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Chapter 11:

Shot

Jack said loudly "Put the gun away, we both know your not going to do it". But then a shot was fired, and Jack dropped to the wooden floor in pain. He then managed to whisper out "You did it".

Elizabeth dropped the gun to the floor speechless. Her mouth fell open, and her eyes widened at the sight before her. Jack was holding his right leg in pain and Elizabeth closed her eyes in disbelief with herself. She put her hand to her mouth and then she opened her eyes to reveal a shocked expression on her face. Elizabeth whispered into her hand softly "Oh mother of Pearl, I did".

Jack looked up at her in silence. He shifted his eyes away from her quite often symbolizing his disloyalty that was yet to come. Jack grabbed his right leg and tried to cover up the wound as quickly as possible. Elizabeth still stood in silence, in awe, and in pretty much just about anything that was similar to the word 'regret'. Jack softly whispered "Oh…. it stings horribly. How could you do this? I cannot believe that you shot me in the leg"!

By the harshness of his voice Elizabeth could tell that he was angry. Elizabeth put all her feelings of disbelief and sensitivity aside and tried to act aloof to the whole situation. She rolled her eyes and shouted out "Oh stop actin' like an eunuch! I JUST shot ye in the leg". Jack's mouth fell open and he reacted with the utmost incredulity "JUST? Oh, I see. So then if you would have killed me, it would have been JUST killing me"?

Elizabeth sighed, walked towards her bed and shouted heatedly "I didn't say that either now did I? Ye know Jack; I thought that blowing a hole through ye would shut yer ego up! But it nay didn't, did it? Ye know…ye bloody aristocrat; the capacity of this cabin cannot sustain myself plus yer over-siezed-rum-wanting-wannabe-pirate-ugly-frizzy-hair-who-is-an-determined-egotystical-arse"!

Jack's first reaction was one of a stunned sense but after a few seconds of staring blankly into space; Jack was able to hide his emotions and he whispered as softly as he could "Ahhhh… I see. Well then you should leave the room, seeing that I CANNOT walk! Since you have executed my right leg, which happened to be my favourite one. Thank YOU very much"!

Elizabeth chuckled slightly and quickly snapped back "Oh, don't say that. Yer left one might get jealous"! Jack rolled his eyes repeatedly while saying crossly "Just shut your trap! I never should have gone on this bloody journey"! Elizabeth sat down on her bed and stared at Jack half sympathetically and half irately. She tenderly mumbled "If ye didn't then Beckett would have ye killed…. which coincidentally is not so far off from what has just happened to ye…"

Jack's mouth slightly curled as he sighed and muttered "Oh that makes me feel loads better. Next your going to tell that there is absolutely no way of leaving Isla de… whatever the bloody it is…. alive… And if there is no way don't tell me". Elizabeth looked at her shoes and said cautiously "Alright then swain. I won't tell ye".

Jack ripped his pants where the wound was, and he asked nervously "There is a way to leave…alive, right"? Elizabeth bit her nails nervously and she tried to ignore what he was saying. Jack bit his lip furiously and Elizabeth then whispered, "Ye told me not to tell ye". Jack, forgetting his injury yelled while trying to get up "Elizabeth Swann"! He then fell back down to the floor, and Elizabeth quickly grabbed him and held him in her arms.

Elizabeth then gently placed him against the stand of the bed, then she crawled towards his right leg. Elizabeth then grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and shouted into his face "Captain! Captain Swann, I be of higher status then ye be, ye cod fish". Jack pushed her away with his left hand while saying "Captain or Codfish, we are dealing with our lives".

Elizabeth sighed and remembered the injury just a few moments ago she had given him. She then tore open his pants and his eyes went wide. She chuckled for a second and whispered "Speaking of which, let me help ye". Jack watched her take the pants and wipe away some the blood from his leg. She smiled noticing that the wound was above the knee, and it did not dig too deep into his thigh. Jack noticed her smiling so he asked, "What are you smiling about? Through out this journey, there has been nothing to smile about"!

Elizabeth looked at him and he stared back at her coldly. But then Elizabeth gently grabbed his thigh and Jack couldn't help but smile at her. Jack whispered quite captivated by her "I don't understand you Lizzie. First you hate me, then you like me, then you kiss me, and now you shot me. I just don't understand you…." Elizabeth crawled to her desk while answering back "Aye, I can be rather mysterious. But by the way Jack, I never did hate ye. I just pretended to".

Elizabeth then opened the drawer to the desk and took out a bottle of water. She crawled back to Jack and spilled the water on his wound. He winced and hissed in pain, but she was quick to react by bending down and blowing soft breath onto the wound. Jack smiled at her, but then he quickly wiped that smile off of his face when he realized that she had caused him the wound.

