Chapter 5

Almost 2 weeks has gone by and James thinks he's getting closer in the right direction. "Please lord this has to be the right way," he says to himself. He looks desperately in the water for any sign of fish or an editable object. There's nothing, "Of course this is the salt waters, the sea. Definitely no fish." He gives up and continues swimming hoping he will get there.

---Elizabeth---

"Ok it's been 2 weeks at least. I'm done thinking about this. Ok let's review, I will ask the guard for a request to see Beckett, then I will carry out the plan and make him change his mind. Yes I think this is good, I'm sorry Will, and James. God bless me." She opens her eyes and calls over the guard standing at the door, "Pardon me sir may I have a word?"

He turns his head towards her, "What is it?" He begins to walk at the motion of her hand. He reaches the cell, "Is there a problem?"

"No not at all, is it possible to speak to Lord Beckett anytime soon?" She stands up.

"I'm not sure. I can get Mercer for you," he says seriously.

"Yes if it isn't any trouble," she plays nicely. The guard nods and leaves to get Mercer. Elizabeth sits back down and waits. She starts to replay her plan in her mind thinking it through again for a few minutes and the door opened.

"You requested me?" Mercer walks closer to the cell.

"Yes I need to speak to Bec…Lord Beckett," she corrects.

"Why?" he asks.

"It's about his plan for 'conquering the seas'," she says putting on the best serious face she could put on.

Mercer stares at her for a minute looking her over, "Fine." "Sailor!" he calls. The guard jogs over to Mercer. "Fetch the irons I'll be taking her with me." The guard nods and jogs to the wall where they hang all the equipment. He comes back and hands him the irons. Mercer waits and motions for the guard to open a little square area on the cell door so he can cuff her just incase she tried to escape. Then the guard opens the main lock and Mercer grabs her arm, "Don't try anything stupid." Elizabeth eyes him and faces forward again. They begin to walk out of the brig to Beckett's office. A few of Jones's crew members stare as Mercer and Elizabeth walk across deck to the other side of the ship and descended a few steps to get to Beckett's office.

Mercer gently knocks on the door and after about 3 minutes a come on was heard. Mercer opens the door and drags Elizabeth with him.

"Is there a problem?" Beckett turns around in his chair from facing the window. You couldn't see very well out of it from all the mold and algae, but it was ok.

"Miss Swann here would like to have a word with you. Are you busy?" Mercer says.

"No, but what are her reasons?" Beckett looks at Mercer then at Elizabeth.

"It's about what you have told me to do for you," she looked straight at him.

"Hm, ok. Mercer I think this will be fine," Beckett turns his attention back at Mercer.

"Ok sir if there is a problem I will be near waiting," Mercer says and undoes the shackles and walks out.

"Lord there is no possible way you can have me do this." she starts.

"Why not? You know what will happen and plus I've sent a few members from my crew and Jones's to follow the Pearl, so don't bring up any 'smart' ideas," looks down at his never ending paperwork he was doing.

"I know," she starts to think of more things to say, "I'm can't give up that easily."

"I know it's been two weeks since I told you about my plan, but I'm still planning further incase of anything that might try to stop me, so I will let you know soon," he continues to look down.

"…….," Elizabeth looks down at him.

"That is all so you may go," he says.

No my plan has to work. "No there is still more I have to say," she walks closer to his desk.

"If this is going to waste my time, then I don't want to hear it," he looks at her seriously.

"Did you ever wonder what it's like to be free?" she asked. It was the only thing that popped into her head.

He stopped writing and dropped his pen, he was staring at his letter he was writing to the king, "This is non-sense," he finally says and looked straight into her eyes.

"Why is it, because you want it?" Elizabeth started to lose her cool.

Beckett stood up and around his desk towards Elizabeth and stopped about 3 feet away from her. He couldn't answer her.

"What's wrong?" she forcefully asked him.

Beckett couldn't hold it in, "Because I never experienced freedom."

Elizabeth looked at him oddly, "Pardon?"

