Disclaimer: All I own in this fan fiction is Amanda, oh and John Sparrow.

Chapter 4

A child's forgiveness.

Mandy and Will were still sat on the balcony coming off of Tia's marshland shack. Mandy was staring down at the sea; Will was looking out over the marsh. "You're angry about something," she said softly. Will looked at her.

"How can you tell?" he asked.

"I just can," said Mandy, "What happened?" Will sighed. If Mandy was indeed Tia's daughter, she would be able to tell if he lied. "It was Elizabeth," he said, "She…she kissed Jack as I watched." Mandy looked at him.

"I had a feeling it involved my father," she said, "He's got a nasty habit of making people pissed." Will blushed at her language.

"I'm sorry," said Amanda, "Does my language offend you? Well, what can you expect when you're raised in Tortuga?" Will smirked. Amanda stood up and leaned on the rail. Will sat there for a second before copying her and standing up. "I just hope Elizabeth will explain herself to me," he said softly. Amanda snorted in an attempt to hide laughter. "Come on now Will," said Mandy, "You can't tell me that you don't feel angry at Elizabeth. That all your raw, animal hate is focused purely on my father."

"I have no anger towards my fiancé," said Will.

"I'll believe that when I see it," said Mandy, "I know exactly how you're feeling. I'm Tia's daughter remember? Deep down inside you, your animal side is burning with a desire to hurt both of them." Will spun around so that he was looking at Mandy. She continued, "You're upset because she kissed another man while you, you haven't even looked at another woman since you fell in love with her. You've been faithful while she went and kissed a no good pirate." Mandy stepped closer to Will. "You want to fight fire with fire… you want to know what sort of…thrill she got out of it; kissing a pirate. You're tired of kissing a good girl. You want a bad girl; you're just waiting for one to come along and…" Mandy was cut off. Will's head had descended and he had pressed his lips to hers. Mandy smiled with satisfaction. She could sense a deep, dark passion within him. His pirate side, his wicked side; it was screaming in joy of having been let out, for the first time in twenty years. The kiss deepened and Will's tongue gently licked at Mandy's lips. Winding her arms around Will's neck, Mandy opened her mouth. Will's kiss became rougher as he poured every ounce of passion he had into that kiss, he poured his rage and his lust into it.

The sound of Tia shouting brought Will to his senses. He saw Mandy's smile and realised what he'd done. She just grinned her lop-sided grin and said, "Now you're even mate," She then just strided away as if nothing had happened. Will stared helplessly after her. He turned back to look down the bayou. He had felt a heat rise up inside of him, something he had never felt before, not even with Elizabeth. There was something about Amanda. He tried to shake the thoughts from his head; she was only just an adult, she wasn't even eighteen yet! And she was Jack's daughter, Jack, despite everything, was Will's closest friend. Was, was Will's friend, Will couldn't forgive him for allowing Elizabeth to do what she did. But still, that kiss…he shook his head. He shouldn't be thinking of Amanda like that, she was too young and too important in getting Jack back…she was the key to defeating Davy Jones.

Mandy, however, was back inside by now. Gibbs was talking to Tia and only dared take one look at the girl before quickly leaving. Mandy didn't get closer to her mother. She just stayed next to the door, watching the soothsayer. "Child, you must come closer if I am to be able to help you," said Tia. Mandy sighed and looked away before walking slowly over the damp floor. Tia pointed to a chair and Amanda sat down. Tia sat down next to her. "Child, dearest Amanda," she said softly, reaching out to touch her daughter. Amanda jerked away and said sharply, "Don't ever touch me." Tia pulled her hand back and sighed.

"Amanda," said Tia, "There are things you should know. You know your heritage yes?" Amanda nodded.

"Do you remember the orb I gave you, when your father first brought you to see me?" asked Tia. Amanda nodded.

"Well, I think it may be time you visited your grandmother, yes?" said Tia. Amanda swallowed and turned away from Tia.

"What is it?" she asked.

"I…I don't have the orb any more," said Amanda, "I traded it." Tia stood up.

"Who has it?" she asked, "Who has the Key?" Amanda looked up at her mother.

"Sao Feng," said Amanda. Tia sneered.

"I told you to stay away from him," said Tia, "He could expose…"

"I know," hissed Tia, "He's the one that got away. But we have bigger problems with Davy Jones. Now he has my brothers and sisters, and he's going to use them to get to Jack unless we get Jack first. Now tell me, what can I do to make sure that Jones won't kill my entire crew before I get there?!" Tia sighed again and reached around her neck. She unfastened the locket from around her neck and handed it to her daughter. "What is this?" asked Amanda. Tia looked her daughter straight in the eye and said, "Do you know the tale of Calypso and Davy Jones?"

"Calypso?" she said softly.

The next day, Amanda was nowhere to be found in Tia's house. Will looked high and low but couldn't find her. As he ran through the main room for the tenth time, Tia finally looked up. "She's not here, boy," she said, "She's on the ship already." Will stared at her. "She needed time to think, to listen to what the sea told her," continued Tia, "It's her way and my way." Will nodded and walked off.

There were no boats so he had to wade to the ship. But when he climbed aboard he couldn't see Mandy. Then he heard a creak. He looked up. A pair of hands was just visible, hanging over the side of the crow's nest. He grabbed hold of the rigging and began to climb up. Mandy didn't turn around as he climbed into the crow's nest. "Amanda," he said, "Mandy?" Amanda's head bowed for a second then she lifted it up, straightened up and turned round, shoving something into her pocket. "From now on, Mr. Turner," she snapped, "It will be Captain Sparrow to you and you will always refer to me for orders. If you absolutely cannot report to me for orders, you go to Barbossa, he's going to be my First Mate. Now get my crew ready, I want to leave in an hour!" The coldness of her voice shocked Will. He hadn't expected that, not after the previous night. He paused for a moment before climbing back down the rigging. Whatever was on Amanda's mind was making her very hostile. He reminded himself that her brothers and sisters had been kidnapped by Davy Jones and her father was dead.

Amanda watched as Will left. When he was far enough away, she looked down at the locket her mother had given her. It was beautiful but she still couldn't believe what she had been told. But it made a lot of sense now. It explained why she felt tied to the sea. But she didn't have time to think about it too much, she had to go find Sao Feng.