ManEater

A/N: Hey guys! Here's another chapter! You'll have to excuse the language in this version. Pirates don't know how to watch what they say when they're angry! So, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and if you review or do not review, that's okay! I'll still love you guys either way! So, enough rambling, go read!
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Jack Sparrow

“Shit.” I grumbled lowly under my breath as I reluctantly turned around to face the whelp. He seemed very flustered about something…and I knew it had to do with a woman. I just hoped that he wouldn’t mention Elizabeth.

“I still don’t agree with your decision to leave Martinique so soon, Jack. We should have waited until next week to leave.”

I stepped closer to him with an annoyed smirk. “If you haven’t noticed dear William, I am Captain of this ship. And as Captain of this magnificent vessel, I have the right to do whatever the hell I want. Meaning, I make the decisions as to what goes on with this ship and with me crew, savvy?”

“Well I believe that the Captain’s decision to leave the island was senseless and irresponsible. And the reason the Captain gave me for leaving was just as ridiculous as his…” His angry glower suddenly changed into a sarcastic smirk. “…it’s ridiculous just like his tacky wardrobe.”

I flashed an amused grin. He really thought that his insult would anger me. “Flattery won’t get you anywhere, mate. As a matter of fact, it could very well get you keelhauled over the ship.”

He took one step closer to me and squinted his eyes, attempting to intimidate me. “I’d like to see you try.”

I looked him up and down for a few moments. I realized at that time I should play a little mind game with him…get him to reveal the truth about this new mystery woman in his life.

“Is there some underlying reason as to why you keep badgering me about leaving Martinique?”

His angry gaze immediately shifted from my face to the deck floor. He then looked up in my direction, but was unable to make eye contact with me.

“No.”

I smiled knowingly, for I knew that he was obviously lying.

“No? Are you absolutely certain? Because you still seem to be very upset about something. Did you unintentionally leave something behind?”

He stared at me blankly. “What are you talking about, Jack? No I didn’t leave anything behind!”

I looked at him in disbelief. “C’mon mate…you can tell me. I think I know what you’re so perturbed about.” I then stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. “It’s because of that girl, isn’t it?”

He looked at me as if I’d gone mad. “Her name is Elizabeth, Jack and if you must know, I am not upset about her.” He spat.

“I’m not talking about Miss Swann. There’s another girl who ails you and you know it.”

His eyes widened in shock. “What the fuck are you talking about, Jack? There is no other girl.”

“Ahh, but there is…You see, I clearly remember seeing you in the company of a very beautiful, fair-haired lass on numerous occasions. You two seemed to be very well acquainted with each other.”

His deceitful eyes admitted his guilt. He was rendered silent for a few moments.

I grinned inwardly, for I knew that I had trapped him. “So it is that unknown woman who’s gotten your cock twisted in a knot.” He was still very quiet. “I must warn ya, dear William, a young, simple lad like yourself can easily fall victim to such a beautiful girl like her if he isn’t careful. Yes, the women in Martinique are very friendly, not to mention extremely irresistible. They can also be very dangerous and can cause an infinitesimal amount of damage, especially to someone who’s betrothed to someone else.”

He shot me an angry, guilty glare. He knew I was right. He then carefully looked over both shoulders and leaned in closer, and answered in a low, stern tone.

“Whatever you think you saw happening between me and that woman was absolutely nothing. I was merely talking to her…trying to get some information out of her. For you to even assume that I am interested in her is absolutely absurd!”

“I’m not assuming anything of the sort, mate. I was just merely making an observation.”

“Well your observations and assumptions are wrong! I was trying to get some information from her, that’s all!”

“No need to explain yourself to me, mate. I’m not your bloody fiancé.” I replied indifferently.

He paused for a moment, then looked at me and cocked his brow. “I know what you’re trying to do. It’s all coming together now, Jack.”

I couldn’t help but to smile at his asinine remark. What could he possibly try to accuse me of doing now?

“Oh? And what, pray tell, am I trying to do, William? Please…amuse me.”

He looked at me with suspicious eyes and smirked. “You’re trying to put a rift between Elizabeth and I. Aren’t you?”

“I’m not trying to do anything like that, mate. I wouldn’t dare dream of ruining your fairytale relationship with Miss Swann.”

“Oh yes you are, I know you, Jack. That’s why you purposely mentioned in front of Elizabeth yesterday that someone wanted to stay on the island. You wanted her to think that I wanted to stay behind because of another woman.”

“I was merely stating an innocent statement. What’s the harm in that? It had nothing to do with you, mate. And besides, I don't think she realized that it was you whom I was referring to.”

Will took one step closer to me, unconvinced by my answer. “So what are you going to do, Jack? Are you going to tell Elizabeth that I was talking to a merchant? Are you going to tell her that according to what you’d seen with your old, decrepit eyes that this woman was flirting shamelessly with me and that I didn’t rebuff her? She was only selling me something. That’s the type of propaganda these women use to sell goods.”

I smiled at him, for he unknowingly fell into my trap. I got him to confess his secret.

“So that’s what they call it now…she was innocently selling you something? I wonder what? I guess since she let you get a taste of her pomegranate, it was only a test to see if you would want to get a taste of another forbidden fruit she possessed, aye?”

