The next day I awoke pretty early, even for my standards.

Quietly, so as not to wake Annamaria, I slid out of bed and made my way out the door to the top deck.

Yawning and stretching deeply, I walked to the railing and leaned against it enjoying the rare quiet early morn.

It was then that my eye caught a strip of land on the not too distant horizon. Squinting, I realized that this land was actually a port. A port that I remembered very vividly.

It is none other than Port Royal!

"JACK!" I screamed excitedly. So this had been the reason Jack was acting so strange.

"Well, I thought it was about time we came back to get yer crown."

I turned around to face a smiling Jack. "Happy Birthday Kathryn."

I jumped down off the railing and threw my arms around him. "Jack! I absolutely LOVE you!" I squealed excitedly. "This is the best gift anyone could get me!"

"Did you just say you love me? Does that mean you have thought about my offer?" Jack pulled me out to look at my face.

"Yes Jack, and it's the same answer as always. No." I replied, slightly annoyed.

"Why ever not?!" He asked, going a little mad eyed.

"Jack, I have told you a thousand times. I am not telling you again. Now stop asking me!" I said highly annoyed.

"Can't blame me for trying." He mumbled.

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"Put it on."

"No!"

"PUT it ON!"

"NO!"

"You have to!"

"I don't want to!"

"ANNAMARIA JUST PUT IT ON!"

"I AM NOT WEARIN' THIS GIRLY DRESS!"

"OOOOHG!"

Later that day Annamaria and I were in the brig changing into more appropriate clothes for our arrival onshore. Usually it wasn't that hard to get Annamaria into a dress, but then again usually the dress wasn't as high class as the one I had found.

"Annamaria, listen. This is the only other dress we have. Jack must've given the others to that woman in Tortuga again for rum. I can't help it if it's not to your liking, but you HAVE NO CHOICE." I said getting frustrated.

"Oh yes I do." She replied angrily. "Gimme tha one yer wearin'."

"It's got a corset." I said warningly. "You don't like corsets remember?!"

"I'd rather not breath than wear this thing!" She growled nearly ripping the dress in her hand.

"Fine!" I said pulling the dress over my head and handing it to her. "But don't say I didn't warn ye."

"Why do I have to look like a lady anyhow?" She grumbled, throwing her dress at me.

I turned around and started thinking about Will and Elizabeth. It had been well over two years since I had seen the either of them and I wondered how much they had changed, if they had.

Certainly Will and Elizabeth were married.

I smiled as I imagined how lavish their wedding had to have been, seeing as Elizabeth was the governor's daughter.

"Ey, Kathryn. Come help me with the corset." Annamaria said, interrupting my thoughts.

I smiled evilly and started tugging on her strings. "Like this? Is it too tight?"

"No."

I tugged a little harder. "How about now?"

"Nah, it's still allrigh'."

My grin broadened as I wrapped the strings around my hands and pulled with all my might. "And what about NOW?!"

"AHH!" Annamaria yelled. "TOO TIGHT!" She turned around and slapped me over the head. "Stupid girl!"

I let go of the strings and started to laugh. Within a moment Annamaria was laughing too.

"HEY! Are you two ready yet?!" Gibbs' voice called down.

"Yes Gibbs, we will be right there!" I called after him.

A few moments later Annamaria and I were on deck all primped and primed for our arrival. Annamaria was shifting uncomfortably at my side as Jack walked up to us smiling.

"Well! Just look at you two. I don't believe I have ever seen two finer lasses in all of the ocean." He pinched our cheeks and continued, smiling evilly. "You two are just too cute!"

Annamaria cringed and pushed Jack's hand out of the way. "Ye better be stopping that before I 'ave to beat on you an' ruin this 'ere dress."

"I always like you best cos you were the sweetest." Jack replied scrunching up his nose at her. "By the way you look positively lady like in that dress."

It took me and three other crewmen besides to hold Annamaria back.

"BLAST IT ALL JACK SPARRO' IMA GOIN' TO RIP YOU LIMB TO LIMB!"

I knew she could do it too, but Jack was obviously unimpressed.

"Oh Annie, you are so cute." He said laughing.

When she heard The Name, Annamaria became ten times more enraged.

"DAMMIT JACK! I AM GOIN TO KILL YE WITH ME OWN TWO HANDS!" She screamed.

If I hadn't done something this could have gone on for hours. "Annamaria!" I screeched wrapping my arms around her waist and throwing her into the waiting rowboat. "STOP!" I kept a firm grip on her as she continued to flail around. "Annamaria! I said STOP! We don't have time to listen to you and Jack scream the sky down! Jack is an ass-"

"HEY!"

"-can't we just leave it at that and get to shore?! I am going to let go of you now, will you, for the Lord's sake, sit still?!"

"Aye." She seethed.

I slowly let go of her and when I was sure she wasn't going to lunge at Jack, I turned to Gibbs.

"You think you can give us a row to shore?" I asked.

"Certainly Miss Kathryn." Gibbs replied with a slight bow.

He jumped in the boat, careful to avoid Annamaria who looked like her head was going to explode.

"Jack-behave." I said as the crew started lowering us down.

"I promise you I will."

"No drinking."

"I promise you I will."

"JACK!"

"I'm kidding! Kidding! Oi! Wait! STOP LOWERING THEM!"

there was a jerk as the crew quit lowering us. Jack leaned over the railing and handed me a letter. "Give this to the boy when you see him. I have a matter of business to discuss with him."

"Alright," I said putting the letter in my pocket. "See you later Jack."

"Good luck lass!"

And with that, the boat landed in the water and Gibbs started rowing towards shore.

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