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A/N ok this is mainly speech so don't flame me if there isn't much description in it. It's an important part of Jacks past that comes through, and a little bit of mushiness as well. Thanks for the reviews peeps! I appreciate them, they keep me going! I feed on them lol. Anyways enjoy...

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"Ok it started when I was little" Ana Maria had sat down on the bed next to Jack while he started to tell her of well his life story. "Well when I was 7 really. My mother, or mama as I called her, died. I don't actually know why she died, I think Emily did but..." Ana Maria butted in.

"Who's Emily?"

"My sister. Now shh." Jack held his finger to her lips, and she just put her hands up to say that she was sorry.

"Now Emily nor me dad ever told me how me mama died, I think she was ill or something. I remember Emily coming up to me, telling me that she had gone to a better place. I couldn't understand why she would want to leave us. Emily said that we would be going to see her one day but that day wouldn't come for a very long time." Jack paused; Ana guessed this story would take some time, as it was obliviously painful for Jack to remember. Ana put her hand on top of Jacks to show that she would wait and to tell him to take his time. He took her hand between both of his and as he started talking again he played with her fingers absentmindedly.

"Ye after remember that I was only little and didn't get what death was. Me dad, well when he found out Emily had, when she had told me he." Jack paused again. He looked down at his hands that were playing with Ana's fingers.

"He hit her." Ana Maria gasped. Her eyes roamed Jack's face. He wasn't bothering to hide his emotions with her, and she saw a lot of pain written across his features.

"Jack, are ye ok." Jack nodded and then continued.

"After hitting her, he sent me to me room. I went up slammed the door shut so that the basted thought the door was closed, but I opened it again. I didn't hear what he said to Emily but I heard what she said. Or screamed. I found out later that night that... that he had taken her and." Jack looked away. Inside Ana Maria's head she was crying out in seeing him in such pain and was frantically thinking of a way to comfort him. So she squeezed his hand. It wasn't much but it was enough. He smiled a little but that went again when he carried on.

"It was a couple of Days after my mama's funeral that he first thumped me. I can't even remember what I had done, I know I hadn't done much maybe stayed out playing a little longer then he had wanted me to. But after that first night it had sort of stuck. I would do one thing wrong or he was in a mood, then I would become a human punch bag."

"Oh Jack" Ana Maria really didn't know how to comfort him. A squeeze every now and then just didn't seem enough to her. Jack rubbed his temples as he continued.

"For the years that followed Emily went into a black depression because of what was happening to her. She... well I was the only one that she talked to and would be the only person she would be normal with. Now that may seem good but, but it wasn't, for her yeah as she was getting things off her chest, but for me. Well I got told a lot of dirty things that... that disgust me! Even now I can't believe what he did to her."

"Do... do you need to get it off your chest." Jack's eyes met hers.

"No, no I... I couldn't tell you as its just too horrible and I don't want ye too know. Ye may be strong Ana but so am I, and even now I'm finding it hard to deal with it."

"Write it in a letter and burn it."

"What?"

"It'll help. You get it off your chest and also help him to burn in hell" Jack nodded, thinking this over.

"Might do." Jack paused for a moment before continuing with the story he was telling.

"Well, one night about 3 and a half years after me mama died, pirates attacked the little port town. I went out wandering the streets watching them as they raided. Then bootstrap found me, and he. He took me to see his captain. They needed a cabin boy and I needed to get away. At first I had pleaded with bootstrap to kill me and send me to my mama. Anyway the Pirates said that they would take on Emily as well, and when they got to England bootstrap said that she could go stay with his wife. I thought 'great me and em get away from him.' Only it didn't...work...out... that...way." Jacks eyes met Ana's for a brief moment. He was still playing with her hands.

"I found him and Emily, outside the place he always took her too to 'talk', as he had put it. He... he had his hands wrapped around Emily's throat and he were forcing her into a kiss... and she resisted. Bootstrap and me were watching all this, but my dad didn't know we were there. When she resisted he, he..." Jack stopped and took some deep breaths. It was obliviously getting to the worst bit.

"He took his dagger out and stabbed her in the throat, a place that would cause a long and painful death. Then he let go of her, pushed her down and kicked her. I don't know what he did after that as... as I couldn't bear to watch." Ana Maria looked at her captain; he was in so much pain and was actually struggling not to cry. She had never seen him this much and she wanted so much to take the pain away.

"So then I went became a cabin boy and well the rest is something else."

"Jack." He looked up at her, his eyes were quite red, and he didn't look right sad.

"Er what was in that letter?"

"Read fer yerself. It's in that draw." He pointed to the top draw on his desk. Ana got up, slipping her hand out from between his and took the letter. She looked up again to make sure it was all right to read it and Jack nodded. After reading it she had a sad smile on her face.

"Jack it was beautiful. Your sister sounds like a lovely person." Jack nodded sadly.

"Yeah she was till he got hold of her. Then she disappeared into a black hole. At least now she's with me mama." Ana Maria was wary of her next question but felt like she needed to ask it anyway.

"Are you going to do what she wanted you to do?" Jack had a questioning look on his face, but in his eyes Ana saw that he knew what she really meant, he just avoided it.

"What ye mean become a Pirate Captain of me own ship, never hit a women, get those things she wanted me t' 'av? I've done the first two and doing the third Luv." Ana rolled her eyes; he knew that wasn't what she had meant.

"No, I meant are you going to allow yourself to fall in love like she told you two." Jack didn't answer, he just shrugged, and Ana Maria opened her mouth to say something when there was a knock on the door.

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Gibbs had wanted to tell Ana Maria and Jack what they already knew, that Samuel Summers was behind the cherries put in the stew. He wanted to know what was to be done to him but Jack just waved it off. No one but him and Ana knew who the man really was and he didn't want his crew to find out either. What he had done though was find out where they were next headed. And it wasn't good...

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A/N please review! Dates with the yummy pirate captain or yummy blacksmith (your choice you can only have one!) for all reviewers. I'll try and update soon. Luv Suzy xxx

P.S can you add in your reviews which of these names you like best. Don't ask why but I've been asking all day. One boy and one girl name please.

Girl's names: Megan, Grace, Louise, and Charlotte.

Boy's names: Joe, Lee, Alex, and Johnny.

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TrappedAndAnnoyed: thanks for the review!

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