TriGemini- Once again, thank you for your reviews, they're always so helpful and kind! Yes, Elli had to go and ruin the 'almost moment' between her and Jack because she doesn't like him... (smiles) And as for Elli and Ari not liking 'A Pirates Life For Me'-think about this, you hear a song that you like, but everyone around you is singing it and they don't have good singing voices. Now I don't know about you, but that would annoy me, even if I liked the song.
Incubus2704- Yea, I like that song as well, it's really bittersweet and fits along with the story perfectly! Yes, yes Will should love Ari instead of Elizabeth, but in some love stories, things don't always work out.. Only two more chapters and then it's all over! Thanks for reviewing!
Katweenathesmiley- Um...I'm sure I love Rufus Wainwright too, but I've only head that one song of his, but I love it too! And as for Elli and Jack...well, that's what this chapter is about! Thanks for reviewing!
blossomlite-Hey! Welcome back! The surprise at the end of the story is not for Ari, but for all of you! And Will cannot love Ari, because he loves Elizabeth- as for doing a sequel...hm...
Jinxeh- Yea, Pintel and Ragetti are fun characters, I like their names, they're spiffy! Kudos for updating 'Out of the Nest' it's an awesome story! And yes, Elli is a very cool person and a good friend to me. XD Thanks for reviewing!
DeadPoetic- Yes, there is going to be a happy/good surprise. No one will die though because I don't have the heart to kill off any of the characters, but Elizabeth. I like tampering with story lines, just not that much...Thanks for reviewing!
AmericanDrama- Lol, Tis okay, I appreciate all kinds of reviews, even short ones that are to the point. Hope you're not grounded for too long! Thanks for risking that to review!
Elli- Tis okay, I just missed you! (Even though I talk to you almost every night) 'Jack the drunk.' Ha ha, that's funny, but you were drunk too love! And you will have to see what happens just like everyone else! Thanks for reviewing!
Gah! I apologize for that last chapter, some parts of it were sappy/ pathetic. Oh well, this chapter is better I hope!
Chapter Fourteen- Simple and Cold
While walking across the desert, I came across a creature-naked and bestial, who was squatting upon the ground, holding it's heart in it's hands and eating it. 'Is it good, friend?' I asked. 'It is bitter...bitter.' It replied. 'But I love it because it is bitter and because it is my heart.'
-Stephen Crane
It was late at night when Elli woke up to the sound of a door being slammed. She jerked up in bed and looked around blearily, trying to figure out what was going on.
"But the pirates! They cannot be killed! Tell the Commodore-the pirates!" Elizabeth
shrieked. Elli blinked her eyes a couple times and saw Elizabeth being firmly escorted into the
cabin by an officer.
"Don't worry Miss-he's already been informed of that. A mermaid flopped up on deck
and told him the whole story." The officer replied, grinning.
"This is Jack Sparrow's doing!" Elizabeth cried as the doors slammed closed.
"What the hell is going on?" Elli asked Elizabeth, who turned and looked at her.
"Jack is taking the Commodore and his men to the island." Elizabeth replied.
"That stupid jerk! He left me here on purpose! I have to get to that island!" Elli cried, worried that I was already there. 'Ari is going to do something stupid, I know it. She's gonna try and save Will or something and get herself killed.' Elli thought to herself. She knew I'd die for Will and if she didn't get to the island on time, that may very well happen.
"But how are we going to get there?" Elizabeth asked. Elli looked at her oddly.
"No one said you were coming with me." She replied and then looked around the room, trying to think of a way out. She then spied a small window at the back of the cabin and rushed over to it, tugging on it to see if it was able to be opened. It was stuck from the salt of the sea and age, but after Elli gave it a final hard tug, it came free and opened, letting the cool night wind in.
Elli then thought of how she could get to the island.
xXx
It seemed like a whole year had gone by since Barbossa had taken Will to the island. As I sat in the cold, wet cell- I began wondering what was going on right now on the island. Had the curse been broken? Had Barbossa already killed Will? My throat closed up as soon as I thought this and I found it hard to breathe.
