Disclaimer*~ Own nothing, all belongs to the all powerful Disney. Sandra on the other hand dose belong to me.

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Chapter Seven: William?

Sitting at an empty table she remembered she was supposed to give Jack the arty stuff she bought for him. That wasn't particularly important to her. The gloop in the bowl in front of her was much more amusing than deep thought. For instance, this gloop seemed to at times roll uphill, it also had a slightly rubbery texture to it.

Sandra choked down as much as she could before going topside.

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Sandra looked out into the bright Caribbean air and decided she was not a morning person. She stumbled into her shared cabin with Jack and started regaining conciousness. She rooted through her trunk and got out the bag containing Jack's new art supplies. Sandra laid them out on his desk and returned outside.

The sun was more your friend when you get gradually adjusted to it. She looked around for things that needed to be done and people that needed to be spoken to. Seeing Jack attached to the helm she approached him.

Jack's eyes didn't leave the expanse of ocean in front of him. "So luv, sleep well?" he said with a grin.

"Ye snore louder n anything I've e'r heard."

"Now are we leaking into yer vocabulary, or is this mearly morning muddled brain?"

She sniffed and looked around, "Most likely a little of both."

"It's gonna be hell for ye to assimilate back into yer own life." He said eyes on ocean.

"I don't intend ta ever go back into that hell hole. It took long enough to climb my way out of it. Hell, I feel bad only taking twelve of my pieces of work." She stared out at the sea from behind him trying to see what he did. "Where are we going anyway?"

Jack's eyes narrowed out to sea as he zoned in on the sea. "Hmm, ye said your dear Lizzy had the medallion. Ye also said she was most likely wearing it over the battlement. We be off te Port Royal, then set chase. Savvy?" With the way he said it, it was more of a statement than question.

She wasn't sure of his answer, but left him to his helm with a backwards call of, "I left the things from Tortuga on yer desk."

He gave no recognition but she knew he was appreciative. Or at least she thought. Eh, its not like it changed anything.

Sandra settled into a corner to think. There was a lot going on in this ship she didn't know about, or didn't understand. She appreciated time to think.

That whole ordeal was very short lived. Will came over to her with a pile of ropes. They were varying in length. Sandra's eyes were closed in deep concentration when he dumped the whole mess of ropes on her.

"Ye've been on the ship long enough, Ye need the learn more'n just scrubbing, no matter how much it is appreciated. I've been assigned to teach it to ye."

Sandra sat up straight and pushed the heavy ropes off of her and onto the deck in front of her. Will sat down on the opposite side of the pile from her.

They proceeded through the day, stopping for lunch. By the end of the day she could tie many of the necessary knots and knew what they were for. She learned knots for tying up a ship to the dock, a knot for securing someone walking among the higher ropes. She also learned the lifeline knot. By sundown they were talking and joking about past present and future as they observed the piles of shredded ropes around them. Will picked up he whole lot of them and dumped them into a barrel.

They continued to the mess hall for dinner. Getting their servings they sat down at a table near the wall.

Sandra spoke around mouthfuls, "So how'd you know about the ring?"

Will slowed his chewing and answered, "Ye remember the ring was from the Black Pearl? That's the ship I was first mate to." Continued and let it process.

"Then Jack was Captain of the Pearl?"

"Aye."

Sandra shifted modes. "So, who was yer bonnie lass on board?"

William coughed and said something she couldn't hear.

"Excuse me?"

He looked up and met her eyes, "You."

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Gasp new occurrence! Anyone thinking WTF raise your hand. *scans crowd* not bad, not bad. lol, keep reading.

If anyone actually knows the proper names of the knots and parts of the ship I'd be happy to know.

See reviewing for me dose pay off. Here are some thanks to those who have reviewed recently and previously.

Ravenclaw2- I hope you have enjoyed the developments in the story. Thank you for making me realized I needed to break away.

Jamie- I see you every day, but I didn't know until recently that you did read this. Love the support.

Sam- Another dedicated friend. I'm glad you're happy with the lack of Elizabeth, though I'm afraid that there will be more of her, though I hope to keep her mainly out of it.

Ice Lynx- Love your story. Thank you for the starting out tips. I was just starting writing at all and you were very helpful. Hot chocolate has kept me up and running many a night.

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Sam (again)- Cross-dressing Will in Tortuga was actually my sister's idea. Thank her.

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