[A/N: Hey! Sorry it took so long for me to get this out but I started school this week, and I have had no time to write. It's a conspiracy! I'll try to get my other chapters out faster, but if I don't, I'm sorry. Blame my teachers. Tomorrow I'm getting my braces off! I am so excited! I've had them on for over two years! Hooray for me!

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Agey - I'm glad you like my story.

Laraeliae Black - Did you get your name from Harry Potter? Because Sirius Black is my favorite character and I was wondering if that's where u got your name. I'm sorry I haven't updated sooner, but I'll try to update faster!

Ruby Hawk - Elizabeth is going with them. (I'm sorry I didn't make that clear, but it thought it did in my head. But I think that's just because that's how I saw it in my head.)

ping*pong - Hey! Yes, Elizabeth is on the Black Pearl as well. I'll try to make things clearer later on so there isn't any confusion.

Well, that took up half of the word document page! Now onto the story!]

Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean.

Michelle watched as Port Royal became smaller and smaller until it wasn't much bigger than her pinky nail. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around. It was Will and Elizabeth. "You both were great out there," Will said.

"Anything for my crew," replied Michelle. Over Will's shoulder she could see Jack making his way towards them. "'Ello luv," he said. "Thank ye for getting me and me crew out of jail." He ended this in a huge over exaggerated bow. Michelle almost bruised a rib trying not to laugh but she did offer a smile. "You're quite welcome Captain."

"Call me Jack luv," he said.

"Ok Capt- I mean Jack."

"Now, there's something that has me a bit confused. Why did a lass like you want to save a bunch of scallywags?"

The question she had been dreading. She knew it was going to come up, but she wasn't keen on telling Jack that she had been on his ship for the past couple of weeks posing as a man. Not to mention that she had lied to everyone on the crew except Will. While this was going through her head, she heard Elizabeth say next to her, "Because she's part of the crew," she told him like he had just asked her what color the sky was. Michelle groaned. Elizabeth didn't know that she had been masquerading as a man this whole time.

"Have you been drinkin luv? Because this woman is definitely not a member of me crew. What is she talking about Will?"

Will let out a sigh. "She's telling the truth. This is Michelle. Or should I say Michael. She's been on this ship since we were in Tortuga dressed as a man."

Jack had a slight frown and was thinking. Michelle could imagine what was going through his head. Probably around the lines of 'Should I maroon her or make her walk the plank and feed her to the sharks?' Not very comforting. Finally he said, "He did seem rather in touch with his 'feminine' side."

This was not what Michelle expected. "So you're not going to feed me to the sharks?"

"Why would I feed ye to the sharks? You saved me life! That's cause for a party!" He turned around to the crew and yelled, "We're going to have a party! Bring out the rum!" using a flurry of hand motions. This was followed with a lot of 'Aye's from the crew.

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Soon card tables were set up all over deck and rum was being handed out to the crew. Michelle was playing poque with Will, Elizabeth, Gibbs, and Jack. Since it was Elizabeth's first time playing, she was losing miserably. She finally gave up and watched the others play. Michelle was doing pretty well, especially later in the night once the other players had had some rum and weren't as focused. Michelle was playing when she felt someone's hand on her leg, causing goose bumps to chase each other up her leg. She quickly looked down and saw it was Jack's. She figured it was a mistake because he was drunk, and continued playing when she felt him squeeze her leg. This freaked her out. Why was Jack acting like this? Fortunately, Elizabeth decided she was going to turn in, and Michelle seized the moment and said she will too.

She got up quickly and went to her room. She wasn't in Will's room anymore because he and his wife were staying there, so Jack had made a crew member give up his room and share with someone else. She lay down on her bed and thoughts about the day's events came swarming into her head. She was most likely on the Navy's wanted list for breaking a bunch of pirates out of jail. This didn't make her worried because she was with Jack and he's the most wanted man in the Caribbean and hasn't been hung yet. The thought of Jack made her remember about the whole leg fiasco. Why did Jack put his hand on her leg? She couldn't think of a reason except for he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing, which didn't make her feel great. She lay there in the dark but couldn't go to sleep, so she went on deck.

Michelle loved to go on deck at night when the stars were shining and the moon reflected off the water, making silver strands of color. She walked over to the side of the ship and gazed at the water, smelling the saltiness of the sea. Being on a ship was amazing. She was enjoying the peacefulness of it all when she heard someone say, "Couldn't sleep?" behind her. She turned around and saw Jack at the wheel. She walked over to him and said, "No."

"Who can blame ye? It's been an eventful day."

"Yeah. And besides, who can resist this view," she said, moving her arm in a semicircle towards the horizon. "It's so beautiful."

"It is." And without any warning, he leaned down and lightly brushed her lips with his. Her heart started beating fast and a warmth spread over her. She looked up into his eyes and did something that surprised both of them; she wrapped her arm around his neck and kissed him back. After a couple of seconds she pulled back and said, "Good night Jack," and walked back down to her room.

[A/N: Ok, I know this one's short and doesn't have a lot of action (unless you count the kissing, which I don't) but my next chapter will have some action so sit tight and I'll try to get the next chapter up as fast as I can! R/R!]