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I hope you're all enjoying the story thus far. I know you've all got questions and I'll try to answer if not all then most of them as the story goes along. It's my birthday so I made the beginning extra fun. Oh heck, I would've made it fun anyway. Here's the next chapter then. Enjoy.

"Jack, get out of there and put your clothes back on!" Will shouted from the shore. In response, the pirate blew a raspberry and dove under the water yet again.

"Well, I'm not going in after him," James said shaking his head.

Jack resurfaced and motioned yet again for them to come in. "The water is not cold, even in the slightest. You don't know what you're missing."

Elizabeth looked at Will and the two shrugged. James noticed and sighed. "You're not actually thinking-"

"We're all fairly dirty savvy. Think of it as a bath. What've you got to lose?"

"My dignity for one thing," James muttered loud enough for everyone to hear him.

"As much as I hate to admit it," Elizabeth said, scratching her forehead, "Jack's right."

"Elizabeth, no. I don't want Jack to see you in that way," Will said through his clenched teeth.

"Will, we're trapped on a deserted island and here's a lake with some fresh water right in front of us. What would you have us do; bathe in the ocean?"

"I hate to say it Turner, but she's right," James said with a sigh.

Will groaned inwardly to himself and a moment later began to take off his shoes and stockings.

James began to take off his filthy shirt and he threw it off to the side. "Stupid pirate, telling us to take a bath."

Elizabeth had yet to remove anything, but she politely refused to look until they had entered the water.

"Hey you're right Jack, it is a little warm," Will exclaimed a few minutes later.

Elizabeth turned and the three men were standing in the water which reached their middle.

"Come on in darling. We don't bite. Well, maybe William but-" Jack was cut off by Will smacking him in the back of the head.

"Only Will's allowed to look. The rest of you turn around."

James quickly turned and Jack took a fairly long time before James grabbed the man by the shoulders and forced him the rest of the way. A splash a few minutes later and everyone was officially in the water.

"No peeking and we should all get along fine," Will said as he made his way over to his wife. The water reached Elizabeth's shoulders effectively hiding her from plain view.

The four of them more or less swam around for a little while as the water was indeed just right, removing all the dirt and grime in the process. Jack managed to splash Will and Elizabeth while they swam, Elizabeth with her arms around Will's neck and he standing in a way so that they were both at the same height, holding on tightly.

"Menace," Elizabeth said.

"Sticks and stones love," he said back.

She stuck out her tongue at him before the two continued on their way. "This is a beautiful place," she whispered to her love.

"It is, but not as beautiful as you," Will said, sneaking a peek at her gorgeous, perfect body.

Meanwhile Jack and James got into another splash fight and a few minutes later Elizabeth announced that she was getting out and that the others should as well.

"You'll wrinkle up," she said before forcing them to turn yet again and exiting the pool. She quickly dressed and began to walk back to the beach.

As the sun began to set yet again that evening, the four of them sat around another fire and tried to figure out any way of escape now.

"We could always try to build a boat. Maybe a raft?" Elizabeth suggested.

"Do we have the proper supplies?" Will asked.

"I should think so," Jack said rubbing his chin. "Don't see any sea turtles though..."

"Sea turtles?" James asked.

"Long story," the others said.

"Well I should think that's enough plotting for tonight. Who wants first watch?" Jack asked.

"I'll take it," Will said. The others spread around and got into comfortable positions before dozing off.

Will picked up a few rocks from the shore and began throwing them due to becoming bored about an hour later. One missed and hit Jack in the head. The pirate didn't say anything but turned over continuing to sleep. Will breathed a happy sigh of relief at that.

"Will," a voice whispered.

He looked to Elizabeth and she was wide awake. "Elizabeth, shouldn't you be asleep?"

"I was but...I had a bad dream and..."

Even in the dark night, Will could see she was blushing. He moved closer to her side and she laid her head on his shoulder. Will gave her a kiss on the top of her head before laying his head on top of hers. "Want to talk about it?" he asked.

"Not particularly."

"Then you don't have to. Just close your eyes and try to relax," he whispered soothingly. Elizabeth nodded and attempted to do just that.

They had placed her on the kitchen staff, insisting she was too pretty to do any other ship tasks. All the girls on the cooking staff were rather young and had a certain amount of beauty to them, even though they were all rather dirty.

So, Elizabeth worked with the others to make the food for the crew and other soon to be slaves. She was on night staff and every night they would be brought into the galley to make the food for the morning.

No one spoke; it was a silent affair every night. Every night however they would take one girl away and they wouldn't be seen until the morning when it was time to return to bed.

One night, it was Elizabeth's turn. The other girls looked to her with fearful eyes but she nodded to them, letting them know she would be fine. She was brought above deck and into the Captain's cabin. The man stood as she entered and when the door was shut he walked over to her.

"So, whas yer name Beauty?" he asked in a husky voice.

Elizabeth refused to answer, glaring at the man instead.

"Come on deary," he said, pulling her closer to his warm, odorous body. He brought his lips closer to hers, hoping to kiss her when there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" the Captain asked, annoyed at being interrupted.

Another crew man poked a head inside and mentioned something about a problem with one of the slaves. "One o' the Boys is causing problems and we need some guidance sir."

The Captain looked from the door to Elizabeth and walked out.

She heard most of what happened, not knowing exactly what was going on before a whip crack caused her to jump. She tried to wrench the door free, hoping to help whomever was in trouble but it stopped just as quickly as it began.

"Not so pretty now, are ye?" the Captain said. "And there'll be another two waiting for you every night so long as you're on board my ship. Take him back to the hold."

The door opened again and the Captain was surprised to find Elizabeth so near to it.

"What happ-" she began to ask.

The Captain wrapped an arm around Elizabeth and forced her into a kiss that was both ravenous and horrifying. She attempted to push the man off of her but he picked her up and brought her onto his bed.

Slowly he began to remove her dress but a few minutes later there was another knock on the door, this time more frantic.

"WHAT!" he bellowed.

"Problems sir," a crew man said.

The Captain had no choice but to let Elizabeth go. He pushed her into the crew man's arms and told him to bring her back to the galley. "I'll deal wit ye later Darling," he said touching her cheeks before sending them off.

Morning broke and Elizabeth still found herself in Will's warm embrace. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and attempted to catch a bit more sleep so she wouldn't feel tired later in the day.

Thanks for reading. Let me know what you thought and if you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them and maybe try to work them in somehow.