Chapter 22

Morning finally arrived and Ana got ready to leave for the docks.

After making breakfast for Edward and herself they sat down to eat.

"So," Remarked taking a bite out of his eggs, "so where are you going today?"

"I'm leavin'." She stated simply.

"Oh really where?" He inquired eyeing her while drinking some coffee.

"Don't really know, just leavin' with a ship."

Edward sighed, so soon?

"Well if you see Ana will you tell her that her father wishes she was back here with him?"

Ana stared at him in disbelief, is his memory that bad?

"Why I can remember the last time she was here she was so beautiful..."

Ana could feel her anger building up inside of her against her dad, she didn't mean for it to happen, but she knew she could never convince him otherwise that she was his daughter.

"What's the matter Serena?"

"Nothin'..." she said through gritted teeth.

"Ya sure?"

"yea."

"so who are you sailing with?"

"Jack." Saying his name sent a feeling more of a shiver down her spine. Ana ignored the feeling.

"Did I ever tell you that Jack was Ana's old boyfriend?"

Ana clenched her teeth, "yes."

"Edward I really mus be going."

"Okay and if ya see Ana can ya tell her that I say hi and I love and miss her?"

Ana turned on her heel and bit her lip so Edward wouldn't get cussed out or he wouldn't see the sadness in her eyes.

"Yea, bye." she mummered as she turned out the door and walked out never looking back.

Jack was down at the docks watching for Ana.

When he saw her he opened up his watch. It said 6:45.

"Right on time." He mummered.

"Looks like someone woke up on tha wrong side of the bed." He greeted as he noticed her sour expression.

"Not now Jack." She angrily replied as she tried to pass by him, but he caught her arm.

"Now's a good time as any luv ta tell me what's goin on."

"You know what's going on!" She angrily whispered as she tried to pass him again, but he caught her arm again.

Ana turned around once again nostrils flaring and eyes burning with anger.

"Get your damn hands off of me!" She yelled which attracted the curious glances of many of the townspeople.

"Don't worry," He assured the townspeople who still eyed them wearily, "she's just had a bit too much to drink."

"Ya'll kno' when I've had too much ta drink." She replied bitterly while she tried to break free.

"Look luv ya're not gonna break free so ya just need ta calm down."

Suddenly a memory flashed into her mind like a bright light.

They pushed her into the dark room.

She looked around trying to find an escape route, there had to be one.

"Come on!" she angrily whispered pounding on the door, "let me out!"

"No! Ya broke our rules so now ya have ta pay." Came the gruff reply of one of her crewmates.

"Well if he didn't do what he did then that wouldnt've happened to him!"

Suddenly the door opened and the Captain came in. His ruddy face now resembled that of a tomato.

"Ana!"

Ana ran into the corner like a rat scurrying for cover.

"Please Captain!" She begged as she fell to her knees. "Don't throw me overboard! I promise it won't happen again."

"Oh I'ma make sure that it don't 'appen again." He replied maliciously as he roughly grabbed her hands.

"Please don't kill me!" She screamed in panic as she tried pulling away from him.

"Oh I'm not gonna such a pretty lil' thang." He smiled slyly revealed yellow, rotten, and missing teeth.

Ana's eyes opened in horror, "No! Anything but that!"

"It's tha only way." He replied as he grabbed her arms.

Ana thought of only 1 thing she could do. With all of her strength she kicked and her leg connected with his groin. The captain fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

Ana ran towards the door which was still open and found David. Boy was she ever glad to see him.

"David do something!" She pleaded as she wrapped her arms around him in protection.

David just stared at her.

"David?" She looked up as the other crewmembers grabbed her, "David!" she yelled out reaching out for him tears rolling down her face.

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry, but what can I do Ana? I can't take on the whole ship!"

"YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST TRIED SOMETHING! YOU COULD HAVE DIED LIKE A HERO INSTEAD OF LIKE A FUCKIN PUSSY!" She yelled as they dragged her back towards the room.

"Come here!" Exclaimed the captain now all kidding gone as he roughly grabbed her legs.

"No!" Yelled Ana trying to claw out his face.

The captain punched her in the face, "DON'T YA EVA' SAY NO TO ME YA FUCKIN' WENCH!" He yelled as he picked her up and wrapped his arms around her.

"Luv ya're not gonna break free so jus give up!" He exclaimed as he dropped her and dragged her towards the room.

"NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Screamed Ana dragging her nails into the floorboard leaving clawmarks.

"NO! NO! NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!" she screamed angrily as she fought against him.

Jack lightly slapped her face, "Ana! Ana! Calm down Ana!"

Ana's face was lightly sheated with perspiration as her mind slowly setled back into reality.

"Wha?" She asked drowsily as she looked around. She was no longer on the ship with David she was now in Port Royale with a frightened Jack and other townspeople huddled around her.

"Ana ya alright?" Asked Jack.

"Wha' happened?"

"I don't know, ya were strugglin against me an' then ya got all stiff and started sweatin' an sayin stuff an then ya started screamin' no." Explained Jack.

Ana shook her head lightly as she took slow breaths, "well I don't know wha happened eitha." She replied quietly.

"Well come on got ta get movin." He put his arm underneath her as they walked towards the end of the pier they climbed down a ladder into a rowboat.

"Does it happen alot?" He asked as he started rowing.

"Does what?" she asked eyeing the gentle greenish-blue waves roll against the boat.

"What happened at tha docks."

Ana thought back in her memory, "not one dat's crossed me mind."

"Look can we not bring it up again?" Asked Ana quietly.

"Good idea luv." Agreed a relieved Jack.

"Well wait till ya see tha Pearl." Said Jack changing the subject.

As Jack began to explain the Pearl like he usually did Ana carefully observed him while she tried to make it seem like she was interested in the ship. Every description that he would give his eyes would shine like diamonds. Since Jack was such a good storyteller he easily pulled her in and made her want to see it just as much as he did.

Suddenly Jack stood up, and the boat began to rock violent from his sudden movement almost overturning.

"Oi ya bloody idiot, ya almost knocked us ova!" She exclaimed angrily as she tried to steady the boat.

"Sorry it's just every time tha I see 'er I just can't help meself." He explained happily as he pointed out for Ana to see.

Ana looked out and saw a boat and knew that Jack was right in every description that he gave.

The ship was big and made with a dark cherry almost black finish that gave off a powerful but yet elegant look. The cannons in the lower section also added to the power of the ship.

As they got closer, Jack yelled out "Gibbs! Throw down a rope!"

Suddenly a rope appeared overboard for them to climb up.

"Ladies first." Said Jack bowing.

"So ya can get a look at me ass no ya first."

"Well then that means ya'll be lookin' at mine." He replied sarcastically.

"Fine then ya horses ass I'll go first," she turned towards the rope, "an don't be lookin at me ass." She stated over her back.

"Not if I can help it luv."

As she climbed up the rope, she looked behind her and saw that he was doing what she said and looking away while he climbed up.

Once on the ship she looked around and saw all of the crewmember's eyes focused on her. Here we go again. She thought with exasperation as one of the crewmembers stepped forward towards Jack. This man was older with graying hair that was held back in a ponytail along with gray bushy sideburns and a bit of a pot belly.

"Uh...Jack what's she doin here?" He whispered shrewdly eyeing her as he spoke.

"Ya know I can hear ya!" she angrily replied.

"She's tha crewmemba." Answered Jack.

"Wha!" Exclaimed the crewmembers in disbelief.

"Jack in case ya don't know..." Stated teh man.

Jack irritably sighed, "I know Gibbs, women are bad luck on ships."

"Well if ya happen ta know so much, then why is she up here?" He asked.

"Gibbs just cause I listen ta ya advice, that doesn't mean that I always take it."

Gibbs hurt by this, shut his mouth and nodded in agreement.

Jack turned to the rest of his crew, "well anyone else who has a problem with her now speak now or shut ya mouths!"

Nobody spoke out or said anything further, they just went back to work.

Jack turned towards Ana, "let's see where we can put ya." He replied looking around.

After looking around he spotted the crow'snest.

"Well for right now ya'll have ta ta work tha crow's nest."

"Fine with me." Said Ana as she walked over to the crow's nest.

"I'll send someone over ta bring ya down."

"Alright." She said climbing up the ladder.

Wow! Thought Ana as she climbed up the ladder, Jack's a different person once he's on The Pearl. Well that's gotta be the case, you can't be the same person if you want things to go the way you want them to.

Up on the crow's nest Ana looked around her, nothing but the sea surrounding them. Being up here made her forget all about her problems and every other felling she felt. I'm just one with the sea. No need to worry about the past, dad, ...or Jack.

