Author's Note: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of its characters. I only own the plot to the story and a few characters which are my own.

Summary: Modern William Au. It started as a one night stand. It became a beautiful love affair.

Chapter 13

London, Middlesex United Kingdome.

April 2021

I was woken early in the morning not by a nightmare but someone's phone ringing. I groped around in the dark still half asleep. Glancing at my phone it was mine.

"Elizabeth. Darling your phone's ringing."I tried to wake her. She mumbled something into my chest.

The phone started ringing again just as it stopped. It didn't seem like Elizabeth was going to answer. I tried to ignored it going back to sleep. The phone three more times. Elizabeth opened her eyes grabbing her phone from her side of the bed.

"What. Do you want the time is" Elizabeth hissed into the phone. Glancing at my phone it was half passed four in the morning.

"Sorry Mum. What's wrong" I heard Elizabeth say to Katherine.

"Andrew. I haven't seen him why."Andrew what was wrong with him. Elizabeth and I had gone to his and Sam football game yesterday. Andrew had gotten anger at a player on the other team.

Andrew was sent off with a red card after taking the kid out from behind. It had nearly come to blow between them. They had gotten into each other's faces before being pulled apart.

I caught bit and pieces of the conversation between Katherine and Elizabeth. Andrew had still been anger after the match. He and Adam had a yelling match. Andrew had stormed off and he had come home.

"Have you tried his friends places. Or Ben's. Ok so he not there. Well he wouldn't be at Dad's."I overheard.

I got out of bed. I grabbed some clothes to shower and get dressed.

"What's going on" I asked coming back into the bedroom after showering and changing.

"Andrew and Adam had words last night. He took off and hasn't come home since. Mum thought he might be here. She's already called around to all his mates places in case he spent the night there." Elizabeth explained.

"Was this to do the with incident at the football match yesterday" I asked pulling on my boots.

Elizabeth nodded" Mum thinks something been happening at school. Whatever it is he won't talk about to Mum nor Adam. He won't even talk to Sam about it. He's been moody and lot more anger lately."

"What about your Uncle up in Leeds. Would Andrew go up there" I asked.

"Possible. But He didn't take his phone nor his wallet. There both still in his room."

"I'll go check down in the Smithy in case he turned up last night" Elizabeth nodded.

I headed down stairs to the Smithy. Strangely the padlock on the backdoor of the Smithy had been broken. I armed my self with a metal bar in case I needed to defend myself.

I hit the lights. Nothing was missing nor been moved. I moved over to the office. I stopped in the doorway. Andrew was sound asleep curled up behind my desk. His jacket as a pillow and old tarp as a blanket.

I knelt down to his side."Andrew" I shook his shoulder gently to wake him.

"Andrew" I tried again.

"Will"

"Hey mate. You had everyone worried."I helped him sit up.

"Sorry I was just so pissed at everyone. I needed to think"

"This have anything to do with yesterday. The bloke you nearly lamped during the game" I questioned.

"We both go to the same school. He's an arsehole. He was getting on my nerves all game saying all this shit"

"What shit" I asked trying to get to bottom of this.

"About how I'm a…."

"Andrew. You can talk to me mate. I'm not going to judge" I placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"I know Will. He and his mates having been giving me a hard time cause they think I'm you know Gay. Been calling me a Fag and all this shit. I just reached boiling point yesterday"

"So what if your gay. If they can't deal with that without making your life a misery then they need to take a long hard look at themselves. I've served with a many a blokes who where gay.

I didn't care. Not a lot did. There where a few cunts. How come you didn't say anything about any of this to Adam, your mum or at least Sam."I asked.

"Didn't want. Them to look at me different" Andrew looked down.

"Why would they look at you different mate. They will love regardless if your gay or not. Though I can't speak for your father. He don't like me."I squeezed his shoulder.

"Thank your Will"

"You never have to thank me Mate. Your family. If you ever need to talk and you don't want to talk to your Mum, brothers, Elizabeth and Adam. You can come to me any time alright."I noticed his hand was swollen.

"Thank you" Andrew thanked me again. Hugging me this time.

"Your welcome. Now what did you do to your hand"

"I might have broken it. I tried going a few rounds with a brick wall and lost" Andrew looked sheepishly down at his hand.

"Come on. We best go tell you mum your safe and somewhat unharmed."We both left the Smithy. I replaced the padlock before we headed upstairs.

Elizabeth looked up when we came inside" Andrew where have you been. You've had all worried sick. What happened to your hand" Elizabeth questioned as she hugged her brother.

"He was in the Smithy. He went a few rounds with a brick wall and lost. I think he's hands broken" I answered instead of Andrew,

"Why did you take off like that. Mum and Adam have been worried sick"

"I need space to think after the fight with Adam" Andrew looked down at his feet.

"Andrew what's going on. Mum said something been happening at school. You've been moody and anger a lot lately"

"Just some arsehat and his mates giving me a hard time at school for being" Andrew looked at me. I nodded at him to tell Elizabeth reason for those kids giving him trouble."For being gay" Andrew finished.

"What. What are those arseholes names. Was one them the one you nearly lamped yesterday at football" Elizabeth was seething at hearing what had been going on.

"That was the ring leader Toby. I never said anything cause I wanted to deal with it on my own" Andrew answered.

"I understand that Andrew. But you should have said something. You shouldn't have to deal with that on your own. I'm going to call Mum to let her know your safe. You need to go to the hospital to get that hand looked at."Elizabeth hugged once more before going to call Katherine.

"Go and sit down. I'll grab the First Aid Kit and an ice pack" I advised.

Andrew went and sat down on the couch in the living room. Grabbing the first aid kit and an ice pack from the freezer I joined him over at the couch.

