A/N: Here's another chapter for you! Sorry if any of this is confusing, just tell me if it is and I'll explain as much as I can without giving away the plot! Enjoy!

American Drama: I didn't expect that to be that funny even though I laughed when I wrote it…probably because my sister would do something like that. Your question about how Katy recognized Anna will be answered this chapter. Thanks for reviewing!

Robinisawesome: Yeah, I wanted Katy to be kind of the "awesome big sister." The fight will blow over soon enough, don't worry. Thanks for the review!

obliviongates: yeah, Anna and Katy are really different. Katy's ten years older than Anna in case you or anyone else didn't catch that. I did say it earlier. It was just easy to miss. It'll be very interesting when they make it to St. Vincent. Thanks for reviewing.

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Chapter Seven: Longing

The Black Pearl sailed away from the Island of Tortuga early the next morning as the last few crew members staggered aboard, completely drunk. The sun hadn't risen yet and the town was just getting to sleep. The ocean waters were unusually calm, lapping ever so slightly on the side of the ship. By the time the sun had just started to creep over the horizon, Tortuga was long gone.

Anna sat high above the deck in the riggings letting the cool breeze blow around her and in her face. It would only be so long before the sun fully made its way into the sky making it so hot that a breeze would be no good. She was supposed to be retying a sail but from the looks of it, the sail could last for just a couple more minutes. That's all she asked for, a couple more minutes. She needed to think. This would be her only time, seeing as she worked hard all day, wearing her out so that all she wanted to do was sleep.

"Aren't you supposed to be working?" a voice said startling Anna out of her thoughts. She expected Katy out of all people, but it was Anamaria.

"I-uh…I got…distracted," Anna said sounding like she was rambling as she started to climb her way across a yard to get to the sail where the rope was coming loose.

Anamaria grabbed Anna's arm to stop her. Anna turned raising an eyebrow in question. "What?"

"Are you okay? You don't seem…all…together," Anamaria said searching for the right words.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just didn't get much sleep," Anna said trying to sound convincing.

Anamaria eyed her strangely and then nodded. She climbed up to a higher yard and got to work, leaving Anna alone on the lower yard.

Anna untied one knot holding the sail up carefully as she tried to keep her balance, hold a heavy sail in place and tie it up well so that it wouldn't need any attention for at least a couple of days. It also didn't help that the higher up you climb, the more you feel the rocking of the ship. But after a year of practice, retying a sail was a piece of cake compared to other things. Especially a traditional sailor initiation of climbing the main mast and back down without falling.

When she was finished, she climbed back down to the deck. Seeing the sun fully above the horizon made her decide to get her chores done early so she could spend less time in the heat.

The day went by without much happening. The crew went about their chores as usual. Jack spent the day wandering from the wheel of the ship and his cabin to prepare the journey ahead. St. Vincent was nearly 900 nautical miles away from Tortuga. It would be a long trip.

The night was just as calm as the day. Only a few crew members stayed up for the night watch, including Katy and Anna. They stood at the bow of the ship looking up at the stars.

"I used to do this all the time before I came back to Port Royal," Anna said softly, staring up at the sky as though in a trance.

"I wonder why," Katy said smiling knowingly.

Anna sat up and looked at Katy questionably. "What are you talking about?"

"When we were younger, Dad would stay up with us so we could watch the stars and eventually fall asleep," Katy said smiling slightly remembering the memory.

Anna smiled half-heartedly, wishing she could remember all that her sister was remembering.

"How did you know who I was? I had to have looked different from when I was three years old," Anna asked as she just realized that her sister shouldn't have known who she was.

Katy's smile faded a bit. "You look like mom, I mean exactly like her. You could be her twin."

Anna opened her mouth to speak, but decided against it. She realized that she could remember what Katy looked like sixteen years ago and what her dad looked like, but she had no recollection of her mom. She wanted to ask what happened, but by the look on Katy's face, she decided to wait until later to ask.

"I look like Dad and you look like Mom. It was always like that, even when we were little. The same with our personalities, they're completely opposite," Katy said laughing quietly.

"What do you mean opposite?" Anna asked with her hand on her hip.

"Dad was crazy. I mean he was literally insane, a good guy though. He knew when to be serious. But he was still crazy, always upbeat and lighthearted. Mom was a little more calm and collected. She was really sensitive but also stubborn. She kept Dad in line. She never really did anything on an impulse unless it was truly what she desired. Dad fell hopelessly in love with her when he first laid eyes on her, and he remained just as in love with her, even after she died. That's why he renamed his ship the Adriana. It was mom's name," Katy said smiling.

