Hullo my faithful readers *lol*
As to whether this is gonna end a J/E or not – I still have no clue …many of you 'voted' for J/E, but there were several people who wanted the other ending so I'm thinking of putting two endings to the story, so you can choose either (credit to princess_diva06 *lol*)…but I think that makes the story a bit unrealistic and weird…yeah…well tell me if you'd like two endings savvy? :D
But for now, this chapter would be in the story no matter what ending, so here we go –yay, next chapter! Enjoy!
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Elizabeth broke the kiss painfully slowly, unable to tear herself away. Both were breathing heavily, and Elizabeth lifted her hand and touched her lips gingerly, still in a sort of stupor. Suddenly she turned abruptly and fled, dress flowing behind her, and she disappeared behind the cliff.
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Jack blinked confusedly, rubbing his head. She just ran away – no women had ever turned him down. After all he was attractive, charming, irresistible…right? But that was what made Elizabeth so special – she was different from all the other women he had known…
Jack was a bit worried that Elizabeth's memory might have suddenly returned and she had realized what he had done. He didn't want to end it all now, now that they had finally found together.
'No' Jack told himself sternly. ' We did not find together. She doesn't even know who I am! And once she sees Will…' . He didn't even want to think about it.
The thing he wanted least in the world was to make her suffer. 'I gotta talk to her' he thought, cringing only at the thought. He would probably earn some of those slaps women liked to give him if he told her the truth. 'But I own 'er that…she has a right to know..!' Jack absently let some sand run through his fingers. Never had his pirate life been this complicated. Usually there was just pillaging, plundering and the worry of where his next rum stash would come from. He let his mind wander….
There was something that puzzled him. Now, after they kissed, everything seemed so different….so unreal. He noticed that one thing that had made Elizabeth so interesting was that she was unreachable for him. Jack, a (supposedly) ruthless, usually drunk pirate, who would be arrested the next port he landed it – and Elizabeth, one of the high-class, rich and from a respected family: their upbringing was so different that a relationship was doomed to clash sooner or later. No two people could differ each other more. But now he had kissed her nonetheless and the thrill of wanting something he couldn't get was gone. The kiss had confused him, although of course he had enjoyed it. Elizabeth's skin was so smooth against his own rough, sea-weathered skin and the way she…-
Jack cursed himself silently.
"What the 'ell" he said aloud "I'm becoming a bloody philosophic whelp, almost like Will. Ah, but who can blame me, no bloody rum for almost two days! Hope 'Liz still left some in that cache…" he muttered to himself, getting up in hopes of finding some rum, determined to drown the emotions that kept rising up in him. Captain Jack Sparrow could not afford becoming vulnerable….
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The continuous sound of the waves hitting the beach slowly calmed Elizabeth. She ran a hand through her hair and stared at the water before her. The sun was merely a golden red strip on the horizon now and would soon be totally gone. She absentmindedly drew circles into the sand. She mentally slapped herself for running away – what kind of a coward was she?? Never had she run away from anything, always ready to face the challenge. But she felt she needed some time alone, some time to think…
Who was Jack? She longed to uncover her past and know what had happened before, how they had met. Even though his kiss felt so different from what she had expected, as if she had forgotten all the other kisses they must have shared, she felt as if she had found a soul mate. Jack had somehow touched her in her very core and had stirred something inside her that she did not remember ever to have felt. And this was what confused her: how could she have forgotten something so emotive, so special? And what must Jack think of her just running away? She sighed heavily – she was going to explain to him…later…not now…she needed to sleep now…the sand was so invitingly soft…
Her eyes dropped and moments later she was asleep.
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"Thank god, finally!" Will said and hurried out of the room. The governor looked sternly at him.
"Did I not tell you to rest..?! We cannot use a tired crewmember aboard!" Will just glared at him and rushed towards the docks, the governor following close behind.
The commodore shot Will an icy glare – he had still not overcome Elizabeth's decision to choose 'that blacksmith'over him. Maybe this was the last chance he had to win her heart for himself…
"What have you gotten her into this time, Mr.Turner?" he questioned with a sneer and spoke loud enough so that the governor could hear him.
"I highly doubt that you are the right man for Ms.Swann…just see what you got her into again. Her life is endangered! All because you, Mr. Turner, are too rash for such a fine women as Ms.Swann!" The commodores voice had grown increasingly louder and the crew of redcoats was staring at them. Before a dumbfounded but furious Will could answer the governor interrupted.
"That's enough commodore Norrington! If you really care for Elizabeth set sails immediately and don't waste your time with accusations!" Norrington turned apruptly and started shouting orders. He was the only man that would ever be good enough for Elizabeth …that he was sure of and he would not rest until she had gotten the man she deserved.
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She saw herself standing up on something high, the ocean lying deep below her. She heard water rushing in her ears loudly and somebody's voice, sounding distant and muffled. "So this is the path you've chosen? After all, he's…" The next words were drowned as the rushing in her ears became louder. Then she heard herself say, and her voice rang loud above the sounds of the water. "No…he's a pirate…" Suddenly she felt lips hover over her own –
Jack! Elizabeth awoke with a start. Everything around her was pitch dark. She had to see him. Now.
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tahaaa…a cliffhanger! I believe it's my first one…if it even is one …*grins sheepishly*
Hope you guys enjoyed, not much action, just portraying the thoughts and emotions of Jack and Elizabeth a little more and getting a jealous Norrington into the story…tell me what you think, ok? (and about the two endings thing to!) and I hope I figured the italics out…they worked in the preview…Wooot- go me ! :) By the way, I'm posting another story soon, probably tomorrow – check it out if you want…I actually have an outline for it. *lol* No J/E though!
'Til next time…