SuzzieQue-Yay! I talked to you before on AIM! Lol, remember the pants thing I sent you? I love that!! Thanks for the review and keep reading!

Angie-Thanks for the wonderful review! And I loved that you said that you were waiting for this chappie *sobs* I'M LOVED, PEOPLE! Ok, that was a little.vain, but oh well. And thanks! I'll try to check it out if I ever get time to! And no problem about the eunuch line, I felt sort of bad for him, even though I'm not an Orli fan, I felt bad for the poor thing and had to add a line.

Nobodyinparticular-I beg your pardon! I am one of the biggest Jack fans around, and just because ONE time I did not make Jack have a comeback, does NOT mean that I am NOT a fan! *harrumph* I'm offended now! AND-I did realize it was detrimental to Jack, I just wanted to -for once- stick up for all the Will fan girls out there. So, do NOT say I am not a Jack fan or I will tackle you!

Nancing Nobody-Hmm..true! Kind of upset that you didn't review about the chappie, but you brought up a good point! Thanks!

PED-Sarah-YAY! You liked the eunuch line too! AHH! Don't throw something at me! Throw something at PEARL if she loses, it's her fault, not mine! Ok, it sort of is my fault but...HEY LOOK OVER THERE! *runs away, runs into a tree, falls unconscious*

AbbieNormal182-I started the swordfight before I got your review and it's turning out pretty well! And yay! My eunuch line was good! Lol, I liked it, I hoped you would!

A/N: Speaking of the eunuch line, in the DVD, in one of the commentaries, they said they were thinking of adding a line like:

Jack: Did it hurt?

Will: Did what hurt?

Jack: You know...snip snip?

LMAO! So funny!

Chapter 5-Another Swordfight?

