Disclaimer: Sorry, don't own any of it, 'cept for Anna, that is.

My God, I must be crazy.I blame Jack. Me and Will.together? Interesting thought. Maybe it's just hormones. wait.damn..I'm not a teenager anymore..

Oh no, what am I going to do with myself?

"Anna?" I jerked my head up and the yelling in my head ceased.

"Oh, sorry," I said to him, "just...thinking,"

"So..." he said.

"Oh, yes, how Anna became a pirate."

I paused for a moment, as he got ready for a story. He was so innocent, like a small child, who wanted to be read a bedtime story. Innocence.hm, I think that I abandoned that a while ago.

"Are you ready for a long one? You're going to be listening to me ramble for a while."

"Yes, of course I am." Will said. "I've been waiting for the 'opportune moment' to hear this." He said imitating Jack. I smiled at that, and thought of him.

Stranded on that same island. Another girl though, maybe their relationship will be better after they get off that island. I know for a fact that mine and Jack's did. He seems to be closer to her already though, maybe he fancies her. Or maybe he doesn't. You never know, with Jack that is.

I sighed. "Well, I think it began-you know, I might get a little emotional and-"

"Anna!" he said teasingly while hitting my shoulder.

"Alright, alright, I'm going." I said while smiling. "By the way, would you like to hear the short version, or the long one?"

"The longer one, we have plenty of time on our hands," he said.

"Alright," I sighed. Here we go...

"It all began when I was little. About six, I think. I loved the ocean and I loved the ships, I've never been out there before. But, my father, used to sail. After my mother died, giving birth to me, he said he stopped doing what he wanted to do, and did more things that he should do. Which was taking care of me.

"He told me stories, of pirates, and treasure and evil men, along with the good guys of course. And all the stories ended, with a 'and they all lived happily ever after.' I didn't realize, until later in my life, that he made up the endings to end like that. If he were telling the truth to me, it would probably be: 'and they all went to the gallows and everybody died.'" I laughed and looked at Will. Who seemed to be very captivated with my story. So, I continued.

"Anyway, him telling me these stories, the only thing that I wanted to do, was to go on a ship and become a pirate. I would begin to run around, in the house, pretending I was one, and he would either stop me or correct me, on what I was doing.

"I wanted SO badly to go out there, onto the open ocean. And one day, I went to him, my birthday was coming up, and he asked me if I would like to go on a ship. Of course, I said yes, and began packing straightaway.

"We set sail a few days later, and I loved it, I absolutely loved it," I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "I felt liked I belonged there, and that no one could tell me what to do. Well, I was proved wrong."

I looked around the cell, making sure that I wanted to actually go through with telling my story. I sighed and I did.

"At dusk on the 5th day sailing, or ship was destroyed. Completely destroyed." I began to feel the back of my eyes sting. If I was going to cry at this, I'm going to bawling out tears, before this is over.

"I felt as if, all of my freedom and joy was gone. And it got worse. Turns out that the ship that destroyed ours was none other than this ship. The Black Pearl. Well, they took my father hostage, onto this ship. I hid, and soon boarded the ship, my father hid me, and then he got caught. All I can remember is the pirates, horrid pirates, with faces covered in dirt, and a grimy appearance.

"My father, apparently found someone that he knew. This person, wasn't one of the pirates of this crew, though. He began talking to him, in a hurried voice as the pirates carried them on the ship. The pirates told them to shut up and they kept going. The person that my father was talking to, looked familiar. I can't remember him, at all, what he looked like. But, when I first saw him, I knew that I've seen him before.

"Well, I found a cabin, that I hid in and my father and his friend were out on deck. Just outside the door. I remember being horrified, people were chanting. The last words, my father said to me were: 'Stay here Annie, stay in there, make sure no one sees you.'" I closed my eyes. "I did as he told me. But, the pirates, out on deck, were killing someone. I was horrified, I didn't want it to be my father, but I knew it was." My grief soon turned to hate. "These bastards of this stupid ship, killed my father." I screamed up on deck and began to cry. I didn't want to, but I had to. Will put arm around my shoulder, to try and comfort me. I took a few deep breaths and said, "It's okay, I still haven't gotten over it, you know?"

