A/n: Thanks for the reviews (again, I'm soo gracious *bows to all reviewers* you're the best!) Sorry it took so long to update, I've been so lazy lately. Plus the damn teachers can't give me one night off from homework! Also, mild or medium swearing.

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"Barbossa?!" Elizabeth squeals in between cries.

"Aye, lass, it be me," Anna-Maria said, her words lisping.

"Leave Will alone!" you yell. Will gulps and his Adam's apple hits the blade gently. Elizabeth cringes.

"What be goin' on down 'ere?" you hear Jack say from above board and see the hatch open. Now you start to panic, not that you hadn't been before but now Jack was involved. Jack turned and saw Anna-Maria holding the knife to Will's throat.

"Anna-Maria! What are ye doing?!" he yelled. Gibb's heard the yell from up top and looked in. He froze at what he saw. N one moved for a few seconds, even though, to you, it seemed like an eternity. Everyone watching Anna-Maria and Will, you glancing at Jack, Elizabeth whining and Gibb's' heavy breathing.

"It's Barbossa" you whisper to Jack and see his face drop. He pulls his sword and faces it to Anna-Maria.

"I know yer in there, Anna-Maria, yer smarter than this bastard," Jack tried to reach Anna-Maria.

"I know what yer tryin' to do, Jack, and ye aren't goin' ta reach 'er," Barbossa snarled. You panic. Your grandmother taught you something about this. She said if a ghost ever need to be gotten rid of you have to…you have to…destroy something, destroy something that was important to Barbossa. But what was important to a ruthless scoundrel? Suddenly, a thought flashed through your mind like a bolt of lightening.

"Oh, Barbossa, you scoundrel of such great proportions," you bat your eyelashes. Jack was just about ready to run, you saw the look of hurt in his eyes and your heart breaks. This is the only way. You have to break his pride.

"Yes, lass, ready to come over to the dark side?" Barbossa sneered. You wink at Jack as you walk closer to Barbossa.

"Aye, if you let Will go," you say. He looks you over and then to Will and lets Will drop on the floor. Elizabeth rushes to him and comforts him. Barbossa grabs your waist and lets Anna-Maria's fingers run up and down your body. You begin to feel sick and give Jack a pleading look. 'C'mon Jack,' you beg in your mind 'I know you must be in there somewhere.' Jack looks into your eyes and seems to snap awake. You smile inside. He raises his sword again and slashes it against Anna-Maria clothes. A look of shock and then anger falls over Anna-Maria's face.

"Cheap shot!" Barbossa bellowed and drew a weapon from Anna-Maria's belt. He lets go of you and pushes you to the side.

"Ye beat me, ye take her, I beat ye, I take ye to prison," you humph from the corner "And I get 'er."

"Very fair" Barbossa comments.

"Then ye'll get Elizabeth too" Jack finishes. Elizabeth looks indignantly at Jack. They begin to parry, both yelling things far too nasty to be listened too. Jack swiped at Barbossa's knees; Barbossa would jump and try for Jack's head. He hit Jack's hat, once. You gather it off the floor and place it on your head.

"Looks lovely" Jack says, as if the fight isn't taking up much of his effort.

"Thank you Jack, I'll keep it safe," you respond. He smiles, and, with a little burst of energy reveals a wound on Anna-Maria's chest.

"Poor Anna-Maria" you hear Elizabeth whisper.

"Ye beat me Jack" Barbossa tries to say, falling to the floor with a mild thump! Suddenly, arising out of Anna-Maria's body was a spectre in the shape of Barbossa. It didn't say anything, just looked down in remorse, and then disappeared. Anna-Maria sputtered on the floor and gripped her stomach.

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In Anna-Maria's cabin, you had bandaged her wound and while reapplying some water, had told Will about you and Jack. He was happy for you, said he'd been trying to get you two together the whole time, even though he had found it wonderful to talk to someone instead of just the normal. You smiled. Will was really nice, and you could see why Elizabeth loved him, but your heart was set on Jack and it would never change. You let Will take care of Anna-Maria from there and head up to Jack's cabin.

Inside, Jack was sitting in his chair, letting Elizabeth tend to one of the scratches he had gotten. Jack is wearing his hat again.

"Here, Elizabeth, you go with Will and take care of Anna-Maria, I can handle the captain," you smile. Elizabeth leaves and outside most of the crew is peering in the windows, to see if Jack is all right.

"Get to work, ye lousy scallywags!" Jack yells towards the direction of the men and they all leave muttering "Yes, Captain" and "Yes, sir". You smile and go to his dresser. You open the drawer and bring out a bottle of rum.

"Elizabeth probably didn't know that rum cleans wounds, and you weren't going to tell her, were you?" you ask and pour the rum over his wounds. He squirms and you let him take a drink of the rum.

"Aye, I was," he smiles. You smile and dab the rum. He grabs onto your hand with his other wounded hand. You look up at him.

"I love ye, (you)."

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A/n: Now ya have something to look forward to for the next chappie, when Jack explains and lots more goodies happen!