Caribbean Hybrid

Title: Caribbean Hybrid
Rated R
Warnings: Mention of very... carnal... things, and suggestiveness.
Chapter 18
Chapter Author: Desiring Pirates
Summary: It's been 5 - or maybe 6? days since she was pressganged onto
Achille's crew, and Elizabeth is starting to despair... and get a little
close to the enemy.
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Chapter 18

Five days.

Or was it six? Elizabeth wasn't sure anymore. But she knew one thing: Jack
wasn't coming. Obviously, he didn't care about her as much as she thought he
did. Elizabeth thought that Jack told her he loved her just to plough her
into the matress but she didn't want to believe it.

Now, she did.

Because Jack Sparrow was a liar, a cheat, a scoundrel, who will take
anything he wants and gives nothing in return. He lied about Achille-
Achille wasn't the vile, cruel man Jack thought he was. No. Achille, with
the exception of the first day on board, was nothing but a gentleman. He
honored her opinions, listened to her stories (even though sometimes she
made them boring, just to see if he would leave. He never did.) and was -
dare she say it - a better captain than Jack was.

Oh, she knew what she might think of Jack right now might be a little cruel,
but what was cruel that the man she loved could never love her back. It was
a lie. And Elizabeth didn't like liars.

After the fifth (sixth?) day, Elizabeth found herself in a sort of routine.
She would wake up, pray to God that Jack and Will will rescue her soon, go
eat breakfast with Selene. Then she would lock herself up in Achille's
cabin, and either read or wish of Jack's heroic rescue of her.

Well, today, she wasn't going to do the normal. Today, she woke up, got
dressed, ate breakfast with Selene (she thought of her as a friend now).
Then, besides locking herself from the outside world, she ventured out onto
deck and explored the ship. The crew didn't seem to care that there was a
new woman on board, and they didn't really pay attention to her. Elizabeth
introduced herself to a couple of men, and asked how working on the Unity
was like.

"Tis a fair ship, ta be sure. Pays good too. I've been on here for nearly
seven years now." One man with missing teeth said.

Elizabeth enjoyed leaning against the railing, looking out into sea, and
wished that she had some pants and a tunic to wear instead of a dress. After
finding out Selene, she was provided with new (clean!) clothing, and sought
out to find Achille, to talk. She ignored Jack's voice, which seemed to be
buzzing in her ear, telling her to: "Stop what she was doing. He's not to be
trusted."

Bollocks.

"Ah, Mrs. Sparrow!" Achille welcomed her up on the high deck, next to the
wheel. "To what do I owe the pleasure? You seem to be getting comfortable."

"I... actually, I am. I didn't think I would be." Elizabeth admitted.

Achille laughed. "I'm not a bad man, and I am not going to take advantage of
you. Your simply just a pawn in the game."

Elizabeth didn't know if she should feel insulted or relieved. In the game
of chess, pawns could survive throughout the whole game- or they could be
taken and defeated.

"Yes, well..." Elizabeth struggled to find the right words, but decided to
change the subject. "Where are we headed?"

"Ah. Singapore." Achille smiled, and turned his attention on her. "We are
going to stop in and get supplies. Maybe spend a couple days there, who
knows? Singapore is fun. Ever been there?"

Elizabeth shook her head. "No, I haven't."

"Oh, you don't know what you are missing. It's a world of it's own." Achille
nodded his head once, and decided. "We can afford to spend a couple days
there, if you like. If you wanted to explore it."

"Could we?"

"Yes." Achilled gave her a warm smile, and Elizabeth moved a little closer
to him- but not to close.
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Oh, wonderful! My plan seems to be working... Achille thought as Elizabeth
Sparrow- damn that man, to claim her in name- moved to be a little closer to
him.

"Do- do you mind showing me around? When we get there?" she asked, her voice
full of curiosity.

Achille let go of the wheel for a moment with one hand, and placed it all
friendly like on her shoulder. "It would be an honor, Mrs- I mean,
Elizabeth."

