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"Okay," Sydney said again. "It all started..."

Chapter 2: Quite A Tale

Flashback

A very drunk Captain Jack Sparrow stumbled in to a bar. Sydney looked up to see him trip and land in a booth. She giggled and waited until he was in a sitting position before walking up to him to take his order.

"What'll it be, sir?" She asked.

"Not sir," he said in a gruff voice. "Captain, love, captain."

"All right," Sydney said. "What'll it be Captain?"

"What's your name?" He asked, completely ignoring her question.

"Sydney," she replied.

"Lovely name," he said, nodding approvingly. "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."

Sydney stared at him. "You're Captain Jack Sparrow?"

Jack grinned. "I'm guessing you've heard of me, then?"

"Of course!" Sydney replied, then remembering her job, she asked, "So what'll it be then Captain?"

"Rum," he said. "And..."

"And...?" Sydney said, with a hand gesture.

"Some pleasurable company, of course," he said, grinning and winking suggestively at her.

Sydney snorted. "Sorry to disappoint you Captain, but I'm not a whore. Just a waitress."

"Pity," he muttered as she walked away to get him his rum.

Each time Sydney returned with a full mug, Jack tried to persuade her to come back to the Black Pearl with him. As she brought him his third of fourth rum, he said, "You know love, if you don't back to the Pearl with me, I will be forced to stay here all night."

Sydney sighed. She had doubts. Charming and handsome as he may be, she did not want to sleep with him.

As if reading her mind, Jack said, "You don't have to sleep with me, lass. We can just talk. Believe me, it would be best for you to agree."

Sydney raised an eyebrow, amused. "Oh really?"

Jack nodded. "You know why?"

Sydney rolled her eyes. "Enlighten me."

Jack grinned. "It would be best for you to agree because this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. The great Captain Jack Sparrow does not usually bring back women to his cabin to just talk, love. Who knows why I'm doing it now, probably too much rum, but you should feel honored."

Sydney looked at him for a moment, one eyebrow still raised. "Just talk?"

Jack nodded.

"Oh, all right," she said and Jack bounded out of the booth, took her hand and led her out the door. She barely had time to yell a goodbye to her boss before she was gone.

That night, Jack and Sydney just talked. However, the same thing could not be said about the next night they spent together, or the next, or the next...

On their fifth night together, Jack was lying on his back on the bed in his cabin. His hat covered his eyes, but he wasn't sleeping. He was just quiet. Sydney lay on her stomach on top of Jack, her chin resting on his chest and her fingers playing with his beard.

Jack was the one who broke the long silence. "Hey Syd, can I ask you a question, love?"

"Of course," Sydney replied absently.

"Do you like it here in Tortuga?" He asked.

Her head snapped up and she stared for a long time at his face, or rather, his hat.

"No," she replied softly. "I don't. I don't like my job, the people, anything. However, your presence has made everything more enjoyable."

He lifted his hat and grinned at her for a moment before his face returned to being serious and his hat hid his face once more.

"So why are you here?" He asked.

She snorted. "Where else am I going to go? I don't have family, friends, a home. I have nothing."

"Uh-huh," he said, stroking his beard thoughtfully. Suddenly, he lifted his hat off his face and looked down at her. "Well, then. How would you like to come with me on the Pearl?"

She just stared at him for awhile. Then, she whispered, "Really?"

"Really," he said, grinning. "Go get your stuff and hurry back."

She smiled, kissed him and ran off.

Jack and Sydney sailed together for awhile and neither one could be any happier. Jack taught Sydney everything she needed to know about being on a ship and things couldn't have been better. Then, it all changed.

Jack was visiting a friend. His friend told him that there was a secret cave near France that had more treasure than could be imagined. The cave was called Fontaine de Richesses, but there was one catch; it was underwater. Few knew about the cave and Jack's friend wanted him to go after it. Jack, being Jack, of course accepted and set off right away. He told Sydney that it was too dangerous for her and dumped her off in Tortuga. She hadn't gone without a fight, though.

The last dasy before she left the Pearl, Sydney found the one and only map that lead to the treasure. Blinded by her anger, she took it. Now, she was a waitress once more and she had his map. She hadn't seen Jack since then, but she knew he would come back.

End of Flashback

"Well," Emily said. "That's quite a tale, to say the least. I can't beleive you stole his map."

Sydney chuckled and nodded. She liked this Emily girl.

A/N: There you are, second chapter. Let me know what you think.