Sorry i took so long. Here's the next chapter. Thanks for all your reviews, and yes, Jack is still gonna be in the story.

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CHAPTER 15

Delora felt hungry and thirsty. But no food would get into her. Then she heard a voice the next morning. She opened her eyes and looked to her right.

"Giselle, tell me where she is." Jack said. "Or I'll end your life."

Giselle slapped Jack. "You idiot, you dumped me!"

Jack took out his pistol. "I don't want ter be doin' this ter ye, Giselle."

Giselle looked at the pistol and finally said, "Fine. I just saw her behind this building last night. She was all curled up, sleeping. Got it?" Giselle then walked off, furious at Jack.

Delora rose to her feet, and started running in the other direction. She needed to borrow a passage off to Port Royal, but from whom? Without noticing, Delora went throug Giselle. Giselle screamed. "The ghost!!! The ghost!!!"

Delora stared at Giselle with hurt, dull eyes.

"No, no, Giselle, you've had too much to drink." Jack said, running towards them, and hurriedly explaining.

"Jack, ye be mad! We all saw the little missy. She was transparent!" the man who had tried to grab Delora previously shouted.

"Ye be drunk yesterday." Jack shouted back. "Come on, luv." Jack whispered in Delora's ear. "I'd swear I'd help ye. Just come over ter me ship." Delora looked at Jack.

"No." Delora replied.

"Darling, please. Just help ol' Jack? Me swears it wasn't a one-night stand, Del." Jack said.

Delora looked away. Though she wasn't able to pass though objects, she could pass through humans, and it was equally bad for her.

"Jack, it's no use. I'm almost equivalent to a ghost!" Delora said, her tears coming down.

"Just come on to me ship. There'd be a way. Me promises not to force ye ter sword-fight. Luv?"

The people around were looking at both of them. Delora gave a small nod. She was giving in to Jack. This was her soft spot.

As Delora followed Jack onto the Black Pearl, Delora looked down, not wanting to meet the gaze of any of the crew. In te captain's cabin, Delora leaned on the wall, still staring at the floor.

"Why did you take me back?" Delora finally asked.

"Because, ye are no ordinary lady -"

"Don't call me a lady, please, I'm just a ordinary woman." Delora said.

"Okay, Delora, ye are not just any ordinary woman that I take to bed."

"But you stole the treasure!"

"What do ye want me ter do to tell ye my feelings?"

"Send me to Port Royal." Delora said, looking up.

"I can't do that." Jack replied.

"Fine." Delora said, and went out of the cabin.

Gibbs went into the cabin and said, "Captain, the treasure has been put back into their original places. Why the sudden abandonment of the treasure?"

"I'll give that up for Delora."

"Pardon me for saying this, but that girl makes ye weak." Gibbs said.

"Maybe ye are right, but anyway, plundering is much better isn't it, mate?"

"Aye, captain." Gibbs said.

Delora went to the bow of the ship, and thought: Oh the frustration. Shouldn't have agreed on boarding the ship.

Jack came quietly behind her. "So, tell me your story?"

"My story?" Delora asked.

"Aye. And not just the part about your parents. What about the curse?"

"I don't know why you didn't know about the curse. You were probably marooned on some island-"

"Aye."

"Anyway, days later, Barbossa had returned and..." Delora started.