Disclaimer: DOPOTC! Well, here is the seventh chapter of my story! This is the one where we get to go to the Island! Whoo hoo! Well, Jack and Elizabeth anyway…whistles nonchalantly… Anyway, on with the story!
Chapter Seven: Rum and Shooting Stars
Eyes still on me as I was splitting with laughter. Jack gave me a funny look as my laughter continued a little too long. Possibly I had been getting too much sun.
"What's the matter with her?" Barbossa asked Jack as I began to double over with painful laughter.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Jack said confused himself.
"IT'S, JUST, THAT, I, HAVE, SEEN, WILL'S, FATHER, AND, HE, LOOKS, NOTHING, LIKE, HIM!" I gasped between breaths.
"That's what is so funny?" Jack questioned cocking a judging eyebrow at me.
"Well, Will's father can't even compete with the hotness that is Will. Even though I'm only attracted to William sexually, it's in a completely platonic way, but it still stands the fact that I would jump Will's dad's bones if he looked 1/10 as hot as William, such as, he doesn't, hence forth I would not be partaking in said bone jumping with said father." I said in my best redneck trying to sound intelligent on COPS voice.
At this everyone looked at me like I was crazy, which I probably was in that moment, but you can't pass up an opportunity like this one.
"Anyway, back to what we were talking about." Jack said directing the attention to him once again. Jack was a bigger attention whore than he was an actual man whore.
"Oh, right." William said completely getting caught up in my shenanigans, "On my word do as I say or I'll pull the trigger and be lost to Davy Jones locker!" William threatened returning the pistol to his neck.
"Name you're terms Mr. Turner." Barbossa sneered comically.
"Alissa goes free!" William stated sternly.
"Yes we know that one, anything else?" Barbossa said getting annoyed.
"And Elizabeth also!" William said motioning to the two of us. Elizabeth gave me a jealous look for being mentioned first.
"Watch that green monster Elizabeth! Don't let it get the best of you!" I whispered to her, which probably deepened her dislike for me.
"Anything else?" Barbossa asked, William seemingly completely unaware of Jack motioning frantically to himself replied.
"And the crew are not to be harmed!" Little did Will know what would become of us three thanks to his loop hole way of thinking.
"Barbossa you lying bastard! You swore she'd go free!" William said struggling against his restrainers.
"Don't be impugning me honor boy! I agreed she would go free, but it was ye who failed to specify when or where!" Barbossa said, I was mimicking him behind his back the whole time. Kohler and Bo sun tried to suppress their laughter at my antics. Barbossa spun around smacking me square in the face.
"Tha' was for earlier! Want to get another?" Barbossa threatened smiling at his own power.
"Why yes, I'd love one!" I goaded happily. I had been through two tattoos and multiple piercings I was sure I could handle whatever he could dish out. Sure enough he gave me another and I smiled even as I tasted the blood, and felt it trickle down my chin.
"Alissa!" William cried but they gagged him and began dragging him off. Not wanting to sit around and wait for the whole Elizabeth taking forever thing I began running for the plank.
"Lass?" Jack said as I wizzed by him, I hurtled over a crouched Pintel and dodged my way around a few others. Reaching the plank I ran to the end, and did a dive board jump and plugged my nose to do a cannon ball, waving as I fell into the water screaming "Geronimooooooo!" the whole way down. I heard a few chuckles as I surfaced and began to swim to the Island. Next I heard the splash of Elizabeth, then of Jack. I decided to tread water to wait for them to catch up.
What seemed like forever they finally did. Jack had in his possession the one shot gun. I laughed because he was dragging it in his mouth.
"Jack, give that to me!" I demanded ripping it out of his mouth. He gave a grunt of protest as I slung it over my shoulder and began to untie his hands. Elizabeth didn't seem too happy to wait for us, but she didn't like the prospect of the long swim to the island alone either. She made a small sigh noise which I took as a sign to hurry up.
"Should I keep this rope for your sea turtles?" I questioned holding up the rope that had previously bound his hands. He rolled his eyes before swimming past me, "I'll take that as a no!" I said tossing the rope to the side.
Swimming is definitely my cup of tea. That is, if I drank tea, in fact, I don't drink tea. But it would sound odd to say 'Swimming is my bottle of Powerade', so for the sake of the story, it's tea. Reaching land about half an hour of swimming, we were all pretty beat. I guess I had swam a bit too hard because Elizabeth and Jack walked up shore, I more or less dragged myself up the beach.
