"Aye lad, it's me, now would ye please let us inside before they see us!"
He nodded towards the guards. "Could ye help her inside?"
"Her?" He turned around and saw someone standing in the shadows.
"Oh come in, I didn't see you." The woman stepped inside the blacksmith shop she had just got inside when the two guards that had bin patrolling turned up in the door.
"Is there something wrong gentlemen?" Will hoped that they hadn't seen Jack.
"We where just patrolling the streets when we heard strange sounds, you didn't happen to see anything Mr Turner?" The other man tried to look inside the shop and Will hoped that Jack and the young woman had found a good place to hide.
"Strange sounds, what exactly do you mean?"
"A loud noise and people talking."
"Oh that, it's nothing. I found a cat in here and just let it out."
"A cat?"
"Yes a cat. Was that all, because I have work to so…goodnight."
Will quickly shut the door and turned to Jack. Jack was eying one of Wills swords.
"This is a very nice sword. I could need a new sword, and I'll pay you Mr Turner, money is not a problem. I'd like one with…"
"Oh stop it Jack! You didn't come to Port Royal to buy a sword! And who is she?"
He turned to the woman.
"She…is the reason why I'm here." Jack walked over to her and helped her take her coat off.
Will thought she was very pretty but she looked pale, almost sick. Jack held her arm and helped her over to a chair. "Are ye alright?" She nodded and smiled. Jack walked back to Will.
"She is weak, this bloody weather is killing her."
"Jack."
"Yes?"
"Who is she? And what are the two of you doing here? Do you even realise how dangerous this is? You were almost caught!"
"Calm down lad." He put his hand on Wills shoulder.
"I know how dangerous this is but we didn't have a choice. And I know that ye have many questions and we'll answer them but please let Angela rest for a few minutes."
Will hadn't seen his friend for nearly a year but he was surprised of how old he looked, tired.
Something was wrong, Will could see it in Jack's eyes. He had seen them like this before, on the Dauntless a year earlier on their way back to Port Royal….
Will watched the pirate for a while; he was sitting on the deck floor trying to tie a bandage around his palm. A few feet away stood three of Norrington's men and they where laughing at him. Will felt so sorry for him. "Well at least his not looked up in the brig." And that was all thanks to Elizabeth, she convinced her father and Norrington that Jack wouldn't harm anyone so they allowed Jack to walk around on the Dauntless, guarded of course. A few minutes later Will walked over to the pirate, he couldn't stand seeing him like that.
"Here, let me help you."
"Do nee elp!" Jack had a bit of the now very dirty bandage in his mouth.
"Of course you need help." Will took the bandage from him. He nearly gasped when he saw how deep the cut was.
"Didn't feel anything when I did it, ne'er thought about how it would be after either."
"I can see that." Will tied the bandage around Jacks palm quickly but careful. As soon as he was done Jack got up to his feet and looked over the rail. Will felt so guilty that it almost hurt inside. "I'm sorry." He whispered the words. Then suddenly the guilt became anger.
"They can't do this! It's not fair!"
"Don' blame yourself." Will just stared at Jacks back. He couldn't believe it, Jack had given up, he could hear it in Jacks voice, he had no hope.
"Just promise me one thing William Turner. When I'm...dead don't bury me, slip me body into the sea. That's where I belong." He turned around and looked Will straight in the eyes. They where so sad, Jacks eyes, so…numb. Will had to look away. Jack turned back to the rail and kept staring at the sea. Will walked over to him and stared at sea to, he put his arm around the older mans shoulders. "I promise" he told Jack. But he promised himself that he wouldn't let Jack die, he would find a way to help him, he owed him that….
"Are ye alright?"
"What? Oh, I was just thinking." Will walked around in the room. He saw the women sitting on the floor next to the donkey, she pat and talked to it. Will turned to Jack.
"Well, at least the donkey seems to like her, that's unusual. He doesn't like strangers since someone used hot metal to brand him about a year ago."
"No? Really…" Jack turned from Will and looked at the sword again.
"Jack... I can see that something is bothering you. Are you going to tell me what's wrong or do I have to force it out of you?" Jack didn't answer, Will thought that Jack was quiet because he wanted to tease him a bit, but Jack just didn't know what to say.
"Jack…she's not with child is she?" Jack dropped the sword.
"What! No, she is not with child. Well at least not that I know of and if she is, is it definitely not mine. I haven't touched her Will… With child…" Jack shook his head. No Mr Turner I'm afraid that it is a bit worse than that.
"What is it then?"
"Ye better talk to Angela about that. Angela! You where the one to tell Will about all this, so do it." The woman walked over to Will.
"Good evening Mr Turner. I think…you need to sit down." Will stared at her for a moment, and then turned to Jack, the pirate nodded so Will sat down, and prepared himself for the worst, but nothing could have prepared him for what had to Angela say…
Will didn't know what to say when she was done. He looked at Jack and hoped that the man would be laughing, he didn't, he was serious.
This is stupid!
"Jack, can I talk to you for a minute?" Jack followed him into a smaller room.
"Jack, please don't tell me that you believe her." Jack didn't have to answer, Will could see it in the pirate's face.
"This is crazy! You can't believe this!"
"Well but I do! You haven't seen 'er when she sees these things."
"Jack, please listen to me…"
"No, you listen to me! I have to go soon, me crew is on the Pearl waiting, we only came here to warn ye lad. I don' want ye or that pretty little wife of yours to get hurt."
"You don't have to worry Jack, we'll be fine. I'm more worried about you."
"Me?"
"Yes. You're not feeling alright, I can see that."
"It's nothing, Will. But please, take your wife out of Port Royal!"
"No Jack, I won't! Not because your friend has nightmares!"
"So you can believe in cursed pirates but not what I see?"
Both men turned around, Angela stood there with her hands crossed over her chest.
"No, I can't."
"Your loss." Angela shrugged her shoulders. Will didn't know what to answer, he just watched as the woman went back to the donkey. He heard Jack laughing.
"What?"
"She's tough that one."
"Yes, I can tell."
"She hits hard to."
"Oh really?"
"Look lad, we are jus' trying to help. I believe in her. I'm not asking you to do that, but please trust me….for once."
"Trust you…only a mad man would do that…so I guess I'm mad then. I trust you to make good decisions."
"Now that's good news." Angela smiled.
"Oh I didn't hear ye love."
"Don't call me that." Jack just grinned at her.
"So Angela…what can I do for you?"
"Well Mr Turner, you could take me to see Commodore Norrington."