Chapter 44:

Sorry

(One week later)

"It has been one week of non stop bogus smiling Tia. I don't think that I can take this anymore". Elizabeth sat on the rim of the ship as Tia stared at her in wonderment. Tia rubbed her head as she whispered angrily "Ye can't do that child. Ye must make him fall in love with ye"! Elizabeth shook her head, sighed before asking worriedly "And what if he doesn't fall in love with me? I mean, I have the same responsibilities everyday. I try to make him feel like a prince and this Mr. Smith treats me like…like a…. like a…."

Tia smiled while continuing for her "like a...Pirate"? Elizabeth nodded profoundly while getting off the rim of the ship. She turned to Tia and whispered "Its just that…. it feels as if just a second ago I was on that island trapped with him…what happened to that"? Tia chuckled and replied cleverly "Time goes by too quickly child". Elizabeth nodded as Tia continued "But waiting does not help either Miss. Swann. Do ye know what helps"?

Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders while asking "Love"? Tia let a small smirk fall from her lips as she replied with a small sparkle in her eyes "Faith. If ye have faith child, that Jack Sparrow lies somewhere beneath Jacob Smith; then Jack Sparrow will appear. And Miss. Swann... I'm sure he misses ye too".

Elizabeth couldn't help but smile at Tia and she was about to ask her another question when she walked over to Frank Morgan and asked seriously "How are we doin'…hmmm"? Frank shrugged his shoulders and looked over at his wife while muttering repentantly "We have almost got it…" Tia smiled as she said, "Well then, tell me…" Helena gulped, sighed and whispered, "We've got nothing Tia…. Frank was just telling me that maybe Jack could help us…" Elizabeth couldn't help but ease drop when she heard his name.

Tia shook her head and whispered "Could of helped us…but at the moment Mrs. Morgan, Jack is unavailable". Elizabeth walked over to the group and asked interested "Did I hear someone mention Jack"? Tia cut in "Ye mean Jacob, dear". Elizabeth nodded slowly trying to erase the realization. Frank then whispered "Aye, darlin'. We were…ugh…just sayin' that Jack could have helped us solve that bloody puzzle that Tia punned on us last week. Ye know the one with, up is down…. down is up…. I don't bloody know anymore…it be one of the two". Elizabeth put her finger to her chin and asked hopefully "Do you think that Jacob could help"?

Just then my voice was heard and I asked willingly "That Jacob could do what"? Miss. Sparrow turned to look at me with wide eyes and a strange expression. She smiled and lied through her teeth "That…you could help us with the cooking for this evening". I smiled at her because she truly was beautiful when she lied. I decided to play along for a bit "And what will we be cooking Miss. Sparrow"? She bit her lip, looked at Tia who was trying to figure out something to say.

I chuckled as I decided to cut them a break "Chicken"? Miss. Sparrow nodded in my direction and then she took my arm and said to me "You are so smart Jacob…" Just then I felt an urge inside me to give her a small smirk. I chuckled and said smugly "No, no, luv. I'm just clever that's all". Elizabeth's eyes widened as mine did, I cleared my throat and said nervously "What the bloody hell was that"? Elizabeth put her hands to her eyes, rubbing softly trying to stop the tears from leaving her sockets. Too many times had something Jacob done reminded her of Jack, and too many times she had thought that it was truly the Jack Sparrow that she knew and loved.

I cleared my throat once again and whispered as I continued walking on the ship "I'm sorry Elizabeth, it must have had something in my throat". I decided to change the subject so I examined the structure of the ship and said to her "Is this your ship"? Elizabeth smiled and was about to respond but she thought about his question for a second. In reason, it was going to be her ship once she married Jack. Elizabeth nodded and Jacob gasped before saying "Wow that is quite an accomplishment for a woman of your age. You must be very proud of yourself".

Elizabeth cleared her throat and asked, "What do you like most about it"? I shrugged my shoulders before seeing the helm. I pointed to it and said, "That…I've always wanted to learn…. So tell me Miss. Elizabeth, what do you like most about this ship"? Elizabeth felt a sudden wave of memories crash into her mind, and before she knew it she was speaking those memories "The Black Pearl…is…freedom".

I stared at her for a few seconds wondering where she had gotten that. It seemed so familiar to me, as if I had spoken those words. But I shook that thought away from my mind because it seemed so impossible. Suddenly, I had begun to feel very weary of my thoughts, and I felt my blood rush to my head. My face had become very pale and Elizabeth realized that so she asked, "Is everything alright"? My eyes slowly closed as shooting pains started shooting up my left arm. I bit my lip as I fell to the wooden deck unconscious. Elizabeth gasped in horror before screaming "Tia, Mother, Someone! Jack is hurt"!

