Chapter 4. Setting Sail, on the Black Pearl.
Screams from Elizabeth and women nearby filled the air as, Will's body fell to the ground. The mad dropped the guns and ran off.
"Will..." Elizabeth was crying. And started to scream. "Jack! Help someone help me."
The on lookers just stood there not doing anything, except form a circle around Will and Elizabeth. She ripped some material off her dress and put pressure on the wound. "It's going to be ok," She said saying through tears.
"Elizabeth," Will put a hand on her face. "I saw him... I couldn't let this... happen to you."
"Please don't talk." Elizabeth was still screaming. "Jack!"
Jack ran through the people and saw will lying there. He went to Elizabeth's side and started to help. "You," he pointed to a boy standing there. "Go get the doctor."
The boy nodded and ran off. "Will? Do you want some rum?" Of coarse Elizabeth thought give him rum that will cure everything.
Will smiled at Jack, "Remember you promised to help," he then looked to Elizabeth, "I love you." Will took one last breath and the life within him went out. Elizabeth sat there crying looking into his life less eyes. Jack shut his Will's eyes, stood up, and then pulled Elizabeth to her feet.
"He's gone lass, there's nothing more we can do," He hug her and she fainted.
Elizabeth woke she was lying in her bed at home. The events of Will dying flashed in her head. She sat straight up and saw her maid packing clothes into a trunk from her closet
"Paula!" the nurse jumped up.
"Oh! Miss you're awake its been hours now. We were afraid you died along wi..." Paula cut off short afraid Elizabeth would start crying.
"It's alright I know what you are talking about." Elizabeth got out of bed still fully clothed. "Where is he?"
"He is in the doctors home, his grave is being dug right now."
"So soon, after he is dead."
"They thought it best,"
"What are you doing with my clothes?" Elizabeth finally came back into reality.
"Mr. Sparrow said that you will be leaving with him on his boat, tomorrow and it would be best if all of us here would get things packed for you." Elizabeth remembered Jack saying he would take care of the baby, and Will saying, 'remember you promised to help'.
"What has he told my father?"
Paula's head dropped, "I'm sorry miss but your father was killed right before Will was shot.
"I...I...?" Elizabeth couldn't believe it, Both her father and her husband killed on the same day. Tears streamed down her face.
"I'm very sorry miss. Jack said that the moment you woke up that you should go downstairs to talk with him," She curtseyed and went back to packing up Elizabeth's things.
"Thank you, Paula," Elizabeth went down stairs to find Jack in the entrance hall sitting on the bottom steps. "Hello Jack."
He stood up quickly and smiled at her. "I hope you don't mind me getting things moving? I want to get out of here by tomorrow."
"Jack I want to stay here," Elizabeth wanted to stay where she and Will were last together.
"No, Will told me to look after ye, love, when we were on me ship and that's exactly what I'm goin to do. And I don' come aroun here all the time like Tortuga, so to look after ya I need ye on me ship." Elizabeth smiled at his efforts to be an actual man. "So no matter what ye say your coming with me, wither you like it or not love."
Elizabeth thought for something to say, but he interrupted her thoughts. "I am makin sure your father and Will are being buried properly."
She smiled and then went back up to her room. Paula finished with the clothes, and was now working on her jewelry. Elizabeth layed on the bed and feel asleep.
She woke up early in the morning. She was still in her clothes and her hair was all a mess. She went to the window and opened it. She could see the Black Pearl, in the clear blue seawater. She could only think of what the future would bring of being on that ship. She looked around her room, all of her things had been taken out. She sat in her chair by the window looking out into the sea like she had waiting for Will to come home. But this time she knew he wasn't coming back. The sun rose and about 7 o'clock Paula came into help Elizabeth get in new clothes and wash up.
Elizabeth went to the graveyard and saw Will's and her father's body being placed into the ground. She then made her way to the Pearl and found Jack. He helped her aboard.
"Welcome, Love, to the Black Pearl. Again I guess for ye," He smiled at her. She looked so sad and all he could do was keep smiling at her to keep her spirits at least a little bit up.
"Thank you Jack for everything," She smiled a little then kissed him on his cheek.
"Love, were on my ship again please call me Captain Jack when were not the only to people around." He smiled. "Let's show ye where you'll be sleepin."
He took her to his courtiers. Elizabeth looked around, only one queen size bed. "Jack do you think will be sleeping in the same bed?"
