A/N: Here's 18! I hope you all like it. Please read and review. Much thanks. And if I don't get any reviews, this is my last chapter. I would appreciate some feedback people...

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At World's End: Chapter 18

Jack stared Elizabeth down. "I am not speaking to you. And this is none of your business."

"Jack, this isn't the time…"

"No!" He screamed, pointing at her. "She chained me to the Pearl and let me be eaten by the beastie without a second thought. She even told me she wasn't sorry."

"You had to do something right."

"I'm not listening. La la la." He covered his ears.

"Oh, shut up," Elizabeth sighed.

"Get off the ship. There I am doing something right. It'll make this a better place to sail without you!"

"Well, if it weren't for us, you'd be dead with no boat."

"Ship!" he shouted.

"Sorry, ship."

"At least you're speaking," Will said as Jack stalked off after Danielle.

"Danielle Marie Reese!" He screamed when he got outside her door.

She looked at him through the shattered remnants of the window.

"You can stand out there all day and I won't care!" She shouted.

"You came all the way to Dead Shores to find me, kiss me, slap me and then lock yourself alone in the cabin?"

"How could you even think that I would ever sleep with Hector Barbossa, let alone marry him? Why do you always have to jump to bloody conclusions, Sparrow?"

"Because that man left me on a deserted island while he was threatening to keep you all to himself!" He shouted as he kicked the door open. It wasn't all that hard to do, it was an old boat with even older locks.

"Well, I escaped, Jack! I jumped ship and swam to Port Royal. I've been living there for thirteen years!" Dani yelled in his face.

A small crowd of the crew had gathered down the hall to listen to the argument. All of them wanting to see if they could get a little more personal information on either one of them.

"You'd think they'd both be happier to see one another," Will said to Gibbs, who was on his way down to the hold for more rum.

"They always used to argue like that. Give them another half hour," he smiled and slapped Will lightly on the back. "Come one, there's work to be done," he called to them and ushered them with his hands. The small group dispersed to their places, leaving Jack and Dani to their loud discussion. Will didn't want to leave, for fear one would get hurt, but he couldn't decide whom to protect, so he left as well.

"You're wearing a dress," Jack told Dani.

"Your powers of spotting the complete obvious never cease to amaze me, Jack Sparrow."

"You never used to wear a dress. I think I like it," he said as he felt the fabric then moved his hand to her waist. The dress was black with cream-colored lace. His fingers felt the boning and a small sigh escaped his lips. She didn't need this. "A corset?" He added as he slipped his arms around her. "Remember Singapore?"

"How could I forget?" she smiled up at him.

"We saw and learned all sorts of things."

"Like how to get out of a corset quickly."

"Exactly," he mumbled as her lips were pressed against his.

It was a couple of hours later before the two emerged on the deck. Jack was wearing the same clothes as before, but Dani had switched to trousers. Her hair was out of the tight bun, and Jack smiled at her, clearly happy that things were back to normal.

It was dark and lanterns were lit all over the ship. The water was black and reflected the sky full of stars. Both Dani and Jack were in good spirits walking around the ship until they came across Barbossa, who was by himself at the railing.

"We need to talk," Barbossa said as he held Jack as sword point.

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A/N: I know Jack's out of character. But maybe he was different before he was marooned on the island and Dani's bringing it back out in him. Thanks!