"Let's take a look. Can you move your fingers" I asked looking at his badly swollen hand.

"A little bit. It fucking hurts" Andrew winched in pain when I put a bit of pressure on his hand.

"You've broken your hand. I'll splint it till you can it get it checked at the hospital." I made a makeshift splint for his hand.

Elizabeth came back ten minutes later. I was finishing up the splint for Andrew's broken hand.

"Is Mum anger" Andrew asked.

"No. She was worried sick something had happened to you. Mum and Adam are on their way over. Sam's staying at home with Nana and Pop." Well that more of Elizabeth's family I had to met.

Katherine and Adam arrived a little after five thirty to get Andrew. I had been invited to another family do. Lunch with Katherine, Andrew, Sam, Adam and Katherine's parents who where up from Southampton visiting.

After Katherine, Andrew and Adam left to go to the hospital to get Andrew's hand looked at. Elizabeth and I went back to sleep for a few hours. We dragged ourselves out of bed at ten to ten.

Dutchmen started barking as I hadn't fed him yet. I fed him before organising breakfast. We left to head down to the Park just after eleven.

The Park wasn't all that far from Katherine and Adam's place. Pulling into the car park. The place didn't seem all that busy. Ben's Audi was parked a few car parking spaces up from us. So he and Emily where here already.

Audrey Rochester looked up at the sound of a motorcycle pulling into the car park where they where sitting. Audrey turned her attention back to her daughter Katherine's youngest two Andrew and Samuel who where kicking a football about.

Thank god none of Katherine's children took after their father. She had never taken to her former son in law. Audrey never knew why she had never liked Weatherby. She found him to be egotistical and obnoxious.

Audrey watched as her eldest grandchild and granddaughter Elizabeth walking arm and arm with a man. Audrey took to be her boyfriend. Katherine had said his name was Will Turner.

It seemed Weatherby didn't like the boy. He had even tried paying him off. That hadn't worked. Will had told take his money and shove it. Audrey liked him already. Much like Elizabeth, Katherine seemed a lot happier with her new partner Adam.

Audrey shared a look with her husband of fifty years Edward. It was the first time she had seen Elizabeth in love. Will Turner was a strapping man of 6'1. Audrey didn't fail to notice the tattoos and scars that littered Will's arms that showed with the short sleeves of his shirt.

A set of dog tags hung around his neck. So he was former military. Audrey was leaning towards Army by the mottos tattooed on both arms. No wonder Weatherby hadn't liked him. He was rough looking with the tattoos, scars, long hair and beard.

"Hello darling. This must be William. Your mother told me a little about him" Elizabeth's grandmother on her mother's side looked me over.

"Hello Nana. Yes this Will. Will this is my grandparents Audrey and Edward Rochester."Elizabeth introduced to her grandparents.

"Former Military. I served thirty five years with the Navy" Edward held out his hand.

"Navy and Army in a way. Started with the Royal Marines then I passed selction for Special Forces" I shook Edward's hand.

"How long where in the Army for" Audrey asked.

"Eleven years. I was badly injured in an operation that went bad."I answered there was no venom nor disdain behind that question.

"How's the hand" I asked Andrew as I approached where he and Sam where kicking the ball back and forth to each other.

"Broken. Doc said it should heal in four to six weeks"

"Good. Try not punching any more walls. If you need to let off some steam. Come to the Smithy. Taking your anger out on a piece metal seems to work for me"I offered as Sam kicked the ball to me.

I'll keep that in mind. I think I'll go talk to Adam" Andrew trailed off as he went off to talk to Adam.

Elizabeth came over to join Sam and I.

"Everything ok with Andrew and Adam" Elizabeth nodded to where Adam and Andrew where deep in conversation.

"Seems to be" I wrapped my arms around her."I love you" I told her before pressing my lips to hers. I heard her say I love you too as she kissed me back.

"Do you two mind. Leave the snogging for the privacy of your own thank you" Sam faked gagging at us kissing.

Andrew and Adam where walking and deep in conversation. Neither of them noticed the group of five teenagers approaching them.

"Well. Well. If it anit the Fag" Toby crowed from in front of them.

"Really tough five on two" Adam remarked. Adam was by no means taller he stood no taller then 5'8. What he lacked in height he made up for with the black belts.

"You his boyfriend" One of Toby's lackies cut in.

"Why don't you fuck off Toby" Andrew stood tall beside Adam.

"So Who's the bitch in the relationship that you Welshie."

"I suggest you listen to Andrew. And fuck off "I spoke from behind them with Ben and Sam either side of me.

"What's it to you mate"

"I'm not your mate. Toby. You fucked with my family. That not something you want to do. Fuck with my family."I threatened lowly.

What they all take turns with you Swann" Andrew finally snapped at that. He swung clipping Toby in the jaw.

Toby spat the blood from his mouth. He squared his shoulders ready for a fight. Toby went to take a swing at Andrew. I moved forward grabbing his hand twisting his arm around behind his back.

"Now listen here you little piss ant. You leave Andrew alone. Or you answer to me. I'm not someone you want to fuck with. I can break your arm right now if I wanted to" I put more pressure on his arm. He cried out in pain."Or I can break your neck. Andrew my family and no one fuck's with my family we understand each other."

Toby didn't answer.

"We understand each other" I repeated.

"Yes we understand each other" Toby squeaked.

"Good now fuck off" I shoved him away.

Toby and his lackies left really fast after that.

"They or anyone else bothers you again you tell me" I advised as Elizabeth and Katherine came over.

"What was all that about" Katherine questioned.

"Just some punks from school Mum. They won't be bothering me again. Will scared em off" Andrew and I shared a look. He nodded his thanks to me. He was Elizabeth's brother so in turn he was my family to protect as well.