Disclaimer : I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, but any new characters are mine.

Chapter Seven

Don't You Dare Leave Me

Will gasped as he staggered back in the mud , as he had tured over the woman's body, this was Adrian's mother. She was dead...

" Mr. TURNER !"

Adrian's voice cut through Will's heart , how could he tell him that he was now an orphan , like himself...?

" Adrian, no ! Do not come he "

But it was too late, Adrian had dropped out of the tree they had been in and run through the mud to him...

The hurricane had destroyed most of the property that surrounded the Governor's manor, and had opened up the roof in one place. As if that hadn't been enough, Elizabeth had had the windows of the house open, for it had been so humid in there that she could not bear it any longer. The wind and rain rushed through the many many windows of the manor, and had complete destroyed many many things.

Elizabeth's room , which was the only room on that side of the house that had a balcany, was totally destroyed...the bed had been overturned, her dressing curtain had crashed to the floor, and her dresser was smashed to pieces, the debris was all over the floor, the pile of broken wood, and glass was so large, it could of hid a person--which it did. The pile began to move, it feel aside, revealing a gasping Elizabeth Swann... She was soaked through with the water from the pounding, pelting rain. She was bleeding from above the left eyebrow , she was dirty, and bruised all over her body, her silk dress was ruined, and shredded places...but the worst part was, she was bleeding from her upper arm...

Looking down, Elizabeth saw what she wished she wouldn't...in her arm, there was a large piece of wood that had struck her as the she had tried vainly , to close the window and balcany doors, the dresser had burst, and she had been struck with a piece of it.

She gasped, and just bearly trusting herself, she wrapped the fingers of her right hand around the protruding piece of wood, she pulled it from her arm , gasping in grat pain , as the blood flow was released, and flowed freely down her arm, staining her dress further...she had no idea what to do...she only did what she thought would help, she tore off a piece of her dress and tied it around her arm, just a pounding on the front door came--the door fell off of its hinges with a loud thudding...

Elizabeth hurried down the stairs as fast as her fatigued legs would allow, Will was at the door, holding the Governor's unconsious body, Elizabeth gasped.

" What happened ?"

" The carriage was over taken by the flood , the driver was crushed, and the horses drowned."

" Is my father--dead ?"

" Not yet, Elizabeth, not yet.."

Elizabeth moved away from the door, and let Will in , he may have been young still, but he was stronger than most people knew... He carried the Governor up the stairs, just bearly missing the broken ones, here and there, he hadn't even had the time to notice Elizabeth was also hurt. For Will had been lucky--he had remained unscathed, safe in his tree with Adrian.

Taking the Governor to the spare room in the middle of the house, which had no windows, and was, therefore , the only room that remained intact, he laid Elizabeth's father out on the bed, with her help. He then turned to Elizabeth, whom he looked at with sorrow, and love...

" Elizabeth, I'm sorry this had to hap"

But his voice trailed off when he saw Elizabeth's bleeding arm.

" What happened, are you alright ?"

" Will, I'm alright, I just had a piece of broken wood in my arm , I will be alright..."

Will sighed softly and pulled out a chair for Elizabeth to sit upon, he instructed her to seat herself, as he unwrapped her arm , and took at look at her wound...

" You pulled it out...you left wood in the wound...I have to go, I'll be right back I promise.."

" Don't you dare leave me !"

" Elizabeth. I have to get bandages from the shop, and I have to get Adrian, as I am now his legal guardian."