A/N: Greetings from college. Yesterday was my first day of classes and I'm really excited. Dorm life is interesting and I actually finished this chapter at 2:30am on a rooftop. It's very cool. Anyway, as it has become custom, here's the review of the previous chapter. Good luck in the fall and please r/r. Thanks.

Original Max A

Previously on Old Friends, Past Lives

"Promise me you won't do anything stupid?" Anamaria asked, concerned.

"Can you promise me the same thing?" Jack asked, smiling at her.

Anamaria smirked, "Good point."

Anamaria stood up, "I think it's about time for you to go, Captain."

Jack took Anamaria's hand, "You too, luv. We'll go together."

Anamaria nodded and they headed for the door. When they opened the door, a heap of cloth fell through.

"Ow!" the voice sounded when it hit the floor.

Anamaria looked at the person on the ground and recognized them instantly.

"Selena, what are ye doing??!!!"

And now:

Selena shifted around, trying to get her bearings so she could stand up.

"Spying, it seems." Jack said and bent down to offer Selena a hand.

"Selena, is it?" he questioned smiling. Selena moved her head up to look at him.

"The floor looks a little uncomfortable. It might be wise to get up," he teased, continuing to grin like a fool.

Selena suspiously looked at the hand offered to her and took it. After being helped up, Selena dusted herself and looked at her sister who was literally fuming in her direction. Anamaria grabbed her sister by the cuff and forced her to eye level.

"I'm going to ask you once again. Why are you here.'' She demanded.

Selena sent a questioning eye toward Jack.

"I don't know what you're looking at me for, luv. I can't help ye. Ye best answer the question."

This only made Selena expression all the more pitiful. Anamaria grew frustrated.

"Hey! I'm over here! Now answer the question before I make myself an only child,"

Jack looked the two women and for the first time noticed the similarities between them.

"This is your sister?"

"Aye. But that can easily changed," Anamaria said, twisting the cuff of Selena's dress a little tighter.

Jack put his hand on Anamaria's arm.

"She can't answer if she's choking, luv."

Anamaria smirked, "Maybe not, but I'd sure love to see her try."

Jack turned sympathetically to Selena and shrugged.

"I tried," he said and sat down on the bed them.

Selena took a breath.

"The Captain sent me to check on you. Make sure everything was alright."

"How much did you hear?"

"Enough." Selena replied.

Anamaria raised her fist in anger and Selena flinched.

"What does that mean?" she demanded.

"It mean when I heard the man fall, I ran faster to the cabin."

Anamaria loosed up her grip on Selena and pushed her into a nearby wall.

"You mean you've been here that long."

"That was a little rough, don't you think?" Jack asked, looking up at Anamaria.

"Jack, this is serious. She knows what's going on. She knows what we're planning." Anamaria concluded and stalked over to Selena.

"So we kill her know and cut our losses or…"

"Or we can trust her and let her be," Jack commented.

"What?!" Anamaria and Selena questioned in union. Jack smiled.

"Ladies, I hate to see such beautiful women as yourselves fight…" Jack paused for a minute, "verbally. But as it stands you are sisters."

"What of it, Jack? She would still sell us out to Frost as soon as she gets out this room."

"Selena, come here," Jack said, his voice leaking with sensual undertones.

Selena was a little surprised to be addressed directly.

"Yes, sir," she whispered in a shaky voice.

"Oh come on, luv. I won't hurt you. I can't exactly say the same for your sister."

Selena straightened herself up and walked over to Jack. She held her head down as she passed under Anamaria's watchful eye.

"Straighten up, girl. Be proud," Jack said as she sat down next to him.

"Of what?" she asked in that same small voice. Quiet and unassuming.

"Yourself."

"I am a slave, sir. What is there to be proud of?"

Jack whispered in her ear, "How would like your freedom and find out."

"Are you going to buy me, sir?"

Jack looked at her, saddened that she was able to refer to herself as property so easily.

"I'm pirate, luv. We don't buy, we steal. And being that you're a woman, it would be kidnapping."

"You plan to kidnap me?" she questioned as if it was a light-hearted joke. Then as an afterthought she added, "sir."

"Normally, I don't mind formality, but if we are going to be friends. You should learn to call me Jack."

"Jack."

"That's it, luv. So if you were outside for as long as you say you were, you know that I'm going to come back for your sister. But what if I come to get you also?"

"Kidnap me," she said smiling.

"Aye. You have to trust that I'll kidnap you and we trust you to keep our secret. Do have an accord?" Jack asked and held out his hand.

Selena shook it firmly, "Yes, s… Jack."

In the corner, Anamaria snickered at the display before her. It seemed that Jack had the ability to charm her sister as well. Not that she was surprised, but the fact was that if they were in any other situation, she would keep Jack away from her sister with a ten foot pole. Although she trusted him, he was still a dangerous pirate. No amount of charm or style could change that and as Selena's big sister, some part of her still wanted to protect her from all things that could harm her in some way. That included Jack.

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"Sparrow, mi amigo, have a safe journey," Frost said as Jack stood in the boat with two of Frost's crew members.

"Aye, mate. You too," Jack replied, shaking hands with Frost for the last time.

"Are you sure about this, Sparrow?" Frost asked, referring to Anamaria who was standing off to his left.

"Aye. Anamaria needs to be with her family after being separated," Jack commented and then whispered, "This also gets me off the hook for owing her a boat."

"I heard that, Sparrow!" Anamaria shouted, "And you still have to get me a boat! You promised!"

Jack smiled at her, "Pirate."

Anamaria smiled in returned and cocked her head to the side, "Eunuch."

Jack smile faltered.

"She's got ya there," Frost chuckled.

"Frost, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. No one ever "gets" me."

Anamaria raised an eyebrow in his direction.

"I best be off then," Jack said quickly before another comment was uttered.

"Aye," Frost replied.

"Men, LOWER THE BOAT!" Frost ordered.

Anamaria watched nervously as Jack boat was lowered into the ocean. Locking her eyes with the pirate captain, she had to remind herself why she was not going with him. She was still doing her duty as a first mate, but at that moment she wanted nothing more than to jump into that boat and go home to the Black Pearl. Jack nodded to her, trying to assure Anamaria that everything would be alright. Somehow they would be reunited, but with every foot that the boat put between her and Jack, Anamaria felt herself become more doubtful. What if Jack decided that he didn't want her back? What if he couldn't find the Ruby-Maria when it set sail? What if something happened to the Pearl or to him? Anamaria thought about this and then shook her head. Looking back at Jack, she could see that he was grinning at her. Suddenly she remembered and laughed. He's Captain Jack Sparrow, she thought trying to reassure herself, I just hope that's enough.