Here's a story that's been plaguing my mind for a while, I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: No people I do not own Potc...although I wish I did...that would mean I can keep johnny depp, and I love him!

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When you stare up to the stares at night and watch as they tease you, beckoning you to reach them although their out of reach, begging you to see them, distracting you, forcing you to get lost in the depths of the vast ocean called space. The moon not to far behind leaving a sense of romance in the air.

The gentle breeze making it feel as though a forbidden Paradise was within reach. Making your mind believe you can almost taste it, almost see it, touch it, and feel it. And as soon as you opened your eyes and looked out to that ocean you knew. That was where you wanted to be.

That's exactly the way the governor's ten year old daughter felt as she stepped off the ship that had brought her home from a long voyage. Her father walked ahead of her as she fell behind, her eyes transfixed on that ocean. The moon reflected itself on the oceans salty waters, shimmering brightly. How she loved that ocean.

"Elizabeth" she turned at the sound of her father's voice. He stood tall his wig came slightly below his shoulders. His eyes looked at her with love.

"Yes father?" she asked pulling away from the deck's railing, she placed her hands behind her. Two soldier's carried the small boy that they had rescued earlier from the water. Her eyes followed them until he despaired.

"Elizabeth Darling. Stay here a moment. I won't be long." she nodded and watched as her father Left, followed by Captain Norrigton. She watched as they too disappeared. Once they were gone she went back to the ocean. That beautiful, captivating ocean. Her mind lost itself, she watched ship's arrive and unload, she watched as people negotiated. Birds would swoop down and gather fish in their beaks, then fly off without a care in the world.

She had in fact been so engrossed with the scenery, she failed to notice how much time had gone by and her father was still not there. It was when the soldiers had all left that she realized this. Alone in the city of Port Royal. Fear overwhelmed her but she refused to move. Her father had instructed she stay there, and there she would stay despite her animal instinct to run.

The scenery suddenly changed in her mind. No longer was it peaceful and breath taking. Suddenly the air had become cold, the moon became grim, the stars dim, the ocean black. The people evil. Danger flashed in her mind over and over. Her lip trembled and tears weld up in her eyes. She felt alone, forgotten, lost.

Her arms encircled her to give her warmth, her face coiled itself down with her arms, wanting an escape, wanting a refuge. A place where she could be safe, where she wouldn't be alone.

"'Ey" her head jerked up at the sound of a gruff voice, her eyes laid upon a man of older age, around his forties. Fat, with little hair and he smelled horrible, he was dirty and his clothes torn. he grinned at her, his mouth missing teeth, a foul stench came from his mouth. his hand shot out and grasped her arm, making her jump. She looked at him fear evident in her eyes.

"What's a 'oung thing like ye doin out 'ere?" his voice attempted to sound innocent but she heard what he truly meant. She suddenly jerked her arm from his grasp and took a step back as if that would make him leave. He laughed.

"'s okay I ain't gonna hurt ye." she didn't trust him and his toothless grin. His odor told her not to trust him, his simple appearance told her not to trust him and something deep down screamed at her not to trust him.

"Go away." he laughed again, his hand lifted up a bottle of rum, he took a long sip of it before brining it down. Tears fell from her eyes as he advanced towards her.

" we're gonna 'ave fun" he said in a dangerously low voice, her mind quickly registering it's true intention. The tear kept falling despite the fact that she was fighting against them. She kept backing away from him until her back hit the large ship. Her body was trembling.

"Please...leave me alone" she cried softly as felt his hand once more make contact with her skin. Disgust and fear rushed through out her body. She was trapped.

"It won't 'urt. I promise" her leaned down and placed a kiss on her exposed neck, she jerked away from him a great feel of nausea came over her.

"NO!" her cry pierced the night, but it was not heard. No guards came to her rescue. No one came to help her.

" don't fret" he whispered in a gruff voice. Her body was trembling uncontrollably. Was there no one to help her, no one to rescue her, no one to tell her it's okay. His lips kept penetrating her skin, this was cruel and unusual punishment, she'd done nothing.

"Please" she whispered. Her voice was not heard and his hands began to rubbed against her soft skin, bruising it. It was over, he would rape her and then kill her, this was it and she could do nothing. His grip was tight so fighting would only aggravate him more. She closed her eyes and felt more tears come. She would be shamed. Her mind began to lose itself again and due to this she failed to notice she was no longer being touched. When she opened her eyes again she found the fat man on his back, fear in eyes.

Elizabeth look up, her honey brown eyes laid eyes upon a tall dark figure, obviously hidden by the shadows. His hair was long, show was his beard. His eyes were hazel like. His sword pointed down at the man. He looked around nineteen, twenty years old.

