Including Katrina

Disclaimer: I don't own anything about this movie presented in this story. I only own the character Katrina, Judge Banks, Charles Davenport, and any creative additions put into the original story.

Chapter 21

"So ye really forgive me, Katrina?" Jack asked the young lady as he leaned his forehead against hers and played with the black pearl that had found itself around her neck once more in the moonlight.

"For the thousandth time yes," Katrina laughed quietly before giving Jack a quick kiss on the lips, "Now if you'll excuse me, captain, it's getting late, so I best be off."

"Off?" Jack echoed from behind her, "to where?"

"Well to bed of course, you told me that we were meeting your new crew early tomorrow morning," Katrina answered matter-of-factly.

"Oh good point, let me just check on Mr. Turner and I'll be in the captain's quarters with you in a moment," Jack said as he hurriedly passed Katrina and began to descend down the stairs.

"Who said we were sharing a bed, Captain Sparrow?" Katrina asked hotly as she followed Jack down the stairs.

"Well, I just assumed that since we've been together for so long now that-"

"We have been together for some time now, and as much faith as I have in you, you wouldn't last a night beside me without some sort of trouble."

Jack stopped abruptly, nearly causing Katrina to run into him.

"That hurts, my Katrina," Jack said in a mocking crushed voice as he placed his right hand over his heart.

"I'm sorry, my Jack," Katrina said as she tried to keep herself from laughing at his expression, "but you've told me countless times that you respect my belief in waiting, and therefore I expect you to respect my decision to sleep alone in the first mate's cabin."

Jack puffed out a sigh in defeat, "Fine, suit yourself. But just so you know, the invitation for the daughter of the judge of Port Royal to come sleep in the large comfortable bed with the one and only Captain Jack Sparrow will be open all night."

Bursting into giggles from hearing this, Katrina nodded her head and winked before continuing past Jack and towards the first mate's cabin, "I'll be sure to remember that."

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That night as Will made his way down the narrow hallway from the crew member's cabin to the to get a glass of water, he couldn't help to hear loud noises of movement and a crying voice coming from behind the closed door of the first mate's cabin.

After knocking and waiting for several minutes, Will cautiously opened the door. His eyes immediately took notice of Katrina tossing and turning wildly on the small bed. Slowly he approached her and began calling out her name in a low voice, but the young lady continued stirring in her sleep. Afraid for her, he began shaking her at the shoulders, gently at first but increased in speed and strength as she still didn't come out of her sleep. Now unsure of what to do, Will quickly ran up to the captain's quarters to get Sparrow.

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When the two returned to the first mate's cabin, they found Katrina huddled in a tight ball, blankets all around, and tears sliding down her face. Immediately Jack started to do all that Will had just done, and to his disappointment, it too didn't work.

"Go ahead of me," Jack ordered Will, "Open the door to me quarters. I'll be up in a moment with Katrina."

Will silently nodded and took off out the door. Jack bent over the small bed and lifted Katrina into his arms. Then feeling something hard along the side of her right leg he set her back on the bed.

"You must forgive me, my Katrina," Jack said softly, "but with your fits I must disarm you for the safety of both of us."

After removing the dagger from her garter, Jack lifted Katrina into his arms again. At once she began to struggle, but relaxed a bit as Jack whispered soft reassuring words in Spanish into her ear. He then carried her to the captain's quarters and set her on the bed.

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As Will and Jack pulled the covers onto her, she started fidgeting and crying hard again, whispering aloud between sobs, "No...father, no... por favor... no vayas… no me puedo casar… no… no tengo amor por el… prefiero Jack… solo quiero Jack… Jack…"

Will turned his eyes from Katrina to Jack, who was still looking down at the poor young lady. However, to Will's surprise the expression on Jack's face was not one that he had yet seen, one of mixed sadness and affection and possibly something else.

"If you'd like," Will whispered in a concerned suggestion to Jack, "I can stay with her until she sleeps better so that you can get some proper sleep elsewhere on the ship, though I don't understand much Spanish."

Jack, not turning his gaze from Katrina's tear-covered face replied softly, "No, I think it be best if I stayed with her."

With that, Jack slowly laid himself down onto the bed not trying to disturb Katrina, although she immediately began whispering in her sleep again, "Jack... donde estas… Jack… me necessito… Jack… no quiero casar… Jack… donde estas…"

"Shhh," Jack soothingly said as he wrapped an arm around her middle and pulled her close to him, "Estoy aqui mi corazon, estoy aqui contigo."

Katrina instantly grabbed onto his shirt and in a matter of moments stopped fidgeting and crying as she laid upon Jack's chest.

"Alright, I guess I'll leave you two," Will said as he headed out the cabin, but paused and turned back as he thought of Elizabeth's friend more intensely, "But don't you dare do anything to harm her or you'll be dealing with me!"

"Believe me, mate," Jack answered in a dreamy sort of voice, "the last thing in the world I'd ever want to do is harm me girl."

With that heard, Will relaxed and walked out of the captain's quarters, shutting the door behind him.