A/N I don't own anyone from Pirates Of The Caribbean : The Curse Of The Black Pearl. I only own original characters such as Alyssa.

Alyssa stood on the shore and gazed off into the ocean. She closed her eyes

and felt the breeze gently blow through her red curls. She and her parents had been

fighting. Once again about marriage. They wanted her to marry a wealthy gentleman

who had come a long way to meet her. Elliot Fenway. Another pompus ass her

parents had tried to suit her with. "You must stay with your own kind," the had said.

She took the pins out of her long red hair and let it flow freely. She opened

her violet eyes to find something on the water had changed. The boat that had been

sitting in place far in the distance was now approaching the shore. It was almost

there. She watched intently, ducking down so that, maybe, they wouldn't be able to

see her cream colored dress.

It was a pirates ship, of that she was certian. She and her elder cousin,

Elizabeth Swann, now Turner, had always been interested in pirates. They had

always said they wished to someday meet one. According to Elizabeth, it had

happened to her. Elizabeth had told her time and time again about Captain

Barbossa of the Black Pearl. The cursed pirate and his crew who had kidnapped

her four years ago. Alyssa smirked. She still didn't believe the stories of the

honorable Captain Jack Sparrow who had come to her cousins rescue. Even

though in the four years she had been hearing the story, the words hadn't changed

once. Not Elizabeths, nor Will's.

She redirected her thoughts back to the fast approaching ship. It was nearly

at shore. She found herself growing excited, but at the same time scared. She

backed away, keeping her eyes on the ship, and hid amongst some wooden crates.

There was only one crate infront of her, so she could easily see the ship. She

squinted her eyes. But, there was only one man on this ship. Where was the crew?

She ducked down farther and kept watching, her 22 year old imagination running

wild.

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Captain Jack Sparrow navigated his ship back towards the shores of Port

Royal. He had never imagined himself returning here again. But he had decided he

would. Just to look in and see how things were with Elizabeth and Will. He didn't

want them to know he was here, he just wanted to make sure that they were okay.

He looked hard at the shore. He saw some movement, something white. It

ducked behind a crate. He dismissed it. It was probably just a cat. He saw it again,

briefly, but he got a better look. His features hardened. Someone was there.

Someone knew that his ship was approaching the shore of Port Royal. Someone

was waiting for him. When the ship reached its destination he got off, sword drawn,

onto the shore.

"I know you're 'ere!" He bellowed. "I saw ye from me ship! Ye better come out

'ere now 'r when I find ye, I'll slit your throat!"

Alyssa took a step back away from his voice, but she backed into a crate.

Jack had heard the noise and looked in her direction. He knew someone was

definitely there, but ti was far too dark to be able to tell who. He walked cautiously to

Alyssa's hiding place. He had his sword infront of him the whole time.

"Alright, then, ye asked for it!" he pulled back the sword and was fully

prepared to bring it down on Alyssa, but he was stopped when she spoke. The

sweetest voice he had ever heard met his ears.

"Please, sir, please don't kill me," Alyssa begged. Her voice was barely

above a whisper. Jack could hear her trembling in her words. Her fear rode her

voice clearly.

He put his sword away, "Come out 'ere, miss, I won't harm ye." He offered

his hand to help her out of her hiding place. She didn't move. "Come now, the

sword's away. Can't harm ye from there. I apologize for fright'ning ye." Even though

he sounded sincere, she still didn't respond. "I promise ye, miss, I won't harm ye or

I'm not Captain Jack Sparrow."

Alyssa automatically recognized the name. He was the hero-pirate from

Elizabeths stories. He had supposedly saved her cousin. Maybe she had been

telling the truth the whole while. Alyssa took one step towards the pirate. The

moonlight bathed the skirt of her dress, but he still couldn't see her face.

"Captain Jack Sparrow?" She asked in slight disbelief. "Honest?"

"Aye, madam," he replied with a sly smirk. "As I stand before ye. And may I

ask your name?"

Alyssa stepped fully into the moonlight. She accepted Captain Sparrow's

offered hand and he helped her out of the crates. Jack's eyes were met with a sight

more beautiful than they had ever seen. Before him stood a slender red- headed

beauty with her hair loose and blowing in the wind. As a woman's hair should be

worn, Jack had always thought. She looked at him with the oddest and most

beautiful eyes he had ever seen. Possibly the most beautiful eyes that existed. They

were a light shade of purple. A very light violet. His breath was completely taken

away.

He was jolted back into the world when she began to speak, "My name is

Alyssa Katelyn Wells," She answered with a sweet smile. She still held his hand in

hers.

"It is an honor to meet ye, Miss Wells," he brought her hand up to his lips and

ever so gently brushed his lips across her hand.

"You're a pirate," Alyssa stated obviously. The wheels in her head turning.

"Aye," was all he said. He raised an eyebrow and cocked his head, curious

as to what she was thinking of.

"This is your boat?" she more stated than asked, taking a few steps towards

the looming ship.

"Aye," he said again, following her eyes, as well as her footsteps, towards

his ship.

She quickly turned to face him, her beautiful face mere inches away from his,

"May I see it? The inside, I mean?"

Jack looked at her, uncertain, still with a curious look on his face. He said

nothing.

"Are there any other men on board?" she kept the questions coming. "Any

mates?"

Jack shook his head no, Alyssa continued.

"Then, may I see it?" she then added with a stunning smile; "Please?"

She had him. He couldn't resist. Without a word, he took her hand and led

her on board his ship. She looked around in awe.

Jack walked over and opened a door to reveal some stairs, "Ye said ye

wished to see the inside, Miss Wells. Ye hav'nt changed your mind, have ye?" he

grinned.

Alyssa shook her head and went to stand infront of him, "Alyssa," She

corrected him. "You may call me Alyssa."

Jack nodded and smiled down at her before leading her down the stairs. It

was damp and it wasn't very well lit, so Jack held her close to him as they

descended the stairs. He led her to his chambers. There was a small bed, more of

a cot, a closet and a large desk and chair. On top of the desk was a lantern and

Alyssa could also see a quill, some ink and some paper. One piece of paper had

writing on it. Alyssa read it silently while Jack watched her fondly.

"I understand your lonliness, Captain Sparrow." Alyssa said, keeping her

head down. Her words caught Jack off guard.

"What ye mean?" he inquired.

She looked up at him and he could see the lonliness in her eyes. Just as

clearly as, he was sure, she saw in his. "I'm alone no matter where I go. Even when

I'm in a room full of people. No one understands me."

Jack walked over to her and looked down at her sympathetically, "I wish

there was something I could do to help ye."

Alyssa looked desperately into his dark eyes, "Maybe there is," she said

hopefully.

"Tell me, what is't?" he asked.

"When you leave Port Royal, Captain," she began. "Take me with you."

He looked at her, stunned by her request. He thought about it silently for a

moment, looking at the floor, the cieling, the walls, his letter. Every now and then

looking at her to see her seriousness. After what felt like an eternity to Alyssa,

Captain Sparrow finallt made a decision. He answered her in on sentence.

"Just call me Jack."