That afternoon everyone cooled off, Venus stayed down n the galley and ate, Jack stayed at his post next to his wheel, the crew where tying knots, hoisting sails, swabbing the deck, and trying not to laugh at Jack. Venus stayed down at the galley for another reason, she was avoiding Jack, after that morning no one knew how Jack was feeling. Sitting at the table with her feet up she looked at the tenth apple she was about to eat. It was light green with yellow, it looked inviting to her mouth. She could almost hear it scream 'eat me! Eat me! I'm delicious, don't you like me?' she shook it off and bit into the apple. The juices flowed in her mouth, the apple melted against her tongue. It was quiet, nothing interesting, she thought life on the Black Pearl would be an adventure, maybe no one wanted anything to do with the Pearl –since they thought it was cursed-. Cursed her foot, she laughed. All the men where nice, sweet, funny, great to be around, and where up for a good time of fun! They where all friendly, she liked that about a crew, every nice indeed.

"Boring, boring, why is it so bloody boring?" She said in a sing-song voice. She balanced her chair on the last two legs of the chair. Yawning she tipped her hat and looked at the ceiling. She eyes where getting droopy, they closed and she sighed. A loud boom came from the deck making Venus fall backwards in her chair. She legs in the air, her hands on her chest. Her hat fell off her hat and she smirked.

"Now that's what I'm talking about!" She jumped up grabbing her hat and rushing up the stairs. From the doorway she saw a pirate pointing a sword at Jacks' neck. The crew dropped their swords and pistols to the deck just as the pirate commanded. His back was turned her so she couldn't make out his face. Venus stayed in the shadows watching the man talk.

"Where is Venus?" He bellowed.

"Who?" AnnaMaria asked innocently.

"Don't play dumb lass!" He threw daggers at Jack and he shrugged merely.

"What's it any concern for you about her whereabouts?" Asked Mr. Gibbs suspiciously.

"Oh she is a big concern of mine mate." He looked around the crew and frowned when they didn't make a move to find her, "find her or your captain dies!" He cut Jacks neck drawing blood. It slid down his neck and to his collarbone. The crew looked at Jack who made no move to show no pain.

Venus unsheathes her sword quietly and took out her pistol. Staying in the shadows as she moved to the pirate who held Jack as his captive. The pirate frowns at the crew when they made no move. He sneered at Jack,

"Your funeral mate," He was about to thrust his cutlass into Jack but made no move when his throat was touching metal and to his head was held a pistol. The crew stood astonished as they saw the short girl attack the pirate. He was a head taller but she was still tall enough to hold her head up tall and smile as she was the victor.

"You wanted me mate?" She said calmly, "I'm right here." She whispered seductively into his ear. "Drop the cutlass." She hissed coldly. Her eyes turned into cold icicles, cold snowballs of ice. The cutlass fell to the deck with a loud 'cling' and the crew cheered. With the pistol still to his head she removed the cutlass and moved in front of him. She eyed him, but couldn't recognize him. The crew stood still, everyone where in silence.

The man had dark eyes almost black; he had low cheekbones and thin uneven lips. A scar under his left eye and a large long scar coming from his right cheek to his collarbone. Long dirty blond hair, tied in a pony tail and a large hat on his head. He wore grey pants, and a black shirt a belt that only held his cutlass, no pistol or pouch, no daggers. He had a long chin with a goatee, not short, but a long mustache and a long beard. It looked like it had food dried on it and he smelled like rum and sweat.

Pouting out her lips she raised the pistol to his forehead and crocked it.

"Talk, who are you?" She saw him swallow hard, it might be because he was nervous or it was because he was faking it.

"Long scar, once known as black beard." He said calmly now, still a bit shaky but he didn't show it. Venus could read peoples eyes and see when they were lying or faking it.

"Why are you here? And what do you want with me?" She asked moving closer to him eyes on fire angered with rage and furry.

"I was sent here to murder you by-" He stopped at that and looked at the pistol. She waited for him to continue but he didn't. She was losing patients.

"By, who!?" She hissed. She sounded like an angry leopard ready to pounce on its pry as it tried to get away.

"I can't tell you." He answered.

"Well then prepare to die mate." She said coldly but he raised his hands in defeat.

"Okay, okay, okay, his man is Black Eye Smith. That's all I know. I swear Venus that's all I know."

"Captain Venus to you mate." She herd someone out of the crew say and a group of 'ayes' joined in.

"What does he want with me?" She asked solemnly.

"He doesn't reveal anything Captain." He shook his head.

"Surly you know," Venus lowered her eyes then lifted them slowly after blinking.

"I swear I don't know, in gods' name I don't-"

"Don't you dare use gods name in this conversation boy, don't you EVER use gods man! You are not worthy of his pity. Bloody discussing, backstabbing pirate"

"You aren't better Venus!" He sneered, "You're blood is as evil as mine, you're a pirate as the rest of this crew. You aren't worthy of god as much as am I!" Jack motioned for Gibbs to join him at the bow to talk.