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"Jack…Jacob…"? Those two words suddenly echoed in my ears diligently. I opened my eyes to see Elizabeth, Frank, Helena, and Tia sitting at my bedside. I got up franticly and asked, "What happened"? But the four of them looked at each other confused. Elizabeth asked hopefully "Jack"? I rolled my eyes and shouted "No! For the bloody fifteenth hundredth time! I am not Jack"! Elizabeth's heart sank so she placed her head in her hands and while whispering "Oh…I'm sorry".

I closed my eyes once again realizing that I had over reacted. So I screamed out desperately "If I could go back in time…. I wouldn't have said that". Elizabeth got up from her chair and walked towards the door while saying sadly "If I could go back in time, I would wish that I would of never met you Jack". Everyone in the room other then me looked shocked and astounded. I on the other hand had never been more confused in my entire life.

Tia and Helena had followed Elizabeth out the door to leave just Frank, the disgusting pirate, beside me. I sighed and asked, "What happened to me"? Frank chuckled and whispered, "Ye had some kind of attack mate". I gasped and asked "A heart attack"? Frank smiled and whispered under his breath "Nay, we weren't that lucky". I cleared my throat and said loudly "Again! I have good ears! Why don't you like me Frank"?

He looked at me with his keen eyes and asked "Why don't ye like me Mr. Smith"? He placed his hand on my shoulder and I looked at his hand disgusted while explaining, "You're a pirate! My kind of people do not associate with your kind of people! Now kindly remove your hand"! Frank removed his hand off my shoulder quickly as his face turned to one of anger. He pulled at the wooden stool behind him, the one that Elizabeth had currently been sitting on and asked offended "My kind of people, eh? Well, just 'Cuz were pirates ye consider us dirt"?

I nodded and explained with a harsh voice "Yes! My kind of people are of high status, we are up. You are down! Those things are opposites, they just don't work with each other, unless of course somehow...something... happens to make some kind of flip...where an agreeme…" Frank cut me off with a question "Repeat that. Repeat that whole sentence now! That's an order"! I gulped and tried to repeat the sentence as accurately as I could. I breathed in and out before trying "Well, I said that you are down, and I am up. Unless we flip, with an agreement…"

Frank smiled and whispered "Ah…an agreement with the sea. I've got it! Tomorrow evenin', that is if ye can't get out of bed by then, I expect ye to hold on tightly to something. Tomorrow evenin', is when we go back to the land of the living"! I gasped and asked worriedly "We're not in the land of the living"? Frank's eyes widened as he realized that Jacob did not know anything about the riddle so he bit his lip and shook his head silently while changing the subject "Would ye like something to drink? Water? Rum? Scotch? Bird Fesses?"

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"Tell me ye didn't mean it"! Tia warned Elizabeth as they made their way up to the main deck that night. Elizabeth had tears streaming down her face as she replied, "I did! If Jack wouldn't have met me none of this would have happened"! Helena walked towards her daughter and whispered "Elizabeth, sweetheart. You love him…I know you lied to yourself when you said that".

Elizabeth turned her back to her mother and shouted angrily "Why does it even matter to you? You hate Jack"! Helena shook her head and whispered back warmly "That is not true. I just didn't understand how you could go through all of this for a pirate. But then I realized that I, myself, left everything for a pirate as well". Elizabeth turned around angrily and screamed, "Yes! And you left my father in the mean time"!

Helena chuckled and asked cleverly "And what is that you did for Jack? You left James and Will for him! I only left one person, you broke two hearts". Elizabeth looked over the edge of the ship and stared off into the ocean while saying "William...Will... lately, I've been having dreams of him". Tia finally said something "Bad dreams"? Elizabeth smiled and replied "No, good dreams. The type of dreams that you like dreaming. I used to dream of Jack that way, but with Jacob here…. I think that, I'm starting to lose feelings for him".

Tia looked at the wooden deck in disappointment because she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Jack loves Elizabeth too much; he doesn't deserve his heart to be broken after he comes back…that is if he ever comes back. Elizabeth peered out at the ocean around her and whispered, "Jack…. I'm sorry…" She then closed her eyes trying to block the tears from coming down her cheeks. Once she opened her eyes again she finished her sentence "I just can't wait for you any longer…. I'm sorry".

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