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Haunted

Chapter 3

"Ana..." Jack said softly, wincing against the pain in his left shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Will asked in shock as he looked at Ana holding the sword tightly in her grasp.

"What did ye do wit 'em?" Ana asked in a deep, low voice.

"Who…what is wrong with you!" Will shouted. Jack searched Ana's face for any reason why she would commit such a betrayal. He looked at her eyes and saw a glazed look that was nearly overshadowed by an immense hatred. She would never look at me like that…

"Where are Jack and Will!" Ana shouted, visibly shaking with a barely controlled rage. Jack and Will looked at each other before returning their gazes to Anamaria. Realization dawned on Jack as he tried to ignore the fire that was spreading from his shoulder and down his arm.

"Ana…we are-" Will started.

"She isn't 'ere mate…" Jack said.

"What?" Will asked, looking questioningly at Jack.

"She doesn' see us…"

This can't be…why are they here? Ana looked at the two men standing before her. She could never forget those faces…the memories flooded back threatening to consume her. How could she see them so vividly after so many years? Even in her nightmares they weren't this real.

She was only eleven years old. It was a dark night and there was a chill in the air. She'd been looking through a pile of garbage, searching for some half eaten food that might have been present. She'd heard a noise behind her and quickly turned to see the two faces grinning down at her that would haunt her for the rest of her life.

"Well Don…what 'ave we 'ere?" The young man said looking at the second next to him.

"Looks like a rat te me Todd," Don smirked eyeing Anamaria.

"There are jus' too many rats around here, don'cha think?" Todd narrowed his eyes.

"Aye…I think we need te do somethin' 'bout it," Don nodded as they both began to slowly move towards Ana.

"Please sirs…I was just tryin' te find some food," Ana had pleaded as she tried to back away slowly.

"It talks…"Don laughed.

"A talkin' rat…I wonder if it can scream as well?" Todd said as he darted at Ana and grabbed her arm before she could even get the chance to run.

"Let me go! Somebody help! Hel-"Ana yelled, but was cut short when a hand connected with her face and the air in her body was forced out when it was crushed against the hard ground.

"Nobody's gonna come te help a rat," Don snickered as he yanked Ana up by her hair and was satisfied with the yelp that she responded with.

He pulled her close to him so he could exam her. Ana could smell the alcohol that was permeating from his mouth and turned her face away from his in disgust.

"It smells pretty good fer a rat…"Don said as he inhaled Ana's scent. Ana swung her small fist into Don's stomach and kicked his knee as hard as she could. Don immediately released her, groaning in pain before dropping to his good knee. Ana tried to get to her feet and run.

"Why ye little piece of trash!" Todd growled as he quickly and easily grabbed the young girl by her arm. He then grabbed her and swung her against the brick wall. Ana let out a cry as a snap was heard in her arm and she fell to the ground.

"How dare you…"Don coughed as he struggling to get back up. Ana fought the tears that threatened to fall, swiping at them before they could. She tried to get up, but when she attempted to move her arm a surge of pain racked through her, causing her to cry in pain before stumbling back down again.

"Ye shouldn' 'ave don' that rat…" Todd sneered. "Now yer really gonna get somethin'."

"Please…I just wanna go home…"Ana pleaded softly, hugging her hurt arm close to her body.

"Too late…"Don said, spitting at her feet. He jumped at her and swung his fist until it smashed into the girl's tender head and back into the brick wall. Her world had gone black after that. For two long years she was forced to stay in their presence. They had beaten and used her. The tormenting memories flew by in a whirl, each one with painful clarity. The day she had finally gotten away she'd vowed to find them again and kill them slowly.

Ana didn't understand why they were here now…why they were in front of her instead of Jack and Will, but if they had harmed either of them her rage and desire for blood, their blood, would never be quenched. The heat of Ana's hatred was emitted from her body and she could feel it flowing over and through her. The only thing keeping her from slicing them both up was the need to know what had happened to Jack and Will.

"Ana…Ana listen t' me…its Jack, love…forget what ye see…listen te my voice," Jack spoke in a soothing tone. Slowly he began to reach for her, hoping to make her see…

Ana thought she heard Jack's voice far away, but when she looked at the men in front of her it was Todd that spoke in a taunting voice.

