Cassandra

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"Get some sleep luv. You've been through a lot. Good-night."

Jack kissed Cassandra's forehead and left, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"Miss Turner?" Cassandra opened her eyes and saw a very dirty face staring back at her.

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Cassandra jumped and started to scream but then she saw Jack. She sat up and saw that about half the crew is packed into her room. Cassandra looked at Jack with a confused look on your face but Jack didn't show anything.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I er..um…we wanted to um…"

"You've got five minutes scallywag so hurry it up." Said Jack in a cold voice throwing Cassandra off a bit.

"We wanted to give you sumthin ter say sorry 'bout what happ'n to ya. So um…"

"Jarrett drew this for you seein' how we don't got any…"

"Do not have any." Cassandra corrected him.

"Don't have any of them in the middle of the ocean." The man that was speaking held up a beautiful picture of flowers.

Cassandra smiled, "Thank-you."

"Oh 'n Mouse made this." He said holding out a small cake. She smiled even wider, "And from the rest of us." He held out a card that said, 'We R Sry'. Cassandra opened the card and on the inside were a few signatures.

There were a few signs, "What are these?"

"The men's mark. Fer the ones that ain't smart…"

"For the ones that is not smart. And you are all very capable men." Said Cassandra.

"One more minute." Said Jack.

"Oh um some of us would be wonderin' if'n you'd teach us…"

"You have no right to ask anything of her!" yelled Jack so angrily that Cassandra jumped slightly in her bed.

"I know but we want ter be learnin' men so as we can pa as good as a pirate as…"

"Minute is up now out!" yelled Jack throwing the men out.

Jack started to leave, "Mr. Sparrow would you be so kind as to bring me two plates and a knife?"

"Of course anything for my beautiful sawn." Jack came back with the plates and the knife and Cassandra cut a piece for Jack and for herself.

"How long have I been sleeping?"

"About two days." Cassandra almost choked on the cake in her mouth.

"You must be joking Mr. Sparrow."

"I am quite serious and I thought we agreed you'd call me Jack."

"You let me teach the whole crew to read and write and you can call me anything you want." Said Cassandra.

"Call me pet names for four days and you can do just about anything you want on this ship."

" If that's all you want honey then of course. Anything for Jackie poo!" said Cassandra pinching one of his cheeks.

"Fine." Jack's mouth claimed Cassandra's finally he pulls away.

"Dear?"

"Yes?" asked Jack with a cocky grin on his face.

"Here is some more sweet for you." Cassandra took the rest of the cake on her plate and smashed it into his face. She got up and walked out on deck. Immediately a group of men run up to her.

"Yes?"

"We just wanted to make sure you are alright." Said one man.

"Should you be up what happened must have been tiring." Commented another man.

"When can you teach us ter be smart?" asked a third.

A fourth man smacked him on the head exclaiming, "Idiot! The captain said she ain't gotta do no nothing!"

"No need to worry about him. We made a deal so that all of you that would like to you may attend class at the stern of the ship in five minutes. And those of you men who are not free now I will have another class in the evening after dinner."

- Five Minutes Later. Cassandra has paper, and writing utensils and ten people show up to the class.

"Alright settle down." To Cassandra's amazement they did and sat on the rows of barrels she had set up.

"Now I would like those of you that are able to read and write to raise your hand." Three men raised their hand.

"Ok how many of you know how to write your name?" Four men raised their hands.

"How many of you want to?" They all raised their hands.

"Good." Cassandra said smiling.

"Now repeat after me. A…B…C…" An hour later all of the men, plus some men that came five minutes after Cassandra started, could repeat the alphabet to her.

"Bravo to you all! I am very pleased with the progress that you are all making." Smiled Cassandra. Jack snickered he stood behind the class.

"Look sweetness I appreciate your joy for learning but if you don't want to help then please leave. All of the gentlemen have worked very hard and I am proud of all of them."

Cassandra felt the men's chest puff out at her compliment. Jack shook his head and walked away. "Just ignore the silly wit. Now let's learn how to write the first three letters of the alphabet."

"Miss Turner?" asked a man raising his hand.

"Yes?"

"How many letters are there again in the alphabet?"

"Twenty six, but we shall only take it a few letters each lesson." Cassandra said with a smile. After dinner there were three men that joined the class. Cassandra taught them the alphabet while the others worked on writing A, B, and C. Luckily Elizabeth decided to help, however Will like Jack thought it was a lost cause.

-Three Days Later

"So dear," Cassandra asked Jack through her teeth, "What is this little slice of heaven called?" 'Just one more day of this pet name calling.' Thought Cassandra.

"Tortuga."

"And why are we here?"

"For supplies and for the men to relax a bit 'fore we head out again."

