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Chapter 2

It wasn't until early the next morning when Diego awoke. Jack had checked on her many times during the night, with each visit hoping that she would be awake, but she never

was. What seemed like the millionth time to him, he decided to check on her again. It was early morning, and the sun was just barely coming up above the horizon. He went into his quarters quietly, so that if she was still sleeping he wouldn't wake her, although part of him wanted to. He slowly and quietly walked over to her. She was lying on her side, her back to him so he couldn't really tell if she was awake or not. He sighed and sat down at his desk on the opposite side of the room. He checked over a few maps scattered around on his desk, not really concentrating on them. His mind was still on the girl sleeping in his bed.

A few minutes later, Jack heard a small whimper. He looked up from his desk and at the girl. She was sitting up and looking right at him. She had a terrified look on her face and was trembling violently. Jack gave her a golden-toothed smile, but she continued to whimper and shake. Jack stood up and slowly walked over to her. With every step he took the girl began to shake more and more. About halfway to her he stopped. The girl continued to shake.

"I'm not going to hurt you darling." He said gently to her. She looked right into his eyes, the same eyes she felt comfortable with before she had fallen asleep. She slowly stopped shaking and relaxed a bit. Something about his eyes made her feel safe. She soon recognized him as the man that had bought her at the auction. He continued his walk over to her, her body tensed up some once he approached her.

"That's better." He said with a smile. The girl didn't say anything. They looked at each other for a while in silence, finally, Jack said, "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow luv, Captain of the Black Pearl, I'm sure you've heard of me." The girl nodded slightly. Jack waited a few minutes for her to say something, but she didn't. After a while he said, "So, who might you be?" The girl was silent for a moment, then quietly, almost whispering said, "Diego."

"Don't be shy luv." Jack said. "Your going to be alrigh' here. No one is going to harm you in any way, I promise." Diego looked at him and nodded, her body was getting less tense. He looked at her for a while. 'She's even more beautiful when she's awake.' He thought.

"You must be hungry." He said after a bit. She nodded slowly. "I'll be righ' back luv." He said. He turned away from her and left the room. Diego watched him leave. She was beginning to like this man, he was treating her like no one had ever had before. She faintly smiled to herself and waited for his return.

A few minutes later, Jack came back in the room carrying a tray full of food. He set the tray down beside her. "All for you luv, eat till you feel full." He said. "I'll get ye something ter drink." He walked to a cabinet in by his desk, opened it and pulled out a bottle. He walked back over to her and handed her the bottle. "I hope ya like rum." He said. "It's the only drink on this ship, unless you don't have a problem with drinking salt water." He joked. Diego took the bottle from him and slowly began to eat the food Jack brought her. Jack watched her for a moment, he noticed the rags she had for clothes. "I'm guessing you wouldn't want to be wearing those anymore." He said. "I'll see if I can find ye some clothes." He once again left the room. Diego continued to eat.

Diego had been hungry for months, her previous masters never really thought to feed her, they said it would be a waist of food. Awhile later the tray was empty. She pulled out the cork from the bottle and had a small taste of the rum. It was her first experience with this drink, and she didn't like it right away, it felt as if it were burning her throat and had a somewhat bitter taste. She took a few more sips to quench her thirst, and with each swallow, she began to like it more and more. She was soon finished with the bottle and Jack hadn't come back yet.

She set the tray and empty rum bottle on the floor and got stood up. She looked around the room some, and then headed toward the door. Just when she was about to open the door, it opened and Jack stood in the doorway. "Er, hello luv." Jack said, a bit confused to see her by the door. Diego went back over to the bed and sat down. Jack had a heap of clothes in his arms, and they looked fairly new. He brought the clothes over to her and set them down on the bed beside her. "I think these might fit you, they belonged to my first mate, Anna Maria." Diego nodded a 'thank you' and looked at the clothes.

"Also," Jack continued. "If you wanted to take a bath or something, there's a washroom over there." He said pointing to a door at the far end of the room. Diego nodded to tell him that she understood. "I guess I'll see you later luv." He said. He gave her a quick smile and then left the room.

Diego walked into the washroom and closed the door behind her. The washroom wasn't big, but it wasn't small either, it was actually the perfect size. She filled up the basin half full of water and stripped down. She got in slowly, letting the semi-warm water warm up her body. It had been a long time since she had bathed last too. She got in all the way and began to wash herself.