Chapter 48:

A/N: Might I say that I am not as hyper as before seems how I have had a night or two to get over the incident with the rather rude and mean reviewer who happened to be carrying a sword. Sao with that said here is the next chapter.

Disclaimer: What do you think? Would I be writing this if I owned the movie? Of course not, I'd be out spending my millions on useless things like lamps and little plastic cups! Or trying to bribe Johnny Depp to marry me, which won't happen.

Songs to listen to: A Kiss From a Rose by Seal.

Salina sat on the floor of the deck and gritted her teeth. The men carried Eric's body off of the ship to most likely leave it in some alley on shore. Salina couldn't cry anymore and she hadn't had the energy to fight back, now she would pay.

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Jack stood on the peer looking out at his pride and joy, the Black Pearl. He noticed a faint glow coming from the ship and decided he would investigate it, seems how he had nothing better to do.

Jack climbed up the side of the ship and noticed a most distressed Salina sitting on the floor. "Salina?"

Her back was turned and she pushed herself from the ground to a standing position. "Ello' Jack." She said sweetly as she turned to face him, her long hair shaded her face and a small tear could be traced down her cheek. "I didn't mean to alarm you, I just wanted to get away from everything."

He stepped closer and she put her hand out to stop him. Jack stopped and looked around the ship and not a single soul was found safe for her. His eyes flew back to the woman and he smiled and evil grin. "We're all alone on me ship, love."

"This is not the right time Jack." Salina said with a sigh as put her hand back at her side.

"Oh come on, it's just a little fun." He said as he took another step towards her now placing his hand to her cheek.

"Jack, please-." Her words were cut short by his salty lips embracing hers. Salina let her eyes close and she returned the kiss.

They stood in that passionate hold for a minute or so before Salina broke away from it and held his warm body close to hers. "I love ye Jack."

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"Barbossa what are we to do with the wench, she'll tell em' for sure." Regetti said to Barbossa. They sat in a rowboat just out of sight of the couple on board the ship.

"Nah, she loves him too much. Plus I can't be killin him now any way, seems how I need the location of the treasure first. But to do that Jack needs to ave' full trust in me and I have a certain plan for the wench that'll ensure his trust in me. Ye understand?" Barbosaa sneered.

"Aye sir." Regetti sat back down in the boat and began to row towards the shore.

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"Come on." Jack pulled Salina's hand and walked to the cabin. Salina cringed as she looked at the spot where Eric's body had laid just a few moments before. 'How can I keep this from him? I have to though, if I want him to live. It's the only thing I can do, and if that means having him hate me for the rest of me somnolent life then that's what I'll do. I'll do anything to see him live.'

Salina followed Jack into the room and the door was closed behind her. Salina lay on the bed next to Jack kissing him tenderly, for this may be the last time she would ever have the opportunity to. The candle flickered as their love began.

After what seemed like a lifetime of romance the two bodies lay silently in the warm bed sheets. Jack's arm was wrapped around Salina's side and her back was to his chest. She could feel his heartbeat and hear his heavy breathing.

"Salina?" He asked in a nervous tone.

"Hmm?"

"Ye see Will got this idea in me little head, and well I was not sure whether to ask ye or not, but I think I am." There was a moment of stillness that filled the room. "Well here."

Jack laid a gold band on to a pillow by Salina's head. Her eyes flickered as she realized what he was asking. Her voice went shaky and unsure. "Jack? I-I."

"Yes?" She rolled onto her back and looked up at him lovingly. Her heart filled with joy when she saw his smile and then she too smiled.

"Yes. Yes I will." She confirmed and then pulled his face down to hers so that she might kiss him.

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When Salina awoke the next morning Jack had already woken and was out on deck shouting orders. Salina sat up and rubbed her eyes, she had slept in again and was going to be scorned by it. Then all of the events from the night before flooded back into her mind.

"Eric!" She said as the dreaded memory of her friend dieing came to mind. She jumped out of bed and threw her cloths on. Her hair hung a little past her shoulders and it flew in every direction as she forced her boots on.

Salina slid the gold ring from her finger and placed it on a chain with another charm. Her chain hung bellow her shirt line so she knew none of the crew would notice it. She tossed her hair back with the scarf and walked out of the room.

The sun had already risen and the men were hard at work. They had sailed away from Tortuga and apparently were on course to Isle de Meirta. Salina walked down the deck nervously shaking her hands until her arm was yanked and herself pulled aside.

"Ello' Miss Rose." Barbossa looked deep into Salina's narrowed eyes.

"Let go of me or I shall teach ye that I serve no man."

"And I in return will teach ye how fast ye can loose a person, say someone ye truly care for, someone like the Captain." Salina yanked her arm from his grip.

"What do ye want Barbossa?"

"Don't be forgetting our agreement now Miss Rose." Their agreement, how could she forget about it? It was the only thing that kept her from telling Jack.

"Aye, Barbossa I haven't. Now what is it ye plan for me to do?"

"Ah, you're keen one, eh? Well here's what ye be needin' to do. Tonight when Jack is finally asleep I want ye to look for his map."

"Which map would that be? He has a lot of them."

"Don't be a smart lass, the one to Isle De Meirta." Salina rolled her eyes and then quickly fixed them back to his.

"I want ye to bring it to me and then ye and Jack will go free. Just as ye wanted, though I'm not sure he'll want ye after ye trade him in like that, but hey ye'll be alive right?"

The stern look on Salina's face made him change his tone. "What makes you think I'll really do this?"

"Oh Salina, don't play games. I know you really love him and that ring around your neck just proves it." Salina's eyes widened as she grabbed the chain not realizing that it had in deed flown out of her shirt. "You'll do it because you want him to live even if it means him detesting you for the rest of your life."

"You bastard." She muttered underneath her breath.

"Aye milady." Salina turned and walked off clenching the ring even tighter. She hated him with a passion now and she couldn't do a thing about it for Jack's life is in danger and he didn't even know it. His own friends were his foes including her.

Salina rested her head on the railing of the ship and thought about the bad situation she had gotten herself into, but then again it could never have been avoided.

"What's wrong Salina?" William walked up next to her and looked out at the sea. Salina stood straight and gripped the railing hard causing her nails to dig into it.

"I suppose everything."

"Oh." Will sighed as he turned to walk away.

"If ye were going to sell him out anyway why bother to suggest marriage to me?" Salina said not even moving to face the unnerved man.

He walked back towards her. "I didn't think it would go this far."

Salina whirled around and faced him. "Didn't think it would go this far? What the hell did ye think a mutiny was a blasted picnic?" Salina shouted in his face.

He grabbed her shoulders. "Lower your voice woman." He said sternly and Salina looked at him with raging eyes. "I told him to marry you because he loved you. You are the only thing on this earth he cares about with the exception of this ship and the sea. I had no idea that they, that Barbossa would pull you into this." Will's eyes focused on the floor as Salina spoke.

"Well he has and now I have to join you in the blame, but not as a crew member not even as a girlfriend, but as his bloody wife! Thank you!" Salina stormed off and left Will standing alone.