Forgive me if i'm taking a long time in between updates, i'm getting writers block on top of having an un-healthy addiction to KOTR and KOTR II xD I can't help that they make video game characters like Atton and Carth hot xP

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"We can resupply there and get back to shooting each other later."

Lily frowned and looked at the map. It was a good plan, especially the part about shooting each other later, but she didn't like leaving her ship. Jack seemed to agree since he fidgeted and looked back at Will. "You lead the shore party, i'll stay with my ship."

"It's my ship." Lily mumbled.

"I'll not be leaving my ship in your command." Barbossa snapped.

"It's my ship!"

"Why don't you both go ashore and leave the ship in my command?" Will spoke to them as if he were telling two children to share candy, which made Lily chuckle. When both Barbossa and Jack glared at Will he added hastily, "Temporarily."

"Or better still, why don't we leave the ship in Lily's command?" Jack suggested. Barbossa thought for a moment then agreed, he knew Lily wouldn't leave Jack and Turner sure as shooting was not going to be in command of his ship. Will seemed to like this plan also as he shrugged and folded up the map. Lily grinned in victory.

"It's my ship anyway." She commented, making three pairs of eyes glare at her briefly but she didn't notice as she was already walking up to the helm to take her shift. Feeling the wheel beneath her hands gave Lily a sense of power, of freedom. She could take her crew anywhere she desired even if they were on a certain course.

She spotted Barbossa looking out his spyglass and giggled when Jack pulled out one longer then that. He tried so hard to gain one on Barbossa that it made her amused to no end, Will seemed amused too as he stood beside her chuckling. It was strange, he despised Jack, this she knew, but he stayed around to save him...for her? Lily didn't know what to assume anymore. She knew Will wanted the Pearl to free Bootstrap, as it was the only ship fast enough to catch up to the Dutchman then outrun it, but she hoped he still came along for her.

As much as she loved him she still wished he could be as she was, a pirate. Piracy may be in his blood but she knew he would never truly be a pirate. He was much to proud and much to grounded to spend his life on a ship. For the time being however she supposed she could enjoy what time at sea she had with him.

"We're off then luv, keep an eye on Lizzie will ye?" Jack muttered the last part for only Lily's ears and she nodded in reply. He really did care for Elizabeth, but he didn't want to vocally admit it yet. He was another specimen of a man who was much to proud, even for a pirate. Slowing the ship she frowned at the spit of land her brother was off to then faltered when she saw the rotting corpse of a large animal, extremely large, on the beach. A look through her spyglass confirmed her suspicions, the Kraken was dead.

Briefly Lily wondered what effect that would have on Jack but her thoughts got jumbled when the crew around her started pulling out pistols and pointing them at her. It seemed she had a mutiny on her hands. Gritting her teeth she saw her own crew, including Elizabeth, get shackled and pushed the the end of the ship where she was standing.

"Who's the leader of you mutinous cowards?" She snarled, pulling her sword out. It was a stupid thing to do when cornered by a dozen pistols but it made her feel more in charge at least. No one spoke for a minute until Will shamefully walked up to her. She couldn't believe her eyes, her love was the betrayer among them? A familiar feeling of ice crept into her heart.

"I'm sorry Lily, I need the Pearl." Will mumbled, not looking her in the eye. That alone was enough to make Lily's heart grow colder and her eyes hard. "No William, i'm sorry to think you came along for me." She offered no resistance as the Singapore men shackled her and put her with the rest of the crew. Still she held her head high, Jack and Barbossa would be back soon. They'd deal with these monkeys themselves.

Her spirit drooped a little though when she spotted Sao Feng's ship, the Dragoness, appear on the horizon, heading toward her own ship. Figures Will would make a deal with that heartless bastard. A million emotions were swirling inside her but outside she remained stoic, it seemed as though she were made of stone. Will looked at her stony expression and felt guilt rising in his stomach.

