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

By Princess-Pirate

Email: lziceprincessyahoo.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. Also note that I've changed Bootstrap's name from William to what everyone used to call him – Bill. This was since I discovered that there was some confusion if Jack called them both William.

Chapter 10 – A Repeat Of The Past, Or A Bright New Future

"Will" Elizabeth moaned as she slowly opened her eyes and tried to sit up in bed.

"Easy there luv" a tanned hand pushed her down "Yer in no state to be going on like that. Besides, the lad's resting and he's gonna be just fine."

"I feel so tired" Elizabeth sighed as she settled under the pirate woman's hands.

"Ye ought te be lass" a voice said from the door and Elizabeth turned her head to see Jack standing in the door "Ye nearly killed yerself as well as all o us with keeling over like that."

"I'm sorry" Elizabeth whispered. She weakly lifted her hand and motioned Jack closer to the bed.

He nodded and sat down next to her, taking the younger woman's hands in his. "How are ye feelin lass?" he asked as he stroked some hair from her face. He looked at Anamaria and his fiancée nodded slowly.

Anamaria got up from the chair and sat down on the other side of Elizabeth. She took her other hand and she and Jack looked at one another for strength.

"Lizzie" Jack smiled as he used her nickname "We 'ave something te tell ye and I need ye to not freak out on ole Jack, savvy?"

Elizabeth looked at her two dearest friends puzzled. "What's going on Jack? She asked.

Jack swallowed. "Liz, the doctor said ye should take it easy cause yer going te 'ave another chance at bein a mother."

"What?" Elizabeth's eyes were as wide as saucers "You don't mean?"

"Aye Liz" Anamaria said as she gave her hand a reassuring squeeze "Yer pregnant again. The doctor says about five weeks from what he can tell. And he'll be here to help deliver the baby."

"And Will will be here to welcome our child in the world" Elizabeth smiled as she gave both her friends' hands a thankful squeeze.

"Lizzie?" Jack said again as he looked at her "There's news of Will as well. He tried to kill himself earlier. He took an overdose of laudanum and he's bad off. We don't know if he'll see tomorrow lass." Jack blinked and Elizabeth could see the tears forming in his eyes and running down his cheeks.

"No" she said, "It's the second time I couldn't be there to save him. I couldn't do anything to protect him."

Jack looks back at the Pearl, wades out onto the beach shaking off the ropes that bound his wrists. "That's the second time I've had to watch that man sail away with my ship," he said miserably.

Elizabeth follows Jack as he walks. "But you were marooned on this island before, weren't you?" she asked, hope shining in her eyes "So we can escape in the same way you did then." She hoped the legendary captain had a plan since she wasn't about to let those cursed pirates kill Will.

Jack turned and looked at her. "To what point and purpose, young missy? The Black Pearl is gone," he said, pointing to the sails disappearing on the horizon. "And unless you have a rudder and a lot of sails hidden in that bodice" he gestured to her dress "– unlikely - young Mr. Turner will be dead long before you can reach him."

Elizabeth follows him angrily as he knocks on a tree trunk. He then takes four steps and jumps up and down a few times. "But you're Captain Jack Sparrow" she said as she moved to stand in front of him "You vanished from under the eyes of seven agents of the East India Company. You sacked Nassau Port without even firing a shot." She looked at him and decided to play her trump card – his pride. "Are you the pirate I've read about or not? How did you escape last time?"

Jack sighed. "Last time…I was here a grand total of three days, all right? Last time" he opens a secret cellar door and disappears into the ground "…the rumrunners used this island as a cache. Came by, and I was able to barter a passage off. From the looks of things, they've long been out of business. Probably…have your bloody friend Norrington to thank for that." He climbs out with two bottles of rum in his hands.

Elizabeth felt her heart break in two. Will was going to die and she never got to say goodbye and tell him how she feels. "So that's it then?" she glares at Jack "That's the secret grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow? You spent three days lying on a beach, drinking rum?!"

Jack only smiled in his fashion. "Welcome to the Caribbean, love" he says as he hands her a bottle and saunters off.

Elizabeth looked at the bottle of rum and then got an idea. Maybe there was still a way to save Will.

"Ye have saved him lass," Jack said, as he looked at her "Ye've saved him every day since ye married him. Ye gave him something to live for. He loves ye with all of his heart and he wants nothing more than seeing ye happy."

"I love him too," Elizabeth said as a tear ran down her cheek.

"We know ye do lass," Jack said as he got up from the bed. "Ye get some rest now savvy. I need ye to promise ole Jack that ye'll think of the little Turner as well before ye try an do something stupid."

"I will Jack" Elizabeth said as she smiled at the pirate captain.

Jack nodded and with a last hug to the ladies he left the room and walked down the hallway. He stopped at Will's room and opened the door, slipping inside.

Will was still unconscious but he was comfortable and breathing easily Jack noticed.

Jack sat down in the chair and took his first mate's hand in his. "Ye need te get better lad" he said as he looked at the younger pirate. "Elizabeth has some great news that she needs to tell you but ye need te be awake for er te tell ye."

The only answer Jack got was heavy breathing and the sound of the ocean. He sighed and got up. Seeing Will like this was only depressing him even more than he already was.

"Ye need te get better Will" Jack said as he stopped at the door and looked at the injured man again. "I need ye te get better" he sighed as a tear ran down the suntanned cheek.

He walked out and closed the door.

He was too occupied with his thought to hear the soft groan from the bed.

"Elizabeth" Will moaned as his fingers moved.