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Py: *yawns* Ok, I'm up, let's write this thing.
Sess: You're such a procrastinator- why do you have to do this so early on a Saturday?
Py: Shut up. You know, if I'd gotten up any earlier to write this, so would you.
Sess; Point taken. Remember, last time you got over 200 reviews and you still need to recognize that.
Py: Oh yeah. *brightens up* THANK YOU MY LOYAL REVIEWERS! *throws confetti and chocolate chips in the air*
Sess: *rolls eyes and brushes confetti out of his hair* Py doesn't own anything.
Py: Not true! *stops and points to Sess* I own your soul! Bwa ha ha!
Sess: O.o'
Slightly Hazy
Chapter 19: No excuses
"I said I was sorry." Will says for the fiftieth time as you glare at him from your spot in the cell you share.
"Well, it'll take a lot more than an 'I'm sorry' to get me to forgive you for your idiocy, Will." You say sharply, the vision of Jack diving off the plank replaying in your head as you tear the bottom of your shirt and hold it against your bleeding collar.
"I swear, I didn't see you." Will says looking up at you with puppy eyes, and you respond by rolling your own.
"See me? Besides the fact that you sentenced all of us to slow and painful deaths, that's not what I'm mad about." You say as you turn to face Will. "I can't believe that you believed that Jack an' I would betray you! You bloody left us to die on the Isle de Muerta! Did you actually think that Jack was cold-hearted enough to trade you for the Pearl?"
Will just turns his head to the side, avoiding your eyes.
"Even if Jack was heartless enough to do that," You say, continuing your angry tirade. "You didn't even stop to realize that, even though he'd get the Pearl, trading you would mean that his adversary would get what he'd wanted from the beginning. You should have at least realized that if Jack had no honor code that his sense of revenge wouldn't allow that."
"Lass," Gibbs calls from the cell across from yours. "Don't be so harsh on the lad, he's only a kid."
"Only a kid?" You say quietly, looking up at Gibbs. "He's nineteen, he should 'ave been taught long before now to take responsibility for his actions."
"Come on," Gibbs says, looking down at Will's crushed expression. "Everybody's done things they regret when they were that age, haven't you?"
"That's impossible," You say quietly. "Seeing as I'm only eighteen."
"What?" Will cries out, sitting up and looking intently at you. "It's not possible."
"Really? Jacque and I are the same age." You say, looking down at him. "So there's no reason to forgive your mistakes on account of your age, seeing as you wouldn't grant me the same courtesy."
"Does Jack know this?" Gibbs asks and you turn your head to look at his shadowed face.
"Probably not." You say simply. "But I doubt that he'd change his opinion of me on account of that."
"Your right." Will says resolutely. "There's no excuse for my actions."
"Aye," You say looking down at Will, who looks as if he's waiting on the executioner's block. "Now that ye've realized that, we can start planin' a way to get out of here."
"Wha-?" Will starts, but is cut off by the sound of heavy footfalls on the stairs.
Immediately wary, you turn to the foot of the stairs where you see two unfamiliar pirates step down and jangle the keys in their hands as they approach your cell.
"'Ello poppett." One says as he runs his eyes up and down your figure.
Suppressing a shudder, you stiffen your posture slightly and crack your knuckles.
"I'm no poppett, you poxey* bilge-rat!" You say and spit at his face.
"We've a fiery one here." The other says with a laugh and you glare at him. "Let's get her out onto the deck."
You feel your eves widen before you relax your face into an indifferent mask. The first pirate unlocks the door while the second holds his pistol to Will's temple.
"Don't even think that I won't kill ye." He says to Will with a sneer. "I've got this bottle fer yer blood should I feel the need to pull the trigger. So don't be tryin' anything funny."
They other pirate roughly pulls you out of the cell and slams the door behind him. Quickly, you slam your elbow into his face, smirking as you hear a bone crunch and knock him to the ground. Turning to the other one, you find yourself looking crosseyed at the barrel of a pistol.
"The Cap'n said ye'd pull somethin' like that." He says with a sneer as the pirate behind you gets to his feet and roughly grabs your wrists, swiftly locking them in a pair of irons. "He also said to warn ye that if ye try it again, he'd make yer stay more unpleasant than hell itself."
You continue to glare at the pirates as they shove you towards the stairs.
