A/N: I want to apologize in advance for the short length of the chapters and the story. I'm horrible at writing anything of any kind of length. And still, this is one of the longest things I've ever written. This is my first PotC fic, and a story I just felt needed to be written, because it's a bit different than the "See pirate! Swoon!" stories, haha. Please give me plenty of reviews! D

This story takes place kind of on my own timeline. It's before the curse, and the mutiny, and Jack has a different crew than the evil one. It's approximately 25 years before the current story, just ignore the fact that there's certain characters that would then be in the movie, but aren't.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, or any related characters or insignia. Most unfortunately, I do not own Jack Sparrow.

Now, for our feature presentation… Chapter 1

Captain Jack Sparrow awoke groggily to the sound of laughter outside his cabin. He rubbed his kohl-blackened eyes with the back of his hand, then put on his hat and rose to stumble out into the bright morning sunlight to see what all the ruckus was about.

And he stopped dead in his tracks.

It was her.

The one who haunted his dreams every night. The one who could just be the one. The one who was the only woman to ever leave him of her own free will. Sierra.

She was back.

As he stepped out into the glaring light, a pair of green eyes, the color of emeralds and treasure, met his, and lit up with glee.

"Jack! Oh, Jack, I am so glad to see you!"

She ran towards him and embraced him in a friendly hug. As he wrapped his arms around her, and caught the clean scent of her deep chestnut hair, he felt a feeling rise in his chest that he had not realized still existed.

Then a man stepped on deck, and she ran to greet him. As he watched, threw her arms around him much as she did for Jack, and he leaned down to meet her lips in a tender kiss. She broke the kiss, but remained in the man's embrace as she turned to face Jack.

"Jack, I'd like you to meet Captain Nicholas Flint. My fiancé."