat down on the bed and continued to stare at the stars. The cool breeze blowing through the window chilled her a bit, but the warmth from the oil lamp kept her warm somehow.
It had already been a while since Will had come down to fetch Jack. The two should have been with her by now if everything went fine. But the fact that Will still wasn't back worried her. She hoped Jack hadn't caused any kind of trouble downstairs.
"Will, please come back soon." She thought worriedly.
She suddenly heard the door creaking as it slowly opened. She quickly stood up and spun around to look at the door. She wasn't sure if it was already Will and Jack, but she had to prepare her self for anything.
Will slowly opened the door and walked into the room. He saw Elizabeth standing by the bed and looking at his direction with a determined look on her face.
Elizabeth's face brightened up as she saw Will walk inside the room. A wide smile spread across her lips and her eyes glittered with joy at the sight of him. But her eyebrows suddenly furrowed as she noticed something different.
"You shaved!!!" She said in a surprised tone.
Will ran his fingers over his beardless chin and his naked upper lip as he walked towards her. "Well, I decided to take a bath after Jack spilled some rum on me. And I thought I might as well shave too. After all, Barbossa's nasty beard and mustache were starting to get in the way of our kisses." He said in a joking way.
Elizabeth also noticed Will's ponytail. "Haha. True. I see you've also tied your hair. Now you're definitely starting to look like your old self again." She laughed and gently pushed him on the chest.
Will raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean I'm starting to look like my old self again?!!! Are you saying I look like Barbossa?!!" He asked in an angry, yet playful tone.
"Well you are in HIS body, you know." Elizabeth stuck her tongue out at Will and then smiled at him.
"By the way---" She added. "Your shirt and your vest ---" She reached out and touched Will's vest. "They're wet. You didn't tell me you gave your clothes a bath too."
Will raised his eyebrows and slowly stepped away from her. He looked as if he didn't know what to say. "Well, my clothes smelled like rum, so I --- kind of decided to wash them too."
Elizabeth took a step towards him. She had that inquisitive look again, as if she could ask questions all night long like a five year old child longing for answers. "So you decided to wash your clothes knowing that you didn't have any spare ones? And you're going to bed tonight wearing wet clothes?"
Will's eyes darted from left to right. They were starting to act like children again. "Um. Yes? Well, it's not like I have any other choice, you know. Unless of course if I stand out in the open and wait until my clothes become dry."
"But you're going to be sick if you keep that soaked shirt on!" Said Elizabeth.
"I'm undead!!! I can't be sick!!!" Persisted Will.
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. "Well, you cannot die, but who said you can't be sick?" She asked with that curious, yet taunting tone.
"So what are you saying I do?" Asked Will.
Elizabeth laughed and suddenly grabbed the bottom part of Will's shirt and vest.
"What are you doing?!!!" Will laughed as he tried to move away from her. He could vaguely remember the last time they were that playful.
It had been so long since they've been that physically close. Ever since she got engaged to Norrington, the only time he could go near her was when he gave Norrington and the governor presents. He suddenly remembered what he used to do to her back when they were still children. He would always snatch Elizabeth's favorite ribbon from her hair and she always did anything to get it back.
There was even that one time when they both fell overboard while Elizabeth was trying to reach her ribbon from Will's grasps. Will climbed up the ledge of the ship and Elizabeth followed him to pursue her prized ribbon. She lunged at him in hopes of getting it back, but they both fell off the ship instead.
And now, there they were again, just like the good old days --- staring at the stars, fooling around like children who didn't have a care in the world. It was just him and her now. No Norrington. No governor. Just Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
"Stop it, Elizabeth!!! You're tickling me!!!" He said in between laughs. He wanted to push her away gently, but his laughter distracted him from coming up with the strength to do so. He had no choice but to try and avoid her advances instead.
Elizabeth laughed as she tried to pull Will's vest and shirt off of him. "I'm telling you --- you'll get sick if you keep these on!!!"
"HAHAHA!!! Cut it out!!!" Will could barely stop himself from laughing. "It looks like I shouldn't have fixed myself up! I see you've become more physically attracted to me." He said as he kept on moving away from her. But Elizabeth persisted to grab his clothes.
Will stepped back and felt his foot hit the base of the table beside the bed. "What the?" He quickly spun around to look at the object behind him. But as he turned around, his arm suddenly hit the oil lamp on the table.
"Will!!! Look out!!!" Elizabeth shouted as she saw him knock the oil lamp from the table. Elizabeth quickly pushed Will aside and lunged forward in hopes of catching the oil lamp, but it was too late. The lamp crashed on the floor and the room became enveloped in darkness.
Elizabeth could still feel herself moving forward from the force of her jump and she had no idea where she was going to land. Probably the bed, but because of the darkness, she wasn't really sure anymore.
In a last attempt to stop her fall, she spun around and grabbed anything she could get her hands on. She felt her right hand grab onto some fabric, but she was already falling too fast to stop her plunge.
