Disclaimer- I do not own POTC, I only own Kristy!

Please read! I don't know if they make a portable CD player that actually plays the music out loud but just pretend there is. And anything in and italicized is a dream. Enjoy!

Chapter Three- Talk and Nightmares

After Jack got caught staring at Kristy they both sat in silence for close to an hour, until Kristy asked Jack a question.

"So are you a pirate?"

"Yeah I am why?"

"Just wondering, you know, I always wanted to be a pirate when I was little; at least then my life would have been exciting." Kristy said while she was looking at her hands, she didn't really like to talk about her childhood, but it just slipped out.

"Well, Kristy, ye asked me a question, do I get to ask ye one? Jack asked with a hopeful look on his face.

"Sure I guess, why not?"

"Ok, how old are ye?"

"I am 21 I will be 22 on August 12th. Ok now my turn, how old are you?"

"I am 34 years old and my birthday is April 11th. Ok, what is your favorite color?"

"Red and what is yours?" Kristy was starting to like this game.

"Black of course, what do ye like to do?"

"Uh, well, I like to read, listen to music, and I like to dance." Kristy thought she should keep the list simple; she didn't want to have to explain anything. "Do you know how to dance?"

"No, ok, last question which one of these CDs is your favorite?"

Kristy looked through them; she really liked the Evanescence one but chose The Killers.

"This one, it's got a lot of good songs on it." Jack put the CD in and skipped through some of them until he got to Mr. Brightside. Kristy pulled out the earphones so she could listen to. Kristy began to quietly sing along.

"It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this?

It was only a kiss

It was only a kiss

Now I'm falling asleep

And she's calling a cab

While he's having a smoke

And she's taking a drag

Jack listened to Kristy sing, she was amazing, he had never heard anything like it. Kristy continued to sing.

Now they're going to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But she's touching his chest now

He takes off her dress now

Let me go."

Kristy stopped singing and yawned. "Well Captain it's getting late, maybe we should get some sleep." She looked over at the clock on the nightstand it was 12:43.

"Ok, ye can sleep in me bed and I will sleep on the floor." Jack replied, as he started to take out some pillows and blankets from the bottom drawer of the dresser.

"Are you sure? I don't want to take your bed from you." Kristy said as she got up off the bed but she got really dizzy and began to fall backwards. But she never hit the ground; Jack had caught her in his arms.

"No, ye can sleep in me bed and I will sleep on the floor, and no more getting off the bed." Jack said.

"Ok, thank you Captain." Kristy said as she was gently laid back on the bed.

Kristy watched Jack make his bed. She felt bad; she didn't want to be a burden to him. Kristy decided she would make it up to him somehow, but right now she just wanted to sleep.

"Goodnight Captain."

"Goodnight Kristy."

Kristy fell asleep almost instantly but for Jack it took a while he laid awake thinking of the pretty girl sleeping in his bed. Jack was almost asleep when Kristy began to scream.

"No, don't...leave me alone." Kristy had spoken these words aloud. She was having a dream about her father. He had come home from work and was angry about something. After Kristy's mother had died he had always taken his anger out on her. Kristy had locked herself in her room but he kicked the door in. "You caused all my pain, you are the reason your mother died." He began to hit Kristy, that's when she began to scream.

Jack jumped up and shook Kristy awake.

"No don't hurt me." Kristy was now crying.

"I won't hurt ye, shhhh, its ok." Jack sat up against the headboard and held Kristy; she continued to cry in Jacks arms for almost an hour. It was one of the worst dreams she had had in a long time. She was glad Jack was there to hold her. She began to fall back to sleep. Jack continued to hold Kristy until he to fell asleep. Kristy slept well for the rest of the night, the whole time in Jacks arms.