Authors Note: I just wanted to let you all know I really enjoy reading your
reviews and that this story is actually the first part of a four part
series. Enjoy the next chapter. And please review!
~Steph
Chapter 6 ~ Conversations on the Black Pearl
The light waves rocking the ship put Elizabeth's mind at ease and the clean sea air filled her lungs and cleaned her head. The faint smell of rum was hanging loosely in the atmosphere around her and Jack.
"So you goen talk to me?"
"Are you going to listen?"
He shrugged and took a drink from his flask.
"If you want me too."
He said it with such sincerity it made Elizabeth smile.
"Someone wants to kill me Jack."
Her words shocked him and he shook his head.
"Don't believe everything you hear in Tortuga 'Lizabeth. I mean, they did tell ya I was dead."
"But it was so real Jack.. Someone wanted me to think you were dead. Like tonight in the bar a man came up to me and told me people want me dead." She shook her head think time and continued, "he said not to be surprised if a price was put on my head."
Jack looked thoughtful for a few minutes, then he stood.
"I wouldn't worry about it 'Lizabeth. A man will say anything to scare you."
"Well it's kind of working Jack."
Staggering over to the side of the ship Jack looked into the water.
"Don't worry, we'll be on the water soon." That was when he turned around and stared at Elizabeth.
"What are you doing here luv?"
"Looking for Will."
Jack looked confused for a while and took time to arrange everything in his rum-filled mind.
"Turner? Why?" He regretted it as soon and he asked. Elizabeth's eyes started to water and she turned her back to him.
"Because his ship got lost at sea. No one has soon it. Norrington and my father wouldn't help me, they thought he had come across the Pearl and stayed with you. I know he didn't, he would never miss our wedding."
"You two were gonna be wed?"
She nodded her head.
"What was his shipped named?"
"The Belleza. Oh Jack, it was a beautiful ship, bran new." She said looking out into the water.
Jack walked up next to her and got close enough that only she could hear was he was saying.
"Don't worry luv, I promise I'll find Will."
Elizabeth looked up at him.
"Please find him alive."
Jack didn't say anything for a long time, he just stared at the open sea.
"I'll try my best." He said then thought he should say something more.
"For a pirate that may not be the whole truth. But as a captain and a good man, as I was once called, it's worth a lota truth."
Elizabeth smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you Jack. I knew I could count on you."
Half from shock and surprise it took Jack a minute to put his arms around her. Resting his head on hers he whispered.
"Every time Elizabeth."
For a moment she forgot about the threat on her life and felt safe. She was on the last original pirate ship in the Caribbean, in the arms of a pirate, but she felt safe. And that was saying a lot.
~*~
"Gibbs, Ana, what be taken you so long?"
The sun was already coming up by the time Jack saw his best friend and his first mate hurrying to the ship.
"Gibbs got caught in hookervill." Anamaria said looking sharply at the man next to her.
"Well can you blame him?"
"As a man yes, as a pirate no. He was keeping us from sailing off."
"Mr. Gibbs."
Elizabeth made her presence known as she walked onto the deck.
"Miss Swann." He said kindly but his eyes were widening.
"Jack, two women aboard? Awfully bad luck."
"Oh please Mr. Gibbs, I've been looking for Will."
The older man looked to Jack who gave him a stare saying not to ask anymore questions.
"Well, welcome aboard Miss Swann." He said walking past Jack and Elizabeth.
"Captain, what be the orders?" Anamaria called standing at the wheel.
"Take her to sea Ana." He told his first mate.
"Aye. You heard the captain, open them sails!"
While Anamaria was yelling orders Jack went below deck with Elizabeth.
"Where are we heading captain?"
"I was hopen' you would give me some insight on where young Mr. Turner might be."
"Josten. That's where he was going to get supplies."
Jack nodded and headed up toward the deck. Looking around he felt the ship speed up, leaving Tortuga behind. He casually walked up to the wheel and took it as Anamaria moved aside.
"Where we be goen Jack?"
"Josten."
"Oh yeah I remember that place. We did a lot of plunderen' there didn't we?"
"Aye." Jack said and smiled at the memory.