"YUCK! Sand! Where the hell does it all come from?" I questioned to no one as I looked down at my clothes covered in the devil's version of dirt.
"It's the Caribbean luv." Jack said shrugging his shoulders, I mimicked his face and stuck out my tongue at him.
"All you need is a bottle of rum and to take off your clothes and this could be a very good Caribbean cruise." I said winking at him. He got a devilish look in his eyes and was about to say something, but joy kill Elizabeth had to ruin everything.
"I'm off to see how large this island is. Better to know." Elizabeth said marching off along the coast line counting steps out loud.
"It's not big!" I chimed after her. Jack gave me a confused look. I looked him up and down, resting my eyes on his Jack-ness, "Well, maybe that is." I said wiggling my eyebrows. Jack got that devilish look in his eyes once more before remembering something very important.
"There be rum, and it just so happens these clothes here are removable." he said in his version of sexy sly. I glared at him.
"Sorry moment gone." I said sternly clambering to my feet. I felt sea logged, but I wouldn't let Jack know that. I did my best to walk straight before falling over to the side. I heard Jack sputter with laughter behind me. I turned my head towards him and glared.
"Sorry I'm not used to being soaked in salt for forty-five minutes." I said almost jokingly whining.
"Aye, does me poor lass be needin' help at learn to walk again?" Jack cooed in a mocking tone. I stumbled to my feet again annoyed with his banter.
"Oh, Mr. Jack Sparrow…"
"Captain."
"Oh, Mr. Captain Jack Sparrow, you think you are all that and a bag of potato chips, but you don't know Jack, erm…anything!" I said stumbling around once more then falling over to the side, only to be caught by said Jack.
"Damn you and your smooth moves." I cursed under my breath. I didn't really understand why I was having such a hard time walking, but I wasn't complaining about Jack having his arms around me.
"Lass, if I didn't know any better, I would guess ye was doing this on purpose just so I would be holdin' ye." Jack said smiling.
"I would normally agree with that, but I know you want to hold me just as badly as I want to be held." I said getting closer to his face. He began the short decent to kiss me, when guess who showed up. Joy Kill herself.
"This is not a very big island- oh, sorry… am I interrupting something?" she asked comically.
"YES!"
"NO!" I said trying to be heard over Jack's resounding yes, "Told you it wasn't big." I said trying not to use the 'I told you so' voice that comes so naturally to me.
"Well, If you're intending to kill me, please do so without delay." Elizabeth said, always the dramatic.
"Do we have a problem Miss Swann?" Jack asked dropping me to the sand below.
"HEY I HAVE A PROBLEM! STOP DROPPING ME ON MY SODDING ASS!" I bellowed out loud but I was ignored due to the rage in Elizabeth's voice.
"You were going to trade Will for a ship!" she screeched in outrage. I had to plug my ear nearest to her to avoid the ear drum popping effect.
"We could use a bloody ship!" Jack remarked flailing his arms around angrily nearly whacking me in the head.
"Watch it buster! I'll go Jackie Chan on your ass!" I said putting up my kung fu hands.
"The fact is, I was not going to tell Barbossa about bloody Will, because as long as he didn't know about bloody Will I had something to bargain with, which now no one has…thanks to bloody STUPID Will!" Jack said getting into a huff.
"Now, now, mind your blood pressure." I cautioned.
"And ye! Ye've been nothing but trouble the whole damn time, since I first met ye! What are ye doin' here anyway?!" Jack said borderline scary. I gave him a blank stare trying to hide my real emotions. I rose to my feet keeping his stare, I saw his expression go from hardened to a softer more sorrowful look as the tears began to prickle in my eyes and finally reveal themselves. I turned about on my heel and began to run in the opposite direction.
"Lass? LASS! I didn't mean it!" Jack called after me but before he could pursue me Elizabeth caught him in another verbal battle.
I couldn't tell much about the time I ran, I know I didn't get back to the spot I had started, it felt much longer most probably due to the condition of my legs. I found a good sized boulder that I flopped down on, letting the hot stone sear my skin making it flushed and pink. I could feel little bead lets of sweat surface. After a few minutes there it was hard to decipher the tears from the sweat. I rose slowly up and felt myself get hit with a heat wave.
