Author: Only two reviews? Make me cry…no just kidding! Thanks so much! Seriously be nice when you read this, it is my first POTC story and I am a little insecure about it!!!

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Happy Birthday, love.

 A groggy Jack sparrow (excuse me) Captain Jack Sparrow woke up with a sword to his throat "Eh?"

"Ah, Captain Jack Sparrow! At last we meet again, for five years I have been searching the entire Caribbean for you and look, here you are at my port. By far you are the worst pirate I have ever met!"

Jack stood up and made a less than graceful bow "Ah, Commodore Norrington! So nice to see you! If you will, please take me to my friends and sooner than you can say a-pirates-life-for-me I will be out of your way and your port…"

The Commodore rolled his eyes as his men carried him off to jail.

"Something about this seems familiar, ah yes…shall I be hung tomorrow at dawn?" Said jack

"Someone shut him up."

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Anya awoke as Elizabeth jumped on her bed "Elizabeth, its my birthday, would be a dear and let me sleep a bit longer?"

Elizabeth laughed, "No, The day is almost gone-"

"Its five in the morning, not even the rooster is awake at this hour." She cut off

Elizabeth rolled Anya off the bed "Hurry and get dressed! The Commodore will be calling on us in a few hours."

"Pray tell me you know he will be calling at this hour?" She said picking herself up from the cold floor.

"He sent one of his men to warn, tell us!"

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William turner sat uneasy in his chair, the Norrington would arrive in a few hours. What did he want? What could he want? Ever since the events that had occurred five years ago the Commodore had been polite and civil to Elizabeth and he. But while walking away he could always see the longing and want for his dear wife. The Commodore was a good man by any standard, but when another man wanted your wife almost as much as you…He knew he had to be on his guard. The only man he could ever trust his wife's care into was his one and only true friend.

"Jack Sparrow." He whispered.

Will had to admit, he missed the open sea, the danger, the adventure.

He sighed.

They had made a nice life here; he owned his own blacksmith shop and Elizabeth's father secretly sent her money, always afraid he was not properly caring for his only daughter.

Going to sea with Elizabeth on a pirate ship was not the problem. It was Anya. She was small and dainty, could never hold her own on a ship, especially Jacks ship. Elizabeth could protect herself in Totuga, he could not always watch Anya, and neither could Elizabeth…

"What am I getting myself into?"

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Captain Jack sparrow sat alone in his cell "Why is it that I don't get a mate to keep me self company while I have a visit?"

The jailer crackled "Aye, so you could use his body to get ye self out? I don't think so! The commodore wants ye alive!"

Jack let his eyes roll shut "leave it to port Royal to give me self the best welcome I could get nowhere else."

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Anya squinted in pain as the maid pulled her corset tighter.

Elizabeth gave her a strange look "You know, you do not have to wear that."

Anya gave a painful smile  "My dear cousin, tis proper for a lady to wear this, I do not mind it, much."

Anya gaze drifted to the window as the maid finished with her outfit. Something or someone was out there and it was calling to her. She could feel it. It was stronger this morning than it had been the night before. What was coming for her? Who was coming for her?

"Anya you're shaking!" Said Elizabeth.

"Sorry, I am just a bit cold."

Elizabeth wrapped her arms around her cousin "your freezing, what is the matter?"

Anya pulled away "Today is different."

Elizabeth looked solemnly at Anya "Yes, today is different."

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Commodore Norrington sat silently in the carriage that would bring him to the Turners.

He did not want to make this short trip, but in his heart he knew it was the right thing to do. With any other Pirate he would have hung them on the spot and no one in the town would hear a whisper of it until a few days later when the corpse started to rot and smell something terrible. But if he scheduled the hanging for tomorrow, then told William and Elizabeth Jack would surely be sprung from jail in a matter of hours.

Why was he nearly letting Jack go? Simply because his heart still belonged to Elizabeth and he knew it would pain her to know that jack had be hung, and if it were done but his orders she never glance his way and smile ever again. Those smiles were what he now lived for. Rather pathetic way to go on but it seemed to be working. He woke up every morning and didn't have remind himself to breath. She was the reason he was alive. He would do nothing to tarnish what little he lived for.

"We are almost there Commodore." Said the driver.

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William watched as Elizabeth and Anya walked slowly, very slowly down the steps "I see she still insist on wearing the dreadful thing."