Elizabeth felt her back hit the soft bed. She was about to breathe a sigh of relief for falling on something soft, but something heavy immediately fell on top of her. A groan escaped her lips as she felt the heavy form land on her.
"Elizabeth!!!" Will gasped. His eyes opened wide as he saw the young woman under him.
Will immediately pushed himself up in order to give Elizabeth some breathing space. He also didn't want her to feel uncomfortable by being in such a controversial position.
"Elizabeth! I--- I'm sorry! Well, I tried to stay on my feet, but I was caught by surprise and I didn't know and ---". Will didn't know what to say. He practically fell on top of her on the bed, and now, there he was, still on top of her, looking down at her faint form in the dimly lit room. If the governor was there, he'd probably be dead by sunrise the next day.
Will knew he had to get off of her. That was the right thing to do. But something about that moment made him want to stay where he was. It had been so long ever since they were that close --- and alone.
Elizabeth looked into Will's eyes. She could see his light blue eyes staring back at her. That was the only part of him that she could see --- the only part that the faint light of the moon illuminated. Then she remembered, Will's eyes weren't blue before. But she still saw him in them. The man on top of her was still her Will Turner.
Neither of them spoke. They just stared into each other's eyes in that dimly lit room. Somehow, Will knew that it was probably a blessing that their only source of light was extinguished. He didn't want his Elizabeth to see his hideous form on top of her.
"Elizabeth..." Will whispered. He gulped
"Yes?" Elizabeth asked in a faint voice.
He couldn't believe that Elizabeth still hadn't pushed him off. "...I love you..." He said as he moved his lips closer to hers.s
Elizabeth gently wrapped her arms around Will's neck as she pulled him closer.
Will could already feel her breath against his lips when the door to their room suddenly swung open.
"Well hello there, kiddies!!!" Jack shouted as he marched into the room with a rum bottle in one hand. Will and Elizabeth's eyes opened wide as they heard the grand entrance of their rum-drowned pirate friend.
Jack could barely see anything in the dimly lit room. "Hey! What happened to the lights?" He asked quite groggily. The light from the hall entered the doorway, revealing Elizabeth and Will's entwined forms on the bed.
"Jack!!!" Elizabeth shouted.
She quickly pushed Will off of her, causing him to fall hard on the floor.
"OW!!!" He shouted as he felt his rear hit the wooden floor beneath him.
Elizabeth immediately sat up and ran her hands over her dress and her hair in hopes of making them look fixed and flawless. On the other hand, Will still sat on the floor, groaning, as he rubbed his rear end.
"Dammit, Jack! You could've at least knocked!" Will said with a rather disgruntled look on his face. His hand was still busy rubbing the aching parts of his body.
The drunken look on Jack's face was suddenly replaced with a look of surprise and intrigue after seeing what just happened.
"Ho ho ho. What do we have here?" A sly smile curled up Jack's lips as he placed the rum bottle on the table beside the bed. "Looks like you two have been pretty busy lately, aye?". He winked at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth couldn't do anything but clench her fists. "How dare he imply that about me and Will?!!!" She thought angrily. Though she couldn't completely blame him. After all, he did see them in such a position.
Jack placed a hand on his hip and turned towards Will who was still on the floor. He leaned down and waved a finger at the young man. "Didn't know you had it in you, boy! If I came later, I bet our Elizabeth would have a happy smile on her face right now."
"It's none of your business, Jack!" Will said angrily. He pushed Jack's hand away and stood up, brushing himself off. "Nothing happened!" He shouted.
Jack arched an eyebrow and poked Will on the chest. "Nothing happened?!! That's what they all say, boy! Believe me --- I've been there before!" He said in a rather taunting tone.
He suddenly stepped back and placed a finger on his chin. He had that thinking look on his face again. "Hmmm --- Now that I think of it, I still use that excuse until now. Though it hardly ever works because my lass always catch me with me pants down. Hahaha!!!". He threw his arms up in the air as he heartily laughed.
Will rolled his eyes. "You're hopeless, Jack." He sighed as his shoulders drooped down. It was odd how Jack's traits were still the same even when he was drunk. And to make things worse, the drunken Jack in front of him had HIS BODY.
But the laughter in Jack suddenly disappeared. For some unknown reason, Jack just stood there staring at Will's face.
"What now?!" Will shouted irritatingly.
Jack still held his eyes on the young man's face. Will was starting to feel uncomfortable with Jack staring at him like that.
After a few seconds of staring, the pirate finally came out of his trance.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!!!!" Jack threw his arms in the air. He sounded serious this time.
"What do you mean what have I don ---" Before Will could finish his question, he felt Jack's hands cupping his cheeks..
