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Sorry for the short chapter, but we've been having exams for the end of the semester. They've drained all my energy! I took a three or more hour nap just to recover!

Ok, I'll stop rambling now.

I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney does. I only own the characters that weren't in the movies. You know, the ones I made up. Anyway.

I stayed crouched behind the rock for a good while, making sure he wouldn't turn while I still wasn't decent. I slowly rose so that my knees were bending only a little. He still hadn't turned around. I reached for my breeches and slipped them on, which was a little difficult to do so while my body was still wet.

I reached for my shirt and slipped it on as well, the cloth clinging to my curves. I then grabbed my baboo pole and ran to James's side.

"James? Is everything all right?"

I was so concerned that something may be wrong, I didn't realize I wasn't stuttering anymore. I was worried he may have followed me because something was wrong with Theo or Andrew. He still didn't look at me though. I touched his arm. He looked at me then, though not right in the eyes. His face was a deep shade of red.

"Is something the matter?" I pressed.

"No I...I was...I'm sorry." He looked away again. "You woke me when you closed the door. I got up and followed you to see where you were going. Half-way into the walk I..." He paused, and his face turned an even deeper shade of red. "I stopped to relieve myself. When I was finished I followed your footprints.

"I didn't see anything." He rushed out. "I walked up just as you were coming out. I give you my word I wasn't trying to...look at your body." His face turned blood red now. "I apologize."

He started to walk away. I grabbed his arm and stopped him, forcing him to look me in the eyes. There were no lies hidden in those light green pools. I offered him a soft smile.

"I believe you."

He gave me a smile of embarrassment. "I really must be on my way, Miss. Groves."

I tightened my hold on his arm. "To where, pray tell? You don't know this jungle, I do."

"Are you saying I may get lost?" His blush was starting to lighten.

"Well, I prefer if you walked with me. Will you?"

"Certainly. Where to?"

"I was going to reset a few traps so we may have dinner tonight. And I told you, my name is Chrissy."

He nodded. I started to walk and he began walking beside me. We were quiet. I guess he was still embarrassed about walking in on me. I wanted to say something to him. Something to calm his nerves...

"So, did you sleep well?" Oh, that was calming. Nice.

"Yes, I did. What makes you ask?"

Make this good, you want him to like you. "Just wondering." Oh, come on!

"Just wondering?"

I let out a sigh. Go on, tell him the truth. Perhaps he likes honesty. "You were mumbling in your sleep. You were also moving your arms and clenching and un-clenching your fists."

I looked up at him. He looked at the ground. "Oh."

I was concerned now. "Is something wrong?"

"No, I was just re-living a memory."

"It must have been horrible! A battle, perhaps?"

He looked a little troubled. "No, just a memory. Nothing to worry about."

His eyes said otherwise. He still looked uncomfortable, so I decided to let it slide. I brought my eyes back to the trail.

"What are we eating for breakfast, since you're setting the traps now?" He asked as he linked his hands behind his back.

"I gathered some fruit yesterday. I always have a backup plan. Like, if I haven't caught anything in the traps by lunch time, I'll catch some fish."

"You sound like a smart young lady." He offered me a smile.

I blushed.

"Thankyou." Stop blushing.

We came upon the first trap.

After I'd set all the traps we made our way back to my shelter. Upon reaching it I saw Theo, standing outside the back of the shelter with Andrew, a piece of fruit in their hands. When Theo heard us he looked up, giving me a smile.

"There you two are. What were you doing?" He asked with furrowed brows.

"Uh..." James started.

"James was helping me set the traps, so that perhaps we can have meat for lunch." I answered casually.

"I hope you don't mind that we got into your food." Andrew started. "We were feeling quite famished."

"No, that's alright. James was just asking me what we would be eating." I turned to James. "Go get yourself some breakfast. You deserve it after helping me reset all those traps." I smiled at him.

He nodded and entered my shelter. Theo looked to me.

"Something wrong?"

Darn it. He could still read my eyes. Much like I could James's. Those green eyes...so full of emotion...secrets. I shook my head and looked back to Theo.

"No."

Just by that one look he gave me, I knew he knew I was lying. I stared back at him defiantly, then slightly nodded my head in Andrew's direction; who was paying more attention to his food. I softened my eyes a bit.

We'll talk later. Is what I was trying to tell him. He nodded and turned his attention to his breakfast, which was a mango. I studied Theo. He had gotten a little taller since the last time I had seen him. His over all build was bigger, his shoulders and muscles a bit more broad. His hair had grown a bit longer, and his skin was a bit darker as well.

He had stripped down to his shirt and breeches, and left his stockings and shoes on. He looked more comfortable now than he had when he arrived on my island. He looked up at me. I smiled. He smiled, his brown eyes reflecting my deep blue ones.

"What?" He asked.

"It's just been so long since I saw you. You've grown."

"You too."

