Chapter 7: Welcome to Tortuga

Elsa

"Welcome to Tortuga lass!" I hear Flynn yell as we start to walk off the ship. I start to giggle as I look at Tortuga, I remember my father telling me stories of this place. This is where the sea witch was banned too, the scum of the Earth my father use to call it. "Alright everyone, hotel is just ahead, everyone stay close, have fun and we'll meet up again in a week." I hear Jack say as I turn to face him. He doesn't remember anything from last night, but I could tell he was in pain, his eyes were still blood shot and he looked tried. "He has a hang over." I hear Rapunzel whisper in my ear. "And what does that mean?" I whisper back as Jack walk past us but not to far from me. "It means, he had a little to much rum and it's making him sick.

"But that's what he gets for being an ass." Punzel says loud enough to make Jack turn to us. "I hear that First mate." Jack says as he stops so I can catch up with him. "You were supposed too." Punzel says with a smirk as she start to walk past us and wraps her arm around Flynn's waist. "She really gets under my skin." Jack says as he wraps his arm around my waist making me blush, ever since I found out about this curse, I felt like my feelings I've been hiding from myself are finally coming out. "Are you blushing?" He ask making me shake my head, "Nope, I'm just a little warm." I say as I push his arm away from me.

"You're a bad liar princess." Jack say, and he was right I was but... he can't find out I'm falling for him, I need to make his heart beat again, to break this curse, it's the only way I can go home. If that's what I even want anymore.

"Man it feels good to be back here. I wonder if I'll see some old faces." I hear Isaac say as he walks past Jack and I. I watch as a beautiful girl with a long black dress with her red hair tied up walk over to us. Isaac stops, "Isabella!" Isaac yells as the girl stops in front of him. She gives a sweet smile before it goes down and she slaps him making his head go to the side. Isabella glares at him one last time before she walks away and Isaac turns to us, "I don't think I deserve that." I feel a giggle escape my lips. A moment later, another girl with a red dress and light dark hair hanging loosely around her shoulders walks up to Isaac.

Isaac turns back, "Annabelle." Annabelle glares, "With my sister!?" She yells. "Wait... What?" Isaac ask before Annabelle slaps him across the face and walks away. He turns back to us, "I may have deserved that one..." He says as he places his hand on his cheek and walks away. I couldn't help but start to laugh, "Isaac is such a slut." Jack says making me laugh more, "At less his funny." I say as he grabs my hand and pulls me close to him, "Remember, you're mine." Jack says making me give him a small smile, "Are you jealous?" I ask kind of hoping he was.

He stares into my eyes for what seem like forever until I saw it, a smile. I real smile, a sweet cute smile. But as quickly as it was there, it was gone. "I just don't like sharing." He say before he pushes me back and starts to walk off, dragging me with him, his hand still holding mine. "Where are we going?" I ask feeling myself melt from his touch. "I thought you'd be hungry so we're going to eat, you're going to tell me what happened last night and then Punzel wants to take you to go shopping." He says as we reach a small building that said, Big Al's BBQ. I was scared to know what it was all about.

"Why do you want to talk about last night?" I ask not wanting to talk about last night. We reach a table and take a seat. "I want to know what happened, because as you can tell..." Jack says as he takes a drink of what I'm guess is rum, he looks back at me, "I'm in hell of a shape right now." He says as someone comes over to us. A man about the same age as Jack and I with short black hair and a eye patch over his right eye with a smile on his face. "Hello love, what can I get you?" He ask his one eye on me, and I can feel Jack's glare on him. "Umm... I'll just have...." I look down at my hands, I had no idea what I was doing. "She'll have pulled pork sandwich, with fries and I'll do the same but with a side of rum." Jack hisses making me raise my head and making the boy look at him.

"Sure." The boy says as he looks back at me, "Anything else for you love?" He ask as I turn to Jack, "I just told you, get lost." Jack says and I can see his hands go into a fist. "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to the lass." The boy as I look back at him to see that his eyes haven't stop looking at me. I look to see Jack's face getting red with anger, "Jack it's...." Before I could finish my sentence, I see Jack stand from his chair grab the boy's throat and threw him on a table across form us. "Do you know who I am!? I'm Captain Jack Frost!" Jack yells as I stand with him and I look to see his eyes turning dark blue again. "I... I didn't know...." The boy shuttered.