"That's not very nice" his voice was deep, his eyes never left the fat man on the ground. When he spoke again his voice was lower and angry.

"Get Up. Say yer sorry and leave. Savvy" the man on the floor nodded, he stumbled getting up barely muttered an apology before running off. The man before her put his sword away and looked down at her. His eyes soften at her frighten look.

" s'okay. It's over." he knelt down and wiped the tears from her face, his voice was soft, comforting. She looked into his hazel eyes. His face was soft, young, dirty, but he looked positively handsome. Tears kept gliding down her face. He grinned, oh how beautiful that grin was. Heart stopping, breathing taking grin. His thumb rubbed her cheek.

"Ye a'right?" Elizabeth nodded. Her small hand took hold of his hand. It was so warm. "What's yer name lass?" She sniffed and rubbed her eyes.

"Elizabeth Swann" her voice quivered slightly. He withdrew his hand, much to her misfortune, then he extended it.

"Miss. Swann, I be Jack Sparrow." his voice was so sweet. He looked so dangerous but the vibe he was giving out was so different. He studied him a moment, and then noticed that under his hand, on his wrist a 'P' was embedded. She gasped and took hold of his hand, her fingers brushed against the 'P', she looked up into his eyes,

"You're a pirate" she whispered softly, he smiled at her. They looked at each other.

"I've been a pirate for three years now. But I feel I need to do one good deed before I completely submerge into one. And you're that one good deed" he tucked a stray hair behind her ear.

"Thank you Jack" she whispered once more. It felt weird, she didn't fear him, nor did she hate him. No she liked him, he was so kind, so warm, so -

"Elizabeth!" she looked up past Jack and there stood her father. She detached herself from Jack and ran to her father, she cried, tears fell. The guard surrounded Jack, guns pointed.

"What have you done to my daughter!"

"NO! Daddy he saved me" The governor looked down at his crying daughter in confusion. Captain Norrigton also looked confused. Elizabeth stepped away from her father and looked up at him.

"Elizabeth? What do you mean he saved you. Look how he's got you." she shook her head.

"He saved my life. A man tired to rape me but Mr. Smith here saved me before he did anything to me" Jack looked at her...Smith? He smiled realizing what she was doing, returning the favor.

"Did he now" Norrigton's voice made her roll her eyes, boy how he annoyed her. She looked at jack and then back at her father.

"Let him go daddy." her father stayed silent for a few seconds before giving the order to let him go.

"Come along Elizabeth."

"In a moment daddy, let me say thank you." he father nodded. She walked to Jack who was waving the guards off. Elizabeth stopped in front of him, he looked down at her and smiled.

"Thank you" with the smile still on his lips, he kneeled down.

"No thank ye fer keeping me secret and savin' me life" Elizabeth chuckled. She took a ring off of her finger and handed it to him. "Wha's this?"

"A gift. So you won't forget me Jack Sparrow." he closed his hand around the small ring.

"Thank you. Here" he took off an golden medallion and placed it on her. "Fer keepn' me secret and so ye never forget me Elizabeth Swann." once he put it on her, he took her hand and kissed it. He stood up and smiled.

"Bye Elizabeth" she wanted to cry, didn't know why, but she did.

"Bye Jack." he leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek before walking off.

"Jack!" she called her turned to her.

"Aye?"

"Will you come back?" he smiled.

"Someday Elizabeth, I'll come back to see ye. I promise" she smiled and he smiled right back, She heard her father call to her. Wiping the single tear away she hid the medallion in her clothes and ran to her father.

–Ten Years Later–

The stars were playing the same trick they always played on her, devouring her attention and making her get lost in it's depth's. the moon was paled by clouds that hid it. She sighed, had it truly been ten years since.

A Twenty year old Elizabeth asked herself as she stared out to the ocean from her balcony. She had grown into quite a young woman, perfect round breasts, small waist, long caramel hair, lushes full lips, in short perfect. She sighed the night was young and she had no intentions of sleeping. Her mind on that promise dear Jack had made her. Her fingers played with the medallion he had given her.

"Jack" she whispered into the wind. Ten years of a silenced love. Ten years of waiting. Ten years and nothing. She had given up and thought it a dream. Became attracted to her friend William Turner and was getting on with her life. But occasionally remembered that rouge pirate that saved her. She sighed and tucked the medallion away. He wasn't coming back, she had to stop dreaming and go to bed.

"Bye Jack" with that said she stepped into her room and closed the doors of her balcony.

Mean while miles away, three days distance. A pirate sailed with a grin on his lips, around his neck a small ring shone in the moon light, his hat hid his eyes. He would see her again. He would see Elizabeth again, like he had promised her, and maybe with her age he could make her love him.

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Sakura