Will watched as the wind blew her hair behind her. Elizabeth looked beautiful even in manly pirate cloths. She loves Jack…he corrected himself. He sighed as his mind drifted to a few months ago…when they got onto the White Diamond for the first time
She sat on her bed in her cabin staring at the floorboards. He slowly walked in and her glossy eyes looked up to meet his. Will's face was hard yet soft and full of concern, she couldn't look at him for too long without tearing up. So her face darted to the floor board again.
"Elizabeth…" Will said in a soft, demanding voice.
She didn't look up, she just continued to stare at the floor board. Will cautiously walked toward her and grabbed a chair against the wall. He pulled the chair in front of her and sat down. His knees were alarming close to hers causing her to sit up and look at him.
"Elizabeth…what happened with Tia Dalma?" Will asked calmly.
"We talked, she said I could find Davy Jones and save Jack…" She said softly.
"Jack…now why are you so egger to find Jack? Is it because you're in love with him?"
Her eyes suddenly widened. How did he know? Her mind wondered. She looked at him, yes she could lie, and yes she could pretend like this was all in her head. Unfortunately the voice of Tia Dalma came back to her and said 'If you do not trust yourself trust your heart Davy Jones will kill you'. Her eyes softened at the honest words and looked up at Will. How can I lie to a man I USED to love? I owe him enough to be honest with him. She thought to herself.
"Yes Will…I do love Jack."
Will's eyes widened, this was not the answer he was expecting. He expected her to lie, avert the conversation, anything. But no, she came right out and said it. He was hoping that she still cared enough to give him a little hope. But at the same time Will's mind that the reason she told him the truth right away because she did care for him.
"Are you…in love with him?"
"Yes…" she said without hesitation…again.
"What does this-"
"Will, this means that I love you. I will always love you, you were the kid I grew up with. The child I found floating on a scrap piece of wood. I thought god had sent me my soul mate. But now, now the only man I want to give my heart to is Jack. I'm sorry Will, but if I lie to you, then it's just as if I never loved you." She said while her eyes fought tears.
"So that kiss I saw you two share was not just a kiss of goodbye..."
Her eyes softened. He saw...her eyes closed and small tears excaped again.
"Yes..."
Once again Will was left speechless. She was always so blunt about her actions, but this topped everything. It was the true honesty that caught him off guard. Most people ran from the truth, but for some reason Elizabeth Swann was accepting it as if she would die if she did not.
"I'm sorry Elizabeth."
She suddenly looked up revealing red eyes and streaks from her tears.
"What?"
"I'm sorry, that I couldn't make you stay in love with me."
With that, William Turner II walked out of the cabin, saying goodbye to the woman that he had loved since childhood.
"You know if ye look away she migh' disappear."
Will was thrown from his memory to look at Gibbs. Good ol' Gibbs, always true to Captain Jack Sparrow, and to his friends. Will gave Gibbs a friendly smile.
"It's just been hard…"
"Te let go?" he asked in a very serious tone.
"I've loved her since I first saw her Gibbs. How will I be able to just let all of that go? It will take some time…"
"Oh but ye will get over it and fine another woman that it just as or greater than the ol' love. She is a fine lass though, too bad. But now she be with Jack and Jack is a fine man…WAS a fine man…" Gibbs corrected himself.
"Gibbs…" Marty said heading over.
"What can I do for ye Marty?"
"I was just wonderin, what was goin on with our new captain'?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, where exactly is he takin us? None of us know exactly what headin were takin."
"I believe were goin back to the Flying Dutchman."
"How do ye know?" Marty ask, shaking slightly. He remembers their last encounter with the terrible ship, and was weary of facing that terrible monster again.
"I over heard Captain Barbossa talkin to Miss Swann."
"How does she know where it will be?"
"I don't know for sure…but I'm guessin it has something to do with that locket Tia Dalma gave her. Cuz we all know that, that Tia Dalma is crafty."
"Aye." Was all Marty said. His mind was playin the seen from their last encounter with the Flying Dutchman. It was terrible to watch their beloved ship go down, along with their infamous captain.
"Marty, back to work!" Barbossa called from the helm.