The Pearl was boarded as soon as the Dragoness came within range. Sao Feng strolled along the railing, smirking at Lily who glared back and barred her teeth. So much like a wounded tiger she is. He smirked wider at the thought and turned his attention toward Will but he was no where to be seen. Lily watched as a long boat came drifting back, carrying her brother. She was a twinge worried about what Sao Feng would do to Jack, seeing as their past history demanded something to be done, and she hoped it wouldn't be anything drastic.

Barbossa boarded first, followed by Jack who was trying to keep out of sight by hiding behind Barbossa, and Lily noticed Barbossa looked angrier then he had in days, including when he came into her cabin to bother her.

"Sao Feng, you showin' up here is truly a remarkable coincidence." He remarked, willing the conversation to be friendly. Unfortunately Sao Feng ignored him and spotted Jack.

"Jack Sparrow...you paid me great insult once."

"That doesn't sound like me-" A hard punch in the nose stopped Jack from saying anything else. Pain shot through his entire body but mainly it centered in his, now broken, nose. Lily snarled and tried to get free. Elizabeth was angry as well, and concerned for Jack. "Shall we just call it square then?" Jack asked hopefully, still holding his nose.

"Release them." Will ordered, pointing to Lily and Elizabeth. Lily wondered where he was when Jack got hit, then she figured he was off to the side, watching. Her shackles started getting loose while Sao Feng chuckled. "You heard Captain Turner, release them."

Had she not been angry with Will, Lily would have laughed at the look on Jack and Barbossa's faces. They looked like they had just been electrocuted and stood there shocked, staring at Will.

"He needs the Pearl." Jack said finally, causing Lily to furrow her brow in confusion. "Captain Turner needs the Pearl! And you felt guilty!" He gestured to Elizabeth briefly, who glared at him. Then he turned his attention to Barbossa, waving his hands as he always did when he was trying to make a point. "And you and your Brethren Court. Did no one come to save me just because they missed me?"

At once Lily's hand shot up, followed by Marty's, then Pintel and Ragetti's and lastly by Jack the monkey's. The real Jack grinned and pointed at them in turn, "I'm standing over there with them." He tried to walk away but Sao Feng captured his neck with his hand, causing him to stop. Lily flinched at the contact. "Not yet Jack. There's an old friend who'd like to see you first."

"I'm not sure I can survive any more visits from old friends." Jack remarked. He was led off the ship just as Beckett men were boarding it. "How many of you wretched people are going to befoul my ship?" She snarled at Mercer, who was walking by with Sao Feng. He glanced at her briefly then nodded to his men who came to shackle her again.

"You agreed that the Black Pearl would be mine." Will snapped angrily.

"So I did." Sao Feng gestured to two of his men then walked along with Mercer. Will was punched in the gut, causing Elizabeth and Will to flinch, then shackled up and put with everyone else. Lily glowered silently while watching Mercer and Sao Feng chatter. A small part of her hoped Sao Feng would triumph but she knew Beckett well and he certainly would not give up the Pearl. Especially to pirates.

It came as no surprise when Mercer refused to hand over the Pearl to Sao Feng, causing Lily to chuckle. She watched as Barbossa and Sao Feng talked warily. Sao Feng kept glancing back at her and Elizabeth, mainly Elizabeth, and that alone made her un-easy. Apparently it caused Will some distress too since he stepped closer toward her but she backed away from him. In her heart she loved him and would no matter what but she was still angry he'd betray them like that.

"What do you propose Captain?" Sao Feng asked, finally turning to look at Lily, Elizabeth and the rest of the crew fully.

"What be accepted, Captain?" Barbossa replied.

"The girl."

Lily's mouth hung open while Elizabeth just kept sputtering. Lily certainly didn't Elizabeth want to go anywhere with Sao Feng. She had a feeling Elizabeth didn't want to either but surprisingly she was the one who spoke up first, "Done."

"What?" Both Will and Lily exclaimed.