Will looked at me as if he wanted to kill me. I hadn’t seen that grotesque expression on his face since he’d found out months ago about me and Lizzie’s affair.

“Mind your fucking business, Jack. I’ve already told you numerous times. Nothing happened between me and that girl.”

I shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t care. In fact, I could give a rat’s ass about what happens between you and that girl…or especially between you and Elizabeth.”

Will smirked. "Of course you do. I can see it clearly in your eyes. You can’t stand to see Elizabeth and I happy together, so you’re devising some devious plan to break us up so that you can win her back somehow…Face it Jack; you want Elizabeth.”

I tried with all of my might to resist punching him. I forced a wicked smile on my face. “That’s where you’re wrong, young, stupid William. Have you forgotten that I'd already fucked Miss Swann? In my cabin when you weren’t around? Don’t you remember that she broke my bed and you refused to fix it? If you must know, my bed is fixed now…and I certainly do not want your fiancé anymore. I've already had my fun with her.”

Will stared at me hatefully. I could see that I’d gotten under his skin.

“It’s like I’ve said before. I could give a damn about you, Miss Swann, or whatever happens with your relationship with her or any other woman, savvy?” I replied through gritted teeth. I tried to hide the fact that he was making me severely irate. What’s worse is that I had to say such awful things about Elizabeth. We glared in silence at each other for a few moments until the mere sight of his fugly face was beginning to make my belly ache.”

“If you’ll excuse me, I have a ship to command.” I turned around and began to leave. When I was a few feet away from him, he yelled my name. I didn’t bother to turn around.

“Jack…just remember this. I still don’t want you around Elizabeth. Stay away from her. I don’t want you looking at her or talking to her, do you understand? I don’t trust you.”

I had to stifle a laugh. “Well I guess that means I can’t fuck her anymore, aye?”

“Do not play these fucking childish games with me, Jack. I’m bloody serious...stay the hell away from her.” He threatened.

I turned around and looked at him. His face was red with anger. I couldn’t help but to smile. “Let me ask you this question. “Is it truly me whom you don’t trust being around Elizabeth? Or is it really Elizabeth whom you don’t trust being around me?”

He looked at me blankly for a few moments. He seemed to be very taken aback by my question. Perhaps he'd realized that there was some truth in it. I just hoped that I he wouldn't come to the conclusion that in fact, Lizzie and I are still having an affair. I grinned, turned around and left, leaving him to think about what I’d said.
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Elizabeth

Five days later…

The past few days have been very quiet and boring. The only disruption that was happening was the sudden discomfort that had been ravaging inside my body for the past two days. I attributed it to the awful food I ate at dinner yesterday. There could be other reasons as to why I was feeling so awful, too. I was very homesick. I missed Port Royal and my father. It could also be anxiety from being out at sea for so long…not to mention, there was added stress from having two lovers at the same time. I left my cabin and stood by the rail in order to get some fresh air and soothe my nausea. I made sure that Will was nowhere in sight, because I wasn’t in the mood for his company.

He’s been behaving very peculiar ever since we’d left our last port. When we were alone, he would stare at me in silence, as if he was studying my demeanor. He would question me about my whereabouts and shield me away from the other crewmates for some reason. I started to think that he didn’t trust me. I’d asked him why he was behaving in such an unusual manner. His only response was that he wanted to protect me because he didn’t trust anyone on the ship. I thought that to be very extreme and I assured him that he had nothing to worry about, but he still didn’t seem convinced. This only made me think that he was suspicious of me and Jack.

As I stood at the rail, my eyes drifted up towards the helm at Jack, who was steering the ship. I watched in awe as he focused his attention on the sea. His face was very serious, yet dangerously handsome at the same time. My gaze shifted from his face down to his hands. I’ve always admired the way he would gently touch the wheel, as if he was caressing a woman’s body…my body. God how I wished that he would touch me that way right now. At that moment, he looked at me and smiled. A surge of heat shot throughout my body. He winked his right eye and turned his attention back to the sea.

I turned around and gazed upon the cerulean sea. The rough way the waves crashed upon each other suddenly caused my nausea to return.

“I need to go lie down right now.” I whispered under my breath. Just as I was about to turn around to leave, I spotted something in the distance. It appeared to be a ship, about the same size as the Pearl, but I couldn’t tell what type of ship it was because we were quite a long distance away. At that moment, Gibbs joined me at the rail.

“Looks like we’ve got company. Better tell tha Capn’.” He said worriedly as he ran to get Jack.

As I watched the ship rock back and forth against the waves, I couldn’t help but to feel a sense of urgency. Little did I know that I would find out that my feelings would turn out to be correct.


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A/N: So? What do you guys think? I hope it's better than the last chapter. Now we see Will's true character coming out. Is he starting to be suspicious that our star-crossed lovebirds are together again? What's wrong with Lizzie? Who's ship is out in the ocean? Well, you'll have to stay tuned to find out! Thank you guys so much for taking the time to read this chapter! I'll try to post soon because I am preparing to have my house warming party in 2 weeks! I'm nervous because I don't know who will come! But anyway, thanks again! Love you all!