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Chapter 9

Ruby stood on the deck of the Grande Lady, looking around at her crew, then up at the sails, to the wheel, then back to her crew. They all stared back at her, not knowing what to do next. Jack stood beside her, looking at her, not knowing what to do, too.

"Well?" said Ruby looking around at her crew who stared back. "Get to work, you dogs!" The crew quickly hurried about at their jobs and Ruby climbed the stairs to the wheel, Jack close behind her. She placed a hand on the wheel, looking out over the ocean. It was good to be back. She look at Jack and smiled, gripping the wheel with her other hand, steering it gently. Jack placed a hand gently on her shoulder.

"Where are we off too, love?" Ruby suddenly remembered the day Jack had reappeared in her life, a day that now seemed so far away.

"We have to find Sephora, Will and Diana."

"What about Katherine?" Jack looked out to his right.

"Oh yes, her too," Ruby kept her steady hand on the wheel and reached to pull out her spyglass from her belt. It wasn't there, she remembered. It was on Porter's boat. She squinted a the black figure on the horizon. "What's that?" Jack walked to the edge and leaned over.

"It looks like a boat," He answered standing up, but still looking out to sea. Ruby turned to boat to the right a little, not going to let this ship affect her course. It was getting bigger by the second. Soon, she could see the Pirate flag billowing from its mast. She turned the boat a little more, wishing she had her pistol.

"Ruby!" Jack was leaning over the edge agian.

"What?"

"It's Porter. It's the Jewel," Jack walked back over to where Ruby was standing. The boat was getting bigger by the second. They were coming up on it fast. As the wind tried to push them in the opposite direction, Ruby kept the wheel turned directly at the boat. Jack looked at her questionly.

"I want my things back," Ruby answered his gaze, her eyes fixed on the boat that was clearly visible, about 200yards away. "Load the cannons!" She yelled at her crew.

"Load the cannons!" The crew yelled back and by the time the Jewel was 50 yards away, the Lady was ready to fire. Ruby left the wheel, knowing the wind would keep them in the right direction, walked down the stairs and stood in the middle of the 6 cannons on the right side.

"Ready..." Her crew quickly got into place to fire. "And..." Ruby grabbed a rope and pulled herself up to stand on the edge, as Jack stood beside her on the deck.

"Ruby!" A voice shouted at her from the Jewel. Ruby leaned foward a little.

"Sephora?" Sephora was standing exactly as Ruby was, her hand on a rope. "Hold fire!" Ruby shouted at her crew and they reluctantly disabled the cannons. Ruby looked back over at Sephora, who was just 3 yards away from her.

"Ruby! Jack! You're alright!" Sephora smiled. Will joined her, grabbing onto a rope. Katherine and Diana stood at Sephora's feet.

"Me? What about you? What happened to Porter?"

"He and his crew went of to Isla da Muerta and only left some daft crewmen to look after us," Sephora shrugged. Ruby smiled, grabbed onto another rope and swung herself over to the Gray Jewel, where she was immediantly hugged by Diana, who had obviously seen no hope for Ruby. Ruby laughed and looked around at the empty ship.

"What are you gonna do with the Jewel?" Will asked, jumping down from the edge to stand next to Sephora. Ruby shrugged.

"I guess I could get some of my crew to man it," Ruby went to the edge and called a few of her crewmen over and gave them instructions to meet them at Totuga in two weeks. She climbed up on the edge, grabbed a rope and swung back over to her ship. Everyone else did the same and they stood on the deck, watching the Jewel sail off. Ruby climbed back up to her place at the wheel as the sun began to set and saw Will pull Sephora below deck. She smiled and Diana was soon sitting beside her and Katherine followed Will and Sephora. Jack soundlessly slid his arm around her and for the first time, Ruby leaned agianst him, too.

"This hunk of wood needs to turn in for the night, love," Hebent down, whispering into her ear. "And so do you," Ruby looked over and Diana had quietly left, so she tied up the wheel and slid out of Jack's arms, walking down the steps to the deck and down more to her room. She opened the door and yawned suddenly realizing how tired she was. She heard Jack shut the door and she sleepily turned around to look at him. His arms reached around her, picking her up and placing her on the bed. Before she knew it, Ruby was asleep.

"Ruby?" Sephora's voice filtered gently through Ruby's ears. She blinked and looked up at her. "You want to come get some breakfast?" Ruby looked over, but Jack had already left. She looked back at Sephora and rolled out of bed. Standing up, she tied her bandana over her head and reached her her belt. It wasn't there.

"My belt."

"What?" Sephora looked at her.

"My belt. It's still on Porter's boat," Sephora smiled and pointed to a bag that was laying ina heap by Ruby's bed. Ruby opened it. Inside was her belt. She buckled it around her waist. "How did you-"

"It was in the bag I was carrying when wemet up agian, you remember," Ruby did remember. It must have slipped her mind.

"Breakfast?" Sephora nodded.

"Come on," They walked down the hall to an already deserted dining room. Ruby sat down at her place. A cold plate of eggs and sauasage sat in front of her. Sephora sat to her right, where another cold plate sat. Ruby began to eat. She was starving. Sephora didn't begin just yet. "So, um last night..." Ruby took a bite of eggs, looking at her. Sephora looked back at her. "Last night, will asked me to marry him," Ruby almost choked, but swallowed and kept a straight face.

"What did you say?" Ruby took a bite of sausage. Sephora took a deep breath.

"Yes," Ruby put down her fork and knive, ready to say something. Sephora didn't let her. "Now, before you say anything, let me tell you this. The wedding is going to be in a week. At Port Royal. Will knows the minister there. We already have a dress, the one we stole a year ago," Ruby knew which one she was talking about. It was from some town on the Mexican Caribbean. Sephora continued. "And..." She took another deep breath. "And I love him. What do you think?" Ruby looked down the table at the empty seat that seemed so far away.

"I think it sounds great," Ruby smiled and looked back at her. Sephora smiled.

"Really?"

"Yes," Sephora laughed and finally began to eat her even colder breakfast. Ruby picked up her fork agian, thinking to herself, It sounds great. She took a bite of eggs. She was happy for Sephora. She had a man who loved her. Ruby had...well, Ruby had Jack.