Yay! I updated before vacation! I told myself that I wasn't going to update unless my muses moved me, but I decided to give my muses a kick in the pants, so this is what I came up with. It's not my favorite chapter; I think I may have messed it up a bit, especially at the end. Oh well. Hope you guys like it.

Disclaimer: Okay, so I was like asleep and this morning I woke up and BAM Ted and Terry were in my room and I was like "wtf?" and they were like "liek yo you own Pirates!" and I was like "Omg really?!" and they were like "ya rly."

...And then I woke up for real. Damn birds outside my window. They're lucky I'm a vegetarian and animal rights enthusiast, and that's all I have to say.

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Chapter 12.

Elizabeth spent the next three and a half hours driving around Port Royal, not really looking for anything in particular. She smiled when she passed the movie theater, remembering how Will had been the first and only other person in her life that liked mixed Diet Coke and Sprite. She kept looking at the clock in her car, wondering if time had somehow slowed down. Music was blaring through the speakers in her Jeep, as it always was. She couldn't seem to function without music playing insanely loud.

Spying a large Borders in a plaza to her left, Elizabeth turned off the main road and pulled into the parking lot. She was glad to have found it; this was the first bookstore she had seen in the town since she set off to explore. Plus, she still had another agonizing hour to kill before Will got back, and reading was always such a good distracter.

She picked out a good-looking novel, a murder mystery. Normally, she would have just searched the database for pirate books, but something told her that she shouldn't be all hyped up on pirates right before she was going to meet Will.

I'll get him to tell me about that sooner or later… she thought to herself, sipping a coffee she had bought moments before. She settled into one of the large poufy chairs and began to read. The hour seemed to pass quicker than the others, and before Elizabeth knew it, it was 4:30. Smiling, she put the book back (it hadn't been very good) and walked out to her car, feeling the excitement build in her body.

This is going to be the first time I hang out with Will as his girlfriend… she thought to herself. Luckily, the bookstore was only 20 minutes away from the school, seeing as she had circled the town and surrounding mini-cities several times before actually seeing it. She drove back to the campus with growing nervousness. She wondered if she looked alright, checking her teeth in the mirror frantically for any food. Pulling into a parking spot, she breathed deeply and checked the clock – it was 4:55. She breathed deeply again and got out of the car, grinning as she locked it. She took the note out of her pocket and reread it as she walked to the park area, wondering where to sit. She chose one of the benches in front of the little stream that went running down the edges of the park. Hardly able to sit still, she fidgeted as she waited for Will to appear.

She didn't have to wait long. It was only a minute or two before he came into view, smiling at waving her over.

"Hey!" She said, walking over to him.

"Hey," he replied, taking her hand as he led her back to the parking lot. "I was thinking we could go get dinner somewhere," he said happily.

"Sure," Elizabeth agreed, laughing a little, "where are we going to go on our first date?"

Will smiled, putting their entwined hands up to his lips. "You have no idea how much I had been wanting you to say that this last week."

Elizabeth smiled and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. "You have no idea how much I've wanted to say it," she replied.

Will smiled and inclined his head slightly, leaning in for a kiss. Elizabeth leaned in as well and their lips were almost touching when-

"'Ey!"

They broke apart, both looking at the source of the interruption. Lo and behold, Jack came sauntering over to the couple, smirking.

"Well, well, well! Wot 'ave we 'ere?" He asked, looking from Elizabeth's extremely red face to Will's beaming one.

"Elizabeth and I are going out now," Will explained happily. Jack looked shocked.

"Wot? When was this?" He demanded. Will shook his head.

"Didn't you wonder where I was when you saw me sneaking back into the dorm last night at 4 o'clock in the morning?" Will asked incredulously.

"You know bloody well I can't remember a single thing from last night…" Jack retorted. A look of realization came over his face so suddenly Elizabeth wouldn't have surprised to see a lightbulb go off above his head.

"So that's why you were so happy this morning!" He said, looking even more shocked than a minute ago.

"Yeah. I told you that, but I think you were too hung over to hear me," Will said. Jack glared for a moment before nodding sheepishly.

"You may have a point there…" he said, looking down for a moment.

"Mister Sparrow!" Said a pompous voice. The three of them turned to see Dean Beckett walking towards them, the same unpleasant smirk on his face as when…

Elizabeth froze up. She remained rooted to the spot, that same scene playing over and over in her head.

"Mister Sparrow, I do believe we need to have a little chat about last night," the dean said nastily. Jack hung his head.

"Alright then… see you lot later," he sighed. Beckett stopped in front of Elizabeth.

"Miss Swann," he nodded his head, smirking. She remained frozen, feeling the horror showing on her face. The dean smirked once again and led Jack down to his office.

"Are you okay?" Will asked her in alarm, once he was out of earshot.

I can't tell Will about that, she decided somewhere beneath her terror.

"Um… Y-yeah, I'm fine…" she said, averting her eyes. Will raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not convinced," he said softly.

"It's nothing… I've been feeling a little light-headed all day, actually. But I'm okay now," she said, thinking fast, having seen the look of concern on Will's face, "I think I'll be fine after I have some dinner. Don't worry about me, though, how was your visit with your mother?" Elizabeth asked, hoping he would just let the subject drop.