"YOUR FACE!!!" Jack shouted. "What have you done to Barbossa?!!! MY GOD!!! You shaved off his beard and you fixed his hair!!! What are you trying to do?!! Make him into a pretty little girl?!!! You don't even look like him anymore!!! How do you expect us to use HIS body when he now looks like --- like --- A SISSY?!!!"
Will quickly pulled his face away from Jack's hands. "Look!!! If I'm going to be in this body for a long looong time, then I might as well do whatever I want with it!!!" He said.
Jack snarled and waved a finger at Will. "Fine! If you think this is all just a dressing game, then I might as well give YOUR BODY, one bigass tattoo right here!!!" Jack pointed at his butt. "And you know what else, boy? I'm gonna do it right now!!!"
He spun around and started walking towards the door in huge strides.
Will and Elizabeth looked at each other worriedly.
"He's kidding, right?" Elizabeth asked as she stood up.
"Oh Jack doesn't kid when he's drunk. In fact, he's even more serious." Will said matter-of-factly.
Both of their eyes opened wide. They just realized that Jack might really get Will's body a TATTOO! Elizabeth grabbed the rum bottle on the table and quickly ran towards Jack, hitting him on the head with it.
The bottle shattered as it hit Jack's head. Elizabeth and Will stood still as the pieces of bottle fell on the floor. Jack on the other hand, also stood still with his back turned towards the two.
Their drunken friend very slowly turned around to face both of them.
He angrily looked at Elizabeth and waved a finger at her. "That...wasn't very nice of you, lass. How many times do I have to tell you to leave my rum bottles alone?" He said in a drunken, groggy way. But before Jack could do anything else, his eyes suddenly rolled up his lids and he fell on the floor with a loud thud.
Elizabeth and Will looked at Jack's unconscious body on the floor.
Will raised his eyebrows and looked at Elizabeth. "Wow. I...I didn't know you could hit that hard."
Elizabeth brushed her hands together. "Now you know you why shouldn't mess with me, Will Turner." She said with a cocky smile on her face.
She winked at Will and both broke out into laughter.
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Morgaine felt the warmth of Jack's body against her as she held him close on the deck of her new ship. She could feel his body protecting her from the cool breeze blowing through Tortuga's docks.
Barbossa suddenly felt her embrace tighten as if she was afraid to let him go. "Don't worry, Hector. You'll get rid of this wench once you find the right time and the right place to escape." He thought to himself.
She could feel his heart beating as she snuggled the side of her face against his chest. She didn't want that moment to end. For so long, Jack had been gone. And now he was back, promising to be with her forever.
She slowly pulled away from him and looked up to his face, meeting his eyes. "Thank you, Jack."
Barbossa's eyebrows furrowed a bit. "Er, for what?"
A soft, gentle smile curled up Morgaine's lips. "For coming back to me. For a while there, I thought you've forgotten about --- about the times we've spent together."
Barbossa had no choice but to say the things she wanted to hear. The closer he gets to her, the more he could take advantage of her. So he really had no choice but to be a "sweet" Jack for the moment, even if it made him feel sick in the stomach.
He gently ran a finger down her cheek. "I'll never leave you again, ye get that? I love you, Morgaine." He wanted to throw up.
"Oh, Jack!!!" She threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his, giving him a very passionate kiss.
Barbossa's eyes opened wide. The girl definitely took him by surprise. As a pirate who hadn't had any intimate moment with a woman for over 10 years, he should already be taking advantage of the girl's attraction to his body. But something about Morgaine didn't make her seem like the kind of woman he'd want to have in bed. She appeared too manly to him, too pirate-ish.
But he had no choice but to return her kiss. He kissed her back hesitantly, yet still trying to appear as passionate and as loving as he could.
She gently pulled away and looked into his eyes again. "What you say we explore more of my ship, aye?"
Barbossa's face lit up. Finally, finally, she was going to show him the insides of her ship. Once he knew everything there was to know about the ship, he would get rid of the girl and take the ship with him. Everything was definitely going according to plan, and he liked it. He liked all of it.
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The sun slowly rose above Tortuga. Busy people filled the streets, crowding the market place outside the inn. Shops started to open one by one, and a number of ships have begun to leave the docks. Most of them filled with pirates out to pillage and plunder.
"You two!!! Wake up!!!" Jack shouted as he looked at the sleeping forms of Will and Elizabeth. Elizabeth still had her dress on as she slept comfortably on the bed. Will on the other hand, was sleeping on the floor with a pillow under his head.
He looked at Will and kicked him hard on the legs. "Wake up, boy!!!". Jack snickered inside. For so long he had wanted to get Barbossa back for what the cursed pirate had done to him. And now he had the chance to literally kick Barbossa's butt, which was now unfortunately owned by Will.
Will felt something hard hit his legs. He furrowed his eyebrows as he lazily opened his eyes. "Ooow!" He groaned. The brightness of the sun shining through the window made him shield his face.
"Come on, Will! Stand up! We've got a marriage to attend to!!!" Jack said.
