YYF14: First thing- I realized I forgot the disclaimer. Not sure why it matters, though. If it's on this site, I don't own it. Second- Thank you to Meiza, StarAngel531, and Paksennarion for reviewing. Meiza- I did mention last chapter that there would be OOCness, especially with the pirates because I haven't gotten to know them very well yet. And with Jack, yes I know he's not always like that, but it seemed fitting for what was happening. He is a confusing character, though, so forgive me if I spend a bit trying to get used to writing him. In the beginning few chapters, he might be mostly a nice person, but I'll try to get his whole personality down. And yes, I have explanations, but they won't come into play until next chapter. Now, I will stop talking, and you guys can read chapter 2.

Will sighed. The boy had been crying for a few minutes now without any signs of stopping. Time for Jack to come in.

"Jack!"

Jack turned from his position at the wheel to face Mr. Gibbs.

"Jack, there's something wrong with the boy. He's upset for some reason, and we can't calm him down. Will suggested we get you."

"If you can't calm him down, then what makes you think I can?"

Gibbs didn't answer, but his expression spoke volumes. Jack rolled his eyes.

"Fine, then. Bring 'im up here."

"We tried, sir, but he wouldn't let us touch him. If we come close, there's a strange feeling in the air around him."

Jack left the wheel in the care of one of the crew members, and followed Gibbs back to Koenma. The boy was still crying silently, curled up on top of some barrels.

"What d'you think's wrong with him, sir?" Gibbs asked.

"I dunno, maybe he's sick or something." Jack moved to take off the boy's headband, but the boy's hand shot up and slapped Jack's hand away. He looked up, and his eyes widened when he realized it was Jack.

"You alright, mate?" Jack asked. The boy was acting very strange.

"I'm sorry, sir. I shouldn't have done that…" Koenma looked down.

"It's alright. You probably thought I was taking your things. William'll take you down to Elizabeth's room. She'll take care of you for a while. I've got to take care of some things with the crew, so try to not need me for a few hours. Savvy?"

Koenma smiled and nodded. Gibbs was right; this was a good man to serve under.

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"Elizabeth? Can we come in?"

"Yes, Will, but who's we?"

Will entered her room, then turned to beckon in Koenma, who was still standing outside the door nervously.

"Will, who's this?"

"Jack got him in a trade. His name is Koenma. Jack wants you to take care of him for a few hours until we reach port."

Elizabeth nodded. "All right, Will. Now go on back to deck. Mr. Gibbs probably needs you for something."

Will left and closed the door behind him. Koenma looked around the room curiously. It was a well furnished room for being on a pirate ship. The woman was very pretty, and judging by the way she talked with Will, the two were very close.

Of course, he wouldn't ask a question about their relationship. It wasn't a very thoughtful question, and it was none of his business, anyway.

Elizabeth turned back to a mirror that was hanging on the wall. Apparently, she had been brushing her hair when Will had come, and she was still working on it. Koenma sat down on the floor and waited for her to finish.

"You don't have to sit on the floor, you know," Elizabeth said, turning around to face him. Koenma nodded and moved to sit on a chair.

The two sat in silence for a few minutes, each unsure of what to say. Finally, Elizabeth decided to ask a question.

"I assume you are a pirate, since you came from a pirate ship?"

Koenma shrugged. "I don't know… I never did anything wrong, I was just on board because they wouldn't let me leave. I told Will about it, if you want to talk to him."

"I see. Are you tired? We won't arrive in port until tonight, so you can sleep if you want."

Koenma shook his head. "I'll be fine, miss."

Elizabeth smiled. "You may call me Elizabeth, if you wish. Everyone else does."

Koenma nodded, and walked over to the small window in the room. It was a nice afternoon. Not too cloudy. It wasn't often that he got to see the sun, and he was enjoying the moment. Elizabeth noticed this, and stayed quiet, not wanting to break the moment.

They stayed like this for a while, Koenma looking out the window, Elizabeth watching him. She didn't know why the other crew would want to give up a boy like this. He was very polite, and seemed like he would be eager to please someone.

Of course she didn't know what really had happened to him on that ship, so she could be wrong.

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The sun was almost down by the time they had reached port. Elizabeth and Koenma left the room and went up on deck. Will beckoned Elizabeth over to him, so Koenma was left alone.

Jack looked over his crew. They all looked happy to be at port again. He himself was, too. Being at sea was great fun, but there was nothing like being at land. They had all worked hard these past few weeks at sea. Maybe it was time to have a little fun.

"We're going to stay here tonight," he announced. "All of you, go have fun at Tortuga!" (The pirate port. Dunno how to spell it, it's not in the computer dictionary.)

The crew cheered, and the men headed off the boat. Koenma stayed behind, not really sure if he wanted to go with the rest of them. Jack was about to leave the ship when he noticed Koenma hadn't left.

"You want to come too?" he called. Koenma hesitated, then nodded. He didn't want to be left alone on the ship. Well, Elizabeth and William hadn't left, but it was still a mostly empty ship.

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"So, how d'you like Tortuga?" Jack asked Koenma. They were in the bar, where most of the other crewmen were.

Koenma shrugged. Tortuga was an okay place, if you disregarded the drunk people getting into fights everywhere. They seemed to enjoy it, though. He was just happy he was getting to be on land for the first time in what seemed like forever.

Jack, meanwhile, was thinking about what Mr. Gibbs had told him earlier about the boy. He had been informed of what had happened, and what Gibbs had noticed about how the boy acted. He knew that the other crew disliked the boy, judging from what he saw, but he was starting to suspect that there was more to it than that. This led to another thought: why was he caring so much about the boy? He guessed it was because the boy was so young that it seemed only right to want to help him. He had the feeling that there was something else, too, but he settled on the first answer for the moment.

One of the other crew members came over to speak to Jack, and Koenma quickly left. When the crew member left, Jack noticed that Koenma was gone. The boy did that a lot; leaving whenever one of the crew he didn't know came near him. Jack wasn't worried, though. The boy probably went back to the ship.

YYF14: Well, I hope you guys liked this chapter. I'll get the next one up as soon as I can, so I'll see you then, and review if you wish!