Disclaimer: No, I don't own POTC…bummer. I'm now on summer vacation and I now know what I am going to do with this story… so hopefully any unanswered questions will be answered in time. Oh and to everyone who reviewed thanks a bunch… they really made my day.

Please note: that I changed the relationship between James and the Ashby girls from cousin to uncle

Chapter 11: Plans

Lady Jennifer Ashby awoke to the sound of birds singing and the smell of eggs and sausages. Deciding to get up and start her day, Jenny walked to her armoire and chose a light plum colored gown.

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Lady Emily Ashby however, was already sitting down in the Drawing Room waiting for breakfast to be served. After looking at the Grandfather Clock with impatience, she turned her gaze out the windows at the bright Caribbean morning. She started to day dream when she heard a rustling of skirts. She turned only to see Jenny walk into the room looking refreshed.

"You look cheerful." She muttered under her breath as Jenny placed herself across from Emily.

"You're just crabby from the lack of food and young men having their eyes falling out of their sockets looking at you." Jenny said in her best 'know-it-all' voice.

"At least they asked Father if they could court me!" Emily retorted. Deep down though, she knew that Jenny was right. She was really hungry. Just then Mrs. Thompson walked in pushing a breakfast cart. Both girls turned their attention to the cart with delicious looking eggs and sausage.

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Elizabeth Swann looked up at the clock on the fireplace mantel. She had told James that she would escort Jennifer and Emily around Port Royal. Oh wait, Jennifer insisted on being called Jenny… she looked at the clock. She had roughly an hour. Her thoughts were interrupted when a young maid entered the room and curtsied.

"Yes?" Elizabeth looked at the maid. The maid looked both nervous.

"Thegovernorwishesawordwithyoumissswann." The maid jumbled out.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't understand a word that you said." The maid looked like she was about to cry. She must be new… standing up, Elizabeth walked over to where the maid was fighting back tears. Elizabeth was about two inches taller. "You know, you don't have to cry, everyone here is treated kindly and all the servants look out for each other." This seemed to comfort the maid and Elizabeth smiled. "Now what did you need to tell me?"

"The Governor wished a word with you Miss. Swann." The maid said with a weak smile. The bobbed and left the room. Elizabeth went and marked her book. She glanced at the clock on her way out of the room, her skirts swishing lazily behind her.

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When Elizabeth reached her father's office, she smoother her skirts and checked her reflection in the mirror on the wall next to the office door. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.

"Enter" came a cheery voice from inside. Opening the door, Elizabeth smiled as she walked in, shutting the door behind her.

"Sit down my dear." Obeying, Elizabeth sat down in an enormous arm chair. "Now today you are going to show Duke Ashby's daughters around Port Royal?"

"Yes Father"

"Good, excellent. I think they will enjoy themselves during their stay here in Port Royal."

"I believe that they will. Ja-… er… Commodore Norrington requested that I avoided the rougher parts of the town."

"Well at least he has some decency."

"What do you mean by that? James has done nothing wrong. I think that I was very generous of him to let his nieces stay under his roof during their visit to Port Royal."

"Just please be careful around the girls, after all, they are his nieces." His words made Elizabeth angry. Standing up abruptly she glared at her father.

"Lies, all lies. Duke Ashby's wife left him with two daughters to raise and find them good homes to marry into. I think after all that they have been through, I think that they turned out to be fantastic, well-behaved young ladies. Now tell me now Father, when I left to marry Conway, James was practically the son you never had, but when I return, you suddenly treat him like some kind of disease, secretly telling him to keep his distance from me. And then there's-"

"ELIZABETH ENOUGH! I knew that I shouldn't have given you any freedom that you now have (A/N: women back then probably didn't have a lot of freedom… so just work with me here)"

"No Father, no. It's not my freedom that is making me like this. I'm not stupid, and the problems with Conway only made me stronger in so many ways. I don't know what all of them are, but I do know that because of what happened, I'm stronger now then when I left Port Royal. Now I am leaving and maybe you should go outside for a while, you're crabby and therefore no fun to have a simple conversation with." Done with her 'speech' Elizabeth turned and went to the door.

"Elizabeth…" her father called, but Elizabeth only ignored him. Walking out into the hall, Elizabeth slammed the door on her way out, making sure that it didn't hit her.

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Emily was strolling in the gardens when a servant bowed and announced the arrival of a Mrs. Elizabeth Conway. Emily dismissed the servant and headed towards the manor. Walking into the Drawing Room, Emily was surprised that Jenny wasn't there. Emily entered the room and Elizabeth and she talked while they waited for Jenny to arrive. They didn't have to wait long. A few minutes after Emily and Elizabeth started talking, Jenny burst into the room.

"I apologize for my tardiness… I was in the library looking for an interesting text…" Elizabeth only smiled.

"Jenny, don't fret about it, we weren't waiting very long." Standing up, Elizabeth went to the door. "Now are you girls ready for Port Royal?"

Please, please, please review. I know that the chapter is short, but hopefully the next chapter will be longer… I had to set a few things up for up coming chapters.