Pirates of the Caribbean – Feelings Too Deep To Admit To You
By Princess-Pirate
Email: lziceprincessyahoo.co.uk
Summary: Pirates of the Caribbean turns 21st Century. Will, Lizzie, Jack and the rest of the POTC crew are all College students in my modern day story of their lives. The story tells the tale of what love can do to people if it is kept a secret for too long. It is completely different and is in no way linked to the 16th century movie.
Pairings: Will / Estrella, Jack / Anamaria, James / Elizabeth as well as other characters. Later Will (?) / Elizabeth, James / Estrella.
Disclaimer: All the characters, ships, and places in the Caribbean belong to Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (I wish). Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.Warning: Rating will go up for blood, gore and suicide. Beware also for plotting and backstabbing galore.
A/N: Please read and let me know what you think. Reviews and ideas on coming chapters are most welcome.
Chapter 5 – Lost In Limbo
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Winston Memorial Hospital
10:45 am
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Are you okay Jack?" Anamaria asked the closed toilet door as she heard Jack vomiting once again. Soon after the toilet flushed and a very pale Jack opened the door.
"I'm fine Ana" Jack said as he looked at her and smiled "Just got a little carried away there. You know I don't like needles and that kind of stuff."
Anamaria nodded and gave Jack a hug. "Let's get back to Will" she said "Elizabeth's sitting with him at the moment and Will's father is finishing the needed paperwork.
Jack nodded and allowed Anamaria to slip her arm around his waist and lead him back to his friend's room.
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"Will" a gentle voice made him open his eyes and glance around.
In front of him stood a woman of about forty with blue eyes and curly brown-blonde hair.
"Mommy" he whispered and she smiled at him.
"Hello William" she said as she gave him a hand and helped him to his feet.
"Where am I? What…" he started and then remembered. Bright lights and then the face of another man as a car came steaming towards them. Then there was a hard bang and everything went black. Looking around he closed his eyes and then opened them again.
"No sweet Will" his mother chuckled "You're not dead. This plain is known as limbo."
"Limbo?" Will asked confused.
"This is the space between life and death love," his mother said as she took his hand and led him around. "You have been given a choice. You can stay here and be with me forever or go back to your life on earth. However, I need to show you something before you choose."
"I don't care" Will said, "I missed you so much." He threw his arms around her waist and hugged her tight. "I want to stay and be with you for always. I don't want to be hurt or cry myself to sleep at night. I need to be with you mom."
Mary Anne Tuner smiled as she held her hand out to him and led him towards a light.
"Look Will," she said as she looked into the pool of water falling from a beautiful waterfall "Look before you make your decision."
Will went down on his knees and looked into the water. He gasped when he saw someone in a hospital bed with Elizabeth at their side. Then he remembered and nearly fainted from shock.
That was him, lying immobile on a hospital bed covered in bruises, tubes and wires. Elizabeth was sleeping, her head resting next to his hand.
"What?" he asked as he looked at his mother.
"You're seeing what's happening around you at the moment. You were in the crash and now you're in the Intensive Care Unit in hospital. Jack left the room with Anamaria and your father but they'll be back shortly. Elizabeth hasn't left your side since they were allowed to see you."
"Where's Estrella?" Will whispered and tried to look for her in the room.
"She's resting" his mother replied "The shock was a little to much for her. She'll be up and about by tomorrow."
"I love her you know" Will whispered as he moved his hand over Elizabeth's form "I loved her all my love."
"I know son," his mother said as she sat down next to him "That's why you need to make this choice. You can leave them and break Elizabeth's and your friends' hearts or you could go back and patch everything up and telling Elizabeth what she means to you."
Will nodded and saw Elizabeth stirring from her sleep. He swallowed hard when he saw the tears falling down her cheeks as she picked up his hand and brought it to her lips, placing a gentle kiss on his fingers.
"Please Will" he heard her voice in his mind "Please come back to me. I never told you this because I always had my stupid, damn pride. I love you and I'll never make the mistake of letting you go again. Please come back to me Will."
Will looked at his mother and she smiled.
"She's been telling you to hold on and to not give up the past three hours and she kept thinking what she would do if you left her. She loves you Will and she's ready to make that decision of giving her heart to you and you alone. What you do from now on is up to you."
"I know mother" Will said as he nodded. He sat thinking for a while before getting up and placing his hand in hers, allowing her to lead him into his newly chosen life.
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Winston Memorial Hospital
16:45 PM
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"How is he doing?" Jack asked as he walked over to Will's side. He, Anamaria and Will's father had gone home to get some rest but Elizabeth refused to leave and said that someone needed to look out after Will.
He's still the same" Elizabeth said, "The doctors say it may be some time before he regains consciousness."
"He looks so peaceful," Anamaria said as she wiped a lock of hair from Will's face.
"That's all the medicine in him," Bill said as he came into the room "They've pumped him full of pain medication and he's also been sedated. Doctor Peterson is worried about his concussion. It's going to take a while to heal from it."
Elizabeth nodded and squeezed Will's hand. "Don't give up my love" she whispered as she looked out of the window at the ocean. Will loved the ocean and they would always go ride their horses along the seaside when they were younger. Oh, how she wished they could still be so small and carefree.
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"It's so peaceful here" Will said as he rested his head in his mother's lap. He felt content to be with her and wanted it to last forever.
"That's what makes the afterlife another journey," she said. "When those close to you don't want to let you go you are left to dwell in sadness forever."
"Was it hard to leave me and dad?" Will asked as he looked up at her.
"Extremely" she said "When my soul left my body and I was to make my choice I couldn't forget your face at my bedside. But when you said 'I love you mommy. We'll see each other again' I knew that you had made peace and then I could go on and live my next life."
"My choice was hard" Will said "But I'm glad I made it. Leaving is hard but staying is harder."
"You're heart will mend soon enough" his mother said and kissed him on his forehead. "Now get some rest. As soon as you wake up, you'll be able to enjoy your new life with a new found sense of peace and energy."
"I love you mommy" Will whispered as he closed his eyes.
"Love you too son" she said, "I'll be with you when you wake up. Remember, Death Is Only The Beginning."
"A new beginning" Will sighed as he fell asleep in his mother's lap.
A/N – Hope you liked the chapter. I hope I did the whole limbo thing of Will right. Please tell me if I did something wrong, I really want it to be right.
Special thanx to my reviewers: (",)
Bluekrystal1 – Glad you liked it. I promise to update as soon as possible and as frequently as I can.
mellowyellow36 – Sorry about the cliffie but I needed to keep your guys' attention. I'm so glad that you like my "evil" Norrington. Everyone always bitches when you make him the big bad guy.
Riddle-Me-That – I promise that Will and Elizabeth will be getting real close soon, as you saw what Will told his mother about his feelings.