ManEater

Elizabeth
I was floored as I watched the couple talk and laugh merrily with each other as if they were the only two people in the world. For some reason, I found myself unable to move. I could feel my heart breaking as burning tears welled up in my eyes. It was Jack and he was shamelessly flirting with a very beautiful girl. She seemed to be around my age, perhaps a bit younger. She didn’t appear to be a whore; she actually seemed to be a woman of high class like myself. I had never seen her around Port Royal before; perhaps she’s a visitor from somewhere. I wanted to turn around and leave them alone, but something compelled me to stay. I saw Jack step closer to her and brush a strand of hair away from her eyes. He then cupped her face and began to speak in a very sultry voice.

“You know…you have the most amazing eyes I’ve ever seen before in my life…In fact I'm certain I've never gazed into a pair of eyes as beautiful as yours.”

The woman smiled and bashfully turned her head away from Jack’s intense gaze. He then smiled and lifted her head and leaned in closer. Jealousy and rage overpowered me. How dare he try to kiss another woman when we…I paused for a moment. I was too infuriated to complete my thoughts. I decided to do something before anything else happened….

Jack Sparrow

As Carmen and I were about to engage in a kiss, a strange feeling came over me. It felt like we were being watched. At first, I thought perhaps it was that confounded angel on my shoulder… telling me not to kiss her, but I knew it was something else. I quickly shook off the feeling and gazed into Carmen’s elusive eyes. I finally forgot about the peculiar feeling and lifted her face closer to mine. Carmen smiled and placed her hands on my waist. As I was about to kiss her, I heard my name being called with such venom, it nearly stopped my heart.

“Jack! Jack Sparrow!” The woman’s voice called in anger. I closed my eyes and winced as I recognized the voice of the wench who was calling me. “It’s Captain…Captain Jack Sparrow…” I said under my breath.

Carmen turned her head and looked at the person first, and then I slowly turned my head. Standing a few feet away from me was none other than Elizabeth Swann. A surge of anger and animosity began to well up inside my heart as I looked at her. She has some damn nerve even coming here, yet alone call my name with such indignation! We stared at each other perplexedly for what seemed like an eternity. I noticed that Carmen was looking back and forth between us in confusion.

“Jack…is everything alright? Who is she?” Carmen asked as she gently turned my head to face her. I smiled at her and caressed her cheek.

“She’s no one…just some ol’ wench I had a few encounters with…” I replied as I turned my attention back to Elizabeth. Elizabeth stepped closer and continued to stare at me. I could see that there was hurt and anger in her eyes.

“Jack…I need to talk to you…” She said in a demanding tone. I stepped away from Carmen and stood in front of Lizzie, making sure there was enough space between us, just in case she decided she wanted to strike me at any given moment.

“Oh…so if it isn’t Ms. Swann. I don’t even get a hello, just a command? What is it that you need to talk to me about? As far as I’m concerned, we have nothing to say to each other.” I said in a calm, yet serious tone.

Elizabeth frowned and glared into my eyes. “Yes we do and you know it!”

“What do we have to talk about Elizabeth? If this is about what happened between us two days ago, then I don’t want to talk about it! If you must know, I am over you, and I’m over what happened between us!” I replied in an angry, yet indifferent tone.

Elizabeth stepped closer to me and glared spitefully into my soul. “I wanted to…”

“You wanted to do what Elizabeth? Apologize? You want to rid yourself of your guilt over what you did to me? Or have you changed your mind and now you’re crawling back.” I sneered as I stepped closer to her.

Elizabeth turned her gaze away from me for a moment and then looked at me with an evil smirk. “I don’t want to apologize and I most certainly am not crawling back. I just wanted to let you know that I still intend to marry Will. I just thought that you might like to know.”

I became angry at her words. How dare she try to make me, Captain Jack Sparrow, jealous! I don’t give a damn if she marries him. She thinks she can tell me that just to hurt me? She’s sorely mistaken. I stepped closer to her and smiled diabolically, as the devil on my other shoulder took over.

“You know, Elizabeth…I could give a rat’s ass if you marry the whelp. As far as I’m concerned, you two scoundrels were made for each other. You two are both children, and…” I could not come up with anything else to say, for the thought of her marrying Will or anybody else for that matter, stung my heart. I looked straight into her eyes. She was smiling at me sarcastically, thinking she had gotten to me.

