Author's Note:I just want to thank you guys for being so patient with me. I have the DSL on my laptop now, (just what a writer needs right?) so I should get to post more often. This is in Jack's POV. Enjoy the long awaited chapter 12!

I didn't sleep that night. I couldn't. How could I sleep when I knew that she was angry with me? I stayed out on deck for a few hours; most of the crew went below. My mind would not rest, I just kept thinking. I don't get like this. I never get like this. I'm Jack Sparrow. I'm not supposed to love; I'm a pirate for god's sake! But there's more to that girl then meets the eye. I want to know about her, I want to be with her, but does that mean that I'm in love with her? Could it possibly mean that? I don't know. This isn't my area of expertise. My area is that of dealing with whores: pay for what you want, go your separate ways and live your life. "I don't know who the fuck you are, but I am not your whore." Her voice rings in my head. No. She's not my whore. I don't want to make her my whore. It'd be impossible to turn her into a whore, she's too beautiful, too sweet, and she cares. Whores don't care. Still, I hate the fact that I made her feel like one.

I need to change it, to fix it, to make everything better. Wait! Anamaria. Ana would know what to do. She's got the same mentality as Solia: she won't let herself give into her feelings. Jack, what are you saying? You know that Ana has no feelings for you so just drop it alright? And as far as the girl goes, how do you know for a fact that she has even the tiniest bit of feelings for you? I don't. I don't know how she feels about me, but I can at least try and find out.

"Ana!" I knock on her door. "Ana! Open the door!" No answer. "Please! Anamaria, open the door!" Finally she comes.

"Jack! I'm trying to sleep! What the hell do you want?" She doesn't sound too happy.

"Figure it out. You told me to figure it out. I couldn't, but I've come to the realization that I need more clues." She looks at me confused.

"I have no idea what the hell you are talking about." She's leaning against the doorpost, staring at me, half asleep like I'm the biggest idiot in the world. "What's going on?"

"Come on." I take her hand.

"Jack! What the..." I lead her above deck. I've always been able to think better when I was above deck. The smell of the sea, the sound of the waves crashing against the ship, the way the wind feels...it's almost spiritual...in a sense anyways. "Jack, what's going on?" I don't want to come right out and ask for her help. I'll build up to it.

"I...I wanted to show you the stars." I lie.

"Jack Sparrow! I know you better then that, and I know that you did not wake me up in the middle of the night to look at the stars." Truly, I've known her for too long. "Now what the hell do you want?"

"What did she say to you? What did you tell her?" Her face softens. "Ana, I wouldn't be asking you if I could figure her out on my own, but I can't. She's different..." I trail off.

"I told her about when you kissed me, how I did the exact same thing she did."

"You had to bring that up didn't you?"

"I wanted her to know that she wasn't alone."

"Don't rub it in." It took a long time for Ana to forgive me. I don't want Solia to be mad at me forever, but right now it seems inevitable.

"Sorry, but it did happen."

"I know that Ana, now answer the question." She's starting to piss me off, but I need her help so I'm not going to get angry. "What did she say?"

"I'm not going to be your spy." I can feel the anger. I'm beginning to think that all women are this frustrating, or maybe it's just when they join together.

"I'm not asking you to be my spy!" I didn't mean to shout, it just happened, but then I regain my composure. "Please. I..." Swallow your pride and say it Jack, or your never going to get anywhere. "I need your help." She laughs.

"What? Jack? Jack Sparrow? Asking for my help? For a woman's help? I never thought I'd see the day." She continues to laugh.

"Are you mocking me?"

"No. I just had to bask in the glory of hearing those words come out of your mouth. I need your help."

"I could do without the ridicule, I'm being serious here. What did she say?"

"You screwed up Jack. She was beginning to trust you and you screwed it up." I feel horrible. Now look what you did Jack, she was beginning to trust you and you messed it up. Nice going... "You can't do things like that anymore Jack, not if you want to gain her trust. Your tricks won't work on her. She's not some whore, you said it yourself. She's different. You're different. You don't act this way."

"I never had a reason."