Disclamer: I do not own PotC, Disney does.

Authors note: My very first fanfic so be kind ;P

Reunited

Elizabeth stood once again on the beach and gazed out on the sea. She had done that quite frequently since Will left her on that island a month ago, and she could never seem to get her fill of the beautiful view. Not that she expected anyone to show up on the horizon. Will wouldn't be able to come in another 10 years and Jack was probably far away on the Pearl by now, looking for new adventures. She sighed and turned her back to the sea and started to go back to the little town that was now her home. It would be a lie to say that she didn't long to sail the seas again, but that were only a fools dream.

When she came back to town she noticed a little boat that wasn't there when she left. She wondered what kind of an idiot would sail around in such a small boat and headed to the tavern to find out. As she opened the door and looked in her heart took an extra jump. Sitting at a table with a bottle of rum was a very familiar pirate.

Jack was puzzled. He had been searching for the fountain of youth and the compass led him to this little island. Was the water here somewhere? He decided to go look around later and took out his compass and opened it. His eyebrows rose with surprise when the pin started spinning like crazy and then stopped, pointing in the direction of the door. He was just about to see what it pointed to when he heard a loud voice.

- Liz, how happy I am to see you! Could you cover for me a little while, I need to run an errand?

Jack recognized the voice as the owner of the tavern. But what caught his attention was the voice that answered. It was awfully familiar.

- Okay Bill, but you owe me a drink when you come back.

- Haha, sure thing, Bill answered and Jack watched astouned how the man left his place behind the bar and was replaced by a beautiful woman. A woman he knew just all too well.

- Elizabeth, he whispered to himself, and quickly got up and headed towards the bar.

Elizabeth had her hands full covering for Bill when she suddenly felt a hand on her arm. She heard his voice before she even had the time to turn around to see who it was, and the voice was playful. She could tell without looking that he was smiling.

- Do ye have time to drink a bottle o' rum with me luv?

Elizabeth could not hold back a little smile when she gazed at the man standing on the other side of the bar. She continued to take orders from the other men who wanted something to drink while she answered:

- Maybe, but you'd have to wait until Bill comes back. Are you able to wait that long captain?

The very moment the last word slipped out of her mouth she almost regretted it. But then, the only man she'd ever be able to sail with as captain was the very man she was talking to at the moment. He was the only one that she would be able to call her captain.

Jack smiled, highly amused that she actually called him captain. He was also a bit surprised that she so immediatly agreed to have a drink with him.

- Sure, I'll just wait right here, he said with a grin and then he was quiet until Bill came back.

- Thanks Liz, you're a great help. What shall we do about your drink then?

Jack saw Elizabeth think for a moment, gaze his way and then smile at Bill.

- Two of the usual.

- Two? He could hear the surprise in Bills' voice. You usually never drink more that one at the time.

That comment surprised Jack a bit. She used to drink? He got even more surprised when he saw Bill take out two bottles of rum and give them to her.

- They're not both for me silly, Elizabeth laughed as she took the bottles. He saw her point discreetly his way and continue, I met an old friend and we've got some catching up to do.

Elizabeth watched as Bill scanned Jack throughly and then turned back to her.

- He looks like a pirate to me.

- He is a pirate, she stated calmly.

Bill sighed and shook his head.

- As long as you know what you're doing.

- Trust me, I am, Elizabeth smiled assuring to him and started to make her way to an empty table in the back of the tavern.

Jack followed her towards the table and was stunned by how many of the men seemed to know her. And even those who didn't gave her looks that definitly said that they would want to know her really well. He didn't know why, but this fact annoyed him a lot. He reached the table and sat down across to Elizabeth.

- So, how come captain Jack Sparrow ended up on my little island? she asked before he got the chance to say anything.

The question caught him a little off guard. What should he answer? He couldn't tell her that the compass led him there, as he was now fully aware of what it had pointed at. He decided to leave that out and tell a white little lie.

- I'm in need of a ship and this was the first island I saw.

Elizabeth stared at him for a minute, then she understood what that meant. She started laughing.

- Meaning that you lost the Pearl, she stated. Again, she added.

She saw him look at her with a little hurt look so she pulled herself together and thought once more about what he had said.

- Where are you going this time? she asked curiosly while an idea formed in her head.

- The fountain of youth.

She looked thoughtful at him and then decided.

- Fine, give me a day and I'll see what I can do.