Post by sarah4hp on Jul 4, 2007 3:03:01 GMT -5
Well.... here is my newest fanfic. My take on Jack and Elizabeth's relationship after AWE, and my view on their relationship throughout the series. So I hope you'll enjoy this long fanfic....
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Chapter 1
Jack was smiling to himself as he began heading for his beloved ship. He was feeling very pleased with himself at the moment seeing as he had managed to get The Pearl back from Barbosa. Of course this was the fourth time he had managed that, and Barbosa would probably be taking her back as soon as he found a way to do it, but… Jack wouldn’t have it any other way.
I a world where nothing seemed to stay the same for long, where hearts were broken and good men lost their lives while evil where allowed to rule, it was nice to have something familiar and constant in you life. And ironically enough his relationship with Barbosa was the most constant one he had ever had.
Truth be told he was even enjoying having his father become a more constant figure in his life. Not that they always got along, but he had to admit that the old man had a lot of knowledge to pass on. Oh, he kept bugging Jack for grandchildren, someone to ‘carry on the family name’ as it were, but Jack didn’t mind anymore. Since finding the fountain of youth and gaining immortality for himself, his father and Elizabeth there was no longer any need to rush anything. He had all the time in the world to find a woman worthy of that, and until he found her he was quite content to be on his own for the time being.
“Jack!” he heard behind him and his steps faltered slightly as the owner of the voice registered. He quickly pulled himself together and kept on walking as thoughts were flying through his head at an alarming rate. The most dominant one being ‘this is not happening, not again!’, and others being ‘why now?’, ‘what does she want this time?’, and ‘why the hell am I feeling glad that she’s here?!’.
“Jack Sparrow!” he heard and could no longer pretend not to hear her.
“Look Miss, I’m sorry if I gave you the impression that…..”he trailed off as he turned around, pretending not to know who she was. “Lizzie!” he said in surprise. “To what do I owe this dubious honor?”
“Jack is in danger!” Elizabeth told him desperately.
“I’m fine luv” Jack told her confused.
“No!” Elizabeth stated annoyed. “Our son!”
“What happened?” Jack, suddenly very serious, wanted to know.
“I don’t know” she admitted. “He was taken by pirates, but I didn’t recognize the ship”
“Well, let’s get going shall we?” Jack asked as he gestured for her to go aboard the ship. “No use wasting our time by standing here, eh?”
“What is your plan?” she wanted to know as they boarded his ship.
“The plan is to find the whelp’s father” Jack told her. “As Captain of the Flying Dutchman he should be able to identify which ship we’re looking for, savvy?”
He turned to Mr. Gibbs and the rest of his crew to give orders.
“Mr. Gibbs, we seem to have a need for finding the Flying Dutchman” he informed.
“Aye Captain” Gibbs nodded. “What is the heading?”
“Ah, the heading” Jack nodded. “That’s the tricky part. Give me a minute, eh?”
He took out his compass while turning towards Elizabeth. He picked up her hand as he had done so many years prior and couldn’t help but smile at the familiarity of it all. When he had put the compass in her hands he looked her in the eyes.
“Now, what you want most is to find the Flying Dutchman” he reminded her. “Because finding the Dutchman means finding Jack. So, you think you can help your Captain with a heading here?”
“Of course” Elizabeth nodded and opened the compass. Jack watched in interest as the needle spun around, but to his, and apparently Elizabeth’s surprise as well, it would not settle on a direction.
“Well, it would seem that you won’t be of much help in this situation, eh?” Jack said in disbelief. “Well, let’s see what old Jack can do with this thing then, eh?”
He took the compass back and tried to focus on what he wanted most. He smiled as the needle actually came to a stop, which was something that hadn’t happened in several years now, and provided him with a course he was pretty certain was the right one.
“Well, it looks like I haven’t lost my touch completely after all” he told a gawping Gibbs. “And it would seem we’re headed north Mr. Gibbs”
“Aye aye Captain” Gibbs acknowledged and set the course according to his orders.
Jack once again turned to Elizabeth and motioned towards his cabin with his usual cocky and slightly drunken gesture.
“Now, would you care to join me in my Cabin luv?” he asked her. “You know, get settled in, have some rum to take your mind off of this situation for a little while… I will naturally be sleeping with the rest of the crew, so no need to worry about you honor if that was a concern. I’m nothing if not a gentleman… well, everything is subjective I suppose, but you know what I mean”
“Yes, I know what you mean” Elizabeth laughed despite of herself. “And I would love to join you in your cabin. I could actually use some rum and some rest”
Jack opened the door before following her in, and then proceeded to open a bottle of rum while Elizabeth’s bag of clothes was put down besides the bed. As she sat down I front of him he offered her the bottle and she gratefully took a gulp of the liquid.
“So, how long have you been looking for me?” he asked.
“Five days” she informed him. “I went straight to Tortuga to find you, and lucky for me you were here. But it took me a while to get here”
“Well, I only arrived yesterday, so much sooner and you wouldn’t have found me here anyway I’m afraid” Jack stated. “Then again, you can always count on Rosie at the in to know where I am at any given time. Just in case you ever need a reliable source of information to find me”
“Thank you Jack” she smiled weakly. “You don’t know how much this means to me. I….”
“I know luv” Jack assured her. “I know. But wait until I’ve actually helped to thank me, agreed?”
“Agreed” she nodded.
“Good” he confirmed. “Now, if you want to get some sleep I’ll make sure no one disturbs you unless we find dear William while you’re sleeping. Sounds like a plan?”
“Sounds great” she admitted.