Ana reached into a knapsack that she had brought along with her and picked out a telescope to look out on. Slowly she lost track of time as she looked out to the sea, or daydreamed.

"Ana!" Yelled out a voice.

Ana leaned over the crow's nest to see who it was, it was Gibbs.

"Wha!" She called out.

"Dinna time!"

Ana climbed down the pole and follwed Gibbs into a large room where there was a large table with plates placed around the table along with little chairs.

All of the chairs were filled except for two and Gibbs picked one near the end of the table while Ana chose the chair by Jack. Did they do this on purpose, or did this happen by fate? Thought Ana as she sat down.

"So how wuz ya first day?" He asked.

Ana shrugged her shoulders, "couldn't complain."

Soon a man with a bald head appeared and placed a plate and a bottle of rum before her. The plate looked as if someone had thrown up on it. Ana looked around her and saw that everyone else was wolfing down their food.

Ana took a bite and had to prevent herself from gagging. The food was terrible, but what did she expect? Sucking up her pride she finished the rest of her food and then reached over for the bottle of rum and chugged it down. She closed her eyes in relief as the warmth in her belly made her forget about the awful tasting food.

Jack looked over at Ana and saw her chugging the bottle and not stopping. He and the rest of the crew watched her with amazement. Jack was suprised because he had never seen someone chug down a whole bottle of rum like she was doing. She's come a long way from tasting it for the first time.

Ana opened her eyes and saw everyone watching her before quickly focusing back on their own plates and bottles.

"What?" She asked Jack.

"Nothin." He mummered as he took a sip from his bottle.

After dinner everyone returned to their stations which meant Ana returned to the crow's nest to watch the area for any threats. After what had seemed like hours her eyes began to get heavy. She tried making herself stay awake, but soon darkness enveloped her.

At 2 a.m. Jack motioned Gibbs over, "Gibbs, take the wheel for a moment." He ordered.

"Aye Cap'in." Agreed Gibbs.

"Look Gibbs." Jack turned towards Gibbs, "about this mornin..."

Gibbs waved a dismissive hand, "don't even worry bout it Cap'in. It's all wata under the bridge as they say."

Jack eyed his first mate suspiciously, "ya sure?"

"Of course, I've known ya long enough ta know when ya're serious and when ya're not."

Jack smirked, "is it tha easy ta tell?"

"Ta me it is."

"So where ta next Cap'in?" Asked Gibbs as he started steering the ship.

"Tha's for me ta know an for ya ta find out." He teased.

Gibbs chuckled as Jack started to walk away, but then he stopped and turned around.

"Oh Gibbs."

"Hmm?" Gibbs turned away from the steering wheel to watch his captain, the young man that he had helped and watched turn into a man.

"Wha' do ya think bout tha new crewmemba Ana?"

"Well so far she's not bad for a girl," Remarked Gibbs, "we'll find out how good she is when we have ta fight."

Jack nodded as he walked away, Gibbs was right so far she was doing a good job, but she hasn't been put under any fights that they have seen.

Jack walked over to the crow's nest.

"Ana!" He called out.

Silence answered him so he called out again.

"Ana!"

Once again no one answered him so he climbed up, when he got up there he saw Ana curled up in a ball fast asleep.

Jack smirked as he picked her up.

Ana stirred for a few minutes, but she never woke from her slumber.

Jack slung her over his shoulder as he took extra care in climbing down the ladder.

Once again Ana stirred to where she was leaning against him.

As he went into the crewmember's quarters, he laid her down gently into her hammock.

Ana looked angelic in the hammock. Her face portrayed such tranquility and calmness which was unusual for Jack because he was used to seeing her in some sort of fowl mood. Looking at her now brought back memories of the past where she was innocent once again and she was his.

Jack sighed as he ran a hand through his tangled mass of hair, Damnit! I thought I had gotten her out of my mind, but here I am staring at her while she sleeps, why couldn't the past have died off when she left all those years ago?

Jack shook his head as he walked towards the entrance, well tomorrow's another day, another day to try and forget about everything and move on with life.

A/N: okay this was really weird, but when I was typing this last part about Jack putting Ana in her hammock and thinking about her Hoobastank's "The Reason" came on My Yahoo Music Radio...talk about weird...and yet cool at the same time. Happy Father's Day to all the reviewer's dads out there. Last night I had to work so I didn't review, but I did today so here ya go. Anyways see ya in chapter...23!