Hello friends! I am pleased to present you with my 10h chapter, written while listening to my Wootness! playlist and while I was in my first-day-of-summer euphoria. I hope you guys like it! Oh, and just so everyone knows, I go on a trip to South Carolina (Charleston, if anyone is interested) with my best friend and her family every year and I'm leaving for this year's trip either tomorrow night or Wednesday, and I won't be back until around July 4th. Sorry! I'll be thinking of everyone while I have fun in the sun down south xD (South for me, anyway!) Regardless, here's the 10th chapter! By the way, I realize that this chapter is beyond corny and cliche and cheesy, but like I said, I'm pretty euphoric right now!

Disclaimer: No, dammit! But I do own an Orlando Bloom cutout! (Which I will miss with every fiber of my being when I'm on vacation! Ah well. I have three pictures of it in different lighting on my phone. No lie. xD)

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"Okay, what happened?"

Elizabeth snapped out of the reverie she had been in since walking back from Will's party and saw Angela looking at her expectantly.

"What?" She asked.

"Something happened; I can see it all over your face!" Angela squealed. Elizabeth realized that she had been smiling for about 15 minutes strait. Her cheek muscles were starting to hurt, but she found that it didn't bother her. Elizabeth considered lying to Angela about her kiss with Will; after all, she wasn't sure how things were going to go with him after this. However, she saw no real reason to lie to Angela. She never really lied, anyway.

"Um… I kissed Will," Elizabeth said, loving the words that were coming out of her mouth. Angela smiled hugely.

"And did he kiss you back?" She asked briskly. Elizabeth nodded.

"So are you two going out now?"

Elizabeth wasn't sure what to reply to that. A hint of doubt crept into her voice.

"Well, the party was kinda crashed by Norrington and Beckett…" (a shudder ran through her insides) "So there really wasn't much time for him to say anything."

Angela looked confused. "Wait, what actually happened?"

"Well, Will and I were dancing –"

"Slow or fast?"

"Slow," Elizabeth answered with a smile. Angela snickered.

"Anyway, we were dancing, and the sprinklers went off because Beckett and Norrington found out that Jack had spiked everything that was liquid, so I just kinda kissed him and said 'Happy Birthday.' I didn't really give him a chance to respond, seeing as how I walked away after I said it," Elizabeth realized thoughtfully.

"You slut," Angela said jokingly. Elizabeth grinned.

"So, does he feel the same way as you?" Angela asked curiously. "Like, I know that he didn't really say anything, but what about before you guys kissed?"

"I don't know," Elizabeth admitted with growing horror. What if he had only kissed her back out of instinct? What if he only thought of her as a friend, after all?

"Please," a voice said from the doorway. Rachel was walking in, stowing her phone back into her small black shapeless purse.

"I stayed after you left to clean up," Rachel explained. "I saw Will. He was smiling and leaning up against the wall where you two made out-"

"We didn't make out! It was a kiss!" Elizabeth interjected hotly; Angela's slut comment was still in her mind. Rachel rolled her eyes.

"Kissed, whatever…" she continued. "Anyway, after Beckett realized that Jack was too wasted to talk to, he and Norrington left, and Jack sobered up a little and tried to talk to Will, but will just kept shaking his bed and eventually went up to his dorm. He was smiling the entire time."

"Really?" Elizabeth asked quietly. She could hear the giddiness and breathiness in her voice.

"Yeah," Rachel assured her.

"Well, that settles it! You two are officially a couple," Angela said matter-of-factly.

Elizabeth got changed into her pajamas, which were just sweatpants and a ragged dark blue T-shirt with bleach stains and a few holes in it above the hem, in silence.

You and Will kissed. YOU and WILL kissed. You and Will KISSED. She kept thinking to herself. She shook her head, laughing at her squealy-teenage-girl-ness. Rachel flopped onto her bed, pulled out a book, and started to read. Angela buried her nose back into her textbook, occasionally making a notecard. Elizabeth paced around the room, not quite sure what to do with herself. Homework was out; she was too giddy for that. She knew that sleep was not an option, not yet. Besides still being jittery from the party, it was only 9:30. Even reading wouldn't keep her mind off Will, she knew.

"Will you sit down or something! You're driving me crazy," Angela said half-irritably, half-jokingly. Elizabeth smiled apologetically.

"Sorry. I guess I'm a bit restless," she admitted.

"Why don't you take a bath? They always calm me down," Rachel suggested from over the top of her book. Elizabeth nodded.

"Good idea," she said, grabbing a towel from her closet. She went over to the bathroom in their hallway and knocked. When no one answered, she went in and locked the door behind her quietly. She ran the scalding water and found a little bottle of bubble bath underneath the sink. Smiling a little, she poured an excessive amount of the bubble bath into the water. Bubbles sprouted from the bathtub and Elizabeth got in, closing her eyes and sighing.

