Chapter 18:

A/N: Hey hey.don't worry ppl..I'm gonna keep you hanging a little longer with this story.because honestly Jack wouldn't know love if it smacked him in the face.but he sure does know sarcasm.read and you'll understand what I mean... Disclaimer: I've said it before and I'll say it again.I don't own POTC! Sure wish I did though.

Salina picked the end of the under gown up and rung it out. Jack fell back into the sand while drinking what was left of the rum. Salina walked over to him, her hair still dripping. "Oy! Can't ye drip somewhere else?" Jack yelled up at her.
"Oh sure. Where do ye want me te go? I don't know anything about this blasted island! An you-." She stopped and looked down at the drunken buffoon, she rolled her eyes and spoke again. "Yer too drunk te know which way te go!" She turned and faced the ship to hear Will shout something to her.
"Ye okay? Do ye need us to come over there?" Jack stood up and walked to the edge of the water.
"We're doin' just fine by ourselves!" Jack shouted back, and then lowered his voice to a whisper. "Aren't we, love?" He asked with that devious smile.
Salina laughed and put his arm around her shoulder so he won't fall over. "Aye, Jack. We're fine." She said softly as she placed him on the sand. She was about to stand back up, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down almost on top of him.
They lay there for a while, in silence neither one making a move. 'What am I to do? This isn't right; he's so drunk he wouldn't know the difference. But, I can't move.' Salina lay on top of him just looking deeply into his brown eyes. The charcoal on the ends of his eyelids made him look so seductive (A/N: Don't mind my really bad romance writing.first time.).
Salina lay there waiting for something to happen until it finally did. Jack moved his hands up her back, the wet dress made it easier for him to feel her skin underneath the fabric. He slowly pulled her face down to his and kissed her. When their lips touched Salina blushed a little, but it soon faded away as she kissed him back. She could feel his hands sifting through her hair, and playing with it.
It all ended too soon, Salina thought, as she realized Jack had passed out in the middle of their kiss. "Oh, Jack. You really are a sad man." Salina rolled over on her back and looked up at the stars. When she looked at the bright stars it reminded her of something her mother once said to her.

FLASHBACK:

"Salina, do you see those stars up there?" A young Salina walked out on to a balcony where her mother stood pointing at the stars.
"Yesum." She replied in a sweet way. The child couldn't be more than seven years old.
"Well, Salina as long as they stay up in the sky, you'll always have a way to escape." The mother bent down to her daughter's side and held her around the waist.
"Escape to where, mama?" the girl looked into her mother's face and smiled.
"Escape to an island and hunt for treasure." The women picked her daughter up and swung her around, then plopped her down on her bed. "Like a pirate, or a captain of a ship." The girl smiled again as her mother tucked her into her bed and kissed her goodnight.

BACK TO THE ISLAND:

Salina now sat on top of a boulder looking out at the sea and the stars. Salina started to hum a tune and then began to sing. "Yo ho, yo ho a pirates life for me." She continued to sing until Jack woke up and yelled at her.
"Why, are ye singing my song?" He shouted real loud and Salina listened as it echoed into the woods.
"Come ere', Jack." Salina said as she motioned for him to sit next to her. Jack got up and did just that.
"Why were ye singing that song?" Salina looked at him strangely then turned back to the sea.
"My mother used to sing it to me before I'd go to bed. She was a beautiful women, she had long flowing red hair. It looked like fire, and she would always let me play with it. My mum was not what you'd call the royal type. She didn't like dresses that much and hated to be called rich. I don't know why she married my father the two of them were completely different. He kept her locked in the house with me all the time." Salina looked up at the stars.
Jack watched her and noticed something he hadn't before, and that was how fragile she really was. Salina turned and faced him. "My mother, she used to tell me that as long as the stars still shined I could escape. I could escape my father, and I finally did. Thanks to you." Salina leaned in a little to kiss him, but that moment was ruined by a sound from behind them.
There was a man standing behind them with a pistol aimed at Jack's back. "I'm sorry to ruin this tender moment for you two, but I have business to take care of. Miss if you would kindly move away." Salina narrowed her eyes.
"I will not move!" The man turned to her.
"I thought you might say that. George, grab her!" A man came from the bushes and snatched Salina off of the rock.
"No! Let go! You can't do this!" Salina screamed and kicked trying anything possible to get loose of the tight grip he had around her throat and waist.
"What do ye want, Seth?" Jack asked in a cocky way as Salina stopped moving.
"Ye know him Jack?" She shouted. The man named Seth grew closer to Salina. He had black gloves on and stood tall. The man looked about 45 years olds and had dirty blond hair. Seth let his glove-covered fingers run down Salina's cheek. She started to twist again trying to break free.
"Have we met before? You seem very familiar to me." The man pulled her face up and looked deep in to her eyes. "No, I guess not. So Jack what's this whores name?" The man turned and walked towards Jack.
"Why you!" Salina pulled as hard as she could to get free and she got far enough to grab the guy's jacket. But, George and another man quickly pulled her back.
Jack stood up and jumped off the rock. "Who her? Her name's Rose, she's just a night whore." Salina's jaw dropped as she screamed at Jack.
"A fiery one, isn't she Jack?" The man patted Jacks back as he walked passed him. Seth turned as he noticed Jack staring at the young women. He pulled out his pistol and one shot rang out into the night.
"JACK!" Salina screamed so loud that every man on the ship could hear. Jack's body thumped on the sand. Tears ran down Salina's cheek as she shoved the men off of her.
Seth turned and faced the other direction, ready to retreat back to his ship when he heard the familiar sound of a pistol being cocked back. A bullet flew and buried it's self, deep in to the back of his head.

A/N: So I guess you'll just have to wait until tomorrow to find out what happened..Maw Ha!.te he te he..please r/r! Thanks!