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Chapter 7: Can You Trust Me?

The rest of the day was rather uneventful and everyone had some-sort of job to do. Jack and Elizabeth barely talked due to all of the daily chores.

Suppertime was usually a time to pass stories (and rum) around the table, but this dinner, was like watching paint dry. Mister Gibbs was talking about his passed in the royal navy while the rest of the crew was trying their best not to fall asleep.

Elizabeth managed to almost sneak away from the room where time stayed still but someone grabbed her waist, bringing her back.

"You're on night watch tonight luv." Jack whispered in her ear. She nodded then walked onto the deck that was now engulfed in a fog of darkness and confusion.

She was both happy and also sad she had time to think, but the key word there was also.

So, I haven't talked to myself for a while

Yeah, you have a lot of things to talk about though, don't you.

Shut up, what happened between me and Jack is none of your business.

So something did happen between you and the pirate eh? Did you finally realize that you're a pirate too?

I most certainly am NOT a pirate; I'm just sailing on his ship.

Oh and that doesn't just say "Pirate"

Now I know why I haven't talked to myself in a long time…

Elizabeth decided it was best to not confuse herself with her own thoughts, sometimes one isn't supposed to think.

A little while later, Elizabeth heard things in the galley had quieted down, which meant she might be able to drift into a light sleep.

But her slumber was interrupted by boards creaking behind her. She drew her sword (A/N I realized that was wrong in the last chapter, my bad) and advanced toward the sounds.

Then, a figure in a black cloak appeared before her. He bowed then unsheathed his sword. Elizabeth was reluctant to start a fight, but she gingerly did anyway.

After about 10 minutes straight, Elizabeth had the be cloaked figure pinned to the ground.

"I win." She stated unmasking the mysterious person. She gaped at the sight before her. She put her slender hand over her gaping mouth, her eyes widening with shock at the person she almost killed.

They waved their hand in her face and responded, "Well, Lizzie I know you seem to be having a problem grasping the situation, but what you see is true, you beat Captain Jack Sparrow in a sword fight."

And the words he said were true, he was Jack, and she beat him fair and square in a sword fight.

They both moved into the upright position and stared at the stars. Then there was a silence. It wasn't one of those awkward ones; it was the kind where you liked being in the presents of the person you weren't talking to.

But Elizabeth broke the calm silence. "Jack, where did you find this note?" As she asked this, she pulled the small parchment out of her pocket.

"Well, urmm I was in Tortuga and I ordered some rum but the bartender gave me a bottle, but no rum and that-." Jack pointed to the note, "-was in it." Jack was thinking about adding in a flying dragon and a princess, but he decided to tell the truth.

Elizabeth giggled at how Jack used his hands to help explain.

"Well, at least you only found parchment in your bottle, who knows what else could be in Tortuga rum." Elizabeth declared.

Jack chuckled, "Once, I found a tooth in me rum before." Elizabeth gave him a disbelieving look but he shot her a sweet smile and ensured her it was true.

A cold breeze swept by and Elizabeth shivered. Jack instinctively put a protective arm around her shoulders. She leaned on his for support as if she couldn't sit on her own. Jack started rubbing circles on her back and absently playing with a strand of her golden blond hair.

He placed a hand on her chin and forced her to look at him.

"Now Lizzie, I know tis hard ter trust a pirate but I need ta know if you can trust me on this journey, so do you have the courage and fortitude to stay strong in the face of danger and almost certain death?"

"Mmm aye." She mumbled, her sentence was blown away with the wind and melted in the heat their bodies shared.

Then, there was a sudden lurch of the ship and it forced her lips to crash onto his in a wave of emotion.

For a split second, she was going to pull away, but when he parted their lips with his tongue, she lustfully moaned for him to continue.

Jack placed a hand behind her head and ran his hand through her angel like hair. And Elizabeth also ran her hand thought his lion's mane.

And when they finally broke apart, neither of them ran away. He rested his forehead on hers and then captured her lips in another hungry, heated kiss.