Beckett grabbed the edge of his desk, it looked like he was hesitating, and he began, "Ever since I was a boy my mother and father treated me as if I was a soldier. I didn't have friends and couldn't interact with other children. All they had me do was learn politics and important subjects about the Royal Navy. I didn't have a life, this continued through my teen years and once I reached 17 I enlisted or I was forced to. If I stopped studying I was beat by my father. I couldn't figure out why they wanted me to be apart of the navy so badly. My father was a drunk, and a fisherman. My mother had to take care of me and my 6 other sisters. And one night my mother and father started fighting and he left and never came back. I heard word around that he committed suicide and my mother was depressed for the rest of the years I spent with her. Before I joined the navy I prayed ever night that I would be free and for once had it my way," he continued to look at the floor. "Now I stopped believing in god because of it. Being the commander of the navy wasn't my idea of freedom. This is worse," he looked past Elizabeth. He stopped, he didn't want to continue.

"Lord I didn't have no idea. I'm sorry." She looks at him. It looks like he changed into another person. And what she was about to do was to persuade him to not make her betray the pirates, but this was different. She walks closer to him, "Beckett."

"I don't know," he turns his head to face her and still gripping the desk. Elizabeth was closing the distance between them. She really felt sorry for him, the Beckett that he once was. She was now the closest she had ever been with him. She hesitates and so does he. First he stays back, then he felt her hand slide up his arm till' where she felt his elbow. He shuddered, but didn't protest. He was looking straight in her brown eyes, these weren't the feelings of anger, but it was something different. She finally closes the distance between them and softly kisses him.

Beckett didn't break the moment, but kissed her back. This time he deepened it and bringing his hands to her waist encircling them pulling her closer to him. Elizabeth was so caught up in the moment that she let him. He walked with her to the sofa that he had in the middle of the office. They were still kissing, not madly, but desperately. Elizabeth and Beckett lay on the sofa with Elizabeth on top. They broke the kiss to take a breather. She lifted his head and took of the wig he had on revealing short dark brown hair. She took a minute and took a mental picture of Beckett he didn't look as good as Will or James, but he grabs your attention.

"Beckett I'm sorry," she says softly. He doesn't say anything but brings her head towards his and kisses her again.

"Ms. Swann I don't think…" he was cut off by Elizabeth's finger to his lips.

"No don't say anything. It's ok," she whispered. She manages to pull of his officer's coat and unbutton the blouse. She pulls it off leaving him half naked. She noticed that he wasn't as built as James, but had more of a Will body. No abs showing completely or his arms wasn't as shizzled much. She ran her hand across his chest then down, down further till' she got to his trousers. He closed his eyes and savored the feeling; he never felt like this in his life.

---The Pearl---

Jack was sleeping near the wheel. Will came up and poured water on his face, "Get away from the railing!" He jolted up. "Aye that's not rum," he licked his lips.

Will rolled his eyes, "Jack what are you doing sleeping in the middle of the day?"

"I was tired of course," he got up scratching his head.

"Are we going the right way?" Will sighed.

"Yes I'm sure of it," he smiled.

"Ok Jack I trust you on this one," Will said as he walked away. Jack looked forward out into the sea.

---James---

"Oh my god, I can't believe it I'm here!" James stands up on top of the board. He jumps off and starts swimming towards the rocks. Luckily Beckett decided to stay put behind the rocks. He has a little less than a mile to go till' he reaches the rocks. He decided to swim for it.

---Elizabeth and Beckett---

Beckett looked up at her, "Ms. Swann why do you do this?"

Elizabeth raised her head from his chest, "Because you needed it." She smiled, but then another thought went through her head. What if he thinks I'm all for him? I need to tell him.

"Beckett, um I have to make sure that you know that I'm still engaged to Will, so this doesn't mean, you know," she hesitated afraid that she will hurt his feelings.

"I understand all you wanted to do was comfort me, but why are you trying to help me?" he asks curiously.

"I never knew the you before now," she said thinking if she said that right.

"Oh about my past," he says sadly.

"It's like I know a completely different person now, so you can say things between us changed dramatically," Elizabeth says.

"Lord Beckett!" they hear from outside the door. Elizabeth quickly turned her head towards the door.

To be continued…

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Don't worry this is still a Norribeth fanfiction, but there was a little fluff between Elizabeth and Beckett. She now knows his past and sees him as a whole different person. So the story hasn't changed into a Beckett/Elizabeth story it's still about NORRIBETH. So don't worry. :