A/N: Sorry for the really late update. This might be the last one, until I get some inspiration... :( I've lost my POTC movie! :( :( : (

NEXT MORNING

Dressed in their dresses, Karen in red, Nika in blue, both girls walk around the house trying to find something to do. It seemed as if the Norrington boy had taken up permanent residence in their only refuge, the library. They each curl up in the parlor and try to think of something to do.

"We haven't gotten a start on the laundry we're supposed to do, so why not do that?" Nika suggests.

"Alright, let's go get the bags from the Dads' office." Karen replies. They go into the North wing of the house and knock on the door.

"C'mon in." They hear Jack reply to the knock.

"Hello father. We're here to get the laundry bags of the crew's. Where are they?"

"In that closest over there. Right smelly them things are too. I had to stuff them in there to be able to live in this room." He says, laughing and smiling.

"Uncle Jack, what a horrid thing to say about your crew's things!" Karen replies, jokingly to her Uncle.

"Where are they staying by the way? We need our helpers."

"They're staying at the Inn over near the Butcher's shop and the Grocer."

"Ugh. In that part of town, again?" Nika asks.

"Well the crew don't like to spend their money on just any ol' thing." Jack says.

"I'll be seeing you girls later." With that, their father/ Uncle hugs them and ushers them out of the door.

The girls put shoes on and grab the shawl's their mothers insisted on making them wear, when going out of the house. They walk to the middle of town and then to the Inn where the crew are staying. "Sophia Justina and Johnny Pleake's rooms please." Karen asks the clerk. Inside the bar area the girls can hear loud music and shouting. The clerk leads them to the rooms and they knock on Sophia's door first.

"Just a DAMN MINUTE!" Sophia yells through the door. It opens to find a rather disheveled looking Sophia and a rather embarrassed Johnny.

"Miz Sparrow and Miz Turner. Hello to ya's. What are ye doin' 'ere?" Johnny asks.

"Well Johnny, Sophia. We were hoping that you two were ready to start with the crews laundry. But, if you're busy, we could start on it ourselves."

"No, no! We can't have that. Just a moment Misses, and we'll be out and ready to start to wash them clothes." Sophia replies.

"Alright then. We'll be downstairs in the lobby area waiting. See you in about 15 minutes, perhaps?"

"Make it 20 Mizez. We need to, erm, get ready." Johnny replies.

"Alright, 20 it is then." With that the door closes and Nika and Karen walk down the stairs laughing quite loudly.

Standing in the lobby, perhaps wasn't the choice idea for the girls however. Drunks would eye them as they stood there and Karen was even approached by one. "Hello there, miz! You's for sale? I bet you'd fetch a pretty piece of silver."

"Back away, sir, or my father will harm you. You know, Will Turner." Karen says. She's always hated using her father's name to get her things, but having him and Jack as family never did seem to hurt, unless of course she was around, the Norrington boy. The man instantly backed away and soon after Sophia and Johnny make their way down the stairs. They go back to the mansion and Sophia and Johnny go to the back of the house where 4 buckets of soapy water, and 4 buckets of clean water waited for the laundry do-ers.

"We have to go change, so wait here for us. We'll bring the laundry bags out with us." The girls go upstairs and change into black pants and 2 different colored shirts. They tie their hair back in Jack's fashion and grab 2 bags of laundry each while heading outside. The group of four slowly make their way through washing, rinsing, and hanging the laundry to dry. Near dinner time, they stop and compile their left over laundry into 2 bags. They take the clean, dried ones down from the line and put them in the other 2 bags, that had been washed and dried as well. The 2 crew members take the clean laundry to the Inn with them to be distributed back to the original owners there, and the girls put the dirty laundry in the service hall, in the broom closet. The group intends on meeting the next day to finish what they have left from today.

They go back upstairs and ask the maids to run them baths in their bathrooms. After bathing and re-dressing the girls go back and sit in the parlor again, just talking. At dinner the Mums' of the family look nervous or distressed. "Mum? Aunt Elisa? What's the matter?" Karen asks.

"Hmm? Oh, it's just that, well dear... We're both a tad... pregnant." Elise replies.

"Pregnant? Oh Mum! Aunt Elizabeth! That's so amazing!" Nika says and she and Karen get up to hug each of the older ladies, as well as their fathers.

"Yay! Nik, you know what this means right? We're not the babies of the families anymore!"