Marty quickly slipped from his memories to get back to scrubbing the deck.
Elizabeth was standing with Barbossa at the helm. They were discussing something when Will and Gibb's approached them. Their conversation ended when Will and Gibbs came up.
"How much further until we reach our destination?" Will asked.
Barbossa simply turned to Elizabeth who got the hint. Elizabeth slowly opened the locket allowing the beautiful music to play for everyone to hear. Suddenly the entire boat was lost in beautiful memories of people they loved more than anyone else.
Elizabeth's mind:
She was on the island with Jack. They were alone and Jack was holding her close. Instead of pulling away Elizabeth leaned up and kissed him. He returned the kiss with such passion, such fire, that she couldn't help but become putty in his hands. She wished that she could always stay with him on this island, just the two of them…forever.
Will's mind:
He couldn't tell you who this woman was. Her face was foreign to him but alas the only thing he could think about was kissing her soft plush lips. Her arms had encircled his neck as his arms ended up at her waist. They smiled at one another as if no one else existed. His face lowered into a soft, curious kiss.
Suddenly everyone was snapped from their sweet visions when the beautiful music stopped. They all looked at Elizabeth with sadden faces. She smiled for she was now accustomed to the happiness of the memories and the sadness of their end. This was the first time that she had allowed the crew to hear the sweet sound.
"Were close." Was the only thing she said.
She left Barbossa at the helm and her Gibbs and Will went down to the lower deck. She knew that now she was going to have to explain what was going on, even though she already had with Barbossa.
"So where exactly are we goin?" Barbossa asked her after two days of sailing.
She didn't know what to say to him. Should she tell him the truth or should she lie through her teeth? She looked at the captain but knew that he would know that she was lying.
"I'll make you a deal. I will tell you where were goin if you tell me how your still alive."
Barbossa laughed at her while biting into a ripe green apple. He pondered what she had said and came to a conclusion very quickly. He nodded once when his monkey plopped himself on the captain's shoulder.
"Well let me tell you a tail lass. A long time ago I was a simple first mate of a great captain. You're Captain Jack Sparrow. See Jack was a good captain but he was more into finding lost treasure and not killin people. We were honest pirates and knew our place. So we decided to mutiny against the great captain. But before we did I decided that I needed to make sure my soul would be safe. So I went to Tia Dalma before I went through with my actions. She told me my soul would be in danger if I did not do something before the mutiny. So I promised that when I died that I would come back and do whatever she requested of me.She said fine but the problem was that she would need something personal of mine to bring me back when I died. So she shook her shells and for some reason she smiled when she dropped these shells. She said that everything would work out and that she would see me soon after my death. I did not expect to die so early so I ended up paying my debt to her sooner rather than later."
Elizabeth just stared at him for the longest time. Tia Dalma had that kind of power…the thought played over and over in her mind.
"But wait, if Tia Dalma had that power why did she not just bring back Jack?"
"Ah because I made a contract with her. Jack Sparrow…he did not."
Elizabeth gave him a look of defeat and stared down at the locket again.
"So now tell me lass where I'm takin this fine ship."
"Were going to the Flying Dutchman. Tia Dalma told me that if I bring back Davy Jones's love for the woman he loved that we would be able to get Jack back."
After explaining what happened, the long version, to Will and Gibbs they just stared. Will looked nervous all of a sudden and so did Gibbs.When they were done digesting the information Gibbs finally spoke up.
"So Elizabeth, ye tellin us that we will be able to soften Davy Jones. With a locket…and you." He said this very skeptically.
"Do you doubt what I say?" Elizabeth asked with a small bit of defense.
"It's not that Elizabeth, it's just very far fetched." Said Will.
"So is cursed Aztec gold. But then again we've all seen that too." Elizabeth said matter-of-factly.
Both men looked defeated. Gibb's took a swig of rum when they heard Marty call out.
"IT'S THE FLYING DUTCHMAN!"
The three flew up the stairs just in time to see a great ship jump out of the ocean.
I revised some things on this chapter and the second one. I hope yall like the revisions! Their semi important to the plot, well Review please!