"Ok, so grab your weapon," Pearl told Jack Jr. "And prepare to be taken down."
"Taken down? Really, well I beg to differ, Miss Turner." Jack smiled. "Ye happen to be looking at the youngest and best pirate around."
"Best? I'm sorry Jack, maybe you own the 'youngest pirate' title, but I believe your father owns the 'BEST pirate' title."
Jack scowled at his enemy. "Then soon will I. Let's begin before we're found out, savvy?"
"Savvy." With that, Pearl lashed out her sword at the young pirate, who took a surprised leap back, landing near the wall.
"On your heels, Jack. Always expect the unexpected." Pearl taunted him.
"I say the same to you." He did the same, as he lunged at her, going in for the kill. Pearl parried rather easily, and Jack decided to bring up the level a bit. He moved faster and his sword stabbed at her sides, nearly missing her. Pearl's eyes widened. He was good, she gave him that, but not nearly good enough.
Pearl quickened her speed as well, moving freely across the room, stabbing back at him. He parried each with just as much ease, making Pearl a little frustrated. Whenever one of them tried to be better, so did the other. They just couldn't beat each other.
A sweat broke out on both of their foreheads, much worse on Pearl's. She wore the same dress she wore in the first fight; since it was already damaged, it wouldn't make a difference if she ruined it any more. The dress was rather heavy, but she had no choice, since she had no pants of any sort to wear instead. She knew for a fact that she would not be able to fight in the shoes she owned, so she fought barefoot.
Jack, on the other hand, just wore his pirate attire that he rarely changed out of. There was no point really; being a pirate, not many people are going to see you anyway. It was comfy, flexible and fit quite well, unlike Elizabeth's dress, which she had to look down, lift it to wear she was running to, then plop the heavy thing down again. It was rather annoying, really, but Pearl made the best of it, and fought her best.
"You're really quite good, ye know." Jack said while parrying, blocking and going to attack every 10 seconds.
"Thank you. I had the best teacher there was. A half blacksmith, half pirate; where can you go wrong?"
"Maybe here?" With that, he stabbed quite ferociously, missing Pearl by a millimeter. It slashed her dress open on the side, slicing through her undergarments, revealing her waist.
"Ah...a diversion, hmm? Well, I won't be making that mistake again." She went in for the attack again.
They fought endlessly, breaking quite a sweat and jogging all over the floorboards. No one wanted to stop until they proved who was better.
Pearl went to stab, but Jack was all too good. He realized the presence of a table behind him, and jumped right onto it, out of the way of the blade. Pearl growled and jumped up along with him, going to stab again. She almost got him in the leg, but he jumped in the air as the blade swished underneath him. They both jumped off again, and when they both went in to stab.
Their swords got entangled, and they got in each other's face to break the swords free. Once they were released, they were pushed back with such a force that the battle had ended.
Both fighters had fallen on their bottoms, due to tripping over the other's foot. They looked at each other, and couldn't help but laugh out loud at each other's baffled face. Jack got up to his feet first and walked over to the fallen lass. He gave her his hand.
"Up ye go, miss."
She tugged at his wrist to get up on her feet and looked him in the face. He smiled down at her. Though she was older, he was considerably taller.
"Ye put up, once again, one heck of a battle. Why don't we call this truce before one of us ends up a bloody mess?"
Pearl returned the smile right back up at him. "Truce."
"Now then," Jack continued, looking down at Pearl's hideously damaged dress. "Why don't we get ye out of that dress?"
Pearl's eyes widened. "I beg your pardon, Mr. Sparrow! Don't think just because you were all sweet on me that you can seduce me instantly!!"
Jack backed up and his eyes widened. "Hold on, there lass! Look for yerself at yer dress! I meant, it's ripped! Do ye want yer mother seeing that?"
Pearl looked at her ripped dress and blushed. "Sorry, it's just that I thought you meant..."
"No use explaining, love, I understand completely." He smiled a sympathetic smile at her and wished he had rearranged his words so that he wouldn't have embarrassed her.
Pearl's eyes showed a clear state of confusion. "Jack? Why do you call me love?"
"It's a pet name, lass. My father calls many women he runs into 'love'. Even called yer mother that, as it were."
"I see...Well, I better get into a different dress before my mother sees." ~*~*~*~
Pearl took off her dress without help from one of the maids. She felt that she was better off without the maids knowing about her battle; most likely, one of them would tell her mother first chance she got.
Pearl smiled at her victory. Even though she didn't win, she did call truce with one of the best sword fighters around. She could've won too if the truce wasn't called. Stupid blighter Jack was, tripping over her ankle, then causing Pearl to go down with him.
Pearl did notice, though, when Jack was looking down at her after he pulled her up, that he was quite devilishly handsome. The man had eyes that possibly no woman could resist. And call her crazy, but when Jack told her WHY he called her love, she was a little upset that it didn't mean anything more. But it would never work anyway; Sooner or later (And most likely sooner), her parents would find a lovely suitor, most likely a military man, and arrange a wedding for the two of them. Even if anything happened between her and Jack, they'd have to discard any idea of a relationship immediately.
Pearl took the idea of her and Jack together and forgot about it instantly. She put a bonnet on over her wet, sweaty hair; just to make herself look presentable. ~*~*~*~
Jack sat in the sword room, sharpening his sword. He was shocked at how good Pearl actually was. For a woman, she was very gifted at the sword and could probably cross blades with any pirate. He was amazed at how well she was taught, and how carefully she thought through each move she made. The look of concentration on her face was unbelievable.
She was a beautiful woman, with long, dirty blonde, curly locks of hair and a delicate, smooth face. 'Just think, Jack,' he thought to himself, 'You get to see her every day for at least a week.'
A frown settled on his face. Even though he could see her every day, there was no chance of anything happening between them. Please, she was the governor's granddaughter; even though her parents were retired pirates, she deserved the best. Not some young man that was wanted in every country around the world. He sighed and wished that somehow, fate would be a little nicer to him. The chances of that were unlikely.
Anyway, Jack was just happy having her as a friend. As long as she liked him and wasn't mad at him, he was just as happy. ~*~*~*~
As Pearl descended down the stairs, Will stood up. Pearl walked up to him and he examined her, making sure she wasn't hurt in anyway. When he was done, he looked at her curiously.
"What happened?"
"It was a tie; Jack tripped over my foot, causing me to trip over his and we both fell. We decided to call truce."
"Oh, that little blighter of a son of mine! He should've finished ye off!" Jack exclaimed.
Both Turner's looked at him with angry looks on their faces.
"I mean, he shouldn't have given up so easy on ye..." Jack looked concerned. "I'm in trouble, aren't I?"
Will smiled. "You have NO idea..." ~*~*~*~
Jack walked down the stairs slowly and peeked from side to side. He made sure no one was around and walked into the living room. Unfortunately, he ran into Pearl, his father and Pearl's father.
"I cannot believe ye lost!" Jack exclaimed.
"I didn't lose, Father, it was a tie!"
Pearl, noticing the tension, decided to speak up. "It's true, Mister Sparrow. Your son put up one good fight and probably would've beaten me if I hadn't begged him for a truce."
Jack Jr. looked at Pearl in disbelief. Pearl raised her eyebrows, telling him silently to play along.
"It's true, Father! I had her begging for mercy!" Jack exclaimed, quite proud.
Jack Sr. smiled. "Well, then I suppose ye did win, somewhat! Nicely done, lad!"
Jack Jr. smiled at his father. "Well, I need to talk with Pearl." With that, he grabbed her by her dress and pulled her in the next room.
"What was that?!" Jack exclaimed as loud as he could, but still in a whisper.
"I suppose I didn't want your father to disown you, so I lied for you."
Jack went into a state of confusion. "But why? What did I do to deserve yer help?"
Pearl stayed silent until she thought up a reason. "When someone's in trouble, Mister Sparrow, regardless of whom they are, I help them." She then left the room, leaving Jack in the hallway by himself.