Beauty and the Pirate

Disclaimer:I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl". Nor do I own any dialogue that matches up to the dialogue from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" nor any storyline plots from said movie. I solely own the characters of Isabelle and Marcel Cheney and Gaspard and all additional creative story lines. Hope you enjoy the story and feel free to send a review!

Chapter 29

One Last Time

"You came back," Jack breathed out once in the comfort of his bed.

"Of course I came back," Isabelle tried to smile as she sat on the edge of the bed and looked down at Jack, "I couldn't let Gaspard…"

Isabelle stopped and took a deep breath, "This all my fault, if only I had gotten here sooner."

"Maybe," Jack exhaled, "Maybe it's better this way."

Isabelle's hands flew to her mouth to cover a sob. She then placed her hands on Jack's face and gently caressed it.

"Don't talk like that," Isabelle whispered, "You'll be alright. Gibbs has patched you up… and we're together now… we're together now, so everything is going to be fine… you'll see."

"At least," Jack began coughing, "I got… to see you… one last… time."

Hearing this, Elizabeth, Will, and Gibbs moved in closer to the bed. There they watched Jack's eyes close.

Isabelle slowly stood up from the bed shaking uncontrollably.

"No," she whispered, "Jack, no."

Isabelle then threw herself onto the pirate's chest and began sobbing quietly, "No… no… please… please… please, don't leave me… I love you."

Elizabeth, Will, and Gibbs all exchanged looks. Then after several long minutes, Elizabeth helped Isabelle to her feet and accompanied the poor maiden to her cabin.