Will still had his arm over his eyes. "Who's marriage?" He asked sleepily.
"YOURS!!!" Jack grabbed Will's arm and pulled him up.
Will's eyes opened wide in surprise. "WHAT?!!" He got on his feet and pulled away from Jack.
Elizabeth sat up on the bed, rubbing her eyes. "What's going on?" She asked with a sleepy tone in her voice.
Will turned towards Elizabeth,. "I'm going to get married!!" He said angrily.
Elizabeth suddenly got a surprised look on her face. "WHAT?!!!" She asked.
Jack grabbed Will's shoulder and pulled him to his direction. "You're going to get married whether you like it or not, boy!!! It's the only way for us to talk to Elena's father! He's the only one who knows about the cursed mist!"
Will gritted his teeth. "But I don't want to get married! I don't love her! Hell, I barely know her!!!"
Jack pulled Will closer. "Who said about you getting married? It's Barbossa who's going to marry her, you fool! You're in his body, remember?"
"But what if the curse doesn't get broken?! What if I end up being trapped in this body forever?!!!" Will asked worriedly.
"That's why we're going to go to her father!!! Is it just me or are you SO SLOW?!" Jack shouted angrily. He turned around and paced towards the windowsill. He crossed his arms over his chest and smiled as he leant against it.
The least he could do was to make the young man feel better about their engagement. "Ahhh...don't worry, lad. IF we get to talk to her father BEFORE the ceremony, then no one will have to marry anyone, aye?"
Jack walked towards Will and patted him on the shoulder as he made his way to the door. He reached out for the knob, but stopped before pulling the door open. He looked back at Will one last time. "You better hurry up, boy! We don't want to keep yer wife waiting now, don't we?" He winked at the young man and made his way out of the room.
Will sighed and turned around to face Elizabeth. "I'm really not going to get out of this, am I?". He said with a worried look in his face.
Elizabeth inhaled deeply as she took a step towards Will. Her eyes slowly wandered from his feet, up to his face until she was looking into his eyes. Not only had his eye color changed, but he also towered over her in his taller physique.
She didn't want to admit it to herself, but she was starting to get used to him looking like that....Though her eyes still yearned for the true face of the Will turner she'd known most of her life. She reached out and ran her hand down his once-smooth cheeks. Now all she could feel were the scars of Barbossa's past battles.
A faint smile formed on her lips as she held her gaze on his misty blue eyes. "I never thought I'd see the day that YOU, Mr. Turner, would get married --- to someone other than me." She knew it wasn't the perfect time to tell jokes, but she wanted to break the tension they were feeling at that moment.
Both of them knew that the plan might fail. And both of them knew that the curse might not be broken. And both of them knew that things might not ever be the same again. The only moment they had, was THAT moment.
Will looked back into her eyes as he slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, gently pulling her close to him. "So, you have considered marrying me before...". A soft laugh escaped his lips. Oh how he just wanted to kiss her right then and there.
He moved his face closer to hers until he could almost feel her breath against him. "Well ---" He said in a whisper. "--- Even I didn't expect to get married this soon --- and to a pirate woman at that. Heck, I'm not even going to get married in my own body. Sometimes I don't know if fate just likes playing tricks on me." He said in a joking way.
A gentle smile curled up his lips as he moved them even closer to Elizabeth's. He could feel his chest pounding as Elizabeth ran her hands on his torso. He just had to kiss her one last time before his 'marriage' to Elena.
He was about to land a kiss on her lips, when the door suddenly swung open, startling the both of them. Will quickly pulled away from Elizabeth as he saw the proud image of Elena standing in the doorway. Her brown, wavy hair laid upon her shoulders as her right hand rested upon her waist.
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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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LordLanceahlot ~ great to see you're still here ^o^!!! WHOOOO!!! OoOohhhh...if it's more fluff you want, then dammit, it's more fluff you'll get ;). Hey, nothing beats having lovers alone in a room, ya know (yah, they'll finally get some time alone in this chappy ^o^!)
Ermine aka Tree ~ Here's the next chap ^o^!!! hope ya like it ^_~!!!
Erin Richards ~ And here's more coming your way ^_^! Thanks for droppin by :D
Sida ~ hi, sida ^_^! Thanks so much for checkin' out this little fanfic o' mine ^o^! Well, here's the next chapter --- straight from davey jones' locker ;)! Hope you like it :D!
Oyoyoyoyoy ~ lol @ ur name ^_^! Yeap :D! the story has finally been updated ^o^!!!
Shadow wasserson ~ Thank you so much for your detailed review ^_^!!! Heheh...yeah, I bet it's rather odd that Barbossa and Will can still both feel...But that's just how the curse works (or does it, really?). Looks like not everything is transferable ;) --- But who knows, right? Thanks :D!!
Phillyisha ~ it's GREAT to know you've loving the story ^o^!!! Thank you for reviewing and I hope this satiates your craving for more ^_~!!
