I know you all adore me because it's been so long since I have updated! [dodges rotten fruit] ok so that's a lie. But here-as a peace offering I update!

You know what? If you are reading this tell me you read my author's notes (in the review assuming you do so) I just want to see who reads these and who BLOWS ME OFF!

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After a night of restless sleep (the inn Jack had us stay at wasn't exactly comfortable) I found my self standing in front of the oddest looking crew I had ever seen that next morning. Jack stared cock eyed at them for a few minutes before walking up to them. I stood behind with Will as he paced the length of the pier.

Finally he stopped right in front of man with a parrot perched on his shoulder. "Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death?" Jack growled bearing down on the man.

However, to the annoyance of Jack, the man said nothing. Mr. Gibbs (whom is the man we woke up from his little nap with the pigs, I found out his name after we left the pub) scurried up to Jack and mumbled in his ear. I leaned in to get a better listen, but all I could catch was "-devil had his tongue cut off." I gasped and turned to Will to see if I had heard Mr. Gibbs correctly. All he did was give me the same wide-eyed expression.

Jack grimaced a little bit and turned to the tongue-less man's parrot. "Same question."

I was very surprised. Jack was a strange man, but seeing him talk to an animal was just something else entirely. To my utter surprise the parrot responded!

"Wind in your sails!" it squawked.

Mr. Gibbs grinned and said, "Mostly we figger that means yes."

"Of course it does!" Jack yelped. He turned towards Will and myself and said, "You two satisfied."

I looked away from Jack and let Will answer him, but before he could, a woman's voice yelled out from my right.

"So what's the benefit for us if we go?"

Jack slowly walked past Will and I towards the woman. We slowly followed bending over to get a better look at the woman whose head was hidden by a hat.

Jack slid up to her and lifted the hat revealing her face. A wide grin quickly spread across his face, "Annamaria!" No sooner had the words left his lips had Annamaria slapped him straight across the face.

"Did you deserve that?" Will asked smirking.

"Yea, I think I did." Jack replied wincing.

"You stole my boat!!" Annamaria cried angrily.

"Now love, I wouldn't exactly say I stole it, I more of…borrowed it-" He was cut off by another whack from Annamaria. However he ignored it and continued, "Without asking. And I swear to you, I had every intention of giving it back!"

For some reason I didn't find that believable.

"But you didn't!" Annamaria shot at him.

"I know, and I am terribly sorry about that, you see there was this accident and-" Jack stopped and looked at Annamaria's glaring face. "Perhaps I will tell you later." He said waving his hands, "But how about this, I will give you a bigger better boat!"

"Yes, in fact we will give you that one!" Will said smiling and pointing to the Interceptor.

"Yes-wait! That one?!" Jack cried turning to Will, who gave Jack a look and nodded. "Aye, that one!" Jack said turning back around. "What say you? Will you come?"

The entire crew watched Annamaria as she thought for a second. "AYE!" She cried. The rest of the crew immediataly yelled after her. "AYE!"

I looked around for a second and realized I there was no way I wasn't going with them. For some reason I felt like saying something. "YAY!" I yelled.

Everyone jumped and looked down at me looking very surprised. "Sorry." I mumbled.

Will laughed and patted my head. "You are so strange."

Then everyone picked up their things and made their way to the boat.

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Hours later we were sailing along in beautiful water, the sun shining brightly over our heads with not a cloud in the sky as we steadily caught up to the Pearl.

Of course this is what I would have loved to really happen.

We were, in actuality, in the middle of a giant squall that had erupted out of nowhere that night.

It took me a few minutes to realize that if I had stayed above deck, that I would surely be washed overboard. So I ran below and huddled in the room Jack had found me in a few days before.

After a few minutes of rocking back and forth I began to feel really sick. The ship rolling from side to side-I couldn't take it. seconds later I had my head stuck out the window letting go all that I had for dinner. I heard footsteps behind me and pulled my drenched head back in to see Annamaria standing at the door trying to stand up straight.

"Yer Will'm sent me down here to see if ye was alrigh'" She yelled above the roar of the waves.

Water dripped down my nose as I looked at her, "Yes." I shouted, "I think I am alright! Just a little seasick!." I burped and had to stick my head back out the window as another wave of sickness pushed itself up.

