Why did he do it? He could have easily voted for any other pirate lord in the room. But, he chose me as pirate king. Why me? I thought that certainly after our moment of deadly passion he would despise me... Even though every night I prayed that he wouldn't.

"Jack, we need talk." Elizabeth said quietly as she paced slowly towards Jack Sparrow.

He was standing in a small, dimly-lit room inside of the massive shipwreck cove.

"Do we now? The last time we were alone things didn't turn out quite right. So, I'm a tad hesitant about 'talking' with you." Jack said smirking at her as he stepped closer.

"Oh, please. Don't even go there." Elizabeth said annoyingly while turning away from him, "I need to ask you something."

"And what would that be?" He asked.

"Why did you do it?" She asked in a whisper.

"Do what, love?" He questioned in a mock tone.

"Don't provoke me, Jack. You know well what I'm talking about." She said almost in a shout as she turned to face him.

Their faces were inches apart.

"Oh you know. I'm a fan of irony... Heck, recently I've been sailing with bloody Barbossa, which supports my point." He said nonchalantly as he turned from her and walked towards the window.

"I think that there's a deeper reason." She pried.

"Of course there is. At least in your world. In Elizabeth's world there are always messages in between the lines, that can't be read by anyone except you!" He said as he turned again towards her with a scowl on his lips.

"Just tell me one thing... Do you trust me?" She asked while looking into his eyes.

"Darling, trust is a hard thing to come upon in today's world." The captain said smirking.

"Jack, answer the bloody question! Stop avoiding it." She repeated forcefully.

Jack paced a few feet towards her, looked at her feet, and then slowly met her gaze.

"Elizabeth, you already know the answer to all of the questions you wish to throw upon me..." he said quietly. "You're a smart woman. But, I don't entirely trust you." He smirked after saying her exact words that she said to him a year ago while they were on the Dauntless the night before he killed Barbossa at Isla de Muerta.

"Peas in a pod, then?" She asked smiling at him.

"Yes, love. Most definitely." He responded as he pulled her into an embrace. He put his rough hand in her sandy blonde hair and pulled her head to his chest.

"Jack, may I inquire as to what are you doing?" Elizabeth asked softly as she let him embrace her. He slowly slid his hands down to hers as he caressed her fingers.

"Just some unfinished business." He said saucily as he pulled out a pair of familiar handcuffs, and dangled them at his side.

"Bloody pirate." She said in a stern tone, trying to sound angry. She pulled away from him, then smirked, and left the room.

After she stormed out of the room Elizabeth felt weight on her left hand, and looked down to see a set of rusty handcuffs dangling off her wrist. Peas in a pod... She thought as she grinned heartily.

After she left Jack smiled to himself. Good lord, Elizabeth was rather easy to manipulate. But, he had a feeling that he was the only one capable of doing so.

She'll be coming back looking for that key. So I better sleep with me eyes open... He thought to himself while chuckling.