Happy New Year Everyone!! Please make me happy and review! ;)

Oh yesh, I skipped over Christmas, but am writing new years. xD

"Is he mad?" Matt asked as Ava climbed back into the crow's nest. Ava shook her head.

"Luckily, I don't think so." She said with a relieved sigh. "Hey Matt?" Ava asked.

"Mm-hm?"

"Do you think that Jack would kick me off the ship?" She asked softly.

"Naw. He likes ye." He said.

"Even after stabbing him in the arm and humiliating him multiple times in front of his crew?" Ava asked. Matt chuckled.

"Jack's not one to kick people off 'is ship. He's kept some stowaways on until we got to their destination. And he doesn't kick off people who work on the ship. See, if ye just sat around all day, 'e might kick ye off. But ye do some pretty good work 'ere, so I think 'e'll be fine. As I said before, he likes ye." Matt explained. Ava nodded and gave Matt a quick hug.

"Thanks." She said quietly.

"Why'd ye want to know?" He asked. Ava shrugged.

"I… just haven't been too grateful or nice…." She said. Matt nodded.

"I know why ye left, and I can't say I blame ye, but trust Jack, 'e did not start it. Aye?" He said. Ava nodded.

"Aye." She said.

"Now come on, let's go down. It might be dreary, but there's wind for the sails to catch." He said with a wink. Ava nodded and moved down the rigging at an almost glacial pace. As she halfheartedly jumped to the deck, Jack walked up to her.

"You alright, love?" He asked. She nodded slowly.

"Yeah… just tired." She said. He nodded.

"Hope you feel better by tonight… we gotta stay up extra late." He said. She nodded, dreading the task.

"Got it." She said, slumping over to the mizzenmast. As she got into a comfortable position, someone turned to face her from the other side of the mast.

"Ava." Said the figure.

"Yes, yes that's me." Ava said, without looking up.

"You're back." It said, while evidently sitting down in front of her.

"I am." She said.

"You mad at Jack?" It asked. Ava shook her head.

"No… Elizabeth was just being a slut…." She said, with no real emotion in her voice.

"I was being a slut?" The voice asked. Ava then decided that it would be best to look up at the figure. It was the darling Elizabeth Swann, with a gaze that looked like it could kill.

"Yeah, you were being a slut." Ava said, squinting her eyes against the bleak sun.

"How was I being a slut?" Elizabeth asked, her voice filled with venom.

"Well you had a husband, but you decided to go make out with another man." Ava replied, glaring at the woman before her.

"He started it!" Elizabeth shouted.

"Even your own husband believes that you did. Plus I have about half of the crew's accounts saying that you did, in fact, start it." Ava said, beginning to stand up. Elizabeth followed, placing her hands on the ripped dress she wore.

"Why are you wearing that?" Ava asked.

"Because it shows that I am both a princess and a pirate." Elizabeth responded with a flip of her hair. Ava scoffed at this. Elizabeth's eyebrow raised.

"What the fuck is that? Are you trying to stab me with your eyes?" Ava asked. Elizabeth was taken aback by Ava's language. "Yeah I said 'fuck'. Aren't you supposed to be a pirate? Or do you just like making out with them against their own will?" Ava asked.

"I AM A PIRATE! The best female one there is." Elizabeth shouted.

"LESBIAN!" Ava insulted, pointing a finger at her.

"What?" Elizabeth.

"WHORE!" Ava screamed. This one Elizabeth understood.

"FAKE PIRATE!" Elizabeth screeched.

"SLUT!"

"PIG!"

"CUNT!"

"OVERWEIGHT HORSE!"

"BLOODY, DYING, ASS!"

"DONKEY!"

"DISEMBOWLED HOOKER!"

"HORSE ENTRAILS!"

"COCKSUCKING SHITHOLE!"

"CHAMBER POT!"

"Oh, never mind this." Ava said, reaching to her side. Her cutlass was drawn. "What, huh, Lizzy? What was that? You think I won't cut you?" She asked, advancing on Elizabeth. She lurched at her, arm and cutlass extended. Jack grabbed her from behind and held the snarling Ava away from Elizabeth. "JACK I'LL CUT YOU TOO!" Ava screeched, still lurching at the woman before her. Jack rolled his eyes.

"I know you will." He muttered.

"YEAH YOU KNOW I WILL!" Ava screamed, slashing her sword in the air.

"Ava, calm down, we'll take care of this without the use of weapons or violence." Jack said placidly. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.

"You're one to talk…" Elizabeth scoffed. Jack peered at her from kohl-lined eyes.

