Okay, this chapter is dedicated to my Julie Doo, who is 20 years old today. (Sniffles) 20 years ago today your mother went into labor with you, and at some time during the day or evening you were born, a beautiful bouncing baby girl. Awwwww. This is for you Julie, Happy Birthday!!!!

Chapter 7

Surprise!

Saihrena had just gotten out of her bath when there was a knock on her door. "Who is it?" She called, wrapping a robe around her naked form.

"Rena lemme in," a voice she knew like the back of her hand answered grumpily. She smirked and went to let Jack into her luxurious rooms. She went into the sitting room that sat adjacent to the bedroom, which was next to her bathroom. All three rooms were quite large, and done in a gold leaf pattern. The four poster bed was a golden wood carved to resemble a tree with ivy leaves wrapped around it.

"To what do I owe this surprise?" She asked as she opened the door to find a sopping wet Sparrow that was practically naked. "Jack," she gasped as he pushed past her.

"Ye gotta hide me, they wanna cut me beard, and me hair," he cried as he stumbled into her bedroom, his towel almost falling off in his haste. Saihrena watched him carefully, before she burst into laughter. He turned to stare at her incredulously.

"I'm sorry Jack but I tend to agree," she said as she marched towards him. Jack smirked as he finally took a moment to look at her.

"Whatcha got on under that luv?"

"Nothing, which is why it is time for you to leave," she smirked back, pointing towards her door.

"Aw, come on luv, yer wearin nothin, and I'm wearin nothin, we should be wearin nothin together." She laughed and continued to point towards her door.

"Go get dressed for dinner Jack."

"But I dun' wanna," he grumbled as he sat on her bed, his towel moving to expose his thighs. She laughed harder at this statement.

"Jack, please leave before a maid walks in and thinks we are being salacious," she said, her eyes drinking in the sight of his tanned, muscular chest.

"But what if we wanna be salacious princess?" He smirked, noticing where her eyes were.

"I believe you are thinking of a different princess Captain Sparrow, now if you would be so kind?" She quickly brought her eyes up to meet his, only to find them dancing with mischief.

"If that's really what ye be wanting luv, then I'll go," he said as he hopped off the bed. His hand grabbed the towel and wrapped it tighter around his waist, trying to act timid. She tried to control her laughter at the thought of Jack Sparrow being bashful. He walked past her, his head held high. Before he walked into the sitting room however he stopped and grabbed her around the wrist she was pointing with and pulled her to him.

"Jack w-" she began to protest, but was cut off by his lips pressing hard against hers, demanding she return his embrace. She struggled for a moment before wrapping her arms around his neck, and returning his stimulating kiss. Her tongue sought his lips, and he parted them willingly for her as she tickled the roof of his mouth, making him pull away slightly. He smiled down at her and pulled her body closer to his, she could feel his arousal through the flimsy towel and her equally flimsy robe. She moaned against his lips and pulled him even closer, rocking her hips against him. He groaned and ran his hands through her dark damp locks, pulling her head back he began to kiss down her throat.

"Excuse me madam," a voice said as a knock sounded on the door. Saihrena gasped and pushed Jack away, making him fall and his towel fly open exposing his large erection. Fortunately he fell out of view of the door, and as the door opened Jack quickly stood and covered himself.

"As I was saying Captain S-Smith, you could use a haircut, if you will excuse me?" Her eyes begged him for forgiveness at her brash dismissal of him, and he nodded slightly to her before leaving her and the speechless maid. She smiled sweetly at the maid. "What can I do for you?" The maid surreptitiously closed her mouth, which had been hanging open as she watched Jack disappear, and turned to Saihrena.

"I'm supposed to help you dress," she said quietly.

Saihrena nodded. "I don't really have any dresses," she started, and quickly stopped as the maid looked at her.

"But Miss, all your dresses from your brother's home are here, they were all sent last year," the maid said, walking to a closet and throwing open the doors. Saihrena's jaw dropped as she saw all her beautiful dresses.

