I'm gonna do it! I really am! I'm gonna stop being a stupid-head, and I'm going to actually start re-posting chapters! Woot! Anywho, thanks again to my readers. I really does feel great to get back to this...

By the way, this is one chapter that I've been longing to write for quite some time. Since I started writing the first story-The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow-, actually. So...FINALLY...its here!

"FIRE!" Gibbs yelled. Adrenaline pulsed through my body as the ship rumbled with cannonfire. The Endeavour was being blown to smithers, and had yet to put up a fight against us. It didn't make sense, but I wasn't going to argue against it. We were destroying them!

"FIRE ALL!" Elizabeth yelled next to me, setting off another round of blasts. I stood, watching the Endeavour disappearing into splinters, her crew diving off the ship, and Beckett no where to be seen. Finally, with the last round of shots from both the Pearl and the Dutchman, she was gone, disappearing into the dark, unforgiving waters of the sea. The Endeavour was gone. Beckett was dead.

"They're turning away!" Marty yelled, pointing toward the armada. They were turning away! We'd won the fight! I looked around at all the celebrations, hats flying through the air in celebration and loud, boisterous yells of victory. I smiled taking it all in...and then, out of no where, a hat hit me in the face.

"Of course. Stupid pirates..." I mumbled, looking down at the hat. And then I froze. I knew this hat very well. It was Jack's. I stooped down and picked it up, handling it carefully. Looking up at the helm, I could see Jack standing, smiling, looking off toward the sea. My heart began to race as I remembered my promise to myself.

"I swear, if we both make it through this, I'm going to try as best as I can to fix things between us."

I took a deep breath and started up the steps toward Jack, his hat clutched tightly in my hand. I yearned to once again be in his arms, to be able to kiss him, and to be loved by him once again. I paused for a moment to compose myself. I missed him so much...

"Uhh...Jack?" I squeaked, my voice betraying me by cracking. He turned toward me, a surprised expression on his face.

"Wot?"

"Your hat...it...hit me in the face." I stammered, looking at the deck. I felt thirteen again, nervous by only his presence. "I...thought I'd bring it back. To you. So you can wear it..." I bit my tongue. 'So you can wear it?? What else can you do with a hat?? Eat it?? Stupid, Selesta! Stupid!'

"Oh. Thanks." He mumbled, stepping toward me and taking his hat from my hand. A moment of silence passed between us. "We won." He said smiling, taking his place back at the helm.

"I know." I tried to smile back, but it was impossible. "I just wish I could enjoy it." I said, low enough so only I could hear. Or so I thought...

"Wot do ye mean by that?" He asked, his dark eyes staring intently at me. I felt my face burning red, embarrassed beyond belief; however, I forced myself to talk. He had to know how I felt, even if his emotions were gone.

"Jack, I..." I paused unsure of what to say. I took a deep breath and started again. "Jack. When I saw the Pearl being destroyed by the Kraken and I knew you were on it...I was destroyed. I...I had lost you to death for the second time. And our relationship...it was in shambles. It still is. And whether you still love me or not, I need you to know that I do love you just as much as I ever have." I paused, to compose my trembling voice. "And I know you have never abandoned me. And I know I acted out of accord. And I know that you may never forgive me for what I did...But I..."

"Selesta." He cut me off, stepping toward me. "I love you."

"You do?"

"Aye, love. I thought about ye constantly in the locker. I even saw ye there, but ye were only a mirage. And then when I came back to this world, I knew for certain ye didn't love me, so I decided I was going to become the next Jones. Ye always had my heart anyway, so it wouldn't be much to give it up to the Dutchman. That was...before this." He paused. "Do ye really love me, Selesta?"

"Of course!" I insisted, tears welling up in my eyes at how things were turning. He loved me! He still loved me!

"I..." He stopped and pulled me into his arms. "I never want to lose you again. Forgive me?"

"For what?!" I insisted, pulling back from him just enough to look at him. "You did nothing wrong..."

"I should've told ye about th' debt I had with Jones." He stuttered. "If I had, none o' this would've happened. Ye wouldn't have gotten so mad with me."

"No...I should've trusted you." I shook my head. "We both messed up! We both..." I was cut short by his lips pressing down against mine. And if I had thought the kiss at Shipwreck Cove was passionate, I was wrong. This one made the last look like child's play. Sparks passed between us and my knees were on the verge of giving out. We finally broke apart, each of us working to catch our breath.

"So I take it as we're both forgiven then?" He smiled his breathtaking smile and I nodded, unable to speak. How is it that things had worked out so well for me?? It wasn't possible! And yet...it was!

"Jack...yes. Yes. Can we get back to the way things were?"

"Of course, love." He smiled and bent down to kiss me again.

"Captain!" Gibbs' voice stopped us before the kiss. We both groaned and glared at the Pearl's first mate.

"Wot??" Jack asked, exasperated. I had to laugh a little...I couldn't believe he was mine again!

"I...never mind." He smiled, seeing the two of us clinging to each other. Good ol' Joshamee, always able to figure things out. Jack looked back at me and bent toward me again for our kiss. I quickly stepped up on my toes to better reach his kiss.

"Jack...wait." I stopped.

"No way, love. I just got ye back..." He angled his mouth toward mine again.

"Jack...really." I pulled back a little from his arms to look at him. "What's going to happen to Elizabeth and Will?" He sighed.

"I know he didn't want that life, but I had to save 'im. He was never the type to die..." Jack shook his head, all the trinkets in his hair jingling. "He'll have one more day ashore. Ten years at sea. And when he comes back to Elizabeth's waiting arms, he'll be free."

"Ten years?" I questioned. "That's a long time..."

"Aye." He shook his head sadly.

"But one more day ashore?" I repeated. "Well, then, we need to get his wife ashore with him." I looked over toward Elizabeth, standing at the rail of the ship, staring toward the Dutchman. Will could plainly be seen staring back at her. He nodded his head and looked at me. "I'll go tell Gibbs to get the Jolly Boat ready."

"Without me? I don't think so. Yer not getting out of my sight that easily." He smiled down at me and grabbed my hand. "I'll never leave ye again. I promise." I looked up at him, my heart thumping in my chest.

"Thank you." I whispered, hardly able to find my voice.

"But...a boat for 'Lizabeth..." He repeated, realizing the need to put off our emotions for just a bit longer. We walked down the stairs hand-in-hand, onto the maindeck, where Gibbs stood smiling, watching us. "Mr. Gibbs...ready a boat for Mrs. Turner to go ashore." Gibbs nodded, heading off to do the job. That's when I realized that everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, was staring at Jack at I.

"Why are they all staring at us?" I leaned over and whispered.

"They're waiting for a show, love."

"A show?"

"Aye. I'd been thinking about our fight a lot before we made up just now."

"I noticed...at Shipwreck Cove." I smiled, thinking back to the kiss.

"Aye." He stopped, seeming suddenly nervous.

"Are you alright?" I asked, a little worried. He was hardly ever this quiet.

"Aye...Aye...I just..." He paused again. "I just need to know something."

"Anything..."

"Will ye marry me?"