Hi Guyz! This is my first POTC fic! It's Will/Elizabeth. I know a lot of POTC fans are Jack/Elizabeth, Norrington/Elizabeth, Jack/Will, Will/Anamaria, and even Elizabeth/Anamaria fans. (did I get all of 'em??) But...I'm not... I like the idea of Will/Elizabeth. I'm not really into slash, and I agree that odd pairings can be fun, but sometimes they can get a bit scary.

Okay, enough of my talking you probably wanna read the fic now. So, basically this fic is about Will and Elizabeth as children. Cuz, you know, the movie just goes from the young Elizabeth seeing the Black Pearl to 8 years later. But what happened in those 8 years???

The first chapter is basically a re-telling of the beginning of the movie...

So here it is:

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8 Years
Chapter 1: Fog Bound


Fog. It was all that could be seen for miles. The outline of a ship could be made out, sailing across the Atlantic, a British flag waving proudly from its mast. A faint voice could be heard, one of a child, softly singing.

"We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me 'earties yo ho! We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me 'earties yo ho! Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up -" She was cut off by a rough hand places on her shoulder. She gasped in surprise.

"Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us, now, do ya?" She turned to see Mr. Gibbs, a member of the navy, he was assisting them on their cross from England to the Caribbean. Before she could reply Lieutenant Norrington, another officer sailing with them from England interrupted.

"Mr. Gibbs, that will do!"

"She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words."

"Consider them marked. On your way."

"Aye, Lieutenant. It's bad luck to have a woman on board, too." he mumbled as she walked away. "Even a miniature one..." he added. The girl felt it was her time to speak.

"I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate." She said to Norrington as he turned away. He looked down at her.

"Think again, Miss Swann. Vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them. I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves – a short drop and a sudden stop."

"Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervor, but I'm, uh, I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter." The girl turned to see her father behind her.

"My apologies, Governor Swann" Norrington said as he left.

"Actually, I find it all fascinating" his daughter piped up.

"Yes. That's what concerns me" the governor said as he too, turned away.

The girl sighed as she wandered towards the side of the boat and stared at the water. It was then she noticed a parasol floating past the ship. She was about to say something, when something- or someone else caught her eye. There was a young boy, around 10 years old, not much older that herself floating in the water.

"Look! A boy! There's a boy in the water!" she yelled out to the rest of the crew.

"Man overboard! Man the ropes. Fetch a Hook! Haul him aboard." Norrington ordered as the boy was brought onto deck. "He's still breathing." Everyone crowded around the boy, everyone that is except Gibbs.

"Mary, Mother of God!" he exclaimed as she looked out into the distance. A ship was burning and sinking into the sea.

"What happened here?" Governor Swann asked.

"It's most likely the powder magazine. Merchant vessels run heavily armed." Norrington replied. Gibbs sighed as he looked at the sinking ship.

"A lot of good it did them. Everyone's thinking it. I'm just saying it. Pirates." The Governor chuckled.

"There's no proof of that. It was probably an accident."

"Rouse the Captain immediately! Heave to and take in sail. Launch the boats." Norrington ordered as a crew of row boats went out to investigate the scene. The Governor turned to his daughter.

"Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the boy. He'll be in your charge. Take care of him." Elizabeth nodded as she walked over to where the boy lay. She looked at him, and gently stroked a stand of hair out of his face. He boy grabbed her arm, and she gasped in fright.

"It's ok. My name's Elizabeth Swann."

"W-W-Will Turner."

"I'm watching over you, Will" she says as he passes out again. Elizabeth examined him, and noticed a chain around his neck. A gold medallion hung from it. She picked it up, and realized it bore a skull. "You're a p-pirate" she gasped. "I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves – a short drop and a sudden stop" Norrington's voice replayed in her head. If he found out that this boy was a pirate, he would surely kill him.

"Has he said anything?" Elizabeth jumped as Norrington walked up behind her. She quickly hid the medallion out of sight.

"His name is William Turner. That's all I found out." She replied.

"Take him below." Norrington ordered the sailors. Elizabeth watched as some sailors picked up the boy and carried him below deck. She looked off into the distance, but in the fog, she spotted a ship. A ship with black sails and from its highest mast flew a flag. A flag with a skull and crossbones. Elizabeth shut her eyes tightly. She wasn't exactly sure what compelled her to do this. Perhaps fear? Maybe shock? Well whatever it was, it didn't matter anymore, for when Elizabeth opened her eyes, the ship was gone.


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I hope you guys liked it. (Hey, I tried) Anyway, if you're reading this I'm assuming that you're all Will/Elizabeth fans. So, you'll hopefully like my site:
opportunemoment.cjb.net
The first (and probably only) Will/Elizabeth fansites out there.

Luv ya guys!

~Jen

Btw, please please please please please please review!!!!!!!
THANKZ!