Promised To Another:
Chapter One: Pirates
A/N This story is mine and Emily's attempt at a collab. We hope you enjoy… this part is all Emily's xx Review please
Disclaimer: We do not own Pirates of the Caribbean nor any of the characters in this story unless we say so. We do own the storyline.
'Come get me!' Elizabeth laughed, skipping along the beach, James chasing after her. As he reached her they both collapsed on the sand giggling. Elizabeth loved playing 'chase' with James; it was always so much fun. As they lay there recovering their breath, James looked into the sunset and saw a ship. Even from a distance he noticed the black sails - pirates.
'Promise me something Lizzie,' he asked. 'Never get involved with pirates?'
'I promise,' the young girl replied
'Elizabeth?' She had been smiling at the memory, subconsciously staring her captor until he snapped her out of it. Her captor, and fiancé, stared at her for a moment. 'What were you thinking about?'
'Nothing,' she replied too quickly.
'Everything will be okay you know, I'll get you back to England in no time. I know you didn't want to leave Port Royal but i had to obey your father's wishes. It'll all be fine, you'll see. I just want what's best for you. As soon as we make port, we will be married. I love you, Elizabeth.'
'I love you too,' she replied slowly, not quite meeting William's eyes; 15 years later, she still couldn't shake that particular memory of her and James from her mind.
Elizabeth sat in her cabin, not doing anything in particular. She felt different somehow, like there was something missing, but what? Despite spending every day on board with William, she felt lonely. Deciding to stop being so silly she made her way to the upper deck. It was really windy tonight, there was a storm coming, or so William told her.
'You should go back inside, madam, it could get rough,' one of the crew shouted above the weather.
'I'll be fine.'
Elizabeth could see the crew were having trouble steering the ship away from the nearby rocks. Then everything happened too quickly. A great gush of wind blew the helpless ship into to jagged, murderous-looking rocks. Elizabeth was flung into them along with the ship, and then she fell...
William Turner, strewn over the rocks, watched his love fall helplessly into the monstrous water and immediately threw himself in after her. He fought and fought against the invisible hands which were trying to pull then both under, and eventually pulled Elizabeth back up to the surface. He laid her unconscious body on a smoother-looking rock and sat beside her, surveying her closely.
Final part of my chapter... She was still breathing but there was a gash in her forehead. He looked around to see if any of his men had survived the crash - there was no one great. William sat there for a while until his eyes began to droop and he fell asleep beside Elizabeth on the cold, hard, wet rocks…
A/N we know it's a little short but please bear with us… xxx