I heard the smile in her voice as Annamaria yelled, "I will tell 'im that!"

I turned back around and glared at her back as she walked back out of the room. I was angry because she could stand there and laugh at me while I was sick off the side of a ship. Of course I was jealous too because she wasn't right next to me doing the same.

I leaned against the wall and slid down it to the floor. In an effort to control my stomach spasms for a moment I laid down and stared at the ceiling.

'I wonder how Will is doing.' I thought to myself. I realized that it had been a while since I had thought of him last. I guessed that could be good considering my position.

It was then that I decided from then on to not consider Will as anything more than a brother, because I knew in my heart that he would never regard me as anything more than a sister.

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I woke up the next morning with my hair stuck in my face. Still feeling the sea sickness from the night prior I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

I burped and waited for my stomach to calm before standing up and making for the stairs. Emerging on deck to a cloud of fog surrounding the entire ship I looked around and saw Will talking to Mr. Gibbs about Jack.

I walked past a very smug looking Jack, who looked down at me and winked. Ignoring him I walked up to Will and caught him right in the middle of his sentence.

"-the reason for all the-" Will wiggled his fingers similar to Jack.

Gibbs looked at Will sternly and said, "Yes." I crouched down next to Will to listen in. "But reason's got nothing to do with it."

"With what?" I asked.

"Shhh." Will replied not taking his eyes off Gibbs and patting my face.

"Now you see," Gibbs continued looking down at me, "When a man is marooned on an island, he is givin one shot. Just one. I can imagine that you know what for, but Jack didn't use it. No- he is saving that one shot for his mutinous first mate."

"Barbossa." Will breathed.

"Aye." Gibbs replied looking pleased with Will's reaction.

Will's face turned to one of confusion and he asked, "How did he get off the island?"

"What happened?" I asked trying desperately to be included in the conversation.

"Kathryn!" Will exclaimed finally noticing me. "Are you feeling better?"

"Uh huh," I replied, "What happened?"

"Short story? Jack was marooned on an island by the man we are going after: Barbossa. Now Gibbs, tell me how he got off the island."

"I will tell ye. Jack waded out into the water and waited a few days so the sea could get familiar with his presence. Then, he roped in a couple of sea turtles, roped them together and made a raft." Gibbs replied with wide eyes.

"Really?" I asked enthralled.

"Yes really m'lady." Mr. Gibbs said with a satisfied nod.

"Sea turtles." Will said looking skeptical. "Where did he get the rope?"

Gibbs opened his mouth to reply, but we heard a step behind us and jumped.

"It was human hair from my back." Jack said looking rather bland faced.

I squirmed a little at the thought of it, but turned away giggling none the less.

"Will! You are to come with me. We are going ashore." Jack pointed to a rocky island I had not noticed. "DROP ANCHOR"

Will and I stood up and started after Jack. Will turned around and looked at me. "No," he said reading my mind.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"You are not coming." He said putting his hands on my shoulders. "And don't try to stowaway in this boat either." He added with a smile.

"Well," I said putting my hands on my hips, but then becoming suddenly downhearted, "Just don't forget to tell me to be careful this time."

Will smiled and reached out for a hug. "I love you."

For some reason I started to cry, maybe it was because I knew that he doesn't mean it in the way I wanted him to. Or maybe I was just being childish again. Either way Will noticed and took it for worry. "Oh don't worry Kathryn, everything will be all right."

I sniffled and looked over to Jack. He was trying to untie the boat from the deck, but in having no success, he started to jump up and down on the knot. When that didn't work he pulled his gun out and aimed it at the pile of ropes. A moment later, Annamaria walked up to it, untied it quickly and walked away. Jack made a face and looked up at the sky, shaking his fist at it. Seeing him do this made me let out a loud laugh that grabbed his attention. Will turned and faced Jack just as he turned and pointed a finger at me.

Will gave him an evil look as Jack, pretending that nothing happened, lowered the lifeboat and motioned for Will to go over. Will looked down at me and cupped my face in his hands. "Be careful." He said looking right into my eyes. He kissed me on the forehead and let go.

I watched him walk over to Jack and jump into the boat. He turned one more time to wave goodbye. Then, with a tug of the rope, they were gone.

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There! All done for now! Thank you for reading.