"I know," he said to me. "You don't have to continue if you don't want to, Anna."

"No, I feel like I need to say it now." I said. I wiped my tears away, as Will returned to his spot in front of me.

I looked behind me, to see if I woke the crew, thankfully I didn't. I gave a short laugh, "Anyway," I took yet, another deep breath. "I began to panic and covered my ears and slowly backed up and ran into two pirates. They took me, and I began screaming at the top of my lungs. They took me out on deck, and I remember seeing...seeing my father's..dead body, lying on the deck. They slit his throat, there was blood everywhere, on his face, all over the deck. That, of course, made me scream louder.

"It was my first escape, that night. Somehow, I managed too. I jumped off the boat, I wanted to be anywhere but there. Thankfully, I knew how to swim, my father taught me. I swam and swam, I found a piece of driftwood to rest on, I was so tired I fell asleep. The next thing I remembered was being on a huge ship, going to St. James. Some people that were passing, not pirates, not of the British Navy, just some people who wanted to help the little girl stranded in the middle of the ocean.

"I ended up going to and from, so many different orphanages. Usually being kicked out because of starting fights, and doing crazy things, that were of course, against the rules." I smiled.

"I can see that," Will said as he smiled.

"Hm," I said, still smiling. "Well, anyway, I was so fed up with the orphanages and couples coming in to adopt. I remember everyone knew me as 'the one who didn't want parents and a family.' I did, I did very much. I just wanted to live up to my word and be the one that mysterious kid on the playground. The girl who wears guy clothes, the girl who hangs out with the guys, the girl who ripped the head off May Smith's doll.

I found myself trailing off again. "Sorry," I said to Will. "I really didn't like her. She always teased me." Will smiled, "I know how you feel."

I smiled back. "So, I ran away. At the age of thirteen, I had enough and I ran away. I ended up in a tavern, drinking rum, listening in to two pirates' conversation. They were talking about how free you feel on the open ocean. Right when thy said that, I remembered the feeling that I felt sailing out there, and I began to crave it. I talked to them and with pleading and begging, they let me on their ship. I guess that's when I realized the sexism in this. Women have a very low position in the scale as a pirate, or as a simpleton, but I want to change that. Well, I had a very low position on the ship, of course. I swabbed the decks, but I learned. They taught me how to fight, with a sword that is. They said I had the 'spunk and courage to do it, ye just need to learn how.' I did, I learned by observing, and being caught, and became a pirate. I robbed people and became one of the few known female pirates, I heard there were only a few, and they are. I've heard of other ones, but the only one I actually know is Anamaria.

"I met so many people, once I became a pirate. I met Anamaria, and Gibbs and-"

"Jack?" Will asked.

"No. I met Jack in a more...creative way, let's say." I smiled at him and he gave me a curious look. "Don't worry, that'll come up later in my story."

"Anyway, people began to know me, people that I have never met before, but they knew me. It felt great, being appreciated like that. I made up to be Captain of my own ship, 'The Talisman'. I thought that my life was perfect. Then I ran into the Black Pearl, again.

"It was at dusk again, and we fought it, I wasn't going to run away from it. We gave it all we got, my crew and I. But, the Pearl was just too much for us, ended up on a piece of driftwood again. Floated my way to an island near by. An island in the middle of no where. And there, there I met Jack for the first time. You should know of it, we saw it a few hours ago." I said.

"You mean, you were on that island, when Jack was marooned there?" Will asked me, sucked into my story.

"Yes, I was. And God, I hated him." As I said this Will laughed.

"He does that to people doesn't he. You hate him at first, but you..."

