(A/N) Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

"She's a lucky young lady." The doctor said.

"So, she's okay?" Will asked as he stood up.

"Physically she has a few bumps and bruises, mentally, she will need help. She told me it was a Bronson Danielson that caused all those injuries, that burned that house to the ground." Will was shocked. "Mister Turner I suggest you go see her." Will slowly walked into the room. Elizabeth was on the bed, gray from the smoke, her hair was matted, and she looked weak.

"Elizabeth, it's me…" Will said softly.

"Will…" She looked depleted, like she had fought with everything she had left in her…and nothing was coming back.

"The doctor told me it was Bronson…"

"Yes…" Tears started to stain her gray skin. Will sat on the bed and held her hand.

"Elizabeth, did he…" Will was terrified that she had been raped again.

"No…he didn't. I wouldn't let him, not this time…" Elizabeth then leaned up in bed and hugged Will. "Get me away from here…take me to the Pearl…"

"Elizabeth the doctor said…"

"I don't care what he said…" Elizabeth then looked into his eyes. "Please Will…"

Will sighed, he had preferred Elizabeth to stay, but he could take care of her. "Alright." Will wrapped her in a few blankets, because she was only wearing her chemise, and lifted her from the bed and walked out onto the hall.

"Will, what are you doing?" Jack asked as he ran to him.

"She wants to leave…I say we owe it to her…" Will said quietly. Jack and Bill nodded and followed Will.

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"Use your old cabin Will. There is a bathtub off of it in a separate room." Jack said. "Clothes are in the closet."

"Thanks…" Will quickly went to the cabin and laid Elizabeth down on the bed.

"Elizabeth, I am going to give you a bath…" She was in a complete daze, unfeeling, uncaring, unaware of her surroundings.

"Is that okay Elizabeth?" She didn't say anything. Will quickly rushed back after filling up the bathtub.

"Elizabeth I am going to take your clothes off…" Will said gently. Will started to lift the chemise.

"No! Don't touch me! Please not again…not again…not again…" Elizabeth jumped back.

"Elizabeth I'm not here to hurt you…please…" Will's heart was breaking for her.

"No!" Elizabeth balled up her fists and started hitting his chest.

"Elizabeth, stop!" Will grabbed her arms and held her close to him. "I would never hurt you…please Elizabeth…just come back to me…" He closed his eyes, tears falling, he wanted the free spirit, the momentous woman he fell in love with.

"Please…" Elizabeth cried into his shirt.

"I'm know…" Will tried to soothe her…but it was no use, she was still resisting him, hating him, thinking he was the one that had hurt her all those months ago. "We need to get that soot off you…" He whispered. "Trust me enough that I wouldn't hurt you…"

Elizabeth just nodded.

"Alright." Will got up and started to help her out of her clothes. He draped a robe over her body and carried her to the bathtub, having her sit on the edge of the tub, her feet already in the hot water. Will slowly took the robe off her and slid her into the tub.

He started washing her hair with the bit of soap he had for her. Trying to get the soot off her, trying to erase any bad memory she ever had.

She was crying as he washed her, she was utterly terrified, terrified of him, terrified of any man that would ever get close to her. "I love you Elizabeth…" Will said to her as he wrapped a towel around her hair. He lifted her out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her. He carried her to the bed and sat her down. Will went to the closet and was relieved that there was a chemise, a chemise Elizabeth had left on the Pearl, all those months ago.

Will tucked her into bed and kissed her forehead, fear still striking her eyes, still blazing through him. Will feared that look, feared what may happen if she doesn't get past this. Will picked up the room, and then sat next to Elizabeth on the other side of the bed, Will didn't think he should leave her alone tonight, so he wouldn't he would be right beside her all night.

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Elizabeth woke up in the middle of the night with a start. He haunted her dreams again, haunted her all over, shaking her to her core. She looked over and saw Will was looking at her. "Did you have a bad dream?" Will asked.

Elizabeth nodded again.

"You need to try to sleep Elizabeth."

Elizabeth nodded once again.

"I'll be watching you…" Will said as he stroked her hair. Will watched Elizabeth settle back into the covers. Their gaze caught once more and Elizabeth snuggled next to him, Will held her close, never wanting another bad thing to ever happen to her again. He ran his fingers through her soft hair, loving her more then he ever realized he could love a person. "I love you so much Elizabeth. I want to marry you, I want to have children with you, I want you to always be safe with me…" Will whispered to her. "God, Elizabeth I love you more than life itself…"

"I love you…" Elizabeth whispered into his shirt. Somehow from that moment Will knew everything was going to be alright, he knew she was going to love him forever, and that he would always love her and care for her.