My mother FINALLY loaded Microsoft Word into the computer! Yay!

Ahem… Attention all faerie tale things… And readers… My school will be going in session tomorrow. Yes. The dreaded and most feared day in all the land is very soon indeed. My schedule is as follows:

1st Period: Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry.

2nd Period: American Studies; History.

3rd Period: American Studies; English.

4th Period: Chemistry.

5th Period: Library Assistant.

The only non homework class I'll have is Library Assistant, which is easy enough. The schedule sucks a lot. Oh well. I'll do my best to update often.

Disclaimer: I have found a plan that may result in my ownership of the POTC… It includes a fork, a large pig, and a toothpick… It still needs to be perfected… Until then, I do not own POTC.

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Chapter 7: Lunatics and Hammerheads

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Ana Maria looked at the blue, rolling waters of the Caribbean. She had been living here, at the dock, for three months now, knowing that her love couldn't stay away long. She hoped he would arrive soon, seeing as she had run out of money and food. She even lost her pet ferret… of course… she had used it for food…

Her home wasn't very classy… Maybe that was because of the fact it was a crate…

Her love of this man had lasted ever since she met him. He was irresistible!

She glanced off to her far right, and sure enough, the faint black sails could be seen. It went farther right and hid in the sea cliff. She smiled to no one in particular.

"'Bout time he showed up!" Ana Maria whispered to herself. She stood up and ran into the nearest store, which happened to be a women's apparel shop. She stole the dress nearest the door and ran into the darkest alleyway. "Jack, my love, will not see me dressed as a homeless woman if my life depends on it."

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Jack hurriedly swung the wheel of the Black Pearl, pulling her into one of the pockets of the cliff wall. 'Someone could have seen us… Especially HER….' Jack thought to himself.

"Sparrow?" Blair asked questioningly, seeing the frightened look on his face.

"Wha'?" He pulled himself out of a daze. "Oh… nothing…" He replied unconvincingly.

"Thanks for the pants, by the way…" Jack seemed not to be listening. Blair shrugged, not wanting to attempt anymore conversation. She couldn't stand him…. As much as she loved watching him from afar, she was still completely pissed at him.

All of a sudden, the boat caught an unruly wave, collapsing most of the crew. Blair flew dangerously far to the side, falling over the railing. The pants that Jack gave Blair earlier got stuck on the side, ripped, and she started slipping instantaneously.

"HELP!!" Blair screeched and took hold of the railing.

Jack looked around and saw Blair's hands failing their attempt at pulling her back over the side. He dashes to the edge and grabs your hands just as the fabric lets go of the sliver of wood that was your only lifeline.

Jack's hands were a bit sweaty and she slipped away from him and to the blue, sparkling waters.

"BLAIR!!" Jack calls, searching for her for a moment, to find her in the middle of a large pool of sharks. "Ah, great…" He said aloud, pulling a perfect ten swan dive off of the ship and straight on to rescue Blair.

Blair heard a splash from behind and she began to thrash around to look for Jack. She felt something swim by her feet. She looked down and became paralyzed as a hammerhead shark swam under her feet. Her eyes widened in terror as she watched some smaller sharks approached.

Blair was suddenly pulled from around her middle and towed to the ship. A small shark grabbed on to her leg with its razor sharp teeth and began thrashing. However small this shark was, it was really putting up a fight for her leg.. Blair screamed bloody murder and Jack, her savior, looked down. Jack yelled out an incoherent word and he began kicking at the small thing.

Blair was wailing in pain and Jack realized he couldn't shake it off. He continued to pull her to the ship, and the crew members had already set a rope ladder off the side of it to help the two, well three, of them up. Jack grabbed a rung and all of the crewmembers heaved.

As Blair reached the top, Gibbs pulled out his dagger and pried the mouth off of her bleeding leg. He pulled him off and Blair was utterly thankful for the numbing pain that followed. Jack grabbed her leg and said, "Somebody get me a rag and me rum.". Blair's eyes widened at the mention of it, knowing what would come next would hurt. Bad.

"No! Jack, really, I'm fine!! Just bandage it up!" When Jack didn't answer, she added, "Maybe just water will be fine."

"The water, however majestic, is not really the clean type, luv." He said to her empathetically. "I'll try to be gentle." He added..

Blair relaxed slightly. Cotton brought the rum and doused the rag in it. He handed it to Jack and he looked at her for reassurance. She nodded and winced as the rag made contact. She stifled a pain-induced scream and Jack worked swiftly. He cleaned and bandaged it in less than a minute and she looked at him confusedly.

"Me dad was a doctor." He replied at her look. "He taught me how to clean wounds with rum, seeing as how I seemed to get many of them meself."

'He probably taught him everything he knows about rum…' She kept her thoughts to herself.

He looked over her wonderful new look; ripped pants, bandages, wet shirt- Blair covered herself, just now realizing that the crew's view hadn't quite been censored.

"Guess we'll be buying you new attire, seeing as you look like a ship wreck." He said to her jokingly with a grin that made her heart flutter.

She smiled back… 'Okay… Maybe this wasn't all a bad idea…'

"I think instead of goin' with me to Tortuga, you should stay and rest in me lodgings."

"No… I am quite all-right Captain Sparrow…" Blair said while straightening out her hair. "And besides, if I don't go, how will you ever get me new clothes that actually fit?"

,"Alrigh'. But righ' when we get back, you'll be off to bed for rest, aye?"

"Sure thing." She replied, glad that he agreed with her…

Jack stood up and pulled Blair into a standing position. She tested her leg and found it to be okay to put weight on. Jack took her arm anyway and she didn't protest as she was led to the rowboat.

"Why did you save me Jack?" She asked.

"Well… I guess I felt like leaving you to the sharks was a quite un-gentleman like thing of me to do… It is a pretty immoral thing to do, even for a pirate." He replied truthfully.

Blair couldn't help but grin as the rowboat was lowered to the potentially deadly waters of the Caribbean.

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I have to go to bed in a half hour. (sigh). Well, at least tomorrow I will only be at school for 3 hours and 10 minutes… But I still have to wake up at 5:30 in the morning… (grumble).

Princess of Pirates – Jack?!? GAY?!?!? Wow… It would explain quite a bit, but its impossible. I won't allow it. She's wrong… I'm gonna go cry in a corner… lol, not.

Morgan Martin-Jordan – School sucks. Especially my school. I hate it… 98% of the school is Caucasian. Yeah. It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't all stuck up and rich and stuff. Oh well… I'm just glad I only have 2 years here left.

DarkAngelPearl – Quite a handful in fact. She is a trouble maker without trying. Yeppers… I am too… I don't go looking for trouble, it just seems to find me.

Ames - She's just one moody person. I am too. Maybe we all are. (deep moment).

Moulin-Rouge-Pirate – Very cool. My school is the 'PIRATES'!!! YEAH!! Okay, I'm not a very school spirited person, but on game days it gives me a reason to wear a pirate tee shirt.

Crystal Lily Greenleaf – I'm glad you like it! I worked really hard on it a number of months ago and It's been fun putting it back up!

Jacks-Strumpet – We all need a little insanity from time to time… Just can't get carried away with it…

terradaina – Yah… She had a great birthday but she bought a bit of em… interesting items with her birthday money that made my mom yell at her… She's only 12…

ProudMuggleGirl – Yeah, it'd be a real mystery if you hadn't read it already.