Melancholy of a Broken Heartby Allison K. East
Will did not know what made him look as he was handing the muskets down to Gibbs. All he knew was that he happened to glance up… and what he saw threatened to break his heart. Elizabeth, his Elizabeth, the woman he had loved for as long as he could remember, was kissing Captain Jack Sparrow. The betrayal burned him to the core; he had to look away lest he say something to betray his accidental voyeurism. Although part of him wanted to interrupt them, he knew that if he did there would be a ruckus, and he felt he could not endure the inevitable sympathy or pity from the other men. So he kept quiet, and heeded Gibbs’ call to get into the long boat. It was a few minutes before Elizabeth joined them, sans Jack. “Where’s Jack?” he asked. “He elected to stay behind to give us a chance,” was her terse reply. While Gibbs and the others lamented Jack for being an honourable man to the end, Will somehow knew that there was more to it than that. Elizabeth would not look at him, and he could not read her thoughts; but he could tell that she felt guilty about something. Whether it was her betrayal, or leaving Jack behind, or both, he had no idea. Silently they made their way up river to Tia Dalma’s, and silently they waited in her hut. Although he knew that he was asking for pain, his eyes were drawn to Elizabeth as she refused the offer of a drink. She seemed lost in her own world, barely acknowledging the toast to Jack, and not taking a sip from the mug that she was persuaded to take. She looked so lost, so hurt, that all he wanted to do was ease that pain, ease the burden. Even if it meant he eventually lost her. He would rather have her whole and happy with Jack, than miserable with him. “If there was anything could be done to bring him back… Elizabeth…” 
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