Disclaimer:dont own nothing 'cept sword, rose, crooks, stray, and rat...well...i guess i own quite a lot...still...ill give you them all if i can have jack.

A/N:YO! sup?god i feel sick...i really should eat something.

Anyway, please review people...if i dont get at least 2 today, then i wont update the story until friday...when i know more people read...nah..i probably will update anyway...............but still.....

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Sword was thoroughly startled.She took a while to get back to her senses, then, at the last moment, jammed the ring back on his finger.It barely stayed, wanting to fall through the fading skin,but it got caught on it, and suddenly, Jack was there again, looking as solid as anyone.

Sword let out a sigh of relief.She almost accidentally 'killed' her love. So that's why he wanted the ring so bad.She should have guessed. He was dead.No doubt that stupid curse he told her about.God, if Barbossa wasn't dead already, she would kill him.She lay back down beside Jack, and held him so tightly that he woke up.

He hugged her back gently, kissed her, and whispered,"Mornin',love."He had no idea that he has been so close to disappearing a moment ago.Guilt tore on her insides.

"I'm sorry."Sword said in a faint, sad voice.

"Now, what are yeh sorry for?"he asked, surprised.

"Yeh should 'ave told me yeh were dead.I wouldn't 'ave tried to take it 'en" she said, holding onto him tighter.

Jack understood."I don't know why I couldn't tell yeh.But yeh didn't take it, so there is nothing to be sorry for, savvy?Yer a good girl.That's why I love yeh."he said, and kissed her again.He was entirely relieved by this.He knew that she'd try to take it again, after the fight, but he was worried wether she'd put it back on before he faded away completely.Now he was safe, and everything was out in the open.

She smiled."Good.Then I'll make sure noone ever takes that ring from yeh.I want yeh to be near me for as long as possible."

Jack thought a while, and blurted out"How many people know where the ship is?"

It took Sword by surprise, and she thought"Well, Crooks...the man who asked me for the ring...but I'm sure 'at if it's not a trick, Stray, the man who attacked Rose...Rats other brother, would know it too..."

They looked at eachother, with mutual understanding."Hell, I'm stupid"Sword exclaimed,and Jack grinned.It was common pirate sense, that if there was more than one person who knew something that you didn't, the death threats were effective, because the victim knew you had someone else to question, you didn't need him, so you had no reason not to kill him if he didn't answer.It only didn't work if there was only one man...then he could ask you whatever he wanted in exchange for the information, knowing that you couldn't afford to kill him.Sword forgot about Stray.

"Well, for a genious little pirate who was captain o' 'er own ship by the time she was twelve, I 'ave thought yeh'd be smarter..."he said, teasing.

"O' course...can we go see Stray?'E's probably back in Tortuga by now..."

They got dressed, and Jack went up to tell the crew to change course and head back to Tortuga.The crew had no reason to be unhappy.

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