All Treasure is Not Silver & Gold

Disclaimer: As you all know I do not own any of the POTC characters. Therese, Quinn and some of the new pirates and sailors are my own creations!

Chapter 8 - Getting' Settled

Jack had questioned the rush to get back to the Pearl. He had assumed Bill would want to talk in a place with less people.

"Aye Jack, I'd like to, but there be an enemy we be trying to avoid. Don't worry mate, I'll fill you in on everything once we are underway." Bill replied

"Please, let me help you." Will said to Therese when he saw the load she was trying to carry.

"Thank ye Will." She replied with a slight blush. "I still can't believe you are here, you know, bein' a dead man and all! Once we get all the talking out of the way with Jack, I'd love to hear your tale!"

"I'd like to hear yours as well!" Will replied smiling, "Maybe you can help me get to know my father as well!"

Will sat beside her on the way back to the Pearl, and although they sat in silence they both felt a sense of peace that they couldn't explain, just by the others presence.

Part 2

"Make sail Mr. Gibbs!" Jack declared as they boarded the Pearl. "I'd like to leave this eerie place as quick as we can!"

"Aye sir!" Gibbs replied mumbling something about women and bad luck. "Ye heard the captain! Make sail ye scabrous dogs before I leave ye here with the spirits!" he yelled

"Will, help your father and Therese get settled, the lads will help on deck." Jack said, "I'll be at the helm when ye are ready to tell your tale!"

Part 3

After getting his father settled, Will continued on to help Therese. She was in the cabin between him and Jack; Bill wanted to make sure she was safe.

"You've known my father for some time I gather?" he asked as her helped her stow her things.

"Aye, he and my father sailed together when I was a child. Most of my childhood memories include Bill!" she replied, "So when I esca..left my last ship, it seemed like the smart thing to do tryin' to find him!" she stammered

"I wish I had known he was alive all this time, I'd have searched for him!" Will said regretfully.

"Aye, he as well!" She replied

"I just feel as thought we've been cheated out of so many years!" he said

"Don't waste time dwellin' on what's been lost." she said laying a hand on his arm, "for if you do you waste your present and lose your future!"

Will looked at her hand on his arm and couldn't believe how right it felt. He was sorry when she removed it.

"That was beautiful." He said softly

"Somethin' my da used to tell me. It has some truth to it aye?" she said. "Well we best be getting back to Bill and Jack. Let's get this tale told, I am anxious to be done with it!"