Damn you writer's block!!!! I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to say it. ARGH! Anyways, I'm no longer going to respond to reviews from now on because I'm a lame-ass loser who is scared of my story being removed. I love you all, though, from the bottom of my heart, I do. Please keep reviewing and if you have a question or want me to reply, leave your e-mail address and I'll get back to ya, k?

Onward!

Last Chapter: Jack wasn't expecting this, thus he ended up with a shattered nose. Mary Ann gave a satisfied sigh and said, "Man, that felt good!"

Jack was dumbstruck. He heaved himself back upright again and gave Mary Ann a withering glare.

"I 'elp ye get away from tha' wench an' this is th' thanks I get?!" he yelled.

"Oh yeah, you helped me, but in the MOST DEMEANING WAY POSSIBLE!" Mary Ann yelled back.

"Bu' I saved yer life! Why are ye so mad?" he asked.

"WHY AM I MAD??? Does 'look at 'er, she's a pushover' mean anything to you?" Mary Ann shouted and used an over exaggerated drunken slur when imitating Jack.

"Why do ye have ta be so damn incorrigible, woman?" Jack said harshly, and as Mary Ann raised her fist again, he grabbed her arm, "I did tha' ta save ye! I was tryin' ta help ye! If I said 'look at 'er, ye'll never be able ta beat 'er' do ye think she'd be very willing ta give ye a chance???"

Mary Ann stayed silent and Jack just sighed, let go of her arm, and walked briskly away.

Shit. Was all Mary Ann could think.

Jack walked into the Turner home and slammed the door behind him. He was beyond pissed, yet he felt a tad depressed too. He didn't know why he went out of his way for her, and he didn't know what he expected her to do afterwards, but he certainly didn't expect her to punch him. Why are ye lettin' 'er get ta ya, Sparrow? She's jus' a wench an' she's no' worth it! From now on, I'm gonna quit tryin'. No more lustin' after 'er, I'll jus' leave fer Tortuga as soon as this is all over an' everythin' will be 'ow it should.

Meanwhile, Mary Ann slowly made her way back to the Turner home. She was stubborn, but she had made up her mind. She sighed as she walked into Jack's room and found him cleaning his pistol.

"Uh... Jack?" She asked and waited for a response. He grunted and she continued, "Uh, look, I just came here to uh... to say..." and she mumbled something inaudible.

Jack smirked and looked up. Wrong move. She looked stressed and upset and all his resolve went flying out the window. Luckily, he managed to keep his cool, but there was no way he could just ignore her like he was planning on doing.

"Wha' was tha', luv? I didn' quite catch tha'." He said, making his way toward her.

"I said... I'm... sorry. I kind of understand why you did that and I guess...uh... I guess I should say thank you as well." She looked at the floor and struggled with all of her might not to take it back. She knew he was smirking at her and she hated the feeling that she somehow surrendered to him.

Indeed, he was smirking so much he was surprised his face didn't get stuck that way. He knew she must be feeling embarrassed, so his first thought was, let's take this a bit further, shall we?

Once again, he leaned forward, and before she knew what he was doing, he kissed her. She was shocked at first, but wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss after a second.

He smirked again and pulled away, "Ye best be getting' some rest. We 'ave a big day tomorrow."

She was dumbstruck and slowly nodded. Without a word, she turned and left the room.

Oh, yeah! She wants me. Was Jack's last thought before he drifted off to sleep.

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The next morning, Mary Ann awoke to see dark brown eyes staring right into hers. Jack's eyes.

She screamed and jumped, succeeding in slamming her head into Jack's scull.

"Bloody 'ell, woman. Must ye always wound me? Honestly, it's alrigh' if ye like it rough, but give a man some warnin'!" He said, clutching his poor forehead and Mary Ann couldn't help but notice that he had a large purple bruise on his nose.

"Sorry." She mumbled shyly. She was extremely embarrassed about kissing Jack the night before and was now unsure of how to act around him. She hated herself for it, and would never admit it, but she sincerely enjoyed that brief kiss.

"Get up an' get dressed. We gotta get down ta th' docks now." Jack said. When Mary Ann didn't make a move he continued, "By now, I mean sometime in the nex' three seconds... if tha's alrigh' with ye."

Mary Ann nodded as Jack rolled his eyes and left the room. She quickly got dressed and left the room, deciding to act like the kiss never happened. She met Jack at the bottom of the stairs and they made their way to the docks.

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"I thought you wouldn't show." Caddy said as they approached.

"Cut the crap, Caddy (AN: hey, I just realized that I've been spelling Caddie differently, sorry!). What do we have to do?" Mary Ann asked.

"Careful, princess, or I might change my mind about giving you a chance. Now, I've set up a few...tests for you two. Call it a scavenger hunt. If you pass all five tests, consider yourselves free, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. I do have the gift of premonitions and I don't think you should have too much faith in yourselves."

Mary Ann laughed nervously and Jack said, "So 'ow do we start?"

"Get on your ship, Mr. Sparrow. Sail to Antigua and find Half Moon Bay beach. There, you must find the hollow Tamarind tree. (AN: Hey, Dudettes, just to let you know, this isn't one of the tests yet, k?)" Caddy replied.

"Riiiiiiiiiiiight. So, did you catch any of that?" Mary Ann whispered to Jack.

"'s all up 'ere, luv." Jack said, pointing to his head and winking. To Caddie, he asked, "so, what do we do at this... tree?"

"Good luck, Sparrow. You'll have to figure that out on your own. I'll be in touch. Oh, and if you aren't successful in two weeks (AN1), I wouldn't count on being human too much longer." Caddy said (the last bit to Mary Ann), and with that, she left.

Ok, here's the deal, ladies. I only have three of the five "tests" planned, so I'm having a CONTEST!!! YAY! Cue cheesy game-show music!!! You guys get to choose what Mary Ann and Jack hafta do! How fun!!! So, in your review, gimme ideas and I'll see what I can do, k? WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!

AN1: I have no idea how long it takes to sail around the Caribbean and everything, so I just guessed. If I'm wrong, don't sue me, k?