Anna's eyes widened as Katy explained what most people didn't know. Adriana was her mother. "That's who she is…" Anna said more to herself.

"What?" Katy asked.

"Adriana, I've always wondered who she was. I remember someone using the name for a person rather than a ship," Anna said.

"Well now you know," Katy said smiling her sly smile again as she looked over Anna's shoulder.

Anna looked behind her to see what Katy was smiling at. "What?" she asked.

"Have you talked to Will yet?" Katy asked.

"No, why would I?" Anna said with less confidence than she had hoped.

"Just wondering…you know he's not as bad as you described him," Katy said. "He's actually kind of cute."

'Kind of? He's so much more than kind of cute,' Anna thought to herself but then scolded herself for thinking like that. 'He's a jerk, remember?'

"I don't think I'm…ready to talk to him…yet," She said as Katy crossed her arms, still smiling at Anna.

"I think he's ready," Katy said slyly.

"What are you talking about?" Anna asked.

Katy pointed to the stern of the ship where Will was pacing with his hands clasped behind his back. He looked as though he was having an argument with himself.

"What's wrong with him standing on the stern of the ship?"

"It's not his watch," Katy said. "Why would he be out here if it wasn't his watch?"

"He could be out…to…to get some…fresh air," Anna said still looking at Will.

"Well, maybe you two could keep each other company!" Katy suggested, standing up. "I'm going below decks to get something. I'm sure Jack won't mind. He's sound asleep."

"What are you going to get?" Anna asked suspiciously standing up with Katy.

"Something," Katy answered simply and walked up next to Anna. "Go talk to him," she whispered and ran below decks.

Anna stood still. She didn't know what to do. She wanted to talk to Will but she was too afraid. She didn't know what she would say.

'I'm gonna kill her,' she thought as Katy disappeared into the darkness. She walked towards the stern slowly so that her footsteps wouldn't catch Will's attention and she could run away if she had to. Will didn't notice her until she was about a yard away. He smiled uneasily at her as she came into his view and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Hi," he said quietly.

"Hello," Anna said just as quiet with her head down.

There was a long moment of silence as Anna nervously brushed her hair behind her ear and scratched the back of her leg with her foot. Will took a deep breath and suddenly began speaking, startling Anna.

"Anna, I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm really sorry for what happened back in Tortuga. I wasn't thinking at all. I was completely stupid. I shouldn't have said anything and believed you. You could've been hurt or killed or something. It's all my fault. Please, forgive me," he said finishing off quietly, leaning on the railing looking down at his hands.

Anna was silent. She was looking directly at Will. Her throat had closed up leaving her mute for the moment. She tried to open her mouth and say something but her voice seemed to not work. She did all she could do. She walked up next to Will and laid her hand on his reassuringly. He looked up and half smiled.

"I didn't expect you to forgive me. Then again, I also didn't expect Elizabeth to do something like that," Will said quietly. "I didn't think everything through. I should've known that you would never lie about something like that."

Anna nodded.

Will looked up at her worriedly. She was so quiet. "Are you okay?"

Anna nodded again. "I'm fine."

"Um, we can be friends right?" Will asked smiling.

It felt like something got caught in Anna's throat at the word "friends." She nodded and managed to squeak out, "Y-yeah…friends."

Will smiled even wider. "Great! I'm going to go back below decks, unless you want me to stay out here with you. It seems as though you lost your companion."

"Oh, uh, no, you can go below decks. I'm fine out here," Anna said weakly.

"Okay, thanks Anna. I'll see you later then," he said leaving Anna standing alone quietly, watching him leave.

Katy returned a few minutes later beaming at Anna. "So…what happened? Looks like everything went well. Will's happy as a clam!"

"It was…fine," Anna said weakly.

Katy's smile faded to concern. "Okay, what really happened to make Will happy and you sad?"

Anna shook her head. "He…he just said he was sorry and that we can still be friends and all that."

"What did you say?" Katy asked smiling slyly, waiting for some answer and some huge dramatic scene to come pouring out.

"I didn't say anything. I just nodded and agreed with him," Anna said weakly, sitting down because her knees gave out on her.

"What do you mean you didn't say anything?" Katy said furiously. "I left you so that you could pour your heart out to this guy and you could quit moping around, and this is what you do? Agree with him?"

"He was so happy. I couldn't just ruin that," Anna said burying her face in her hands.

"You wouldn't have ruined it. You could have made him realize that he thinks something should happen more than being 'just friends,'" Katy said sitting down next to Anna.

"Have you ever hurt yourself so that the person you loved wouldn't be hurt?" Anna said quietly, surprising herself by revealing more than she wanted to.