"But now we're goin for a different reason."
"What might that be?"
"Find Will Turner."
~TBC~
~Steph
Chapter 6 ~ Conversations on the Black Pearl
The light waves rocking the ship put Elizabeth's mind at ease and the clean sea air filled her lungs and cleaned her head. The faint smell of rum was hanging loosely in the atmosphere around her and Jack.
"So you goen talk to me?"
"Are you going to listen?"
He shrugged and took a drink from his flask.
"If you want me too."
He said it with such sincerity it made Elizabeth smile.
"Someone wants to kill me Jack."
Her words shocked him and he shook his head.
"Don't believe everything you hear in Tortuga 'Lizabeth. I mean, they did tell ya I was dead."
"But it was so real Jack.. Someone wanted me to think you were dead. Like tonight in the bar a man came up to me and told me people want me dead." She shook her head think time and continued, "he said not to be surprised if a price was put on my head."
Jack looked thoughtful for a few minutes, then he stood.
"I wouldn't worry about it 'Lizabeth. A man will say anything to scare you."
"Well it's kind of working Jack."
Staggering over to the side of the ship Jack looked into the water.
"Don't worry, we'll be on the water soon." That was when he turned around and stared at Elizabeth.
"What are you doing here luv?"
"Looking for Will."
Jack looked confused for a while and took time to arrange everything in his rum-filled mind.
"Turner? Why?" He regretted it as soon and he asked. Elizabeth's eyes started to water and she turned her back to him.
"Because his ship got lost at sea. No one has soon it. Norrington and my father wouldn't help me, they thought he had come across the Pearl and stayed with you. I know he didn't, he would never miss our wedding."
"You two were gonna be wed?"
She nodded her head.
"What was his shipped named?"
"The Belleza. Oh Jack, it was a beautiful ship, bran new." She said looking out into the water.
Jack walked up next to her and got close enough that only she could hear was he was saying.
"Don't worry luv, I promise I'll find Will."
Elizabeth looked up at him.
"Please find him alive."
Jack didn't say anything for a long time, he just stared at the open sea.
"I'll try my best." He said then thought he should say something more.
"For a pirate that may not be the whole truth. But as a captain and a good man, as I was once called, it's worth a lota truth."
Elizabeth smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you Jack. I knew I could count on you."
Half from shock and surprise it took Jack a minute to put his arms around her. Resting his head on hers he whispered.
"Every time Elizabeth."
For a moment she forgot about the threat on her life and felt safe. She was on the last original pirate ship in the Caribbean, in the arms of a pirate, but she felt safe. And that was saying a lot.
~*~
"Gibbs, Ana, what be taken you so long?"
The sun was already coming up by the time Jack saw his best friend and his first mate hurrying to the ship.
"Gibbs got caught in hookervill." Anamaria said looking sharply at the man next to her.
"Well can you blame him?"
"As a man yes, as a pirate no. He was keeping us from sailing off."
"Mr. Gibbs."
Elizabeth made her presence known as she walked onto the deck.
"Miss Swann." He said kindly but his eyes were widening.
"Jack, two women aboard? Awfully bad luck."
"Oh please Mr. Gibbs, I've been looking for Will."
The older man looked to Jack who gave him a stare saying not to ask anymore questions.
"Well, welcome aboard Miss Swann." He said walking past Jack and Elizabeth.
"Captain, what be the orders?" Anamaria called standing at the wheel.
"Take her to sea Ana." He told his first mate.
"Aye. You heard the captain, open them sails!"
While Anamaria was yelling orders Jack went below deck with Elizabeth.
"Where are we heading captain?"
"I was hopen' you would give me some insight on where young Mr. Turner might be."
"Josten. That's where he was going to get supplies."
Jack nodded and headed up toward the deck. Looking around he felt the ship speed up, leaving Tortuga behind. He casually walked up to the wheel and took it as Anamaria moved aside.
"Where we be goen Jack?"
"Josten."
"Oh yeah I remember that place. We did a lot of plunderen' there didn't we?"
"Aye." Jack said and smiled at the memory.
"But now we're goin for a different reason."
"What might that be?"
"Find Will Turner."
~TBC~