Elena ~ thank you uber much for your kind words ^o^!!!! lol! I bet it freaks everyone out whenever Elizabeth and Will (now in barbs' body) get all touchy feely. Uh oh...there's a lot of that here in this one o.O!!!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E.
PART 16 : All alone in the night
*This story takes place within the story of the PotC movie.*
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Will made his way up to the second floor and leaned back against the wall by the stairs. "This is going to be tougher than I thought. My father must have been a very patient man to have kept up with Jack for so long."
His nose twitched as he smelled a vile odor in the air. It smelled like rum. Will looked down and saw his rum-soaked shirt. "I hope Elizabeth doesn't take this differently.". But it just wasn't his shirt that smelled like rum, but even he himself smelled like rum too. "Damn you, Jack! Now Elizabeth might think I've drunk too!"
Will sighed and made his way to the farthest room in the narrow hall. He stood right in front of it and reached out for the knob. But before opening the door, he suddenly remembered the man who just came out of the room behind him.
He turned around and saw the door to the bathroom.
"Hmmm ... Wouldn't hurt if I freshen up for a bit. If I'm going to spend this night with Elizabeth, I might as well make myself acceptable." He thought to himself.
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Elizabeth sat down on the bed and continued to stare at the stars. The cool breeze blowing through the window chilled her a bit, but the warmth from the oil lamp kept her warm somehow.
It had already been a while since Will had come down to fetch Jack. The two should have been with her by now if everything went fine. But the fact that Will still wasn't back worried her. She hoped Jack hadn't caused any kind of trouble downstairs.
"Will, please come back soon." She thought worriedly.
She suddenly heard the door creaking as it slowly opened. She quickly stood up and spun around to look at the door. She wasn't sure if it was already Will and Jack, but she had to prepare her self for anything.
Will slowly opened the door and walked into the room. He saw Elizabeth standing by the bed and looking at his direction with a determined look on her face.
Elizabeth's face brightened up as she saw Will walk inside the room. A wide smile spread across her lips and her eyes glittered with joy at the sight of him. But her eyebrows suddenly furrowed as she noticed something different.
"You shaved!!!" She said in a surprised tone.
Will ran his fingers over his beardless chin and his naked upper lip as he walked towards her. "Well, I decided to take a bath after Jack spilled some rum on me. And I thought I might as well shave too. After all, Barbossa's nasty beard and mustache were starting to get in the way of our kisses." He said in a joking way.
Elizabeth also noticed Will's ponytail. "Haha. True. I see you've also tied your hair. Now you're definitely starting to look like your old self again." She laughed and gently pushed him on the chest.
Will raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean I'm starting to look like my old self again?!!! Are you saying I look like Barbossa?!!" He asked in an angry, yet playful tone.
"Well you are in HIS body, you know." Elizabeth stuck her tongue out at Will and then smiled at him.
"By the way---" She added. "Your shirt and your vest ---" She reached out and touched Will's vest. "They're wet. You didn't tell me you gave your clothes a bath too."
Will raised his eyebrows and slowly stepped away from her. He looked as if he didn't know what to say. "Well, my clothes smelled like rum, so I --- kind of decided to wash them too."
Elizabeth took a step towards him. She had that inquisitive look again, as if she could ask questions all night long like a five year old child longing for answers. "So you decided to wash your clothes knowing that you didn't have any spare ones? And you're going to bed tonight wearing wet clothes?"
Will's eyes darted from left to right. They were starting to act like children again. "Um. Yes? Well, it's not like I have any other choice, you know. Unless of course if I stand out in the open and wait until my clothes become dry."
"But you're going to be sick if you keep that soaked shirt on!" Said Elizabeth.
"I'm undead!!! I can't be sick!!!" Persisted Will.
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. "Well, you cannot die, but who said you can't be sick?" She asked with that curious, yet taunting tone.
"So what are you saying I do?" Asked Will.
Elizabeth laughed and suddenly grabbed the bottom part of Will's shirt and vest.
"What are you doing?!!!" Will laughed as he tried to move away from her. He could vaguely remember the last time they were that playful.
It had been so long since they've been that physically close. Ever since she got engaged to Norrington, the only time he could go near her was when he gave Norrington and the governor presents. He suddenly remembered what he used to do to her back when they were still children. He would always snatch Elizabeth's favorite ribbon from her hair and she always did anything to get it back.
There was even that one time when they both fell overboard while Elizabeth was trying to reach her ribbon from Will's grasps. Will climbed up the ledge of the ship and Elizabeth followed him to pursue her prized ribbon. She lunged at him in hopes of getting it back, but they both fell off the ship instead.
And now, there they were again, just like the good old days --- staring at the stars, fooling around like children who didn't have a care in the world. It was just him and her now. No Norrington. No governor. Just Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
"Stop it, Elizabeth!!! You're tickling me!!!" He said in between laughs. He wanted to push her away gently, but his laughter distracted him from coming up with the strength to do so. He had no choice but to try and avoid her advances instead.