"I am getting too much sun." I commented to myself as I began to walk down into the water. I removed my boots letting my feet breath for the first time in days. Slowly I eased down into the cool water, I let it splash against my ankles for a moment. The sun was setting but the moon was already visible sending a twang of nostalgia. This was exactly how California looked this time of day.
Dropping to my knees I bent low and began to cry openly. I beat my fists against my knees yelling into the sky through sobs.
"WHY! WHY AM I HERE? WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS? HE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER ME!" I beat on my knees once more before letting my hands go limp into the salty blue water.
"If ye be wantin' to blame someone, blame me. No use beating on yer self such as ye are." I heard his sultry voice say calmly behind me.
"Are you already drunk? Digging into the cache a little early?" I said sarcastically.
"Lass, I didn't mean what I said earlier-" I cut off his explanation by turning sharply around sending water twirling around my body.
"You did! Ever since you forgot me, I've been nothing but trouble for you, only someone you bring along so I can tell your future. Well when you get off of this bloody island you can leave me here!" I said getting furious with him and myself.
"How do ye expect me to feel? Catching ye with that whelp of a boy twice now! In me own ship!" Jack said getting frustrated himself. I went to say something but he held up a hand, "Now, I know I am no saint, and I could have treated ye a lil' better, but put yerself in me place." he said, I was a tad confused at this, but I did for a moment think about what Jack was going through. He didn't have the comfort of knowing things would turn out okay like I did.
"Still no reason to say what you have said to me." I said sulkily the anger shedding from me.
"Aye, ye be right." Jack said extending a hand to help me to my feet. Excepting it I moved to stand up, but instead I grabbed steadily to his hands and pulled him down into the water with me.
"Pfft! Woman! Are ye bloody mad?" Jack asked sputtering water from his mouth.
"Do you even have to ask?" I questioned laughing as I splashed him playfully. He gave me an understanding look.
"Ye be right." he said sending a tidal wave of a splash right at me. One second I was dry, and the next thing I knew, Jenkins and I were soaking wet.
"I just got dry!" I whined squeezing the water out of Jenkins.
"Best we start a fire then, and find that other lass." Jack mentioned a tad unhappy about the idea.
"Her name is Elizabeth." I said rolling my eyes.
"Tis what I said…Other lass." I just laughed before splashing him one more time jumping up and running towards the shore.
Jack supplied Elizabeth and I our own bottles of rum. I was actually going to get drunk but I pulled Elizabeth aside.
"I know what you are going to do. Pretend to be drunk to get him to pass out, then you will burn the rum, the food, the shade…the rum. I won't try to stop you, but for goodness sakes, don't flirt with him!" I said pleadingly. She seemed wide eyed and amazed and was about to say something until Jack walked up.
"Well, what are ye waitin' for? Drink up!" Jack said uncorking his. I looked sadly at my bottle.
"Jack, yours is bigger than mine." I whined, Jack gave a small chuckle before swapping me bottles, "That's better!" I chimed happily joining him in a long swig. Putting his arm around me he lead me to the fire. Elizabeth seeming confused followed us in sort of a daze.
"So tell me lass." Jack said beginning to slur his words, "What is it ye do in the future? Some sort o' witch doctor non-sense." Jack commented to me as we laid back watching the shooting stars, this time I knew they were shooting stars and not planes, because there are no planes in this time.
"Hehe, no! I'm going to med school to be an OBGYN." I corrected giggling. Elizabeth wasn't even attempting to get Jack drunk as I was doing a fine job of it myself.
"What in the devils name is that?" Jack asked still not believing me.
"It's a doctor for a woman's…" at this I gestured to my lower regions. Jack sat straight up.
"Ye be tellin' me that there are such doctors in yer time?" Jack said aghast. I nodded.
"Why didn't ye be tellin' me this before? I would 'ave gladly gone to the future with ye." Jack said getting happy making plans in his head.
"Because I knew you'd react this way! You're so immature!" I snorted whacking him on the shoulder.
"Aye, ever since I met ye on the Interceptor ye've done nothin' but be a mystery to me." Jack confided. I was too drunk to catch it at first, and all I did was laugh, but then it hit me like a shot.