"Wha'cha gonna do rat?" Todd was slowly moving towards her.

"Return Jack t' me…" Ana snarled. The cutlass in her hand waved dangerously at the two men before her.

"Ana…remember…it's me, Will…you were just at my wedding…"Will said with difficulty. He looked anxiously beyond Anamaria. His mind was searching for her, searching for Elizabeth, before it was too late.

She gripped the sword tighter, her knuckles white from the grasp she had. It was Don that was talking now.

"Remember rat…remember all the things we did te ye…we're gonna do it all o'r again." He was grinning…

"I'm gonna slice that smile off yer bloody face if ye don' start talkin'!" Ana snarled with such intensity that both men trembled inwardly.

"Ana.." Jack said firmly taking a step toward her.

"Raaaaaat," Todd called in a sing-song tone, stepping forward.

"Stay back ye filthy bastard," Ana threatened. Jack stopped moving and said forcefully,

"Anamaria! This is yer Cap'n. What the 'ell de ye think yer doin! Listen te me. I need ye te come and help me find Elizabeth! Don' listen t' 'em!" Jack said loudly. He tried hard to sound like they were on the Pearl, him shouting an order.

She heard Jack's voice ringing in her ears. For a moment the scene before her faltered and she saw Jack and Will standing there blood on Jack's shoulder.

"Jack…"She said questioningly, letting her guard slip slightly.

A wave of pain rushed through her head. Visions of Todd and Don again stood in front of her, threatening and menacing. Todd took a step, moving closer.

"Jack's gone rat. We killed 'im slowly…didn' know there was 'at much blood in a man. Shoulda her'd 'im screamin'…died like a li'l cryin' babe 'e did," Todd laughed as he took another step towards her. Images of Jack lying motionless on the ground floated in her mind. His pale face deeply contrasting the crimson blood that covered his body. Her breath caught in her chest as she stared into his empty eyes…the eyes that had expressed so much in life.

Jack stopped moving. He watched with a heavy heart as the tears filled Ana's eyes. He watched with helplessness as some unseen horror tore her apart.

"Anamaria…" He said softly, "What's 'e doin' te ye…"

"Die you damn bastard!" Ana yelled before rushing at Jack. He only had enough time to pull out his cutlass and block her attack.

"Jack!" Will called out. He felt helpless without a sword and could only watch.

"Ana, stop!" Jack said through gritted teeth. With a forceful thrust, Jack pushed at her to put space between them. Her eyes burned with fury as she bared her teeth like an animal out of control, sweeping in for the kill.

"I'll kill you…" She seethed.

"Will, go ahead! I'll follow…" Jack called back to the young blacksmith.

"But-"

"Go! Catch up with Elizabeth!" Jack yelled. Ana let out a roar as she rushed back at Jack with full force and causing him to stumble back a few steps. Will watched a second longer and then ran along the path calling out Elizabeth's name.

"I'm not gonna fight ye Ana," Jack said, trying to keep as much space between him and her. His arm burned agonizingly from the exertion asked of it.

"Go te hell and burn."

"An' I thought ye were angry when I borrowed yer boat…" Jack said, trying to see if fusing some humor into their conversation would bring her back. In response Ana rushed at him again. Swinging low, she aimed a wide arch of her cutlass for his legs. He jumped and on instinct brought the hilt of his sword down on her back. He heard her grunt and watched her stumble forward as he landed.

"I'm sorry, love…I didn' mean te…yer not leavin' me much choice," Jack said breathing heavily. Next he began backing down the path that Will had taken only moments before.

"Is that all ye got rat? I've seen dogs put up more of a fight 'an you are," Todd laughed.

"I'm gonna make ye howl like the dog ye are." Anamaria spat as she glared at his retreating figure.

Jack didn't see this getting them anywhere and decided to have her follow him until they could find Elizabeth. He would have to figure out what to do after that. When he got his hands around Osrick's neck, there wouldn't be any remorse at seeing the man die. Jack knew, however, it would be much more difficult than that.