I grab his shoulder, "Jack, please calm down." I bag as I look at the boy to see his face turning blue. "Jack! You're going to kill him! Stop!" I yell but I can see Jack tighten his grip on the boy's neck. "Jack!" I yell again but it's like his not hearing me. I was running out of ideas as I did the one thing that might work. I quickly grab his face and make him look at me, "What do you think...." Before Jack could even finish his, I quickly kiss him, praying it would work. I deepen my kiss as I wrap my arms around his neck as I move my mouth with his. I don't know what gotten into me when I kissed him but, I didn't really want to stop. I finally hear someone cough making me break away to see the boy that Jack was choking was breathing again.

"Wow." I hear as I look back at Jack to see that smile again only making my heart beat faster. His eyes were a light blue again, but it wasn't the light blue I was use too, they looked more... alive. "What?" I ask forgetting the boy on the table. "What was that?" He ask as he moves his hand up to my hair, I never seen him like this before, it was like he was a totally different person. "I... I don't know." I whisper. as he moves in closer to me. "I want to feel it again." Jack says as our foreheads touch, "Feel what?" I ask closing my eyes. It felt like the world around us stopped, "I want to feel my heart..." "What the hell is wrong with you!?" I hear making me open my eyes to see the boy before looking at us interrupting our moment. I look back at Jack to see that light that was in his eyes.... Is gone now.

Jack let's go of me and steps close the boy, "I told you to get lost, don't make me ask you again. Stay away from my girl." Jack hisses as I see the boy step back before he runs off. I hear Jack chuckle a little before he turns back facing me, everything that I saw and what I felt when I kissed Jack was gone. I wonder... Did his heart start to beat again? Just for a moment? I watch as he goes back to our table and sits but not before he points at my chair ordering me to seat. I slowly take my seat as Jack watched me, "So, tell me what happened last night."

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I didn't tell Jack what happened last night, well not the full story. I just told him he got drunk and tried to use his powers on me but after he saw me getting scared from the thunder, he stopped. I didn't want to tell him he told me he loved me, I just couldn't bring myself to do it unless I know that the man that I think I love is still in there, like the man I saw when I kissed him at the diner. I know he was in there, he just can't get away from the monster that's taken over, the power that he craves. "Elsa!" I hear breaking me from my thoughts as I look to see Punzel walking up to Jack and I. "You ready to go shopping? We got some time before they close." Punzel says as she looks at Jack.

"Um... Yeah." I say as I start to walk but Jack grabs my hand stopping me. I turn my head to him as he raises my hand and looks at my ring he gave me. He looks back up at me our eyes meet. Finally he sighs and takes the ring off making my eyes widen. "Do you trust me?" I ask almost scared to ask. "Rapunzel will be watching you, remember that if you run or even try to go back to sea, I will find you again." Jack say as he looks at Punzel, "Keep her close to you, understand first mate?" Rapunzel nods, "Aye Cap'n, she won't leave my sight." Punzel says as Jack gives a smirk before he raises my hand to his lips kissing it making me blush again, "I'll see you in two hours." He says before he lets go of my hand and leaves.

"What was that all about?" I hear Rapunzel ask making me look at her. "What are you talking about?" I ask as I start to walk away even though I don't know where I'm going. "With you and Jack. He... He was almost looking like his old self, what's going on?" She ask catching up with me and finally taking the lead. I sigh as I told her what happened last night, I told her everything. "Holy shit.... Holy shit!" Rapunzel says as we walked in the store and walked around looking at the dress and hats and maybe even some boots. "I don't know what's happening to me. I'm... I think I'm falling for him." I say as I grab a hat and try it on. But it wasn't on my head long before Punzel rips it off so she can look at me.

"What are you talking about? Are you... Are you falling in love with him?" Punzel ask and I could tell in her eyes, she was scared and worried for me. I shrug my shoulders, "I don't know. I think I am." I sigh as I grab the hat from Punzel and walk away waiting in line to pay for my outfits I wanted. "You have to explain yourself Elsa." I hear Punzel say as she walk up to me. I sigh, "I can't... I can't explain myself. Because there are two sides of Jack, the side that wants power, and the side that loves me. And I see that side, once in a blue moon and it makes me... It makes me feel like I need to help him, to get rid of this curse." I turn to Punzel, tears in my eyes, "I want the Jack that you knew as a kid. I want the Jack I saw on the ship eleven years ago." I say a tear slipping down my eye.

I feel Punzel grab me and pull me in, "Elsa... I know this is hard, but the week you've been with us, I've seen a change in Jack, his not as... Heartless as before. And I think, you're the reason his not." I feel her pull back, "Please, keep your feelings to yourself, because if he ever found out that you might love him, he'll use that to get power, and that power will take control of him, and the Jack you want, will never come back." I was so scared of what Rapunzel was telling me, I almost didn't hear the lady telling me to pay.

