Diclaimer: I do not own PoTC -tear-
so don't sue me
I've got no money.
A/N: I hope you like this chapter!
"Elizabeth!" Juliet said.
"Juliet? Juliet Reckham?" Elizabeth said uncertainly.
"You know each other?" Will said vaguely.
"Of course they know each other," the Governor said. "I did tell you that didn't I?"
"No," Will said confused.
"As I was telling you, Elizabeth," her father said. "We found her stranded on an island, not too far from here."
"Stranded?" Elizabeth said surprised. "The last time I saw you was in London! At boarding school! What were you doing stranded on an island in the middle of the Caribbean?"
Juliet opened her mouth to speak. Will put his index finger to her lips immediately and said, "Hush, sweet. We can tell your tale for you. You must be quite uncomfortable, you go and get dry," he said as he offered her to a maid.
Elizabeth shot a questioning look at Will, but he didn't quite catch it because he was looking back at Juliet.
"So what happened?" Elizabeth asked.
"We were sailing back from Brazil when we saw a few hundred feet of smoke on the horizon," her father said. "We figured that it might be a signal for help, such as yours was, or simply just a place where we would be able to get more supplies. So over there we sailed, to find that there was nothing but palm trees and sand on that island. And Juliet, of course. I recognized her at once and brought her aboard. She was ecstatic that we answered her call. She was stranded for two days, so we brought her food and took care of her. William and Mr. Gibbs did actually; I was having constant meetings with Commodore Norrington. Anyways, that was yesterday."
"How did she get on the other side of the Atlantic?" asked Elizabeth. "The last time I saw her was at school in London."
"This is what she told us," Will said. "She said that she was stranded by pirates and they took her all the way from England. I don't know that much more about what happened to her, so I suggest you ask her later," he said.
Pirates. Go figure.
"That I shall," Elizabeth said.
"Elizabeth, dearest, I'm off to change into different attire," her father said departing up the stairs.
After the Governor was gone, Will gazed at Elizabeth with his deep brown eyes and brushed a strand of her hair from her face.
"It's been so long, darling," he said softly taking her hand in his hands, roughened by the toil of his blacksmith work. "When are we to be wed?"
"Soon," Elizabeth said. "My father shall schedule it to be soon; that's what I'm hoping for very much."
Just then Juliet entered back into the main hall and Will dropped Elizabeth's hand curiously quick. Juliet's long dark brown hair was dry and plaited in a white bow. Her green eyes sparkled clear as day and her skin was tanned from the sun on the island. She wore one of Elizabeth's dresses, forest green silk made with white lace and ribbons.
"I see you've got cleaned up," Will said looking at her. "That dress certainly brings out your eyes."
"You're too kind," Juliet said smiling.
"I'd better be off now," Will said. "Farewell! Elizabeth, Juliet." He waved goodbye, opened the door and left.
"That Will Turner is quite the gentleman," Juliet said.
"That he is," Elizabeth agreed unsure of what to speak about.
"Well..." Juliet said smiling in a 'little-girl-that's-got-a-secret-but-soon-to-tell-you' sort of way while looking at Elizabeth. "You still do remember our fun times at Sacred Heart Preparatory I hope?"
"Of course I do," Elizabeth said smiling back.
Sacred Heart Preparatory was a prominent boarding school in the center of London. Seeing as Elizabeth's father was an important member of the Parliament, he was always off to different places, places where Elizabeth couldn't always be brought because of her schooling. Elizabeth's father sent her to Sacred Heart so that she could live there, even though he missed her dearly. That is where Elizabeth met and became good friends with Juliet Reckham, daughter of another aristocratic figure in London.
Flashback
The two girls were in an argument during free time in their room.
"Pirates are so amazing!" said Juliet. "They have incredible adventures. All the people in London do are sit on their fancy behind!"
"Pirates are horrible!" a ten year old Elizabeth exclaimed. "They steal and betray each other! They're wicked people!"
