Title: Love's Blood

Author: Kali T'hara

Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance

Rating: R

Summary: Set after the movie…Jack finds a woman…but she not what she seems…and her friendship with Will jeopardizes his relationship with Elizabeth (boo-hoo)…how will things turn out? J/OC, W/E (beginning) maybe some of W/OC too. Vampire fic! (yeah!)

Disclaimer: Disney owns 'em…damn that mouse…I own Kira, but I wouldn't mind owning Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom…grrrrr…

AN: Kira is my own version of vampires…just so there's no confusion. She a mix of different types, there's some Anne Rice in the eyes, a little bit of Blade here and there, but mostly from Angel. (Hopefully that'll explain why no one ever knew what she was…like how Angel can "turn" into a vampire, but look like a normal human when he wants to…) I find vampires fascinating, so you can see how these books and movies have inspired my vampires. If you have any questions, please email me and I'll answer them! =)

CH 10…

     Will practically ran into Jack, who hadn't moved from where he watched Kira. He looked at his friend's face and flowed his line of sight to the girl, "No!" he yelled and pushed past his immobile captain, "Jack!" he yelled, "We must get her back to the ship!"

     Will continued to fight the sailors around him and killed the one that had stabbed Kira. "Jack!" he yelled again. But Jack could not move. Nor could he take his eyes from Kira. Will threw his sword down and knelt next to her. She was still alive. He picked her up in his arms and carried her towards Jack. As if suddenly waking up, Jack looked around himself and then down at Kira. His mind swiftly snapped back into reality and the realization that Kira was dying. He took her from Will began to run back to the boarding ramps, Will on his heels.

     Will yelled out to the crew, "Take the ship and head out as soon as possible!" Most of the men saw Kira lying limply in Jack's arm, and knew at once that they had to end this fight quickly.

     Once aboard the Pearl, Jack and Will made their way into Jack's cabin. Will stopped for a moment as he caught a glimpse of Elizabeth. He saw her unemotional expression as she watched Jack carry Kira, and how she cocked an eyebrow at him in mock grief.

     Jack carefully laid Kira on his bed ad knelt on the floor next to her. Will closed the door to the cabin and went to fetch a bowl of water, then ripped his left sleeve off. He then pulled up Kira's shirt halfway, revealing her wound. Will handed Jack some of his torn sleeve and dipped the rest in the water. He then began to clean the wound, but the blood never stopped flowing from it. Jack did the same, and began to wipe her forehead. He noticed her breathing was slowing down, and her body was becoming cold.

     "Jack," Will whispered, "That wound's fatal,"

     Jack turned his head to his friend as he walked away from the bed, "I know, mate," he returned.

     Will studied his captain as he followed. The kohl around his eyes was running down his face with his tears. This was the first time he had ever see him cry…and Will realized that he was as well.

     "She can't die," Jack said suddenly.

     "We can't do anything for her now. She's lost too much blood already," Will tried to explain.

     "No!" Jack shouted, "There must be something else!"

     Will walked back to where Kira lay. She was extremely pale, and her shirt was blood soaked. He began to check her vital signs. To his relief, she still had a pulse…but a very faint one. He wiped more sweat from her forehead, but stopped when her eyelids began to flutter. She slowly opened them, squinting in the light from the porthole.

     Will dropped the piece of sleeve he was using and stared in shock. Her usual vivid, green irises were a ghostly white color. He looked down at her stomach, and to his surprise, it was gone. All that remained were the dried streams of blood that had previously been flowing down her sides. 

     "Jack!" he hollered, "Come here!"

     Jack retuned to the bed and looked at Kira, "What in the hell…" he began, "Kira? What's happening to you?"

     Kira tried to focus her eyes as she looked towards Jack, "Weak…" was all she could say.

     "Weak?" Will asked with disbelief, "You should be dead!"

     Jack looked at her, his eyes asking the same question Will had voiced.

     "I can't die," she answered as she rubbed her eyes.

