Alright...the long awaited second chapter is here...and it has been less than a year at least! I know it's short, but I really want to get onto the story and out of the intro. Sorry...I hope to focus on this story and get it all done...before computers are out of style...

Lady Eli

Shouts rang out, screams almost inaudible because of the storm. Rain pelted down on the deck, and sailors ran hurriedly from one line to the next, trying to keep the ship upright in the storm. Amid all the commotion, Kate stood, unable to move, only watching the vision around her. For some reason, Kate didn't feel out of place, it was all natural for her to be there, and she felt regal as she watched over the deck. Suddenly she felt an icy grip on her heart...there was someone else there that didn't belong. Although she dared not turn around, she knew who was behind her and she knew what he wanted...

Kate sat straight up with a gasp. Seagulls shrieked outside of her window which had been opened, and a gentle sea breeze floated in, carrying away all the traces of her nightmare. Rubbing her eyes, Kate stood up, stretching her back as she did. The clock read 8:00, and Kate could hear her parents talking in the kitchen. She had fallen asleep in her clothes, so she simply washed her face off in the large bathroom attached to her room before walking out into the kitchen.

"Good Morning!" Her parents said at the same time, and her mother offered her a glass of orange juice that had been waiting for her.

"Good morning! What's on the agenda today?" Kate asked between gulps of her juice. The taste was exquisite; the oranges were fresh, which gave the drink a tang unlike anything else she'd tasted.

"Today your father and I have to go to a banquet up at the new museum...if you want you can come along and look around. After that we were hoping to go out to the beach and relax before dinner with a couple of your father's friends." Her mother replied as she put the rest of the orange juice in the refrigerator.

"I'd love that...I'll go get ready now!" Kate exclaimed, thinking over what she wanted to see at the governor's mansion, which had been donated to the historical society when her father left the town. She rushed back into her room, and held her breath as she opened her wardrobe. Everything was in place, and she sighed as she picked out her outfit for the day. Fifteen minutes later Kate emerged from her bathroom wearing a white pleated miniskirt, with a baby blue halter top. Her hair, still wet from the shower she had just taken, was tied up in a bun, neatly adorned by a small white bow. Sitting down at her dresser, Kate opened her make-up bag, and dumped its contents on the table. Amidst all of Kate's make-up was the golden chain and medallion. Picking it up, Kate couldn't help but touch its smooth and ancient lines. Carefully, Kate put it around her neck, and instantly she loved the look that it gave her.

After a while, Kate emerged form her room, ready for a day out and about the little town. Her parents came out just a short while after she did, and hurried her downstairs into the tavern already filled with some of the locals, and also a few tourists. Pushing through the door, Kate followed her parents to their car, and studied the small town through her window as they made their way up away from the coast to the beautiful Governor's Mansion and Museum. Parking out front in the small parking lot set aside for special guests, Kate stepped out, smoothing her skirt as she did. Her parents each gave her a kiss on the cheek, and then rushed ahead of her into what Kate guessed had once been a kitchen entrance to the mansion.

Taking a look around, Kate saw how wonderfully the place had been taken care of. It seemed that every plant and building had been there for hundreds of years, which in most cases was true, with the exception of the new sign that hung from a post at the entrance that read "Swann Mansion and William Turner Museum" and which creaked with each gust of the wind. Walking around to the front of the house, Kate couldn't help but wonder why her father had given up this beautiful house.

Opening the front door, Kate took in the entry-way. It was lovely, and held many glass cases containing trinkets belonging to her ancestors. Walking up the staircase, Kate opened the first door to her left. Stepping inside Kate saw a large four poster bed with a writing desk that looked just like the one in her own room at the hotel. A sign that was tacked to the wall said that this was Elizabeth Swann's bedroom. Several other posters contained information about her life and her family. Continuing into the adjoining room, Kate found a beautiful room warm with a glow from a large fireplace. This, according to another sign, was a guest bedroom, meant for any family that might come to the port to visit. Looking out the window Elizabeth noticed something over the horizon-a ship coming in with full sails...full black sails. Looking closer she saw that all of the ships in the port had sails. Backing away she turned and opened the door she had just come from, her heart pounding the whole time.

"Katherine! We were so worried about you...are you alright?" Said a young woman's voice from the desk. Kate looked up and as she lost her grip of the world she saw the woman who had just spoken to her. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress in high fashion with a long, full skirt that tapered off into a small train in the back. She looked so familiar, Kate thought as she hit the floor, and before she blacked out completely she remembered who it was...Elizabeth Swann.