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"Slowly breaking through the daylight."

Coldplay

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Gibbs pauses in step when he hears a door shut nearby, knowing it full well to be Jack's. Unsure of whether or not his captain is in good spirits, the portly older man steps aside when he hears Jack approaching.

"Mornin', Captain," Gibbs mutters, nodding his head. Jack pauses and turns to the older man, grins and raises his hands to the skies.

"Aye, that it is, mate!" He cries. Gibbs is a little startled if not perplexed by his captain's outburst of happiness as he stares dumbfounded at his retreating form. Shaking his head, Gibbs walks off towards the galley where less confusion awaits.

Sadie appears from her bedroom later that day, the sun nearly peaking at noon. Stretching her arms above her head, Sadie almost wonders why she had slept so well. It doesn't take long for her to remember. She walks across the deck towards the leaning figure of Jack, quietly coming up from behind. As the captain continues to stare out, the young woman smiles and reaches up, massaging his already relaxed shoulders. Jack starts, but calms immediately after, leaning into Sadie's touch.

"How'd you sleep, love?" He asks in a quiet, blissful groan.

"Very well, Jack, thank you," Sadie, replies cheerfully. Jack nods and continues to steer, his mind hardly on the helm at all. The only real reason he stands at the helm gripping the stems of it is because of the temptation of having Sadie standing right there behind him. A few minutes later, Sadie lets go of Jack and walks over to the railing encircling the helm, staring out onto the horizon. When she notices Jack not making any moves, Sadie walks towards the prow of The Pearl, putting her hands on the wooden railing and leaning out to let the sea breeze whip through her hair. Sadie closes her eyes and smiles a little, humming gently to herself. She was less shaken by her kiss with Jack then she thought she would be. In fact, Sadie could almost find herself describing the feeling as happy. She knew in her mind that many people would find it strange that someone she knew at such a young age would become the infamous Jack Sparrow, for one, and that she would one day end up kissing him like she did.

Sadie's musings are interrupted by the sound of footsteps quickly approaching. Before she can fully react, someone grabs her by the wrist.

"C'mere," Jack growls, pulling Sadie to him. Sadie would have said something, had her mouth not suddenly become incredibly preoccupied. Jack holds Sadie's arms gently but firmly, kissing her wantonly. He had had enough of standing there watching her looking so damn beautiful and doing nothing about it. Thankfully, Sadie takes his kiss willingly – in fact, to Jack's delight, she was responding and kissing him back. With the wind whipping around them, Sadie pulls away and smiles up at Jack, the bottom of her dress rippling around their feet. Jack weaves his fingers into her hair, smiling a little himself.

"I need you to slap me if I try something like that again."

Confused, Sadie asks,
"What do you mean, Jack?"

"For one, I don't want you to get the wrong idea…ever. And second, I can't leave the helm unattended for too long or else we run aground."

Sadie grins, leaning into his touch.

"Alright, Jack. I can do that."

Jack grins foolishly, unable to keep his eyes off of her. Something about the long blonde hair and doe blue eyes made him weak in the knees. It was the same with Lizzy the year before, but she was too high maintenance and already in puppy-love with the eunuch. But his thoughts of that woman are dashed when Sadie puts her hand on his wrist, causing him to jump slightly. Jack chuckles and clasps her hand in his, leading her back over to the helm. He wraps his arm around her and pulls her against him, Sadie reflexively putting a hand on his chest to steady herself, her head resting against his shoulder. Sadie watches, intrigued, as Jack puts a hand on the helm, turning the wheel gently. The young woman looks up, admirably staring at him. Casually, she takes on of his strands of beads in her fingers, tugging on it gently. Jack looks down at her and smiles, kissing her brow fondly. Sadie is proud of herself that she released her fears of Jack, breaking down the first walls. She knows she can always trust him, no matter what her devil conscience tells her. If anything, Jack is the one man she knows she can trust completely.

Jack removes his compass from his belt, flicking open the top expertly and staring down at it for a moment. After a few moments he nods and moves the helm again, leaning with it a little. Sadie giggles as Jack groans like the ship beneath their feet. Jack laughs with her, settling the wheel into place and putting the worn rope around it once more. He leads Sadie away towards the galley, finally beginning his extravagant tale of the curse of the Black Pearl.

Sadie awakes to a loud shout of 'land, ho!' and the scurry of feet everywhere around her. Rubbing her brow, Sadie slides out of bed and pulls a robe over her shoulders, moving towards the door. Opening it, she looks around for Jack to see him standing at the helm, shouting and waving his arms around, which she had quickly learned was customary of him at any given moment. Glancing over, Sadie nearly gasps when she sees a fast approaching bay, teeming with people and small boats. The pirates begin to weigh anchor, while Jack orders men over to the long boats. Sadie disappears back inside her own cabin, opening her bag and quickly changing into a simple white dress, much akin to a shift. After closing her bag, she goes to her door and opens it, jumping to see Jack already there, hand raised to knock. He pauses, grinning suddenly.

"Mornin', love!" He says, holding his hand out. "We're headin' for land, and I think you'll enjoy it."

"Where are we?" She asks, taking his hand and letting herself be led towards the long boats. Jack looks over his shoulder and smiles, grabbing his coat off of the deck and putting it on quickly. He steps into the boat and helps Sadie in after, putting her close to him as the boat is lowered into the calm waters.

Sadie nudges Jack again.
"Jack, where are we?"
The pirate smiles, pointing out towards the small, busy docks.

"Port Royal," he says, smirking a little. Sadie panics.
"Jack! I thought you weren't going to get rid of me!"

Jack laughs, putting a warm palm to her cheek.

"Hardly! We're just visiting some friends of mine."

Sadie relaxes, and Jack removes his hand, using it to continue rowing towards land. It had been far too long for Sadie since she had last set foot on land. Excitedly, she gazes at the approaching docks, grasping Jack's hand and smiling candidly to herself. Jack glances at the young woman, grinning devilishly.

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