A/N: Okay, I decided that I didn't want to wait any longer to post this story since I already have it finished, so you lucky readers are getting chapter four AND five tonight as well! As always, reviews are lovely!

Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own any thing pertaining to the wonderful Pirates movies. This includes Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp, but if they're reading we could always change that…… lol

One Day For Love

Chapter Four: Young Love

As the young couple silently walked up the hill, hand-in-hand, they marveled at what they had discovered and the new awareness of the powerful feelings inside them. Yet, to both Will and Elizabeth there hung a gray cloud of despair over the last hours of their day together. Both knew, without being able to admit it to the other, that this new bond they had formed could not be continued. Both of them understood that as soon as the sun set, signaling the end of their day together, that this new love they had discovered would have to be left behind. Once night fell reality would set in; their relationship could not happen. Not now, not in this place, or under these circumstances. No matter how much they felt for each other, once the sun set they would be forced to return to their own respective lives. They knew they would see each other again, but they knew that this new-found love was something that would have to be pushed aside and kept hidden until the time was right.

As they continued away from the beach, heading for a private cove that Will knew of with a small cave and plenty of palm trees, an unspoken agreement was made. They would spend the last hours of their day together, simply spending time with each other in the last lingering hours of their short-lived romance.

Once Will reached the secret cove, he gently brought Elizabeth inside and sat next to her besides a palm tree next to a small cave. Bringing out his pocket knife, he silently turned his back to Elizabeth and bent over the trunk of the tree. Elizabeth watched curiously, and then leaned over his shoulder as he sat up and finished his work. There, on the center of the trunk of the palm tree, was a large heart. Inside the heart were the initials ES & WT. Elizabeth smiled and took Will's hand in her own. She kissed him tenderly, and then leant back into his comforting embrace.

The two young lovers laid there in the shade of their cove for the remaining hours of daylight. Sometimes they talked, mostly joking about trivial matters. Sometimes they kissed, slowly and tenderly as though each kiss was the last. Sometimes, they merely sat in silence, listening to the sound of the waves lapping against the shore and the calming rhythms of their combined heart beats. The pair savored these last few moments together and would look back on them fondly in later years, remembering the innocent love that had only begun to blossom.

When the sun became half hidden in the sky behind the roaring waves of the sea, Will and Elizabeth heard new sounds joining the previous natural melodies that had surrounded them. They were voices…and they were searching for someone. Will sat up a bit straighter to hear what they were saying as Elizabeth gave his hand a little squeeze. Eventually, the sound of the voices grew louder and clearer and their purpose became obvious to the young lovers.

"Elizabeth!"

"Miss Swann!"

"Can you hear us?"

"Answer me, Miss Swann!"

"Elizabeth!"

Elizabeth sighed at the sound of the voices and turned to bury her face against Will's chest. Their time was up – the day was over. Elizabeth wasn't ready to let him go yet.

Will returned her embrace and rubbed her back, trying to bring her ease. Then, he placed a chaste kiss atop her head and slowly drew her away from him. Elizabeth gazed into his dark brown eyes as her own filled with tears.

"Do I have to go?" she whispered.

Will nodded sadly, cupping her cheek with his hand. He didn't want to give this up, the only love he had left in his life. But he had to; it wasn't fair to her to keep holding on like this.

"Will I ever see you again?" Elizabeth asked, a singe tear escaping her eye and rolling down her cheek. "Will we ever be able to be together again?"

Will could only shrug his shoulders and place a loving kiss on her forehead. "I don't know if we'll ever be together like this again," he said. "We lead two different lives, you and I, and we can't hide from them anymore. We will see each other again, but I doubt we will ever meet again as Will and Elizabeth. From now on, we will simply be Mr. Turner and Miss Swann, the blacksmith and the governor's daughter."

Elizabeth felt more tears trail down her cheeks and sighed into Will's strong hands as he gently wiped them away. "It's not fair," she protested. "It's not fair that I have to give you up, things shouldn't have to be this way."

"No one ever said that life was going to be fair," Will said. "Where is that written?"

Elizabeth couldn't help but smile at his attempt to make a joke in such a sad situation. She laid her head back down upon his chest and tried to hold on to the moment that was quickly slipping away.

"Elizabeth," Will whispered, stroking her hair.

"Hmm?" she mumbled.

"Will you promise me something?" he asked.

Elizabeth sat up and met Will's gaze. He looked so incredibly sad, but at the same time he was determined to see this through and stay strong for her. It just made her love him even more.

"Anything, Will," she said.

Will gazed at her perfect face and sighed, knowing that what he as about to do was the hardest thing he had ever done.

"I want you to marry one day, Elizabeth. I want you to make that smart match that makes you happy. I want you to have a family and live a comfortable life," he told her. "I'm not asking you to forget me; I'm merely asking that you not deprive yourself of a happy life on my account."

"Oh Will," Elizabeth sobbed. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder. He hugged her back just as tightly, and the young couple clung to each other desperately.

"Will, I don't want to try and move on without you," Elizabeth admitted, wiping her tears on her sleeves as she pulled away from him. "You mean too much to me for me to just leave you behind."

Will smiled sadly and ran his hand through her hair. "I'll always be there for you Elizabeth, I promise you that. And I will always be your protector, if you wish it. I just want you to live a happy life."

"A happy life that doesn't involve you," Elizabeth whispered.

Will could only nod in reply. Suddenly, the voices began to grow louder, and a twig snapped in the distance. Knowing that their time together was over, Elizabeth leaned forward and captured Will's lips in a kiss. It was the most passionate kiss that either of them had ever shared; for each was certain that it would be the last kiss they would ever share. Each of them poured their hearts into that kiss, letting every desperate and loving emotion come into play as they clung to each other for one last time.

As they slowly pulled apart, Elizabeth took Will's hands in hers, giving each one a kiss. "I will never forget you, Will Turner," she vowed. "No matter how many years we spend apart, you always will be remembered, and you will always be my protector."

Will grinned and helped Elizabeth to her feet, letting his hands linger in hers for awhile longer. "Thank you for today Elizabeth," he said. "I had a lovely time."

"Me too," she whispered.

Another twig snapped, and the voices grew louder.

"I'll head back to town through the palm trees, where they can't see me," Will told her. "That way you can explain that you simply fell asleep and lost track of the time."

"And somehow ended up in a boy's stable outfit along the way," she quipped.

Will chuckled. "I don't know how, but I'm sure you'll think up some plausible excuse for your appearance."

"You know I will," she joked, "I'm a very talented young woman."

"You truly are," Will whispered, his eyes full of sincerity.

There was another sharp crack outside, this one sounding closer than the others. Will leaned down to Elizabeth and gave her one last, innocent, loving kiss on the lips. He pulled away and began to head in the opposite direction of the search party. His eyes never broke their gaze with Elizabeth's, and she bit her lip as he neared the exit to their cove.

"Goodbye, Miss Swann," he whispered. And with a flick of his jacket and a few quiet footsteps, he was gone. The last rays of sunlight disappeared from the sky and the darkness of night began to settle over Port Royal; a sign to Elizabeth that her day with Will was truly over. She stood for a few minutes, staring at the spot where she had last seen him, and placed her hand over her heart.

"Goodbye, Mr. Turner"

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A/N: sniffle, sniffle… This is definitely a lot sadder than my other chapters, to be sure. Can you see now how CotBP could fit in with this story? Leave a review and let me know what you thought, I'd love to hear from you!