"I could let her go, if you want." Jack said. Elizabeth's eyes widened and her hand flew to her mouth, covering it. "Now, Av, calm down. I promise I won't get mad at you for splitting my arm open." Jack bargained.

"I didn't split it open, I stabbed it." Ava said. Elizabeth's eyebrows rose higher. Ava wondered if they were trying to escape into her hair.

"You like her?" Elizabeth asked. "She's a psycho!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air for emphasis. Jack nodded and shrugged.

"She can be alright." He said. Ava rolled her eyes.

"Just alright? You act like I'm more than alright." She said, trying to wiggle out of his arms. Jack shrugged.

"Yeah, you're right. More than alright, okay. But that's not the point. Are you calmed down yet, Av?" He asked. Ava considered this.

"I might be." She said. Jack let her go and she jumped behind him, glaring at Elizabeth over his shoulder. She glared back and Ava responded with a hissing noise. Jack turned his head sharply to look at what she was doing, but ended up bumping his nose with hers. Elizabeth watched with a good amount of interest.

"Ow…" Ava said, sounding emotionally hurt.

"Sorry, love." Jack said, but not attempting to turn away.

"As I said before, you are a man-whore." Ava said, walking around so she was standing beside him. "Why are you watching? Did your interest in man-whores spark up again? Or was that your interest in women?" Ava asked, cocking her head. Elizabeth glared harder. Ava smugly sat down, crossing her arms over her chest. Jack and Elizabeth followed. "Jack I'm tired." Ava said, yawning. He sighed, slumping down.

"Av, on all nights to be tired…" He said. She nodded.

"Yeah, I picked New Years Eve." She said. She allowed her head to rest on his shoulder, closing her eyes momentarily. The sun, although it was not visible, had begun to set, laying in a blanket of cool air.

"Now, Lizzy, if you ever glare at either of us or say any nasty things, you will be off this ship immediately. When we dock, you will get off, and after that point, are no longer welcome on this ship." Jack dictated. Elizabeth's face fell. "You can't honestly say you thought I'd let you stay here." He said, getting up. He grabbed Ava's hand and pulled her over to the portside railing with him.

"Thanks Jack." Ava said. "But I still have to talk with you tonight." She said with a smile.

"Only if you can stay up, love." He said with a wink.

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Shouts of "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" rang throughout the ship after one bellow of the phrase in unison. Rum was distributed throughout the crew generously, and plates of sliced lemons, limes, and oranges sat on the table, waiting for someone to take them and squeeze them into their drink. Everyone was shuffling about, none of them quite sure where they were headed. Quips of high pitched, inebriated laughter were sung about the ship. A song began, and soon all of the pirates were singing. Ava rocked back and forth with them, listening to the words, as she did not know them. During the middle of the second chorus, something hit her (not literally).

"THAT'S WHAT IT IS!" She screeched, and the others stopped their singing. "I knew I knew that tune… It's the Star Spangled Banner tune!" She exclaimed.

"Star Spangled Banner?" Echoed throughout the ship.

"Yeah, America's National Anthem!" She said. The crew looked to each other with truly confused looks on their faces. "Oh, nevermind." She said, crossing her arms.

"So, Ava." Said Nacho, placing a beefy arm around her shoulders.

"'ow do you like 1714?" Cookie asked, standing on the other side of her.

"'S good. Fun." Ava said, between meaningless giggles.

:-+-:

"Jaaack." Ava said.

"What?" Jack asked, nearly falling onto the floor. Jack was extremley talented with holding his alcohol, but he seemed to be failing tonight.

"Now….now we gotta be…. Whatstheword? Seriiiious. That'd be it." She said, giggiling. Jack nodded, tipping his wreath hat to her.

"Whoosh!!" He said, falling onto the bed. She began to giggle uncontrollably, for no particular reason. "Whydon' we jus'say that it was a….a bad part of our lives, savvy?" He offered.

"But…. Why did you have sex with me?" Ava asked.

"I wanted to… I felt it was time I guess….and it was an oppourtunity….to get you alone so I could take ye back to me Pearl." He said.

"Jack you…. You felt it was time the….third day…..I knews you." Ava said, crawling onto the bed.

"Oh….yeah." He said, falling down beside her. "I love ye, Av." He said, closing his eyes.

"I love you too…. Jack. That's it. That's the name…" She replied, falling asleep.

A/N- Well, that was actually the last chapter. Now comes the sequel. :D

Please review and tell me what you thought of the story. Thanks!

Oh yes, and the Star Spangled Banner is actually sung to the tune of a beer song.

-Love,

Caffy (Me)