"Move it."
*
"I don't see what her problem is." Jack says to Jacque as he watches Elizabeth stomp off before taking another drink of his rum.
"She's never been one for rum." Jacque says simply as she takes a sip of her rum as well. "Drink up me hearties yo ho."
"What was that?" Jack says, turning to face Jacque with a curious expression on his face.
"Oh, just a song that I learned from Elizabeth when she thought that it'd be exciting to meet a pirate." Jacque says, shrugging.
"Can you sing the rest of it?" Jack asks and Jacque shakes her head. "Oh, come on. We've got the time."
"Oh fine then." Jacque says, taking another sip of her rum and looking out past the bonfire to the ocean.
"Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me.
We pillage and plunder, we rifle and loot,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Maraud and embezzle and even high jack,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me.
We kindle and char and inflame and ignite,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We burn up the city we're really a fright,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're Villains and knaves, drink up me Hearties, Yo Ho.
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad Eggs, drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well Cads, drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies 'n dads,
Drink up me hearties Yo Ho.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me."
"I love that song!" Jack proclaims when she's finished and he stands up, pulling Jacque up as well, and pulls her to the bonfire. "Sing it again!"
Jacque complied, and she and Jack sang the song over and over, relishing in it's carefree nature as they leap and twirl around the bonfire.
"Really Bad Eggs!" Jack proclaims as he spins a final time before collapsing in the sand.
Jacque comes to sit down next to him as he takes another gulp of rum.
"When II get the Pearl back," He says with a slight slur. "I'm gonna teach it to the whole crew an' we'll sing it all the time!"
"And you'll be positively the most fearsome pirate in the Spanish main!" Jacque says with a giggle.
"Not just the Spanish main, love, the entire ocean, the entire world." Jack proclaims as he stares wistfully at the horizon. "Wherever we want to go, we'll go, that's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails that's what a ship needs but what a ship is...what the Black Pearl really is...is freedom."
"Jack," Jacque says as she looks at the horizon as well. "It's really terrible being stuck out here like this."
"Oh yes," Jack says as he slips his arm around Jacque's shoulder. "But the company is infinitely better that last time, I think. And the scenery has definitely improved."
"Mr. Sparrow!" Elizabeth exclaims as she stomps up to the two. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Yes Jack," Jacque says, slipping his arm off. "I don't believe that Elizabeth or II have had enough rum to allow that kind of talk. Lizzy especially."
"I know exactly what you mean, love." Jack says as he grins cheekily as Elizabeth sits down on the other side of Jacque.
"Here." Jacque says, handing Elizabeth her forgotten bottle of rum, which she reluctantly opens.
"To freedom." Elizabeth proclaims, holding her bottle in the air for a toast.
"To adventure." Jacque says, remembering that was what got you two into this mess.
"To the Black Pearl." Jack says, clinking his bottle to theirs and then draining it of its contents, and collapsing in the sand.
Elizabeth rolls her eyes in disgust as she looks down at Jack while Jacque laughs softly.
"Elizabeth," Jacque says, getting up and dusting herself off as she notices the pink tinge to the horizon. "Come help me, we're going to get off this island today."
*
A/N: Ok, so that wasn't as long as usual, but my relatives are comin' over so I've gotta go clean. What fun.
*** Sess: *walks up with big book in his hands* poxey refers to one who is diseased, and/or scarred form a disease, such as scars from chicken pox or scarlet fever.
Oh, by the way, I know that in the movie Elizabeth and Will are older than they are in my fic, but 'cause I didn't want you and Jacque to have to wait around for four years, Elizabeth is eighteen, as well as you and Jacque, while Will is nineteen. 'Cause I say so with my awesome authoress powers!
Review Responses:
Bluelady198: Thanks for the forgiveness- everyone's entitled to be tired and lazy every now and then...
Twisted: Thanks, I hope that you're no longer confused, although Jacque did have lines before the cellar part, they were Elizabeth's lines from the movie, I think.
elrohir lover: Thanks. I'm sorry, but it's a strict rule of mine not to lend Sess to anyone for any period of time (see the author's notes for chaps 7-9) I will, however, send you these pics of Sess in his Cap'n Maru outfit and his swim trunks *hands over pics* Hope that'll placate your girlfriend.
