Disclaimer: so I forgot to add this at the beginning of the last few chapters, but I still do not own anything that you recognize. Jack is not mine, Will is not mine, Elizabeth is not mine….. I think you get the picture. Alicia, however, is mine.

Will's POV

I slept poorly that night. I knew that the only place I would trust Alicia to be was here with me. However, I should have known that Liz would never allow any harm to come to her, at least not while I knew she was there. Yet I still slept poorly. I knew that Alicia didn't want me near her, but I also knew that besides Liz, I was the only person that she knew or trusted. I had to find some way to convince her that the best place for her now was with me, at least until her father came back for her. It was these thoughts that kept me awake.

They kept me awake until close to dawn. I woke again after only a few restless hours of sleep. I wanted nothing more than to not go to the shop today and to just stay here and spend the day on the beach, but I knew that I had to go if I had any chance of winning back Alicia.

I got dressed slowly that morning, replaying everything that Alicia and I had said to each other during the short time between when her father dropped her off here and when she stormed out. I replayed every word until I was at least some what confident that I could convince her to at least listen to me.

After I forced down a small breakfast, I made my way to the shop. I focused only half heartedly on my work until I knew I wouldn't be able to focus until I saw her. I then picked up one of my favorite swards and threw myself into practice.

I had been going at it for almost an hour when I heard a knock on the door. This was it; I had to make it count. The door opened and Alicia and Lena walked in.

Alicia's POV

I woke the next morning well rested. I knew that I would be out of Port Royal within the next two days. I would be on my way to having my life back to normal and I would be on my way back to my true family. I waited as Olivia drew my bath and slowly got ready. I was about to head down stairs when I heard a knock at my door. Elizabeth let herself in and walked over to where I was sitting. She had a faint smile on her face but she looked exhausted.

"Lizzie is everything alright? You look completely worn out. Did you not sleep well?" I was surprised at the amount of concern that I heard in my voice. Elizabeth was a sweet girl, but I didn't consider her my friend, at least, I didn't think I did.

"Alicia, I think I may have found you a way out of Port Royal. There is a merchant vessel; they leave first thing tomorrow morning. I told the captain that I had a young girl that needed a ride to Tortuga no questions asked. I am paying well to have you go on this ship. You are sure that you want out, correct? There is no way that you can fix what ever has happened between you and Will?"

"No, Lizzie. I will be leaving on this ship first thing tomorrow morning. Will and I, well it would never have been a good mix. We are both far too stubborn to live together for too long and who knows when my father would really be back for me. Part of me would love to stay and try and work things out with Will, but there is just no way. I would actually prefer to not see him again before I leave, it would just make things more complicated than they need be."

Elizabeth smiled and stood. I cared about her I realized quite suddenly. She was just like I had been and part of me wanted nothing more that to pull her out to see with me and rescue her from herself. Yet there was another part of me that pitied her. She was content with her life the way it was, as I never could have been. I couldn't see the excellent match that my father had told me she and Will were. They seemed two completely different people, two people that would never share one world. I couldn't imagine why Will had been so in love with her. Elizabeth then walked out of the room and I heard the footsteps fade as they moved down the hall.

I heard Elizabeth talking with one of the servants, discussing me, I am sure. The girl seemed curious to know if she could take me around town, allow me to get some fresh air while being in the safety of having a guide. Elizabeth seemed hesitant, but I knew that I couldn't stay at the commodore's home all day so I stepped into the hall.

"I am sorry, Lizzie, I didn't mean to over hear. I would love to be shown around town, if that would not cause too much inconvenience for you." Elizabeth looked unsure for a moment but then looked back to the servant.

"If she wants to go, then you may show her around. You know the areas that are and are not acceptable." She looked from the maid to me. "Alicia, if you are sure this is what you want, just be careful. I don't want you getting hurt." With that she turned away and walked into her room.

I looked over to Lena and smiled. "Well, I guess I should go get ready and we should get going. And, thank you for offering to take me out today. This will really be my only chance to ever see Port Royal and I would hate to miss such an opportunity."

Lena smiled. "Of course, Miss. I shall meet you at the door, unless you need my help with anything else, ma'am." With that she started off down the stairs and left me to get ready. Ten minutes later I met her down stairs ready to leave. We walked down the front stairs and were helped into the carriage. We pulled off and went straight into town.

That afternoon in town with Lena was one of the best times I have had living in the high class world. With finance provided by the commodore we were able to enjoy lunch as well as a good amount of shopping for our enjoyment. I was even able to convince Lena to buy a few small things for herself.

As the day began to grow long, Lena announced that we should be heading back soon, but that their was one final stop that had to be made. They pulled up to a store on the edge of town. The heat that came from the building made it clear that a metal worker was housed in this building.

We walked up to the steps as I stopped to look at Lena. "What are we doing here? What could you possibly need from this place right now?" Lena looked down at her feet. I could tell that there was something that she was not telling me. "Lena, why are we here?"

She looked quickly up at me once again. "Ma'am, please just come in with me. I was told to come here this afternoon. I don't know why, I was just told to come. I know that there must be a good reason and I trust the person that told me to come here. Just please come in with me."

She moved forward and opened the door. I quickly stepped in behind her. As I looked up and realized whose shop we were in, it was far too late to slip out. The one person that I had hoped on avoiding was the one person that stood in front of me. Lena quietly slipped back to the carriage as I stood there.

No matter how hard I tried, his rich chocolate brown eyes held me in my place. If his eyes hadn't done the job his voice would have. "Alicia, please, just let me talk. Don't run, just listen to me for a few minutes and then I will let you go back to Lena and Liz." I had no choice but to listen.

A/N: I know, can you believe two chapters in one day!!!! I know that they are short but I hope that because I put two up it will be ok! Please read and Review and I will try very hard to have one more chapter up some time this week.