"Come on love, let's go find 'em, eh?" Jack called to her and broke into a run down the path. Ana began chasing after him like the hounds of hell were at her feet. Jack was checking all around him looking for any movement within the jungle while keeping an eye on how close Ana was behind him. The loss of blood was slowly taking its toll and dizziness was climbing into his consciousness. She was catching up.

"Jack!" Jack heard Will calling out to him from within the jungle. He changed his direction towards where he heard Will calling him from and caught the movement of Ana behind him.

"Yer not gonna get away from me!" Ana yelled at him.

"Jack, over here!" Will called out again, closer than before.

"Comin' lad," Jack said. Jack suddenly became aware that he didn't hear Ana moving behind him anymore. He stopped for a moment and looked all around him not seeing any sign of his pursuer. He broke through some of the trees and saw a lone house sitting on a patch of land that had been cut out of the jungle. The smell of the ocean was faint so Jack guessed the person who lived there was most likely a fisherman by trade. He gripped the cutlass tightly, pushing back the dizziness that was growing. His arm throbbed in pain, but he refused to give in to it.

"Will…" Jack said, carefully treading out into grass. He moved towards the house keeping a watchful eye on the jungle behind him. Jack winced again as the pain from the cut intensified. Dizziness caused his vision to soften and he shook his head in an attempt to gain back focus. Moving again, Jack tread quietly toward the house. As he approached, he could see the front door ajar. He gasped slightly when he saw an arm lying on the ground along the threshold of the door. He jogged up to the house and saw a head of brown hair laying close to the arm that was motionless.

"No…" Jack uttered as he dropped to one knee. "Will…" The body emitted a soft groan giving Jack hope. Without warning, Jack's eyes drew wide in surprise. He felt the sensation of a sword being driven into him. This wasn't in any way new to the pirate, but it amazed him none the less how surprised and shocked he felt by it. He collapsed under his own weight and turned. Leaning heavily against the wall he looked up at Anamaria. Her eyes flared with a feral light as she was obviously reveling in the feeling of the sword slicing through tender flesh.

"Told ye, ye wouldn't get away," Ana smirked. "Now…tell me where Jack is." Her smile grew as she drove the sword deeper into him and a cry of pain was ripped from his lips as his face contorted in agony.

Seeing Todd writhing in pain under her sword was one of the most pleasurable things she had ever felt and it would be something she'd always remember.

"'m…right…h-here…" Jack muttered. Breathing seemed more difficult and he struggled to remain conscious. Looking up at his first mate and friend, his eyes searched hers and watched with regret as the glaze disappeared. Anamaria blinked numerous times before reality returned to her consciousness. At the sight of her captain lying there, bleeding profusely, she sucked in a deep breath in horror.

"Jack…"she breathed, barely able to hear her self. Just a second ago she was looking at Todd…now it was Jack under her cutlass, blood seeping from his body. He tried to say something, but pain prevented him from doing so. "No…it can't be…" She knelt down, touched his face with her hand and knew now that it truly was him.

"Oh god, Jack!" Ana said as she carefully but quickly pulled the blade from his body and placed her hands over the wound in his torso. She heard him hiss in obvious pain and felt a rush of guilt.

"Not…yer…faul'…" Jack whispered. His breathing became harsh and ragged. He paled visibly under his tanned features. Ana looked down at her hands as they became soaked with blood.

"I thought…I thought you were," Ana didn't understand. She would never intentionally hurt him, not like this.

"Well, well…" A voice came from the doorway. Startled, Ana looked up to see a man standing there with a gun in his hand, the barrel pointing directly at Jack's head. "You did quite a number on poor Jack I must say…Anamaria, correct?"

"Osrick…" Jack said, trying to stay conscious and at the same time ignore the pain.

"You did this," Anamaria shook her head.

"Quite the contrary, you did it…and did it well I should add. He'd be dead sooner if I didn't have a few tricks up my sleeve to keep him from passing away. I have some plans for him myself before he is allowed such a blessing," Osrick smiled.