Katy looked Anna directly in the eye. "Yes and I will forever regret doing that."

Anna sat quietly not expecting Katy to say that. She expected that Katy never loved anyone. She expected her to have always been on a ship, going off on some adventure. She was wrong.

"I…I'm sorry Katy," Anna said knowing that she hurt Katy.

"It's fine. Just don't go judging people and making your own versions of their lives. It could get you killed one day," Katy said quietly. "I'm tired. I'm going to go to bed."

"But the watch isn't over."

"Yeah, what's Jack gonna do? Good night."

Katy disappeared below decks and Anna was alone once again. She leaned on the railing and looked at the reflection of the stars in the sea until she too drifted off to sleep and dreamt of what she longed to do for so long but was afraid to do it.

…………………………

He was sitting under the tree that leaned slightly over the still waters of the lagoon. He was staring at the water as it reflected his image back to him, those same dark brown eyes and dark wavy hair. His face was dirtier than usual but the dirt couldn't hide the obvious handsome features.

Anna stood nearly fifty feet away from him. Her dark blue eyes wouldn't leave his face. She was perplexed by him the moment she laid eyes on him that day she met him in the bustling streets of Port Royal. He had given her shelter, friendship, and a shoulder to cry on. It wasn't long before she realized that she loved him and she did the one thing that she could do to show how much she cared about him. She let him go.

It was here and now that she had her chance to truly show how much she cared for him, if only her body would get closer. If only her mouth could speak what her heart longed to say. If only she could reach out and touch the face of the one she longed to touch.

It was then that she realized she was standing right behind him. All she had to do was open her mouth.

"Took you long enough," he said softly, still staring into the water.

"I was held up," she said, her voice faltering from nervousness.

"By what?" he asked standing up so she was facing his back.

"Just sorting matters out in my head," she replied.

He turned to face her, his eyes locking with hers. Her heart nearly jumped out of her chest. He was so close… She could feel his breath run down her body, sending shivers up her spine.

"I assume they're all sorted?" he whispered making her close her eyes and let out a shuddering breath.

"No," she replied, not being able to look into his eyes.

"Well, I think we should fix that," he said as he leaned his head so that his face was mere inches from hers.

He touched her cheek lightly with his hand, caressing her face and making her breath quicken. His face inched forward and he closed his eyes as his lips met hers in a searing kiss that made the sky explode into a million bursts of light.

She reached her hand up to touch the back of his neck and then move down to his back. His arms wrapped around her and pulled her tight against his body. The world melted away that moment as new meaning came forth. Everything seemed to disappear, leaving them together as it was meant to be. All problems washed away and were replaced with new lives, a new start and a clean slate.

They pulled away from each other gasping for air, but they didn't let go of each other as their foreheads touched.

"I love you, Will," Anna said softly.

Just as Will opened his mouth to reply, the world seemed to melt away and bring Will with it.

Anna's eyes shot open as she realized what had just taken place. She sat up and saw that she was no longer outside. Someone had taken her down to her hammock to sleep. Everything that had happened in her dream seemed so unbearably real. She actually thought it was real as it was taking place. She shook her head as she buried it in her hands.

"No, no, no, no, no, this cannot be happening. No!" she yelled into her palms, believing she was alone.

"What can't be happening?" Katy's voice rang out over the whole forecastle.

Anna's head shot up in horror at the thought of someone hearing her ramble to herself.

"What can't be happening?" Katy asked again

"Nothing," Anna grumbled as she flopped down back into her hammock.

"Doesn't sound like nothing," Katy said smiling.

"Will you stop just butting into things like this? It's getting annoying," Anna said with her back facing Katy.

"Okay, maybe I won't warn you that I went to Will and told him that you wanted to be more than friends," Katy said standing up and going to walk away.

"WHAT?" Anna practically screamed.

"Just kidding," Katy said innocently.

"Get out," Anna stated firmly pointing at the door.

"I can't unless you come with me because Jack said you slept late enough. It's time to get your lazy butt up and go to work!" Katy said dragging Anna out of bed. "Oh and in case you were wondering, Will came back up on deck last night and brought you down to your hammock. I don't want you to think you're going insane."

"Thanks but my insanity is already far beyond help."

A/N: Another crappy ending but I just saw Wicked and I've got half a writer's block. It doesn't help when "Defying Gravity" is in your head all day and you can't focus on your characters. I know, another dream but I had it written in my journal so I thought I'd stick it in here. Took me almost three hours to write the last two pages of this chapter. Please review and don't be too harsh!