Elizabeth laughed as she tried to pull Will's vest and shirt off of him. "I'm telling you --- you'll get sick if you keep these on!!!"
"HAHAHA!!! Cut it out!!!" Will could barely stop himself from laughing. "It looks like I shouldn't have fixed myself up! I see you've become more physically attracted to me." He said as he kept on moving away from her. But Elizabeth persisted to grab his clothes.
Will stepped back and felt his foot hit the base of the table beside the bed. "What the?" He quickly spun around to look at the object behind him. But as he turned around, his arm suddenly hit the oil lamp on the table.
"Will!!! Look out!!!" Elizabeth shouted as she saw him knock the oil lamp from the table. Elizabeth quickly pushed Will aside and lunged forward in hopes of catching the oil lamp, but it was too late. The lamp crashed on the floor and the room became enveloped in darkness.
Elizabeth could still feel herself moving forward from the force of her jump and she had no idea where she was going to land. Probably the bed, but because of the darkness, she wasn't really sure anymore.
In a last attempt to stop her fall, she spun around and grabbed anything she could get her hands on. She felt her right hand grab onto some fabric, but she was already falling too fast to stop her plunge.
Elizabeth felt her back hit the soft bed. She was about to breathe a sigh of relief for falling on something soft, but something heavy immediately fell on top of her. A groan escaped her lips as she felt the heavy form land on her.
"Elizabeth!!!" Will gasped. His eyes opened wide as he saw the young woman under him.
Will immediately pushed himself up in order to give Elizabeth some breathing space. He also didn't want her to feel uncomfortable by being in such a controversial position.
"Elizabeth! I--- I'm sorry! Well, I tried to stay on my feet, but I was caught by surprise and I didn't know and ---". Will didn't know what to say. He practically fell on top of her on the bed, and now, there he was, still on top of her, looking down at her faint form in the dimly lit room. If the governor was there, he'd probably be dead by sunrise the next day.
Will knew he had to get off of her. That was the right thing to do. But something about that moment made him want to stay where he was. It had been so long ever since they were that close --- and alone.
Elizabeth looked into Will's eyes. She could see his light blue eyes staring back at her. That was the only part of him that she could see --- the only part that the faint light of the moon illuminated. Then she remembered, Will's eyes weren't blue before. But she still saw him in them. The man on top of her was still her Will Turner.
Neither of them spoke. They just stared into each other's eyes in that dimly lit room. Somehow, Will knew that it was probably a blessing that their only source of light was extinguished. He didn't want his Elizabeth to see his hideous form on top of her.
"Elizabeth..." Will whispered. He gulped
"Yes?" Elizabeth asked in a faint voice.
He couldn't believe that Elizabeth still hadn't pushed him off. "...I love you..." He said as he moved his lips closer to hers.s
Elizabeth gently wrapped her arms around Will's neck as she pulled him closer.
Will could already feel her breath against his lips when the door to their room suddenly swung open.
"Well hello there, kiddies!!!" Jack shouted as he marched into the room with a rum bottle in one hand. Will and Elizabeth's eyes opened wide as they heard the grand entrance of their rum-drowned pirate friend.
Jack could barely see anything in the dimly lit room. "Hey! What happened to the lights?" He asked quite groggily. The light from the hall entered the doorway, revealing Elizabeth and Will's entwined forms on the bed.
"Jack!!!" Elizabeth shouted.
She quickly pushed Will off of her, causing him to fall hard on the floor.
"OW!!!" He shouted as he felt his rear hit the wooden floor beneath him.
Elizabeth immediately sat up and ran her hands over her dress and her hair in hopes of making them look fixed and flawless. On the other hand, Will still sat on the floor, groaning, as he rubbed his rear end.
"Dammit, Jack! You could've at least knocked!" Will said with a rather disgruntled look on his face. His hand was still busy rubbing the aching parts of his body.
The drunken look on Jack's face was suddenly replaced with a look of surprise and intrigue after seeing what just happened.
"Ho ho ho. What do we have here?" A sly smile curled up Jack's lips as he placed the rum bottle on the table beside the bed. "Looks like you two have been pretty busy lately, aye?". He winked at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth couldn't do anything but clench her fists. "How dare he imply that about me and Will?!!!" She thought angrily. Though she couldn't completely blame him. After all, he did see them in such a position.
Jack placed a hand on his hip and turned towards Will who was still on the floor. He leaned down and waved a finger at the young man. "Didn't know you had it in you, boy! If I came later, I bet our Elizabeth would have a happy smile on her face right now."
"It's none of your business, Jack!" Will said angrily. He pushed Jack's hand away and stood up, brushing himself off. "Nothing happened!" He shouted.
Jack arched an eyebrow and poked Will on the chest. "Nothing happened?!! That's what they all say, boy! Believe me --- I've been there before!" He said in a rather taunting tone.