"I know Kar-bear! Oo! I can't wait to see my new sibling!"

NEXT DAY

Karen wakes up in her temporary room, at around 5:30 a.m., and dresses in her blue pants, a white shirt and a blue vest and ties her hair up in a blue bandanna like she had yesterday. She goes downstairs into the kitchen and gets some jam and bread as well as a glass of orange juice and sits in the back yard watching the sun rise, on the bench in the yard. The bench creaks as someone sits next to her, and when she turns around she finds no one other than Jonathan Norrington next to her. "Get away from me! What are you doing? Stalking me?" Karen says.

"Please, Karen. Just listen to me... Please."

"You don't have the right to call me Karen, Mr. Norrington. I'll listen to you, however. If you insult me in any way, this orange juice becomes one with you. Understand?"

"Yes. Look, Ms. Turner. I'm sorry about the chickens. I know it was rude, and uncouth to boot, but we've always had that kind of a relationship. You prank me, I prank you sort of thing. I'm sorry that they destroyed your precious things, and if there's anyway I can repay you that I'm not already doing, please tell me, so that we can get our 'relationship' back to where it was."

"I'll think about what you've said this morning Mr. Norrington. I'll tell you my reaction at around four o'clock in the library. Be there, and we'll see how this turns out."

"Thank you, Ms. Turner. I'll be there, I promise." Karen finishes her breakfast and then goes to the stable to find her favorite horse. "Nicky? Nicky, where are you?" she whispers trying not to wake the other horses. She hears a soft knicker to her left and sees her handsome Nicky, poking his head out of his stall. The 20 hand horse had a white body and a black mane and tail. "There you are, my boy! Wanna come out and play?" The horse softly knickers and so she opens the stall gate and takes him by the rope around his neck. She ties the rope to a post and puts on his reins, head gear, and saddle. She takes the rope off his neck and then gets into the saddle riding like 'a man' would, one leg on each side. They walk out of the barn, slowly and when they get to the riding yard, a two acre stretch of land, they start to work on everything from cantering to galloping to jumping fences when Karen felt like it. After nearly an hour, Karen hears somebody yelling her name. She gallops over to the furthest fence to see her father and uncle calling her. "Yes, father and uncle?" She asks.

"You're mum and aunt couldn't find you this morning, and so sent us out to get you. Have you been riding all morning?" Will asks.

Karen nods, "Yep. Is it nearly time for breakfast?"

"Yep. 'tis." Jack replies. "Alright then, see you back inside. C'mon Nicky." and with that, Karen gallops off, to the stables. Returning Nicky to the stables and herself to the house and into the confines of a dress once again, Karen goes downstairs and sits with Nika.

"I can't understand, how you can wake up so early. I mean, yes on the Pearl we..." She trails off as Jonathon comes into the room. "Never mind. We'll talk about it later."

The breakfast bell rang, and each of the girls pass the youngest Norrington and go to the table. After breakfast, the butler comes into the room and tells the girls that Johnny and Sophia are here and ready to work. "Tell them, we'll be out soon with the clothes," Nika says. "C'mon Kar. Let's go get dressed." With that the girls run off to their rooms to dress in pants, blouses and vests, again tying their hair back. Once outside, Nika starts questioning Karen. "Why was Norrington staring at you during breakfast?" she asks.

"Why were you paying attention to him Nik?" Karen retorts.

"You were the only one NOT noticing his blatant staring. I'm surprised father and Uncle Will didn't strangle him for being so rude."

"Well, he and I might reach a sort of agreement this afternoon to stop meddling with eachother's lives and actually be civil to one another."

Nika gasps, sarcastically, "Karen Turner and Jonathan Norrington coming to a cease fire, a truce? Not possible!"

Noticing Johnny and Sophia listening, Karen starts to speak Spanish, a language she had to learn on the Pearl in order to negotiate with the Spainards. "Sí, es muy possible, porque Jonathan es simpático... Cuando conoces a él. No conozco a él bien, pero conozco a él un poco." (Yes, it's very possible, because Jonathan is nice... When you get to know him. I don't know him well, but I know him a little bit. ((A/N: I'm not sure if I did that right, I'm just preparing for my exam in that class. Sorry... If I didn't, tell me please!)) )

Nika, who doesn't care who's listening in, replies in English. "Karen Turner, if you forgive him without a reasonable reason, reasonable for ME, I swear I'll take you out."

