(A/N) Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

"Elizabeth I assure you that I will treat you well." Louis said as he held her arm tightly.

"I haven't given you permission to use my first name Mister Barron." Elizabeth said flatly.

"Sorry miss." Louis gritted his teeth, he wanted to hit her badly. Once they were beyond those trees, then he would have his way with her. "Would you like to know about my land?"

"No, I truly don't care about your land, because I won't marry you."

"You don't have a choice Miss Swann, once your father and I sign those papers, you are my wife." Just a few more feet, Louis thought.

"A piece of paper means nothing Mister Barron."

"It means everything." They rounded the trees and his grip on her tightened. "You will enjoy being my wife, I assure you." He said just as flat as she had. He then sat her down on a stone bench, he sat beside her.

"No. I would never be your wife, do you understand me?" That was the final straw. Louis struck her face quick and hard, almost sending her to the ground, but he grabbed her arm and held her up. She looked up at him with a shocked expression on her face, and reached a hand to her cheek.

"Listen to me Elizabeth. Talk to me that way again and I swear you will regret it, do you understand me?" He said his voice mimicking. Elizabeth didn't say a word, she just nodded at him. "Good. Now you will enjoy being my wife." He grabbed her thigh, rotating his hand, his palm pressed against her inner thigh. "In every single way." He then kissed her harshly and roughly. Elizabeth bit his lip and he shouted in pain. He stood up in front of her and struck her to the ground, and kicked her in the ribs. Elizabeth cried out in pain. "You little wench, you will learn to be obedient." He then yanked her up to face him. He saw the tears streaming down her face and laughed.

"You are a pig. When I tell my father…"

"Please Elizabeth, your father won't believe you. He knows you'd say just about anything to get out of marrying me. So save your pity for someone else." Louis said to her, no more than an inch from her face. "Learn to obey me Elizabeth, otherwise you will be in a lot of pain." Elizabeth watched him walk away.

She sat down on the bench holding her ribs, he must have broken one because she wasn't breathing all too well. For the first time in her life Elizabeth felt weak, she swore to herself she would never let any man treat her the way Louis just did…yet she had let it happen. She couldn't go back into her house, especially if Louis was waiting, he was liable to hurt her again. So Elizabeth tried her best to stand up straight and headed to the only person left on this island that was willing to help her.

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"Sir, I have some important information." Lieutenant Gillette said as he walked into Commodore James Norrington's office.

"Have a seat Lieutenant." James smiled. "Now what is this news?"

"We have located Jack Sparrow. After six months of endless pillaging and raiding of several Caribbean ports, he has given himself and his crew a well deserved break."

"Please tell me you know where." James said with a smile on his face.

"We have the coordinates for Tortuga. A little birdie told us…" James had a look of question on his face. "One of the prisoner's life will be spared, he gave us the coordinates. Would you like us to prepare a ship?"

"No. Prepare my ship."

"Sir, it is not a battle ship."

"No, I don't want to sail into Tortuga under the British flag…we'd be blown to pieces. So I suggest I go in with a few marines and pick Sparrow up quietly."

"Interesting idea. So would you like me to see to things." There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." James said aloud. When Elizabeth walked in and looked at him, he nearly fell out of his chair, she looked worn, and their was a bruise on her face. "Elizabeth, please sit." James then looked to Gillette. "See that it is done by tonight, I don't want the Governor to know, I want this to be kept quiet." Gillette nodded and left the room.

"James, if I am interrupting…"

"Nonsense Elizabeth." James then came around his desk and sat in the chair opposite her. "What happened?" James took her hands. Elizabeth looked down at her hands, in his…and started crying. "Elizabeth? Please tell me what's wrong, and I'll fix it."

"James…father has found me a husband." James frowned. He had wished it would be him, he was in love with Elizabeth, and he knew he could make her happy, but, he also knew Elizabeth would be nothing more than a good friend to him.

"Who is he?" James didn't like the bruise on her face, and her recent statement.

"Louis Barron, he is a wealthy land owner in England." Elizabeth then quieted. "He wants to take me to England. He is going to sign the marriage papers tonight, I am sure of it."

"Elizabeth did he do this to you?" James lightly touched her chin. When her tears fell on his fingertips he got his answer. "I will arrest him immediately."

"James, you know my father won't press charges." Elizabeth closed her eyes. "Will is missing."

"What?"

"I have been seeing Will since we got back. I love him James, and last night when I went to him, he wasn't there, and everything was gone, his clothes…everything." Elizabeth then looked at him. "I have to find him."

"Elizabeth…"

"James before you tell me how dangerous it is…" Elizabeth gasped in pain. James then knelt down in front of her. "My dear husband…" Elizabeth then held onto her ribs.

"What do you need from me Elizabeth? I will do it." James said.

"I need to leave Port Royal. I need to find Will."

"Alright."

"I want you to come with me. There is only one person that I could trust to help me."

"Who's that?" James asked.

"Jack…"

"Jack Sparrow! Are you crazy Elizabeth! He'd sell his own soul for a pint of rum!"

"Yes, but he owes me his life. All I want you to do is help me find him…and play a role here."

"What role?"

"I need you to convince my father and Louis that I am dead."

"Elizabeth…"

"James please." Elizabeth looked at him with care…not love, in which he had hoped, but he knew she cared about him.

"Alright. I certainly can't have you leave with this Louis character." James then got up and sat behind his desk. "I am leaving to capture Jack tonight."

"What?" Elizabeth said wide eyed.

"Yes, that is what Gillette was in here to tell me. I am readying my ship. Since it is a smaller ship, it would make good time. You are coming with me." Elizabeth smiled.

"Thank you."

"I don't want you going back to your house. Please stay in my office, and I will inform your father…of your…death." Elizabeth then got up. James got up and went to her side.

"Thank you James. Thank you so much, I don't think I will ever be able to repay you." Elizabeth said as she hugged him.

"No you won't." James then looked at her. "I will have my physician check on you, he is an old man, but he will keep this secret." James said as he helped her sit down. James then sighed. "Alright, I'm off…stay in here and don't go anywhere."

(A/N) Will the plan work? Will Elizabeth get out of Port Royal? Have to wait until the next post…