"Well if it isn't Elizabeth." he said with an evil laugh.

"It's Miss Swann." she gritted through her teeth as him and a few other pirates walked around her slowly, eyeing her hungrily.

Will didn't like what was going on and noticed that Elizabeth looked uncomfortable, so he walked in front of her to shield her from the sickening stares.

"Oh, and Miss Swann's little body-guard!" the same man added, sarcastically, "You won't be able to protect 'er forever, mate."

He winked at Elizabeth as the crew laughed.

Will lunged angrily at him, and although he was strong, he was nothing compared to Bo'sun, who merely laughed at him. "take them away!" he ordered.

The next thing Will and Elizabeth knew, they were boarding the Black Pearl.

"But this is Jack Sparrow's ship!" Elizabeth stated.

"Oh," Ragetti replied, "it was more than easy to take it from 'im!"

* * *

Will had been thrown into a separate boat as he squinted to try and see Elizabeth through the fog. [They better not dare touch her.] he thought.

Just then the Pearl came into view. "What are you doing with Jack's ship?!" he asked. "It's not 'is anymore!" Pintel answered, laughing.

Will was about to say something when they arrived at the Black Pearl, the ship Will had just been on a day or two before.

He climbed up the rope onto the ship and looked around for Elizabeth.

He spotted her being led down to the brig, her hands tied tightly together in front of her with rope, and her head down.

He started to follow her, but was pulled back by Pintel. "The captain wishes to speak with you." he said.

"Well you can tell him that I am disinclined aquiest to his request." Will replied coolly.

Pintel chuckled, " 'e said you'd say that," he replied, "and 'e said that if that'd be the case, Elizabeth will be stayin' with the crew tonight."

Will glared at him. They obviously knew his weakness. He sighed. "Take me to him." he said.

Pintel looked disappointed. "Fine!" he replied.

* * *

When Will stepped into the captain's office, to his surprise, the new leader of the ship was Bo'sun, the tall, buff, strong man who, when Elizabeth had told him the story of what had happened to her before he rescued her, had hit her.

Remembering that, he clenched his fists, trying not to lose his self- control.

"Ah," he said, "Mr. Turner."

Will stood there, avoiding eye-contact with him.

"Sit down." Bo'sun ordered.

"I'd rather stand, thanks." Will replied coolly.

"Very well then," he answered, "I have a proposition for you, Will."

"I don't take propositions from pirates." Will interrupted.

Bo'sun chose to ignore him and continued.

"I'm looking for a Commodore, and no one in my crew is worthy enough for the job." he said, "However, you seem to be a nice, strong man, and you have pirate blood in you, so if you took out the nice in that, you'd make a fine pirate!"

"I'd rather die than join your crew." Will gritted through his teeth.

"That can be arranged!" Bo'sun yelled; he couldn't stand Will anymore.

Will kept a calm expression on his face.

Bo'sun calmed down a bit and said, "You will think about what I have said, and give me your final answer tomorrow."

"My answer will not change." Will replied sternly.

"We'll see about that." he said, smirking, "Take him away!" he then ordered.

* * *

Pintel brought Will below deck and threw him into a cell with Elizabeth.

She was sitting in the corner of it, her hands still bound together as she attempted to get the rope off.

"Will!" she said, relieved, as she stood up with some difficulty, unable to use her hands and all.

"Elizabeth!" he replied, just as relieved, as he ran to her, "Did they hurt you? Because if they did - - "

"Shh... " she said softly, smiling at Will's concern, "I'm fine, Will."

They gazed at each other for a moment, until Will's eyes moved further down to her hands, as he gently took them in his own to examine the rope.

"Why are you hands still bound?" he asked her, concerned.

"They tied them as tight as they could... " she replied, "I've tried everything, and it won't come off! The rope has cut into my wrists and they hurt terribly and - - " she was cut off by Will picking her up and setting her gently down on the cold floor, as he knelt down beside her and worked on untying the knot. He worked hard on it for a few minutes, and finally got the rope off.

There were dark purple rings around her wrists, where the rope had been before. Will gently took her right hand in his own and carefully examined the bruises, and then hesitated a moment before he ran his thumb across one of them, caringly.

Elizabeth jumped slightly, which caused Will to let go.

"I'm sorry... " he said quietly, as he turned away from her, "I know they're rough... "

Elizabeth stood up and spun him around, "No - - well, yes, they are - - but don't stop! " she replied.

Will looked at her, as a smile crept upon his face. Elizabeth smiled in return, as they leaned in, slowly, and shared their first, very passionate kiss. Elizabeth rested her arms upon Will's shoulder, as he gently wrapped his arms around her waist.

Elizabeth was in heaven. It was what she had been dreaming of almost ever since they had met! However, her moment soon ended when they heard cheering and clapping from farther down the hall. She felt Will's lips reluctantly part from hers as they came back down to earth and quickly let go of each other, blushing. Will walked to the door of the cell and poked his head through the bars, only to see none other than Captain Jack Sparrow, and his crew, in their own cell, no farther than twenty feet away from him.

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Argh! Lol, as you can see, I couldn't write fluff it my life depended on it! Well I'm SOOOOO sorry it took me so long to post this chapter! I've been so busy with camp and all, and haven't really been in the "writing mood". So, once again, soooo sorry! Well anyhow, did you guys hear about Pirates of the Caribbean 2?! I'm so excited that they're making a sequel! It's due to come out in 2005. There aren't many facts on it, since it's such recent news, but there's a couple short articles on movies.com (Here's the link if you want: )

Shout-outz to my reviewers:

"Rachel" (who if you guys are wondering reviewed my story by email): Thanks so much for your support!! It's helped sooo much!

"Nikki": I'm glad that you mentioned something about action, because even though this is basically a romance fic, action is my favorite genre in the world! I'm glad to hear that there's kinda some action in my story! Hehe, I guess I sorta put it in there without noticing.

"Turners_girl": Thanks for reminding me to update! You're the reason the fourth chapter's up right now!!! Thanks again!!! *Everybody who's been waiting forever for a new chapter, let's give a round of applause forrrrrrr, Turners_girl!!!!!!!!* Lol.

- OceanGirl28

P.S. Don't let "Rachel" be the only one to email me! If you guys have any questions, concerns, or something about my story, feel free to email me anytime at oceangirl2288@yahoo.com!

P.P.S. Oh yea, and does anyhow know how to spell "aquiest"? (As in the term used in the movie, "I am disinclined aquiest to your request.")