"I do but don't think about anything funny, you hear. I have my side you have yer's." Elizabeth noticed her trunks at the corner. "Oh! We's get ye some dressers to put yer stuff in so yer not living out of trunks."
"Thank you again." Jack nodded.
"Well got to get her outta the bay, I'll come back in an hour with some food." He left her there all alone. She looked around at the familiar room where she had stabbed Barbossa. The smell was still the same, of salt and alcohol. She found empty bottles, half empty and full bottles of rum. She smiled and thought Jack you drink so much. But then again you are a Pirate. She cleaned up a bit around the desk that had many maps of the ocean and islands and the same compass that didn't point north.
After an hour Jack came back carrying a tray of bread and some sort of meat. And a bottle of wine was in one of his hands.
"Oh let me help," Elizabeth got up from where she was sitting and grabbed the tray. "So where are we headed? Tortuga?"
He smiled, "Just for a short visit then were headed for Singapore."
Elizabeth was in shock, "You travel to more places than Tortuga?"
"Like I told ye on that god forsaken island, the Pearl is freedom, I can go anywhere I want."
Oh yes how could she have forgotten that night with Jack on that island. He was a crude man while he was drunk. But then again Elizabeth had never been around him when he hasn't been drunk.
She nodded her head and took a bit of whatever the meat was.
He poured some wine into a glass but Elizabeth then shook her head. "I would rather have some rum with no glass," Jack smiled and grabbed two bottles of rum gave her one and kept one for himself. They ate and drank and drank some more until the only light was a few lamps on board, the moon and the stars.
"Jack what all happened when you and Will were together on this last trip?" Elizabeth with all the drink in her body, still could only think about her father and Will.
Jack smiled at the question and really thought about it. "Well...we did what we always did. Drank and talked of women. Of coarse the only woman he thought of was you."
She smiled leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "Liz, you've had enough, let's get you too bed," He picked her up and carried her over to the bed. Went to one of her trunks opened it and found a nightgown.
He took off her dress and then her corset leaving her under dress on. Even though she had the under dress on he could see the shape of her well formed body, he put on her nightdress and layed her in bed, before emotions took over him and did something he would regret doing so soon. He took off his boats and shirt and climbed into bed, he could hear the water against the hull and the crew singing songs. The last thing he remembered before he fell asleep was "Drink up me hearties yo, ho."
Screams from Elizabeth and women nearby filled the air as, Will's body fell to the ground. The mad dropped the guns and ran off.
"Will..." Elizabeth was crying. And started to scream. "Jack! Help someone help me."
The on lookers just stood there not doing anything, except form a circle around Will and Elizabeth. She ripped some material off her dress and put pressure on the wound. "It's going to be ok," She said saying through tears.
"Elizabeth," Will put a hand on her face. "I saw him... I couldn't let this... happen to you."
"Please don't talk." Elizabeth was still screaming. "Jack!"
Jack ran through the people and saw will lying there. He went to Elizabeth's side and started to help. "You," he pointed to a boy standing there. "Go get the doctor."
The boy nodded and ran off. "Will? Do you want some rum?" Of coarse Elizabeth thought give him rum that will cure everything.
Will smiled at Jack, "Remember you promised to help," he then looked to Elizabeth, "I love you." Will took one last breath and the life within him went out. Elizabeth sat there crying looking into his life less eyes. Jack shut his Will's eyes, stood up, and then pulled Elizabeth to her feet.
"He's gone lass, there's nothing more we can do," He hug her and she fainted.
Elizabeth woke she was lying in her bed at home. The events of Will dying flashed in her head. She sat straight up and saw her maid packing clothes into a trunk from her closet
"Paula!" the nurse jumped up.
"Oh! Miss you're awake its been hours now. We were afraid you died along wi..." Paula cut off short afraid Elizabeth would start crying.
"It's alright I know what you are talking about." Elizabeth got out of bed still fully clothed. "Where is he?"
"He is in the doctors home, his grave is being dug right now."
"So soon, after he is dead."
"They thought it best,"
"What are you doing with my clothes?" Elizabeth finally came back into reality.
"Mr. Sparrow said that you will be leaving with him on his boat, tomorrow and it would be best if all of us here would get things packed for you." Elizabeth remembered Jack saying he would take care of the baby, and Will saying, 'remember you promised to help'.
"What has he told my father?"
Paula's head dropped, "I'm sorry miss but your father was killed right before Will was shot.
"I...I...?" Elizabeth couldn't believe it, Both her father and her husband killed on the same day. Tears streamed down her face.