Rachel was right… she reflected, this is calming.

Elizabeth's thoughts, predictably, strayed to Will. She couldn't help but wonder where things were going to go from there – would he ask her out? If he didn't, should she ask him? Despite Rachel's assurance that Will liked her as much as she liked him, Elizabeth's skeptical nature made her doubtful.

What if all I did was complicate things…? Elizabeth asked herself. She sighed and rubbed her eyes.

After long amount of brooding, Elizabeth rubbed her eyes again, yawning. She noticed that her fingers were starting to crinkle.

"And that's when I get out of the water…" Elizabeth said to herself. She watched the water tornado down the drain and dried her hair.

"Calmed down?" Rachel asked when she came back into the room. Elizabeth nodded and yawned. She checked the clock on her bedside table – 11 pm.

"Yeah. I'm gonna get some sleep," Elizabeth said. Rachel nodded and put her book down.

"Me too, actually. Angela, you tired?" She asked. Angela, who had been in the same position as when Elizabeth left, merely yawned and nodded. The three girls got into their beds simultaneously and turned off their bedside lamps.

"'Night, everyone," Elizabeth yawned. Sleepy "goodnight"s issued from Angela and Rachel. Elizabeth closed her eyes and smiled, already knowing what she was going to dream about tonight.

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Tap.

Elizabeth cracked an eye open irritably. She looked at the clock; it read to be 3:37 am. Muttering, she tried to shift into a more comfortable sleeping position, thinking it was just her insomnia again.

Tap.

The same sound that Elizabeth thought she had imagined a mere second ago sounded again, louder this time. She opened the glass doors and walked out to the balcony and gasped. There on the ground two stories below her was Will, grinning.

"Will! What are you doing?" She hissed into the semi-darkness, smiling. A wave of euphoria seemed to rush through her bloodstream just looking at him.

"I needed to talk to you!" He called back, his voice a half-whisper. Elizabeth looked back at Angela and Rachel, who were both sleeping peacefully in their beds, and closed the doors behind her so they wouldn't wake up.

"You couldn't wait until morning?" She teased; she knew it was obvious that she was thrilled with him being there.

This is so cliché… said a little voice in the back of her head. Her smile widened by a fraction.

"No. I'm going to see my mom tomorrow morning, and I'm not coming back until Sunday afternoon. I couldn't leave without talking to you before I went," Will said. Elizabeth's heart did a backflip in her chest.

"Will, you're going to be in so much trouble if Beckett or a teacher sees you…" she murmured, biting her lip even as she smiled.

"I don't care," Will said hastily, dispelling Elizabeth's doubt. "I just wanted to know something."

"Yeah?" Elizabeth asked, though she thought he she knew what he was going to say. What she hoped he would say.

"Earlier, at the party… did you…? I mean… Mm, this isn't making any sense, is it?" Will asked hopelessly. Elizabeth shook her head, laughing.

"Nope," she said over the balcony railing. Will sighed and looked back up at her, his eyes twinkling in the semi-darkness.

"Want to be my girlfriend?" He asked. Elizabeth grinned the widest smile she had all night, exposing her brilliant teeth.

"You have no idea," she sighed. A look of enormous relief spread across Will's face.

"Great!" He said, an idiotic smile on his face. Elizabeth giggled, but it was cut short by a flashlight beam she spotted in the distance. There was no mistaking the person holding it; it was Barbossa's turn to patrol the campus.

"Will – it's Barbossa. Go!" She whispered. He turned and saw the teacher approaching where he was, though he thankfully couldn't see him yet. Will nodded and whispered "night!" before stealing away into the darkness. Elizabeth darted back into her room as Barbossa came into the vicinity, having fortunately seen nothing.

Elizabeth sighed happily into her pillow and didn't fall asleep again for a very, very long time.

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Told oyu it was corny and cliche! And just so everyone knows, I was laughing as I wrote the "great!" line in for Will. hope you guys were laughing when you read it! Alrighty, here are my thank-yous for my wonderful, lovely, awesome reviewers!

apocalypse cabaret: Phew! I'm so relieved that I haven't ruined this story yet! Usually my fics fall apart by the 5th chapter!