"And just where would that be my sweet?"

"Nothing to worry about Cassy poo."

"Miss Turner to you."

"Back to such formalities shame."

They put the gangplank down, "Ladies first." Said Jack with a mock bow.

"Once again age before beauty." Cassandra said with a curtsy.

"Well listen to me. Stay as close to me at all times as often as possible."

Cassandra knew Jack was just trying to protect her but she spoke before she could stop herself, "Aww poor Jacky poo afraid I might gallop off with the first sweet face I see? Well don't worry it is usually the second or third sweet face that I choose." Immediately Cassandra regretted her words. Jack showed a flash of pain and sadness then he worse his emotional mask.

"Fine you'll either stay with Will or stay on the ship in your cabin."

"Jack I'm sorry…" but her words fell on deaf ears as Jack walked down the gangplank. Cassandra felt like she was going to cry but her pride wouldn't let her in front of anyone, and Cassandra went back to her room.

Later in the night Cassandra changed her mind and changed into her tunic, pants, boots and put her hat on.

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"She's being impossible Will!" said Jack taking a gulp of his rum.

"And you aren't such a simpleton these last couple of days."

"Aye she's been doing good with the little deal of ours." Said Jack grinning to himself. "Oh?" asked Will with raised brows. Jack told Will about the deal that he had made with Cassandra and Will shook his head. "It's not like we like each other or anything like that." Will sighed, "Just don't hurt her Jack or I'll have to hurt you." Said Will drinking some rum.

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Cassandra walked into the pub and saw Will and Jack talking.

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"So what do I say to her?" asked Jack out loud then he answered his own question and Cassandra only heard this part of the conversation, "I never want to see her again and that I think she is a child and should act her age?"

Cassandra's jaw dropped, she turned and ran out of the pub.

"Of course not. You need to work on your lying though. Especially if that's what ya plan on saying to Cassandra, she is good at picking up on that."

"Well it's a good thing I wasn't lying then."

"Jack admit it you like her the smallest bit and I'll be happy."

"Well you'll be sad fer a long time, cos I ain't ever going ter say nothing 'bout her."

"Then never blush when she laughs or smiles at you. Never be moody when she's upset with you. Never try to cheer her up when she's homesick. And never kiss her ever again." Said Will with a triumphant look on his face.

"Captain Jack's Sparrow doesn't blush, nor am I moody when Cass is upset. I was just being hospitable since she is homesick. The kissing I never did."

"I saw you two right before she pulled you overboard and then there was that kiss in your cabin. You do blush and you were pretty upset with every little thing the day she shoved cake in your face." Said Will taking the last drink of his rum. Jack opened his mouth but closed it again.

"I suppose I was a tiny bit unreasonable." Mumbled Jack.

"Well just to let you know she tried to tell you sorry tonight when we were leaving the ship. I suppose you didn't see her about to start crying." Said Will getting up.

Jack looked down at his empty mug. "Does this mean I have to…"

"Yep."

"But can't I just…"

"Nope."

"Are you sure I can't…"

"Yes." Jack heaved a sigh, "Let me get another mug ter add to me strength. I'll be following you along sharpish like when I've finished."

"Will!" They turned to see Elizabeth pushing her way through the pub.

"Will!" called Elizabeth again. She ran up to the men who now stood glaring at Jack the whole time Elizabeth said, "Will Cassandra is gone."

"What?" asked Will in disbief. Jack groanded as if he was having a bad dream. "I went to bring her some dinner and her room was empty."

"Are you sure?" asked Jack with a slimmer of hope that it was a dream.

"Yes I went through the whole ship twice, I even checked her favorite places more. When I looked in her room again the pants and shirt she had put on to sneek onto the Pearl were gone, and the dress she had been wearing was tossed on her bed."

"Damn, so she's somewhere on this drunken island with nothing to protect her but a discise."

"Thanks to your doings Jack." Said Elizabeth.

"Let's go find her then." Said Jack.

"You've done enough already." Said Will angrily, "Just stay her or back to the ship by some mirical she may go back."

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"Ahoy matey! This ship be goin' ter Port Royal?" Cassandra asked the man at the end of the gangplank.

"You be out of ye mind? Couldn't land near that British port if all the sea gods helped us." Cassandra's heart sunk the last two ships laughed to hard for her to do anything but walk away this ship was her last hope. Short of going back to the Pearl which Cassandra had promised herself she wouldn't do.

"But we be going ter an island that is a bit of a boat ride ter Port Royal. I can go ask the captain if ye can come along. What be your name?"

"Caleb, sir." Said Cassandra with a light of hope growing in her. If she could just make it back to Port Royal then she would be able to try and forget about the Pearl and Jack.