Title: First mate and best friend

Author: Blue Wolf2

Rating: PG, to be safe

Pairings: Jack/Anamaria

Summary: Takes place after the Pearl is back in Jack's possession. Ana Marie is first mate, and Jack soon realizes she's more than a friend or even best friend to him. Jack's POV. One shot as of right now, could add more later.

Note: I hope I've kept the characters in character. (lol) If you see any names miss-spelled, please tell me so I can fix it. Thank you.

"Captain, the Black Pearl is yours." Anamaria said as she placed my coat around my shoulders. I stood running my hands over the wood of the steering wheel lovingly. I then realized my crew was staring at me.

"FILL THE SAILS!" I shouted, "TO TORTUGA!"

"TORTUGA!" The crew answered back as they ran about the ship.

"Ana," I told my first mate. "Come with me, we have a ship to inspect." She smiled and handed the wheel over to Gibbs. We then made our way below deck.

After the last battle with the Interceptor, my ship was pretty beaten up. Ana and I started down below in the jail area. I cursed as I saw the water coming in through several holes. "We'll need to fix that," I told her. I looked at the locks and doors of the cells. "Need new hinges, locks." I muttered to my self. "Bloody hell, if Barbossa wasn't already dead, I'd kill him!" I said rather loudly as we made our way to the crew quarters.

"Oh," She groaned as we entered. "This reeks, it does!" I too made a face as we walked in.

"Aye, We'll need to air this out," I told her. We then made our way to my quarters. I smiled as I walked in. I was walking about touching things when she addressed me.

"So Captain, where am I to sleep?" She asked. I looked up at her, my face blank. I had totally forgotten. This ship had two sleeping quarters. One for the Captain, and one for the crew, but I wasn't about to force Anamaira to sleep with the rest of them, that was wrong.

I started at her for a moment before I found my voice. "You can sleep here till we build a new sleeping area."

She raised her eyebrows up. "But this is your quarters, I couldn't." She said.

"It's fine luv, really. You sleep in the bed. I'll sleep on the floor. What's a few more days on a hard floor?" I said in a joking tone.

"Jack," she started, but I stopped her.

"Captain luv,"

"Captain, I wont allow you to sleep on the floor of your own cabin, while your first mate sleeps in your bed." I looked up at her. "I'd rather sleep up on deck, I don't care."

"And risk you rolling off during the night?" I laughed. "I don't think so luv. And besides, you're the first mate, you deserve some better treatment."

"Don't treat me different than the rest Jack, you know how I am about that." She told me. I looked up at her. Anamaria was tough as nails I knew that. But I also had seen the softer side of her a few times. I smiled thinking about the night I had first met her. There where few men she let see her other side, so to have seen it more than once was a true honor.

"I know luv, but I can't help it. A Captain has to look out for his first mate…" I trailed off thinking about how Barbossa had betrayed me and took my ship all those years ago. "And besides, you're my best friend." I smiled and I saw a corner of her mouth lift up in a smile. I walked over to her. "Now, go back up on deck, take over the wheel. She's yours right now luv, I'll be up tonight to relieve you."

"Thank you Jack." She said.

"You're welcome luv," I kissed her head. "Now, go." She then left to go tend to the ship and I sat down making a list of supplies we needed and repairs that needed to be tended to once we made port.

A few hours later I had finished my master list, and boy was it bloody long. I looked out my window. Daylight had ceased away and it seemed it was raining a bit outside. Someone then knocked on my door.

"Come in," I called. Gibbs then walked in.

"Captain,"

I nodded. "Mate, what is it you need?"

"I just wanted ya to know that Ana is back at the wheel. I gave her a break around thirty minutes ago." I nodded and he bit his lip, looking as though he had something else to say.

"What is it man? Out with it!" I asked.

"I know it's not my place to say Captain, after all, it is your ship…" I raised my eyebrows. "But, I still stand by what I told you the first day you met the crew, having a women aboard a ship is bad luck."

I turned around and folded up my list as I spoke. "Well Mr. Gibbs, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I trust Ana," I looked up at him and locked eyes with him. "With my life and my ship."

He nodded. "Aye Cap', I best be getting some sleep." He backed towards the door.

"Night Gibbs." He was gone about ten minutes when I spotted something lying on my bed, my coat. I looked outside, where the rain was picking up. She must be cold, I thought to my self. Without another thought I picked up my coat and walked out of my cabin, making my way up the stairs to the deck.

When I reached the top I heard someone singing. "A pirate's life for me, drink up me harties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me…" It was Ana and I smirked. She told me all the time not to sing that song. That it was stupid, and here I find her outside in the rain singing it.

I snuck up behind her, while she was still singing and spoke. "Ms. Ana, I thought you hated that song." She gasped and whirled around, I reached out and caught the wheel. "Careful luv, that would have been bad." She nodded and took the wheel back from me.

"To what do I owe this visit Captain?" She asked. "Shouldn't you be sleepin?" I smirked.

"I came up here to check on you." She glanced at me.

"Ye did, did ya? Well as you can see Captain, I'm fine." I looked over and saw her hands trembling. She caught my gaze and clutched the wheel tighter. Remembering the cape in my hand now, I draped it over her shoulders. "What tha…?" She muttered as she looked at me.

"It will help keep you warm luv." I said.

"Thank you Jack." She whispered. I looked at her hands again. They where still trembling, and she was clutching the wheel as if it was life or death.

I then slid behind her, my chest grazing her back, and slid my arms along hers. I took each hand in my own and loosened them on the wheel. "Careful luv, you're going to snap the wheel in half." I chuckled. I then placed my own hands over hers and helped her steer.

"Jack…"

"Shh…" I hushed her. "You wanted to steer, and I don't want you to get sick." I said. "What's a Captain with out his first mate?" I asked. Then whispered, "And what's Jack Sparrow with out his best friend?" Ana then leaned back into my chest and I stood there helping her steer the ship trough the rain.