Jack waded out onto the beach and looked back at the pearl. He sighed in frustration, as he shook off the ropes that bound his wrists. They were red and sore. "That's the second time I've had to watch that man sail away with my ship" he quietly said to Lexi, who was sitting cross legged on the sand. He walked over to her and grasped her hand to help her up. "Come on" he said and smiled slightly, when he felt her squeeze his hand. They went off into the woods with Jack leading and Elizabeth following the two of them.

"But you were marooned on this island before, weren't you?" She asked Jack with irritation lacing her voice "So we can escape in the same way you did then." Jack turned around ruffly and Lexi could make out a hint of anger in his face.

"To what point and purpose, young missy? The Black Pearl is gone and unless you have a rudder and a lot of sails hidden in that bodice" here he pointed at said part of Elizabeth "...– unlikely - young Mr. Turner will be dead long before you can reach him." he turned around and trudged on without another word. He suddenly stopped and knocked on the nearest tree trunk. He then took four steps forward and jumped up and down a few times.

"But you're Captain Jack Sparrow." Elizabeth argued "You vanished from under the eyes of seven agents of the East India Company. You sacked Nassau Port without even firing a shot. Are you the pirate I've read about or not?"

"Lizzy, stop it!" Lexi said outraged.

"No, sister." Eliazbeth said scowling. "How did you escape last time?" she demanded from Jack, who looked at her angrily. His gaze then shifted to Lexi and he fidgeted slightly

"Last time…" he started "Last time... I was here a grand total of three days, all right? Last time..." he opened a secret cellar door "…the rumrunners used this island as a cache. Came by, and I was able to barter a passage off. From the looks of things, they've long been out of business." he said quickly, avoiding any eye contact with Lexi. "Probably…have your bloody friend Norrington to thank for that." he added jumping into the cellar. He grabbed three bottles of rum and climbed out with them.

"So that's it then?" Elizabeth asked with obvious disgust "That's the secret grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow? You spent three days lying on a beach, drinking rum?!" Lexi rolled her eyes.

"Lizzy, it's the Caribbean" she put her hand on her sisters shoulder "You better get used to it, cause it's not changing for you." she said and ran after Jack. She found him laying on the sand, staring at the horizon. "Are you okay?" She asked gently as she sat down next to him.

"Yeah... Fine." he replied sighing

"And not at all?" Lexi asked grinning slightly

"Bullseye." Jack said taking a swig of the rum. She opened her own bottle. They sat in silence, him laying down and her sitting cross-legged, but soon it was broken by the pirate "Love," Jack started "Aren't you disappointed?"

"Captain Jack Sparrow, what the hell are you talking about?"

"Well... Aren't you disappointed, that the pirate you befriended isn't what the legends make him to be? Don't you think I'm a fraud?" Lexi stared at him and burst out laughing. He swatted at her and she grinned

"Sorry. I know that all good stories need a bit of colour that is never really there originally. Life doesn't usually give enough material for a good story. And besides, sea turtles? You thought I would believe you escaped on sea turtles? Are you mad?" Jack grinned at her.

"Yup, that's me. Mad ol' Captain Jack." Lexi uncrossed her legs and lay down beside him. She grabbed his hand and weaved their fingers together. She watched the horizon. It really was beautiful. She felt a slight tugging in her heart as she watched the rolling waves. She never wanted to leave the sea. She couldn't imagine spending the rest of her life on dry land without the sound of rushing water, the smell of salt water and the squeaking of sea-birds. She wanted to feel the rolling underneath her feet. She knew she wasn't going to go back to Port Royal, if she had a choice. She wanted to stay with her new friends. She was trying to decide whether she could ask the pirate captain if she could stay with him, but felt that that might be intruding or something along those lines. She closed her eyes and decide to live the moment, and worry about the future when it came. She didn't want to miss a single second of this surreal experience. On the outside she kept acting cool during the whole adventure, but on the inside she was screaming with delight. With the wind in her face, she really felt free.

"Lexi..." she heard Jack's voice. She opened her eyes lazily and looked at him. She noted, that the sun was slowly sinking lower and lower.

"What is it?" she asked raising her head

"In Port Royal, in the prison cells I met some interesting people. It appeared that they knew you. Want to let me in on the secret?" Lexi dropped her head back onto the sand and sighed.

"It's not that much of a story. Once upon a time, I lost my way around the fort and stumbled across some prisoners. I talked to them and found out that they weren't bad people. Most of them just made a mistake. I befriended them and decided to help them, make their lives better before death. So I brought them food and kept them company. We traded stories. Sometimes I contacted their families. That's about it." Jack shook his head smiling.

"That's a damn good thing you did for them. You're right you know, most of the men who get executed aren't half bad." he grinned at her "If I ever land in jail, will you make me sandwiches?" she smacked him

"I won't make you any sandwiches, but I will bring you food. You're my friend, right?"

"Yup."

"Well, if you are my friend, then just don't land in jail." She closed her eyes. She was getting a bit drowsy. She hadn't drunken much rum, but she wasn't used to drinking. "I'll take a nap, if you don't mind. Wake me up when the sea turtle come."

"Sure thing, love." Jack said chuckling.

"Nighty night, captain."

*TOSTOSTOS*

Elizabeth was sat against the trees as she watched Jack and her sister laying on the sand. She was out of ear-shot, but could imagine how the Captain was turning her sister pirate. They were holding hands, she noticed. Whatever, she had a plan. She silently cheered as Lexi fell asleep. She could already see Jack dozing off. Time to make sure they would be rescued the following day. She had to get back to Will.

"I'm going to find you." She whispered quietly.

AN: That's the end of that. Sorry about the delay, but I broke my arm snowboarding and couldn't type for a long time. To be truthful, I'm not sure about this chapter. It's a bit OOC. I like it, but I don't know if you will. Oh well, it's my story, I can do what I want with it. I hope you understand why everyone is acting as they are. If you have any questions or comments, please review. Thanks, I love you guys so much!