So as I'm planning to try and start beta reading, I figured I should revisit some of my old stories and revamp them a bit. Then I realized that I wrote these stories when I was 15… I am now almost 22. I admit though, I fell back in love with them as I started to edit them again. The only things I didn't fall back in love with was my horrible spelling and improper grammar, lol. So seven years later, here we go again.

Disclaimer: Sadly I own no one & nothing, except Victoria, but no Jack.

Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho!

Ch.1 I Can't Breathe!

"What are you talking about Elizabeth? It looks fine! Really good on you if you ask me." Victoria said admiring the dress her best friend was wearing.

"Its not how it looks, Victoria, I cant stand to wear corsets. You can't breathe in them! Ohh!" She gasped as the maids tightened the strings to the corset.

The two women were getting ready for the governors' birthday party. For that occasion he had bought his daughter a new dress of wine red velvet and white ruffles and silk. It really was a beautiful gown. The bodice was deep red with small white ruffles framing the sides. It had long flowing sleeves made of the same red material that ended in more white ruffles framing her hands. The skirt was long and full and underneath was magnificent cream colored silk.

"Oh, I definitely know how you feel about that." She called over her shoulder. "Ahhhh. They aren't the most, oh! Comfortable things are they?"

Victoria's dress was similar to the dress Elizabeth was wearing only it was made with dark blue silk instead of red. It went well with her dark hair and tanned skin, which was much unlike the other women who preferred to stay out of the sun and keep their skin as pale as possible.

"No, they most definitely are not." Elizabeth said, scowling down at the cursed garment that was only allowing her to breathe about a quarter of what she actually needed to.

"Well we better get going," Elizabeth said. "Daddy's party will start any moment and we are expected to be there before then."

"Alright, shall we be going milady?" Victoria said in her most proper voice.

"I believe we shall Lady Victoria, I believe we shall" Elizabeth returned.

The two young women exited the room laughing.

Meanwhile:

Jack walked down the docks of Port Royal just as he did almost a year ago now.

As he walked down the dock he threw three shillings to the man keeping record of the ships in the dock. The man quickly closed his book and once again, he was welcomed to Port Royal as 'Mr. Smith'.

But this time there was no sack of coins to steal as he walked by.

"Glad to see he got a little smarter." Jack said to himself. "Though that isn't really good news for me though is it?" He smiled to himself.

He glanced up towards the fort. "Another fancy to do at the fort I see?" He asked one of the guards standing by.

"Yes, it's the governors' birthday celebration today." The guard replied.

"Is it now?" Jack said, " I bet Lizzie and the whelp will be there, eh?"

"I suppose so." The guard replied, though it was clear he had no idea who Jack was talking about.

"Well I guess I will pay them a little visit later, I have something to discuss with Will anyway. So long gentlemen." And with that Jack quickly strode away.

"Hey! You! Stop, I know you, you blasted pirate!" The guard finally realized, but it was too late, Jack was already almost out of sight.

Later on:

Elizabeth and Victoria were walking along the docks after the governor's birthday party.

"Elizabeth, did Will really propose to you?" Victoria whispered.

"Yes, actually he did." Elizabeth smiled.

"Oh, I thought he was never going to propose to you! When will the wedding be? Soon I hope."

"Yes, I do know that it will be soon, but I don't know when exactly. You will be the maid of honour wont you?" She asked.

Of course I will!" She exclaimed. "I'd love to!"

She stopped and looked over on the docks. It looked like someone was sitting on the end of the docks all by themselves, but she had never seen anyone dressed like that before in Port Royal.

"Look Elizabeth, who is that man sitting all alone on the end of the docks? He is dressed so odd. I wonder how he got past the guards?" She quickly turned to Elizabeth. "What if-"

She gasped suddenly as she stumbled over a board in the dock and immediately started coughing. The corset wouldn't allow her to breathe deeply enough to ease her coughing fit and Victoria immediately started to panic.

"Victoria!" Elizabeth exclaimed "Victoria, are you ok?"

"I can't breathe!" She said in between coughs. "I -cough- was-cough-trying to-cough-say." But she didn't get it out in time because she fainted from lack of breath.

Jacks POV

Jack was sitting on the end of the dock when he heard someone yelling. He turned and saw none other than Elizabeth. Smiling to himself about how happy he thought she was to see him, he started to call out her name when he noticed she was standing over someone and it didn't look like they were moving.

He ran over to them and noticed that it was a young woman, probably just a year or two older than Elizabeth herself.

"Jack, Jack! It's her corset she can't breathe!"

But Jack was already on top of things as he pulled out his dagger and cut through her corset. She immediately started coughing again and then regained her breath.

"What if he is-cough-a pirate?" She said. Elizabeth giggled. "You nearly choked to death over that? You could have just asked me that."

But Victoria ad already noticed Jack, and Jack had already noticed Victoria's bodice, that was currently split down the middle. So did Victoria, for she quickly pulled her dress together and stood up.

"I suppose I should say thank you…?"

"Sparrow, Captian Jack Sparrow if you please."

"Yes, thank you Captain Sparrow, but I really must be going in now, it isn't very proper of me to be walking around Port Royale with my dress hanging open."

"We should be going." Elizabeth said. "I can't imagine the reaction if I had to explain this once again to my father. Bye Jack, I'm sure we'll be seeing you again soon enough." The two women turned and started to head back toward the governor's mansion.

Elizabeth turned back and spoke to Jack, "Do come visit. It's been a long time. Will would like to know you are here too" She paused for a moment. "And we have some news for you."

"Oh really?" He said.

"Yes, there is going to be a wedding." She said with a smile.

"A wedding? You and the whelp?"

"Yes," she laughed "Will and I."

"Oh I love weddings, drinks all around!"

She just smiled at him and shook her head. "See you later Jack"

"See you later. And maybe your friend to?" He said with a tilt of his head.

"Perhaps. She'll be staying with us for a while." She said, then turned to catch up with Victoria.

Is it sad the only part of my original intro I kept was the disclaimer? While I was updating this I fully realized how atrocious my grammar and spelling mistakes were. I'm sure I'll still miss some here and there, but never again will I be as bad as I was at 15!