Author's Note: Ah my darlings, this will be the last chapter before Christmas because….I haven't shopped for Christmas presents –fail/procrastinator- So my reviewers, this will be your Christmas present (I'll make it longer for you) So Merry Christmas, and for my Christmas present…..you should review. OR YOU GET COAL! So…..onward to the story.
SPECIAL THANKS TO : keiraliz
She is a great supporter of the story and I hope you like it. :3
~Beside the Seemingly Perfect Angel~
Chapter 12: Unwanted Heartbreak
The shipped rocked back and forth and there was nothing but quietness around them. Elizabeth murmured sweet nothingness into Will's year while Norrington was unknowingly being glared that by Jack. Jack meanwhile looked down at Amour who looked distracted as she stared off into the sea.
"Luv?" Jack asked.
"Hm?" she replied quietly.
"Are you still mad at me?" he asked.
"A little" was her reply much to his happiness and annoyance. "I'm glad you were heroic enough to save him."
Jack's smile turned into a sneer as he face Norrington once more.
"Why'd ya want me to save him? He volunteered" he said almost in a whining tone.
He looked down to see her smile and she simply said.
"It was the right thing to do."
"But it's not the code" he countered.
"That may be Jack" she said and sighed against his side. "But like you said, I'm not a pirate"
He saw her pull back and look down at Norrington as he began to stir. She lifted his head on her lap and caressed the small cut he had gotten from Jack. As he saw the cut, a smile tugged his lip at the pleasure of hurting him.
'Eunuch deserved it, trying to seem heroic.' He thought.
"Hell" he heard Norrington say as his eyes opened.
"James" he heard someone softly whisper.
He opened his eyes slightly and he saw nothing but blurs of colors. As he blinked a few times, to see a blue, nothing but blue and he remembered where he was. He opened his eyes to see not the sky, but the pair of blue eyes staring brightly at him.
"Are you alright James?" she whispered.
His throat was dry as he those bright eyes staring at him so intently. He thought for a moment that he was dreaming that is until he saw a soft smile, as his vision got clearer, he saw Amour staring down at him. He felt her hand lift to his forehead and wipe off the blood from his cut.
He felt his cheeks flush slightly as she smiled kindly to him.
"We're heading towards the Pearl" she whispered "Are you quite alright?"
He nodded somewhat dazedly, and before he could lift his hand over his, he was her being pulled back. He lifted his head rubbing his forehead somewhat tired to see Jack holding a confused Amour by her waist.
"Steady yourself luv" Jack said. "The damned Norrington can wait while we head towards the Pearl aye?"
Amour nodded and smiled slightly at Norrington.
Norrington didn't know whether it was the hit on the head, or the sunlight hitting her in the right spot for her to look beautiful. Her skin was becoming slightly tanner than she should really been, and her lips were smiling showing him something attractive no doubt. Her long brown hair was curled by the salty sea making it appealing along with her eyes that just shined, and if he said so, for him.
Amour was absolutely oblivious. She had to admit to herself, that she no longer held a torch for him because after constant rejection he had just burned it out. Her eyes discretely landed on Jack and she forced herself to look away. Elizabeth was right, that she had to remember after all she knew about Jack. She wasn't like Scarlett and Giselle, she wasn't going to just allow him to corrupt her, though she already had much to her embarrassment. She had just never expected for her to feel something so strong for anyone. She blushed every time that she remembered their kisses, the touching, and the words that made her skin flush and goose pimple.
"We've arrived!" Jack said and got up to pull them towards the ship's ladder. He pulled Norrington up somewhat reluctantly and made him climb, much to Norrington's protests. After that he made Elizabeth climb up and then Jack pushed Will up to Elizabeth to drag him up to the deck. Amour was next and before she could begin climbing, he pushed the jar of dirt on to her arms and then threw her over his shoulder.
"Jack!" she cried out in surprise.
"You're hands are still injured, that and I need ye to carry my jar luv" he said.
She huffed annoyed and said nothing to protest it. She allowed him to carry her up, but a smile tugged at her lip as she noticed her remembered her hand. He lowered her carefully and looked at one another innocently enough.
As they stood next to one another, they heard Will groaning. They turned to face Will as Elizabeth bent down to aid her beloved.
"Will" she whispered shaking him.