"So," Juliet said. "It's all part of the adventure."
"Adventure?" Elizabeth scoffed. "Well I hate pirates, every last one of them!"
"Well I'm going to be one when I grow up," Juliet bragged.
"No you're not," Elizabeth argued. "You're a girl! And girls aren't allowed on pirate ships, it's bad luck!"
"How would you know? You've never been out of London in your whole life!" Juliet said smugly.
"Neither have you!" Elizabeth retorted rolling her eyes. "And my father's friend told me so."
"Did not."
"Did so."
"Did not!"
"Did so!"
"DID NOT!"
"DID SO!"
"Well they'll have to accept me then," Juliet said boastfully. "I bet I'd make the best pirate in England! I'm good at hiding treasure."
"About just as good at hiding treasure as hiding your peas," Elizabeth snickered. "Ms. Catherine always finds them under your plate, and then you always have to eat them anyways. Why do you keep doing it?"
"Because," Juliet said. "I'm dedicated!"
"Dedicated to what?" Elizabeth said. "to being impossible?"
"If anyone's being impossible around here, it's you," Juliet accused crossing her arms over her chest.
There was a knock at their door.
"Elizabeth?" the lady said. "Elizabeth? Are you in there dear?"
"Ms. Catherine?" Elizabeth said in a whining voice. "Come in here and tell Juliet that she can't be a pirate!"
"Can too!" Juliet protested.
"Girls, girls!" Ms. Catherine said. "Elizabeth, come out here, I have to talk to you in the corridor."
"Did I do anything wrong?" Elizabeth asked.
"No," Ms. Catherine said patiently. "Just come along now."
Elizabeth followed her into the hallway when Ms. Catherine smiled grimly. "I have good news and bad news. Which one do you prefer to hear first?"
"Tell me the bad news," Elizabeth said. "Did someone die?"
"Oh no," Ms. Catherine said reassuringly. "The bad news is that you will be leaving Sacred Heart. The good news is that you'll be moving to the Caribbean."
"What???" Elizabeth exclaimed. "I can't leave! Is Juliet coming? Why am I moving? I've never been outside of London!" she said in a rush.
"I'm afraid Juliet will not be joining you. Her Majesty sent your father over to the Caribbean to govern an important port there. I think you should pack your things now," Ms. Catherine said. "You shall be leaving after dinner."
"But-"Elizabeth started.
"Go on!" Ms. Catherine said.
Elizabeth walked back into her room where Juliet was wondering what was going on from the look on Elizabeth's face.
"What happened?" Juliet said anxiously.
"I'm leaving Sacred Heart," Elizabeth replied sadly.
"What?" Juliet said. "You can't leave! Where are you going? Are you coming back? You have to come back!"
"I'm leaving to the Caribbean with my father," Elizabeth said. "And I don't think I'm coming back. The Queen sent him there."
"Oh Elizabeth!" Juliet said running to hug her. "I'm so sorry that I said you were impossible! I didn't mean it!"
"And I'm sorry that I said you can't be a pirate," Elizabeth said with tears in her eyes.
"Promise we'll see each other again?" Juliet said teary eyed too.
"Promise," Elizabeth agreed. "And I also promise that when we see each other and we are older, we can have an adventure just like one you've always wanted."
"Really?" said Juliet.
"Really," Elizabeth said, unclasping a gold necklace from her neck and putting it in Juliet's hand. "Here's your first ever piece of treasure to remember me by."
Juliet smiled a sad smile, and then after another hug, Ms. Catherine came back in to take Elizabeth to an early dinner and then bring her to a carriage to her father.
And Elizabeth never saw Juliet again.
Up until now.
A/N: I'm just going to pretend that Elizabeth started liking pirates after she left...Yep, so don't be too hard on that, I wanted to fit an arguement in somewhere ;) Oh, and I'm trying hard so that Juliet doesn't seem like a Mary-Sue