Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the only character I own is John Kevins.
Chapter 2: Arguing and Making Peace
Will Turner was a man who kept his promises. That night, he and Elizabeth locked themselves in a cabin, to discuss the matter.
"Let's go straight to the point. Why did you kiss Jack? Why did you chain him to the mast?" he asked, his tone hard.
"What? You saw that?" she said, shocked. She had thought he couldn't see her…
"I'm doing the questions here. You answer me" he said, slamming his fist on the table.
She retreated, scared. That was a first for him, to lose his temper that way toward her.
Elizabeth then ran away, out of the cabin and on the deck, tears staining her cheeks. Up there, she met Captain John Kevins.
"Miss Swann, you should be resting for tomorrow" he said to her. Then, looking better, he saw her tears.
"I get your little chat with Mr. Turner didn't go well, uh?" he teased her. She shook her head, curling in a ball on the deck.
"Oh, come here. I could use some company. The night is long, after all…"
She tentatively moved toward the man.
"So, tell me. What's the problem between you and young Will?"
"Let's say we were going to get married, but when the Kraken attacked the Pearl, I understood that it was searching Jack, so I tricked him. I knew Jack fancied me, so I kissed him and while doing that chained him to the mast. Will saw that, and he's angry"
John looked at her. "I would say that Jack Sparrow had good taste" he commented, smiling. Elizabeth blushed the tiniest bit. "And, I would add that Will Turner is a lucky man to be the one to marry you"
"That is if we resolve this row" she huffed.
"Oh, you will. But, the fact is, Miss Swann, that young Turner is right to be angry. I would be too, if my fiancé was to do something like that…"
Elizabeth sighed, looking at the stars. "I know. But that seemed the only way to save ourselves…"
"Well, I suggest you go back inside and tell that to young Will. I'm sure he won't stay angry for long if the two of you explain your positions well, and then you'll have an agreement" John said.
"Captian, if I am not asking too much, you seem kinder than most pirates, and with a better understanding of relationships...I wonder why" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, Miss Swann, you're lucky that I've drunk enough to be in the mood to talk. Do you know the legend of Davy Jones?"
Elizabeth nodded. "Although not so well"
"OK, then you know he took away his own heart because he was suffering for one woman. I can say my destiny is not so different, only I chose to remain human, feel, live, and maybe suffer again. I was engaged, once, Miss Swann, but then she was killed by Davy Jones' crew that sunk the ship she was sailing onto. This is why I know what you and young Will are going through, more or less. Now, down you go to speak with him" the captain ended, taking once more a swig from his bottle of rum, and effectively emptying it.
"Damn. I guess I'll go down with you, as I've got to take another bottle of rum in the hold"
Elizabeth crinkled her nose, as the captain's breathe was a clear indication of how much alcohol he had already had, then entered the same cabin where she had started that argument with Will. She found him still there, on his bed, sleeping.
He had a photograph of him with his parents in his hand.
"He's so cute" she thought, smiling. Then, careful not to wake him up, she lay near him, snuggling close, and soon sleep took her too.
Next morning, Will woke up first, feeling a weight on his chest. Opening his eyes, he saw it was Elizabeth. Tentatively, he caressed her hair, sighing.
"Oh, Elizabeth…what I'm going to do with you?" he mumbled, before gently moving her apart, and standing up to go join the crew on the deck.
She didn't appear outside before another two hours, and when she did, she went straight to him.
"We need to talk"
He followed her, hoping this time it would go better than the last one.
"I know, I made a mistake doing that" she started. "But I didn't see another chance. I mean, the Kraken was searching for Jack, and till Jack was with us, we were in danger too. Instead, leaving him behind, it would attack the Pearl but not us on the boat"
"Yes, I understand this" Will said, trying to keep his temper under control. "But Elizabeth, you've always despised the pirates for their foul and treacherous actions, although the stories about them were your favourite ones, and what you did is exactly what a pirate would do! You acted like you were one of them!"
"What about you, Will? Stealing a key, tricking the legendary Davy Jones, "commandeering" a ship of the Royal fleet with a famous pirate, after having freed that pirate from prison…aren't you becoming a pirate too?" she spat.
"I'm destined to it" he said, caressing the knife his father had given him. "But not you" he added then, softly.
"If you're going to become a pirate, I want to too" she defiantly said.
"Why? Why do you want to become something we have learned to despise, just to be with me?" he asked.
"Because I love you, Will" she honestly admitted. "As much as, and maybe even more than when we were going to get married"
"You're telling the truth?" he asked, uncertain.
"Yes, I am. I admit that kissing Jack, although part of a plan to trick him, was not something so disgusting, and I admit I was curious to do that, but now it is in the past. It is something I felt I had to do, and I did, but now that I've satisfied that curiosity, I'm all yours, and no other man will ever taste my lips"
Will grinned, he could see in her eyes that she was sincere, so he hugged her, sealing their deal with a passionate kiss.
"You know, I didn't really see you chain him to the mast. I guessed it. It seemed just too strange for Jack to sacrifice himself to give us a chance…as I once said him, there are no heroes among thieves" he said before claiming her lips again, sealing their agreement on the matter.