RBDFAN: xD Indeed they did! And I loved writing Jack in the last chapter; it was so much fun making him completely plastered in like 5 minutes.

blonde-gal: -happy dances with you- I'm so glad I didn't screw their first kiss up! I was sure I was going to! And I'm relieved people weren't like "what? This makes no sense" with the shark tooth. I was acutally halfway through the chapter and was like "wait.. crap. She doesn't have a present." You could pretty much see the lightbulb go off above my head. I only made it a shark tooth necklace because I've always wanted one, too. Maybe a pretty boy will give me one some birthday? -sighs- One can only hope xD

broadwaymbw: -squees- Thanks so much! I always get so happy when people say my writing is adorable!

liz3386: -wink wink cough cough- xD Yeah, I'll be updating more when I'm actually home this summer, I promise! And thanks for the congratulations. I passed all my finals, thankfully! I got an A on my history and English finals, a C on my Bio final (This was even with a 5 curve, but I'm happy!) a B on my Italian final, and a C- on my Math final! Woo! If I had done any worse on the math final, I would have been in summer school, actually. Which would have been bad for you, because then I would have NEVER updated this summer! I know, it's devastating to think about! xD

Kchan88: -shuffles feet- Perfect? Aw, shucks! Thanks:) And I'm so relieved I wrote Jack well; he's such a difficualt character to write without making him completely OOC!

Nexlei: xD Well of course the sprinklers had to go off! I absolutely LOVE screwing up moments like those. Sometimes ;) And I love you SO MUCH for reviewing for all my chapters! -glomps- you have no idea how much I appreciate it!

lauraart123: Thanks so much for reviewing! I hope you liked this chapter as much as I like writing it!

Misery's-Toll: Indeed he is! And when is Jack not drunk? xD No, Beckett's not going to rape him! He may be a creeper, but not even I would go that far:) Hope you liked this chapter! I love you for reviewing every one of my chapters, too! -glomp-

leoshunny1985:D I'm glad you like it! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

EpisodeSkywalker: Agreed. That was the best wedding in all of time. I'm not settling for anything less when I get married! And of course my future fiancee won't mind, because being Orlando Bloom, he will have done it before and of course will be very comfortable exchanging vows while swordfighting in the rain! xD

Norwegianchick101: I joined the site! I just don't remember when name I joined under... -scratched back of head- hehe, it's probably some form of LV-chan, right? Don't worry; I'll remember at like 3 am this morning or something. xD And indeed, that IS how fate works. Elizabeth and Will always end up together! Always! -Willabeth pride- :)

LuLuOceanEyes: Here ya go, 10th chapter hot off the printer! Actually, not hot off the printer at all because my printer doesn't work, but... you get the picture! xD Hope you liked it!

Phoenix Feather Queens: Perfect? Awwww, I wouldn't go that far... -goes all red- xD Thanks so much!

Jennibur: Unfortunately, yes, Cassie is going to show up again. But! It'll be for comic relief only. I do so love writing jealousy :D It's a bit of an unhealthy obsession.

saturn567: Awww, thanks! Hope you liked this chapter!

lateBloomer04: xD Drunk Jack is so much fun to write, even though I change it so much because I'm so paranoid of making him completely OOC. Although I guess it's hard to make him OOC when he's drunk!

Volume-5: You're kinda right with the Will/Pirates thing... I'm not saying anything else xD Don't worry, all shall be revealed in time! And yeah, that was my favorite line to write last chapter. I can just see him saying that when he's completely wasted, can't you? And sorry, they're not all awkward! I was going to have them be awkward at first, but I turned on my Wootness! playlist, which is full of like Relient K and Liz Phair and No Doubt and I was "no way I'm WAAAAY to happy to write awkwardness. Let's go with corny and cliche!" xD Hope you enjoyed it anyway!

nikkitan89: Here ya go! I probably won't be able to update for a little while, sorry! Hope you liked it anyway!

raindropsX: You cried? Awwww! -hugs- I can't believe my writing was actually good enough to make someone cry! and it wasn't even meant to be a sad chapter! I'm hoping they were the same kind of tears as when you watch a romantic movie and the couple get together in the end and not at my writing being really bad or anything, though...? xD Hope you liked this chapter!

hayleygirl: xD I thought it was cute, too. Hope you liked this chapter! I'm kind of afraid of having overdone the cheesiness... I hope I didn't:) Thanks for reviewing!

Lily Evanstar: Don't worry, I plan on it being a really long fic! I'm terrible at endings, and anyway, I'm thinking of doing a fic for every year they're in college, as long as it doesn't get old! xD Thanks for reviewing!

Brightshadow 5: -shifty grin- Ooou, shady. xD Glad you like this fic! I'm a little embarassed at it's obvious fangirlness, but then again it is me. :D

SavvyPirateLove: xD Lots of fluff in this chapter for you! I liked the "Happy Birthday" line, too. I imagined her saying it with this kind of smirk, too. I dunno. I feel like I've read it before, though, and I'm plagiarizing without even knowing it. Oh well! I'm glad you liked the chapter!

beccat12: xD I'm happy you like it. Thanks for reviewing!

Have a good summer, everyone!