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by: Cecile Li

-Chapter Two: Will meets Evie-

Around the time Evie was talking to Jack, Elizabeth was looking out her window, thinking of her marriage in 2 months. Oh, she loved Will, but there was something missing. How she longed the adventure didn't end! That she was still on the Black Pearl, with Jack…

She sighed heavily, slipping in her bed. Why was she thinking about almost-hanged pirates and once-cursed ships anyway? She was never going to see them again anyway.

How cruelly ironic those words were.

As Will blew out his candle, he couldn't help but dread his upcoming wedding. Three weeks ago, when he asked Elizabeth to marry him, it had seemed like a good idea, but now, he regretted it. He loved Elizabeth, but something or someone kept snatching his heart away, leaping higher and higher and further away. Will half-heartedly tried to keep loving Elizabeth, but he kept feeling his love slip away.

And whatever happened to Arionna?

Flashback

A lively girl of 10 danced around a smiling boy of 11.

"You can't catch me, Will!" The girl yelled as she ran away laughing.

Will ran after her, grabbing her hand. "I got you!"

She shrieked in delight. She smiled and tackled Will.

"No you don't!" Will said, tickling her.

The girl laughed helplessly. "No…stop! Hahahaha!"

A sweet-faced woman stepped in. "Oh stop, Will. Arionna, get up before you dirty your dress any further." She scolded good-naturedly.

"Okay, Mama…" Arionna replied sadly, glancing back at Will.

Will looked pleadingly at his father. His father burst out laughing. "Oh, Ana, just let them play."

Ana finally relented. "Bill…oh fine, but it's your fault when Arionna's father complains."

Arionna beamed at her mother and pulled out of her grasp, tackling Will again.

As laughter arose from the two again, Ana looked fondly at her daughter. "They play so nicely!"

"They do, don't they?" Bill replied, smiling sadly.

End Flashback

He lost Arionna 2 years later, when the pirates plundered their ship. Arionna had been his best friend. He had loved her the way he would never loved Elizabeth, wanting to hold her before she died. She had such a charming face, such a playful spirit.

But she was gone.

How cruelly ironic.

"Wake up, Evie!" Annamaria shook Evie gently. "We're here. Port Royal."

Evie groaned. She cracked an eye open. It was bright in her cabin, too bright, with sunlight sprayed everywhere. "I hate waking up…"

"We're here! This place! Are you out of your mind, Jack! This is where the governor's family lives!" Evie shouted at Jack, pointing at the mansion.

Jack pushed a finger against her lips. Evie looked at him, horrified. "Shh! That's who we're here for!"

Evie slapped his hand away. "Governor Swann! We're here for HIM!" She shouted again, not lowering her voice.

Jack's eyes darted from side to side. "Luv, do be quiet. We're here for his daughter and her fiancé."

Evie glared at him. "Who?"

"Elizabeth Swann and William Turner."

Evie paled. "William Turner? Bill's son? J-Jack? Is that why you wanted him to come?"

Jack grinned. "Yep."

Will had started up on the path to the governor's mansion when he heard a female's voice yelling at someone.

"Are you out of your mind, Jack! This is where Governor Swann's family lives!"

"Jack?" Will whispered excitedly.

"Governor Swann! We're here for HIM!"

Will hurried up the path. Pausing before venturing out, he heard snatches if the conversation.

"…fiancé…Will Turner…Bill's son…" They were talking about him!

Will burst out of the bushes. His caramel-hued eyes blinked in incredulity at Evie.

"Arionna?" Will sputtered out, eyes fixed on Evie.

Evie turned from Jack in annoyance. She stopped short, meeting Will's eyes. "Arionna?" She repeated slowly. "I don't think so."

Jack glanced from Will to Evie. He cleared his throat. "This is Evie. Evie, luv, meet Will Turner."

Evie lowered her eyes and stepped forward, extending her hand. "Nice to meet you, Will."

Will's hope, which had been so high, when he first saw Evie, deflated. Will forced a smile, shaking her hand. "Yes, nice to meet you, Evie. I…I'm sorry. I mixed you up with someone else." Bitter disappointment clogged his throat up.

As Elizabeth got up, she heard some voices below her window. She approached the window, leaning out, careful not to lean out too far. She gasped, the shock almost making her topple over the ledge.

It was Jack Sparrow! In front of him, a lovely girl stood arguing with him, pointing at Elizabeth's home. Elizabeth's heart fluttered as she watched Jack try to silence the girl only to find the girl slap his hand away.

Her eyes abruptly focused on the new figure entering the scene. Elizabeth was filled with rage as she recognized her fiancée. Well, well, well…they planned to forget her huh?

Elizabeth, so intent on surprising Jack and Will, dressed quickly, completely missing the next scene.