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A Bet, Some Rum, and a Wedding
Chapter 25: The Note

Amy moaned in her sleep. She was waking up. She yawned and stretched out her arms and felt them hit something warm and soft. Slowly, she opened her eyes and noticed that her head was lying on top of Jack. It was his face that her hand had touched. Luckily he was still asleep, she thinks.

"Jack? Jack are you awake?" she whispered. She got no answer. He was still asleep. His eyes were closed and his head was bent to the side. Amy picked up her head off of his chest and smiled at him.

'Aw. He can be really sweet…sometimes. He actually looks kind of harmless when he sleeps. You would never now that he was really a conceded, drunken pirate by looking at him while he's sleeping.' Amy looked out the window and saw it was dark outside. 'It's dark out. The sun was just starting to set when we were playing our little game. How long have we been asleep? Well too late to do anything about it now. I have to admit though, that game was nice. Guess Jack Sparrow still has some kid left in him too. Something feels different about tonight. Like something is going to happen. Wasn't there something I was supposed to do at night? Maybe something about my door…Harry! That's it! Harry is supposed to come over and fix my door! I hope he hasn't left yet. I have to meet him! But I don't want to leave. I want to stay here with Jack. We've had such a great day together. I don't want it to end. But I have to go. I'll come back as soon as he is done. It's the best I can do.' Amy gently took Jack's arm off of her back and crawled off the bed trying not to disturb Jack. She swung her feet over the side of the bed and ran over to his desk. Amy wrote Jack a short note telling him where she was and folded it up. She walked back over to Jack and placed it in his hand. She cupped his hand tight around it to make sure it wouldn't fall out.

"Goodbye Jack," she whispered in his ear and gave him a light kiss on his lips. Amy smiled and gathered up her things. She felt like she was forcing herself to leave. Carefully, she opened the door trying not to make a sound and stepped out into the hallway. She took one last look at Jack and closed the door. She was felt like she was never going to see him again. 'That's ridiculous. Of course I'll see him again. I'll see him in a few hours.' Little did she know that this would be the last night they would spend together for a long time.

Jack yawned. He was waking up from a wonderful dream. He killed Harry, numerous times. He stretched out his arms but felt nothing next to him. He opened his eyes to see nothing but pillows next to him. Jack felt something in his left hand and opened his hand up to see a piece of paper. He opened it and saw that it was a note from Amy.

Dear Jack,

Sorry I didn't say goodbye. I didn't have time. I had to go get my door fixed, so don't worry about me! I'm safe and sound. I promise that I'll be back as soon as I can.

Sincerely, Goldilocks

P.S. Thanks for being so sweet and letting me sleep in your bed! You actually look kind of harmless when you're asleep.
P.S.S. We never got to finish that dance. I expect to finish it sometime.

Jack smiled at the note. He reread it again and realized there was something special about what she was doing. "Wasn't there something special about getting her door fixed? Harry." Jack threw the note on the floor and grabbed his coat and hat and stomped out the door, cursing at Harry under his breath. Jack stormed up on deck and nearly ran into Gibbs on his way up.

"Where are you off to?" Gibbs asked.

"Out."

"Well just come back in one piece."

"Someone else should be worrying about that," and continued to stomp across the deck.

"That's it! I am going to kill Harry! I already have a plan. Now, first I need to get a bottle of rum, some toothpicks, and some rope. A knife wouldn't hurt either. Or I could just walk up behind him and shoot him square in the head. Nah, too easy. Not enough pain. He needs to suffer. He deserves to suffer, thinking that he could have Amy. Well, he's going to have to fight for her. He isn't going to have a chance against me. Thinks he could beat Captain Jack
Sparrow. Don't think that's even possible. I swear I will be the cause of death of him. I hate Harry…" Jack continued to ramble things like this all the way to Amy's ship about Harry. Finally he saw her ship and took his pistol out. He stomped up onto the deck of Amy's ship and saw his worst fear had come true. Amy was kissing Harry.


Amy's POV before Jack comes

Amy was leaning against the railing of her ship staring up at the stars. She had changed out of her dress and back into her regular clothes. Harry was down in her cabin fixing her doorknob while she waited up here.