"The Interceptor?" I said sitting bolt upright, I let the woozy feeling subside before I continued, "You said you met me on the Interceptor?" I repeated staring at him hard in the eyes.
"Did I say that? No, what I meant was the docks!" Jack said obviously lying through his teeth. I stared long and hard at him for a couple moments.
"You remember me!" I said a little less happy about the fact than if it would have been under different circumstances.
"Remember who? Who ye be? Why ye here?" Jack said attempting to fool me into thinking he had forgotten me once again. I caught his gaze and held it with all the force I could with the expression on my face.
"How long have you remembered me Jack." I asked beginning to get frustrated with him.
"I don't remember you!" he insisted. I glared at him for what seemed like forever before he finally spoke, "Since that night in me cabin." Jack said. I was dumbfounded. No wonder he had reacted the way he had. I stood up, making sure to grab my bottle of rum and began to walk off in the opposite direction.
"Why is it every time ye hear somethin' ye don't like, ye walk off on me?!" Jack said in a huff grabbing his bottle as well and following me
I couldn't describe the emotion I was feeling. It wasn't anger, maybe a little for him from keeping this from me. It wasn't sadness, or happiness, or any other emotion. I felt blank, like a blackboard wiped clean.
(A.N. for those of you young folks out there, the black board is the older version of a white dry erase board…yes these were used in my days.)
Jack caught up with me rather quickly for being an inebriated pirate. Tugging on my arm he twirled me around.
"Lass, ye got to understand!" Jack pleaded. I stared into his face, it was then that the anger hit me.
"Understand what exactly? I've felt neglected, and unhappy all because of the man I love wont remember me." Jack got a confused look on his face at this. I glared at him longer in the pure white light of the moon.
"Love?" he asked questionably, "LOVE?! Ye've got a funny way of showin' that emotion! Scampering off with the eunuch and getting me in trouble left and right!" Jack said waving his hands around in the air feverishly. I watched as he sloshed some rum onto the sand below.
"Maybe love is a strong word." I confided. Jack looked at me longingly. I knew that look from before he had forgotten me. But the anger was still there, no matter how much he begged me with his eyes to forgive him, it wasn't going to come easy this time.
"Lass, I'm sorry." My jaw dropped. Did I hear correctly what I thought I heard? Was Jack Sparrow APOLOGIZING? I looked at him deep into his eyes, seeing the remembrance. It was like I was watching the past few weeks go by again.
I sighed, taking a swig of my rum one more time for good measure I threw it to the ground before reaching out and grabbing Jack pulling him in to kiss me. It was the most rewarding kiss of my life. I could feel the warmth of a time, what felt like a long time ago, wash over me and hold me suspended in that moment. We had made our way to that boulder I had sun bathed on earlier. Jack pushing me on it fiddling with my clothes. This time he was going to get past third base, and take it all the way home.
While he was fiddling with my clothes kissing me two very important things happened at once. 1.) He was taking too long due to his drunken state, and 2.) My boob began to vibrate.
"Bzzt Bzzt!" I looked down at my chest confused until my Plain White Tees ring tone began to go off. I had completely forgotten my phone was in my bra. And I was completely dumbfounded that it had survived everything I had been through! Including all the water. When I got back to my time, I should become a spokes woman for Razrs.
Jack looked at me quizzically as I rummaged around in my bra for my miracle phone. Pulling it out I looked at the Caller ID.
Josie.
I caught my breath. What the hell was my best friend calling me for? I cautiously held my phone out and flipped it open. Jack looked puzzled at what it was and what I was doing.
"H-Hello?" I questioned.
"Liss! Thank god! I've been trying to call you for a few days! Where are you?" she asked loudly, I cringed against the sound of her shrill voice. I had to think fast I couldn't tell her where I really was.
"Um, my grandma's house?" I offered hopeful. Jack was giving me a look and then looked at the phone.
"Why ye be talking to yourself, have ye gone mad?" Jack said, I feverishly waved him to shut up. To satisfy his curiosity I put Josie on speaker phone.
"Both your grandmothers are dead." she said, "Listen there is something weird going on here. You don't need to tell me where you are, because I know." she confided, I got anxious, what the hell was she talking about.
"Y-you do?" I asked.
"Lass? What kind of devil machine is that! Ye be talking to God or someone? I didn't know he was a woman!" Jack said peering at it.
