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: I'm soooooooooooooooo sorry this took so long! I had physics and calculus out the wahzoo! I need help from you all…where do you want this to go? What do you want more of? Throw me some ideas please!!!! Do you want more vampireness with Kira? Do you want more fighting? More Jack and Kira? Maybe some more Will…and Kira? Cheating? Flirting? Threesome? (They are pirates…lol) And I've gotten split opinions on Jack becoming a vampire…but what about Will? Hmmmmm? Ideas are more than welcome! Thanks!
CH 14…
Dusk came to the warm Caribbean Sea, accenting the water with the setting sun's pink rays. Kira stood alone at the front of the ship, mind far from her body. She was pondering her current situation with Jack – it was very troubling to her immensely. He wanted the forsaken life that she hated so much. He didn't know how it felt to be the creature that she was. She despised every part of it: from her hunger for blood, to the thought that this life took the sea away from her for so many years. Every time she let herself go, she felt a part of the person she was dissipate. With every artery she pierced, every life she took, more and more of herself was taken into the shadows. But when she did lose control and went on bloody feeding rampages, she was thrust into an automatic high. She felt supreme to the pitiful mortals of the earth. And all she wanted was the sweet taste of blood on her tongue. It was times like that when she knew there was no hope for her to pretend to have a normal life. There was nothing alluring about it at all, roaming in the darkness, feeding from person to person. Just the thought of drinking another human's blood should be horrifying to any normal being. But Jack wasn't normal; she knew this by now. But no one – no matter who they were – deserved this life. She hated the fact that she introduced Jack to her world, and caused him to want a part of it. It was bad enough she hated herself for not dying in that alley before she was bitten. She regretted every moment of that night. If she had had one more drink, she would've passed out in the tavern and never made it outside. But deep down inside she praised her attacker for giving her this eternal life. But that side only came out when she had blood on her mind, which was occurring all too often lately.
"So I was right," a voice said from behind Kira.
Kira didn't breath a word; she kept her eyes forward and mind away from the person behind her.
"I knew you weren't normal from the day I met you," Elizabeth voiced.
"Congratulations," Kira muttered.
"Don't get smart with me," Elizabeth snapped, "I'm the only person here who sees you for the real monster that you are,"
"Why can't you just leave me alone?" Kira asked, trying to avoid a confrontation again.
"I want to know what you want,"
"What?" Kira asked, confused at the question, as she turned around.
"I want to know why you're here. What does a vampire want with the outside world…besides food?"
Kira frowned, thinking of her previous thoughts, "I'm more than just a vampire,"
Elizabeth gave a sarcastic laugh, "No you're not," she stated, a wicked smile coming to her lips, "You're a filthy vampire with nothing but blood on your mind. Don't pretend that you were once a respectable person, because that life is gone,"
Kira responded with silence and shock that Elizabeth would be that bold.
"You haven't a soul, nor a heart. You are incapable of loving when you possess that disgusting craving for blood," Elizabeth lowered her voice, "His blood,"
"That's not true," Kira stated defensively.
"Oh, I'm sure it is. I see it in your lifeless eyes. You know you want it. How sweet would Jack's blood taste in your mouth? You think you love him, but in reality all you want is to kill him. You were right, Kira; you were sentenced to walk this earth alone,"
Kira could feel her body shaking and the pain of her own fangs digging into her bottom lip. The one ounce of humanity that she still retained was keeping her from literally ripping Elizabeth's head clear off.
"You're nothing Kira – nothing!" she spat, "Dwell on that for eternity," she finished as she walked away, and below deck.
Kira kept her eyes lowered as she slowly sank down to the deck and drew her knees up towards her chest. She felt absolutely horrible. It was tearing her apart inside to know that everything Elizabeth had just said was true. She was a monster, and she knew she craved Jack's blood. But she kept that inside. As long as she was aware of that craving, she wouldn't harm Jack. But she couldn't promise that to anyone – especially herself. All the thoughts of betrayal and raw truth swam through her mind. She felt so alone…and so lost,"
Kira felt the warmth of another body as an arm encircled her shoulders. She looked up through her tears to see dark brown eyes reflecting the orange sky back at her. To her surprise, these eyes were not Jack's, but Will's.
"Shhh," he whispered, "I heard everything. It's okay, I'm here for you,"
Kira sniffled, "It's true…everything she said is true,"
"No, don't listen to her. She's the one without the heart if she is capable of saying such things,"
"But I am a vampire. I'm a monster of the night. And I want blood,"
Will wiped a tear from her green eye with his thumb, "I know,"
Kira shook her head, "No," she paused, "I want his blood,"
Will nodded, "And what's keeping you from taking it?"
"Love," she answered, "And any part of humanity that my mind still contains,"
Will tightened his embrace, "Hold onto that," he whispered in her ear, "For your sake, and for Jack's," he slowly let go of her and stood up.
Kira followed as she wiped her eyes again, "Thank you, Will," she said and gave him one more lingering hug before she walked away towards Jack's cabin.
Will's eyes followed her, "And for my sake," he whispered into the twilight.
AN: Uh-oh…Will's taken a liking to Kira…! Tell me what you want more of!!!!!!!! Thanks! (Pirates comes out on DVD Dec 2nd! Woo-hoo!)