"Slowly grow on him." I said, finishing his sentence.

"Exactly. Please, continue,"

"Well, that happened and we became friends, at times more than friends. But, Jack and I never distinguished ourselves as a couple or anything. We were just..us."

Will nodded as I said this.

"I traveled around with him. Became the co-captain of our ships that we "co" owned. I didn't want to be called the first mate. I wanted to be recognized as some form of captain. We traveled around for..a long while. Then, ended up in Port Royale. We met a governor's daughter, and a blacksmith who would not accept of being a pirate. I really wish he would though." I said to Will as he hit me again, teasingly.

I smiled. "Well, that's a wonderful story, Anna. Tragic, very. But, such a fulfilled life."

There as a few moments of silence, until two pirates came down to swab the decks.

One of them, was the pirate with the fake eye.

"Anna.." Will said, pretending that the pirates weren't there.

"Yes, Will?" I said, shifting my glance from the ground to him.

"Do you know, anything about my father?" he asked.

"Unfortunately, not mu-" I began to say.

"I knew ol' Bootstrap." The other pirate said.

"Well, that's wonderful," I said to him sarcastically, turning around so I can see him. "But, I don't think you were included in this conversation."

The pirate spat at me, all I had to do was shift my head to avoid it. He growled at me.

"I knew 'im also," the one with the fake eye said, coming towards all of us.

I signed and leaned against the cell wall, facing away from them, and towards Will. I wasn't looking at him though. He wanted to hear what they had to say.

"Never sat well with Bootstrap what we did to Jack Sparrow, the mutiny and all. He said it wasn't right with the Code. That's why he sent off a piece of the treasure to you as it were. He said we deserved to be cursed. and remain cursed." The first one said.

"Stupid blighter." The second one said.

"Good man," I said. The pirate growled at me again.

"Well, as you can imagine that didn't sit too well with the Captain." The first one said, continuing.

"That didn't sit too well with the Captain, at all. Tell him what Barbossa did."

"I'm telling the story!" the first one yelled at the second one. "So.what the Captain did, he strapped a cannon to Bootstraps' bootstraps."

"Bootstraps' bootstraps." The second one mimicked.

"The last we saw of ol' Bill Turner , he was sinking to the crushing black oblivion of Davy Jones' Locker. 'Course it was only after that we learned we needed his blood to lift the curse."

"That's what you call ironic." The second one added in.

I nodded my head and gave an acknowledging noise.

There were a few beats of silence and Barbossa ripped a shred of it.

"Bring 'em!" he yelled as he tossed the two pirates the keys.

They unlocked the cell, Will gave me a goodbye look and they took him out.

"Not him!" Barbossa yelled at them. "Her..." he said while looking at me. I looked at him right in the eye, to show him that I wasn't scared of him.

"Now!" he yelled as they shoved Will back in and took pulled me out. I gave Will gave me a worried look and I gave him a 'it's okay' look. Which I don't give often.

"Oh, come on," Barbossa yelled. "We don't have all day."

The two pirates flung me (that would be the second time I was flung today) at Barbossa. He grabbed my shirt collar and grinned at me evilly.

~*~ Ooh.scary AND dramatic.ha! now u will ALL have to wait, to see what Barbossa has in store for Anna. Except Adriane, she already knows.she takes the fun out of everything.. No, I'm just joking Addie. Well, have fun everyone. It's still Christmas here, 7:00PM about. So, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! : ) Thank ye to: burst-my-bubble, Pippin the hobbit-elf and Cecile Li!!! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW THIS CHAPTER I WOULD REALLY APRECIATE IT!!! ALSO, PAY ATTNETION! JUST ANOTHER SECOND. ^.^ WHAT DO U THINK? HAPPY, FLUFFY ENDING OR SAD, TRAGIC ENDING? BOTH ARE SEQUEL OKAYABLE! I JUST MADE UP THAT WORD! THANK YE! : ) ~*~