"You got us into this mess, if this is what frees us then done." Elizabeth bit out. Lily twitched but knew she had a point. She needed to go along and protect Elizabeth from that leech, no matter if Elizabeth didn't want to be protected. Will however wasn't so sure about it. "Elizabeth, they're pirates."

"I'm a pirate William, if you don't remember." Lily growled. "And Elizabeth has had more then enough experience dealing with pirates. I'm going with her, I don't care what you idiots say." She shoved him out of the way and stalked over to Sao Feng to be released. When both her and Elizabeth were released Sao Feng motioned for them to follow but before she did Lily leaned over to Barbossa. "Steal my ship and die."

"Easy Miss, i'll not be taking my ship back until Beckett's gone. You just worry about yerself and 'Lizabeth."

With a nod she left him and sat next to Elizabeth on the way to Sao Feng's ship. Feelings she kept in on her own ship began to emerge as they stepped on deck, she refused to show them before when she was under scrutiny by Barbossa and Will. She felt angry, betrayed, lonely and many other emotions she didn't like nor need. Beside her Elizabeth sensed Lily's distress and put an arm around her shoulders, much the way Lily did when Elizabeth's father died. It seemed to help until they were forced into Sao Feng's personal chambers.

"Here you'll find some...suitable clothes." Sao Feng smirked then left. Lily glared at the room but helped Elizabeth search for the clothes. In truth she didn't mind changing clothes it was just that she was so used to the clothes she always wore. Traditional silks of Singapore passed through her fingers and over her body, so soft yet so evil in the way that she knew what Sao Feng was thinking. "I hate these clothes." She huffed, taking a look at herself. The shirt she found came all the way up to her bust line, showing off a lot, and the pants weren't suited for fighting in. More like dancing in.

"They're not so bad." Elizabeth admitted while looking at herself in a mirror. She had found a silk outfit at well but it looked to be more like a combat suit, along with a hat. She was used to either men's clothing that was scratchy but surprisingly comfortable or the dresses she was forced to wear in Port Royal. But now there's no reason to go back to Port Royal. She thought sadly, thinking of her father. "Do we just wait for him to return?"

Almost immediately after the words left her mouth Elizabeth heard the door open but it was only two Chinese women. They seemed intent on making her and Lily look clean and womanly. It irked Lily but Elizabeth sort of missed being waited on. It was one perk about being rich that she liked.

Lily shooed the women away from her, refusing to look good for Sao Feng. She didn't want to look good and she certainly didn't want him to think she looked good. So she sat and watched as Elizabeth was bathed, dressed and primped from head to toe. "Lookin' good Liz. Wish Jack was here to see ye." She laughed when Elizabeth blushed. It was obvious Jack and Elizabeth had made up.

Soon Lily found herself almost in a dream like state, half asleep but also half aware of what was going on around her. She heard another creak from the door was aware of Sao Feng entering the room then dismissed his servant women. Lily didn't want to open her eyes, she wanted nothing more then to stay almost asleep until they got to Shipwreck Cove, but she had to protect Elizabeth.

"By this time tomorrow we shall arrive at Shipwreck Cove, and you shall be free." Sao Feng paused to look at Elizabeth. "Calypso." Lily almost chocked on her own spit at his words. He thought Elizabeth was Calypso? That was the most absurd thing she had ever heard from him but then she wondered if Elizabeth could work with that. Apparently not since Elizabeth said, "Excuse me?"

"Not a name you fancy I imagine, out of the many names you have. But it is what we call you."

"We being who?" When Sao Feng looked at her confused she smiled a seductive smile. Lily grinned from behind Sao Feng, seemed Elizabeth had figured out what to do. Now all she needed to do was continue while Lily figured out a way to get Sao Feng away from them.

"You confirm it." Sao Feng smirked, while advancing toward Elizabeth. In return Elizabeth backed away and narrowed her eyes at him. "Confirm what? You've told me nothing."