I bowed my head and pulled my knees up under my chin, feeling a few cold tears trickle down my face. This wasn't how it was supposed to be. Elli and I just came to this world for fun. No one was supposed to get hurt, no one was supposed to die. We weren't supposed to fall in love either...
Along time ago, people warned us that when we traveled to other worlds, we weren't supposed to fall in love with anyone in the worlds, because that would just cause problems once we had to leave. I guess I should've listened to them, but sometimes it's really hard to ignore something that your heart keeps telling you day in and day out.
My thoughts were interrupted by shouts of some of the remaining crew members and sounds of a struggle. I looked up at the ceiling, wondering what was going on up there. After a couple minutes it grew eerily quiet, but then I heard footsteps coming down to the brig. The door at the top of the stairs opened and Elli stood in the doorway, holding a ring of keys.
"Elli?"I cried. She smiled at me and bounded down the stairs, coming to stand in front of my cell.
"Wow Ari, you're finally behind bars, where you belong." She said and laughed. I glowered at her.
"Ha ha."I laughed hollowly. She grew serious as well.
"But really, I expected you to be at the island with Will." She replied.
"And I never expected to see you again." I countered. She smiled and unlocked the cell. I stepped out of it and followed her as she walked up to the deck.
"What about us?" Anna Maria cried.
"Sorry, you'd cause too much trouble." Elli replied, fearing that they would follow us to the island. We didn't need twenty some odd pirates trailing after us as we tried to sneak through the island.
"We'll come back for you if we can." I added and we continued on our way.
Once we were out on deck, we took one of the two remaining row boats and set about freeing it.
"Good thing Jack taught us how to sail." I muttered as we lowered the row boat into the water. "Speaking of which, how did you get off the island? Was it seagulls this time?" I asked. Elli nudged me in the ribs, but she was smiling.
"No, little Mrs. Norrington set up a smoke signal and the British Navy, who were out looking for her, saw it and rescued us. Joy." Elli replied. I stopped working and looked at her.
"What do you mean by- 'Mrs. Norrington?'" I asked.
"Oh, Elizabeth agreed to marry the Commodore, so it looks like you and Will are going to be together after all." She said, smiling at me. I, however was crestfallen. This was going to hurt Will so much...and even if Elizabeth married the Commodore, he would probably still pine after her. I sighed deeply and lowered myself into the row boat. Elli followed me and took we each took an oar, rowing towards the island.
xXx
"Oh great job Elli-it's another dead end." I growled. Elli had done a fine job of getting us lost. We were walking around the island, trying to find the cavern where the Aztec gold was and Elli had insisted that she knew where the cavern was, but now we were lost. Apparently she didn't know.
"Hey, at least it was better than that room with all the skeletons in it." Elli countered. I just rolled my eyes and walked back into the main passageway. Faintly, I thought I heard chanting. I strained my ears to hear better, but wherever the chanting was coming from, it was far away.
"What are you doing?" Elli hissed, coming to stand beside me.
"Listening, now shut up." I muttered.
"You don't want to be doing that.." I heard Jack's voice echo off the cavern walls.
"This way." I whispered to Elli and raced down the winding passageway, following the sound of Jack's voice.
We arrived at the cavern to see Barbossa and Will standing behind the glittering chest of Aztec gold and Jack standing in front of Barbossa, trying to strike a bargain with the undead captain. Elli dove behind a rock and shoved me down as well because I was just standing there, not believing my eyes. Will was alive!
"No, I really think I do." Barbossa replied and laid a wicked looking dagger against Will's throat. Will eyed the blade warily, but showed no other outward emotion. I tensed and clenched my fists. I could just sit here and watch this, I had to do something this time. Elli saw the determination shining in my hazel green eyes and gripped my arm tightly.
"You can't do anything." She whispered, knowing exactly what I was thinking.
