A/N- Well, one chapter left, I've come up with a title to the sequel: Demon's Kiss. It's not about demons or anything- I'll give a summary next chapter, thnx for those that review, I really like reading them, and I will be off to visit Augsburg shortly…more prison time (YAY!) anywho- enjoy these last couple chapters and please, please review!

Chapter Nine: This is love?

He found her a few paces away from the gulf, throwing things at a wall at the end of an alley.

He approached with caution.

"Starr-"

"Leave me alone!" she growled, than with less conviction; "Go Back to yer ship."

She was crying. The legendary Starr Auroras, was crying over him, over something he'd done. "Starr, let me start by-"

She whirled on him, "Jack Sparrow, haven't ye done enough damage?" she took a breath, 'Go away, I have no need of ye."

He stood back, his arms folded over his chest, "Spoken like true royalty, but I'm not going," he stepped forward, and Starr stepped back.

"Go back to the Pearl, Jack, go back to where yer needed."

His voice was pleading: "I think I'm in love with you, Starr, so tell me, is this love?"

"Ye wouldn't know love if it was standing right in front of ye!"

"Is this love?" he asked again, steering clear of arguments.

"No," she stated coolly, "love is where the very thought of a person makes yer blood boil, it's where ye want someone so much it hurts and ye'll never admit it. It's when hate becomes obsession.

"Love is hate, hate is love. When yer in love, ye know because ye can't think right, ye can't live without them. Love is pain."

Jack stopped.

"Then I've been in love with you for a long time."

"Lust." she whispered, "That's different."

"No, Starr, I've been to the brink of Hell with your name on my lips. I've been so angry that I wanted to kill you, hurt you, do to you as you did to me. I've been in real pain over you; so I say again: I love you ."

"We're of two worlds, Jack." the fight had faded from her eyes and her voice.

Jack moved towards her and put a hand over her heart. "I live here, whether you want me or not, I live here forever."

Starr broke.

Suddenly Starr was in his arms. Her lips were against his and she felt more alive than she had in years, she never wanted to leave. Not ever.

She pulled away, asking breathlessly: "Have I thanked ye yet?"

"For what?" had his voice always been that hoarse?

"Avenging me brother."

"No, but I think you have the rest of our lives for that."

Jack bent his head and kissed her long and hard. His hands began to explore the contours of her body and hers did the same on him.

Finally several wrongs had been righted. Finally their souls were breaking loose.

A/N- Ok! Yes, one more chapter: the epilogue, then sequel starts: Demon's Kiss. Please review, I'm begging down on my knees in my $900 dollar suit again…