"What happened to the chest?" he asked somewhat dazed.
"We left it behind to draw them off" Elizabeth explained.
"We're free and clear!" Jack said excited.
He lifted Amour who smiled cheering next to him. She blushed slightly and pulled back.
"Off to sea Gibbs?" Jack asked Gibbs.
He shook his head.
"Be one more night before we can head off to the open ocean. "The sea is a fickle woman."
Jack squeezed Amour's shoulder and he went off to talk to Gibbs about the current situation that is currently going on.
As sunset began to fall, they began to go to their respective rooms and they separated. Amour had gotten the room that she had once shared with Anamaria. She sighed thinking about how her friend was now sailing the ocean in the old ship. She began to take off her wet clothing and tie her hair up in a ribbon; she slipped on her nightgown, courtesy of some whore that Jack had bedded a while ago. She was too tired to fight because she had gone through emotional and physical exhaustion.
As she saw the moon being hidden by the dark clouds she sighed thinking about how much danger they were really in. Last year she was on the same ship, actually she was abandoned by the ship and was forced to fend for herself along with Jack and her sister in the island.
"Fates sure are horrid to me" she said to herself.
She shivered as the wind entered her room and she climbed her bed to close the window. Before she did, she noticed that Norrington was looking towards her bedroom. She blinked and waved tentatively only for him to signal her to come to his side. She had no choice but to nod and hopped off her bed to head towards his side.
Her lack of propriety had occurred because she had spent too much time with men who took little care of themselves and their clothing. She walked barefoot up the stairs to the deck to see a tired but healed Norrington waiting for her near the starboard side.
She walked towards him, thinking that this was a change of character for him. He turned to face her to see her and he felt a pang of something. Her hair was down now and she looked feminine once more in her lovely nightgown and ribbons keeping some hair strands together. She was barefoot and saw her as a lady and no longer the pirate he had seen before; her clothing was very confusing to a man who saw this as unladylike.
She leaned against the deck and ignored his gaze, instead staring off into the darkening skies. She wasn't expecting to make small talk with him, she just wanted to get back to business.
"What brings me here Norrington?" she asked.
Norrington cleared his throat and sighed at her.
"Miss Swann, please call me James" he said.
She wasn't going to pussyfoot around and she sighed.
"As long as you call me Amour in return James" she replied.
He nodded, though she wasn't seeing his expression.
"I asked you to come outside to talk about this situation" he began tentatively.
She looked over at him confused as to what he meant. She decided to let him talk about what he wanted to; after all between the two she had done all of the talking.
"I know that you and I have been at odds Miss Swann since I had proposed your sister marriage. Now I see that this hurt you greatly and had caused you to do reckless thing that you would never do if I hadn't bruised your delicate being."
She forced herself not to get angry and neither to cry at his opinion, instead she carried a blank expression.
"I…I see now that you are a full grown woman and that I should have accepted and reciprocated your harbored feelings for me and I believe that I now reciprocate them" he finished and placed his hand over hers.
She looked at him wide eyed and looked at him incredulously.
"D-don't do this now James" she whispered.
He was obviously not listening.
"I see that now I was foolish for ignoring you and I think that now would be a fine time for us to reunite and for me to make a lady out of you."
"B-but-"
"-I know this is a lot to take in and you are surprised but I now see that you are the right one to marry"
He then pulled her closer and she was wide-eyed. He closed his eyes and began to lean towards her as he thought she wanted him to. She leaned back trying to stop this.
'This can't be happening NOW of all times' she thought somewhat frantically.
He pulled her closer and she wiggled away.
"No" was her reply.
He failed to hear this and embraced her close. She let out a breath of surprise and looked up to see the lips that she had wanted on her for a long time heading towards her. She felt his cold lips touch her and she closed her eyes for only a second.
She felt a tug of her stomach as she remembered all that she had dreamed out occur as this moment would happen. She didn't feel the tingle that she felt when she kissed him, she didn't blush, she didn't feel weak in the knees.
'He's not Jack' was what her mind told her.
She pulled back and gasped as he pulled back with a small smile.
"Elizabeth" he whispered.
She looked up at him somewhat violated at his advancements when she had said no and especially as he whispered her name. He made her skin burn by just his touch. She shook her head and lifted her hand to wipe her lips but he was oblivious.