"But he'll die!" I protested, trying to wrench my arm out of her grasp. She held on tighter and looked at me with a solemn expression on her face.
"You might die too, how do you think that will make him feel?" She hissed. I swallowed hard and looked at her, knowing she was right.
"I just want to help him." I whispered, but Elli felt my muscles slowly loosen and she let go of my arm.
"It'll be alright." She replied and put an arm around my shoulders.
"You order your men to row out to the Dauntless. They do what they do best. Robert 's your Uncle, Fannie 's your Aunt, there you are with two ships. The makings of your very own fleet. 'Course you'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue? But what of the Pearl? Name me Captain, I'll sail under your colors, I'll give you ten percent of me plunder and you get to introduce yourself as…Commodore Barbossa. Savvy?" Jack was saying.
"I suppose in exchange you'll want me to not kill the whelp?" Barbossa hissed and jerked his head towards Will.
"No no, by all means, kill the whelp...just not now...wait until the opportune moment...for instance..." Jack then reached into the chest and pulled out four of the cursed medallions. "After you've killed Norringtons's men...every...last...one..." Jack whispered and tossed a coin back for every word he said. Will looked up at him, his brown eyes flashing angrily.
"You've been planning this from the beginning, ever since you learned my name!" He cried.
I sincerely hoped he was playing along.
"Yeah." Jack replied simply. He and Barbossa then began to argue over how much of Jack's plunder Barbossa was to have when at last they came to an agreement.
"All hands to the boats!" Jack commanded. The crew didn't move and Barbossa gave him a hard glare. "Apologies, you give the orders." Jack murmured and backed away. Barbossa turned to his crew and smiled evilly.
"Gents...take a walk." He ordered. They ambled out of the cave, laughing and talking to one another.
"Not to the boats?" Jack asked worriedly. Barbossa just smiled at him.
"Jack, I must admit I had you figured, but it seems you're a hard man to predict." Barbossa replied.
"Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly… stupid."On that note, Jack unsheathed the sword of a pirate he had been inching towards and tossed it to Will, who caught it even though his hands were bound. How he does such things, I will never know.
Jack then unsheathed his own sword and began fighting off Barbossa who had charged at him. Elli and I decided this would be a good a time as any to come out of hiding. Jack and Will needed our help, seeing as there were about five pirates left in the cavern. Elli took out her sword and began fighting off a pirate while I ran over to Will, untying his bonds for him.
"Ari-what are you doing here?" He asked, turning to look at me. I smiled up at him, so glad that he was alive and well. I don't know what I would've done if he had died. I would've killed myself most likely.
"Saving you apparently." I replied. He smiled brightly, but this perfect moment between us was ruined by three pirates charging at us. It was then that I realized I had no weapon. Barbossa had confiscated mine before he locked me in the brig. I rushed off, looking for some kind of sword or pistol, but the evil cackling of a pirate interrupted me. I turned around and saw two pirates standing right behind me, leering at me.
"Well missy, it seems yur in a bad situation." One of the pirates chuckled.
"Oh yes...whatever am I to do?" I asked in a weepy voice while inching away from the pirates. I felt around behind me and found a large golden jar.
"I think we can take this one without swords mate." The other pirate noted, seeing that I had no weapons at all. They tossed their swords to the ground and advanced on me.
"Like hell you can!" I shouted and smacked the nearest pirate upside the head with the jar. I wheeled around and smacked the other one across the chest, causing him to stumble backwards and fall into a pool of water. While he was down, I abandoned the jar(even though it was a good weapon...) And picked up the pirate's sword. ( a better weapon!) I then rushed over to Will who was cornered by one of the pirates.
"I'm gonna teach you the meaning of pain." He cackled, holding his sword up high. I rushed forward, gripping my sword tightly, but before I reached Will, Elizabeth popped up out of nowhere and smacked the pirate with a long pole.
"If you like pain, try wearing a corset." She shouted in a very heroine-like voice. I groaned and smacked my palm against my forehead.
