A/N: Thanks to my lovely reviewers….Well for those of you who read the original this part is completely redone…well enjoy...
Disclaimer: No, I don't own POTC
Sugar coated lies: Thing with that is that Jack was marooned before Bootstrap got a hold of that. Kali was unconscious for two days, so it is possible that they stopped within the time she was out, because in the movie they never actually have a set distance between the island where Jack was marooned and the island where the gold was found. Thanks for the review.
Circle of Lies…
"I love you father….I will do my best to make you proud…" She finished just a tear rolled down her cheek. That is when she saw a passing merchant ship and swam towards it….
Chapter 1- Who are you?
Twelve years later…
The captain of the Lady Deceit laid washed up on an island in the middle of the ocean. Moaning, she rolled on to her back, everything was blurry and her world was spinning; slowly she sat up. It was then she took in the sight of the small island and the water lapping up at her feet, she thought she could hear the voices of men but was unsure. She had no idea how long she'd been here. Once more, she moaned, and collapsed unconscious to the sand.
"You Gibbs!"
"Aye, cap'in?"
"Get together a few men an' follow me!" He turned to the rest of his crew "The rest o' ye stay with the ship!" Gibbs nodded and left to follow his captains' orders.
The small group of four men rowed to shore in a small boat. As they beached it Gibbs said "Captain, It's prolly jus' a piece a' drift wood…"
"Aye Gibbs, but drift wood don' move."
"Aye."
Slowly they approached the form that lay on the beach. Gibbs looked up at his captain. "T'is a woman."
"Aye." He knelt down by her "Well she's still breathin'"
"Your not seriously suggestin' that—" He watched astonished as his captain picked up the unconscious woman. "Ye know its mighty bad luck ta bring a woman aboard, sir."
"I ain' jus' gonna leave'er 'ere ta die an' I thin' I know her from somewhere." With that he turned and headed back to the row boat.
Dinner that night…
The dark wood walls of the ship reflected the beautiful colors of the setting sun. The captain sat eating with his long time friend Gibbs.
"I still don' know why ye brough' that woman aboard, speakin' of 'er where is she?" His captain took a swig of rum and said:
"She be in me cabin, still out…I think she had been on tha' island fer at least a few days, some 'ow I thin' I know 'er—" Suddenly the door from his room opened and she came stumbling in. She looked dazed as she watched the two men spring from their chairs.
"W-where am I—wh-who are ye?" They looked at her as she swayed trying to stand.
"I be Captain Jack Sparrow an' ye be on me Pearl." Her eyes widened, and she breathlessly stuttered:
"J-Jack?—the P-Pearl?—but it's not—" Before she could finish her world went black and she started to fall forward.
"SHIT!" Jack ran and caught her before she hit the ground.
Two days past without any change in her condition, she remained unconscious. Gibbs and Jack did the best they could to patch the large gash on her lower abdomen.
She jolted awake, with no clue of where she was, she instinctively reached for her cutlass, but it was nowhere to be found. She jumped from the bed and grabbed the nearest weapon she could find; a pistol. She cocked it and pointed it towards the door just as someone came through it.
"You're awake…SHIT!" He jumped back behind the door as a shot rang out. "Ye almos' hit me!" He came back into the room with his hands up. "STOP! Please don' bloody shoot me! Now, can I please 'ave that?"
"Only if ye tell me where the 'ell I am an' who the 'ell ye are!" He looked at her a moment then said in an exasperated tone.
"Maybe ye'll remember this time! I be Captain Jack Sparrow, an' ye be on me Pearl!" He watched her eyes widen in realization and nearly loose her grip on the pistol.
"J-Jack?"
"Captain! Captain Jack!" Slowly she lowered the pistol and placed it on the floor. Kicking it to him, she asked:
"Do ye not know who I am?"
"Why?" He cocked an eyebrow "You weren't a whore were ye?" Trying to find some explanation for why he recognized her.
"Hell NO!" Her anger taking over she spat the name she had grown accustom to over the last ten years. "I'm Captain Kay, an' I woul' never reduce me self to tha'!" Jack looked at her with a small smirk playing his lips.
"Captain of the Lady Deceit, ha… I dought tha' the secon' fastest ship after me Pearl would be captained by a woman!"
"Ye dought me, Jack?" She took a deep breath and sighed, still not sure what to think of this… "Would it help if I told ye tha' me real name was Kali?" His smirk faded….he now understood why he recognized her. He watched her for a moment; she had grown into a beautiful woman.
"Kali? How's it possible…."
In a flurry of emotion Kali fell to her knees, Jack thinking she was going to pass out again, knelt down in front of her. "Kali?" he whispered. She looked up at him and, in the same gentle way as she did all those years ago, she placed her hand on his cheek and traced his chin. He closed his eyes recalling that distant memory. Before she could remove her hand from his face, he placed his own atop it; keeping it where it was; he opened his eyes as she asked:
"What happened between….between us?"
