A/N: Please read and reveiw! Thanks to everyone who has already reveiwed. Warning:Some mild language!
Elizabeth sat at Will's side for five days straight. She slept in a chair next to his bed, and only left his side to get water or medicine for him. Just when Jack, Bill and the rest of the crew were starting to become worried that Elizabeth would never again leave that shack again, a messenger requested permission to come a board the Black Pearl.
"What do you want to board my ship for, you filthy lay-about?" Jack's voice was somewhat slurred, seeing as he had just returned from his favorite pub, The Watery Finger. He had spent most of his time either visiting Will, checking over his ship, or drinking down large quantities of rum at the pub. Nobody noticed, but Anamaria had a tendency to disappear at similar times as Jack. Anyone who noticed, as Mr. Gibbs did, thought she was off visiting whatever family she had left.
"Please Captain, I was sent from Old Johnny's, told to bring you all right away, sir. Said he'd give me some cheese if I brought you lot back fast enough. Pays well he does."
"Did he seem worried? Did he say why?"
"Don't remember sir."
"Start remembering!"
"What's the matter Jack?"
"Messenger from Old Johnny's Bill. Can't remember why he's here."
"What are we waiting for then? Anamaria, Mr Cotton, Mr Gibbs, Marty! Come on. We are going to see Will. We just got a message from Old Johnny's."
They rushed through Tortuga, and looked rather odd, sprinting through the streets filed with drunks and whores. Some people glanced up, but most didn't. It was not a rare occurrence that a group of heavily armed pirates where seen rushing through town. What was strange was that they where rushing away from the harbor. The only reason that someone rushed away from the harbor was to see old Johnny, and none of them seemed to be injured. Since it was nearing twilight, however, most people where to drunk to notice anything wrong. Unknown to the worried group, a man was watching them. He kept to the shadows, and had they known he was there, they would have been both shocked and worried.
They didn't know he was there though, and they continued to run towards the shack that Will was currently staying in, while he was healing. When they reached the shack, Jack who was the first there wrenched open the door and they all pilled in. They did a double take when they saw that Elizabeth was sitting next Will, and they where smiling like mad people. "So why where we told to get here at top speed, if you are not dying?" Anamaria regained use of her voice first. Will and Elizabeth burst out laughing when they saw the confused look on Jack's face, and everyone else soon joined in.
"What's the matter than, your kingliness?"
"Didn't the boy tell you? Will can leave. He is perfectly free to go."
"Bloody messenger. Didn't tell us that."
"What are we waiting for then? I never much like all herbs hanging around. They make me sneeze." To finish his statement, Marty sneezed ferociously.
Will took Elizabeth's outstretched hand and got up off the bed. They thanked Old Johnny time after time for saving Will's life, and then Anamaria, who was closest opened the door. Tortugan nights came on fast and it was now fully dark out. Will, with his arm around Elizabeth's waist, left the shack, breathed deeply, and looked up. He sighed contentedly. "It's nice to see the stars and the moon again." Lucky for Will, It was a particularly clear night and the stars where diamond and the moon was an opal against the black velvet of the Caribbean sky.
"You known, 'Lizabeth, we never really celebrated our marriage."
"Oh, I don't know, I think an epic battle to save all we hold dear an amazing honeymoon. You getting stabbed was just the icing on the cake."
"It was some party, wasn't it?"
"Did someone say party, cause you know it isn't a party without..."
"Rum!" All the Pirates in the group joined in for the last word, even Will and Elizabeth. They all knew, that Jack was going to say rum, because he was Captain Jack Sparrow, and despite being an honest and unpredictable man, he was predictable when it came to rum.
" 'Ow did you lot know what I was gonna say rum? In all seriousness, we should head over to The Watery Finger for a celebration of this marriage"
"All right Jack. Lead the way."
Will and Elizabeth enjoyed themselves far more than they expected to. Will had a limited experience with Tortugan bars, and Elizabeths experience was even more limited. In their experience, visiting a bar in Tortuga usually ended in a fight, or the beginning of a very large and not that fun adventure. So far, however, things seemed to be going well. A reasonably talented band was playing, and everyone was relieved that the East India Company's rule of terror had been lifted. Elizabeth smiled as she listened to a tale that one pirate was telling. It went along the line that the Brethren Court had united to name a beautiful woman pirate king, and where then forced to release her seeing as she was actually Calipso in human form. Calipso had been so pleased at being released, that she had sucked Davy Jones and the entire British navy to the bottom of the ocean.
"I can tell you how the East India Company was really defeated." All attention in the room turned to the lone Pirate sitting in the corner, bottle of rum in his hand and his large hat pulled over his face. Our group of pirates exchanged glances, and settled down to hear the story of an epic battle. Will sat with his back against the table, and Elizabeth was curled up in his lap. For the first time in years, she appeared to have truly let her guard down completely. Everyone was so engrossed in the story that nobody noticed that Jack and Anamaria where sitting extremely close to each other and that Jack had his arm wrapped around Anamaria's shoulders. Bill, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Gibbs sat around with bottles of rum. Marty sat on the table, stroking Mr. Cottons parrot, who was sitting on Mr. Cotton's shoulder.
When the Pirate finished his surprisingly accurate story, the group of pirates dispersed. Very soon it was only Will and Elizabeth sitting. So far they were just enjoying being able to hold each other and not have to worry about anyone trying to kill them, but they were starting to feel out of place. Elizabeth looked up at the same moment that Will looked. "Can I interest you in a dance, Mrs. Turner?"
"That would be lovely."
After several dances, they where beginning to get thirsty. Will left to get a drink, and Elizabeth was leaning against on of the many pillars. She was watching Will's beautiful back, and didn't notice the man sneak up next to her. "Give us a ride, love" He asked in what was obviously meant to be a seducing voice. Before he could possibly know what was happening, he had a pistol against his head and a sword against his ribs. Heads turned with interest. It wasn't everyday you saw a woman threaten a grown man like that.
Soon the rest of the group had joined them, and the confused man found himself surrounded by drawn guns and swords. Will heard the commotion and quickly made his way over to Elizabeth, and tried in vain to calm her down. "Do you have any idea who you are trying to make a play on? I am no common whore, you filthy scum! I am Captain Elizabeth Turner, Pirate King!"
"No offense meant Your Highness. Please, have mercy." The man was now groveling on the floor at Elizabeth's feet.
"Oh, get up. And get out of my sight! He must have very drunk to think I was a whore. I'm wearing Will's clothes and a wide assortment of weapons."
" 'Lizabeth, your drink. Stay away from my wife, you-!" He yelled at the drunk's rapidly retreating back, but was quickly cut off. Elizabeth was kissing him full on the lips, and he forgot all other thoughts. When Elizabeth broke off, Will had a dazed look on his face. Elizabeth took his hand and pulled him unto the dance floor. After several more dances, when they paused for a break and looked around for everyone else, they all seemed to have evaporated into thin air. The truth was that Marty, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Gibbs and Bill where sitting in a corner, swapping tales of all the great adventures they had taken part in and nursing bottles of rum. Jack and Anamaria had long since disappeared to Jack's cabin on the Black Pearl. Will kissed Elizabeth, and when the kiss broke apart Will took her hand. They made their way to where the owner was, and quickly took a room for the night.