"Hey, I'll pay. Go get some fresh air." Rapunzel says as she pushes me aside. "You sure?" I ask as I look at the door, as I look at freedom. "I'm sure, I know you won't run. I'll meet you by the sea in about ten minutes okay?" I nod as I start to walk to the door and before I could stop myself, I start to run. I felt my hair push back as I star to to pick up the pace, I just want to look at the ocean again, and maybe, find somewhere to put my feet in. I finally stop when I reach the edge of the pier. I closed my eyes as I lowered myself to the ground and hanged my feet over, feeling the waves hit my feet.

I forgot how wonderful the ocean felt, and it felt even better with legs. Elsa? I open my eyes, that voice... It sounded like Anna. Elsa... Can you hear me? I look around, she can't be here... Can she? Anna is that you?  I ask back as I feel something hit my foot making me look down and gasp. Below me smiling, is Anna. "Anna!" I yell as I jump in the ocean and quickly hug her. "Oh Anna! What are you doing here? How did you find me?" I ask as I pull back. I was so happy to see Anna, to see her crazy two braid pigtails, and her happy go lucky smile. "Father was saying that you might be here so... I kind of followed him, with some help." She says as she looks and I see Kristoff and Olaf. "Olaf!" I scream as I feel our little octopus go into my arms, I could cry I was so happy.

"We're here to take you home princess." Kristoff says as he swims next to Anna asking my questions why they were here. I feel my smile go down, "I... I can't." I say making both Anna and Kristoff's eyes widen, "What do you mean? You're in the ocean! Father can give you back your fins, it'll be okay again." Anna says as she grabs my hands, "We can be a family again." She says hitting me in the heart. "Anna, you need to understand, Jack... He needs my help. And, if I was to go home, he will find me again and take me. The only way for me to come home, is if I break this curse." I say.

I know Anna didn't like hearing this, after not having me with her for a week, but I know this is where I need to be at, at less for the moment. "But... What about us? Our kingdom?" Anna ask as a tear falls form her eye making me feel like I might cry next. "I know, trust me I know. But..." I place my hand over my heart, "Mother always told us to follow our heart, and my heart is telling me to stay here, to help Jack." I say as I look at Anna, Kristoff and Olaf. I wanted to go home, I wanted to play in the Coral reef with them, to be a mermaid again. But then my mind goes to Jack and that smile, the smile I wanted to see again and it reminds me why I must stay.

"Elsa?" I hear Punzel yell, she was looking for me. "I have to go." I say as I see Anna shake her head and grab me, "Please Elsa, think about this. We can protect you." Anna says, her eyes screaming with tears. I feel myself tear up knowing I have to leave Anna again. "Please Anna, trust me. I promise, I will be home soon." I pull her in for another hug, "Tell father to stop looking for me, to trust me that I'll be home soon." I whisper in her ear. I pull back to see her nod, "Okay." She whispers. I nod as I look at Kristoff, "You protect her, with you life." I say my voice breaking. I see him nod, "I will." He says as I hand my sister off to him. She went into his arms trying to hold back more tears.

I love you so much. I say as I hear footsteps coming up the pier I watch as Anna and Kristoff went back under water but Olaf, he stay. "Olaf, you need to go sweetie." I say as he goes into my arms making me break again. "Oh Olaf...." I whisper. "Elsa? Where are you?" I hear Punzel yell as I let go of Olaf, "Please go home with Anna, for me." I say as I watch Olaf swim back a bit. I love you. I say as I see his head go back under water. "There you are!" I hear above me as I look up to see Punzel looking down at me. "What the hell are you doing in the water?" Rapunzel ask with a confuse look on her face. "I... I just wanted to see how it felt to get my legs wet." I say as I found a ladder and climb back up to her.

"Well, Jack is going to have a fit, we better get you dry before I take you back to him." She says as I shake my head, "No worries." I say as I close my eyes and move my hand over my head, arms, chest and legs making them dry again. "Well... I wish I had that power." She says with a smile as we start to walk off. I look back at the sea, to see the sun start to site. I hope that I can break this curse soon, so I can see my family again. "Here we are." I hear Punzel say as I look to see Jack waiting for us, his back on the door and his arms crossed. I feel my heart start to beat as he looks at us. But... Can I really leave this man?

What do I pick? Love or family?

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