(A/N) I am too good to you guys! Here is another!
"No, Elizabeth, turn your wrists the other way." Jack then brought his sword down again, when she twisted her wrists the correct way, it kicked the sword out of his hand. They had been training for three months now, Jack had instructed Gibbs to circle the Isla de Muerta, stopping off at various ports, so he would have enough time to get Elizabeth ready, and she was, except they really hadn't trained the pistol well enough.
"Very good. Will taught you well. We'll continue with this, but you could certainly handle yourself alone."
"Thank you Jack. What are we going to do next?"
"Do you remember how to fire the pistol?"
"Somewhat."
"Good, I'll show you, again. Just place the bullet in the tube like this, then put the gun powder, as such, then cock the gun, and squeeze the trigger, don't pull it, squeeze it." Jack then shot the gun in the air. "Now you try."
Elizabeth did exactly as Jack did it, and then shot the gun in the air. "How was that?"
"Very good Elizabeth, now aiming, which is more important. It is better if you aim with both eyes instead of the one, always good, give you more accuracy. Just point at what your aiming at, then fire. Look I am aiming at the hook on the mast." Jack then shot the hook right off the mast. "Try."
"The lantern at the top of the stairs." Elizabeth pointed the gun at the lantern, and hit it, Jack was amazed. Gibbs cursed them because the shot rang out so close to him.
"Elizabeth I am not quite sure about something…"
"What is that?"
"Well, that was one hell of a shot, are you sure you have no pirate blood in ye?"
"I'm sure." Elizabeth said as she giggled. Elizabeth had really gotten used to her new found life, the statement was true, time did heal. Elizabeth felt better, starting to feel a bit normal, it had been more than three months since Will died, and Elizabeth was now just putting her life back in order.
"Anamaria luv?" Jack asked.
"Ye bloomin idiot, I told you…"
"Wait before ye make my ears bleed, remember our little bet?"
"Yes."
"Well, I want you to challenge Elizabeth, if you think she is not up to par, if you beat her you will win our bet."
"What?" Elizabeth and Anamaria said in unison.
"Ye heard me, let's go." Elizabeth and Anamaria both took out their swords and began to encircle each other. Anamaria was the first to act, she lunged at Elizabeth and Elizabeth quickly blocked her. They both twisted and clashed with swords, Gibbs then sat next to Jack on a crate.
"Cap'n, Anamaria is a much more experienced lass, when it comes to the sword."
"I know, but Elizabeth is better. Just look at the way she wields the sword, it is smooth, never before have I seen anyone this good, it is natural for her, amazing I tell you. Watch Mister Gibbs…" Anamaria thrusted at Elizabeth again, but Elizabeth caught her this time, with a tremendous amount of force Elizabeth knocked Anamaria's sword out of her hand. Anamaria staggered back and tripped over a pile of rope behind her and fell to the floor, Elizabeth walked over to her and placed her sword in her holster, and bent down to her.
"I believe you owe Jack ten schillings." Anamaria gave a look of disgust, as Jack and the rest of the crew roared in laughter. Anamaria got up threw the coins at Jack and ran below deck in embarrassment.
"That's my girl!" Jack said as he walked over to Elizabeth.
"Thank you, she was not easy, but I could handle her." Elizabeth said out of breath.
"Elizabeth you are the best I have ever seen, I tell you."
"Even better than you." Elizabeth said with a smile.
"No, I said the best I have ever seen, I can't bloody well see myself. But no you are still not better than me."
"Jack no more lessons today, I think I've had enough."
"Sure, luv.." Elizabeth then nodded her head and went below deck.
"Jack?" Gibbs said behind him.
"Yes."
"She is good, sorry I doubted you."
"No worries mister Gibbs." Jack said.
"Be careful sir…"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you have that look in yer eyes."
"What bloody look?" Jack was annoyed.
"You like her, I can tell, you soften your heart for her."
"Bloody ridiculous. That is Will's lass, I would never hurt her, or have those feelings for her."
"Sir, Will is dead, I can tell every time she is near you, you act different."
"Gibbs, don't you have something to do?"
"No."
"Well, then swab the decks, and get out of my sight." Jack then walked away annoyed, but Gibbs wasn't entirely wrong, Elizabeth did have a place in his heart, not love…'I don't know what love feels like…' Jack said to himself as he climbed into bed. Was it love or admiration Jack wondered.