Ayashe: You think you know what I'm building up to? Hm, I hope I'm not that predictable, especially since I have no clue how I'm going to end this...
ChaoticLightningStorm: Thanks. Hopefully you'll continue to review.
ChaosLightning13: Thanks! Ok, you can team up with CastlesInTheAir and I on our quest to steal PotC! Oh, and since I am the all-powerful authoress, it's not possible to watch PotC seven times in a night! Sorry, but the votes are in an' Jacque's getting' Will! I agree, insanity is NOT an insult... than again, all my friends have declared me as such anyways. Yeah, "Salvation is nigh." I really appreciate that you took the time to review as you read the story.
Bonnie Lass: Thanks. Yes, Sess in his bathing suit is very nice *drools*
QueenOfCurls: Hey Jac, are you actually threatening me? *Eyes begin to tear* I'm so proud of you! I'll make you evil yet!
Lady Skywalker: I guess that the previous chapter would be one of the shortest that I've read in a long time too. Sorry.
Kurama13: Thanks, I know- I love that fact that Jack shows his fear for "you" and that Jacque recognized it. Now, if only "you" can as well...
Misty Addams: Thanks- I really couldn't avoid a short chapter without waitin' a week to update.
Tailfeather: Thanks. Iit's always great to hear that people think that this fic is worth wasting their time on. I try to update every week, so I hope that's ok with you!
Pirate Girl: Thanks, was this fast enough?
SleepingBeauty1988: Thanks for the support, I will try to put more in the next chappie.
DaydreamBeliever14: Thanks. Florida? Lucky. I don't have spring break till Aapril 9th an' I'm not goin' anywhere! *pouts*
CastlesInTheAir: Thanks, I agree that I'd rather update a short chappie an' let you all know that I'm still alive than skip a week an' let you hang in suspense.
She-hobbit: Thanks, you did get to see some of the you an' Will on the pearl stuff, but I don't want to write it all at once.
RK9: Thanks. Ambiguous death threats? What fun ^.~
GaladVende: Thanks, I know that I'm not very descriptive, but I'll try to work on that.
THANK YOU ALL FOR REVIEWING AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO!
Py: *yawns* Ok, I'm up, let's write this thing.
Sess: You're such a procrastinator- why do you have to do this so early on a Saturday?
Py: Shut up. You know, if I'd gotten up any earlier to write this, so would you.
Sess; Point taken. Remember, last time you got over 200 reviews and you still need to recognize that.
Py: Oh yeah. *brightens up* THANK YOU MY LOYAL REVIEWERS! *throws confetti and chocolate chips in the air*
Sess: *rolls eyes and brushes confetti out of his hair* Py doesn't own anything.
Py: Not true! *stops and points to Sess* I own your soul! Bwa ha ha!
Sess: O.o'
Slightly Hazy
Chapter 19: No excuses
"I said I was sorry." Will says for the fiftieth time as you glare at him from your spot in the cell you share.
"Well, it'll take a lot more than an 'I'm sorry' to get me to forgive you for your idiocy, Will." You say sharply, the vision of Jack diving off the plank replaying in your head as you tear the bottom of your shirt and hold it against your bleeding collar.
"I swear, I didn't see you." Will says looking up at you with puppy eyes, and you respond by rolling your own.
"See me? Besides the fact that you sentenced all of us to slow and painful deaths, that's not what I'm mad about." You say as you turn to face Will. "I can't believe that you believed that Jack an' I would betray you! You bloody left us to die on the Isle de Muerta! Did you actually think that Jack was cold-hearted enough to trade you for the Pearl?"
Will just turns his head to the side, avoiding your eyes.
"Even if Jack was heartless enough to do that," You say, continuing your angry tirade. "You didn't even stop to realize that, even though he'd get the Pearl, trading you would mean that his adversary would get what he'd wanted from the beginning. You should have at least realized that if Jack had no honor code that his sense of revenge wouldn't allow that."
"Lass," Gibbs calls from the cell across from yours. "Don't be so harsh on the lad, he's only a kid."
"Only a kid?" You say quietly, looking up at Gibbs. "He's nineteen, he should 'ave been taught long before now to take responsibility for his actions."
"Come on," Gibbs says, looking down at Will's crushed expression. "Everybody's done things they regret when they were that age, haven't you?"