At that moment James came out of the shelter, a mango in his hand. I offered him a soft smile, which he returned. He then turned his attention to his food. I watched him. Theo watched me watch him, then coughed. It drew my attention. He raised his eyebrows at me with a smile, motioning toward James with his eyes.

"Well, since all of you have food, I think I'll get my own as well. If you'll excuse me, gentlemen." I started for my shelter, glaring at Theo on my way in. He chuckled.

Upon returning outside with my food, I sat down on a nearby rock. I took bite from my banana and looked toward the path James and I had just come from.

"So, did anything interesting happen while you two were resetting the traps?" Theo asked me with a smirk.

This question caused James to cough and me to sigh in an annoyed manner.

"No Theo, we just reset the traps. I wanted to gather some more fruit, but I didn't see anything really worth picking. That's about as exciting as it got." I sent a glare in his direction.

Andrew finished his breakfast and stepped forward. "What do you usually do?"

I swallowed my food before answering. "Well, I think I still need supplies. I need to gather some large leaves for the roof, it's beginning to look a bit weak."

"When would you like us to start?" James chipped in.

"Mmm, after we finish eating. We need to get things done when we get the chance."

Theo finished his mango and stepped forward. "It appears we're all done. Where do you get these leaves?"

"From the palm trees that are close to the shore. I find I like those the most. They're good for covering holes and such."

"Palm trees?" Theo asked. "We have to climb to get them?"

I chuckled. "I'll do the climbing. Since I now have you I can drop them and one of you can catch what I toss your way. Shall we get started?"

"Chrissy, if you fall..."

I chuckled as I continued making my way up the palm tree. "I've doing this for ten years, Theo. I know what I'm doing."

I reached the top and took out my knife. In just a few strokes I had cut down the first leaf. I watched as it fell into Theo's arms. I cut another, then another, and so on. In just a few minutes I had enough leaves to fix any damage in the roof.

I put my knife back in it's sheath, and began climbing back down. It was when I was only five feet from the ground, however, that I lost my footing. My right foot slipped and I began to fall. My landing wasn't painful, though. In fact, my back never made contact with the sand. I looked up to find green eyes staring back.

James had caught me. He was holding me. He was holding me! I realized then that my arms were around his neck. I blushed.

"Be careful." He said softly.

I smiled.

He set me back down. My heart stopped pounding and went back to a normal pulse the moment he stopped touching me. I only nodded to him. Why couldn't I say anything?!

"Uhm, I should probably go see how the others are coming with my roof."

He nodded and followed me as I started to walk away. Upon reaching the shelter, I found that Theo had somehow managed to slice his right forearm. I rushed to him and gently took his arm in my hands.

"How did you manage to slice your arm like that?" I asked, allowing a little worry in my tone.

"I was trying to climb up on the roof, and I snagged my arm on a jagged piece of wood from it."

"Come along, we need to tend to this now; before it gets infected." I took his hand and started to lead him into the shelter.

Once we were inside I shut the door and told him to sit on my bed. I went to get cleaning supplies; an old rag, a bucket of salt water and a bucket of fresh water, and old cloth that I tore up for bandages. When I returned with all of these things, I sat down infront of Theo and started cleaning his wound.

"What was that look you gave me this morning?" He asked.

I looked at him. "What look?"

"That glare you gave me after I asked you if anything exciting happened while you and Norrington were re-setting the traps." He smirked when a light blush crept across my face. "Ah, so something did happen?"

"No, nothing happened."

"You fancy him?" He stated in a low voice, so the others wouldn't hear.

The windows and thin walls made it very easy to hear what was going on inside or outside of the shelter. I looked up at him again and replied in a whisper.

"He seems troubled. He was all but thrashing in his sleep this morning when I woke to set the traps. I asked him about it earlier, but he said it was just a memory he was re-living. Did something so horrible happen that he couldn't tell me?"

"He's not very generous with information about his past, Chrissy. He keeps it hidden in himself."

"I noticed that." I scoffed. "But did something horrible happen to him? Something that broke him?"

"A woman that he was in-love with broke his heart. Infront of all of his men, to top it off. He had to go hunt down a pirate right after, and his ship was caught in a hurricane. I don't think he's ever forgiven himself for the crew he lost."

"Poor man." I whispered. "I understand why he seems so standoff-ish."

"So you do fancy him?" He pressed.

I looked back down at his wound. "I think...I think I'm falling for him." I whispered so softly that he seemed to have to lean forward to have to hear me. "The moment I saw him, there was just something about him."

"He's heartbroken, Chrissy."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I was starting to get angry.

"I'm afraid he may return your feelings because he just wants a woman's affection, for what Miss Swann did to him."

Now I scowled. "I will make him fall for me, for me. I am going to fix his broken heart."

"Chrissy, you can't fix everything. He's a broken man."

"Yes, I can fix it!" I replied in a harsh whisper. "Just you watch me, Theodore Groves."

Yes, just you watch Theo! (Lol) Again, I apologize for the short chapter. I haven't gotten much rest lately. Anyway. Please review! Thankyou!