I will Protect You
Authors Note: I decided to bring this story back from the dead. I found the outlines the other day in my room and I thought 'why did I stop writing this'. Anyway here is the next chapter.
Chapter 7 - Josten
The trip to Josten was very uneventful fro Elizabeth. When she wasn't on the deck talking with Anamaria, Gibbs, or Jack, she was below writing letters to Will.
The letters would always say how much she missed him and how much she wanted things to be normal again. Life on the Black Pearl wasn't how she was supposed to live. She was the governors daughter, and she was being treated as such. She would only confide in the letters how much she worried about Will and how much she feared for her oun life. Looking it over though Elizabeth realized she was in the safest place possible.
" 'Lizabeth?"
Jack's voice reached her ears and she looked up. "We'll be reaching Josten in about an hour. Want to come up?" He asked seeing the distress on her face.
Elizabeth nodded and stood up to walk across the small room. She followed Jack up the stairs and into the soft sunlight. The rays hit her hair and brought out the highlights and shine. Jack noticed and put his hand up to touch it.
"What are you doing?" Elizabeth asked turning around.
"Just curious."
"Curious of what?"
"If it's real or just a wig." He said indicating her hair.
He just got a glare from the woman and the cold shoulder until they reached the city.
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"Don't take too long mates, and remember, we're looking for Will." Jack said to his crew looking extremely hard at Gibbs.
There were some mumbled "Ayes" and the crew headed in different directions.
Jack looked around for Elizabeth and saw her walking with Anamaria. He decided to let her go and went with Gibbs.
"You think we're going to find the boy Jack?"
"Not here. If I understood right he probably left here some days ago. Probably got in a storm and blown way off course."
Gibbs thought for a while then looked back at his captain. "What about Elizabeth?"
"What about her?"
"We going to take her back to Port Royal?"
Jack looked up at the sky and saw the most beautiful sky he had yet. "Aye. When we're finished here we'll head back."
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"This city is so beautiful." Elizabeth said while she was walking with the lady pirate.
"Aye. Last time we were here it wasn't under the best of circumstances. Couldn't enjoy it too much."
Elizabeth and Anamaria were walking around the city talking about thier love for the horizen and freedom.
"You know Elizabeth, you're not half bad. If you were born a pirate you'd be a bloody good one."
A lot of people would have been insulted at that statement, but Elizabeth found it rather flattering.
"Do you think we will find Will?" She asked when they started to walk down a rather dirty street.
"Not here. But Jack gave you his word did he not? He'll find him."
Elizabeth nodded and they walked farther into the city. It started to get more crowded and buildings started to tower over them. Children were running around outside with thier dogs while mothers watched and conversed between eachother. For one of the first times in her life Elizabeth longed for children. She always planned on being a mother but she never really had the urge to have them before.
"Hey what you waiting on?" Anamaria called from a few feet ahead of her. Elizabeth walked up to her and looked straight ahead.
"Something on your mind?"
"I just want to go home and be married to Will." She said and blinked back her tears.
"Don't worry Liz, you will be." And a very rare smile was given from Ana. "Well, walking around out here isn't going to get us anywhere. Come on."
The two women walked into a small inn and up to the front desk.
"Hello, we're looking for a man named William Turner." Elizabeth said.
"Well he left a few days ago." The lady said, looking at the keys on the wall.
"But he was here?" Elizabeth asked anxious.
"Oh yes, I remeber him well. Very polite, nice man."
Elizabeth had to turn away and take a breath before she showed her weakness to the woman.
"Thank you." Anamaria said and led Elizabeth out into the street.
"Can you help an old lady?"
Elizabeth and Ana turned to a street corner and saw a woman wrapped up in a blanket sitting on the ground.
"What do you need?" Elizabeth asked kindly walking closer to her.
"Please help me to my house. I need to rest."
"Of course. Ana will you help me?"
The female pirate looked around and resistantly helped the woman to her feet. The two listened intently to the woman's directions to her home. When they got there Ana saw Jack and let Elizabeth help her into the house and to her bed.
"Jack."
"Hmmm?"
"Any luck?"
"Got me some rum." He said with a smile. Anamaria just sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Remember why we're here?"
Jack sighed this time and looked at her "Yes, and no, there's not sign of the whelp here."
"Me and Liz found the inn he was at but he left some time ago. At least that's what the woman said."
Jack nodded and looked to the sky, then back down and he scanned the streets.
"Where is she?"
"Helping someone."
Jack rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Well let's go get her."