He suddenly stepped back and placed a finger on his chin. He had that thinking look on his face again. "Hmmm --- Now that I think of it, I still use that excuse until now. Though it hardly ever works because my lass always catch me with me pants down. Hahaha!!!". He threw his arms up in the air as he heartily laughed.
Will rolled his eyes. "You're hopeless, Jack." He sighed as his shoulders drooped down. It was odd how Jack's traits were still the same even when he was drunk. And to make things worse, the drunken Jack in front of him had HIS BODY.
But the laughter in Jack suddenly disappeared. For some unknown reason, Jack just stood there staring at Will's face.
"What now?!" Will shouted irritatingly.
Jack still held his eyes on the young man's face. Will was starting to feel uncomfortable with Jack staring at him like that.
After a few seconds of staring, the pirate finally came out of his trance.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!!!!" Jack threw his arms in the air. He sounded serious this time.
"What do you mean what have I don ---" Before Will could finish his question, he felt Jack's hands cupping his cheeks..
"YOUR FACE!!!" Jack shouted. "What have you done to Barbossa?!!! MY GOD!!! You shaved off his beard and you fixed his hair!!! What are you trying to do?!! Make him into a pretty little girl?!!! You don't even look like him anymore!!! How do you expect us to use HIS body when he now looks like --- like --- A SISSY?!!!"
Will quickly pulled his face away from Jack's hands. "Look!!! If I'm going to be in this body for a long looong time, then I might as well do whatever I want with it!!!" He said.
Jack snarled and waved a finger at Will. "Fine! If you think this is all just a dressing game, then I might as well give YOUR BODY, one bigass tattoo right here!!!" Jack pointed at his butt. "And you know what else, boy? I'm gonna do it right now!!!"
He spun around and started walking towards the door in huge strides.
Will and Elizabeth looked at each other worriedly.
"He's kidding, right?" Elizabeth asked as she stood up.
"Oh Jack doesn't kid when he's drunk. In fact, he's even more serious." Will said matter-of-factly.
Both of their eyes opened wide. They just realized that Jack might really get Will's body a TATTOO! Elizabeth grabbed the rum bottle on the table and quickly ran towards Jack, hitting him on the head with it.
The bottle shattered as it hit Jack's head. Elizabeth and Will stood still as the pieces of bottle fell on the floor. Jack on the other hand, also stood still with his back turned towards the two.
Their drunken friend very slowly turned around to face both of them.
He angrily looked at Elizabeth and waved a finger at her. "That...wasn't very nice of you, lass. How many times do I have to tell you to leave my rum bottles alone?" He said in a drunken, groggy way. But before Jack could do anything else, his eyes suddenly rolled up his lids and he fell on the floor with a loud thud.
Elizabeth and Will looked at Jack's unconscious body on the floor.
Will raised his eyebrows and looked at Elizabeth. "Wow. I...I didn't know you could hit that hard."
Elizabeth brushed her hands together. "Now you know you why shouldn't mess with me, Will Turner." She said with a cocky smile on her face.
She winked at Will and both broke out into laughter.
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Morgaine felt the warmth of Jack's body against her as she held him close on the deck of her new ship. She could feel his body protecting her from the cool breeze blowing through Tortuga's docks.
Barbossa suddenly felt her embrace tighten as if she was afraid to let him go. "Don't worry, Hector. You'll get rid of this wench once you find the right time and the right place to escape." He thought to himself.
She could feel his heart beating as she snuggled the side of her face against his chest. She didn't want that moment to end. For so long, Jack had been gone. And now he was back, promising to be with her forever.
She slowly pulled away from him and looked up to his face, meeting his eyes. "Thank you, Jack."
Barbossa's eyebrows furrowed a bit. "Er, for what?"
A soft, gentle smile curled up Morgaine's lips. "For coming back to me. For a while there, I thought you've forgotten about --- about the times we've spent together."
Barbossa had no choice but to say the things she wanted to hear. The closer he gets to her, the more he could take advantage of her. So he really had no choice but to be a "sweet" Jack for the moment, even if it made him feel sick in the stomach.
He gently ran a finger down her cheek. "I'll never leave you again, ye get that? I love you, Morgaine." He wanted to throw up.
"Oh, Jack!!!" She threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his, giving him a very passionate kiss.
Barbossa's eyes opened wide. The girl definitely took him by surprise. As a pirate who hadn't had any intimate moment with a woman for over 10 years, he should already be taking advantage of the girl's attraction to his body. But something about Morgaine didn't make her seem like the kind of woman he'd want to have in bed. She appeared too manly to him, too pirate-ish.
But he had no choice but to return her kiss. He kissed her back hesitantly, yet still trying to appear as passionate and as loving as he could.
She gently pulled away and looked into his eyes again. "What you say we explore more of my ship, aye?"
