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Chapter 11

Waking up on the Star Maker was a peculiar experience. I hadn't expected to be thrown off my ship, my home, where I had spent my entire life.

"Lily?" asked Oliver as I walked onto the deck, my eyes were still puffy from crying.

"I'm fine" I assured him. Looking over to the Black Pearl I saw Clara and Dad at the helm. Anamaria was in the crow's nest, Bill, Will, Ben, Richard and the rest of the crew were on deck and I was guessing Elizabeth was with the twins.

I couldn't stand being away for much longer so I looked at Oliver, who seemed to understand what I was thinking; he nodded his head and passed me a rope. I made sure it was secured and swung over to the Pearl, I turned to see what Oliver was doing, but he wasn't there, I presumed he's gone to find Sam.

I walked over to my cabin and noticed Dad and Clara looking at me wearily. I glared at them but my eyes were welling up again so I entered the cabin and gathered as many of my belongings as I could carry. I was about to exit the cabin when I dropped everything in a pile on the floor. I decided not to move out properly so I went out onto the deck, to find Elizabeth.

"Lily?" came Elizabeth's voice

"Oh Elizabeth" I said, I took Jack off her, cradling him as if I hadn't seen him in a year.

"Are you ok?" she asked as I gave Jack my finger to hold.

"No" I said truthfully

"Ok, I didn't think you would be, listen Lily, we've been thinking, that is the crew and I, and we've decided that we're coming over to the Star Maker with you" she said. I blinked and looked up at her in disbelief.

"You're kidding" I said

"Nope" she replied. She looked over to Will and we walked towards him.

"Ready?" he asked us, standing up.

"You're all serious aren't you?" I asked, they all nodded their heads. I looked at Gibbs.

"Gibbs?" I asked, "This must be hard for you, being one of Dad's closest friends" I said.

"Aye" he replied. "But that's not Jack, Jack wouldn't bring a witch onto his ship and kick his only daughter off it"

"Aye" I agreed sadly.

"Let's go" said Bill.

"I'll go and tell Jack about all this, I think he'll want to know that his crew is jumping ship until he sorts out his priorities" said Will.

"I'm coming with you" I said.

"Ok" replied Will, knowing he couldn't argue with me, we went up to the helm.

"You're not supposed to be here" said Clara, looking at me with disgust.

"Neither are you" I muttered under my breath. Will spoke to father first, I just looked down, as if my boots were suddenly an item of interest to me.

"Jack" began Will "I think you should know that the crew and I are joining Lily on the Star Maker for a few days at least"

"Why?" asked Dad, he looked uncomfortable for a second.

"Because we feel that what you did to Lily was wrong, so if she has to go, then we're all going" Will explained

"But…but you can't be serious!" exclaimed Clara, she sounded more upset than Dad did.

"Aye, they're deadly serious" said father, most unexpectedly, "I knew that they'd all follow Lily, they respect her, love her like she was their own, they were bound to be upset about all this Clara, I've sailed a ship on my own before Clara so we'll be fine, we'll still be sailing along side the Star Maker so we've got nothing to worry about" he said. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"So you're going to loose your daughter, loose your crew, loose your friends, all because you claim to love this strumpet!" I yelled, I stepped up a bit, so I was just taller than Clara.

"yes I am, but I lost you because you refuse to accept that I can love other women, I lost my crew because they all love and respect you, and I lost my friends because they are my crew, it's all down to you Lily, I am not about to turn Clara away because you don't like her, I've done that to other women many times, but Clara's different" Dad replied.

"I know she's bloody different!" I shouted "she's obviously a witch because she's hypnotised you against us all Dad!" I didn't care how stupid I sounded, but it was how I felt, and I never kept that back, for anyone.

"A witch!" Clara exclaimed "I never heard something so ridiculous!" she cried.

"No, no Clara, Lily's right" Dad said, I furrowed my eyebrows, what was he getting at? "She's right because you did hypnotise me…with you're beauty" he cooed. I felt my stomach churning.

"Dad!" I gasped "she's as beautiful as a big fat ugly toad!"

"Lily come on" said Will, he motioned towards the crew, who were already stood waiting for us at the rail of the Star Maker. Before I left I turned around and stared Clara directly in her piercing green eyes.

"do not make the mistake of thinking you have won Clara" I spat, I went right up to her, my body nearly in contact with hers, she leant back a little, but never dropped eye contact. "I know who you are and what are up to, but just remember that I was the one who cleaned the blood from your ungrateful little face" I said, Clara's mouth dropped open and her eyes were full of horror, she knew I was onto her. I turned around and flashed a reassuring smile at Will.

"What does she mean Clara?" I heard Dad ask. I couldn't resist turning around and making conversation once again.

"Don't you remember?" I said, almost mockingly "think Dad, think before she hurts you for good" I said. I turned around and started to walk away. I heard Dad question Clara once again.

"Clara?" he asked

"Nothing Jack" Clara said quickly. "She just wants to stir things between us"

I laughed feebly as I swung over to the Star Maker. Elizabeth was struggling holding both twins so I took Lily off her. I gave the ever growing baby my finger. I was just admiring how big they had grown over the past six months when I felt Lily grip my hand tighter.

"Li…Lil…Li…Lilllly" she said. I looked at her in surprise. She had said my name!

"Oh my!" gasped Elizabeth, she looked at me. I didn't know what to say other than what was running through my mind,

"She said my name" I gasped, "Elizabeth?" I asked, at least wanting the mother of this baby to say something.

"Oh my goodness! She spoke! She actually spoke! Will isn't this wonderful! She said Lily, she said her name! She said Lily's name!" Will looked at his daughter, his brows furrowed.

"Will?" asked Elizabeth, "what's the matter?" she asked.

"I was just wondering whether she said her name, or Lily's name" he replied, a grin spreading across his face.

"Who cares she said one of the two!" Elizabeth exclaimed. I smiled even more as I realised I was the only one who knew which one Lily had really said. She hadn't squeezed my hand for nothing.

"I wonder what Jack's first word will be." Will said, probably wondering why his son hadn't spoken yet.

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