"What the hell?" I heard Elli cry. I looked up to see what she was yelling about and saw Jack as a skeleton, standing in the moonlight. "Oh my God, I kissed that thing?" She screeched.
"You what?" I shouted.
"Whose side is he on?" Elizabeth cried.
"At the moment?" Will asked in reply, smiling at her gently. (So not what I wanted to see. If he kissed her, I would have to gauge my eyes out.)
Jack took one of the Aztec coins out of his pocket and flipped it over his knuckles.
"Couldn't resist mate." He grinned at Barbossa, who hissed and attacked him again.
Will and Elizabeth impaled three pirates that were running towards them with the long pole Elizabeth had and Will grabbed a grenade, sticking it into one of the pirate's chest. He then shoved the pirates into the shadows were they turned back into humans and blew up. I grimaced as their dismembered bodies rained down on us.
"Elli-watch out!" I heard Jack cry. I wheeled around just in time to see Elli slashed in the ribs by a pirate who snuck up on her. She cried out in pain and wavered slightly.
"Elli!" I shouted and rushed over to her, shoving the pirate into a pool of water. "Are you alright-how deep is it?" I asked, pushing her hands away so I could see the wound. She had a long gash in her ribs, a couple inches deep that was bleeding freely. I took my sword and cut off one of the sleeves on my shirt, wrapping it around her waist. She hissed and smacked my hand away.
"Stop it!" She gritted.
"It has to be tight you sissy." I muttered, tying the knot tightly.
"Ari!" Will shouted. I turned around to see another pirate behind me. I pushed Elli behind me, causing her to topple over and fall to the ground. I dodged the pirate's sword, but not quick enough because he still managed to give me a nice cut on my arm. It wasn't that deep though. Will rushed over and knocked the pirate out with the hilt of his sword.
"Are you alright?" He asked, grabbing my wrist and looking at my arm. I jerked it out of his gentle grasp.
"I'm fine, but Elli is worse off than I am." I replied and motioned to Elli who was trying to get on her feet again. Will helped her to her feet and led her over to a large rock, helping her hide behind it so the pirates wouldn't bother her.
"How bad is her wound?" He asked, looking at me.
"She has a deep gash in her ribs, but I fixed it as best I could. Don't worry about it, I'll watch over her." I assured him. I looked over his shoulder and saw that Barbossa was too distracted by Jack to pay attention to anything else and all the pirates were unconscious or trying to put themselves together again "Go now." I whispered, pushing him away from me. Will saw what I was looking at and raced off towards the chest of the Aztec gold. I went and knelt beside Elli, watching him warily.
Out of the corner of his eye, Barbossa saw Will running towards the chest and kicked Jack away from him, pulling out his pistol and aiming it at Will. Jack tossed his medallion to Will, who caught it and Elizabeth froze in her tracks. I gripped Elli's hand tightly and a loud gunshot rang through out the cave.
And then it was all silent.
After a couple minutes had passed, Barbossa started snickering, looking at Jack who held a smoking pistol in his hand.
"For ten years you carry that pistol around and now you waste your last shot." Barbossa grinned at Jack.
"He didn't waste it." Will proclaimed in a strong voice. I looked over at him and saw that he held a bloody dagger in one hand and a blood stained medallion in the other. He dropped the medallion in the chest and Barbossa stared at him, his yellow cat eyes full of fear and disbelief. He must've felt a change in him, because Barbossa opened his vest and looked down at his white shirt which was stained with his blood.
"I feel...cold..." He whispered and fell back onto a pile of treasure, his lifeless eyes staring at the cavern's ceiling.
I sighed deeply, so very relieved that it was all over now. Will was alive and well, as was Jack and Elli was still alive, but only barely I feared. I looked at Elli, who had her eyes closed and shook her. She opened her eyes and glared at me.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" She growled. "That hurts!"
"You have to stay awake Elli." I said softly. "Can you walk?" She stood up and wavered, collapsing in a heap on the cold ground. I stooped down to pick her up and carry her, but Jack stopped me.