"I have a way for you to be a lady once more." He said. "This will bring us success"
He whispered and she looked at him confused, that is until she began to hear thumping. She gasped softly as she saw the heart against his vest beating.
"But" she whispered.
" This once handed to Beckett will bring back my position and you shall be a lady a true lady of a Commodore." He whispered.
She shook her head and frowned.
"Jack needs that to live" she said sadly.
James shook his head at her words.
"Don't be naïve he'll die as he deserves, but once you and I return to Port Royal we can get wed and this adventure will be long forgotten."
She shook her head annoyed.
"I'm engaged to Beckett" she replied trying to find excuses.
He froze for a second but waved her off.
"You shall be part of the deal once we are there. He will be willing to take the heart in return for you and my position, don't you worry Poppet."
That just pushed her over the limit. She saw who he had become, he was nothing but corrupt and this was not the man she had once fallen in love with.
"No" she said.
"What?" he asked confused.
"I don't want to be a condition in a deal!" she hissed. "I don't want to be some second fiddle after Elizabeth rejected you. I loved you!"
He noticed that she had used the past tense of love when it came to him and shook his head.
"You're just confused dear" he said patting her hand. "Having Sparrow near you must confuse you to no end, but do not worry, everything will solve itself out.
"NO!" she yelled.
She no longer cared if anyone heard her.
"I don't love you, I never did. I-I just fell in love with the idea of you. The moment you show how horrible you truly are…..I can't be with you. I love….I love …..I love me" she finished softly.
She didn't dare say that she loved Jack, it was too foolish and too dangerous in a ship like this. He grabbed her arm making her cry out.
"You're silly" he said in a crazed manner. "We'll be happy no worry let's just leave."
"No" she hissed. "I'm not Elizabeth!"
Suddenly the boat rocked and they fell immediately.
In the dark sky they saw mist appearing all around this. Mist was beginning to circulate around the Pearl and then they saw the Flying Dutchman. Amour froze in fear and many of the men ran outside to inspect what was going on. Gibbs was the first one to appear along with Jack. His eyes for a second saw Amour curled to the side and Norrington towards his other direction.
He walked over and helped her up as they saw the ship together.
"Lord Almighty" Gibbs whispered in fear.
"I'll handle this, mate." He said softly.
He let go of her and Amour and she rushed downstairs to wake up a oblivious Will and Elizabeth. As she rushed downstairs she noticed them opening the door to the room and turned to face her.
"What was that?" Elizabeth asked.
"Flying Dutchman" she whispered.
"Will" Elizabeth called from the outside.
Will went outside and saw them looking at him.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Davy Jones" Amour breathed in. "The Flying Dutchmen"
"Let's go" he said grabbing his belt along with his sword. "Get your things, this might get dangerous"
Amour nodded and she rushed off to her cabin to see her other clothing. She threw on a pair of breeches and tied a sash clumsily along her waist. Her hair was tied up in a bun with her bow. She slipped in a dry blouse and her boots were last. She placed her pistols along her belt and took a sword rushing upstairs.
She met with Elizabeth and Will who were also ready and they climbed the ship only to interrupt a part of the conversation. Amour's eyes immediately went to Jack from the top of the stairs.
"Hey! Fishface! Lose something? Hey?" Jack said confidently.
It was working great, that is until he tripped on the stairs and fell.
"Oof!" he grumbled.
"Jack" Amour whispered shaking her head.
"Got it!" he said cheerily and got up.
He strutted on the deck and picked up his jar of dirt. He held it close and hugged it tightly.
"Come to negotiate, eh, have you, you slimy git?" he began sneering at an annoyed Davy Jones.
" Look what I got. I got a jar of dirt! I got a jar of dirt! And guess what's inside it?" Jack said smirking.
Davy Jones felt his faints pop on his forehead and glared intently. His tentacles began to move around, ruining the illusion of a beard and hissed.
"Enough!" he yelled silencing them all.
The Flying Dutchman's cannons slid down and large cannons began to emerge from the holes. Water fell out but it didn't matter, for the seaweed slid down and out of the holes emerged what had sank thousands of ships before.
Jack was wide-eyed as was all of the crew when this occurred.
"Hard to starboard." Jack muttered.
Amour was the first to react.
