Pirates of the Caribbean 3
A/N: Thanx phor the reviews! Okay I'm going to Washington D.C. so this will be my last chapter until either Monday night or sometime Tuesday. Enjoy! XD
-/-/-/- Elizabeth -/-/-/-
Elizabeth sighed and stood up. She had just finished with Barbossa's room, which had been horridly unkempt. Elizabeth looked around and admired her work. The room was spotless, before books, papers, feathered hats, gold coins, and broken rum bottles had been scattered across the flooring. Elizabeth wondered how Barbossa managed to make a room so messy when had only been in it one night. "Pirates must be very lazy." She commented out loud. She heard a cough behind her and turned to see Barbossa in the doorway, awestruck. His jaw hung down so far Elizabeth was sure it would reach the planks. She couldn't help but let a small giggles escape her as she looked at the all but horrified Captain.
"What have ye done to it?" Barbossa cried, stepping in, jaw still dropped. Elizabeth replied smugly, "I cleaned something up. Do you know how dirty this place was before? It was a pigsty!" Barbossa jerked his head towards her, "I KNOW!" Elizabeth couldn't stifle an outburst of laughter. Her thoughts wandered as soon as she found herself on the made bed. Oh, I hope Jack's not this bad…she thought. The sound of a book plundering to the floor and pages being ruffled interrupted Elizabeth's thoughts. She looked over to see Barbossa pulled random books and notes off of shelves and throwing them all over the floor. "Stop, stop! I just cleaned that you know!" She stood up and grabbed Barbossa's shoulders and pulled him away from the shelves. She let go hurriedly and started picking up the books and notes. "At least wait until I'm asleep to do that again." Barbossa grumbled and walked towards his made up bed. "I'll settle if I can do this." Elizabeth waited and watched as Barbossa grabbed the sheets, flung them back and ruffled wrinkles into the remaining sheet. "But now it makes the rest look like useless energy wasted on an useless task!" she complained. Barbossa grinned, "It was useless energy wasted on yer useless task!" Satisfied he made his way to the door and walked out. Elizabeth stared at the bed and heard Barbossa's foot steps as he walked up the stairs. After a minute she sighed, threw her hands up, and walked out muttering, "Pirates…"
Once outside Elizabeth looked up at the sky, which was dark blue. "Storm's brewing." She heard Pintel say. Ragetti punched him in the stomach lightly, "She 'nows dat! Don't treat 'er the way people treat yeself!" Elizabeth smiled, "It's alright, Pintel." Then she walked off and leaned over the railing to gaze out at the sea. She tried to keep her mind off of pirates, krakens, a certain captain who loved rum…As she fiddled with a piece of string that she had picked up in Barbossa's room, she couldn't keep her thoughts away from the pirate whom she wanted, needed, to see. A hand was placed on her right shoulder. Elizabeth longed for it to be Jack's hand, but knew it was not. She turned her head, already knowing who it would be. Will looked into her eyes in a concerned manner. Elizabeth let her lips part, as if to speak, but no words came out. She gave up and looked back out at the sea again. She didn't want to explain things to Will, and she never would. But as she lingered on about it she realized she wouldn't want anyone else to do it for her, not even Jack. Heck, never Jack. When she did not speak Will decided to talk.
"You seem…different, preoccupied, lately." Elizabeth decided to make him work to get her to explain everything fully. "Maybe that's because I am."
Will sighed, but was obviously not going to give up quite so easily. "What's bothering you, Elizabeth? Everyone seems to know something I don't…" Elizabeth held in a gasp. Was it that obvious to everyone on board? Perhaps they all knew the compass's secret but Will…it was quite possible. Will tried again, "Please, tell me what's wrong…" Still Elizabeth didn't want to give it away to him. Will was smart, and if she just gave him a hint, he would figure it out. She decided she'd much rather give a hint than the actual answer. She turned to face him and gave a weak smile.
"I've just been worried a bit about…Jack. I mean, he's in a Kraken's belly, he could be dead, or alive…we don't know." Will did not smile, but he did not frown either. Elizabeth knew he was pondering the situation over once more. How many times he must have been through the routine of seeing her so depressed, wondering what was wrong, and trying to figure it out. Both at once, she wanted to tell him and she didn't.
"He's probably fine…" he said after a slight pause. Elizabeth felt anger boiling. "Probably? How can you say that? We have no idea what-so-ever where in the world, besides the end, where he or that Kraken is!" Will gazed at her, and she could tell the puzzle was slowly unraveling before him. A few more questions and he would have it, if not yet.
"Tell me, Elizabeth, why do you care if the man who traded my own life for his, is dead or alive?" Elizabeth knew she had to be more tricky now…if she wasn't she would completely give it away. "You know as well as I do that he is a great Captain…" Weak! She shouted inside her mind. Will took his hand off her shoulder and leaned over the rail as well.
"Elizabeth, please tell me if I am incorrect, but…I've come to the conclusion that, you have feelings you shouldn't for that…Pirate." Elizabeth looked at his eyes and he her. In that instant both knew what her answer would be. As Will gazed into her eyes he could tell that the spark that always glowed when she looked at him was gone. "Will…I'm not sorry…" Elizabeth managed. Will replied simply, "No…I suppose you're not." Then he patted her shoulder and walked off. But then he stopped and turned back towards her. She turned around to meet his questioning gaze. "Why?" was the question he layed before her. So many answers came to mind at once, but only one seemed nearly right. "The main reason? Well, it all started with one emotion, not attraction." She couldn't help but grin, "Curiosity." Elizabeth was utterly surprised at how well Will was taking all this, but she supposed he knew all along, and had just come to question her praying he was wrong.
"Then why…when you were…kissing him…did you chain him to the Pearl?" Will asked. Elizabeth's eyes widened. She hadn't even known that he had seen that kiss! She had been sure it was just her and Jack, and Mr. Gibbs who wasn't paying attention, but climbing over the edge of the Pearl. Will took notice of her shock calmly; of course he knew that she hadn't known.
"Oh Will…you know perfectly well that the Kraken would have followed and tracked us forever if it did not get what it wanted…" Elizabeth felt aches welling up inside her, aches of guilt and sorrow. Pure resentment had taken its place in her mind. Will nodded, "When I saw your kiss…I knew it." Elizabeth nodded. Oh it had been so much more than just a way to trap Jack! So much more…and she was sure Jack knew that as well, why else would he marvel in it and let it happen? Elizabeth realized that was when he took his own reason of curiosity. He let it happen because he knew it was right! He had wanted to be a good person and that was his chance. Not caring, she heard Will walking away once more, and turned back to face the sea. She thought about it some more and also decided that not only was he being a good person, and had wanted her…those two reasons mixed into a compound gave him the chance to let her do what she did.
"Mr. Sparrow…" Elizabeth started, still gazing out at the sea. She let her mouth stay open as cool air swept in and out of it. The sun was setting, making the evening seem so peaceful and beautiful. The colors of orange, pink, and violet danced across Elizabeth's face as she finished her statement, "…you really are a good man." She knew it was true with all her heart. And deep inside her heart, she knew he was alive. Just the way it kept beating in a pattern that seemed relaxed had been telling her all along. Before she could lose herself in joy she reminded herself, Just because he's still alive now…doesn't mean he can't be killed.