"It's a phone!" I said getting annoyed with him.
"Who are you talking to?" she asked confused, "Why does he sound like a drunk pirate?" I giggled at this.
"I guess you could call him that." I said letting my giggles subside.
"Liss, listen to me, something weird is happening here, I put in my Pirates movie a few days ago to watch it, and listen to what I got instead! This is a clip off of a YouTube Post, one of millions!:
MY VOICE: "When I go back to 2007 I'm taking your clothes, do you know how cool I will be on Halloween? I'll have the best Jack Sparrow costume!"
MY VOICE: "Because, he's my erm…second cousin twice removed. Wonderful singing voice, Eunuch."
JACK'S VOICE: "Now now! I be havin' all me man parts. Don't go listening to this strumpet!"
MY VOICE: "Strumpet! That's not what you were singing last night!"
WILL'S VOICE: "I'd die for her!"
MY VOICE: "Well, fortunately, you won't have to! Well… In this movie anyway!"
WILL'S VOICE: "Why is she coming again?"
JACK'S VOICE: "Because of the long lonely nights at sea, you never know when a strumpet will come in handy."
MY VOICE: "I'm in my element gentlemen! Stupid dirty drunkards! It's the south-the north-the west-and the east of the U.S.A rolled into one city…okay well mostly the south! It's even better than New Orleans! Smells worse, but I can work with it!"
JACK'S VOICE: "Oi! Lass! Where do ye think yer going?"
JACK'S VOICE: "On the contrary, she is our wench, and we don't like to share."
ME AND WILL'S VOICES: "Our wench?"
MY VOICE: "Ok Jack, hold on let me lock my chastity belt! Oh, sorry, didn't know it was you. In that case my chastity isn't threatened."
WILL'S VOICE: "You are so beautiful, even the stars can't compare to the sparkle in your eyes."
WILL'S VOICE: "Tell me it isn't meant to be! If I've fallen for you twice how isn't it meant to be? You were brought here for a reason!"
MY VOICE: "William, I don't know why I'm here. You can't try to force something that won't ever happen."
BARBOSSA'S VOICE: "You there! Don't move or I'll shoot yer bloody head off!"
MY VOICE: "Shit, well that is inconvenient isn't it?"
BARBOSSA'S VOICE:"I would say it was. Who ye be?"
MY VOICE: "I don't know what you ever saw in this man to make him your first mate. I really can't see you two as ever being friends. He's ugly to boot."
BARBOSSA'S VOICE: "Yer a saucy little tart aren't ye."
MY VOICE: "I've been told."
MY VOICE: "Still sore about me popping you one in the nose Barbie?"
JACK'S VOICE: "You did what now?"
MY VOICE: "I kicked your captain's ass! Whoop whoop! Liss in the house! You know it!"
It went on like this for a few more seconds, I stood there dumbfounded and Jack seemed ever more confused. I knew at this moment that my life was going to get a million times more interesting. My ears began ringing and I could faintly hear Josie addressing me.
"Liss? Liss!" I snapped out of it and looked at Jack who was just as confused as me.
"That is defiantly a tool of the devil." Jack said as the recordings ended.
"Josie, did you see the ending to the movie?" I questioned, wondering if the movie would reveal my future for me.
"No! It cuts out just after you and Jack on the island. But every day there is more! You're famous!" she said in a hurry, "Liss what is going on?" my mind was racing and Jack looked concerned as well.
"If this is all ending up on a movie in the future, I don't think I can discuss that. There are probably a million fan girls who want to kill me now. Not to mention all the new stories on fan fiction web sites about my untimely demise." I said to her. I heard an agitated sigh, then a gasp.
"What?" I asked urgently, Jack was being uncharacteristically silent as he noticed this was a big deal whatever it was.
"A new post on You Tube, and it's you on the phone with me!" she said almost excitedly.
"Josie, I'm sorry but I have to go." I said rapidly to spit it all out.
"Liss wait! Be careful! I get scared when you get shot!" she said to me, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't worry, I have a good body guard." I said hanging up on her and replacing the phone in my bra. I didn't even care how I was able to use my phone in this time without satellites, too many weird things had been happening for me to try and figure it all out.
I turned to Jack and sighed, "We have a problem."
"Aye we do lass, yer workin' for the devil, and I still can't seem to get yer clothes off." Jack said exasperated taking another swig of his rum.