“Aren’t you going to finish what you were going to say, Captain Sparrow? It seems as if you want to say something else.” She said stepping closer.

I was silent for a moment as I figured out the real reason as to why she'd sought me out and picked a fight. “You know Ms. Swann, I believe that you really don’t have anything to say to me…if you did, you would have come back on the day we had that lil’ fall out. I know why you are doing this. It’s because of her…isn’t it?” I asked as I pointed at Carmen and then looked at Elizabeth.

“Absolutely not! I don’t give a damn who you’re with!” She spat out viciously.

“Oh, but you do…you can’t stand the sight of me being in another woman’s arms…kissing her, doing everything I used to do to you plus more…You’re jealous Lizzie, and you know it!”

“Jealous? I’m jealous? You’re the one who’s jealous of my relationship with Will! You can’t stand the fact that I have a fiancé and that you can’t have me for yourself…”

“You’re sadly mistaken Lizzie…I don’t envy your relationship with the whelp.”

She then stepped closer to me and smirked. “I truly believe you are. If you really must know, Captain Sparrow, I let Will make love to me for the past two days…and might I add, he is certainly a better lover than you’ll ever be…”

Her words cut deep into my heart. So she was foolish to let Will finally have her intimately…trifling whore! I didn’t want her to notice that her statement bothered me…I didn’t like the fact that what was once mine and only mine, had been shared with another man. I realized at that point that our intimacy never meant anything to her. I could feel resentment burning through my veins. I then stepped closer and smirked at her distastefully.

“So you’ve finally let the whelp have you, aye? Tell me, did he happen to notice that…how should I put this without sounding so improper…that you have already been…broken into?”

Elizabeth was silent for a moment. Her sarcastic smirk turned into a humiliated frown. She glared at me for what seemed like an eternity until she finally spoke. “If you must know, Jack, he didn’t notice anything different about me. In fact, he was too busy ravishing my body to even realize that I wasn’t a virgin…As far as he knew, it was the first time for both of us, as a matter of fact.” She smiled deviously.

I maintained my composure and returned her blasphemous smile. The whelp is more dim-witted than I expected. How could he not tell the difference between a chaste and an experienced woman? How could she try to ignore the fact that it wasn’t her first time with a man! The nerve of her trying to deny our intimacy nearly sickened me. I turned my gaze away from the treacherous wench for a moment. I could see out of the corner of my eye that she was enjoying this little fight. But you won’t win Elizabeth, I promise you that…

I stepped closer to her and grinned. “Maybe the whelp hadn’t noticed your demeanor, but you can’t deny that I was the one who had you first. I clearly remember you lying naked underneath me…screaming my name. Don’t you remember Elizabeth?”

Elizabeth was silent for a few moments. I knew that I had struck a guilty nerve. I waited for her to say something vicious, but I grew impatient.

“Quiet now aren’t we? Are you thinking about our long nights together? How much you begged me not to stop pleasuring you?” I asked as I dared her to turn her gaze away from me.

She remained quiet, purposely not answering me. I was growing angrier with her defiance. “So, Ms. Swann, if you don’t have anything more to say, I’ll be off now…good day…” I said as I shooed her away and turned to Carmen. As I was about to walk away, I heard what I thought to be sobs coming from Elizabeth. I quickly turned around and looked at her. I was beginning to feel sorry for her. I hated when I saw women crying, especially her. I was about to walk closer to console her, but I remembered that this was one of her tactics. This was a way for her to get what she wanted. And what she wanted to do was to ruin my night with Carmen…

Elizabeth

Jack is such a bastard…I cannot believe that I am crying right now…in front of him…and her! Calm down Elizabeth, calm down…you need not cry over what some bloody, low life pirate said to you! Don’t let him get to you this way. You have Will…you shouldn’t care about Jack. I took a few breaths and wiped the tears from my eyes. When I looked up, I noticed Jack standing in front of me. It seemed as if he had worry and compassion in his eyes, but when I looked again, I noticed that his eyes were cold and full of spitefulness.

“You are a spineless bastard Captain Sparrow…I can’t see how I ever allowed myself to fall for you and all of your lies. I guess that’s what you do to all women, don’t you? You go around, telling them lies about how much you love them and how beautiful they are so that you can bed them…” I said snidely. I then looked at the girl, who was standing by the pub, looking on with worry in her eyes.

