Chapter Two: Questions and Answers

A/N: Ahh! I have a cat... sort of... There's a cat (I think it must be a neighbor's of ours) that keeps coming around my house and meowing at the doorstep and she's so cute!! Sorry, I'm a bit of a cat person and have always wanted one, but Daddy's allergic. ::sigh:: oh well... I'm happy this one's sticking around so I can pet it :)

Oh! I also FINALLY bought PotC!! I can give Audrey her VHS back now! Yay!!

Jack Sparrow had been out of sorts the rest of that day. Ana had found him sometime later in the small room that Marie had offered for them to stay in, lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling. She wasn't quite sure what Harry Johnston had said to him, but something was terribly off.

"Jack?"

Two chocolate coloured eyes turned towards her. "'Allo, luv."

She moved further into the room where she carefully sat next to him, running a thin finger across his face, smiling slightly as she did so. She leaned down and kissed him, not pulling away until they were both short of breath. He looked up at her with a small grin playing across his lips. "Wha' was tha' for, luv?"

"To let you know that I still love you," she whispered into his ear, still leaning over him, her hair tickling his face.

Jack grinned at this and pulled her down again, kissing her deeply and rolling over on the bed. He opened his eyes momentarily as they broke for a second, finding her staring up at him as she had done so many times before. Ah yes, but has she seen all this? Does she know what she COULD have? The pirate captain suppressed a shudder.

"You all right, Cap'n?" Jack rolled away, lying on his back next to her with his face turned away. She sat up quickly, eyeing him. "Jack?"

"Answer me somethin' truthfully, luv, will ye?"

"Always."

Jack turned his eyes to her, a look she could not place in them. "If you could have all this would you want it? If you could settle down..."

Ana sighed, falling against the bed again. "Where did that come from? Is this about the baby, Jack? That was years ago..."

"It doesn' matter what it's about, Ana. Please just answer."

She sighed again. "I can't say I haven't thought about it, Jack. I'd be lying if said that, but it's only a thought. I'd follow you wherever you might go."

"If you could though, would you?"

She cringed at the sound of his voice. She still couldn't place that look. "We're not getting any younger, Jack."

Jack nodded slowly and turned away, leaving Ana to wonder what was going through his mind.

Ana moved slowly through the surrounding area of the house that Marie had planted a large garden in. She hadn't seen Jack since earlier that day when he'd continued with his odd behavior. She cursed under her breath as she tripped over the long skirts that she was wearing.

"Such language from a lady."

Ana turned to see Harry Johnston sitting on a bench. "I thought you'd left."

"I couldn't leave such a lovely prize to Jack Sparrow, now could I?"

"'m no prize to be one, thank you," Ana growled. That had been what had upset Jack. Harry had said something to him – heaven alone with the two men knew what – and the rest became clear. She knew well enough that the pirate captain rarely showed any uncertainty within himself. To do so would be to loose the edge that he held in many situations, but all that said, Captain Jack Sparrow was still only human and felt every human emotion the same as others. Doubt included in that, Ana Maria was sure.

Harry stood and moved toward her. "And yet Jack seems to feel some ownership of you."

"'e doesn' think anythin' of the sort."

"You have a similar drawl as he does when you become agitated, had you realized that?" He reached forward to touch Ana's face and she moved away from him. "He doesn't deserve you."

"But he has me. I love Jack."

"Only because you don't know anything else," Harry insisted as he took one of her hands, holding it in a way that made it impossible for her to pull free. "One might suspect that you aren't used to being treated well."

"Leggo of me."

"You 'eard the lady."

Harry turned to see Jack standing behind him and frowned. Ana's eyes lit up as she tugged her hand free and quickly walked to her captain's side. She had never needed someone to protect her, but at that moment she felt an urge to be by her love's side.

"Really, Jack? Have her trained well, do you?"

Ana bristled at this, but said nothing.

"Ana doesn' belong to anyone, Harry. Leave 'er be. If she doesn' wan' ye 'round, tha's when ye leave."

"Is it now? Is that the proper thing to do? What would you know of that?"

"I seem to know it more than you."

Harry smiled tightly, annoyed. "Don't think I can't see that brand on your arm, Sparrow. I know who and what you are. No different from your dear old father. You'll hang just like him. Men like you don't deserve to breathe the same air as men like me." That said he turned on his heel and walked away.

Jack flashed a small grin to Ana. "Ye'd think 'e'd 'ave matured a bit since we were lads, but ah well."

She looked at the ground for a moment and then turned her dark eyes to his, reached up and wrapped her arms around him. Their kiss lasted until they needed a moment to breathe. When she met his eyes again, she knew the look that had been there before. It was so rarely shown that she'd forgotten what it looked like. Fear.

A/N: I know this chapter was short and I must apologize for that. I'm back in school and drama's started back up once more. Lots of fun but also goes somewhat later. I've got the weekend now! Yay! I'm thinking about dropping this fic for a while and deleting this chapter until I can think of something better, b/c I don't like it. Well, I like parts, but not as a whole. The only reason I'm posting it is b/c I know that a lot of things that I think suck, other people like. I'm my own worst critic, what can I say? So let me know what you think, and be honest please! You won't hurt my feelings! :p

JackFan2: Thanks! I'm glad it didn't suck! I'm secretly hoping this one didn't suck too, but I'm almost sure it did. ::sigh:: Oh well. That comes with school, I suppose. No time to do anything. Ah Harry... I've been wanting to expand on him for a long time. If you remember out of "My Father's Son" in the flashback where it talks about WHY Jack left, it talks about that Richard hit Jack for getting into a fight with Harry Johnston at school. Dunno if anyone'll catch that, but ah well.

Taurus- Sparrow- 0506: I'm glad you like it! Thanks for the feedback! It's always very much appreciated!

Kungfuchick: no, it's SoBe. Maybe it's not where you live... Oh well, it's good. Expensive, but good. Sends me on a natural high of sorts. (no, it's not a drug, they sell it in HEB, I think it just has a lot of caffeine or something) My best friend said I act drunk with it lol.

Lynx Ryder: Thanks! I feel bad for Jack... I mean, he's having to deal with old memories, old rivals, and honestly, Ana's answer to the question he asks in this chapter kinda throws him for a loop. ::huggles Jack:: it'll be okay, I swear!!

Flute Damioh: Ah, I knew it was something like that. My brain tends to flip flop things. Hehe... Glad you like it!