Anya gave him a cold look as Elizabeth embraced her husband "Pretty soon she will see how silly they truly are…"

"How so?" Asked Anya somewhat confused by her remark.

Elizabeth gave her a secretive smile "All in good time."

Anya attempted to take a deep breath and sigh but instead she had to settle for giving her cousin yet another hateful look. "Damn corset." She muttered.

A knock was heard at the door and William and Elizabeth gave each other looks that puzzled Anya.

'Would not a visit from the Commodore be considered an honor?' she thought to herself.

William hurried to the door and opened, he bowed as the commodore and two soldiers walked in, heads up high looking extremely proud.

Elizabeth and Anya gracefully curtsied as the Commodore bowed in the direction. Anya noticed a longing in his eyes as he briefly gazed at her cousin.

The Commodore spoke " I came on the short visit to inform you of my capture of Captain Jack Sparrow, he shall be hung tomorrow at dawn."

For a moment William seemed puzzled at the news, then he slowly walked up to the Commodore and shook his hand "Thank you Norrington, Commodore Norrington Sir."

William bowed respectfully "I am sorry but I have some business I mist take of in town, if you will excuse me…"

"Of course." Said Norrington.

As soon as that Will was out the door and on his horse racing for the jail.

The Commodore turned to Elizabeth "How have you been Miss Turner, we have not talked much as of late."

Elizabeth gave him a warm smile "I have been wonderful."

The commodore once again bowed "I must be off ladies" he headed for the door.

"Wait!" said Elizabeth.

The Commodore turned around quickly.

"Thank you."

"I don't know what you're talking about…."

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William walked silently into the jail, after knocking out almost fifteen soldiers.

There was only one person in his way, the fat man sitting near Jacks cell with the keys "Easy…"

Will took a gun off the wall and crept up behind the man, silently and slowly.

'CRACK'

"Fat man down."

He walked over to Jacks cell. Jack of course was asleep "WAKE UP JACK!"

Jack awoke and reached for his sworn, which was not there "Who-? Ah, William" Said jack happily prancing up the bars "Fancy seeing you here, come by to call?"

William gave him an amused smile "I have come to rescue you."

Jack smiled then frowned "Wait a moment, when you awoke me, you said 'wake up jack!' no, no! Its CAPTAIN Jack sparrow, savvy?"

William "Now on with the rescuing…"

Jack brought his hands to his chest and batted his eyelashes "Oh my hero!"

They laughed as William unlocked the door.

"I see your using keys this time" Said Jack.

William threw him his gun, sword and jacket "Aye, used the keys this time."

"Thanks mate."

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Since William only brought one horse with him they decided to walk back to Williams humble abode. Well, Will walked…. Jack swayed.

"So how is thee little Miss?" asked Jack.

"She is great, I love being married. Her younger cousin has been living with is for the past two years."

"Aye, and you'd rather marry the little brat off so ye can be alone with beautiful Elizabeth." Said jack, not really asking a question.

William answered with an "Aye."

They walked, swayed, in silence for a few moment when William asked "Why are you here Jack? Of all places."

Jack lightly pinched Wills Cheek "I came back to visit me only Friends."

William laughed, "Where is your ship, the Black pearl?"

Jack stopped for a moment then twirled around as if looking for something, he patted himself up and down "Mate, I seemed to have lost me ship!"

William gave him a puzzled and confused look.

Jack laughed and put his arm around his friend "Its in Totuga, mate! Me crew is taking care of it while I am a visiting!"

William sighed "Good, because I need a favor."

Jack gave a wicked smiled "Aye? Tell me about this favor…."

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Elizabeth and Anya waited by the window for William to return.

"I want to go somewhere…" Said Anya looking out the window.

"Do you now?" asked Elizabeth.

"Yes, its so boring here, could we please go somewhere? I don't care as long as it's out of this dreadful house."

Elizabeth threw her arms around her cousin "Oh I was so hoping! Yes we can take a trip! And it shall be fun and exciting…"

Anya hugged her cousin back in shock "That was easy…."

The doors flew open and Elizabeth ran to her husband muttering on and on about Anya wanting to go with them…but were her attention lye was on the man who seemed to have swayed in behind William. He was tall with dark hair, a red bandanna was rapped around his head and an assortment of beads and jewels were and entangled in peaces of loose hair and dread locks. Kohl was smudged around his eyes…

"A pirate…" She whispered.

After Captain Jack Sparrow looked the house up and down her turned to her "Happy Birthday, love."