Anything for Her Happiness

Summary: What happened between Dead Man's Chest and At World's End? Begins towards the end of DMC and picks up in the beginning of AWE.

Alrighty, this is my first actual stab at writing Pirates of the Caribbean. So I hope it works out.. kinda. So… read and review maybe? Oh yes.. and I don't own anything.

It was honestly unintentional that I looked back onto the Pearl's deck. Really, I just caught them out of the corner of my eye. I really wish I hadn't. But there was Elizabeth, my Elizabeth, and Jack. I didn't know they felt that way about each other. Well… Jack was always after women. It didn't faze him the slightest who it was either. But Elizabeth, I thought… she loved me. But with that one kiss between them, my entire world has been shot down.

"C'mon Will, get movin'," Gibbs orders me while passing down a shotgun. He forces me down into the boat. Thank God, I don't think I could bear to watch them any longer. By the time Elizabeth gets into the boat next to me, my shock is replaced by anger. Thank God Jack decided to stay behind, I think I would have killed him.

As we watch the Kraken drag Jack and the Pearl down, I can't but selfishly be thankful that Jack is gone. That sounds horrible, I know.

We drift back to Tia Dalma's swamp by late night. I haven't spoken to Elizabeth at all. But then again, no one has really spoken. I can't help but sneak a glance at Elizabeth as we exit the boat into Tia's shack. She looks miserable. Now I fell horrible. Does she love Jack more than... more than me? I feel sick.

Tia seems to already know Jack's fate. No one is talking. Everyone is morning in his or her own way. Except me. I'm more concerned with my own needs. I needed the Pearl. I promised my father to liberate him from the Dutchman.

And what of Elizabeth? Does she love him? The way she is acting points to that. Do I want her so upset? No. She may have just shattered my heart, but I still love her. I want her happy, even if I'm putting my own happiness at stake.

Tia offers me a mug of rum. She speaks of my promise to save my father. I don't respond; I just take the rum and continue stabbing her table in thought.

We offer a toast to Jack. Elizabeth chokes out that he was a good man. Deep down he was, wasn't he? He saved us by staying behind. Can I really hate him? Or Elizabeth for that matter? I can't say anything about the Captain, but I drink to him anyway.

I can't help but continue looking at Elizabeth. She's in a horrible state. Tears run freely down her face, leaving clean streaks in the dirt and grime.

"If there was anything that could be done to bring him back," I begin. I want her happy. "Elizabeth."

"Would you do it?" Tia interrupts me suddenly. "What, would you? Would any of you be willing to do? Would you sail to the ends of the Earth and beyond to fetch back witty Jack and him precious Pearl?"

The remaining crew all agrees. When Tia turns to me, I cannot help but quietly whisper "Aye."

And as if I need more shocks today, Barbossa enters the room and assumes his role as our captain. Maybe it is possible to raise the dead.

Alright. Well, I hope it wasn't complete rubbish. Now this is the part where I thank you for getting this far anyway and hope that maybe you'll drop a review. Well, 'til later then!