Barbossa's face lit up. Finally, finally, she was going to show him the insides of her ship. Once he knew everything there was to know about the ship, he would get rid of the girl and take the ship with him. Everything was definitely going according to plan, and he liked it. He liked all of it.
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The sun slowly rose above Tortuga. Busy people filled the streets, crowding the market place outside the inn. Shops started to open one by one, and a number of ships have begun to leave the docks. Most of them filled with pirates out to pillage and plunder.
"You two!!! Wake up!!!" Jack shouted as he looked at the sleeping forms of Will and Elizabeth. Elizabeth still had her dress on as she slept comfortably on the bed. Will on the other hand, was sleeping on the floor with a pillow under his head.
He looked at Will and kicked him hard on the legs. "Wake up, boy!!!". Jack snickered inside. For so long he had wanted to get Barbossa back for what the cursed pirate had done to him. And now he had the chance to literally kick Barbossa's butt, which was now unfortunately owned by Will.
Will felt something hard hit his legs. He furrowed his eyebrows as he lazily opened his eyes. "Ooow!" He groaned. The brightness of the sun shining through the window made him shield his face.
"Come on, Will! Stand up! We've got a marriage to attend to!!!" Jack said.
Will still had his arm over his eyes. "Who's marriage?" He asked sleepily.
"YOURS!!!" Jack grabbed Will's arm and pulled him up.
Will's eyes opened wide in surprise. "WHAT?!!" He got on his feet and pulled away from Jack.
Elizabeth sat up on the bed, rubbing her eyes. "What's going on?" She asked with a sleepy tone in her voice.
Will turned towards Elizabeth,. "I'm going to get married!!" He said angrily.
Elizabeth suddenly got a surprised look on her face. "WHAT?!!!" She asked.
Jack grabbed Will's shoulder and pulled him to his direction. "You're going to get married whether you like it or not, boy!!! It's the only way for us to talk to Elena's father! He's the only one who knows about the cursed mist!"
Will gritted his teeth. "But I don't want to get married! I don't love her! Hell, I barely know her!!!"
Jack pulled Will closer. "Who said about you getting married? It's Barbossa who's going to marry her, you fool! You're in his body, remember?"
"But what if the curse doesn't get broken?! What if I end up being trapped in this body forever?!!!" Will asked worriedly.
"That's why we're going to go to her father!!! Is it just me or are you SO SLOW?!" Jack shouted angrily. He turned around and paced towards the windowsill. He crossed his arms over his chest and smiled as he leant against it.
The least he could do was to make the young man feel better about their engagement. "Ahhh...don't worry, lad. IF we get to talk to her father BEFORE the ceremony, then no one will have to marry anyone, aye?"
Jack walked towards Will and patted him on the shoulder as he made his way to the door. He reached out for the knob, but stopped before pulling the door open. He looked back at Will one last time. "You better hurry up, boy! We don't want to keep yer wife waiting now, don't we?" He winked at the young man and made his way out of the room.
Will sighed and turned around to face Elizabeth. "I'm really not going to get out of this, am I?". He said with a worried look in his face.
Elizabeth inhaled deeply as she took a step towards Will. Her eyes slowly wandered from his feet, up to his face until she was looking into his eyes. Not only had his eye color changed, but he also towered over her in his taller physique.
She didn't want to admit it to herself, but she was starting to get used to him looking like that....Though her eyes still yearned for the true face of the Will turner she'd known most of her life. She reached out and ran her hand down his once-smooth cheeks. Now all she could feel were the scars of Barbossa's past battles.
A faint smile formed on her lips as she held her gaze on his misty blue eyes. "I never thought I'd see the day that YOU, Mr. Turner, would get married --- to someone other than me." She knew it wasn't the perfect time to tell jokes, but she wanted to break the tension they were feeling at that moment.
Both of them knew that the plan might fail. And both of them knew that the curse might not be broken. And both of them knew that things might not ever be the same again. The only moment they had, was THAT moment.
Will looked back into her eyes as he slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, gently pulling her close to him. "So, you have considered marrying me before...". A soft laugh escaped his lips. Oh how he just wanted to kiss her right then and there.
He moved his face closer to hers until he could almost feel her breath against him. "Well ---" He said in a whisper. "--- Even I didn't expect to get married this soon --- and to a pirate woman at that. Heck, I'm not even going to get married in my own body. Sometimes I don't know if fate just likes playing tricks on me." He said in a joking way.
A gentle smile curled up his lips as he moved them even closer to Elizabeth's. He could feel his chest pounding as Elizabeth ran her hands on his torso. He just had to kiss her one last time before his 'marriage' to Elena.
He was about to land a kiss on her lips, when the door suddenly swung open, startling the both of them. Will quickly pulled away from Elizabeth as he saw the proud image of Elena standing in the doorway. Her brown, wavy hair laid upon her shoulders as her right hand rested upon her waist.
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TO BE CONTINUED