"I had forgotten about them," she whispered, walking to the closet and pulling a few out. She remembered them all. She carefully touched each dress to make sure they were real before choosing one. She had had it made before she left Spain but had never had a chance to wear it. It was dark midnight blue, almost black. It was silk, imported from the East. She had bought the entire roll so no one else could have one like it. It laced all the way up the back, making a corset unnecessary, the edges were black lace, to show off the blue of the dress. She pulled it out and handed it to the maid who gasped at its beauty. "I'll wear this," she said with a smile, and went to get dressed.

Saihrena stepped out of her room and into the large hallway. It had taken over an hour to get dressed and do her hair up. The end result had been magnificent. The dark blue gown contrasted with her black hair, and the dark color showed off her golden skin beautifully. Her hair had been curled and swept up into a half braid, half ponytail with tendrils escaping to frame her face. She gracefully walked down the hallway, following the maid that had helped her dress. The maid smiled at her and pointed down the stairs, she looked over the rail to see two well dressed men talking, one had long luxuriant dark hair that shined in the candlelight, and the other had long blonde hair that shimmered. She walked to the top of the stairs and looked down at the men, who had obviously been waiting for her. The man with blonde hair noticed her first, and as he turned she saw that it was King Morgead. She began to descend the stairs slowly, knowing if she rushed in this dress she would trip and likely break her neck. As she reached the second to last step the man with dark hair turned, revealing himself. Her foot slipped as she saw who it was. A pair of strong, tanned hands caught her and she smiled up at Jack.

"Ye a'right luv?" He asked, standing her up.

"Yes, thank you Captain," she murmured, staring up in disbelief. The man in front of her looked remarkably little like the Jack she knew. His hair had been stripped of all the beads and bones and brushed out into long silky locks. He had been shaved as well, his braided and beaded beard was missing, and she knew from the look in his eyes how he missed them. He had obviously been washed thoroughly as well, not a spot of grime clung to him as it usually did. He wore a pristinely white, long sleeved cotton shirt that clung to him as he moved. The only way she had known it was Jack were his eyes, and his golden toothed smirk.

"Well, shall I escort you to dinner Princess Saihrena?" King Morgead asked her, and she realized she had been staring at Jack.

"Yes, thank you your Majesty," she smiled and took his arm as he led them through a hallway into a large dinning room. The table looked to be a mile long, there were over thirty people seated and waiting for them to enter. They all rose as the three of them entered, and bowed before the King. Jack smirked and walked past Saihrena and Morgead as if the people in the room were bowing for him. Saihrena smiled and swallowed a giggle as she watched. she and Morgead immediately followed. Morgead pulled out a chair and seated her, Jack sat to her left, and Morgead sat at the head of the table to her right. She knew he was honoring her, sitting her next to him.

Morgead smiled at her. "So, are you going to tell me of your travels?" Morgead asked.

"My Lord, it is a rather private tale to tell. When you asked me to tell you over dinner I assumed it would be only a few others, I cannot speak of it in front of so many," she whispered horrified that he would ask this of her in front of so many.

"I understand Princess. We will have a chance to discuss this later, we will have a lot of time together," he smiled at her. She smiled back at him, confusion burning in her eyes at his comment. Morgead stood up suddenly, and the conglomeration of people quieted and looked at him. "I have an announcement to make," he said loudly so everyone could hear him. "Today we have been blessed, today Princess Saihrena Senire', sister of King John Senire', has made her way home to us." At this point Morgead grabbed her hand and pulled her up to stand next to him. "With the help of Captain Jack Smith," he gestured and Jack stood up, smirking at Saihrena as he looked around the room. "It is my great pleasure to announce to you all mine and Saihrena's engagement," he pronounced suddenly, making her eyes grow large. The entire room erupted into applause. Jack's eyes grew as large as hers, and he turned to glare at Morgead who was chastely kissing Saihrena on the lips. When the applause stopped Morgead smiled around the room.

"The date of our union has yet to be decided, but I wanted you all to be the first to know," he said and sat down, motioning for Jack and her to follow suit. They did so, stunned into silence. Saihrena vowed to find out where he got the idea she would marry him. She sat through the rest of the eventful dinner, not even tasting the food that was placed in front of her. When the dinner ended she smiled at Morgead and feigned weariness. She escaped to her room to wait for the inevitable appearance of Captain Jack Sparrow. She didn't have to wait long.