Elizabeth smiled, and looked out into sea. Achille watched her for a moment,
drinking in her beauty. Even if she wasn't the cure (which he was positive
that she was) he would still bed her. Jack Sparrow running his sword through
his gut? He'd take it, knowing that he had Elizabeth underneath him, panting
and sweating, begging him for release.

"Do you like sweets, Elizabeth?" he asked, eying her form.

Elizabeth turned her head to him and smiled. "Yes, I do."

"Then we should visit Madam Xiao's shop. It's full of sweets- sugared
fruits, rich cakes. Makes your mouth water just by passing it by."

"I can't wait to go there. I admit, I have a bit of a sweet tooth."
Elizabeth smiled nervously, possibly not believing she admitted wanting to
go there with Achille.

This is easier than I thought it would be - guess Francis really didn't
please her all that much.

"Aye, so do I, Elizabeth." He looked her up and down, hungrily. He was sure
Elizabeth could see the desire spark in his eyes, and- dare he think such
things?- her eyes darkened a bit, too. "I love sweets."

Elizabeth blushed, and Achille found that arousing. He gripped the wheel
tighter, knowing that if he didn't, he'd pounce on her and take her on the
deck, then and there. Elizabeth coughed a little bit, clearing her throat as
Achille was licking his suddenly dry lips.

"How- how long will it take to get there?" she asked, attempting to ignore
the moment that had passed. "To Singapore, I mean."

Achille cleared his throat also, and felt his britches get tight. "About
three days maybe, give or take a few."

"Oh. Well, I've got to go and..." Elizabeth grew for a second, trying to
think of an excuse, but not finding one. "I... I got to go."

Achille nodded, and watched as she walked away from him.

Oh, yes. he smirked. She's mine, now.

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Will grimaced, and brought his hand up to knock on Jack's cabin door. He
didn't want to- but he had to. They had to get this... 'who gets
Elizabeth'... problem now, before anything else happens. Sighing, he knocked
on the door and heard a rustling behind it.

"Come in."

Will opened the door a crack, and saw Jack sitting at his desk, playing with
something in his hands. He stepped closer to the pirate, and frowned. Jack
was playing with an old necklace of Elizabeth's.

"Um, Jack?" Will cleared his throat and sat down on his bunk. "We- we need
to talk about somethings."

"Ye know what she told me once?"

Will looked up. Jack was still staring at the gold chain in his hands, and
Will noticed that he was sad. Truly depressed.

"What?"

"She told me, on the island, that... that she use to read about me." Jack
gave a forced smile, and Will frowned. "Probably from the books her father
had."

"Well... Elizabeth was always curious to how a pirate's life was. And she
always liked you, Jack." Will frowned. "No clue to why..."

Jack smirked, and set the chain down. He picked up a letter and tossed it to
Will. "Read that."

Will furrowed his brow, and opened the envelope. It had only two words on
it: Hope Lost. "What does that mean?"

"Means he's not going to give her up easily, mate." Jack picked up a bottle
of rum and took a deep drink from it. "I need you to be prepared to fight.
'Cause once we git on tha' ship, I plan on leaving with her in me arms. No
matter the cost."

"Enforcing the pirate's code?"

"Aye." Jack handed Will the rum bottle, but Will declined."If need be."

Will's heart was aching- also his head. He was trying to figure out how to
bring up the subject of who was going to win Elizabeth, but before he could
open his mouth, Jack spoke.

"I'm not going to let Achille git another woman I love. Last time... I
should've stopped him. Maybe. I don't know... All I know is, he's not going
to git me Elizabeth."

Will felt his heart clench, and watched as Jack picked up the necklace and
hand it to Will. "Throw this in the sea fer me, will ya? I'm busy here."
Jack asked, pointing at his maps.

Will nodded, and stood up. They didn't need to talk about who has
Elizabeth's heart.... it was hers to give, not theirs to take. And Will had
a strong feeling that she had already given it to the man whose sole purpose
now was to bring her back safe and sound. Without saying another word, Will
left the cabin and closed the door behind him. Taking small steps to the
rail, he looked down at the necklace Jack had given him - it was a small
gold locket, with a small A on it. Achille.

Drawing back his arm, he threw it with all his might into the ocean.

