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Chapter 8:
Promises

A few moments later I was holding Elizabeth in my arms as we both were laying down on her bed. A silence filled the room and I couldn't help but wonder why. I then kissed Elizabeth on her forehead and asked her "Lizzie, how did you figure out my compass?" She smiled and looked up at me and replied, "I don't know really. One moment I was talking to Norrington, and the next the thought just came into my head."

I then frowned at the mention of Norrington. He had tried to kill me just a few hours ago and I did not feel the need to hear his name. I sighed and then stated, "Sometimes its best to figure things out on ye own, isn't that right luv?" Elizabeth then smiled at me and leaned her head onto my shoulder. I put my arm around her and asked "Lizzie, your not still going through with that marri-age to Norrington are you luv?"

Elizabeth looked up at me and answered my question "Now it seems that I have to." My eyebrows narrowed as I asked her confused "Now luv? Didn't you always have to?" Elizabeth then smiled and nodded and kissed me shortly on the lips, I then pushed her away from me and Elizabeth then asked shocked "What is it Jack?" She then grabbed my hand and then I looked into her eyes and answered her question "Absolutely nothing luv. Because what could be wrong with a pirate who is about to get his ship back eh?"

I then took a few steps towards the door to exit her cabin but she stopped me by stating "Jack I know something is wrong. I am not stupid! Now tell me what it is." I then cleared my throat and began to imitate her "I figured out where the compass points… Jack it points to you…(I then stop imitating her) and all that bloody nonsense!"

Elizabeth's eyes then widen and she grabs my arm and then I pushed her hand away and shouted, "Now tell me luv. Since when are you so friendly?" Elizabeth then yelled back at me "Do not yell at me Jack! I am a lady, a man is not supposed to shout at a lady." I then chuckle and say "Miss. Swann did you not get informed or have you forgotten already that I am not proper? I am aloud to do what ever I bloody want to…"

Elizabeth then sighed and shouted, "I can't believe I expected so much from a pirate". My eyes then widen and I then ask, "What was that luv?" Elizabeth then looked down at the floor and whispers "Nothing". I then whisper back "No it was a something. A something that was an answer to one of my something or other questions luv." I then take a few steps towards the door and say "Miss. Swann I promise you that Mr. Turner will be brought back home safely, that was part of our agreement. Our association was not."

I then walked out of her cabin and slammed the door. I stood outside the door for what it seemed like ages. I sighed and then took out my compass started to fiddle with it. I closed my eyes and began to ask myself why Elizabeth had agreed to work against me, but then I slowly opened my eyes, rearranged my hat and walked towards the stairs to go up to the deck. I had decided that maybe the ocean air would do me some good.

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About an hour later, I was on the deck of the ship on the side of it looking out into the ocean. I heard footsteps behind me and I heard a familiar voice ask, "What is the matter pirate?" I then turned around to see Elizabeth's father there. I then look back at the ocean and state, "Why does it matter to you anyway? Come to take advantage of my state?" He then appeared beside me and smiled as he said, "It seems that you've been given a wrong impression of me Jack."

I then chuckle and answer, "No mate, I believe it's the right one." Elizabeth's father then raised his eyebrows at my remark and then asked, "Then tell me how I am?" I then looked down at the waves and replied "I believe you are a man who hates pirates, but first and forth most who cares about his daughter and will not let any man hurt her in any way."

The Governor then chuckled and said "Your right about my daughter Jack. But about the first your not one hundred percent correct". I then look at him confused and asked curiously "How about 99 percent?" He then laughed at my statement and asked, "No, it's not really a percentage, Jack. It's more like an unfortunate ending." I then looked at him confused as he started to explain, "Mrs. Swann, Elizabeth's mother was kidnapped and murdered by pirates about a year after Elizabeth was born." I then close my eyes and sigh and then I whispered, "I had no idea Governor".

He then tapped me on the shoulder and asked "Now Jack, there is another reason that I have told you this story…" He then paused to clear his throat, and I looked at him with a surprised expression, he then continued "…. Not only did I want to let you know that I don't hate all pirates, but its just that your giving me the same look that I once had when I lost the woman that I loved." I then turned to face him quickly and asked, "What is that supposed to mean mate?"

He then smiles at me and answers "Its not supposed to mean anything Jack. But I just want you to know one thing, if you ever do lose something or even someone that you love, one day you will get over it. And when that day comes you'll realize what you could have done differently, or what you could have said".

I then watched him walk away as he waved goodbye to me and I smiled back at him. I then turned around once more and looked out into the ocean again and then I began to rub my eyes vigorously thinking about what the Governor had just said to me. I then close my eyes and say out loud into the wind "…. Promise me something." I then hear a voice behind me ask, "Promise you what Jack?" I then spin around to see Elizabeth standing there.

I then say softly "Elizabeth…." She then says "I can't promise you anything Jack, after you've already broken one of your promises." She then walked away from me before I had enough time to react. I then looked down at the ocean confused and utterly disappointed. I then looked into my pockets to see if I had a small bottle filled with rum, I took a sip and then whispered "To the pearl".

A few seconds later James walked up to me and said, "We've arrived". I then smile and say sarcastically "Brilliant." Elizabeth then walks up to James and ask, "James, what do we do?" I then cleared my mind and answered "How about you let me go in alone, and while you're setting up an ambush, I'll trick the pirates out to you." Elizabeth then looks at me and asks "What about me Jack, what do I do?"

James then answers for me "You'll be on this ship of course, I wouldn't want you to get hurt Elizabeth". I then ask James "But me going in there alone, you've got no problem with?" James then looks at me and replies "You've never made more sense Pirate." I then roll my eyes and continue to talk "I'll slip in, talk them into to come out, and you'll be free to blow holy high heaven the whole lot of them."

Elizabeth then grabs my hand and says "Jack I want to come with you". I then smile and say "No better not luv." Elizabeth then shouts at me "Then you will just have to force me to stay behind!". James then snaps and a few guards take her and throw her into a cabin. Elizabeth is kicking and screaming, "This is Jack Sparrows doing!"

A few seconds later I cleared my throat and then say "Well now that we go that sorted. Round up a long boat for me, and I will be on my way." A few members on the ship did as they were told and then the Governor walks up to me and says "You better be careful pirate. You wouldn't want to do anything stupid now would you?" I then smile at him and say "Actually that's how I get by in life."

I then climb down the sides of the long boat and James shouts, "I warn you pirate! You better not do anything that will create a disadvantage for my men". I then smile and say loudly "Of course not". I then whisper under my breath, "You bloody hick, only what you want? But what about what old Jackie wants eh?"

After a few seconds of rowing my boat towards the caves I stopped. I thought should I just escape now? Or should I continue and try to rescue that bloody whelp? One thing is for sure my life is complicated, and what made it even more complicated was that I was out of rum.

I sighed and then looked up at the ship and saw Elizabeth through her window, she was watching me row away. I then smiled as I saw her and whispered "For the freedom, luv". And then I began to row once more towards the caves.

Authors Note:

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I am not too happy with it.

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