Pirates of the Caribbean – The Life I've Always Wanted

By Princess-Pirate

Email: lz_iceprincess@yahoo.co.uk


Summary: Sequel to Blood Is Thicker Than Rum. The story picks up eight months later. Tragedy strikes as romance blooms between someone they never thought would fall in love.


Disclaimer: All the characters, ships, and places in the Caribbean belong to Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as the dialect in the flashbacks from the movie. I don't own any of them (I wish). Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.

A/N: Please read and let me know what you think. Reviews and ideas on coming chapters are most welcome.

Chapter 2 – Don't Let The Darkness Win

Will looked up as he heard footsteps on the deck behind him.

"Hey" he said as he saw Jack making his way to him, two bottles of rum in his hand. By the way the new commodore was swaying, Will knew he had already had his fair share of rum.

"Here ye go lad," Jack said as he handed Will a bottle and plopped down next to him.

Will nodded his thanks and took a sip. "Couldn't sleep?" he asked Jack.

"Aye. That little Sparrow has his mother's lungs. Wails like a bloody banshee he does." He pulled a face that made Will chuckle but Jack saw the wetness in his first mate's eyes.

"I'm sorry ye had to go through that lad," he said as he put an arm around Will's shoulders "now man should have to go through the pain of losing a child."

"It's just so hard Jack" Will said as he sobbed. Jack now knew the truth. On deck Will was his old self but Jack knew that his friend was still hurting very much on the inside. He had fainted a few times this week but Jack knew it was due to stress and exhaustion.

Elizabeth was still in bed and the young woman was very traumatized. He had seen her a few times and she looked as if she didn't want to live anymore. He knew that Will was also suffering when he saw his once beautiful wife looking like this.

"Ye have to talk to her lad" Jack suddenly said.

"What?" Will's head snapped up and he looked at Jack.

"Ye have to talk te Elizabeth and tell her that everything is gonna be fine. She needs ye Will. She needs te feel that yer with her."

"How do I do that Jack?" Will wailed and Jack grabbed the younger man, hugging him to him.

"Just tell her how ye feel and she'll know that ye love her no matter what happens" Jack said as he rocked Will back and forth. Since his father was away on the Abyss he needed to be there for Will in his time of need.

"I love her Jack" Will said as Jack held him "I love her with all my heart and I would die for her. Life is not worth living if she isn't by my side."

They sat like that for a while. Jack heard soft footsteps and turned. He was surprised to see a pair of brown eyes looking at him, tears glistening in the moonlight.

"Ye should be resting luv," he said as he looked at Elizabeth. Her hair was a tangled mess. She wore only her nightgown and was barefoot.

"I'm sorry Will" she whispered and looked at Jack.

Jack was about to get up when he realized that Will had fallen asleep in his arms.

"Let's get 'im to bed" he said as he gently picked Will up and carried him to his cabin, Elizabeth following.

She helped him get Will into bed and then gave him a hug. "Thank you for making me realize his love Jack" she said.

"Tis me pleasure luv" Jack said hugging her "I'm glad te have ye back. Just promise me one thing."

She nodded.

"Don't ever let the darkness win" Jack said before he left the cabin.

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Will awoke feeling very comfortable and warm. He looked down to see Elizabeth's head on his chest.

She was curled up against him and her arms were wrapped around his waist. She sighed and snuggled closer to him.

Will turned on his side and pulled his wife into his arms. Sleep took him soon as he lied there, knowing that he had his wife back. Everything was going to be fine.

Elizabeth woke soon after and smiled at Will. His face was relaxed and for the time in three weeks he was getting some much-needed rest. She gently kissed him on the cheek. "I love you Will," she said before she fell asleep again.

******

"Well I'll be damned" smiled Jack as he saw Will and Elizabeth appearing on deck, hand in hand. They had been sleeping the whole day.

Jack had smiled when he knocked and no one answered. He saw them holding each other and decided that they could do without Will for one day since the lad looked as if he was sleeping peacefully for the first time since the twins' death.

They walked to the railing and stood there. Will wrapped his arm around Elizabeth waist and pulled her closer to him.

"Nothing like a midnight stroll to make you feel better" said Anamaria as she came walking up the steps. She smiled as she saw Jonathan asleep on his father's shoulder.

Jack looked at his son and smiled. "The poor boy's exhausted. Looks like he's gonna to be out or a while."

Anamaria smiled as she took the sleeping boy from Jack and walked to their cabin.

Before she could touch the door canon fire interrupted the silence.

"What the … " Jack began and looked at the dark form in the distance. It was a Spanish Galleon and she had managed t creep up on the Pearl.

"Will get the crew up here now" he yelled as he saw Elizabeth running for the cabin. Will sped across the deck when another cannonball hit the Pearl, causing the mizzenmast to start to tumble to the ground.

Will spun around at the sound and looked at horror as he saw the mast falling towards Anamaria and Jonathan.