"So what yer tellin' me is that the entire future is watching us?" Jack said laughing. I rolled my eyes, obviously he wasn't going to believe me.
"Let's go find Elizabeth, and sing around the fire." I suggested.
"Now, now lass, I've just remembered who ye be, and ye want to go spend the night with the other lass? I thought you would want to do somethin' else!" Jack said wiggling his eyebrows. Obviously not listening to my explanation of why I was not going to take my clothes off again.
"You sure are a horn dog." I said picking up my rum bottle and walking past him.
"Dog? Are you calling me out lass?" Jack said staggering after me.
"You two seem to be the perfect couple." Elizabeth remarked as we both swaggered up to her.
"Shhhh! Don't say that! Fan girls will come from all corners of the world to kill me!" I said slurring every word.
"Fan girls? What ye be talkin' about lass? Ye be more crazy than me uncle Johnny." Jack remarked which sent me into a fit of giggles.
"YOU HAVE AN UNCLE JOHNNY?" I laughed out. Jack began to laugh with me for no other reason than we were drunk.
"Why that be so funny?" Jack said suddenly stopping his drunk laughing staring at me dead serious.
"Oh, no reason!" I said continuing to laugh. Elizabeth looked at us like we were crazy, "Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me!" I sang out. That was all it took. Jack jumped up and grabbed Elizabeth to begin to dance about the fire. I took this opportunity to pass out unceremoniously on the devil dirt below.
I woke up when I heard a clank and an 'oomph'. I pretty much guessed what it was. I was sleeping mere inches from the passed out pirate. I slowly moved away from him like he was a pile of sleeping spiders. I turned my head up to the sky and mouthed 'sorry' to all the angry fan girls out there.
"Hey Elizabeth, need help?" I asked trying my best not to sound drunk, and also to get rid of the nauseous feeling washing over me. She blinked a few times at me was about to say something, decided against it, and nodded.
"You know Liz, you can go ahead and yell at me about the whole William thing." I said as I helped her carry out a large crate of rum to add it to the pile.
"Now why on earth would you think anything like that." she asked trying to play coy, I knew this game all too well.
"He comes all the way around the Caribbean just to save you and ends up in love with me." I said as we picked up another crate. She suddenly let her end drop making a rather large clank noise. I heard Jack grumble something about the Black Pearl before turning over and falling back asleep.
"What are you getting at exactly Miss Alissa." she asked, obviously I hit a chord with her.
"Well, I know your feelings for Will, and his feelings…" I confided, she looked at me skeptically.
"I have no idea what feelings those would be." she said picking up her end of the crate again, I willingly helped her.
"You can deny it, but listen, I just want you to know that I don't have feelings for William like that, and I'm really rooting for you two." I said helping her toss the crate into the ever growing pile. She looked me up and down like I was an alien, then nodded slowly.
"Thank you." she said quickly before turning around abruptly and going to bring up more bottles. I followed to help.
Standing back I admired our handy work. It was a big enough pile to ignite and the sun was already coming out in full now. I turned to Elizabeth.
"Let's light this bizz-atch!" I said enthusiastically holding a flaming stick. She smiled broadly and nodded the okay. I poured some rum all over the pile and willingly threw the flame on top.
"You might want to duck." I said running away from the soon to be blazing inferno.
"Why-?"
BOOM!
I went to sit next to Jack to wait for the inevitable. Watching him sleep was rather humorous. I tried to refrain from putting seaweed in his hand and tickling his nose. What seemed like forever later… because forever is a common time increment for me… he finally began sniffing before popping up.
"Wassat?" he slurred. I giggled at his dazed expression. I grabbed his shoulders to steady him.
"Now Jack. You are about to go through a lot of shock and stress. Now remember, when you get to that moment when you take out the gun, refrain. She's our ticket out of here." I explained. Jack looked at me confused until he heard another small explosion. He immediately averted his attention to the huge smoking fire behind me.
"Is that…" Jack said pointing seeming on the point of tears.
"I believe so." I replied.
"But…" Jack said almost thinking he was asleep.
"Sorry mate." I replied. Jack's face went from astonishment to panic in a moment. Jumping up he pushed me over, "Oy! Jack Ass! I'm a delicate daisy! No one likes damaged goods! Stop man handling me!" I yelled at him in outrage.
