Shavai continued staring at the sea below her. Staring out at it made her feel as if she owned it all. She also felt that if she turned around from where she was, her past and everything she left would come back to get her. She was sure one day it would. It was only a matter of time. She slowly turned around to see Will standing on the opposite side of the ship. He looked just like a painted picture. Shavai was hypnotized by him as she found herself walking in his direction. Will turned around as if disturbed by her presence, as though he had just was thinking about something that couldn't have an audience. She began to have second thoughts about even walking over there. Will turned in her direction with her back turned towards the ship's side. He looked at her with a saddened grimace on his face. Shavai wondered if she had done something wrong. Will cleared his throat then broke the seemingly endless silence "Hello, Shavai." Shavai thought she'd faint as she heard her own name spoken by him. 'Oh, if only he'd say my name once again!' She thought with her heart pounding. "Hello, Will. What's the reason for you being all alone on a beautiful night such as this?"

Will sighed and turned back towards the sea as he spoke to her grimly "Shavai, may I ask you something?" His voice seemed as though it was about to give out. As though all the sadness in the world was in it and it was weighing down whatever he was trying to get out. Under all the pressure, Shavai thought it would surely break. "Shavai..." He said her name again. She wanted to pounce him then and there if he said her name again. She felt like choking and kissing him till his lips were burned from friction between them. Will suddenly stopped. He turned towards her. Shavai could see the tears welling up in his eyes. "Um...this is not easy to put to words." Shavai wanted to hold him. He looked like a hurt child. "Well, just try." She tried to offer comfort, hoping her words would help him in any way at all. "Elizabeth Swan was my wife not too long ago-" His voice cut off in her head. 'Of course!' she thought to herself 'He's still married. That's why.' She could've kicked herself just then. It felt like another needle had just been inserted into her heart like a pin cushion. She tried to be apathetic. "Oh, and that's my problem? Is it? I don't give a damn if she was your mother you son of a..." She cut herself off. He looked as though he would die from the words. They dripped with disdain and venom meant for him and him alone. Will continued "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make my problems yours. I'll stop. I should've known better than to tell my problems to you." Shavai felt a spark go off. She didn't care if she did like him, when referred to as 'you' he indirectly called her a bitch. She was going to have the last say of this argument if it killed her.

She took a deep breath and turned towards Will "How dare you." Will had the nerve to look surprised as if he had no knowledge of the offense he had just committed against her. "You may be some rich gentleman and I'm just a thieving pirate, but don't you dare take me for some two-bit whore who does not know how to defend herself. If I wanted to kill you believe me, I would've. But I actually was a fool for thinking that you would know not to judge by appearances. You think I don't know who you are Will? I know you used to be a blacksmith and made little more than nothing, but now you have the nerve to judge me for my profession? If you do this, you do me wrong. So get off your high-horse or I'll knock you off." Will stood completely stunned. He had no idea of what to say. Shavai stood embracing the silence. He looked charming until he decided to open his mouth. She should've known better than to accept a man into her life before she knew him. Will continued "Let's cut out that part before your drugs kicked in, and back to when I was trying to explain myself." Shavai shook her head. She would probably never forget that he made her feel so inferior, but she'd get him back for it. "Alright, Will. I forgive you. That would be splendid to go back to the beginning so let's do that." Will looked cautiously as Shavai offered her hand for him to shake it. He finally took advantage and moved toward her hand and grabbed her waist and kissed her full-fledged on the mouth. Shavai became dumbfounded and took a vial out from her pocket and pretended to drop it. "Whoops, clumsy me." Shavai bent down to pick it up grabbed hold of Will's legs with all her strength and dropping him over-board. Shavai turned back towards the crew and yelled with all her strength "Man over-board!" Will came back up spitting the water out and watching as the ship appeared to leave without him. Will looked up to see Shavai "I'm going to kill you!" Shavai merely laughed. "I think not pretty-boy! And besides, you should thank your lucky stars I found the sympathy in my heart and blackened soul to have them stop!"

