"Not All Treasure is Silver and Gold"

Chapter 30

James Norrington stood in the doorway. He really hated having to watch these women constantly. If he wasn't there, they'd have another dead body to deal with.

"Put the gun down, Danielle. I know where Jack is," he answered.

"I know where Jack is, too, James. He's here. You told me yourself," she replied back.

"He isn't anymore," James told her. "We missed him. He's on his way back to Singapore. But luckily, I told Gibbs to leave The Adventurer in port there so he won't get any further."

"Are you serious?" Dani choked.

"Damn fool ran away after we defended his life and honor. I'll kill him myself one of these days," the French woman said.

"If Jones couldn't get him to stay dead, you certainly won't be able to do it," Dani answered her as she put her gun away.

"So, what do we do now?" Elizabeth asked.

"More boat! More boat!" Little Jack screamed.

With no more than a second passing they all replied, "Ship."

They all stood and prepared to leave once more.

"Oh, wait," the woman called.

Dani stopped to speak to her.

"Will you give Captain Sparrow a gift for me when you catch up with him?" She asked, causing Dani to nod.

The woman smacked Dani as hard as she possibly could. Dani was knocked on her rear, but stood quickly.

"Argh! I ought to…" Dani started to say, but was cut off by James dragging her out of the building. When they were outside she began to smack his shoulders. "Why did you do that!? I was going to finish her off!"

"Please remember that your child is standing near you and then you will understand why I did what I did," James answered her as he walked away towards the docks.

When they reached the ships, they decided that it would be best to consolidate onto one ship. So Dani, Elizabeth and the children packed up and were reunited with Bella on James' ship. They had to catch up with Jack.

Dani retreated with Rosemary to a cabin the second they were settled. She just needed to be alone.

In the galley, James and Elizabeth sat around discussing the situation.

"So you turned Steve in to the Indian Authorities?" she asked.

"Yes, I did. And they were extremely pleased to receive him. He not only confessed to the theft of the Heart of India, he is the father of the king's third grandson," James answered her.

"Oh, I see," Elizabeth replied, slightly giggling. "So he really was trying to be like Jack."

"It wouldn't be my first choice of a role model, but to each his own, I suppose."

"James Norrington, do you think I am ever going to see Will again?" she asked, slightly slurring her words. The rum she was sipping was apparently working faster than she thought it would.

"I think everything happens for a reason, Elizabeth."

"I'm just so…lonely without my husband," she said, putting her head on his shoulder.

"Elizabeth?" he said, completely confused.

"I just need…" she said before kissing him full on the lips.

An hour later, a very flustered looking James was alone on the deck, mentally beating himself up and muttering to himself.

"James?" Dani said, walking up behind him. This caused him to jump and turn around quickly. "It's just me, James."

"I apologize, I'm just having a problem right now," he said.

"What would that be? Maybe I could help," Dani told him, sounding concerned.

"I did something that I'm not too proud of. In fact, it's despicable, what I did."

"What did you do?"

"I'd rather not discuss it," he said, walking away. He realized that he couldn't tell Dani. She'd want to tell everyone.

"Oh, come on. You're Lord James Norrington, you don't do despicable things. That's left for us pirates," Dani laughed, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"You cannot tell anyone, okay? Not even Jack."

"What did you do?" she asked.

"Elizabeth and I…well, I stopped before we got too far, but…"

"Oh, James…" Dani sighed. She felt sorry for the man, but couldn't help smiling. Even James couldn't resist sometimes.

"Why are you smiling?" he asked. "This is serious."

"So you kissed Elizabeth? All your clothes were still on, I suppose?"

"Well, yes," he answered, not meeting her eyes.

"And nothing else happened?"

"No," he answered. "I don't think I want to talk about this anymore, Danielle."

"James, you're like the brother that I never had and never wanted. You can trust me, I won't tell a soul, especially Bella. Where is she anyway?"

"She's sleeping. I already checked about one hundred times," he said nervously.

"And where's Elizabeth?" she asked.

"She's passed out drunk in the galley. I stopped us from going any further and she put her head down on the table and fell asleep."

"And you lucked out, sir."

"How is that?"

"She never remembers what she's done when she's drunk," she laughed.

"I don't think this is funny, Danielle," he said back sternly.

"I don't suppose you would." He glared at her. "Oh, come on, this is funny." He then stopped looking at her and kept looking out at the water. "What?" she said, turning around.

There was a flaming ship on the horizon and Dani thought she would be sick.

The next hour was as nerve-wracking as could be as they got closer and closer to the ship.

As they came along side the ship, James had to yell to be heard over the flames.

"Put the flames out quickly. We need to search the ship!" he called.

His men worked fast and by the time Elizabeth drunkenly stumbled up to the deck, the fire was out and James was carefully searching.

They were looking for any sign of life and they were pleased and frightened all at the same time when they found what they were looking for.

Men carried Jack and Will, who were unconscious, back onto James' ship.

Danielle was instantly crying as Jack was laid on the deck. He was breathing, but just barely. What the hell had happened?

A/N: Oh, what has happened? Where am I going with this? Do I even know? All of these questions might be answered in the next chapter!