"NO! NO! Stop! Not good!" Jack demanded waving his arms to get Elizabeth's attention, "Ye burned all the food, the shade, THE RUM!" Jack said obviously more upset about the rum than anything else.
"Yes, the rum is gone." Elizabeth said peering out to sea.
"But you still have me!" I said happily walking up behind Jack who wasn't all too pleased about having me in place of rum.
"But why's the rum gone?"
"I'm still here!" I said again hopeful for attention.
"One: Because it is a vile drink that turns EVEN the most respectable gentlemen into COMPLETE scoundrels. Two: THAT signal was over a thousand feet high. The ENTIRE Royal Navy is out there looking for me. Do you honestly think there is a chance they won't see it!" Elizabeth said, the entire time I was saying it along with her with the same hand motions and everything.
"But why's the rum gone?" Jack asked obviously not caring about our chance at escaping.
"I told you damnit! I'm still here!" I whined throwing my arms up into the air.
"Just you wait, Captain Sparrow. You give it one hour, maybe two. Keep a weather eye open and you will see white sails on that horizon." Elizabeth assured sitting down facing the water. Jack pulled out his pistol cocking it and pointing it at the back of her head. Thinking better of it he stored it once more and began to trudge off.
"AM I FORKING INVISIBLE OR WHAT?!" I yelled throwing my hands into the air.
"No, but you're bleedin' mad." Jack said obviously trying to upset me, I turned my nose at him and folded my arms.
"I helped burn the rum." I said sticking my tongue out at him.
"You! Strumpet! Enchantress from the future! Yer supposed to be on me side!" Jack said angrily.
"Oh, so I save your life and it's no big deal, I burn some rum and I'm a whore and a freak!?" I screeched outraged! Jack got a huffy look about him and spun around to tromp down the shoreline, "Yea, that's what I thought, just keep walking!" I goaded trying to get him to turn around and come back. I didn't like the prospect of being alone with Elizabeth for a few hours.
Jack gave a nonchalant wave over his shoulder. I began hopping from foot to foot waiting for him to come back around, "Jack! Wait up! Don't leave me here with other lass!" I yelled beginning to jog. I turned over my shoulder and cupped my hands around my mouth to yell to Elizabeth, "Sorry nothing personal." she gave me a sarcastic smile as I continued to run after Jack.
"Jack don't go that way, if you do, you'll see Royal Navy guys and get all upset again." I confided, "I don't like the angry Jack." Well, actually it was funny as hell to see him upset, but he's not a masochist, but he is a glutton for punishment, because even though I warned him he climbed the hill to see the ships and small row boats coming towards land.
"There will be no living with her after this." Jack said to himself.
"Hey now! I won't be having that kind of talk around here." I chastised making slicing motions with my hands, "Well, I'm not one to be rude, so I'm going to go greet them to our humble home. You go tell Liz that the cavalry has arrived." I ordered walking past him to the row boat coming up.
"Bloody enchantress." Jack mumbled turning about and leaving to fetch Liz.
"Hey! Gillette! Looking good! Did you shave recently? No? Fooled me!" I said as Gillette came up with the Commodore in a row boat, "Hey Norrington! Good news! Elizabeth is safe! Bad news, I still have my ability to talk!" I said enthusiastically.
"You never cease to amaze me." the Commodore said stepping out of the row boat and advancing on me.
"Why because I'm so beautiful, charming, intelligent?" I offered, he scoffed at me opening as Gillette and some random sailors joined their leader.
"Hardly, because I can't seem to get rid of you. You and that Jack Sparrow are two very prominent thorns in my side." he said without restraint.
"Hey, I'm still a lady of standing where I come from! Plus, you'll make me cry!" I said wiping a fake tear from my eye.
"Indeed." he said peering down on me disproving.
"Should I regale the past few days to you?" I said clapping him on the back, "Come along, I'll tell you on our way to find Liz. You should of heard the funny and insulting things I said to Jack!" I said beginning a long winded explanation of the days since our escape. I even thought I saw a small smile of amusement play around his lips as we trudged our way up the sand.
That's it for chapter seven hope you enjoyed it, funnier things to happen, no worries about the big twist, it will pan out in the end, lead up to a trilogy maybe, I'm not sure yet…anyway, review! Thanks!