He cleared his throat and said "Pretended to or not Captain, it seems that I have lost the will…Oh my…I've lost Will. I forgot about him…. I…. don't…. what do we tell him"? Elizabeth gave Jack a small smirk while replying, "We could tell him the truth". Jack licked his lips and asked puzzled "The truth as in…we kissed and then you shot me"?

Elizabeth placed one of her fingers to her chin, smiled and then nodded while responding "Nay. The other truth, where ye fell overboard, pirates found ye, and stole yer treasures. Then they made ye float on a wooden shaft and on that shaft I found ye and pulled ye onto the ship". She then gasped and continued, "We could tell him that, and stop all the bleedin' details and call it a day...eh"?

Jack looked at her confused for a second and asked, "You think he will buy that"? Elizabeth smiled at him, and explained "Aye, he be a eunuch all day, any day, everyday…I don't know what that has to go with anything…wait, what was the point I was trying to make"? Jack couldn't help but chuckle at her mistake, but once he finished he replied "About eunuch Turner"? Elizabeth nodded and said proudly "Right ye are, swain. Turner is a eunuch. He'll believe us, and if he doesn't…well…. there are other ways to convince him". Elizabeth then picked up her gun and Jack whispered nervously "Not again". Elizabeth opened the door to her cabin and called out "Oh, Mr. Eunuch Turner"!

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Will sat in Elizabeth's cabin staring at Jack and his newly discovered injury. Will then asked mystified "Let me get this straight. Pirates found you Jack, and took like one-eighth of your money and then they shot you, then let you go and put you on a wooden shaft and then Captain Swann found you and brought you on board". Will finished his statement and Elizabeth and Jack responded in unison "Aye/Yes".

Will bit his lip mysteriously, smiled and said "Alright then". Elizabeth clapped happily that Will had believed the story, but Jack asked in bewilderment "You believe that"? Will nodded and replied, "Of course, I mean you never lied to me Jack". Elizabeth nodded and whispered, "Well now that that is over. Jack we have got to do something about yer leg".

Jack nodded sadly as Will said, "We need a doctor". Elizabeth cleared her throat and said to Will "Oh, well. I can help with that. Ye know that sea dog that always stands near the helm?" Will nodded and asked "The one with the crooked teeth? (Pause) He is a doctor"? Elizabeth smiled happily and then responded "Nay". Will rolled his eyes and Elizabeth continued "But ye know that village in Tortuga, the one near the big water fountain"?

Will smiled and whispered "Yes, the one with the black cross on it. Is there a doctor there"? Elizabeth chuckled and whispered, "Nay, actually I just felt like mentioning it. Ye know that bom-bom hut near there, they make the most delicious rum covered candies". Will gasped and said "Oh, the one with the coconut shell on the outside of them"? Elizabeth nodded but then Jack screamed out "Uh…Hello! Sorry to interrupt but I still seem to have a bullet IN ME"!

Elizabeth looked over at Jack and gasped while apologizing "Oh, that's right. I am awfully sorry…." But then Jack and Will looked at her curiously and Elizabeth bit her lip realizing that she was way too out of her regular character…. wasn't she? She then cleared her throat and said "Don't be worryin' about yer leg there, I could help ye if Mr. Turner would presume to leave me cabin".

Will shook his head and said, "No, I want to stay". Elizabeth looked up at him and said "Fine, William. But there will be a lot of blood and...stuff". Will chuckled nervously and asked "And I would have a problem with that because"? Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders and then took out a knife from her pocket. Will then stopped her and asked "What are you going to do with that"?

Elizabeth cleared her throat and responded comfortably "Oh nothing too ghastly. I will be stabbing the area around the wound so that the bullet be easier to pick out with me knife". Jack's eyes widened and Will then whispered "Oh…. well…. um…. Time to go". He then walked towards the door of the cabin and shouted to Jack "Good luck".

Once the door closed, Elizabeth put her knife away and Jack asked confused "What are you doing? I thought you were going to pick at my skin". Elizabeth chuckled and whispered "Nay, that was only to get Turner out of the room". Jack looked at her with a smile on his face and he asked "You didn't have to go through that much trouble if you wanted to be alone with me". Elizabeth chuckled and whispered, "Shut yer trap, or else I'll shoot ye again". Jack looked at her in the eyes and she gazed back at him shortly. She then rubbed the area around the wound on his leg and she whispered, "It doesn't look too bad". Jack continued to stare at Elizabeth and then he whispered referring to her "No, not bad at all".

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