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Chapter Five- Acceptance…

Kristy stepped up on deck; it was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. She looked around the deck, everyone was working really hard she felt bad because it was so hot outside. Kristy watched some of the men scrub the deck, others were fixing sails, and some were tying ropes, then she spotted Jack and Gibbs. Jack seemed to be deep in conversation so she thought she would wait to talk to him.

"Well, well the little princess is finally out of bed." Kristy turned around and saw a young woman standing there; she had long black hair and she was wearing a cream colored billowy shirt and red Capri pants and some black boot type shoes. She didn't look very happy.

"I'm sorry have we met?" Kristy asked with a bewildered look on her face.

"No, I'm Anamaria, what's your name?" Anamaria asked with a big smile on her face "we should be friends! Oh and while you're here you don't have to do a thing!" Anamaria's smile disappeared and she now looked angry again.

"Look, I didn't do anything to you," Kristy was cut off.

"You came here that's what you did! The last thing we need is some stuck up…"

"I am not stuck up!" Kristy was really angry now. "I am sorry I'm here but there is nothing you can do about it! So remove the stick that is shoved up your ass and then we can talk." With that Kristy turned and went back to the room.

Anamaria looked surprised she didn't think the girl had it in her. Anamaria didn't know what to think.

"Anamaria what the bloody hell is goin' on?" Jack came running down the stairs.

"I think I made a new friend." Anamaria was still in complete shock, nobody had ever told her off before. She thought it was kinda funny, she wasn't mad at all. Jack went to the room to find Kristy.

"Luv, what was that all about?" Jack sat down on the bed and waited to hear the story.

"Anamaria…she thinks I'm useless and that I shouldn't be here and I didn't do anything to her!" Kristy was now crying.

"Oh…Kristy, that's just Anamaria for ye, she doesn't really like new people at first but I think that since ye stood up to her she respects ye." Kristy looked up at Jack that was the weirdest thing that she had ever heard.

"Are…are you sure?" Kristy didn't know what to think, should she be happy, sad, afraid?

"I'm pretty sure; she said 'I think I've found a new friend' up on deck. So come on luv, come back up on deck and I will give ye a tour of me ship." Jack held out his hand.

"Ok, sounds fun." Kristy grabbed Jacks hand and hopped off the bed.

They walked up the stairs and up onto the deck, they turned left and they came to another set of stairs that went down. Once they got down the stairs they were standing in a hallway that was quite wide with rooms opening up on each side with another set of stairs at the very end of the hall.

"Well," Jack said taking Kristy into the first room on the left "this is the galley." Inside there were two long tables with seating on both sides of each table, there was candles running the lengths of the walls and in the back of the room was a door. "That door back there leads to the kitchen." Jack finished as he dragged Kristy's out of the room back into the hall and led her into a room a little ways down on the right side of the hall.

"And this is the Captains study," Jack said. It was smaller than the galley but still big, it had a large desk in the back of the room and a char behind the desk then two chairs in front of the desk behind the desk was a large window and all along the walls were shelves with trinkets and maps and books. "The crew ain't allowed in here unless I invite them in savvy?" Jack looked at Kristy.

"Savvy." Kristy thought it was a really neat room.

"The only other rooms are the crews quarters, and down them stairs back there is the brig, and that also be where the cannons are."

"Your ship is very nice Captain." Kristy really meant it she loved it.

"Thank ye luv, now I have a question for ye."

"Ok, what is it Captain." Kristy had no clue as to what he was going to ask her.

"If the crew is in favor for it, would ye like to join the crew of the Black Pearl?" Jack looked hopeful.

Kristy didn't even have to think twice about it. "Of course I would." She was so happy that she gave jack a big hug and a peck on the cheek.

"Don't get to excited luv, it still ahs to pass with me crew." Jack grabbed Kristy's hand and led her up the stair and up the other stairs to the wheel.

"Mates," Jack yelled to get the crews attention "we be needing a vote."

The whole crew stood below on the main deck, looking up at Kristy and Jack.

"Now mates as most of ye have noticed we have an extra member on board," Jack looked at Kristy and gave her hand a squeeze "this is Kristy and it is your decision if she gets to remain on board with us. Now ye may ask her reasonable questions to decide savvy?" jack waited for hands to go up. "You, Jim what is yer question?" A tall young man with blond hair stepped forward.

"What can ye do that would help us?" he said in a firm but kind voice.

All eyes went to Kristy. "Well, I can cook, clean, sew, I know some medicine, and I am willing to learn new things." Jack smiled and nodded at Kristy.

"Good answer luv." He whispered to her. "Thank ye Jim, anyone else?"

"Yeah, can she use a sword?" Anamaria asked.

"No I can't but once again I am willing to learn." Jack gave her a reassuring smile.

"That be all?" Jack asked no more hands went up. "Fine then, now how many of ye don't want Kristy to join us?" No hands went up. "Fine, how many of ye want Kristy to remain on board?" Everyone's hand went up, including Anamaria's. "Its agreed then, Kristy, welcome aboard the Black Pearl." There was an outburst of cheers and clapping. "Ok, ok, now get back to work, we can party later." There was another outburst of clapping and sheers as everyone went back to work.

"So I'm a pirate now?" Kristy asked she was extremely happy.

"Yes, ye are a pirate." Jack gave Kristy a hug "I am so happy ye get to stay."

"Me to Captain, uh, what should I be doing now that I am part of the crew?" Kristy asked she felt lost.

"Well ye can have off until we leave Port James then ye will start workin' in the galley, savvy?" Jack gave her a warm smile.

"Savvy, when do we get to Port James?"

"Well we should get there tomorrow mornin'" Jack said.

"Oh and where will I be staying while on board the Black Pearl?" Kristy didn't want to have to sleep in a room with a bunch of sex deprived pirates.

"Well…a…ye can stay with me, if ye want." Jack was nervous; he was hoping she would say yes.

"Oh thank you Captain." Kristy jumped onto Jack and gave him a hug. "Thank you so much for everything I am so happy I know you." Kristy was so happy she felt better than she had n the longest time.

"Yer welcome, now ye can answer me question, would ye be willing to sing tonight we are heading into Port James where me friends Will and Elizabeth are coming to visit and they are getting married soon so I promised them and engagement party but I only just got the chance to give them one and since it be a party we need some entertainment, so would ye do it?" jack was hoping she would say yes, he loved every chance he got to hear her sing.

"Yes, of course I will but if I am going to I gad better go and practice." And with that Kristy ran off to go practice some songs for the party.

Well there's the chapter I hope you all like it! Thanks to all my reviewers, I wouldn't be able to go on without you!