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A Deal with Davy

Jas tumbled around the seaweed covered deck, her hands gripping Rose's hair and trying to shove her older sister off of her. "Get OFF!"

"You're the reason why I'm dead. Now I'm going to have to work without pay!" Rose shrieked. "You're the reason Mother and Father are dead!"

Jas scowled. "Where are they?"

"How the heck should I know? All I remember is this stupid flash of red light and I ended up here! ON THE DUTCHMAN!"

Jas slammed her sister to the deck and hastily stood up. She pressed her bare foot to her sister's stomach and glowered. "So I screwed up. But in case you haven't noticed, I'm dead to!"

Rose faltered, and narrowed her green eyes. "I guess that's what they mean by karma."

"Maybe. Now get up and start acting your age."

"Look who's talking!" Rose snapped. But she stood up and crossed her arms tightly over her stomach, eyes darting nervously across the deck. She was obviously aware there were more males than females on this ship.

Jas removed the ribbon holding up her blonde hair and shook it out. Her piercing blue eyes studied Davy for a moment. The captain was glowering at her, claw hovering over his sword. "How about we make a deal?"

Davy snorted. "What could ye possibly have that I would want?"

"Your heart."

The claw fell from the hilt and hung by his waist. His beady eyes narrowed and a scowl crossed his features. "That is mine to begin with. I should not have ta ask where it is."

"But you have to. You don't know where it is. Someone else might find it and stab it, and where does that leave you?"

Davy snarled. "I'll hear you out. But I make no guarantees."

Rose frowned in puzzlement and slowly inched her way beside her younger sister when the fish-faced crew members leered at her. Jas quelled an eye-roll and continued.

"You want the heart. I know where it is. I'll tell you where it is under these conditions; you give my parents and me a second chance-oh fine. You give my parents, my sister and I a second chance at life."

"Is that all?" Davy asked sarcastically.

Jas raised an eyebrow. "No. The people that trapped her the first time had powers. Voo-doo powers, but still magic of sorts. I am only human. I could defeat her, however, if I had immortality."

"Absolutely not!" Davy roared.

Jas held up a hand. "Temporary immortality. You can take it away the second Mariette is back in...a jewel of sorts."

Davy frowned and crossed his arms. "Seems like a bit much for you and naught for me."

"The heart is your source of life. People say a life is priceless, but what do you say? Are you willing to put a price to ensure you stay immortal?"

"What if you lie?"

Jas rocked back on her bare heels and thought for a moment. "If I lie and the heart is not where I said it is, then you can have my soul for an eternity. But only if I'm lying; if someone happened to get to it before you did, not my problem."

"Are you insane? Do you have any idea who you're making a deal with?" Rose hissed.

Jas waved her aside. "I get temporary immortality and my family gets a second chance at life. In return, I tell you where the heart is and if I happen to be lying you get my soul for an eternity. Do we have an accord?"

Davy studied her outstretched hand. He was grudging to admit that he had never seen someone so young so willingly-and fearlessly-make a deal with him.

But, she was willing to give him his heart back, and then he could rid himself of that blasted Lord Beckett once and for all.

Jas didn't flinch when his slimy claw gripped her hand and they shook. Rose ran a hand through her hair and frowned. "So...when do I get my life back?"

"After." Jas said curtly.

"WHAT?" Rose shrieked.

"There's no point in you wasting your life when Mariette catches up with you again."

"What about Mother and Father? They're not even here!"

Jas glanced at Davy and raised an eyebrow. "I think he can make it happen. It was part of the deal. Just stay here and when this stupid woman is put back in a jewel you'll get your shallow life back." The blonde paused and stared at Rose's wrist. "Give me your bracelet."

Rose widened her emerald eyes and hugged her ruby and sapphire bracelet to her chest. "No! Use your amulet!"

"She can't." Davy said flatly. "I made it so that when the amulet is destroyed, so is her immortality."

Jas blinked. "Huh. Good to know, I guess."

"NO!" Rose snapped again.

"For the love of Britain..." Jas reared back and punched her unsuspecting sister right in the nose. She stumbled back and collapsed to the deck, blood streaming from her nose. Jas stormed forward and snatched the bracelet from her wrist and snapped it on her own.

"Nice right hook."

Jas smirked. "Thanks." The girl reached down and removed her dagger. She slit the dress just above the knees and the shimmering blue fabric slunk to the deck. Jas stretched and moved her legs. "Much better. Less restriction."

"Are you quite ready?" Davy snapped. "Are you going to tell me where my heart is or not?"

"There's a small wooden chest hidden below the docks of Tortuga. That's where it is." Jas pulled the key from around her neck and raised an eyebrow. Davy nodded and the blonde heathen disappeared, and the key was resting on the dock.

Rose whimpered slightly and shrunk back. Davy held up a claw and the advancing crew members halted. "You will not touch her. She will reside in the brig until the brat finishes."

Davy turned his attention onto the older girl. "You will not make a sound in the brig, understood?"

Rose nodded mutely. She shivered as she was escorted down the slimy ship and into the brig. She still was wondering what the heck was going on.

Jasmine never told her anything.

Well, the battle shall be in the next chapter :P