"She's doing a lot better, actually! Katherine's been with her for a while now, and it's really helped her. She knows I can't come down all the time, what with school and everything, so she was really happy to see me today. And she doesn't have to have chemo again for another few months," Will said happily.

"That's good! I'm glad she's doing better," Elizabeth said, almost fully recovered from her panic attack. She had a feeling that if she hadn't been with Will, she'd still be hyperventilating.

"Yeah… Hey, do you want to come with me the next time I go see her?" Will asked.

"Really? But… what if she doesn't like me…?" Elizabeth asked, biting her lip worriedly. Will laughed.

"Please, she'll love you! It's Katherine you'll have to watch out for," he warned.

"Why?" Elizabeth asked. Will was about to answer, but pulled Elizabeth back suddenly.

"What?" She asked, bewildered. She had been about to open the door to her Jeep.

"Last time you drove, you almost hit someone, if you remember. And you said that you were feeling light-headed, so I'm driving," Will said, smiling.

"I'm not a bad driver! I only almost hit that guy because you were looking at me," she admitted sheepishly. Will's smile widened.

"Well I'll be doing plenty of that tonight, so I'm driving," he repeated. Elizabeth pouted but followed him to his little blue car nonetheless.

"Where do you want to go? I'll need to know, seeing as I'm driving," Will asked cheekily. Elizabeth laughed in spite of herself.

"Well, I did see this cool little café place just down the road a bit when I was driving around earlier," she said. Will backed out of the parking lot without further adieu and drove down the road a bit until Elizabeth pointed out the sign. They parked and walked in, smells of coffee and fresh-baked bread surrounding them. It reminded Elizabeth of a Panera, except maybe a little bigger than most Paneras were and the lights were dimmed, candles lighting most of the little tables.

"Hi, what can do for you?" A waitress asked, walking up to them. Elizabeth couldn't help but notice the flirty edge to her voice as she looked at Will alone.

"Table for two, nonsmoking," Will said. She nodded, her eyes roving over Elizabeth for a moment. Elizabeth couldn't help but smirk at the sight of her shoulders falling slightly as she led them to a small table. She placed menus in front of both of them as they sat down.

"Your server will be over in a moment to take your drinks," she added before leaving. Elizabeth thanked her and glanced at the menu for no more than a second, finding it was extremely difficult for her to look away from Will for any amount of time.

"Will! Elizabeth!"

Elizabeth turned in her seat to see Rachel and her boyfriend, John, waving at them two seats away.

"Hey, guys," Elizabeth said. Will waved back. Rachel was grinning.

"Hey… Are you guys here together?" Rachel asked. Elizabeth nodded.

"Yep, we're going out now," Will said.

"It's about time…" Rachel said, rolling her eyes. She looked from John to Will.

"Oh, Will, I don't think you've met John yet! He's my boyfriend," Rachel said.

"Hey," John said.

"Hey." Will replied.

"Didn't you say John was pulling all-nighters this weekend?" Elizabeth asked. Rachel smiled.

"I figured I could take a night off," John explained, smiling at Rachel. A small cough made Elizabeth look away from her friends.

"Can I take your order?" asked a tall, pretty waitress. She caught sight of Will but didn't pay attention to only him, as the other girl did. Elizabeth was glad; she didn't like getting jealous at the smallest little thing.

"We'll take a Sprite and a Diet Coke," Will said, before Elizabeth could say anything. She laughed.

"And to eat?" The waitress asked politely.

"I'll have the French onion soup," Elizabeth said, handing the waitress her menu.

"And I'll have a BLT," Will said.

"Alright, I'll be right out with that," she said.

"So," Elizabeth said once the waitress left, "why do I need to watch out for your sister?"

"Oh, Katherine. It's not so much that she won't like you, it's more… she's best friends with Cassidy, and…"

"Ah… Cassidy," Elizabeth hissed. She was about to rant to the fullest of her extent, but caught herself in time.

"Sorry… I know she's your friend and everything…" she started.

"My friend? Are you kidding me? I can't stand her," Will interrupted. Elizabeth smiled.

"Really? Then why do you put up with her?" she asked. Will was about to answer when the waitress came back over with their drinks and food. Elizabeth and Will thanked her and she left without another word.

"It's kinda hard to tell your sister's best friend you never want to see her again," Will said, mixing their drinks as he talked. Elizabeth laughed.

"Yeah, I can see your point. But just so I know… is she going to be coming back here?" Elizabeth asked, attempting to sound nonchalant. She took a sip of her soup.

"I dunno… she might. I hope not, though," Will added. A smile came across his face. "Hey, remember when Jack was drunk at the party and started talking to us? What did he mean when he said that he remembered how you had to 'look for a paper'?"

"Oh… that," Elizabeth said, grinning sheepishly. "Well, after Cassidy stole you away, I went to find Jack because I knew that he would probably know who she was. I may have been having a bit of a jealous fit," she admitted. Will smiled.

"What?" Elizabeth asked after a moment.