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"I hate him sometimes." Elizabeth said, laying on her back on Selene's bunk,
her legs hanging over the sides. She heard Selene chuckle, and got a little
madder. "I'm serious! I hate Jack and his stupid mustache and the way he
gulps rum and the way he smells. He needs to learn how to bathe."

Selene laughed again, and laid on her stomach next to Elizabeth. It felt
good- no, wonderful- to be able to talk to another woman. "Sounds to me like
your in love."

Elizabeth's eyes immediately softened, and she gave a small smile. Selene
smiled with her, remembering the time she use to smile like that... but that
was a long time ago, almost thirteen to fourteen years ago. Selene propped
her head on her elbow and looked over at her friend.

"It's alright to say you hate him. Hell, I'd hate him to. But you know what?
That only means you care about him."

Elizabeth gave a weak smile, and looked down at her hands. "I... it's
just... what's taking him so long? Doesn't he care enough about me,
shouldn't he be storming onto the ship right now?"

"Hey- I know, it's frustrating. But knowing Jack, he's probably got some
things to take care of, considering his situation now. Jack - as I recall-
even though he is daft, he's no fool. He'll have a plan."

Elizabeth wiped away a rebellious tear, and sighed. "Can I still hate him?"

Selene smiled. "I don't see why not. For now. But I promise you, once you
have him in your arms, you'll forgive him. And you'll love him." Selene
noticed the look of despair on her friends face, and sat up, forcing
Elizabeth to sit up and face her. "Let me tell you something, is that
alright?"

Elizabeth nodded.

"I was in love once. Met him through Jack, actually. I paid Jack and his
crew to take me from the Caribbean to France - a long trip, so I got to know
the crew. Anyway, there was one person that just... you know... made me
feel... happy. Every time he walked into the room, or smiled at me, I felt
like the most beautiful woman in the world. We talked, and got to know
each other better. We became best friends, and he... he kissed me under the
stars one night. It was the night before I had to leave, and he - a pirate,
I should say- he told me he loved me. And I gave myself to him. Elizabeth,
it..." Selene smiled, and felt tears form in her eyes. "...it was the most
special thing that I have ever experienced." Then her head dropped, and she
looked into her hands. "But he couldn't stay. Even Jack tried to force him-
but he didn't. He left. We wrote letters, for months, and he'd tell me that
he would visit me soon, told me that he thought about me constantly... and
Elizabeth, I would write the most awful, horrible letters. I was angry- I
wanted him with me. I'd say the most awful things- I'd curse at him, demean
him in the worst possible way, blame him for every single thing that went
wrong. But you want to know what I did the very next day?"

Elizabeth shook her head, and moved to be a little closer to her friend.

"I'd write him again. And tell him how much I loved him. And how much I
missed him... I'd tell him about my days, how I would think about him
constantly, also. But you want to know what both letters meant?" Elizabeth
didn't say anything, only held her friend's hand. "It only meant that I
needed him. Needed him around to yell at, needed him around to love. And I
wasn't angry when he wrote and said he was coming to get me one day.
Convinced Jack to sail straight for me. He couldn't handle being to far
away... I just imagined how it would feel to be in his arms again, to love
him and have him love me in return. But... he never came back. I never heard
from him again. I found out later that he, along with others, was killed in
a mutiny."

Elizabeth gripped Selene's hand tighter, and sniffed back tears. "I am sorry
to hear that."

Selene gave Elizabeth a sad smile, and grabbed onto Elizabeth's other hand.
"Don't worry, Elizabeth. Jack'll come for you- nothing can keep him away for
too long. And you want to know what will happen when you see him again?"
Selene reached up and cupped Elizabeth's cheek. "He'll take you in his arms,
and cage you in a bone crushing hug- you'll be gasping for air. But you are
going to love it. And you're going to love him for it. I know you are going
to love being squeezed to death by him... it'll make you feel like he's
protecting you. And he is. He's just not here right now. But he will be. I
know Jack."

Elizabeth smiled, and threw her arms around Selene, Selene wrapping her arms
around her. The two woman teared, both waiting for the day when their loves
will come and save them from their prison.