"NIKA! That was rude! C'mon chica! You know even I am not that stupid!" Nika shrugs,

"Aye, I guess you're right."

"Of course I am." Karen replies and then gets splashed in the face with cold water. "OY!"

"Now ladiez, we muzt finiz the job, today." Johnny says.

"Alright Johnny." They say together laughing. That day, the group of 'Pearl Pirates' finishes their job at around noon. Nika and Karen go into their rooms and change back into 'proper' clothes and try to find something to do. They grab their money bags and go out to the town to find something to do. They walk around for a bit, greeting old friends they hadn't seen in ages. Still finding nothing to do, they walk around yet more, staying away from the bad parts of town. They run into their friend, Kylee Beck, near the dress shop.

"Kylee!" Karen says hugging her friend, as does Nika.

"Hi guys! Welcome back from school!" Kylee says.

"Look at you Kyles!" Nika says, noting the frilly, pink day dress her friend is wearing.

"Oh! That's right you two don't know!" Kylee exclaims.

"Don't know what, Kyles?" Karen asks with a bewildered expression.

"I'm getting married in 5 days!" "WHAT?!" Both girls screech.

"To who?" Karen asks, at the same time Nika asks, "Where did you meet him?"

"I'm getting married to Jacob Daab. Do you remember him?"

"Daab? Yes. I do at least. Kar?" Nika replies.

"Yes." she says after thinking a moment.

"So, are we invited, oh dearest friend of ours?" Nika asks.

"Of course. I was just coming to your house to give you each your invitation. Your parents are invited as well."

"Okay, well we'll head home now and tell them." Karen says. "May I come over for tea tommorow?"

"Of course. I'll expect you at about 10:30, then okay?" Kylee asks.

"Okay, see you tommorow then." They each give the girl a hug and return home. THE

LIBRARY AT 3:30

That day at 3:20, Karen goes to the library to prepare for she and Jonathan's meeting. Sitting down at one of the many tables in the room, Karen sits on the table 3 pieces of paper, one with writing on it already, her terms, another with Jonathan's name on it, and one blank. She goes to a desk on the other side of the room and pulls an ink well and a pen from the drawer and sets them to the side. Jonathan comes to the room exactly on time. He, it seems to Karen, hasn't prepared at all for this meeting. Karen conducts this meeting as she would a buisness meeting. "Hello Mr. Norrington." Karen says.

"Good afternoon. Ms. Turner, may I call you Karen during this meeting?"

"Why not? May I call you Jonathan, then."

"Surely."

"Well, Jonathan. I see you haven't prepared anything for this meeting. Here are my terms. As soon as you are done reading them, I'm willing to negotiate." Karen hands him the paper which reads:

1. No more 'pranks'

-If a person were, the following penalties would occur:
-Things that are broken, will be replaced or paid for.
-5 day servitude to the person who is 'pranked'.
-15 silver pieces will be paid.

2. A name-calling cease fire

-If a person were to call names, the following penalties would occur:

Male: pushed into water or willingly jump in.

Female: Corset for 3 days.

3. Going through a persons things.

If this were to occur the following would happen:

-5 day servitude -3 silver pieces paid

4. Insulting the others Family.

If a person were to do this the following would occur:

-2 day servitude

-4 silver pieces paid

As Jonathan reads these conditions over he starts to form his opinions of the conditions of this agreement. "I'm finished." he says after about five minutes.

"Would you like to negotiate, or do you agree?" Karen asks.

"Negotiate. I guess we'll start at the first stipulation?" he asks.

Karen nods her head.

"Alright, I say only 3 days servitude and 10 silver pieces."

"4 days servitude and 14 silver pieces."

"I'll agree to the 4 days, 13 silver pieces."

"Agreed."

"Next one. I say you should wear a corset for 5 days."

"No. 3 days."

"4 days."

"3 and a half is my final offer."

"Agreed," Jonathan sighs.

"Number 3?"

"I say 4 days and 2 silver pieces."

"Fine, agreed."

"On the final stipulation, I say 2 days servitude and 3 gold pieces."

Karen looks over the written out portion now scribbled and re-written on. "Agreed." "Really?"

"Yes. I'll re-write this for a moment and then we'll sign it." About 10 minutes later, she's done re-writing the agreement. Both sign and then put it in a folder on one of the shelves. "Good day, Jonathan."

"Good day, Karen."