Next chapter, sorry it's taking so long. I've been making my costume for Halloween and also working on other stuff. How come you people don't review? I wouldn't write unless you review so review. I will not take this lightly. Now on with the story...

Chapter 11

"Well, Captain, this is another fine mess you have gotten us into." Emma complained. They had swam for five hours and finally gotten to the island. It was the same island Jack had been marooned on twice before, and to say the understatement of the century, Emma was not very happy.

"Lass, I told ye, it is not my fault."

"Well, you stole his treasure, his rum, and now under the influence that I have fallen for you. So, technically it is your fault we are on this freaking spit of land."

"Well, technically it is my fault, but I know you have fallen for me."

"WHAT?!?!?" Emma yelled

"Yes, ye have, I can tell."

"I HAVE NOT!"

"Really now?" Jack dropped his things, and grabbed her wrist.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"A simple experiment, luv." He replied. He held her wrist, and then pressed his lips to her's. She quickly pushed him away, disgusted. Jack smirked.

"Very interesting. Your heart rate just speed up quiet a few points, luv, either I am feeling my own pulse or you have it for me bad."

Emma slapped him. Her cheeks were bright red.

"Keep your experiments to yourself, Captain!"

Jack rubbed his cheek were he had been slapped.

"I think I may have deserved that. I'm sorry."

He gave her a weak smile. Emma gave a forced smile and turned the other way. They didn't speak to each other for a while. Finally Jack broke the silence.

"You hungry, luv?"

Emma turned around.

"Actually, I am a bit hungry."

"We have rum, rum, and more rum. Also maybe a coconut or two."

Emma sighed and shook her head. Why is he always so impossible?

Emma slowly got up. She walked along the island. The cold tide brushed against her bare feet. She shivered. The sun would set in about an hour. She could at least try to see the rest of the island. Jack didn't seem to notice she was gone.

She walked along the shoreline. Nothing but sea in all directions. How does Jack stand it here?

She was already back to the place she started in a few minutes.

"It isn't really that big, is it?"

Jack looked up from his pistol. He had been cleaning it. Emma flopped down into the sand next to him.

"Will we ever get off this island?"

"I really don't know. I don't have a plan this time. All we can do is wait for a ship to come by..."

"I can't wait that long. Isn't there anything to do?"

"Ye can cuddle yerself next to ole' Jack." Jack smiled at her suggestively. She punched him in the arm.

"Is there anything to drink?"

"Rum."

"Anything else?"

"Not that I know of."

"Can you tell me what happened last time you were on this island?"

Jack set his pistol down.

"Alright, if that is what you want, but I get to find out about you then, savvy?"

"Fine."

Jack told his story, which went on for a while. The sun had set by the time he finished.

"So now you tell me about yerself."

"Fine. I'll start from the beginning. My parents were rich people. I hate the life I had. I was like a china doll, all the time. My cousin helped me run away when I was 16. My cousin's name is Anne Bonny. I went to Port James and stayed their for a while. Then to Port Royal. After awhile, I went to Port Michael. I was kidnapped during a raid and left in Tourtuga. I go a job at a tavern as a maid. Then my cousin found me again and I went off with her. And that's it."

Jack looked at her weirdly.

"There is something you aren't telling me, luv. Also you never told me yer last name yet. Or why I burned my hand on our locket the other day."

Emma looked at the ground. Should she tell him?

"Alright. My last name is Tigere. My locket is the key to the Bronze Tiger Treasure. Only the women related to me, like my mother, grandmother and daughter can touch it. No one else. My cousin delivered the locket to me the day of your raid. That's all there is to tell."

Jack had listened to every word, but said nothing.

"So ye can help my find the treasure I'm looking for?"

"I guess so."

"Great, luv. When we get off this island, we'll go after the treasure!"

"But when does the next ship come by?"

"I don't know. But for now, let's get some sleep, aye?"

"Aye." She replied flatly.

A few hours later...

Jack took off his coat and hat. Emma laid under a tree sleeping. Jack put the coat over the girl's body, and layed down next to her. She unconsciously moved closer to him. Soon there were two sleeping people on the island.