Chapter 41: Painful Memories of a Lost Past

Gibbs stood at the front of the ship trying to peer through the thick fog that had gathered in the past few hours.

He hoped Jack knew they'd be back and wasn't lying on the beach naked or anything. Especially since he knew it'd slip out to Will that his daughter had been on an island with Jack for days.

"What's that?" James asked squinting and leaning on the railing trying to get a better look. "Where?" He asked coming up next to the boy.

Gibbs had long since gotten over bad luck with women and things. And had to admit the Turner boys were highly intelligent.

"There," James said pointing to where the outline was. Gibbs stared at it and they waited until it was close enough to see.

Gibbs's eyes grew at what he saw and yelled at the crewmembers that stood on deck. "Get the ladders!"

James just stared as he saw Captain Sparrow and his sister in quite a comfortable position in the rowboat.

"What?" Ana Maria asked coming up beside them and looking down. "Oh no," She sighed seeing them.

The three watched and waited as Robinson climbed down the rope ladder to the boat and hauled his captain over his shoulder and climbed back up.

"I'll get her," O'Brien said as Robinson carried Jack into his cabin. James shook his head and tried to figure out just what the hell had gone on between those two while O'Brien swung Alaina over his shoulder and slowly climbed back up.

"What's going on?" Carrick asked blinking as the fog dimmed his vision. "We found them," Gibbs told the boy pointing over his shoulder to where O'Brien was trying to get over the railing.

Carrick frowned as he noticed the blood on the man and hurried over to help him. "You okay?" Carrick asked quickly inspecting the man's arm. "Its from her," O'Brien told him trying to readjust her on his shoulder.

"Follow me," Ana Maria instructed before Carrick could give any response. Instead he followed closely as Ana Maria led them below deck too worried about her to remember why he'd come up on deck in the first place.

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Jack sat up quickly to find himself in his cot on the Pearl. Relieved he rested his head back onto his pillow and wiped away the sweat that had gathered on his forehead. Alaina's last question had put him into a nightmare.

His entire body became cold as he remembered how he'd left her when he knew she'd needed him. But he hadn't listened to his conscious than and now her face was haunting him. He'd tried for so long to forget her and he'd done a good job not thinking about her until Alaina asked that question.

He knew he'd been lying to himself when he tried to convince himself pirates couldn't love or be loved.

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"I love you Jack," She said grabbing onto his arm making him turn to look at her.

"No one falls in love with a pirate." He told her looking at her small hand than at her delicate face.

She gave a small laugh took his face in her hand and softly kissed his lips. Her kiss was the sweetest one he'd ever had and stared at her disbelievingly as she pulled back, her face only inches from him and smiled as she said in a whisper. "I did,"

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His small memory came to a halt as something slammed into his door.

"What the hell?" He asked himself glad to be able to dwell on something else for the moment.

"Sorry Captain!" Gibbs said opening the door and poking his head in. Jack nodded and Gibbs went back out.

After a minute Jack stood up and stretched. He didn't like not having something to do, especially since it made him think. Something he didn't want to do for the moment.

'I'll just go see what Alaina's up to,' He thought and made his way to the door before remembering he was currently shirtless. Ana Maria would have a field day with it. Turning around he went and tried to find another shirt.

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A/N: Yatada!!! Sorry for the shortness of my chapter, the next couple will be the beginning of the ending chapters.if that makes any sense to you.

Anyhow, I'm ALMOST DON WITH THE STORY!!! YAAAAY!!!!

Also so sorry to all you who are confused about the nameless she. It's just something I've come up with in the past few days that kinda makes Jack's past more of a mystery. And I'm a sucker for mystery's so yeah. TA!!!