Jack stared at me with a sarcastic grin. I wanted to punch his golden teeth out of his mouth. He then stepped closer to me and was silent for a few moments. It had been some time since I’d stood so close to him. I dared not look into his beautiful eyes, for I knew I would become lost in them, even though I hated him right now.

“True indeed, Lizzie…that’s what I do. I have no remorse for lying and deceiving women. I did it to you, and I was able to get a certain part of you, wasn't I?” He replied brutally with a snide smirk.

His words ripped my heart open. I could feel the blood from my heart pouring inside my body. My eyes felt like they were about to burst into tears, but I bravely fought them off.

“Poor Ms. Swann…did the mean pirate hurt your feelings? Did he hurt you a few days ago when he told you that he loved you? Did he ever hurt you when he was making love to you? Huh?” He sneered in a low, irritated tone through gritted teeth.

“You don’t know what love is! You foul, pompous…”

“Elizabeth…Jack…I’m glad I finally found you.” Will said cheerfully as he walked behind me and placed a sweet kiss on my cheek. I nearly froze in horror, for I did not want Will to see that Jack and I were in a heated argument. Jack looked at me with a cynical smile and then looked at Will.

“What are you two arguing about? I could hear you all the way by the shop.” Will asked.

Jack took one step back and smiled. “Oh…nothing, just having a lil’ lovers’ quarrel.” He replied viciously as he looked at me. My heart literally stopped. I wanted to knock Jack right on his arse. How dare he say that!

“A what?” Will asked confusedly as he looked at Jack and then at me. I dared not look at either one of them. Jack took one step back.

“Tell him Lizzie…Tell him about the private discussion we were just having…I believe he would find it quite in’tresting.” He said in a teasing, yet commanding tone. Will stepped closer to me and placed his hand on my shoulder.

“Elizabeth what is he talking about?” Will asked as he lifted my head and forced our eyes to meet.

“Nothing…he’s drunk. Let’s go Will.” I said as I eyed Jack threateningly and grabbed Will’s hand. Just as we were about to leave, Jack suddenly spoke.

“Well then, I guess I should tell dear William about everything, aye love?”

Will stopped and looked at Jack. I could see the utter concern in his eyes, for he knew that something was amiss. Jack took one cowardly step back and began to speak.

“Before I delve into the context of Ms. Swann and my heated lovers’ quarrel, I must say that you are looking very different William.” He began as he flashed his golden teeth.

Will cocked his brow and eyed him in bewilderment. “Jack what are you talking about? I still look the same…nothing has changed about me.”

Jack smiled and carefully patted Will on his shoulder. “Oh but you have changed…something tells me that you and your lass here have finally, let’s just say, consummated your relationship…I could tell by your stance…you look only half as eunuchy as you did before, but you are still a eunuch.”

Will widened his eyes in surprise. He then turned and looked at me bashfully and whispered. “Please don’t tell me you told him, Elizabeth?”

I looked at him wearily and shook my head. “No, I would never tell that fool anything about us!” I replied in defiance as I glared at Jack, who still had a bemused expression on his face. I then stepped closer to Jack and gave him a stern warning.

“Jack…don’t you dare!” I whispered. He grinned at me and touched my face ever so gently. The mere touch of his fingers upon my skin sent shockwaves of pleasure throughout my body. I quickly backed away from him and stood next to Will.

“Why not Lizzie? I believe your fiancé has a right to know…”

Will turned to me and lifted my head to face his. “I have a right to know what? What’s going on Elizabeth? Is everything alright?” He asked as he looked back and forth between Jack and I.

“Nothing…look Will let’s just go…”

“No, not until I find out what’s going on.” Will replied sternly. My heart almost sank, for I knew that I had no control over what was about to happen next…
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Uh oh...what's gonna happen next now that Will is here? What do you think about this chapter? Let me know in a review! I told you it was drama filled and now the plot thickens! Thank you so much to all of you who read and review! I try to reply to each and every one of your emails and reviews as much as possible. If I don't reply, let me know, but please don't hurt me! LOL! Chapters 21-23 are written, but I'm still working on them. As usual, the next update will be a week and a half from now! Thank you and I love you all!