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A/N: This takes place after AWE, obviously.

Jack Sparrow was sprawled across the deck of his ship knocking back yet another bottle of rum. Mr. Gibbs walked by him and shook his head. Ever since he and Elizabeth had parted ways he had not been himself, and the crew was becoming disgusted with his constant moping and drinking. Jack was in love and miserable because his love was miles away and belonged to another.

Elizabeth Swann Turner sat on the beach watching the sun go down and feeling sorry for herself. She and Will had only been apart for three months but it had already felt like forever. It was times like this that she wondered why she had married him. Yes, she had loved him at the time, but she was having trouble with only being able to see him once every ten years. As she sat watching the horizon she secretly wished that it was Jack she'd married instead.

"Jack, get up!" Mr. Gibbs commanded.

"That's Captain Jack, to you." Jack retorted.

"The crew and I think it's best if we were to dock in Tortuga for a week or so."

"Do you, eh? And why is that?"

"Well Captain, you're almost out of rum, and some of us are needin' the company of a lady."

"Then that settles it, Tortuga it is."

Elizabeth woke up the next morning and the first thing she though about was Tortuga. Maybe Jack is in Tortuga…I think Captain Barbossa is leaving today, maybe he'll take me to Tortuga. Elizabeth jumped out of bed, got dressed, and through some stuff in her bag and ran to Barbossa's home.

"Captain Barbossa!" Elizabeth called.

"Ay, good morning Mrs. Turner." Barbossa answered.

"You are going out today, out to sea?" Elizabeth asked.

"Ay, what can I do for ye?" The captain asked.

"Take me with you. I have to get away from here. I want to go to Tortuga." Oh please don't let him ask why.

"Ah, Tortuga, what a great place to go when your spirits are down, we set sail in an hour."

Jack Sparrow waltzed off of his ship with a smirk on his face as he headed towards the tavern to seek comfort in booze and women. As he was walking down the hill and caught sight of a familiar ship in the port, the Black Pearl. He decided to go aboard to see if Barbossa was still on the ship before he headed to get blubbering drunk.

Elizabeth stood at the Pearl's railing looking at the town of Tortuga, calming her nerves before she left the ship and went hunting for the man who had been haunting her the past few months. Once she had herself together she walked down the ramp and began walking down the path. She had taken no more than four steps when two feet away from her stood Captain Jack Sparrow.

"Jack!" Elizabeth gasped.

"Elizabeth!" Jack replied.