"I'm very sorry miss. Jack said that the moment you woke up that you should go downstairs to talk with him," She curtseyed and went back to packing up Elizabeth's things.
"Thank you, Paula," Elizabeth went down stairs to find Jack in the entrance hall sitting on the bottom steps. "Hello Jack."
He stood up quickly and smiled at her. "I hope you don't mind me getting things moving? I want to get out of here by tomorrow."
"Jack I want to stay here," Elizabeth wanted to stay where she and Will were last together.
"No, Will told me to look after ye, love, when we were on me ship and that's exactly what I'm goin to do. And I don' come aroun here all the time like Tortuga, so to look after ya I need ye on me ship." Elizabeth smiled at his efforts to be an actual man. "So no matter what ye say your coming with me, wither you like it or not love."
Elizabeth thought for something to say, but he interrupted her thoughts. "I am makin sure your father and Will are being buried properly."
She smiled and then went back up to her room. Paula finished with the clothes, and was now working on her jewelry. Elizabeth layed on the bed and feel asleep.
She woke up early in the morning. She was still in her clothes and her hair was all a mess. She went to the window and opened it. She could see the Black Pearl, in the clear blue seawater. She could only think of what the future would bring of being on that ship. She looked around her room, all of her things had been taken out. She sat in her chair by the window looking out into the sea like she had waiting for Will to come home. But this time she knew he wasn't coming back. The sun rose and about 7 o'clock Paula came into help Elizabeth get in new clothes and wash up.
Elizabeth went to the graveyard and saw Will's and her father's body being placed into the ground. She then made her way to the Pearl and found Jack. He helped her aboard.
"Welcome, Love, to the Black Pearl. Again I guess for ye," He smiled at her. She looked so sad and all he could do was keep smiling at her to keep her spirits at least a little bit up.
"Thank you Jack for everything," She smiled a little then kissed him on his cheek.
"Love, were on my ship again please call me Captain Jack when were not the only to people around." He smiled. "Let's show ye where you'll be sleepin."
He took her to his courtiers. Elizabeth looked around, only one queen size bed. "Jack do you think will be sleeping in the same bed?"
"I do but don't think about anything funny, you hear. I have my side you have yer's." Elizabeth noticed her trunks at the corner. "Oh! We's get ye some dressers to put yer stuff in so yer not living out of trunks."
"Thank you again." Jack nodded.
"Well got to get her outta the bay, I'll come back in an hour with some food." He left her there all alone. She looked around at the familiar room where she had stabbed Barbossa. The smell was still the same, of salt and alcohol. She found empty bottles, half empty and full bottles of rum. She smiled and thought Jack you drink so much. But then again you are a Pirate. She cleaned up a bit around the desk that had many maps of the ocean and islands and the same compass that didn't point north.
After an hour Jack came back carrying a tray of bread and some sort of meat. And a bottle of wine was in one of his hands.
"Oh let me help," Elizabeth got up from where she was sitting and grabbed the tray. "So where are we headed? Tortuga?"
He smiled, "Just for a short visit then were headed for Singapore."
Elizabeth was in shock, "You travel to more places than Tortuga?"
"Like I told ye on that god forsaken island, the Pearl is freedom, I can go anywhere I want."
Oh yes how could she have forgotten that night with Jack on that island. He was a crude man while he was drunk. But then again Elizabeth had never been around him when he hasn't been drunk.
She nodded her head and took a bit of whatever the meat was.
He poured some wine into a glass but Elizabeth then shook her head. "I would rather have some rum with no glass," Jack smiled and grabbed two bottles of rum gave her one and kept one for himself. They ate and drank and drank some more until the only light was a few lamps on board, the moon and the stars.
"Jack what all happened when you and Will were together on this last trip?" Elizabeth with all the drink in her body, still could only think about her father and Will.
Jack smiled at the question and really thought about it. "Well...we did what we always did. Drank and talked of women. Of coarse the only woman he thought of was you."
She smiled leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "Liz, you've had enough, let's get you too bed," He picked her up and carried her over to the bed. Went to one of her trunks opened it and found a nightgown.
He took off her dress and then her corset leaving her under dress on. Even though she had the under dress on he could see the shape of her well formed body, he put on her nightdress and layed her in bed, before emotions took over him and did something he would regret doing so soon. He took off his boats and shirt and climbed into bed, he could hear the water against the hull and the crew singing songs. The last thing he remembered before he fell asleep was "Drink up me hearties yo, ho."