Ahoy mates! The idea for this fic occurred to me while watching DMC for the gazillionth time…it started by me wondering: "What would I do if I were there?" …and well, this is the result. This first introduction might not explain exactly what I'm up to, but I promise you'll find out soon enough. Let me know what you think of it for now!

Love to all,

XOXO

Kayla

Because I Say So

Introduction

"Elizabeth Stephanie Darling, you are a complete loser!"

Lisa raised her head from the computer screen for a moment, taking one of her earphones off and glaring at the girl standing in the doorway of her bedroom.

"Lucy…what's your problem?" she asked her rather acidly.

The girl, who happened to be Lisa's older sister Megan, waltzed inside the room without another word and lightly sat on the desk besides the computer. "You are my problem, Lizzie," she said, swishing her blonde hair back.

"From when?" Lisa asked, before adding, "And besides, don't call me Lizzie. I hate being called that way. You know that! It's Lisa, ok? Just Lisa."

"Yeah, whatever, 'just Lisa' ," her sister went on, waving her hand airily, "You're still a freak."

"Ok," Lisa clicked the pause button on the computer, "I got a question: what did I do to you?"

"Nothing," said Megan, "And that's exactly my point."

Lisa raised an eyebrow, "You're not making any sense."

"All right," Megan got back up on her feet, "Let me see…how can I make this clearer?" she pretended to be thinking, "Ah…it's Saturay night, you're a reasonably attractive twenty-year-old girl who just broke up with her boyfriend, and what are you doing? Instead of going out and having a blast with your friends, you lock yourself in your room to watch those guys," she pointed a finger at the now frozen computer screen, "Without realizing that you're just waisting your time…and acting like a total loser."

"Ever heard the saying, 'Mind your own business'?" said Lisa, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Ever heard the saying, 'Get a life'?" her sister promptly snapped back, "God, Lisa, you'd think you'd be mature enough to get over a stupid movie star crush. I mean…those guys aren't real ! And if you-"

"All right, you know what? I don't want to hear this," said Lisa, raising from her chair, "So do me a favour, and get out!"

Megan raised her arms in surrender, "Ok,ok…chill, sis! I was just trying to help!"

"Yeah," Lisa said, pushing her towards the door, "Well, if you really wanna help, get the heck out of here and leave me alone! I'm already depressed enough without you coming in and poiting out how much of a loser I am!"

"Whatever you say…" Lisa slammed the door in Megan's face, blocking her voice out.

"Chiece!" she exclaimed, returning to her desk and putting her earphones back on, "Who ever asked her opinion?" she snorted, then concentrated on the movie, still paused on the screen in front of her, "Now…where was I?"

She clicked the play button again and slumped back on her chair, trying to forget the conversation between herself and her sister, even though she knew that Megan was, in fact, quite right.

It had been twenty-four since Lisa had broken up with her boyfriend, Fred Landry, and she was currently in no mood to share anyone's company, if not her own.

Sure, it was no big deal in the end, seeing she really was, like Megan had pointed out a few moment before, a pretty good-looking girl who'd had numerous boyfriends in the past and who would actually have no problem finding a new one, just as soon as she'd make up her mind to put this last relationship behind her. But still, it was a bit depressing.

After all, Fred was one hot guy.

Before her sister had come bursting in, however, Lisa hadn't even been thinking about him, on account of the fact that she'd been busy watching her number one anti-depression cure, represented by a now empty DVD cover sitting besides her computer. It had a very familiar image as a cover, and it was topped with a very familiar title.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

"Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate's life for me," she chanted under her breath, bending her arms behind her head as the scene continued to play, "Megan and her ideas," she then hought to herself, "Why I should be considered a freak just because I'm watching my favourite movie, I do not now, but…ah, whatever. Let her think what she wants…it's not like I care, really. Her bad." She decided to just ignore everything her sister had told her and enjoy the movie.

She knew the story so well that she could re-act it out entirely, but she always loved watching it again. Scene after scene, Lisa allowed her mind to get completely absorbed in the wonderful world of pirates, laughing at Captain Jack's witty sayings and gazing in awe at his spectacular adventures. She sigh in front of the beauty of the Captain, and wondered how it would be to meet him. Megan was right about one thing, sadly: never in her life would Lisa get the chance to meet that marvellous pirate. Never. Talk about depressing.

"If only you were real," she said dreamily, leaning towards the screen and gently caressing it with her hand. She jumped slightly when a lightning bolt cracked through the sky outside her window. "Stupid lighting." She muttered, before returning her attention to the movie.

Time went by, and soon the girl felt the need for a drink. She had just arrived to the scene set on the Cannibal Island.

"All right, hold on a second," she said, hitting the pause button on the computer.

She got up and left the room, returning shortly after with a large cup filled with ice-cold water in her hand. She'd been lucky enough to avoid meeting Megan on her way to the kitchen, for which she was very thankful.

She sat back down pressed the play button again, resuming the viewing of the film while taking a long sip from her drink.

"Oh, no!" she suddenly exclaimed, as some of the liquid spilled on top of the computer. She hastily rose to her feet, scooping up the cup and desperately trying to wipe away the water from the keyboard. She watched as the movie's images began to blur, and the DVD player began making a scratching, whirring noise. The girl's hand shot forward to strike the pause key again, but no sooner had she done that, that another lightning bolt ripped the sky, and she felt a shock run through her arm as a white light blinded her.

A moment later, everything went black.