"Ye-ye were Bootstraps' girl…an'" Kali pulled her hand away and shook her head.
"No—It wasn't like that and you know it—" She stopped when he placed a finger over her lips. As he stared into her hazel eyes and her into his brown ones they made a silent understanding as to how each felt about the other. Slowly Jack leaned in to kiss her until a loud knock on the door made them both jump.
"Captain? Ye in 'ere?" Jack grunted as he stood.
"Aye! I be 'ere!" He said opening the door.
"Captain, there be land in sigh' we'll be there by mornin'."
"Aye, thank ye..." With that, he shut the door and turned back to Kali, she was staring out the window. He walked up behind her and placed his arms around her waist. "Ye alrigh', luv?" His hand accidentally swept across a tender part of her wound. She hissed and pulled away. Noticing his apologetic face, she waved a hand dismissing it before he could apologize. "Wha' 'appened to ye? Were ye marooned?" She shook her head.
"No." She laughed slightly "Ye see it was durin' a large storm an' a young lad, named Sy, got 'im self stuck in the ropes. This lad couldn' 'ave been older than 16 or 17. So me bein' o' sound mind figured it woul' be best jest ta save 'im than ta 'ave 'is family after me; poor lad was lookin' fer 'is father, funny thing though…'e wants ta kill 'im. No tellin' if 'is father knew 'bout 'im."
"Who was 'is father?"
"I'll tell ye later…considerin' yer connection..." she jabbed his chest with her finger.
"'e an' mine is 'e?"
"No…now let me finish. So, I climbed up ta save this damn kid, an' righ' as I get 'im free a strong wind blew, makin' 'im fall harmlessly onto the deck, me on the other 'and wasn' so lucky. Me ship lurched violently to the left, snappin' the top portion a' the mast takin' me with it. Next thin' I know I wake up on an island in the middle a' the damn ocean."
"Tha' jest 'appened ta be the same little spit o' land tha' I was marooned on." He looked at her for a moment. "So who be tha' lads father?" Kali smirked.
"Odd thing it is…..'is father was actually Barbossa…" As she spoke that name, Jack noted the glint of hate and pure disgust in her eyes. "…We'll talk of this later…now jus' tell me where we be headed..." Jack nodded, trying to fight the urge to kiss her and tell her that the past no longer matters…. "Port Royal."
"Port Royal? Why?"
"Fer one thing I want ta get yer wound taken care of an' we're goin' ta visit an ol' friend a mine."
"Oh, an' 'ho would tha' be?"
"Ye'll see when we get there."
"Yeah…I can't wait…" With that, she left to explore the ship she had once lived upon; to her it seemed lifetimes ago.
3 hours off the shore of Port Royal
Kali stood in the crows nest watching the sunrise. As she stood she recalled standing in the same spot watching Jack be bound and dragged around on deck. As she did a solitary tear rolled down her cheek to land down on the deck; a tear of joy, a tear of pain, a tear from her past…a tear that will never make it to the ocean.
Jack strolled on deck heading for the helm; he stopped when he felt a raindrop lad on his arm. Looking up he saw nothing but clear, blue skies. "What the….." He then noticed Kali standing in the crows nest above him; he instantly knew that that was no raindrop. Silently he turned and started up the ropes that lead to the crows nest. He stood behind her a moment, watching her watch the sea. Her dark brown hair fluttered in the breeze, the sun glittered off it, to him it seemed as though he was standing in a dream. After a moment he walked up behind her and placed his arm around her waist; careful not to touch her wound. "I know wha' 'appened to give you these wounds, luv, but I know naught of what 'appened to yer soul…" She turned in his arms to face him.
"Jack the woman ye knew died a long time ago…I do not know myself an' I 'ave no one an' nothin' ta live for..." Jack shook his head.
"No luv, she's not dead, she's in 'ere…" He placed his hand over her heart "She be in 'ere tryin ta find a way out. An' luv, ye 'ave me ta live for…"
"Jack, I need to tell—" Once more she was stopped due to Jacks' finger placed against her lips. He could resist no longer, slowly he leaned in and pressed his lips to hers. He stepped closer to her deepening the kiss. Kali placed her arms around his neck, drawing herself as close as possible to him. Jack turned and pinned her against the mast. He began kissing her neck, gently Kali pulled him off saying "No Jack, not 'ere and not yet…" He complied, rested his forehead on hers, and looked deep into her eyes.
"I wan' ye ta know tha' no matter wha' I will always be 'ere for ye."
"Promise?" Before he had a chance to answer Gibbs called:
"Captain Do we moor 'ere?" Jack looked at her apologetically then turned and left the crows nest.
A/N: Review…..please????? Well I hope you liked this chapter…but hey whatever…Next chapter- An Announcement & Jacks Question…..