"Jack," Ana looked down at him for some clue as to what to do. No answer. Jack's hooded gaze remained fixed on his nemesis. What Ana saw in his eyes sent a chill down her spine. His dark eyes held a deep seeded anger, rage, and, something more. The female pirate had to blink several times to be sure she read this properly; fear. Yes, she definitely saw fear. That one emotion contradicted sharply with everything she knew about Captain Jack Sparrow.

"He isn't giving the orders anymore, dear. Now, if you'll help Captain Sparrow up, we should really get him inside. We don't want him bleeding all over the place." Ana quickly reached for her cutlass, ready to shove it through the man before her. She halted when the gun pointed at Jack's head was cocked.. Self-incrimination and helplessness washed over her. She did the only thing she could do; help her injured captain into the house, causing him as little pain as possible.

Ana looked down at the young blacksmith lying motionless on the floor as she passed him, the anger and guilt in her burning even deeper. She could feel Jack shivering under her touch as he stumbled forward. Ana took in her surroundings seeing if there was any advantage that they could have.

"Can'…go…an' m-mor-" Jack whispered before his full weight was placed on Ana.

"Cap'n!" Ana exclaimed as she struggled to hold him up.

"My goodness," Osrick chuckled, "I thought he'd last a little longer than that." Ana glared at the man when suddenly Jack fell forward and she helped him down to the floor as carefully as she could.

"Ana…"

"Jack…'m sorry…" Ana said looking down at the blood still spilling from his wound.

"don' let-ge' out-" Jack hissed, he winced against the pain, his body shaking involuntarily.

"Not without you," Ana told him.

"lov-…ah…I'll miss y'" he said even softer, he looked up at her, the fear still in his eyes.

"Jack Sparrow, ye' can' leave!" Ana yelled, but despite her protest she watched as his eyes, his beautiful eyes, closed. His body stopped shivering under her and his chest stop expanding.

"How darling…I suppose I should get my things," Osrick shrugged his shoulders.

"Jack…" Ana said as everything around her began to spin, but one thought persisted…She didn't know how they planned to get out of this alive, but she would be damned if she let this man get away with it. There would be hell to pay…and if she had anything to do with it, it would be paid in that man's blood.

A/N: This is actually the quickest I've ever wrote a new chapter. It only took sometime to post 'cause I had to have it beta-ed for your enjoyment. Can't have it looking sloppy now…You have no idea how happy and amazed I was when I got up the morning after I posted the last chapter and I had a few reviews!!! I was just giddy with excitement that people were reading this! Muses are very pleased as well, although I have the feeling that they are a bit disappointed their creator wasn't mauled about the cliffhanger they devised…Oh well! I will live to see another day…and live to hear roomie complain about another cliffhanger. It's just funny…

I must say thank yous now though! I like to thank Captain Jack Sparrow for participating in this little adventure of mine and Ana for joining us. ;o)

I'd also like to thank:

Roomie – you know who you are…I should tell you…the more you get mad at me for a chapter, the more I know it's good! Keep it up! Just don't hurt me…please…

Ahiflame – I'm glad you find this interesting and I'll continue to update as soon as possible!

Highlitergrl – Thank you for the compliment, it's flattering…really. I promise to update as fast as muses will allow!

Amber Myst- sighs sorry about the evilness…it is muses fault I swear! Where do you think Osrick gets his evilness from?

I am aware I have new readers and reviewers thanks to my good friend, and auntie (hehe, not really but more like my adopted auntie. You could even say mother, she sometimes acts like mine!! S'ok though, I love her for it ;o) ), Jackfan2 for her recommendation in her newest chapter. I hope that I can live up to the expectations you all have of my story, I will try my best! To be honest I wouldn't even be writing this if it weren't for her. She kind of tossed the idea too me and well, this is what it has evolved into. I'll be honest and say it was a blessing for her to stumble across my first story. She has been such a great encouragement to me, always poking at me to update. The biggest thank you goes to her!

Jackfan2- THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dedicate this chappy to you. She deserves it. I'll see you around as you know! You outta know, yer stuck with me now… hehehehehahahahahahahacoughs sorry…

Well mateys, catch ya lata!!