"Hard to starboard!" she screamed and began to run around along with other people through the deck trying to get to their stations.
"Brace up the foreyard!" Will screamed and waved his hand getting them together.
Gibbs rushed over to the wheel and began to turn the wheel to help it.
Flying Dutchman…
"Hard to starboard!" Davy yelled to his crew. "Send his beloved Pearl back to the depths!"
"Fire!" one of his shark creatures yelled.
Black Pearl…
Amour was running around trying to help until she was held by the arm roughly. She gasped to see Jack.
"Head downstairs and stay out of danger got it" he ordered.
She nodded and did as told. As she headed downstairs a cannon was thrown in the direction of the Pearl and it hit the office. She screamed and fell to the side as the stairs were destroyed. Ragetti and Pintel popped their head in, and as they saw her, they tugged her up to aid her.
"Rush off Poppet , get out of us's way" Ragetti said.
She rushed off leaving them behind. As they looked through the whole they saw that the Flying Dutchman was following them.
"She's on us! She's on us!" Pintel yelled as they had scene from the stern.
Flying Dutchman..
Davy Jones simple smirked widely his tentacles showing his glee at the large whole that had been hit in the Pearl.
"Let them taste the triple guns!" he said with absolute glee.
A cage-faced loyal crewmember nodded his face unseen.
"Aye, Captain" he grumbled.
In front of the Flying Dutchman did two triple cannons appeared. The triple-barreled cannon fired, barrel rotates after each blast and it would hit the ship. Many screamed on the ship as pieces of the precious Pearl were seen flying off.
Jack rushed upstairs to where Gibbs was steering and moved him to the side to steer the ship. As he steered, they managed to miss two cannons. With his steering they managed to keep the Flying Dutchmen behind.
"She's falling behind!"Elizabeth said happily.
"Aye, and we've got her!"Gibbs said smiling.
"We're the faster?" Will asked.
Against the wind the Dutchman beats us. That's how she takes her prey. But with the wind..." Gibbs explained to Will.
"We rob her advantage." Will understood.
"Aye!" he said and they rushed off to help the others.
Amour was meanwhile looking for Norrington who had disappeared.
"James" she whispered.
She began to tentatively go downstairs and the sight made her think and wonder why in hell she would have loved him. He was in the corner of the ship holding the heart close to his chest.
"James, you have to help us" she pleaded.
He looked up to her and held the heart close as if it would bring him protection. She walked closer somewhat nervously.
"You need to help us so we can be saved" she said.
"Once they all die, we will just head back" he repeated.
She got on her knees and got closer to him. The shipped rocked as another cannon hit the side and she went over to grab his hands.
"Stay with me" he begged.
"James" she said.
"Elizabeth" he whispered as his eyes closed.
She pulled back as if his touch burned once more and shook her head.
"Come on, you can leave, just help us get free!" she begged.
He nodded and began to get on deck along with the others. As she got up somewhat shakily she noticed that it had stopped.
"They're giving up!" Marty the short man yelled.
"Yay!" people cheered.
Amour's smile broke wide and she rushed off to find Jack. Norrington knew that it was time for him to begin to rush off. As she saw Jack, she jumped to his arms. He dropped his jar tentatively and held her close.
"You did it" she whispered against his ear.
"That's right luv" he said smirking.
As they embraced one another, they were interrupted by Will who walked towards them.
"My father is on that ship. If we can outrun her, we can take her. We should turn and fight." Will begged Jack.
Amour flushed slightly at their interruption and she pulled back to face Will surprised at his comment.
"Why fight when you can negotiate? All one needs... is the proper leverage." Jack smirked.
He never let go of Amour's waist, that is until there was a strong push and she fell on the ground along with his jar of dirt.
He looked at it frantically, forgetting she was on the floor and rushed down the stairs. He got on his knees and began to frantically search in the dirt for his heart.
"Where is it? Where is the thump-thump?" he asked.
"We must of hit the reef?" Elizabeth whispered at Will.
"No" he whispered. "It's not a reef!"
As he saw Elizabeth leaning towards the side he grabbed her tightly.
"No. It's not a reef! Get away from the rail!" he yelled.
Amour got up shakily and looked at him.
"What is it?" she asked.
"The Kraken. To arms!" he yelled.
"The what?" Amour repeated not believing it.