"Here, let me lass." He said and picked her up, carrying her as if he could carry a child.
"Put me down you pervert! I can walk!" Elli cried, pathetically struggling to get out of his arms.
"Don't fight me this time love, it's for your own good." Jack replied gently. Elli listened to him this time and laid still, but not without giving him a dark look. He slowly walked out of the cavern and to the main passageway that lead out of the island.
"We should be getting back to the Dauntless." I heard Elizabeth say softly.
"Your fiancé will be happy to know you are safe." Will replied just as softly. Elizabeth walked past me and soon Will walked by too, but he stopped and stood by me.
"I'm really sorry Will." I whispered, looking up at him. He looked down at me, his eyes were the saddest I had ever seen them and I felt like my heart was going to break if he kept looking like that.
"So am I." He replied and walked out of the cavern. I followed everyone reluctantly, knowing that it was all over now and Elli and I would have to return to our world. As much as I hated being in this world because of all that had happened, I also knew that I was going to hate being in my world without Will, because even though I couldn't love him, I could still watch him from a distance and pine for him as he pined for Elizabeth.
xXx
I am standing on deck of the Dauntless now. Jack's crew had taken the Pearl and sailed away, leaving Jack to die at the hangmen's noose in three day's time. (Elizabeth had freed them) How they can do such a thing, I will never understand.
There's a lot of things I don't understand. I'm 22 years old, but I still don't understand a lot of things, I still find myself asking why. Why do people even fall in love with someone they know they can't have? Why do people pretend to not see the love someone is giving them, just so they can love someone else? Why does my heart feel like it's no longer beating- why do I find myself feeling sorry for Will when all I want to do is hate him because of the way he makes me feel...because he makes me want to love him...
Why did I even come here?
I look up at the stars, close my eyes and imagine that I'm someone else, some one who doesn't know what love is, what pain is. Some one who doesn't know a man named Will Turner. It's all I can do...
At last I feel too tired to pretend anymore and dragged my heavy body to a cabin and slept.
xXx
Elli woke up feeling really dizzy and heavy. She groaned as she sat up and leaned against the head board. There was a dull pain in her head and she felt very weak. Elli rubbed her eyes and saw that Jack was sitting at the end of her bed.
"What...what's going on...why are you here?" Elli demanded, looking at Jack darkly.
"I was the one taking care of you." Jack replied bitterly.
"Oh..." Elli said softly. Then she narrowed her eyes. "Wait, you cleaned my wound and everything?" Elli screeched.
"Well, yeah." Jack replied bluntly.
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Elli roared, lunging at Jack, but then flopped back against the head board. Jack started laughing and Elli glared at him.
"No, Ari cleaned your wound for you." Jack replied. Elli glowered at him.
"That was not funny." She muttered.
"Actually it was." Jack replied.
"I hate you." Elli gritted.
"Really now, you didn't hate me on the island that one night." Jack said and smiled slyly.
"What are you talking about?" Elli demanded, keeping her voice perfectly calm. Jack just smile slyer.
"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, I heard you in the cavern, you remember what you did." Jack said.
"I told you-I only did that because you didn't let me drown and now I think I would be better off if you hadn't saved me." Elli snapped.
"You know, they say hate is just another form of love." Jack replied teasingly.
"Well whoever said that is crazier than you are. If you think that I love you, you're crazier than you let on." Elli muttered.
"I'm not as crazy as you are." Jack countered.
"Oh really?"
"Yes."
"Damn you to hell."
"Oh, what a smart comeback."
"Just get the hell out of here!"
"Shut up, you two year olds!" I shouted. They fell silent only to start arguing five minutes later. I sighed and buried my head under my pillow. Jack was going to be dead before we even reached Port Royal.
A/N: Wow, in my opinion, this chapter wasn't much better...oh well. I tried to add a little humor in the end of this because the next chapter is going to be pretty sad. Thanks to all my wonderful reviwers!
