My father deleted this chapter after I already had rewritten half of it for some reason or another. I think he set our computer back a day or two and the computer deleted it. Whatever the cause, I had to rewrite it.

Not much new going on except that I'm blowing off a whole lot of homework to do this chapter, and Wednesday I take the PSAT.

Disclaimer: I don't rightfully own POTC, but I may unrightfully own it someday… Hey, a girl can dream!

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Chapter 10: (Literally) Rewritten Fates

The rowboat rocked as Ana Maria jumped up and down in excitement. Blair attempted to hold her stomach, but she was finding the experience to be rather sickening.

"Ana, please sit down." Gibbs complained and looked to Jack who was twitching slightly.

"I'm just so thrilled!" Ana Maria said, sitting down and fidgeting.

Blair rolled her eyes. 'Agitating would be a more appropriate adjective.' Blair looked away from the dark water and focused on Jack, who seemed to be thinking the same thing.

Talking subsided for the rest of the trip, although Blair had a very restless, annoying young woman in her peripheral vision that would just not stop moving. As the boat approached The Black Pearl, Blair caught sight of a rope ladder falling over the edge. Jack stood up and held out a hand to help Ana Maria stand up and led her to the side, helping her grasp the rope ladder and preventing her from falling over as the rowboat pitched.

Jack turned around and attempted to do the same with Blair, but she pushed his hand aside and deliberately stepped on his foot. She independently grabbed the rope ladder and pulled herself up.

When she reached the top, she found that the crew was all staring at Ana Maria cautiously. She didn't notice however because she was looking over the side for Jack. When he came over the side, she threw her arms around him.

Jack looked around and mouthed something to the crew that accompanied a few hand gestures. Blair turned away, muttering under her breath while Jack came over to her.

"Blair, please don't…" He looked behind him at Ana Maria who was still clinging to his waist. Jack grumbled and muttered, "Later."

"So, Hack…" Ana Maria started.

"Jack." Blair and Jack both corrected.

"Right. Where has your sister been sleeping? Surely not in my room, for that place was a dump!"

Jack gaped slightly while Blair smiled, knowing he wouldn't say the truth, which was his bed. "She slept-no- she didn't sleep."

"Right." Blair muttered. 'First I'm the governor's niece, then I'm his sister and now I'm a bloody insomniac…'

Ana Maria nodded without a thought and asked, "Where am I going to sleep? I would prefer not to have that room again. It was so dirty and the door didn't work a lot." She looked over to Blair. "Have you even seen it yet? I used to have a different room, but that was before I fell in love with Mr. Captain Pirate here, so he moved me to a room closer to his."

'Please stop talking.' Blair thought to herself, smiling politely while wringing her hands. 'Just stop. Can't hold back psychopathic urges much longer…'

Before Jack could stop her, Ana Maria grabbed Blair's hand and led her below deck to a room that was across from Jack's. She opened the door and walked in, leading Blair, who stopped at the entrance. 'Holy fu-.'

"Isn't it strange?" Ana Maria said, sliding accidentally on the surface and grabbing the door to steady herself. The room was considerably less-than habitable. The small, circular window had spider webs all across it, the walls were disgusting and diseased looking, and there was a large amount of some suspicious slimy substance all across the floor. A mop bucket laid in the corner and a barrel stood opposite it.

Jack pulled Blair away from the door and grabbed Ana Maria's hand. "Ah, let's just close this door…" He did and pulled out a large key to lock it.

'Maybe that's why the door didn't work…' Blair thought.

Jack turned around and found the two young women staring at him. One stared in blind 'love', the other with apprehension. "Blair, maybe you could go outside and…" He paused. 'Sulk...'. He shook his head. "I dunno, maybe someone needs help or-."

"Fine." Blair said, past Ana Maria and pushed the doors to the outside and shivered at the slight cold. Looking around, she found that half of the crew was lounging around and the other half was participating in a loud cacophony of jokes and laughter. Blair sighed and sat down on the ground, itching slightly at the bandage at her leg.

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"Why did you send off your sister like that?" Ana Maria asked. "She's really a sweet person."

Jack raised one eyebrow. 'An' she wasn't at ALL thinkin' of wringin' your neck.' He cleared his throat. "Well, I need to talk-."

Ana Maria trailed off and looked at the door to his room. "You know, Jack… It's not like I'll be wearing a white gown at our wedding… Could I sleep in your room?"

Jack took a step back. 'That wasn't suggestive in the slightest.' He shook his head. "That's not a very good idea."

Ana Maria stomped like a toddler on the verge of a tantrum. "Why the hell not?"

Jack saw her losing composure by the minute and fire seemed to be rising in her eyes. "Uh- What I meant was, maybe you-."

"Excuses? You're giving me excuses." Jack noticed Ana Maria's hand twitch and lower unconsciously to her scabbard.

"No." He grabbed her shoulders, realizing her had no weapon. "It's fine, just not in the same bed, aye?"

Ana Maria relaxed and sighed. "That's fine, I suppose."

Jack released a small stream of air between his teeth. Ana Maria opened the door to his room and sat on the bed. Jack snapped and went over to his cupboard. "Rum?" He said, taking out a bottle.

"Oh! A celebration." She said, eagerly taking the bottle.

'Actually more like an issuing of a sedative.' He smiled politely and watched her take a huge gulp.

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Elizabeth sat against the bars of the cell she was in, scratching absentmindedly at the floor. "This is great. Absolutely perfect way to be heroic and save Blair." She picked up a pebble she had found and feared that given enough time, she would have a name for it.

She sighed and listened to the distant voices of Commodore Norrington and some other person.

"You really don't get it. She…" Elizabeth strained to hear his voice.

"It's just a girl! No point whatsoever… Did you hear that?" Elizabeth cocked her head. A large thump came from some part of the ship, and she heard a stampede of footsteps cascading along one side of the ship.

These distant noises were all confusing to Elizabeth. "Now what on earth…."

A louder crashing noise came from Norrington's quarters and scrambling sounds made Elizabeth nearly faint. "Pirates? What if it's Jack?!" She stood up and screamed at the top of her lungs. "HELP!" She banged her fists on the bars. "I'M DOWN HERE! HELLO?!"

She paused to listen and heard no one coming down the steps. Norrington could be heard pleading from his room. "Please, just don't hurt me. Take him, he's more sacrificial than I."

Elizabeth laughed. "Wimp. Wait 'til I tell everyone." She listened again to see if anyone had heard her, and when no sound came from the stairs, she began to yell again. After another minute, she had to stop and hold her throat. She leaned against the wall and coughed. After a few minutes of self-pity, she heard a singe pair of footsteps approaching.

She stood up quickly and raced to the bars of the cell. "Hello?" She croaked. The footsteps paused and then hurried down the steps. Elizabeth craned her head to see who was approaching. A familiar person turned the corner and Elizabeth gasped. "Will?"

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I hope I remembered everything. This took me oh, about one and a half hours to rewrite. I should get to my homework soon. Bah.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Please keep it up! One word will do, but sentences are nice as well!

Moulin-Rouge-Pirate – Arg. Six? That seems to me to be a horrific number of people to move. I suddenly feel better about our move. Our team hasn't won any games yet. I don't think we ever will.

ShadowStar21 – Yay! No more waiting! I did pretty well this time, considering I didn't need a whole month….

Princess of Pirates – I just got a laptop also, though it's not new… It was my grandfather's, and it doesn't work for anything except word documents…

ProudMuggleGirl – New story? Gosh I better get back up to speed. After I post this chapter I will.

Jess – I did! And it didn't take me a month!

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