Jack lifted his head as he heard this and looked absolutely terrified.
"All guns, defend the masts!" Gibbs yelled.
"It'll attack the starboard. I've seen it before. Break out the cannons and hold for my signal." Will ordered.
Half of the men ran down the stairs and the cannons began to be taken out. Amour got up and she stared on the sides only to see tentacles beginning to appear on the sides of the ship.
"Oh my god" she whispered.
"Easy, boys!" Will said.
"Will?" Amour whispered with pistols now at hand.
" Steady! Steady." He told them all.
"Will?" Elizabeth asked.
They saw the tentacles beginning to touch the side of the ship making them all tremble.
"Will?" They both said.
"Fire!" he screamed.
The cannons were shot and Amour shot her pistols but wincing to hear the monster screaming in pain as it started bleeding all over. It began to retract its tentacles and she smiled in relief.
"It'll be back. We have to get off the ship." Will told Elizabeth.
"There's no boats." She whispered holding his shirt tight.
Will was at a lost as to what to do about the Kraken's return. That is, until he saw a barrel of gunpowder rolling down the deck, did it hit him.
"Pull the grates! Get all the gunpowder onto the net in the cargo hold." He ordered.
He got a long gun and he handed it to Elizabeth.
"Whatever you do, don't miss." He ordered.
"I…..I don't shoot very well" she said.
They both looked at Amour with her pistols at hand. He tugged it from her and he walked over to hand it to her. She looked at him and shook her head.
"I can't" she asked.
"You can't" he said.
"As soon as you're clear." She replied nodding at him.
He squeezed her shoulder and she smiled softly.
The crew was busy loading the barrels of gunpowder onto the hold as he had asked.
"We are short stocked on gunpowder. Six barrel below. Bring it up!" Gibbs yelled.
"There's only half a dozen kegs of powder!" Gibbs yelled.
Will looked at him helplessly.
"Load the rum then" Amour yelled.
Gibbs looked at him incredulously and he turned to see the crew looking at her in shock as well. He looked up to see the bright eyes staring at him.
"Aye! The rum, too!" Gibbs repeated.
They all looked depressed but nodded following orders.
Oblivious to it all, there was a boat in the sea going at a different directions and it, held Jack Sparrow rowing for his life.
Jack looked back to see his Pearl and the frantic crew. He wondered if it was fair that they were paying for it while he was going scot free. He vaguely saw Amour holding a long gun close as she waited for something. He felt guilt; only for a second, till he told himself that there were many other blue-eyed brunettes in the sea.
Amour was oblivious to it all, but Elizabeth was not. She noticed that Jack was rowing away and she could not believe it.
"Oh you coward!" she said softly.
She turned to see Amour waiting for the Kraken to appear somewhat terrified. She pulled her sister towards the deck and she gasped softly.
"There's your hero" she said at Amour.
She frowned and gasped as they were almost thrown as the Kraken hit the ship once more.
"Not good" she whispered in pain.
The tentacles suddenly pushed into the ship and ripped into it. Amour held onto the side tight as they were rocked. Elizabeth looked around frantically for Will and Amour got up wobbly. She looked around trying to see if anyone was hurt.
"Pull away!" Will yelled.
"Heave! Heave like you're being paid for it!" Gibbs yelled.
Angel screamed as she saw Norrington on the side of the ship bleeding profusely.
"James" she whispered.
He opened his eyes, his forehead bleeding and his arm in great pain. He held the heart to his chest close and Amour looked at him sadly.
"Amour" he whispered.
"It'll be alright James, just breathe deeply." She said smiling. "You'll be fine"
She tried not to cry as she felt him breathing heavily.
"Amour!" she heard from Will.
"Pay attention and don't look away from Will's signal." Elizabeth ordered as she aided her with Norrington.
Will hung onto the side of the net trying to hang on the side of the net. Inside there was gunpowder barrels, and he was trying to attract the Kraken's attention.
"Come on!" He yelled. "Come over here! Come on!" he yelled trying to entice it.
As the tentacles came towards him, he took out a sword and began to fight it off, cutting into just a few layers.
