I stormed up to Barbossa the next day. "Why did you mutiny against Jack?"

"Miss Turner, I haven't any guilt to force me to answer that question as I am going across the seas to save him," his eyes pondered over the ocean, a compass in his hand. A normal one, though, not like Jack's.

"I'm not asking because I think you will." I continued to glare at him with icy eyes. Even though he was staring off, I knew he could feel a chill running through him. "I'm asking because I want to know." He remained silent, guiding the ship. I rolled my eyes and walked away. My wrist was pulled and suddenly I was face to face with a pirate about my age.

"Ello love," he said with a grin. I pushed him away.

"Raoul get away from me." He looked at me with his enchanting blue eyes. He was charming, smart, funny, and completely eligible. Yet I was the one who didn't long for him in the least, of course it backfired on me. He had befriended me, soon confessing his undying love while my secret love was going on. Even though we remained friends, I saw the way his eyes caressed my body.

"So now I know what it was. Every woman fell for me but you, and it was because of that coward." My fist collided with his jaw, throwing his face sideways. He turned back and looked at me, fury burning in his eyes for a moment before calming. The tips of his mouth became upturned.

"Don't you EVER speak about him like that," I hissed.

"Dawn, you are the one woman I love. Jack is gone, why not be with me?" Plead shone desperately in his eyes, begging for my acceptance. "You're the only reason I came on this voyage. I boarded the last second as I saw you marching on dock."

"Jack isn't gone, and I would never be with a vile, disgusting man much like the one you are." I stormed away, leaving him there. Never would I fall for that ignorant, ghastly man. I plopped down on the tiny set of steps, sighing as I watched the crew do daily work. A familiar figure sat down next to me, his brown eyes grazing my face. I turned to look at him.

"I'm sorry I didn't want to tell anyone, I was't like an older brother protecting his younger sister. I was more like a father protecting his daughter." He stood up and held out his hand. I took it and stood up as well. "Crew members, pay attention! I have a secret about to unravel. This fine woman is my younger sibling. I was too protective and didn't tell you sooner, but now you know! She has pirate blood and seawater running through her veins, don't argue with her." I smirked at the shocked face of Raoul, his eyes glistening in the whole bunch of brown eyes.

"Why yes, we love each other," I said. Gibbs came up to me.

"Something about you was more fierce than a young woman living abouts ye town!" I smiled.

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That night a heavy storm struck the ship. The crew ran about threshold, occasionally stumbling on the wet floorboard. I stood there, hair soaking but whipping back in the wind, feet steady on the wood. Elizabeth ran down the stairs, but slipped on the bottom, falling. She quickly recovered. "Dawn, you must get down to the storage area. This storm is large!" I just smiled.

"Elizabeth, it's a storm not a hurricane. The only reason it seems to you like it's thrashing is because that's what you're seeing. The reason you see that is because of your fear. It just so happens I'm not afraid." She gazed at me, but then fell to the bottom through the opening, descending below. Barbossa walked up to me, a bottle of rum in his hands.

"First woman I've ever seen to not run from a storm is you, lassie."

"How could I be so lucky?" A hint of sarcasm trailing my voice.

"Well some of my scallywags are afraid, so grab a bucket and heave over the water." I rolled my eyes but picked up a bucket, scooping the water into the pail and throwing it overboard. Someone started doing the same thing, on the opposite side of me. Through the falling rain I could see Raoul, next to me, as if he would never leave. I just rolled my eyes and continued my process.

Raoul said he loved me, but when I declined, he made a trip to Tortuga. Scarlett seemed to have been his love there. I scooped up water, but continued until the bucket was full. I heaved the whole thing on Raoul, making him stagger and eventaully fall. "What was that for?"

"You had it coming." The rain wet my face, and I could see him get up. He walked over to me, close to my face. "Raoul, I will never love you. Get that in your head and maybe I won't make your life a living hell." His eyes pierced mine, and I felt a familiar pair of eyes watching us from the side. Raoul pressed his lips to me tightly in a deep kiss. I immediately pushed him off, but he came forward again. A man with sopping brown hair came between us.

It all happened so fast, Will had tackled Raoul and was holding a blade against his throat. "If you ever touch her again I will kill you where you stand," I heard him hiss in his face. I heard Will's fist on Raoul's jaw before he stood up, turning to me. He walked up to my face. "Are you okay?"

"No." I heard my voice quaver. "I miss Jack." I buried my head into Will's chest, his arms holding me while I cried.

That night I had a dream.

"Jack, please don't leave me," I said, burying my head into his chest.

"When I get back, people will know of us." He kissed my forehead. "Everyone. Besides, it's been too long having to keep my sex with you a secret." He could make me smile even in the most hurtful times. His eyes looked into mine, suddenly serious.

"I love you." The words I had never said before, unraveling out of my mouth. His response had kept me from saying it, the fear of what he feels. His lips pressed to mine, a tender yet passionate kiss. The candlelight in the cabin illuminate his eyes as he released me.

"I love you, too." I smiled, and tears poured from my eyes. I binded my arms around his neck, lips against his. My legs wrapped around his waist as the kiss deepened, soaring my mind. Our last night together.

I awoke in the middle of the night, tears in my eyes. I pulled the sheets off of my body and slid my legs over to the side. My black nightgown hugged every curve of my body, but right now it only seemed to will the tears to fall. I walked out of the door, and soon onto deck. No one was there except Raoul and a couple of crew members. I sunk into the shadows and snuck to the other side of the ship.

Turning around, I ran straight into Barbossa. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" The storm had calmed, so I was aloud into bedspreads.

"Hush, I don't Raoul knowing I'm here." He looked at me, his eyes questioning me. "I couldn't sleep, I had a - hurtful dream, so I came to get some of the ocean air I was longing for." He nodded, almost knowing that I had dreamed of Jack.

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