"The Brethren Court, not I. The first Brethren Court who's decision, I would would have opposed. They bound you to human form so that the ruler of the seas could belong to man, and not to-"

"Me." Elizabeth felt pretty smug. She had Sao Feng hooked like a fish, now all she needed was to figure out why she needed him hooked like a fish. She looked at Lily for help but all Lily was capable of doing at that point was rolling around on her couch, laughing quietly but hysterically.

"But one such as you should never be anything less then what you are." Sao Feng added.

"Pretty speech from a captor. But words whispered through prison bars lose their charm." Elizabeth quipped. She noticed that made Lily stop laughing for a moment and grin in victory for her.

"Can I be blamed for my efforts?" Both Elizabeth and Lily thought the answer was yes but they both stayed quiet for him to continue. "All men are drawn to the sea. Perilous it may be."

"Women get drawn to it too." Lily remarked as an after thought. Sao Feng seemed to have forgotten she was there, he turned and glared at her and from behind him Lily could see Elizabeth rolling her eyes. It made her giggle but she held her giggles behind her hand.

"And some men offer desires as justification for their crimes." Elizabeth bit out, annoyed now by what Sao Feng was attempting to do.

"I offer simply my desire."

"And in return?"

"I would have your gifts, should you chose to give them."

Now it was Lily's turn to roll her eyes. He thought that if he had sex with 'Calypso' she'd give him her gifts? He was more of an idiot then she figured he was. Elizabeth thought so too, as she grimaced. "And if I should choose, not?"

"Then I shall take your fury!" And with that Sao Feng pushed Elizabeth against the wall and kissed her fiercely, making Lily jump up, draw her sword and pull him away. They both growled at each other but Sao Feng saw the anger in Lily's eyes, she would slice through him if he took another step forward. Lily saw him move a fraction toward her causing her to narrow her eyes and keep tight hold of her sword, while Elizabeth stood behind her.

Suddenly Lily heard a cannon fire and ducked Elizabeth behind the pillar. A second later she heard the wall explode and Sao Feng get rocketed to the wall. She heard more gun fire but rushed up to Sao Feng anyway, he was one of the pirate lords after all. He was skewered against the wall, a large chuck of wood speared through his stomach. Elizabeth stepped closer while Lily listened to the battle up above. She assumed they were under attack by either Beckett or the Dutchman, both of them not being a good thing.

She turned her sword toward the staircase behind her when she heard someone running down it. It was Tai Huang, clutching his arm while a man behind him fell down the stairs, dead. His attention was captured by Sao Feng, as was Lily's now, when Elizabeth stood up shakily.

"What did he tell you?" Tai Huang snapped.

"He made me captain." Elizabeth whispered. Lily's eyes grew wide but she didn't have time to dwell on it as she heard more cannon fire. She grabbed Elizabeth's arm and ran up the stairs, slicing through a fish man who was running down them. Snarling she stabbed a navy man in front of her, pushing past more men but she lost grip of Elizabeth and had to stop. Elizabeth and Tai Huang were being held at sword point by Navy men. Her hesitation cause a man to sneak up on her and do the same.

"Lily? Elizabeth?" She heard a familiar voice and almost sighed in relief when she saw James Norrington, in all his admiral glory, smiling at them. He commanded for them to be released and at once hugged Lily. She felt a tingling go up her spine when he pulled away and hugged Elizabeth but then remembered what he did, betrayed her just like Will did.

"Thank god you both are alright. Your father will be over joyed to know you're safe Elizabeth."

"My father's dead." Elizabeth's voice held a certain coldness and Lily understood, she thought James had something to do with her father's death.

"No that can't be true. He returned to England."

"Did your Beckett tell you that?"

Lily heard a thunk on deck and froze. Those thunks were familiar, very familiar. She pulled James, who was closest to her, in front of her when she heard Davy Jones walk up to them. She reminded herself of Jack earlier.

"Who do ye name as Captain?" Davy Jones shouted. At once every man pointed to Elizabeth, who pursed her lips at her new gutless crew. Ignoring James' astonished look she bravely stood high in front of Davy Jones, who looked down on her and smirked. "Throw them in the-who is that behind ye Admiral?"