Outside of the Black
Pearl Jack stopped rowing for a second and stared at what was happening in front of him. He turned to look back to see that the island was just a few feet away, around the same length as the Pearl in front of him. He felt guilt once more build inside of him and he searched inside his vest. He found his compass and let it out. As he opened it, he began to see the arrow spin, and it immediately turned towards the ship, he sighed and knew what he must do. He placed the compass back into his vest and he rowed back towards the ship, knowing he just had to help.
Back on the ship
Amour looked at Will helplessly as he tried to release himself from the net. He cut frantically and lifted his head to face her. His brown eyes met her blue and he nodded.
"Shoot! Amour, shoot!" he yelled.
She got up and lifted the long gun and began to aim towards the barrel. She waited for him to jump off, trying to wait him out. Before she could properly aim, she felt a cold tentacle wrap itself around her. She screamed and fell on the cold deck and the pistol fell from her hands.
She continued to scream as it began to drag her into the Pearl and away from where she was needed. She tried to cling to anything that she could but it seemed impossible. Before she gave up, she saw Ragetti cutting off the tentacle holding her with an axe. She cried in surprise and ran back to the deck to find the pistol being picked up by another sailor. Before he could shoot, he was dragged off also and the pistol fell up the stairs.
She scurried on her hands and knees up the stairs to grab the pistol. She smiled slightly as she touched the pistol, but before she could, someone stepped on it. She hit the boot trying to get it off, but as she looked up she saw Jack standing up there triumphantly.
"Jack" she whispered smiling slightly.
He lifted her up and handed her the pistol. As she aimed, he felt him wrap his arms on her to aim properly and they shot the barrel together. Will fell just in time and it hurt the Kraken.
Amour closed her eyes hearing it cry out in pain, but felt him pull the pistol from her grasp to put it down.
"Did you kill it?" she whispered.
"No….I made it angrier" he replied.
"Orders!" Gibbs yelled. "Captain orders!"
Jack aided Amour down the stairs towards the other crew members.
"Abandon ship into the longboat." He ordered.
"Jack" Amour said. "But your ship" she whispered.
"She's only a ship, luv" he said somewhat dejectedly.
"He's right, we have to head for land." Elizabeth spoke out.
"'S a lot o' open wa'er." Pintel said worried.
"That's a lot o' wa'er." Ragetti repeated.
"We have to try. We can get away as it takes down the Pearl." Will said nodding.
"Abandon ship. Abandon ship or abandon hope." Gibbs said dejectedly.
As they rushed off to get on the longboat, Amour kissed his cheek and went off to help a profusely bleeding Norrington who held the heart hidden in the vest. They all loaded and Norrington was placed on the long boat first, staring blearily at the sky.
"Coming Elizabeth?" Amour asked.
"Just wait a tick" she said.
Amour nodded and they lowered the ship beginning to push themselves off, knowing that Elizabeth could simply jump in. As they waited, Amour started to get a bad feeling in her stomach.
"Wait a second, I'll go up to see what's taking so long" she said softly.
"Wait" Norrington gasped out. "Why go after him?" he asked.
"I…I don't know" she whispered.
He nodded and let go of her arm, letting them pull him back. He knew what she meant, she loved the undeserving pirate. Amour climbed with some difficulty and as she reached the top she heard their conversation.
They were oblivious as Elizabeth walked towards Jack.
"Thank you, Jack." She whispered softly.
He was caressing his ship, saying goodbye to his beloved possession. He lifted his head as he faced Elizabeth and he smiled softly.
"We're not free yet, love." He replied.
"You came back. I always knew you were a good man." She whispered.
Before Amour could say anything it happened. She saw Elizabeth wrap her arms around Jack's neck and pull him in a passionate kiss. She felt so foolish. She felt someone squeeze her hand and pressing her against the rope, turning to see Will staring at them as well.
"Prepare to cast off! There's no time to lose! Come on, Will Amour, a step to!" Gibbs yelled.
Will slid down the rope and towards the long boat, kicking it away.
"Amour" he called her.
She turned to face him, eyes wet.
"Wait" she gasped.
Elizabeth and Jack were oblivious and she was pressing him against the main mast. Amour lifted her hand on her mouth to quiet down some of her sobs. She was an idiot, she knew that there was no point in falling for him, after all her hypocritical sister had said so, and she turned out to be the other woman.
"I'm coming" she whispered in let herself go, only to be held by Will.
