Only a little

Miss did not even turn to acknowledge Jack, but began to walk. Jack said nothing but followed. They walked in silence, out of the main room of the cave and into, what any normal person would call a corridor. She stopped a moment and turned her head to look around, as if she had lost something.

"Lose something," Jack asked. She didn't answer, but took five steps forward. So did Jack, who spoke again. "If you need some help, ask. I'm good at finding things," Jack joked. She turned and faced him and took two steps forward. He took two steps towards her. He couldn't help but close his eyes and imagine the pearl with Miss so close to him.

"What's wrong, Captain," Miss asked, in a way that seemed to say she knew the answer, but wanted to hear him say it.

"Is the story true," He asked.

She smiled. "Only a little."

"Then, what's your story, Miss? Why are you here?" He leaned in close to her face with his signature grin. Miss turned her head down suddenly with a pensive look on her face. Jack took a step back. "Don't think to hard now."

"Captain Sparrow, do you know why they would be angry?"

Jack was confused. "Who, luv?"

Miss grabbed her head with both hands. "Those who are trying to find you."

With a snicker, he replied, "Can't rightly answer that, till I know the crew who's comin' after me, eh?"

She sighed almost as if a great weight was on her shoulders. "I thought you'd say that." Suddenly, she grabbed his hands and took a sharp intake of breath, which Jack was not prepared for. He dropped her hands. Her breath became slightly haggard.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't expecting that," She said. "If you want to know, you need to hold on tight. I need to experience your existence." Without waiting for Jack's reply, she grabbed his hands a lock with his gaze. She yelped in pain and Jack almost let go again, but she griped tighter. "No, not yet." They were still locked in each others eyes, but Jack saw something in his periphery. Red was seeping to the surface of Miss' shirt. Her breath started to become shallow as she whispered, "Not yet almost." She was turning pale in her face now, but Jack did not let go. Suddenly without warning, Miss let go and fell to the floor.

"Will...Turner," she said gasping for breath. "Elizabeth...Swann, and Mr..Gibbs." Jack knelt in front of her and noticed that the red was blood. Blood from her right shoulder. He pulled her top back just enough to see a wound that was the mirror image of the wound on his shoulder. He raised one tired limp arm and pulled back the sleeve to see the lightning like scar, then the other arm to see the pirate brand and Sparrow Tattoo.

"It will fade," she assured him. Her breath became steady, but she didn't move. "I should have told you to focus. I wouldn't had to've gone through everything." Her eyes rolled back a moment before she regain control of them. Finally she propped herself up on her hands and looked at Jack like she was waiting for him to say something. Jack didn't know what he was supposed to say. So instead of trying to say something, he just stared back.

Miss finally spoke, trying to make her voice sound manlier, "We could've saved him. You just had to take charge." Jack tilted his head curiously, so she continued, this time her voice higher. "We had no choice. It wasn't the pearl they were after." She shifted her voice again. "And did you have to kiss him? Was that apart of the plan?" She stopped there seeing realization come over Jack's face. "Did she kiss you," she asked, as if almost hurt by this suggestion.

"Only a little," he grinned. "So, Will and Elizabeth are arguing about me,eh? That's very interesting."

"You must be very special to them, Captain. Not many are found here." She attempted to stand, but had no strength in her legs yet and fell back to the ground.

"Is my existence that bad, luv?"

She laughed, "Have you ever experienced the exact feelings of major portions of someone's life in a matter of seconds? I'll have to wait here till I have more strength."

"Ah," Jack made himself more comfortable, sitting in front of her. "Well that gives us a chance to get to know each other, doesn't it?"