"That's impossible," You say quietly. "Seeing as I'm only eighteen."
"What?" Will cries out, sitting up and looking intently at you. "It's not possible."
"Really? Jacque and I are the same age." You say, looking down at him. "So there's no reason to forgive your mistakes on account of your age, seeing as you wouldn't grant me the same courtesy."
"Does Jack know this?" Gibbs asks and you turn your head to look at his shadowed face.
"Probably not." You say simply. "But I doubt that he'd change his opinion of me on account of that."
"Your right." Will says resolutely. "There's no excuse for my actions."
"Aye," You say looking down at Will, who looks as if he's waiting on the executioner's block. "Now that ye've realized that, we can start planin' a way to get out of here."
"Wha-?" Will starts, but is cut off by the sound of heavy footfalls on the stairs.
Immediately wary, you turn to the foot of the stairs where you see two unfamiliar pirates step down and jangle the keys in their hands as they approach your cell.
"'Ello poppett." One says as he runs his eyes up and down your figure.
Suppressing a shudder, you stiffen your posture slightly and crack your knuckles.
"I'm no poppett, you poxey* bilge-rat!" You say and spit at his face.
"We've a fiery one here." The other says with a laugh and you glare at him. "Let's get her out onto the deck."
You feel your eves widen before you relax your face into an indifferent mask. The first pirate unlocks the door while the second holds his pistol to Will's temple.
"Don't even think that I won't kill ye." He says to Will with a sneer. "I've got this bottle fer yer blood should I feel the need to pull the trigger. So don't be tryin' anything funny."
They other pirate roughly pulls you out of the cell and slams the door behind him. Quickly, you slam your elbow into his face, smirking as you hear a bone crunch and knock him to the ground. Turning to the other one, you find yourself looking crosseyed at the barrel of a pistol.
"The Cap'n said ye'd pull somethin' like that." He says with a sneer as the pirate behind you gets to his feet and roughly grabs your wrists, swiftly locking them in a pair of irons. "He also said to warn ye that if ye try it again, he'd make yer stay more unpleasant than hell itself."
You continue to glare at the pirates as they shove you towards the stairs.
"Move it."
*
"I don't see what her problem is." Jack says to Jacque as he watches Elizabeth stomp off before taking another drink of his rum.
"She's never been one for rum." Jacque says simply as she takes a sip of her rum as well. "Drink up me hearties yo ho."
"What was that?" Jack says, turning to face Jacque with a curious expression on his face.
"Oh, just a song that I learned from Elizabeth when she thought that it'd be exciting to meet a pirate." Jacque says, shrugging.
"Can you sing the rest of it?" Jack asks and Jacque shakes her head. "Oh, come on. We've got the time."
"Oh fine then." Jacque says, taking another sip of her rum and looking out past the bonfire to the ocean.
"Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me.
We pillage and plunder, we rifle and loot,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Maraud and embezzle and even high jack,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me.
We kindle and char and inflame and ignite,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We burn up the city we're really a fright,
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're Villains and knaves, drink up me Hearties, Yo Ho.
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad Eggs, drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well Cads, drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies 'n dads,
Drink up me hearties Yo Ho.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me."
"I love that song!" Jack proclaims when she's finished and he stands up, pulling Jacque up as well, and pulls her to the bonfire. "Sing it again!"
Jacque complied, and she and Jack sang the song over and over, relishing in it's carefree nature as they leap and twirl around the bonfire.
"Really Bad Eggs!" Jack proclaims as he spins a final time before collapsing in the sand.
Jacque comes to sit down next to him as he takes another gulp of rum.
"When II get the Pearl back," He says with a slight slur. "I'm gonna teach it to the whole crew an' we'll sing it all the time!"
"And you'll be positively the most fearsome pirate in the Spanish main!" Jacque says with a giggle.
"Not just the Spanish main, love, the entire ocean, the entire world." Jack proclaims as he stares wistfully at the horizon. "Wherever we want to go, we'll go, that's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails that's what a ship needs but what a ship is...what the Black Pearl really is...is freedom."
"Jack," Jacque says as she looks at the horizon as well. "It's really terrible being stuck out here like this."
"Oh yes," Jack says as he slips his arm around Jacque's shoulder. "But the company is infinitely better that last time, I think. And the scenery has definitely improved."
