Once is Never Enough

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Chapter 3- Captain Lebanon

Elizabeth looked out at the ship that threatened the Black Pearl. The Cordage, under the rule of Captain Lebanon was a large ship with a very experienced captian. A shiver went down Elizabeth's spine and she worried about the crew she had grown used to over the years.

Suddenly Elizabeth had the feeling of being watched. Turning around sharply she came face to face with her stalker.

"Jack! Don't scare me like that."

A grin washed over Jack's face and he looked out at The Cordage.

"Are you going to do anything Jack?"

"No." The pirate said and his eyes turned dark. Elizabeth put a cold hand on his back and his eyes sparked with an idea.

"Maybe I will do something luv. Gibbs!"

"Aye captian?"

"Take her to the north!"

Gibbs was about to follow orders when he looked back at his captian. "North, captian?"

"That's what I said."

Elizabeth wondered why Jack would want to take his ship into colder waters but she didn't ask. She was sure Jack knew what he was doing.

As the Black Pearl started to head to the north the Cordage followed, though far enough away not to be shot at.

"You might be going home a little more later than I thought."

Elizabeth shrugged "I won't complain, I just want to get home."

Jack nodded and would every once in a while look over toward the other ship.

"Maybe he thinks you're running away." Elizabeth said, following his gaze.

"Not likely. He knows the Pearl can move a lot faster then she is now."

Elizabeth could almost feel the chill in Jack's voice as he talked of the Cordage and her captian.

"Jack, who is Captain Lebanon?"

Jack sighed and looked Elizabeth in the eye. "One of the most terrible men you would ever meet if you ever had the misfortune to. He's a great captian, a great pirate, but a dirty fighter and all around not very nice." With that Jack let the subject drop and he walked away. Elizabeth knew better then to follow him but couriosity got the better of her.

"Jack, wait!"

He didn't. Elizabeth watched as Jack went below deck and into his cabin. She followed him and he made no attempt to stop her.

"Jack, what happened between you and Lebanon?"

"He ambushed my ship one night. Most everyone was asleep, and the Cordage just came out of nowhere. That was when the Pearl just went under my command, I had a young crew, unexpierenced. More then half of my crew was massecred that night. I lost a lot, including my nephew."

Elizabeth was sorry she asked, but it was better Jack got it off his chest. "I'm sorry Jack. I didn't know you had a nephew."

"Aye, he was but four years old when Lebanon drove a sword though his heart. I found him on the deck with his father side by side."

"What about his mother?" Elizabeth asked, she couldn't stop the questions.

"She was a whore 'Lizabeth. Didn't want no kid. My brother, being a better man then myself took his son with out question. He never had any proof he was his own, he just trusted." Jack said and took a drink of his rum.

Elizabeth took Jack's rum away from him and he glared at her.

"You need your head captian. And stop running Jack, I promise this won't be another massecre, you know what you're doing this time."

Jack looked Elizabeth in the eye for a while before he sighed, "You're right luv. Why risk some of my men getting thrown over board and freezing to death? Better let them have a chance at life. I don't want you to leave this cabin, under any circumstances do you understand?"

"I'm not a child Jack."

"No, but I promised to take you back to Port Royal and if I don't you'll be able to leave this place."

"Jack." She said and he turned around, no fear in his eyes.

Elizabeth walked up to him and kissed him, feeling his warm lips on hers. Jack repsonded to her instantly. Wrapping his arms around her waist he forgot about Lebanon for a moment before pulling away abruptly and looking her in the eyes.

"What was that for luv?"

"Luck." Elizabeth said and Jack kissed her again. Running his hand very lightly over her neck Jack grined mentaly as Elizabeth let out a small groan and he deepened the kiss.

The sound of canon fire pulled Jack away from her and he left the room. Elizabeth felt the sudden loss and got extremely cold. Sitting on the empty chair Elizabeth covered herself up and heard the fighting that was happening abover her.

"Get the guns ready! Ana, wake the rest of the crew if they're not already up. Gibbs!"

The older pirate hurried toward his captian "Aye sir?"

"I don't want Lebanon on this ship."

Gibbs nodded in understanding and got to a canon.

Jack saw as his crew was falling all around him, luckily he had picked up more members while in Tortuga. Walking over to side Jack locked eyes with the pirate that he vowed to kill. Lebanon.

TBC