'These stars remind me of that one night after the wedding. Jack almost kissed me then. I wonder why he didn't? Probably just too nervous. Well, at least that didn't stop him today. It's about time he did. Just waiting for the opportune moment I guess like he always does. He seems to be acting different around me. Especially today. Maybe he sees me as more than a friend. Well, that's almost a given. I mean, he did kiss me. Maybe I should tell him that I love him. No, I should wait. I don't know how he would react. It might ruin our whole friendship. But like I said before, he did kiss me…numerous times. Maybe he really does love me. Or he could just be playing with me. But he didn't act like it. The way he kissed was too good for acting. It was just too real. But you never know with Jack Sparrow. Oh, forget it. I don't know what to think. Why does Jack have to be the most complicated person in the world? But that's what I love about him. I will tell him eventually. I just don't know when.' Amy felt a tap on her shoulder and jumped out of her trance. Harry was standing right behind her holding her old doorknob.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. I finished your door."

"Thanks Harry." Amy looked back to the stars and continued to think about Jack.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Oh, I want to tell someone something, but I don't know when. I'm afraid how he would react or it could ruin our whole friendship. I want to stay friends with him. I don't know how I could be happy without him. But I want him to know something very important. But I just can't say it to him." Harry gently grabbed Amy's hand and squeezed it.

"You know I'm always here for you."

"Thanks Harry. It feels comforting to know that right now."

"Amy… there's something I need to tell you." Amy looked away from the stars and towards Harry.

"What?"

"Well…I don't know how to say this."

"What is it? Do you want to write it down?"

"No, no. I want to tell you this to your face. I know who you were talking about. About you wanting to tell someone something but you couldn't say it." Amy gulped. How did he know about Jack?

"Oh…"

"And I want you to know that he feels the same way about you." Wait, how could he know this? Jack and Harry hate each other's guts. He would never tell him anything.

"What?" Harry grabbed both of her hands and took a step closer to her.

"Amy…I have feelings for you. More than just a friend. I practically love you," and with that hekissed her. She just stood there still in awe on what just happened. Harry just told her that he loved her. Sure, Amy loved Harry, but as a brother. Harry was her big brother…and he was kissing her. Amy just didn't like Harry that way. It didn't feel right. Someone else should be kissing her. Jack should be kissing her. The feeling became so overwhelming she couldn't take it any more. Amy pushed Harry away from her and looked over to the other side of the deck.She saw the worst possible thing…Jack. He had seen them kissing. He had seen everything. He just looked as if someone had sucked his soul out of him. Like someone had taken something he loved away from him.

"Jack…" Amy started. Jack put his pistol away promptly turned around and started stomping off the deck. "Harry…I'm sorry. I can't deal with this right now. I'm so sorry. JACK WAIT!" Amy ran off the deck after Jack running as fast as she could, leaving Harry by himself.

"JACK WAIT! I CAN EXPLAIN! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!" Jack still kept walking at full speed not stopping. "JACK, PLEASE STOP! JUST LET ME EXPLAIN!" Amy had finally, after some intensive running, caught up with Jack and grabbed his hand.

"Jack please let me explain…" Jack quickly pulled his hand away from Amy and turned around to look at her with his hate and hurt filled eyes.

"What's there to explain? I can see ye were kissin' him! What else do I need to see?" he snapped back with such anger that Amy had never seen before.

"Jack it's not like that-"

"Well you didn't exactly try and resist him!"

"Jack it wasn't my fault. I was just-"

"Oh if it wasn't your fault who's was it? Harry's? The stars? Your ship's? The air?"

"Jack no! Listen to me! Harry kissed me. I had nothing to do with it. He told me he loved me. I had no idea what was going on-"

"Well ye seemed to enjoy it!"

"Jack listen to me! I was just caught up in the moment. I was thinking about someone else and didn't realize what was happening-"

"So what were you thinking about? Harry? How you love him?"

"I do not love Harry! I will never see him like that! He is like my brother! I thought you knew that!"

"Well that little display back there could beg to differ!" Jack began to walk off again and Amy jogged up next to him struggling to keep up with him.