A flinch passed on Lily's face as James was pushed aside. She looked at Davy Jones with a grimace and waved slightly at him. He chuckled in return and grabbed her arm with his claw. "Ye'll be comin' with me Lily. Yer debt is waitin' to be paid." He was stopped however by Norrington, who barked at him to take Lily to his cabin. Lily struggled but couldn't get loose. She looked for permission to leave from Elizabeth and stopped struggling when Elizabeth nodded.

"Aye captain." She muttered. Jones practically threw her into James' cabin, where she then sat on a chair and sighed. She felt useless, and not only because Jones' had taken away her sword. Because she was stuck in a cabin while Elizabeth was stuck in a cell and they couldn't get out. She vaguely wondered what James would do with them when they stopped, wherever they stopped at.

She looked around the cabin and sighed again, there wasn't exactly anything to do until James came back. Even then what would she do? Listen while he apologized for betraying her and forgive him? What if she didn't want to forgive him, what if she was tired of being betrayed? In all her anger she didn't hear the door open and close. She did however feel the tap on her shoulder, causing her to shriek and jump up out of her chair.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." James chuckled, picking up the chair she knocked over. When he straitened he found himself nose to nose with a livid, but gorgeous, pirate woman. He knew from experience that all of those mixed in one was a bad thing, very bad thing. "Would it help if I said I was sorry? Or does that not make a difference anymore."

"No it wouldn't help! I'm tired of hearing sorry, i'm tired of being betrayed by people I thought were my friends and i'm absolutely tired of that stupid wig you're wearing!" Lily fumed. James looked more amused then anything as he took the wig off his head and tied his real hair in ponytail. "Better?" After a short nod from Lily he sat on the chair next to her.

Lily was determined to ignore him but found it hard to when he was sitting next to her. She twitched, annoyed but turned to him anyway. He wasn't looking at her, instead he was looking at some papers on his table. She peaked a glance and rolled her eyes when she saw it was just his log. "I didn't know you kept a log."

"It comes in handy sometimes." He replied evenly. He was happy she was talking to him but he didn't want to push his luck by saying more. Ignoring the cold stare she was sending his way he grabbed a pen and started writing. He was suddenly stopped by her hand, covering his to stop his movements. She was looking at him with contempt, with anger but also with passion and understanding.

Quite suddenly she was being pressed against a wall, James mouth on her and her arms around his neck. He was attacking her mouth viciously, effectively surprising her, at first but soon slowed down to a sweet pace that she felt was just right for him. She didn't even feel guilty about kissing James, Will betrayed her now she's betrayed him. They were square.

James pulled away quickly when he heard a knock on the door. He was to flustered to open the door but Lily, who could go from kissing to killing in a matter of seconds, marched up, wrenched the door open and barked at whoever was at the door. Chuckling he sat down and thought about what just happened. She looked so angry and so beautiful at that moment, his entire body screamed for him to do something, anything. He was a man after all, it wasn't like he could ignore the persistent feelings in his lower gut whenever he saw her.

"Now that we're all less heated, mind tellin' me what the hell that was?" Lily asked, sitting next to him. He could hear the teasing in her voice and was relieved that she was no longer angry. He didn't have an excuse for his behavior however, that he'd admit outright anyway, so he just fidgeted. Without saying a word he decided he needed something to drink that was of the rum family.

The word Lily often used when she was around James was confused. Particularly when he stood up and left without saying anything. She hated being confused, and she hated the people who made her confused, but with James she didn't hate him. She could never hate him, he was more like her then he realized. He was a pirate deep down and she knew that scared him.

A few minutes later she got sick of drumming her fingers on the table and stood up to walk around the cabin. Nothing in the cabin was very interesting, except maybe his log but she didn't want to read that, so she flopped down on the bed to take a nap. It seemed she never got enough sleep these days. Right before she actually fell asleep the door opened again and she heard James come in.

