The seas waves crashed against the large rocks on the beach. The beautiful noise it made was music to the young eleven year old girl's ears. Yes it was early. Dawn in fact and she shouldn't be out of the house without permisson but she couldn't resist. She had always felt this strong pull to the sea. And loved it when she was able to swim or be on a ship. She had strongly anticipated this day though. Her father and Uncle were going somewhere by ship for some business reason and she and her cousin Elizabeth were going with them. Judging by the sunrise it was nearly six.

Father will be up soon, she thought climbing off the rock she was sitting on, I best hurry back.

She hastened up the sandy shore to the large mansion in which she lived. Running around to the side of it she located the grips of plants that she used to climb out and started climbing up to her bedroom window. The young girl pushed the window open and pulled herself into the gorgeous room.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

" Miss Dawson? Miss Dawson are you awake?"

" Yes I am", the girl said quickly pulling a robe over her night gown," You may enter MarieAnne."

The door opened and a kind faced woman wearing a plain red dress with a white apron and bonnet entered.

" How are you this morning Isabella?"

" I am fine", Isabella said," Is Father awake yet?"

" Yes. You shall be leaving in an hour."

" Good", Isabella said watching MarieAnne go through the woredrobe searching for a dress for her.

" How do you like this one Miss", MarieAnne asked holding up a cream colored dress with gold designs on it.

" It's lovely", Isabella said uniterestedly.

MarieAnne helped her into the dress then did her long dark brunette hair into an elaborate bun allowing a few curls to hang down and frame her pale heart shaped face.

" Oh you are turning into a most beautiful young lady", MarieAnne declared smiling.

" Thank you", Isabella said politely," Shall we go down then."

" Yes of course Miss."

MarieAnne escorted Isabella downstairs to the dinning room where she found her father being served breakfast by the servants and conversing with her Uncle.

" Isabella", her Uncle exclaim rising from his seat and hugging her," It is good to see you!"

" It's very nice to see you as well Uncle", Isabella said with a soft smile," Is Elizabeth with you?"

" Yes", her Uncle said," She's right here."

Isabella looked at the chair he was indicating and saw her cousin sitting there looking rather anxious.

" Hello Elizabeth. How are you?"

" I'm fine thank you", Elizabeth said without looking at her.

" Why do you look so peaky", Isabella asked trying to sound nice and polite.

" Just remembering my last visit with you."

Isabella reminiced for a moment then fighting laughter said," Oh yes. I remember that."

She took a seat next to Elizabeth and began eating.

" Any more tricks planned for me this time", Elizabeth whispered to Isabella.

" I didn't trick you last time that was your fault", Isabella whispered back.

" It was not. You have to be fast when your running from people. And I went back and got you."

" Yes but you waited long enough. And your always on about that pirate stuff."

" Well so are you!"

" Yes I do find them interesting but I would never do what they do! You for on the other hand..."

" So I like them! They are just a little misunderstood!"

" A little?"

" Are we ready to go then girls", asked.

" Yes we are Father", Isabella said.

The two girls and their father's got into a carridge and were taken to the docks. A large ship was waiting at the bay towering over the smaller ones. The two men greeted the crew then they boreded the ship. Isabella was exstatic. She was going out to sea! The smell of the salt water filled her nostrails.

" This is going to be so fun", she said to Elizabeth leaning on the railings.

" I hope so", Elizabeth said," I have this bad feeling though."

" You're just scared that I'm going to do something radical and fun", Isabella said smiling, " And even if I did you wouldn't be a part of it."

" Why not."

" Because you aren't as brave as me", Isabella said with a smirk.

" I am so!"

" Just keep telling yourself that."

Isabella watched the scenery constantly seeing if any other boats would cross the horizon. But nothing exciting was happening. The one man Mister Gibbs kept muttering about how women were bad luck. Suddenly wreckage floated by the ship.

" Do you see this Elizabeth", Isabella asked.

" Yes! Look a boy's down there!"

" What!"

The crew got the boy out of the water and Elizabeth rushed over to examine him while Isabella hung back.

" His name is Will Turner", Elizabeth said to Isabella walking away from the unconcious boy," And look there! It's a ship."

Isabella turned around and saw a black flag with a skull on it flying on a ship.

Pirates, Isabella thought.

The ship hastened home. Will went with Elizabeth to Port Royal and Isabella and her Father went home.

" I can't believe it was them", he exclaimed.

" Do you know who those pirates were father", she asked carefully.

" No of course not", he said quickly.

But Isabella couldn't help but think that he was hiding something.