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Disclaimer - I believe I've forgotten to do this the past few chapters, so once again, apologies!

I STILL, sadly, do NOT own Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp. I do, however own Jonathan and Kate...by the way, this is MY story and if I say Jonathan is incredibly sexy, then he's incredibly sexy!

He's the little piece of the world that's MINE! :) Hahaha wow, I'm a case, eh?

Oh yeah, I don't own Keira Knightley either...though I wish I owned her abs! Wow, how does she do it?

Oh well, enough chitchat...chapter 10 is here! Yay! READ then REVIEW! Or you can review, then read...or you could review WHILE you read...WOW I need to shut UP! BYE BYE!

Chapter 10 - WOW I'm on a roll!!!! :)

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Kate spent the rest of the day trying to figure out her ring secret and Anamaria. Anamaria was jealous, it didn't take a genius to figure that out. Kate felt she needed to befriend Anamaria, but she didn't see it happening any time soon.

As for her ring, she studied it long and hard, trying to figure out its secret. She caught Jack and Gibbs looking at her and whispering more than once that afternoon.

"Land, ho!" yelled a member of Jack's crew. She looked over at the helm where she saw Jack smiling, and she knew where they were. Tortuga.

Gibbs began yelling orders, once again. Will and Elizabeth walked over to Kate's side of the ship to view the island.

"Will, are you sure I'm going to like this place?" asked an unsure Elizabeth.

"No, I know you won't like it." Will said with a grin, "But don't worry. I'm here to protect you." He winked at Kate, then added, "Not sure you'll like it either, Kate. It's a man's town."

Kate put on a tough act and gave Will a toothy smile.

"You're forgetting, Mr. Turner, that I am my father's daughter."

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The Pearl docked, and the eager crew piled off the ship. Kate took Elizabeth's lead and stayed cautiously in the middle of the crew. However, Jack found her and took her by the arm.

"Time to get a taste of what you've been missin' out on, love."

Kate was shocked at the behavior of some of the people she was witnessing. Men were lying drunk in the street, wenches were everywhere, guns were being fired, and the rum was flowing. It was indeed a pirate's town.

Jack led her into a small bar and took her to the counter.

"Jack Sparrow." The man at the counter gave a toothless smile. "What'll it be, chum?"

"Captain Jack Sparrow." Corrected Jack. "Two rums, Mr. Hall, if you please." Jack held up two fingers and winked at Kate. Mr. Hall, or so Jack called him, proceeded to fetch two large mugs from the cupboard and over- fill them with rum. He set the overflowing mugs on the counter in front of Kate and Jack. Jack reached into his pocket and paid the man a shilling. He then looked at Kate.

"Go on."

"No."

"Come on, love. I've never sailed with a man who didn't enjoy a nice bottle of rum."

Kate looked at him deceitfully, "That's why I'm proud to be female."

"Drink the bloody rum. You'll like it, trust me. It's the nectar of the Caribbean, savvy?" Jack added with a cock of his head. He turned to his own mug and took a long gulp, then hiccupped and grinned at Kate, who returned the look with disgust. He nodded towards her drink. When she shook her head again, he rolled his eyes and nodded fiercely.

"It's just rum, Kate!"

Kate sighed and lifted her heavy wooden mug. She smelled it, wrinkled her nose, and glanced at her uncle, who was looking at her, eyebrows raised. He didn't think she could do it; she'd prove him wrong. Without another hesitation, Kate took a large swig of the rum and swallowed, before having a coughing fit. She felt her eyes water and her chest began to burn. She looked at Jack, who was grinning.

"You aren't trying to poison me, are you?" she sputtered.

"Ah, it goes down rough at first, I'll admit. It'll go smoother the second sip. I've learned to love it." Said Jack as he took another drink.

"Easy for you to say," frowned Kate. "You've probably been drinking this stuff since you were ten years old."

Jack thought for a moment, "Eleven, actually." He smiled at her again. Kate didn't reveal it, but she enjoyed the time of bonding with her uncle. Jack raised his mug and began to propose a toast.

"Here's to adventure, the Pearl...and rum." Jack toasted with a grin. Kate raised her mug and clamped it with his. They each took another sip and Kate found that Jack had been right; the second sip wasn't as bad.

Suddenly, Kate noticed two frightening-looking pirates staring at her; or rather, staring at her ring. She self-consciously made a fist with her hand to hide it.

"Jack." She whispered. "Those men were staring at my ring."

Captain Jack's face turned serious. He whirled around to find Anamaria next to him. Kate heard him whisper something about a chain; then Anamaria pouted and handed something over to him. Jack turned back to Kate and presented a long, thin silver chain.

"Put yer ring on the chain. And around yer neck." Jack instructed. Kate did as she was told, but faced the back of the bar so the men did not see her do so. She hid the ring in the front part of her dress, so only the chain showed.

"Will you tell me about the ring now?" Kate asked when Jack's grave face turned cheerful again. Jack shook his head, no.

"Not wise to talk here. We'll talk later back on the ship. Savvy?"

Kate nodded. She looked up and noticed Anamaria staring threateningly at her. Suddenly, Kate felt like she needed air. She told Jack that she was going to the ladies' room, and then walked outside into the night.

The same chaos as before was taking place; it took Kate a while to find the bathroom, for every man she asked was drunk. When she found it, she went inside to find at least a dozen wenches fluffing their hair in the dull mirror.

"And who might ye be, lass?" said a pale blonde girl with rather large breasts. She wore a tight teal dress that accented her cleavage.

"I'm -- Kate." Kate curtsied a bit, immediately feeling stupid. People in Tortuga didn't curtsy.

"You're not a pirate, are ye?" said another darker skinned woman who wore the same type of clothing as the other woman.

"No, I'm sailing with my uncle." Kate still couldn't get used to the word, "Uncle."

"And who might yer uncle be, missy?" said the blonde woman, growing closer. Kate all of a sudden felt very uncomfortable.

"Jack -- Jack Sparrow." Kate stuttered. She felt like these women were closing in on her. However, all of them gasped when she said her uncle's name. The blonde woman suddenly became very angry.

"Jack Sparrow, eh? Captain Jack? Do me a favor, Kate. Send him this for me." The blonde stepped up to Kate and slapped her hard across the face. "Tell him that's from Giselle."

Kate's mind was made up: she didn't like Tortuga. Will had been right. She ran outside of the small ladies room and into the night air. For a woman, Giselle hit surprisingly hard, and Kate's cheek stung as tears formed in her eyes. She inhaled and exhaled deeply, then decided that she must go back to Jack. Kate began walking, but suddenly felt a large sticky hand on her mouth, followed by a cold steel feeling on her neck. Kate's heart began to beat extraordinarily fast.

"Quiet, lass. Don't put up a fight, and we won't hurt ye." Said a deep, scratchy voice coming from behind her. Kate struggled to no avail.

"Keep her quiet, Pintel." Said another panicked voice, also a man. Kate tried to scream, for she remembered what her father had told her about ever being kidnapped -- make a ruckus while you were around people, because once you were alone with the enemies, you were essentially done for.

"Shut her up!" said the same panicked voice. Suddenly she felt something heavy hit her head...then everything went black.

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Dun Dun Dun dun DUN!! Ah, cliffhangers, don't we all love 'em?

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P.S. Erm...sorry about all that gibberish at the beginning, had a bit too much caffeine for lunch today! Happy Readings!

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Anna!