"What are you doing?" She smirked when she heard James' voice, it was hesitant and a little worried. Snickering she sat up and looked him in the eye, "I was just sleeping. Care to join me?" All her restraint flew off when she saw the look on his face and she almost fell off the bed laughing, especially when she saw he was holding a bottle of rum. When she calmed down James had his arms crossed in front of him and was looking at her amused.

"Glad I could provide you with so much entertainment."

"Oh you did."

James rolled his eyes and suddenly looked at the bed with trepidation. Lily caught onto what he was thinking and frowned as well. There was only one bed, and she certainly wasn't going to sleep on the floor. She may be a pirate but that was even below her. "Surely you've slept with pirate women before?" She snickered at his deep blush and laid back down. "We'll share it but you touch me and i'll cut your fingers off."

"With what? I have your knife remember?" The knife that Tia Dalma gave her flashed in front of her face. She reached out to grab it but James pulled it back and stowed it away in his front jacket. He felt strangely safe with her knife with him. Lily watched him take another sip of rum and licked her lips, she hadn't tasted rum in a while. They always seemed out of it. James noticed and smirked. "Want some?"

She didn't need to be asked twice. She grabbed the bottle and almost down the whole thing, she would have if it had not been for the fact that James pulled it away when he noticed it was becoming empty fast. Pouting she laid back down and enjoyed the taste of rum in her mouth. Before she could even begin to fall asleep James grabbed her hand and pulled her up quickly, almost making her dizzy.

"Wha-" She was cut off by him kissing her again. This one was rum filled and she noticed his breath was hot but it was short. As soon as he was finished he took her hand, grabbed the keys to the brig and ran out the door, with Lily in tow. When they reached the brig Lily saw Elizabeth looking extremely surprised but suspicious of James. Ignoring the look Elizabeth gave her at seeing her and James' hands Lily took the keys and unlocked the brig door.

"What are you doing?" Elizabeth asked James hesitantly.

"Choosing a side."

With a grin Lily led everyone on deck and sighed in relief when she saw the deck was empty, save the helmsman who was asleep. No fish people in sight and the Navy men were all down in their own cabins. She stood watch while Elizabeth's crew climbed across the rope keeping the two ships together and heard Elizabeth ask James to come with them. Her joy was short lived when she heard a shout come from above.

"Go, I will follow." James barked. Lily knew his tone well, it was the tone he used when he was trying to convince someone of something. His lieing tone. She hurried over and grabbed his arm. "James you're lieing! You have to come."

Elizabeth was already on the rope, dangling upside down, watching them and nodding to help the situation. She wanted James to come, he was her friend. He would always be her friend, no matter what he did. She almost fell off her rope when he suddenly kissed Lily, and she kissed back!

Tears streamed down Lily's cheeks as she savored his kiss. She had a feeling it would be the last time they saw each other, and she wanted to make the most of it for the both of them. She heard someone running toward them and broke away to grab the rope. Before she did James turned her to look at him, "I love you Lily."

She sniffed and nodded, then started climbing across the rope. She heard James yelling at one of the fish people and looked up to see Bootstrap cornering James, with his sword drawn. "James!" She wanted to climb back but they locked eyes for a moment, then James pulled Lily's knife and cut the rope. Sending Lily, Elizabeth and other crew men into the ocean.

Lily struggled to the surface and saw James being run through with a sword. A loud screaming filled her ears but she wasn't aware that it was her screaming. Her heart felt like it was being torn apart with a sword and she felt someone pulling her along. Tears mixed with the salty sea but Lily snapped out of it and swam with Elizabeth. She climbed up on deck of the Dragoness and fell down sobbing.


I couldn't help but give James a fitting end T.T It made me cry for real when he died and it was only fair he enjoyed his last few hours -sniff- Bright side is, I can finally focus all my energy on Will/Lily and Jack/Lizzie now. Now that all the distractions have been killed off -glares at the writers for killing James-

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