"Jack, just listen to me! I'm telling you the truth! It wasn't my fault! Harry is the one who kissed me, not me! I don't love him! Why can't you believe that?"

"Why should I?"

"Because if I really did love him, do you think I would be going after you? I'm trying to tell you the truth!"

"Well ye have yet to say it!"

"Yes I did! I DO NOT love Harry and I never will! Can't you believe that Jack?"

"No I can't!" Both Jack and Amy stopped in their tracks and continued the argument.

"Well it's the truth!"

"I don't have time for this! I don't have to listen to your damn lies!"

"Fine then! If you really feel that way, go ahead and leave! See if I care! I tried to tell you the truth but you won't listen to me! You can go rot it hell for all I care!"

"I'd rather go to hell than listen to your damn lies!"

"Go rot in hell Jack Sparrow you bastard!"

"I would just to get away from you bitch!"

"I hate you!"

"Same to you!" With that both of them stormed away without taking one glance at each other.

Once Amy was out of sight from Jack, she realized what had just happened. Jack was gone. He left her. They had a huge fight and he left. He was gone. As the news started to sink in, she could feel tears building up in her eyes and started running back to her ship. She didn't want anyone to see her like this. She ran as fast as she could, trying not to run into anyone since her vision was blurring up from her tears. She could see the outline of her ship in the distance and ran as fast as she could towards it. Harry was still standing on deck where she had left him, but she ran right past him. She ran downstairs and collapsed on her bed. Harry came running downstairs after her worried about what just happened. He walked right into her room and saw her crying on her bed.

"Amy, what happened?"

"GO AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE RIGHT NOW! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Amy picked up a pillow and threw it as hard as she could at Harry, nearly hitting his head. Harry wanted to comfort Amy but he knew if he did Amy would probably kill him. He closed the door behind him and headed straight over to the pub to find Kyle.

Jack walked straight below deck to find Gibbs. He walked into the galley to find him, along with the rest of the crew, in the galley playing cards.

" 'Ello Jack. Back so soon? Thought ye would be out for the rest of the night." Gibbs asked.

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? PLAYING CARDS?" Jack picked up the deck and cards and threw them across the room. "FROM THIS POINT ON THERE WILL BE NO CARDS ON THIS SHIP, ALONG WITH SINGING!"

"Jack, are ye alright? Did somethin' happen?" Gibbs asked scared from Jack's tone. The rage in his eyes was impossible to miss and showed nothing but hatred.

"That is none of you concern! We shall be sailing off first thing in the morning!"

"But Jack, what about-"

"THAT'S AN ORDER! I am captain and you do as I say! There shall be no questions asked! We are leaving Tortuga first at first light and that's final!" and stormed out of the room, knocking down a chair on is way. The whole crew sat there just stunned at what just happened. Just a few hours ago, Jack was fine. But now, he was filled with anger. They all wondered what had happened to make him act like that.

"What happened to him?" asked Duncan.

"Amy. That's what happened," Gibbs replied. He just hoped that she was doing all right. By the way Jack was acting, she was probably doing just as worse as he was.

"Kyle where are you?" Harry ran all the way from Amy's ship to the pub and was fighting his way through the crowd to get to the bar. Kyle was working at the bar pour an old man some rum. He ran to the bar and sat down on a stool near where Kyle was working.

"Harry, what are you doing here?" Kyle asked.

"Something happened."

"What? What happened? Is Amy alright?"

"No. Right now she's not."

"What? Is she hurt?"

"No. Not physically."

"What happened?"

"It's all my fault. It all started when I came over to fix her door…" Harry explained to Kyle what had happened and what he did to Amy. "…And Jack saw us. Amy went running after him and when she came back she was crying like hell."

"They must have had a fight."

"A pretty bad one. I feel horrible right now. It's all my fault. I never should have told her how I felt. I never should have kissed her."

"Harry, you just did what you felt was right. You had no way of knowing that Jack was going to be there."

"But he was, and now she's in pain. The last thing I ever want to do is cause her pain, but I did exactly that. She loved Jack didn't she? That's who she was talking about."

