Pirates of the Caribbean – Friends Till The End

By Princess-Pirate

Email: Sequel to The Life I've Always Wanted. The story picks up eleven years later. Two best friends discover what can happen when a life changing event causes then to doubt everything the have known about their lives.

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.

Jonathan is one and a half years older than Orlando which makes him 13 years and Orlando is 12 years old.

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Chapter 3 – Bad News

Jonathan looked up as his father and Will came running up to them. He and Rebecca had been sitting by Orlando's side for the past twenty minutes waiting for help to arrive.

"I'm sorry" he cried as Will fell to his knees next to his son's prone body. "It was an accident. We didn't mean for it to happen, really. Orlando fell and hit his head and he doesn't want to wake up. Why won't he wake up?"

"Easy Johnny" Jack said as he pulled Jonathan in his arms and then turned to Rebecca. "Go home and get yer mother Rebecca. We'll stay here and help Will with Orlando."

Rebecca nodded and took off towards their house.

"Orlando" Will said as he gently tried to rouse his unconscious son. "Come on Orlando, open your eyes for me." He turned to look at Jonathan, whom was standing with Jack.

"He fell off the horse" Jonathan said as he looked at his father. "We told him he was a pansy for not wanting to go riding with us but we didn't know that the horse would throw him. Honestly."

"We'll talk about this later" Will said "Now we need to get Orlando home so that Miranda can have a look at him." Although he knew he shouldn't, Will gently scooped Orlando up into his arms, using his body as a shield to keep his young son from moving around to much.

Jack draped his jacket over him and they quickly made their way to the Turners' house where Miranda would be waiting.

When Giselle had burst into the room in tears and told them what had happened Will had sent her to go and get Miranda as he and Jack took off to where Giselle had told them Orlando was.

"What happened?" Miranda asked as Will came running into the house with Orlando cradled protectively in his arms. The young boy's head was resting against Will chest and they gasped as it was almost soaked in red blood.

Orlando's blood.

"He fell from a horse" Will said as he and Elizabeth followed Miranda up the stairs and into Orlando's room, closing the door behind them.

Jonathan stood frozen downstairs with Jack when Rebecca and Anamaria came running into the house.

"Where's Orlando?" she asked Jonathan as she grabbed him by the arm "Please tell me that he's going to be okay?"

"You just stay the hell away from him you little cheap whore" Giselle said as she appeared at the top of the stairs, her green eyes flashing with anger. "You are the reason he's going to die."

"Calm down now lass" Jack moved as he tried to soothe the hurt young girl. "It was an accident. No one is to blame for Orlando getting hurt, not even you."

"No Uncle Jack" Giselle pulled loose and glared at Rebecca, whom had taken a step back. "If she hadn't called Orlando a pansy and coward and dared him to get on that horse then he wouldn't have fallen off." Giselle was near tears now as she looked up and saw her father standing behind her. "No, please no" she gasped as she saw the tears in his eyes and turned to try and get to Orlando's room.

"Stay down here love" Will said as he gently pulled her into his arms and walked down the stairs. "Let's give Miranda some room to examine your brother."

"Is Orlando going to be okay?" Giselle asked as she got onto her father's lap. Although already being ten years old, she suddenly felt a lot younger as she sat down on the couch and snuggled into her father's side. Orlando was her brother, and she still loved him, despite getting him into trouble some times.

"Let's hear what Miranda has to say first. Don't jump to conclusions first. We need to stay calm because Orlando is going to need us to be there for him. Okay?"

Giselle nodded and relaxed a little bit in her father's arms.

"Will?"

Elizabeth's voice at the top of the stairs caused Will to gently released Giselle and walk to her.

"What is it love?" he asked, his heart plummeting when he saw the tears sliding down her cheeks. He opened his arms and held her tight to him as the sobs shook her slender frame.

"There's nothing more that Miranda can do. She says it may be all over by tomorrow. He's weak and she says his injuries are bad. We need to let the priest and father know."

"I'll go" Will said but Elizabeth took his arm.

"No" she said as she wiped her eyes. "We need to keep calm if only for Giselle's sake. I will send the needed messages. Miranda wishes to speak with you quickly."

Giving Elizabeth a tight hug and then headed to Orlando's room. He knew Elizabeth would be there for Giselle when she heard the news about her brother.