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The fire rose on the roof-tops all around Megan as she struggled to crawl out of the house. She wondered why she heard no noises from her family. Her mother, her father, her sister. Nothing. She dragged herself towards the front door. The pain she felt reached into her perseverance and turned it to the highest it could go as Shock set in. She felt the pain was worse than the world had to experience. She rubbed her hand over her face only to pull it back covered in blood. She wondered why her legs wouldn't move and why she couldn't stop the pain that exploded from them. She screamed for help as she watched the flames set in around her. She finally made it to the door, feeling as though at any given moment without warning her arms would fall off. She ached and hurt all over. She wanted to live. She just had to make it. If not for her, for the love of her life. Her only reason worth living. A few minutes later, she was safely away from her house and onto the ocean dock. A shadow came over her as she coughed up the blood and smoke that she held in her lungs. She made it. She'd survive. Or so she thought.

"Oh, sweetie, let me help you." She heard the words and became relieved but there was something cold and hidden in them. Something that made her shiver. The man took Megan's neck and began to push her face underwater as she felt a sword go through her shoulder blade. She screamed underwater as she watched the little air she had rush to the top of the water. Blood escaped her mouth and rose with the air as things started getting hazy till she went numb and her vision blurred beyond control. Shapes and shadows were all that remained. She blinked and her eyes closed. When she was able to open them, she felt herself surrounded in water, only to find she couldn't move. She looked at her legs to find them bound to a cannon ball. As she continued going deeper. She saw the blood leaking from her leg, with the protruding dagger jammed in her calf. She was thankful she couldn't feel. But her heart felt otherwise. She looked up to see a shadow looming over the water that kept fading with the moments that passed as she kept falling further from the surface. She couldn't gather the strength to fight against the water though she felt her doom coming towards her. She embraced it with a warm sense of relief. She wouldn't have to face the fact she knew who did this to her. Her one and only reason to continue living did this to her. And it died. Just as she was going to now... she knew her death would find her eventually, and it all started with those brown eyes that looked like the burning embers of hell.

It was all because of Brandon...

Megan paid no attention to the crew running about as they threw the anchor into the dark sea in it's pitch black depths. She had her own troubles. The dreams were getting steadily worse of her memories and she felt the pain all over again. Megan took her hand and ran it over her calf. The scar was still there and seemed to sting whenever she acknowledged it. She remembered though, if it wasn't for Brandon's betrayal, Jaden would've never saved her and they would've never found Shavai drunk in the alley. Megan knew Brandon was still out there. And she was determined to find him, ask him why he did what he did, and then when all was done, she was going to kill him. But she wasn't going to make Brandon's mistake. She was going to make sure he died.

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Jack and Jaden shifted in the bed as they sea rocked them. Everything felt so right between the two of them. Jaden leaned over and gave him a kiss. Jack didn't understand much of what had happened between the two of them, but it worked. And he had no regrets. And for one brief moment he believed he could spend the rest of his life with her. And although she said nothing aloud, Jaden felt the same, though neither would accept it or tell the other their thoughts. Jaden hopped out of bed and as quick as a flash, was finishing putting her clothes on and closing her blouse. She couldn't believe everything was real as she looked into the mirror smoothing her hair and checking on the bed to see Jack was still there. She smiled and almost laughed as she realized what her mother would think. Her, barely 22 years old, having a man in a bed with a simple white sheet wrapped over his pants and nothing else. She watched as Jack pretended to act asleep. "Oh, please." She murmured as she heard Jack let out a loud snore grumbling things in his sleep Jaden turned as she heard Jack let out the words "Oh yes, love, a little more...." She wanted to slap him so hard. But she didn't. She simply laughed it off and made her way to the top deck.

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Author's note: I'm sorry about the previous chapters. They were uploaded by a friend because my new computer doesn't have the .doc format. So, Sorry!