"She did. You could tell by the way she acted around him."

"I guess I always knew. I just didn't want to accept it."

"And the worst thing is Jack loved her back."

"What? How do you know?"

"I heard him and Gibbs talking to each other one day. I wasn't eavesdropping or anything. They were talking kind of loud and I just happened to hear it. He loved her as much as she loved him."

"What have I done? I just broke Amy's heart and didn't even know it." Harry smacked his head into his hand and started shaking his head.

"Harry, stop blaming yourself. You had no way of preventing this."

"If I didn't tell her how I felt this never would have happened."

"Harry, it has happened. There's nothing you can do about it now."

"I tried to help her but she just yelled at me." Harry took his head out of his hand and look back up to Kyle.

"Give her some time. She'll cool down."

"I can't see her, not yet. It wouldn't feel right. In the morning, would you go see how she is doing?"

"Of course. See wouldn't see anybody tonight. She's just realizing what happened."

"I hope she'll turn out fine."

"She'll be hurting for a while, but she'll get over it. Amy is a strong girl."

"I hope you're right Kyle. I really hope you're right."


"Go rot in hell Jack Sparrow, you bastard!"

"I would just to get away from you bitch!"

"I hate you!"

"Same to you!"

Flashback backs of last night had been haunting Amy in her sleep all night. She had cried herself to sleep that night thinking about how she was never going to see Jack again. It had all seemed like a dream, a made-up nightmare. She hoped that it was only a dream. She heard someone walking behind her bedroom door and sat up.

"Jack?" The door opened, it was Kyle.

"Sorry. It's only me."

"Where's Jack?"

"He left early this morning on the Black Pearl."

"You mean he really left?"

"Yes. Been gone for a couple of hours now."

"Last night wasn't a dream?"

"Well, what did you dream?"

"Me and Jack were having this big fight and he just saw me kissing Harry."

"I'm sorry to say it, but that's what happened." Amy could feel tears build up behind her eyes and started crying to her hoping Kyle wouldn't notice.

"Amy? Oh Amy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." Kyle walked over to Amy and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Amy instantly dug her face into his shoulder and started bawling. "Shhhhh. Amy everything is going to be fine. It's alright to cry." Kyle started to pet Amy's hair in an effort to calm her down and gently rocked her back and forth. After a few minutes, Amy finally stopped bawling and rested her head on his shoulders.

"Amy I didn't mean to upset you."

"No Kyle, it's alright. I'm glad you told me. I rather find out from you than hearing it from some stranger. I just didn't think he would actually leave me."

"I'm sorry to say but he did really leave. What happened between you two last night?"

"I'd rather not talk out it."

"I understand. You don't have to tell me."

"Thank you." She managed a weak smile and wiped away the last of her tears. "Kyle…I loved him."

"I know." Surprised by this answer, Amy picked her head up from his shoulder and looked at him.

"You did?"

"I could tell by the way you always acted around him. You were always staring at him and smiling."

"I did?"

"Yes, you did." Amy let out another forced smile.

"Are you going to be alright?" Kyle asked.

"I don't know. I think I will be."

"That's my girl. Do you want some tea?"

"Yes please." Kyle smiled and wiped away one tear that escaped from Amy's eyes.

"I'll whip us up some. Why don't you clean yourself up while I make the tea? You looked like you just floated ashore from the ocean." Amy smiled and watched Kyle get off the bed.

"Kyle…thanks for being here. It means a lot to me."

"Don't mention it. I know I'm not as comforting as Sarah, but I'm trying my best."

"You're doing a fair job at it." Kyle smiled and walked out of her cabin. Amy still sat on her bed thinking about Jack. Gone. He was gone. He left her. The man she had loved since the day she met, was gone. No more Jack sneaking into her bed. No more arms sneaking around her waist. No more sudden kisses. No more drinking rum together. No more playing cards. Gone. Jack was really gone.

Ah yes...drama, drama, drama. Lot's of it is coming up! Don't kill me! I'm sorry about this chapter, but it's the way the story goes. Thanks for the reviews! Keep on enjoying the story. Ta!