Wow! My first review!! Thanks damsel-in-distress!

I spent the past few nights on homework, and playing games, so I haven't exactly been on the PC too much. Sorry about that!! Oh and something weird happened. About a week ago I sent in the prologue that described Loretta's past, how she ended up in Port Royal, and a little bit about Elizabeth's mom. For some reason that didn't show up, so I just sent it in again. Some kind of freak accident I guess, and I only found out today!! -.- Nothing I can do about that, but sorry anyways!! Well... On to the story I guess.

Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own anything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean except for a medallion replica, the three dvds, and numerous posters that hang in my room.

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"Good morning lady Elizabeth," Loretta formally curtsied and began to make the bed. Elizabeth was already standing and seemed a bit out of her place, but at the site of Loretta she relaxed.

"Please Loretta, we're best friends, you don't need to be so formal!" Elizabeth scolded again. Loretta made no remark. "Oh come on Loretta, you've been there for me my entire life! Literally! And I have been there for yours."

"Not entirely," Loretta said, slightly sadder then she was a few minutes ago. Elizabeth wisely dropped the subject.

"You know I had the strangest dream last night!" Loretta smirked to herself at the many eccentrics of Elizabeth Swann. It was not proper to be discussing your dreams with your lady in waiting, and Loretta knew that. "It was about the day Will got saved, do you remember?" Loretta's eyes turned wide with shock.

"Yes, of course I remember, the pirate ship, the medallion!" Loretta calmed herself down, "yes... yes, you got rid of that medallion just like I told you to," Elizabeth felt a little guilty, "please, lady Elizabeth, don't ponder over these memories."

"Why Loretta, you are so protective. It's just a silly dream, nothing bad could come of it. I was hardly eight at the time!" Elizabeth said. Loretta smiled.

"And I was hardly ten, but then why do we remember it so clearly?" Loretta chuckled. "How odd that you should be dreaming about William, hmm?" Elizabeth blushed.

"Oh it's just that... It's... I..." she stammered, "He's just nice that's all," Elizabeth ended clumsily.

"Don't worry, your secret's safe with me."

"Oh how absurd, I don't know what your talking about!" Loretta raised her eyebrows. Elizabeth sighed knowing there was no use lying since Loretta would knew her better then almost anyone in the world. "Thanks," Elizabeth whispered, as if afraid of eavesdroppers.

"You'd be surprised how well you've been concealing you're little secret, and there's no doubt that he likes you back," Loretta continued expressionless.

"Will? Liking me? Please, he's shown no interest in me in his entire life time!" Elizabeth argued.

"Maybe not to your face," Loretta muttered under her breath.

"What was that?" Elizabeth asked, amused.

"Oh? Oh. Nothing!" Then somebody knocked on the door, much to Loretta's relief, who was continuing to do simple chores that noble people seemed to find hard to do themselves.

"Elizabeth, are you decent?" came a muffled voice. Elizabeth began to quickly pull on her robes, and hid a medallion under her nightgown. Loretta caught that last movement, and gave Elizabeth a stern look. Elizabeth shrugged it off.

"Yes!" she yelled back, hurriedly. "Yes father!"

"Still in bed at this hour?" he smiled, ignoring Loretta completely. Elizabeth nodded. "I have a present for you," he added as he presented a box to her. Elizabeth looked at her father curiously, and opened the box to reveal the most amazing dress she's ever seen. Loretta agreed that the dress was lovely.

"Oh father, it's beautiful!!" she exclaimed as she put the dress against herself and admired. "May I enquire as to the occasion?"

"As if a father needs an occasion to dote upon his daughter!" he smiled. Loretta's heart ached for she too longed beautiful dresses, luxurious things, and especially a mother and father to care for her. "Actually, I was rather hoping you'd wear it to the ceremony."

"Ceremony?" Elizabeth questioned. Loretta rolled her eyes.

"Captain Norrington's promotion... commodore, as he's about to become." To say that Loretta hated Norrington would be an understatement, and Elizabeth despised him as well.

"I knew it!" Elizabeth accused. Governor Swann ignored this, and as Elizabeth was putting on the dress with the help of one of her other ladies in waiting, who had entered along with Governor Swann, she gasped for air.

"How's the dress coming along?"

"Difficult to say!" Elizabeth said while Loretta came over to help with the dress, which was in fact a lot tighter then it should be, even for Elizabeth's slender figure.

"I'm told it's the latest fashion in London," Governor Swann started when Elizabeth cut in.

"Well woman in London must have learned how not to breath!" she mocked. Governor Swann ignored this too, and left the room with the lady in waiting. Finally Loretta managed to squeeze her into the dress, and stood back to admire Elizabeth.

"Wow. Elizabeth you look beautiful." Elizabeth weakly smiled at Loretta. "You kept the medallion!!" Loretta scolded as she remembered that detail that had enraged her so, startling Elizabeth in the process. Elizabeth's face fell.

"Loretta, I was eight and foolish-" she started.

"Then why are you wearing it!?" she questioned. Loretta sighed, knowing that yelling at Elizabeth could only put her out of a job. "You know what, never mind. You're old enough to make your own decisions." The Loretta left the room, leaving a very sad Elizabeth to ponder her actions.

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Loretta was going to go downstairs to set the table when she noticed William Turner delivering a sword to Governor Swann. Loretta stood upstairs where she could hear everything perfectly.

"Very impressive," Governor Swann was saying, in reference to the sword, "Do pass on my compliments to your master." Will looked somewhat stricken since he actually made the sword even though he was still an apprentice, but Will accepted this since he was in no position to correct a noble. Loretta felt sorry for him, for she too was in that position; not to mention Loretta was very good friends with him. At that point, Elizabeth made her entrance, looking ravishing in that dress. Will was stunned.

"Will! It's so good to see you!" she exclaimed.

"Elizabeth, you look stunning," Governor Swann complimented. Elizabeth ignored this.

"I had a dream about you last night!" Elizabeth continued.

"About me?" Will raised his eyebrows.

"Elizabeth, it's not entirely proper-" Governor Swann started.

"Yes, about the day we met, do you remember?" Elizabeth cut in. 'That is so like Elizabeth,' Loretta thought to herself.

"How could I forget Ms. Swann," Will ended formally.

"Will, please, how many times have I told you to call me Elizabeth?"

"At least once more," Will started, "as always." This irritated Elizabeth.

"See? At least the boy has proper sense," Governor Swann interrupted. "Now we really must be off."

"Good day Mr. Turner," Elizabeth said coldly. And she was off. Loretta left from her hiding place, and started towards Will.

"Good day!" he called out to Elizabeth, and she turned to look at him once more, "Elizabeth," he then whispered to himself. He turned around and finally noticed Loretta. "How much did you hear?"

"Enough." she simply stated, then went over to comfort him.

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So what do you think so far? How am I doing?