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-Captain Autumn

My piratas in this chappie are:
CaptainElizabethTurner: Anya Starvansky
sweetgirl8353: Lena Walker
ClumsyElf : Jilly Stone
teepirategirl: Roxana Williams

ENJOY!

"Yo, ho.
Haul together.
Hoist the colors high.
Heave, ho.
Thieves and beggars.
Never shall we die."

She heard footsteps coming up behind her. It was very early in the morning and she didn't think that anyone else would be up. She was half expecting it to be Jack, so she didn't bother to try and cover up the fact that she was just wearing a night gown. The kind her father yelled at her for "prancing around the palace whilst in men's presence". She sighed when she thought of her father. She really did miss him.

"I hate that song." She nearly jumped a mile when she recognized the voice as Will's, not Jack's. Well, she thought, too late to change now. So, she decided to make no sign that it was bothering her. When she felt him come and stand beside him, she asked, "Why?"

She reluctantly tore her eyes off of the sun rise to look into the eyes of Will. But when she did that, she saw that he was still staring off at the sun rise like she had been doing. He looked tired. She knew that it was probably the fact that his job had become so busy. He'd had so many souls the last week because some of her father's men were killed in a battle just a few miles back...which meant, her father was getting closer.

He didn't answer her questionfor a moment, but said eventually, "I don't know. I guess it just reminds me of myself is all."
He turned his head slightly so that he was looking down at her. She dropped her gaze as she said in a softer tone, "Will, I never got a chance to tell you at the fune-" She paused for a moment, before staring back out at the sea. "-I mean, I'm really sorry." She was releaved when she heard him chuckle softly from her side.

Somehow, that gave her courage to look back into his eyes as he said, "Li, don't worry about it. It was years ago. She wouldn't have wanted me to dwell on her death." But by the way he said that, Lila knew that he was still in fact dwelling on Elizabeth's death.

"You left so quick after the service for her was done." Will said, walking just a little closer to Lila. She pushed a curl out her face as he said, "Why did you do that?" He darted his intense brown eyed gaze to her. But this time, she didn't drop her gaze.

"I didn't think that I should have been there-"

He smiled. One she instantly remembered as the one he had given her so many times years ago, "Li, what makes you think that? Of course I wanted you there. She would have wanted you there as well. Why would you think otherwise?" Lila didn't answer. The reason was that she felt all those years that she was just standing in the way of Will and Liz. Elizabeth had her eye on Norrington while Will and Lila were together, but Lila always felt that Will had something for Elizabeth...

That's why she left with Jack. She was just getting in the way of destiny.

Goodness, who had told her that last? Oh, her.

"Will, I'm sorry I did that." Lila said, turning to face him compeltely. "I mean, I just...I don't know. I wouldn't have come to her funeral had Jack not made me." Lila paused for a moment, looking up into Will's unreadable expression. "Will, I just felt like-"

"- I was the reason, wasn't I?" Will asked her, cutting her sentence off. Which was probably a good thing, considering that she had no idea what she was about to say. "Lila, just say it. I was the reason you didn't want to come to her funeral-" Lila tried to walk past him, but he grabbed her wrist exactly like he had done the first night she was here. She found that she soon had no choice but to look in his eyes as he said in a hurt voice, "I was the reason you left Port Royal. Just say it."

"I didn't want to get in the way of that path that you were clearly set on." She whispered. She was almost shocked when Will leaned down closer to her, their lips getting ever so closer, and said, "That wasn't the question I asked you, was it?" She was about to look away, but she soon felt Will's hand on her cheek, pulling her face up back to his, "Lila, you left because of me."

"I left because I was in love with you." She pulled out of his reach and whispered on the verge of tears, "I loved you enough to let you go."

Will's face fell when she said that, and he took a step back from her, unable to speak. A tear rolled down her cheek as he whispered, "Lila-"
She just shook her head and walked past him, back down into the lower decks. When she did that, Will looked in the direction in which she just ran to see Jack and Bella standing on the stairs, staring at him. "Mate, what did you do to her?" Jack asked, in a voice Will had never heard him use before. Will just closed his eyes and leaned against the railing, singing the last line of the song Lila was singing just moments ago:

"...never shall we die..."

"State your name and your order of business, if you will." Jack said in his best "captain" voice as he sat behind a table at the bar. They were on some island off the coast of Singapore trying to round up more members for his crew. Jack glanced up at the young girl in front of him. He made a face, before leaning over in his seat to see that every single person in that line was a girl.

"Oh, bugger." Jack mumbled as he leaned back in his seat, forcing a smile at the girl that was before him. "Well?"

"The name is Jilly Stone." She relied cooly as she pulled her long hair back. Jack clicked his tongue as he examined the young girl, who was probably even younger than Lila, and asked, "Darlin', how old are you?" She rolled her dark eyes and said, "I'm 19."

Jack sighed and leaned back once more as he said with a smile, "You see that girl over there?" Jilly turned to follow Jack's gaze to land on Lila who was standing by the bar with Bella. When she saw them looking at her, she immediatley looked angry and mouthed, 'What?' Jilly turned back to Jack as he said, "She's barely 21 and I have a bit of a problem with her being on board-"

"-yes, but unlike Princess Parrish, she's not your girl." Jack felt like banging his head against the table when he heard that familar voice ring out from behind Jilly. Trying his hardest to ignore the fact that the owner of the voice was now visible behind Jilly, he said to her, "Can you wield a sword?"

Jilly beamed proudly as she said, "My father and mother were captains of the Night's Storm."

Jack's eyes grew wide at the sound of that ship. Her parents were killed fighting alongside himself years ago during a mutiny. They were in fact some of the greatest pirates he will admit to knowing. Clicking his tongue once more, he said to Jilly, "Aye. So that'd make ye White Shark's daughter?" When she nodded, he smiled up at her and said, "Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Stone." He motioned for her to walk in the direction of Lila. When Lila caught his gaze as Jilly sat on the bar stool next to her, she sent him a glare.

Sighing, he turned back to the girl in front of him. He knew those hazel eyes anywhere. "Roxy." He tried to say that in a good natured voice, but it came out slightly weird. Roxana Williams smirked at him as she pulled her long, jet black curls back. He sighed once more and said, "I don't even have to ask you anything. Get over-" He stopped when he saw those damned throwing stars hanging from her belt.
"-Welcome aboard the Pearl, Captain-"

"-it's not captain anymore, Jack. You should know that. I'm sure that knowing how close you and Will are you were with him when he picked up the souls of my crew." Jack glanced over at Will who had just walked in the door of the bar. Trying his best to avoid Lila, Will came to stand behind Jack, proving Roxy's point. "Bad timing, Will." Jack mumbled to Will, while keeping his smile on Roxy.

Will was about to open his mouth and say something to Jack, but stopped when he saw Roxy, "Oh, Roxy. Nice to see you again." Unlike she did with Jack, she beamed up at Will and said in a pleasant voice, "William. Nice to see you as well, mate." She glared back down at Jack who managed to say, "You're in, love." Roxy raised her eyebrows as she walked past Jack and Will in the direction that Jilly had walked in moments before. "She scares me." Jack whispered to Will, who was laughing as he sat beside Jack.

"Hell's Spitfire." Will whispered to Jack as Roxy walked over and hugged Lila. "Damn, that must have been the worst bloody mess I've seen in a long time..." He trailed off as Jack said, "State your name and order of business, if you will." He looked at the even younger girl standing in front of him. "Oh goodness." He whispered to Will who was staring at Lila. Jack followed Will's gaze and nudged him.

"Sorry, mate." Will said to Jack with a smile as he turned back to the young girl standing before them.

"Darlin', Lena." Jack smiled when she walked over to him. "How are ye, Miss Walker?"

"Fine, Jack." She said in a voice just slightly tinted with a Spainish accent. "How are you?"

He glanced at Lila, causing Will to follow his gaze. Turning back to Lena, he said, "I'm doing very well." Will was watching Jack very closely as he said, "How's your uncle?"

"Good." Lena was staring at Will, but managed to look back over at Jack as she asked, "So?"

"So, what, love?" Jack asked her, biting on his pen. When she made a face, he laughed and said, "Miss Walker. Come now, love. Did you really have to ask me that? Welcome aboard the Black Pearl." He winked at her as she made her way over to the other girls.

"Ah, Miss-" Jack squinted his eyes at the paper in front of him, trying to read her name off. "Miss...Stavenhoskiewallows." Jack beamed up at the young girl who was staring at him with a strange expression before she said, "It's Starvansky."

"That's what I said, love." Jack said, ignoring Will who was laughing beside him. Jack elbowed Will once more as he said, "What business do you have here, love? You look a bit young, don't you? How old are you?" He looked her up and down and asked, "12?"

"I'm 16." She replied, causing Will to laugh even more. Jack didn't even bother to hit Will this time, he only looked up at her and said, "Well, still. That's a tad bit young for a-"

"No, it's not. I can wield a sword, and with every intention plan on sailing with you to get revenge for my parents." Jack and Will exchanged glances, before Will asked, "Who were your parents?" When she was silent, Jack glanced at Will once more before saying, "Alright, Swallyhogons-"

"Just call me Anya."

"Whatever." Jack said, smiling at her as the two men got up from their seats. "You're in." She smiled at him, and gave him a slight nod before she walked over to the others. Jack put his two hands together and nodded at the remaining girls as he said, "Sorry, ladies. I've got enough of-" They all groaned causing Jack to nod sadly, "I know. I know. It hurts me too."

Will's gaze landed on Lila who was getting off of her barstool and going to stand with the other girls. When she turned to see him staring, he quickly dropped his gaze and turned back to Jack who was saying, "Ol' Jackie wishes he could take all of ye, but I can't, darlins. I'll be back though." He put on his hat, as he put a hand on Will's shoulder, "Count on that." As they walked out, the girls were screaming, "Bye, Jack!" and some, "We love you!" and a few, "Who was his friend?"

"What the bloody hell was that?" Will asked as the two of them followed the girls back to where the Pearl and Dutchman were waiting for them. Jack couldn't even hide his smile as he removed his hand from Will's shoulder and said, "What, mate? Couldn't have 500 obsessed girls on me ship, could I? One's bad enough."

"Watch it, Sparrow." Came Lila's voice from behind him. Will nearly jumped, because he thought that she was walking with the other girls. Jack, however, was unaffected by this, and merely wrapped an arm around her waist. Will glanced over at her, and she was clearly avoiding his gaze. Jack whispered something over to her, causing her to laugh. Simply not caring what they were talking about, Will was lost in his own thoughts...

"Li?" She didn't turn around, she just moved over on the dock so he could come sit beside her. "Darling, what's wrong?" He asked her when he came to sit beside her. Her bright green eyes were a bit bighter than they usually were which alarmed him a little. She rested her head against his chest when he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"Will, do you love me?" She asked a minute later. Will was a little shocked by her question. They had been courting to each other for nearly a year now, and he'd said that to her almost every single day...many times every single day. "Darling, of course I do."

"Are you sure?" She asked him, raising up. At only 16, Lila acted far much older than many girls he knew. He pushed back one of her curls as he said, "Yes. I love. And I will always love you."

She smiled as she whispered, "Promise?"

"I promise." And with that, he leaned over and kissed her. Though, he couldn't shake the thoughts of another girl he knew...Elizabeth...

He was brought out of his thoughts when he looked up and saw Lila standing on the dock just as she was in his memory. Jack was down further on the beach, talking to the girls he had just recruited, leaving them alone on the docks. Her eyes were shining bright in the moonlight, and her eyes weren't really focused.

He took a deep breath, and did it.

"Lila!" He cried as he ran over to her. She was startled by his actions, but turned around anyway. He took her hands in his and looked into her eyes as he said, "Li, I-" But he was broken off by the sound of a gun shooting. Will pushed her to the ground as another one went off. Keeping an arm around her, the two of them got up and ran as fast as they could, before running behind a deserted shop that was just off of the dock. "Who was that?" Will said, bringing Lila close to him. He could feel her heart pounding, and he knew (had he had one) that his heart would have been doing the same.

They hadn't been shooting in their direction, but still.

Keeping a hand in Will's, she walked to the edge of the shop to look out at who had been shooting. She felt her breath catch when Will leaned against her, looking out as well. After a minute, Will's suspicions were confirmed, "Li, isn't that-"

She knew that purple cloak from anywhere.

Thanks to my pirate girls!
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Hugs, kisses, and piratas muy caliente,
-Captain Autumn