“That’s what I thought” he teased gently as she tried to suppress a yawn. “Sleep well”
“Thank you Jack” he heard her say before he closed the door behind him.
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Chapter 1
Jack was smiling to himself as he began heading for his beloved ship. He was feeling very pleased with himself at the moment seeing as he had managed to get The Pearl back from Barbosa. Of course this was the fourth time he had managed that, and Barbosa would probably be taking her back as soon as he found a way to do it, but… Jack wouldn’t have it any other way.
I a world where nothing seemed to stay the same for long, where hearts were broken and good men lost their lives while evil where allowed to rule, it was nice to have something familiar and constant in you life. And ironically enough his relationship with Barbosa was the most constant one he had ever had.
Truth be told he was even enjoying having his father become a more constant figure in his life. Not that they always got along, but he had to admit that the old man had a lot of knowledge to pass on. Oh, he kept bugging Jack for grandchildren, someone to ‘carry on the family name’ as it were, but Jack didn’t mind anymore. Since finding the fountain of youth and gaining immortality for himself, his father and Elizabeth there was no longer any need to rush anything. He had all the time in the world to find a woman worthy of that, and until he found her he was quite content to be on his own for the time being.
“Jack!” he heard behind him and his steps faltered slightly as the owner of the voice registered. He quickly pulled himself together and kept on walking as thoughts were flying through his head at an alarming rate. The most dominant one being ‘this is not happening, not again!’, and others being ‘why now?’, ‘what does she want this time?’, and ‘why the hell am I feeling glad that she’s here?!’.
“Jack Sparrow!” he heard and could no longer pretend not to hear her.
“Look Miss, I’m sorry if I gave you the impression that…..”he trailed off as he turned around, pretending not to know who she was. “Lizzie!” he said in surprise. “To what do I owe this dubious honor?”
“Jack is in danger!” Elizabeth told him desperately.
“I’m fine luv” Jack told her confused.
“No!” Elizabeth stated annoyed. “Our son!”
“What happened?” Jack, suddenly very serious, wanted to know.
“I don’t know” she admitted. “He was taken by pirates, but I didn’t recognize the ship”
“Well, let’s get going shall we?” Jack asked as he gestured for her to go aboard the ship. “No use wasting our time by standing here, eh?”
“What is your plan?” she wanted to know as they boarded his ship.
“The plan is to find the whelp’s father” Jack told her. “As Captain of the Flying Dutchman he should be able to identify which ship we’re looking for, savvy?”
He turned to Mr. Gibbs and the rest of his crew to give orders.
“Mr. Gibbs, we seem to have a need for finding the Flying Dutchman” he informed.
“Aye Captain” Gibbs nodded. “What is the heading?”
“Ah, the heading” Jack nodded. “That’s the tricky part. Give me a minute, eh?”
He took out his compass while turning towards Elizabeth. He picked up her hand as he had done so many years prior and couldn’t help but smile at the familiarity of it all. When he had put the compass in her hands he looked her in the eyes.
“Now, what you want most is to find the Flying Dutchman” he reminded her. “Because finding the Dutchman means finding Jack. So, you think you can help your Captain with a heading here?”
“Of course” Elizabeth nodded and opened the compass. Jack watched in interest as the needle spun around, but to his, and apparently Elizabeth’s surprise as well, it would not settle on a direction.
“Well, it would seem that you won’t be of much help in this situation, eh?” Jack said in disbelief. “Well, let’s see what old Jack can do with this thing then, eh?”
He took the compass back and tried to focus on what he wanted most. He smiled as the needle actually came to a stop, which was something that hadn’t happened in several years now, and provided him with a course he was pretty certain was the right one.
“Well, it looks like I haven’t lost my touch completely after all” he told a gawping Gibbs. “And it would seem we’re headed north Mr. Gibbs”
“Aye aye Captain” Gibbs acknowledged and set the course according to his orders.
Jack once again turned to Elizabeth and motioned towards his cabin with his usual cocky and slightly drunken gesture.
“Now, would you care to join me in my Cabin luv?” he asked her. “You know, get settled in, have some rum to take your mind off of this situation for a little while… I will naturally be sleeping with the rest of the crew, so no need to worry about you honor if that was a concern. I’m nothing if not a gentleman… well, everything is subjective I suppose, but you know what I mean”
“Yes, I know what you mean” Elizabeth laughed despite of herself. “And I would love to join you in your cabin. I could actually use some rum and some rest”
Jack opened the door before following her in, and then proceeded to open a bottle of rum while Elizabeth’s bag of clothes was put down besides the bed. As she sat down I front of him he offered her the bottle and she gratefully took a gulp of the liquid.
“So, how long have you been looking for me?” he asked.
“Five days” she informed him. “I went straight to Tortuga to find you, and lucky for me you were here. But it took me a while to get here”
“Well, I only arrived yesterday, so much sooner and you wouldn’t have found me here anyway I’m afraid” Jack stated. “Then again, you can always count on Rosie at the in to know where I am at any given time. Just in case you ever need a reliable source of information to find me”
“Thank you Jack” she smiled weakly. “You don’t know how much this means to me. I….”
“I know luv” Jack assured her. “I know. But wait until I’ve actually helped to thank me, agreed?”
“Agreed” she nodded.
“Good” he confirmed. “Now, if you want to get some sleep I’ll make sure no one disturbs you unless we find dear William while you’re sleeping. Sounds like a plan?”
“Sounds great” she admitted.
“That’s what I thought” he teased gently as she tried to suppress a yawn. “Sleep well”
“Thank you Jack” he heard her say before he closed the door behind him.