He pulled her towards him and she covered her face, thankful for her long hair. She noticed that Norrington stared at her sympathetically knowing how much it hurt to see it happen.
Up on the ship, Elizabeth and Jack parted as he heard a click. He let out a small smile as she caressed his wrist with the cuffs keeping him at mass.
"It's after you, not the ship. It's not us. This is the only way, don't you see? I'm not sorry." She said.
Elizabeth leaned into him, a few inches into the kiss and whispered.
"Pirate."
She then rushed down towards the long boat. She noticed there were curious stares and that her sister wouldn't look at her.
"Where's Jack?" Will asked trying not to sound bitter.
"He elected to stay behind to give us a chance." She said coldly.
"I'm going up to stay with him" they heard Amour say.
"You can't" Elizabeth said immediately.
Amour lifted her head to stare at her in a blank stare.
"Why not?" she asked.
"I forbid it, let's just go" Elizabeth said tugging her back down.
"I love him" she whispered sadly. "I'm going to wait, leave if you want"
Elizabeth looked at her shaking her head, but the crew nodded somewhat uncertain.
"Go then" Elizabeth said with regret.
She had to get her back, but she couldn't, those words had shaken Elizabeth like no other. The ship pulled back to see Amour climbing back on the ship.
Amour slid on the deck with some difficulty only to find Jack tugging at some cuffs. She got up and walked towards him.
"Jack?" She called out.
He turned immediately with his sword out thinking it was Elizabeth, only to see Amour staring at him.
"Luv!" he said cheerily. "Care to release me?"
He tugged it repeatedly and she tried to find objects to release him.
"Why'd ya return?" he asked as she banged the cuff.
She didn't look up at him asking herself the same question.
"Because I stupidly thought I could convince you to come with us. Because I stupidly thought you wouldn't be kissing my sister" she hissed.
Jack looked wide eyed for a second.
"She kissed-" he began.
"I don't care!" she yelled "The Kraken is coming and I just lost my chance of escaping to saving you."
She rushed off and for a second he thought that she was leaving him. He thought that she had stayed behind for a stupid reason after all why would a girl stay behind to help a "Pirate" as her elder sister had said. He spit at the thought of the tricky kiss; that little slag. His thoughts changed as he saw her returning with the axe that Ragetti had used to cut the tentacle.
She hit the cuff with difficulty but it fell successfully. He rubbed his wrist and smiled at her, only to see her not wanting to even see him. She felt the ship rock and she looked at him wide eyed.
"Bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger" he muttered.
He wrapped his arms around her and held her close as tentacles began to appear.
"Got the axe?" he asked.
"And the pistol" she whispered.
The tentacles were wrapping themselves around the ship and she shivered clinging to him tightly. He looked down at her only to see her looking terrified. He leaned down to kiss her but she whispered something before the ship was being destroyed.
"I'm such an idiot for loving you" she whispered.
"I'm sorry luv" he said.
He leaned down and kissed her passionately. Soon were the thoughts of their death were forgotten as they kissed the possibly last person that they would for an eternity.
Back at the long boat… moments before
"There she be!" Gibbs said.
"Amour" Will whispered.
Norrington was being ignored as they stared on. He knew that myth better than they expected and he took out a little dagger from Will's boot. Will turned to see James holding it.
"Norrington" he said.
They all turned to face him and his state. His skin was pale, and he was still bleeding profusely without any care.
"I'm dying" he whispered.
"Don't say that" Elizabeth said.
He shook his head.
"Do me a favor Turner" he rasped out.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Stab the heart" he gasped.
They all turned to see his hand holding out the heart as it thumped.
"Stab it?" he asked.
He nodded.
"Then stab me" he said.
"No" Will said.
"Trust me…..it will save them" he whispered. "Stab me right in the heart"
Will picked up the dagger at stabbed the heart. They heard a scream that had echoed in the seven seas, and as Norrington saw Will look down at him with sympathetic eyes he smiled.
"Tell her I loved her" he rasped out.
Will closed his eyes and stabbed his heart and it was done. Norrington rasped out a thank you and his eyes closed.
They turned back to see the Kraken pulling the ship down. Elizabeth covered her face crying. She had lost her sister and she felt guilty over the death of Jack. The infamous Black Pearl once thought of as unsinkable was down in Davy Jones locker.
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