"Mr. Sparrow!" Elizabeth exclaims as she stomps up to the two. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Yes Jack," Jacque says, slipping his arm off. "I don't believe that Elizabeth or II have had enough rum to allow that kind of talk. Lizzy especially."
"I know exactly what you mean, love." Jack says as he grins cheekily as Elizabeth sits down on the other side of Jacque.
"Here." Jacque says, handing Elizabeth her forgotten bottle of rum, which she reluctantly opens.
"To freedom." Elizabeth proclaims, holding her bottle in the air for a toast.
"To adventure." Jacque says, remembering that was what got you two into this mess.
"To the Black Pearl." Jack says, clinking his bottle to theirs and then draining it of its contents, and collapsing in the sand.
Elizabeth rolls her eyes in disgust as she looks down at Jack while Jacque laughs softly.
"Elizabeth," Jacque says, getting up and dusting herself off as she notices the pink tinge to the horizon. "Come help me, we're going to get off this island today."
*
A/N: Ok, so that wasn't as long as usual, but my relatives are comin' over so I've gotta go clean. What fun.
*** Sess: *walks up with big book in his hands* poxey refers to one who is diseased, and/or scarred form a disease, such as scars from chicken pox or scarlet fever.
Oh, by the way, I know that in the movie Elizabeth and Will are older than they are in my fic, but 'cause I didn't want you and Jacque to have to wait around for four years, Elizabeth is eighteen, as well as you and Jacque, while Will is nineteen. 'Cause I say so with my awesome authoress powers!
Review Responses:
Bluelady198: Thanks for the forgiveness- everyone's entitled to be tired and lazy every now and then...
Twisted: Thanks, I hope that you're no longer confused, although Jacque did have lines before the cellar part, they were Elizabeth's lines from the movie, I think.
elrohir lover: Thanks. I'm sorry, but it's a strict rule of mine not to lend Sess to anyone for any period of time (see the author's notes for chaps 7-9) I will, however, send you these pics of Sess in his Cap'n Maru outfit and his swim trunks *hands over pics* Hope that'll placate your girlfriend.
Ayashe: You think you know what I'm building up to? Hm, I hope I'm not that predictable, especially since I have no clue how I'm going to end this...
ChaoticLightningStorm: Thanks. Hopefully you'll continue to review.
ChaosLightning13: Thanks! Ok, you can team up with CastlesInTheAir and I on our quest to steal PotC! Oh, and since I am the all-powerful authoress, it's not possible to watch PotC seven times in a night! Sorry, but the votes are in an' Jacque's getting' Will! I agree, insanity is NOT an insult... than again, all my friends have declared me as such anyways. Yeah, "Salvation is nigh." I really appreciate that you took the time to review as you read the story.
Bonnie Lass: Thanks. Yes, Sess in his bathing suit is very nice *drools*
QueenOfCurls: Hey Jac, are you actually threatening me? *Eyes begin to tear* I'm so proud of you! I'll make you evil yet!
Lady Skywalker: I guess that the previous chapter would be one of the shortest that I've read in a long time too. Sorry.
Kurama13: Thanks, I know- I love that fact that Jack shows his fear for "you" and that Jacque recognized it. Now, if only "you" can as well...
Misty Addams: Thanks- I really couldn't avoid a short chapter without waitin' a week to update.
Tailfeather: Thanks. Iit's always great to hear that people think that this fic is worth wasting their time on. I try to update every week, so I hope that's ok with you!
Pirate Girl: Thanks, was this fast enough?
SleepingBeauty1988: Thanks for the support, I will try to put more in the next chappie.
DaydreamBeliever14: Thanks. Florida? Lucky. I don't have spring break till Aapril 9th an' I'm not goin' anywhere! *pouts*
CastlesInTheAir: Thanks, I agree that I'd rather update a short chappie an' let you all know that I'm still alive than skip a week an' let you hang in suspense.
She-hobbit: Thanks, you did get to see some of the you an' Will on the pearl stuff, but I don't want to write it all at once.
RK9: Thanks. Ambiguous death threats? What fun ^.~
GaladVende: Thanks, I know that I'm not very descriptive, but I'll try to work on that.
THANK YOU ALL FOR REVIEWING AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO!