Hi,

thanks for the reviews, I love them you guys! keep em' coming! Now I know things have gotten rocky between Jack and Ruby but remember keep the faith and things have just gotten good!

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Justine

Jack watched the sun rise as he kept a steady eye on the water. He was tired and waiting for his relief to take over for a few hours so he could rest. They had successfully gotten out of Port Royal and by the time the Commodore had realized Ruby was kidnapped and on the Black Pearl he had to be held up to have a ship readied, plus Jack had the advantage of the Commodore not knowing where Jack was headed. Though Jack himself had very little clue as to where he was headed, Ruby had never said anything and all night and morning he had been plauged by having to listen to her wails that were so loud echoed up to the deck from the brig. Crewmembers he had sent down to check on her and told him that they feared with the strength and anger she was showing that she might break the chains she had been locked in were going to break from the wall. Jack had predicted her anger but was not ready for the fury she brought. He knew eventually he would have to go down there and chances were she'd tried to kill him with her bare hands.

"Cap'n, how are we doin'?"asked Gibbs as he came up next to Jack.

"Nay a problem in sight,"smiled Jack waving his arm over the sea in front of him,"And how was yer sleep?"

"Barely,"grunted Gibbs,"Kept wakin' up alert ta the screams. Didna know a woman could rage so long or loud."

"Well I'm sure me wife has cursed me to every part o' hell she can think o',"smirked Jack as Anamarie approached them ready to take the wheel over for Jack.

"Jack shut that bloody woman up now before I go down there and wring her bloody neck,"barked Anamarie with her hands on her hips.

"Appears ya weren't the only one Gibbs,"said Jack handing the wheel off to Anamarie,"I'm on me way now ta woo my wife, the next wails ya'll be hearin' out of her will be ones of passion." Jack tipped his hat at Anamarie before turning to make his way to the brig. As he went deeper into the ship Ruby's screams became louder and Jack cringed at having to face her, worse was he knew he'd have to get her out of there because she was still soaking wet and she wouldn't be able to sleep with her arms chained to the wall and he didn't want her dying on him. Crewmen he passed on his way down gave him looks at sympathy as they knew Jack was meeting his biggest match ever.

Jack stood at the doorway of the dark brig, he could see Ruby from the light of a port hole. She was slumped down against the wall screaming in what Jack thought was now pain. Slowly Jack made his way towards her and seen the mess she was in, her hair was matted to her face, her cheeks were a bright red and tear stained, her eyes were large and puffy from crying and her once pristine white night gown was stained with dirt and sea water, but what drew Jack's attention was the large red stains on her nightgown. As he got closer he seen the red stains mared her arms as well.

Ruby looked up at Jack as he approached her cell, the hatred in her eyes was all that could be seen.

"I hate you,"growled Ruby not bothering to get up so it caused her pain. Jack grabbed the keys from the cell off a nail in the wall and unlocked the door and stepped in.

"I'm only comin' in ta help ya if ya don't kill me,"said Jack.

"Don't touch me,"grunted Ruby.

"Yer hurt,"said Jack.

"Thank yourself for that,"shot Ruby,"Now bugger off."

"Yer bleedin' c'mon, we'll take ya up ta me cabin and get ya in some dry rags and get ya fed,"said Jack.

"No,"said Ruby.

"Yer gonna make yerself deahtly ill down here,"said Jack.

"Good,"shot Ruby starting to stand up straight,"You will have no one to blame for my condition than yourself." Jack was caught off guard by her stubborness, he knew she had to be in pain but she was refusing his help.

"Then I'll send someone down with some food and clothin' fer ya,"said Jack.

"Don't,"hissed Ruby before slumping against the wall again. Jack shook his head and left the cell, closing the door behind him. Ruby was silent as he left her in the dark. He walked back up to the deck to find the crew watching him intently.

"Ta work with ya,"snapped Jack as he made his way over to his cabin. Without another word Jack went into his cabin to collaspe to the comfort of his bed.

Elizabeth woke the next morning to loud comotion throughout the house. She sat up slowly and wiped the sleep from her eyes and found Will coming into the room fully dressed. Elizabeth pushed back the bedding and slipped out of bed.

"What is going on?"asked Elizabeth. Will inhaled deeply and ran his hands over his face before he looked at his wife.

"Ruby has been kidnapped, your father is going mad with worry,"said Will.

"Ruby? Kidnapped?"asked Elizabeth worried and concerned, her cousin gone?

"For some reason Jack took her,"said Will,"Why in god's name would he kidnapp Ruby? He never said anything."

"Jack Sparrow?"asked Elizabeth resting her hands on her hips.

"Yes Jack Sparrow,"said Will looking at Elizabeth's now relaxed attitude oddly,"are you not worried?"

"No,"sighed Elizabeth walking back over to the bed and sitting on the edge,"he did not kidnapp her."

"Elizabeth, Norrington's men seen him with a knife to her throat,"said Will.

"What? He did not,"said Elizabeth,"Jack would not do that to Ruby." Will creased his brow as he watched his wife's lack of concern, Will walked over to the bed and stood in front of Elizabeth.

"Do you know something?"asked Will quietly. Elizabeth smiled up at him as she shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"You swear not to tell a soul?"asked Elizabeth.

"On your life,"said Will still trying to figure out what Elizabeth was getting on to.

"Jack and Ruby are married,"said Elizabeth smiling. Will looked at her expecting her to say she was joking but soon he realized she was serious.

"Jack Sparrow and your cousin?"asked Will slowly still not believing what Elizabeth was telling him.

"Yes but you cannot tell a soul,"said Elizabeth,"Ruby is dreading the scandal it will cause."

"How?"asked Will.

"They met before we came home and from their friendship grew a greater relationship,"explained Elizabeth,"they were very fond of each other, then from what Ruby says, they had too much to drink one night then after running from the Commodore's men they ended up in a church where they eloped."

"And you never said a word to me?"asked Will.

"Ruby asked me not to,"said Elizabeth,"She wants the marriage dissolved." Will snickered slightly as he heard Ruby's want.

"Jack will never give her that,"said Will.

"Exactly, which is probably why she is gone,"said Elizabeth.

"He kidnapped her because she did not want to be married to him?"asked Will.

"It is not kidnapping, she is his wife,"said Elizabeth.

After an hour of trying to fall asleep Jack rolled onto his back and gave up trying to find rest. The once common screams from down below had no ceased and Jack wondered if something was wrong. Everytime he closed his eyes he kept picturing Ruby slumped over, wet and bloody well chained to the wall of the brig. 'Stupid bloody woman' thought Jack trying to push her from his thoughts long enough to fall asleep, 'she'll survive a bit more time down there'. Sighing Jack rolled over and faced his desk where his and Ruby's marriage certificate sat. He groaned and pulled the poor excuse of a pillow out from under his head and threw it over top of his head.

A few minutes later Jack hurled the pillow across the room then rolled out of the bed frustrated and restless. Groaning Jack grabbed his hat and placed it on his head before he stormed out of the cabin and out onto the deck. The crew silently watched as Jack walked across the deck and down the stairs to the brig below.

Jack made his way back down to the darkness where Ruby's cell was. He walked over to the wall where the keys where and grabbed them without saying a word. Ruby looked up as she seen Jack unlocking the cell and then come in.

"What do you want?"snarled Ruby softly. Jack ignored her and stuck a key in the cuff around her right wrist and unlocked it letting her arm fall helplessly away from it. He then unlocked her other wrist causing Ruby to fall to her knees in relief. She looked up at Jack confused as to why he let her go. 'Is he really letting me go?' thought Ruby. Jack leaned down and hauled Ruby up to her feet then over his shoulder, 'of course not' Ruby slammed one of her fists into Jack's back as he started out of the brig and back up the stairs.

"Let me down,"cried Ruby as Jack carried her up the stairs from the brig. As cold and as hungry as she was she wanted to punish Jack but resisting any help and make him see she was strong enough to outlast him. Jack continued to ignore Ruby's protests as he came out on the deck. By now the whole crew had stopped what they were doing and watching their captain with his wife, even Gibbs and Anamarie were watching.

"Back ta work wit' yas,"shouted Jack as he stormed over to his cabin.

"Put me down,"screamed Ruby.

"I thought her next screams would be ones of passions eh Cap'n?"shouted Anamarie smirking. Jack shot her a warning glare as Gibbs elbowed her hard. As Jack entered his cabin he slammed the door behind him and without putting Ruby down walked over to his desk and yanked a drawer open with his free hand. Rumaging around inside the drawer he found a single iron chain with a cuff on it. He then walked over to the bed and without warning dropped Ruby down on the bed like a rag doll and grabbed her ankle. Ruby quickly pushed the hair out of her face and sat up to find Jack clamping the iron cuff around her ankle then chaining her to the bed post.

"Take that bloody thing off of me,"growled Ruby kicking her other leg at Jack. Jack ignored her kicks as he secured the chain around the bed post, when he was done he stood up and looked at his wife who was sitting on his bed looking up at him with all the hatred of the world in her eyes, and she still looked like the most desirable woman in the world. Jack held back the urge to join her on the bed and strip her off the wet gown and warm her up the old fashion way.

"Get undressed,"muttered Jack before walking away from her before he did touch her and never stop.

"No,"barked Ruby climbing off the bed and standing on her own two feet. She started walking away from the bed but her chain only let her go so far.

"Take this chain off now,"said Ruby.

"No,"said Jack thrusting a handful of dry clothing at her. Ruby took the clothes and looked at them strangely before tossing them on the bed.

"If you take it off now I'll tell you of the treasure,"said Ruby hoping Jack would accept her offer. Jack laughed as he looked at her.

"No, I don't trust ya love,"said Jack,"First ya be tellin' me ya haventa clue about it then ya be tellin' me ya know and ya'd rather die then tell me, now yer offering it up? Yer bluffin', ya don't know, ya never did and ya never will. Yer father didna tell you, and I wouldn't blame him, ya weren't a full Hellstorm, ya were a common bastard." Ruby's eyes grew in anger as she looked down at the small table next to the bed and found a few empty rum bottles on it. She picked one up and hurled it as hard as she could at Jack.

"You sonofabitch, you will burn in hell,"screamed Ruby at the top of her lungs as she grabbed another bottle and threw it at Jack. Jack ducked both bottles and made it over the bed and grabbed her arm before she could throw the third bottle.

"Drop it,"growled Jack as his fingers tightened around Ruby's wrist. Ruby froze as she could feel his breathe against her face with every word he spoke. Slowly she dropped the bottle to the ground his a smash as her chest heaved up and down.

"Yer gonna behave, yer mad and I dinna know why, yer bringin' all this on yerself,"said Jack.

"Why I'm mad?"sobbed Ruby as her words got caught in her throat,"I am mad because you married me to do me some pathetic favour and instead of letting me live peacefully you kidnapp me." Jack let go of her wrist and stepped back from her.

"I married ya cause that's what ya wanted,"said Jack in a normal voice.

"I wanted to marry a man who loved me, not you who only wanted me when you found out my surname,"said Ruby before sitting down on the bed.

"And what makes ya think that love?"asked Jack curiously.

"I am here am I not?"asked Ruby softly as she looked up. Jack shook his head and took a deep breathe before heading towards the door.

"Change inta the dry clothes and I'll 'ave a meal brought ta ya,"said Jack before he left Ruby alone in the cabin staring at the door.