"Nothing… Just didn't figure you to be the jealous type," Will replied. Elizabeth grinned.

"Well, I am, so you'll have to excuse me if I slap Cassidy the next time she starts hitting on you," she warned.

"Yeah, you should! Save me the trouble," Will said, taking the last bite of his sandwich. The waitress came out of the back room.

"Is there anything else I can get you? Dessert? Coffee?" she asked. Will looked questioningly at Elizabeth, who shook her head.

"Just the check," he said. The waitress nodded and put the check face-down on the table. Elizabeth went for it, but Will snatched it from under her hand.

"Hey!" Elizabeth exclaimed.

"You think I'm going to let you pay on our first date?" Will asked incredulously. The waitress came back over and Will handed her the check, along with a few bills, saying "no change."

"Thanks. You two have a nice night," she said.

"Ready to go?" Will asked Elizabeth, grinning. She nodded, smiling to herself. A glance at her phone told her it was already 7:30. The drive back to campus was brief; Elizabeth felt tired, though she wished she didn't have to leave already. The day had been so perfect.

"I guess I'll see you bright and early in Gilette's class tomorrow," Elizabeth said unwillingly. She wished the night wasn't yet ending.

"Looking forward to it," Will said. They stopped at a fork in the path; to the left were the girls' dorms and to the right were the boys'. She was about to leave, but Will called after her.

"Elizabeth," he breathed. She turned around.

"Yeah?"

Will leaned and kissed her gently, though it was enough to send her head spinning.

"Goodnight," he said, grinning.

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First off, an case anyone doesn't know, a Panera is like a really cool bread shop chain... thingy. Go there. It's good xD Secondly, that was like 6 pages right there! Usually my chapters are 3 maaaaaaaaaaaaybe 4. :) Hope you guys liked it more than I did. Like I said, not my favorite chapter. And now onto the thank-yous!

Kaatiieex: Thanks! I'm not gonna update for about two weeks, but I'll have lots of new ideas and whatnot from vacation, promise! xD

RBDFAN: Indeed he is! xD That was the one thing I promised myself I would do with this story, call Jack a manwhore at one point or another :)

immortalwizardpirateelf-fan: Thanks! Yep, I'm actually only 15 and a half. So excuse any future inconstitancies with the college :) I don't really know too much about them. Hope you liked this chapter!

broadwaymbw: Omg! I know! It's like, the best song ever. I listened to it literally for like three hours strait yesterday. xD And thanks for reviewing!

blonde-gal: Thanks. I actually kinda got the note idea from a part in the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; I don't know if you've ever read it. If you haven't, you should. It's like... amazing. xD

orlysluv: Thank you! I'm trying to make it as cute as I can :D Give the people what they want, eh?

Nexlei: Thanks! Yep, I'm actually really excited that I'm leaving tomorrow... I used to live in Virginia, which is where I'm going first (my friend that I'm going with still lives there) so I'll get to see how much it's changed since I lived there. Thanks for reviewing!

raindropsX: Yeah, I loved the note part myself :) I can just see Will doing something like that, can't you? Thanks for reviewing!

Ginny Baudelaire: Aww, I'm sorry! I wish I was homeschooled. Then I wouldn't have to deal my stupid teachers... -grumbles- Anyways, hope you liked this chapter!

halcyon x: xD The only time I saw Titanic was when I was really little, but to be honest I don't really cry in movies. Apart from Pirates and Underworld 2, that is. And occasionally Lion King. (What? It's sad! When he's like "dad, get up!" I'm always bawling and saying something like "he's not going to get up, Simba!!" It's a little bit pathetic. Just a little. xD) Thanks for reviewing!

guitarjunky7484: xD Yeah, I am pretty lucky. It's a really fun trip! But, not to worry! I'll come back with a big notebook choc-full of ideas and scenes for the next few chapters when I get back!

Jennibur: ;) I'm willing to bet that he's only checking the one. And yes, sadly Cassidy is going to come back at some point, but who said she's going to ruin the cuteness? It just gives me an excuse to write jealousy xD Thanks for the review! I'm glad you got so excited when you saw there was an update :)

Gerbil-san: xD Who can resist bandana-y Orlando goodness:) Certainly not me. And don't worry, I love long reviews. They make me really happy! Hope you liked this chapter!

WstrnPlsrChick: xD Sorry! Bad timing sucks. (I should know, I have plenty of it... :D) But not to fear! There'll be plenty of lovely shiny new updates when I get back!

lauraart123: xD I know. I loved doing that. It was probably my favorite part of that chapter. Thanks for reviewing!

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Volume-5: You have no idea! It's so hard to keep Jack in character... what can I say? He's a hard character to write. And yep, I made this chapter extra fluffy-tastic xD Hope you liked it! Thanks for reviewing every chapter!

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Alrighty everyone! I'll see you in two weeks! I'll be expecting lots of lovely and wonderful reviews when I get back ;) Hehe, I don't even need to ask. you guys are amazing!

Peace!

P.S. - Today's song was Sadie Hawkins Dance by Relient K. If you've heard and/or like this song, I'm officially in love with you! xD