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(Elizabeth's POV)

"Oh Will, I'm so worried for her," I sobbed. "She's been gone for over a week now, and there's been not a single word from or about her!"

Will gently hushed me as he brought his hands up and down my back. "It's going to be alright, Elizabeth, I promise. Your sister's going to be fine."

I opened my mouth to protest, but instead burst into sobs. I buried my head in Will's chest and just cried and cried for what seemed like an eternity.

(Artemis's POV)

After our kiss-and-tell happening, I had awkwardly excused myself and gone back to the hut. I didn't think I would be physically or emotionally able to stand by him for another second after that kiss.

"Why would he kiss me?" I asked myself as I paced nervously back and forth in my hut. Actually, it wasn't my hut. It was our hut, as in mine and Jack's. We shared it. Lovely, right? "He has no reason to kiss me. Well maybe he likes you, Artemis. Bullshit, he doesn't like me! He likes Elizabeth! And he has every right to. Honestly, I stand as much chance with Jack as a snowball in hell."

I continued muttering and pacing for a full five more minutes before plopping my rear down on the sleeping mat Jack and I were going to have to share. I shuddered, then froze when a new thought entered my mind. He wouldn't… try anything, would he? I mean, he is, after all, Captain Jack Sparrow and loved to get it on but surely not with me?

I groaned in frustration and fell onto my back, my hands over my eyes. My brain was actually starting to hurt from all this thinking. "Bloody Hell! Damn my brain!"

"Damn your brain? Now why would ye do that, luv?"

Well, fuck. It's Jack. I peeked through my fingers to see a smirking Jack Sparrow, which is never a good sign. "Um , hello… Jack."

"I was comin' up to check on ye and heard some arguin'."

I sat straight up in a wild panic. "Did you hear anything? Everything? Tell me!"

"Nothin' really," he shrugged. "Just pacin' and somethin' about your sister, me an' a snowball."

I groaned. "God must hate me," I muttered.

(Gibbs's POV)

"Cap'n's orders. We sail for Tortuga, resupply, then sail back for Jack and Miss Swann."

The crew nodded, then grudgingly went back to their posts and prepared to set sail. "Bloody sea rats," I muttered.

(Artemis's POV)

Jack came completely into the hut and sat down next to me with a flourish of his arms. "You know, Artemis, you seem to have a problem with self-confidence."

I blushed. "I wonder why," I said sarcastically.

"See? There's me point, luv. You need some 'elp, a little guidance, you could say."

I snorted. "And you'd be the one to offer that guidance?"

"Of course, darlin'! I'm an expert with these sorts of things." He gave me another one of his smirks, which was suddenly very intoxicating and alluring, not to mention suggestive. "Here, let's have our first lesson."

"N-Now?"

"No time like the present."

I bit my bottom lip, uncertain, but eventually nodded in agreement. "Alright, Jack… What did you have in mind?"

Oh dear. Another smirk… I have a very bad feeling about this, I thought. Jack leaned forward, his mouth incredibly close to mine. "First, image. You are beautiful, you are lovely, men desire you."

I laughed nervously. "A blind fool could see through that lie, Jack."

"Ah, let's not be negative. You have to believe it, luv. Believe that you are desirable."

I closed my eyes, trying desperately to see myself as wanted. It didn't work, but I didn't want to disappoint Jack. "Yeah… Uh, I did…"

Jack shook his head, smiling down knowingly at me. "Can't fool me, luv."

"Look, Jack, your intentions are admirable, but-"

"No 'but's," he insisted. Sighing, he shook his head again. "Why can you not believe what people tell you? What I tell you?"

"Believe you, the man who prides himself in being a dishonest man?"

"You can trust me love."

I leaned forward, just enough so our lips met for the briefest of seconds, and pulled back. I couldn't believe him, or myself. We were both acting so strange, although Jack already was that way. "I have to go, Jack." And I left him there, alone, in our hut, completely stunned. Why did he have toy with my emotions so much?

(Jack's POV)

What was that all about, I wondered. I was acting very strange, as was Artemis. She'd never been that bold before. And I'd never been such a romantic sap. Maybe we'd caught Scarlet Fever, or pneumonia, and it was affecting our brains. Why must she toy with my emotions so?