Joanna went into the cabin to keep an eye on Elizabeth. She found her standing by the back window watching as Port Royal shrank into the distance. Elizabeth turned quickly when she noticed her. Joanna narrowed her eyes.

"Listen, Turner", she spat. "I know you don't like the captain and I don't like you either, but I want you to stay away from him! I will not let you do anything to hurt him!"

"I'll make no promises to pirates!" Elizabeth spat back. "Filthy lot you are!"

She remembered back to when she was a little girl how the man who wanted to marry her, James Norrington, described what they needed.

"A short drop and sudden stop..." she said outloud without meaning to.

"What?"

Joanna noticed Elizabeth seemed to be in a trance.

"Not all pirates are bad", she said. "Like me, I'm not really bad. Neither is the captain."

"You seem to have strong feelings for Captain Barbossa."

"I love him", Joanna said nodding. "I've known and loved him ever since I was a little girl."

"I have someone like that", Elizabeth said.

"Where is he?"

"Port Royal. If you lot of pirates intend to kill me, I'll never see him again."

"No more of that, now."

Joanna and Elizabeth turned to the door as Pintel and Ragetti entered the cabin. Pintel was carrying a wine colored dress in him arms.

"What's this now?" Joanna asked.

"The captain requires her to dine with ye 'nd him. 'nd he requests she wear this."

Elizabeth looked at the dress and back to Pintel.

"Well, you may tell the captain that I'm disinclined to aquiest to his request", she answered smartly.

Pintel and Ragetti glanced at each other smirking. Pintel turned back to the women.

"He said you'd say that", he said. "He also said if that be the case, you'll be dining with the crew. And you'll be naked."

Elizabeth looked at them disgusted. She took the dress and gave them a snobby look. The men frowned and walked away grumbling.

"Turner, if you want to make this easier on yourself, just do what the captain says", Joanna said. "If you obey him he won't hurt you."

"You want me to cringe under his boot like a dog?"

"You decide what to do. I'm done being nice."

She stepped out of the cabin to let Elizabeth change. From the corner of her eye, she spotted Pintel and Ragetti peeking through a knothole in the wall and watched as she changed. Joanna walked over to them and kicked their rear ends.

"Pigs!" she said.

Elizabeth might've figured out she was being watched because Joanna heard Ragetti saying he couldn't see anything. He then scrambled around the deck looking for his wooden eye. She watched as the rest of the crew started carrying platters of food into the cabin and lit a bunch of candles. Barbossa stood by Joanna's side and offered his arm. She smiled and took his arm before entering the cabin. Jack the monkey jumped off his shoulder and ran to his post on the other side of the cabin.

"Maid or not", Barbossa said addressing Elizabeth. "It suits you."

Joanna felt a pang of jealousy from his words.

"Might I ask the fate of its previous owner?" Elizabeth asked.

"Now none of that", he said. "Please."

He pulled out one of the chairs for her. She looked at him uneasy and slowly sat down.

"Dig in", Barbossa said.

He walked around to the other side of the table and pulled out a chair for Joanna. She smiled and sat as he took a seat next to her. They kept their eyes on Elizabeth as she started to eat.

if anyone's interested. i posted a banner for Barbossa and Joanna on my profile.