"Where is Black Eye?" She asked him. She might not know him but she wouldn't let this man put her in danger. She wouldn't let AnnaMaria and the crew in danger because of pirates after her.

"He travels a lot, I don't know where he'd be docking at next." He said looking at his feet.

"Of course you know where he is you bloody pig! After all he sent you to kill me, don't you think I wouldn't know you'd be meeting up with him after murdering me?" He was dumbstruck, he did except her to be so smart. Not one woman he met would be so smart, they usually let the matter drop. Well that is all the women in Tortuga, all the whores that is.

"If I tell you will you let me live." He asked

"Depends what you tell me, and if it's the truth and if I wanna hear it." She said tilting her head to the side.

"He's going to some Island not within a hundred mils from here. That's his next stop, that's all I know."

"Back to my last question. Why does he want to kill me?"

"I said I don't know!"

She lowered her pistol and at that he punched her to the ground and grabbed his cutlass. Moving to the bow of the ship where Jack stood talk to Mr. Gibbs. He was about to strike Jack but he took out his cutlass. Jack dogged his blow. They fought as the crew helped Venus to her feet. Jack was taken off guard as Long Scar took out his pistol. He crocked it and a loud boom went off. Jack stood widen eyed looking down if he was shot.

He felt his body and saw Long Scar fall to the ground. Venus holding her pistol with smoke coming out. Jack and everyone else looked at Long Scar and frowned. Venus touched her jaw and cracked it back into place. AnnaMraia placed a friendly hand on her shoulder and smiled sympathetically. Venus chuckled at Anna's worried face and shook her head.

"I'll be feeling this in the morning." Venus pointed to her jaw and Anna chuckled

"Are you alright Venus?" Asked Gibbs.

"Aww, are you getting soft Mr. Gibbs? Do you really care for little ol' me?" She batted her eyelashes making the older man blush and stammer. She laughed in good nature and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm fine, it's not my first time, but hopefully it won't be my last eh."

"Why's that?" Mr. Gibbs asked.

"I love danger and it loves me I guess. And I love to flirt with it." She winked at him and walked over to Jack who was at the helm. She smiled innocently as she stood next to him hands behind her back and her chest out, her eyes looking at the sky, her lips pursed. He looked at her from the corner of his eye and looked back at the horizon.

"Is there something you need lass?" He said solemnly.

"Oh, no, I figured that I'd stand here, next to you. Because I'm bored." She said calmly hopping to get on his nerves.

"Bored! Bored?!" He screeched and looked at her his head tilted. Yup she was already on his death list. She smiled and shrugged merely.

"Yeah, why?"

"You were here! You saw the one pirate immunity here, trying to kill you and me." He looked away and at the horizon. "You, you killed him, and you're bored?"

"Why, was that exciting for you? For me it's just another day. Please Captain Sparrow, it's like part of my history, everyday I get attacked by some pirate saying they're here to kill me. After a while it was funny, then it was annoying, now it's just plain creepy." She shivered and Jack noticed. "So I figured why not ask who sent him, just in case eh?"

"So now you know who's after you, what are you going to do about it?" She shrugged merely again and Jack was surprised she wasn't scared.

"I'm still going to Fiji after my beautiful ship, and I'm going to find myself a crew, one that won't commit mutiny against me." Jack nodded solemnly and looked at the horizon.

"So after you get your ship back what are you going to do after that?"

"Whatever every other pirate does." Jack looked at her curiously and she kept her eyes locked with the horizon. "Go where the wind takes me." Jack smiled at her, maybe she wasn't as bad as he thought, and maybe she was going to be nice to the core. Maybe it was her way of getting attention. Maybe she just had a bad attitude once in a while. Who knows, there's still month to find out more about her.

"Well whose hungry?!" She asked the crew loudly. There was a group of ayes and cheers. She nodded and looked at Jack, "Any requests?"

"Surprise me luv." Jack smiled showing off his golden teeth. She smiled back and nodded and looked at the crew who were back to their jobs.

"Okay." She placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered into his ear. "I'll surprise you Jacky-poo."

Jack winced as if in pain when she said that. She took her hand off his shoulder and smirked. Maybe it was to good to be true, maybe she is an evil pirate.

"It's Captain Jack Sparrow, Mya." She stopped dead in her tracked and threw him a fire ball glare sending shivers down his spin. He only grinned and saw as she balled her hand into a fist.

"Two can place at that game Luv." He whispered to the horizon and watched from the corner of his eye as she stomped off into the galley, muttering things under her breath. Most likely its bad things about him, he was sure of it. She was gone below deck, he sighed and watched the crew watch as she left. He smirked at that. He knew that she'd never sleep with anybody of his crew, surly seduce them, as she was seducing him. Or was he imaging it? Does he want her to seduce him? Does he want her to fall head over heals just like every other woman that laid eyes on him? Or was it just lust? Lust for pleasure that he wanted from any other woman, probably so, that's all he ever felt for women, why should this one be any different. All women are the same, and are good for only for thing. Pleasure.