     "What?" Jack asked, clearly confused.

     "Jack, I told you I wasn't what you thought I was," she explained, causing her elongated canines to be exposed.

     "Your teeth…what are you?" Will asked.

     Kira sighed as she closed her eyes, "I'm immortal…a vampire,"

     "You're not dyin' then?" Jack asked, not caring what she was.

     "No. But I'm very weak. I lost too much blood,"

     "Well what can we do, luv?" Jack asked, placing a hand on her cheek.

     "I'm thirsty," she said like it was a completely normal thing to say then.

     "Thirsty?" Will asked.

     "I'm sorry…I truly am. I never should've gotten involved with you. I can't ask you to help me any further,"

     "No, Kira," Jack said firmly, "I don't care what ya are. Alls I know is that I love ya. And nothin' will ever change that," he paused, "Now please, tell me what to do to make you better,"

     "Aye, me too. I don't abandon my friends," Will agreed.

     Kira gave a small smile, showing her fangs, "Thank you both," then her smile faded, "I need blood. I've been trying to survive on this ship by feeding on rats. That made me vulnerable. But I cannot ask you to do this for me,"

     "Kira, listen to me," Jack demanded, getting closer to her, "I would give you my own blood to satisfy your thirst,"

     "That, Captain, I will not allow,"

     "Then tell us what to do," Will pleaded.

     "Will, please don't ask me. You can't afford to be in any more trouble with Elizabeth,"

     "She is no longer the woman I married. She has changed…we have grown apart," he said, looking away from the bed, "Now please let me help you. You and Jack are the only ones I have now,"

     Kira sighed, her thirst was growing stronger with every word, "Do we have any prisoners?" she asked, closing her eyes again.

     "Aye, last time I saw there were four of them," Will answered.

     "I need one,"

     Jack and Will looked at each other. With a small nod, Will left the room for the brig, leaving Jack alone with Kira.

    "Why didn't you tell me, luv?" he asked.

      "It's not everyday you run into a vampire, is it?"

     "Aye, but it's not everyday you run into the person you love more than anything, is it?" Jack came back.

     Kira stared to speak, but Will entered the room with a prisoner whose hands were bound and mouth gagged. He let him go in front of Kira, then walked back to where Jack stood.

     Kira slowly stood up from the bed and looked at the prisoner, and then back towards Jack and Will, "Please don't watch," she asked her friends.

     "Watch?" Will asked, a bit confused.

     "Me feed. It's not very pleasant," Kira explained.

     Jack shrugged, "I'm bound to see it sometime,"

     Kira sighed as she looked back at her prisoner, a look of sorrow on her face. She really didn't want either of them to see this. With one swift movement, she reached out with her hands and gripped his neck as she sunk her long fangs into his jugular.

     Will took a step back, but continued to watch as Jack did. Kira broke away from her victim and let his body slump lifelessly to the floor. She turned back to the two pirates and was relived to see no looks of horror or disgust upon their faces.

     Jack walked towards her, wiped the blood trailing down her chin from the corner of her lip with is thumb, and lightly kissed her bloodstained lips. Then he pulled her into a tight embrace.

     Will looked away. He missed what he had had with Elizabeth…but he didn't miss her. What they had was gone and she was nothing more than a crewmember to him now. He sighed; at least he still had his friends…

     Kira looked over Jack's shoulder at Will, "Are you okay?" she asked with concern as she pulled away from Jack.

     Will nodded, "Aye, I'll be fine," he paused, "It's nothing to do with you…I can assure you that,"

     Kira let a small smile come to her lips, "Come here, Will,"

     Will walked to Kira and was surprised when she hugged him as well. With a quick glance at Jack, he returned the hug.

     Kira whispered in his ear, "Things will turn out all right, I promise," he nodded into her neck, "I know you miss Elizabeth, but you're better off without her,"

AN: Who else thinks Elizabeth is a bitch??? Lol…